Expansion of video rights into overseas distribution, game adaptations and other uses
First written in FY2017-Q1. 24 of 40 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017. Latest entry: 2026-11-13.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Cited as achieved".
- FY2027-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the content business, the Company sold terrestrial, BS and CS broadcast rights, distribution rights to streaming operators and video rights for new and older theatrical and television films. Distribution rights sales for "アギト―超能力戦争―," "ONE PIECE FILM RED" and the "Dragon Ball" series performed well. Overseas, the Company sold new and older theatrical and television films, with the "Dragon Ball" series, "One Piece," "木挽町のあだ討ち," "仁義なき戦い," the "Kamen Rider" series and "超宇宙刑事ギャバン インフィニティ" driving results. Overseas merchandising rights operations and licensing of rights for games and other uses were driven by "One Piece," the "Digimon Adventure" series, the "Power Rangers" series and "B-Robo Kabutack," among others.」
Continued domestic sales of broadcast, distribution and video rights, along with overseas sales, merchandising rights operations and licensing of rights for games and other uses, with multiple IPs driving results. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Overseas merchandising rights operations and licensing of rights for games and other uses performed well, led by "Kamen Rider Zets," which began simultaneous distribution in Asia and parts of North and South America and Europe, as well as "Kamen Rider Gavv," "One Piece," the "Power Rangers" series and the "Digimon" series. In addition, sales of remake rights for "百円の恋" in China were strong.」
Reported overseas merchandising rights and game licensing, the start of simultaneous distribution in multiple regions, and sales of remake rights in China. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Overseas merchandising rights operations performed well, led by "Kamen Rider Zets," which began simultaneous distribution in Asia and parts of North and South America and Europe, as well as "Kamen Rider Gavv," "One Piece," the "Dragon Ball" series and the "Digimon" series.」
Reported the start of simultaneous distribution of "Kamen Rider Zets" in Asia and parts of North and South America and Europe, along with strong merchandising rights operations for multiple IPs overseas. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company also sold new and older theatrical and television films overseas and sold merchandising rights. "Kamen Rider Gavv," "B-Robo Kabutack," "Animal Sentaiジュウオウジャー," "One Piece," the "Dragon Ball" series and the "Digimon" series performed well.」
Multiple IPs, including Kamen Rider, "One Piece," "Dragon Ball" and "Digimon," performed well in overseas sales and merchandising rights sales. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the anime business, overseas sales of theatrical exhibition rights for "THE FIRST SLAM DUNK" and overseas distribution rights for "One Piece" performed well, as did domestic and overseas merchandising rights sales for "One Piece" and other activities.」
Reported strong performance from overseas theatrical and distribution rights and domestic and overseas merchandising rights sales. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the anime business, overseas sales of theatrical exhibition rights for "THE FIRST SLAM DUNK" and overseas distribution rights for "One Piece" performed well, as did domestic sales of video distribution rights for "ONE PIECE FILM RED" and other titles.」
In addition to overseas theatrical and distribution rights, domestic video distribution rights sales for "ONE PIECE FILM RED" and other titles were strong, broadening the track record of rights expansion. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the anime business, overseas sales of theatrical exhibition rights for "THE FIRST SLAM DUNK" performed well, as did domestic and overseas sales of merchandising rights for "One Piece" and other activities.」
Expanded overseas theatrical exhibition rights sales to include "THE FIRST SLAM DUNK," while domestic and overseas merchandising rights sales for "One Piece" also performed well. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In the anime business, overseas sales of theatrical and video distribution rights for "Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero," "ONE PIECE FILM RED" and "THE FIRST SLAM DUNK" performed well, as did domestic and overseas sales of merchandising rights for "One Piece," the "Dragon Ball" series and other titles.」
Reported strong performance from overseas theatrical and distribution rights sales for 3 new titles and domestic and overseas merchandising rights sales. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the anime business, overseas sales of theatrical and video distribution rights for "Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero," "ONE PIECE FILM RED" and "THE FIRST SLAM DUNK" performed well, as did domestic and overseas sales of merchandising rights for "One Piece," the "Dragon Ball" series and other titles.」
Continued expansion of overseas theatrical, video distribution and merchandising rights, reporting strong sales of overseas theatrical and distribution rights for several newly added titles. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the anime business, overseas sales of theatrical and video distribution rights for "Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero" and "ONE PIECE FILM RED" performed well, as did domestic and overseas sales of merchandising rights for "One Piece," the "Dragon Ball" series and other titles.」
Continued expansion of overseas distribution, exhibition and merchandising rights, reporting strong sales of overseas theatrical and video distribution rights for 2 new titles and domestic and overseas merchandising rights for "One Piece" and other titles. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the anime business, overseas sales of theatrical and video distribution rights for "Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero" performed well, as did merchandising rights sales for "One Piece" and the "Dragon Ball" series.」
In addition to the existing overseas distribution and game rights businesses, specifically reported overseas theatrical and video distribution rights sales for a new release, along with strong merchandising rights sales for multiple titles. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the anime business, overseas sales of game rights for the "Dragon Ball" series and "One Piece" performed well, as did sales of merchandising rights for the "Dragon Ball" series, "One Piece" and the "Digimon Adventure" series.」
Continued overseas sales of game rights and merchandising rights for multiple anime titles, with strong performance. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the content business, in addition to selling terrestrial, BS and CS broadcast rights and video rights for new and older theatrical films and other content to VOD operators, the Company sold DVD and Blu-ray titles for theatrical and television films. In the anime business, the overseas licensing business was strong, with strong performance from sales of game rights for the "Dragon Ball" series, the "Slam Dunk" mobile game, and merchandising rights for the "Dragon Ball" series, "One Piece" and the "Digimon Adventure" series.」
Reported strong overseas licensing business spanning "Dragon Ball" game rights, the "Slam Dunk" mobile game and merchandising rights for multiple titles. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the anime business, overseas sales of game rights for the "Dragon Ball" series and the mobile game for "Slam Dunk" performed well, as did sales of merchandising rights for the "Dragon Ball" series, "One Piece" and the "Digimon Adventure" series.」
Reported expansion of overseas game rights sales into the "Slam Dunk" mobile game and merchandising rights sales for the "Digimon Adventure" series, broadening the markets and titles covered. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「In the anime business, sales of theatrical exhibition rights in North America and video distribution rights in North America and Asia performed well.」
In addition to the existing distribution and game rights businesses in China and North America, sales of theatrical exhibition rights in North America and video distribution rights in North America and Asia performed well. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the content business, in addition to selling terrestrial, BS and CS broadcast rights and video rights for theatrical films and other content, the Company sold content to VOD (video-on-demand) operators and conducted related activities. In the anime business, sales of game rights for the "Dragon Ball" series and licensing for tie-ins and campaigns supporting the theatrical release of "ONE PIECE STAMPEDE" did not match the momentum seen in the same quarter of the previous year, when they were strong. However, sales of theatrical exhibition rights in North America and video distribution rights in North America and Asia performed well.」
Although game rights sales and related activities did not match the momentum of the same period of the previous year, sales of theatrical exhibition rights in North America and video distribution rights in North America and Asia performed well. Overseas rights markets became more clearly defined. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the anime business, sales of game rights for the "Dragon Ball" series did not reach the momentum seen in the same quarter of the previous year, when they were strong, but sales of theatrical exhibition rights for "Dragon Ball Super: Broly" performed well in North America.」
Reiterated that game rights sales fell short of the momentum seen in the same quarter of the previous year, while theatrical exhibition rights sales in North America performed well. - FY2020Game rights sales did not match the prior year's momentum, while overseas theatrical exhibition rights performed well.Annual report
「In the anime business, although domestic and overseas sales of game rights did not match the momentum of the previous consolidated fiscal year, when they were strong, overseas sales of theatrical exhibition rights for "Dragon Ball Super: Broly" performed well.」
Continued expansion of video rights into games and overseas markets, while game rights sales fell short of the prior year's momentum and overseas theatrical exhibition rights sales performed well. - FY2020-Q3Game rights sales declined year on year, while overseas theatrical exhibition rights performed well.Annual report
「In the content business, in addition to selling terrestrial, BS and CS broadcast rights and video rights for theatrical films and other content, the Company sold content to VOD (video-on-demand) operators and conducted related activities. In the anime business, domestic and overseas sales of game rights did not match the momentum of the same quarter of the previous year, but overseas sales of theatrical exhibition rights for "Dragon Ball Super: Broly" performed well.」
Continued expansion into broadcast, video, VOD and game rights, while game rights sales fell short of the momentum seen in the same quarter of the previous year and overseas theatrical exhibition rights sales performed well. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the content business, in addition to selling terrestrial, BS and CS broadcast rights and video rights for theatrical films and other content, the Company sold content to VOD (video-on-demand) operators and conducted related activities. In the anime business, in addition to domestic and overseas sales of mobile game rights, overseas sales of merchandising rights for the "Dragon Ball" series and "One Piece" performed well, as did domestic licensing for tie-ins and promotional activities ahead of the theatrical release of "ONE PIECE STAMPEDE."」
Expanded beyond mobile game rights into overseas merchandising rights sales and domestic tie-in and promotional licensing, with related sales performing well. - FY2020-Q1Overseas distribution declined as the prior-year boost faded, while domestic game rights performed well.Annual report
「In the content business, in addition to selling terrestrial, BS and CS broadcast rights and video rights for theatrical films and other content, the Company sold content to VOD (video-on-demand) operators and conducted related activities. In the anime business, results were affected by a decline in North American distribution rights sales following their strong performance in the same quarter of the previous year, but domestic sales of game rights for the mobile game "Dragon Ball Legends" performed well.」
Continued expansion into broadcast, video, VOD and game rights, while North American distribution rights sales declined as the prior year's strong performance was followed by a reactionary downturn, and domestic game rights sales performed well. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「In the anime business, sales volumes for major video distribution rights in China increased, sales of video distribution rights in North America were strong, and sales of game rights for the "Dragon Ball" series performed well in Japan and overseas.」
Continued expansion into distribution rights in China and North America and game rights sales in Japan and overseas, reporting strong sales and performance. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the content business, in addition to selling terrestrial, BS and CS broadcast rights and video rights for theatrical films and other content, the Company sold content to VOD (video-on-demand) operators and conducted related activities. In the anime business, sales volumes for major video distribution rights in China increased, sales of video distribution rights in North America were strong, and sales of game rights for the "Dragon Ball" series performed well in Japan and overseas.」
Continued expansion into broadcast, video, VOD, overseas distribution and game rights, reporting increased sales volumes in China, strong sales in North America and solid game rights sales. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the content business, in addition to selling terrestrial, BS and CS broadcast rights and video rights for theatrical films and other content, the Company sold content to VOD (video-on-demand) operators and conducted related activities. In the anime business, sales volumes for major video distribution rights in China increased, sales of video distribution rights in North America were strong, and sales of game rights for the "Dragon Ball" series performed well in Japan and overseas.」
Continued expansion into broadcast, video, VOD, overseas distribution and game rights, with strong distribution rights and game rights sales in China and North America. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the anime business, sales volumes for major video distribution rights in China increased, sales of video distribution rights in North America were strong, and sales of game rights for the "Dragon Ball" series performed well in Japan and overseas.」
Reported increased sales volumes for video distribution rights in China, strong sales of distribution rights in North America, and solid sales of "Dragon Ball" game rights in Japan and overseas. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「In the content business, in addition to selling terrestrial, BS and CS broadcast rights and video rights for theatrical films and television films, we provided paid distribution of video content for smartphones and tablets. As a result, sales of broadcast rights for older television period dramas and the "相棒" series, as well as content sales to VOD (video-on-demand) operators including Amazon Prime Video, performed well. In addition, in the animation business, strong sales of large-volume video streaming rights for China and strong performance of the app game "Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle" in Japan and overseas contributed to results.」
Continued expansion into theatrical, video, VOD, overseas distribution and mobile game rights, with strong distribution rights sales and game performance in China. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the content business, we sold terrestrial, BS and CS broadcast rights and video rights for theatrical films and other content, as well as content to VOD (video-on-demand) operators. In the animation business, in addition to strong sales of large-volume video streaming rights for China, the app game "Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle" performed well in Japan and overseas.」
The disclosure continued to cover the expansion of rights into broadcast, video, VOD, overseas distribution and app games, noting strong sales of distribution rights for China and strong game performance. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the content business, we sold terrestrial, BS and CS broadcast rights and video rights for theatrical films and other content, as well as content to VOD (video-on-demand) operators. In the animation business, in addition to strong sales of video streaming rights for China and North America, the app game "Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle" performed well in Japan and overseas.」
The disclosure continued to cover the expansion of rights into broadcast, video, VOD, overseas distribution and app games, noting strong sales and performance. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the content business, we sold terrestrial, BS and CS broadcast rights and video rights for theatrical films and other content, as well as content to VOD (video-on-demand) operators. In the animation business, in addition to strong sales of large-volume video streaming rights for China for several titles, the app game "Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle" performed well in Japan and overseas.」
The disclosure covered large-volume video streaming rights for China and strong performance of an app game in Japan and overseas, representing specific progress in the overseas distribution and game adaptation of video rights. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「In the content business, in addition to selling terrestrial, BS and CS broadcast rights and video rights for theatrical films and television films, we provided paid distribution of video content for smartphones and tablets. As a result, sales of broadcast rights for older television period dramas and the "相棒" series, as well as content sales to VOD (video-on-demand) operators including Amazon Prime Video, performed well. In addition, sales of game adaptation rights and merchandising rights for the "One Piece" and "Dragon Ball" series performed well in Japan and overseas.」
The disclosure covered expansion beyond broadcast, video and game adaptation rights into sales to VOD operators through smartphones, tablets and services including Amazon Prime Video, with strong performance in Japan and overseas. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the content business, we sold terrestrial, BS and CS broadcast rights and video rights for theatrical films and other content. In the animation business, game adaptation rights and merchandising rights for the "Dragon Ball" series and "One Piece" performed well both in Japan and overseas.」
The disclosure continued to cover the expansion of video rights into broadcasting, video releases, game adaptations and merchandising, noting strong performance of animation-related rights. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the content business, we sold terrestrial television broadcast rights and video rights for theatrical films and other content. In the animation business, sales of game adaptation rights for the "Dragon Ball" series and "One Piece" performed well both in Japan and overseas.」
The disclosure continued to cover the expansion of video rights into broadcasting, video releases and game adaptations, noting strong sales of animation game adaptation rights. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「In the animation business, sales of video streaming rights for China and North America and sales of game adaptation rights for the "One Piece" and "Dragon Ball" series performed well.」
Specific sales initiatives to expand animation rights into distribution in China and North America and game adaptations.