Kadokawa has just released its financial results of the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 (April-December)and there is a fact that stands out above the rest: its most profitable anime is not even an intellectual property of its authorship. “Oshi no ko“He swept sales revenue, generating more than 55 billion yen only with her anime adaptation, exceeding other franchises such as” Dungeon Meshi “(33 billion) and” Overlord “(2700 million).
The funny thing is that “Oshi no Ko” is not a property of Kadokawa, but of Shueisha, but that did not prevent the company from squeezing the license to the maximum of the license and turned it into its greatest success. However, the anime business, in general, broke this quarter, with a 15.5% increase in sales revenue (reaching 379 billion yen) and a 30.1% growth in profits. The second season of “Oshi no Ko” and the third of “Re: Zero -Sarting Life in Another World-“, according to the report, were the key pieces of this growth.
Outside the anime, Kadokawa also obtained good profits in the video game market thanks to “Elden Ring”, but not everything was pink: its Niconicic platform suffered a strong downturn for the cyber attack last year. In spite of everything, the company continues to grow and demonstrate that it knows how to play its cards well in the industry. What will happen now that Sony has become the majority shareholder?
- «I can't believe that Skip to loafer You have lost against Oshi no ko».
- «As a fan of WatamoteI can't stand Akasaka».
- «Will they reach the end of the story?».
- «Of course, it is a very good series».
- «Surely he is going great with subscriptions».
- «If they make a movie, they could easily point at 20 billion yen».
- «I am surprised that Konosuba Sell so much. I always thought that only a few said it was funny».
- «Does that mean that platforms like Amazon are paying for the license?».
- «Although the second season of Oshi no ko and Dungeon Meshi They did not sell well in Blu-ray, they continue to generate a lot of money. Discs are no longer serve as a successful reference».
- «Dungeon Meshi It's too strong».
- «Before there were people saying that “if they don't sell Blu-rays, then the anime is not popular”, but almost no one has players at home. Those guys are trapped in the past».
- «¿Overlord Is it so popular? Music is incredible».
- «Dungeon Meshi He is breaking it. And the best thing is that history has not yet reached its most epic point».
- «I thought that Jujutsu Kaisen sold more than this».
- «I understand that some clues are unsolved, but that Ruby's rise as an idol has been told as if it were a quick summary disappointed me. When did he become so famous? I didn't feel any emotion».
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