Papirisu Co., Ltd.

March 1995: Establishment of Fuji Online System Co., Ltd.

Established Fuji Online System Co., Ltd.

Established

November 1995: Launch of "Papirès e-Book Store" on PC communications

Launch of "Papirisu" electronic bookstore on PC communication

December 1996: Launch of "Papirès e-Book Store" on the Internet

Launch of "Papirisu" electronic bookstore on the Internet

November 1997: Awarded the Japan Online Shopping Grand Prize Incentive Award

Winner of the Japan Online Shopping Award Incentive Prize

January 1998: Papirès becomes the first in the world to sell downloadable digital manga ("Space Battleship Yamato")

Papirisu becomes the first in the world to sell downloadable digital manga ("Space Battleship Yamato")

October 1998: Awarded the Excellence Award by the Electronic Message Song Council

Winner of the Excellent Award at the Electronic Message Song Council

October 2000: Company name changed to "Papirès Co., Ltd."

Change of company name to "Papirisu Co., Ltd."

December 2000: Introduction of the membership service "Tokupap"

Introduction of the "Tokupap" membership system

October 2001: Launch of e-book sales via Adobe Content Server

Launch of e-book sales via Adobe Contents Server

October 2003: Launch of a mobile phone exclusive site with au (KDDI)

Launch of a mobile phone exclusive site on au (KDDI)

January 2004: Launch of the eBookBank support system for partner stores

Launch of the eBookBank system for partner stores to support e-book sales

February 2004: Launch of a mobile phone exclusive site with NTT DoCoMo

Launch of a mobile phone exclusive site on NTT DoCoMo

April 2004: Launch of a mobile phone exclusive site with Vodafone (now SoftBank)

Launch of a mobile phone exclusive site on Vodafone (now SoftBank)

October 2004: Launch of e-book sales on Yahoo! Japan's "Yahoo! Comic" site

Launch of e-book sales on Yahoo! Japan's "Yahoo! Comic" site

December 2004: Introduction of eBookBank to the major bookstore "Kinokuniya" and launch of e-book sales on their site

Introduction of eBookBank at major bookstore "Kinokuniya" and launch of e-book sales on the store's site

January 2005: Launch of the "Western Book Floor" at Papirès e-Book Store

Launch of the "Western Book Floor" at "Papirisu" electronic bookstore

February 2005: Launch of the mobile phone exclusive site "Papirès e-Book Store DX" on au (KDDI) official Brew device support site

Launch of the mobile phone exclusive site "Papirisu DX" on au (KDDI) official Brew-compatible device site

2005.7 Launched the FOMA device-specific site "Electronic Bookstore Papeles" on NTT DoCoMo

Launch of the FOMA device exclusive site "Papirisu" on NTT DoCoMo

2005.10 Launched "Electronic Bookstore Papeles" on Yahoo! Mobile

Launch of "Papirisu" on Yahoo! Mobile

2005.12 Launched the W-ZERO3 series compatible site "Electronic Bookstore Papeles" on WILLCOM

Launch of the W-ZERO3 series compatible site "Papirisu" on WILLCOM

2006.2 Launched the JAVA device-specific site "Electronic Bookstore Papeles" on WILLCOM

Launch of the JAVA device exclusive site "Papirisu" on WILLCOM

2007.4 Launched the electronic comic rental site "Electronic Loan Book Renta!"

Launch of the electronic comic rental site "Electronic Loan Book Renta!"

2007.7 Started selling the mobile phone version of "eBookBank"

Launch of "eBookBank" for mobile phones

2007.11 Extended the rental period of "Electronic Loan Book Renta!" to 48 hours

Extended the rental period of "Electronic Loan Book Renta!" to 48 hours

2008.3 Started renting 448 works by Osamu Tezuka, 382 titles in total, on "Electronic Loan Book Renta!"

Started renting 448 works by Osamu Tezuka, 382 titles in total, on "Electronic Loan Book Renta!"

2008.6 Started renting novels and practical books on "Electronic Loan Book Renta!"

Started renting novels and practical books on "Electronic Loan Book Renta!"

2009.4 Started renting gravure photo collections on "Electronic Loan Book Renta!"

Started renting gravure photo books on "Electronic Loan Book Renta!"

2010.6 Listed shares on the Osaka Stock Exchange (JASDAQ market)

Listed shares on the Osaka Stock Exchange (JASDAQ market)

2010.11 Launch of the "Electronic Book Rental Renta!" site for all Android devices

Launched the "Electronic Loan Book Renta!" site for all Android devices

2011.6 Started providing content to Taiwan's largest telecommunications company "Chunghwa Telecom"

Started providing content to Taiwan's largest telecom company, Chunghwa Telecom

2011.8 Adopted EPUB as a new format for book viewing

Adopted EPUB as a new book viewing format

2011.9 Launch of the English version of the "Electronic Book Rental Renta!" site

Launch of the English version of "Electronic Loan Book Renta!"

2011.10 Started supporting smartphones and tablets for "Papeles eBook Store"

Started smartphone and tablet support for "Electronic Bookstore Papeles"

2012.4 Released the electronic book submission & editing platform "upppi"

Released the electronic book posting and editing platform "upppi"

2012.10 Started providing content to the "Kindle Store"

2012.10 Began offering electronic book distribution services within partner facilities

Started providing content to the Kindle Store

Started providing e-book distribution services within partner facilities

Started providing content to the "Kindle Store"

2013.7 Launch of the Traditional Chinese version of the "Electronic Book Rental Renta!" site

2013.7 Changed listing category to Tokyo Stock Exchange JASDAQ due to market consolidation

Launched the Traditional Chinese version of "Electronic Loan Book Renta!" in China

Changed listing classification to JASDAQ due to market consolidation

2014.2 Launched next-generation book "Comic Theater"

2014.2 Launched next-generation book "E-Novel"

2014.2 Started mutual integration with Yahoo! Bookstore

2014.2 Cumulative e-book sales surpassed 100 million copies

Started distribution of the next-generation book "Comic Theater"

Started distribution of the next-generation book "E-Book Novel"

Started mutual integration with Yahoo! Book Store

Digital book sales surpassed 100 million copies

2014.6 Launched "Papiless Plus" service

Launch of "PAPYLESS PLUS" service

2014.9 Established subsidiary "Babi Le Vision Network Technology Co., Ltd." in Taiwan

Established subsidiary "Babi Le Shi Network Technology Co., Ltd." in Taiwan

2015.7 Established subsidiary "Neo Ald Co., Ltd."

Established subsidiary "Neo Ald Co., Ltd."

2016.9 Moved headquarters from Toshima-ku to Chiyoda-ku

Headquarters relocation (from Toshima-ku to Chiyoda-ku)

2017.5 Established subsidiary "PAPYLESS GLOBAL, INC." in the United States

Established subsidiary "PAPYLESS GLOBAL, INC." in the United States

2018.4 Five e-book stores founded the "Japan E-Book Store Federation"

2018.4 Established subsidiary "PAPYLESS HONG KONG CO., LTD." in Hong Kong

Five e-book stores founded the "Japan E-Book Store Federation"

Established subsidiary "PAPYLESS HONG KONG CO., LTD." in Hong Kong

2019.6 Launched next-generation content "AniComi" adding motion and sound to manga

Released next-generation content "Anicom" adding motion and sound to manga

2019.7 Established subsidiary "Ald Agency Global Co., Ltd."

Established subsidiary "Ald Agency Global Co., Ltd."

2020.10 Integrated "Papiless e-Book Store" and "Inu-iri Bookstore" into "Renta!"

Merged "PAPYLESS E-Book Store" and "Inu-iri Bookstore" into "Renta!"

2023.5 Established subsidiary "JadeComiX Co., Ltd."

Established subsidiary "JadeComiX Co., Ltd."

2025.3 30th anniversary of "Papiless Co., Ltd."

30th anniversary of "PAPYLESS Co., Ltd."

2025.5 Started short video distribution on "Renta!"

Started short video distribution on "Renta!"

2026.4 "Papiless Co., Ltd." absorbed subsidiary "Neo Ald Co., Ltd."

"PAPYLESS Co., Ltd." absorbed subsidiary "Neo Ald Co., Ltd."