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Bushiroad Inc.

株式会社ブシロード
Ticker
Listed market
TYO
Country
Japan
Employees (consolidated)
850
Related companies
22
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Basic information

BASIC
Head office
2F Sumitomo Nakano Sakaue Building, 1-38-1 Chuo, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Chief executive
Takami Kitan
Capital
5,789,581,000  (57 100 million)
Employees (non-consolidated)
246 people
Employees (consolidated)
850 people
Start date
2007-05-18
End date
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Websites

1 DOMAINS
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Business

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Planning, development, and release of TCGs, digital games, and merchandise.Planning, production, and production management of manga and anime.Advertising agency operations and management of a voice actor agency.Planning and production of music content and professional wrestling events.Digital games.Media content.Our primary TCGs and proprietary IP.Trading Card Game (TCG).Live entertainment.Merchandising (MD).Global.
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Related companies

22 COMPANIES
Company name Group Parent Subsidiary Customer Supplier Alliance Bank Shareholder
Bushiroad Asia Inc.
Group
Bushiroad International Pte. Ltd.
Group
Bushiroad Music Inc.
Group Subsidiary
BUSHIROAD MOVES Inc.
Group Subsidiary
Bushiroad Works Co., Ltd.
Group Subsidiary
Bushiroad USA Inc.
Group
STARDOM, Inc.
Group Subsidiary
GameBiz Inc.
Group Subsidiary
Bushiroad Creative Co., Ltd.
Group Subsidiary
Hikousen Theater Co., Ltd.
Group Subsidiary
Bushiroad Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Group
Bushiroad(Shanghai)Co.,Ltd
Group
GORIN TECHNICAL INDUSTRY (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.
Group Subsidiary
New Japan Pro-wrestling of America, Inc.
Group
World Card Products (Shingapore) Pte.Ltd.
Group Subsidiary
Bushiroad Creative Inc.
HRMOS
Hibiki LNG Co. Inc.
Theater Company Hikosen
gamebiz, Inc.
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
Bank
New Japan Pro-Wrestling Inc.
Names without a link are companies not yet registered in OpenBizGraph
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Network

NETWORK
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History

123 EVENTS

Founded in 2007 as a company focused on producing and selling TCGs (trading card games) and producing a variety of other content, Bushiroad Inc. has continued to grow by developing its IP (intellectual property) through multimedia ventures.Sources

Founded in 2007 as a company focused on producing and selling TCGs (trading card games) and producing a variety of other content, Bushiroad Inc.Sources

Established our company in Nakano-ku, Tokyo, with the purpose of broadly developing trading card game business and related activities (capital 1,000 thousand yen).Sources

Release of "Bushiroad Trading Card Selection"Sources

Release of trading card game "White Schwert"Sources

Release of trading card game "Sunday vs Magazine TCG"Sources

Established "Kyō" Co., Ltd. (now Bushiroad Media Co., Ltd.) (Note)Sources

Release of trading card game "Chaos TCG"Sources

Release of card supply "Bushiroad Sleeve Collection"Sources

Opening of antenna shop "Akihabara Bushiroad TCG Station"Sources

Release of trading card game "Victory Spark"Sources

Held music live "Milky Holmes First Live"Sources

Broadcast of TV anime "Detective Opera Milky Holmes" beginsSources

Established local corporation Bushiroad South East Asia Pte. Ltd. (now Bushiroad International Pte. Ltd.) in SingaporeSources

Release of PSP game "Detective Opera Milky Holmes"Sources

Release of trading card game "Cardfight!! Vanguard"Sources

Start of handling trading card game "Monster Collection TCG"Sources

Acquired shares from Yuks Co., Ltd. and made New Japan Pro Wrestling Co., Ltd. a subsidiarySources

Established local corporation Bushiroad USA Inc. in the United StatesSources

Held music live "Milky Holmes Live in Budokan"Sources

Established Hibiki Music Co., Ltd. (now Bushi Road Music Co., Ltd.).Sources

Released the trading card game 'King of Pro Wrestling'.Sources

Launch of mobile game 'Bushi Mo'.Sources

Launch of mobile game 'Love Live! School Idol Festival'.Sources

Hibiki Inc. changed its trade name to Bushiroad Media Inc.Sources

Launch of comic & TCG information magazine 'Monthly Bushi Road'.Sources

Broadcast of TV anime 'Bushi Road: Hot Wind Sea Land'.Sources

Released trading card game 'Future Card Buddyfight'.Sources

Launch of information variety program 'Monthly Bushi Road TV'.Sources

Launch of video streaming service 'New Japan Pro-Wrestling World'.Sources

Start of serialization of 'BanG Dream! (Bandori) [Star Beat]' in Monthly Bushi Road.Sources

Established ARCARD Co., Ltd. (now Bushi Road Creative Co., Ltd.).Sources

Held music live 'Spring, We Started a Band!' of BanG Dream!.Sources

Held 'CharaExpo 2015' in Singapore.Sources

Released trading card game 'Raku En Logic'.Sources

Released trading card game 'Love Live! School Idol Collection'.Sources

Established Kicks Road Co., Ltd. (now Stardom Co., Ltd.).Sources

Established Hibiki Co., Ltd. (now Bushi Road Move Co., Ltd.) (Note).Sources

Implemented a third-party allocation of capital increase with Green Co., Ltd. as the underwriter.Sources

Broadcast of TV anime 'BanG Dream! (Bandori)!' started.Sources

Launch of mobile game 'BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!'.Sources

Our company celebrates its 10th anniversary.Sources

The “Bushiroad 10th Anniversary Festival” is held.Sources

Stage performance of 'Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight -The LIVE- #1'.Sources

Broadcast of TV anime 'Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight' begins.Sources

Release of mobile game 'Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight -Re LIVE-'.Sources

CHARA EXPO USA held in California, USA.Sources

Obtained the Privacy Mark.Sources

Broadcast of TV anime 'BanG Dream! 2nd Season' begins.Sources

New Japan Pro-Wrestling 'G1 SUPERCARD' held at Madison Square Garden, New York, USA.Sources

DJ live event 'D4DJ 1st LIVE' held.Sources

Listed shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers.Sources

Mobile game 'Love Live! School Idol Festival ALL STARS' launchSources

Acquisition of STARDOM Co., Ltd.'s women's pro wrestling businessSources

Established local subsidiary New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America, Inc. in the United StatesSources

Mobile game 'Vanguard ZERO' launchSources

Acquired shares of Kinema Shituras Co., Ltd. and made it an associate under the equity methodSources

Capital and business alliance with Sanjigen Co., Ltd.Sources

TV anime 'BanG Dream! 3rd Season' broadcast beginsSources

Subsidiarized Sopratico Co., Ltd. (now Bushiroad Wellbeing Co., Ltd.), Gekidan Hikousen Co., Ltd., and First Creative Co., Ltd.Sources

Bushiroad Move Co., Ltd. absorbed and split off Bushiroad Media's advertising agency businessSources

Trading card game 'Reverse for you' releasedSources

TV anime 'Algonavis from BanG Dream!' broadcast beginsSources

Established Bushiroad Music Publishing Co., Ltd.Sources

Acquired shares of Lingua Franca Co., Ltd. and made it an associate under the equity methodSources

Subsidiarized Social Info Co., Ltd. (now Game Biz Co., Ltd.)Sources

TV anime 'D4DJ First Mix' broadcast beginsSources

Mobile game 'D4DJ Groovy Mix' launchSources

Capital and business alliance with Broccoli Co., Ltd.Sources

Web manga site 'Comic Bushiroad WEB' service launchSources

The TV anime “Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress” began airing.Sources

Subsidiarized Front Wing Lab Co., Ltd.Sources

Cross-border e-commerce site 'Bushiroad Global Online Store' operation beginsSources

TV anime 'Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress' begins broadcastingSources

Theatrical film 'Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight' releasedSources

BUSHIROAD Creative Inc. absorbs and splits our MD & EC businessSources

As a renewal of the domestic EC site 'BUSHIROAD EC SHOP', the 'BUSHIROAD Online Store' operation beginsSources

Theatrical film 'BanG Dream! Poppin' Dream!' releasedSources

Established Algonabis Inc.Sources

Mobile game 'New Japan Pro-Wrestling STRONG SPIRITS' launchSources

Capital and business alliance with SHOWROOM Inc.Sources

Opened the 'Airship Theater'Sources

Trading card game 'Shadowverse EVOLVE' releasedSources

Capital and business alliance with Team Joy Inc.Sources

BUSHIROAD Creative Inc. absorbs and merges with BUSHIROAD Media Inc.Sources

TV anime 'Cardfight!! Vanguard will+Dress' begins broadcastingSources

TV anime 'Teppen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!' begins broadcastingSources

Held 'BUSHIROAD 15th Anniversary Live in Belluna Dome'Sources

Trading card game 'White Swartz Brown' releasedSources

New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Stardom held their first joint event 'Historic X-over'Sources

TV anime 'D4DJ All Mix' begins broadcastingSources

'New Japan Protein' releasedSources

Held '2023 BUSHIROAD EXPO ASIA'Sources

Mobile game 'Love Live! School Idol Festival 2 MIRACLE LIVE!' launchSources

TV anime 'BanG Dream! It’s MyGO!!!!!' premiereSources

Bushiroad Works Inc. establishedSources

Established game label 'Bushiroad Games'Sources

Launch of deformed figure brand 'PalVerse' productsSources

Launch of web manga site 'Comic Growl' serviceSources

Capital and business alliance with Yutakudou Co., Ltd.Sources

Bushiroad EXPO 2024 held worldwideSources

Bushiroad International Pte. Ltd. acquired shares of GORIN TECHNICAL INDUSTRY (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD. and made it a subsidiary of Bushiroad Inc.Sources

Released trading card game 'Professional Baseball Card Game Dream Order'Sources

Transferred operation of 'D4DJ Project' to Donuts Inc.Sources

All shares of Bushiroad Fight Inc. transferred to Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Inc., making it a subsidiarySources

Bushiroad Fight Inc. changed its name to Stardom Inc.Sources

Bushiroad Music Inc. absorbed and merged with Algonabis Inc.Sources

Launch of trading card game 'hololive OFFICIAL CARD GAME' (Concept & Development: Cover Inc. / Sales & Operation Cooperation: Bushiroad Inc.)Sources

Established Bushiroad Asia Inc.Sources

Released trading card game 'The Quintessential Quintuplets Card Game'Sources

Bushiroad Music Inc. absorbed and merged with Bushiroad Music Publishing Inc.Sources

Released 'Love Live! Series Official Card Game'Sources

Released 'Vice Schwarzerose'Sources

We celebrated the 18th anniversary of our founding on May 18, 2025.Sources

We celebrated the 18th anniversary of our founding on May 18, 2025.Sources

Bushiroad Creative Inc. absorbs Bushiroad Wellbeing Inc.Sources

Launch of "Godzilla Card Game" (Concept & Release: Toho Co., Ltd. / Sales: Bushiroad Co., Ltd.)Sources

The Bushiroad Group will pursue its businesses based on the three policies set out in its medium-term vision announced in August 2025.Sources

Established a local subsidiary, Bushiroad Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., in Malaysia.Sources

All shares of New Japan Pro-Wrestling Co., Ltd. were transferred to TV Asahi Corporation and CyberAgent, Inc.Sources

Released the trading card game “Palworld Official Card Game.”Sources

Established a local subsidiary, Bushiroad (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., in China.Sources

Started distribution of the mobile game “BanG Dream! Our Notes.”Sources

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News

9 ARTICLES

Bushiroad shareholder benefit: chance to win event invitationsSources

Shareholders holding at least 100 shares as of the end of June 2026 are eligible for a lottery to win invitations to Stardom events, Gekidan Hikosen mask-play musicals, and the Bushiroad New Year Grand Presentation 2027. There are 200, 200, and 50 tickets available for the respective events. Each shareholder may apply once; details are enclosed with the notice of the shareholders’ meeting.

Overview of Bushiroad's FY2026 Full-Year Financial Results BriefingSources

Bushiroad recorded revenue of ¥57.8 billion in fiscal 2026, a record high. Operating profit declined slightly, while ordinary profit and net profit increased. Trading card games accounted for part of sales, while live entertainment, merchandise, and media content also grew. In the fourth quarter, trading card game sales declined year on year.

Bushiroad Announces Expansion Overseas and Progress of New GamesSources

Bushiroad reports strengthening overseas expansion and success of new games, also disclosing IR information such as business restructuring and share transfers.

Regarding the Transfer of Shares of New Japan Pro-WrestlingSources

Bushiroad Inc. has decided to transfer all shares of New Japan Pro-Wrestling to TV Asahi and CyberAgent.

Bushiroad Q3 FY2026 Financial Results SummarySources

In the third quarter of the fiscal year ending June 2026, sales reached 14.517 billion yen, with a net profit of 1.02 billion yen. Although the TCG business experienced a decline during the adjustment period, overseas sales increased.

Bushiroad Shareholder Perks! 600 Invites by LotterySources

Bushiroad Inc. will invite 600 shareholders to a group event by lottery.

Bushiroad Redefines MVV for Next GrowthSources

The company has redefined its mission, vision, and values to aim for sustainable growth and enhancement of corporate value, clarifying the provision of new corporate value.

Bushiroad Second Quarter Financial Results for June 2026Sources

In the second quarter of the fiscal year ending June 2026, sales were 14,072 million yen, net profit was 913 million yen, and sales of TCG and digital games were also reported.

New Year Greetings 2026Sources

Bushiroad Inc. expresses gratitude for the past year and states its intention to continue providing entertainment.

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Public records

GOV
National Tax Agency basic information8011201012032
Source: National Tax Agency Corporate Number Publication Site, basic three itemsSources
Trade name
株式会社ブシロード
Trade name (kana)
ブシロード
Name in English
Corporation type
301
Address
〒164-0011 東京都中野区中央1丁目38番1号
Postal code
1640011
Prefecture code
13
City code
114
Address outside Japan
Prefecture in English
City in English
Address outside Japan in English
Corporate number assignment date
2015-10-05
Update date
2019-04-24
Change date
2015-10-05
Registry closure date
Reason for registry closure
Successor corporate number
Details of the change
Latest record
1
Excluded from search
0
Processing type
01
Correction type
1
Trade name image ID
Address image ID
Sequence number
2405983
METI gBizINFO8011201012032
Source: gBizINFO (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)Sources
Corporate number
8011201012032
Trade name
株式会社ブシロード
Trade name (kana)
ブシロード
Trade name (alphabet)
Registry closure date
Reason for registry closure
Registered address
東京都中野区中央1丁目38番1号
Postal code
1640011
Prefecture
東京都
Prefecture code
13
City or district
中野区
City code
114
Street address
中央1丁目38番1号
Organisation type
301
Processing type
01
Correction type
1
Status
Representative
代表取締役社長  木谷 高明
Capital
5789581000
Employees
275
Employees (male)
Employees (female)
Business summary
Website URL
Year founded
Business category
Date established
Unified government qualification - grade
Unified government qualification - business items
Update date
2019-04-24
Key information
8011201012032
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Sources & updates

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