Despite the ongoing global enthusiasm for anime, KADOKAWA was once again in the red in its latest quarterly report. We summarize.
Significant drop in sales
After KADOKAWA recorded a significant decline in sales in the first half of the year (April to September 2025) of the financial year that runs until March 2026, the third quarter also went quite poorly.
The media group’s “Anime and Live Action” division had to accept an operating loss of 904 million yen (around 5 million euros). In the corresponding period of the previous year, however, an increase of 4.7 billion yen (around 26 million euros) was achieved.
KADOKAWA’s publishing and IP segment was also severely affected. Although a profit was made, it fell by 90.2% compared to the previous year to 623 million yen (around 3.4 million euros).
In both cases, the company attributed the declining revenue to a lack of successful anime and manga titles during the third quarter, particularly due to the lack of sequels to established franchises.
For the current financial year, KADOKAWA expects a noticeable decline in operating profit compared to the previous year – which the current broadcast of the third season of “Oshi no Ko” is unlikely to change.
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Via Gamebiz
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