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 Logo since 2017 | |
 Headquarters inTokyo in 2009 | |
Native name | 株式会社ブシロード |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Bushirōdo |
| Company type | Public |
| TYO:7803 | |
| ISIN | JP3829930001 |
| Industry | Video games Media andEntertainment Collectible card games Magazines |
| Founded | May 18, 2007; 18 years ago (2007-05-18) |
| Founder | Takaaki Kidani |
| Headquarters | Sumitomo Nakanosakaue Bldg 1-38-1Chuo,Nakano, Tokyo, Japan[1] |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Products | Television Production Digital media Publishing Music Animated feature films Live event promotion |
| Brands | CardFight!! Vanguard Weiß Schwarz BanG Dream! Revue Starlight NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING |
| Services | Licensing |
| Revenue |  ¥56,175 million(FY 2025) |
| ¥4,868 million(FY 2025) | |
| ¥4,844 million(FY 2025) | |
| Total assets |  ¥49,797 million(FY 2025) |
| Total equity | ¥25,222 million(FY 2025) |
| Owners | Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (33.73%) Takaaki Kidani (17.41%) Nakano Sakagami Co., Ltd (16.65%) GREE, Inc. (4.96%) |
Number of employees | 853 (2024[1]) |
| Divisions | TCG Unit Contents Unit Live Entertainment Unit MD Unit Ad Unit Sports Unit |
| Subsidiaries | Bushiroad Creative Bushiroad Move Bushiroad Music Bushiroad Music Publishing Bushiroad USA, Inc. Bushiroad International Pte., Inc. Frontwing (50.625%) Argonavis (As of February 2022) New Japan Pro-Wrestling World Wonder Ring Stardom Bushiroad Well-Be Bushiroad Works New Japan Pro-wrestling of America, Inc. Sanzigen (8.2%) Kinema Citrus (31.8%) Tokyo MX (10.06%) |
| Website | bushiroad |
Bushiroad Inc. (株式会社ブシロード,Kabushiki-gaisha Bushirōdo) is a Japanese entertainment company, producer ofcollectible card games andtrading cards, andpublisher of mobile apps and games, which was founded in 2007 byTakaaki Kidani and is headquartered inTokyo. Bushiroad created and owns variousmedia franchises such asTantei Opera Milky Holmes.[2] Since 2019, Bushiroad is listed on theTokyo Stock Exchange and has traded on the TSE since its launch on July 24, 2019.[3]
On January 29, 2012, Bushiroad announced that it had fully acquiredNew Japan Pro-Wrestling, a majorprofessional wrestling promotion, for ¥500 million.[4] In October 2019, Bushiroad acquiredWorld Wonder Ring Stardom, ajoshipuroresu promotion.[5]
At the 2012Tokyo Game Show, Bushiroad announced Bushimo, a new social gaming platform forsmartphones, which was released in Winter 2012.[6]
In March 2013, Bushiroad announced the revival of the media franchiseNeppu Kairiku Bushi Road, with an anime television series that aired on December 31, 2013, as a collaboration between Bushiroad,Bandai Visual,Nitroplus, andKinema Citrus.[7]
Bushiroad introduced a monthly magazine in September 2013 titledMonthly Bushiroad (月刊ブシロード,Gekkan Bushirōdo). It features manga serializations of their various trading card games and other franchises.
Bushiroad created the media franchiseBanG Dream! in January 2015, which consists of a musical group, several manga series, and an anime television series.[8] It also created the media franchiseShōjo Kageki Revue Starlight in 2017, which consists of a musical and an anime television series.[9]
On December 12, 2019, Bushiroad andKadokawa each acquired 31.8% ofKinema Citrus. The three companies previously announced a partnership in the same year for the creation of different anime, and one of the reasons for the deal was due to that partnership and a day later Bushiroad announced that it had acquired 8.2% ofSanzigen withUltra Super Pictures owning 75.4% of Sanzigen and studio president Hiroaki Matsuura owning 16.4% of the company.[10][2][11] On March 16, 2021, Bushiroad acquired a 50.625% controlling stake in video game companyFrontwing.[12]
In the beginning of the company was an associated in six distinct subgroups that later merged into one entity. The two most important companies that extended the company's global market were insubsidiary which was created on November 12, 2010, to expand the company to market overseas forCollectible card games. On May 18, 2012, Bushiroad set up a subsidiary called Bushiroad USA Inc., which is located inLos Angeles, California to help them demand and increased interest in the company in those markets. The company also has large number of stores offering its products inAustralia,Canada,China,France,Germany,United Kingdom,Colombia,Brazil,Argentina,Indonesia,Singapore,Thailand,Malaysia,New Zealand,India,Italy,Turkey,Qatar,Philippines,Spain,Portugal,Cambodia,Mexico,South Africa,Panama,Uruguay,Peru,Paraguay,Mexico,South Africa, andHong Kong.
On February 27, 2015, Bushiroad formed a subsidiary to help the company with the trading sales. In May 2016 Bushiroad change the name of Alcard Co., Ltd. to Bushiroad Creative and is currently headed by Kosuke Narita and they moved their headquarters fromWarabi, Saitama toNakano, Tokyo. The company also helps the main company with Merchandising sales.
Formerly known as Bushiroad Media, Bushiroad Move specializes in internet radio production and also manages the voice acting agency, HiBiKi, along with HiBiKi Radio Station, which is dedicated to promoting Bushiroad's anime, games, and voice talents.
Operates a music business and handles activities such as the planning, production and sales of music contents. Bushiroad Music is also highly involved in the production of live events.
Bushiroad Music Publishing is a wing of the Bushiroad Music tasked with handling the copyright, development, and publishing of musical works.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) is a professional wrestling promotion that was acquired on January 31, 2012, by Bushiroad and is the largest and oldest wrestling promotion in Japan. In 2019, NJPW formed an American subsidiary of the company called New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America. In June 2024, World Wonder Ring Stardom (formerly traded as Bushiroad Fight Co., Ltd.) was acquired by NJPW, thus becoming a subsidiary of NJPW.
Bushiroad Works, Inc. was established to create and publish original IP through manga and novel format.
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Theater |
| Genre | Fitness |
| Founded | October 7, 2004 |
| Founder | Takashi Oba |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Takashi Oba (Representative Director) |
| Services | licensing |
Number of employees | 256 (2022) |
| Parent | Bushiroad |
| Subsidiaries | Thearter Company HIKOSEN |
| Website | https://bushiroad-wellbe.com/ |
Bushiroad Well-Be is a subsidiary of Bushiroad that owns fitness clubs and theaters and was founded in 2004.
Bushiroad would acquire 14.5% of the shares in 2019 and then later on October 1, 2019, for the purpose of forming a tie-up with the companies' subsidiary theater company Thearter Company HIKOSEN. Furthermore, on February 3, 2020, Bushiroad would acquire all shares of the company made a wholly owned subsidiary.
Those are original crossmedia projects of the company that are made available on different media like manga, anime, games and live events.
Beginning in 2010, it has a voice actor unit for live performances, an anime, light novel, manga and games.
Created in 2015, it has an anime, manga, a mobile game and bands made up by the voice actors of the characters which perform in live events with instruments and also launch music albums and singles. A male-centric version titledFrom Argonavis launched in 2018.
Beginning in 2017, it has a unit with voice actors for musicals, an anime, manga, a radio program and a mobile game.
Beginning in 2019, it has an anime, a game, and live DJ performances.
Published games through their Bushimo social smartphone gaming service:
