Company History
2025
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2025Jul
"GODZILLA CARD GAME" was launched. (Planning and release: TOHO CO., LTD. / Sales: Bushiroad Inc.)
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2025Jun
Bushiroad Creative merged with Bushiroad Well-be.
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2025Apr
"Weiß Schwarz Rose" was launched.
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2025feb
"Love Live! Series Official Card Game" was launched.
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2025Jan
Bushiroad Music Co., Ltd. merged with Bushiroad Music Publishing Co., Ltd.
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2024
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2024Oct
"The Quintessential Quintuplets Card Game" was launched.
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2024Sep
"hololive OFFICIAL CARD GAME" was launched.（Planning and Development ： COVER Corporation / Sales and co-management ： Bushiroad Inc.）
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2024Sep
Bushiroad Asia Inc. was established.
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2024Jul
Bushiroad Music Co., Ltd. merged with ARGONAVIS Inc.
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2024Jun
Transferred the operation of the "D4DJ Project" to DONUTS Inc.
Transferred all shares of Bushiroad Fight Inc. to New Japan Pro-Wrestling Co., Ltd., making it a subsidiary.
Bushiroad Fight Inc. changed its name to Stardom Inc. -
2024Apr
Bushiroad International Pte. Ltd. acquired shares of GORIN TECHNICAL INDUSTRY (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD., making GORIN TECHNICAL INDUSTRY (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD. a subsidiary of Bushiroad Inc.
Released the trading card game "Pro Baseball Card Game: Dream Order." -
2024Feb
Began hosting "Bushiroad EXPO 2024" in various locations worldwide.
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2024Jan
Formed a capital and business alliance with YUHODO Inc.
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2023
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2023Aug
Released petit figure brand "PalVerse" products
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2023Jul
Bushiroad Works, Inc. established
Launched the "Bushiroad Games" label -
2023Jun
Broadcasted TV animation "BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!"
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2023Apr
Launched mobile online game "Love Live! School Idol Festival 2 MIRACLE LIVE!"
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2023Mar
Held "2023 BUSHIROAD EXPO ASIA"
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2023Jan
Broadcasted TV animation "D4DJ All Mix"
Launched "New Japan Protein"
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2022
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2022Nov
Held "Bushiroad 15th ANNIVERSARY LIVE in BELLUNA DOME"
Launched Trading card game "Weiss Schwarz Blau"
Held New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Stardom first joint exhibition, "Historic X-over" -
2022Jul
Absorption-type merger between consolidated subsidiaries
(Bushiroad Creative Inc. is the surviving company and Bushiroad Media Inc. is the absorbed company）
Broadcasted TV animation “Cardfight!! Vanguard will+Dress”
Broadcasted TV animation “TEPPEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” -
2022May
Capital and business alliance with Team Joy Co.
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2022Apr
Launched the trading card game "Shadowverse: Evolve"
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2022Mar
Capital and business alliance with SHOWROOM Co.
Opened "Hikosen Theater" -
2022Feb
Established ARGONAVIS.Inc.
Launched mobile online game “NJPW STRONG SPIRITS” -
2022Jan
Released the“BanG Dream! Poppin’Dream!” movie
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2021
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2021Aug
Bushiroad Online Store renews operations from Bushiroad EC SHOP e-commerce site in Japan
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2021Jul
Bushiroad Creative Inc. absorbed our MD/EC business
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2021Jun
Released “Revue Starlight The Movie”
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2021Apr
Subsidiary acquisition of Frontwing Lab. Inc.
Started operations of "Bushiroad Global Online Store" cross-border EC site
Broadcasted TV animation “Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress” -
2021Jan
Launched web manga site "Comic Bushiroad WEB"
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2020
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2020Nov
Announced capital and business partnership with BROCCOLI Co., Ltd.
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2020Oct
Broadcasted TV animation “D4DJ First Mix”
Launched mobile online game “D4DJ Groovy Mix” -
2020Sep
Subsidiary acquisition of Social Info, Inc.
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2020Jun
Announced capital and business partnership with Lingua franca, Inc.
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2020Apr
Broadcasted TV animation “ARGONAVIS from BanG Dream!”
Established Bushiroad Music Publishing Co., Ltd. -
2020Mar
Released trading card game “Rebirth for you”
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2020Feb
Subsidiary acquisition of Theater Company HIKOSEN Co., Ltd. and Sopratico Co., Ltd.
Changed the corporate name, Hibiki Co., Ltd. to Bushiroad Move Co., Ltd., and absorbed the advertising agency business from Bushiroad Media Co., Ltd.
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2019
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2019Dec
Launched mobile online game “Vanguard ZERO”
Announced capital and business partnership with Kinema Citrus Co., Ltd.
Announced capital and business partnership with SANZIGEN Inc.
Broadcasted TV animation “BanG Dream! 3rd Season” -
2019Nov
Established New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America, Inc.
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2019Oct
Transfer and Acquisition of Female Pro Wrestling business from STARDOM Co., Ltd.
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2019Sep
Launched mobile online game “Love Live! School Idol Festival ALL STARS”
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2019Jul
Held “D4DJ 1st LIVE”
Listed on the Tokyo Stock Mothers on July 29th,2019 -
2019Apr
New Japan Pro-Wrestling "G1 SUPERCARD" held at Madison Square Garden, New York, USA
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2019Jan
Broadcasted TV animation “BanG Dream! 2nd Season”
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2018
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2018Nov
Held event in California “CharaExpo USA 2018”
Acquired privacy mark -
2018Oct
Launched mobile online game “Revue Starlight -Re LIVE-”
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2018Jul
Broadcasted TV animation “Revue Starlight”
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2017
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2017Sep
Staged the first performance of “Revue Starlight -The LIVE- #1”
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2017May
10th Anniversary of Bushiroad Inc. establishment
Held event “Bushiroad 10th Anniversary Festival” -
2017Mar
Launched mobile online game “BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!”
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2017Jan
Broadcasted TV animation “BanG Dream!”
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2016
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2016Oct
Implemented third-party allotment of shares with GREE Inc. as recipient
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2016Sep
Established HiBiKi Inc.(current Bushiroad Move Inc.)*1
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2016Aug
Established Kixroad Inc. (current Bushiroad Fight Inc.)
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2016Mar
Launched trading card game “Love Live! School Idol Collection”
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2016Jan
Launched trading card game “Luck & Logic”
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2015
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2015Jun
Held event in Singapore “CharaExpo 2015
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2015Apr
Held BanG Dream! music live performance “Spring, I started a Band!”
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2015Feb
Established Alcard Inc. (current Bushiroad Creative Inc.)
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2015Jan
Started serialization of "BanG_Dream! [Star Beat]" manga in Monthly Bushiroad magazine
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2014
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2014Dec
Launched New Japan Pro-Wrestling streaming service “NJPW World”
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2014Apr
Broadcasted TV variety show “Monthly Bushiroad TV”
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2014Jan
Launched trading card game “Future Card Buddyfight”
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2013
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2013Dec
Broadcasted TV animation “Neppu Kairiku Bushiroad”
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2013Sep
Launched comics and TCG information magazine “Monthly Bushiroad”
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2013Apr
Launched mobile online game “Love Live! School idol festival”
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2012
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2012Dec
Launched mobile online game service “Bushimo”
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2012Oct
Established HiBiKi Music Inc. (current Bushiroad Music Inc.)
Launched hybrid trading card game “King of Pro-Wrestling” -
2012May
Established the United States office, Bushiroad USA Inc.
Held music live performance “Milky Holmes Live in Budokan” -
2012Jan
New Japan Pro-wrestling Co., Ltd. became a subsidiary through share acquisition from YUKE’S Co., Ltd.
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2011
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2011Aug
Took over operations of trading card game “Monster Collection TCG”
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2011Feb
Launched trading card game “CardFight!! Vanguard”
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2010
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2010Dec
Released PSP® game “Detective Opera Milky Holmes”
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2010Nov
Established the Singapore office, Bushiroad South East Asia Pte. Ltd.
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2010Oct
Broadcasted TV animation “Detective Opera Milky Holmes”
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2010Jul
Held music live performance “Milky Holmes First Live”
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2009
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2009Oct
Launched trading card game “Victory Spark”
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2009Jul
Opened shop “Akihabara Bushiroad TCG Station”
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2009Mar
Established HiBiKi Inc.*1 (current Bushiroad Media Inc.)
Launched trading card game “ChaosTCG”
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2008
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2008Jul
Launched trading card game “Sunday VS Magazine TCG”
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2008Mar
Launched trading card game “Weiss Schwarz”
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2007
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2007Sep
Launched “Bushiroad Trading Card Selection”
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2007May
Established in the Nakano-ku, Tokyo, as a company focusing on the trading card game business (capital of 1 million yen)
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(*1) The HiBiKi Inc. established in September 2016 is a separate entity from the HiBiKi Inc. set up in March 2009 (which subsequently changed its company name to Bushiroad Media Inc. in June 2013).