Company History

2024

• 2024
  Jul

  Bushiroad Music Co., Ltd. merged with ARGONAVIS Inc.

• 2024
  Jun

  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.

• 2024
  Apr

  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."

• 2024
  Feb

  Began hosting "Bushiroad EXPO 2024" in various locations worldwide.

• 2024
  Jan

  Formed a capital and business alliance with YUHODO Inc.

2023

• 2023
  Aug

  Released petit figure brand "PalVerse" products

• 2023
  Jul

  Bushiroad Works, Inc. established
  Launched the "Bushiroad Games" label

• 2023
  Jun

  Broadcasted TV animation "BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!"

• 2023
  Apr

  Launched mobile online game "Love Live! School Idol Festival 2 MIRACLE LIVE!"

• 2023
  Mar

  Held "2023 BUSHIROAD EXPO ASIA"

• 2023
  Jan

  Broadcasted TV animation "D4DJ All Mix"
  Launched "New Japan Protein"

2022

• 2022
  Nov

  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"

• 2022
  Jul

  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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

• 2022
  May

  Capital and business alliance with Team Joy Co.

• 2022
  Apr

  Launched the trading card game "Shadowverse: Evolve"

• 2022
  Mar

  Capital and business alliance with SHOWROOM Co.
  Opened "Hikosen Theater"

• 2022
  Feb

  Established ARGONAVIS.Inc.
  Launched mobile online game “NJPW STRONG SPIRITS”

• 2022
  Jan

  Released the“BanG Dream! Poppin’Dream!” movie

2021

• 2021
  Aug

  Bushiroad Online Store renews operations from Bushiroad EC SHOP e-commerce site in Japan

• 2021
  Jul

  Bushiroad Creative Inc. absorbed our MD/EC business

• 2021
  Jun

  Released “Revue Starlight The Movie”

• 2021
  Apr

  Subsidiary acquisition of Frontwing Lab. Inc.
  Started operations of "Bushiroad Global Online Store" cross-border EC site
  Broadcasted TV animation “Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress”
• 2021
  Jan

  Launched web manga site "Comic Bushiroad WEB"

2020

• 2020
  Nov

  Announced capital and business partnership with BROCCOLI Co., Ltd.

• 2020
  Oct

  Broadcasted TV animation “D4DJ First Mix”
  Launched mobile online game “D4DJ Groovy Mix”

• 2020
  Sep

  Subsidiary acquisition of Social Info, Inc.

• 2020
  Jun

  Announced capital and business partnership with Lingua franca, Inc.

• 2020
  Apr

  Broadcasted TV animation “ARGONAVIS from BanG Dream!”
  Established Bushiroad Music Publishing Co., Ltd.

• 2020
  Mar

  Released trading card game “Rebirth for you”

• 2020
  Feb

  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.

2019

• 2019
  Dec

  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”

• 2019
  Nov

  Established New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America, Inc.

• 2019
  Oct

  Transfer and Acquisition of Female Pro Wrestling business from STARDOM Co., Ltd.

• 2019
  Sep

  Launched mobile online game “Love Live! School Idol Festival ALL STARS”

• 2019
  Jul

  Held “D4DJ 1st LIVE”
  Listed on the Tokyo Stock Mothers on July 29th,2019

• 2019
  Apr

  New Japan Pro-Wrestling "G1 SUPERCARD" held at Madison Square Garden, New York, USA

• 2019
  Jan

  Broadcasted TV animation “BanG Dream! 2nd Season”

2018

• 2018
  Nov

  Held event in California “CharaExpo USA 2018”
  Acquired privacy mark

• 2018
  Oct

  Launched mobile online game “Revue Starlight -Re LIVE-”

• 2018
  Jul

  Broadcasted TV animation “Revue Starlight”

2017

• 2017
  Sep

  Staged the first performance of “Revue Starlight -The LIVE- #1”

• 2017
  May

  10th Anniversary of Bushiroad Inc. establishment
  Held event “Bushiroad 10th Anniversary Festival”

• 2017
  Mar

  Launched mobile online game “BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!”

• 2017
  Jan

  Broadcasted TV animation “BanG Dream!”

2016

• 2016
  Oct

  Implemented third-party allotment of shares with GREE Inc. as recipient

• 2016
  Sep

  Established HiBiKi Inc.(current Bushiroad Move Inc.)*1

• 2016
  Aug

  Established Kixroad Inc. (current Bushiroad Fight Inc.)

• 2016
  Mar

  Launched trading card game “Love Live! School Idol Collection”

• 2016
  Jan

  Launched trading card game “Luck & Logic”

2015

• 2015
  Jun

  Held event in Singapore “CharaExpo 2015

• 2015
  Apr

  Held BanG Dream! music live performance “Spring, I started a Band!”

• 2015
  Feb

  Established Alcard Inc. (current Bushiroad Creative Inc.)

• 2015
  Jan

  Started serialization of "BanG_Dream! [Star Beat]" manga in Monthly Bushiroad magazine

2014

• 2014
  Dec

  Launched New Japan Pro-Wrestling streaming service “NJPW World”

• 2014
  Apr

  Broadcasted TV variety show “Monthly Bushiroad TV”

• 2014
  Jan

  Launched trading card game “Future Card Buddyfight”

2013

• 2013
  Dec

  Broadcasted TV animation “Neppu Kairiku Bushiroad”

• 2013
  Sep

  Launched comics and TCG information magazine “Monthly Bushiroad”

• 2013
  Apr

  Launched mobile online game “Love Live! School idol festival”

2012

• 2012
  Dec

  Launched mobile online game service “Bushimo”

• 2012
  Oct

  Established HiBiKi Music Inc. (current Bushiroad Music Inc.)
  Launched hybrid trading card game “King of Pro-Wrestling”

• 2012
  May

  Established the United States office, Bushiroad USA Inc.
  Held music live performance “Milky Holmes Live in Budokan”

• 2012
  Jan

  New Japan Pro-wrestling Co., Ltd. became a subsidiary through share acquisition from YUKE’S Co., Ltd.

2011

• 2011
  Aug

  Took over operations of trading card game “Monster Collection TCG”

• 2011
  Feb

  Launched trading card game “CardFight!! Vanguard”

2010

• 2010
  Dec

  Released PSP® game “Detective Opera Milky Holmes”

• 2010
  Nov

  Established the Singapore office, Bushiroad South East Asia Pte. Ltd.
  (current Bushiroad International Pte. Ltd.)

• 2010
  Oct

  Broadcasted TV animation “Detective Opera Milky Holmes”

• 2010
  Jul

  Held music live performance “Milky Holmes First Live”

2009

• 2009
  Oct

  Launched trading card game “Victory Spark”

• 2009
  Jul

  Opened shop “Akihabara Bushiroad TCG Station”

• 2009
  Mar

  Established HiBiKi Inc.*1 (current Bushiroad Media Inc.)
  Launched trading card game “ChaosTCG”

2008

• 2008
  Jul

  Launched trading card game “Sunday VS Magazine TCG”

• 2008
  Mar

  Launched trading card game “Weiss Schwarz”

2007

• 2007
  Sep

  Launched “Bushiroad Trading Card Selection”

• 2007
  May

  Established in the Nakano-ku, Tokyo, as a company focusing on the trading card game business (capital of 1 million yen)

(*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).