Company History

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).