The Japanese media conglomerate KADOKAWA Corporation recently revealed its most profitable franchises for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024between April 1 and June 30, 2024. According to the report, the 'Dungeon Meshi' franchiseTragions and Dungeons)' positioned itself as the undisputed sales leader during this periodaccumulating over 2 billion yen in revenue. While Kadokawa did not reveal the exact number, it was confirmed that This is the highest-grossing series in two main categories: IP creation/publishing (such as manga and art books) and anime/film segment.

'Dungeon Meshi', a manga series written and illustrated by Ryoko Kui, began publication in 2015 under the Kadokawa imprint and has since gained a growing fan base in Japan and overseas. The recent 2024 anime adaptation further boosted its popularity, becoming the most profitable franchise of the quarter for Kadokawa. The breakdown of sales shows that the majority of revenue comes from anime, followed by print publications. This success was largely attributed to the appeal of its unique premise that combines dungeon crawling with gourmet cooking, an approach that resonated with a global audience.

In second place is the 'KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World!' franchise, which generated approximately 1 billion yen in revenue. While that number is less than half of what Dungeon Meshi grossed, it remains one of Kadokawa's most beloved and successful franchises, especially thanks to its popular anime adaptation.

'Oshi no Ko', another anime that was a phenomenon in 2023 and 2024, occupies third place in the Kadokawa ranking. However, it is important to note that sales of the manga were not included in the calculation, since the rights belong to another company. Despite this, the success of its anime adaptation has been enough to guarantee it a prominent place among the most profitable franchises.

Although Kadokawa faced a cyberattack on its subsidiary Dwango earlier this year, the company has seen significant sales growth, driven in large part by the continued success of its most popular franchises. This result reinforces Kadokawa's position as one of Japan's largest media conglomerates.responsible for publishing many of the world's most recognized anime, manga and video games.

Source: Gamebiz