Kadokawa Corporation

Kadokawa Corporation
Native name
株式会社KADOKAWA
Kabushiki gaisha KADOKAWA
FormerlyKadokawa Dwango Corporation (2014–2019)
Company typePublic
TYO: 9468
Industry
Founded
  • November 10, 1945; 79 years ago (1945-11-10) (as Kadokawa Shoten)
  • June 6, 1997; 27 years ago (1997-06-06) (as Dwango)
  • October 1, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-10-01) (as Kadokawa Dwango Corporation)
FounderGenyoshi Kadokawa (for the Kadokawa Shoten branch)
HeadquartersFujimi, Chiyoda, Tokyo,
Japan
Area served
Global
Key people
Takeshi Natsuno (president)
RevenueIncrease ¥258,109 million[1] (2024)
Decrease ¥18,454 million[1] (2024)
Total assetsDecrease ¥340,310 million[1] (2024)
Number of employees
5,349[2]
Websitegroup.kadokawa.co.jp/global/
Kadokawa SakuraTown Complex in Tokorozawa, Saitama

Kadokawa Corporation (Japanese: 株式会社KADOKAWA, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Kadokawa), formerly Kadokawa Dwango Corporation,[3] is a Japanese media conglomerate that was created as a result of the merger of the original Kadokawa Corporation and Dwango Co., Ltd. on October 1, 2014.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b c "Summary of Consolidated Financial Results for the Year Ended March 31, 2024 (Based on Japanese GAAP)". May 9, 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 31, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "KADOKAWA Integrated Report 2022". group.kadokawa.co.jp. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  3. ^ カドカワ株式会社, Kadokawa Kabushiki-gaisha, until October 1, 2015 株式会社KADOKAWA・DWANGO
  4. ^ "Dwango to merge with Kadokawa". The Japan Times. May 14, 2014. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  5. ^ "Publisher Kadokawa, Internet firm Dwango complete merger". The Japan Times. October 1, 2014. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2015.