On this day (April 14th), Toho <9602> revealed that TOHO animation's operating income for the fiscal year ending February 2025 was 55.48 billion yen, an increase of 19.1% from the previous period. In the fiscal year ending February 2023, it was 24.2 billion yen, but it grew rapidly, 2.3 times in just two years. The ratio of Toho Group's operating income also increased from 9.9% to 17.7%.
The rebound from the huge hits of "Haikyuu the Movie: The Decisive Battle at the Garbage Disposal" and "SPY x FAMILY CODE: White" saw a decline in revenue in theaters, but all other sources saw an increase in revenue.
In addition to the strong domestic and international streaming of "My Hero Academia" and "Jujutsu Kaisen", the character licenses for "Haikyu!!" and "Jujutsu Kaisen" also increased significantly. Character merchandise such as "Haikyu!!" and "My Hero Academia" also pushed the whole thing up.
・Distribution...21.842 billion yen (up 18.5%)
・Character business...11.185 billion yen (up 41.3%)
・Product sales: 8.105 million yen (79.4% increase)
・Package: 3.143 billion yen (up 10.2%)
・Theatrical release...7.083 billion yen (down 23.0%)
・All allocation fees and other...4.12 billion yen (up 13.0%)
As already reported, the company had announced its intention to make the anime business a pillar of its business following the film, theater and real estate businesses, but in response to the growing presence in the group, it has revealed that it will be promoted to an independent segment along with the IP business.
▲The fourth quarter of the fiscal year ending February 2024 saw a significant increase, but this is mainly a contribution from "Haikyu the Movie!! The Decisive Battle at the Garbage Disposal" and "SPY x FAMILY CODE: White the Movie."