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Kadokawa Discusses Creating World-Class CG Studio to Help Make 40 Animation Works a Year
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Company considers gathering world s best creators ; sales, profits reach record highs
Media company
Kadokawa Corporation announced on Friday its medium-range management policy and goals until March 2023, as part of its presentation for the fiscal year ending on March 31. One of
Kadokawa s six goals is strengthening its animation business.
To achieve this goal, the company aims to strengthen its production system so that it can produce 40 new animation titles a year by 2023, an increase of 20 percent from 33 titles. The Animation Business Journal website qualified that
J-Novel Club s collaboration with its
BookWalker Global online manga and light novel service and GeeXPlus,
BookWalker s internet influencer talent agency subsidiary. The company plans to implement
J-Novel Club s Digital First strategy, releasing more new titles first digitally while complementing and contributing to
Kadokawa also owns jointly with Hachette Book Group.
Kadokawareorganized its corporate structure last October. The company replaced its previous six departments with 13 different groups, each of which has a chief officer executive bearing the title of their respective group.
Kadokawa noted that the restructuring would allow the company to achieve a more flat and horizontal corporate structure.
Earlier this year,