Bandai Namco's Q1 beat, but full-year dip still looms.
Published: 2026-08-12T03:36:25.633Z
The raised six-month guidance sets a higher bar for Q2; a miss would spook investors betting on sustained IP strength.
- Bandai Namco's Q1 beat, but full-year dip still looms. Bandai Namco's Q1 beat: net sales up 9.3% to ¥328.5 billion, operating profit up 33.3% to ¥69.2 billion, and profit attributable to owners up 33.4% to ¥51.1 billion. The company also raised its six-mo Source: https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/files/ir/financialstatements/pdf/en_20260806_Report.pdf
- Crunchyroll grabs Shinkai's next, but Asia stays out. Crunchyroll snagged Makoto Shinkai's next film for everywhere except most of Asia. No title yet, Shinkai's been teasing a "new film" since November. But Asia's out, and that's a hefty slice of the box Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-11/crunchyroll-to-release-makoto-shinkai-new-film-globally-excluding-most-of-asia/.240494
- By the Numbers: anime trending on Kitsu Kitsu's trending anime list on 2026-08-12 ranked Attack on Titan (#1), My Hero Academia (#2), One Punch Man (#5), One Piece (#6), Death Note (#7). Source: Kitsu. Source: https://kitsu.io/explore/anime#trend-7442-11469-10740-12-1376
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