Gkids Takes 'Cocoon' to North America
Published: 2026-06-20T15:16:00.130Z
Gkids acquires North American rights to 'Cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood' for a September theatrical release, while Kodansha goes direct in India to fight piracy and Bandai Namco's growth slows to sin
- Gkids takes 'Cocoon' to North American theaters. Gkids has acquired all North American rights to "Cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood," a wartime animated drama based on Kyo Machiko's manga, with a theatrical release set for Sept. 4. The film will scree Source: https://variety.com/2026/film/news/cocoon-one-summer-of-girlhood-gkids-north-america-1236781836/
- Kodansha goes direct in India to fight piracy. Kodansha is launching a joint venture with Dai Nippon Printing to publish manga in India this fall, the first Japanese publisher to go direct in that market. They're targeting 200 titles a year in Eng Source: https://news.animenomics.com/p/kodansha-sets-up-manga-publishing-in-india
- Bandai Namco's growth goes from sprint to jog. Bandai Namco closed FY2026 with net sales up 8.6% and operating profit up 5.2%. Solid, but last year's profit surged 98.7%. The post-COVID anime boom is cooling, the company is grinding out single-dig Source: https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/files/ir/financialstatements/pdf/20260513_en_Result.pdf
- Toei Animation posts record profit as sales slip 7.1% Toei Animation's fiscal year ended March 2026: net sales down 7.1% to ¥93.7B, operating profit off 4.4% to ¥31B. But gross profit crept up 1.6%, and net profit hit a record ¥25.1B (+6.1%). Operating m Source: https://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/en/ir/library/result/main/0/teaserItems1/0111111/linkList/01/link/202603_Q4_presen_en.pdf
- Kadokawa's profit miss is a cost-side squeeze. KADOKAWA missed its own operating profit forecast by a wide margin, actual results came in well below the ¥10.3 billion target. Net sales beat guidance, so the damage is all cost-side: production, lic Source: https://ssl4.eir-parts.net/doc/9468/ir_material7/277917/00.pdf
- Bandai Card Games Reveals Naruto Card Game Bandai Card Games is launching a Naruto TCG, debuting at Gen Con 2026 with a global rollout in 2027. It's a strategy-focused competitive card game, not a collector's set, Bandai is betting on tourname Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2026-06-19/bandai-card-games-reveals-naruto-card-game/.238692
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