Media Do's Profit Falls on Seven Seas Costs
Published: 2026-10-15T04:56:06.509Z
Media Do's H1 profit drop is a one-off accounting story, last year's MyAnimeList gain versus this year's Seven Seas acquisition costs, even as its distribution business grows and Kitsu and AniList tre
- Media Do: Financial Results Briefing Q2 and H1 FYE 2/27 (Ended August 31, 2026) Media Do's H1 sales rose 8.3% to ¥58.31 billion, but operating profit fell 15% to ¥1.18 billion and net profit dropped 61.6% to ¥0.50 billion. Two one-offs explain it: last year's MyAnimeList sale gai Source: https://ssl4.eir-parts.net/doc/3678/tdnet/2895006/00.pdf
- By the Numbers: anime trending on Kitsu Kitsu's trending anime list on 2026-10-15 ranked Attack on Titan (#1), My Hero Academia (#2), One Punch Man (#5), Death Note (#6), Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4 (#7). Source: Kitsu Source: https://kitsu.io/explore/anime#trend-7442-11469-10740-1376-49746
- By the Numbers: releasing anime trending on AniList AniList's currently releasing anime snapshot on 2026-10-15 ranked Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2 (#1), A Returner's Magic Should be Special Season 2 (#2), ONE PIECE (#3). Source: AniList. Source: https://anilist.co/search/anime/trending#releasing-2026-10-15
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