Media Do's Profit Plunges on Seven Seas Costs
Published: 2026-07-20T21:27:23.881Z
Media Do's Q1 operating profit cratered 32.6% as Seven Seas acquisition costs and a lost high-margin service squeezed margins, even as the publisher bets on prestige licensing with a dark Ultraman tit
- Media Do's profit cratered, Seven Seas costs bite. Media Do's Q1 revenue hit ¥27.07 billion (+4.1% YoY), but operating profit plunged 32.6% to ¥440 million. The culprit: a high-margin service ended last fiscal year, plus Seven Seas acquisition costs a Source: https://ssl4.eir-parts.net/doc/3678/tdnet/2851863/00.pdf
- Media Do's Q1 profit cratered as sales barely rose. Media Do's Q1 revenue hit ¥27 billion (up 4.1% YoY), but profit cratered: operating profit down 32.6% to ¥440 million, and net profit plunged 84.2% to ¥129 million. Full-year forecast still calls for Source: https://ssl4.eir-parts.net/doc/3678/tdnet/2851780/00.pdf
- Seven Seas bets on weird Ultraman. This isn't the action-heavy Ultraman you know from TV; Umezz's run is darker, weirder, and more psychological. Seven Seas is betting the prestige name brings in collectors and crossover horror fans. Source: https://sevenseasentertainment.com/2026/07/17/seven-seas-licenses-ultraman-by-kazuo-umezz-the-classic-manga-collection-hardcover/
- Kodansha's new contest pays winners and reads every entry. Kodansha just opened its biggest-ever global manga contest, the MANGAKA DISCOVERY award, with a cash prize, a Tokyo ceremony, and a dedicated editor for the winner. The twist: every submission gets re Source: https://www.kodansha.com/notice/20260420.pdf
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