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Publication
The Company publishes magazines, comics, serial
comics and game strategy books.
Its lineup includes monthly magazines “SHONEN
GANGAN,” “G FANTASY” and “GANGAN WING,”
and newly published a comic magazine for young
adults, “YOUNG GANGAN.”
“Mahoraba,” featured in a monthly magazine, came
on air as an animated television show during this period.
Another television show, “FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST,”
which came on air in the previous fiscal year, ended
September 2004, however, it has retained its popularity,
and the Company has published over 15 million copies
of its comics. In addition, the Company has published
game strategy books for the two big titles “DRAGON
QUEST V” and “DRAGON QUEST VIII.”
Consequently, net sales in the Publication segment
totaled ¥10 billion (up 12.3%), and operating income
was ¥3 billion (up 7.3%).
Others
The Others segment covers the planning, production,
distribution and licensing of SQUARE ENIX titles’
derivative products.
The Company sells toys and merchandise for a wide
range of ages, such as merchandise related to
“DRAGON QUEST”, pencils named “BATO-EN”
and character goods related to “FINAL FANTASY,”
“Kingdom Hearts” and “FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST.”
The Company also sells and licenses music CDs as
the soundtracks.
Net sales in the Others segment amounted to
¥2 billion (down 30.7%), and operating income totaled
¥0.7 billion (down 23.8%).
10 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
© 2005 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved.
© 2005 Hiromu Arakawa
© 2005 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved.
© Hiromu Arakawa / SQUARE ENIX, MBS, ANX, BONES, dentsu 2004