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The Company publishes comic magazines, comic books and
game-related books, including game strategy books.
In the fiscal year under review, the Company published the
monthly magazines “SHONEN GANGAN,” “G Fantasy,”
“GANGAN WING” and weekly magazine “YOUNG GANGAN,”
as well as comic collections taken from regular magazine serials
and various game strategy guide books.
Sales in the Publication segment totaled ¥11,158 million,
a decline of 0.4% compared with the previous fiscal year,
and operating income amounted to ¥3,626 million, an
increase of 0.6%.
This segment comprises all businesses of the TAITO Group,
along with amortization of goodwill relating to the consolidation
of the TAITO Group.
In the fiscal year under review, this segment achieved a
significant recovery in profitability, driven by a range of earnings
enhancement measures implemented during the previous
fiscal year. An increase in revenues from its core arcade facility
operations—at existing arcade facilities—also contributed to the
performance turnaround.
As a result, sales in the Amusement segment amounted to
¥69,104 million, a decrease of 8.7% compared with the previous
fiscal year, and operating income totaled ¥3,129 million. The
Amusement segment recorded an operating loss of ¥351 million
in the previous fiscal year.
Publication Amusement
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©2008 Atsushi Ohkubo
©2008 Hiromu Arakawa
©TAITO CORPORATION 2008 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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