Contents

KADOKAWA CORPORATION

Annual Report 2013

01

Establishing a Corporate Brand
and Brand Control

02

Chairman’s Message

03

Message from the President

04

Features07

Overview of Businesses

10

Financial Highlights

12

Subsidiary Information

13

Financial Section

41

Corporate Data

Birth of a Regenerated
KADOKAWAOn October 1, 2013, KADOKAWA absorbed
and merged with its nine consolidated
subsidiaries and embarked on a fresh start.
Not tied to its position as a Japanesepublisher, the regenerated KADOKAWA willbuild the industry infrastructure—including
the publishing industry’s e-books, movies
and anime—of a megacontent publisher witha focus on the global market. Having called
itself an unparalleled digital content
platformer, KADOKAWA will make progressin confronting the challenges of providing
new services and in restructuring its
business as the Company targets growthover the medium to long term.

Creating mega content while accelerating the pace of overseas business development
Establishing the KADOKAWA
corporate brand while maintaining
brand control

Broadening

Creating and developing free andincreasingly dynamic IP

Evolving into a global comprehensive
media group

General Sales and Marketing
Headquarters

General International Business
Headquarters

Consolidating into a single unit the real and e-book sales
as well as merchandising functions while promoting the
integration of customers’ ID held by the Group

Accelerating global development of
the KADOKAWA brand

General IP Business Headquarters

Leveraging
Creating

Building a structure and systems that are capable ofcreating and developing free-thinking ideas anddynamic IP

General Entertainment Content Creation
Business Headquarters

General Media & Information Business
Headquarters

Extending beyond conventional boundaries to create avariety of new content

Building an information business that encompasses every
possible channel by combining paper and digital products

Brand Companies

ASCII MEDIA WORKS BRAND COMPANY
KADOKAWA GAKUGEI PUBLISHING BRAND COMPANY
KADOKAWA SHOTEN BRAND COMPANY
CHUKEI PUBLISHING BRAND COMPANY
FUJIMI SHOBO BRAND COMPANY
MEDIA FACTORY BRAND COMPANY

Brand Companies

ENTERBRAIN BRAND COMPANY
KADOKAWA MAGAZINES BRAND COMPANY

Establishing a Corporate Brand and Brand Control
e DENGEKI PlayStatione DENGEKI MAOH

e DENGEKI GirlʼsStyle

e CHARAPARFAITe DENGEKI BUNKOe MEDIA WORKS BUNKOe DENGEKI DAIOHCORPORATE BRAND

Not confined to the Japanese publishing market, KADOKAWA is aiming to establish itself as a corporate
brand capable of developing mega content on the Internet/digital and global markets.

e SYLPHe Asuka Comics
e Newtypee Kadokawa Picturese Shosetsu Yasei Jidai
e Shonen A
e Young Ae Gundam Ae Asukae DENGEKI Gʼs magazine

e CIELe DENGEKI HOBBY MAGAZINEe Comic Kwaie Weekly ASCII Magazine

e Comptiq

e ASCII Cloud Magazine

e Comp A

e MacPeople

e Kero-kero A

e MAHO NO i-LAND BUNKO

e THE TELEVISIONe B-PRINCE BUNKO

e Walkere DENGEKI ONLINE

e Family Walker

e ASCII.jp

e LETTUCE CLUBe Famitsu Bunkoe Mainichi ga hakken

e Bʼs-LOG Bunkoe Ramen Walker

e KCG Bunkoe KADOKAWA SSC Sinshoe BEAM COMIXe Chokumaga

e Weekly Famitsu

e Walkerplus

e TECH GIAN

e Web the televisione COMIC BEAMe Lettuceclub net

e Bʼs-LOG

e Movie Walker

e SARABURE

e Chukei no Bunko

e OtonaFami

e Shinjinbutsu Bunkoe CD&DL Datae MONTHLY MAGAZINEFOR LOVERS OF
JAPANESE HISTORYe DVD&Blu-ray Datae Hanajikane Dragon Comics Agee FAMITSU.com

e Dragon Agee Famitsu App

e Fantasia Bunkoe HAIKU

e DRAGON MAGAZINEe Tankae Da Vinci

e Kadokawa Sophia Bunko

e Da Vinci Denshi-Navie Kadokawa Sensyo

e Kadokawa Paperbacke Kadokawa Horror Paperbacke Kadokawa Sneaker Paperbacke Kadokawa Ruby Paperbacke Kadokawa Beans Paperbacke Kadokawa Childrenʼs Paperbacke Kadokawa One Theme 21

e Kadokawa EPUB Sensyo
e Kadokawa Comics A

e MF Bunko J

COMPANY BRAND

Satellite Brand

Commencing with the founding of Kadokawa Shoten in 1945, the integrated business corporation has
created attractive works that focus on the needs of the times and been nurtured as a brand, the company
names, labels and magazine names of which endear themselves to many users. Surviving as brandcompanies and satellite brands, these assets raise the respective brand power based on the One Company
system and will produce high-quality content on an ongoing basis.

e MF BOOKSe Monthly Comic FLAPPERe Monthly Comic alivee Monthly Comic GENEe yooe fleure Media Factory Shinsho

e FABTONE RECORDS

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Chairman’s Message

Emerging as a Leading Digital-Based Company
Adopting a new organizational format, the Kadokawa Group transitioned to a One Company“KADOKAWA” structure on October 1, 2013.
We took this bold step as a company that is well suited to leading its industry in Japan,
based on the recognition that providers of content the world over are struggling with how best
to cope with and address the critical issue of a digital society that continues to undergo
dramatic change.
We are cognizant that efforts to foster online content as well as digital game companies
as core pillars of business, while placing equal importance on traditional print media publishingand movie and visual activities, is the most apt management policy for today’s conditions. We
are equally aware, however, that our 2,500-strong workforce feels without hesitation that wewill evolve into an online content company three years hence.
My aspiration is that tomorrow’s online content company will take the form of a business
entity that provides high added value focusing mainly on the creation of works and assets(intellectual property). At the same time, I hope the company takes up the challenge ofdeveloping innovative businesses that incorporate shifts in cloud computing while adopting an
overwhelming venture spirit.
Business must revolve around IP. While employing cloud computing, a core facet in today’s
digital generation, we must question the true nature of content that exits through a mobile
environment. It is therefore vital to flexibly and actively utilize each IP. Of equal importance is theneed to instill a culture that is not hesitant or remains inert due to the fear of failure.
Moreover, having adopted a One Company structure, we must ascertain the volume ofpages viewed as well as the status of our membership base (customer IDs). Together with IP,
these factors provide three key elements by which the Company is evaluated as a whole. It is
my aspiration to build a company of this nature.
I would like to touch on a few successful initiatives that, while modest in their own right,
provide a look into the future.

One Company
Our “Kantai Collection” or “KanColle” for short of beautiful girl battle games that continue
to attract the support of avid combat enthusiasts is a case in point. Developed through apartnership arrangement by Kadokawa Games, LTD., KanColle proved so successful
following its launch that designated servers were unable to cope with the sudden rush of users.
Feedback through such social network systems as Twitter was tremendous with membership
expanding to 600,000 in the first month. What was more pleasing, however, was the positive
ripple effects that helped boost our peripheral businesses. Our magazines that promoted digital
games quickly sold out and we secured the top ranking in comic sales through Amazon. In thisinstance, our digital content (IP) developed through the introduction of new games was pivotal
in reenergizing our traditional publishing activities.
In addition, our e-book distribution platform “Book ☆ Walker” is providing the content
of over 80 publishers while membership of docomo Anime Store, a joint venture launched withNTT Docomo Inc., has exceeded one million.
These and other initiatives have served as a driving force behind efforts to take up
fresh challenges.
For KADOKAWA to transform itself, it is vital that we reeducate employees and promote a
shift in mindset from analog to digital. Beginning with robust interaction between a 2,500strong workforce that is distinguished by its venture spirit, we will engage in a variety of new
and substantial activities.

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We will continue to draw on the comments of renowned author Hiroyuki Itsuki, who
described KADOKAWA as a company that is always innovative and new, and return to our roots
as we work diligently toward a digital-based content provider.
October 2013

Tsuguhiko Kadokawa
Chairman of the Board
KADOKAWA CORPORATION

Message from the President
Despite a publishing industry in Japan that remains entrenched in what may seem like a neverending period of tumultuous conditions and decline, KADOKAWA’s growth continues to show
no bounds.
Working on a daily basis, KADOKAWA continues to create content that appeals to thehearts and minds of readers across such wide-ranging fields as literature, light novels, and comics.
The Group’s publishing activities are also supported by the equally important pillars of businessincluding movies, animation, games, and merchandising. While maintaining publishing at the nexusof our operations, our strengths lie in our unique business portfolio that disseminates intellectual
property (IP) through a broad spectrum of media.
In examining its ideal image and structure, KADOKAWA strives to maintain its position as anentertainment company that consistently excels on the world stage. At the same time, we
recognize the need to transform ourselves into a digital content platformer, in the knowledge thatthe vast majority of future users of our products and services will comprise individuals who wereraised in the digital era. In order to achieve each of these overarching operating targets, I am
acutely aware of the need to carry out the following two initiatives. The first is to develop content

such growth fields as e-books and merchandising.
In putting in place platform-based business models, every effort will be made to secure a firm
position as a platformer in our own right with respect to digital distribution services encompassing
movies and visuals as well as e-books. Since the U.S. music industry fell under the control of major
online distributors, enormous IT infrastructure operators have unilaterally dominated traditional
media. Recently, however, there is a feeling that we are entering an era in which companies thatare capable of creating content will come to the fore as platformers.
This feeling is based on the success of docomo anime store, an animation distribution
service launched in partnership with NTT DOCOMO, INC., and “Book ☆ Walker,” an e-book
distribution service. This trend is an indication that content holders are evolving into platformers
that are capable of driving the industry forward within the IT society.
Turning to overseas markets, we will strive to increase earnings by building new platforms
while developing and expanding an optimal media mix based on the Group’s IP.
Simply put, the significance of KADOKAWA’s efforts to reorganize itself into a “OneCompany” concept reflects a transformation aimed at realizing two ideal scenarios. Our rebirththen embodies innovation and reform designed to secure dynamic growth and to lay a foundation
for moving toward future lofty horizons.

on multiple levels based on an IP strategy, and the second is to put in place platform-based
business models.
In developing content on multiple levels based on an IP strategy, we recognize theimportance of unfettered thought and the ability to think outside the box. It is vital to look beyond
the genre and source, and whether content originates from a novel, comic, game, or animation, isthe work of a well-known author, or comes from Consumer Generated Media (CGM). Fromexperience, the ability to develop content on multiple levels is more likely to attract a larger andbroader fan base.
For these very reasons, the creation of freewheeling and dynamic IP is an integral element
in realizing medium- to long-term growth. In order to bolster our capabilities in this area, weestablished the General IP Business Headquarters under a new organization structure withmyself serving as Executive General Manager. The General IP Business Headquarters will work
diligently to organize the Group rights and agreements in order to ensure maximum use of thevalue of each content originating from the full range of our products and services including books,
movies and visuals, magazines and advertising as well as the Internet and digital business. At thesame time, the General IP Business Headquarters will develop IP across overseas markets in

We will, as a matter of course, continue to hold most dear our various company brands
including Kadokawa Shoten, Media Factory, and Chukei Publishing, which maintain a loyal fan base.
This is also true of such satellite brands as Dengeki, Famitsu, and Walker. At the same time, however,
we will channel our energies toward fostering the new KADOKAWA corporate brand.
As we work toward achieving our established goals, we kindly thank all stakeholders for theirsupport and understanding of our new growth strategy and our efforts to pursue a significant leap
forward through reform.
October 2013

Tatsuo Sato
Representative Director and President
KADOKAWA CORPORATION
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FEATURE 01
The Path Toward a Digital Content Platform
Comprehensive e-Book Store Directly Operated by the KADOKAWA Group
Having commenced services with the iOS version of the “Book ☆Walker” e-book content platform in December 2010, the year
in which the first-generation iPad was released, the Company went on to launch services with the Android version in April 2011
and increase user numbers through a variety of initiatives in collaboration with various business partners including NICO NICOSEIGA. In addition to works published by the KADOKAWA Group, “Book ☆Walker” allows users to access and enjoy a host of
titles and genres from other publishing companies including light novels, comics, literature, new titles, game-related books,
magazines, and photo collections from smartphones, tablet terminals, and PCs. As of the end of August 2013, the number of titles
exceeded 46,000. This service secured the top ranking in application annual sales in the iPhone book category for a second
consecutive year in 2012 as announced by Apple Inc. Moving forward, “Book ☆ Walker” will work to further bolster its service
functions, increase its menu of titles, and pursue collaborative ties with other companies. In this manner, every effort will be madeto secure a position as the industry-wide platform.

Trends in Smart Device e-Book Business: Agency Sales and Direct Sales(on a Retail Price Basis)

Trends in the Number of Titles Handled (Direct Sales) by “Book ☆ Walker”
Stores and the Number of Members

More than 5 times comparedwith the previous year(¥ milion)

300
Application one million DL campaign

2.5 times compared with the previous year200
PC viewer starts

amazon Kindle

46,000 titles
Number of participatingcompanies: 88

iBooks5 times compared withthe previous year

100
Kobo

Participation by KODANSHA LTD.

google Play Books

Full-fledged participation by
publishers outside the Group

2012
Apr.

Agency sales

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May

Jun.

Jul.

Aug.

Direct sales

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Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

2013
Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

2012
Apr.

May

Jun.

Number of titles

Jul.

Aug.

Sep.

Number of members

Oct.

Nov.

25,000 titles

Number ofparticipating
Participation by SHUEISHA Inc. companies: 40

Participation by Shogakukan Inc.

0

(as of August 2013)

Dec.

2013
Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

(as of April 2013)

Apr.

“Book ☆ Walker” Is Shifting from an e-Book Store toa Genuine Content Platform

BOOK ☆waLKEr 3.0
evolving into a “BooK ☆ WALKeR” economic
zone that is transitioning from a content layer
concept to an eco system. Working toward theforemost customer contact base

From April

2014

New
Services

BOOK ☆ waLKEr 2.0
Working toward a publishingindustry platform

BOOK ☆ waLKEr 1.0
A store that draws on the strengths of the
KADoKAWA group and specializes inlight novels.

From July

2012

VisualFrom December

2010

Games

Goods

A Designated Online Store that Handles
a Variety of Character Content
chara-ani was first established as Character & Anime.com Corporation in 1999. In
addition to operating chara-ani.com, the company actively provides a variety of services
that match user needs. As well as its Internet mail-order services, activities include theplanning and development of character goods and wholesale distribution. In addition toa wide selection of original goods that only chara-ani can provide, the company
works to secure synergy benefits derived from the services of otherGroup companies and to deliver services that draw out the
maximum appeal of character content. extending
beyond businesses that harness character content
within the Group, chara-ani engages in a full range ofactivities from manufacturing and the development oforiginal goods, mail-order as well as event agency
services, and the sale of popular idol CDs with special
benefits including the opportunity to participate in
events. looking ahead, the company will bolster its
ties with “BooK ☆ WAlKeR” in an effort to expand
its e-commerce function, thereby fortifying its ability
to distribute e-books as well as market publications
and goods.

chara-ani.com
An online store that specializes in a variety ofcharacter content products and services
encompassing such wide-ranging areas asanimation, comics, games, light novels,
dubbing artists, and idols.

BOOK ☆WALKER
http://bookwalker.jp/

chara-ani.com
http://www.chara-ani.com/

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FEATURE 02

FEATURE 03

Japan’s Largest Unlimited Anime Viewing Site

Purchasing Movie Tickets and Reserving Seating Online

with NTT DOCOMODOCOMO ANIME STORE, INC., a joint-venture company formed by NTT DOCOMO,
INC. and KADOKAWA, launched the docomo Anime Store animation distribution
service in July 2012. Leveraging the strengths of NTT DOCOMO, which maintains asolid base in the smartphone content distribution service dmarket, as well as
KADOKAWA, docomo Anime Store is advancing a highly competitive animation
distribution service that boasts substantial quality and quantity. Every effort is being
made to upgrade and expand content by complementing the animation titles held by
the KADOKAWA Group with content procured from other companies. Currently,
docomo Anime Store boasts a lineup of around 700 works and 10,000 stories
focusing mainly on popular titles procured from 60 companies. Service members
have passed through the one million milestone (as of August 2013). Looking ahead,energies will be channeled toward further augmenting service content and toestablishing the company as the industry’s premier animation distribution platform.

NTT DOCOMOKADOKAWA

Animation video transmission
business collaboration

Japan’s Largest Unlimited Anime
Viewing Site

Japan’s 60 major animation production companies

Delivering approximately 700 works
and 10,000 stories*
Joint-venture company:
DOCOMO ANIME STORE, INC.
Maximize the competitive advantages ofboth companies and set up an animation video
transmission business06

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* As of August 2013

with Microsoft

Mubichike was established in July 2011 as a service that allows users to purchasemovie tickets online. Working in partnership with Microsoft, Mubichike continues todevelop its systems that employ cutting-edge cloud services in collaboration withnationwide cinema complex chains. Using the convenience of PCs, smartphones,
and other portable devices, users can purchase tickets and reserve seating. Thiseliminates the need to stand and wait in lengthy queues. The Mubichike ticket
booking service is steadily expanding its coverage and encompasses such major
movie theaters as TOHO CINEMAS, CINEPLEX, 109CINEMAS, UNITED CINEMAS,
and Cinema Sunshine (as of August 31,
2013). Moving forward, efforts to further
Movie
expand this network will continue. At theenthusiasts
same time, Mubichike has opened theway for a variety of marketing activities
that extend beyond the limitations ofpaper-based tickets. This is in turn helping
Mubichiketo invigorate the movie industry as awhole in Japan.
Cinema circuitcompanies

Products Handled
Mubichike online

Shift to electronic movie tickets
Purchase through the Mubichike homepage

Mubichike card

Card-type movie ticket
Purchase at cinema counters

Movie
distribution
companies

Overview of Businesses
Aiming for Significant Advances under a New System
Leveraging the Brand Companies’ superior content creation capabilities andindividual brands, KADOKAWA will further raise their brand value while advancing
the integration of common functions that were previously dispersed within theGroup, strengthening business development in Japan and overseas, and aiming tocreate world-class IP. By bringing IP together in one company, KADOKAWA has anorganizational framework to develop mega content both in Japan and overseas, be
it “real” or on the Internet.

General IP Business Headquarters
Building a structure and systems that are capable of creating anddeveloping free-thinking ideas and dynamic IP
Up until now, KADOKAWA’s business corporations have developed proprietary IP withinframeworks that have depended on the size of each company. In the years to come, the creationof dynamic, free-thinking IP will be indispensable for KADOKAWA to realize medium- to longterm growth. The General IP Business Headquarters will raise the value of content created by theGeneral Entertainment Content Creation Business Headquarters and General Media &Information Business Headquarters. To enable the utilization of IP to the fullest extent, rights andcontracts will be upgraded and a system built that is capable of rapidly and widely deploying IP ingrowth fields, such as e-books and Internet/digital fields, be they in Japan or overseas.

General International Business Headquarters
Accelerating global development of the KADOKAWA brand
General Entertainment
Content Creation Business
Headquarters

General Media &Information Business
Headquarters

Tatsuo Sato
Representative Director and President
Executive General Manager of the General
IP Business Headquarters
Executive General Manager of the General
International Business Headquarters

General IP Business
Headquarters

Enterprising overseas development is considered an important management strategy for mediumto long-term growth. KADOKAWA will deploy more widely in Asia the business model that has
already been successful in Taiwan and work on area expansion. Displaying to the fullest extent themedia mix and know-how accumulated in Japan, the Company will focus on growth fields, suchas the movie, merchandising and Internet/digital businesses, with the publishing business as itscore. Naturally, also discovering original IP overseas, KADOKAWA will generate new business
opportunities, enterprisingly expanding content genres by M&A and through business alliances tocreate and acquire IP with which the Company can make significant advances globally.

General International
Business Headquarters

General Sales and Marketing Headquarters
Consolidating into a single unit the real and e-book sales as well as
merchandising functions while promoting the integration of customers’ ID
held by the Group

General Sales andMarketing Headquarters

Koichi Sekiya
Managing Director and Executive General
Manager of the General Sales andMarketing Headquarters

One of the strengths arising from becoming ONE COMPANY is the merits of scale that this will
create. Gathering into one the marketing, distribution and asset procurement functions, whichwere previously the former Kadokawa Group Publishing’s responsibility, means that a systemcapable of maximizing the benefits of scale has been put in place. The Company is aiming toincrease its market share and improve profitability by upgrading and broadening the functions ofsales channels that leverage the benefits of scale, promoting the reform and digitization of sales
methods, and production streamlining. In the distribution of printed books, e-books andmerchandising, the Company will demonstrate its negotiation and marketing capabilities, be they
“real” or on the Internet, and broaden quality content. The Company will also promote integrationof the Group’s customers’ ID.
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General Entertainment Content Creation Business Headquarters
Extending beyond conventional boundaries to create a variety of new content
Being not confined to the publishing business, bringing together the Brand Company that created a wide variety of story content—such as lightnovels, comics, general literature and business—will create new IP in the movie business. While creating a wealth of individual IP, the Brand
Companies will also leverage the benefits of scale and create dynamic IP that transcends the framework of the existing individual companies byfocusing on wider deployment.
Shinichiro Inoue
Representative Director and Senior Managing Director
Executive General Manager of the General Entertainment
Content Creation Business Headquarters

ASCII MEDIA WORKS BRAND COMPANY

e Dengeki Bunko
Sword Art Online

e Dengeki Comics
Yotsuba&!

Dengeki PlayStation

KADOKAWA GAKUGEI PUBLISHING BRAND COMPANY

Weekly ASCII Magazine

noh wo yomu

Tonomonogatari remix

Tanka

Kadokawa HAIKU Dai Saijiki

General Media & Information Business Headquarters
Building an information business that encompasses every possible channel by combining paper and digital products
Walker and The Television, KADOKAWA magazines that are both recognized as top brands in information-related publications, as well asEnterbrain which offers unparalleled information dissemination capabilities within its industry beginning with Famitsu and engages in a broad
range of book, magazine, online digital, game, and other media development activities. The Company will bring together the accumulated
information-gathering capabilities and know-how, centered on these two Brand Companies, to create new Internet services from the magazine
brands and develop the information business targeting every channel by fusing print and digital content.
Hirokazu Hamamura
Managing Director
Executive General Manager of the General Media & Information
Business Headquarters

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KADOKAWA SHOTEN BRAND COMPANY

Mitsuhide no Lemmae Kadokawa Comics A
Bungo Stray Dogs

Fate/kaleid liner
PRISMA☆ILLYACHUKEI PUBLISHING BRAND COMPANYOne Third

HOW TO DEVELOP HUMANRESOURCES–THE TOYOTA WAY

FUJIMI SHOBO BRAND COMPANYSLAYERS VS ORPHEN

e Dragon Book

SWORD WORLD 2.0
RULEBOOK I (revised edition)e Dragon Comics Age
TRINITY SEVEN

e Famitsu Bunko

BAKA&TESTSUMMON THE BEASTSe BEAM COMIXHOW TO LET GO OF YOURGRUDGE WHEN YOU JUSTCAN'T FORGIVE SOMEONEMONTHLY MAGAZINEFOR LOVERS OF
JAPANESE HISTORYMEDIA FACTORY BRAND COMPANY

e Fantasia Bunko

TOKYO RAVENS

davinci

ENTERBRAIN BRAND COMPANY

Weekly Famitsu

REVIEWING JUNIORHIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH
IN JUST 10 HOURS

Boku wa Tomodachi ga
Sukunai NEXT

Ange Vierge(Trading card game)e MFComics - Flapper Series
Tonari no Seki-kun

KADOKAWA MAGAZINES BRAND COMPANYFAMITSU.com

WEEKLY THE TELEVISIONTokyoWalker

LETTUCE CLUBMainichi ga hakken

Sakamoto desuga?

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Financial Highlights

KADOKAWA CORPORATION and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Years ended March 31

Key Points

Achieved record highs in both net sales and ordinary income since the Company’s initial public listing. To mark the Company’s reorganization, the Company paid a commemorative
cash dividend of ¥10 per share on top of the ordinary cash dividend of ¥35 per share for a total cash dividend of ¥45 per share.
l Undertook thoroughgoing streamlining measures in magazine- and advertising-related business activities; worked diligently to improve the rate of goods unsold through detailed
shipping and handling; made headway in improving profitabilityl Experienced robust trends in video package sales; transitioned to a profit contribution business by adhering strictly to a policy of cost control in foreign movie distribution workslOperating Income/Operating Margin

Net Sales/Gross Margin(¥ million)(%)

141,611

135,923

140,055

147,393

24.6

25.7

26.5

25.0

Net Assets/Shareholders’ Equity Ratio(¥ million)(%)

161,602
25.9

5,165

5.6

(%)

67,510
5,656

4.9

3,566
3.8

(¥ million)(%)

87,545

7,952

7,794

Current Assets/Current Ratio(¥ million)

54.2

67,461

73,151
59.4

77,05173,99861.8

77,942

79,236

236.1

232.0

209.8

59.2

56.0

74,513

83,262

219.3

3.8

145.0

2.5
2009
Net sales

2010

2011

2012

2013

3,604

1,430
–3.7

2009
Net assets

2010

2011

3.1
0

130

–37 167

1,010
1,990
–980

5,642 5,980

Net income (loss)

2012

2009

2010

Current assets

2012

2011

5,942 Cash and cash equivalents
Notes and accounts receivable(1,096)
162

338(1,612)

2013

Net income (loss) to net sales ratio

2009

2010

2011

2012

–14,089

Inventories

Property and equipment

Investment and
8,734 other non-current assets

139,8992013

Current
assetsnon-current
assets7,122 upYoY 11,148 up

2013

Cash flows from operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Free cash flow (Combined total of cash flows from operating
and investing activities)

Analysis of Liabilities and Net Assets(¥ million)

128,751
(858)
1,512

Current liabilities

Liabilities

654 upNon-current liabilities
4,093 Shareholders’ equity

Accumulated other
6,105 comprehensive income
296 Minority interests

2013

139,899
YoY 11,148 up

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4,026 up

Others

(982)

–184

2012

10

2012

Current ratio

128,751

6,274–14,2722011

2013(¥ million)

10,336–4,061

20102012

Shareholders’ equity ratio

Analysis of Assets–5,2062009

2013(¥ million)

5,040

2.4

1.1

2012

Cash Flow
(%)

6,368

2011

Operating margin

Detailed Information on Assets and Liabilities(¥ million)

4.5

2010

Operating income

Net Income (Loss)/
Net Income (Loss) to Net Sales Ratio

0

2009

Gross margin

net assets

10,494 up

Average Net Assets for the Period*/ROE

Interest-Bearing Debt/Debt Equity Ratio

Cash Dividends per Share/Dividend Ratio(%)(¥ million)(¥)

81,33016,749(¥ million)

71,671

66,76969,60474,355

0.25

9.1
4.8

6.2

(Times)12,07735
11,608

11,296

11,394

0.16

0.15

0.13

2011

2012

0.18

2.1

(%)

45
30

35

30
52.9
25.0

23.1

2012

2013

13.9
2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2009

Average net assets for the period
ROE* Average of the sum total of the balances of net assets as of theend of the subject fiscal year and as of the fiscal year-end
preceding the subject fiscal year (excluding minority interests)

2010

Interest-bearing debt

2013

Debt equity ratio

2009

2010

2011

Cash dividends per share

Dividend ratio

2013
Net Sales by GenreNet Sales by Genre(¥ million)

2012

66,945

2013

69,86733,16732,747

26,623

13,65734,0996,999 147,393

16,6528,235 161,602

Books

43.2%

Magazine/Advertising

20.2%

Movies/Visuals

21.1%

Internet/Digital

10.3%

Overseas

5.1%

Books

Magazine/Advertising

Movies/Visuals

Internet/Digital

Overseas

Undertook a variety of initiatives including
steps to upgrade and expand series
works, increase sales of media mix
works, and cultivate a new reader base;enjoyed continued robust results in Bunko
paperbacks; sales in light novels were firmon the back of including Media Factory
within the Group, which helped to bolster
market share

While magazine sales continued to decline,
results in such areas as customer
magazines and web advertising saw steady
growth; building on the launch of smiledge
Co., Ltd., a joint-venture company formed
with DWANGO Co., Ltd., in March 2013,
commenced new online advertisingbusiness activities through collaborative
ties including Nico Nico Douga

Movie-related sales increased thankslargely to contributions from hit movies
and robust anime package sales; firm
upward trends in the studio business withan upswing in works handled

Every effort is being made to accelerate thepace of content developed from publications;“Book ☆Walker” in particular is enjoying
sales growth on the back of a variety ofmeasures including continuous campaigns
and the simultaneous release of new works
as well as proactive steps to introduce
new items

The publishing business in Taiwan
experienced sound upward trends took
successful steps to capture the upsurge inthe movie market in Hong Kong; recorded
growth in the movies and visuals business;steady upward trends in the gamebusiness owing mainly to efforts aimed at
localizing overseas software

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Subsidiary Information(as of October 1, 2013)

Kadokawa Games, Ltd.

Mubichike Inc.

Kadokawa Games was established as a strategic subsidiary with the aim of strengthening the game business. This
company engages in a wide range of activities including the publishing of game software that leverages the Group’s
IP as well as original game planning, development, and publishing.

Mubichike operates as an online movie ticket sales service. Among a host of services, users are also able to reserve
their seating in advance. In addition to these online sales and services activities, Mubichike engages in paperlessmovie-related promotion and advertising activities including movie-related content production.

http://www.kadokawagames.co.jp/

http://www.movieticket.jp/

KADOKAWA DAIEI STUDIO CO., LTD.

K.Sense Inc.

KADOKAWA DAIEI STUDIO traces its roots back to the Tamagawa Studio opened by Nippon Eiga Sha in 1933. In theensuing period, the company has continued to release a variety of visual and movie content. In 2011, KADOKAWADAIEI STUDIO opened G Studio, the largest facility of its kind in Japan featuring post production capabilities. Today,
the company engages in a full range of activities from visual content production, through filming to editing.

K.Sense is mainly engaged in mail order and marketing activities focusing on the seniors market. The company
combines KADOKAWA’s content editing capabilities with the know-how of Senshukai Co., Ltd., a major player in the
mail order industry, to service its customers.
http://www.k-sense.co.jp/

http://kd-st.co.jp/

Glovision, Inc.

BOOK WALKER Co., Ltd.

Founded in 1963, Glovision is a long-standing studio company. In the fields of both television broadcasting and featurefilms, the company undertakes the production of Japanese voice-overs as well as subtitles, sound production foranimation, post-recording, and other visual editing projects.

“Book Walker” is the KADOKAWA Group’s proprietary e-book platform and strategic subsidiary in the digital arena. The
company engages in a full range of e-book activities including the direct operation and management of “Book☆Walker”
stores, as well as the production, distribution, and sales of electronic content including e-books.

http://www.glovision.co.jp/english/

http://bookwalker.jp/

Kadokawa Ascii Research Laboratories, Inc.

chara-ani corporation

Making the most of the Kadokawa Group’s technological capabilities in such wide-ranging fields as content, the media,
research, and digital content, the company is active in the research, publishing, education, support, and related
businesses. Through its efforts in each areas, Kadokawa Ascii Research Laboratories works diligently to help
promote an Internet- and digital-based society and support businesses in general.

chara-ani’s principal activities revolve mainly around its online mail-order business including animation, comics, andgame content character goods. Among a host of endeavors, the company is active in the planning, production and saleof original goods and books, the provision of mail-order sales agency services, advertising sales, and the marketing of
event items and goods.

http://www.lab-kadokawa.com/

http://www.chara-ani.com/

smiledge Co., Ltd.

Building Book Center Co., Ltd.

smiledge is a joint-venture company formed by Kadokawa and DWANGO Co., Ltd. In combining the wealth ofcontent and ability to compile information nurtured by the KADOKAWA Group over many years with the visionary
technological capabilities of DWANGO, the company will reinvigorate and further expand the advertising market.
Moving forward, smiledge is engaging in a wide range of business activities including the development and sale ofcompletely new Nico Nico Douga advertising products that are unique, novel, and reliable.

Focusing mainly on the distribution of publications of the KADOKAWA Group as a whole, Building Book Centerengages in a variety of activities in the direct sale, transportation, binding, and related fields. In addition, the company
operates and manages real estate owned and leased by the Group.
http://www.bbc-kadokawa.co.jp/

http://www.smiledge.co.jp/

Kadokawa Media House Inc.
In addition to planning and implementing KADOKAWA’s advertising and promotional activities in their entirety,
Kadokawa Media House is active in the advertising agency business, including general advertising over a broad area,
the production business encompassing movies and events, and editing as well as publishing business activities
encompassing magazines.
http://www.kmh.kadokawa.co.jp/

KADOKAWA TAIWAN CORPORATIONKADOKAWA TAIWAN is engaged in translation and publishing activities mainly in the areas of comics and light novels.
The company is also active in the visual, movie, and product commercialization fields. Moreover, KADOKAWA TAIWAN
is securing a foothold in the magazine business through such publications as the lifestyle information magazine, Taipei
Walker, which focuses on trends in Taiwan. The company launched an online service, Walker Land, in May 2013, as apart of ongoing efforts to forge a presence in the Internet and digital businesses.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Principle Accounting Policies and Estimates

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

The KADOKAWA Group prepares its consolidated financial statements in conformity withaccounting principles generally accepted in Japan (“Japanese GAAP”). In preparing thefinancial statements, with regard to matters requiring estimates, the KADOKAWA Groupconsiders past results and future plans and implements accounting procedures based onreasonable criteria that include the Accounting Standards for Measurement of Inventories,
Accounting Standards for Financial Instruments, Accounting Standards for Impairment of
Fixed Assets, Accounting Standards for Retirement Benefits, and Accounting Standards on
Tax-Effect Accounting.

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Five-Year Summary of Selected Financial Data

Operating Results

16

Consolidated Balance Sheets

18

Consolidated Statements of Income
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

19

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

20

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows21

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

38

Independent Auditor’s Report

Financial Section

For the fiscal year under review, consolidated net sales amounted to ¥161,602 million, up¥14,209 million compared with the previous fiscal year. The Book-related business posted
a 4.4% year-on-year increase in net sales. While vigorous efforts were made to introduce
new titles, and forward planning focusing mainly on new authors resulted in an increase inreturned comics unsold, this positive result was largely attributable to continued robust
trends in Bunko paperbacks and light novels, which reflected such factors as series works
expansion and increased sales of media mix works. Net sales in the Magazine/Advertisingrelated business declined 1.3% year on year due mainly to contraction in the overall market.
On a positive note, the box-office hit SADAKO 3D and strong video package sales
contributed to an upswing in net sales in the Movie/Visual-related business of 28.0%
compared with the previous fiscal year. In the Internet/Digital-related business, we
accelerated the pace of content development from published works. Turning particularly to“Book ☆Walker” operations, we implemented a variety of measures. In addition to theongoing conduct of campaigns and simultaneous release of new products, we aggressively
introduced new works. Accounting for each of these factors, net sales climbed 21.9% year
on year. Looking at the Overseas-related business, trends in publishing operations in Taiwan
and the Movies/Visuals business in Hong Kong were firm. As a result, overseas sales grew
17.6% compared with the previous fiscal year.
Gross profit increased ¥4,940 million year on year to ¥41,809 million. The gross margin
also improved 0.9 of a percentage point to 25.9%.
Operating income totaled ¥7,952 million, up ¥2,296 million compared with the previous
fiscal year. The operating income margin rose 1.1 percentage points year on year to 4.9%.
The improvement in both the gross margin and operating income margin was largely
due to successful efforts to reduce fixed expenses in the Magazine/Advertising-related
business, the liquidation of unprofitable operations, the increase in video package sales in
the Movie/Visual-related business, and the strict adherence to cost reduction in foreign
movie and cinema complex businesses.

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Income before income taxes and minority interests amounted to ¥7,182 million, up¥2,346 million year on year. In the fiscal year under review, other expenses, net came to¥770 million. This largely reflected increases in the loss on valuation of investment securities
and the loss on sales of stocks in subsidiaries and affiliates.
Net income totaled ¥5,040 million, an increase of ¥1,436 million compared with theprevious fiscal year. Net income per share was ¥194.72, up ¥54.69 year on year.

Financial Condition
Total assets as of March 31, 2013 stood at ¥139,899 million, up ¥11,148 million comparedwith the end of the previous fiscal year. The principal components were current assets, which
climbed ¥4,026 million year on year to ¥83,262 million, and non-current assets, which totaled¥56,637 million, ¥7,122 million higher than the balance recorded as of March 31, 2012.
Within current assets, notes and accounts receivable declined ¥1,096 million. Thankslargely to the increase in profits, the balance of cash and cash equivalents grew ¥5,942 million.
Within non-current assets, the balance of net property and equipment was down ¥1,612
million mainly as a result of depreciation expenses brought to account. Investment securities,
on the other hand, climbed ¥10,184 million on the back of the acquisition of DWANGO Co.,
Ltd. shares and an increase in the market values of listed company shares held.
Total liabilities stood at ¥52,354 million as of March 31, 2013, up ¥654 million
compared with the balance as of the beginning of the period. The major components werecurrent liabilities, which declined ¥858 million to ¥35,271 million, and non-current liabilities,
which expanded ¥1,512 million to ¥17,083 million.
Within current liabilities, others including deposits received contracted ¥1,150 million.
Within non-current liabilities, others including asset retirement obligations decreased¥599 million. In contrast, deferred tax liabilities increased ¥1,846 million owing mainly to theincrease in the market values of listed company shares held.
Net assets as of March 31, 2013 stood at ¥87,545 million, up ¥10,494 million
compared with the balance as of the beginning of the period. The major components wereshareholders’ equity, which rose ¥4,093 million to ¥84,561 million, accumulated othercomprehensive income totaling ¥1,868 million, a turnaround of ¥6,105 million comparedwith the accumulated other comprehensive loss as of the beginning of the period, andminority interests of ¥1,116 million, which increased ¥296 million.
Within shareholders’ equity, the balance of retained earnings climbed ¥4,093 million
owing to net income for the period.
In accumulated other comprehensive income, the net unrealized holding gain on
securities climbed ¥5,133 million, largely reflecting the improvement in market values oflisted company shares held. Movements in foreign currency exchange rates between the
U.S. dollar and yen also resulted in a narrowing of foreign currency translation adjustmentsof ¥972 million.
The shareholders’ equity ratio as of the term-end increased 2.6 percentage points
compared with the beginning of the period to 61.8%.

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Annual Report 2013

Cash FlowsNet cash provided by operating activities amounted to ¥10,336 million compared with net
cash used in operating activities of ¥184 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012.
Major cash inflows for the period included income before income taxes and minority
interests of ¥7,182 million, depreciation and amortization of ¥2,481 million, and decrease innotes and accounts receivable of ¥1,387 million.
Net cash used in investing activities totaled ¥4,061 million down from ¥14,089 million
in the previous fiscal year. The principal cash outflows were purchases of investment
securities totaling ¥2,845 million and purchases of intangible assets of ¥1,354 million.
Net cash used in financing activities was ¥788 million compared with net cash provided
by financing activities of ¥580 million in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012. The major
cash outflow was cash dividends paid of ¥906 million.
The net increase in cash and cash equivalents including the effect of exchange ratechanges came to ¥5,942 million. Cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2013 stood at¥17,876 million.
Trends in Cash Flow Indicators
2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Shareholders’ equity ratio (%)

54.2

56.0

59.4

59.2

61.8

Shareholders’ equity ratio at market value (%)

42.8

44.7

39.3

53.0

47.8

Interest-bearing debt to cash flow ratio (years)

—

6.1

2.1

—

1.1

Interest coverage ratio (times)

—

13.7

36.4

—

76.5

Notes
1. The various indicators were calculated using the following calculation methods:
		 Shareholders’ equity ratio: Net assets (excluding minority interests)/total assets
		 Shareholders’ equity ratio at market value: Total market capitalization/total assets
		 Interest-bearing debt to cash flow ratio: Interest-bearing debt/operating cash flow
		 Interest coverage ratio: Operating cash flow/interest expense
2. All indicators were calculated using consolidated financial figures.
3. Total market capitalization is calculated by multiplying the fiscal year-end closing stock price by the total number of shares outstanding(excluding treasury shares) at the end of the fiscal year.
4. Interest-bearing debt includes all debt that pays interest as listed on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
5. Operating cash flow refers to cash flows from operating activities on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Interest expenserefers to the amount of interest paid as listed on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
6. Interest-bearing debt to cash flow ratio and interest coverage ratio for the years ended March 2009 and 2012 are omitted because
operating cash flow was negative.

Five-Year Summary of Selected Financial Data
KADOKAWA CORPORATION and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Years ended March 31

Thousands of U.S.
dollars (Note)

Millions of yen

For the Year:Net Sales
Operating Income
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes and Minority Interests
Net Income (Loss)

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2013

¥ 161,602
7,952
7,182
5,040

¥ 147,393
5,656
4,836
3,604

¥ 140,055
7,794
5,678
6,368

¥ 135,923
5,165
5,143
1,430

¥ 141,611
3,566(1,158)(5,206)$1,719,353
84,60576,41253,623

Percent

61.78%
3.75
6.20

Shareholders’ Equity Ratio
Return on Assets
Return on Equity

59.21%
2.88
4.85

59.43%
5.28
9.15

55.96%
1.18
2.14

54.24%——
Thousands of U.S.
dollars (Note)

Millions of yen

At Year-End:Net Assets
Total Assets¥

87,545
139,899¥

77,051
128,751¥

73,151
121,951¥

67,461
119,253¥

67,510123,176$ 931,429
1,488,446
U.S. dollars(Note)Yen

Per Share:
Net Assets
Net Income (Loss)—basic—diluted
Cash Dividends¥ 3,339.17¥ 2,945.20¥ 2,881.46¥ 2,645.78¥ 2,649.06

194.72171.0345.00

140.03124.1835.00

252.65221.33
35.00

56.68
54.58
30.00

(203.94)
—
30.00

$

35.53
2.07
1.82
0.48

Note: U.S. dollar amounts are translated from Japanese yen, for convenience only, at the rate of ¥93.99=U.S.$1.00, the approximate exchange rate prevailing on the Tokyo
Foreign Exchange Market as of March 31, 2013.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets
KADOKAWA CORPORATION and Consolidated Subsidiaries
March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011

Thousands of U.S.
dollars (Note 1)

Millions of yen

AssetsCurrent Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 4)
Marketable securities (Notes 4 and 5)
Notes and accounts receivable (Note 4)Inventories (Note 6)
Deferred tax assets (Note 13)
OthersLess: Allowance for doubtful accounts
Total Current Assets

Property and Equipment (Note 7):
Land (Note 12)
Buildings and structures (Note 8)
Furniture and fixtures
Others
Total
Less: Accumulated depreciation
Net Property and Equipment

Investments and Other Non-Current Assets:
Investment securities (Notes 4 and 5)
Goodwill (Note 17)
Deferred tax assets (Note 13)
Others (Notes 7 and 8)
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts
Total Investments and Other Non-Current Assets
Total Assets

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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2013

¥

17,876—
43,21914,224
4,517
3,518
(92)
83,262

2012¥

11,934602
44,315
14,062
4,544
3,890
(111)
79,236

¥

2011

2013

26,008—32,853
12,474
3,885
2,874
(152)
77,942$ 190,190—
459,826
151,335
48,05837,430(979)
885,860

10,497
14,6225,016
2,251
32,386(12,796)
19,59010,497
17,924
5,121
2,342
35,884(14,682)
21,202

10,531
15,301
4,362
3,301
33,495(13,614)
19,881

111,682
155,570
53,367
23,950344,569(136,142)
208,427

24,064643
469
12,159(288)
37,047¥ 139,899

13,880892
1,947
11,858(264)
28,313¥ 128,751

11,679
672
2,239
9,869
(331)
24,128¥ 121,951

256,027
6,841
4,990
129,365(3,064)394,159$1,488,446

Thousands of U.S.
dollars (Note 1)

Millions of yen

Liabilities and Net Assets

Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings (Notes 4 and 8)
Current portion of long-term debt (Notes 4 and 8)
Notes and accounts payable (Note 4)
Income taxes payable (Notes 4 and 13)
Allowance for employees’ bonuses
Allowance for sales returns
OthersTotal Current Liabilities
Non-Current Liabilities:
Long-term debt (Notes 4 and 8)
Deferred tax liabilities (Note 13)
Employees’ severance and retirement benefits (Note 9)
OthersTotal Non-Current Liabilities
Contingent Liabilities
Net Assets (Notes 10 and 11):
Shareholders’ Equity:
Common stock
Authorized: 100,000,000 shares
Issued:	  27,260,800 sharesin 2013, 2012 and 2011
Capital surplus
Retained earnings
Treasury stock, at cost
Total Shareholders’ Equity
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income:Net unrealized holding gain (loss) on securities
Revaluation reserve for land (Note 12)
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Minority Interests
Total Net Assets
Total Liabilities and Net Assets

2013

¥

2012

—
56
19,675
961
1,569
3,887
9,123
35,271

¥

2013

2011

45
76
19,780
682
1,367
3,906
10,27336,129¥112462
17,203
1,755
1,356
3,526
9,180
33,594$—596
209,331
10,224
16,69341,355
97,064375,263

11,340
2,196
2,716
831
17,083

11,175
350
2,616
1,430
15,571

11,034
353
2,201
1,618
15,206

120,651
23,36428,897
8,842
181,754

—

—

—

—

26,331
27,37534,788(3,933)84,561

26,331
27,37530,695(3,933)80,46826,331
27,70427,908(6,015)75,928280,147
291,254
370,125(41,845)899,681

4,248
(328)
(2,052)
1,868

(885)
(328)
(3,024)(4,237)

(687)
(257)
(2,505)(3,449)45,196(3,490)(21,832)
19,874

1,116
87,545¥ 139,899

820
77,051¥ 128,751

672
73,151¥ 121,951

11,874
931,429$1,488,446

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Income
KADOKAWA CORPORATION and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011

Thousands of U.S.
dollars (Note 1)

Millions of yen

Net Sales
Cost of Sales
Gross Profit
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Operating Income
Other Income (Expenses)
Interest and dividend income
Interest expenses
Other—net (Notes 7 and 14)
Other expenses, net
Income before Income Taxes and Minority Interests
Income Taxes (Note 13)
Current
Deferred
Total income taxes
Income before Minority Interests
Minority Interests in Consolidated Subsidiaries		
Net Income

2013

2013

¥ 161,602
119,793
41,80933,857
7,952

2012

2011

¥ 147,393
110,524
36,86931,2135,656¥ 140,055
102,892
37,16329,3697,794$1,719,353
1,274,529
444,824360,219
84,605

250
(137)
(883)
(770)
7,182

221
(144)
(897)
(820)
4,836

267
(156)
(2,227)(2,116)
5,678

2,660
(1,458)(9,395)(8,193)76,412

1,311
732
2,043
5,139
99
5,040

976
139
1,115
3,721
117
3,604

2,548
(3,304)
(756)
6,434
66
6,368

13,948
7,788
21,73654,676
1,053
53,623¥¥¥$

U.S. dollars(Note 1)

Yen

2013

Per Share of Common Stock (Note 2 (n)):			
Net income —basic		
—diluted			
Cash dividends applicable to the year		¥

194.72171.03
45.00

2012

¥

140.03124.18
35.00

2013

2011

¥

252.65221.33
35.00

$

2.07
1.82
0.48

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
KADOKAWA CORPORATION and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011

Thousands of U.S.
dollars (Note 1)

Millions of yen

Income before Minority Interests
Other Comprehensive Income
Net unrealized holding gain (loss) on securities
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Share of other comprehensive income of affiliated companies accounted for using equity method
Total Other Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive Income Attributable to:
Owners of the parent company
Minority interests

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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¥

2013

5,139

2012

¥

3,721

2011

¥

6,434

$

2013

54,676

5,133
973
72
6,178
11,317

(198)
(521)
(21)
(740)
2,981

1,325
(989)
(56)
280
6,714

54,612
10,352766
65,730120,406

11,144
173

2,888
93

6,699
15

118,566
1,840

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets
KADOKAWA CORPORATION and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011

Millions of yen

Commonstock

Balance at March 31, 2010		
Cash dividends paid
Net income
Purchases of treasury stock
Change in scope of equity method
Net changes
Balance at March 31, 2011
Cash dividends paid
Net income
Disposal of treasury stock
Change in scope of equity method
Reversal of reserve for land
Net changes
Balance at March 31, 2012
Cash dividends paid
Net income
Change in scope of equity method
Net changes
Balance at March 31, 2013¥

26,331

Capitalsurplus¥27,704Retainedearnings¥

Treasurystock

22,353 ¥
(757)
6,368

27,704(329)

26,331¥

26,331

27,375¥27,375¥(5,879) ¥¥(1,512)

Minority
interests(2,012) ¥

(257)

1,325
(687)

(257)

(993)
(2,505)

(61)
672

(71)
(328)

(519)
(3,024)148
820

27,908
(880)
3,604
(36)
28
71

(6,015)30,695
(906)
5,040
(41)

(3,933)

(198)
(885)

(3,933) ¥

5,133
4,248

34,788Foreigncurrencytranslation
adjustments

Revaluation
reserve for
land

¥

733

Total
net assets

¥

(162)
26

(56)
26,331

Net unrealized
holding gain
(loss) on
securities

2,082

¥

¥

(328)

¥

972
(2,052)

¥

296
1,116

¥

67,461
(757)
6,368
(162)
(30)
271
73,151
(880)
3,604
1,717
28
71
(640)
77,051
(906)
5,040
(41)
6,401
87,545

Thousands of U.S. dollars (Note 1)

Balance at March 31, 2012
Cash dividends paid
Net income
Change in scope of equity method
Net changes
Balance at March 31, 2013

Treasurystock

Net unrealized
holding gain
(loss) on
securities

Foreigncurrencytranslation
adjustments

Revaluation
reserve forland

Commonstock

CapitalsurplusRetainedearnings$ 280,147$ 291,254$ 326,578 $(9,639)53,623(437)(41,845) $(9,416) $(3,490)$(32,173)$ 280,147$ 291,254$ 370,125(41,845) $54,61245,196(3,490)$10,341(21,832)$$

Minority
interests

Total
net assets

$

8,724

$

3,150
11,874$ 819,779(9,639)53,623(437)
68,103$ 931,429

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
KADOKAWA CORPORATION and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011

Thousands of U.S.
dollars (Note 1)

Millions of yen

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Income before income taxes and minority interests
Adjustments to reconcile income before income taxes and minority interests to net cash provided by (used in)operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
Impairment loss on long-lived assets (Note 7)
Equity in (earnings) losses of affiliated companies
Loss on valuation of investment securities
Decrease (increase) in notes and accounts receivable
Decrease (increase) in inventories
Decrease in notes and accounts payable
Other—net
SubtotalInterest and dividends received
Interest paid
Income taxes paid
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities

2013

¥

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Net changes in time deposits
Purchases of marketable securities
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities
Purchases of investment securities
Proceeds from sales of investment securities
Payment for acquisition of interests in subsidiaries newly consolidated (Note 3)
Purchases of property and equipment
Purchases of intangible assets
Other—net
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Net changes in short-term borrowings
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
Repayment of long-term debt
Purchases of treasury stock
Proceeds from disposal of treasury stock
Cash dividends paid
Other—net
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year				See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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¥

7,182

2012

¥

4,836

2013

2011

¥

5,678

$

76,412

2,481
—
(185)
632
1,387
(129)
(124)
(121)
11,123
261
(135)
(913)
10,336

2,236
571
232
477
(5,235)857(513)(1,557)
1,904
250
(144)
(2,194)
(184)

2,259
282
7
2,226
2,084
(1,196)(1,358)
(471)
9,511
325
(155)
(4,039)5,642

26,396—(1,968)6,724
14,757(1,372)(1,319)(1,288)118,342
2,777(1,436)(9,714)
109,969517—
600(2,845)35—(776)(1,354)(238)(4,061)(1,158)(606)—(3,142)
180(4,483)(3,336)(1,048)(496)(14,089)

2,268
—
—
(678)
563
—
(2,004)
(392)
581
338

5,501
—
6,384
(30,269)372—(8,256)(14,406)(2,533)(43,207)

(50)
200
(85)
－—
－ －—
(906)
53
(788)

(62)
250
(473)
—
1,717
(880)
28
580

(268)
—
(130)
(162)
—
(757)
23
(1,294)

(532)
2,128
(904)
—
－—
(9,639)563(8,384)455
5,942
11,934
17,876(381)(14,074)
26,008
11,934(426)
4,260
21,74826,008

4,841
63,219126,971$ 190,190¥¥

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
KADOKAWA CORPORATION and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011

1. Basis of Presenting Consolidated Financial Statements
The accompanying consolidated financial statements of KADOKAWA CORPORATION (the“Company”) and its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively the “Group”) have been preparedin accordance with the provisions set forth in the Japanese Financial Instruments andExchange Law and its related accounting regulations, and in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in Japan (“Japanese GAAP”), which are different in certain
respects as to application and disclosure requirements of International Financial ReportingStandards.
The accounts of consolidated overseas subsidiaries are prepared in accordance witheither Japanese GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards with adjustments forthe specified five items as applicable under Japanese GAAP.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements are translated into English fromthe consolidated financial statements of the Company prepared in accordance with Japanese GAAP and filed with the appropriate Local Finance Bureau of the Ministry of Financeas required by the Japanese Financial Instruments and Exchange Law and its related
accounting regulations. In preparing the accompanying financial statements, certain reclassifications have been made to the financial statements issued domestically in order to present them in a form which is more familiar to readers outside Japan. Certain supplementary
information included in the statutory Japanese language consolidated financial statements,
but not required for fair presentation, is not presented in the accompanying consolidated
financial statements.
The translation of the Japanese yen amounts into U.S. dollars is included solely for theconvenience of readers outside Japan, using the prevailing exchange rate at March 31,
2013, which was ¥93.99 to U.S. $1.00. The convenience translation should not be construed as representations that the Japanese yen amounts have been, could have been, or
could in the future be, converted into U.S. dollars at this or any other rate of exchange.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies(a) Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its 48
subsidiaries (48 in 2012 and 46 in 2011). All significant inter-company transactions, balances and unrealized profits or losses have been eliminated in consolidation.
The investments in 13 affiliated companies (13 in 2012 and 14 in 2011: all 20% to
50% owned and certain others 15% to 20% owned) are accounted for under the equity
method.
Certain subsidiaries have their fiscal year-end on December 31 and their operating
results and financial positions are consolidated by making appropriate adjustments of intercompany transactions during the three-month period.
The excess cost of the Company’s investment in subsidiaries over the underlying net
assets of these companies at the date of acquisition is recorded as goodwill and amortizedover five years on a straight-line basis.
In the elimination of investments in subsidiaries, the assets and liabilities of the subsidiaries, including the portion attributable to minority shareholders, are evaluated using the fairvalue at the time the Company acquired control of the respective subsidiaries.

(b) Foreign Currency Translation
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into Japanese yen at
the rate prevailing at the balance sheet date. Resulting exchange gains and losses areincluded in other income (expenses).
The assets and liabilities as well as income and expense accounts of overseas subsidiaries are translated into Japanese yen at the exchange rate of their balance sheet dates.

Differences arising from such translation are included in “Foreign currency translation
adjustments” and “Minority interest” accounts under net assets.

(c) Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, readily available deposits and short-term
highly liquid investments with maturities not exceeding three months at the time ofpurchase.

(d) Marketable Securities and Investment Securities
Upon applying the accounting standard for financial instruments, all companies are required
to examine the intent of holding each security and classify those securities as (a) securities
held for trading purposes (hereafter, “trading securities”), (b) debt securities intended to beheld to maturity (hereafter, “held-to-maturity debt securities”), (c) equity securities issued bysubsidiaries and affiliated companies, and (d) all other securities that are not classified inany of the above categories (hereafter, “available-for-sale securities”).
The Group does not have any trading securities. Held-to-maturity debt securities arestated at amortized cost.
Available-for-sale securities whose fair market values are available are stated at fairmarket value. Unrealized gains and losses on these securities are reported, net of applicable
income taxes, as a separate component of net assets. Cost of such securities for sale iscomputed using the moving-average method.
Available-for-sale securities that are not marketable are stated at cost determined by
the moving-average method.

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(e) Inventories(l) Employees’ Severance and Retirement Benefits

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value.
Merchandise, finished products, raw materials and supplies are stated at cost determined mainly by the weighted-average method. Films and work-in-process are stated atcost determined mainly by the specific identification method. Costs of films are amortizedusing the method prescribed by the Japanese corporation tax laws.

The Group provides for an allowance for employees’ severance and retirement benefits atthe balance sheet date based on estimated amounts of projected benefit obligation and thefair value of plan assets as of the balance sheet date.
Past service cost is amortized using the straight-line method over the average of theestimated remaining service period of five years.
Actuarial gains and losses are amortized using the straight-line method over five years
commencing from the subsequent period.

(f) Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost. The Company and its domestic subsidiaries
compute depreciation mainly under the declining-balance method. Buildings (excluding
accompanying facilities) acquired after March 31, 1998 are depreciated using the straightline method.
Certain overseas subsidiaries compute depreciation using the straight-line method
based on the accounting standard prevailing in the country of domicile.
Property and equipment capitalized under finance lease arrangements are depreciatedusing the straight-line method over the lease term of the assets.
Ranges of useful lives are generally as follows:		 Buildings and structures 2-50 years
		 Furniture and fixtures
2-20 years(g) Amortization
Internally used software is amortized using the straight-line method over the estimateduseful lives (five years). Other intangible assets and long-term prepaid expenses are amortized using the straight-line method. Software, other intangible assets and long-term prepaid
expenses are included in other non-current assets.

(h) Impairment Loss on Long-Lived Assets
Accumulated loss on impairment is deducted directly from the acquisition costs of therelated assets.

(i) Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Allowance for doubtful accounts is provided in an amount sufficient to cover possible losses
on collection by estimating individually uncollectible amounts and applying a percentage
based on the past credit loss experience to the remaining accounts.

(j) Allowance for Employees’ Bonuses
The Group provides for an allowance for employees’ bonuses based on estimated amounts
to be paid in subsequent periods.

(k) Allowance for Sales Returns
For certain subsidiaries, an allowance for sales returns is provided for estimated losses onsales returns subsequent to the balance sheet date based on historical sales returns.

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Income taxes comprise corporate, enterprise and inhabitant taxes. Deferred income taxes
are recognized for temporary differences between the book value and the tax basis ofassets and liabilities.
The Company and wholly-owned consolidated domestic subsidiaries adopt the consolidated taxation system for corporate income tax.

(n) Net Income Per Share
Net income per share of common stock is based on the weighted-average number of shares
outstanding during the year.
Diluted net income per share is based on the weighted-average number of shares ofcommon stock issued and dilutive common stock equivalents. The share subscription rights
are considered as common stock equivalents and are included in the calculation of earnings
per share when they are dilutive.

(o) Leases
Finance lease assets which do not deem to transfer ownership of the leased property to thelessee are depreciated using the straight-line method over the period of the lease with zero
residual value. However, certain immaterial or short-term finance leases are accounted for
as operating leases.
As permitted under Japanese GAAP, finance leases with a commencement date prior
to April 1, 2008 that have been accounted for as operating leases continue to be accounted
for as operating leases with disclosure of certain “as if capitalized” information.

(p) Reclassification
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation. The reclassifications had no effect on previously reported results of operations orretained earnings.

3. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the year ended March 31, 2012, the Company newly consolidated a subsidiary due to the acquisition of shares. The assets and liabilities of the newly consolidated subsidiary at the
beginning of the consolidation period for March 31, 2012 and the net acquisition costs of investments are as follows:
Millions of yen

Current assets
Non-current assets
Goodwill
Current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Acquisition cost
Cash and cash equivalents of the subsidiary
Net acquisition cost of investments

¥

¥

2012

12,944719
430(5,408)(605)
8,080(3,597)
4,483

4. Financial Instruments
Information on financial instruments for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011is as follows:
A. Qualitative Information on Financial Instruments(a) Policies for Financial Instruments
The Group establishes projections for working capital and investment purpose in orderto carry out its business. The Group raises long-term funds through the issuance ofbonds and stocks, and short-term working capital through bank loans.
The Group limits its fund management of temporary surplus to safe and securemonetary assets, and does not enter into any speculative transactions.
(b) Details of Financial Instruments and Associated Risk
Notes and accounts receivable for trading purposes are exposed to the credit risk ofcustomers. Receivables from distributors, who distribute products to bookstores, comprise a large part of total receivables. Although it is deemed that the credit risk of distributors is low, the receivable balance from distributors is quite significant.
Marketable and investment securities are mainly composed of held-to-maturity
debt securities or equity securities held for maintaining business relationships withother companies, and are exposed to market price fluctuation risk.
Notes and accounts payable for trading purposes are mostly settled within one
year.
Borrowings and debts are for the financing of capital expenditure and business
investments.

(c) Risk Management for Financial Instruments<Credit risk management (risk in relation to the default of business partners)>
Credits risks for the trade receivables of major customers are regularly monitored by aconsolidated subsidiary of the Company. Monitoring includes management of eachmajor customer by their payment term and receivable balance to identify or mitigate any
default risk at an early stage.
Credit risks related to held-to-maturity debt securities are minimal because theGroup limits its investment to bonds with high-credit ratings in accordance with its fundmanagement policy.
<Market risk management (fluctuation risk in relation to interest and market prices)>
The Group utilizes interest rate swaps to hedge the interest rate risk on its long-term
debt.
As for marketable and investment securities, the Group regularly monitors market
values and the financial position of issuers (business partners). Further, securities otherthan held-to-maturity debt securities are regularly reviewed for their status based onrelationships with the business partners.
Execution and management of derivative transactions are conducted in accordance with internal policies which stipulate authorization and the credit limit amount.
Further, the Finance Division of the Group obtains an approval from authorized personnel in relation to derivative transactions.

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<Management of liquidity risk in relation to raising funds (default risk at due dates)>
The Group adopts a Cash Management System to manage liquidity risk. Certain consolidated subsidiaries report to the Company under this system. The Cash Management
System enables the Treasury Division of the Company to prepare and update cash flowplans in a timely manner and maintain an adequate level of liquidity on hand. In addition,
flexible group finance is provided to other consolidated subsidiaries that do not adopt
the Cash Management System based on their cash flow status.
Bonds are convertible bonds with a five-year maturity. Although the Group is
exposed to liquidity risks with respect to the redemption of unexercised bonds, it manages the risk by maintaining an adequate level of liquidity on hand as stated above.

(d) Supplementary Explanation of the Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair values of financial instruments are based on quoted market prices, if applicable, orassessed reasonably when there is no quoted market price. Since the assessment isbased on certain assumptions, the amount of fair value may differ when different
assumptions are used.
B. Fair Values of Financial Instruments
The book values on the consolidated balance sheets, fair values and their differences
at March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 are as follows. Financial instruments whose fairvalues are difficult to measure are not included in the following table (see Note 2 of thissection for further details):
Millions of yen

March 31, 2013
Cash and cash equivalents
Notes and accounts receivable
Investment securities
Assets—total
Notes and accounts payable
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt
Income taxes payable
Long-term debt
Liabilities—total
March 31, 2012
Cash and cash equivalents
Notes and accounts receivable
Marketable and investment securities
Assets—total
Notes and accounts payable
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt
Income taxes payable
Long-term debt
Liabilities—total
March 31, 2011
Cash and cash equivalents
Notes and accounts receivable
Investment securities
Assets—total
Notes and accounts payable
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt
Income taxes payable
Long-term debt
Liabilities—total

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Book value¥¥

17,876
43,21919,03080,125
19,67556
961
11,34032,032

Fair value¥

17,876
43,21918,99780,092
19,67556961
11,43532,127

Difference

¥

—
—
(33)
(33)
—
—
—
95
95

11,93444,315
10,36566,614
19,780121
682
11,17531,758

11,93444,315
10,06866,317
19,780121
682
11,264
31,847

—
—
(297)
(297)
—
—
—
89
89

26,00832,853
7,482
66,343
17,203574
1,755
11,03430,56626,00832,853
7,192
66,053
17,203574
1,755
11,07930,611

—
—
(290)
(290)
—
—
—
45
45

¥

¥

Thousands of U.S. dollars

March 31, 2013
Cash and cash equivalents
Notes and accounts receivable
Investment securities
Assets—total
Notes and accounts payable
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt
Income taxes payable
Long-term debt
Liabilities—total
Note 1: Fair value measurements of financial instruments are as follows:(a) Cash and cash equivalents, Notes and accounts receivable
The book value approximates fair value because of their short maturities.
(b) Marketable and investment securities
The fair value of equity securities is measured at the quoted market priceobtained from the relevant stock exchange. The fair value of debt securities ismeasured at the quoted market price obtained from the stock exchanges orfinancial institutions. Marketable and investment securities by classification are
described in Note 5 “Securities.”

Book value

Fair value$ 190,190
459,826
202,468
852,484
209,331596
10,224
120,651$ 340,802$ 190,190
459,826
202,117852,133
209,331596
10,224
121,662$ 341,813

Difference

$

$

—
—
(351)
(351)
—
—
—
1,011
1,011

(c)	Notes and accounts payable, Short-term borrowings and current portion of
long-term debt, Income taxes payable
The book value approximates fair value because of their short maturities.
(d)	Long-term debt
The fair value of bonds is based on the present value of the aggregate of principal and interest discounted at an interest rate taking into account the remaining term of each bond and current credit risk.
The fair value of long-term loans is based on the present value of the aggregate of principal and interest discounted at an interest rate if similar new loans
are to be made.

Note 2: Financial instruments whose fair value is extremely difficult to measure
The following financial instruments are not included in the above table as no quoted market price is available for the instruments and the fair value is extremely difficult to bemeasured as of March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011:
Thousands of
U.S. dollars

Millions of yen

Non-listed equity securities issued by affiliated companies
Non-listed equity securities other than the above
Total
Investments in business limited partnership

¥

2013

2,242
2,789
5,031
3

¥

2012

1,436
2,677
4,113
4

¥

2011

$

1,537
2,634
4,171
26

2013

23,85429,67353,52732

Note 3: Maturity analysis for monetary assets as well as investment securities with contractual maturities as of March 31, 2013 are as follows:
Millions of yen

Cash and cash equivalents
Notes and accounts receivable
Investment securities
Held-to-maturity debt securities
Total

Due within
one year

Due after one
year throughfive years

Due after five
years through10 years

¥

¥

¥

¥

17,846
43,219—61,065

¥

—
—
866
866

¥

—
—
—
—

Annual Report 2013

Due after
10 years

¥

¥

—
—
866
866

25

Thousands of U.S. dollars

Due within
one year

Cash and cash equivalents
Notes and accounts receivable
Investment securities
Held-to-maturity debt securities
Total$ 189,871
459,826—$ 649,697

Due after one
year throughfive years

Due after five
years through10 years

$

$

—
—
9,214
9,214

$

—
—
—
—

$

Due after
10 years

$

$

—
—
9,214
9,214

Note 4: Repayment schedule for long-term debt as of March 31, 2013 shall be referred to Note 8 “Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt.”

5. Securities
A. The following table summarizes acquisition costs, book values and fair values of securities as of March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011:(a) Held-to-Maturity Debt Securities:
Millions of yen

March 31, 2013
Securities with available fair values:
Bonds
March 31, 2012
Securities with available fair values:
Bonds
March 31, 2011
Securities with available fair values:
Bonds

Book value

Unrealized
gains

Unrealized
losses

¥

¥

¥

1,732
2,156
1,663

—

(33)

Fair value

¥

1,699

—

(297)

1,859

—

(290)

1,373

Thousands of U.S. dollars

March 31, 2013
Securities with available fair values:
Bonds

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Book value

Unrealized
gains

Unrealized
losses$$$

18,427—(351)

Fair value$

18,076

(b) Available-for-Sale Securities:
Millions of yen

March 31, 2013
Securities with available fair values:
Equity securities
March 31, 2012
Securities with available fair values:
Equity securities
March 31, 2011
Securities with available fair values:
Equity securities
Bonds

Acquisition
cost

Unrealized
gains

Unrealized
lossesBook value

¥

¥

¥

¥

10,696

7,137

(535)

17,2989,368

911(2,070)

8,209

6,308
38

77
424

(1,028)
—

5,357
462

Acquisition
cost

Unrealized
gains

Unrealized
lossesBook value$ 113,799$$$ 184,041

Thousands of U.S. dollars

March 31, 2013
Securities with available fair values:
Equity securities

75,934(5,692)

B. The following table summarizes book values of available-for-sale securities with no fair value information as of March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011:
Thousands of
U.S. dollars

Millions of yen

Non-listed equity securities
Investments in business limited partnership
Total

¥
¥

2013

2,789
3
2,792

¥
¥

2012

2,677
4
2,681

2011

¥

2,634
26
2,660

¥

$
$

2013

29,67332
29,705

C. Net proceeds and gross realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:
Thousands of
U.S. dollars

Millions of yen

Proceeds
Gross realized gains

¥

2013

35
9

¥

2012

180
—

¥

2011

558
335

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$

2013

372
96

27

6. Inventories
Inventories at March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 are summarized as follows:
Thousands of
U.S. dollars

Millions of yen¥

Merchandise
Finished products
Films
Raw materials and supplies
Work-in-process
Total

¥

2013

468
4,411
1,045
33
8,267
14,224

¥

¥

2012

418
4,685
888
46
8,025
14,062

¥

¥

2011

359
3,600
326
47
8,142
12,474

2013

$

4,979
46,931
11,118351
87,956$ 151,335

7. Impairment Loss on Long-Lived Assets
The Group recognized certain impairment on its long-lived assets in fiscal 2012 and 2011. There was no impairment loss recognized for the year ended March 31, 2013.
Breakdown of impairment loss on long-lived assets for the years ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 is as follows:Year ended March 31, 2012
Use and location

Idle assets:
Machida-shi, Tokyo
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Subtotal
Cinema complex:
Chiba-shi, Chiba
Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki
OthersSubtotal
Total

Category

Land
SoftwareYear ended March 31, 2011
Millions of yen¥

Buildings and structures
OthersBuildings and structures
OthersBuildings and structures
Software
Others
¥

71
20
91
222
6
188
4
23
23
14
480
571

Use and location

Idle assets:
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Kawagoe-shi, Saitama
Subtotal
Assets used by Kadokawa Gakugei
Shuppan Publishing Co., Ltd.:
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Subtotal
Assets used by the head office of
Kadokawa Pictures, Inc.:
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, etc.
Subtotal
Assets used by Words Gear, Inc.:
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Subtotal
Total

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Category

Software
Buildings and structures

Millions of yen

¥

206
29
235

Finance lease assets
Others

26
9
35

Land
Finance lease assets

1
7
8

Software
Others
¥

2
2
4
282

The Group adopts accounting for impairment of long-lived assets, namely property andequipment, goodwill and other long-lived assets. The Group, as a general rule, categorizes
operating assets by business unit based on whether the cash flows can be estimated independently, and idle assets by individual units. The book value of assets was reduced to theirrecoverable amount when there was a significant decline in profitability. Such reduction wasrecorded as an impairment loss on long-lived assets in other expenses of ¥571 million and¥282 million for the years ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. There was no
impairment loss recognition for the year ended March 31, 2013.

The recoverable amounts for the following represent their net realizable value: assets
used by the head office of Kadokawa Pictures, Inc. and “land” and “buildings and structures”
categorized in idle assets.
The recoverable amounts for other assets are measured at their value in use with discount rates of 4.15% and 4.78% for the years ended March 31, 2012 and 2011,
respectively.

8. Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt
Short-term borrowings at March 31, 2012 and 2011 consist of notes to banks. The interest
rate on short-term borrowings at March 31, 2012 was 1.70% and at March 31, 2011 ranged
from 1.69% to 2.23%, respectively. There was no short-term borrowing at March 31, 2013.
The Company has commitment-line contracts of ¥16,000 million ($170,231 thousand)with certain financial institutions. The contracts contain restrictive financial covenants where
the Company is obliged to repay all the debt at once in the event of a conflict with the covenants. The Company did not utilize the commitment-line contracts as of March 31, 2013,2012 and 2011.

	Long-term debt at March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 consists of the following:Thousands of
U.S. dollars

Millions of yen

2013

Unsecured Japanese yen convertible bonds—bonds with share subscription rights andwith an interest rate of 1.00% per annum—due in 2014, convertible at ¥2,498.00 for one common share,
redeemable before the due date
Loans from banks
Unsecured loans
0.62–1.35%, due 2013–2016
1.54–5.50%, due 2012–2016
1.60–5.50%, due 2011–2014
Total
Less current portionLong-term debt, less current portion
The aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt at March 31, 2013 are as follows:
Thousands of
U.S. dollars

Millions of yen

2014
2015
2016
2017
Total

¥

¥

56
11,056146
138
11,396$596
117,630
1,553
1,468$ 121,247¥

11,0002012¥

11,000

¥

2011

2013

11,000$ 117,034

396

4,213
251

¥

11,396(56)
11,340¥

11,251(76)
11,175¥496
11,496(462)
11,034

121,247(596)$ 120,651

At March 31, 2013, the following assets were pledged as collateral for opening lettersof guarantee and credit, and bank overdrafts:
Thousands of
U.S. dollars

Millions of yen

Buildings and structures
Long-term prepaid expenses
Total

¥
¥

58
85
143

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$
$

617
904
1,521

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9. Employees’ Severance and Retirement Benefits
Liability for severance and retirement benefits as of March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 consists of the following:Thousands of
U.S. dollars

Millions of yen

Projected benefit obligation
Unrecognized actuarial differences
Unrecognized prior service costLess fair value of plan assets
Liability for severance and retirement benefits

¥

¥

2013

5,390
(134)
14
(2,554)
2,716

¥

¥

2012

5,049
(41)
18
(2,410)
2,616

¥

¥

2011

4,308
107
—
(2,214)
2,201

$

$

2013

57,347(1,426)
149(27,173)
28,897

Severance and retirement benefit expenses in the consolidated statements of income for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 comprise the following:Thousands of
U.S. dollars

Millions of yen

Service cost–benefits earned during the year
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
Expected return on plan assets
Amortization of actuarial differences
Amortization of prior service cost
Contribution to welfare pension fund
Extra retirement benefits paid
Severance and retirement benefit expenses

¥

¥

2013

586
38
(10)
22
(4)
330
5
967

¥

¥

2012

529
39
(12)
(2)
(1)
332
—
885

¥

¥

2011

516
44
(18)
(3)
—
316
13
868

$

$

2013

6,235
404
(106)
234
(43)
3,511
53
10,288Discount rate and expected rate of return on plan assets for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:
Discount rate
Expected rate of return on plan assets

2013

0.6%—1.5%
0.5%—1.0%2012

1.0%—1.8%
0.7%—1.0%

2011

1.3%—1.7%
1.0%

The estimated amount of all retirement benefits to be paid at the future retirement date is allocated on a straight-line basis to each service period based on the estimated number of
total service periods.

10. Net Assets
Net assets is composed of three sections, which are shareholders’ equity, accumulated othercomprehensive income, and minority interests.
Under the Companies Act of Japan and related regulations, the entire amount paid for
new shares is required to be designated as common stock. However, a company may, by aresolution of the board of directors, designate an amount not exceeding one-half of theprice of the new shares as additional paid-in capital, which is included in capital surplus.
When a dividend distribution is made, the smaller of an amount equal to 10% of the dividend or the excess of 25% of common stock over the total of additional paid-in capital andlegal earnings reserve must be appropriated as additional paid-in capital or legal earnings

30

Annual Report 2013reserve. Legal earnings reserve is included in retained earnings in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Additional paid-in capital and legal earnings reserve may not be distributed as dividends.
However, all additional paid-in capital and all legal earnings reserve may be transferred toother capital surplus and retained earnings which are potentially available for dividends.
The maximum amount that the Company can distribute as dividends is calculated basedon the non-consolidated financial statements of the Company in accordance with the above
laws and regulations.

At the annual shareholders’ meeting held on June 22, 2013, shareholders approved
cash dividends amounting to ¥1,165 million ($12,395 thousand). Such appropriations havenot been accrued in the consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2013 and would
be recognized in the period they are approved by the shareholders.

11. Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Changes in the number of shares issued and outstanding during the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:
Common stock outstanding

Balance at beginning of year
Balance at end of year
Treasury stock outstanding

Balance at beginning of year
Increase:
Purchases based on a resolution of the board of directors
Purchases of odd stock
Decrease:
Disposal by third-party allotment based on a resolution of the board of directors
Change in the scope of the equity method
Sales of odd stock
Balance at end of year2013

27,260,800
27,260,800
2013

2012

27,260,800
27,260,800
2012

2011

27,260,800
27,260,800
2011

1,377,472

2,107,214

2,040,224

—
68

—
258

79,200
104

—
—
(66)
1,377,474(730,000)——
1,377,472—(12,314)—
2,107,214

12. Revaluation Reserve for Land
Pursuant to Article 2, Paragraph 3 of the Enforcement Ordinance for the Law concerning
Revaluation Reserve for Land, the Company recorded its own land used for business at thefair value of ¥3,517 million (the original book value was ¥4,236 million) as of March 31,
2002, and related net unrealized loss was debited to “Revaluation reserve for land,” in net
assets.

As of March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, the fair value of the land declined ¥548 million($5,830 thousand), ¥493 million and ¥495 million, respectively.

13. Income Taxes
Taxes on income applicable to the Group resulted in a normal statutory tax rate of 38.01%
for the year ended March 31, 2013 and 40.69% for the years ended March 31, 2012
and 2011. The difference between the actual effective tax rate in the accompanying

consolidated statements of income and normal statutory tax rate is mainly due to certain
expenses that are permanently non-deductible for tax purposes.

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The following table summarizes the significant differences between the normal statutory tax rate and the actual effective tax rate for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011:
Normal statutory tax rate
(Reconciliation)
Non-deductible expenses
Change in valuation allowance on deferred tax
Amortization of goodwill
Tax rate change due to tax reform
OthersActual effective tax rate

2013

2012

2011

38.01%

40.69%

40.69%

2.84(11.93)1.04—(1.51)
28.45%

4.24(34.41)
1.08
11.38
0.08
23.06%

2.93(60.19)2.64—
0.62(13.31)%Significant components of the Group’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:
Thousands of
U.S. dollars

Millions of yen

Deferred tax assets (current assets):
Write-down of inventories
Allowance for employees’ bonuses
Accrued enterprise taxes
Accrued expenses
Tax loss carryforwards
Other temporary differences
Gross deferred tax assets (current assets)
Less: Valuation allowance
Total deferred tax assets (current assets)

32

2013

¥

1,351
585
164
317
1,454
727
4,598
(81)
4,517

2012

¥

977
575
61
452
2,021
527
4,613
(69)
4,544

2013

2011

¥

721
541
123
377
1,591
690
4,043
(158)
3,885

$

14,374
6,224
1,745
3,373
15,4707,734
48,920(862)
48,058Deferred tax assets (non-current assets):
Impairment loss
Loss on valuation of investment securities
Loss on valuation of memberships
Employees’ severance and retirement benefits
Long-term accounts payable
Unrealized gain on fixed assets
Tax loss carryforwards
Revaluation reserve for land
Net unrealized holding loss on securities
Other temporary differences
Gross deferred tax assets (non-current assets)
Less: Valuation allowance
Total deferred tax assets (non-current assets)

205
1,353
204
993
124
224
3,967
117
—
399
7,586
(6,190)
1,396

1,379
1,444
201
955
174
209
4,180
117
415
381
9,455
(7,013)
2,442

1,527
1,861
240
899
280
206
5,755
105
389
603
11,865(9,043)
2,822

2,181
14,395
2,170
10,565
1,319
2,383
42,207
1,245
—
4,246
80,711(65,858)
14,853

Deferred tax liabilities (non-current liabilities):
Unrealized loss on fixed assets
Net unrealized holding gain on securities
Other temporary differences
Total deferred tax liabilities (non-current liabilities)
Net deferred tax assets(623)(2,375)(125)(3,123)
2,790

(650)
—
(195)
(845)
6,141

(652)
—
(284)
(936)
5,771

(6,628)(25,269)(1,330)(33,227)
29,684

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¥

¥

¥

$

(Adjustment of deferred tax assets and liabilities for enacted changes in tax laws and rates)
On December 2, 2011, new tax reform laws were enacted in Japan, which changed thenormal effective statutory tax rate from 40.69% to 38.01% effective for the fiscal years
beginning on or after April 1, 2012 through March 31, 2015, and to 35.64% afterwards. The

effect of this change was to decrease net deferred tax assets by ¥599 million and decrease
net unrealized holding loss on available-for-sale securities by ¥48 million in the consolidatedbalance sheet as of March 31, 2012, and to increase income taxes—deferred by ¥550 million in the consolidated statement of income for the year ended March 31, 2012.

14. Other Income (Expenses), Other—Net
Other income (expenses), other—net for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 consists of the following:Thousands of
U.S. dollars

Millions of yen

Net gain (loss) on sales of investment securities
Net loss on valuation of investment securities
Gain on change in equity
Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliated companies
Gain on sales of used papers
Insurance income received
Loss on disposal of non-current assets
Impairment loss on long-lived assets
Special retirement expenses
Loss on adjustment for changes of accounting standard for asset retirement obligations
Reversal of allowance for loss on disaster
Allowance for loss on disaster
Other—net
Total

¥

¥

2013

(571)
(632)
121
185
165
195
(250)
—
(134)
—
—
—
38
(883)

¥

¥

2012

—
(486)
—
(232)
163
72
(218)
(571)
(74)
—
309
—
140
(897)

¥

¥

2011

680
(1,951)
—
(7)
159
58
(124)
(282)
(139)
(408)
—
(412)
199
(2,227)

$

$

2013

(6,075)(6,724)
1,287
1,968
1,756
2,075
(2,660)—(1,426)———404(9,395)

15. Leases
As discussed in Note 2 (o), finance leases with a commencement date prior to April 1, 2008 which do not deem to transfer ownership of the leased assets to lessees are accounted for as
operating leases.

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Pro forma information of such finance leases for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 is as follows:(a) Finance Lease Assets:
Thousands of
U.S. dollars

Millions of yen

Acquisition cost:
Buildings and structures
Furniture and fixtures
Other property and equipment
Intangible assets
Total
Accumulated depreciation:
Buildings and structures
Furniture and fixtures
Other property and equipment
Intangible assets
Total
Accumulated impairment loss:
Buildings and structures
Furniture and fixtures
Other property and equipment
Intangible assets
Total
Book value:
Buildings and structures
Furniture and fixtures
Other property and equipment
Intangible assets
Total

March 31,
2012

2013

¥

¥
¥

¥
¥

¥

203
4
—
—
207

¥

35
3
—
—
38

¥

168
—
—
—
168

¥

—
1
—
—
1

¥

¥

¥

¥

¥

¥

¥

March 31,
2013

2011

1,473
66
164
11
1,714

¥

533
31
70
5
639

¥

168
32
91
5
296

¥

772
3
3
1
779

¥

¥

¥

¥

¥

1,473
346
193
24
2,036

$

469
190
92
17
768

$

168
138
91
5
402

$

836
18
10
2
866

$

$

$

$

$

2,160
43
—
—
2,203
372
32
—
—
404
1,788
—
—
—
1,788
—
11
—
—
11

(b) Finance Lease Obligations:Thousands of
U.S. dollars

Millions of yen

Due within one year
Due after one year
Total
Accumulated impairment loss

34

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¥
¥
¥

2013

14
113
127
146

¥
¥
¥

March 31,
2012

91
920
1,011
175

¥
¥
¥

2011

154
1,011
1,165
262

$
$
$

March 31,
2013

149
1,202
1,351
1,553

(c) Lease Expenses, Depreciation and Other Information under Finance Leases:
Thousands of
U.S. dollars

Millions of yen

Lease expenses
Reversal of accumulated impairment loss
Depreciation
Interest expenses

¥

2013

119
29
70
24

¥

2012

186
80
83
26

¥

2011

310
156
129
29

$

2013

1,266
309
745
255

Depreciation is computed under the straight-line method over the lease terms with no residual value.
The minimum rental commitments under non-cancelable operating leases as of March 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:
Thousands of
U.S. dollars

Millions of yen

Due within one year
Due after one year
Total

¥
¥

2013

640
1,394
2,034

¥
¥

2012

764
2,764
3,528

¥
¥

2011

487
2,033
2,520

$
$

2013

6,809
14,832
21,641

16. Segment Information
The Group does not present segment information by reportable segment, as the Group operates in one business category of the “Content business” under which the Group creates, produces, purchases and sells publications, films and other media.
(Related Information)(a) Information about Products and Services
Thousands of
U.S. dollars

Millions of yen

Net sales to outside customers
Publications
Advertising
DVD and Blu-ray disc
Others
Total

2013

¥

81,659—16,341
63,602¥ 161,602

2011

2013

76,588——63,467¥ 140,055$ 868,805—
173,859
676,689$1,719,353

2012

¥

79,627
14,864—52,902¥ 147,393¥

Note: The Group presents sales information by each product or service whose aggregate sales amount is over 10% of the consolidated net sales for each fiscal year.

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(b) Information about Major Customers
Thousands of
U.S. dollars

Millions of yen

2013

Net sales to major customers
Nippon Shuppan Hanbai Inc.
Tohan Corporation¥

34,72925,0492012¥

32,212
24,008

¥

2011

2013

30,252
23,180$ 369,497
266,507

17. Business Combinations(Acquisition)
On November 15, 2011, the Company acquired 100% of the issued shares of Media­Factory, Inc. (“Media Factory”).
Primary reasons for the acquisition are as follows. The Group creates further corporate
value by exchanging content among the Group and exerts synergy effects through largescale operations. Because Media Factory would be able to expand the business and toincrease corporate value by using its originality and advantage as a core business companyof the Group and would contribute to enhancing the business base and the corporate growthof the Group in the future, the Company resolved to acquire the shares of Media Factory.
Media Factory mainly engages in the magazine and book publishing business as well as
the animation business. The results of operations for Media Factory are included in the
consolidated statements of income from December 1, 2011, the day following the deemed
acquisition date. The acquisition is accounted for under the purchase method.
The acquisition cost was ¥8,080 million in cash, which included the purchase price of¥8,000 million and direct costs of acquisition of ¥80 million.
The total cost of acquisition was allocated to the assets acquired and the liabilities
assumed based on their respective fair values.

Goodwill arising from the acquisition as the expected future excess earning power
based on future business operations was ¥430 million and amortized on a straight-line
basis over five years.
Estimated fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at the acquisition date are as follows:
Millions of yen

Current assets
Non-current assets
Total assets
Current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Total liabilities¥¥

12,944719
13,663(5,408)(605)(6,013)

Had the acquisition been completed on April 1, 2011, the beginning of the fiscal year,
net sales and operating income in the consolidated statement of income for the year ended
March 31, 2012 would have increased by ¥15,965 million and ¥768 million, respectively,
due to the acquisition. Please note that the pro forma information on net sales and operating
income are not audited by independent auditors.

18. Related Party Transactions
The Company had several related party transactions with Kadokawa Investment which
directly owned 2.3% of the Company’s shares. Kadokawa Investment is a company thatengages in rental and management of real estate. A director of the Company and his relatives own a majority of the voting rights of Kadokawa Investments.
The related party transactions with Kadokawa Investment for the year ended March 31,
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from Kadokawa Investment as of March 31, 2013; and a payment of ¥100 million ($1,064
thousand) from Kadokawa Investment when a subsidiary of the Company increased its capital through an allocation of new shares to third parties during the year ended March 31,
2013. For the year ended March 31, 2012, the Company purchased real estate property for¥443 million.

19. Subsequent Events(Merger of Kadokawa Group Publishing Co., Ltd.)The Company resolved a merger of Kadokawa Group Publishing Co., Ltd. (“KGP”), a consolidated subsidiary of the Company engaged in sales of publications, at the board meeting on
January 9, 2013. In accordance with the merger agreement entered into by both parties on
January 31, 2013, the merger took effect on April 1, 2013.
Under the merger, the Company becomes the surviving company, whereas KGP
becomes the merged company.
The Company aims for further growth through the merger transaction. The merger
will enable the Company to strengthen the following areas on top of its already existing
function of managing and controlling group companies: taking initiative on promoting digitalstrategies at the group level; developing sales and marketing strategies; achieving economies of scale in purchasing materials; and responding swiftly to the market by assigningappropriate sales personnel.
As KGP is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, the merger transaction has noeffect on the consolidated financial statements of the Company.
The merger transaction will be accounted for as a business combination of entities
under common control in accordance with the “Accounting Standard for Business Combinations” (ASBJ Statement No.21, December 26, 2008) and “Guidance on Accounting Standard for Business Combinations and Accounting Standard for Business Divestitures” (ASBJ
Guidance No.10, December 26, 2008).
(Merger of Nine Consolidated Subsidiaries)
A merger of nine consolidated subsidiaries, which will take effect on October 1, 2013, wasapproved at the 59th General Meeting of Shareholders held on June 22, 2013.
The Company merges the following nine consolidated subsidiaries of which the Company holds the entire outstanding shares directly or indirectly. Under the merger, the Company becomes the surviving company, whereas the nine subsidiaries become the merged
companies. In addition, effective June 22, 2013, the Company has changed its company
name from Kadokawa Group Holdings, Inc. to KADOKAWA CORPORATION.
The nine subsidiaries subject to the merger transaction:
Kadokawa Shoten Co., Ltd. (Publishing/editing, video content production, production/
distribution/import of films, etc.)
Ascii Media Works Inc. (Publishing/editing, etc.)
Kadokawa Magazines Inc. (Publishing/editing, etc.)
Media Factory, Inc. (Publishing/editing, production/sales of media products, etc.)
Enterbrain, Inc. (Publishing/editing, production/sales of media products, etc.)
Chukei Publishing Company (Publishing/editing, etc.)
Fujimi Shobo Co., Ltd. (Publishing/editing, etc.)
Kadokawa Gakugei Shuppan Publishing Co., Ltd. (Publishing/editing, etc.)
Kadokawa Production Co., Ltd. (Copyright business, etc.)

The Company expects to achieve the following through the merger: incorporate thepower of creating high-quality contents and the brands that have been established by thesubsidiaries and further enhance their values; integrate similar functions among the subsidiaries; establish the “KADOKAWA” brand name to promote both domestic and overseas
business development and create a global standard IP; accelerate new business development by swiftly and dynamically responding to drastic market changes and by improving
profitability and cash flows as a group.
The merger transaction will be accounted for as a business combination of entities
under common control in accordance with the “Accounting Standard for Business Combinations” (ASBJ Statement No.21, December 26, 2008) and “Guidance on Accounting Standard for Business Combinations and Accounting Standard for Business Divestitures” (ASBJ
Guidance No.10, December 26, 2008).
(Sales of Investments in Subsidiaries)
On July 5, 2013, the Company passed a resolution at its board of directors meeting to sell
all of its shares in Intercontinental Development and Services Ltd. (a consolidated subsidiaryof the Company in Hong Kong, “IDSL”) and Kadokawa Intercontinental Group Holdings Ltd.
(a consolidated subsidiary of the Company in Hong Kong, “KIGHL”).
IDSL is wholly owned by KIGHL and is mainly engaged in management of KIGHL’s
subsidiaries and real estates. KIGHL is mainly engaged in operation of cinema complexesand ­distribution of cinemas in Hong Kong. 70% of KIGHL’s outstanding shares are held by­Kadokawa Holdings Asia Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary in Hong Kong of the Company.
Although the Company acknowledges the importance of expanding its overseas business, the sales transactions would become part of the Company’s strategy to shift its operating resources to the internet and digital areas of its contents business.
The sales transactions for both IDSL and KIGHL will take place in mid-August 2013
through share transfers. The entire outstanding shares of IDSL held by KIGHL (30,000
shares) will be sold to Lai Sun Development Company Ltd. in Hong Kong for HK$130 million. 70% of the outstanding shares of KIGHL held by Kadokawa Holdings Asia Ltd. (35,000
shares) will be sold to eSun Holdings Ltd. in Hong Kong for HK$175 million.
As a result of these sales transactions, gain on sales of investments in subsidiaries ofapproximately ¥2.6 billion ($28 million) is to be recognized in other income (expenses) in
the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014. Further, KIGHL and its 12
subsidiaries (including IDSL) will be excluded from the scope of consolidation from thesecond quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014.

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Corporate Data
Company Profile

Board of Directors and Auditors

Consolidated Subsidiaries(as of June 22, 2013)

Company NameKADOKAWA CORPORATION(Company name changed on June 22, 2013)

Head Office

2-13-3 Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
102-8177, Japan

Representative
Director andPresident

Building Book Center Co., Ltd.

Tsuguhiko Kadokawa

BOOK WALKER Co., Ltd.
KADOKAWA GAMES, LTD.
ATX Corp.

Tatsuo Sato

Kadokawa Ascii Research Laboratories, Inc.
KADOKAWA DAIEI STUDIO CO., LTD.

Representative
Director andPresident

Tatsuo Sato

FoundedNovember 10, 1945

Established

Chairmanof the Board

Representative
Director and Senior
Managing Director

Shinichiro Inoue

Managing Directors

Tsuneo Taniguchi

Koichi Sekiya

KADOKAWA HONGKONG LTD.

Masaki Matsubara

Hirokazu Hamamura

KADOKAWA PICTURES AMERICA, INC.

KADOKAWA HOLDINGS U.S. INC.
KADOKAWA HOLDINGS ASIA LTD.
KADOKAWA HOLDINGS U.S. IN HONG KONG LTD.

April 2, 1954

Kadokawa Media House Inc.

Common Stock¥26,331 million

Directors(as of March 31, 2013)

Major Corporate
Shareholders

Nippon Life Insurance Company
Namco Bandai Holdings Inc.
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

Kiyoshi Takano

Tomomichi Akiyama

eb-creative, Inc.

Takashi Yamaguchi

Shin Mizushima

Glovision, Inc.

Susumu Tsukamoto

Takeshi Yasuda

Japan Film Fund Co., Ltd.

Osamu Ota

Takashi Yokozawa

Angel Cinema, Inc.

Toshiyuki Yoshihara

Yashushi Shiina (Adviser)

Movie Time, Inc.

Akira Watanabe

Nobuo Kawakami

Kadokawa Book Navi

Koji Funatsu

Takeo Takasu

NTT DOCOMO, INC.
DWANGO Co., Ltd.

KADOKAWA TAIWAN CORPORATION

Outside Directors

Tomoyuki Moriizumi

Main Bankssmiledge Co., Ltd.

Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.

chara-ani corporation

Mubichike Inc.

Corporate Auditors(Full-time)

Akira Wakabayashi

Yasuaki Takayama

Outside Corporate
Auditors

Akira Watanabe

Eiichi Kamiya

K.Sense Inc.

Resona Bank, Ltd.
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation

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