Bushiroad

**Bushiroad Inc.** (株式会社ブシロード, *Kabushiki-gaisha Bushirōdo*) is a Japanese entertainment company, producer of collectible card games and trading cards, publisher of mobile apps and games, promotional items and many other venues, which was founded in 2007 by Takaaki Kidani and is headquartered in Tokyo.

## Subsidiaries

### Bushiroad USA, Inc.

Bushiroad USA Inc. was established in Los Angeles, California on May 18, 2012, to better cater to the growing demand and interest in Bushiroad products from both players and retailers in the USA.

### Bushiroad International Pte., Inc.

Bushiroad International Pte Ltd was established in Singapore on November 12, 2011, in order to expand the overseas market for Bushiroad card games. The company was formerly known as Bushiroad South East Asia Pte Ltd before the present name was adopted in August 2017.

### Bushiroad Creative, Inc.

On February 27, 2015, Bushiroad formed a subsidiary to help the company with the trading sales. In May 2016 Bushiroad change the name of Alcard Co., Ltd. to Bushiroad Creative and is currently headed by Kosuke Narita and they moved their headquarters from Warabi, Saitama to Nakano, Tokyo. The company also helps the main company with Merchandising sales.

### Bushiroad Media, Inc.

Specialized in distributing contents via the radio, television, social media, digital and print media. It publishes and edit the magazine Monthly Bushiroad along with its manga which is then distributed by Kadokawa, ASCII Media Works, Kodansha, Flex Comix, Shueisha, Shogakukan, Square Enix, and Elex Media Komputindo (for Indonesia) in the market, make TV Programs and also plan and produce goods. It's also Bushiroad Group's In-house Agency.

### Bushiroad Music, Inc.

Operates a music business and handles activities such as the planning, production and sales of music contents. Bushiroad Music is also highly involved in the production of live events.

### Bushiroad Move Co., Ltd.

Specialize in the production and distribution of internet radio programs and manage a voice acting agency and owns Hibiki brand and the Hibiki Radio Station which is an internet radio station that distributes promotional programs of Bushiroad's various contents such as anime, games, voice actors and actresses.

### Bushiroad Fight Co., Ltd.

Bushiroad Fight is a company of Bushiroad Group founded in 2016 that owns several sports companies that includes World Wonder Ring Stardom and Knock Out.

### New Japan Pro-Wrestling Co., Ltd.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) is a professional wrestling promotion that was acquired on January 31, 2012, by Bushiroad and is the largest and oldest wrestling promotion in Japan. In 2019, NJPW formed an American subsidiary of the company called New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America.

### Bushiroad Well-Be

Bushiroad Well-Be is a subsidiary of Bushiroad that owns fitness clubs and theaters and was founded in 2004.

### Other subsidiaries

* Sanzigen
* Kinema Citrus

## Products

### Multimedia franchises

Throughout the years, Bushiroad has released multiple projects available on various media such as manga, anime, games and live events.

#### *Tantei Opera Milky Holmes*

Beginning in 2010, it has a voice actor unit for live performances, an anime, light novel, manga and games.

#### *BanG Dream!*

Created in 2015, it has an anime, manga, a mobile game and bands made up by the voice actors of the characters which perform in live events with instruments and also launch music albums and singles. A male-centric version titled *From Argonavis* launched in 2018.

#### *Revue Starlight*

Beginning in 2017, it has a unit with voice actors for musicals, an anime, manga, a radio program and a mobile game.

#### *D4DJ*

Beginning in 2019, it has an anime, a game, and live DJ performances.

### Collectible card games

* *Cardfight!! Vanguard*
* *Future Card Buddyfight*
* *Jewelpet Trading Card Game*
* *Luck & Logic*
* *Monster Collection*
* *Weiß Schwarz*

### Published video games

* *BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!*
* *Case Closed Runner: Race to the Truth*
* *Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called! Flaming Kasukabe Runner!*
* *Tantei Opera Milky Holmes*
* *Tap Logic ～TAP! Luck ＆ Logic～*
* *Senki Zesshō Symphogear XD Unlimited*
* *The Prince of Tennis Rising Beat*
* *Love Live! School Idol Festival*
* *Love Live! School Idol Festival All Stars*
* *Kemono Friends Pavilion*
* *Cardcaptor Sakura Happiness Memories*
* *Cardfight!! Online* (cancelled project)
* *Shōjo Kageki Revue Starlight: Re LIVE*
* *Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Sakuretsu!! Chorogon Breath*