The mobile game 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Ora Ora Overdrive' has surpassed 1.5 million downloads but has not contributed to profit growth for gumi, which reported an approximately 80% decline in operating profit for the fiscal year ending April 2026.
The mobile game 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Ora Ora Overdrive' has reached over 1.5 million downloads, but its success has not translated into profit for developer gumi. The company reported an approximately 80% decline in operating profit for the fiscal year ending April 2026, with the mobile online game business posting a loss. Heavy advertising costs to drive downloads were cited as a factor, raising questions about gumi's pivot to licensed mobile games.
Separately, a Nijimen reader survey for voice actress Rie Kugimiya's birthday ranked her most iconic characters. Taiga Aisaka from 'Toradora!' took first place for the second straight year with 408 votes. The only new role to crack the top 10 was Shaldina Inferiscias, a spring 2026 role. The poll results show Kugimiya's core fanbase still centers on her 2000s tsundere archetypes.
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On July 31, the original soundtrack for the TV anime Toradora! began worldwide distribution on music streaming services. The release includes the 2009 TV anime soundtrack and the 2012 best album √HAPPYEND (Special Edition). A pop-up shop with new goods opens August 1 at Yurakucho Marui.
Discotek Media announced a large slate of Blu-ray releases at its Otakon panel on Saturday, including Digimon Frontier, Lupin III: Part II, Toradora!, Pani Poni Dash!, Outlanders, Samurai Pizza Cats, The Big O, Argento Soma, Tales of the Abyss, Infinite Ryvius, Memories, Patlabor TV and movies, Penguindrum, Lupin III: Zenigata and the 2 Lupins, and Digimon Movies Collection 3. The releases are planned for later this year.
A pop-up shop commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Toradora! light novel series will be held at Yurakucho Marui in Tokyo from August 1 to 16, 2026. The event will sell goods featuring newly drawn illustrations and in-story art, and will display pre-order items including a music box of the ending theme 'Orange'. Online lotteries are planned for autumn 2026 and 2027.
Gumi reported an approximately 80% decline in operating profit for the fiscal year ending April 2026. Its mobile game 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Ora Ora Overdrive' surpassed 1.5 million downloads but did not contribute to profit growth due to heavy advertising costs. The mobile online game business posted a loss. The company is exploring new directions including the point activity market.
A Nijimen reader survey for Rie Kugimiya's birthday ranks her most iconic characters. Taiga Aisaka from Toradora! takes first place for the second straight year with 408 votes, while a spring 2026 role, Shaldina Inferiscias, enters the top 10.