The Dragon Ball franchise achieved a historic milestone for Bandai Namco Holdings, producing a report 190.6 billion yen in gross sales for the fiscal yr ending March 31, 2025, in response to the monetary statements launched by Bandai Namco on Could 8, 2025.
This makes Dragon Ball the corporate’s first mental property (IP) to surpass the 190 billion yen mark in a single fiscal yr. It had earned 140.6 billion yen within the earlier fiscal yr.
The success of Dragon Ball was considerably fueled by a number of components, prominently together with the online game Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO. The title turned the fastest-selling Dragon Ball console sport to this point, with gross sales reaching 5.4 million models worldwide.
Different contributing parts included the discharge of latest anime content material corresponding to Dragon Ball Daima, robust ongoing efficiency from smartphone video games like Dragon Ball Legends, and the gross sales of toys and passion items.
Together with Dragon Ball, Bandai Namco’s different flagship franchises, Cell Go well with Gundam and One Piece, additionally recorded their highest-ever single-year revenues.
Cell Go well with Gundam additionally set a brand new report with 153.5 billion yen in gross sales, up from 145.7 billion yen in FY2024. One Piece adopted, reaching its personal new peak with 139.5 billion yen in income, a rise from 112.1 billion yen within the prior fiscal yr.
Virtually half of Gundam‘s gross sales got here from the Toys and Passion part (75.7 billion yen) as a result of constant reputation of its mannequin kits (Gunpla).
One Piece, however, carried out strongly by gross sales of IP-related items and its cellular sport choices.
Due to the robust performances these franchises, Bandai Namco reported consolidated web gross sales of 1,241.5 billion yen (1.24 trillion yen) for the fiscal yr ended March 31, 2025, an 18.2% enhance year-on-year. Working revenue noticed a considerable rise to roughly 180.2 billion yen, up 98.7% from the earlier yr.
The Digital Enterprise, which incorporates video video games, reported a exceptional 1095.1% surge in working revenue to 68.5 billion yen and a 22.3% enhance in web gross sales to 455.6 billion yen for the monetary yr.
The Toys and Passion Enterprise additionally confirmed strong progress, with working revenue rising 29.9% to 102.2 billion yen on gross sales of 596.9 billion yen (up 17.1% YoY).
The worldwide enchantment of Bandai Namco’s IPs was additionally evident in regional gross sales figures. Internet gross sales within the Americas grew by a formidable 53.7% year-over-year to 140.5 billion yen, whereas Europe noticed a 22.2% enhance to 125.8 billion yen, and Asia (excluding Japan) grew by 11.1% to 108.1 billion yen.
Looking forward to the fiscal yr ending March 2026 (FY2026.3), Bandai Namco initiatives Dragon Ball gross sales to be 150.0 billion yen. Whereas this means a moderation from its present historic peak, it stays a really robust determine. Conversely, the corporate forecasts continued development for Cell Go well with Gundam, with projected gross sales of 160.0 billion yen, and expects One Piece to keep up its momentum with 140.0 billion yen in gross sales.
Supply: Bandai Namco Monetary Report
