Wedge Holdings: Concluding License Agreement for Game System of "HAIKYU!! VOLLEYBALL CARD GAME!!" in Regard to Its Sale in So...
January 21 2018 - 9:00PM
Business Wire
Wedge Holdings CO., LTD. (JASDAQ: 2388) (HQ: Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Japan, CEO: Tatsuya Konoshita) are pleased to announce that today
we secured a license agreement with TOMY Company, Ltd. , a leading
toymaker in Japan to acquire the right to use game system of
“HAIKYU!! VOLLEYBALL CARD GAME!!” (*1) in regard to its manufacture
and sale in Asian countries (*2).By the middle of year 2018, Showa
Brain Navi Vietnam Co., Ltd., one of our related company will start
the distribution of the product in Vietnam and after that will
expand into other Asian countries.
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Right: Mr. Kenichi Sado, TOMY Company,
Ltd., Senior General Manager, Head of Games Business Division, Toy
Business Headquarter / Middle: Ms. Miharu Tsuchiya, Managing
Director, Showa Brain Navi Vietnam Co., Ltd. / Left: Mr. Tatsuya
Konoshita, CEO and Representative Managing Director, Wedge Holdings
Co., Ltd. (Photo: Business Wire)
We have hosted many TCG experience events in South East Asian
countries such as Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. And we are fully
convinced that users in South East Asian countries are strongly
hoping to have TCG in their own languages. So we will continue our
business activities to play a big role in connecting contents
holders and users and warm up the entertainment contents industry
with our corporate mission of “Fill up the time in the world with
Waku-Doki (excitements)”.
*1“HAIKYU!! VOLLEYBALL CARD GAME!!” is a trading card game based
on the popular comic “HAIKYU!!” which is currently running on
“WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP” from SHUEISHA Inc. We have been deeply
involved in system development, illustration, and product
development on this TCG product.*2The following 6 countries and 2
regionsVietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Macao, Mongolia,
Myanmar, Taiwan, Philippines
(C)H. Furudate / Shueisha, “HAIKYU!!” Project, MBS(C)TOMY
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Wedge Holdings Co., Ltd.Yasuhiro Kotake, +81-3-6225-2207IR
Representative