- Business
- MEDIA DO Co., Ltd. engages primarily in eBook distribution and strategic investment businesses in Japan and internationally. The company wholesales electronic books, including comics, fiction, photo books, and magazines, to over 150 eBook retailers from more than 2,200 publishers via its in-house developed content distribution systems such as md-dc and CAS; it also offers digital content distribution for music, movies, and games, internet advertising, media consulting, system development and supply, and planning, production, and sales of books, printed matter, video, and audio. Strategic investment segments encompass the Imprint business for original works creation; IP Solution business for multimedia development and digital transformation services; Global business for overseas distribution of Japanese content, particularly comics; and FanTop business operating an NFT marketplace for paper books with digital benefits. Subsidiaries and group companies support these operations, including Flier Inc. for content summarization, JIVE Ltd. for paper book distribution, NIHONBUNGEISHA Co., Ltd. for book and magazine publishing, ARTRA ENTERTAINMENT Inc. for digital comic coloring, PUBFUN, Inc. for print-on-demand services, Media Do International, Inc. and Quality Solutions, Inc. (Firebrand Technologies) in the U.S. for global expansion and publishing workflow management, NetGalley, LLC for web marketing tools, and Supadü Limited in the U.K. for web design and eCommerce solutions. Founded in June 1994 by Yasushi Fujita and headquartered at 5F/8F, PALACESIDE Bldg., 1-1-1 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, the company operates primarily in Japan with overseas presence in the U.S. and U.K., targeting publishers, authors, eBook retailers, and global content users. Recent developments include a July 2025 capital and business alliance with SHIFT Inc., under which SHIFT acquired 3.08% of shares to collaborate on global publishing content distribution, translation, IP businesses, and eBook distribution DX; transition to a dual-executive system in May 2024; and ongoing expansions in NFT marketplace FanTop and MANGA SAISON joint operation with Credit Saison.