- CEO
- Tetsuro Koda
- Full Time Employees
- 539
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Electronic Gaming & Multimedia
- Address
- 2-13-30 Oak Meguro Tokyo Japan 141-0021
- IPO Date
- Dec 9, 2020
- Business
- Akatsuki Inc. engages primarily in entertainment, lifestyle, and solutions businesses centered on mobile games, digital comics, and related digital content in Japan and select international markets. The company develops and operates mobile games including KonMari Spark Joy!, Romancing SaGa Re;universe, August Cinderella Nine, DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE, KAIJU NO. 8 THE GAME, and TRIBE NINE; live experience applications such as EXtreme LIVES; comic platforms like HykeComic and MANGA MIRAI; music and lifestyle apps including JAZZ-ON! and CRAYON; online services such as Slash Gift lottery mall and Kumarba Channel; and investment activities through funds like Emoote Pte. Ltd. for Web3 initiatives. Founded in June 2010 and headquartered at Oak Meguro 8F, 2-13-30 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0021, Japan, Akatsuki operates through subsidiaries including Akatsuki Games Inc., Akatsuki Solutions Inc., Akatsuki Ventures Inc., Akatsuki Taiwan Inc., HykeComic Inc., and recent additions AI Talent Force Inc. and WOWs in 2025, with approximately 539 employees targeting gamers, comic readers, and lifestyle consumers primarily in Japan alongside global expansion efforts.
In recent developments, Akatsuki launched KAIJU NO. 8 THE GAME worldwide on August 31, 2025, following pre-registration in April 2025 and announcement in June 2024; rolled out the U.S. version of digital manga platform MANGA MIRAI in March 2025 in partnership with NTT DOCOMO, Media Do, and MyAnimeList; released TRIBE NINE globally in February 2025 before announcing its cancellation and end of service in May 2025; and integrated AI Talent Force Inc. and WOWs into the group sequentially in August 2025. The company maintains capital and business alliances with Sony Group Corporation and Koei Tecmo Holdings established in December 2023, supporting game development, overseas marketing, IP collaboration, and multi-device live-ops projects. Additional strategic moves include approval for public listings and partial share offerings of portfolio companies LIFE CREATE Co., Ltd. in March-April 2025 and an unconsolidated equity-method affiliate in January 2025, alongside ongoing global IP creation focus initiated in 2020 under CEO Tetsuro Koda.