- Business
- AlphaPolis Co., Ltd. (9467.T) operates as a Japan-based publisher specializing in user-generated content platforms and book publishing; it manages the Alphapolis website for novels, comics, and other media, publishes light novels, manga, cartoons, paperbacks, general novels, and translation publications of overseas books; and develops original games utilizing its intellectual property including novels, comics, and characters. The company, founded in 2000 and headquartered at Ebisu Garden Place Tower in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, focuses on converting popular online content into books and expanding into multimedia adaptations targeting domestic and international audiences in the entertainment sector. In July 2025, AlphaPolis acquired 100% of shares in anime studio White Fox Co., Ltd., known for series such as Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World and Steins;Gate, converting it into a wholly owned subsidiary to vertically integrate production capabilities, accelerate IP adaptations into anime, and address industry capacity constraints; White Fox consolidation begins in the fiscal second quarter ending March 2026 with full financial integration by the third quarter.