About Klab Inc. Creating a World of Excitement
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Creating a World of Excitement About KLab Inc. December 21, 2020 Company Overview Company Name KLab Inc. Founded August 1, 2000 Capital 4,861.6 million yen (October 2020) Stock Exchange Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section (TSE1 : 3656) Hidekatsu Morita (President and CEO) CEO Yosuke Igarashi (Vice Chairman) Headquarters (Tokyo, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower) Offices in Japan Osaka Office, Fukuoka Office, Sendai Office KLab Venture Partners Co., Ltd. Affiliated Companies Spicemart Inc. International Office KLab China Inc. KLab Group 563 (Full-time employees as of September 2020) Employees 2 Company History Aug. 2000 “K Laboratory” founded (Currently KLab Inc.) Sept. 2001 KLab creates Java application for mobile devices that use GSM Nov. 2009 KLabGames founded Dec. 2009 Koi Shite Kyabajo game released in Japan Feb. 2011 Captain Tsubasa: Tsukuro Dream Team game released in Japan Sept. Listed on the Mothers Board of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Transitioned to the 1st Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (At the time, KLab was the fastest company in May 2012 history to make this transition.) April 2013 Love Live! School Idol Festival released July 2015 Bleach: Brave Souls released June 2017 Captain Tsubasa: Tatakae Dream Team released July Acquisition of Spicemart Inc. Aug. Utano☆Princesama Shining Live released Dec. Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team, global version of Captain Tsubasa: Tatakae Dream Team, released Jan. 2018 Global and Mainland China versions of Utano☆Princesama Shining Live released Signed sponsor contract with Nankatsu Sports Club March Formed a capital alliance with AXELMARK Inc. 3 Company History YU☆YU☆HAKUSHO 100% Maji Battle released August 2018 BLEACH Kyo・Kai-Tamashinokakusei: Shinigami released in Mainland China (in collaboration with Beijing Kunlun Lexiang Network Technology Co., Limited [Headquarters: Beijing, CEO: Echo Wang]) BLEACH Kyo・Kai-Tamashinokakusei: Shinigami Traditional Chinese version released in Hong Kong, November 2018 Taiwan, and Macau on December 21 BLEACH Mobile 3D released in nine Southeast Asian countries March 2019 *Official title of BLEACH Kyo・Kai-Tamashinokakusei: Shinigami for Southeast Asia April 2019 Magatsu Wahrheit released May 2019 BLEACH Mobile 3D released in South Korea Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team released in Mainland China (in collaboration with Beijing Gaea June 2019 Interactive Entertainment Co., Ltd. [Headquarters: Beijing, CEO: Yanzhi Wang]) Sept. 2019 Love Live! School Idol Festival: All Stars released April 2020 Formed a business alliance with Pierro Lapis Re:LiGHTs TV Anime began broadcasting on TOKYO MX and other channels July 2020 Tales of Crestoria released (Published by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.) October 2020 Magatsu Wahrheit -ZUERST- TV Anime began broadcasting on TOKYO MX and other channels 4 KLabGames: Vision An Entertainment Brand Delivering Content Worldwide KLabGames: Business Strategy The 3 Pillars Universal IPs Providing Games Based on Popular Universal IPs Global Growth Delivering Great Content Worldwide Original Creations Creating Hit Franchises with KLab-Original IPs 6 Universal IPs Providing Games Based on Popular Universal IPs Universal IPs: A History of Hit IP Titles 代表タイトル:Love1. KLabGames has a track recordLive! ofSchool success idolwith gamesfestival based on popular IPs like anime/manga series. 2. KLab has a history of delivering long-running hit games with steady, stable fan bases. Released 6/2017 30 Mil Worldwide DLs 3rd Anniver. 2020 Released 7/2015 50 Mil Worldwide DLs 5th Anniver. 2020 KLab has a rich history of bringing out the full potential of IP-based titles by developing games designed specifically for mobile players. By masterfully integrating the universe of the original IP with each game it offers, KLab delivers a gaming experience that fans truly want, creating hit games that maximize on potential streams of revenue. 8 Universal IPs: Main Title Love Live! School Idol Festival All Stars Rhythm and Adventure Game Based on Popular Japanese IP Love Live! ■ Latest installment to the Love Live! series, the biggest and best idol game ■ Over 3 million players on the Japanese version! ■ Launched global version on February 2020 with over 1 million players! (as of the end of April 2020) ■ Content-heavy, full-length story where three groups: μ’s, Aqours, and Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, come together to perform ©2013 PROJECT Lovelive! ©2017 PROJECT Lovelive! Sunshine!! ©2020 PROJECT Lovelive! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club © KLabGames ©SUNRISE ©bushiroad 9 Universal IPs: Main Title Top 50: Love Live! School Idol Festival 68 Countries Rhythm and Adventure Game Based on Popular Japanese IP Love Live! ■ Celebrated its 7th Anniversary on April 15, 2020 ■ Over 50 Million players worldwide ■ Reached #1 in Top Sales for iPhone in the App Store in Japan (July 2016) ©2013 PROJECT Lovelive! ©2017 PROJECT Lovelive! Sunshine!! © KLabGames ©bushiroad 10 Universal IPs: Main Title Top 50: Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team 80 Countries The hit Captain Tsubasa series is back as a simulation game! ■ Over 30 million downloads worldwide since launch! ■ Celebrated 3rd anniversary on June 13, 2020! ■ Dream Championship 2020 was held online! ■ Opened Official Discord Channel on June 2020! ■ Over 60,000 subscribers on the Official Youtube Channel! 11 Universal IPs: Main Title Top 50: Bleach: Brave Souls 74 Countries 3D Action Battle Game ■ Celebrated its 5th anniversary on July 23, 2020! ■ Newly released in East Asia and Southeast Asia on July 9, 2020 ■ Over 50 million downloads worldwide, including Asia! ■ Distribution will start on Steam for PC in the summer of 2020 Top Ratings in Japan: App Store Grossing 3rd (July 2019), GooglePlay Grossing 23rd (August 2015) 12 Universal IPs: New Title TALES OF CRESTORIA New app in the Tales series *Published by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. ■ Service started on July 16, 2020! ■ Over 30 million downloads worldwide since launch! ■ Featuring new original characters who band together in a dramatic storyline ■ A unique approach for the Tales series that can only be delivered on mobile ©MUTSUMI INOMATA ©KOSUKE FUJISHIMA ©BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. ©MUTSUMI INOMATA ©KOSUKE FUJISHIMA ©BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. 13 Universal IPs: Main Title Top 50: Utano☆Princesama Shining Live 5 Countries Rhythm Action Game Based on Popular Series Utano☆Princesama ■ Celebrated 3rd anniversary August 28! 5 million downloads worldwide! ■ Japan App Store Top Grossing 5th Place (in October 2017) ■ January 24, 2020 celebrated 2 year global version (English and Traditional Chinese) anniversary ©SAOTOME GAKUEN © KLabGames 14 Universal IPs: Currently Out Title YU☆YU☆HAKUSHO 100% Maji Battle A new game based on the popular anime YU☆YU☆HAKUSHO! ■ Released in 2018! ■ 6 million downloads reached! ■ Celebrated its 2nd anniversary on August 28, 2020! 15 Global Growth Delivering Great Content Worldwide KLabGames: Global Growth Delivering top-tier gaming content WORLDWIDE Release Regions: Release Regions: Release Regions: Release Regions: Release Regions: Release Regions: Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide Worldwide (Excludes Mainland (Excludes Asia and (Excludes Mainland (Excludes Mainland China) Southeast Asia) China) China) Fully Localized in: Fully Localized in: Fully Localized in: Fully Localized in: Fully Localized in: Fully Localized in: English, Traditional English, Traditional English, French, Simplified Chinese, English, French, English, Chinese, Korean, Chinese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Traditional Chinese Thai Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese, English, Thai, German, Spanish, Thai, Korean Indonesian, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Arabic, Brazilian Japan Portuguese, Thai BLEACH Mobile 3D released on November 15, 2018. Currently available in 147 countries and regions following launch in Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Southeast Asia, and South Korea. *In collaboration with Beijing Kunlun Lexiang Network Technology Co. Global version of "Magatsu Wahrheit" released on October 28, 2020. KLabGames delivers its content to the West as well as China and the rest of Asia. Weekly livestreams build community with fans outside Japan. * Worldwide refers to every country and region that service for App Store and/or Google Play is available. 17 KLabGames: Global Hits App Store Top Sales Rankings in App Store by Country/Region (Selection)* Hong Kong 1 Singapore 1 Macao 1 Indonesia 2 Bahrain 1 Bahrain 1 Vietnam 2 Qatar 1 Oman 1 Spain 3 Latvia 1 Lebanon 1 Italy 3 Israel 3 Egypt 1 Argentina 3 Kuwait 5 Top 50: Kuwait 1 France 4 Top 50: Greece 5 80ヵ国 UAE 1 Thailand 4 74ヵ国 France 6 Belgium 6 Netherlands 8 UAE 8 Canada 9 Norway 9 Austria 10 USA 19 UK 24 Thailand 1 Ireland 7 Cambodia 1 Hungary 8 Indonesia 3 Hong Kong 9 Malaysia 3 Italy 10 Finland 3 New Zealand 11 Macao 4 Phillipines 11 Top 50: Korea 4 Vietnam 11 68ヵ国 Brunei 5 Singapore 13 Taiwan 6 UK 23 *Data compiled by KLab using research from App Annie statistics available from each game’s release date to July, 2020. 18 KLabGames: Currently Out Title Top 50: BLEACH Mobile 3D 11 3D Action Battle Game based on the Bleach anime! Countries ■ Released in November 2018 in Mainland China; released December 2018 in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau ■ Released in 2019 in 147 countries including the areas of America, Europe, and Southeast Asia ■ Released in September 2019 in Japan under the title “BLEACH Soul Rising” 19 Global Growth: Dev Support for JP IPs in Overseas Games Obtaining licenses for games from Japanese IP holders who are aiming to generate overseas