On March 11th, ANYCOLOR Inc. announced its third quarter financial results for the fiscal year ending April 2026. The period covered is from May 2025 to January 2026. Sales increased 45.4% year-on-year to 42.02 billion yen. Operating profit was 16.909 billion yen, and ordinary profit was 16.925 billion yen. Quarterly net profit was 11.793 billion yen, with sales and each profit increasing from the previous year.
The number of VTubers affiliated with “Nijisanji” and “NIJISANJI EN” increased by two from Q2 to 172. The number of ANYCOLOR IDs increased 25.5% year-on-year to 1,944,000 IDs. Demand in the commerce sector remained strong this quarter. Unit anniversary and seasonal initiatives were successful, and large-scale initiatives for live merchandise also attracted a positive response. Online ticket sales for events also exceeded expectations, resulting in sales exceeding the plan.
The company also revised its full-year sales forecast upward. The revised sales range is between 54.73 billion yen and 55.63 billion yen. It revised its profit forecast downward. It recorded a 970 million yen loss on product valuation in the third quarter. It plans to revise its standards for the fourth quarter as well.
Our initial estimate is that we will record a loss of approximately 1.5 billion yen. Due to increased expenses, we have lowered our profit forecasts. The revised range for operating profit is 19,824 million to 20,359 million yen, and the range for net income is 14,015 million to 14,387 million yen.
This article is an English translation of an original Japanese article, translated by the Mogura VR editorial team.
