Bandai Namco’s Q3 FY2025 report is out, revealing that the year-long battle between Dragon Ball and Gundam may be over for good. Dragon Ball has widened the gap and solidified its place at the top, partly thanks to the success of Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO. Check out the Q3 financial highlights chart below:

When comparing the new chart to the chart from the Q2 report, we can see that every major anime IP held by Bandai Namco has exceeded expectations, as shown by their increase compared to the previous year as well as, in most cases, their increased full year forecast.

• Anpanman is up 1.3 billion yen from the previous year, and its full year forecast increased by 500 million yen.
• Mobile Suit Gundam is up 7.4 billion yen from the previous year, with no change to its full year forecast.
• Dragon Ball is up 50 billion yen from the previous year, and its full year forecast increased by 20 billion yen.
• Naruto is up 2.5 billion yen from the previous year, and its full year forecast increased by 1 billion yen. The series is no longer projected to bring in less revenue than the previous year.
• Pretty Cure is up 900 million yen from the previous year, and its full year forecast increased by 500 million yen.
• One Piece is up 24.5 billion yen from the previous year, and its full year forecast increased by 3 billion yen.

Thanks to the success of these franchises, Bandai Namco has seen a 123.8% increase in net sales, a 229% increase in operating profit, and a 206.9% increase in recurring profit compared to the previous year.

Check out this article here for my predictions of Bandai Namco’s anime game strategy.