Bandai Namco has released their Q1 FY2026 financial reports, revealing in their Financial Highlights that not only was Mobile Suit Gundam the top IP, but it also brought in more revenue than Dragon Ball and One Piece combined.

- Anpanman brought in 2.6 billion yen, up 500 million from the previous year.
- Mobile Suit Gundam brought in 65.4 billion yen, up 29.3 billion yen from the previous year. The SD Gundam G Generation: Eternal mobile game and the Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX anime contributed to Gundam’s overwhelming success.
- Dragon Ball brought in 26.5 billion yen, down 4.5 billion yen from the previous year.
- Naruto brought in 6.8 billion yen, down 600 million yen from the previous year.
- Pretty Cure brought in 2.5 billion yen, up 700 million yen from the previous year.
- One Piece brought in 32.8 billion yen, down 500 million yen from the previous year.
Thanks to the success of these franchises, Bandai Namco has seen a 7.1% increase in net sales, a 14.4% increase in gross profit, and 17.9% increase in operating profit. The company has multiple anime games in development now, including Dragon Ball: Gekishin Squadra, a Switch 2 port of Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO, a PS5 and Xbox Series port of One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4, My Hero Academia: All’s Justice and yet-to-be-officially-announced games for Dragon Ball, One Piece, and Jujutsu Kaisen.





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