{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T19:05:17.716Z","story":{"id":"r_dc44f806901c4f209da67422","slug":"kadokawa-admits-isekai-overreliance-led-to-profit-collapse","url":"https://yomimono.id/kadokawa-admits-isekai-overreliance-led-to-profit-collapse","headline":"Kadokawa Admits Isekai Overreliance Led to Profit Collapse","summary":"Kadokawa has acknowledged that an overreliance on isekai and narou-kei formulas contributed to a 51.3% drop in operating profit for the fiscal year ending March 2026. The company plans to reform its genre strategy, including a new steering committee and an early retirement program for employees aged 45 and older.","why_it_matters":"Kadokawa, the publishing giant that rode the isekai wave to market dominance, now openly blames that same formula for a severe profit decline and is restructuring to break its own creative inertia.","published_at":"2026-05-20T01:31:54.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Niche Gamer (Anime)"],"citations":[{"source":"Niche Gamer (Anime)","title":"Kadokawa says overreliance on isekai genre has led to decline in profitability","url":"https://nichegamer.com/kadokawa-says-overreliance-on-isekai-genre/"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":["Kadokawa"],"people":[],"type":"business","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false}}}