KADOKAWA reveals highest performing IP in the first quarter of 2024 (April to June), in which Dungeon Meshi (Delicious in the dungeon) led by a wide margin.
The company reported that the IP has generated over 2 billion yen in revenue across all media, including publishing, anime, and licensing, although exact figures were not disclosed.
Dungeon Meshi topped the charts in both the publishing and IP creation segment, as well as the anime production segment, earning more than double the IP sales of second place.
Second place is KonoSuba: God's blessing on this wonderful World!bringing in nearly 1 billion yen in revenue.
Although licensed from another company, the anime adaptation The Owl still secured third place, based solely on its anime sales.
Dark Blue: Publishing and IP Creation Segment (Books)
Blue: Publishing and IP generation segments (Rights, etc.)
Light Blue: Live Action and Animated Segments
Gray: Game Segment, Others
Top 10 overall rankings can be seen below:
Dungeon Meshi KonoSuba: God bless this wonderful world! Oshi No Ko Unnamed Memories Game of the Gods We Play The Eminence in Shadow Kubi Bungo Stray Dogs Grandpa and Grandma Get Young Again Classroom of the Elite
Top 10 in Publishing & IP Creation (Includes the entire series from the first year of publication to the latest volume released):
Dungeon Meshi The Bread Thief Mushoku Tensei: Unemployment Reincarnated Sword Art Online The Irregular at Magic High School Spice and Wolf My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 The Eminence in Shadow Bungo Stray Dogs A Certain Scientific Rifle
Top 10 Anime and live-action movies:
Dungeon Meshi KonoSuba: God bless this wonderful world! Oshi no Ko Nameless Memories Game of the Gods We Play Kubi Grandpa and Grandma Get Young Again Bungo Stray Dogs Date A Live The Eminence in Shadow
Source: Gamebiz