What IG Port does

IG Port (株式会社IGポート, ticker 3791 on JASDAQ) is a Tokyo-headquartered Japanese holding company founded in 1987 that operates as the parent of three wholly-owned animation and content subsidiaries: Production I.G. (high-quality animation production for theatrical, television, streaming, and game use), WIT STUDIO (animation studio with a team-oriented creative approach), and MAG Garden Corporation (comic publisher operating Monthly Comic Garden magazine plus e-book platforms MAGCOMI and MAGKAN). The group reports through five business segments: Film Production Business (animation production under percentage-of-completion accounting), Licensing Business (secondary rights sales, production committee royalties, and direct streaming licenses to overseas platforms), Publishing Business (comic magazines, books, and e-books), Merchandise Sales Business (operated through the IG Port ONLINE STORE e-commerce platform as a joint venture with partner companies), and Other Businesses (illustration production orders).

The business model centers on the Japanese production committee system, in which IG Port both invests in committees and receives production commissions from them, allowing the group to share in upside from successful works while capturing production fees. The holding company structure (adopted in 2007) enables integrated IP origination from manga through animation and into secondary exploitation, with the firm controlling original rights on self-planned works. Notable IP includes Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor, Blood: The Last Vampire, and Jin-Roh. Distribution is primarily B2B through production committees and direct streaming licenses globally, with consumer-facing merchandise and e-book sales in Japan. The customer base is concentrated among production committees, broadcasters, streaming platforms, and international distributors. The company completed a 4-for-1 stock split in June 2024 and has consolidated its production structure in recent years, absorbing Xebeck into Production I.G. in 2019, liquidating Lingua Franca in 2024, and absorbing Signal MD into Production I.G. in June 2025. Founder-CEO Mitsuhisa Ishikawa remains the largest shareholder at 18.9%, with Dentsu Group (9.9%), Nippon Television Network (9.9%), NTT Docomo (5.0%), and Sanrio (5.0%) as other significant shareholders.

Name

IG Port

Legal name

株式会社IGポート

Website

https://igport.co.jp

Company type

Public

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

IG Port is a Japanese holding company (JASDAQ: 3791) operating animation studios Production I.G and WIT STUDIO plus manga publisher MAG Garden, producing anime, comics, and merchandise while licensing content globally through production committees and overseas streaming platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Anime Production and Licensing

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Distribution (51212), Motion Picture and Video Distribution (512120)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822)

akta.pro primary industry

Publishing Services Providers (Ratings, Compliance, Certification, Release Ops) (MPAFABAL)

Keywords

• Animation production services
• Anime licensing rights
• Manga publishing
• Anime merchandise sales
• Production committee investments

Headquarters

HQ city

Musashino

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Film Production Business: Orders received for animation production for theater, television, videogram, streaming, and game use. Revenue is recognized on percentage-of-completion basis with cost plus estimated gross profit recorded monthly. The company often invests in production committees while also receiving orders from them.
2. Licensing Business: Revenue from secondary use of works through sales of rights in Japan and overseas. Includes royalties from production committee investments, contingency fees for produced works, and planning/original rights royalties for self-planned works. Also includes license fees from 100% Group-funded productions licensed to overseas streaming platforms.
3. Publishing Business: Publication and sales of comic issues (magazines/periodicals), comic volumes (books), illustrated collections, and e-books through Monthly Comic Garden magazine and e-book websites (MAGCOMI, MAGKAN).
4. Merchandise Sales Business: Planning, manufacturing, and sales of merchandise based on animation works produced by group companies. Operates through IG Port ONLINE STORE e-commerce platform as a joint venture with partner companies.
5. Other Businesses: Income from illustration production orders for magazines, products, and sales promotions related to animation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

IG Port is a publicly listed Japanese holding company that operates through four business segments: Film Production (animation production for theater, television, streaming, and games), Licensing (rights sales and royalties from secondary use of animation works domestically and overseas), Publishing (comic magazines, books, and e-books via Monthly Comic Garden, MAGCOMI, and MAGKAN), and Merchandise Sales (anime goods via IG Port ONLINE STORE). The group operates three animation studios — Production I.G. and WIT STUDIO — and comic publisher MAG Garden Corporation as wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Product overview

IG Port is a holding company that operates through multiple business segments: Film Production Business (animation for theater, TV, streaming, and games), Licensing Business (secondary rights sales), Publishing Business (comics via Monthly Comic Garden, MAGCOMI, MAGKAN), and Merchandise Sales Business. The group consists of three main subsidiaries: Production I.G., Inc. (high-quality animation production), WIT STUDIO, Inc. (creative animation studio), and MAG Garden Corporation (comic publishing and IP development).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IG Port ONLINE STORE: Company's own merchandise e-commerce platform for anime goods

Products and services

• Film Production Business
• Licensing Business
• Publishing Business
• Merchandise Sales Business

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Shueisha: Major Japanese manga publisher (One Piece, Naruto, Demon Slayer) and parent of Shueisha-Shogakukan Productions. Comparable publisher peer to MAG Garden for Japanese manga IP creation, at vastly larger scale.
• Kadokawa Corporation: Major Japanese entertainment conglomerate spanning light novels, manga (via subsidiaries), anime production, and publishing. Comparable as an integrated IP-to-animation publisher/holder, but operates at materially greater scale across multiple media.
• Aniplex: Anime production and distribution subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan (Demon Slayer, Fate series). Larger, vertically integrated incumbent owning both the Aniplex of America distribution arm (Crunchyroll adjacent) and production studios, making it a broader competitor with greater capital scale than IG Port.
• Kodansha: One of Japan's largest manga publishers (Attack on Titan before it moved, Fairy Tail). Comparable as a publishing counterpart to IG Port's MAG Garden subsidiary, with much larger catalog and broader IP licensing operations.

Direct peers

• MAPPA: Tokyo-based anime studio (Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man, Attack on Titan Final Season), founded by former Madhouse members. Directly comparable mid-sized anime studio competing for similar production committee commissions and global streaming co-productions.
• Toei Animation: One of Japan's largest independent anime studios (Dragon Ball, One Piece, Sailor Moon), listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange. Most directly comparable peer in scale and business mix of in-house animation production plus IP licensing/merchandising.
• Sunrise / Bandai Namco Filmworks: Anime studio behind Gundam, Code Geass, and Cowboy Bebop, now a subsidiary of Bandai Namco. Directly comparable as a Japanese animation producer with strong IP franchise strategy; acquired Xebeck from IG Port in 2019.
• Pierrot Co., Ltd. Japanese anime studio (Naruto, Bleach, Tokyo Ghoul) operating a similar mid-tier studio model producing long-running TV anime series. Comparable in production capacity, IP monetization via production committees, and licensing focus.
• Studio BONES: Independent Japanese animation studio (My Hero Academia, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood). Comparable as a mid-sized founder-led anime production house focused on high-quality TV animation for global streaming buyers.

Emerging players

• Science SARU: Tokyo-based boutique animation studio (Devilman Crybaby, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, animated works for projects like Scott Pilgrim Takes Off). Comparable emerging Japanese animation studio competing for similar global streaming co-production commissions with a smaller but distinctive catalog.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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