Private company

Dwango

Logo: Dwango, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³

Telecommunications and media company based in Japan

DWANGO Co., Ltd. (株式会社ドワンゴ, Kabushiki gaisha Dowango) is a Japanese telecommunications and media company.² It is part of Kadokawa Corporation.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Aug 6, 1997Founded¹

HeadquartersKabukiza Tower¹
Websitedwango.co.jp
Legal formkabushiki gaisha¹

See how the biggest companies compare on our leaderboards

DWANGO Co., Ltd. (株式会社ドワンゴ, Kabushiki gaisha Dowango) is a Japanese telecommunications and media company.²

Corporate structure

Dwango is part of a group headed by Kadokawa Corporation. 51 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Kadokawa Corporation Kabukiza Tower
- Dwango Kabukiza Tower
  - Dwango Contents Subsidiary
  - Lide, Inc. Subsidiary · Ginza, Japan
  - Spike Chunsoft Subsidiary · Shinagawa
- Acquire Subsidiary · Tokyo
- Animec Subsidiary · Chiyoda, Japan
- Arclight Subsidiary · Tokyo, Japan
- Bellnox Films Subsidiary · Nakano, Japan
- Book Walker Subsidiary · Tokyo, Japan
- Chobunsha Publishing Subsidiary · Tokyo, Japan
- Doga Kobo Subsidiary · Nerima
- ENGI Subsidiary · Nakano
- FromSoftware Subsidiary · Tokyo
- Glovision Subsidiary · Shinjuku
- Gotcha Gotcha Games Subsidiary · Tokyo
- J-Novel Club LLC Subsidiary · San Antonio
- KADOKAWA Architecture Subsidiary · Chiyoda, Japan
- Kadokawa Daiei Studio Subsidiary · Fujimi
- KADOKAWA Game Linkage Subsidiary
- Kadokawa Holdings Asia Limited Subsidiary
  - Guangzhou Tianwen Kadokawa Animation and Comics Subsidiary
  - Kadokawa Hong Kong Limited Subsidiary
  - Kadokawa Taiwan Subsidiary
- Kadokawa Key-Process Subsidiary · Chiyoda
  - ASCII Media Works Subsidiary · Shinjuku
    - ASCII Corporation Subsidiary · Chiyoda
  - Enterbrain Subsidiary · Tokyo
  - Fujimi Shobo Subsidiary · Tokyo
  - Kadokawa Games Subsidiary · Chiyoda, Japan
  - Kadokawa Shoten Subsidiary · Chiyoda
    - Kadokawa Group Holdings Subsidiary · Japan
  - Media Factory Subsidiary · Shibuya
  - Phoenix Gramedia Indonesia Subsidiary
  - Tokorozawa Sakura Town Subsidiary · Fujimi
  - Yen Press, LLC Subsidiary · New York City
    - Ize Press Subsidiary
    - JY Subsidiary
    - Yen Audio Subsidiary
    - Yen On Subsidiary
    - jnc Subsidiary · United States
  - Dengeki no Shin Bungei Subsidiary · Japan
  - KadoComi Subsidiary · Japan
  - Kadokawa Books Subsidiary · Japan
  - Kadokawa Comics Ace Subsidiary · Japan
  - Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko Subsidiary · Japan
  - KCG Bunko Subsidiary · Japan
- Kadokawa Pictures Subsidiary · Tokyo, Japan
- Movie Walker Subsidiary · Chiyoda, Japan
- Studio KADAN Subsidiary · Fujimi, Japan
- Studio One Base Subsidiary · Japan

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

anime

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Kadokawa Corporation

Owners

Kadokawa Corporation

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

Aug 6, 1997Founded Founded¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataDwango on Wikidata
2
WikipediaDwango on Wikipedia
3
Wikimedia CommonsDwango logo by Dwango, Public domain
4
Wikimedia CommonsDwango photo by Tak1701d, Public domain