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Who owns FromSoftware?

FromSoftware is owned by Kadokawa (Japan, TSE: 9468), which has owned the brand since 2014.[1][2][3][4]

Kadokawa owns 69.66% of FromSoftware rather than all of it.

This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.

Evidence: KADOKAWA Group — Group companies, KADOKAWA CORPORATION. Last checked .

Key facts

Current owner
KADOKAWA CORPORATION (69.66% stake) reported
Owned since
Owner HQ
🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
Origin
🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
Founded
1986
Category
Internet & digital › Platforms & devices › Video games
Parent ticker
TSE: 9468
Last verified
· 4 sources

About FromSoftware

FromSoftware is the Tokyo game studio behind Dark Souls, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and Elden Ring. It was established in 1986 to write business software, began developing games in 1994 and joined the Kadokawa group in 2014. In 2022 it issued new shares to Tencent's Sixjoy Hong Kong and to Sony Interactive Entertainment, leaving Kadokawa with 69.66 per cent.

Ownership timeline of FromSoftware

Owners of FromSoftware over 1986 to 2026 Kadokawa 2014–present Kadokawa 1990200020102020
  1. 2014 – present Kadokawa (69.66%) [1][2][3][4] reported KADOKAWA held 69.66 per cent of FromSoftware after the share allotment of September 2022, with Sixjoy Hong Kong (Tencent) on 16.25 per cent and Sony Interactive Entertainment on 14.09 per cent. KADOKAWA lists it as a consolidated subsidiary.

Where FromSoftware sits in Kadokawa

Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.

Where FromSoftware sits in Kadokawa Tree of 9 brands under Kadokawa. Kadokawa FromSoftware 69.66% Acquire BOOK☆WALKER Doga Kobo ENGI Kadokawa Bunko and 3 more

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Other brands owned by Kadokawa

Kadokawa controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in internet & digital.

Also in internet & digital

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Other brands in video games, and who owns them

The 69 brands in video games on Brandtree belong to 18 owners. The largest is Take-Two, with 7; Kadokawa has 3.

BrandOwnerOwner based in
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2K Take-Two 🇺🇸 United States
Apex Legends EA 🇺🇸 United States
eFootball Konami 🇯🇵 Japan
Bingo Blitz Playtika 🇮🇱 Israel
Mega Man Capcom 🇯🇵 Japan
Animal Crossing Nintendo 🇯🇵 Japan
Football Manager Sega Sammy 🇯🇵 Japan

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About the owner: Kadokawa

Kadokawa is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1945. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 9468.

Kadokawa is a Japanese entertainment group that began on 10 November 1945, when the literary scholar Genyoshi Kadokawa set up a publishing company. It moved into film in 1976 and combined with the internet company Dwango on 1 October 2014, the date of establishment of the present corporation. It now publishes more than 5,500 new titles a year, produces animation and live-action film, develops video games through FromSoftware, Spike Chunsoft and Acquire, runs the Niconico video service and operates schools. Its shares trade on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

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🇯🇵 FromSoftware and other Japanese brands

Brandtree records a controlling owner for 437 brands that began in Japan. 21 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; FromSoftware is not one of them.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the parent company of FromSoftware?

The parent company of FromSoftware is Kadokawa, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.

Is FromSoftware Japanese?

Yes. FromSoftware originated in Japan in 1986 and its owner, Kadokawa, is also headquartered in Japan.

Since when has Kadokawa owned FromSoftware?

Kadokawa has owned FromSoftware since 2014.

Is FromSoftware still owned by Kadokawa?

Yes. As of 4 October 2026, FromSoftware is still owned by Kadokawa (69.66% stake). The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.

Sources (4) & corrections

Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.

  1. [1] KADOKAWA Group — Group companies — KADOKAWA CORPORATION, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
  2. [2] KADOKAWA Group — Business overview: Gaming — KADOKAWA CORPORATION, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
  3. [3] Notice Concerning Consolidated Subsidiary's Capital Increase through Third-party Allotment of Shares — KADOKAWA CORPORATION, Stock exchange filing, published 31 August 2022; retrieved 4 October 2026.
  4. [4] KADOKAWA Integrated Report 2025 — KADOKAWA CORPORATION, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.

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