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Company Philosophy

NextNinja is a company that creates and delivers its original games to the world.

Company Overview

Company Name NextNinja Co., Ltd.
Location Sumitomo Fudosan Takanawa Park Tower 1F, 3-20-14 Higashigotanda,
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0022, Japan
Board Members President and CEO Masayuki Yamagishi
CFO Tadashi Shimabukuro
Outside Director Takahiro Sugawara
Outside Director Julien Vig
Established July 27th, 2009
Capital 1,374,188,597 yen (including capital surplus)
Employees 253 (as of September 2026, including consolidated and temporary staff)
Business Operations Planning, development, and operation of game services
Subsidiary R-FORCE ENTERTAINMENT Inc.

Management Biography

Masayuki Yamagishi / President and CEO

  • 1977
      Born in Osaka
  • 2003
      Founded NextNinja while attending the Graduate School of Science and Engineering at Waseda University, and has been leading the company ever since.

Tadashi Shimabukuro / CFO

  • 2012
      Appointed as CFO of NextNinja

Access

Location

Sumitomo Fudosan Takanawa Park Tower 1F, 3-20-14 Higashigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0022, Japan

Transportation Access

Yamanote Line, Toei Asakusa Line, Other Lines: "Gotanda Station" East Exit / A3 Exit, 7-minute walk
Yamanote Line, Saikyo Line, Shonan-Shinjuku Line: "Osaki Station" 9-minute walk
Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Tokaido Line, Yokosuka Line / Sobu Line Rapid: "Shinagawa Station" 12-minute walk

Company History

2003.10
NextNinja’s predecessor entity is founded by CEO Masayuki Yamagishi
while enrolled in the graduate school program at Waseda University.
2008.03
Launches “NinjaStreaming”, a mobile video streaming service platform.
2009.06
“NinjaStreaming” is officially adopted by TV Asahi’s digital service, Tele Asahi Video.
2009.07
Establishes “NextNinja Co., Ltd.” via corporate share transfer.
2015.03
“Hyakka Ryoran Samurai Girls” wins the “GREE Platform Award 2014”.
2016.12
Launches flagship mobile title “Grand Summoners” in Japan.
2018.02
Releases the global edition of “Grand Summoners”.
2020.04
Launches “Touhou LostWord” in Japan.
2021.05
Releases the global edition of “Touhou LostWord”.
2022.11
Relocates corporate headquarters to Higashi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo.
2023.09
Acquires “R-FORCE ENTERTAINMENT Inc.” as a corporate subsidiary.
2025.05
Establishes a dedicated R&D Division focused on incorporating AI technology into game development processes.
2025.12
Launches mobile title “Gakuen Bungo Stray Dogs”.
2026.02
Launches mobile title “Gintama Smartphone Battle Chronicle”.

Development Track Record

2026.02
Gintama Smartphone Battle Chronicle
Now Available
Game: iOS Android
Regions: Japan
Co-publisher: SEGA CORPORATION
2025.12
Gakuen Bungo Stray Dogs
Now Available
Game: iOS Android
Regions: Japan
2025.02
The Quintessential Quintuplets Memories VR: Yotsuba Chapter
Now Available
Game: Steam
Regions: Japan Global
2023.12
Girls und Panzer Voice Alarm Desu!
Now Available
App: iOS Android
Regions: Japan
2023.07
Muv-Luv: Dimensions
Service Ended
Game: iOS Android
Regions: Japan
Co-publisher: aNCHOR Inc.
2023.03
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Voice Alarm
Now Available
App: iOS Android
Regions: Japan
2022.10
The Quintessential Quintuplets Memories VR: Itsuki Chapter
Now Available
Game: Steam Meta Quest
Regions: Japan Global
2021.03
Smile of the Arsnotoria
Service Ended
Game: iOS Android
Regions: Japan
Co-publisher: Good Smile Company, Inc.
2020.12
The Quintessential Quintuplets Alarm
Now Available
App: iOS Android
Regions: Japan
2020.04
Touhou LostWord
Now Available
Game: iOS Android
Regions: Japan Global
Co-publisher: Good Smile Company, Inc.
2019.02
KYUB
Now on Sale
Game: Nintendo Switch Xbox One
Regions: Japan Global
2016.12
Grand Summoners
Now Available
Game: iOS Android
Regions: Japan Global
Co-publisher: Good Smile Company, Inc.