Tokyo, Japan – June 19, 2024 – KLab Inc. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President & CEO: Hidekatsu Morita, hereinafter referred to as “KLab”) announced that the development of a new mobile online game based on the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure animation series, a future title that had received licensing and promotion from the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Production Committee, has been resumed as a joint development project through a new partnership with Wanda Cinemas Games (Headquarters: Beijing, China).
In 2020, KLab announced the acquisition of distribution rights for a mobile online game based on the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure animation series, but the project had come to a stop due to circumstances surrounding the development partner of that time.
With the welcoming of Wanda Cinemas Games as the new development partner, the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure game is currently set for release worldwide, excluding Japan, in 2026.
Further announcements regarding the title of the game and more will be made to share any progress in development.
Business Model
KLab aims to generate revenue opportunities by promoting the "Overseas Game Development Support Model". This model is defined by obtaining licenses for games from Japanese IP holders who are aiming to generate overseas revenue by developing games jointly with overseas publishers.
KLab strives to expand its business leveraging its current knowledge of relationships with IP holders and overseas publishers. Through the implementation of this business strategy, KLab will continue to promote and develop IP based games for international audiences.
About JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a highly popular manga series by Hirohiko Araki that began serialization in the Weekly Shonen Jump from 1987. Starting from the March 2023 issue of the “Ultra Jump” magazine, the ninth part of the series, The JOJOLands, began serialization.
As for the animation series, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean was released in 2022, garnering popularity worldwide.
About Wanda Cinemas Games
Company Name: Hu Ai Hu Dong (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd
CEO: Zhang Yu
Headquarters: Beijing
Business: Development and operation of online games
Established in Beijing in July 2011, Hu Ai Hu Dong (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd announced Hoolai Three Kingdoms Website Game, their first social strategy game, in the same year. Hoolai Three Kingdoms Website Game received a number of awards with its release, and Hu Ai Hu Dong (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd became a leader in China’s social game genre boasting a legendary record with monthly sales, DAU, and number of registered users. Other titles followed such as ZhanXian, FenTian, Stickman Alliance, HeZhanSanGuo, and CSL of CMM.
In 2016, Hu Ai Hu Dong (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd became a wholly owned subsidiary of Wanda Pictures. With the announcement of the Wanda Cinemas Games brand, prominent titles such as Hoolai Three Kingdoms Mobile Game, CMM, Calabash Brothers, Fortress Mobile Game, Saint Seiya: Legend of Justice, Tensura: King of Monsters, and The Legend of Qin were released.
Website (Chinese): https://www.wdyxgames.com/
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About KLab
KLab is a leader in online mobile gaming. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Tokyo, the company is listed on the Prime Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. With its emphasis on quality and innovative games, KLab continues to grow at a rapid pace, expanding beyond the Japanese market with an office in Shanghai.
For more information about KLab, please visit https://www.klab.com/en/.
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