Marvelous INC.

Company Profile

Company Name Marvelous Inc.
Securities Identification Code 7844
Date of Incorporation June 25, 1997
Capital ¥3,611 million
Business Activities Production and sale of console software
Production and sale of online game
Production and sale of amusement arcade cabinet
Production and sale of music & video
Promotion of stage production
Head Office 5F Shinagawa Seaside East Tower, 4-12-8
Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Bank of Account
  • Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
  • Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
Number of Employees 693(Consolidated basis) * as of September 30,2024
Group
Companies
Marvelous USA, Inc.
Marvelous Europe Limited
G-MODE Corporation
HONEY PARADE GAMES Inc.
Marvelous APAC Pte. Ltd.
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Directors & Auditors
President
Suminobu Sato
Director
Shinichi Terui
Director
Chihiro Noguchi
Director(External)
Shunichi Nakamura
Director(External)
Makoto Arima
Director(External)
Shin Joon Oh
Director(External)
Sakurako Konishi
Director(External)
Hideki Okamura
Director(External)
Ryu Takahashi
Standing Statutory Auditor
Ken Sato
Corporate Auditor(External)
Hisashi Miyazaki
Corporate Auditor(External)
Masaaki Suzuki
Corporate Auditor(External)
Takanobu Yamaguchi
Biography of
Directors & Auditors
  • Suminobu Sato  (President and Executive Officer)
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  • Apr. 2001, Joined FromSoftware, Inc.
  • Nov. 2007, Joined Marvelous Entertainment Inc. (Currently Marvelous Inc.)
  • Aug. 2015, Senior Manager of Consumer Marketing Department of Marketing Division of Digital Content Business Unit of Marvelous Inc.
  • Feb. 2016, Associate General Manager of Consumer Games Division of Digital Content Business Unit o of Marvelous Inc.
  • Apr. 2016, General Manager of Consumer Games Division of Consumer Games Business Unit of Marvelous Inc.
  • Apr. 2018, Executive Officer, General Manager of Consumer Games Division of Digital Content Business Unit of Marvelous Inc.
  • Apr. 2022, Executive Officer, Head of Digital Content Business Unit of Marvelous Inc.
  • May 2022, Chairman of Marvelous USA, Inc. (to present)
  • Jun. 2022, President and Executive Officer, Head of Digital Content Business Unit of Marvelous Inc.
  • Jun. 2022, Chairman of Marvelous Europe Limited (to present)
  • Apr. 2024, President and Executive Officer of Marvelous Inc. (to present)


      • Shinichi Terui  (Director and Executive Officer, Head of Games Business Unit)
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      • Apr. 1993, Joined Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
      • Jan. 1998, Joined ATLUS Co., Ltd.
      • Dec. 2009, Joined NEWS Inc. Executive Officer, Senior Manager of the Operation Department
      • Nov. 2013, Joined MAKE EAST, Inc.
      • Dec. 2014, Joined Marvelous Inc. Senior Manager of Business Promotion Department of Amusement Games Division
      • Apr. 2015, General Manager of Amusement Games Division of Marvelous Inc.
      • Apr. 2019, Executive Officer, General Manager of Amusement Games Division of Marvelous Inc.
      • Jun. 2022, Director and Executive Officer, Supervisor of Amusement Business of Marvelous Inc.
      • May 2023, Director of Marvelous USA, Inc. (to present)
      • Jun. 2023, Director and Executive Officer, Chief Business Officer of Marvelous Inc.
      • Jun. 2023, Director of Marvelous Europe Limited (to present)
      • Apr. 2024, Director and Executive Officer, Head of Games Business Unit of Marvelous Inc. (to present)
      • Jun. 2024, Director of G-MODE Corporation (to present)
      • Aug. 2024, Director of Marvelous APAC Pte. Ltd. (to present)


      • Chihiro Noguchi  (Director and Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Division)
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      • Apr. 1992, Joined Niigata Chuo Bank,Limited
      • Jun. 2008, Executive Officer and Senior Manager of Accounting & Finance Department of Mirai Securities Co.,Ltd.,
      • Jul. 2010, Joined AQ Interactive Inc. (Currently Marvelous Inc.)
      • Oct. 2011, Senior Manager of Corporate Strategy Department of Marvelous Inc.
      • Apr. 2015, Senior Manager of Corporate Planning Department of Administration Division of Marvelous Inc.
      • Sep. 2015, Director of G-MODE Corporation
      • Apr. 2020, Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Communication Division of Marvelous Inc.
      • May 2023, Director of Marvelous USA, Inc. (to present)
      • Jun. 2023, Director and Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Division of Marvelous Inc.(to present)
      • Jun. 2023, Director of Marvelous Europe Limited (to present)
      • Aug. 2024, Director of Marvelous APAC Pte. Ltd. (to present)


      • Shunichi Nakamura  (Director(External))
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      • Sep. 1970, Joined Computer Services Corporation (Currently SCSK Corporation)
      • Apr. 1984, Director of Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
      • Jun. 2003, Executive Vice President of Sega Toys Co., Ltd.
      • Jun. 2005, Director and CFO of Calbee, Inc.
      • Apr. 2006, Managing Director of HAYAO NAKAYAMA Foundation for Science & Technology and Culture
      • Feb. 2007, CEO of LIVEWARE Inc. (Currently Marvelous Inc.)
      • Jun. 2009, Director of AQ Interactive Inc. (Currently Marvelous Inc.)
      • Jun. 2009, Director of Interworks, Inc.
      • Apr. 2011, President and COO of Amuse Capital Inc.
      • Oct. 2011, Director of Marvelous Inc. (to present)
      • May 2023, Representative Director, Vice Chairman of Amuse Capital Inc. (to present)


      • Makoto Arima (Director(External))
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      • Apr. 1980, Joined KURABO INDUSTRIES LTD.
      • Apr. 1988, Director of Recruit International VAN Co., Ltd.
      • Jun. 2000, Managing Director of Yahoo Japan Corporation
      • Oct. 2004, Founded I AM Inc. CEO of the company
      • Oct. 2008, Chairman of I AM Inc.
      • May 2010, CEO of Google Japan LLC
      • Feb. 2014, Founded MAK Corporation, Inc. CEO of the company (to present)
      • Jun. 2016, Director of Marvelous Inc. (to present)
      • Jul. 2017, Executive Vice President and CRO of Rakuten, Inc.(Currently Rakuten Group, Inc.)
      • Jul. 2017, CEO of Rakuten Data Marketing Inc.
      • Apr. 2022, Senior Adviser of Rakuten Group, Inc.
      • May 2022, Special Advisor of General Incorporated Association Metaverse Japan(to present)


      • Shin Joon Oh (Director(External))
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      • Jul. 2008, Joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Audit corporation (Currently Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC)
      • Aug. 2010, Manager of NCsoft Associate
      • Aug. 2011, Investment Manager of T.S.Investment
      • Dec. 2011, CFO and COO of Gameprix
      • Jan. 2013, Assistant General Manager of Tencent Games
      • Jan. 2013, General Manager of Tencent Japan Co., Ltd.(to present)
      • Mar. 2016, Director of Aiming Inc.(to present)
      • Jan. 2020, Director of PlatinumGames Inc.(to present)
      • Jun. 2020, Director of Marvelous Inc. (to present)
      • Oct. 2020, Director of Bokeh Game Studio Inc. (to present)
      • Nov. 2021, Director of Wake Up Interactive Limited(to present)
      • Feb. 2022, Director of HEADLOCK INC.
      • Aug. 2022, Vice General Manager of Tencent Games(to present)
      • Sep. 2022, Director of TWIN ENGINE Inc.
      • Oct. 2022, Director of FromSoftware, Inc.(to present)
      • Aug. 2023, Director of VISUALARTS Co.,Ltd.(to present)


      • Sakurako Konishi(Director(External))
      • Apr. 2005, Joined Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court
      • Oct. 2006, Registered as an attorney
      • Oct. 2006, Joined TMI Associates
      • Jan. 2018, Counsel of TMI Associates (to present)
      • Jun. 2018, Director of Public Association Face Mind & Body. (to present)
      • Apr. 2019, Corporate Auditor of Kids Smile Holdings inc.
      • Apr. 2019, Corporate Auditor of Kids Smile Project inc. 
      • Jun. 2022, Director of Marvelous Inc. (to present)
      • Sep. 2023, Director of Daytona International Co., Ltd. (to present)


      • Hideki Okamura  (Director(External))
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      • Jan. 1987, Joined Sega Enterprises, Ltd.(Currently SEGA CORPORATION.)
      • Jun. 1997, Director of Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
      • Jun. 2003, Executive Managing Officer of SEGA CORPORATION.
      • Jun. 2004, Managing Director of SEGA CORPORATION.
      • Oct. 2004, Director of SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC.
      • Jun. 2007, Director of SEGA CORPORATION.
      • Apr. 2014, President and COO, Representative Director of SEGA CORPORATION.
      • Jun. 2014, Director of SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC.
      • Apr. 2015, President and COO of SEGA HOLDINGS INC.(Currently SEGA CORPORATION.)
      • Apr. 2015, Chairman, Representative Director of TMS ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
      • Apr. 2015, Chairman, Representative Director of SEGA TOYS CO., LTD.
      • May 2015, Charmain of COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT SUPPLIER'S ASSOCIATION(CESA)
      • Apr. 2017, Managing Director of SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC.
      • Feb. 2018, Charmain of Japan esports Union (JeSU)
      • Jun. 2021, Special Advisor of SEGA CORPORATION.
      • Mar. 2023, Standing Member of Olympic Council of Asia (to present)
      • Apr. 2023, Advisor of SEGA CORPORATION. (to present)
      • Jun. 2023, Director of Marvelous Inc. (to present)
      • Jun. 2023, Special Advisor of Japan esports Union (JeSU) (to present)
      • Jul. 2023, Advisor of SNK CORPORATION (to present)


      • Ryu Takahashi (Director(External))
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      • Apr. 2002, Joined MITSUI & CO., LTD.
      • Nov. 2008, Joined Frontier Works Inc.
      • Feb. 2013, Director of Frontier Works Inc.
      • Jan. 2014, Director of animate Ltd.
      • Jan. 2020, CEO of animate Ltd.
      • Jan. 2021, Director of movic Co.,Ltd.
      • Dec. 2022, CEO of movic Co.,Ltd. (to present)
      • Jan. 2024, Director of animate Ltd. (to present)
      • Jun. 2024, Director of Marvelous Inc. (to present)


      • Ken Sato  (Standing Statutory Auditor)
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      • Apr. 1968, Joined Sony Corporation
      • Oct. 2001, Head of Administration Group of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Inc.
      • Apr. 2006, Standing Statutory Auditor of Sony Optiarc Inc.
      • Sep. 2007, Executive Vice President of STAR CHANNEL, INC.
      • Aug. 2017, Joind Marvelous Inc. Senior Adviser of Administrative Unit.
      • Jun. 2018, Standing Statutory Auditor of Marvelous Inc. (to present)


      • Hisashi Miyazaki  (Corporate Auditor(External))
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      • Apr. 1975, Joined Shinagawa Credit Union(Currently Daitokyo Shinyokumiai)
      • Nov. 1984, Joined Sega Enterprises Co., Ltd.
      • Feb. 2001, Corporate Auditor of Oasis Park Corporation
      • Jun. 2001, General Manager of Accounting Department of Sega Co., Ltd.
      • Jun. 2007, Standing Statutory Auditor of Sega Co., Ltd.
      • Jun. 2007, Corporate Auditor of SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC.
      • Jun. 2009, Standing Statutory Auditor of Sega Logistics Service Co., Ltd.
      • Dec. 2009, Corporate Auditor of Sega Be Re-inc Co., Ltd.
      • Jun. 2015, Corporate Auditor of Marvelous Inc.(to present)


      • Masaaki Suzuki  (Corporate Auditor(External))
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      • Nov. 1977, Joined Chuo Audit Corporation
      • Aug. 1996, Senior Partner of Chuo Audit Corporation
      • Oct. 2008, Senior Partner of Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC.
      • Jul. 2012, Representative of Suzuki Accounting Firm(to present)
      • Jun. 2016, Director (Supervisory Auditor) of CORE CORPORATION 
      • Jun. 2018, Corporate Auditor of Marvelous Inc. (to present)
      • Nov. 2018, Corporate Auditor of JESCO Holdings, Inc.
      • Jun. 2019, Director of Yuken Kogyo Co., Ltd.


    • Takanobu Yamaguchi  (Corporate Auditor(External))
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    • Apr. 1975, Joined Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
    • Dec. 1998, Representative Director, Deputy President of Nomura Kogin Investment Service Co., Ltd.(Currently Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.)
    • Jan. 2004, Executive Managing Officer and Representative of Pension Research Center of Nomura Pension Support & service Co., Ltd.(Currently Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.)
    • Mar. 2008, Executive Managing Director of Millenium Retailing, Inc.
    • May 2009, Chairman and Director of DIP Corporation
    • Oct. 2010, Executive Managing Director of SBI SECURITIES.
    • May 2012, Standing Statutory Auditor of SBI SECURITIES.
    • Jun. 2015, Corporate Auditor of Japannext Co., Ltd.
    • Jun. 2019, Corporate Advisor of Marvelous Inc. (to present)
    • Jun. 2019, Corporate Advisor of Interworks, Inc.