History

1. Founding − Establishing our company

1994
June:Founded by now Representative Director, President and CEO Yasushi Fujita while he was still in college
1996
Apr.:Fuji Techno Limited Company established in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
1999
Apr.:MEDIA DO Co., Ltd., established in Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya
2000
Oct.:Developed the Pake-wari! system for reducing packet communication traffic volume
2001
Nov.:Merged with Fuji Techno Co., Ltd., and moved the head office to Meiekiminami, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
2003
Nov.:Established the Tokyo Office in Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

2. Start of the content distribution business − Shift from music to eBooks

2004
July:Launched online ringtone distribution service
2006
Oct.:Developed the md-dc content distribution system
Nov.:Launched the eBook distribution service
2007
Feb.:Launched the Contents Agency System (CAS) content distribution platform
Oct.:Established the Tokushima Kito Office in Naka-Machi, Naka-gun, Tokushima Prefecture
2010
Sep.:Commenced provision of the IMenu Books DOCOMO eBook portal

3. Spread of smartphones – To the starting year of eBook

2012
Feb.:Launched Japan’s first DRM-free MP3 music distribution service for smartphones May:Launched the CAS eBook distribution store solution for smartphones
2013
Apr.:Began supply of content for the LINE MANGA service of LINE Corporation
Nov.:Listed on the Mothers section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (securities code: 3678)
2014
May:Commenced a strategic business partnership with OverDrive, Inc., of the United States
Aug.:Relocated the head office to Hatsudai, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Oct.:Established LINE Book Distribution Corporation as a joint venture together with LINE Corporation, KODANSHA LTD., and Shogakukan Inc. to promote the global provision of the LINE MANGA service
2015
May:Launched the MD Viewer viewer app with Universal Flick function for reading horizontally and vertically

4. List on the First Section of the TSE − To the No. 1 position in the industry

2016
Feb.:Stock transferred to the First Section of the TSE June:Established subsidiary Media Do International, Inc., in San Diego, California in the United States July:Relocated the head office to Takebashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Nov.:Acquired shares in Flier Inc., a supplier of book summarization services, and converted this company into a subsidiary
2017
Feb.:Established subsidiary ARTRA ENTERTAINMENT Inc., provided digital comic coloring and comic production support services Mar.:Established joint venture subsidiary MEDIA DO TECH TOKUSHIMA Co., Ltd., in Tokushima Prefecture Mar.:Acquired shares in Digital Publishing Initiatives Japan Co., Ltd., and converted this company into a subsidiary June:Acquired 100% of shares in Digital Publishing Initiatives Japan Co., Ltd., and converted this company into a wholly owned subsidiary Sep.:Changed its name to MEDIA DO HOLDINGS Co., Ltd., and transitioned to the holding company system
2018
Dec.:Joined the World Wide Web Consortium, an organization promoting international standardization of Internet technologies
2019
Mar.:Merged Digital Publishing Initiatives Japan Co., Ltd., and MEDIA DO Co., Ltd. (company name: MEDIA DO Co., Ltd.) Mar.:Acquired shares of MyAnimeList, LLC. (currently MyAnimeList Co., Ltd.) through subsidiary Media Do International, Inc. Aug.:Acquired shares in JIVE Ltd. and converted this company into a subsidiary; JIVE Ltd. received transference of ownership of Next Books girl’s comic label from OHZORA PUBLISHING Co., Ltd.

5. Pursuit of further growth with the theme of "MODE CHANGE"

2020
Jan.:Established TOKUSHIMA INNOVATION BASE ASSOCIATION together with The Tokushima Shimbun; Shikoku Broadcasting Co., Ltd.; The Awa Bank, Limited; and THE TOKUSHIMA TAISHO BANK, Ltd. June:MEDIA DO HOLDINGS Co., Ltd., absorbed MEDIA DO Co., Ltd. (company name: MEDIA DO Co., Ltd.)
2021
Jan.:Daihei Shiohama, President and CEO of a subsidiary Media Do International, Inc., was appointed the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) first Japanese official evangelist, an international community to develop web standards Jan.:Acquired shares in the Firebrand Group (Quality Solutions, Inc., NetGalley, LLC, and their subsidiaries) through subsidiary Media Do International, Inc., and converted this company into a second-tier subsidiary Mar.:Acquired shares in NIHONBUNGEISHA Co., Ltd., and converted this company into a subsidiary Mar.:Commenced a capital and business alliance with TOHAN CORPORATION, a major paper book wholesale Oct.:Launches NFT Marketplace FanTop Mar.:Acquired shares in EVERYSTAR Co., Ltd., and converted this company into a subsidiary
2022
Feb.:Acquired shares in Supadü Limited, of the United Kingdom, through consolidated subsidiary NetGalley, LLC., and converted this company into a second-tier subsidiary Mar.:Acquired additional shares of EVERYSTAR Co., Ltd., and converted this company into a wholly owned subsidiary Apr.:Established joint venture PUBFUN, Inc. together with Impress Holdings, Inc. Apr.:Established GAMBAROU TOKUSHIMA Co., Ltd., a corporation to manage the TOKUSHIMA GAMBAROUS, a basketball club aiming to become Tokushima's first entry into the B-League Apr.:Moved to the Prime Market of the TSE July:Launched MANGA SAISON through Capital and Operational Alliance with Credit Saison Sep.:Established Label Exclusively for VSC called YUZU comics