Overview
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KIDS STAR Inc.

Kids Star develops and operates 'Gokko Land,' a gamified social experience app for children that allows kids to simulate real-world jobs and services offered by corporate clients, generating brand engagement and fan acquisition among family demographics. The platform serves over 120 corporate and municipal clients, has surpassed 12.5 million cumulative downloads, and monetizes through pavilion listing fees paid by participating companies and brands. The company is expanding internationally under the 'Gokko World' brand, with active operations in Vietnam and newly launched versions in Indonesia, Thailand, and English-speaking markets.

Market Cap
¥2.11B
US$13.5M
EV
¥-0.34B
-US$2.14M
Stock¥805▼-0.49%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
NM
LTM EV/EBIT
NM
LTM PER
22.4
x
LTM PBR
0.9
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-79.5%pt
100
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
MC → EV Bridge
2.11BUS$13.5MMarket Cap0.00BUS$0.00M+ Debt2.45BUS$15.6M− Cash0.00BUS$0.00M− Inv. Sec.-0.34B-US$2.14MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
0.48US$3.05M'21/120.57US$3.60M'22/120.77US$4.88M'23/120.91US$5.79M'24/121.16US$7.38M'25/12
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
0.28US$1.79M'24/120.41US$2.64M'25/12
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
0.06US$0.39M'21/120.08US$0.48M'22/120.11US$0.70M'23/120.10US$0.66M'24/120.16US$1.00M'25/12
Capital Structure
100%
EquityDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)
CashInv. Sec.Debt
'21/12'22/12'23/122.17US$13.8M'24/122.34US$14.9M'25/12
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 81.2%
1
Kufu Company Holdings Inc.
33.11%
2
Takaki AKITA
26.71%
3
SBI SECURITIES Co., Ltd.
8.70%
4
Masahiro HIRATA
4.25%
5
Hisanori KINJO
2.58%
6
Kentaro MATSUMOTO
2.58%
7
PKSHA Algorithm No. 2 Investment Limited Partnership
1.23%
8
GMO CLICK Securities, Inc.
0.94%
9
Rakuten Securities, Inc. (Joint Account)
0.60%
10
Jiro TEJIMA
0.53%
Management
6 officers
Masahiro HIRATA
Representative Director
Apr 1997 Joined Bau Communications Inc. Aug 2001 Joined CyberAgent, Inc. May 2008 Appointed Executive Officer of i-Freak Inc. (now i-Freak Mobile Inc.) Oct 2014 Appointed Representative Director of the Company (current)
1973-06-10
Kentaro MATSUMOTO
Director
Apr 2002 Joined Wired Broadnetworks Inc. (now U-NEXT HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.) Oct 2003 Joined SoftBank BB Corp. (now SoftBank Corp.) Jun 2005 Joined Sen Co., Ltd. Dec 2006 Joined TSUTAYA Online Co., Ltd. (now Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.) Dec 2010 Joined Netmile Inc. (now Wills Inc.) Oct 2012 Joined i-Freak Inc. (now i-Freak Mobile Inc.) Oct 2014 Appointed Director of the Company (current) Apr 2025 Appointed President of KIDS STAR Vietnam Co., Ltd. (current) Important Concurrent Positions: President, KIDS STAR Vietnam Co., Ltd.
1979-05-01
Hisanori KINJO
Director
Aug 2004 Joined Mobile Production Inc. Nov 2010 Joined i-Freak Inc. (now i-Freak Mobile Inc.) Oct 2014 Joined the Company Nov 2016 Appointed Director of the Company (current)
1977-05-12
Yoshitaka MURATA
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1988 Joined Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (now NTT DATA Group Corporation) Nov 2000 Joined Cafe Glove.com Inc. Jul 2004 Appointed Executive Officer and Chief Manager, Management Administration Division, of the same company Jan 2006 Appointed Executive Officer and General Manager, Management Administration Division, of the same company Mar 2006 Appointed Director of the same company Jun 2012 Appointed General Manager, General Affairs and Accounting Division, Home Advisor Inc. (now Kufu Sumai Inc.) Aug 2013 Appointed Executive Officer and General Manager, General Affairs and Accounting Division, of the same company Mar 2015 Appointed Director and CFO of the same company Mar 2016 Appointed Executive Officer and CFO of the same company Feb 2019 Appointed General Manager, Management Administration Division, Tokubai Inc. (now Kufu Company Holdings Inc.) Nov 2021 Appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company Mar 2023 Appointed Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)
1965-09-17
Susumu TANIUCHI
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1987 Joined Sumitomo Life Insurance Company Jul 1992 Joined Sanwa Research Institute Co., Ltd. (now Mitsubishi UFJ Research & Consulting Co., Ltd.) Jan 2002 Joined Corporate Directions Inc. Feb 2003 Joined InfoPlant Inc. (now Macromill, Inc.) Nov 2005 Joined Global Brain Inc. Dec 2006 Joined TSUTAYA Online Co., Ltd. (now Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.) Jan 2010 Established Innovative Platform Inc. and appointed Representative Director and President (current) Dec 2010 Appointed Outside Director of Beetrend Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2011 Appointed Outside Director of i-Freak Inc. (now i-Freak Mobile Inc.) Nov 2014 Appointed Representative Director of the same company May 2015 Appointed Outside Director of ArcCore Inc. (current) Jan 2022 Appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company Mar 2023 Appointed Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current) Feb 2025 Appointed Director of Momoyama Ltd. (current)
1964-03-08
Noriko HOSOKAWA
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Dec 2009 Joined Soga Uryu Itoga Law Office (now Uryu Itoga Law Office) May 2014 Joined Uemura Sogo Law Office (now Uemura Ohira Mizuno Law Office) Sep 2018 Appointed Partner of the same law office (current) Apr 2020 Joined KARADA NOTE Inc. Feb 2021 Appointed General Manager, Legal Department, of the same company Apr 2021 Appointed Executive Officer in charge of Legal and Compliance, KabuK Style Inc. May 2021 Joined Raksul Inc. Jan 2022 Appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company Jun 2022 Joined Hey Inc. (now STORES Inc.) Oct 2022 Appointed Legal Manager of the same company Mar 2023 Appointed Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current) Jul 2023 Appointed Senior Manager, Legal & Compliance Division, STORES Inc. Jan 2025 Appointed Executive Officer and General Manager, Legal & Compliance Division, of the same company (current)
1982-05-01
Large Shareholding Reports
Yasuhiro HIRAI
2026-06-10
8.03%→8.16%
Yasuhiro HIRAI
2026-06-10
10.07%→10.63%
Yasuhiro HIRAI
2026-06-10
10.63%→10.20%
Yasuhiro HIRAI
2026-06-10
8.16%→7.24%
Yasuhiro HIRAI
2026-06-10
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Yasuhiro HIRAI
2026-06-10
7.24%→6.79%
Yasuhiro HIRAI
2025-09-25
8.03%→7.67%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-08-12
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2026 – Dec 2026
EDINET
2026-06-10
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2026-06-10
Change Report
EDINETAmended
2026-06-10
Change Report
EDINETAmended
2026-06-10
Change Report
EDINETAmended
2026-06-10
Change Report
EDINET
2026-06-10
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-05-14
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2026
EDINET
2026-03-25
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
TDnet
2026-02-27
株主総会招集通知
TDnet
2025-11-14
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2025
EDINET
2025-09-25
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-08-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
TDnet
2025-05-15
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2025
EDINET
2025-03-27
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
EDINETAmended
2024-09-17
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINETAmended
2024-09-06
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2024-08-23
Securities Registration Statement
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