Company History
| Feb. 1993 | YUKE’S Co., Ltd. established at Sakai, Osaka with capital of 3 million yen for the purpose of designing, developing, creating, and distributing computer software |
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| June 1996 | With capital of 10 million yen, YUKE’S is restructured as a “stock company (kabushiki gaisha)”; the Yokohama Studio is established in Yokohama. |
| Feb. 1998 | Change in stock value results in an Osaka-based company being merged with YUKE’S Co., Ltd. (All operations taken over by YUKE’S) |
| Nov. 1999 | Fine Co., Ltd. established with 10 million yen capital |
| Jan. 2000 | Partnership with THQ Inc established for the purposes of game software development and distribution. Capital invested into YUKE’S from THQ Inc; contribution ratio: 15%. Terminated in Feb, 2013 |
| Dec. 2001 | YUKE’S becomes a publicly traded company through Japan’s Tokyo Stock Securities (then-Osaka Stock Securities) – JASDAQ Standard |
| Nov. 2005 | YUKE’S acquires 51.5% of New Japan Pro Wrestling, officially making it a subsidiary (all stocks transffered to a third party in Jan, 2012) |
| Nov. 2005 | YUKE’S Company of America established as an overseas subsidiary in California, USA Relocates to Illinois in Dec, 2006 (Liquidated in July, 2010) |
| March 2008 | Acquires GAO Co., Ltd. (which was dormant), relocates its headquarters from Osaka to Tokyo (Shinbashi), and resumes full operations as a new brand under the name “Tryfirst Co., Ltd” (Liquidated in Jan, 2010) |
| Sept. 2009 | YUKE’S LA Inc. is established as an overseas subsidiary in California, USA (Liquidated in Jan, 2023) |
| Nov. 2016 | YUKE’S Music Co., Ltd. established with 10 million yen capital |
