Independent Research on the Business of Trading Card Games
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Distribution & Wholesale and Organized Play in Yu-Gi-Oh!, Cardfight!! Vanguard and 1 more game.
Daewon Media Co., Ltd in Yu-Gi-Oh!, the first of 3 games; mostly in distribution.
Daewon Media Co., Ltd. has no documented role on this stage.
Others on this stage
Daewon Media Co., Ltd. has no documented role on this stage.
Others on this stage
Wholesaler
Daewon Media Co., Ltd.
Organized Play
Governs program: Yu-Gi-Oh! Korea Championship Series
Others on this stage
Daewon Media Co., Ltd. has no documented role on this stage.
Others on this stage
Marketplace operatorSupports marketplace category for game
Dark: Daewon Media Co., Ltd in Yu-Gi-Oh!. Below it, other businesses on the same stage of Yu-Gi-Oh!. Acting in the same game or stage is not a business relationship; documented partners are shown in orange.
Master data as the cited sources state them.
3 published figures, exactly as the companies state them.
Revenue by business: Card (distribution division)
KRW 9,560 million
Jun 2026
Revenue by business: Card (distribution division)
KRW 21,880 million
Dec 2025
Revenue by business: Card (distribution division)
KRW 14,610 million
Jun 2026
Figures as the companies publish them in investor-relations and corporate documents. They describe the reporting company or segment, not the size of the trading card market; segments may include non-TCG business. Nothing is converted, combined or estimated.
4 relationship records, each with its sources.
Details: Distribution
Research note: Produces and distributes Cardfight!! Vanguard in Korea (제작 및 유통)
Distribution and sales area; Geography unspecified
Worldwide
Details: Distribution
Research note: Produces and distributes the NIKKE x NivelArena trading card game (제작 및 유통) and exports it
Distribution and sales area; Geography unspecified
Details: Program governance
Research note: Source supported official program governance not per event organization.
Event or organized play area; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 1 source
Details: Program governance
Research note: The KCS 2026 notice names Daewon Media Co., Ltd. as author, and the portal footer gives the same company registration identity; Daewon describes card games as a business area.
Event or organized play area; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 2 sources
