Independent Research on the Business of Trading Card Games
How we researchOrganization
Publisher and Distribution & Wholesale in Disney Lorcana and Duel Masters.
TOMY Company, Ltd. (Takara Tomy) in Disney Lorcana, the first of 2 games; mostly in product development.
TOMY Company, Ltd. (Takara Tomy)
Publisher
Is japanese edition partner for game
Japan
Others on this stage
IP holder: Disney works in the Lorcana TCGIP licensor: Ravensburger
IP holder: Disney works in the Lorcana TCG
Supplies playing card board for game
TOMY Company, Ltd. (Takara Tomy) has no documented role on this stage.
Others on this stage
Operates shop: Ravensburger online shop (United States), Ravensburger online shop (France)Sells game direct to consumer
United Kingdom, European Union, France
TOMY Company, Ltd. (Takara Tomy)
Organized Play
Governs program: Disney Lorcana Japan Championship
Others on this stage
Event organizer: Disney Lorcana Challenge
TOMY Company, Ltd. (Takara Tomy) has no documented role on this stage.
Others on this stage
Marketplace operatorSupports marketplace category for game
Dark: TOMY Company, Ltd. (Takara Tomy) in Disney Lorcana. Below it, other businesses on the same stage of Disney Lorcana. 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.
1 published figure, exactly as the companies state them.
Duel Masters cards shipped or issued (cumulative)
over 8,200 million cards
Mar 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.
When its relationships started, ended or were announced; the latest first.
Jan 2025Starts
TOMY Company, Ltd. (Takara Tomy) is the Japanese edition partner for Disney Lorcana in Japan. source
Aug 29, 2024
4 relationship records, each with its sources.
Details: Program governance
Research note: Source supported official program governance not per event organization.
Event or organized play area; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 1 source
Governs program: Disney Lorcana ChallengeOrganized play operator: Disney Lorcana ChallengeEvent organizer
Event organizer: Disney Lorcana Challenge
Australia and New Zealand, New Zealand, Australia
Worldwide
TOMY Company, Ltd. (Takara Tomy) is the Japanese edition partner for Disney Lorcana in Japan. source
Details: Localized edition
Limited confirmation. This claim has restrictions or unresolved details and is excluded from company rankings.
Research note: Exact legal publisher-versus-distributor allocation for Japan remains open.
Edition and language market; Country
Details: Program information
Research note: The corporate site identifies TOMY Company, Ltd.; the official Takara Tomy Lorcana event hub lists official and sanctioned Japanese events.
Event or organized play area; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 2 sources
Details: Distribution
Research note: Japanese general distributor (日本総発売元) since the launch in May 2002
Distribution and sales area; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 1 source
Location: Page 2, note ※2 'デュエル・マスターズトレーディングカードゲームとは'
