We're used to seeing companies' earnings change by up to 20%, but Nihon Falcom set a crazy example: it saw a 1,216.4% jump in operating profit year-over-year, according to its financial report for the first half of the fiscal year, which will end in September 2026.

The studio earned ¥969 million ($6.1 million), a huge improvement compared to ¥73 million ($0.5 million) in the first half last year. The result is driven by Nihon Falcom's Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, a remake of the series, which contributed to the licensing division's 194.8% revenue surge.

Overall, the company's revenue amounted to ¥1,535 million ($9.7 million). Seeing such high earnings, Nihon Falcom decided to revise its forecast: now, it expects the revenue of ¥3,600 million ($22.8 million) instead of ¥2,600 million ($16.5 million), which is 38.4% higher, operating profit of ¥2,200 million ($13.9 million) instead of ¥1,300 million ($8.2 million), a boost of 69.2%, and net profit of ¥1,500 million ($9.5 million) instead of ¥900 million ($5.7 million), a 66.6% increase.

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