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Gonzo Rosso Forges Business Alliance with Moli Publish

GDH K.K. (Head Office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Tetsuo Karasawa, Securities Code: TSE Mothers 3755, hereinafter GDH) announced that its group company GONZO Rosso K.K. (Head Office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Managing Director: Hideki Moriya, hereinafter GONZO Rosso) has formed a business alliance with moli Publish Limited (Head Office: Shanghai, China, CEO: George Lin, hereinafter MOLI).

MOLI is a subsidiary of moli Group Limited, a leading company in the online entertainment industry in China, and focuses on development and operation of MMORPG*s. With worldwide operation bases, moli's business extends to a wide variety of other online entertainment content such as casual games and mobile games. The company's online games are in service at more than 20,000 internet cafes in China. Using its global network of distribution channels such as those in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and other Asian territories as well as in North America and Russia, moli is continuously expanding its business.

GONZO Rosso has launched MMORPGs developed in-house such as PANDORA SAGA and The Tower of DRUAGA -the Recovery of BABYLIM- this year. It is actively promoting its international presence, mainly in Asian territories such as China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong through Goldsky Digital Technology Limited (Head Office: Taipei, Taiwan, CEO: Huang Chi Cheng), its subsidiary in Taiwan.

Through this alliance, GONZO Rosso will license to moli, the worldwide publishing rights (excluding Japan) for The Tower of DRUAGA -the Recovery of BABYLIM-, and the publishing rights of PANDORA SAGA in North America. moli will license to GONZO Rosso the publishing rights in Japan for King of Pirate Online, a moli game which currently has over 7 million users. By exploiting one another's international distribution channels, GONZO Rosso and moli aim to expand their respective service areas and user bases. The two companies also plan to collaborate strategically on future MMORPG development.

The GDH group will continue to provide game content to the global market and promote its online gaming business through GONZO Rosso.

* MMORPG: Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game

[About moli Publish Limited]
moli Publish Limited is a subsidiary of moli Group Limited. moli Group Limited is a fully-fledged service provider of online entertainment with superior research and development capabilities, and rigid gaming operation platforms in Mainland China and Taiwan. Founded in 2005, moli Group Limited, headquartered in Shanghai, has a mission of providing users with a diversified portfolio of the best online entertainment and services, through self-developed online games and licensing online games from renowned overseas partners. Through moli Publish Limited, moli Group Limited builds a proprietary international publishing network. King of Pirate Online, the self-developed MMORPG, has already been licensed to Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, as well as North America and Russia.
MOLI website: http://www.moliyo.com/

[About GONZO Rosso K.K.]
GONZO Rosso develops and operates online games such as Master of Epic -The ResonanceAge Universe-, Shaiya -Light and Darkness-, PANDORA SAGA, and The Tower of DRUAGA -the Recovery of BABYLIM-. By offering special in-game items for purchase and user-friendly systems, GONZO Rosso ensures unique game experiences that both advanced users and online game novices can enjoy.
GONZO Rosso conducts its overseas business through subsidiaries Gonzo Rosso Malaysia, which provides online game services to various territories around the world, and Goldsky Digital Technology Ltd., an online game licensing company covering China and Southeast Asia.
GONZO Rosso's other areas of business include development/operation of online merchandise store "GONZO STYLE" (http://www.gonzo-style.com - Japanese only), character open-contest site "Charapre" (http://charapre.jp/ - Japanese only), and mobile sites "Mobile Newtype" and "GONZO MOBILE" as well as production of video content, characters, advertisement designs, websites and other Internet content leveraging GDH/GONZO's network of creators/artists.
GONZO Rosso website: http://www.gonzorosso.jp/english.html

[About GDH K.K.]
GDH is a globally-focused Japanese media company founded in February 2000. The group produces cutting edge entertainment for teens and young adults through its GONZO animation brand. Kids and family product is distributed through the GONZO FILMS and GONZINO brands. GDH is a world leader in content development targeting both domestic and international audiences with Japan's trend-setting animation culture and, usually, GDH controls licensing management and international distribution for the content it produces.
For additional information, visit www.gdh.co.jp/english (for GDH) and www.gonzo.co.jp (for GONZO - Japanese only).
GDH group companies include GONZO Rosso K.K., GONZO K.K., Future Vision Music K.K., GONZINO K.K., GDH Capital K.K. and GK Entertainment K.K.
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