Myca Inc., Japan's leading trading card management app, joins DMM Group and rebrands service as "DMM Myca"

DMM.com LLC (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Innovation Company CEO: Yu Ogata; hereinafter "DMM") announces the acquisition of all issued shares of Myca Inc. (Headquarters: Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture; Representative Director: Yusuke Kimura; hereinafter "Myca"), which operates the trading card management and purchase app "Mycalinks," making it a subsidiary. Accompanying this, "Mycalinks" will be renamed "DMM Myca." By maximizing the utilization of DMM's platform infrastructure, we aim to further expand services and provide new value in the trading card market. * HP: https://myca.cards/ ■ Background and Purpose of the Acquisition "Mycalinks" was launched in April 2023 as a one-stop app for trading card collection management, market price checking, and e-commerce purchases, celebrating its third anniversary this year. Since its launch, it has covered major genres such as Pokémon Cards, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Duel Masters, and One Piece Card Game, gaining strong user support and achieving the No. 1 download count among domestic trading card management apps (※1). The DMM Group possesses business know-how and technological capabilities cultivated through operating over 60 services, as well as a membership base of 51.46 million people (as of February 2025). In the rapidly growing trading card market, we are confident that by combining Myca's "track record in operating a trading card management app" with DMM's "overwhelming platform power," we can provide even greater convenience and new value to users, leading to this acquisition. Moving forward, we aim to create a unique platform for trading card fans by maximizing synergies with various services offered on the DMM platform, including ID linkage with DMM accounts and the introduction of DMM Points. (※1) Data source: Sensor Tower Download count of trading card management apps in Japan from April 2023 to January 2026 (total for iOS and Android). Definition of "trading card management app": Among app data searchable on Sensor Tower, apps whose name or description includes the keyword "trading card management" (company's own research). ■ Service Name Changed to DMM Myca From Tuesday, April 14, 2026, "Mycalinks" will change its service name to "DMM Myca." Existing functions and registered data will be inherited as they are. Existing users can continue to use all functions by updating the app. In addition, related services will also change their names as follows: * DMM Myca POS (formerly: Mycalinks POS) — POS system for trading card shops * DMM Myca Pro (formerly: Mycalinks Pro) — Pokémon Card Game Pro Team offering sponsorship programs for professional players ① Easily register owned cards and boxes! Search and register owned cards by type, rarity, sealed pack, etc. You can also change the registered quantity with the '+' and '-' buttons, allowing anyone to easily manage their cards. ② Instantly check the value of your owned cards! In the My Cards list, you can check the total value by type and the value of all your cards. ③ Card values fluctuate daily in conjunction with market prices! Latest market price information for individual cards, graded cards (PSA), and unopened boxes/packs is automatically updated daily. You can accurately grasp the real-time fluctuations of your collection's value. * Android version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kimura_0531.myca * iOS version: https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/mycalinks-トレカ管理-相場確認-購入/id6447933197 ■ Comment from Yusuke Kimura, Representative Director of Myca Inc. Myca started as "Mycalinks," a card management app created from "what I truly wanted," integrating POS registers, physical stores, and e-commerce functions. Real and O