1982

Kamata Koshinkyoku by Kohei Tsuka, and Jidaiya no Nyoubou by Tomomi Matsumura, win the Naoki Prize. The magazine Weekly The Television is launched.

1983

Shinpen Kokka Taikan [A General Survey of National Anthems: New Edition](5 volumes; 10 books total) is published. The magazine Comptiq is launched. The movies Harmagedon: Genma Taisen, GIRL of Time, Story of the Detective, and The Legend of Eight Samurai are released.

1984

The Fourth Protocol (2 volumes) is published, recording best-seller sales of 600,000 copies. Weekly The Television expands its publication to 15 local versions.

1985

The animation information magazine Newtype and the girls' comic magazine ASUKA is launched.

1986

Document Showa (9 volumes), the publication of a major TV program by NHK, is released.

1987

Toretate no Tanka desu [Freshly Picked Tankas] is published, implementing a new return policy, which attracts interest in the publishing industry. The magazines Video Data and CD Data are launched.

1988

The Kadokawa Hongo building is completed. The "Fujimi Fantasia Bunko" and "Kadokawa Sneaker Paperback" labels are launched.

1989

The “Kadokawa Bunko” paperback label celebrates its 40th anniversary. The "100 Kadokawa Bunko Paperback Masterpieces" and the "Big Special" book fairs are launched.

1990

The magazine Tokyo Walker is launched. Kadokawa Nihon Chimei Daijiten [The Kadokawa Geographical Dictionary of Japan] series is completed. A new distribution center is completed in Miyoshi-cho, Saitama prefecture. The movie Ten to Chi To [Heaven and Earth], commemorating the 15th anniversary of Kadokawa Pictures, is released.

1991

Furusato Daisaijiki [Seasonal Hometown Poems] (8 volumes) begins to be published.

1992

The "Kadokawa Ruby Paperback" label is launched.

1993

Associated companies, such as THE TELEVISION and the KADOKAWA MEDIA OFFICE, are merged.
Tsuguhiko Kadokawa becomes president.