By Sam Nussey

TOKYO (Reuters) -Sony raised its operating profit forecast for the year ending March 2026 by 8% to 1.43 trillion yen ($9.5 billion) on Tuesday, citing a smaller-than-expected impact from U.S. tariffs and the strength of its entertainment and chips businesses.

Operating profit in the July-September quarter climbed 10% to 429 billion yen after its music unit, which includes anime, and chips businesses recorded higher sales.

Sony cited the success of animated movie “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” as a key contributor.

The Japanese conglomerate was once best known for household electronics but has become an entertainment powerhouse and is banking on the growth of anime.

However, profit at Sony’s games business fell in the second quarter as the company booked

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