Announced details
Remote manga production and remote drawing in space
CLIP STUDIO PAINT has been used by more than 60 million people worldwide, including trial users and installations of certain mobile versions and other editions.
CELSYS provided technical support for Kodansha’s project, including support for drawing with CLIP STUDIO PAINT. JAXA provides the Kibo Utilization Service for private-sector users.
Kodansha is a publisher of the manga “Space Brothers.” JAXA is a national research and development agency that provides the Kibo Utilization Service for private-sector users of the Japanese Experiment Module “Kibo” on the International Space Station (ISS). Other information regarding the location, representative, capital, and year of establishment is not disclosed.
Inside the Japanese Experiment Module “Kibo” on the International Space Station (ISS)
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
JAXA’s Kibo Utilization Service for private-sector users
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | CLIP STUDIO PAINT |
| Counterparty | Kodansha, Ltd., National Research and Development Agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) |
| Counterparty overview | Kodansha is a publisher of the manga “Space Brothers.” JAXA is a national research and development agency that provides the Kibo Utilization Service for private-sector users of the Japanese Experiment Module “Kibo” on the International Space Station (ISS). Other information regarding the location, representative, capital, and year of establishment is not disclosed. |
| Relationship with the Company | CELSYS provided technical support for Kodansha’s project, including support for drawing with CLIP STUDIO PAINT. JAXA provides the Kibo Utilization Service for private-sector users. |
| Launch date | 27 July 2026 (date of the video’s first public release; actual result) |
| Applicable area | Remote manga production and remote drawing in space |
| Location | Inside the Japanese Experiment Module “Kibo” on the International Space Station (ISS) |
| Usage history | CLIP STUDIO PAINT has been used by more than 60 million people worldwide, including trial users and installations of certain mobile versions and other editions. |
| Source | JAXA’s Kibo Utilization Service for private-sector users |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The project was a special initiative by Kodansha commemorating the release of the final volume of “Space Brothers,” and a demonstration of remote drawing was conducted using JAXA’s Kibo Utilization Service for private-sector users.