Announced details
Licensing transactions for the commercialization and game adaptation of anime IP
More than 30 companies, mainly licensors of popular Japanese anime IP, currently participate.
TV TOKYO Holdings will invest in Nakama, Inc. and establish an ongoing collaboration framework.
Based in San Francisco, United States, and Tokyo, with co-founder and CEO Brady McCallum (ブレイディ・マッカラム). Operates the anime licensing platform AniBiz.com. A marketplace operator specializing in licensing businesses for the anime industry, founded by the team that drove Crunchyroll's early growth.
San Francisco, United States / Tokyo
US$2 million
The company does not address Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | AniBiz.com |
| Counterparty | Nakama, Inc. |
| Counterparty overview | Based in San Francisco, United States, and Tokyo, with co-founder and CEO Brady McCallum (ブレイディ・マッカラム). Operates the anime licensing platform AniBiz.com. A marketplace operator specializing in licensing businesses for the anime industry, founded by the team that drove Crunchyroll's early growth. |
| Relationship with the Company | TV TOKYO Holdings will invest in Nakama, Inc. and establish an ongoing collaboration framework. |
| Contract Value | US$2 million |
| Launch date | July 2026 (when AniBiz.com was launched; actual) |
| Applicable area | Licensing transactions for the commercialization and game adaptation of anime IP |
| Location | San Francisco, United States / Tokyo |
| Usage history | More than 30 companies, mainly licensors of popular Japanese anime IP, currently participate. |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To support the growth of AniBiz.com, which connects companies worldwide with anime IP, and create new global business opportunities for anime IP for which the company holds the rights. It will also broaden its contacts with companies in new regions and business areas, contributing to increased anime IP value and expanded revenue opportunities.