TKP, which operates meeting-room rental facilities, has announced plans to enter the content IP business by forming the joint venture 響咲 with 懐刀, with production of a voice comic app as its first project, along with the acquisition of comic and anime rights. The new company will have capital of ¥22 million, with 懐刀 holding 51% and TKP 49%; the representative director will be 雨宮朋臣 (雨宮朋臣).
TKP announced that it will establish the joint venture 響咲 with 懐刀 and launch its business on 1 December. Through the venture, it will enter the content IP business, including the acquisition of anime adaptation rights for manga, licensing and other commercial development, and production of a voice comic app.
The new company will have capital of ¥22 million, with 懐刀 holding 51% and TKP 49%. The representative director will be 雨宮朋臣 (雨宮朋臣) of 懐刀. 懐刀 produces music for anime, television dramas, films and games, and manages creators, while TKP will use its nationwide network to handle the integrated process from discovering and developing IP through to business development.
The first project will be production of a voice comic app, offering experiential content combining full voice performances by voice actors with music and direction. Preparations are under way to distribute multiple works, as well as to acquire anime adaptation rights for manga and develop broadcast, streaming and licensing businesses.