Minto Co., Ltd.

Minto Co., Ltd. (Minato-ku, Tokyo, President Kazuhiro Mizuno, hereinafter referred to as the Company) is pleased to announce that it has established the webtoon production studio "Minto Studio" and will start the webtoon business. Webtoon is growing in popularity in South Korea, China, Southeast Asia, and even North America. The market size, which was about 260 billion yen in the world in 2020, is estimated to expand to about 1.85 trillion yen in 2027, and most recently, it is a global hit drama based on webtoon such as "Itaewon Class". Are being produced one after another. In Japan as well, the webtoon app "Piccoma" started to grow rapidly from around the first half of 2020, and the monthly charge for "Solo Stageing" of the app has exceeded 200 million yen. As webtoon involved the entire entertainment industry and gained worldwide recognition, we decided to establish "Minto Studio" in order to expand new possibilities for creators and continue to increase the content that reaches the world. Cuong Co., Ltd., which has an in-house content studio, has been refining the technique of creating creatives of the same standard with multiple creators for about 10 years. Utilizing Japan's largest SNS cartoonist network cultivated by wwwaap Co., Ltd., we created a name that is the heart of the original and directing, and built a unique webtoon production system by utilizing the strengths of the two companies. .. Another feature is that you can use the know-how of IP production in Japan and overseas, which Quon is good at, to work on expansion after a hit. Currently, Minto is promoting multiple webtoon productions centered on joint production with webtoon platformers and major entertainment companies, and plans to start distribution one after another after the spring of 2022. * Please see the note below for details on the current status and actual conditions of webtoon. The reason why webtoon attracts a lot of attention from those who have experience in launching manga apps https://note.com/quan_official/n/n2b08c6b235e4 Business manager: Minto Co., Ltd. Director Motota Nakagawa Joined a major Internet advertising agency in 2010 .. After working as the manager of the Sapporo sales office, he started the manga editorial department in 2013 as a founding member of the manga app "GANMA!" Operating company. As an editor, he is in charge of launching dozens of works such as books and animations. In 2016, he founded wwwaap Co., Ltd. (initially Xavier), a management company for SNS cartoonists. Senior Art Director: Minto Miyanaga Keisuke Co., Ltd. Enix Co., Ltd., Taito Co., Ltd., Sega Co., Ltd., Japan Victor Co., Ltd. After serving, he established Shout Design Works Co., Ltd. He also has experience in manga production and animation studio work, and has a wide range of achievements in 2D / 3D such as games and animation. "Minto Studio" plans to significantly increase the number of webtoon productions in the future, and is looking for webtoon production creators and editorial members. For details, please see the information on each occupation and consultation desk below.・ Creator (name, line art, coloring) https://forms.gle/b3Yu2Zt6dUByNijp6 ・ Editor ・ Art director https://www.wantedly.com/projects/815697 ・ Editing intern * "[Intern recruitment] name" Please contact us by e-mail with the subject line to the following e-mail address. info@minto-inc.jp (Responsible: Nakagawa) ・ Consultation for collaboration * Please contact us by e-mail to the following e-mail address. info@minto-inc.jp (Responsible: Nakagawa) Wwwaap Co., Ltd., which has the No. 1 track record in SNS marketing utilizing anime and manga, and the world's No. 1 track record in character stamp download, NFT / Metaverse area. Cuong Co., Ltd., which produces IP in Japan, merged and was newly established on January 1, 2022. Going forward, we will leverage the strengths of the two companies to create a creator economy for manga and anime creators, and continue to increase the content that reaches the world. For details, please see the press release below. Quon merges with wwwaap, the No. 1 manga x SNS. To Creator Economy Company from Japan https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000055.000031241.html Company Name: Minto Co., Ltd. Established: January 2022 Location: Kita Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0061 2-14-4 WeWork the ARGYLE aoyama 6F Capital: 717.55 million yen Officers: Representative Director Kazuhiro Mizuno, Director Motota Nakagawa, Director Nobuyuki Takahashi, Director Atsushi Ogawa Business: Content Solution Business, IP Produce Business, New Area (Web3) Business Inquiries: info@minto-inc.jp (Responsible: Nakagawa) wwwaap Co., Ltd. http://wwwaap.co.jp/ Cuong Co., Ltd. https://quan-inc.jp/

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