New Collaboration in Anime and Blockchain: Blue Rights and FungibleX Join Forces

In a move that blends the worlds of anime and blockchain technology, Blue Rights, an anime planning company, and FungibleX, a blockchain-based venture, have jointly established a new company called Your Rights in May.

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What is Your Rights?

This innovative company aims to use blockchain technology to revolutionize how anime rights are managed and sold. The goal is to make parts of an anime's rights available for sale and ownership, similar to shares, through digital ownership certificates.

Key Features:

• Partial sale of rights: Fans and investors can buy stakes in anime titles.
• Investment opportunities: Fans can directly invest in the production of their favorite anime.
• Revenue sharing: Rights owners will receive a proportional share of the profits.
• Voting rights: Owners can participate in decisions about the anime's future.

About the Key Figures

Makoto Kimura

• Joined MAPPA in 2018, where he directed, produced, and managed rights, including funding for Chainsaw Man.
• Worked at Twin Engine and produced anime for Fuji TV's Noitanima block.
• Left MAPPA in March 2024 and founded Blue Rights in April.
• Recently, along with manga creator Muneyuki Kaneshiro, established a new media company called Chimera Club.

Yū Numazuki

• Head of FungibleX, a company originally founded as X2Y2 Japan in October 2024.
• Managed the NFT marketplace Sonova.
• Rebranded to FungibleX earlier this month, focusing on expanding blockchain technology into media.

Looking Ahead

This collaboration signals a new era where fans can become more involved in the creation and success of anime through blockchain. It also opens up new avenues for funding and revenue sharing in the industry.

Sources: PR Times, Animation Business Journal