The court leveled a three-year suspended sentence of two years in prison for the last individual, along with a fine.
Three male individuals in Chengdu, Sichuan in China were found guilty in late February for violating copyright law and illegally distributing manga without their copyright owners’ permission.
The company earned 1.8 million yuan (about 29.74 million yen or US$275,406) through affiliate ads.
Japan’s Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA) collaborated with the investigation, and it is the first time the agency has collaborated with China in a foreign investigation.