Major Japanese manga/anime companies that have joined the project are: Aniplex, Kadokawa, Good Smile Company, Kodansha, Sunrise, Shueisha, Shogakukan, ShoPro, Studio Ghibli, Tezuka Productions, Toei Animation, TMS Entertainment, Bandai Namco Games, Pierrot, and Bushiroad.
Manga-Anime Anti-Piracy Committee announced today that 46-year-old Japanese rock singer Takanori Nishikawa (T.M. Revolution) will be appointed as the Councillor for the Manga-Anime Guardians Project at the upcoming Anime Japan 2017 event.
The project was launched in July 2014 as the first cross-industry anti-piracy measures for manga and anime, and has been supported by Japanese government’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA).