■Purpose and Aims of the Alliances
 Under its mission to “entertain the world and resonate with creators,” the Company is pivoting on games and has entered the Comics business, aiming to be a company that utilizes digital content to compete globally in the long term.
 Since its founding, the Company has been expanding its core games business in Japan and overseas with a focus on mobile gaming. With recent market changes and improvements in handset performance, and presuming business expansion outside of Japan, an increasing number of game titles are being simultaneously developed for use not only with mobile devices but also for use on PCs and home consoles. The mobile gaming market is on the cusp of evolution into a new market of multi-device, multi-language “live gaming.”
 With the above market changes in mind, the Company announced in its “Explanatory Materials for Management Strategy Briefing” in August 2022 that it will invest 20 billion yen in strengthening its game development system and, aiming for more agile and dynamic capital policies as a venture company in the future, the Company conducted a buyback of treasury shares, as noted in its “Announcement of Acquisition of Treasury Shares and Purchase of Treasury Shares through the Off-auction Share Repurchase Trading System (ToSTNeT-3)” of May 15, 2023. Additionally, we have been actively investing in new products, technologies, and human resources, and our consolidated subsidiary Akatsuki Games Inc. (“Akatsuki Games”) held its “Akatsuki Games Now” event for new products in August 2023. Going forward, with the goals of further strengthening our game development capabilities, improving our overseas marketing skills, and creating new content through collaboration, the Company had decided to enter into capital and business alliances with Sony Group and Koei Tecmo Holdings by the disposition of the Company’s treasury shares, and had agreed as written in “Details of Business Alliances”.

■Details of Business Alliances
①Sony Group
The Company will further build relationships with Sony Group and its affiliates to create new business opportunities, aiming to cooperate in overseas market expansion for mobile games, both those currently under development and those to be developed in the future, as well as to collaborate with co-production and development of new IP and content.

②Koei Tecmo Holdings
In addition to game projects already underway, the Company will further build relationships with Koei Tecmo Holdings in the following three areas to create new business opportunities in the future:
 A) Collaboration in development and operation of multi-device next-generation live-ops games
 B) Collaboration on global expansion, marketing, and publishing of live-ops games
 C) Collaboration on new IP, content and services

For details of the capital and business alliance, please refer to the timely disclosure “” which we disclosed today.

■Akatsuki Company Profile
Akatsuki is an entertainment company with our mission “Entertain the World and Resonate with Creators.” We aim to bring stimulating entertainment to the people of the world by leveraging our strengths in game development and game operations that incorporate a deep understanding of the world view of IP content.

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Release Lineup

HykeComic’s lineup of over 100 titles includes original in-house titles, popular overseas titles for which exclusive distribution rights have been acquired, and 25 titles that are being released in Japan for the first time. A breakdown of titles available at the time of official service launch are shown below.

Please take a look at the app and the various contents on offer!

We aim to become a webtoon app that delivers evergreen high-quality works to users, thus we intend to steadily expand the library of works on offer – including both original titles as well as the works of talented production studios and publishers from Japan and overseas.

Service Outline

Download QR Codes

App Store

Google Play

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◼︎ HykeComic Inc. Profile

◼︎ Akatsuki Company Profile

Akatsuki’s mission is to “Entertain the World and Resonate with Creators” as we pivot on games to become an IP production company. We aim to bring stimulating entertainment to the people of the world by leveraging our strengths in game development and game operations that incorporate a deep understanding of the world view of IP content, our capability in original IP content creation, and our ability to provide solutions that maximize IP value.

For inquiries regarding this press release

If you are a creator, company, or organization interested in serialization, production participation, mixed media, etc., please contact HykeComic Inc. at the email address below:info@hykecomic.com

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■ Growth Trend for Web3 Fields

Startups and projects in the Web3 fields are being launched one after the other around the world with DeFi (decentralized finance) in 2020, then NFTs including GameFi in 2021. There are many cases of large-scale fundraising, including many startups moving on to scaleup financing, and projects in the Web3 fields are expected to increase further in the future.

Additionally, the Asian region has occupied an important position in Web3 up to now with Axie Infinity, a representative of GameFi, launched in Vietnam and the GameFi scholarships of Yield Guild Games born in the Philippines. In response to the success stories, a further increase in Web3 projects is expected, with Asia being the focal area.

■ Background to Establishment of a Web3-Focused Fund

Akatsuki is a maker of popular smartphone games based in Japan and Taiwan. With an emphasis on characters and stories, the company has developed games and other media such as comic and anime, receiving support from many users around the world.

Through the AET Fund¹ and Heart Driven Fund², Akatsuki has supported the growth and value enhancement of startups, mainly in the United States, India, and Japan. Based on its track record of venture capital support and accelerating growth trends for the Web3 fields, Akatsuki has been in Singapore since the second half of 2021, establishing Emoote Pte. Ltd. and starting operations of the $20 million Emoote fund specialized in the Web3 fields

Emoote has invested in projects that have the potential to transform the entertainment, media, and lifestyle fields with Web3 technology, mainly in Asia.

Based in Singapore, we will invest with a focus on Asia, an important Web3 market, while keeping a global mindset.

¹ The AET Fund (est. Oct. 2017) focuses on investing entertainment and technology, mainly in North America and India.
² The Heard Driven Fund (est. Nov. 2018) supports startups and artists, mainly in Japan.

■ The Concept of Emoote’

From “earning” to “emotional value” 

Emoote will soundly support the growth of tokenomics.

An important keyword in Web3 is the incentive economy. This refers to an ecosystem that rewards contributors, as exemplified by the “Play-to-Earn” concept where users are contributors that earn by playing games.

We believe that NFT consumption, based on “emotional values” such as “likes” and “empathy,” is a very important mechanism that will provide the motivation upon which tokenomics⁴ can grow soundly in order to achieve sustainable growth of the token-centered economic zone. Further, we believe that Web3 will lead to even greater growth of Entertainment and Creator, which has created characters and media works that are loved around the world.

Akatsuki, having worked with many creators to develop entertainment and media, wants to be an investor and a creators’ group where “emotional value” can also be created for the Web3 era. With this in mind, we have established Emoote, a Web3 specialized fund that values Emotion.

■ Investment Track Record

Since September of 2021, we have invested in more than 20 projects. We focus on early stage investing that includes seed capital, mainly in Asia (50%) and the United States (40%), with the remainder in other regions (10%). Examples of key investments are described below.

STEPN
A lifestyle app with a very dense user community, STEPN is one of the most watched projects in the world in 2022. FDV (fully diluted valuation) surpassed $20 billion in April.

BreederDAO
GameFi NFT factory using excellent analytical and execution skills to breed NFTs and sells NFTs to game guilds. Andreessen Horowitz and Delphi Digital, leaders in the VC world, have made co-lead investments.

■ Focus Areas

Web2 Applications with Token
STEPN, one of our portfolio, is creating a new economic sphere through the combination of a running app with tokenomics. This addition of tokens to the combination of traditional entertainment, media, and lifestyle service has enormous potential.

Web3 IP Creation
The creation of intellectual property is undergoing many changes in the Web3 era. Departing from the traditional IP media mix, DAOs (decentralized autonomous organizations) are utilizing NFTs to create content and develop media. We are looking not only at content and DAOs, as represented by Bored Ape Yacht Club and ApeCoin, but also at the supporting platforms.

NFT and Digital Fashion
Great games such as FORTNITE have proven that in-game skins can win the hearts of many consumers and become a big business. We believe that digital fashion is likely to surpass physical fashion as a business as people increasingly spend more time in the virtual world – not only with entertainment that includes games, but also with other digital activities such as social media and metaverses – where physical constraints are removed.

■ Emoote Core Members

Yuji Kumagai, Co-Founder and General Partner

Biography
In 2014, assumed position of COO and Co-Representative Director of iemo Co., Ltd., which was sold to DeNA Co. Ltd. In 2015, founded sports tech company SkyBall Co., Ltd., which was sold it to Akatsuki in 2018. Appointed head of esports business at Akatsuki and director of The Professional Esports League (Spain). Vice President of Heart Driven Fund since August 2019. Mainly executes early stage investments and provides hands-on support, based on his entrepreneurship and management experience. Appointed Representative Director of Emoote Pte. Ltd. in 2021.

Comugi, Co-Founder and Web3 Researcher

Biography
Assumed his current position after working as an editor of business books, as the Editor-in-Chief of Crypto Web Media in Japan, and as a producer of Japan’s largest blockchain conference.
He provided infographics and supervision to the “Web3” special feature in Volume 44 of the Japan version of WIRED magazine. He also attends conferences such as Web3 Conference Tokyo and actively posts about the latest Web3 developments under the name “Comugi” and using the “@ro_mi” handle on Twitter.

Mai Fujimoto, Advisor (nickname “Miss Bitcoin”)

Biography
She has been striving to spread Bitcoin around the world since 2011, leading to her nickname “Miss Bitcoin” internationally, and has developed strong connections with global projects. Since 2018, she hosts the world’s largest NFT-focused event every year. She serves as an advisor for global projects, including Animoca Brands, and is an angel investor in Sky Mavis, Yield Guild Games, and others.

■ Future Developments

Emoote will focus on supporting the growth of investee projects.
We are already providing the support measures listed below and, going forward, we plan to further enhance the value of our investee projects and to deepen cooperation with entertainment, media, and lifestyle businesses in Japan and Asia.

1.Marketing and business development support for Japanese and Asian markets
2.Introduction of Japanese entertainment IP and creators
3.Providing knowhow in the entertainment and media fields

■ Emoote Official Website/Social Media

 Website

Twitter

■ Akatsuki Company Profile

Akatsuki’s mission is to “Entertain the World and Resonate with Creators” as we pivot on games to become an IP production company. We aim to bring stimulating entertainment to the people of the world by leveraging our strengths in game development and game operations that incorporate a deep understanding of the world view of IP content, our capability in original IP content creation, and our ability to provide solutions that maximize IP value.

For inquiries about Emoote, its investments and business alliances:

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1. Director Candidates

The Board of Directors has chosen Kazuhiro Ishikura as a new director candidate. The approval and formal election of Mr. Ishikura, who will continue as Head of Investment Business and Co-Creation, will take place at the 12^th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June of 2022. Mr. Ishikura was appointed as Executive Officer of bet365 フリーベット . in 2018 and Representative Director of Akatsuki Ventures in January of 2022.

2. Auditors

3. Executive Officers

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