Profile: After graduating from university and working for a record company, he became president of the animation production company Madhouse in 2000, participated in the establishment of Video Market in 2005, and currently serves as an advisor after serving as director. He teaches at Hosei University Graduate School and other universities, lecturing on the structure of the animation business. His publications include "Anime Business ga Wakaru" (Understanding the Anime Business) (NTT Publishing), "Digital de Kawaru Anime Business" (NTT Publishing), "Anime Business Complete Guide" (Seikai-sha), and “Anime Business ga Wakaru Sosho 1, 2024 Edition: Anime Industry Structure Theory” (kindle).

Profile: Journalist. Born in Mexico and raised in Yokohama. Program Director of Niigata International Animation Festival. She has reported, reported and written about animation in Japan and abroad. After working for a securities company, in 2004 she launched the information website “Anime! Anime! He left the site in 2004. His representative works include writing the animation part of “Digital Contents White Paper” and “Animation Industry Report”. Major publications: "Who Makes the Future of Anime Business? A Quiet Revolution Caused by Chinese Capital and Internet Distribution" , “How did Japanese animation directors break into the world?” by Seikaisha.

Profile: "In the 1990s, he was assigned to an overseas subsidiary of ADK, where he created an anime boom by establishing an annual 16-title anime slate in Asian countries, including “Doraemon” and “Crayon Shinchan”. In 2012, he was appointed Managing Director of Fujiko F. Fujio Productions. With “3DCG Stand by me Doraemon”, he created a new world view of Doraemon and expanded the target audience. He was also instrumental in the start of Doraemon broadcasts in the United States.
In 2016, upon the establishment of Nijigen no mori, he was appointed Vice President of the company."

Profile: Ryota Fujitsu was born in Shizuoka in 1968. Anime critic. He began writing about anime in 2000. His major publications include “Anime to Senso” (Anime and War) (Nihon Hyoronsha), “Zenso Henkai ‘Anime Critic’ Manifesto” (Chikuma Shobo), “Yoshiyuki Tomino Theory” (Chikuma Shobo), and “Anime Sound Magic” (Planning and reporting, BNN). He is a part-time lecturer at the Department of Animation, Faculty of Arts, Tokyo Polytechnic University.

Profile: After working at the animation studio STUDIO4℃, he joined MAPPA's first production “Kids on the Slope” as an animation producer.
Since joining the company in 2011, he has directed the production of numerous works, including “Jujutsu Kaisen”, “Attack on Titan” The Final Season, and “Chainsaw Man”. In addition, he has been involved in the overall animation business, including merchandising, events, and distribution.
He has been in his current position since 2016; in 2019, he established a group company, Contrail, Inc. of which he is also the president.

Profile: After working for Toei Animation, Warner Brothers, and 20th Century FOX, he joined TMS Entertainment, the core company of the SEGA Group's video business, in mid-career in 2016. After serving as Executive Officer and General Manager in charge of the company's domestic and international licensing divisions, he has been in his current position since April 2023. Since 2017, he has been deeply involved with Netflix, mainly in terms of contracts, for its own anime productions such as “Baki”, “Hanma Baki”, “Sakamoto Days”, and “Blue Box”.

Profile: He joined Netflix in 2015, as its first creative executive based in Netflix's Tokyo office. He leads creative and acquisition work for Japanese titles including live-action films, series and anime. At Netflix, he produced works such as "The Naked Director", "Alice in Borderland", "First Love", "Sanctuary" and "Yu Yu Hakusho". He has also set up a wide range of anime shows including "Devilman Crybaby", "Rilakkuma and Kaoru", and "Aggretsuko" in Netflix’s earlier days of ramping up anime programming with global popularity. Prior to his current position, he managed international co-production in films and series.

Profile: After working for NTT and an IT consulting firm, he published a book “SNS Textbook for Ordinary People” based on his experience of blogging at a venture company. Currently, he is in charge of educating and supporting business people and companies on the use of Note and SNS at Note.
In addition, as a blogger, he introduces news on Yahoo! News and YouTube to support the future of Japanese “entertainment” and its global development, as well as the evolution of digital and SNS utilization and thrusting activities in the entertainment industry.

Profile: Dr. Essam Bukhary, CEO of Manga Productions and Co-Chair of the Executive Committee for Mohammed bin Salman Center for Future Science and Technology at the University of Tokyo. He's also Editor-in-Chief of Manga Arabia and Former Chief Advisor to SNK's Chairman. Dr. Bukhary, Saudi Cultural Attaché to Japan for 7 years, won the Japanese Foreign Minister prize twice. Holding a PhD in international studies in technology and innovation management, he earned M.A. and B.A. degrees in industrial and system management engineering from Waseda University. In 2024, he was selected by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) as one of the international experts to judge the WIPO Global Awards competition.

Profile: Journalist. Born in Mexico and raised in Yokohama. Program Director of Niigata International Animation Festival. She has reported, reported and written about animation in Japan and abroad. After working for a securities company, in 2004 she launched the information website “Anime! Anime! He left the site in 2004. His representative works include writing the animation part of “Digital Contents White Paper” and “Animation Industry Report”. Major publications: "Who Makes the Future of Anime Business? A Quiet Revolution Caused by Chinese Capital and Internet Distribution" , “How did Japanese animation directors break into the world?” by Seikaisha.

Profile: Mr. Hirasawa founded his own company after working for Bandai Visual Inc. (now NAMCO BANDAI Filmworks Inc.), Production I.G. Inc. and Ultra Super Pictures Inc.
He has a unique background as a producer from a legal department. As a result, he is knowledgeable not only in domestic copyright management, but also in contracts for the overseas development of IP.
He has been a director of Yamatoworks since December 7, 2019, a representative director of Graphinica Inc. since April 1, 2020, and a director of Yumeta Company, Inc. since July 1, 2020.

Profile: After working as an editor for news and information programs, he has been in his current position since 2017. His works include “Urusei Yatsura” and “Neko ni tenseishita Ojisan”.

Profile: Ms. Nozomi Isowa joined Avex Entertainment, the predecessor of Avex Pictures, in 2012. Her major works include the TV animation “Dance with Devils” (2015), the theatrical version of “KING OF PRISM -Dramatic PRISM.1-” (2024), and the animated feature “The Rose of Versailles” (2025).

Profile: Ms. Matsuda joined Avex Pictures in 2017 after working for Walt Disney Japan and Kino Films. Her major advertising credits include the TV anime “Fruits Basket” (2019-), the anime “Spriggan” (2023), and the theatrical anime “The Rose of Versailles” (2025).

Profile: Ryota Fujitsu was born in Shizuoka in 1968. Anime critic. He began writing about anime in 2000. His major publications include “Anime to Senso” (Anime and War) (Nihon Hyoronsha), “Zenso Henkai ‘Anime Critic’ Manifesto” (Chikuma Shobo), “Yoshiyuki Tomino Theory” (Chikuma Shobo), and “Anime Sound Magic” (Planning and reporting, BNN). He is a part-time lecturer at the Department of Animation, Faculty of Arts, Tokyo Polytechnic University.

Profile: Joining NTT Docomo in 2000 in mobile music and video distribution, he later became a part of MediaDo in 2008 and helped launch an e-book business, serving as Director and General Manager of the business division from 2013 and Director of Group COO from 2017. He now leads operation of the world's largest anime & manga community database as CEO of MyAnimeList since 2019. With extensive experience in digital content distribution, new business development & building global alliances, he is now promoting the international expansion of anime and manga. With his deep knowledge of fan communities, he now seeks to maximize the value of content.