Before contacting us via the ‘Contact us (info@shopro.co.jp)’ form, please first review the following important notes.
※ Please note that our company is a separate legal entity from the publishers ‘Shogakukan’ and ‘Shueisha’.
We kindly ask that you take care not to confuse us with them.
- Regarding enquiries about character usage and character-related business.
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As a general rule, we do not grant permission for non-commercial purposes or for use in works created by private individuals.
Furthermore, we will take legal action against any infringing products, inappropriate usage, or unauthorized videos involving all characters and IP (intellectual property) managed by our company. - Regarding requests such as wishing to have one's own work adapted into an anime or incorporating one's ideas into existing anime.
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As a company policy, we regret to inform you that we do not accept any creative works (such as proposals, stories, illustrations, videos, music, etc.) or ideas sent to us.
Even if sent by post or email, we will dispose of them without reviewing the contents.
Similarly, proposals concerning characters we produce or hold licences for (e.g., ‘We would like this story development’ or ‘We would like character XX to appear in our work’) will be handled in the same manner.
We kindly ask for your understanding that this measure is taken to prevent misunderstandings or disputes regarding creative work ownership.
Please review the above information and contact us via this link when making an enquiry.
info@shopro.co.jp