CCC Group and Cork launch project to support young manga artists with T-Points

2020.05.11 Press Releases
T Point Japan Co., Ltd.

-On the point funding site "GREEN x T Point" operated by One More-

T-POINT Japan Co., Ltd. (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and COO: Kazuhiko Kitamura), a member of the Culture Convenience Club (CCC) Group, and One More Co., Ltd. (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Numata Takehiko), which operates the crowdfunding site "GREEN FUNDING" in the CCC Group, have announced that they will be working with Cork Co., Ltd. (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Sadoshima Yohei), a creator agency, to launch "GREEN x T-POINT" (https://green-point.jp/projects) will be launching a project to support young manga artists affiliated with Cork from Monday, May 11, 2020.
This will allow the young manga artists carrying out the project to raise funds for their manga production activities by providing original illustrations drawn by each creator to those who support them using T-POINT.

What is point funding "GREEN x T-POINT"?
Point funding "GREEN x T-POINT" is a new form of crowdfunding that allows you to use your accumulated T-POINT to support your favorite artists and creators (initiators). The beta version was released in October 2019, and currently features two projects: the idol group "=LOVE" and the anime character "Tohoku Zunko," and has received a total of over 1 million points in support.
Supporters can support their favorite projects with T-POINT every day. If you support us with T-POINT, you will be awarded "sTone", and once you have accumulated 10 of them you can win a "gacha". By drawing the gacha, you can receive digital content such as original illustrations by the creator as a reward. In addition, the number of points sent by supporters will be published in ranking form the next day, allowing you to enjoy comparing the number of support points sent by other supporters. Project initiators will receive a cash back of 60% of the points they receive, allowing them to raise funds for their activities while providing their own works to fans as digital content.

Background to the project launch
Many young creators take on part-time jobs or use crowdfunding to earn funds for their activities. However, there was a problem that time was being spent on part-time jobs unrelated to creative activities, and on producing and shipping original products as rewards for crowdfunding, which reduced the time that could be spent on actual creative activities.

We have launched a new crowdfunding/point funding service called "GREEN x T-POINT," which offers original digital content as a reward, in the hope that it will provide young creators with both funding and production time, as well as a new marketing tool for the entertainment content industry as a whole.

In the entertainment industry, due to the recent impact of event cancellations, it is expected that young artists and creators will need to secure new sources of revenue.

Through "GREEN x T-POINT," T-POINT Japan and One More hope to provide the experience of "accumulating points to support someone."

Overview of the project
The project was initiated by young manga creators affiliated with Cork: Holipoo, Yajima Kenji, Yokose, and Tsukimoto Chikage.

(Sample illustration is attached)

■Project participating creators

[Holipoo]
After working as a designer at an ice cream maker, he pursued his childhood dream of becoming a manga artist and made his debut at the age of 30.
Her major works include "At the End of the Matinee," based on the novel by Akutagawa Prize-winning author Hirano Keiichiro, and her social media illustrations "#Today's Girl."

[Yajima Kenji]
As a part-time worker, he worked at more than 15 jobs, including at Village Vanguard and as a bookstore clerk. Unable to give up on his childhood dream of becoming a manga artist, he began serializing "Koppe-kun" on LINE Manga at the age of 32! His other works include Felissimo Cat Club's "Ofuku-chan the Cat" and SNS's "Scary Dog."

[Give it to me]
While working for a food company, she was active as a female manga artist out of fear of being exposed, but her identity was recently exposed. He is currently preparing for serialization by publishing short stories mainly on Twitter. I love pro wrestling!

[Chikage Tsukimoto]
He produces manga in a variety of genres, including fantasy, human drama, and coming-of-age stories. In 2019, her debut collection of short stories, "Tsuki no Moto," was released by Cork Indies. The manga artist I respect is Moto Hagio.

■Return
Each manga artist will have 10 to 35 original illustrations.

*We plan to use some illustrations that have been published on social media.

■Support method
Link the Yahoo! Japan ID with your T-CARD number registered to your "GREEN FUNDING" account and access the official website (https://green-point.jp/projects) If you register a project you would like to support, all of your T-POINT will be automatically used to support the project every day. 60% of the T-POINT donated will be returned to the creators as cash back and used for future activities.

■Project URL_

[Comment from Yohei Sadoshima, CEO of Cork Co., Ltd.]
My current focus is on creating hit works together with manga artists I meet on social media, building fan communities for each artist, and creating a space where artists can continue to draw the stories they truly want to draw.
I hope that everyone who comes into contact with the work through this collaboration will support the creators who are pioneering a new era.

■About T-POINT Japan Co., Ltd.
We operate the T-POINT Program, which is used by 70.5 million people and involves 6,066 companies. T-POINT is a common points service that can be used in a variety of situations closely related to daily life, such as convenience stores, supermarkets, drugstores, restaurants, clothing stores, electronics retailers, mobile phones, online shopping, electricity and gas.

■About One More Co., Ltd.
The CCC Group operates approximately 1,200 TSUTAYA, TSUTAYA BOOKSTORE, TSUTAYA BOOKSs, and Tsutaya Electrics stores nationwide, and owns the T-CARD, Japan's largest mutual points card that can be used at over 200,000 stores nationwide. The group also operates the crowdfunding site GREEN FUNDING and the point funding site GREEN x T-POINT (Green Tea Point). In collaboration with the CCC Group, we feature projects in a variety of genres, including gadgets, miscellaneous goods, movies, publishing, and music. Currently, together with over 50 partners, we have supported over 1,500 projects with a total of over 3.6 billion yen in funding.

[Company name] One More Co., Ltd.
[Address] 4R01 Soddaco Building, 9-10 Daikanyamacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0034
[Established] June 1, 2011
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■About Cork Co., Ltd.
This is a creator agency that represents artists such as Koyama Chuya of "Space Brothers," Mita Norifusa of "Dragon Zakura," Anno Moyoco of "Working Man," Akutagawa Prize-winning author Hirano Keiichiro, and Haga Shoichi of "Manga Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka."
We not only have the "editing skills" in the narrow sense of the word, which are the ability to design universal stories that the world desires, but also the "community producing skills" that connect directly with fans of writers and content to create enthusiasm in the world, spreading and amplifying value, and working in collaboration with creators, we are challenging ourselves to redefine "editing" for a new era.

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Inquiries regarding this matter
T-POINT Japan Co., Ltd.
Public Relations Officer: Nonaka and Ando
TEL: 03-6800-4464