About the Editors
This site is an independent catalog of Japanese IP, curated by an editorial team that loves it. We have no capital ties to any rights holder and record Japan's IP landscape from public sources and our own editorial lens.
Why we call ourselves a "CATALYST." The reason we believe stories (IP) can light the world.
Read the Manifesto →We define "IP" on our own terms
What counts as "IP" on this site is not bound by any legal definition. Our editors decide what is worth recording as Japanese culture — works, people, brands, technologies, places, and experiences — anything that feels distinctly Japanese.
Written by our editorial AI
The descriptions, relationships, matching, diagnosis, and bundle suggestions on each IP page are generated by our editorial AI from public sources. If you spot a factual error, please let us know via the takedown form.
Catalogued out of love
No one asked us to do this. We are an editorial team that fell for Japanese IP, publishing field notes the way we wish someone had done for us.
An editorial publication, not a brokerage
This is not a commercial platform for matchmaking or agency services. It is an editorial catalog built to inform and comment.
48-hour response to takedown requests
If a rights holder or related party requests removal or correction, we respond within 48 hours as a rule.
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