VS Kanahei

Looking back to 2016, it was my meeting year with LINE character creator Kanahei. Even though she is a famous artist, I didn't know her at all. The reason is because I don't use LINE stamp. Her illustration became very popular in LINE.
The below FB link is the event I worked for. One is in Thailand, another is in Taiwan. Thanks to the cooperation with each countries' colleague, these events are successful.


Thailand

Taiwan

I could learn what Character business is very much from these events. Actually the book sales is growing down in Japan. It becomes difficult for many creators to earn money by their works. But, on the other hand, the market for Character business is still growing here. Many creators should look at this market more.

When we think the publications are the mixture of paper and some copyrights, Character goods are the mixture of non-paper and some copyrights. The words printed on papers is as same as the illustration printed on T-shirt. Now many publishers focus on Character business seriously.
It's understandable.