Yohei Ito

Rights & Media Business Division / Rights MD Dept., IP Business Dept., and Global Business Division, KODANSHA Ltd.

I oversee domestic and international rights business and merchandising.

I have been involved in the expansion of major titles such as Attack on Titan, Fairy Tail, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, and Blue Lock.

Through corporate tie-ups and IP collaborations, I am dedicated to expanding fan bases and driving global strategies.

Paid Content Keynote 2025.11.12 [Wed] 　17:30- 19:30 　Animate Theater

keynote speech: The Evolution and Future of Manga IP

Naotoshi Tsunoda　Director, Rights Division, KODANSHA Ltd.

Gentaro Iwasa　CEO of Good Smile Company, Inc.

Yohei Ito　Rights & Media Business Division / Rights MD Dept., IP Business Dept., and Global Business Division, KODANSHA Ltd.

Atsuo Nakayama　Entertainment Sociologist / Researcher, MANGA Soken

Takeshi Kikuchi　Director (Representative Director) of the MANGA Research Institute (General Incorporated Association)