- World's first Digital Contents BlockchainPlatform

- Founded by renowned producers from Japaneseanimation and game industry

SINGAPORE - MediaOutReach - July 3, 2018 - ACG Foundation Limited hasannounced that their new crowd-funding platform, called ACG Network, will beset to launch for Spring 2019.

Changing the Anime, Comics and Game landscape

ACG Network willbring magnificent changes to the Asian (including Japan) digital contentindustry. ACG Network will focus on developing the animation, comic and gameindustry with its introduction of a new blockchain technology, the first of itskind. 

In the past, creators may face issues where they are unable to see their ideasand projects come to fruition due to demand from sponsors or financial backing.With  this free-of-charge platform, theycan now transform dreams into reality anywhere in the world. 

Fans can even propose their own ideas, for example, if they would like to seean animation or game adaptation of a certain comic or novel. The platform willunite both creators and fans together, who share common goals.

ACG Network Wallet

As part of theAGCN Network ecosystem, ACG Network issues exclusive platform Token-CATT(Content Aggregation Transfer Token) that makes transactions withcryptocurrency possible.

Voting system

Full transparencysystem between creators and ACG members in real time.  

Backed by veterans from Japan'sillustrious animation industry

ACGNetwork is backed by Shinichiro Maeda, Masuo Ueda and Katsuaki Kato. 

Shinichiro Maeda, the co-founder, is a former NIPPON TV(NTV) producer andleader of the production department. He is also the chief producer of the"金曜ロードSHOW!" department. Responsiblefor animation, TV drama, film production. He has repeatedly received theCultural Foundation Award, the Japan Film and TV Producers Association GoldFlying Award and so on. His representative works include "Lupin III DEAD OR ALIVE"and "DNA2"

Masuo Ueda is theDirector, coordinator of animation department who is a legendary producer inJapanese animation industry. Masuo Ueda began his career at Nippon Sunrise in1979, where he worked on many titles, including the Gundam series. In 2010, hebecame the president and CEO of A-1 Pictures, bringing major hit titles such asSword Art Online and Space Brothers to fans across the globe. His works include"Mobile Suit Gundam III meets in the universe", "The Milky Way Rafting", and"City Hunter" and so on.

Katsuaki Kato isthe director, coordinator of the game department. He is the editor-in-chief of"Family Fami Talk", COO of Famitsu Group. He maintains extensivecontacts with producers and creative staff in the mainstream game industry inJapan. He participated in the creation of "Walker47", asmartphone-oriented information platform launched by the KADOKAWA Group, andconcurrently served as editor-in-chief and editorial director. Later, heparticipated in the new business of KADOKAWA・DWANGO and served as the editor-in-chief of the BO editorial department.

ACG FoundationLimited (head office: Singapore) combined animation, comic and game with blockchain technology together, producing the beta version of ACGN Wallet, which isa part of the ACGN Network's ecosystem. Besides, ACG Network set up itsJapanese corporate ACG Network Japan CO., LTD (CEO: SHINICHIRO MAEDA, theformer NIPPON TV producer) in Tokyo, Japan, and it formally published completeplanning concept on July 3^rd, 2018.

The ACG Networkis scheduled to be launched in Spring, 2019.

■  What is ACG?

ACG is theacronym for Anime, Comic and Game and it is a general term for "2dimensional" contents. It is a multi-billion industry that spans acrossthe world and many countries recognizes it as an important sector for theireconomy growth.

■ ACG Networkwebsite

https://acgn.io/

For directenquiry to ACG Network please contact to:

service@acgn.io

About ACG Network (In-depth Information)

ACG Network is an epoch-making platform with the combination of digital contentand block chain technology. It is a world-class platform to excavate anddevelop ambitious creators with big dreams.

ACG Networkfocuses on animation, comic and game, we will lead to change the characters ofAsian entertainment.

ACG FoundationLimited (head office: Singapore) combined animation, comic and game with blockchain technology together, producing the beta version of ACGN Wallet, which isa part of the ACGN Network's ecosystem. Besides, ACG Network set up itsJapanese corporate ACG Network Japan CO., LTD (CEO: SHINICHIRO MAEDA, theformer NIPPON TV producer) in Tokyo, Japan, and it formally published completeplanning concept on July 3rd,2018.

ACG Network plans to break through digitalcontent industry conventions by epoch-making APP and cryptocurrency. Applyingthe blockchain technology and its own intellectual contract, ACG Network canrealize the functions such as: contents and planning, raising funds, usercommenting, gathering ideas in animation, comic, game, TV series and filmfields and more.

ACG Networkissued the exclusive platform Token-CATT (Content Aggregation Transfer Token)that will make transaction with cryptocurrencies. Compared with traditionalfund-raising platforms, it is a highly effective way to raise funds.

In traditionalmedia, only specific individuals can decide whether the planning and creativeideas could pass through. But in ACG Network, the important decision is made byusers of ACG Network through a transparent voting system. Not only for Japan,China and Asia, their works can be displayed to all the users interested inanimation, comic and game industries globally. Creators can now show theirtalents and ideas to the users.

ACG Network is abrilliant system that breaks through the conventional limitation, brings thenew production values and develops the next generation creators. It couldprobably fix up the difficult problems of supporting, excavating and developingcreators.

Actions likeusers uploading their planning and works, supporting producers and re-uploadingwill be made public after the issue of the project. The one first uploads couldset up various rules such as copyright and reusing right. Many creators areworried about how to protect their own benefits, but now ACGN platform providessolutions to help them.

ACG Network willbring magnificent changes to the Asian (including Japan) digital contentindustry. Presently, there are many creators have no opportunities to debutbecause of the disagreement with their editors. There are many creators withlittle to no chances to truly write down their own ideas because of the demandfrom sponsors. What's worse, there are even creators who are living in thecountryside that are unable to achieve their dreams. But now, all theindividuals can log into ACG Network, free-of-charge and showcase their talentsto fans around the world. 

TV programproducers who are dissatisfied with the rules regulating around programcreation and also post their ambitious projects on the platform. Fans can evenpropose their ideas, for example, if they want to see the animation from acomic. In the platform, individuals who have common goals can gather togetherand make their own ideas into reality.

Many experiencedproducers, creatives as well as employees who have doubts about the currenttraditional platforms have showed their interests in ACG Network. 

Industry professionals have showed great expectations about the project, citingthat they could relook into certain plans that have been rejected before andtheir vision to inject new contents onto the platform to stimulate theindustry.

The founder ofACG Network Japan CO., LTD is SHINICHIRO MAEDA, the co-founders are thelegendary producer MASUO UEDA (the former GM of A-1 Pictures) in Japaneseanimation industry and the senior media professional KATSUAKI KATO ( the formerCOO of Famitsu Group) in Japanese game industry. Many creatives in theentertainment industry connecting with the goals sent VCRs to this pressconference, including TAKAMATU SHINJI (Gintama), TAKAHASHI RYOSUKE (ArmoredTrooper Votoms), TANIGUCHI GORO (Code Geass) in animation industry and ISHIIJIRO ( 428: Shibuya Scramble), Shimomura Takeshi (Onmyouji), Wada Yasuhito(Story of Seasons) in game industry.

While the press conference only issued the digital content planninginvestment business using crypto at the concept level, ACG Network hasestablished a corporation (ACG Network Japan Co., Ltd.) with core experiencedworkers in the digital content industry. ACG Network is seen as the only onethat is implementing concrete movements and recruiting candidates from thewhole digital content industry.

It is estimatedthat ACG Network will be formally launched in Spring, 2019.

To download the presentation deck from the press conference, you can downloadit here: https://we.tl/c5OEzEIWpX