Clip Studio Paint, the illustration, comic, webtoon, and animation app by CELSYS, Inc. (the “Company”), is sponsoring Anime Friends 2026, one of South America’s largest anime festivals held from July 2 in Brazil.
As part of their marketing activities, the Company is sponsoring various events worldwide to raise global awareness of Clip Studio Paint and to acquire new users.
In particular, the Company is strengthening their marketing initiatives by targeting emerging markets such as Southeast Asia and Latin America, which have the potential to become key drivers of future growth. Sponsorship of this event is part of that effort. The Company will continue to promote event initiatives to acquire new users globally and expand business.
Growth of subscription contracts in emerging markets
Excerpt from Supplementary Material on Financial Results for Q1 FY12/26 (Disclosed in May 2026), p. 37
https://www.celsys.com/files/user/pdf/ir/financial-report/2026/ho_2026-0508en.pdf
See here for more about Celsys’ global marketing activities
https://www.celsys.com/en/topic/20260225
About Anime Friends
Established in 2003 and held in São Paulo, Anime Friends is an Asian pop culture event featuring anime, comics, and video games with approximately 150,000 visitors.
Anime Friends Official Website:
https://animefriends.com.br/
About Clip Studio Paint
Clip Studio Paint is a powerful creative app for illustrations, comics, and animations, built upon over 30 years of in-house graphics technology R&D from Celsys. The app is available in 11 languages and is used by more than 60 million people* around the world, with over 80% of its users residing outside Japan. It supports artists of all kinds, from beginners to professional comic artists and animators.
CLIP STUDIO PAINT:
https://www.clipstudio.net/
X:
https://x.com/clipstudiopaint
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/CLIPSTUDIOPAINTchannel
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/clipstudioofficial/
TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@clipstudioofficial
* Includes free trial users and downloads of the iPad, iPhone, Galaxy, Android, and Chromebook versions.
About CELSYS, Inc.
In the expanding creator economy surrounding digital content, Celsys provides tools including Clip Studio Paint that empower creators, alongside service platforms that will act as a new avenue for artistic pursuits. We strive for a more vibrant world where everyone’s passions are connected, offering total support to creators around the world through each part of their “creator journey”.
https://www.celsys.com/en/
Investor information:
https://www.celsys.com/en/irinfo/
IR questionnaire (Japanese only):
https://www.celsys.com/irinfo_questionnaire/
Investor newsletter (Japanese only):
https://www.celsys.com/irinfo_magazine/
YouTube (Japanese only):
https://www.youtube.com/@celsys_official/videos
