The Official Anime IP Marketplace

AniBiz is a B2B marketplace and intelligence platform purpose-built for the anime licensing economy. We connect anime IP rights holders & decision makers (licensors) including studios, production committees, and rights management companies, with qualified licensees such as consumer brands, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, startups, creators, game studios and entertainment companies looking to license anime content and characters.

At the core is a curated, high-quality metadata database covering thousands of anime series, with detailed, verified information on rights availability, production credits, voice cast (seiyuu), synopses, ratings, and territorial windows. Our platform and team make discovery, matchmaking, and warm introductions faster and more transparent than traditional cold outreach or fragmented industry networks.

Anime licensing has historically been slow, relationship-driven, and difficult to navigate, especially for companies outside Japan’s tight-knit production committees. Rights data is scattered, decision-makers are hard to reach, and valuable opportunities are often missed.

AniBiz solves these pain points by:

• Giving you a centralized, AI-assisted + human-curated view of the top anime IPs and their available rights
• Delivering warm, qualified introductions to actual IP decision-makers instead of generic contact lists
• Matching your specific needs (category, territory, product type, timeline) with relevant titles and rights windows
• Reducing time-to-deal through better data and facilitated conversations

Whether you’re a merchandiser seeking the next breakout character, a brand exploring collaborations, a distributor expanding your slate, or a startup looking to build with Anime IP, AniBiz helps you move faster and smarter in one of the fastest-growing segments of global licensing and entertainment.

Getting started is straightforward:

1. Sign up on the AniBiz platform (or request early/demo access if you’re not yet onboarded).
2. Complete your company profile and include your product categories, target territories, licensing goals, and any brand or retail credentials. Business verification helps us match you with the right opportunities.
3. Explore the library using powerful filters for genre, popularity/rankings, rights type, availability windows, and more. Review rich metadata for each title.
4. Express interest in specific titles or submit a licensing proposal with our self-serve platform. Our team can also provide VIP services to review your inquiry, make suggestions to maximize your chances of a good first impression, and facilitate warm introductions to the relevant rights holders or their representatives.
5. Engage and close: we provide the tools to close a deal efficiently, context on the title’s rights landscape, and help keep momentum through the licensing process.

Through AniBiz you can pursue a wide range of commercial rights, depending on the specific title and what the rights holder is currently offering. Common categories include:

• Merchandising: apparel, figures, toys, accessories, home goods, collectibles, stationery, and more
• Distribution & content: streaming, broadcast, theatrical, or physical media rights in specific territories or windows
• Publishing & localization: manga, novels, or related print/digital releases
• Gaming & interactive: video games, mobile, board games, or experiential activations
• Brand collaborations & co-branded products
• Live events, exhibitions, and pop-up experiences

Rights are almost always title-specific and subject to territorial and time-window limitations. Our metadata clearly surfaces what is available (or potentially available) and the appropriate path to the decision-maker. We focus exclusively on legitimate, cleared commercial licensing opportunities from official rights holders.

Yes! This is one of AniBiz’s core value propositions and a key reason companies work with us.

Unlike public directories or generic lead databases (which often have outdated or low-level contacts), AniBiz maintains verified pathways and direct relationships to the actual decision-makers at Japanese studios, production committees (seisaku iinkai), rights management firms, and their international arms.

Our team brings deep prior experience running a dominant player in this space, so we understand the nuances of Japanese corporate structures, production committee dynamics, and how deals actually get done. We qualify both sides, provide a platform to engage, and support follow-through to improve response rates and deal velocity. You won’t be left guessing email addresses, sending mails that go unresponded to, or getting lost in corporate hierarchies.

AniBiz uses a flexible, value-based pricing model tailored to whether you’re a Licensor or Licensee and how actively you plan to use the platform. We do not take commissions on licensing deals. For Licensees, we have an initial limited introductory monthly rate. 

• Basic discovery and browsing of the library is available at a low or no-cost tier.
• Premium access (advanced search, set deal proposals, priority matchmaking, direct introductions, and platform deal support) is offered via subscription plans.
• Licensors have dedicated plans to showcase their library, browse licensees and receive qualified leads.

Many users also benefit from success-oriented elements on facilitated deals.

Our goal is transparent pricing that delivers clear ROI through faster discovery and higher-quality opportunities.

While AniBiz is designed to be your most efficient on-ramp for licensing deals and connecting with decision makers, register with AniBiz to be part of the next generation of licensees, collaborations and DTC brands.

We will be holding infosessions to explain how the industry works, what it takes to secure your first license, and how to put your best foot forward in this exciting growing industry.