2 sources Sep 10
Pop Team Epic Joins Roblox License Catalog For Creator-Made Games
King Records launched Pop Team Epic into the Roblox license catalog at noon on September 9. The registration lets Roblox creators plan, build, and apply to publish games and experiential content using the manga's characters and world.
Reporting from 2 sources: GameBusiness.jp, Inside.
Why it matters
Pop Team Epic's move into Roblox puts the IP directly in the hands of outside creators, a different route from the manga and anime development the series has run on so far.
Bkub Okawa's four-panel manga has run in Takeshobo's Manga Life WIN, now Takecomi!, since August 2014. The listing is positioned as a new form of IP use beyond manga and anime development.
The listing went live at noon on September 9, and it covers the characters and the world of Bkub Okawa's four-panel manga, not a single licensed game. Creators on Roblox can plan and produce their own games and experiential content around the IP, then apply to publish. Pop Team Epic has run in Takeshobo's Manga Life WIN, now Takecomi!, since August 2014. The registration is framed as an attempt at IP use separate from the content development the series has centered on up to now. Further details sit on the official website.
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