TBS is both a broadcaster with dramas in active broadcast (LOST10, VIVANT season two) and, through TBS Group, an investor in Nakama's AniBiz licensing platform, which raised US$6 million from TBS Group, Toei Animation, and TV Tokyo Holdings in October 2026.
TBS in these stories is a broadcaster first and an investor second. Its television output runs on two dramas. LOST10, a Friday drama starring Ryusei Yokohama, aired its second episode on the 23rd, ending with tour guide Tabata, played by Marie Iitoyo, jumping from a rooftop. VIVANT, an original drama about Yusuke Nogi and the Self-Defense Forces intelligence organization Betsuhan, finished a two-week broadcast break and resumed its second half on October 4. Thai actor Ohm Thanaphat, who plays Chokki Thepanit, greeted 300 lottery-chosen fans in Japanese at the opening stage of TBS SPORTS & VIVANT PARK in Shinjuku on September 19.
That promotional reach crosses programs. Three members of the TBS Radio program "VIVANT Villains' Meeting Room" are scheduled to appear live on the morning news program "THE TIME" on Friday, October 30, from around 6:30 AM, in the entertainment and weather corners. A YouTube livestream of the radio program on the 18th drew over 270,000 concurrent viewers, so the villains' corner carries an audience beyond radio.
The investment story points elsewhere. TBS Group joined Toei Animation and TV Tokyo Holdings in a US$6 million investment in Nakama's AniBiz.com, a B2B marketplace that connects anime rights holders with licensees such as brands, manufacturers, distributors, and game studios. AniBiz launched on July 2 and lists more than 30 licensors. Nakama is led by co-founder and president Kun Gao and announced the investment through Variety on Tuesday.
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Oct 27
Nakama, the media company led by co-founder and president Kun Gao, has received a US$6 million investment for its AniBiz.com anime licensing platform from TBS Group, Toei Animation, and TV Tokyo Holdings. AniBiz launched on July 2 and now lists more than 30 licensors. Nakama describes it as a B2B marketplace connecting anime rights holders with licensees such as brands, manufacturers, distributors, and game studios. Nakama announced the investment through Variety on Tuesday.
Oct 23
The second episode of TBS's Friday drama LOST10, starring Ryusei Yokohama, aired on the 23rd and closed with tour guide Tabata, played by Marie Iitoyo, pushing past Komako and jumping from a rooftop. Tabata had gone missing after a phone call from someone at the hospital. Her daughter Nono has an intractable disease, and Tabata was positioned to handle the tour participants' mountain insurance.
Oct 23
Three members of the TBS Radio program "VIVANT Villains' Meeting Room" will appear live in the studio on TBS's morning news program "THE TIME," on Friday, October 30. The trio are scheduled from around 6:30 AM and will also appear in the entertainment and weather corners. A YouTube livestream of the radio program on the 18th drew over 270,000 concurrent viewers.
Sep 19
Thai actor Ohm Thanaphat, who plays Chokki Thepanit in TBS's Sunday drama VIVANT, appeared at the opening stage of TBS SPORTS & VIVANT PARK on September 19 at Shinjuku Sumitomo Building Triangle Plaza. He greeted 300 fans chosen by lottery in Japanese with "I love you!" and said people had asked him for autographs from the moment he landed. Ryusei Ryo, who plays Kotaro Shinjo, also attended, along with the actor playing Drum and judo gold medalist Natsumi Tsunoda, a TBS athlete ambassador for the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya. VIVANT is an original drama about Yusuke Nogi, a member of the Self-Defense Forces' top-secret intelligence organization Betsuhan. After a two-week broadcast break, the second half of season two begins October 4. Ohm said Chokki will have more scenes in the back half but could not discuss the story because of spoilers.