Shibuya Productions

Shibuya Productions is a Monégasque production company founded in 2014 by Cédric Biscay and Kostadin Yanev. Based in Monaco, it operates across animation, video games, and pop-culture events, with a particular focus on Japanese and international co-productions. The company is best known for its involvement in the video game Shenmue III, which it announced at E3 in June 2015 together with Ys Net, and for which it launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign that raised $6,333,295 from 69,320 backers. It also announced Astro Boy Reboot with Caribara Animation and Tezuka Productions in 2015, and Cobra: Return of Joe Gillian in February 2016. On the animation side, it produced the first Bulgarian animated feature film, Lilly and the Magic Pearl, directed by Anri Koulev with Ben Cross voicing the English version, and the series Petz Club broadcast on France 4. Shibuya Productions is also the organizer of the Monaco Anime Game International Conferences (MAGIC), a pop-culture event held in Monaco. The company remains privately held and active as of its known public record.

Shibuya Productions was founded in 2014 in Monaco by Cédric Biscay and Kostadin Yanev. The company positioned itself at the intersection of animation and video games, with a strong orientation toward Japanese intellectual property and international co-production. In 2015, it announced Astro Boy Reboot in collaboration with Caribara Animation and Tezuka Productions, a project revisiting the classic Astro Boy franchise. In June 2015, at the E3 trade show, Shibuya Productions and Ys Net announced Shenmue III, the long-awaited sequel to the Shenmue series. To fund development and launch, they initiated a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign with a $2 million goal; the campaign ultimately raised $6,333,295 from 69,320 contributors, making it one of the most successful video game crowdfunding efforts of its time. In February 2016, the company announced Cobra: Return of Joe Gillian, a new Cobra series centered on Rugball. Shibuya Productions also produced the first Bulgarian animated feature film, Lilly and the Magic Pearl, directed by Anri Koulev, with Ben Cross providing a voice for the English version. Additionally, it produced the series Petz Club, which aired on France 4. Beyond production, Shibuya Productions organizes the Monaco Anime Game International Conferences (MAGIC), a convention held in Monaco that brings together anime, game, and pop-culture audiences. The company remains privately held and continues to operate from Monaco.

• 2016

  In February, announced Cobra: Return of Joe Gillian, a new Cobra series focused on Rugball.

• 2015

  Announced Astro Boy Reboot with Caribara Animation and Tezuka Productions.

• 2015

  At E3 in June, announced Shenmue III with Ys Net and launched a Kickstarter campaign that raised $6,333,295 from 69,320 backers.

• 2014

  Shibuya Productions founded in Monaco by Cédric Biscay and Kostadin Yanev.

• Produced the first Bulgarian animated feature film, Lilly and the Magic Pearl, directed by Anri Koulev.

• Produced the series Petz Club, broadcast on France 4.

• Organizes the Monaco Anime Game International Conferences (MAGIC).

Independent Monégasque producer and event organizer bridging Japanese and European animation and gaming.

• Shenmue III

• Astro Boy Reboot

• Cobra: Return of Joe Gillian

• Lilly and the Magic Pearl

• Petz Club

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