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a cute bunny called all purpose bunny
a cute cat and a bunny duo with mochi butts
pero pero sparkles 3 cute alien girl characters
a cute mermaid gal with big sparkling eyes
two cute but crazy bunny rabbits waving
Hello! We are Octas.

We bring Japanese IP & Artists directly to the world.

Octas was established in 2018.

Our mission is to connect Japanese creators and their IP directly to fans around the world.
About the founder & CEO

Vincent Shortino

Octas Inc is led by Vince Shortino. Longtime founder & CEO of Crunchyroll Japan, Vince is a 15+ year veteran of the Japanese Anime industry and is fluent in Japanese. Today Vince splits his time living in Tokyo and San Francisco, developing business for Japanese artists & their IP.

2023 Octas Brands & Licenses

As of 2023 Octas manages & monetizes 11 IP and artists and the roster is continuing to grow driving success for our partners and clients globally. 

Artist Representation

By working directly with the artist, we help creators so their IP can grow to their fullest potential.

Licensing & Branding

We manage creators and cute characters and bring them out of Japan to the Global market.

Industry Consulting

Good content comes from a good team with true intent. We offer Anime industry consulting with decades of experience.

Marketing & Artist Collaborations

Facilitating effective and interesting
Artist & Brand collaborations.

Business Development

We go above and beyond for our creators to ensure continued branded business success.

Gloomy the naughty grizzly

Cute yet edgy, cuddly yet violent, The license to love “Kawaii” even if you are “different” sets Gloomy Bear apart from the pack and drives the brands massive appeal.

Hanyo Usagi all purpose bunny

From the Gloomy Bear universe, All-Purpose-Bunny is a genetically modified bunny as a commentary on animal testing. He has very long ears!

Mimi & neko

A Friendly duo of a Cat & Bunny with cute mochi butts! With their cuteness, they bring laughter and joy to others!
210M+ emoticon downloads on messaging apps.

Usagyuuun!!!

A mix between a rabbit and mochi (rice cake). It moves its elastic body vigorously to express its feelings!
600M+ emoticon downloads on messaging apps!

peropero sparkles

By Yurie Sekiya, 3 alien sisters with the universe in their eyes live happily on a distant planet frolicking through adventures and appearing frequently in your dreams at night.

Yurie Sekiya

Yurie Sekiya is known in the kawaii scene for her signature sparkling eyes. Octas is representing Yurie Sekiya to share her unique and accomplished style with the world.

Lovely Mong Mong by rotary

Drawn by Rotary, a Korean illustrator. Known for its iconic navy blue contour line and dreamy pastel colors. One of the top performing LINE stickers as of 2023.

Sugar cubs

These Lovey Dovey bears were born from the sweetest of affections. Legend says only those in love can see them.
800M+ emoticon downloads on messaging apps.

Aggressive Bear Betakkuma

The myste.... sort of mysterious White Bear with the humanly body. Do you know there are several of them globally?
750M+ emoticon downloads on messaging apps!

Piyomaru

Piyomaru is a carefree chicken like Alien fallen to the Earth from the Planet of Piyo.
700M+ emoticon downloads on messaging apps!

Hypersonic Music Club

The far, far future is... No fun! A group of teen cyborgs must figure out how to have a good time despite the fact that their school is a prison where music is outlawed. 

COMING SOON
New Property coming soon.....

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