Lookout for Sekai!

Just like in your favorite anime, this is the story of a young group of twentysomethings who started with nothing, traveled the world and ended up with a global license to develop official Naruto consumer apps. Founded in early 2022, French startup Sekai describes itself as a studio that wants to create entertainment experiences with official anime licenses. Unlike Marvel superheroes or the Harry Potter franchise, the anime and manga industry has barely branched out to other forms of entertainment. Sure, there are versus fighting video games from Bandai Namco (or Sega, Konami…). Sure, you can buy plastic miniatures. But that’s about it. So what can Sekai do exactly, under the terms of the licensing deal? Sekai can develop consumer mobile apps with Naruto’s characters and storylines. These can be interactive entertainment experiences with a social element. The company is still actively developing its first app.