Jashin-chan Dropkick, the fun comedy anime about a snake demon and her human roommate, is back with a bang! The anime series, which has been entertaining fans with its silly humor and slapstick violence since 2018, is back with a special OVA episode.
And that’s not all. Kadokawa, the anime publisher, has announced that they will do something unprecedented in the anime industry: they will sell OVA episodes online before they air on TV in Japan, and will allow fans to share them in their entirety. Episode on YouTube and other platforms and earn money. revenue, as long as they participate in the Creator Support Program (CSP).
The OVA episode titled Jashin-chan Dropkick: End of the Century Edition, scheduled for release on December 27 in Japan, features a guest appearance by none other than Kenshiro, the main character of the manga series and the classic anime Fist of the North Star.
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Kenshiro, master of the deadly martial art Hokuto Shinken, is known for his iconic catchphrase “Omae Wa Mo Shindero (You are already dead”) and his ability to explode enemies with a single touch. How will he interact with Jashin and her friends? It will definitely be a sight to see.
According to Kadokawa, fans who want to share OVA episodes online can do so freely as long as they follow these simple guidelines:
The OVA episode must be available for purchase from Amazon for 300 yen (excluding tax) and shareable after the TV broadcast on December 26, 2023. The OVA episode can be used in its entirety, without time limit. time and can make money on YouTube, Niconico and other platforms. Creator must be a member of CSP.
Furthermore, as long as the above guidelines are followed, anime segments under 10 minutes long from all three previous seasons of Jashin Chan can now be shared on YouTube and other video-sharing platforms.
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Unlike the United States, Japan does not have a general doctrine of fair use, but rather a number of equivalent exemptions that allow use of copyrighted works in certain circumstances.
However, these exemptions are often unclear and inconsistent, and many anime YouTubers have faced legal trouble for using clips or images from anime shows in their videos.
Jashin-chan Dropkick is one of the few anime franchises that has adopted a more flexible and generous policy for sharing and monetization online, setting a new precedent for other anime creators and publishers to follow.
The anime production committee explained that this was a way to thank fans for their support and leverage the power of streamers and online creators. We will legalize illegal uploads’, they conveyed.
They also said that they hope that anime-loving fans will buy Blu-ray discs or other merchandise to help fund the production of future seasons.
This is not the first time Jashin-chan Dropkick has experimented with online sales and free licenses. In fact, the second and third seasons of the anime were funded by crowdfunding campaigns and the anime’s creator, Yukiwo, encouraged fans to share segments of the anime on YouTube and other platforms , as long as they participate in CSP.
CSP is a program that allows fans to use Kadokawa’s anime content for free, as long as they register their work and share a portion of the revenue with the anime production committee. CSP includes the entire Jashin-chan Dropkick series, from the first to the third season, as well as the OVA episode.
In case you don’t know, Jashin-chan Dropkick is a comedy anime based on Yukiwo’s manga. It tells the story of Jashin, a snake demon summoned to Earth by Yurine, a gothic girl. Jashin wants to kill Yurine and return to Hell, but she is too weak and incompetent to do so.
Instead, she lives with Yurine and her other supernatural friends, such as Medusa, Pekola, Minos, and Yusa. Together, they get into all kinds of hilarious and painful situations, such as fighting angels, zombies, aliens, and other demons.
The anime’s first season aired in 2018 and the second season aired in 2020. The third season, titled Jashin-chan Dropkick X, aired from July 6, 2022 to September 21 2022. The anime is available to stream on Crunchyroll, the world’s largest anime platform.
Are you excited about chan Dropkick’s Jashin-episode OVA? What do you think about the anime’s online sales policy and free use license? Do you think this will create a new trend for the anime industry? Let us know what you think in the comments section below as well as above Twitter and Instagram.
Source: Oricon