Manga Tech Startup Orange, Inc. Raises JPY 2.9B (USD 19.5M) in Pre-Series A Financing
Manga Tech Startup Orange, Inc. Raises JPY 2.9B (USD 19.5M) in Pre-Series A Financing
Entertainment technology company accelerates its mission: "Creating a world where everyone enjoys manga."
娱乐科技公司加快了其使命： “创造一个人人都喜欢漫画的世界。”
TOKYO, May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Orange, Inc., a manga localization technology company, today announced JPY 2.92 billion (approximately USD 19.5 million* ) fundraising in pre-series A financing.
*Exchange rate: USD 1 = JPY 150
东京，2024年5月6日 /PRNewswire/ — 漫画本地化技术公司Orange, Inc. 今天宣布通过A轮前融资筹集29.2亿日元（约合1,950万美元*）的资金。
*汇率：1 美元 = 150 日元
Special manga "Let's Go! Mr.Orange"
特别漫画 “我们走吧！奥兰治先生”
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The financing round was led by Shogakukan, Globis Capital Partners, ANRI, SBI Investment, JIC Venture Growth Investments, Miyako Capital, Chiba Dojo Fund, Mizuho Capital, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, and GFR Fund.
本轮融资由小学馆、Globis Capital Partners、ANRI、SBI Investment、JIC风险成长投资、宫古资本、千叶道场基金、瑞穗资本、三菱日联资本和GFR基金牵头。
The funds will be used to develop a localization product based on deep learning models and to launch their digital manga store in the summer of 2024.
这笔资金将用于开发基于深度学习模型的本地化产品，并于2024年夏季推出他们的数字漫画商店。
About the Global Manga Industry
关于全球漫画产业
Orange is an entertainment technology startup from Japan dedicated to the manga industry. The company leverages deep-learning technology to address significant global market opportunities and historical development challenges within the traditional production of the Japanese art form.
Orange是一家来自日本的娱乐科技初创公司，致力于漫画行业。该公司利用深度学习技术来应对日本艺术形式的传统制作中的重大全球市场机遇和历史发展挑战。
The global manga market has shown substantial growth, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10%, and is expected to reach USD 42.2 billion market in 2030 (Manga Market 2023 report by Grand View Research, Inc.). This traditional entertainment in Japan has evolved into a global IP industry, reflecting an expanding audience for manga and its adjacent industries, such as anime.
全球漫画市场已显示出大幅增长，复合年增长率（CAGR）为10％，预计到2030年将达到422亿美元的市场（Grand View Research, Inc.发布的2023年漫画市场报告）。日本的这种传统娱乐已经发展成为全球知识产权产业，反映出漫画及其相关行业（例如动画）的受众不断扩大。
However, only a fraction of works—according to Orange's research, approximately 2% of manga released annually in Japan—has been formally translated and made available in English, partly due to the difficult and lengthy translation process and the limited number of translators. Adding to this, the global piracy market for manga was $ 5.5 billion in 2022 (Content Overseas Distribution Association), which significantly harms the industry and the rights of wonderful creators and artists.
但是，只有一小部分作品（根据奥兰治的研究，日本每年发行的漫画中约有2％）已被正式翻译并以英文提供，部分原因是翻译过程困难而漫长，而且翻译者数量有限。除此之外，2022年全球漫画盗版市场为55亿美元（内容海外发行协会），这严重损害了该行业以及优秀创作者和艺术家的权利。
Orange's Challenges
奥兰治的挑战
Orange is breaking through these issues by developing innovative technologies that enhance the capacity of localization and enable the worldwide simultaneous distribution of manga, working closely with several publishers.
Orange正在与多家出版商密切合作，通过开发创新技术来突破这些问题，这些技术可以增强本地化能力，实现漫画的全球同步发行。
Orange has been developing a manga-dedicated localization system since it was founded. It enables significant efficiencies in the localization process of manga by integrating cutting-edge computer vision and natural language processing technologies developed by a top-class deep learning engineering team.
自成立以来，Orange一直在开发漫画专用本地化系统。通过整合由一流的深度学习工程团队开发的尖端计算机视觉和自然语言处理技术，它可以显著提高漫画本地化过程的效率。
Their proprietary system uses their localization operation process, enabling a capacity for Japanese-to-English localization of up to 500 manga volumes per month. This is 5x more than the current production capacity of the whole localization market, according to Orange's estimates. Orange will also work on localizing manga into other languages, ensuring that manga fans across the world can enjoy manga in their native languages.
他们的专有系统使用本地化操作流程，使日语到英语的本地化能力每月可达500卷。根据Orange的估计，这是整个本地化市场当前产能的5倍。Orange还将致力于将漫画本地化为其他语言，确保世界各地的漫画迷都能用自己的母语欣赏漫画。
In the summer of 2024, the company will also launch a digital manga store named "emaqi" in the US. "emaqi" will include titles localized by Orange. It will feature recommendations suggested by AI technology and manga influencers to offer new and fun experiences to all manga fans in the US.
2024年夏天，该公司还将在美国开设一家名为 “emaqi” 的数字漫画商店。“emaqi” 将包括由 Orange 本地化的标题。它将收录人工智能技术和漫画影响者提出的建议，为美国的所有漫画迷提供新的有趣体验。
Goals and Vision
目标和愿景
"Since we were founded in 2021, our vision has been to share 'all manga'—the manga that has moved us and that we dearly love—in all languages across the globe," said Shoko Ugaki, Founder and Chief Executive Officer. "Manga covers a wide and diverse variety of themes. Our goal is to foster a global society where manga is an everyday joy for everyone, from children to adults."
创始人兼首席执行官Shoko Ugaki表示：“自2021年成立以来，我们的愿景一直是用全球所有语言分享'所有漫画'——感动我们和我们深爱的漫画。”“漫画涵盖了广泛而多样的主题。我们的目标是培育一个全球社会，在这个社会中，漫画是所有人的日常乐趣，从儿童到成人。”
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About Orange Inc.
关于 Orange Inc.
Founded in 2021, Orange, Inc. has been focusing on its mission of "creating a world where everyone enjoys manga" by developing manga localization technology for mass localized publishing. We wish to empower the life of each manga fan, regardless of nationality, age, or gender, through delivering diverse and unique manga. We strive to pass down the joy of manga to future generations.
Orange, Inc. 成立于2021年，一直致力于通过开发用于大规模本地化出版的漫画本地化技术，以 “创造一个人人都喜欢漫画的世界” 为使命。我们希望通过提供多样而独特的漫画来增强每个漫画迷的生活，无论国籍、年龄或性别如何。我们努力将漫画的乐趣传给子孙后代。
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