Protecting Yourself from Unfair Contracts?! Yashiro Azuki Turns Own Company Contracts into Manga!
Sankaku-kei Co., Ltd., led by CEO and web manga artist Yashiro Azuki, has launched 'Contract Manga,' a pioneering initiative that visualizes legal contracts through manga to prevent exploitation and misunderstandings among creators.
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## Breakthrough 'Contract Manga' to Protect Creators
Sankaku-kei Co., Ltd. (CEO: Yashiro Azuki) has begun providing an unprecedented 'Contract Manga' that makes its own contracts easy to understand through manga, targeted at creators.
In recent years, as the number of independent creators and influencers has increased, there has been a rise in cases where they are forced into unfair contracts and suffer disadvantages due to a lack of specialized legal knowledge.
To allow creators to concentrate on their creative activities with peace of mind, it is necessary to build an environment where they can protect themselves with the right knowledge about contracts. Therefore, Sankaku-kei, which advocates 'Creator First,' is releasing a revolutionary 'Contract Manga' that defies conventional wisdom for contracts.
### Overview of the Revolutionary 'Contract Manga'
- **Release Date:** April 16, 2026
- **Target:** Creators, influencers, etc.
- **Provider:** Sankaku-kei Co., Ltd. (https://sankaku-kei.co.jp/)
### Protecting Creators from Unreasonable Contracts
Yashiro Azuki, the representative of Sankaku-kei and a leading web manga artist himself, has witnessed many situations where creators lost out due to unfair contracts. In particular, many cases involve creators agreeing to and signing complex contracts filled with technical jargon without fully understanding the content, leading to excessive restrictions or disadvantages.
This project was launched with a strong desire to change this disadvantageous environment and provide 'correct knowledge' for creators to protect themselves.
### How 'Contract Manga' Drawn by Yashiro Azuki Works
As an initiative that literally embodies the 'Creator First' philosophy, the Contract Manga integrates parts of the actual contracts that Sankaku-kei signs with creators into a single document, with manga drawn by Yashiro Azuki himself alongside the formal Japanese contract text.
By treating this document as a 'formal contract,' the goal is to increase contract transparency and create an environment where both parties can proceed with work comfortably after reaching a mutual understanding.
### Future Serialization Plans and Industry Expansion
In the first phase, the following important clauses, which are particularly prone to trouble, have been comic-ized:
- **Article 5 (Consignment Fee)**
- **Article 7 (Attribution of Rights, etc.)** *For influencers
- **Article 16 (Confidentiality)**
- **Article 20 (Prohibition of Assignment)**
By visualizing clauses that are the lifeblood of creators, such as payment of rewards, ownership of rights, and confidentiality, the company aims to prevent misunderstandings before they happen.
In the future, Sankaku-kei plans to migrate all of its contracts to this manga format. Furthermore, they are considering 'external sales' to other companies facing similar issues. By spreading this system across the industry, they aim to form a healthy market where creators are not exploited.
### Message from CEO Yashiro Azuki
"I am Yashiro Azuki, the one who conceived the 'Contract Manga.' To be honest, I think there are actually very few creators, including myself, who read 100% of every corner of a contract. However, unfortunately, there are malicious companies in the world. I've seen many colleagues being treated unfairly or feeling sad because they didn't check the content properly.
But... reading difficult sentences made only of text is, frankly, a pain (laughs).
Therefore, I incorporated 'manga,' which is the most familiar form of expression for Japanese people, into contracts. After many discussions with the legal department, we were finally able to give it shape. Since it's difficult to turn all items into manga, we've focused on the most important parts of the contract and 'comic-ized' them.
In the future, I want to expand this format into various templates, and I think it would be interesting if the culture of 'making contracts easy to understand with manga' spreads throughout the world. If you want to use manga in your company's contracts too, please contact Sankaku-kei!"
### About Sankaku-kei Co., Ltd.
Sankaku-kei began with the wish that 'creators should be able to focus more freely on creating works and bring out their own unique pieces even in restricted projects.' Bringing together Yashiro Azuki's experience as a creator and the knowledge of PRIZMA, a professional in advertising and PR, the company aims to be a lubricant that smooths communication between orderers and contractors. They support individual growth through seminars for creators and agencies, contributing to the revitalization of the creator economy as a whole.
Sankaku-kei Co., Ltd. (CEO: Yashiro Azuki) has begun providing an unprecedented 'Contract Manga' that makes its own contracts easy to understand through manga, targeted at creators.
In recent years, as the number of independent creators and influencers has increased, there has been a rise in cases where they are forced into unfair contracts and suffer disadvantages due to a lack of specialized legal knowledge.
To allow creators to concentrate on their creative activities with peace of mind, it is necessary to build an environment where they can protect themselves with the right knowledge about contracts. Therefore, Sankaku-kei, which advocates 'Creator First,' is releasing a revolutionary 'Contract Manga' that defies conventional wisdom for contracts.
### Overview of the Revolutionary 'Contract Manga'
- **Release Date:** April 16, 2026
- **Target:** Creators, influencers, etc.
- **Provider:** Sankaku-kei Co., Ltd. (https://sankaku-kei.co.jp/)
### Protecting Creators from Unreasonable Contracts
Yashiro Azuki, the representative of Sankaku-kei and a leading web manga artist himself, has witnessed many situations where creators lost out due to unfair contracts. In particular, many cases involve creators agreeing to and signing complex contracts filled with technical jargon without fully understanding the content, leading to excessive restrictions or disadvantages.
This project was launched with a strong desire to change this disadvantageous environment and provide 'correct knowledge' for creators to protect themselves.
### How 'Contract Manga' Drawn by Yashiro Azuki Works
As an initiative that literally embodies the 'Creator First' philosophy, the Contract Manga integrates parts of the actual contracts that Sankaku-kei signs with creators into a single document, with manga drawn by Yashiro Azuki himself alongside the formal Japanese contract text.
By treating this document as a 'formal contract,' the goal is to increase contract transparency and create an environment where both parties can proceed with work comfortably after reaching a mutual understanding.
### Future Serialization Plans and Industry Expansion
In the first phase, the following important clauses, which are particularly prone to trouble, have been comic-ized:
- **Article 5 (Consignment Fee)**
- **Article 7 (Attribution of Rights, etc.)** *For influencers
- **Article 16 (Confidentiality)**
- **Article 20 (Prohibition of Assignment)**
By visualizing clauses that are the lifeblood of creators, such as payment of rewards, ownership of rights, and confidentiality, the company aims to prevent misunderstandings before they happen.
In the future, Sankaku-kei plans to migrate all of its contracts to this manga format. Furthermore, they are considering 'external sales' to other companies facing similar issues. By spreading this system across the industry, they aim to form a healthy market where creators are not exploited.
### Message from CEO Yashiro Azuki
"I am Yashiro Azuki, the one who conceived the 'Contract Manga.' To be honest, I think there are actually very few creators, including myself, who read 100% of every corner of a contract. However, unfortunately, there are malicious companies in the world. I've seen many colleagues being treated unfairly or feeling sad because they didn't check the content properly.
But... reading difficult sentences made only of text is, frankly, a pain (laughs).
Therefore, I incorporated 'manga,' which is the most familiar form of expression for Japanese people, into contracts. After many discussions with the legal department, we were finally able to give it shape. Since it's difficult to turn all items into manga, we've focused on the most important parts of the contract and 'comic-ized' them.
In the future, I want to expand this format into various templates, and I think it would be interesting if the culture of 'making contracts easy to understand with manga' spreads throughout the world. If you want to use manga in your company's contracts too, please contact Sankaku-kei!"
### About Sankaku-kei Co., Ltd.
Sankaku-kei began with the wish that 'creators should be able to focus more freely on creating works and bring out their own unique pieces even in restricted projects.' Bringing together Yashiro Azuki's experience as a creator and the knowledge of PRIZMA, a professional in advertising and PR, the company aims to be a lubricant that smooths communication between orderers and contractors. They support individual growth through seminars for creators and agencies, contributing to the revitalization of the creator economy as a whole.