Case Study: Shueisha Manga-Art Heritage achieves global art sales automation and provenance tracking with Stripe

From Printing Press to Blockchain Shueisha jumpstarts new era for manga art fans

Shueisha Manga-Art Heritage, the manga publisher’s high-end art project, wanted to bring limited-edition works from titles like One Piece, Dragon Ball, and Naruto to global collectors while moving beyond its traditional mass-market pricing. The challenge was selling rare pieces internationally with secure payments, accurate remittance handling, and authenticated provenance at scale.

Stripe provided the payment infrastructure for SMAH, enabling Shueisha Manga-Art Heritage to accept multiple payment methods in over 130 currencies and automate international remittances through Stripe’s API and dashboard. The result was less manual work and fewer errors, lower operating costs, and rapid global growth, with Shueisha reporting more than $1 million in revenue across key markets worldwide.

Shueisha Manga-Art Heritage

Masashi Okamoto

Head of Digital Business Division