{"rewrite":{"id":"r_61b0ddc9edad48b685d9d65a","clusterId":"c_6839f7c05cbc44c884103ef3","slug":"agency-for-cultural-affairs-releases-anti-piracy-card-game-hit-plan-with","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Agency for Cultural Affairs Releases Anti-Piracy Card Game HIT PLAN With Nichijou Artist","summary":"Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs has released a free-to-print card game called HIT PLAN, designed to teach anti-piracy measures through gameplay. The game features illustrations by Keiichi Arawi, creator of Nichijou and CITY, and game design by Seiji Kanai of Love Letter fame. Players act as producers developing IP while fending off criminal organizations.","whyItMatters":"A government agency has chosen a board game format with recognizable manga art to teach intellectual property protection, blending education with commercial distribution at a major game market.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Agency for Cultural Affairs has released HIT PLAN, a card game that teaches players how to protect intellectual property from piracy. The game is available as a free PDF download that players print and cut themselves. Game design comes from Seiji Kanai, known for the card game Love Letter, with illustrations by Keiichi Arawi, the manga artist behind Nichijou and CITY.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn HIT PLAN, each player takes the role of a producer developing IP across movies, anime, games, and merchandise. Players use planning cards to acquire IP while deploying countermeasure cards such as Crackdown, Expand Official Versions, and User Education to stop criminal organizations from causing piracy damage. A cooperative element forces all players to lose if the criminal organization reaches 12 points.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe game was developed by the Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA) as part of the Agency for Cultural Affairs' anti-piracy project. A how-to-play video is available on YouTube. HIT PLAN will also be sold in limited packaged quantities at Game Market 2026 Spring on May 23 and 24, where the Agency and CODA will host a joint booth with trial play tables and a stage event on board games and intellectual property rights.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs released HIT PLAN, a free printable card game about anti-piracy. Designed by Love Letter's Seiji Kanai with art by Nichijou's Keiichi Arawi. Players develop IP and fight criminal orgs. Also sold at Game Market this weekend.","twitterPost":"Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs released HIT PLAN, a free printable anti-piracy card game. Designed by Love Letter's Seiji Kanai with art by Nichijou's Keiichi Arawi. Players develop IP and fight criminal orgs. Also sold at Game Market this weekend.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs has released HIT PLAN, a free-to-print card game that teaches anti-piracy through gameplay. Designed by Love Letter creator Seiji Kanai with illustrations by Nichijou artist Keiichi Arawi, the game has players developing IP while using countermeasure cards to stop criminal organizations. 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