About Us
Kazama Inc.
Kazama Inc. is a next-generation AI company building cutting-edge creative tools for the anime and digital art community. Founded in 2025, our team blends deep expertise in generative AI, anime subculture, and product growth. Our flagship product KusaPics empowers users to create high-quality anime-style images, original characters (OCs), and memes with ease — using tools like text-to-image generation, inpainting, prompt extraction, and Booru tag conversion.
KusaPics is a global AI-powered creation platform designed for anime-style OC development. Creators can generate personalized original characters based on text or image prompts, and further refine them through stylized, continuous workflows. Built on diffusion models (DMs) and enhanced with proprietary modules, KusaPics achieves breakthroughs in both creative efficiency and expressive freedom.
From anime-style emoji generators to roasting bots and stylized art tools, we are shaping the future of AI-powered creative expression — for both artists and fans around the world.
Company News
Kazama Inc. Secures Second Funding Round with $300K from MiraclePlus
We're thrilled to announce that Kazama Inc. has completed our second funding round, receiving $300,000 in accelerator seed investment from MiraclePlus (Formerly YC China). This brings our total funding to $700,000, marking an important milestone in our growth journey.
Funding Details
About the Funding: This second-round accelerator seed investment from MiraclePlus will help us scale our AI capabilities, enhance our product features, and expand our reach in the global anime and creative community. Combined with our previous $400K pre-seed round from iSeed Ventures, we have now raised a total of $700,000. We're honored to join the MiraclePlus portfolio and excited about the mentorship and resources this partnership brings.
Kazama Inc. Raises $400K in Pre-Seed Funding Round
We're excited to announce that Kazama Inc. has successfully completed our Pre-Seed funding round, raising $400,000 with iSeed Ventures as our lead investor.
Funding Details
About the Funding: This Pre-Seed investment will accelerate our AI technology development, expand our product offerings, and strengthen our position in the anime and creative AI community. We're grateful for iSeed Ventures' confidence in our vision and look forward to this partnership.
Products
KusaPics
AI-Powered Creative Platform for Anime Enthusiasts
KusaPics is an AI-powered creative platform designed for anime enthusiasts, artists, and content creators. From generating stunning anime art to animating images and creating custom stickers, KusaPics offers a comprehensive suite of tools for digital creativity.
Image Generator
Create stunning anime-style images from text prompts with 100+ art styles. Features text-to-image generation, inpainting for region-specific edits, prompt extraction from existing images, and Booru tag conversion for enhanced quality and precision. Perfect for creating original characters, avatars, and fan art.
OC Maker
Design your own original anime characters with full customization. Create unique full-body character designs with customizable outfits, features, and multiple art style options. Perfect for VTubers, storytelling, worldbuilding, and content creators.
AI Image Animator
Transform static images into animated videos in seconds. Upload any photo, add a motion prompt, and generate a 5-second MP4 animation with optional HD export. Bring your anime characters and artwork to life with AI-powered animation.
AI Sticker Generator
Create your own exclusive character and emotion stickers. Design personalized character stickers with multiple emotion expressions in kawaii art style. Perfect for messaging apps, social media, or personal projects.
Smash or Pass
Upload your favorite waifus and husbandos and get roasted by AI! An interactive tool that provides AI-powered character ratings and savage verdicts with detailed explanations. A fun community engagement feature for anime character evaluation.
Coming Soon: Character consistency tools, advanced style models, meme generator with GPT-4o integration, and much more to deliver even more fun and personalized services to our community.
Our Team
Kazama is built by an international team with expertise in product thinking, AI capabilities, and cultural understanding:
Neko - Founder & CEO
Brings 2 years of full-time entrepreneurial experience in anime community building and AI overseas expansion.
- • 60,000-follower illustrator on Bilibili
- • Well-connected in the global venture community
MMX - Co-founder & Product Design
Award-winning digital media artist and brand designer with a passion for creating immersive visual experiences that bridge art and technology.
- • 2023 German Red Dot Award Winner
- • Featured artist at K11, West Bund, and German Museum of Communication
- • Specializes in digital media art, brand identity, and creative direction
- • Drives product design strategy and user experience vision for KusaPics
Kiwi - R&D Manager
USC Graduate
Leads our R&D initiatives focusing on AI technology development and product innovation. Brings expertise in technical architecture design, AI generation technology, and user experience optimization. Passionate about bridging cutting-edge research with practical product applications.
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We'd love to hear from you! Whether you have questions about our products, need technical support, or want to explore partnership opportunities, our team is ready to assist you.