{"id":24564,"date":"2026-03-11T12:03:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/beaj-empire-of-arkadia-to-highlight-japanese-co-pros-at-series-mania\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T12:08:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:08:19","slug":"beaj-empire-of-arkadia-to-highlight-japanese-co-pros-at-series-mania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/beaj-empire-of-arkadia-to-highlight-japanese-co-pros-at-series-mania\/","title":{"rendered":"BEAJ &#038; Empire of Arkadia to Highlight Japanese Co-Pros at Series Mania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BEAJ and Empire of Arkadia (EOA) will be highlighting the growing success of Japanese drama co-productions with a special session titled \u201cComing Next from Japan\u201d at Series Mania.<\/p>\n<p>The session will spotlight four international co-production projects led by Japanese and overseas production companies: <em>Blood &amp; Sweat<\/em>, a Japan-Finland co-pro;<em> Lost &amp; Found<\/em>, a Singapore-Japan co-pro; <em>How to Be a Sensei<\/em>, a Japan-U.K. co-pro; and <em>Drops of God<\/em>, a France-Japan-U.S. co-pro.<\/p>\n<p>The session will take place on March 24 at 2 p.m. as part of Series Mania Forum.<\/p>\n<p>Through a panel discussion, Japanese and European partners will explore how co-productions are being developed for global audiences, along with opportunities, challenges and future possibilities for collaboration. The session will be moderated by Janine Stein, editorial director of ContentAsia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInternational collaboration is opening a new chapter for Japanese drama,\u201d said Makito Sugiyama, executive director of BEAJ. \u201cBy working with global producers and distributors, Japanese creators can combine distinctive storytelling with international production expertise and distribution networks, enabling Japanese stories to reach wider audiences around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shigeko Cindy Chino, producer and co-founder of Empire of Arkadia, added, \u201cWe are seeing strong demand from producers who want to collaborate with Japanese creators. 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