[KADOKAWA Corporation] QuizKnock creator Tsurusaki Shuko’s personal YouTube channel begins using KADOKAWA’s “CSP”
KADOKAWA Corporation Press Release: September 8, 2025 “QuizKnock” creator Tsurusaki Shuko’s personal YouTube channel begins using “CSP” provided by KADOKAWA Secondary use of various copyrighted materials, including games and anime, is now possible KADOKAWA Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “KADOKAWA”) and baton Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “baton”) are pleased to announce that Tsurusaki Channel, the personal YouTube channel of Tsurusaki Shukou, a member of QuizKnock, a media outlet operated by baton, has begun using KADOKAWA’s YouTube MCN “CSP (Creator Support Program).”
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https://www.youtube.com/@QuizKnock?sub_confirmation=1 ■Who is “Tsurusaki Osamu”? Born in 1995. Completed doctoral studies at the Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Tokyo. Joined QuizKnock in 2016, and currently appears in YouTube videos as well as developing games and apps. Appears in “Qsama!!” and “Lavvit!” He has also appeared on many TV shows, including “Todaiou,” and served as captain of the Todaiou team for about three years, from which he graduated in March 2023. His hobbies and special skills are quizzes, competitive programming, and games. 【YouTube】
https://www.youtube.com/@Tsurusaki_Channel?sub_confirmation=1 ■ “What is GameKnack [QuizKnock Game Channel]? QuizKnock members will play games while trying their best through trial and error, based on the concept of “learning through fun”! 【YouTube】
https://www.youtube.com/@QKgameknack?sub_confirmation=1 ■What is CSP (Creator Support Program)?
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7006/17668/7006-17668-b24be1677781c39446ede196d16b1e48-1735×721.png “CSP” is a service (available from March 2022) that utilizes YouTube’s MCN(*1) functionality and KADOKAWA’s proprietary secondary use management and revenue sharing system to provide creators and rights holders with new revenue and promotional opportunities. Under its corporate mission of “Becoming a creative platform that connects the world’s talent and inspiration,” the KADOKAWA Group aims to create a “chain of creativity” around the world by licensing the secondary use of its IP, including some of its anime and creator content, through the development of CSP. Currently, a wide range of YouTube channels, including domestic and international creators such as VTubers and streamers, as well as official anime and clipping channels, use CSP. More than 600 channels use CSP, with a cumulative total of more than 60 million subscribers (*2). Creators and rights holders interested in CSP, please feel free to contact us. (*1) An MCN is a third-party service provider that partners with multiple YouTube channels to provide services such as audience development, content programming, creator collaboration, digital rights management, monetization, and sales. Quote: YouTube Help
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