Name

ASOBOAD

Legal name

ASOBOAD

Website

https://asobo-design.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Graphic Design Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430), Indoor and Outdoor Display Advertising (541850), Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219), Printing and Related Support Activities (323)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330), Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Prepress, Plate-Making & Artwork Services (IMALAKAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wayfinding, Signage & Environmental Graphic Design (BPAHAKAN), OOH Production, Printing & Installation Services (MPAAAKAJ), OOH Production, Printing & Installation Services (BPAFALAL)

Keywords

• Graphic design services
• Print design
• Logo design
• Video editing
• Packaging design

Headquarters

HQ city

Osaka

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Design Services: One-time design fees for various materials including flyers, posters, brochures, business cards, logos, packaging, video editing, and more. Clients can choose design-only delivery or design-plus-printing packages.
2. Printing Services: Offset printing and production services for designed materials, including small lot orders (as low as 10 flyers or 1 poster) to large mass-printing runs for direct mail campaigns.
3. Data Delivery: Optional delivery of print-ready design data as an add-on service for clients who want design files separately.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ASOBOAD is an online-first Japanese design studio operated by AMIX design office, providing professional graphic design and optional printing services for print media (flyers, posters, brochures, business cards, tickets, envelopes), digital media (video editing, digital signage, web banners, e-pamphlets), and branding (logos, motion logos, package design, CD/DVD jacket design, copywriting). Services are delivered nationwide across Japan with design-only or design-plus-print packages, supporting both individual consumers and businesses.

Product overview

ASOBOAD is a design studio offering a comprehensive range of advertising and graphic design services in Japan. The core offerings center on print design and production: flyer/poster/brochure design with optional printing services. Beyond print, the portfolio includes motion logo production, digital signage video, and web banner design for online advertising. Additional services encompass packaging design, logo design, video editing, outdoor signage (flags, banners, car wrapping), DVD/CD jacket design, retouching, copywriting/naming services, envelope design, e-pamphlet creation, business cards/shop cards, tickets, and presentation document creation. The company positions itself as offering design-to-print one-stop service at affordable prices, serving customers nationwide across Japan.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Flyer Design (チラシデザイン) Flyer and flyer design service with optional offset printing, used for product promotions, store campaigns, and event marketing. Designed for both individual consumers and businesses across Japan.
• Poster Design (ポスターデザイン)
• Brochure Design (パンフレットデザイン)
• Business Card and Shop Card Design (名刺・ショップカード制作)
• Ticket Design (チケットデザイン)
• Envelope Design (封筒デザイン)
• Logo Design (ロゴデザイン)
• Package Design (パッケージデザイン)
• Motion Logo Production (モーションロゴ制作)
• Video Editing and Commercial Video Production (動画編集・広告動画制作)
• Web Banner Design (WEBバナーデザイン)
• E-Pamphlet / Digital Brochure (電子パンフレット作成)
• Presentation and Document Creation (資料制作代行)
• Signage / Outdoor Sign Design (サイン・看板デザイン)
• Flag and Nobori Banner Production (旗・のぼり制作)
• Banner / Streamer Design (横断幕デザイン)
• Car Wrapping Design (カーラッピングデザイン)
• DVD/CD Jacket Design (DVD・CDジャケットデザイン)
• Retouching and Image Processing (レタッチ・画像加工)
• Catchphrase and Naming Services (キャッチコピー考案)

Quantifiable outcome

• Design turnaround of 5-7 business days for initial samples
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AMIX Design OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerASOBOAD is operated by AMIX, a design office. AMIX provides the operational infrastructure, professional design expertise, and business foundation for ASOBOAD's services. The relationship indicates ASOBOAD is a brand operated by an established design firm with professional capabilities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Canva: Global do-it-yourself design platform with strong penetration among SMBs and individuals for flyers, posters, social, and basic brand assets. Competes with ASOBOAD on affordability and self-serve convenience, though it does not offer hands-on Japanese-language design-on-demand.
• Fiverr: Global freelance marketplace for design, video, and branding services at accessible price tiers. Competes for the same SMB/entrepreneur design-out-sourcing budget as ASOBOAD.

Regional players

• Raksul (ラクスル): Japanese tech-enabled printing and design platform serving SMBs with flyers, business cards, and marketing materials nationwide. Comparable to the production/distribution leg of ASOBOAD's offering.
• ラクス / プリントビズ (PrintPit's parent): Japanese online printing services platform (Printbiz by Raksul-style) offering flyers, business cards, and brochures with online ordering; competes with ASOBOAD on the print/production leg of the design-to-print bundle in Japan.

Direct peers

• CrowdWorks (クラウドワークス): Japan's largest online freelance/crowdsourcing marketplace, heavily used for design, logo, and creative outsourcing. Primary domestic alternative to ASOBOAD for SMBs seeking affordable Japanese-language design services.
• Lancers (ランサーズ): Japan's second major freelance platform with a deep design vertical (logos, flyers, web, video). Competes directly for SMB and entrepreneur design procurement in Japan.
• 99designs (by Vista): Online crowdsourced logo and graphic design marketplace offering tiered, multi-plan design packages—the same 'Lite/Standard/Pro multi-plan' structure ASOBOAD uses for logo and video services. Closest international analog to ASOBOAD's multi-tier, deliver-data-only model.

Broad incumbents

• Adobe (Creative Cloud / Adobe Express): Provider of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator (which ASOBOAD uses) plus Adobe Express. Competes at the professional/diy self-serve layer for design, and its tools are the alternative to outsourcing design services like ASOBOAD's.
• VistaPrint: Global online design+print service targeting SMBs with flyers, business cards, signage, and promotional products. Directly comparable to ASOBOAD's design-to-print one-stop model with nationwide delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/ASOBODESIGN
• Xx.com/asoboofficial
• Facebookfacebook.com/asobodesignfactory
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/asobo-design

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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