What this is
What ShoPro’s own licensing procedure says about whether it acts as agent or sub-licensor for Pokémon merchandise in Japan: licensees apply to, are approved by, contract with and get stickers from ShoPro, with no rights holder named.
How it’s built
- Read ShoPro’s six-step application procedure and its royalty questions page, and set them against the research’s scenarios for how the licensing money is booked.
What we assumed
- The procedure reflects who signs the contracts.It matches Takara Tomy’s filed licence, which names ShoPro as counterparty.
Sanity check
It cannot tell an agent signing in its own name from a sub-licensor, so it changes none of the research’s scenarios or figures.
The value
- Spine numbers moved: none
Some detail is too fine to show here; it is kept in the trainer’s notes.
Where it comes from
Our calculation from other figures in the trainer’s notes:
- ReportedApproval authority, n/a
- ReportedContracting steps, n/a
- ReportedRoyalty formula, n/a
- EstimateJapan licensing booking route gross against net status, year to March 2026 (ShoPro) / TPC year to February 2026
Show the working
- Read STEP 1-6 and the royalty FAQ against 's capacity mapping