Studio AuKnow is developing new titles for mobile and PC, receives strategic investment from Scopely, and is led by representative director and president Takuma Akitsu, who describes the studio as built to create original IP across games, anime, and comics.
Studio AuKnow is a game development studio led by Takuma Akitsu, former content director for Uma Musume Pretty Derby. Scopely announced a strategic investment in the studio in July 2026, an investment that expanded Scopely's presence in the Japanese market. The studio is developing new titles for mobile and PC, staffed by people from major franchises.
In an October 2026 interview with AUTOMATON, Akitsu said he founded the studio to build original IP across games, anime, and comics, and not to treat IP as a business line. He said preparation for the studio's full-scale launch began around January 2026. He also said his interest is the structural side of IP and following how audiences change.
The two stories settle the ownership and leadership picture: Scopely's investment is the only funding arrangement stated, and Akitsu holds both representative director and president roles. They agree the studio is working on new games for mobile and PC. The later story widens the scope, adding anime and comics and describing cross-media work as the studio's stated plan rather than a side business.
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In a one-on-one interview with AUTOMATON, Studio AuKnow representative director and president Takuma Akitsu described founding the studio to build original IP across games, anime, and comics rather than treating IP as a business line. Preparation for the studio's full-scale launch began around January 2026, and Akitsu said his interest is the structural side of IP and following how audiences change. Studio AuKnow receives strategic investment from U.S. game company Scopely.
Jul 2
Scopely announced a strategic investment in Studio AuKnow, a game development studio founded by Takuma Akitsu, former content director for Uma Musume Pretty Derby. The studio is developing new titles for mobile and PC with staff from major franchises. The investment expands Scopely's presence in the Japanese market.