Please review the following User Agreement carefully before using this website. You should also read the Kodansha International Ltd. Privacy Policy.

1. Introduction 1.1. This web site is owned and operated by Kodansha International Ltd. ("Kodansha International"). 1.2. This user agreement ("Agreement") governs the use of the services provided on this web site ("Service") produced by Kodansha International, including participation in the Service's chat and bulletin-board or forum facilities ("Discussion Areas"). 1.3. Please read this Agreement carefully. Since the Service is designed to provide a forum for the robust and free-flowing exchange of information, opinions and comments, and an enjoyable and informative experience for all, Kodansha International requires its users to abide by certain rules. Your use of the Service will constitute your agreement to comply with these rules. 1.4. If you do not agree with the rules contained in this Agreement, please do not use the Service. 1.5. These terms and conditions may be modified by Kodansha International from time to time. Notice of revisions to this Agreement will be announced on this page. Continued use of the Service by you will constitute your acceptance of any changes or revisions to the Agreement, so it's wise to check this page regularly. 1.6. Your failure to follow the Service's rules, whether listed below or in supplemental notices posted at various points in the Service, may result in termination of your access to the Service, without notice, in addition to Kodansha International 's other remedies.

2. Use of the Service by You 2.1. All material on this website belongs to Kodansha International or its licensors. You may retrieve and display content from this website on a computer screen, print individual pages on paper (but not photocopy them) and store such pages in electronic form on disk (but not on any server or other storage device connected to a network) for your own personal, non-commercial use. You may not in any way make commercial or other unauthorized use, by publication, re-transmission, distribution, performance, caching or otherwise, of material obtained through the Service. 2.2. You acknowledge Kodansha International is trade mark and that you may not use them without written permission from Kodansha International. 2.3. You may not authorize others to use the Service, and you are responsible for all of your own use of the Service. You agree not to use any obscene, indecent or offensive language, or to place on the Service any material that is false, defamatory, abusive, harassing or hateful. Further, you may not place on the Service any material that is encrypted, constitutes junk mail or unauthorized advertising, invades anyone's privacy, encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offence or give rise to civil liability, or that otherwise violates any local, state, national or international law or regulation. You agree to use the Service only for lawful purposes and you acknowledge that your failure to do so may subject you to civil and criminal liability. 2.4. Other than connecting to Kodansha International 's servers by HTTP requests using a Web browser, you may not attempt to gain access to Kodansha International's servers by any means, including, without limitation, by using administrator passwords or by masquerading as an administrator while using the Service or otherwise. 2.5. You are responsible for ensuring that any material you provide to the Service or post in a Discussion Area, including but not limited to text, photographs and sound, does not violate the copyright, trademark, trade secret or any other personal or proprietary rights of any third party. 2.6. You agree not to disrupt, modify or interfere with the Service or its associated software, hardware and servers in any way, and you agree not to impede or interfere with others' use of the Service. You further agree not to alter or tamper with any information or materials on, or associated with, the Service. 2.7. You acknowledge that Kodansha International has not reviewed and does not endorse the content of all sites linked to from this Service and is not responsible for the content or actions of any other sites linked to from this Service. Linking to any other service or site from this Service is at your sole risk.

3. Links 3.1. Any third party web site that links to this web site must not: -create a frame or any other browser or border environment around the content of this site; - imply that Kodansha International is endorsing it or its products or services; - use any Kodansha International trademark displayed on any Kodansha International web site without permission from Kodansha International ; - infringe any intellectual property or other right of any person; - be a web site that contains content that could be construed as distasteful, offensive or controversial. 3.2. Kodansha International expressly reserves the right to request that any link in breach of these terms be removed and to take whatever other action it deems appropriate.

4. Use of Material Posted by You 4.1. Postings to the Discussion Areas are not private. You grant Kodansha International and its designees a perpetual royalty free non-exclusive licence to use, reproduce, modify, translate, transmit, distribute and sub-licence any information or material you supply or communicate to the Service via such postings, in any medium now in existence or hereafter developed, for any purpose, including commercial uses. 4.2. All other information and material you supply or communicate to the Service is governed by the Privacy Policy, which is accessible at any time from the bottom of any page on the Service.

5. Copyright Complaints 5.1. Kodansha International respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. Kodansha International may, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, terminate the access of users, subscribers, and account holders who infringe the copyright rights of others. 5.2. If you believe that your work has been copied and is accessible on any Kodansha International web site in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or that the web site contains links or other references to another online location that contains material or activity that infringes your copyright, please contact Kodansha International.

6. Comments by Users Are Not Endorsed by Kodansha International 6.1. Kodansha International does not necessarily endorse, support, sanction, encourage, verify or agree with the comments, opinions or statements posted by users in Discussion Areas or elsewhere in the Service. Any information or material placed online by users, including advice and opinions, is the view and responsibility of those users and does not necessarily represent the view of Kodansha International.

7. Competitions and Prizes 7.1. From time to time Kodansha International will run competitions, free prize draws and promotions on this website. These are subject to additional terms that will be made available at the time.

8. Materials Provided by Others 8.1. You agree that Kodansha International is not responsible, and shall have no liability to you, with respect to any information or materials posted by others, including defamatory, offensive or illicit material.

9. Indemnification 9.1. You agree to indemnify Kodansha International and its affiliates, employees, agents and representatives, and to hold them harmless from any and all claims and liabilities (including legal fees) that may arise from your submissions, from your unauthorized use of material obtained through the Service, from your breach of this Agreement, or from any such acts arising through your use of the Service.

10. Editing and Deletions 10.1. Kodansha International reserves the right, but undertakes no duty, to review, edit, move or delete any material posted by users in the Discussion Areas or elsewhere on the Service, in its sole discretion and without notice.

11. Additional Rules 11.1. Kodansha International reserves the right to post, from time to time, additional terms and conditions that apply to specific parts of the Service. Such additional terms and conditions will be posted in the relevant parts of the Service, and will be clearly identified. Your use of the Service constitutes your agreement to comply with these additional terms and conditions.

12. Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Liability 12.1. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE USING THE SERVICE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS," AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, KODANSHA INTERNATIONAL AND ITS AFFILIATES HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY, CONDITION, GUARANTEE OR REPRESENTATION, WHETHER ORAL, IN WRITING OR IN ELECTRONIC FORM, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN OR PROVIDED BY THE SERVICE. 12.2. KODANSHA INTERNATIONAL AND ITS AFFILIATES DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT ACCESS TO THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR THAT THERE WILL BE NO FAILURES, ERRORS OR OMISSIONS OR LOSS OF TRANSMITTED INFORMATION, OR THAT NO VIRUSES WILL BE TRANSMITTED ON THE SERVICE. 12.3. SAVE FOR THE PROVISIONS OF THE FOLLOWING CLAUSE KODANSHA INTERNATIONAL AND ITS AFFILIATES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTIES FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ALLEGEDLY SUSTAINED ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO OR INABILITY TO ACCESS THE SERVICE, INCLUDING FOR VIRUSES ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICE, YOUR USE OF OR RELIANCE ON THE SERVICE OR ANY OF THE INFORMATION OR MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON THE SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF CLAIM OR THE NATURE OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. 12.4. KODANSHA INTERNATIONAL' S LIABILITY WILL NOT BE LIMITED IN THE CASE OF DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY DIRECTLY CAUSED BY KODANSHA INTERNATIONAL' S NEGLIGENCE.

13. Termination 13.1. Kodansha International has the right to terminate your ability to access the Service, for any reason, without notice.

14. Privacy Policy 14.1. The information that you provide about yourself to Kodansha International will only be used by Kodansha International in accordance with its Privacy Policy. The Privacy Policy does not apply to third party sites.

15. Choice of Law and Jurisdiction 15.1. You agree that this Agreement, for all purposes, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan. You also agree, subject to the following clause, to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts as regards any claim or matter arising under this Agreement. 15.2. For the exclusive benefit of Kodansha International Kodansha International shall retain the right to bring proceedings as to the substance of the matter in the courts of the country of your residence.

16. General 16.1. This Agreement is the complete and entire agreement between the parties and supersedes any prior agreement, whether written or oral. 16.2. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of that provision will not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. 16.3. Failure of either party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement does not constitute a waiver of that right or remedy. If you don't agree to the terms contained in this Agreement, please exit the Service now.

KODANSHA INTERNATIONAL PRIVACY POLICY STATEMENT 1. General This policy covers all sites produced by Kodansha International, Ltd. ("Kodansha International"). Kodansha International is committed to safeguarding your privacy online. The purpose of this privacy policy is to inform you what personal information Kodansha International collects and the purposes for which it uses this information. This policy may change from time to time so please check back here periodically. In reviewing this privacy policy, please read our User Agreement. If you wish to contact Kodansha International concerning any matter relating to your personal information then please contact sales@kodansha-intl.co.jp.

2. Disclosures Kodansha International may disclose your information, under strict terms of confidentiality and restriction of use, to partners of Kodansha International who supply services on behalf of Kodansha International and who require to process personal data in the provision of such services. When you use "Kodansha International Services" you are consenting to the disclosure of your personal information to Kodansha International's partners. Kodansha International will not disclose any of your personal information to any other third parties without your express consent. However, under certain circumstances the force of law may require the provision of information to legal authorities. In order to maintain the integrity of its website and safeguard the interests of its subscribers Kodansha International will comply with any such legally binding request.

3. Information Collected 3.1. Identifiable information - Your information is collected when you register or fill in a form on a Kodansha International website, or you send an email to Kodansha International. The information that is provided by you will only be used for the purpose for which it is provided, unless you are informed otherwise at the time of giving the information. You may inform Kodansha International at any time if you wish Kodansha International to cease using your personal information. 3.2. Non identifiable information - Kodansha International will from time to time collect information from you that does not reveal your personal identity. Kodansha International uses this information for editorial purposes, and occasionally for other internal purposes. This information is only used in aggregate form and is not connected to any name, address or other personal identifying information.

4. Use of personal information Kodansha International processes personal information for the purpose of providing a personalised service, conducting market research surveys, running competitions and providing you with information about products and services on offer. Kodansha International may from time to time use your contact information to tell you about news or events provided by Kodansha International or one of its strategic partners. You may opt-out of receiving such mailings, either when you register with Kodansha International or at any time afterwards. Kodansha International may also contact you with important information about your registration details even if you have opted-out of receiving promotional emails.

5. Use of Cookies Cookies are small amounts of information that are sent to and are stored on your computer. They are used to identify you when you visit the site, and to make your use of the site more convenient for you. Cookies are used to remember usernames, passwords and preferences and to deliver a faster and more personalised service. The Kodansha International site and service may contain advertisements created and provided by a third party. These advertisements may place Cookies on your computer that collect information about you and your use of the Internet. Kodansha International does not control the collection or use of your information by such advertisers and this privacy policy does not apply to such information. If you do not wish to have Cookies placed on your computer you can disable Cookies on your Internet browser.

6. Links There are links on Kodansha International web sites to third party web sites which Kodansha International has no control over. Kodansha International accepts no responsibility or liability for any third party practices on third party websites. Kodansha International advises you to carefully read 3rd party privacy statements prior to the use of any third party website.

7. International Transfers Due to the international nature of the Internet, the collecting and processing of your personal information in accordance with Kodansha International's privacy policy will often involve transferring the data between countries in which Kodansha International, other companies in the Kodansha International group of companies and strategic partners are located. Kodansha International shall take steps to ensure that any transfer of data to a country or territory outside the European Economic Area, whose laws provide for a different standard of protection for your personal data than that provided under English law, shall be made subject to contractual arrangements which will require that your data be processed to at least a standard compliant with the Data Protection Act 1998.

8. Security This Website has security measures in place to protect against loss, misuse and alteration of your personal information under Kodansha International's control. However no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure and whilst Kodansha International strives to protect your personal information, Kodansha International cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk. Once Kodansha International receives the transmission, Kodansha International makes best efforts to ensure the security on the system.

9. Contact Details Kodansha International Ltd. 1-17-14 Otowa, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8652

CHILDREN AND PARENTS Kodansha International Ltd. is not intended for use by children, especially those under age 12. No one under age 12 is allowed to provide any personal information or use our public discussion areas, forums and chats. Minors between the ages of 12 and 17 must get the permission of their parent(s) or lega guardian(s) before making purchases, including subscriptions, on this site. If your children disclose information about themselves in our public discussion areas, they may get unsolicited messages from other parties. Accordingly, you should tell them not to do so. If you're worried about your children's activities or their privacy on our site, we encourage you to e-mail our Privacy Policy Coordinator at sales@kodansha-intl.co.jp. If you have other concerns or questions about any aspect of this policy, you may also e-mail our Privacy Policy Coordinator. We welcome your feedback. You can also send us regular mail at the following address: Privacy Policy Coordinator Kodansha International Ltd. 1-17-14 Otowa, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8652