Implementation Results

- What was the reason for requesting Human Science?
Mr. Tanaka: We were introduced by our human resources department and had a conversation. We were inquiring with 2-3 companies about whether a manga or a picture book with fewer illustrations would be better for our awareness-raising activities, taking inspiration from the Ministry of Justice's "Momotaro" manga (Civil Code revision) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' "Golgo 13" (overseas safety measures).

- What was the reason for ordering from Human Science?
Mr. Tanaka: At the initial stage when we first approached them, our image of content creation was still unclear and we didn't know what to do.
Mr. Ichikawa: Among the various companies we talked to, we felt that your company understood our intentions the most.
During our discussions, we received ideas such as "It would be better to make it shorter" and we had a good impression of the actual meetings.
Mr. Tanaka: At first, we were considering creating content in manga form, but your company proposed animation instead.
We also received proposals from other companies for RPG games with gamification elements. However, we realized that it would not work well with our talent management system. We could have used the system proposed by the company that suggested the RPG game, but we gave up because it would be difficult to use it in the long term.

- Did you feel any challenges with the traditional educational content?
1) Visually understandable content
Mr. Tanaka: Our company has offices both domestically and internationally, so we were using e-learning. However, since the contracts tend to be difficult to understand, we felt the need for visually understandable content.
2) Memorable content
Mr. Ichikawa: In the past, many training videos with audio were created using PowerPoint, but the upper management has been requesting for more interesting and memorable content, as they feel that recent educational content is boring and they want to make the most of employees' valuable time. Therefore, we decided that just explaining with PowerPoint slides was not enough and we needed to make it more interesting.



"Now, aim for the Legal Department!?"
Mr. Ichikawa: The use of animation, which was brought up in our discussion with your company, has nothing to do with our pirate-related business. It was our first attempt, but it has received great reviews within our company. Now, when creating educational content, there is a feeling of "aiming for the Legal Department's content" (laughs).

- Were there any concerns in progressing with the project?
1) Is it within budget?
Mr. Tanaka: The biggest concern was the budget. We had a rough idea of the budget, but for manga, the cost is high, so there was some hesitation about whether we could afford it. In the end, your company proposed Vyond animation, and we were able to create something with the quality we were expecting at a relatively low cost.
2) Will the deadline be met?
Mr. Tanaka: Also, there was a deadline of the end of March for delivery. We received the Japanese version first and the English version around May.
3) The scenario was vague...
Mr. Tanaka: At first, we created a summary of the story ourselves and submitted it to your company for a meeting. However, we didn't know how to convey our image and purpose.
Mr. Ichikawa: It was my first time being involved in production, and at first I didn't understand how to read the storyboard created by your company in Excel. Also, it was difficult to explain the storyboard to the lawyer. But the flowchart was easy to understand.
Also, we were asked to choose between two ideas, A and B, and we were asked to present another idea, C, so the direction changed in the middle, and we also asked HS-san to do new work (laughs).
- It's common for things to change once they're presented to the client. We received a lot of helpful opinions from your company, so there were many learning opportunities. There were also things we wouldn't have noticed without your opinions.