Cédric Biscay

Cédric Biscay is a French entrepreneur and author. He founded Monegasque Shibuya International/Productions and Monaco Anime Game International Conferences (MAGIC).

Biography

Biscay was born in Nice, in 1979. He began traveling to Tokyo in 1997.^[1] In 2002, Biscay established Shibuya International, a company for work between France and Japan. In 2014, he founded Shibuya Productions, a publishing company in Monaco named after Shibuya, Tokyo, with businessman Kostadin Yanev. The Monaco Anime Game International Conferences (MAGIC) event began as a gala dinner to celebrate the launch of Shibuya Productions.^[2] Another MAGIC event was held in Kyoto from 2018.^[3] The Activ5 sports practice device is marketed by Shibuya Productions.^[4]

In February 2020, comic series Blitz was released, created by Biscay.^[5] In 2024, the 7th MAGIC event did not take place, Monaco Hebdo reported due to Shibuya being in suspension of payment.^[6] In 2024, Biscay also became an organiser of the Comic Con in Monaco.^[7][8]

Honors

Biscay received the Eco Trophy from the Monaco Economic Board (MEB) in 2023 and is an ambassador of the Committee for the Promotion and Protection of Women’s Rights, established by sovereign order of Monaco.^[9] A 2021 issue of Blitz included Prince Albert of Monaco, which granting Albert and Biscay honor from the Embassy of Japan.^[10]

Productions

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2004	Blue Angelo: Angels from the Shrine	Producer	[11]
2012	Birth
	Windwalkers		[12]
2014	Petz Club
2015	Lilly and the Magic Pearl		[13]
2017	Sad Hill Unearthed	Associate producer	[14]
2019	Shenmue III	Co-producer
2020	Twin Mirror

Further reading

• Michel, Thomas (7 January 2025). ""Je dois beaucoup à Tombe la neige d'Adamo": qui est Cédric Biscay, l'ambassadeur de la pop-culture à Monaco" ["I owe a lot to Adamo's Tombe la neige"; who is Cédric Biscay, Monaco's ambassador of pop culture?]. Monaco-Matin (in French).
• Boisaubert, Romain (18 March 2021). "Cédric Biscay, a manga and video game fanatic promoting Monaco in Japan". Monaco Tribune.
• "Shibuya Productions lève plus de 6 millions de dollars" [Shibuya Productions raises over 6 million dollar]. monaco-hebdo.com (in French). 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
• Brodie, Martina (26 November 2021). "Cédric Biscay - responsible for MAGIC". NEWS.MC.