In 1991, Yasuo Matsuo founded Cloverway Inc. in Long Beach, California, as one of the first independent firms to serve as a harbor between Japanese animation studios and audiences across the Americas.

Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball Z, Saint Seiya, Slam Dunk. Cloverway worked with respect for each property, partnering with the original rights holders and distributors who cared about bringing these stories to Western audiences with their creative intent intact.

Yasuo helped build a market for Japanese animation in the Americas at a time when very few people were trying.

That Dragon Ball Z poster on the wall was part of the working inventory of a family business. Jun Matsuo spent his early years among the properties his father was placing on television networks across the Americas.

Today, as CEO of IP Bay, Jun leads day-to-day publisher engagement in Tokyo. He supports the Kadokawa relationship, guides presentations with publisher rights divisions, and serves as the primary interface between IP Bay and Japan's major publishers.

Jun carries forward his father's work with the fluency and respect of someone who grew up inside it.