aid: 555-comic
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/555-comic.png
name: 555 Comic
description: >-
  555 Comic is an interactive storytelling and virtual-influencer studio founded
  by Ben Watanabe. It runs casts of anime-styled virtual characters — such as
  @CRC_Luna — who publish real-time alternate-reality-game (ARG) stories across
  TikTok, Twitter/X and Instagram, letting fans create original characters (OCs)
  and interact with official storylines across four interconnected fictional
  worlds: Conspiracy Research Club, All Night Arcade, The Convenience Store, and
  a Paranormal Research Club. Stories unfold in real time on "Poppy-valley
  Standard Time," with fans participating through social comments. 555 Comic is a
  Techstars Music portfolio company. It publishes no public developer API,
  OpenAPI, or documentation surface; this profile captures its identity and a
  domain-security probe of its web host.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/555-comic/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- techstars
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-17'
tags:
- Company
- Entertainment
- Media
- Storytelling
- Virtual Influencers
- Anime
- Social Media
- ARG
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/555-comic-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://555comic.com/
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence