Pixiv

Pixiv is a Japanese online community for artists, founded in 2007 by Takahiro Kamitani and Takanori Katagiri. With over 50 million members and 100 million submissions, Pixiv serves as a platform for artists to showcase their illustrations and receive feedback through ratings and comments. The website features a comprehensive tag structure for organizing works. Pixiv Inc., headquartered in Tokyo, manages the platform, which receives over 3.7 billion monthly page views. The company was originally known as Crooc Inc. but was later renamed Pixiv Inc., with Takanori Katagiri serving as CEO.