Offering an Educational Services and Systems Supporting the Development of Students’ Talents

Our activities include operating trade schools and providing online educational content and systems, among other activities.

With the vision of “creating the world’s closest school to society,” Vantan fosters talented individuals who can be immediately effective in the industry through “practical education,” including classes taught by active creator instructors, long-term paid internships, and collaboration with companies.
Vantan offers full-time specialized schools, high schools*1, university divisions*2, and career colleges for working adults, focusing on fostering creators across various fields.

*1: Obtain a high school diploma at Kadokawa Dwango Educational Institute “S High School.”
*2: Obtain a university diploma at a correspondence university affiliated with VANTAN.

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DWANGO develops and provides one of the world’s most advanced online learning systems utilizing the KADOKAWA Group’s knowledge and technologies. This system has been introduced at internet-based correspondence high schools “N High School,” “S High School,” “R High School” and “ZEN University,” an online university opened in April 2025 by Kadokawa Dwango Educational Institute. Some of the materials offered through this system are also available to the general public for a fee.

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Group companies

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  DWANGO Co., Ltd.

  DWANGO develops a variety of digital content and entertainment services, taking advantage of innovative ideas and advanced technologies. We operate “Niconico,” the social video community service, and the eBook store “BOOK☆WALKER.” In addition, we hold events, including “Niconico Chokaigi,” a real-world event that reproduces the online world, and “Animelo Summer Live,” the world’s largest anime song event.
  We also engage in education. We develop learning applications in cooperation with the “N High School Group” and “ZEN University,” which are operated by KADOKAWA DWANGO Educational Institute, and provide IT education to Vantan (a subsidiary), an educational institution to cultivate young creators.

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  Vantan Inc.

  Founded in 1965. With the vision of “creating the world’s closest school to society,” Vantan fosters talented individuals who can be immediately effective in the industry through “practical education,” including classes taught by active creator instructors, long-term paid internships, and collaboration with companies (Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Sapporo).
  VANTAN offers full-time specialized schools, high schools*1, and university departments*2 in the fields of fashion, hair and makeup, beauty, graphic design, film, games, e-sports, animation, manga (comic), voice acting, patisseries, cafe operation, programming, creators in the entertainment field, and influence, as well as various continuing education programs for working adults. To date, VANTAN has sent out more than 210,000 graduates.
  *1：Obtain a high school diploma at Kadokawa Dwango Educational Institute “S High School.”
  *2：Obtain a university diploma at a correspondence university affiliated with VANTAN.