About Schules Zemi

Schules zemi is a media seminar in Rikkyo’s College of Business. We study the relationships between media and society, with a strong emphasis on practical application and experimentation with media technologies.
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Zemi Projects

Members of the zemi do not just study media theory. They are asked to practically apply what they have learned in the zemi — and the business knowledge they have gained in other courses in the COB — to various real-world projects. These projects provide opportunities for members to experiment with media design and gain familiarity with industry standard media tools used to make, promote, and distribute their ideas.

Below are some of the main projects that zemi members have created and sold throughout their time in the zemi.

Colors

Colors

NFTs

NFTs

COB Visual Novel

COB Visual Novel

Get Real with COB Season 2

Get Real with COB Season 2

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Sign

Sign

Jinsei Game

Jinsei Game

COB Visual Novel

COB Visual Novel

Colors

Colors

Get Real with COB

Get Real with COB

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Zemi Timeline

2nd Year

Media Design

The second year of the zemi focuses on providing students with media production skills. Student learn basic theories of media design, applying them to various projects aimed to foster and develop their skills.
3rd Year

Media Theory and Technology

In the third year of the zemi, students begin to study media theory within the context of business activity. We explore issues of marketing and branding from a media and communications perspective, touching upon theories developed in Japan and elsewhere such as narrative consumption, transmedia, and branding. We also cover issues related to technology and explore how technologies structure the possibilities of business activity and how people interact with the world.
4th Year

Media Entrepreneurship

The fourth and final year of the zemi asks students to apply what they have learned — both in the zemi and in the broader COB — to a graducation project. During this time, we cover the theory and practice of entrepreneurship, and students use this knowledge to develop something for sale at one of the many indie events in Tokyo. Past projects have been sold at Comiket and Tokyo Design Fest. Others projects have been distributed on Spotify.
2nd Year

Media Design

The second year of the zemi focuses on providing students with media production skills. Student learn basic theories of media design, applying them to various projects aimed to foster and develop their skills.
3rd Year

Media Theory and Technology

In the third year of the zemi, students begin to study media theory within the context of business activity. We explore issues of marketing and branding from a media and communications perspective, touching upon theories developed in Japan and elsewhere such as narrative consumption, transmedia, and branding. We also cover issues related to technology and explore how technologies structure the possibilities of business activity and how people interact with the world.
4th Year

Media Entrepreneurship

The fourth and final year of the zemi asks students to apply what they have learned — both in the zemi and in the broader COB — to a graducation project. During this time, we cover the theory and practice of entrepreneurship, and students use this knowledge to develop something for sale at one of the many indie events in Tokyo. Past projects have been sold at Comiket and Tokyo Design Fest. Others projects have been distributed on Spotify.

Post-Graduation

Students who have graduated from the zemi have gone on to jobs in both in and outside Japan. A number of students also enter graduate school, both in and outside of Japan. Below are some of the companies and schools students from Schules Zemi have recently received offers from.

London School of Economics and Political Science
London School of Economics and Political Science