GP Online Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture; Shinjuku City, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yutaka Toyonaga, hereinafter GP Online), a company specializing in website planning and production, has created its official character "Shibi" to commemorate its 25th anniversary in November 2025. This character was born from a collaborative creation with illustrator YAMADA ZOMBIE, who handles artwork for magazines, artist jackets, and corporate characters across various fields. It symbolizes "human growth and challenge," which is the identity of our company, and will be widely utilized in future corporate branding. Background of the Official Character "Shibi's" Birth GP Online celebrated its 25th anniversary on November 1, 2025. Over this quarter-century, driven by the power of "people," we have challenged ourselves to create numerous values through our web integration business. As we move to the next stage, we felt the need for a symbol that could more familiarly and emotionally convey our core belief of "making everyone involved happy" and the growth of each employee through "self-realization." We entrusted the "corporate culture that respects challenges," which is difficult to put into words, to the form of a character, and will create new touchpoints with our stakeholders. Behind the scenes of the character's creation, there was a drama of endless design discussions and efforts to achieve internal consensus. Why did we approach design with "logic" rather than "preference"? We have also released the "making-of" story that summarizes the entire process of creating the official character, so please take a look. Don't Discuss Design Based on "Preference." The Story of Logically Overcoming Endless Discussions in Official Character Creation Character Profile: "Shibi," Who Dreams of Thunderclouds "Shibi" was born from the inspiration of "challenge" and "thrilling growth" that GP Online cherishes. Concept A cloud that dreams of becoming a thundercloud. Story It wan