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What logo is this? It's printed on an anime's DVD label. Reverse image search
shows
[this](https://www.google.com/search?tbs=sbi:AMhZZiv8Qk2v7-IEIvxPNDxd36wizRGouABpO32bIMbrMg0F48Z8_1Yy5eC_1ceFdwf8e8o1mh17cjwH_1oC9RNgTg6hszKfzQwnqf4_13ZnFjkYxVqPMvi-b8BTnwo3EWkoiTU9VBKaykp2iXJdvlnn0e8lwZzTVDqtK50zEPrl_1vojEUYfReXQjhP_1f-8CDTYlw2tF96dmc5RU1BX
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kiAucSrZem8rsHXr8CzdnkMwN4Vo18HdZptcW2j8CHWGCYqz_1lB2Xma-NqpkG-
hvcAFbiAnmrpevtcvFd5SvyY9njq1GNbU9hVvPmOU8zButizX3X-DTrTyQ5kXVFnT9kXt_1T3XgnwXDOMDCcHOCV9WRUNLlg5nNdlvORqmSOqwrjqvVAtO2Rrj3GN3P3sv3yKeumZRtRjJrZB-
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pgkQkJK7N5Nr2nyAjtf5hZ1_1iyg5qsScd4E3RLszfYxPLgMol56lK4kzku4RgCxVk9O-NuQnZ5YAG2Tb5qJAcFkHkqaIYbob1nBIaGtRgyRZxXP642z7zOkXBEQw1zk3SfH3AKqlbyN3lNB94dQcBAt-
uZll9x3Z29FsIWWDp7cCtMDaeVTZoeGlvYLjUiLaRhQPBoI6FsEbGxOI2g), anyone knows this
logo?  
  
![](https://s18.postimg.org/lgo6bspb9/hunter1_jpg_980_980.png)


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An unfamiliar logo "uap" on the DVD label


I believe VAP is what that actually is. Their website is here:
[**_Vap_**](http://www.vap.co.jp/), according to animenewsnetwork:

> VAP is a subsidiary of the NTV (Nippon Television Network) Group.

Here is the
[**_animenewsnetwork_**](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=589)
page that lists all of the anime's Vap has been involved with.


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Yes I know this logo it's from the **VAP entertainment company**.

It's not very clear from their Wikipedia or ANN page how many branches this
company has and what they do exactly but they seem to be involved in
broadcasting and obviously operating as a music label besides production or
licensing and distribution of anime and games.

* * *

The logo is a [script typeface](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Script_typeface)
with [serifs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serif) and
[swashes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swash_%28typography%29). In script the
lower letter _v_ is connected at the top where the lower letter _u_ is
connected at the bottom, similar to the _a_. That's how you usually can tell
them apart.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/95se3.png)

Using reverse image search for fonts and logos can be tricky. While
[kerning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerning) shouldn't be a problem for
OCR, these letters are melted together and baked into artifacts and noisy
background.

Another option to avoid misinterpreting logos would be too look for product
codes or [URLs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Resource_Locator) on the
disk or jacket and look these up instead of reverse image search.


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