This is actually the first manufacturer that I know who released a CD-i player in Japan besides Philips. Mannaspace was kind of OEM distributor and in this case licensed the CD-i 450 model from Philips to release its own version for the japanese market. It is the same model as the Goldstar CD-i player and the same construction; Goldstar licensed the model to release it in USA. In this way, a mnufacturer could more easily enter the CD-i market without developing their own hardware like Sony did.
There are some interesting details here. When you look at the built-in DVC cartridge, you see that it is branded Goldstar, just like the US model. And on top of that, when you turn on the module and watch the software to start, you see 'Magnavox Compact Disc Interactive' (Magnavox was a 100% Philips owned brand that they used in USA)
It was obviously positioned towards a professional market as these business titles where bundled with it. Unknown to me, I've never seen these titles before.
The Mannaspace CD-i player still has the Magnavox bumper, so they use the same software as the Magnavox player. Now I wonder if the Goldstar versions also have the Magnavox bumper in the software?
What's also interesting and requires more investigation is the Mannaspace Mother Network module, which suggests the CD-i player was able to connect to the internet in Japan (perhaps in combination with the business perspectives.)
Mannaspace released two versions, the Goldstar version with the notch on top, branded the GDI-1000 (just like the Goldstar version, pictured below) and the CD-i 550 version (as you can see on top, with integrated (GoldStar) DVC)
