Subsidiary of Sony starts business that make figures by 3D printer

Sony music communications, one of Sony groups starts new business "3D Print Figure". They make real figure skating 3D scanner and 3D printer.

This was released at ANIME CONTENTS EXPO 2013 held in Chiba Makuhari messe in March, and became the topic. However, costs may be slightly expensive. S size(h/15cm) is 49,000yen(about 490USD), M size(h/20cm) is 69,000yen(about 690USD), and L size(h/30cm) is 120,000yen(1200USD). We can order life-sized size, but how much the cost? :D

There are already similar business in Japan and abroad. However, it is important that Sony group began this. Though it was not music business, why did they begin this? I think that they make collaboration with artists sometime soon. Because a sample already includes the figure of the member of girls band AKB48.

Japanese startup goopa helps Anime by crowd funding

Japanese startup goopa opened crowd funding platform "Anipipo". Today's Japan has too many crowd funding platform. However, a characteristic of Anipipo is specialize project contents in Anime.

This is crowd funding service supporting creators making a new attempt in the anime industry. Some projects have been already shown. However, goopa intends to support the projects except anime such as a movie, game, figure in future. Interestingly, they have already performed English support(This is rare in Japan). Well, naturally they think about global expansion. Their first year aim total support circulation sum is 50 million yen(about 50.0000USD).

LINE provides a game even in mobile virtual world LINE Play

Social game platform LINE GAME of Japanese popular messaging application LINE is peak form. However, they do not seem to be satisfied with it. They offer a game in mobile virtual world LINE Play. The first game is "Tsuri Tomo(Fishing friends)".

The fishing is a basic game existing in every virtual worlds and MMOs. Tsuri Tomo is similar to them, too. Users catch various fish at the sea and can make a fish album. There are 240 kinds of kinds of fish, and we can be improved by catching many fish and can upgrade a fishing rod and bait.

Unfortunately this is contents only for Japanese regions at present. However, of course they will provide this in a global region in future.

JapanSocial provides Japanese mobile games for Taiwanese players

Japanese game startup JapanSocial opens platform "TokyoGameStyle" that providing Japanese mobile social games  for Taiwanese on June 1.

They translate and localize popular Japanese mobile social games for a Taiwanese. The offer of 7 games has been already arranged informally.

They disclose information in Taiwanese maximum game site Bahamut and start pre-registration ahead of opening. According to them, the press release for Taiwan is received favorably by Taiwanese people. Furthermore, the official FaceBook page of TokyoGameStyle gets 3,500 Like!.

CYBERNOIDS sells they graphic tool "Live2D Cubism" for companies

Japanese startup CYBERNOIDS sells the "Live2D Cubism", latest edition of their graphic technology Live 2D for companies.

Live 2D is graphic technology to express an illustration of 2D like 3D.

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Developer of graphic technology "Live 2D" CYBERNOIDS raised 52,400,000 yen
2D or not 2D, that is no problem

Live2D Cubism is a high-end tool for professionals. Live2D has been used for some smartphone apps and avatars in Web sites until now in Japan. However, they started in earnest at last. Furthermore, they release English version in this summer. The overseas companies which are interested in this tool, please continue checking them.