Only in Japan: Bandai releases panties of smartphones

Japan has various Gacha(Capsule toy vending machine). The people can get interesting toy and goods for the 100~300 yen(about 1~3USD).  Toy company Bandai releases funny Gacha this month. It is panties for smartphones.

They say, "Protect a home button", "These are world's first panties of the smartphone". The lineup is 8 kinds including a secret. And they apply for a patent on this. Now, they accepted a reservation for a supplier, but it was too popular, so they were sold out soon.
By the way, this Gacha 1 time is 200 yen. Do you want the panties of the smartphone for 200 yen? You may provoke the laughter of the friend if you had it.

Battleships of the Japanese empire navy are personified as girls in a social game

Personification is the Japanese proud skill. The Japanese personified every thing from ancient times. Kadokawa Games and DMM release the simulation social game that personified battleships of the Japanese empire navy to girls "Kan Colle" in this spring.

Kan Colle is a simulation social game for PCs. Players become an admiral and form a combined fleet. However, all the battleships are girls.

Fubuki-class destroyer

Aircraft carrier Akagi

Battleship Ise

Destroyer Miyuki

Destroyer Ayanami

Destroyer Shimakaze

Cruiser Sendai

Players strengthen them by practice and supply. Furthermore, we can give the equipment to them(ex. The carrier can carry a carrier-based plane). It is like the changing clothes.

And it is a battle between players that  personified effect appears. When they are hit, it becomes in this way.

Even if we lose if we can watch such an artwork, we are not regrettable :) Battleship girls more than 100 appear in this game. Besides, they have a voice and talk.

Of course we can simulate the full-scale sea fight, too. All their specifications data are made from a real battleship.

Virtual world of messaging apps LINE "LINE Play" broke through 4M users

Mobile virtual world "LINE Play" of Japanese popular messaging apps LINE broke through 4 million users.  LINE Play pre-opened November 21, 2012 and grand opened on December 18. They got 1 million users during the period. Furthermore, they broke through 2 million users from grand opening in 1 month. The speed is terrible. Probably it is fastest in the virtual world of Japan.

LINE Play is the cute 2D virtual world. To be frank, there is not the new element. It resemble the virtual world of square views such as Ameba Pigg. However, its UI is optimized for smartphones. They released an English version on February 20 and probably it helped 4 million user breakthroughs.

Let's make gummy of yourself using 3D scanner and 3D printer, and present for girl friend!

The manners and customs of Valentine's Day in Japan are very strange. Women present chocolate to men.

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More curiously, men present some sweets to women on March 15. It is called "White day". The idea of sweets companies succeeded. Japan of February and March is full of sweets.

Then, cafe "FabCafe" in Shibuya which has a laser cutter and 3D printer will hold an workshop event in March. Only a men can participate in it. This matches with an event of last month. They make gummy with 3D scanner and 3D printer this time.

The workshop fee is 6,000 yen(about 65USD). However, it became full in a 1day because it was too popular.

It has been already carried out in the world that making own figure with 3D scanner and 3D printer. However, probably it is only in Japan to making own sweets with 3D scanner and 3D printer. I think that it is interesting that they hold this as a workshop for children.

GREE establishes a fund of the Anime industry with a subsidiary of Yahoo! Japan

I wrote that GREE went into Anime.

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However, they go into Anime industry more. Yahoo!Japan's subsidiary GyaO and GREE establish a company running a fund to invest in anime industry "Future contents partners Co., Ltd." on May 31. The financing ratio is GyaO 50%: GREE 50%.

GyaO provides VOD service and the many animes are included in that. They utilize works created by their investment with more various genres. They may become the social game and  distribute on the internet. Furthermore, they open anime information portal site. However, these are not new.(We can say the red ocean).  Originality is necessary for them challenge.