Include, which handles design, content service planning, production, and operation, began streaming an original anime featuring its character " Mento-ri " on December 14. It will be regularly streamed every Thursday on the anime streaming smartphone app " Tate Anime," operated by Production I.G. The series consists of 10 episodes.
Tap the video below on your smartphone to watch a portion of Episode 1.
※To enjoy the gimmick, be sure to play it with your smartphone's "rotation locked". Note that viewing within the "Tate Anime" app automatically locks the screen to portrait orientation.
Men-Tori is both the abbreviation for the LINE sticker "Mendou da ga Tori-zae ni Henpin" (Troublesome, but Reply for Now), which has surpassed 2.37 million downloads worldwide on the LINE Creators Market, and the name of the character appearing in the same sticker. In addition to the main character "Men-Tori," stickers featuring derivative characters like "Imouto" (Little Sister), "Hideyoshi," and "Hiyoko" (Chick) are also popular, with over 250 types of merchandise released worldwide.
<LINE Stamp List> ※Japanese version only
http://line.me/S/shop/sticker/author/14474
"Men-Tori" anime is distributed via "Tate Anime," an app service by Production I.G., the animation studio known for works like the "Ghost in the Shell" series and the "FLCL" series. It specializes in producing and distributing vertical-format anime programs optimized for smartphones' tall screens.
By downloading the dedicated app, users can watch "Men-Tori" and other Tate Anime. All series offer the first episode free, and users can also watch one free episode per day using login points.
Experience fun gimmicks that maximize the potential of your "smartphone" and "vertical screen" in the "Mentori" anime.
App: "Tate Anime"
Price: Free (with in-app purchases)
App Store
https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/%E3%82%BF%E3%83%86%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1/id1187153565?mt=8
Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.productionig.tateanime
Anime "Mento-ri" ※Regularly streamed every Thursday on "Tate Anime"
■Production Team
Production: Domerica
Director: Kazuya Ichikawa (Notable Works: Gudetama Anime, etc.)
Screenplay: Nagaaki Onoe (Dentsu Inc.)
Supervisor: Incroos
■Voice Cast
Mentori: Kana Asumi
Imouto: Hana Sato
Hideyoshi: Shinya Hamazoe
Chick: Yu Shinohara
Penguin: Takuya Nakajima