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Now you can become a cute virtual avatar with just the power of your voice
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Katie Pask
May 15, 2021 - Tweet
- Japan
- (anime • cool • cute • DeNA • https://dena.com/jp/press/4735 • nanakoe nina • technology • virtual avatar • VTuber)
Hacka Doll: “Otaku” news beamed right to your phone like anime magic! 【Review】
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Preston Phro
Oct 14, 2014
Say you’re a Japanese otaku who loves the new Destiny game, light novels, and giant robot anime. But how would you keep up with the latest news for each one of them? Obviously, you’d have a few of your favorite sites bookmarked and you’d visit them a few times a day–if you were living in the Stone Age! Even if you’ve evolved enough to create your own RSS feed, you’d still only be in the 20th century–and far behind the times. For shame!
Now, if you were are a real 21st century geek, you’d get all your nerdy news through one “AI-enabled” app complete with adorable moe mascots and personalized news recommendations. Obviously.
- Internet, Japan
- (DeNA • Hacka Doll • mobile • news • otaku news)
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