Hinako (anime character)

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Hinako
Hinako character
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Hinako, as seen in her first appearance in Issho ni Training: Training with Hinako.
First appearance Issho ni Training: Training with Hinako
Last appearanceIssho ni Training 026: Bathtime with Hinako & Hiyoko
Designed byRyoko Amisaki
In-universe information
SpeciesHuman
GenderFemale

Hinako is a fictional character appearing in the three OVA anime:

Contents

  1. April 2009: Issho ni Training: Training with Hinako
  2. February 2010: Issho ni Sleeping: Sleeping with Hinako
  3. December 2010: Issho ni Training 026: Bathtime with Hinako & Hiyoko.

In Japanese, the character is voiced by Mai Kadowaki. [1] All three OVAs were produced at Studio Hibari, with character designs from Ryoko Amisaki and the screenplay written by Muneshige Nakagawa. [2] In the first OVA, Training with Hinako, Hinako is transformed into an anime figure through a television and then talks to the viewer. After that, she begins to exercise to lose some weight, providing the viewer with fan service in the process. [3] The video is in an interactive format, allowing the viewer to rearrange the scenes in the video. [4] The intention behind the production of the first DVD was to make an animation that could be participated in. [5] This DVD became a bestseller on Amazon in Japan in April 2009. [6] The second OVA, Issho ni Sleeping: Sleeping with Hinako, shows Hinako going to bed and sleeping, while again addressing the viewer directly at the beginning. This second OVA has been panned for sometimes distracting from its main premise of showing the character sleep. [7] Home video releases of the OVAs include releases in Japan, [8] [9] [10] the United States, [11] Germany, [12] [13] [14] France [15] [16] and Italy. [17] [18] Android Apps have been released for Training with Hinako in 2010 [19] and Sleeping with Hinako in 2011. [20] A pirated version of the Training with Hinako app contained a smartphone virus, the first such virus found in Japan. [21] Hinako's effect on the viewer has been described as legitimizing their existence in the fictional setting by recognizing the existence of the viewer and thereby letting them identify with the character. [22] Merchandise released for the character includes an anime figure by Good Smile Company, [23] a bathing mitten [24] as well as an artbook [25] and a guidebook for Android mobile devices. [26]

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References

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  2. ↑ Ferreira, Samantha (15 June 2017). "Maiden Japan Licenses Training/Bathing/Sleeping With Hinako Anime". Anime Herald. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  3. ↑ Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2015). The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation. Muramasa Industries Ltd. p. 859. ISBN   978-1-61172-018-1.
  4. ↑ Green, Scott (16 June 2017). "Maiden Japan Invites Anime Watchers To "Train," "Sleep" And "Bathe" With "Hinako"". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  5. ↑ 発売後即完売！ 話題のちょいエロ筋トレアニメ「いっしょにとれーにんぐ」企画者インタビュー！ [Sold out immediately after release! Interview with the planner of the popular little erotic muscle training animation "Isshoni Training"!]. GyaO (in Japanese). 4 May 2009. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  6. ↑ DVDのベストセラー DVDの中で最も人気がある商品です。情報は1時間ごとに更新されます。 [DVD bestseller This is the most popular DVD product. The information is updated hourly.]. amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Amazon.com, Inc. 2009. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
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