At the beginning of the year, it is the tradition in Japan that family and business partners send each other greeting cards known as Nengajo [年賀状].
Today, Mirai and Kizuna Smart Doll show us just some of the better looking cards we received from my anime related clients and partners.
Up until now, I never got round to sending any myself as I've always been too hands on with work and short staffed - but it looks like things will be different for 2015 ^^
This one from anime studio Ufotable.
From Nitroplus featuring Super Sonico - the Super Sonico Anime currently on air at AT-X, Tokyo MX and more.
To let you know that the frame inside Mirai now is a prototype and we are reducing the size of the wrist joints ^^
Figure maker Goodsmile Company.
And very much like last year, you can scratch and win stuff too.
Something fishy going on - most of my stratches won me a load of stuff including having Kahotan blog write about anything I like and have Wooser come to our office ^^;
Figure maker Max Factory.
Indian restaurant Indotei which is run by Max Factory.
Theme park Nikko Edo Wonderland. I will be going back for Ninja training this year.
Figure retailer Ami Ami.
Software company Web Technology.
Eroge maker Yuzusoft.
Anime/gaming merchandise manufacturer Cospa.
Publishing company Ascii Media Works.
Otaku merchandise retailer Hobby Search.
Publisher Broccoli (left) and gaming company Idea Factory (right).
This one from Story Riders and Sato Dai-san who wrote the scenario for our Mirai Millenium.
Moe merchandise company Aizudonya.
Eroge maker Palette. Their Koi ga Saku Koro Sakura Doki is due for release in April 25th.
Otaku merchandise retailer Hobby Stock and J-List.
Diesel Corporation - I first met Nishikawa-san at AFAID 2013.
TCG company Bushiroad who own the rights to Little Pony in Japan.
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings - one of my partners on the Creative Industries Internationalization Committee.
Figure maker Kotobukiya.
Pachinko company Sega Sammy and computer magazine Windows100%.
Japanese school uniform manufacturer Lucy Pop - they also made Mirai-chan's summer school uniform ^o^
Anime merchandise store Animate and event production company Sony Zepp.
Read more about Mirai Suenaga >>>