Line Friends

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Line Friends
TypeCharacters
InventorKang Byeong Mok
(South Korean Designer)
Inception2011
ManufacturerNaver Corporation
AvailableYes
Websitewww.linefriends.com

Line Friends (stylized in all caps) are characters, invented by Kang Byeong Mok (a South Korean designer), based on the stickers from diverse applications of Naver Corporation and the messaging app Line. It was released in 2015 by Line Corporation, a Japanese subsidiary of the South Korean media company Naver Corporation. These characters are used in various products, animation, game, cafe, hotel and theme park. The brand is managed by its subsidiary Line Friends Corporation since 2015.[1][2]

Line Friends Store in Hysan Place, Hong Kong

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Two anime series, LINE OFFLINE and LINE TOWN, were produced in 2013, picturing the Line Friends as employees for the fictional Line Corporation.[3][4]

Line Offline is an animated series created by Shogakukan Productions, based on salaryman characters working at "Line Corporation". All 114 episodes last about three minutes. The series was aired from January 8, 2013, to October 1, 2013.[5]

Line Rangers is an animated mini series created to tie-in with the Line Rangers Mobile Game, which featured the Line character. It originally premiered as shorts on the Line Global YouTube Channel in 2015. It aired as a mini series on Cartoon Network Korea in July 2018. An English dubbed version went up on Amazon Prime in North America on July 20, 2018.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ "Line Friends Has Plans for Global Domination | License! Global". www.licensemag.com. August 2017. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  2. ^ "A popular messaging app inspired Times Square's latest tourist trap". Engadget. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  3. ^ "Love LINE Friends? Then Check Out its Fun Little Anime Series! – Japan Info". Japan Info. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  4. ^ "How Japan's Line App Became A Culture-Changing, Revenue-Generating Phenomenon". Fast Company. 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  5. ^ "Messaging App Line's Kawaii Characters Get Their Own Cartoon Series In Japan – TechCrunch". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 2018-04-02.

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