FANY Corporation, a member of the Yoshimoto Kogyo Group, in collaboration with NTT Docomo Studio & Live and Minto have announced the launch of of the vertical short drama platform FANY :D.

FANY 😀 is a vertical short drama app with episodes of around one to three minutes each, where the first few episodes can be viewed for free and then charged for as they are added. Based on the concept of ‘a short drama app that liberates human desires’, the app plans to initially distribute 15 works within a month of release, focusing on revenge, betrayal, and messy love stories.

Many comedians and talents affiliated with Yoshimoto Kogyo, such as Hoshida Hidetoshi, Cocorico Tanaka Naoki, Robert Yamamoto Hiroshi, Fruit Punch Murakami Takeshi, Hyokkorihan, Nelsons Wada Manju, Kawaretei Iwakura, and Soitsu Doitsu Ichikawa Sashimi, appear in the initial works.

Yoshimoto Kogyo plans to utilise the talent and video production capabilities of the Yoshimoto Kogyo Group, and Minto’s acumen and abilities in producing short dramas to distribute a range of original works (as many as 50 a year) that are fun, incorporate the Yoshimoto Kogyo style, and encourage user comments. They plan to actively develop the IP into webtoons and TV dramas.

In addition, FANY plans to link its 4.7 million member base with various FANY services such as fan communities, crowdfunding, voice applications, etc. FANY plans to take on the challenge of creating new original stories inspired by comedians and to localise them overseas using a new AI technology for translation that understands comedy, which is currently under development at FANY. FANY is also working on the localisation of the programme overseas.

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