Excite Japan Co., Ltd Releases Bedtime Stories "OTO-EHON" - Japanese Folk Tales & European Fairy Tales - for iPad and iPhone
TOKYO, Nov. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Excite Japan Co., Ltd today announced its new story-telling app, Bedtime Stories "OTO-EHON"- Japanese Folk Tales & European Fairy Tales -, is now available on the App Store for iPad and iPhone.
"OTO-EHON" provides a professional narration, wonderful illustrated stories, and an amazing orchestral music to all users.
- Features
1. Dramatic story-telling by reading captions like a karaoke.
2. Keeps user's own story-telling and music as a memoir.
3. Enjoy heartwarming story-telling of the narrator Kimberly Forsythe and Yuki Rhinehart.
- Icon / screen shots
Until now, Excite Japan Co., Ltd has offered three stories in one app for JPY500 (tax-included) as Bedtime Stories "OTO-EHON" series. This time, new "OTO-EHON" provides 24 stories of the Bedtime Stories "OTO-EHON" series (Japanese version and English version) in one app.
New "OTO-EHON" is free-to-download and users are able to read six stories for free. Users need to register and pay monthly fee to read all stories (Free edition has a limit of available pages).
*Free edition contains the following six stories: "Momotaro," "The Grateful Crane", "A Tengu's Feathered Fan," "Pinocchio," "Thumbelina," and "The Emperor's New Clothes."
In charged edition, a new story is added every two weeks, and all functions which have been limited in free edition are available. Since users can switch Japanese captions to English ones easily, "OTO-EHON" is useful for studying English.
*This app is summarized app of the current series of Bedtime Stories "OTO-EHON" apps, which have been elected as 12 iTunes DAYS in Japan.
*Information
- App Name: Bedtime Stories "OTO-EHON"- Japanese Folk Tales & European Fairy Tales -
- Containing Stories: More than 24 stories, including the following six stories: "Momotaro," "The Grateful Crane," "A Tengu's Feathered Fan," "Pinocchio," "Thumbelina," and "The Emperor's New Clothes" (About six min./story, about 20 pages/story)
*A registered user can get a new story in every two weeks. - Release: November 27, 2014
- Price: Free-to-download ($2.99 / month)
- Available at: App Store
- Category: Medical
- Compatibility: iPhone/ iPad / iPod touch *Universal app
- Copyrights : © decibel / Tatsumi Moritoki / Excite Japan Co., Ltd
- App Store URL: https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/id904156750
*iPad®, iPod ®, iTunes® are the registered trademark of Apple in the United States and other countries.
*A company name and a brand name listed in other sentences are the registered trademark of the each companies.
*How to use "OTO-EHON"
[READ] mode
Each story is completed with wonderful illustrations. Like Karaoke, the words become highlighted for your assistance. With this help mode, anyone can become a natural storyteller.
[RECORD] mode
Once you've become accustomed to storytelling, use the record function to record your own voice. You can record mother's/father's original version of storytelling for your child. Also, your child can record your child own voice. The record can be kept as a memoir, or for your child for bedtime storytelling when he/she is alone.
[LISTEN] mode
You can listen to your recorded narration with music (Free edition has a limit of view counts). With listen mode, your child can enjoy "OTO-EHON" even when you can't read to him/her. You can also enjoy a professional narration with music just like an audio-book (Free edition has a limit of view counts).
Company Profile
Corporate name |
Excite Japan Co., Ltd http://www.excite.co.jp/ |
Address |
Azabu Green Terrace 4F, 3-20-1, Minato-ku, Tokyo |
Establishment |
August 4,1997 |
Representative |
Kiyoshi Imagawa, President |
Activities |
Internet information service |
Stock Listed |
JASDAQ Code number : 3754 |
Contacts
Excite Japan Co., Ltd
Yuka Takahashi
E-mail: [email protected]
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SOURCE Excite Japan Co., Ltd
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