New Evangelion 2.0 Voice Tour Guide App For I-Phone
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Here is some cool news Otakus:
The EvaNavi San Francisco Voice Tour Guide is a fun
English audio application designed for the iPhone® that incorporates
aspects from the hit Evangelion 2.0
sci-fi anime property to guide users to 60 notable attractions around San
Francisco.
The EvaNavi SF application is available for FREE download from the iPhone®/iTunes® AppStore at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id549431695?mt=8.
Anime
fans, tourists, and even local residents can get to know the City by the Bay in
an entirely new way with a unique audio guide powered by the voice of Mari
Makinami Illustrious (voiced in English by actress Trina Nishimura) of the famed Evangelion:2.0:
You Can (Not) Advance. anime film. The EvaNavi SF application was specially
produced for North American fans and made possible by official support and
approval from the creators of Evangelion
2.0 in association with NAVIelite (www.dribrain.com)
and developed and designed by the Japanese IT creative company and web/mobile
app developer KAYAC, Inc. (http://www.kayac.com/en).
San
Francisco is world-renowned for an array of unique restaurants, stores,
landmarks and other points of interest. EvaNavi SF features many unique
locations ranging from the Japanese pop culture entertainment complex of NEW
PEOPLE and the J-Pop inspired Hotel Tomo, to must-visit stops for anime fans
and gamers such as the Cartoon Art Museum, the Super 7 collectables store, and
Gamescape, as well as scrumptious Japanese eateries and live music venues such
as Kiss Seafood, Juban Yakiniku House, Blowfish Sushi to Die For and Yoshi's
San Francisco. The app also highlights many of the Bay Area’s non-J-Pop attractions
such as Citylights Bookstore, Radio Habana Social Club, Chronicle Books and
many more “Must” local attractions.
The
EvaNavi SF Voice Tour Guide launches in “EvaNavi Map” mode and shows 60 “must
see” pop culture-inspired locations all over the city. Users can easily find
the attractions nearest to them by turning on the app’s geo-locator and tapping
the arrow to locate themselves by GPS. An easy-to-use “Spot List” mode quickly
finds locations sorted by distance as well as in alphabetical order. Other
features include one-tap playing and easy audio controls as well as on/off options
for spot notifications. The application is compatible with iOS 4.0 and up and
requires iPhone (3GS and up) with internet or cellular data connection.
“This
is a very useful application and we’re very excited to launch it to North
American users thanks to the support from our festival partners, NAVIelite and
KAYAC,” says Seiji Horibuchi, the founder of NEW PEOPLE, Inc. and co-chairman
of J-POP SUMMIT Festival. “Users
will have fun with our new EvaNavi SF Voice Tour Guide application accompanied by
Mari’s very informative voice! It’s like checking out all the fun places with
her as your personal guide! Even you are
not familiar with Evangelion or
anime, this will be a fun way to tour our beautiful city of San Francisco.”
