Inori Aizawa (藍澤祈)
Inori Aizawa was a mascot adopted by Microsoft Singapore to promote Internet Explorer.
History
The first design of Inori Aizawa called IE-tan version 1 was published by Collateral Damage Studios on Facebook and Tumblr in March 8 2013, as a response to Danny Choo's Facebook post from two days earlier, which featured moe representation of Safari, Chrome, and Firefox. She was designed by the artist WaHa (Low Zi Rong), and was slated to get Microsoft's attention.
It turned out to be a successful attempt, as a representative from Microsoft Asia-Pacific approached the company at International Cosplay Day in Singapore, and Inori was adopted as Microsoft Singapore's mascot for Internet Explorer. She was unveiled in a video for Anime Festival Asia 2013.
Profile
According to the Inori Aizawa / 藍澤 祈 Album of the Nanami's Facebook Account,
- Born: August 16, 1995 (Leo)
- Measurements: 1.62 m, unknown weight
- Blood Type: A+
- Relationships: Hikaru's cousin; close friends with Nanami, Yū and Ai
- Likes: Surfing the Internet, HTML5, karaoke, cats, mint-flavored ice cream
- Dislikes: Malware, online bullies.
Trivia
- The first syllables of the name Aizawa Inori is Ai-I, which sounds like IE.
See Also
Sources/References
- Her page on Collateral Damage Studios' official site↗
- IE-tan version 1 Facebook post↗
- IE-tan version 1 Tumblr post↗
- Danny Choo's Facebook post↗
- Vice: Internet Explorer Isn't the Only One With an Anime-Girl Mascot↗
- Anime Festival Asia Special Video - feat. Inori Aizawa↗
- Nanami Madobe's albums: Inori Aizawa / 藍澤 祈↗