Inori Aizawa

Inori Aizawa (Chinese and Japanese: 藍澤祈, Aizawa Inori) is a character that personifies Internet Explorer.

History

In response to a post^[1] by artist Danny Choo from March 6 2013 depicting personifications of Safari, Chrome and Firefox, the Collateral Damage Studios published two days later on their Facebook^[2] and Tumblr^[3] account a first work depicting Inori (presented as IE-tan version 1 in the Facebook post), drawn by artist WaHa, with the goal to get the Microsoft's attention.

The attempt was successful and soon after a representative from Microsoft Asia-Pacific approached the studio^[4], and Inori became an official marketing material of the company. It is unclear when exactly she received the name of Inori Aizawa.

She was featured in a video created by Microsoft Singapore for the Anime Festival Asia 2013^[5].

Profile

From the Inori Aizawa / 藍澤祈 Album of the Nanami's Facebook Account^[6].

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.

Merchandise featuring Inori Aizawa

Notes and references

[1] Danny Choo: Safari, Chrome or Firefox?

[2] Early Inori Aizawa art on Facebook, presented as IE-tan version 1

[3] Early Inori Aizawa art on Tumblr

[4] Vice: Internet Explorer Isn't the Only One With an Anime-Girl Mascot

[5] Anime Festival Asia Special Video - feat. Inori Aizawa

[6] Nanami Madobe's albums: Inori Aizawa / 藍澤祈

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