Wake Me Up Asuna App Now Available Internationally from Sony Music Communications Inc.

How About Waking Up To The Voice Of Your Very Own Personal Assistant?
Voice Interactive Assistant App “Wake Me Up Asuna,”
Is Now Available Internationally
With English Language Support Add-on

Sony Music Communications Inc. has released the first of a series of voice interactive assistant apps, “Wake Me Up Asuna,” now available internationally on the Google Android™ platform.

"Wake Me Up Asuna" is a personal smart assistant app that features a combination of Sony Corporation's voice interactive technology, state-of-the-art speech synthesis, and an animated anime character interface, where the heroine, Asuna from the megahit anime "Sword Art Online," provides useful information and morning entertainment including wake-up calls, current weather, fortune, and your scheduled appointments. The international release is in response to numerous requests for multi-language availability since the June 2015 app release in Japan.

The "Wake Me Up Asuna" app provides audio and speech feedback in Japanese only, but an English language support add-on (purchase required) is now available for English speaking users. The add-on allows the app to display English menus, show English subtitles of Asuna's speech, and utilize the English voice recognition engine making interaction possible in English.

* Please note that all audio feedback by Asuna remains in Japanese even when using the English Support add-on.

■Summary of English Support Add-on (Paid App)
This is an additional feature enabling general app use in English.

English menus
Command menus provided in English.

English voice recognition capability
The app will recognize greetings, requests, and questions spoken in English.

English subtitles
On-screen English subtitles will accompany audio spoken by the character.
* This feature is not available in some modes including the story-reading feature "Yoru no Ohanashi/bedtime stories" in the "Oyasumi Mode/bedtime mode."

* Please note that screenshots may be taken from pre-release versions and may vary in the actual app.

*There are no current plans for additional language support in languages other than English.

* Customer support is available only in Japanese and English.
We are unable to respond to inquiries in other languages.









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App Specifications (Distribution in additional territories)
App name: Voice Interactive Assistant App "Wake Me Up Asuna" (for Android™)
Requirements: Android ver. 4.0 or later
Price: Free (In-app purchases for some additional items)
Territories available: Japan, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chili, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines , Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, UAE, United Kingdom, United States, Other
* Territories are subject to change without notice.
International Release Date: December 4, 2015 (Release in Japan: June 24, 2015)
Store url: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mezamane.asuna
Official webpage: http://mezamane.com/asuna-en/
* Android is a trademark of Google Inc.