The massive and entirely unexpected (but in retrospect so obvious) hit that is Training with Hinako has spectacularly launched a new franchise, but surprisingly this was all organised and financed by one man, who is likely now enjoying the fruits of his innovation.
Below you can read an interview with the man solely responsible for the project, 中川宗成 / Munenari Nakagawa of Primastea Corporation:
Nakagawa-san, why did you start a project like this?
It looked a challenging undertaking, and it seemed so ridiculous an idea that no one else had tried it, so I thought I’d give it a go. The project and the title were all my doing.
So, you made it yourself!?
Yes. I financed it 100%. The project started a year ago. The sound and animation took some three months. I was just wondering whether it would sell or not.
So why did it become a DVD like this?
The anime we see are all watched in a one-sided manner, aren’t they? But anime characters are cute. Some even fall for them. So, I wanted to make an anime where the viewer could participate. It may not be direct, but with this DVD the viewer can get a taste of that communication.
Hinako-chan was a girl who became an anime character. What is up with that setting?
It’s not made clear. It’s an anime fan setting. She wanted to be inside an anime, so a mysterious power delivered her there. Because of her love for anime. Sort of like a girl who wanted to become a Morning Musume and had her wish granted.
What was Hinako like when she was a human? Was she like she is in the anime?
She was an ordinary middle schooler. When she became an anime character, she started acting out some the anime roles she had absorbed previously, like the mysterious flimsy white pantsu she wears on the cover.
What’s your recommended scene?
The extra images. Also, the kiss scene.
So, just why is Hinako-chan kissing us here?
Basically, there is no reason for it. Just she’s happy that the user has joined her for some working out, so she offers a kiss.
This is sort of a basis for a fitness programme, is it?
Working out requires strong motivation if you are to keep at it. There are parts of the anime offered with that in mind, but basically this is a joke anime. It’s not intended to keep people excersising. I think anyone really set on that is already doing it with something else… But if this were a foundation for someone, that’s great.
What’s the ideal way of doing it?
The DVD is pretty high tempo so don’t overdo it please! Hinako is a bit of a speed maniac… Please do it at your own pace.
Could you say something for readers interested in the anime?
Thank you for being interested. Please support the anime, as I’d like to go on. Please do enjoy training with Hinako.
Via Gyao Trends.
With the huge success of this title, and its fresh and probably eminently replicable elements (expect a whole series of different, specialised Hinako titles with greater merits as fitness tools), to say nothing of bouncing oppai and sweaty girls, future expansion of the franchise seems assured…
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*trains some more*
WORK SLAVE!!!!!
DO U WANT TO EAT????
THEN WORK FASTER!!!!!
MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Ps: Awesome job to the guy...
"It’s not intended to keep people excersising. I think anyone really set on that is already doing it with something else…"
Hmm, I wonder if he means exercising his hands...
that was the first thing that came to my head
That would be true then if my hand was called Hinako.
Anyone know who the seiyuu is that does Hinako?
The next one should be called Hinako's Boot Camp.
I wonder how long the next one will take to come out. Not to mention how much doujinshi will be coming out at C76 . . .
this man's level of is genius right next to the guy who invented the Resses and that one guy who came up with Pet Rock. The Triad of Geniuses who Coined Products Off of Something so Silly/Simple it Worked if you will.
i could go for that xD
I'm glad to see more Hanako coming, She's such a fun person to be around :3
Just saw a portion of the video, cute and entertaining!
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I'm sure people are gonna be focused on excersising their penis muscles than anything else.
Feminists will BAN this.
I'm waiting for some fat, lardass otaku to injure himself while following the DVD and trying to sue the company. I watched some of the vids on youtube and she doesn't seem to emphasize warming up or stretching or anything like that...
She doesn't even lecture you about a proper diet. It's blatantly obvious that this thing is a joke.
Japanese (virtually) don't sue...
Soon those otakus are going to start taking some heavy steroids. if you like Hinako's trainging go watch ''Arnold Schwarzenegger's pumping Iron'' and ''Raw Iron: The Making of Pumping Iron'' its good for you.
“The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That's what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no matter what happens.”
“When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength”
“The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.”
“It's simple, if it jiggles, it's fat.”
“Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.”
Good for him, not to mention he's quite honest and aware enough to admit people are buying the DVD not solely with the intention of just working out.
He said himself it was a joke anyway.
They are working out. Just that in a different way he intended it to be.
*Have learned how to count in Japanese*
It's really a success.
Nice cameltoe bulge..<3
Congrats to the maker. If this francise can go further and constantly keep its fanbase, he might be able to be on the same level as ZUN soon..
say, what do you have to search in the channel in order to get hinako pics? :3
isshou_ni_training?
finally found one! issho_ni_training works (what you said but without the u). But it only brought up ONE picture.. of Mio! lol. WTF? I saw two or three more on the channel before of hinako but I don't think they had any tags on them. I should have signed in and tagged them when I saw them, but actually I wanted to make sure if there was already a name being used for hinako pics. It's too bad it doesn't seem more people here use and help edit the channel...
hey artefact, aren't these pics that you post on your blog posts in the channel?
Feel free to put them there.
Counting the days till a Hinako article pops up, accompanied by the medical tag.
lol
Clarividence is a nice skill.
GJ to him, this is a fresh idea indeed. I'm certain others might follow in his lead too...
That would be awesome if there were more anime exercise videos.
A shining beacon to the rest of the Anime industry. The dude took a risk, and it's paying off so far.
Congrats to that dude
Nice 'blue ocean strategy'.
Thanks man, effort for making hikikomori healthy.
We appreciate it.
>The DVD is pretty high tempo so don’t overdo it please! Hinako is a bit of a speed maniac… Please do it at your own pace.
I lol'd.
Its a relieve that the producer himself knows its a joke anime he's making - there's no way one would exercise(exclude wrists) with this!
yeah it's like he's making fun of those silly otakus that take it too seriously...
I'll have you know I did some squats while watching it, I did!
Her sit-ups are too fast for me, that's for sure.
ive been trainin my right arm everyday thanks to this hinako
and now I can shake flavored milk 10 times faster for uniformity.
Q: Why was the REAL Hinako's boobs smaller when she was not an anime character?
Nakagawa : Err...next question!
No, I think he would say, "why not?"
He's like the ZUN of exercise!
he really did the job!
i started to work out when back from school...
with the anime running in my dvd player ... XP
not the right work out but eh ...
Congrats to the guy.
It sure was a big risk in releasing such product
She doesn't even do the exercises correctly I can't bear to watch. God damnit, I am such a jock.
This guys a genius. He knows exactly whats good about his dvd. He doesn't kid himself by thinking this would actually make people exercise. I have some new found respect for the man. The kissing scene is my favorite part too.