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Established as a limited company
Established as a limited company
Opened an office and began operations at 5-33-11, Daizawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Changed company name to Natalia Co., Ltd.
Launched music news site "Natalie"
Started providing news headlines to Twitter
Launched "Natalie touch!" site for iPod touch
Launched English version "natalie" for Facebook
Launched first phase of Facebook version "Natalie"
Moved headquarters to 2-28-7, Kitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Launched manga news site "Comic Natalie"
Launched comedy news site "Comedy Natalie"
Launched Ustream content "Natalie TV"
Launched snack news site "Snack Natalie"
Ended snack news site "Snack Natalie"
Launched web shop "Natalie Store"
Moved headquarters to 2-4-5, Kitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Announced becoming a consolidated subsidiary of KDDI Corporation
Joined the "Syn. (Syndot)" alliance
Movie news site "Movie Natalie" service launch
Stage and theater news site "Stage Natalie" service launch
Headquarters moved to 1-2-4 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Smartphone app "My Natalie" service launch
Event business "Live Natalie" launch
Formulation of corporate philosophy
Hybrid online event "Matsuri" held
Natalie 15th anniversary special site released
Natalie 15th anniversary special site released
Since around July 5, 2023, numerous phishing emails have been sent that spoof our domain (natasha.co.jp). The emails pose as credit card companies and request account verification, attempting to lure recipients to click links. These are not sent from our company; if received, we advise not to open or click any links and to delete the email immediately.
Natasha, Inc. has launched an online live event business focused on filming and streaming live performances. In partnership with the Shibuya 5G Entertainment Project, it is responding to changes in the entertainment environment brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company aims to expand the live entertainment market in the 5G era by providing a safe and secure live-streaming environment and new monetization features.
On May 11, 2020, Natasha, Inc. completely revamped the website design and logo of Natalie, the website it operates. The design was refreshed for both desktop and mobile, and a page for its events business, Live Natalie, was added. The new logo is based on the katakana character “ナ” and the infinity symbol, expressing an attitude of constant motion.
Natasha, Inc., the operator of Natalie, a news site covering music, comics, anime, comedy, movies, stage performances, and more, launched the Live Natalie event project on January 11, 2018. Live Natalie plans to draw on the company’s existing event-planning expertise, fan-focused perspective, and collaborations with artists to hold events that shine a broad spotlight on trending artists, creators, and works. The company announced that it would share updates as they become available through the official Twitter account @live_natalie_mu and develop Live Natalie into a brand that provides meaningful experiences and spaces for people who love pop culture and entertainment.
Comic Natalie, a manga news site operated by Natasha Inc., began covering news about anime in general on December 1, 2017. Until then, it had published anime information only when related to manga works, but it plans to provide anime news to a wider readership without such restrictions going forward.
Natasha Inc. officially released the smartphone app “My Natalie” on December 1, 2016. The app lets users browse all articles published by Natalie and includes push notifications for news updates about people they follow, as well as chat rooms where users with shared interests can talk. The app is free to use and currently available only for iOS. An Android version is scheduled for release soon.
Natasha, Inc., the operator of the pop culture media outlet Natalie, launched Stage Natalie, a new site dedicated to the performing arts, on February 2, 2016. As its fifth genre following music, comics, comedy, and film, dedicated reporters publish a wide range of performing arts news every day, from commercial theater to kabuki and opera.
Natasha, Inc., KDDI, and Hatena jointly launched Pinga at noon on November 4, 2015, a service that lets users check Web manga updates in real time all in one place. It supports 73 sites and 732 series, allowing users to track updates to manga they have added to their favorites using Pinga alone.
Natasha Inc., which operates the pop culture media outlet Natalie, launched a new site, Natalie, on March 23, 2015, to provide film news. As its fourth genre, following music, comics, and comedy, dedicated reporters deliver timely updates every day on upcoming releases, events, on-location reports, interviews, and more.
With the aim of creating new mobile internet experiences, 12 internet service companies launched the “Syn.” initiative and established the “Syn.alliance” consortium. The participating companies’ services have a combined total of 41 million monthly users. As the first phase, they will roll out “Syn.menu,” which connects 13 services through a shared side menu, and “Syn.ad,” a new advertising offering.