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<Concept> Motoya Waltz is a typeface developed with the intention of being used in pop culture such as games and comics. Its distinctive accents, inspired by the phases of the moon, and its overall slightly irregular balance create a retro atmosphere and a unique sense of rhythm in its usage. <An impression illuminated by moonlight> The distinctive character expressions match well with a fantasy worldview and a mysterious atmosphere, allowing for more individualistic and dynamic expressions. Therefore, it is an ideal typeface for use in titles, packaging, and logo creation for games and comics.

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<Concept> Motoyakureiru is an elegant design typeface that combines a sense of "cleanliness" and "luxury" in its letterforms. By using Kureiru, you can impart a luster and shine to your media, making it seem as if it is glowing, allowing for more attractive and effective expressions. <Perfect Compatibility with Products Requiring Luster and Shine> By setting the center of gravity of the letters higher, it expresses a "high awareness of beauty." This typeface is ideal for use in packaging and logos for cleaning products, dental hygiene products, and car wash goods, as well as signage and catchphrases for beauty salons, restaurants, and more. *Scheduled for release on June 25, 2024.

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Overview of Each Font Series 〇Aqua Series A font with slab serifs (serifs and strokes of the same thickness) that gives a strong impression to the text. 〇Cymbal Series A font with small serifs at the ends of the letters, providing a sense of luxury and elegance to the text. 〇Flat Series A sans-serif font shaped with geometric forms, simple and unembellished, suitable for a wide range of applications. 〇BloomScript Series A cursive font characterized by a brush-like calligraphy style, adding dynamism to the text. 〇RoseScript A stylish cursive font with graceful curves, imparting an elegant impression to the text. 〇MaryScript A cursive font reminiscent of calligraphy written with a quill pen, giving an impression of grace to the text. Each font includes OpenType font features, allowing the use of functions such as "ligatures" and "kerning" in compatible applications like Adobe InDesign and Adobe Illustrator.

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<Concept> Motoya Kaku Note is one of the variation typefaces that utilizes the framework of Motoya Note. In contrast to the softness and gentleness of the note, Kaku Note takes advantage of the gaps created by the corners at the beginning and end of strokes to convey a childlike innocence and a bright, lively expression. <Adding a playful spirit to the overall expression of the text> As a handwritten-style typeface, it inherits the unique brush techniques of handwriting, but in the weight variations of Motoya Kaku Note, a slightly bolder weight (W4/6) is provided compared to Motoya Note, allowing for a vibrant and cheerful expression.

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We would like to introduce a case where our 'Motoya Font' was adopted in conjunction with the renewal of the main product, the "Automatic Weighing and Packaging Pricing Machine," of Teraoka Seiko Co., Ltd. The adopted UD font has received excellent reviews at the implementation site. There have been comments from end users stating that it is easy to read, and the high visibility and legibility of the UD font are said to be fully demonstrated. [Case Study] ■ Implementing Company: Teraoka Seiko Co., Ltd. ■ Product Using Motoya Font: Automatic Weighing and Packaging Pricing Machine *For more details, please refer to the related link page or feel free to contact us.

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We would like to introduce a case where our 'Motoya Font' has been implemented in a "cable television program" that delivers hot local topics on a daily basis. In the program, Gothic is used for information such as people, places, and dates, while Apollo is used when only text is displayed on the screen. Most fonts are selected in a medium thickness, but for Marbury, we introduced weights of 4 and 6, which allowed for a distinction in the strength of the information, and we received positive feedback on this. [Case Study] ■ Implementing Company: K-Opticom Corporation ■ Product Using Motoya Font: Cable Television Program *For more details, please refer to the related link page or feel free to contact us.

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We would like to introduce a case where our 'Motoya Font' has been implemented in the home karaoke service "On Stage," which allows you to enjoy karaoke immediately with just one microphone. The company's initial goal was to choose a font that would improve the quality of lyric display. The selected font was Motoya's "NUD Motoya EX Cedar 3." The company focused on the importance of font as one of the elements that support ease of singing from the user's perspective, successfully making this transition. [Case Study] ■ Implementing Company: Sato Shoji Co., Ltd. ■ Product Using Motoya Font: Home Karaoke Service "On Stage" *For more details, please refer to the related link page or feel free to contact us.

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We would like to introduce a case where our 'Motoya Font' has been implemented in the web font service "FONTPLUS" provided by SoftBank Technology Corp. For companies, websites have become an indispensable and important tool for self-promotion. Therefore, converting fonts from font vendors used by professional designers into web fonts has become a significant challenge that cannot be avoided. "We need to have font manufacturers like Motoya, which are chosen by professional users, participate in order to promote web fonts in the business world," we received feedback. As of now (end of December 2011), fonts from four domestic manufacturers, including Motoya, who agree with the purpose of this product, can be used. [Case Study] ■ Implementing Company: SoftBank Technology Corp. ■ Motoya Font Implemented Product: Web Font Service FONTPLUS *For more details, please refer to the related link page or feel free to contact us.

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We would like to introduce a case where our 'Motoya Font' has been implemented in the wedding and New Year's printing service of MyPrint Co., Ltd. What the company values most is "providing the best service to customers." They have a strong desire to assist through printed materials on the once-in-a-lifetime stage of a wedding. Particularly, since most wedding printed materials are personalized, they are said to have a remarkable commitment to the quality and shape of the text. Motoya was chosen because of its recognized technical ability in font customization. [Case Study] ■ Implementing Company: MyPrint Co., Ltd. ■ Motoya Font Implemented Product: Wedding and New Year's Printing Service *For more details, please refer to the related link page or feel free to contact us.

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We would like to introduce a case where our 'Motoya Font' has been implemented in the "learning software" developed by IE Institute, which creates educational software and computer games. In the small screen of the DS, the differentiation in font usage becomes important. Our products are based on textbook fonts, and elements such as protrusions, strokes, and sweeps conform to the writing style adopted by the Kanji Proficiency Test. They display correctly even in small sizes. 【Case Study】 ■ Implementing Company: IE Institute, Inc. ■ Product Using Motoya Font: Learning Software *For more details, please refer to the related link page or feel free to contact us.

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We would like to introduce a case where our "Motoya Font" has been implemented in the map search service "Mapion." While exploring fonts and weights to display information on the map, the challenges that arose were the size of the display and the thickness of the characters. The "navigation role to make the map easier to read" is imposed on the legibility and visibility that the font possesses. There are various map search services, but when focusing on "fonts," it becomes clear that there are surprising ways they are used and presented. As one way to utilize maps, why not pay attention to Motoya's fonts? 【Case Study】 ■ Implementing Company: ONE COMPATH Co., Ltd. ■ Product using Motoya Font: Map search service Mapion *For more details, please refer to the related link page or feel free to contact us.

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The "Basic Typeface Substyle Series" is a derived typeface that has modified the kana designs of traditional Mincho, Gothic, and Maru Gothic fonts to allow for the selection of typefaces that match the atmosphere of various scenes and media. We offer a lineup that includes the "Old Series," which can create a sense of antiquity, the "Modern Series," which provides stability when composing text, and the "Miyabi Series," which can be used according to the atmosphere of the usage scene. 【Features】 ■ Ability to select typefaces according to the atmosphere of various scenes and media ■ Modified kana designs of traditional Mincho, Gothic, and Maru Gothic fonts ■ Supported OS: Windows 7 and later Japanese version, Mac OS 10 and later Japanese version *For more details, please refer to the PDF materials or feel free to contact us.

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"Moto-ya Note" is a typeface that embodies the essence of handwriting and emphasizes "humanity." It can express kindness and warmth in messages or short comments addressed to someone, allowing for the creation of heartfelt written content. This font family is available in two weights (2B/4) and can be used in various situations. [Features] ■ Essence of handwriting ■ Emphasis on "humanity" ■ Available in a family of two weights (2B/4) ■ Usable in various situations ■ Capable of expressing kindness and warmth *For more details, please refer to the PDF materials or feel free to contact us.

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"Motoya Anemone" is a handwritten-style font that expresses calmness and transience. The name "Anemone" has the flower language meaning of "fleeting love," and the characters convey a somewhat ephemeral and faint image, as if they might disappear at any moment. In the weight variations (W1/3/5), the font gradually takes on an image that seems to blur with tears as it becomes bolder, allowing for the expression of sad and poignant emotions depending on the text. 【Features】 ■ Handwritten style ■ Expresses calmness and transience ■ Suitable as an accent for emotional expression in text ■ Can convey various images depending on the context of use *For more details, please refer to the PDF materials or feel free to contact us.

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The "Motoya ICT Textbook Font" comes standard with symbols that are convenient for educational materials and is suitable for digital textbooks. By making the characters slightly bolder and converting them to uppercase compared to the traditional Motoya textbook font, it enhances visibility when displayed on digital devices. Additionally, it supports 20 characters that are added to the grade-specific kanji allocation table in the elementary school curriculum guidelines. 【Features】 ■ Well-suited for digital educational materials ■ Adjustable thickness and uppercase support ■ Improved readability in digital textbooks ■ Standard inclusion of convenient symbols for educational use ■ Support for 20 characters added to the grade-specific kanji allocation table in the elementary school curriculum guidelines *For more details, please refer to the PDF materials or feel free to contact us.

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The "Pr6 Specification OpenType Font" includes 23,058 characters from the Adobe-Japan1-6 character set and can be used for a wide range of applications. With IVS support, it is possible to express variant characters even in plain text, allowing for the creation of "communicative text" using the correct glyphs. The lineup is extensive, ranging from basic typefaces to design typefaces. 【Features】 ■ Compliant with Adobe-Japan1-6 ■ Pr6/Pr6N version (set sale of two types of glyphs) ■ 23,058 characters included ■ IVS support ■ Extensive lineup *For more details, please refer to the PDF materials or feel free to contact us.

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Motoya fonts combine accuracy in information transmission with excellent design and are widely adopted in web, CG, mobile phones, and Android smartphones. In the embedded field, there are many achievements in medical and precision equipment as well as in-car displays, and we can produce embedded fonts tailored to customer needs. We provide ARIB-compliant fonts that adhere to the ARIB standard "ARIB STD-B62" for embedding in communication and broadcasting equipment. 【Features】 ■ Supports detailed customization such as external character support and glyph modifications ■ Costs remain constant regardless of production volume ■ Implementation costs are for a perpetual license sold outright ■ Free loan of font data is available ■ Both outline fonts and bitmap fonts are available in our lineup *For more details, please download the PDF or contact us.

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Motoya UD Font excels in "readability, visibility, and legibility" compared to regular fonts, thanks to its support for capitalization, thickness adjustments, and simple character composition, making it suitable for various fields. Additionally, based on principles cultivated since the era of movable type, it possesses not only the beauty and readability of characters but also an inherent universal design quality. Please feel free to consult us if you have any requests. 【Features】 ■ Eliminates line breaks at small sizes through thickness adjustments ■ Improves visibility with simple character proofing ■ Addresses the aging society with capitalization ■ Enhances legibility through design differentiation *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

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