Introduction to the Cocone Group
※This article is machine translated.
I am glad to meet you
Cocone ONE Corporation is the holding company of the Cocone Group, which has been developing the avatar business, online game portals, digital world, and educational business for 15 years.
However, there are many of you who may be asking, “What is Cocone?” I would like to introduce our company to you and hope that you will get to know us a little better.
First of all, let me introduce the Cocone Group to you.
Cocone, “Group.”
In 2008, we started as ” Cocone Corporation ” in a small building in Nishi-Gotanda, but over the past 15 years, with the support of many customers, we have grown to the point where we have established overseas offices and expanded our services.
Cocone ONE Corporation was launched in May last year (2023) as a holding company to unite these companies so that more people can enjoy our services.
About each company
I mentioned our services at the beginning, such as avatars, online game portals, etc. Each company offers the following services.
Cocone Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
In addition to the avatar dress-up communication application “Pokecolo,” which was launched in 2011, the company has also developed “Pokecolo Twin,” a reboot application for smartphones of “Livly Island,” which has been popular since the browser service era, and other services that allow users to dress up, express themselves, and enjoy communication. and “Lively Island,” which has been popular since the days of the browser service, for smartphones.
Cocone V Corporation (Fukuoka)
We operate “Hange”, an online game portal service that has been running for over 20 years. since joining the Cocone Group in 2019, we have also been developing application services and are currently working on “Purenista”, a dress-up application that adults can also enjoy, and “Chocotland SP”, a smartphone version of the easy MORPG popular on Hange. Chocotto Land SP”, a smartphone version of the popular and easy-to-use MORPG game on change.
In joining the Cocone Group, I would like to talk about my relationship with the founder of the Cocone Group, which I would like to introduce at some other time.
Cocone Education Corporation (Tokyo, Japan)
We operate a preschool “International Montessori Mirai Kindergarten” in Yotsuya, Tokyo.
Through a curriculum centered on the four pillars of Montessori education, computer science, English language education, and enrichment programs, we are creating an educational environment that is required in the new era. We aim to provide an educational environment that will help children hone their ability to play an active role in the world in the future.
Cocone M, Seoul
Based in Seoul, Korea, the company develops and operates the avatar communication application “AlterEgo Ciity,” which launched in North America in March 2024, and provides services in collaboration with famous IPs.
Cocone Xenon Inc.
I am in charge of marketing, promotion, and other planning for the North American expansion of services developed and operated by the Cocone Group in New York, USA.
Cocone Europe OÜ (Tallinn)
Based in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, one of the most IT-advanced countries in the Baltic region, the Cocone Group is leading the expansion of the Cocone Group into the EMEA region.
summary
So, to summarize briefly…
We, Cocone Group, have developed and operated services in East Asia based on our experience in self-expression using avatars, community service operation experience in online games, and education business.
We are in the process of establishing offices in the U.S. and Europe, and are aiming to expand our services worldwide in the future.
…At first glance, it seems that the development of online avatar services and the education business have nothing in common, right?
In the next issue, we will discuss what we hope to achieve with our services and how each service is connected at its roots.
