The Dog (franchise)

Artlist Collection: The Dog and Friends
Artlist Collection: The Dog and Friends
	Artlist Collection: The Dog and Friends
Created by	Artlist
Official website
	www.thedogandfriends.com/en/

Artlist Collection: The Dog and Friends (better known as The Dog and Friends or simply The Dog) is a franchise created by Artlist in Japan in 2000.^[1] Initially known as Artlist Collection: The Dog, the franchise began as collection of calendars and postcards of dogs photographed with a fisheye lens.^[1] Afterwards, the franchise became so popular that new animals such as cats, pigs, rabbits, ducks, hamsters, and birds were added to the collection.^[2] In 2003, 4Kids Entertainment bought the rights for this franchise outside of Asia.^[1]^[3] In 2004, to celebrate 25 years of the McDonald's Happy Meal, toys of this franchise were sold as Happy Meals from April 2 to April 29.^[4] Select locations featured dog adoption events.^[5] They were sold once again the next year, but with "The Cat" plushes.^[6] In 2003, the series introduced its first video game, The Dog Master, which was released exclusively in Japan and developed by Visit.^[7] In 2006, The Dog: Happy Life was released, also exclusively in Japan, which was followed up by a 2007 adventure game, The Dog Island,^[8] both developed by Yuke's. In 2009, the series also released a pet simulation game on mobile phones and smart phones.^[9] In 2016, they were featured as themes for the Japanese Nintendo 3DS home menu.^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Garton, Nicole (July 11, 2004). "Big-nose puppy line a charmer". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
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*Loveday, Samantha (August 20, 2010). "Artlist Collection adds to photography franchise". Licensing.biz. Retrieved October 17, 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
- "「THE BIRD」柄のニンテンドー3DS用テーマが配信開始". 4Gamer.net (in Japanese). July 19, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
^ "4Kids Entertainment selected as agent for The Dog". Kids Today: 12. January 2003.
^ "DINING NOTES: Collect pups to mark Happy Meal's 25th year". The Florida Times-Union. April 2, 2004. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
^ "Shelters get a boost with Happy Meal pets". Chicago Tribune. April 9, 2004. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
^ "The Cat & The Dog at McDonald's". Raving Toy Maniac. April 13, 2005. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
^ "THE DOG MASTER - (NTSC-J)". PlayStation DataCenter. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
^ "The Dog Island Review". IGN. June 3, 2008. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
^ Spencer, Spanner (February 5, 2009). "Artlist Collection's The Dog coming to mobile". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
^ "魚眼レンズで撮影した大きい鼻のかわいい犬たち「THE DOG」がニンテンドー3DSテーマに！｜Gamer". Gamer (in Japanese). October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2017.

External links

Official website

[History-1] Garton, Nicole (July 11, 2004). "Big-nose puppy line a charmer". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 16, 2017.

[2] *Loveday, Samantha (August 20, 2010). "Artlist Collection adds to photography franchise". Licensing.biz. Retrieved October 17, 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
"「THE BIRD」柄のニンテンドー3DS用テーマが配信開始". 4Gamer.net (in Japanese). July 19, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.

[3] "「THE BIRD」柄のニンテンドー3DS用テーマが配信開始". 4Gamer.net (in Japanese). July 19, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.

[3] "4Kids Entertainment selected as agent for The Dog". Kids Today: 12. January 2003.

[4] "DINING NOTES: Collect pups to mark Happy Meal's 25th year". The Florida Times-Union. April 2, 2004. Retrieved October 16, 2017.

[5] "Shelters get a boost with Happy Meal pets". Chicago Tribune. April 9, 2004. Retrieved October 16, 2017.

[6] "The Cat & The Dog at McDonald's". Raving Toy Maniac. April 13, 2005. Retrieved October 18, 2017.

[7] "THE DOG MASTER - (NTSC-J)". PlayStation DataCenter. Retrieved 2024-11-26.

[8] "The Dog Island Review". IGN. June 3, 2008. Retrieved October 17, 2017.

[9] Spencer, Spanner (February 5, 2009). "Artlist Collection's The Dog coming to mobile". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved October 17, 2017.

[10] "魚眼レンズで撮影した大きい鼻のかわいい犬たち「THE DOG」がニンテンドー3DSテーマに！｜Gamer". Gamer (in Japanese). October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2017.

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