IPO investors look beyond Line's cuddly bears, flatulent bunnies

IPO investors look beyond Line's cuddly bears, flatulent bunnies

The logo of free messaging app Line is pictured on a smartphone in this photo illustration taken in Tokyo in this September 23, 2014. REUTERS/TORU HANAI

Emojis of a cuddly brown bear and his flatulent rabbit girlfriend Cony are met with investor scepticism as the company behind Line, the popular Japanese messaging app, prepares to kick off what’s touted to be the world’s biggest IPO this year.

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