1st Crunchyroll Anime Awards
The 1st Crunchyroll Anime Awards were held on January 28, 2017, honoring excellence in anime from 2016. The awards were first announced by Crunchyroll in December 2016. The voting period was open from January 3 to 10. The results were announced on January 11 except for the Anime of the Year award, which was announced live on January 28. Crunchyroll reported that 1.8 million votes from around the world were submitted, with the majority of them coming from the United States. It is the only edition that implemented the "Most Popular Other". Records ''Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress'' dominated the list of nominees, with a total of nine nominations including the Anime of the Year. '' Mob Psycho 100'' followed the lead with eight nominations, including the Anime of the Year. ''Yuri on Ice is a Japanese sports anime television series about figure skating. The series was produced by MAPPA, directed and written by Sayo Yamamoto with original scripts by Mitsurō Kubo under the c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Sony through a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex. The service primarily distributes films and television series produced by East Asian media, including Japanese anime. Founded in 2006 by a group of University of California, Berkeley, graduates, Crunchyroll's distribution channel and partnership program delivers content to over 100million registered users worldwide. Crunchyroll was a subsidiary of AT&T's Otter Media, and from 2016 to 2018, the company partnered with Funimation, which would eventually merge into its brand in 2022 after Sony acquired Crunchyroll in 2021. Crunchyroll has offices in San Francisco, Culver City, Dallas, New York City, Melbourne, Tokyo, Paris, Roubaix, Berlin, Chișinău, Lausanne, and London, and is a member of The Association of Japanese Animations (AJA). "Crunchyroll-Hime", also known as "Hime", is th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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My Hero Academia
is a Japanese superhero manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 2014, with its chapters additionally collected into 36 ''tankōbon'' volumes as of October 2022. Set in a world where superpowers (called "Quirks") have become commonplace, the story follows Izuku Midoriya, a boy who was born without a Quirk but still dreams of becoming a superhero himself. He is scouted by All Might, Japan's greatest hero, who bestows his Quirk to Midoriya after recognizing his potential, and helps to enroll him in a prestigious high school for superheroes in training. The manga spawned a media franchise, having inspired numerous spin-off manga, such as '' My Hero Academia: Smash!!'', '' My Hero Academia: Vigilantes'' and '' My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missions''. The series has expanded into light novels, stage plays, and various types of merchandise and media such as a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dean Fujioka
, better known as , is a Japanese actor, singer-songwriter, musician, model and film director. He is a talent of Amuse, Inc. Biography Dean Fujioka was born in Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Moving with his family, he grew up in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture. Although Fujioka is multilingual (fluent in Japanese, English, Cantonese, Standard Mandarin, Indonesian) and made his debut in a Chinese fashion show, he has clarified in some interviews and variety shows that his parents and grandparents are all Japanese, who used to work or live in foreign countries. Raised in such a family, he grew determined to explore the world himself. After graduating from Chiba Prefectural Funabashi High School, Fujioka majored in IT at a community college in Seattle, USA. After graduating from college, he traveled to different countries in Asia and came into contact with various ethnicities, cultures and languages. Fujioka has a wide range of hobbies such as Chinese martial arts, kickboxing, che ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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KonoSuba
is a Japanese light novel series written by Natsume Akatsuki. The series follows Kazuma Sato, a boy who is sent to a fantasy world with MMORPG elements following his death, where he forms a dysfunctional adventuring party with a goddess, an archwizard, and a crusader. Originally serialized as a web novel on Shōsetsuka ni Narō between December 2012 and October 2013, ''KonoSuba'' was published as a printed light novel series by Kadokawa Shoten under the company's ''Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko'' imprint from October 2013 to May 2020. The light novel series features a divergent plot and illustrations by Kurone Mishima. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Masahito Watari and Joseph Yokobori, began serialization in Fujimi Shobo's ''Monthly Dragon Age'' magazine from October 2014. A radio drama CD was released by HobiRecords in March 2015, and an anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Deen aired in Japan between January and March 2016. A second season of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Megumin
is a fictional character from the light novel, manga, and anime series ''KonoSuba'' written by Natsume Akatsuki. In the universe of ''Konosuba'', a parallel world with MMORPG elements, Megumin is a sorcerer who joins protagonist Kazuma Sato's party in an attempt to defeat the Devil King. Due to the party's dysfunctional abilities, Kazuma quickly gives up on the idea of defeating the Devil King and tries to live a comfortable lifestyle, only to find the circumstances of his daily life force him and his party to encounter and battle the Devil King's generals. Megumin has become a ''KonoSuba'' breakout character. Critical response to Megumin has been positive, with particular praise focused on the humour of the character's gags. Rie Takahashi's performance as the voice actress for Megumin has also been praised. The character's popularity led to Megumin becoming the lead character in '' KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson'', which explores her back ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kiznaiver
is a 2016 Japanese anime television series produced by Trigger, Aniplex, and Crunchyroll and written by Mari Okada. The series features character designs by Shirow Miwa. It also features the directorial debut of Hiroshi Kobayashi, assistant director of the anime ''Rage of Bahamut'' and episode director for '' Kill la Kill''. ''Kiznaiver'' follows seven high school students who are chosen to be a part of an experimental program promoting world peace which creates bonds between people by forcing them to share each other's pain. The series' title and premise are based upon the Japanese words for , and . Plot ''Kiznaiver'' takes place in the futuristic, fictional Japanese town of Sugomori City. While the city appears to be normal, it was created to test a large-scale experiment known as the Kizna System, which connects people through shared pain and suffering, both physical and emotional. Those who are connected to the system are called "Kiznaivers". A few days before the start ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Yuri On Ice Characters
This is a list of primary characters from the anime series ''Yuri on Ice''. Most of them are characters taking part in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating championship, with the central figures being Japanese figure skater Yuri Katsuki, his Russian coach Viktor Nikiforov, and Yuri's Russian rival skater Yuri Plisetsky. Main characters ; : :The main protagonist, Yuuri is a 23-year-old (24 after episode 9) figure skater. Yuuri began skating at a very young age and aspires to become a great figure skater like his idol, Viktor Nikiforov. As stated by his teacher Minako, Yuuri is not a prodigy at skating, but his skills were honed by rigorous training, which also grants him good stamina. He is Japan's top figure skater; his greatest skating assets are his peculiar sense of rhythm and unique step. However, Yuuri succumbs to pressure easily following the death of his pet poodle Victor. After failing during his first appearance at the Grand Prix Final, his self-confidence was greatly a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zero − Starting Life In Another World Characters
0 (zero) is a number representing an empty quantity. In place-value notation such as the Hindu–Arabic numeral system, 0 also serves as a placeholder numerical digit, which works by multiplying digits to the left of 0 by the radix, usually by 10. As a number, 0 fulfills a central role in mathematics as the additive identity of the integers, real numbers, and other algebraic structures. Common names for the number 0 in English are ''zero'', ''nought'', ''naught'' (), ''nil''. In contexts where at least one adjacent digit distinguishes it from the letter O, the number is sometimes pronounced as ''oh'' or ''o'' (). Informal or slang terms for 0 include ''zilch'' and ''zip''. Historically, ''ought'', ''aught'' (), and ''cipher'', have also been used. Etymology The word ''zero'' came into the English language via French from the Italian , a contraction of the Venetian form of Italian via ''ṣafira'' or ''ṣifr''. In pre-Islamic time the word (Arabic ) had the meaning ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of My Hero Academia Characters
The ''My Hero Academia'' manga and anime series features a vast world with an extensive cast of characters created by Kōhei Horikoshi. The series takes place in a fictional world where more than 80% of the global population possesses some form of Superpower (ability), superpower, commonly referred to as a "Quirk". The advent of these abilities has given rise to not only pro heroes, but also the threat of villains. U.A. High School students is a top ranking hero academy and considered as a prestigious high school for hero training in Japan. It is located at the top of forested hill in Musutafu, Japan. There are four courses that the students can study in core subjects, which includes: Hero, General, Support and Management Course. Students who didn't make the cut in the Hero Course are included in the General Course. However, they can still be transferred by scoring a possible passing grade through hero instructors, after an opportunity to gain attention during the Sports Fes ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Diamond Is Unbreakable
is the fourth story arc of the Japanese manga series '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' for a little more than 3 years, from April 21, 1992 to November 13, 1995, with the 174 chapters collected into eighteen ''tankōbon'' volumes. In its original publication, it was titled ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Jōsuke Higashikata''. It was preceded by ''Stardust Crusaders'' and followed by '' Golden Wind''. This arc is notable for introducing the Stand Arrow, which causes anyone pierced by it to develop a Stand if they are mentally strong enough. The Arrow was retroactively revealed to be the source of DIO's stand as well as the Joestar family's stands. The arc was adapted into an anime television series by David Production, '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable'', that began in April 2016. A live-action film adaptation by Toho and Warner Bros. titled '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventur ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |