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Ajia-do Animation Works
is a Japanese animation studio established on October 4, 1978. It is noted for anime series including ''Spirit of Wonder'', ''Absolute Boy'', '' Izetta: The Last Witch'', and several others, including the long-running NHK series ''Nintama Rantarō''. Its name can be translated as "Hall of Asia." History The studio was founded in 1978 by the noted animators Tsutomu Shibayama, Osamu Kobayashi and Michishiro Yamada, former members of the animation studio A Production, under the corporate title . The name Ajiadō is a penname used by Tsutomu Shibayama and Osamu Kobayashi. In 1985, it formally became a kabushiki gaisha (business corporation). In 1987, it produced its first series, the OVA . It established the company in 1990. In 1998, the studio established a digital animation division to produce its digital animation. In 2005, the studio produced '' Zettai Shōnen'', which was directed by Tomomi Mochizuki and premiered on NHK BS2. In 2007, it produced '' Emma – A Victorian Rom ...
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Kabushiki Gaisha
A or ''kabushiki kaisha'', commonly abbreviated K.K. or KK, is a type of defined under the Companies Act of Japan. The term is often translated as "stock company", " joint-stock company" or "stock corporation". The term ''kabushiki gaisha'' in Japan refers to any joint-stock company regardless of country of origin or incorporation; however, outside Japan the term refers specifically to joint-stock companies incorporated in Japan. Usage in language In Latin script, ''kabushiki kaisha'', with a , is often used, but the original Japanese pronunciation is ''kabushiki gaisha'', with a , owing to rendaku. A ''kabushiki gaisha'' must include "" in its name (Article 6, paragraph 2 of the Companies Act). In a company name, "" can be used as a prefix (e.g. , '' kabushiki gaisha Dentsū'', a style called , ''mae-kabu'') or as a suffix (e.g. , '' Toyota Jidōsha kabushiki gaisha'', a style called , ''ato-kabu''). Many Japanese companies translate the phrase "" in their name as "Compan ...
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Miracle Girls
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Nami Akimoto. It was adapted into an anime series by Japan Taps in 1993. Tokyopop licensed the manga for English release in North America. Plot Tomomi and Mikage Matsunaga are identical twins with special powers. Together, they are able to teleport and communicate telepathically. The athletically challenged Mikage begs Tomomi to switch identities with her for her school's sports day track meet, where she and Tomomi are teamed with Mikage's arch-enemy Yuya Noda, in the relay race. Tomomi, however, finds herself drawn to Yuya. Tomomi's success in the relay causes the captain of the track team, Hideaki Kurashige, to try to recruit Mikage. So, once again the sisters switch identities. However, the science teacher, Shinichiro Kageura, finds out about their psychic powers, and begins to stalk Tomomi. Sensing that Mikage (who was really Tomomi) has been behaving strangely, Yuya visits them at home. Characters Original Japanese names/N ...
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Revenger (TV Series)
''Revenger'' (stylized in all caps) is a 2023 Japanese original anime television series animated by Ajia-do Animation Works and produced by Nitroplus and Shochiku. Set in Japan, the series follows a samurai named Raizo Kurima who crossses paths with hitmen known as Revengers after being betrayed by his superiors. It aired from January to March 2023. Premise Raizo Kurima is a hitman working for the organization Revengers, which takes revenge on behalf those who have no power. The group works at the "Ribenjiya" store that acts as a general store on the outside, while hiding the Revengers organization beneath the surface. Kurima's coworkers include a physician with destructive impulses, a beautiful and androgynous young man who is both cruel and innocent, a gambler who loves money and alcohol, and an intelligent lacquer craftsman. The five men start to build a strange friendship through working together. Characters ; : :The main protagonist, a master swordsman whose loyalty to hi ...
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Kemono Jihen
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shō Aimoto. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Jump Square'' since December 2016 and has been collected in seventeen ''tankōbon'' volumes as of September 2022. An anime television series adaptation produced by Ajia-do Animation Works aired from January to March 2021. Characters ; : :A 13-year-old ghoul-human ''hanyo'' or hybrid. After being supposedly abandoned by his parents, he was abused by his aunt as hard labour for her inn, earning him the nickname "Dorotabo" as he was always covered in dirt and smelling badly from toiling in the fields. Kabane later learns from Inugami that he was likely not abandoned due to being in possession of the Life Calculus, which quenches his ghoulish thirst for flesh, and begins searching for his parents while learning more about his emotions along the way. Kabane possesses an innocent and straightforward personality, as well as an extremely self-sacrifici ...
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Kakushigoto
is a Japanese comedy manga series by Kōji Kumeta. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Monthly Shōnen Magazine'' from December 2015 to July 2020, and has been collected in twelve ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Ajia-do Animation Works aired from April to June 2020. An anime compilation film premiered in July 2021. Plot Kakushi Goto draws ecchi manga for a living; worried that fact would alienate his daughter Hime from him, he swears never to let it out. Characters Gotō household ; : :Kakushi is a mangaka who runs his own company, G-PRO. Being that his primary work involves ecchi, he is determined to keep his mangaka career a secret from his daughter, Hime. Kakushi is a single father, his wife having disappeared in an accident off the coast of Japan. His name is a pun on one of the Japanese words for 'secret' (かくしごと, ''kakushigoto''). In the present, he has been in a coma for a year after suffering from an accident at his ...
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Ascendance Of A Bookworm
is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Miya Kazuki and illustrated by You Shiina. It was serialized online from September 2013 to March 2017 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by TO Books, who has published thirty volumes since January 2015. A manga adaptation of the first part with art by Suzuka was serialized online via Niconico Seiga website from October 2015 to July 2018. It was collected in seven ''tankōbon'' volumes by TO Books. Both the light novel and manga are published in English by J-Novel Club. An anime television series adaptation by Ajia-do Animation Works aired the first part from October to December 2019, and the second part aired from April to June 2020. A two-part OVA episode released in March 2020. A third season aired from April to June 2022. Plot The story follows Urano Motosu, a book-loving post-secondary college student and soon-to-be librarian who ends up crushed to death b ...
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How Not To Summon A Demon Lord
is a Japanese light novel series written by Yukiya Murasaki and illustrated by Takahiro Tsurusaki. The light novels are published in English by J-Novel Club. A manga adaptation by Naoto Fukuda has been running since 2015, and is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime television series adaptation by Ajia-do Animation Works aired from July 5 to September 20, 2018. A second season by Tezuka Productions and Okuruto Noboru aired from April 9 to June 11, 2021. Plot Takuma Sakamoto is a hikikomori gamer who is mysteriously transported to the virtual world of his favourite MMORPG, ''Cross Reverie'', with the appearance of his own character in the game, the Demon Lord Diablo. The two young girls who summoned him, the pantherian Rem and the elf Shera, attempt to use a spell to make Takuma their servant, but due to his magic ring with the ability "Magic Reflection", the spell rebounds, and both end up with magic collars stuck on their necks, thus becoming his servants instea ...
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Ichigo Aji
Ichigo is the Japanese word for strawberry (苺). Ichigo may also refer to: People * Ichigo Rinahamu, Japanese idol, current member of CY8ER * Ichigo Takano, Japanese manga artist Fictional characters * Ichigo Hoshimiya, main character in ''Aikatsu!'' * Ichigo Kurosaki, main character in ''Bleach'' * Ichigo Momomiya, main character in ''Tokyo Mew Mew'' * Ichigo Morino, character in ''Please Teacher!'' * Ichigo Amano, main character in ''Yumeiro Patissiere'' * Ichigo, character in ''Darling in the Franxx'' * Ichigo Moesaki, character in Seiyu's Life! * Kamen Raidā Ichigō or Kamen Rider 1, main character in ''Kamen Rider'' Media * ''Ichigo 100%'' or Strawberry 100%, a Japanese media franchise * Ichigo Mashimaro or Strawberry Marshmallow, a Japanese media franchise Other uses * Ichigo Ichie, Japanese kaiseki restaurant * Ichigo Inc., a Japanese sustainable infrastructure company * Operation Ichi-Go Operation Ichi-Go ( ja, 一号作戦, Ichi-gō Sakusen, li ...
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