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Animecon (Finland)
Animecon is anime convention in Finland, held annually over a weekend in varying Finnish cities. Animecon was organized as a joint project between anime clubs throughout Finland, facilitated by the communications hub Suomen Animeunioni ''(The Finnish Anime Union)''. The convention was first established in 1999 as an outgrowth of the science fiction anime fandom of the sci-fi convention Finncon, expanded into a separate event about anime in general. Animecon and Finncon have been held in conjunction, sharing premises but no events; they even often held separate opening ceremonies. In 2012 Animecon was held at the city of Kuopio for a first time and the convention has remained there since then. The two drew some 5200 visitors in 2004 and 5500 in 2006, peaking at 5000 on Saturday during the three-day event. After the 2007 conventions, an organizer cited the number of visitors as an estimated 7000. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animecon 2007 Cosplay
Animecon is the name of several different anime conventions: * AnimeCon (Brazil) in Brazil * Animecon (Finland) in Finland * Animecon (Netherlands) in the Netherlands * Animecon (Slovakia) in Slovakia * AnimeCon in San Jose, California in 1991 (which split into Anime Expo and Anime America) * AnimeCon Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky * AnimeCon UK in Liverpool in 2001 {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä () is a city and municipality in Finland in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland. It is located about 150 km north-east from Tampere, the third largest city in Finland; and about 270 km north from Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The Jyväskylä sub-region includes Jyväskylä, Hankasalmi, Laukaa, Petäjävesi, Toivakka, and Uurainen. Other border municipalities of Jyväskylä are Joutsa, Jämsä and Luhanka. Jyväskylä is the largest city in the region of Central Finland and in the Finnish Lakeland; as of , Jyväskylä had a population of . The city has been one of the fastest-growing cities in Finland during the 20th century, when in 1940, there were only 8,000 inhabitants in Jyväskylä. Elias Lönnrot, the compiler of the Finnish national epic, the ''Kalevala'', gave the city the nickname "Athens of Finland". This nickname refers to the major role of Jyväskylä as an educational centre. The works of the notable Finnish architect, Alvar Aalto, can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshihiro Takahashi
is a Japanese manga artist. He writes under a pen name in which his first name ''Yoshihiro'' is spelled out in hiragana (よしひろ). Takahashi was born September 18, 1953, in Higashinaruse, Akita. He was very interested in drawing coming of age related themes, and, in the 1960s, started publishing small comics in several newspapers and magazines. His first manga was ''Shitamachi Benkei'', but his breakthrough came in 1984 when he published the popular manga ''Silver Fang -The Shooting Star Gin-'', also known as Silver Fang, or Silver Fang Legend Gin, the story about a dog who goes in search of other dogs to fight a bear named Akakabuto. He got the idea in 1980 when he read an article about domestic dogs that ran away from their owners and lived as wild dogs in the mountains. The pure idea fascinated him, which led him to create the manga about the puppy. In 1987, the series won the Shogakukan Manga Award for '' shōnen'' manga. Takahashi started to publish the sequel, ''Weed'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuopio Music Centre
Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia. It has a population of , which makes it the most populous municipality in Finland. Along with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic, and cultural hubs of Eastern Finland. At the end of 2018, its urban area had a population of 89,307. Kuopio has a total area of , of which is water and half is forest. Though the city's population is a spread-out , the city's urban areas are populated comparably densely (urban area: 1,618 /km²), making Kuopio Finland's second-most densely populated city. Kuopio is known nationwide as one of the most important study cities and centers of attraction and growth, but on the other hand, the history of Kuopio has been characterized by several municipality mergers since 1969, as a result of which Kuopio now includes much countryside; Kuopio's population surpassed 100,000 when the town of Nilsiä joined the city at the beginning of 2013, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukihiro Notsu
Yukihiro is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yukihiro can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *幸弘, "happiness, vast" *幸宏, "happiness, wide" *幸浩, "happiness, wide" *幸博, "happiness, doctor" *幸広, "happiness, wide" *幸寛, "happiness, generosity" *幸大, "happiness, big" *幸裕, "happiness, abundant" *幸洋, "happiness, ocean" *行弘, "to go, vast" *行宏, "to go, wide" *行浩, "to go, wide" *行博, "to go, doctor" *行広, "to go, wide" *行寛, "to go, generosity" *行裕, "to go, abundant" *行洋, "to go, ocean" *之弘, "of, vast" *之博, "of, doctor" *之裕, "of, abundant" *之洋, "of, ocean" *志弘, "determination, vast" *志博, "determination, doctor" *雪弘, "snow, vast" *雪広, "snow, wide" *雪洋, "snow, ocean" *恭博, "respectful, doctor" The name can also be written in hiragana ゆきひろ or katakana ユキヒロ. Notable people with the name *Yukihiro Doi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himeka
Catherine St. Onge (born July 20, 1981), better known by her stage name (stylized as HIMEKA), is a French Canadian descent anime song singer no longer active in Japan. While fluent in English and her native French, she is moderately proficient in Japanese. Her stage name, Himeka, comes from a character she created in a story she wrote when she was 13 years old. Career Born in Quebec, St-Onge was very interested in theater and music. At the age of 12, St-Onge taught herself English by singing Disney songs. Soon after at 13, she began writing her own stories in which Himeka was the main character. Her interest in Japanese culture started at the age of 15 when she saw an episode of the anime series '' Sailor Moon''. In 2008, St-Onge moved to Japan to pursue her singing career. She was the winner of the Second Annual Animax Anison Grand Prix, which gathers aspiring singers from all over Japan for the chance to make a professional debut and sing a theme song in an anime television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jari Lehtinen
Jari may refer to: Finnish male given name The name ''Jari'' derives from the Finnish name ''Jalmari'', which in turn derives from the Old Norse male name ''Hjalmar'' or ''Hjálmarr'' (''hjalmr'' 'helmet' + ''arr'' 'warrior/army'). This name is commonly given to African Americans or "black people" Notable people with the name ''Jari'' include: *Jari Europaeus, Finnish football (soccer) player and manager * Jari Isometsä, Finnish cross-country skier *Jari Kurri, Finnish ice hockey player * Jari Litmanen, Finnish football (soccer) player *Jari Lipponen, Finnish archer *Jari Mäenpää, Finnish heavy metal musician *Jari Niemi, Finnish football (soccer) player *Jari Pyykölä, Finnish football manager *Jari Rantanen, Finnish football (soccer) player * Jari Sillanpää, Finnish singer *Jari Tervo, Finnish author *Jari-Matti Latvala Finnish rally driver Other *Jari gan, genre of music in Bengal *Jari (dwarf), Norse dwarf *Jari, Rio Grande do Sul, city in Brazil *Jari, Iran (disambi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaapelitehdas
Kaapelitehdas ( Finnish for "the Cable Factory", also called simply Kaapeli, sv, Kabelfabriken) is a famous building in Salmisaari, Helsinki, near the Lauttasaari bridge. It was redeveloped from its industrial use into a cultural centre which hosts artists studios, three museums, activities and events. History The building was originally constructed as a cable factory in 1939–1954 for Suomen Kaapelitehdas Oy (Finnish Cable Works), hence the name. Cable manufacturing started in 1943 and was discontinued in 1987. Suomen Kaapelitehdas was acquired by Suomen Gummitehdas Oy (Finnish Rubber Works) in 1922. Suomen Gummitehdas was renamed Suomen Kumitehdas in 1959, and the companies Suomen Kumitehdas, Nokia Aktiebolag and Suomen Kaapelitehdas were merged in 1966–1967 to form Oy Nokia Ab (Nokia Corporation). Cultural centre The building was acquired by the city of Helsinki and converted into a cultural centre, where various private and public organisations are based and can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ms Mandu
MS, ms, Ms, M.S., etc. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Ms.'' (magazine), an American feminist magazine * Metal Storm (webzine), a heavy metal website based in Estonia Businesses and organizations * MS-13, criminal gang * Missionaries of La Salette, a Catholic male religious order * Młodzi Socjaliści (Young Socialists), a former Polish socialist youth organization * Morgan Stanley, a US investment bank (NYSE stock symbol: MS) * Mjólkursamsalan, an Icelandic dairy company Educational qualifications * Master of Science, a master's degree in the field of science * Master of Surgery, an advanced medical degree * Master Sommelier, a terminal degree in the field of wine * '' Mastère spécialisé'', a French postgraduate ''grande école'' master's degree Medicine * Mitral stenosis, narrowing of the mitral valve of the heart * Morphine sulfate, an opiate pain-relieving drug * Multiple sclerosis, a disease of the nervous system Military * Master seaman, a non-commi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampere
Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population of 341,696; and the metropolitan area, also known as the Tampere sub-region, has a population of 393,941 in an area of . Tampere is the second-largest urban area and third most-populous individual municipality in Finland, after the cities of Helsinki and Espoo, and the most populous Finnish city outside the Greater Helsinki area. Today, Tampere is one of the major urban, economic, and cultural hubs in the whole inland region. Tampere and its environs belong to the historical province of Satakunta. The area belonged to the Häme Province from 1831 to 1997, and over time it has often been considered to belong to Tavastia as a province. For example, in '' Uusi tietosanakirja'' published in the 1960s, the Tampere sub-region is presented as p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampere Hall
sv, Tammerforshuset , image = Tampere-talo panorama 2014.jpg , caption = Tampere Hall in June 2014 , former_names = , building_type = , architectural_style = Postmodernism , structural_system = , location = Sorsapuisto , owner = City of Tampere , current_tenants = , landlord = , coordinates = , map_type = Finland , start_date = , completion_date = 29 September 1990 , demolition_date = , height = , diameter = , other_dimensions = , floor_area = , main_contractor = A. Puolimatka Oy & YIT , architect = Sakari Aartelo & Esa Piironen , structural_engineer = , services_engineer = , civil_engineer = , other_designers = , quantity_surveyor = , awards = The Tampere Hall ( fi, Tampere-talo; sv, Tammerforshuset) is the largest congress centre in the Nordic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Gravett
Paul Gravett is a London-based journalist, curator, writer, and broadcaster who has worked in comics publishing since 1981. He is the founder of ''Escape Magazine'', and for many years wrote a monthly article on comics appearing in the UK magazine '' Comics International'', together with a monthly column for ''ArtReview''. He has written for various periodicals including ''The Guardian'', ''The Comics Journal'', ''Comic Art'', ''Comics International'', ''Time Out'', ''Blueprint'', ''Neo'', ''The Bookseller'', ''The Daily Telegraph,'' and '' Dazed & Confused''. Biography His career began in 1981, as he managed the Fast Fiction table at bi-monthly Comic Marts held in Westminster Hall. Gravett invited artists to send him their homemade comics, which he would sell from the Fast Fiction table with all proceeds going to the creator. His role in the British indie comics scene is depicted in Eddie Campbell's '' Alec'' comics, in which Gravett is called "The Man at the Crossroads." Late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
