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Anpan
is a Japanese sweet roll most commonly filled with red bean paste. Anpan can also be prepared with other fillings, including white beans (''shiro-an''), green beans (''uguisu-an''), sesame (''goma-an''), and chestnut (''kuri-an''). History Anpan was first made in 1875, during the Meiji period, by a man called , a samurai who lost his job with the rise of the conscript Imperial Army and the dissolution of the samurai as a social class. The Meiji era was a period in which Japan was becoming increasingly modernized, and many samurai who lost their jobs were given work that was totally new to them. The role of baker was one such job. One day, while wandering around the area where many people employed in new jobs worked, Kimura Yasubei found a young man making breads, and an idea was born – the starting of the bakery named ''Bun'eidō'' (文英堂). In 1874, he moved to Ginza and renamed the bakery ''Kimuraya'' (木村屋), now ''Kimuraya Sohonten'' ( :ja:木村屋總本店). At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anpanman
is a Japanese children's superhero picture book series written by Takashi Yanase, running from 1973 until the author’s death in 2013. The series has been adapted into an anime entitled , which is one of the most popular anime series among young children in Japan. The series follows the adventures of Anpanman, a superhero with an anpan (a red bean paste filled pastry) for a head, who protects the world from an evil anthropomorphic germ named Baikinman. Heavily merchandised, the ''Anpanman'' characters appear on virtually every imaginable children's product in Japan, ranging from clothes and video games to toys and snack foods. The series spawned a short-lived spin-off show featuring one of the popular recurring characters on the show, Omusubiman. Anpanman overtook Hello Kitty as Japan's top-grossing character in 2002, and has remained the country's top-grossing character . ''Anpanman'' has sold over 80million books as of February 2019, and the franchise generated in to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denshi Sentai Denjiman
is Toei's fourth entry to its Super Sentai metaseries. It was broadcast from February 2, 1980 to January 31, 1981, replacing ''Battle Fever J'' and was replaced by ''Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan''. The title given to this series for international distribution by Toei is ''Denjiman, Electric Fighters''. ''Denjiman'' is the second ''Super Sentai'' series to have a Marvel co-production. Plot 3,000 years ago, the Vader Clan, led by Queen Hedrian, devastated the planet Denji. Denji Land, an island from Denji, landed on Earth. In modern times, the computer of Denji Land awoke the Denji Dog IC when it detected the Vader Clan approaching Earth. IC found five young people (who may or may not be descendants of the Denji people) to become the Denjiman in order to defend Earth, the Vader Clan's next target. Characters Denjiman The Denjiman are the first Super Sentai team to use a personal transformation device carried on their person (see below). Their costumes are the first to use hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagaru Yamazaki
The characters from the anime and manga series ''Gin Tama'' were created by Hideaki Sorachi. The story is set in Edo, the "Land of the Samurai", which has been invaded by aliens named Amanto, who subsequently coexist with humans. Despite the time, there are various advanced technologies and even spaceships which allow people to travel across space. Although the series' story is commonly episodic, there are also a few story arcs which are developed through various chapters. The story starts with teenager Shinpachi Shimura who is saved from a group of Amanto attacking him by the samurai Gintoki Sakata. Shinpachi is amazed with Gintoki and decides to start working with him as a freelancer in order to learn "the ways of the samurai" while he helps Gintoki in work to pay the monthly rent from where he lives. Both also meet Kagura, a young Amanto girl who belongs to the Yato Clan, one of the strongest Amanto races. The three of them become known as "Yorozuya" and while they work as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clannad (visual Novel)
''Clannad'' is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key and released on April 28, 2004 for Windows. While both of Key's first two previous works, '' Kanon'' and '' Air'', had been released first as adult games and then censored for the younger market, ''Clannad'' was specifically made for all ages. It was later ported to the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch consoles. An English version for Windows was released on Steam by Sekai Project in 2015. The story follows the life of Tomoya Okazaki, from adolescence to adulthood. As an average high school student, he meets many people in his last year at school, including five girls whose individual problems he helps resolve, and his life is further detailed after graduating from high school. The gameplay of ''Clannad'' follows a plot that branches into different scenarios based on various courses of interaction by the player character. The game was ranked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakura
A cherry blossom, also known as Japanese cherry or sakura, is a flower of many trees of genus ''Prunus'' or ''Prunus'' subg. ''Cerasus''. They are common species in East Asia, including China, Korea and especially in Japan. They generally refer to ornamental cherry trees, not to be confused with cherry trees that produce fruit for eating.Toshio Katsuki. (2015) ''Sakura''. pp.14–18 Iwanami Shoten. It is considered the national flower of Japan. Wild species of the cherry tree is widely distributed mainly in the Northern hemisphere. In the mainstream classification in Europe and North America, cherry trees for ornamental purposes are classified into the genus ''Prunus'' which consists of about 400 species. In the mainstream classification in Japan, China, and Russia, on the other hand, ornamental cherry trees are classified into the genus ''Cerasus'', which consists of about 100 species separated from the genus ''Prunus'', and the genus ''Cerasus'' does not include '' Pru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimuraya
''Kimuraya Sohonten'' ( ja, 木村屋總本店) is a bakery which was first established in 1869 as ''Bun'eidō'' (文英堂) by a former samurai, Yasubei Kimura. It was then renamed ''Kimuraya'' in 1870. Kimura invented the anpan is a Japanese sweet roll most commonly filled with red bean paste. Anpan can also be prepared with other fillings, including white beans (''shiro-an''), green beans (''uguisu-an''), sesame (''goma-an''), and chestnut (''kuri-an''). History An ... sweet bun in 1874 and this became popular with the Emperor and so sold well. References Bakeries of Japan {{bread-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wagashi
are traditional Japanese confections that are often served with green tea, especially the types made of ''mochi'', ''anko'' ( azuki bean paste), and fruit. ''Wagashi'' are typically made from plant-based ingredients. History In Japan, the word for sweets, , originally referred to fruits and nuts. With the increasing sugar trade between China and Japan, sugar became a common household ingredient by the end of the Muromachi period. Influenced by the introduction of tea and ''dim sum'', the creation of wagashi took off during the Edo period in Japan. Types * '' Akumaki'': one of the confections of Kagoshima Prefecture * '' Anmitsu'': chilled agar jelly cubes ('' kanten'') served with sweet red bean paste and fruit * '' Amanattō'': simmered azuki beans or other beans with sugar, and dried—amanattō and nattō are not related, although the names are similar. * '' Botamochi'': a sweet rice ball wrapped with ''anko'' (or ''an'', thick azuki bean paste) * '' Daifuku'': ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gokaiger Vs
is Toei Company's 35th entry in its long-running Super Sentai metaseries of Japanese tokusatsu television series following ''Tensou Sentai Goseiger''. It follows a Pirate motif and premiered on TV Asahi on February 13, 2011, joining ''Kamen Rider OOO'' and then ''Kamen Rider Fourze'' as a program featured in TV Asahi's Super Hero Time programming block, until ''Gokaiger'' 's conclusion on February 19, 2012. The catchphrase for the series is . ''Gokaiger'' is a special anniversary series. Its protagonists are able to transform into not only their own unique, pirate-themed forms, but also all of the previous 34 Super Sentai teams, each of which have their own unique power that the Gokaigers can access. The series and related films also features reappearances of actors reprising their characters from each of the previous series. ''Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger'' began airing in South Korea in July 2012 as ''Power Rangers Captain Force'' (Hangul: 파워레인저 캡틴포스; RR: ''Paweo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenji Ohba
, known professionally as is a prolific Japanese actor and former stuntman best known for his roles in the Super Sentai and Metal Heroes series, especially as Retsu Ichijouji/Gavan in the 1982 TV series '' Space Sheriff Gavan''. He is the president of his own action/stunt troupe called "Luck JET" ("JET" being an acronym for "Jaunty Eventful Troupe"). Filmography TV Drama *''Android Kikaider'' (1972, Jiro's suit actor) *''Kikaider 01'' (1973, Jiro's suit actor) *''Robot Detective'' (1973) *''Symbol of Justice Condorman'' (1975) *'' Akumaizer 3'' (1975, Suit actor) *'' Himitsu Sentai Gorenger'' (1975) - Akarenger suit actor *''Choujin Bibyun'' (1976) *'' J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai'' (1977) - Hayato Kono (episode 3) *'' Message from Space: Galactic Wars'' (1978) *'' Battle Fever J'' (1979) - Shiro Akebono / Battle Kenya *'' Denshi Sentai Denjiman'' (1980) - Daigoro Oume / Denji Blue *'' Kage no Gundan IV '' (1985) = Gamahachi *'' Space Sheriff Gavan'' (1982) - Retsu Ichijouji / Gavan *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gintama
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to September 2018, later in ''Jump Giga'' from December 2018 to February 2019, and finished on the ''Gin Tama'' app, where it ran from May to June 2019. Its chapters were collected in 77 ''tankōbon'' volumes. Set in Edo, which has been conquered by aliens named Amanto, the plot follows life from the point of view of samurai Gintoki Sakata, who works as a freelancer alongside his friends Shinpachi Shimura and Kagura to pay the monthly rent. Sorachi added the science fiction setting to develop characters to his liking after his editor suggested doing a historical series. The series has been adapted into an original video animation (OVA) by Sunrise and was featured at Jump Festa 2006 Anime Tour in 2005. This was followed by a full 367-episode anime television series, which debuted in April 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superhero
A superhero or superheroine is a stock character that typically possesses ''superpowers'', abilities beyond those of ordinary people, and fits the role of the hero, typically using his or her powers to help the world become a better place, or dedicating themselves to protecting the public and fighting crime. Superhero fiction is the genre of fiction that is centered on such characters, especially, since the 1930s, in American comic books (and later in Hollywood films, film serials, television and video games), as well as in Japanese media (including kamishibai, tokusatsu, manga, anime and video games). Superheroes come from a wide array of different backgrounds and origins. Some superheroes (for example, Batman and Iron Man) derive their status from advanced technology they create and use, while others (such as Superman and Spider-Man) possess non-human or superhuman biology or study and practice magic to achieve their abilities (such as Zatanna and Doctor Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
