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Aquarion Evol
is the sequel to the 2005 anime series ''Genesis of Aquarion''. It was originally announced on February 25, 2011, by the production staff. It aired on TV Tokyo from January to June, 2012 and its premiere featured an hour-long special that combined the first two episodes in a single broadcast. Funimation has licensed the anime in North America. The story is set in the same universe as the original ''Genesis of Aquarion'', and takes place twelve thousand years after. The protagonists live on a planet called Vega, while most of the antagonists originate from its "sister planet", Altair. The main character, Amata Sora, a young man that has kept his ability to fly a secret since youth, meets a girl named Mikono Suzushiro, and they become fast friends. However, invaders from Altair begin large-scale attacks against Vega, forcing Amata and Mikono into a long battle for the planet as members of an organization called Neo-DEAVA. There they, along with other young men and women call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Film
Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life-threatening situations, a dangerous villain, or a pursuit which usually concludes in victory for the hero. Advancements in computer-generated imagery (CGI) have made it cheaper and easier to create action sequences and other visual effects that required the efforts of professional stunt crews in the past. However, reactions to action films containing significant amounts of CGI have been mixed, as some films use CGI to create unrealistic, highly unbelievable events. While action has long been a recurring component in films, the "action film" genre began to develop in the 1970s along with the increase of stunts and special effects. This genre is closely associated with the thriller film, thriller and adventure film, adventure genres and ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monthly Comic Gene
is a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Media Factory since June 15, 2011. It is marketed as a ''shōnen'' manga magazine for female readers. It was originally to be published in April 2011, but was delayed by two months as a result of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Serialized titles *'' Akaya Akashiya Ayakashi no'' *''Andromalius'' *''Angels of Death'' (''Satsuriku no Tenshi'') *''Antimagia'' *''Aoharu Tetsudō'' *''Aokubi Daion - Nama desu no.'' *Apocalypse Alice *''Aquarion Evol'' *'' Boku no Tonari ni Ankoku Hakaishin ga Imasu.'' *''Boku to Senpai no Tekken Kōsai'' *'' Brave 10 S'' *''Butsuzō no Machi'' *''Card Master'' *''Cyber Dorothy'' *''Dokusai Grimoire'' *''Double Gauge'' *''Fizon Core'' *'' Gene Metallica: Unbreakable Machine-Doll Re:Acta'' *''Ginyū Gikyoku Black Bard'' *Gundog *'' Hoshi o Ō Kodomo: Agartha no Shōnen'' *''Imasara Nostradamus'' *''Jijō Ari Undead'' *''Jūgo Shōnen Hyōryūki'' *'' Kagerou Daze'' *''Kaizoku Haku'' *''Kamusari' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yui Makino
is a Japanese actress, Voice acting in Japan, voice actress, singer, and pianist. She is best known for her work in the anime ''Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'' where she voices Sakura (Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle), Sakura and some of the theme songs for the ''Aria (manga), Aria'' anime series. She is associated with Amuse, Inc. One of her earliest voice acting performances was the character "Sister" in a short-anime movie ''Bavel no Hon'' when she was 10.Nakagami, Yoshikatsu; Yoshida, Moichi; Onitsuka, Kanako; Nishimoto, Keiko. "Voice Actress Spotlight: Yui Makino". ''Newtype USA''. 5 (12) pp. 110–111. December 2006. . She married singer Yutaro Miura in 2020. Musical history Makino took up piano at the age of four. The film director Shunji Iwai discovered her talent for playing the piano when she was seven years old and from the age of 8 to 17. She played piano solos for three of his films: ''Love Letter (1995 film), Love Letter'', ''All About Lily Chou-Chou'' and ''Hana and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yui Ogura
is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Gunma Prefecture. Career In 2009, Ogura performed the motion capture for Hatsune Miku in the game '' Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA''. Ogura was a member of the Japanese idol duo YuiKaori with Kaori Ishihara. She was also a part of the idol unit StylipS (also with Ishihara, along with Arisa Noto and Maho Matsunaga), as well as pop group Happy Style Rookies. As a voice actress, Ogura has portrayed anime characters such as Hinata Hakamada in '' Ro-Kyu-Bu!'', Yunoha Thru in ''Aquarion Evol'', Kokona Aoba in '' Encouragement of Climb'' and Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi in '' The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat.'' As a solo artist, Ogura's single ''Raise'' was used as the ending theme for the anime '' Campione!'', and reached number 8 on the Oricon chart in 2012. Other character songs that Ogura sang for the anime characters she had voiced for have also charted. In 2016, Ogura changed agencies from Sigma Seven to Clare Voice. On March 31, 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bless4
bless4 is a Japanese vocalist, vocal band (music), ensemble from the United States consisting of four siblings from the Kawamitsu family. Youngest sister Akino (singer), Akino has her own solo musical career, and youngest brother Aiki has also released a solo single (with eldest brother Akashi arranging) to accompany his book. History All but Akashi were born within the United States, as their father Haru brought his family to Utah to further his education at Brigham Young University shortly after Akashi was born. They moved to Arizona and there both Akashi and Kanasa were Arizona State Taekwondo Champions (at ages 14 and 12, respectively), while the whole family was part of a taekwondo exhibition troupe called the "Flying Dragons" with other taekwondo practitioners. Haru brought his family back to Okinawa in 1997 after feeling a spiritual longing for his heritage as an Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawan. They made their debut in May 2003 from BMG Japan with the song "Good Morning! ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akino (singer)
, better known by her stage name AKINO, is an American-born Japanese pop singer, from Utah and Mesa, Arizona. History Originally debuting in 2003 with her brothers Akashi and Aiki and her sister Kanasa in the band bless4, Akino made her solo debut in 2005 with the singles "Genesis of Aquarion" and "Go Tight", the opening themes of the anime series ''Genesis of Aquarion'' composed by Yoko Kanno. In 2006, Akino released "A Chance to Shine", the opening theme for the anime series '' Oban Star-Racers''. In 2012, she released other singles under Yoko Kanno's composition, including " Kimi no Shinwa ~ Aquarion Dai 2 Shou" and "Paradoxical ZOO", the opening themes for the anime series ''Aquarion Evol''. In 2014, Akino and bless4 released "Extra Magic Hour", the opening theme for the anime series ''Amagi Brilliant Park'', and in 2015, released "Miiro", the opening theme for the anime series ''Kantai Collection'', based on the game of the same name by Kadokawa Games. In 2016, Akino and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimi No Shinwa ~ Aquarion Dai 2 Shou
is the third single by American-born Japanese recording artist AKINO. It is the first single that also features her brothers Akashi and Aiki and sister Kanasa, backing her up as their band bless4. It is used as the opening theme of the anime ''Aquarion Evol'', the sequel to ''Genesis of Aquarion'' for which AKINO also performed the theme songs. On her blog, AKINO described the song as having gospel stylings. The single's B-side serves as ''Evol''s ending theme and is a duet between AKINO and her younger brother AIKI. AKINO described it as a love song, but she stated that it was embarrassing to do this as the first duet with her brother. Both songs were written by Gabriela Robin and composed and arranged by Yoko Kanno. "Kimi no Shinwa" peaked on the Oricon's weekly single charts at number 3, remaining on the charts for 3 weeks. It also charted at 13 on the Oricon's monthly charts in February 2012, peaked at number 8 on the ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100, number 3 on ''Billboard'' Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kana Ishida
The term may refer to a number of syllabaries used to write Japanese phonological units, morae. Such syllabaries include (1) the original kana, or , which were Chinese characters (kanji) used phonetically to transcribe Japanese, the most prominent magana system being ; the two descendants of man'yōgana, (2) , and (3) . There are also , which are historical variants of the now-standard hiragana. In current usage, 'kana' can simply mean ''hiragana'' and ''katakana''. Katakana, with a few additions, are also used to write Ainu. A number of systems exist to write the Ryūkyūan languages, in particular Okinawan, in hiragana. Taiwanese kana were used in Taiwanese Hokkien as glosses (ruby text or ''furigana'') for Chinese characters in Taiwan when it was under Japanese rule. Each kana character (syllabogram) corresponds to one sound or whole syllable in the Japanese language, unlike kanji regular script, which corresponds to a meaning (logogram). Apart from the five vowels, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aogiri
''Firmiana simplex'', commonly known as the Chinese parasol tree, Chinese parasoltree, or wutong (), is an ornamental plant of tree size assigned to the family Malvaceae that was formerly in the family Sterculiaceae in the order Malvales, and is native to Asia. It grows up to tall. Description It has alternate, deciduous leaves up to 30 cm (12 inches) across and small fragrant, greenish-white flowers borne in large inflorescences. A flowering tree varies in fragrance with weather and time of the day, having a lemony odor with citronella and chocolate tones. A tall, stately specimen grows in the botanical garden in Florence, Italy. Bumble bees and Giant Mason Bees readily visit the flowers in Maryland, U.S. People grow this tree as an ornamental in warm regions of North America. Uses Due to its sonic properties, the wood is used for the soundboards of several Chinese instruments, including the ''guqin'' and '' guzheng''. According to an article in the journal ''Nature'' o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime News Network
Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan. The website offers reviews and other editorial content, forums where readers can discuss current issues and events, and an encyclopedia that contains many anime and manga with information on the staff, cast, theme music, plot summaries, and user ratings. The website was founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis, and operated the magazine ''Protoculture Addicts'' from 2005 to 2008. Based in Canada, it has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in four separate regions: the United States and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. History The website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998. In May 2000, CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial staff, replacing editor-in-chief Isaac Alexander. On June 30, 2002, Anime News N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoji Kawamori
A is a door, window or room divider used in traditional Japanese architecture, consisting of translucent (or transparent) sheets on a lattice frame. Where light transmission is not needed, the similar but opaque ''fusuma'' is used (oshiire/closet doors, for instance). Shoji usually slide, but may occasionally be hung or hinged, especially in more rustic styles. Shoji are very lightweight, so they are easily slid aside, or taken off their tracks and stored in a closet, opening the room to other rooms or the outside. Fully traditional buildings may have only one large room, under a roof supported by a post-and-lintel frame, with few or no permanent interior or exterior walls; the space is flexibly subdivided as needed by the removable sliding wall panels. The posts are generally placed one ''tatami''-length (about 2 m or 6 ft) apart, and the shoji slide in two parallel wood-groove tracks between them. In modern construction, the shoji often do not form the exterior s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquarion Logos
is an anime series produced by Satelight, and the third in the ''Aquarion'' franchise, after '' Genesis of Aquarion'' and ''Aquarion Evol'', celebrating its 10th anniversary. The series is directed by Eiichi Sato, with character designs by Takeshi Mamezuka. The series' opening theme was composed by Yoko Kanno and performed by May'n. The series began airing in July 2015. In North America, Funimation simulcasted the anime as it aired in Japan. The series was added to the 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 t ... catalog on June 15, 2017. This series follows an entirely new storyline, unrelated to the previous entries in the franchise. Plot Twelve thousand years ago, human voices had defined the true nature of all things, yet the invention of text changed the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
