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Ashika Sakura
is a Japanese manga artist. She is also known in the manga community under the name , under which she is the writer and artist of '' Juvenile Orion'' and ''Sekirei''. Ashika Sakura has done numerous manga under the yaoi and shotacon genre, including '' Sensitive Pornograph''. Works *Anatadake Ga Suki (You are My One and Only) *'' Freaks'' *Kusuriyubi ni Himitsu no Koi (Secret Love on the Ringfinger) *Adult na Kaihatsushitsu (The Exploration of Adulthood) *Anoko to Boku to Anohito to (Honey Baby, Me, and the Other) *Bucchouzura ni Koi wo Shite (Love is made with a Sullen Look) *Himitsu no Kemonotachi (The Secret Beasts) *Nemureru Kimi no Barairo no Kuchibiru (Your Rose-Colored Lips Can Sleep) *Tenshi no Hâtorizumu (The Heart-Rhythm of Angels) *'' Sensitive Pornograph'' *Worlds End Garden *Koiiro Kougyoku *Pretty Standard *Biroudo no Tensoku (The Velvet Footbindings) *Adult na Kaihatsushitsu (The Exploration of Adulthood) *''Sekirei is a Japanese manga series by Sakurako ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangaka
A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the industry as a primary creator. More rarely a manga artist breaks into the industry directly, without previously being an assistant. For example, Naoko Takeuchi, author of '' Sailor Moon'', won a Kodansha Manga Award contest and manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka was first published while studying an unrelated degree, without working as an assistant. A manga artist will rise to prominence through recognition of their ability when they spark the interest of institutions, individuals or a demographic of manga consumers. For example, there are contests which prospective manga artist may enter, sponsored by manga editors and publishers. This can also be accomplished through producing a one-shot. While sometimes a stand-alone manga, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juvenile Orion
is a trading card game and ''shōjo'' manga series. As a spin-off of the ''Aquarian Age'' franchise, the story revolves around characters with supernatural powers. The trading card game was developed and released in Japan by Broccoli Co., Ltd. The manga was written by Sakurako Gokurakuin, otherwise known as Ashika Sakura. It was serialized in ''Monthly Stencil'' from June 2001 to August 2003. Originally published in Japan by Square Enix, Broccoli Books also has an English translation of the ''Juvenile Orion'' manga. Plot The manga follows the story of 16-year-old Mana on an adventure through the Aquarian Age. Mana returns to her hometown to reunite with her childhood friend after having been away for seven years. But her friend, Kaname, seems to have changed while they have been apart. Mana's re-emergence soon sets off a series of events that alters the lives of Kaname and his best friend, Naoya. Classmates Isshin and Tsukasa, as well as their teacher Tomonori, find them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sekirei
is a Japanese manga series by Sakurako Gokurakuin. The manga was serialized in Square Enix's ''seinen'' magazine ''Young Gangan'' between December 2004 and August 2015. A sequel to the manga began serialization in the same magazine in May 2017. An anime adaptation produced by Seven Arcs and directed by Keizō Kusakawa aired in Japan between July and September 2008, and a second season aired between July and September 2010. Both seasons were licensed in North America by Funimation, until their license expired in 2017. The central character of the series is Minato Sahashi, a '' ronin'' who has failed his college entrance examinations two years in a row. His life changes, however, when he meets several girls with special powers called "Sekirei" and is dragged into a battle to possibly decide the fate of the world. Plot In Tokyo, known as , in 2020, 19-year-old Minato Sahashi is extremely intelligent, yet due to his major lack of self-confidence has failed the college entrance e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaoi
''Yaoi'' (; ja, やおい ), also known by the ''wasei-eigo'' construction and its abbreviation , is a genre of fictional media originating in Japan that features Homoeroticism, homoerotic relationships between male characters. It is typically created by women for women and is distinct from Bara (genre), homoerotic media marketed to gay men, but it does also attract a male audience and can be produced by male creators. It spans a wide range of media, including manga, anime, drama CDs, novels, video games, television series, films, and Fan labor, fan works. "Boys' love" and "BL" are the generic terms for this kind of media in Japan and much of Asia; though the terms are used by some fans and commentators in the West, ''yaoi'' remains more generally prevalent in English. The genre originated in the 1970s as a subgenre of Shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga, or comics for girls. Several terms were used for the new genre, including , , and . The term ''yaoi'' emerged in the late 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shotacon
, abbreviated from , is, in Japanese contexts, the attraction to young (or young-looking) boy characters, or media centered around this attraction. The term refers to a genre of manga and anime wherein prepubescent or pubescent male characters are depicted in a suggestive or erotic manner, whether in the obvious role of object of attraction, or the less apparent role of "subject" (the character the reader is designed to associate with). In some stories, the young male character is paired with a male, usually in a homoerotic manner, which is most common in yaoi/Boys' Love (BL) works meant for female readers, but some of these works are male-oriented, such as ''Boku no Pico''. In others, he is paired with a female, which the general community would call "straight shota." In some works, the ''shota'' character is paired with an older girl or woman, which is known as ''oneshota'' (おねショタ), a blend of ''onē-san'' (お姉さん, older sister) and ''shota''. A cutoff of "abo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sensitive Pornograph
is a Japanese yaoi anime OVA based on a BL manga anthology of short stories by Ashika Sakura, who also authored the manga series ''Sekirei'' under her other pen-name, Sakurako Gokurakuin. It has one episode which is made up of two separate and unconnected parts, the title story and the fifth story in the book, "Trophies Belong in the Bedroom". It was animated by Phoenix Entertainment. The whole OVA is 30 minutes long and, unlike the original manga, is much more explicit in nature, giving it an R-18/X/NC-17 rating in both the USA and Japan. Part 1 ''Sensitive Pornograph'' The story begins with Seiji Yamada (), a young shōnen manga artist, who develops an affair with a fellow manga artist, who writes hentai, named Sono Hanasaki (), who is also his favorite artist. The plot-line develops from Yamada mistaking Sono for a girl. After having discovered him to be a boy, Seiji still falls in love with him, and they have an intimate affair. Seiji becomes distraught when he learns of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freaks
Freak has several meanings: a person who is physically deformed or suffers from an extraordinary disease and condition, a genetic mutation in a plant or animal, etc. Freak, freaks or The Freak may also refer to: Fictional characters * Freak (Image Comics), in the ''Spawn'' comic book series * Freak (Happy Hogan), a Marvel Comics character in Iron Man comics * Freak (Eddie March), a Marvel Comics character in Iron Man comics * Freak (Spider-Man villain), a Marvel Comics comic book character * Freak (DC Comics), a member of Doom Patrol * Joan Ferguson (''Prisoner'' character) or The Freak a corrections guard, in the Australian soap opera ''Prisoner'' * Joan Ferguson (''Wentworth'') or The Freak, a corrections guard, in the Australian television series ''Wentworth'' * Freak, the title character of ''Freak the Mighty'', a young adult novel by Rodman Philbrick * Freak, a character in ''Saturday Night Slam Masters'' video game series Stage and screen * ''Freaks'' (1932 film), a hor ... [...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] |
Manga Artists
A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the industry as a primary creator. More rarely a manga artist breaks into the industry directly, without previously being an assistant. For example, Naoko Takeuchi, author of ''Sailor Moon'', won a Kodansha Manga Award contest and manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka was first published while studying an unrelated degree, without working as an assistant. A manga artist will rise to prominence through recognition of their ability when they spark the interest of institutions, individuals or a demographic of manga consumers. For example, there are contests which prospective manga artist may enter, sponsored by manga editors and publishers. This can also be accomplished through producing a one-shot. While sometimes a stand-alone manga, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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