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B-Project
''B-PROJECT'' is a Japanese cross-media project by MAGES. about a group of virtual idols that began in 2015. The project was first announced via Twitter on August 9, 2015, with the first production presentation and song previews being released on September 4, 2015, via nico live. As of January 2018 the project features an anime series, a manga adaptation, a rhythm game, a stage play, multiple music CDs, and a range of related merchandise. Overview B-PROJECT follows four (initially three) Japanese idol groups that perform both as separate units and as a whole group. When the project first began the units were: , THRIVE and MooNs, but on December 4, 2015, a fourth group known as KiLLER KiNG was added. The first single for the series, "", was released digitally on September 11, 2015, alongside a promo video for the series and a teaser of a new single, "dreaming time", from THRIVE. It was later revealed that in addition to "dreaming time" from THRIVE, MooNs & Kitakore would al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitomi Mieno
is a Japanese singer and screenwriter. She has released 17 singles and 11 albums since her debut in 1994. Several of her songs have been used as openings and endings of anime and radio dramas. She has also written the screenplays of various anime series under the alias of , including ''Noragami'', '' Frame Arms Girl'' and '' After the Rain''. Discography Albums *''KI ･ RA ･ RI PI ･ KA ･ RI'' (May 3, 1995) *''All Weather Girl'' (December 16, 1995) *ドラムカンサラダ (December 17, 1997) *ベリー☆ロール (August 21, 1998) *真空パック〜シングル・コレクション〜 (March 20, 1999) *''23.4'' (July 23, 1999) *最高最強のうそつきになってやる。 (August 23, 2000) *''Baby Leaf'' (September 21, 2001) *10歳 (October 8, 2003) *2930〜にくみそ〜 (December 19, 2007) *20歳 (August 27, 2014) ("best of") Singles *"瞳にDiamond" (June 22, 1994) Ending of ''Haō Taikei Ryū Knight'' anime television series *"Run -今日が変わるMagic-" ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Showtaro Morikubo
is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer who has voiced characters in anime, drama CDs, and video games. He was formerly affiliated with I'm Enterprise, Sigma Seven and VIMS. His most notable roles were Shikamaru Nara from ''Naruto'', Souji Okita in the '' Hakuouki'' series, X in the ''Mega Man X'' series and Yosuke Hanamura from ''Persona 4''. Biography Morikubo graduated from Third Junior & Senior High School of Nihon University in 1992, and dropped out of Tama Art University. Before becoming a full-fledged voice actor, he worked at a talent agency, and was recruited by people in the voice acting industry who saw a performance by the Onigiri Skippers, a theater troupe he founded with his seniors from the lab party he attended in elementary school. During his first dubbing session, he made sounds out of flipping pages on the script because he had no experience as a voice actor at that time. The script for the first episode had four pages of long dialogues from the first p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takanori Nishikawa
is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, voice artist, radio personality, and businessman. He performs under the stage name T.M.Revolution (TMR), which stands for , stemming from the famous '80s pop electronic band TM Network. Despite most of his songs being written by Akio Inoue and composed/arranged by Daisuke Asakura (also TMR's former producer), T.M.Revolution is considered Nishikawa's solo project. Nishikawa is also known for contributions of ending and opening themes to many notable anime and game series. Nishikawa debuted as TMR with the release of his first single in May 1996. Later that year, his third single was used as the third ending song for the anime series ''Rurouni Kenshin'', further expanding his fan base. He also contributed six songs to the ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' franchise – three for ''Gundam SEED'' and three for ''Gundam SEED Destiny''. Nishikawa has guest starred as a minor character in each of those anime series that fea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A-1 Pictures
is a Japanese animation studio founded by ex-Sunrise producer Mikihiro Iwata and it is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan's anime production firm Aniplex. History The studio was established by SMEJ's animation production division, Aniplex, on May 9, 2005, to animate its anime series and productions. In 2006, it co-produced the original production ''Zenmai Zamurai'', and in October of the same year, established a studio in Asagaya. In the following year, 2007, the studio produced its first series, ''Ōkiku Furikabutte''. Originally established to oversee the production of only a few of Aniplex's family-oriented series, the studio has since grown and expanded as a full-fledged studio involved in the production of a wide range of media and anime productions and other activities, which it has overseen. The studio has also expanded its international presence, participating in the noted international convention, Anime Expo 2007 (AX 2007), held in Long Beach, California, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiji Suganuma
is a Japanese animator, director and character designer. He has directed '' Ninja Cadets'', ''Kodomo no Jikan'', ''Whispered Words'', ''Mashiroiro Symphony'', and '' Karneval''. Filmography References External links * * Japanese animators Japanese animated film directors Anime directors Anime character designers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Anime-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makoto Moriwaki
is an anime director born in Hokkaidō, Japan. In 1982, Moriwaki founded (now known as ) with Yoshinobu Sanada, Toshiyuki Honda, and Hiroshi Fukutomi). From the first ''Doraemon'' movie produced by Shin'ei Dōga until 1989, she was in charge of production for the movies. She then acted as assistant director for '' Nobita's Monstrous Underwater Castle'' and the ''Kaibutsu-kun'' movie ''Demon Sword''. Her favorite projects, however, are the ''Doraemon'' TV special ''Nobita's Pirate Hiking'' and ''Sasuga no Sarutobi''.SeeNeoutopia interview with Makoto Moriwaki. Accessed June 19, 2006. Projects Listed alphabetically. As director *'' B-PROJECT～Zecchō＊Emotion～'' *''Hime Chen! Otogi Chikku Idol Lilpri'' *'' Highschool! Kimen-gumi Movie'' *''Hyper Doll'' *'' Jewelpet Kira☆Deco!'' *'' Dorami-chan: Mini-Dora SOS'' *''Onegai My Melody'' (and storyboards) *''Onegai! Samia Don'' *''Oruchuban Ebichu'' *'' PriPara,'' (and storyboards) *'' PriPara Mi~nna no Akogare Let's Go PriP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandai Namco Pictures
, also known as BN Pictures, is a Japanese animation studio and production company. It is a spinoff of Bandai Namco Filmworks (formerly known as Sunrise), a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings. The company was formed as a part of the medium-term management plan of Bandai Namco Holdings on restructuring itself. All the anime intellectual property and production divisions of Sunrise that aims at children and family were transferred to Bandai Namco Pictures. The company began its operations in April 2015. History On February 12, 2015, Bandai Namco Holdings announced plans to restructure itself through the usage of a three-year medium-management plan. The company sought to focus its resources on creating new intellectual properties (IPs) and marketable characters, and required faster planning and development time to satisfy these demands. Bandai Namco executives also believed it was necessary for its IP Creation content area to strengthen ties with its Toy and Hobby area, as it would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music
Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect of all human societies, a cultural universal. While scholars agree that music is defined by a few specific elements, there is no consensus on their precise definitions. The creation of music is commonly divided into musical composition, musical improvisation, and musical performance, though the topic itself extends into academic disciplines, criticism, philosophy, and psychology. Music may be performed or improvised using a vast range of instruments, including the human voice. In some musical contexts, a performance or composition may be to some extent improvised. For instance, in Hindustani classical music, the performer plays spontaneously while following a partially defined structure and using characteristic motifs. In modal jazz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Idol
An is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese pop culture. Idols are primarily singers with training in acting, dancing, and modeling. Idols are commercialized through merchandise and endorsements by talent agencies, while maintaining a parasocial relationship with a financially loyal consumer fan base. Japan's idol industry first emerged in the 1960s and became prominent in the 1970s and 1980s due to television. During the 1980s, regarded as the "Golden Age of Idols", idols drew in commercial interest and began appearing in commercials and television dramas. As more niche markets began to appear in the late 2000s and early 2010s, it led to a significant growth in the industry known as the "Idol Warring Period." Today, over 10,000 teenage girls in Japan are idols, with over 3,000 groups active. Japan's idol industry has been used as a model for other pop idol industries, such as K-pop. Sub-categories of idols include gravure idols ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryosuke Nakanishi
is a Japanese composer, arranger and music producer best known for his role on the soundtrack of several anime series and video games. His works include the musical scores for ''High School DxD'', ''Kuroko's Basketball'' and ''The Devil is a Part-Timer!''. He often goes by the alias R-midwest. Nakanishi is the co-founder of the music agency ApDream Group, as well as the executive director of the music production company Artus. He is also a member of the Japan Composers and Arrangers Association (JCAA). Biography Nakanishi was born in Tokyo, in 1976. He was born in a family of musicians, so he received music education since an early age. He began composing music for other artists in 2000. In 2004, he made his debut as a soundtrack composer with the ending theme song "Aoi Tabibito", from the anime ''Mars Daybreak is a Japanese science-fiction anime television series that aired on TV Tokyo from April 1 to September 23, 2004. It is currently licensed by Bandai Entertainme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhythm Game
Rhythm game or rhythm action is a genre of music-themed action video game that challenges a player's sense of rhythm. Games in the genre typically focus on dance or the simulated performance of musical instruments, and require players to press buttons in a sequence dictated on the screen. Many rhythm games include multiplayer modes in which players compete for the highest score or cooperate as a simulated musical ensemble. Rhythm games often feature novel game controllers shaped like musical instruments such as guitars and drums to match notes while playing songs. Certain dance-based games require the player to physically dance on a mat, with pressure-sensitive pads acting as the input device. The 1996 title ''PaRappa the Rapper'' has been deemed the first influential rhythm game, whose basic template formed the core of subsequent games in the genre. In 1997, Konami's ''Beatmania'' sparked an emergent market for rhythm games in Japan. The company's music division, Bemani, rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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