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Bikkuriman
is a line of wafer snacks produced by Lotte, made notable for the randomly assorted bonus stickers included inside each snack. First released in 1977, Bikkuriman (ビックリマン, “Surprise Man”) became wildly popular in Japan with the introduction of the Akuma vs Tenshi Seal (悪魔VS天使シール, "Devil VS Angel Seal") series of stickers, leading to a prolific number of media tie-ins. History Bikkuriman is a chocolate and peanut wafer snack made by Lotte that sold for 30 yen at the time of its introduction. Originally, the pack-in stickers were called “Dokkiri Seal” (どっきりシール, “Shocking Seal). Each Seal featured a realistic image on a clear background, with the intention of using them for pranks or gags (broken glass, clothing tears, fake wall switches, etc.) By the 1980s, the Seals began featuring individual gag-based characters with a theme that united a particular set of Seals. These style of stickers would remain for the first 9 sets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toei Animation
() is a Japanese animation studio primarily controlled by its namesake Toei Company. It has produced numerous series, including ''Sally the Witch,'' ''GeGeGe no Kitarō,'' ''Mazinger Z'', ''Galaxy Express 999'', ''Cutie Honey'', ''Dr. Slump'', ''Dragon Ball (TV series), Dragon Ball'', ''Saint Seiya'', ''Sailor Moon (TV series), Sailor Moon'', ''Slam Dunk (manga), Slam Dunk'', ''Digimon'', ''One Piece (TV series), One Piece'', ''Toriko'', ''World Trigger'', ''The Transformers (TV series), The Transformers'' (between 1984–1990, including several Japanese exclusive productions) and the ''Pretty Cure'' series. History The studio was founded by animators Kenzō Masaoka and Zenjirō Yamamoto in 1948 as . In 1956, Toei purchased the studio and it was renamed , doing business as Toei Animation Co., Ltd. outside Japan. In 1998, the Japanese name was renamed to Toei Animation. It has created a number of TV series and movies and adapted Japanese comics as animated series, many popular w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukehiro Tomita
is a Japanese scenario writer. He is known for his work on '' Digimon Frontier'', ''Gall Force'', ''Genesis Climber MOSPEADA'', ''Mobile Suit Victory Gundam'', '' Sailor Moon'', ''Macross II'', '' B't X'' and ''Wedding Peach''. Screenwriting Anime television series * series head writer denoted in bold *''Ganso Tensai Bakabon'' (1977) *''Cho Super Car Gattaiger'' (1977-1978) *''Gekisou! Rubenkaiser'' (1977-1978) *''Majokko Tickle'' (1978) *'' Starzinger'' (1978-1979) *''Megaloman'' (1979) *''Invincible Robo Trider G7'' (1980) *''King Arthur'' (1980) *''Space Runaway Ideon'' (1980-1981) *''Fisherman Sanpei'' (1980-1982) *''Saikyo Robo Daioja'' (1981) *'' Dotakon'' (1981) *''GoShogun'' (1981) *''Galaxy Cyclone Braiger'' (1981) *''Dash Kappei'' (1982) *''Fang of the Sun Dougram'' (1982-1983) *''Super Dimension Fortress Macross'' (1982-1983) *''Love Me, My Knight'' (1983) *''Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman'' (1983) *''Super Dimension Century Orguss'' (1983-1984) *''Aura Battler Dunbine'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nihon Ad Systems
, NAS for short, is a Japanese anime production and character merchandising company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the advertising agency Asatsu-DK. The "Ad" in its title is an abbreviation for "Animation Development". Along with animation studios Sunrise, Toei Animation and TMS Entertainment, it is co-founder and shareholder of the Japanese anime television network Animax. It has its headquarters in Toranomon Hills, Minato, Tokyo. List of productions TV series *'' Chikkun Takkun'' *''High School! Kimengumi'' *''Tsuide ni Tonchinkan'' *'' Dragon Quest'' *''Genji Tsūshin Agedama'' *''Hime-chan's Ribbon'' *''Akazukin Chacha'' *'' Captain Tsubasa J'' *'' Dino Adventure Jurassic Tripper'' *'' Ai Tenshi Densetsu Wedding Peach'' *'' Nurse Angel Ririka SOS'' *'' Neon Genesis Evangelion'' *''Mizuiro Jidai'' *''Kodomo no Omocha'' *'' Kero Kero Chime'' *'' Beast Wars II: Super Life-Form Transformers'' *'' Super Life-Form Transformers: Beast Wars Neo'' *'' Hatsumei Boy Kanipan'' *'' Cho Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takanori Arisawa
was a Japanese composer and arranger best known for composing the '' Sailor Moon'' anime series and '' Digimon'' series (Seasons 1-4). He wrote music for the series, including its video games. Born in Tokyo, Arisawa began to learn piano at the age of 20. After graduating from Senzoku Gakuen College, Arisawa started his career in 1980 by composing "Shinjuku Transfer". He worked for the Tokyo Broadcasting System and wrote several TV dramas. From the 1990s until his death, Arisawa began composing for anime series exclusively. His work on ''Sailor Moon'' was initially based on pop music, but gradually began to change to those found in classical music. ''Sailor Moon'' was successful and Arisawa won several awards for his work. After ''Sailor Moon'', Arisawa composed music for several shows, including the ''Digimon'' series, until his death from bladder cancer in 2005. Biography Arisawa was mostly self-taught, having been interested in music from childhood. He started to learn piano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riku Sanjo
is a Japanese manga writer and screenwriter. He works as a story writer for manga, anime and live-action film. Sanjo graduated from Meiji University. '' Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai'' (1989–1996), which he created with illustrator Koji Inada, is one of the best-selling manga in history with over 47 million copies sold. The two also created ''Beet the Vandel Buster'' (2002–2006, 2016–present), which has 4 million copies in print. Selected works Anime OVAs *''MD Geist'' (1986) *''Cybernetics Guardian'' (1989) *'' The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor'' (1989-1990) *''MD Geist II: Death Force'' (1996) *''Ultraman Super Fighter Legend'' (1996) Television * series head writer denoted in bold *'' Gaiking: Legend of Daiku-Maryu'' (2005-2006) *'' Happy Lucky Bikkuriman'' (2006-2007): eps 20-46 *'' GeGeGe no Kitarō 5th series'' (2007-2009): eps 27-100 *''Digimon Fusion'' (2010-2012) Film * ''Gegege no Kitarō: Explosive Japan!!'' (2008) Manga *'' Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibō ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drecom
is a Japanese software, web, and video game development and video game publishing company. Subsidiaries Drecom Media and DRE Novels publish light novels. History The company was founded in 2001 by Representative Director and President Yuki Naito, who was a student at Kyoto University at the time. In 2006, Drecom went public, and was listed on the Mothers (Tokyo Stock Exchange) section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange starting on February 9 of that year. Web services In 2003, Drecom started MyProfile, a service where users could write self-introductions and publish diaries. In September 2004, MyProfile was renamed to Drecom Blog, and upgraded with features better suited to blogging. The Drecom Blog service, which had over 230,000 members, ended in March 2010. It was announced that the personal service operation would be transferred to Livedoor, merging with Livedoor Blog. The corporate blogging packages were to be transferred to GaiaX. On January 15, 2021, Drecom launched fan com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Comet
is an animation studio with its headquarters in Toyotamanaka, Nerima, Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ..., Japan. It was established on January 21, 1986. ." Studio Comet. Retrieved on March 15, 2012. "〒176-0013 東京都練馬区豊玉中3-1-3" [Baidu] |
Hikakin
also known as Hikakin (Japanese: ヒカキン) is a Japanese YouTuber and the co-founder of UUUM, a Japanese multi-channel network. A video of his ''Super Mario Bros.'' beatbox went viral in 2010, reaching over 3.8 million views by mid-September of that year. He, alongside fellow Japanese YouTuber Megwin, quit their day jobs in 2012 to focus entirely on their channels. He also collaborated with Gille, appearing in her promotions for her single "Try Again", where it is stated that he is one of the most popular Japanese YouTubers. Biography In December 2012, Hikakin released his first album, a collaboration with video game music composer Hideki Sakamoto, for the soundtrack of the '' Echannel'' drawing application of the PlayStation Vita. In May 2013, Hikakin participated in the Social Star Awards and the subsequent Singapore Social concerts, performing with Aerosmith during their stage set and beatboxing before performing with the band on "Walk This Way". In February 2014, H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vtubers
A , or , is an online entertainer who uses a virtual avatar generated using computer graphics. Real-time motion capture software or technology are often—but not always—used to capture movement. The digital trend originated in Japan in the mid-2010s, and has become an international online phenomenon in the early 2020s. A majority of VTubers are English and Japanese-speaking YouTubers or live streamers who use avatar designs. By 2020, there were more than 10,000 active VTubers. Although the term is an allusion to the video platform YouTube, they also use websites such as Niconico, Twitch, Facebook, Twitter and Bilibili. The first entertainer to use the phrase "virtual YouTuber", Kizuna AI, began creating content on YouTube in late 2016. Her popularity sparked a VTuber trend in Japan, and spurred the establishment of specialized agencies to promote them, including major ones such as Hololive Production, Nijisanji and VShojo. Fan translations and foreign-language VTubers have m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jujutsu Kaisen
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gege Akutami. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since March 2018, with its chapters collected and published in 21 ''tankōbon'' volumes . The story follows high school student Yuji Itadori as he joins a secret organization of Jujutsu Sorcerers to eliminate a powerful Curse named Ryomen Sukuna, of whom Yuji becomes the host. ''Jujutsu Kaisen'' is a sequel to Akutami's ''Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School'', serialized in Shueisha's ''Jump GIGA'' from April to July 2017, later collected in a ''tankōbon'' volume, retroactively titled as ''Jujutsu Kaisen 0'', in December 2018. ''Jujutsu Kaisen'' is licensed for English-language release in North America by Viz Media, which has published the manga in print since December 2019. Shueisha publishes the series in English on the ''Manga Plus'' online platform. Two novels, written by Ballad Kitaguni, were published in Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AKB48
AKB48 (pronounced ''A.K.B. Forty-Eight'') is a Japanese idol girl group named after the Akihabara (''Akiba'' for short) area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48's producer, Yasushi Akimoto, wanted to form a girl group with its own theater and performing daily so fans could always see them live (which is not the case with usual pop groups giving occasional concerts and seen on television). This "idols you can meet" concept includes teams which can rotate performances and perform simultaneously at several events and "handshake" events, where fans can meet group members. Akimoto has expanded the AKB48 concept to several girl groups in Mainland China, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan and the Philippines. AKB48 have been characterized as a social phenomenon. They are among the highest-earning musical acts in Japan, and are the fifth-best-selling girl group worldwide. For example, their 2012 sales from record and DVD/Blu-ray releases reached $226 million, earni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persona 3
released outside Japan as ''Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3'', is a 2006 role-playing video game developed by Atlus. It is the fourth main installment in the ''Persona'' series, which is part of the larger ''Megami Tensei'' franchise. Atlus originally released the game for the PlayStation 2 in Japan in July 2006; the North American release of the game was delayed until 2007 due to issues with the publication of the official art book. ''Persona 3 FES'', an extended version containing a new playable epilogue among other changes, was released in Japan in 2007 and worldwide the following year. In ''Persona 3'', the player takes the role of a high-school student who joins the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad (SEES), a group of students investigating the Dark Hour, a time period between one day and the next that few people are aware of. During the Dark Hour, the player enters Tartarus, a large tower containing Shadows, creatures that feed on the minds of humans. To fight th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
