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Bunny Drop
is a Japanese manga series by Yumi Unita. The plot follows thirty-year-old Daikichi as he becomes the guardian of Rin, the illegitimate six-year-old daughter of his grandfather. ''Bunny Drop'' was serialized in Shodensha's monthly ''josei'' manga magazine ''Feel Young'' from October 2005 to April 2011. Its chapters were collected into nine '' wide-ban'' volumes by Shodensha. The series has been licensed for English language release by Yen Press. An anime adaptation by Production I.G was broadcast in Japan between July and September 2011. A live-action film adaptation premiered in August 2011. A spin-off series, titled ''Usagi Drop: Bangaihen'', was serialized in ''Feel Young'' from July 2011 to December 2011 and collected in one volume. Plot When 30-year-old Daikichi Kawachi returns home for his grandfather's funeral he learns about the existence of Rin Kaga, his grandfather's illegitimate six-year-old daughter by an unknown mother. The girl is an embarrassment to all h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shodensha
is a Japanese publisher of mostly non-fiction magazines and books, though it has recently begun publishing light novels and manga, including magazines which contain both. Shodensha publishes magazines such as ''Feel Young'' (a josei all-manga magazine), ''Zipper'' (a fashion magazine aimed at high school and college girls and women, known for including sone manga), and '' Nina's'' (a fashion and lifestyle magazine aimed at younger housewives). Shodensha is a member of the keiretsu Hitotsubashi Group of publishing companies. History Shodensha was founded on November 5, 1970, by five people: Shōzō Sasabe (from Shogakukan), Isamu Kurosaki (from Kobunsha), Kōzaburō Iga, Hidenori Sakurai, and Toshio Fujioka. The company was able to release a number of best selling titles which helped the company get off to a running start. They began their "Non-Novel" imprint in 1973, and their "Non-Pochette" imprint in 1975. In 2000, Shodensha created their Shodensha Gold imprint, and their mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunny Drop (film)
, also known as ''Usagi Drop'', is a 2011 Japanese drama film based on the manga of the same name by Yumi Unita. The film is directed by Sabu, and the screenplay was done by both Sabu and scriptwriter Tamio Hayashi. ''Bunny Drop'' stars actor Kenichi Matsuyama, who plays Daikichi, an office worker and a single man. Child actress Mana Ashida also plays Rin, a six-year-old illegitimate child of Daikichi's grandfather, in the film. ''Bunny Drop'' made its international debut at the 14th Shanghai International Film Festival, where it was warmly received. It was subsequently released in Japanese cinemas on 20 August 2011. Plot While attending the funeral of his late grandfather, Soichi Kaga, office worker Daikichi Kawachi learns about the existence of Souchi's illegitimate six-year-old daughter, Rin. Due to her illegitimacy, other family members treat her as an outcast, refuse to adopt her, and are planning to put her into a foster home/orphanage. Daikichi decides to take matters int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karina Nose
(born February 21, 1984) is a Japanese model and actress. Her birth name is . She was born in Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. She played the lead role in the 2008 TBS drama ''Daisuki!!'' Filmography Dramas * ''Kabachitare'' (2001) * ''Long Love Letter'' (2002) * ''Division 1'' (2004) * ''Nurseman ga Yuku'' (2004) * ''Umizaru'' (2005) * ''Yaoh'' (2006) * ''CA to Oyobi'' (2006) * ''Message'' (2006) * ''Walk My Way / Boku no Aruku Michi'' (2006) * ''Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi / Angels with Broken Wings'' (2007) * ''Bambino!'' (2007) * ''Ushi ni Negai wo: Love & Farm'' (2007) * ''Daisuki!!'' (2008) * ''Sensei wa Erai!'' (2008) * ''Ryokiteki na Kanojo'' (2008) * ''Kiri no Hi'' (2008) * ''Myu no Anyo Papa ni Ageru'' (2008) * ''Real Clothes'' (2008) as Kinue Amano * ''Galileo: Episode Zero'' (2008) as Namie Shindo * ''Love Shuffle'' (2009) as Airu Aizawa * ''Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Koen-mae Hashutsujo'' (2009) as Catherine Reiko Akimoto * ''Hataraku Gon!'' (2009) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayaka Ohara
is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Haikyō. Her major roles include Alicia Florence in ''Aria'', Milly Ashford in ''Code Geass'', Erza Scarlet in ''Fairy Tail'', Irisviel in the '' Fate/Zero'' and ''Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya'' series, Layla Hamilton in ''Kaleido Star'', Michiru Kaiou/Sailor Neptune in ''Sailor Moon Crystal'', Beatrice in ''Umineko no Naku Koro ni'', Yūko Ichihara in '' xxxHolic'' and ''Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle'', and the initial voice of Gammisers in episode 27-34 of ''Kamen Rider Ghost''. She has also voiced in a variety of video games and live-action overseas dubs, and hosts a number of radio shows, many of which are related to her voice projects. In 2013, she received a Best Supporting Actress award at the 7th Seiyu Awards. Filmography Anime Films Video games Tokusatsu Dubbing Audio dramas Railway announcements * Keikyu Railway (All stations on the Keikyu Line) * Keio Corporation (All stations on the Keiō Line) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Widow
A widow (female) or widower (male) is a person whose spouse has Death, died. Terminology The state of having lost one's spouse to death is termed ''widowhood''. An archaic term for a widow is "relict," literally "someone left over". This word can sometimes be found on older gravestones. The word "widow" comes from an Indo-European languages, Indo-European root meaning "widow" and has cognates across Indo-European languages. The male form, "widower", is first attested in the 14th century, by the 19th century supplanting "widow" with reference to men. The term ''widowhood'' can be used for either sex, at least according to some dictionaries, but the word ''widowerhood'' is also listed in some dictionaries. Occasionally, the word ''viduity'' is used. The adjective for either sex is ''widowed''. These terms are not applied to a Divorce, divorcé(e) following the death of an ex-spouse. Effects on health The phenomenon that refers to the increased mortality rate after the death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divorce
Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the bonds of matrimony between a married couple under the rule of law of the particular country or state. Divorce laws vary considerably around the world, but in most countries, divorce requires the sanction of a court or other authority in a legal process, which may involve issues of distribution of property, child custody, alimony (spousal support), child visitation / access, parenting time, child support, and division of debt. In most countries, monogamy is required by law, so divorce allows each former partner to marry another person. Divorce is different from annulment, which declares the marriage null and void, with legal separation or ''de jure'' separation (a legal process by which a married couple may formalize a ''de facto'' se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mana Ashida
is a Japanese actress, '' talent'' and singer. Ashida's first appearance was in Asahi Broadcasting Corporation's ''ABC Short Movie 2'', though she rose to prominence after acting in the television drama ''Mother''. She became the youngest lead star in Japanese drama history when she starred in ''Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien''. She was the youngest lead actress in a television serial drama by appearing in the serial drama ''Marumo no Okite'' in the spring of 2011. She also appeared in Japanese films such as '' Confessions'' and '' Bunny Drop''. Ashida and her co-actor Fuku Suzuki sang the 2011 hit song "Maru Maru Mori Mori", the theme song for the television drama ''Marumo no Okite''. Career Early career Ashida made her debut appearance in Asahi Broadcasting Corporation's ''ABC Short Movie 2. Bokenmama'' in 2009. Her first film was the live-action film adaptation of the manga ''Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora'' in 2010. In the same year, she starred in the film '' Confessio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenichi Matsuyama
is a Japanese actor. He is known for his affinity for strange character roles, and he is best known internationally for playing L in the 2006 films ''Death Note'', '' Death Note 2: The Last Name'' and '' L: Change the World'' in 2008, as well as voicing Gelus in the ''Death Note'' animated adaptation. He was cast to play lead character Toru Watanabe in the film adaptation of Haruki Murakami's novel '' Norwegian Wood'', which was released in December 2010. Personal life On April 1, 2011, he married Koyuki Katō, who co-starred with him in ''Kamui Gaiden''. The couple's first child was born in January 2012, and their second child was born in January 2013 in South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed .... In July 2015, the couple had their third child. Filmograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Tsuchida
is a Japanese voice actor and live-action actor affiliated with 81 Produce. He frequently dubs character voices from English-speaking films into Japanese for the local market. He is known for his role as Grisha Jaeger in ''Attack on Titan'' (2013-present). Filmography Anime television *''Naruto'' (2003) – Raido Namiashi *''One Piece'' (2004) – Capote *''Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'' (2005) – Pana *''Honey and Clover'' (2005) – Kazushi Yamazaki *''The Wings of Rean'' (2005) – Rouri Yahan *''Buso Renkin'' (2006) – Kinjo *''Gintama'' (2007) – Marinosuke *''Skull Man'' (2007) – Skullman *'' Soul Eater'' (2008) – Masamune Nakatsukasa *''K-On!'' (2009) – Fuuma Monou *''Needless'' (2009) – Zakard *''Inazuma Eleven'' (2010) – Hidetoshi Nakata *'' Steins;Gate'' (2011) – John Titor *'' Bunny Drop'' (2011) – Daikichi Kawachi *''Attack on Titan'' (2013) – Grisha Yeager *'' Pocket Monsters: XY'' (2013) – Dr. Platane (Professor Sycamore) *''Buddy Complex'' (2014) – Dorz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preschool
A preschool, also known as nursery school, pre-primary school, or play school or creche, is an educational establishment or learning space offering early childhood education to children before they begin compulsory education at primary school. It may be publicly or privately operated, and may be subsidized from public funds. Information Terminology varies by country. In some European countries the term "kindergarten" refers to formal education of children classified as '' ISCED level 0'' – with one or several years of such education being compulsory – before children start primary school at ''ISCED level 1''. The following terms may be used for educational institutions for this age group: *Pre-Primary or Creche from 6 weeks old to 6 years old- is an educational childcare service a parent can enroll their child(ren) in before primary school. This can also be used to define services for children younger than kindergarten age, especially in countries where kindergarten is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off (or spinoff) is a radio program, television program, film, video game or any narrative work, derived from already existing works that focus on more details and different aspects from the original work (e.g. particular topics, characters or events). One of the earliest spin-offs of the modern media era, if not the first, happened in 1941 when the supporting character Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve from the old time radio comedy show ''Fibber McGee and Molly'' became the star of his own program ''The Great Gildersleeve'' (1941–1957). In genre fiction, the term parallels its usage in television; it is usually meant to indicate a substantial ''change in narrative viewpoint and activity'' from that (previous) storyline based on the activities of the series' principal protagonist and so is a shift to that action and overall narrative thread of some other protagonist, which now becomes the central or main thread (storyline) of the new sub-series. The ''new protagoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live-action
Live action (or live-action) is a form of cinematography or videography that uses photography instead of animation. Some works combine live-action with animation to create a live-action animated film. Live-action is used to define film, video games or similar visual media. According to the Cambridge English Dictionary, live action " nvolvesreal people or animals, not models, or images that are drawn, or produced by computer." Overview As the normal process of making visual media involves live-action, the term itself is usually superfluous. However, it makes an important distinction in situations in which one might normally expect animation, such as when the work is adapted from a video game, or from an animated cartoon, such as ''Scooby-Doo'', ''The Flintstones'', '' 101 Dalmatians'' films, or ''The Tick'' television program. The phrase "live-action" also occurs within an animation context to refer to non-animated characters: in a live-action/animated film such as ''Space Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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