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Actas
is a Japanese animation studio founded in 1998. It is currently a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Filmworks, which in turn is a subsidiary to Bandai Namco Holdings. History Actas was founded on July 6, 1998, by Hiroshi Katō and Jūtarō Ōba, who previously worked for Tatsunoko Production and Ashi Productions. Following Katō's death in 2009, Shunpei Maruyama was named the new company president. The studio also had a subsidiary animation studio Karaku, but Actas merged it with the main company in July 2017. In September 2017, Bandai Visual has announced that it had acquired Actas. Works TV series * 1999–2000: '' Gozonji! Gekko Kamen-kun'' * 2000–2001: '' Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children'' * 2002–2003: '' Transformers: Armada'' * 2002–2003: '' Shin Megami Tensei: D-Children – Light & Dark'' * 2003–2004: '' Pluster World'' (with Brain's Base) * 2003–2004: ''Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch'' (with SynergySP) * 2004: ''Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch Pure'' (with Syne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tactical Roar
is a Japanese anime television series centered around the mostly female crew of a commercial Warship, the ''Pascal Magi'', which is trying to fight pirates in the near future. The series is mix of serious combat, political intrigue, light romance, and comedy, a classic story of the underdogs trying prove their worth amidst superior enemies, and doubtful arrogant allies. The series was produced with mix of traditional and computer generated animation. This was an anime produced with cooperation from the Japanese Self-Defense Force (JSDF) during a period that there was no collaboration between anime producers and fandoms of similar types of anime. The show was broadcast on TV Kanagawa, Chiba TV, TV Saitama, TV Aichi, Sun TV and KBS Kyoto. Reportedly, the Pascal Magi was based on the Murasame-class destroyer, and the ship in the show was given a designation with the consent of the JSDF, which the producers worked with to create realistic battle scenes and models for the anime. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girls Und Panzer
, abbreviated as ''GuP'' or ''Garupan'' , is a Japanese anime franchise created by Actas which depicts a competition between girls' high schools practicing tank warfare as a sport. The series was directed by Tsutomu Mizushima, written by Reiko Yoshida and produced by Kiyoshi Sugiyama. Takaaki Suzuki, who had earlier acted as a military history advisor for ''Strike Witches'' and ''Upotte!!'', was involved in the production of the anime. The TV series initially aired in Japan between October and December 2012, with two additional episodes that aired in March 2013 and an original video animation released in July 2014. Nine manga series and a light novel adaptation have been published by Media Factory. An animated film was released in Japanese theaters on November 21, 2015. A six-part theatrical anime series premiered in 2017. Story Setting The story takes place in a world where historical World War II–era tanks are maintained for sport-style warfa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Riders!
is a Japanese manga series by Taishi Miyake, which began serialization in Ichijinsha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Comic Rex'' from 2012 and has been collected in nine ''tankōbon'' volumes. Another volume containing material which predated the first ''Comic Rex'' chapter was published on May 27, 2014 as Volume 0. An anime television adaptation by Actas aired in Japan between October and December 2016, with the remaining episodes aired on February 5, 2017. A light-novel version by Kei Aramoto began with Volume 1 in August 2020. Plot Upon seeing someone ride on a bike, college student Ami Kurata buys a folding bike and takes up cycling with her friend Aoi Niigaki. After meeting experienced cyclists Hinako Saijo, Yayoi Ichinose, and Saki Takamiya, Ami starts going further into the world of road cycling and soon forms her own team, Fortuna. Characters ; : :A slightly clumsy college student who takes up cycling. She owns a red Pontiankh folding bicycle, which she nicknames "Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
éX-Driver
is an anime OVA series planned, drafted and designed by manga artist Kōsuke Fujishima. It is produced by Bandai Visual, Dentsu, Genco, Faith and Actas. The anime series spanned 6 episodes, as well as a feature movie, entitled ''éX-Driver: The Movie''. The complete anime series, including the movie, were broadcast by the anime television network, Animax, across its respective networks around the world, including East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia and other regions. Overview In the distant future people no longer drive cars themselves, instead relying on AI (artificial intelligence) computers to drive their cars for them. But when these AI systems start losing control and running wild somebody has to stop them. éX-Drivers are the people who are able to operate the older mechanical non-AI dependent cars who chase down the AI cars and stop them. A good amount of future and near future technology is featured throughout the series, including automated highway systems and A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Principal
is a Japanese anime television series produced by Studio 3Hz and Actas. The series was directed by Masaki Tachibana and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi, with original character designs by Kouhaku Kuroboshi and Yukie Akiya, and music by Yuki Kajiura. The series aired from July to September 2017. The first two installments of a six-part sequel film series '' Princess Principal: Crown Handler'' have also been released. A mobile game, ''Princess Principal: Game of Mission'', was launched in August 2017, and was available until December 28, 2018. Plot ''Princess Principal'' is set in a fictional analogue of Britain called Albion. During the early 20th century, the Kingdom of Albion monopolized a mysterious substance called "Cavorite" to construct a fleet of heavily armed airships that made Albion the dominant power in the world. However, the proletariat of Albion grew angry at their country's ruling class for largely ignoring their plight, sparking the "London Revolution" in which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch
is a shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga and anime series created by Michiko Yokote, with artwork by Pink Hanamori. The manga was originally published in the monthly shōjo manga anthology ''Nakayoshi''. There are 32 chapters published (including two special stories) and are compiled into seven volumes issued by Kodansha. A 91-episode anime series was produced by TV Aichi, divided into two seasons, aired in Japan from April 2003 to December 2004. The first season is composed of 52 episodes, while the second, entitled ''Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch Pure'', lasted for 39. Plot Lucia Nanami, the mermaid princess of the North Pacific Ocean, sets out on land to find the boy that she had saved from a tsunami wave seven years before the beginning of the story, to whom she fell in love and had entrusted her pink pearl. She eventually finds the boy: a teenage Surfing, surfer named Kaito Dōmoto. However, Kaito does not recognize Lucia in her human form. She cannot directly tell Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hero Classroom
is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Shin Araki and illustrated by Haruyuki Morisawa. Shueisha have published twelve volumes since January 2015 under their Dash X Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Takashi Minakuchi titled ''Eiyū Kyōshitsu: Honoo no Empress'' was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Ultra Jump'' between February and August 2015 and was collected in a single ''tankōbon'' volume. A second manga adaptation with art by Koara Kishida titled as the light novel has been serialized via Square Enix's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' since September 2016. It has been collected in fifteen ''tankōbon'' volumes. The second manga is licensed digitally in North America by Comikey. An anime television series adaptation by Actas is set to premiere in 2023. Characters ; : ; : ; : ; : Media Light novel Manga A manga adaptation with art by Takashi Minakuchi titled was serialized in Shueisha's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moetan
is a series of English language study aids published by SansaiBooks in Japan. Targeted at otaku, it attempted to teach English words using examples drawn from computer games and anime. In the reprint of the first ''Moetan'' book and the bath towel sold during Comic Market 69, "MOETAN" stands for 'Methodology Of English, The Academic Necessity'. The acronym may have been chosen as a play on combining the words moé and -tan, both terms of cuteness used in relation to girl characters in anime, to create a portmanteauic double meaning. Moeru Eitango Moetan ''Moeru Eitango Moetan'' (萌える英単語 もえたん), also known as ''The Moetan Wordbook'', is the first in the ''Moetan'' series, published in 2003. Each chapter consists of a short story, written in pure Japanese, concerning the adventures of "Nao-kun" (a high school student) and "Ink-chan" (a mysterious magical girl who arrives to help him with his studying), followed by a set of word examples. In 2005-3-25, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotetsushin Jeeg
is a 13-episode Japanese television anime sequel to the 1975 Super Robot series ''Steel Jeeg'', created by Go Nagai. It is directed by Jun Kawagoe (previously known for ''New Getter Robo'' and ''Innocent Venus''). This 21st century sequel began airing on the satellite network WOWOW on April 5, 2007 at 11:30 p.m. Japan Standard Time, JST. Press material describes ''Koutetsu Jeeg'' as "A simple tale of 'Good versus Evil' while at the same time [being] a robot anime created for the sake of the adult core audience." On February 19, 2007, it was announced that the JAM Project song "STORMBRINGER" would be the opening theme. Plot The story takes place 50 years after the original and features a new cast of characters—primarily the new main character Kenji Kusanagi, a high school student and motorcycle racer who becomes Koutetsushin Jeeg to fight the sudden reappearance of "Haniwa Genjin" ("Haniwa Phantom Gods", or clay robots) from the Great Jama Kingdom ruled by Queen Himi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ginban Kaleidoscope
is a Japanese light novel series written by Rei Kaibara and illustrated by Hiro Suzuhira. A manga adaptation authored by Jun Hasegawa was serialized in Margaret from 2005 to 2006. An anime adaptation of the first arc of the novels aired on TV Tokyo from October 8, 2005 to December 24, 2005. The series won the 2nd Super Dash Novel Rookie of the Year Award Grand Prize. Plot The story revolves around Tazusa Sakurano, a Japanese Olympic figure skating candidate, and Pete Pumps, a Canadian stunt pilot. During a qualifying round in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Tazusa falls in the middle of a Triple Lutz and loses consciousness. At the same time, Pete dies mid-performance when his stunt plane crashes due to mechanical trouble. Unfortunately for Tazusa, Pete ends up involuntarily inhabiting her body for 100 days. During this time, Tazusa begins to develop romantic feelings for Pete, and falls in love with him. ; : :A Japanese figure skater known for her sharp tongue. She is on bad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devil Children
''Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children'', also known as ''DemiKids'', is a series of role-playing video games primarily developed by Multimedia Intelligence Transfer and published by Atlus. It is a spin-off from Atlus' '' Megami Tensei'' franchise, and began in 2000 with the Game Boy Color games ''Black Book'' and ''Red Book''. Five more role-playing games and three games in other genres were released until 2004, followed by no new releases until the 2011 social game ''Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children''. In addition to the games, the series has been adapted into manga, anime, and a trading card game, and two soundtrack albums have been released by First Smile Entertainment. The series follows demon-human hybrids called devil children, who journey from Japan to the demon world, and are joined by talking companion monsters who give them guidance. The player takes the role of one such devil child, and battles against demons; the devil children do not fight directly themselves, ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
