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CHRONO
Chrono may refer to: Prefix ''chrono-'' a Greek combining form relating to time * chronometry, science of the measurement of time *"chrono", colloquialism for chronograph in watch and clock collectors' language Games * ''Chrono'' (series), a Japanese video game series, which includes: **''Chrono Trigger'' **''Radical Dreamers'' **''Chrono Cross'' ** Crono (''Chrono Trigger''), the main character in ''Chrono Trigger'' Books *Chrono, a character in the Kurt Vonnegut novel ''The Sirens of Titan'' *Chrono, the title character from the manga and anime ''Chrono Crusade'' *Chrono Harlaown, from list of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha characters *Chrono Press, one of myriad imprints of the German group OmniScriptum devoted to the reproduction of Wikipedia content Music *''Chrono'', a 2011 EP by Paul Kalkbrenner *"Chrono", a song by The Ghost Inside from the 2010 album '' Returners'' *"Chrono", a song by Kraftwerk from the 2003 album ''Tour de France Soundtracks'' See also *Chronos *Chrono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crono (Chrono Trigger)
This is a listing of notable characters from the video game ''Chrono Trigger'', a role-playing video game released in 1995 by Square Co. (now Square Enix) for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game console. In keeping with the time travel theme of the game's storyline, the characters hail from different eras of a fictional history, ranging from prehistoric times to a post-apocalyptic future. Creation and influences The characters of ''Chrono Trigger'' were designed by Akira Toriyama based on sketches from the story planner Masato Kato. The development team wanted a diverse cast to reflect the various eras visited by the player; while working on the in-battle actions of the game, they decided to include a playable character that was neither human nor robot. Kato drew sketches for a cast of eight playable characters, comprising a male protagonist, the daughter of a fairy king, a tin robot, a monster man, an inventor girl, a demon king, a primitive girl, and an ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrono (series)
The series is a video game franchise developed and published by Square, and is currently owned by Square Enix. The series began in 1995 with the time travel role-playing video game ''Chrono Trigger'', which spawned two continuations, '' Radical Dreamers: Nusumenai Hōseki'', and ''Chrono Cross''. A promotional anime called '' Dimensional Adventure Numa Monjar'' and two ports of ''Chrono Trigger'' were also produced. As of March 31, 2003, ''Chrono Trigger'' was Square Enix's 12th best-selling game, with 2.65 million units shipped. ''Chrono Cross'' was the 24th, with 1.5 million units shipped. By 2019, the two games had sold over 5.5 million units combined. The games in the series have been called some of the greatest of all time, with most of the praise going towards ''Chrono Trigger''. The series' original soundtracks, composed by Yasunori Mitsuda, have also been praised, with multiple soundtracks being released for them. Concept and creation ''Chrono Trigger'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrono Trigger
is a 1995 role-playing video game developed and published by Square. It was originally released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as the first game in the ''Chrono'' series. The game's development team included three designers that Square dubbed the "Dream Team": Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of Square's ''Final Fantasy'' series; Yuji Horii, creator of Enix's '' Dragon Quest'' series; and Akira Toriyama, character designer of ''Dragon Quest'' and author of the '' Dragon Ball'' manga series. In addition, Takashi Tokita co-directed the game and co-wrote the scenario, Kazuhiko Aoki produced the game, Masato Kato wrote most of the story, while composer Yasunori Mitsuda wrote most of the soundtrack before falling ill and deferring the remaining tracks to ''Final Fantasy'' series composer Nobuo Uematsu. The game's story follows a group of adventurers who travel through time to prevent a global catastrophe. ''Chrono Trigger'' was a critical and commercial success upon re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radical Dreamers
''Radical Dreamers'' is a 1996 text-based visual novel adventure video game developed and published by Square for the Satellaview, a satellite peripheral for the Super Famicom. It forms part of the ''Chrono'' series, acting as a side story to the 1995 game ''Chrono Trigger''. A version of the game is included with ''Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition'', which was released worldwide on April 7, 2022 for Microsoft Windows, the Nintendo Switch, the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One. The game centers around an infiltration carried out by the titular thief gang led by Kid; aided by Serge and Magil, she seeks an artifact called the Frozen Flame and revenge on its keeper Lord Lynx. Players navigate the mansion's environments and impact the story's progression through text choices. ''Chrono Trigger'' writer Masato Kato both directed and wrote the main scenario. Due to his attitude at the time, the plot and tone were considerably darker than ''Chrono Trigger'', though the additional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrono Cross
is a 1999 role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation video game console. It is set in the same world as ''Chrono Trigger'', which was released in 1995 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. ''Chrono Cross'' was designed primarily by scenarist and director Masato Kato, who had help from other designers who also worked on ''Chrono Trigger'', including art director Yasuyuki Honne and composer Yasunori Mitsuda. Nobuteru Yūki designed the Characters of Chrono Cross, characters of the game. The story of ''Chrono Cross'' focuses on a teenage boy named Serge (Chrono Cross), Serge and a theme of parallel universe (fiction), parallel worlds. Faced with an alternate reality in which he died as a child, Serge endeavors to discover the truth of the two worlds' divergence. The flashy thief Kid (Chrono Cross), Kid and many other characters assist him in his travels around the tropical archipelago El Nido. Struggling to uncover his past and find the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chronometry
Chronometry (from Ancient Greek, Greek χρόνος ''chronos'', "time" and μέτρον ''metron'', "measure") is the science of the measurement of time, or timekeeping. Chronometry provides a standard of measurement for time, and therefore serves as a significant reference for many and various fields of science. The importance of the accuracy and reliability of measuring time provides a standardized unit for chronometric experiments for the modern world, and more specifically scientific research. Despite the coincidental identicality of worldwide units of time, time produces a measurement of change and is a variable in many experiments. Therefore, time is an essential part of many areas of science. It should not to be confused with chronology, the science of locating events in time, which often relies upon it. Also, of similarity to chronometry is horology, the study of time, however it is commonly used specifically with reference to the mechanical instruments created to keep t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chronograph
A chronograph is a specific type of watch that is used as a stopwatch combined with a display watch. A basic chronograph has an independent sweep second hand and a minute sub-dial; it can be started, stopped, and returned to zero by successive pressure on the stem. More complex chronographs use additional Complication (horology), complications and can have multiple sub-dials to measure seconds, minutes, hours and even fractions of a second. In addition, many modern chronographs use moveable bezels as Tachymeter (watch), tachymeters for rapid calculations of speed or distance. Louis Moinet invented the chronograph in 1816 for use in tracking astronomical objects. Chronographs were also used heavily in artillery fire in the mid to late 1800s. More modern uses of chronographs involve aircraft piloting, auto racing, Underwater diving, diving and submarine maneuvering. Since the 1980s, the term ''chronograph'' has also been applied to all Watch#Digital, digital watches that incorpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sirens Of Titan
''The Sirens of Titan'' is a comic science fiction novel by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., first published in 1959. His second novel, it involves issues of free will, omniscience, and the overall purpose of human history. Much of the story revolves around a Martian invasion of Earth. Plot This novel begins with an omniscient comment: "Everyone now knows how to find the meaning of life within himself. But mankind wasn't always so lucky." Malachi Constant is the richest man in a future North America. He possesses extraordinary luck that he attributes to divine favor which he has used to build upon his father's fortune. He becomes the centerpoint of a journey that takes him from Earth to Mars in preparation for an interplanetary war, to Mercury with another Martian survivor of that war, back to Earth to be pilloried as a sign of Man's displeasure with his arrogance, and finally to Titan where he again meets the man ostensibly responsible for the turn of events that have befallen him, Winston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrono Crusade
''Chrono Crusade'', originally known in Japan as , due to a typo, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Moriyama. It was originally published by Kadokawa Shoten in ''Comic Dragon'', then a special issue of the ''Dragon Magazine''. A 24-episode anime television series by Gonzo based on the manga ran from 2003 to 2004 on Fuji TV. The series was released in North America by ADV Manga and ADV Films, titled ''Chrono Crusade''. Set in New York during the 1920s, ''Chrono Crusade'' follows the story of Rosette Christopher, and her demon partner Chrono. As members of the Magdalene Order, they travel around the country eliminating demonic threats to society, while Rosette searches for her lost brother, Joshua. Plot ''Chrono Crusade'' is set in the height of the Roaring Twenties, where jazz is king, bootleg liquor flows freely, and the mob rules the streets. It is a time of prosperity, luxury and decadence, and the division between rich and poor grows even wider ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Characters
The following list introduces the characters of the ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (series), Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'' in Main and Movie Timeline. Protagonists Nanoha Series ; : : The main protagonist of the series, Nanoha is an ordinary nine year old girl that answered a call of help from an injured ferret. ; : : A mysterious blonde haired magical girl, that Nanoha encounters in her search for the Jewel Seeds, referred to by Nanoha as having "sad, lonely eyes". In the series, she surprises her by being another magical girl just like Nanoha. Her surname is derived from the Ferrari Testarossa. ; : : Hayate is a wheelchair-bound orphan, who in the series is under the care of the Wolkenritter (German for Cloud-knights), though they kept their battles from her. She is aware that the completion of the Reinforce (Nanoha), Book of Darkness will grant her vast power, but does not want to obtain it at the expense of the lives of others. Vivid Series ; : : A main protagonist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OmniScriptum
Omniscriptum Publishing Group, formerly known as VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, is a German publishing group headquartered in Riga, Latvia. Founded in 2002 in Düsseldorf, its book production is based on print-to-order technology. The company publishes theses, research notes, and dissertations through its e-commerce bookstores. Its publishing methods have been questioned for the soliciting of manuscripts from individuals, and for providing authors with the appearance of a peer-reviewed publishing history. OmniScriptum is designated as non-academic by the Norwegian Scientific Index, and its subsidiary Lambert Academic Publishing has been described as a predatory vanity press which does "not apply the basic standards of academic publishing such as peer-review, editorial or proof-reading processes." The company also offers print-to order publishing for fiction authors. It previously specialized in publishing and selling Wikipedia articles, but has stated that the practice of publishing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Kalkbrenner
Paul Kalkbrenner () (born 11 June 1977) is a German musician, producer of electronic music and actor. Because he breaks down his tracks into elements that are reassembled onstage, Kalkbrenner is considered a live act, as opposed to a DJ. He is most known for his single "Sky and Sand", which sold over 200,000 copies, went platinum, and was highly charted in countries such as Belgium and Germany. He is also known for portraying the main character Ickarus in the movie ''Berlin Calling'', written and directed by Hannes Stöhr, which ran for several years at Kino Central in Berlin. Biography Paul Kalkbrenner grew up in Lichtenberg, Berlin, which was deep in the eastern sector of the city before the Berlin Wall came down. At the time of the Reunification of Germany, Kalkbrenner was only thirteen years old. It was then that he began to play records to his peers at the youth clubs of Berlin, despite his 11 p.m. curfew set by his mother. He played together with his good friend Sascha Fun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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