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Chiharu
is a feminine Japanese given name which is occasionally used by men. Possible writings Chiharu can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *千春, "thousand, spring" *千晴, "thousand, sunny weather" *知春, "wisdom, spring" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People with the name * Chiharu Araki (千陽, born 1982), Japanese politician * Chiharu Icho (千春, born 1981), Japanese wrestler * Chiharu Igaya (千春, born 1931), Japanese Olympic alpine skier * Chiharu Kawai (千春, born 1973), Japanese actress, model, and voice actress * Chiharu Kitaoka (千陽, born 1988), Japanese voice actress *Chiharu Matsuyama (千春, born 1955), Japanese singer-songwriter *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese businesswoman and singer *Chiharu Nakamura (知春, born 1988), Japanese rugby sevens player *Chiharu Niiyama (千春), a Japanese actress and gravure idol *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese male boxer *Chiharu Saiguchi (千晴, born 1938), Justice of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiharu Shiota
(born 1972) is a Japanese performance and installation artist. Educated in Japan, Australia, and Germany, Shiota interweaves materiality and the psychic perception of the space to explore ideas around the body and flesh, personal narratives that engage with memory, territory, and alienation. Her signature installations, which consist of dazzling, intricate networks of threads stretching across gallery rooms, made the artist rise to fame in the 2000s. Shiota has exhibited worldwide and represented Japan in the 56th Venice Biennale in 2015. Early life, education and teaching Shiota was born in Osaka. Her parents ran a business manufacturing fish boxes, producing a thousand wooden boxes a day. She wanted to be an artist since she was twelve. Although her parents didn't directly support her desire to be an artist and worried about her, she was able to formally study art. She studied at the Kyoto Seika University in Kyoto from 1992 to 1996, was an exchange student at Canberra Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovely Complex
, also known as ''Lovely Complex'', is a romantic comedy shōjo manga by Aya Nakahara. It was published by Shueisha in ''Bessatsu Margaret'' from 2001 to 2006 and collected in 17 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series is about the romance between a tall girl and a short boy who are treated as a comedy duo by their classmates. In 2004, it received the 49th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo. The story has been adapted as a live-action movie released in 2006, a 24-episode anime television series broadcast in 2007, and an adventure game released for PlayStation 2 released in 2006. Two drama CDs have also been produced. The manga and the live-action movie are licensed in North America by Viz. A sequel series called ''Love Com D'' (or ''Lovely Complex Deluxe'' or "Lovely Complex Two") began serialization in the May 2009 issue of the bimonthly shōjo manga magazine ''Deluxe Margaret'', focusing on Risa's younger brother. Plot ''Love Com'' is a love story between a boy and a girl in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boys Be
''Boys Be...'' (stylized as ''BOYS BE…'') is a Japanese manga series written by Masahiro Itabashi and illustrated by Hiroyuki Tamakoshi. Three different ''Boys Be...'' manga series were serialized by Kodansha in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine''. A fourth series, ''Boys Be... Next Season'', ran in ''Magazine Special'' from 2009 to 2012. The second manga series was licensed in North America by Tokyopop. It was later adapted into a 13 episode anime television series by Hal Film Maker, which was broadcast on WOWOW from April to June 2000. It was licensed by The Right Stuf International. The first DVD volume of the series was released in North America on February 28, 2006. Comcast and several other cable providers have shown ''Boys Be'' On Demand in the United States through the Anime Network. Plot The title of the series is explained in the first chapter where the author refers to the quote "Boys, be ambitious", which was said by William S. Clark and has become a popular mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiken (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Seiji Matsuyama. The story depicts the life of schoolboy Densuke Mifune after he is forced into the mysterious Eiken Club. The manga series ran for eighteen volumes, and additionally included a series guidebook. A number of radio drama episodes and a two episode OVA (the latter roughly based on a volume 3 storyline) have also been produced. The first twelve manga volumes have been released in North America. The first three volumes were rated 16+, while subsequent volumes were rated 18+. Plot Densuke has just enrolled at the exclusive Zashono Academy. He is very eager to participate in extracurricular activities, but never expected to join the mysterious Eiken Club. Strangely enough, every other member is a busty co-ed, and many of the club's activities involve bikinis. But Densuke is not interested in anyone except for the shy and beautiful Chiharu Shinonome. Characters ; : :The red-headed Chiharu is considered one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiharu Igaya
is a former Olympic games, Olympic Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer and Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom, silver medalist from Japan. He competed in three Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics (Japan at the 1952 Winter Olympics#Alpine skiing, 1952, Japan at the 1956 Winter Olympics#Alpine skiing, 1956, Japan at the 1960 Winter Olympics#Alpine skiing, 1960). Ski racing Born in Tomari, Kunashiri (:ja:泊村 (北海道根室振興局), ja), Hokkaidō, Igaya attended college in the United States at Dartmouth College, Dartmouth in New Hampshire, where he raced for the Dartmouth Big Green, Big Green and graduated in 1957. "Chick" won the United States Alpine Ski Championships, U.S. national title in slalom in 1954 at Aspen Mountain (ski area), Aspen, Colorado, and took a third consecutive NCAA Skiing Championships, NCAA title in slalom, his sixth individual, in 1957 NCAA Skiing Championships, 1957 at Snowbasin, Utah. At the Olympics in Alpi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiharu Mihara
This article covers the major characters of Clamp's manga ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' and its respective anime and movies. The manga and anime focused on Japanese schoolgirl Sakura Kinomoto who finds the magical Clow Book in her father's basement study, accidentally unleashing the magical Clow Cards loose across her hometown Tomoeda. Dubbed the Cardcaptor by the cards' guardian Cerberus (better known as Kero-chan), Sakura must wield the Clow Staff to capture the card spirits and turn them back into cards for her use. Sakura is aided by her best friend and cousin Tomoyo Daidouji, who creates battle costumes for her as well as videotaping her ventures as Cardcaptor; and later by Syaoran Li, a Chinese boy who is a direct descendant of the Clow Cards' creator Clow Reed. The anime also introduced a fourth companion, Meiling Li (sometimes spelled as Meilin Li), Syaoran's cousin. The rest of the characters are mostly oblivious to Sakura's magical life, aside from her brother Toya who has his ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiharu Sawashiro
is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Stay Luck. After working as a stage actor, he used connections from his sister to become a voice actor and made his debut as Masamune Shiga in '' Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters''. Since ''Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters'', some of his more prominent roles include Nishiki Sasa in '' Love Kome'', Ritsu Shikishima in ''Caligula'', and Taiga in ''Tribe Nine''. Biography Chiharu Sawashiro was born in Tokyo on December 20, 1987. Chiharu is the younger brother of voice actress Miyuki Sawashiro. Miyuki had been voice acting since she was in middle school. At first, Chiharu was a bit skeptical of voice acting, since it was a lot less popular at the time. However, as voice acting got more popular, his peers continued to ask him questions about his sister. Chiharu later became a stage actor during college before he decided to give voice acting a try after voicing additional voices in the ''Dog & Scissors'' series with the Dead Stock Unit. Using connection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girl Got Game
''Girl Got Game'', originally published in Japan as ''Power!!'', is a manga series written and illustrated by Shizuru Seino. Originally serialized in ''Bessatsu Friend'' from 1999 until 2002, the individual chapters have been collected and published in ten ''tankōbon'' volumes by Kodansha. The series focuses on Kyo Aizawa, a girl forced by her father to live as a boy so she can be on her new school's boys' top-ranked basketball team. It is licensed for an English language release in North America by Tokyopop, which completed releasing the series in August 2005. Characters * – a high school girl who wants a cute boyfriend and to wear the lovely Seisyu High School girl's uniform. Unfortunately, ever since her father tore his Achilles tendon, he hoped and planned for her to fulfill his dream of being a basketball star. Grudgingly, she attends Seisyu as a boy and proves to be an invaluable member of the boys' basketball team though she is also the shortest member. She is very p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiharu Matsuyama
Chiharu Matsuyama (松山千春, born December 16, 1955) is a Japanese folk music, folk singer and songwriter. He made his debut with the single ''Tabidachi'' in 1977, and success soon followed with the two hits ''Toki no Itazura'' and ''Kisetsu no Nakade.'' Matsuyama has been portrayed in film by Shunsuke Daitō. Daitō played him in a 2008 film based on Matsuyama's autobiographical work ''Ashoro Yori'', published in 1979. References External linksMatsuyama Chiharu at Columbia Music Japan 1955 births Japanese male singer-songwriters Living people Japanese folk singers Musicians from Hokkaido 20th-century Japanese male singers 20th-century Japanese singers {{Japan-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiharu Muto
is a Japanese businesswoman and singer. She is the creative director of the fashion brand "Blixzy". She is a former member of Flower and E-girls. Biography She went to the Exile Professional Gym (EXPG) in Tokyo. In 2011, she passed the vocal division of "Vocal Battle Audition 3" and joined Flower and E-girls. On 12 October 2014 she announced to withdraw from Flower and E-girls to study abroad. On 26 October, with the Exile Tribe live performed at Kyocera Dome Osaka, she withdrew from E-girls. On 13 November, she later withdrew from Flower with a commemorative event of the single "Akikaze no Answer" at Ikebukuro Sunshine City. On 16 February 2015, she announced the establishment of her own fashion brand "Blixzy". She is a creative director and performs total production including brand designing, modelling, and promoting. On 16 August 2017, her solo single "Nobody Like You" became her first solo work sold at a Blixzy Harajuku store. Although she made her singing activity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiharu Shida
is a Japanese badminton player from the Saishunkan team. She was the bronze medalists at the Asian and World Junior Championships in 2014 and 2015. Shida won her first international title at the 2016 Vietnam International, and claimed her first BWF World Tour at the 2018 Chinese Taipei Open. Achievements BWF World Junior Championships ''Girls' doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' Asian Junior Championships ''Girls' doubles'' BWF World Tour (8 titles, 8 runners-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100. ''Women's doubles'' BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 2 runners-up) ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiharu Suzuka
is a Japanese voice actress. She was born in Kita-ku, Kyoto. Notable voice roles Anime roles *Sakura Hanasaki in (Ep 1, 4) Ai Tenshi Densetsu Wedding Peach DX *Kumi Honjo in Ai Yori Aoshi *Juna's mother in Arjuna *Skyress in Bakugan Battle Brawlers *Skyress in Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia *Keneesh in Banner of the Stars *Keneesh in Banner of the Stars II *Ayako (ep 71), Reiko Andou (ep 255) in Detective Conan *Manley (ep 15) in Cowboy Bebop *Makali in Crest of the Stars *Kamimura in Dai-Guard *Isabella in Paradise Kiss *Alicia in Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai * Sailor Lead Crow in Sailor Moon Sailor Stars *Natasha Kazamatsuri in Stellvia of the Universe *Additional voices in Sukeban Deka *D's Mother in Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust *Sakura Hanasaki in (eps 14,45) Wedding Peach *Ruka in YuYu Hakusho Dubbing roles *''The Distinguished Gentleman'' (Celia Kirby (Victoria Rowell)) *''Dumb and Dumber'' (Mary Swanson (Lauren Holly)) *'' Two Much'' (Liz Kerner (Daryl Hanna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
