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Chika (Japanese Given Name)
is a feminine Japanese given name. The name Chika can be written with the kanji characters 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 散 (chi) meaning "scatter" combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "good, fine" or 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Chika can also be written with many different kanji characters thus, giving the name various meanings. Possible writings in Japanese Chika can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *千佳, "thousand, excellence" *千夏, "thousand, summer" *千賀, "thousand, celebration" *千香, "thousand, fragrance" *千花, "thousand, flower" *千華, "thousand, chinese flower" *千果, "thousand, fruit" *知香, "knowledge, fragrance" *知佳, "knowledge, excellence" *智香, "wisdom, fragrance" *愛, "love" ( nanori reading) The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People * Chika, a member of the Japanese girl group '' D&D'' * , Japanese voice actress * , Japanese fencer * , Japanese women's footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequently-derived syllabic scripts of ''hiragana'' and ''katakana''. The characters have Japanese pronunciation, pronunciations; most have two, with one based on the Chinese sound. A few characters were invented in Japan by constructing character components derived from other Chinese characters. After World War II, Japan made its own efforts to simplify the characters, now known as shinjitai, by a process similar to China's simplified Chinese characters, simplification efforts, with the intention to increase literacy among the common folk. Since the 1920s, the Japanese government has published character lists periodically to help direct the education of its citizenry through the myriad Chinese characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilingirl
, also known as Bilingirl or Bilingirl Chika, is a Japanese YouTuber. Since 2011, Yoshida has been producing videos on YouTube where she gives casual English lessons to Japanese people. As of 2021, she has over 1.5 million subscribers on her YouTube channel. Early life Born in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, Yoshida moved to the United States when she was in her first year of elementary school due to her father's job transfer, and she grew up in Anacortes, Washington. She attended a Japanese school every week from elementary to high school, where she was classmates with actor Kei Hosogai. After graduating from high school, Yoshida enrolled at the University of Washington in 2003, where she majored in business and attended the Foster School of Business, and she graduated in 2007. After spending 16 years in the United States, she moved back to Japan, where she worked as a business consultant for an American company at their Japanese branch. From 2010 to 2012, she briefly opened a na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kono Oto Tomare! Sounds Of Life
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Amyu. The series began publication in Shueisha's ''Jump Square'' magazine in August 2012. It has been reported that over 5.5 million copies of the manga have been sold. An anime television series adaptation by Platinum Vision aired from April to December 2019. Plot The story focuses on the Koto club of the Tokise High School in Kanagawa Prefecture. Takezo Kurata, in his second year, is the only member left in the Koto club, after all the senior members have graduated. While he is trying his best to recruit more members into the club, Chika Kudo submits his application. But, since Kudo is known to be a delinquent, one who destroyed his own grandfather's koto shop, Takezo is apprehensive about him. Things change when he discovers the truth. Also joining the club is the Koto prodigy, Satowa Hozuki, who has her own agenda. More members join the club in time, holding their own reasons for joining. However, in the end, they all h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
B Gata H Kei
is a Japanese four-panel manga series by Yoko Sanri. It was published by Shueisha and ran in ''Weekly Young Jump'' from 2004 to 2011. The story focuses on the salacious wishes of a high school girl, whose perceived drawback of being a virgin leads to her lusting after and pursuing a rather average and unremarkable boy in her class. The series was adapted into an anime, where it premiered on KBS and Tokyo MX television network on April 2, 2010, and ran weekly for 12 episodes. Funimation has licensed the anime series with the title ''Yamada's First Time: B Gata H Kei'', and released the series on DVD and Blu-ray on January 31, 2012. A drama CD has also been released. Plot ''B Gata H Kei'' revolves around lascivious 15-year-old high school student Yamada, who makes it a goal to have sexual relations with 100 different guys. However, her insecurities as a virgin herself lead her to reject every guy who attempts to make a move on her. To overcome this mental barrier, she searc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shrine Of The Morning Mist
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Hiroki Ugawa. The manga was serialized in Shōnen Gahōsha's '' Young King Ours''. It was licensed in North America by Tokyopop and in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment. The manga was adapted into an anime series, directed by Yuji Moriyama. The anime was licensed in North America by Media Blasters. It tells the story of Yuzu Hieda, a high school freshman and one of three sisters, all of whom are ''miko'' at the local Shinto shrine. When her childhood love returns, it is discovered that dark gods have a great interest in him, and Yuzu is recruited to gather fellow students into a "Miko Council" to fight off a full-scale mystic assault. The priestesses have talismans that focus their powers and are used when attacking the dark kami. Characters The Miko Council In the Media Blasters anime English adaptation, the Miko Council is referred to as the "Priestess Club". ; : :She is the middle sister of the Hieda clan, al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Live! Sunshine!!
is a Japanese multimedia project co-developed by ASCII Media Works' ''Dengeki G's Magazine'', music label Lantis, and animation studio Sunrise. The project is the second series of the ''Love Live!'' franchise and is a spin-off sequel of ''Love Live! School Idol Project''. The story of this project revolves around a new group of nine schoolgirls who become idols in order to save their school from shutting down. It launched in April 2015 with music CDs and anime music videos, followed by a manga version in 2016. An anime television series was directed by Kazuo Sakai at Sunrise; the first season aired between July and September 2016 while the second season aired between October and December 2017. Both seasons are licensed in North America, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand by Funimation, Anime Limited and Madman Entertainment, respectively. An anime film titled ''Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow'' was released on January 4, 2019 in Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chika Takami
is a Japanese multimedia project co-developed by ASCII Media Works' ''Dengeki G's Magazine'', music label Lantis, and animation studio Sunrise. The project is the second series of the ''Love Live!'' franchise and is a spin-off sequel of ''Love Live! School Idol Project''. The story of this project revolves around a new group of nine schoolgirls who become idols in order to save their school from shutting down. It launched in April 2015 with music CDs and anime music videos, followed by a manga version in 2016. An anime television series was directed by Kazuo Sakai at Sunrise; the first season aired between July and September 2016 while the second season aired between October and December 2017. Both seasons are licensed in North America, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand by Funimation, Anime Limited and Madman Entertainment, respectively. An anime film titled ''Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow'' was released on January 4, 2019 in Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Genshiken Characters
This is a list of characters that appear in the manga and anime series ''Genshiken''. Main characters ''Note: the Genshiken members' favourite manga, anime, and games are non-existent parodies of actual manga, anime and games. For instance, Sasahara is a fan of the game ''The Champ of Fighters'' (CoF), a parody of ''The King of Fighters'' (KoF). Occasionally a real series is mentioned in the manga that is fictionalized in the anime, and vice versa. (Biographical information is from Volume One of the Genshiken manga and the Genshiken Official Data Book.)'' * :Voiced by: Takanori Ōyama (''Season 1 and 2''), Tatsuya Kobashi (''Second Generation'') (Japanese); Michael Perreca (English); Thomas Guitard (French) :The third president of Genshiken. At first in denial about his otaku nature, Sasahara eventually accepts and embraces it. He loves hentai PC games despite not owning a computer until volume 3. When Sasahara assumes the title of Genshiken president from Madarame, his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dive
Diving most often refers to: * Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water * Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes Diving or Dive may also refer to: Sports * Dive (American football), a type of play in American football * Diving (association football), a simulation of being fouled * Diving (ice hockey), embellishing an infraction in an attempt to draw a penalty * Sport diving (sport), competitive scuba diving using recreational techniques in a swimming pool * Taking a dive, or match fixing, intentionally losing a match, especially in boxing Film and television Film * ''Dive'' (film), a 1929 German silent film * ''The Dive'' (1990 film), a Norwegian action thriller * ''Dive!'' (film), a 2010 documentary film by Jeremy Sefert * ''Dive'', a 2014 New Zealand short film written and directed by Matthew J. Saville * ''The Dive'' (2018 film), an Israeli film TV * ''Dive'' (TV series), a 2010 British drama * "The Dive" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ai Yori Aoshi Characters
is a Japanese ''seinen'' manga written and illustrated by Kou Fumizuki and serialized from 1998 to 2005 in Hakusensha's ''Young Animal''. The manga and anime series features an extensive cast of characters. The male protagonist is Kaoru Hanabishi, a university student, is the eldest son of Yūji Hanabishi, the head of the Hanabishi Zaibatsu. The female protagonist is Aoi Sakuraba. Aoi is the only daughter of the owner of the Sakuraba Dry Goods Store (later renamed to Sakuraba Department Store). Kaoru's family and Aoi's family had expected for Kaoru to marry Aoi, but after Kaoru walked out, the marriage was canceled. Main characters Kaoru Hanabishi ; : : The male protagonist of the series. Kaoru is a fairly average person and he does not fit the mold of the stereotypical male protagonist in most harem anime series; for instance, he does not struggle with his studies, nor is he prone to emotional outbursts. He is generally well liked and is a member of the photography club at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyōran Kazoku Nikki
is a light novel series by Akira (日日日), with illustrations by x6suke. A 26-episode anime adaptation was broadcast in 2008. Plot summary A thousand years ago, Enka (閻禍), the god of destruction, died saying that its "child" would destroy the world. In order to prevent this, the Great Japanese Empire Paranormal Phenomena Bureau of Measures begins (code name: "code-Olympus"). The family is composed of Ōka Midarezaki, an official of the Bureau, and Kyōka Midarezaki, a self-proclaimed goddess, as parents; the children, human and otherwise, are the candidates – all potentially the prophesied "Child of Enka". The goal of the operation is to discern which child the prophecy applies to, as well as to teach him or her about the love of family in hopes of convincing him or her to not destroy the world. The story focuses on the mishaps and adventures that the ad hoc family experiences together. Characters Midarezaki family ; :The Midarezaki family "mother". She is 20 ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strawberry Marshmallow
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Barasui about the adventures of four elementary school girls and their older sister-figure. It began serialization in ASCII Media Works' manga magazine ''Dengeki Daioh'' in 2002. In 2005, the manga was adapted into an anime television series and a PlayStation 2 video game. Three original video animation (OVA) episodes were later released from February to April 2007. Another two-episode OVA project titled ''Strawberry Marshmallow Encore'' was released in 2009. There is an unrelated manga titled . Plot Themes According to the manga, ''Strawberry Marshmallow'' is set in Hamamatsu, Japan. Seasons play an important role throughout ''Strawberry Marshmallow'' as the characters are involved in many normal seasonal activities. The series is speckled with many small, music-related allusions, such as Ana's dog Frusciante being named after John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, while episode eight of the anime sees two goldf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
