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Hal Film Maker
was a Japanese animation studio founded in August 1993 by former Toei Animation staff. Hal Film Maker's parent company, TYO Inc., merged its two anime studio subsidiaries—Yumeta Company , known as from 2009 to 2017, is a Japanese animation studio An animation studio is a company producing animated media. The broadest such companies conceive of products to produce, own the physical equipment for production, employ operators fo ... and Hal Film Maker—on July 1, 2009. Yumeta Company absorbed Hal Film Maker and changed its name to TYO Animations before reverting to Yumeta Company on December 1, 2017. Works Television series Other works References External links * Japanese companies established in 1993 Mass media companies established in 1993 Mass media companies disestablished in 2009 Japanese animation studios Japanese companies disestablished in 2009 {{anime-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabushiki Gaisha
A or ''kabushiki kaisha'', commonly abbreviated K.K. or KK, is a type of defined under the Companies Act of Japan. The term is often translated as "stock company", " joint-stock company" or "stock corporation". The term ''kabushiki gaisha'' in Japan refers to any joint-stock company regardless of country of origin or incorporation; however, outside Japan the term refers specifically to joint-stock companies incorporated in Japan. Usage in language In Latin script, ''kabushiki kaisha'', with a , is often used, but the original Japanese pronunciation is ''kabushiki gaisha'', with a , owing to rendaku. A ''kabushiki gaisha'' must include "" in its name (Article 6, paragraph 2 of the Companies Act). In a company name, "" can be used as a prefix (e.g. , '' kabushiki gaisha Dentsū'', a style called , ''mae-kabu'') or as a suffix (e.g. , '' Toyota Jidōsha kabushiki gaisha'', a style called , ''ato-kabu''). Many Japanese companies translate the phrase "" in their name as "Company, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sketchbook (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Totan Kobako. First serialized in the April 2002 issue of ''Monthly Comic Blade'', the individual chapters were collected and published by Mag Garden until June 2019. Chapters also appeared in ''Comic Blade Masamune''. An anime television series adaptation, under the title ''Sketchbook ~full color's~'', aired in Japan between October 2 and December 25, 2007. The story revolves around a group of high school students, mostly female, in the art club at their high school. The main character is a young, shy and quiet girl named Sora Kajiwara who goes through life at her own pace. Plot ''Sketchbook'' begins with Sora Kajiwara joining the art club of her unnamed Fukuoka high school, and goes on to chronicle her subsequent experiences and those of her fellow club members. Characters Art club Freshmen ; : :The protagonist of the series, a girl with a playful spirit and an observant nature. Her undiminished, childlike and playful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Role-playing Game
A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of player character, characters in a fictional Setting (narrative), setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting or through a process of structured decision-making regarding character development. Actions taken within many games succeed or fail according to a formal role-playing game system, system of rules and guidelines. There are several forms of role-playing games. The original form, sometimes called the tabletop role-playing game (TRPG), is conducted through discussion, whereas in live action role-playing game, live action role-playing (LARP), players physically perform their characters' actions.(Tychsen et al. 2006:255) "LARPs can be viewed as forming a distinct category of RPG because of two unique features: (a) The players physically embody their characters, and (b) the game takes place in a physica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Wizard!
is a Japanese contemporary fantasy role-playing game designed by Takeshi Kikuchi and FarEast Amusement Research (F.E.A.R.) released in 2002. In the modern-day earth campaign setting, player characters called ''Wizards'' (ウィザード) fight against the world enemy named ''Emulators'' (エミュレーター) and their lords ''Maō'' (魔王) and explore the dungeons built by ''Emulators''. The game's campaign session (played by F.E.A.R.'s staff and voice actors) logs named '' replays'' were published in non-RPG magazines such as ''E-LOGIN'' and ''Magi-Cu'', therefore, ''Night Wizard!'' fans are not limited to only RPG gamers. An anime television series adaptation animated by Hal Film Maker began airing in Japan in October 2007 and ended its run on December 25, 2007. ''Night Wizard!'' actively diversifies into other media contents including replays, drama CD, manga, computer games and light novels and so on. Gameplay The game takes place in an alternate Earth in which the exi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pumpkin 3D
Pumpkin 3D is an animation studio based in France that specializes in Computer animation. Past work has included animation for the anime television series Oban Star-Racers and animated feature films, including Azur et Asmar and Persepolis , native_name_lang = , alternate_name = , image = Gate of All Nations, Persepolis.jpg , image_size = , alt = , caption = Ruins of the Gate of All Nations, Persepolis. , map = , map_type .... References Information technology companies of France French animation studios {{animation-studio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sav! The World Productions
Sav! The World Productions is a French production company, mainly active in the field of animation, formed in 1998 by writer-director Savin Yeatman-Eiffel. STW is one of the rare Western companies to have successfully co-produced animation with Japan. Oban Star-Racers STW is mainly known to the general public for its award-winning hit series Ōban Star-Racers (26 half-hours), created, written and produced by STW founder Savin Yeatman-Eiffel and codirected by Yeatman-Eiffel and OSR art director Thomas Romain. The series was coproduced with Bandai Visual and Jetix Europe. It aired in more than 100 countries worldwide including ABC Family & Toon Disney (US), NHK BS1 & Disney Channel (Japan), France 3 (Fr.), ZDF and Super RTL (Germany), GMTV (UK), RAI2 (Italy) and Jetix/Disney XD. Nominated at the Bafta Awards, it also won an Anime Land Award and a Grand Entertainment Prize at Polymanga. Taku Iwasaki and Yoko Kanno composed respectively the BGM and the credit songs. With its strong v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōban Star-Racers
is a French-Japanese anime television series created by Savin Yeatman-Eiffel of Sav! The World Productions in association with multiple international companies. Originally produced as a short movie titled ''Molly Star Racer'', a television series was developed in cooperation with Jetix Europe, with animation production by HAL Film Maker and Pumpkin 3D, a large portion of which was done in Tokyo, Japan. It aired in more than 100 countries including Japan. In the US, the series aired on ABC Family and Jetix/Toon Disney between June and December 2006. A potential sequel or spinoff is currently in development. Synopsis In the year 2082, Earth has been invited to compete in the Great Race of Ōban, an intergalactic race competition whose winner can be given "The Ultimate Prize", supposedly granting any wish in the world - even bringing back a loved one. The invitation comes from the Avatar, a mysterious entity who ends hostilities between Earth and the sinister race of the Crogs, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noriko Ogiwara
(born 1959) is a Japanese fantasy writer. Biography Noriko Ogiwara was born in 1959. Having read C. S. Lewis' ''The Chronicles of Narnia, Chronicles of Narnia'' at a very early age, she decided to become a fantasy writer. Her first book, won her several awards for children's literature and was translated into English by Cathy Hirano as ''Dragon Sword and Wind Child''; the English version was out-of-print until it was re-released by Viz Media in October 2007. The two sequels, and , have only been published in Japanese language, Japanese. The re-issuing of ''Dragon Sword and Wind Child'' encouraged Viz to publish the next novel in the sequence, ''Hakuchou Iden'', as ''Mirror Sword and Shadow Prince'' in May 2011, also translated by Cathy Hirano. These three books together are called ''The Jade Trilogy''. Another of her works is ''Nishi no Yoki Majo'' (西の善き魔女 "Good Witch of the West Astraea Testament"), a western-styled high fantasy series featuring a girl on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Good Witch Of The West
is a series of fantasy novels by Noriko Ogiwara, published by Chuokoron-Shinsha. The series has been adapted into both a manga series and a thirteen episode anime television series subtitled ''Astraea Testament'' broadcast in Japan in 2006. The story revolves around a fifteen-year-old commoner who discovers that she is really a princess. The manga and novels were licensed for English language releases in North America by Tokyopop. After Tokyopop went out of business JManga began translating the manga and has progressed farther than TokyoPop did. Plot Firiel Dee is given her mother's necklace by her childhood friend, Rumpelstiltskin (Roux). The necklace was meant as a birthday gift from her remote father, the astrologer Gideon Dee. All fifteen-year-olds are welcome to attend a public ball at the royal Roland castle in honor of the Queen's Birthday, and Firiel decides to wear her new necklace to the celebration. When it is recognized as a missing talisman of the royal fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kozue Amano
is a Japanese manga artist. She is widely known as the creator of ''Aria (manga), Aria'', which proved to be a best-selling hit, and was adapted into an anime television series consisting of 3 seasons and 2 Original video animation, OVAs. As of autumn 2010, Amano's work releases have been shifted from a monthly schedule to a seasonal one (every 3 months) owing to pregnancy and subsequent childcare. Works * (1995–1996, serialized in ''Monthly Shōnen Gangan'', Enix); (2005 reprint by Mag Garden) * – ''Amano Kozue Tanpenshū 1'', a collection of short stories (1996, Enix); (2004 reprint by Mag Garden) * (1997–2001, serialized in ''Monthly GFantasy'', Enix) * – ''Amano Kozue Tanpenshu 2'', a collection of short stories (1999, Enix); (2004 reprint by Mag Garden) * , also known as ''Princess' Smile'', (2000, Enix) * (2001, serialized ''Monthly Stencil'', Enix); (2003 reprint by Mag Garden) * (2002–2008, serialized in ''Monthly Comic Blade'', Mag Garden) * (2008–20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aria (manga)
''Aria'' (stylized as ''ARIA'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kozue Amano. The series was originally titled ''Aqua'' (stylized as ''AQUA'') when it was published in Enix's ''Monthly Stencil'' magazine from 2001 to 2002, and retitled when it was transferred to Mag Garden's ''Comic Blade'', where it continued serialization from November 2002 to April 2008. ''Aqua'' was collected in two ''tankōbon'' volumes, and ''Aria'' was collected in twelve volumes. Hal Film Maker has adapted the manga into several anime television series. A first season was broadcast in 2005, a second season in 2006, an Original video animation, OVA released September 2007, and a third season in 2008 that ended around the same time as the manga serialization. An OVA, titled ''Aria the Avvenire'', was released in the anime series' 10th anniversary Blu-ray box sets between December 2015 and June 2016. A film to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the anime series titled ''Aria th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
