|
Caste Heaven
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Chise Ogawa, the pseudonym of Shigeyoshi Takagi. It was serialized in the monthly manga magazine ''Magazine Be × Boy'' since March 2014. A mobile game based on the manga was released in 2019 in Japan. Plot Setting Each class at school is involved in a game that determines each individual's position in the caste system through picking up trump cards scattered throughout the campus. The King and Queen cards select the King and Queen of each class respectively, the top of the caste. The high tier consists of the Jack (Jack), Yes-Man (10), and Wannabes (9), who serve the King. The middle tier consists of the Preppies (8), Gofers (7), and Slackers (6). The low tier consists of the Geeks (5), the Goths (4), and the Brainiacs (3). The outside tier consists of the Freaks (2) and Delinquents (Ace). Students who draw the Joker, refuse to participate in the game, or inform the teachers are immediately turned into Targets and b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaoi
''Yaoi'' (; ja, やおい ), also known by the ''wasei-eigo'' construction and its abbreviation , is a genre of fictional media originating in Japan that features Homoeroticism, homoerotic relationships between male characters. It is typically created by women for women and is distinct from Bara (genre), homoerotic media marketed to gay men, but it does also attract a male audience and can be produced by male creators. It spans a wide range of media, including manga, anime, drama CDs, novels, video games, television series, films, and Fan labor, fan works. "Boys' love" and "BL" are the generic terms for this kind of media in Japan and much of Asia; though the terms are used by some fans and commentators in the West, ''yaoi'' remains more generally prevalent in English. The genre originated in the 1970s as a subgenre of Shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga, or comics for girls. Several terms were used for the new genre, including , , and . The term ''yaoi'' emerged in the late 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūki Ono
is a Japanese voice actor and singer who dubs in anime shows and video games. He was represented by Atomic Monkey and is now a freelancer. His major roles are: Josuke Higashikata in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable'', Taiga Kagami in ''Kuroko's Basketball'', Zenkichi Hitoyoshi in ''Medaka Box'', Kaname Tsukahara in '' Kimi to Boku'', Masayuki Hori in ''Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun'', Jun Isashiki in ''Ace of Diamond'' and Ultraman Belial in the recurring '' Ultraman Series''. Biography During his high school years, Ono aimed to become a professional soccer player and at one point was scouted by the Shimizu S-Pulse. Unfortunately, he stopped playing in the third year as a result of bone fracture. During his years in university, Ono becomes a fan of Kishō Taniyama. In addition to meeting the voice actor in person at an anime event, this inspired him to pursue the same career. In August 2011, Ono forms the voice acting unit alongside voice actor Takuya Eguchi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dating Sim
Dating sims, or , are video game subgenre of simulation games with romantic elements. Dating sims are often dialog-heavy and focus on time management. The player must befriend and carefully build and maintain a relationship with one or more characters. The gameplay is largely dependent on statistics. These games also often involve raising stats that reflect the player's skills and can be combined with other genres. Series such as ''Sakura Wars'' and ''Persona'' combine RPG gameplay with dating sim gameplay. The term "dating sim" is also sometimes used incorrectly in English as a generic term for , especially visual novels focused on romance. This can lead to confusion, as visual novels are considered a subgenre of adventure games and are not included in the dating sim genre. While the two genres often share a common visual presentation, dating sims are considered to be more statistically based, whereas visual novels focus on telling a branching story. History The first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002. The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets (as of April 2011) and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations. Results are announced every Tuesday and published in ''Oricon Style'' by subsidiary Oricon Entertainment Inc. The group also lists panel survey-based popularity ratings for television commercials on its official website. Oricon started publishing Combined Chart, which includes CD sales, digital sales, and streaming together, on December 19, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime News Network
Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan. The website offers reviews and other editorial content, forums where readers can discuss current issues and events, and an encyclopedia that contains many anime and manga with information on the staff, cast, theme music, plot summaries, and user ratings. The website was founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis, and operated the magazine ''Protoculture Addicts'' from 2005 to 2008. Based in Canada, it has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in four separate regions: the United States and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. History The website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998. In May 2000, CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial staff, replacing editor-in-chief Isaac Alexander. On June 30, 2002, Anime News N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pixiv
is a Japanese online community for artists. It was first launched as a beta test on September 10, 2007, by Takahiro Kamitani and Takanori Katagiri. Pixiv Inc. is headquartered in Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. As of April 2020, the site consists of over 50 million members, over 100 million submissions, and receives over 3.7 billion page views monthly. Pixiv aims to provide a place for artists to exhibit their illustrations and get feedback via a rating system and user comments. Works are organized in an extensive tag structure which forms the backbone of the website. History Starting as the idea of the programmer Takahiro Kamitani, who is himself an artist known as Bakotsu on the website, Pixiv was launched on September 10, 2007, as a beta test. When the number of users exceeded 10,000 only nineteen days after launch, it became difficult for Kamitani to maintain Pixiv on his own, leading him to establish Crooc Inc. on October 1, 2007. The website underwent a major upgrade o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comiket
, more commonly known as or , is a semiannual ''doujinshi'' convention in Tokyo, Japan. A grassroots market focused on the sale of '' doujin'' (self-published) works, Comiket is a not-for-profit fan convention administered by the volunteer-run Comic Market Preparatory Committee (ComiketPC). Inaugurated on 21 December 1975 with an estimated 700 attendees, Comiket has since grown to become the largest fan convention in the world, with an estimated turnstile attendance of 750,000 in 2019. Comiket is typically held at Tokyo Big Sight in August and December, with the two events distinguished as and , respectively. Programme ''Dōjin'' marketplace Comiket is focused primarily on the sale of ''dōjin'': non-commercial, self-published works. Approximately 35,000 circles (a term for groups or individuals who create ''dōjin'') participate in each edition of Comiket. Different circles exhibit on each day of Comiket; circles producing works on a common subject, such as a particular medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dōjinshi
, also romanized as ', is the Japanese term for self-published print works, such as magazines, manga, and novels. Part of a wider category of '' doujin'' (self-published) works, ''doujinshi'' are often derivative of existing works and created by amateurs, though some professional artists participate in order to publish material outside the regular industry. Groups of ''doujinshi'' artists refer to themselves as a . Several such groups actually consist of a single artist: they are sometimes called . Since the 1980s, the main method of distribution has been through regular ''doujinshi'' conventions, the largest of which is called Comiket (short for "Comic Market") held in the summer and winter in Tokyo's Big Sight. At the convention, over of ''doujinshi'' are bought, sold, and traded by attendees. ''Doujinshi'' creators who base their materials on other creators' works normally publish in small numbers to maintain a low profile so as to protect themselves against litigation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tankōbon
is the Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ... term for a book that is not part of an anthology or corpus. In modern Japanese, the term is most often used in reference to individual volumes of a manga series: most series first appear as individual chapters in a weekly or monthly List of manga magazines, manga anthology with other works before being published as volumes containing several chapters each. Major publishing Imprint (trade name), imprints for include Jump Comics (for serials in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' and other Jump (magazine line), ''Jump'' magazines), Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine, Shōnen Magazine Comics, and Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday Comics. Japanese comics (manga) manga came to be published in thick, phone book, phone- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarusuke Shingaki
, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese voice actor from Kumejima, Okinawa. He is affiliated with Mausu Promotion. His most notable roles include Kariya Matou in '' Fate/Zero'', Eishirō Kite in ''The Prince of Tennis II'', Togusa in '' Ghost in the Shell: Arise'', Lemillion in ''My Hero Academia'', Yashiro in '' Twittering Birds Never Fly: The Clouds Gather'', and Yugo Kakitani in '' Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song''. Filmography Television animation Theatrical animation Original video animation Audio dramas Dubbing Live-action *''Back to the Future'' (2014 BS Japan edition) (Biff Tannen ( Thomas F. Wilson)) *''Back to the Future Part II'' (2018 BS Japan edition) (Biff Tannen / Griff Tannen / Gertrude Tannen (Thomas F. Wilson)) *'' Back to the Future Part III'' (2018 BS Japan edition) (Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen (Thomas F. Wilson)) *''Bel Ami'' (David Choi (Lee Jang-woo)) *''Blue Story'' (Killy / Kiron (Khali Best)) *''The Butler'' (2016 BS Japan edition) (Louis Gai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kengo Kawanishi
is a Japanese voice actor. He was formerly affiliated with Office Kaoru, but is now represented by Mausu Promotion. Filmography Television animation ;2006 *''Atashin'chi'' as Costumer D *''Angel Heart'' as children *'' Kanon'' as Audience *''Doraemon'' ;2009 *''Saki'' as Referee ;2010 *''Sazae-san'' *''Naruto Shippuden'' as Gentleman Cat, Townspeople, Foreign traveler *''Hakuōki'' as Aizu Samurai *''Asobi ni Iku yo!'' as Reporter ;2011 *'' A Dark Rabbit Has Seven Lives'' as Student *''Naruto Shippuden'' as Kagami Uchiha, Sagiri (ep 235), Chunin, Researcher, Friend, Kage *''Beelzebub'' as Kōsei Kuroki (Kagegumi), Referee (ep 35) *''Blood-C'' as Schoolboy *''Gintama''' as Otaku A *''Deadman Wonderland'' as Matayoshi *''Gosick'' as Italian boy, Child soldier ;2012 *''World War Blue'' as Myomuto *''Naruto Shippuden'' as Konoha Shinobi, Kumogakure Shinobi, Shinobi, Samurai, Zaji *''Accel World'' as Avatar C *'' Another'' as Junta Nakao *''Inu x Boku SS'' as Boy 2 (ep 6) *'' Phi Bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makoto Furukawa
is a Japanese Voice acting in Japan, voice actor and singer previously affiliated with Space Craft Entertainment. He became a freelancer in September 2018. He joined the record label, Toy's Factory, in December 2018. He made his solo singer debut under Lantis (company), Lantis in July 2018 with the song "miserable masquerade" produced by Satoru Kuwabara. He played Saitama (One-Punch Man), Saitama in ''One-Punch Man,'' Banri Tada in ''Golden Time (novel series), Golden Time,'' Miyuki Shirogane in ''Kaguya-sama: Love Is War'' and Shaddiq Zenelli in ''Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury''. Voice roles Anime television series ;2012 *''Hidamari Sketch, Hidamari Sketch × Honeycomb'', Yoshio ;2013 *''A Certain Scientific Railgun, A Certain Scientific Railgun S'', Kenji Madarame *''Gaist Crusher'', Shiren Quartzheart *''Golden Time (novel series), Golden Time'', Banri Tada *''Log Horizon'', Smoking Thunder *''Sunday Without God'', Menhim ;2014 *''Aldnoah.Zero'', Shigō Kak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
