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Daume
is a Japanese animation studio that was founded in 1986. Productions TV series * ''What's Michael?'' (1988-1989) * '' D4 Princess'' (1999) * ''Bubu Chacha'' (1999) * '' I Love Bubu Chacha!'' (2001) * ''Hanaukyo Maid Team'' series (2001–2004) * '' Please Teacher!'' (2002) * ''Please Twins!'' (2003) * ''DearS'' (2004) * '' Hanaukyō Maid Team: La Verite'' (2004) * ''Strawberry Marshmallow'' (2005) * ''Tona-Gura!'' (2006) * ''Crescent Love'' (2006) * ''Minami-ke'' (2007) * '' Shiki'' (2010) OVA * ''The Heroic Legend of Arslan'' (1993, episodes 3–4, with Pierrot) * ''The Irresponsible Captain Tylor'' (1994, episode 1 only) * ''Idol Fighter Su-Chi-Pai'' (1996) * ''Debutante Detective Corps'' (1996) * ''Sorcerer on the Rocks'' (1999) * ''Hanaukyo Maid Team'' (2001) * '' Please Teacher: Secret Couple'' (2002) * '' Please Twins: The Summer Never Ends'' (2003) * '' Ichigeki Sacchu!! HoiHoi-san'' (2004) * '' Le Portrait de Petit Cossette'' (2004) * '' Strawberry Marshmallow: Epi ... [...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] |
Debutante Detective Corps
is an anime OVA, and was released on VHS and DVD in North America by ADV Films. The OVA was animated by Daume and was produced by Marcus Company. Synopsis Five wealthy girls, each with a special talent, have been targeted for assassination by a mysterious person. While enrolling in the Seika School for Girls, a group of mercenaries have begun their attack on the girls. Kimiko Ayanokouji, her twin sister Miyuki and their friends, Youko, Reika and Nina must find a way to survive, fight back against the bad guys and get to the bottom of who wants them dead. Main Characters ; *voiced by Shiho Niiyama (Japanese), Dara Aylor English :Kimiko is the leader of the Debutante Detective Corps. She's very aloof, considers herself beautiful and has an IQ of 200. Kimiko's special talent is ESP, of which Miyuki claims is made up. ; *voiced by Yūko Nagashima (Japanese), Shana McClendon (English) :Miyuki is Kimiko's younger twin sister. Unlike Kimiko, Miyuki is easily tempered, espec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bubu Chacha
is a Japanese slice of life anime series created by Akira Okeya (writer of '' Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team'' and '' Transformers: Armada''), Iku, Takeshi Anzai and Tetsuro Amino (director of ''Blue Comet SPT Layzner''). Dubbed by Glemar F. Produced by Daume and Japan Digital Entertainment, the series was directed and written by Akira Okeya and produced by Katsuhiko Nozawa, the animation producer of ''Please Twins!''. Character designs were done by Shinji Ochi, who did the character designs later on in '' Ichigeki Sacchu!! HoiHoi-san''. The series first premiered on NHK from April 8, 1999, to November 25, 1999, with a total of 26 episodes. A second season titled premiered two years later on NHK from April 3, 2001, to November 29, 2001, with a total run of 25 episodes. The first and/or the second season was also broadcast internationally on Disney Channel Asia (Asia Pacific), GMTV2 (United Kingdom), Raidue (Italy), TRT (Turkey), ABS-CBN (Philippines), Trans TV and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiki (novel Series)
is a Japanese horror novel written by Fuyumi Ono. It was originally published in two parts by Shinchosha in 1998, it was then reprinted into five parts in 2002. A manga series adapting the story, drawn by Ryu Fujisaki was serialized in the Japanese monthly magazine '' Jump SQ.'' from December 2007 to June 2011. An anime adaptation of the manga by Daume aired on Fuji TV from July to December 2010. North American anime distributor Funimation simulcasted the series on their online video portal and released the series on DVD and Blu-ray in May 2012. Plot The story takes place during a particularly hot summer in 1994, in a small quiet Japanese village called Sotoba. A series of mysterious deaths begin to spread in the village, at the same time when a strange family moves into the long-abandoned Kanemasa mansion on top of a hill. Megumi Shimizu, a young girl who wanted to leave the village and move to the city, pays them a visit never to return. She is later found lying in the fore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minami-ke
is a Japanese manga series by Koharu Sakuraba, creator of ''Kyō no Go no Ni''. It was first serialized in the weekly Japanese manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' in March 2004. The slice of life comedy focuses on the everyday life of three sisters: Haruka, Kana, and Chiaki Minami. An anime series produced by Daume aired in 2007. Asread produced a second season in 2008 titled ''Minami-ke: Okawari'', a third season in 2009 titled ''Minami-ke: Okaeri'', and an original video animation (OVA) episode in 2009 titled ''Minami-ke: Betsubara''. In 2012, Feel produced another OVA titled ''Minami-ke: Omatase'', followed by a fourth anime series in 2013 titled ''Minami-ke: Tadaima''. Plot A slice of life comedy about the day-to-day life of the Minami family, the story centers around the daily life of three sisters named Haruka, Kana, and Chiaki as they get into various kinds of shenanigans alongside their friends and classmates. Characters Minami sisters ; : :Haruka is the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Please Teacher!
is an anime television series directed by Yasunori Ide, written by Yōsuke Kuroda, and produced by Bandai Visual. It was later adapted into a manga and light novel and centers on a group of friends and the odd things that happen to them after they get a new teacher. The ''Please Teacher!'' anime series premiered in Japan on the WOWOW satellite television network between January 10 and March 28, 2002, spanning a total of 13 episodes, including twelve originally premiering on television plus an OVA episode released on DVD on October 25, 2002. It was adapted very soon into a manga, serialized in MediaWorks's shōnen manga magazine, ''Dengeki Daioh'', in January 2002, and was also later adapted into a light novel, entitled ''Onegai Teacher: Mizuho and Kei's Milky Diary'', published in March 2003. The ''Please Teacher!'' anime series was soon continued with a spin-off sequel, ''Please Twins!'', which premiered on WOWOW between July 15 and October 14, 2003. The setting of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanaukyo Maid Team
is a Japanese manga series created by Morishige. ''Hanaukyo Maid Team'' is about a young boy, Taro Hanaukyo, who has inherited a vast family fortune and, more importantly, the hundreds of employees working at the family mansion. While dressed and referred to nominally as 'maids', there are discrete albeit sometimes unusual departments for most of the employees (including Defence, Science, Catering, etc.). Presumably the various extensive projects in the house pay for most of its expenses. The original anime, which aired as part of the omnibus program Anime Complex, was cut short when the series ran into production issues. Continuity was later rebooted for the new series ''Hanaukyo Maid Team: La Verite'' (''Hanaukyō Maid Tai - La Verite'' in Japan). Many of the early episodes mirror each other closely, with some variations. Both anime versions use the same voice actors. The English ''La Verite'' anime was originally licensed by Geneon Entertainment in North America, but Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoake Mae Yori Ruriiro Na
, also known as ''Crescent Love'', is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by August and first released on September 22, 2005 for Windows. It was later ported to the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. A manga illustrated by Hoehoe Nōmiso was serialized in ''Dengeki Daioh'' between the November 2005 and May 2007 issues. A 12-episode anime adaptation titled ''Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na: Crescent Love'' aired in Japan between October and December 2006. The anime is licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America and was released on June 1, 2010. Gameplay ''Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na'' is a romance visual novel in which the player assumes the role of Tatsuya Asagiri. Its gameplay requires little player interaction as much of the game's duration is spent on reading the text that appears on the screen, which represents the story's narrative and dialogue. The text is accompanied by character sprites, which represent who Tatsuya is talking to, over background art. Throughout the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Portrait De Petit Cossette
is a Japanese original video animation anime series produced by Aniplex and animated by Daume. It spanned 3 episode OVA series and ran in 2004. It was licensed for North American distribution by Geneon Entertainment and released as ''Le Portrait de Petite Cossette''. The OVAs were broadcast in the United States on Fuse (TV channel), Fuse on December 15, 2007, and in Canada on G4 (Canadian TV channel), G4techTV's Anime Current programming block from January 19, 2008 to February 2, 2008. It is currently licensed by Sentai Filmworks and available for streaming and video-on-demand via The Anime Network. The series was adapted into a manga series by Asuka Katsura. It spanned two volumes and was published in 2004. The English-language release is published by Tokyopop. Plot The series focuses on Eiri Kurahashi, a college art student who works in an antique shop. One day, he sees the image of a girl in an antique glass. To his shock, she appears to be moving and living out her life bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Summer (manga)
is a Japanese language, Japanese manga written and illustrated by Takehito Mizuki. The manga was serialised in MediaWorks (publisher), MediaWorks's monthly ''Dengeki Daioh'' before MediaWorks moved the title to the quarterly ''Dengeki Moeoh''. The manga was formerly licensed in English language, English by ComicsOne and DrMaster. Characters * is the female protagonist and Takaya's robot maid. "Koharubiyori" ''Newtype USA'' 6 (12) 16. December 2007. . * is the male protagonist and Yui's owner. He has a maid fetish and is good at cooking and sewing. * likes Takaya and works as a maid in her dad's cafe, Cafe Cowbeya. * is Minori's father and Cafe Cowbeya's owner. * is the shop manager. * * is Ayumi's mother. * is the younger sister of Sumire. * is the older sister of Ran. * is Takaya's ultimate customized figurine. Media Manga ''Koharu Biyori'' is written and illustrated by Takehito Mizuki. The manga was serialised in MediaWorks (publisher), MediaWorks's monthly ''Deng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D4 Princess
is a manga series created by . The story was adapted into an anime series. The anime is composed of 24 thirteen-minute episodes and is part of the anime program ''Anime Complex, Anime Complex II''; it ran from April 6 to September 28, 1999. Summary A panzer is a powerful costumed fighter who uses a "tool" (ツール, it can be a power tool, a hand tool, or a household appliance) as a weapon. Anybody who wants to be a panzer can easily buy a kit that is currently mass production, mass-produced. As a result, one in ten people is a panzer. Doris Rurido is one of those panzers. Thirteen-year-old Doris comes from a family that owns an advertising firm and has lived a very utopia, utopic lifestyle, even regarding herself as a princess. But when she attends the all-girls which is known for its Panzer League, she not only faces very new things as a typical rich girl such as junk food, the lack of servants, and studying in school, but also faces challenges as a panzer, especially he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What's Michael?
is a Japanese manga series created by Makoto Kobayashi. In 1984, it began its serialization in the ''Weekly Morning'' magazine. The manga shows Michael, an orange American Shorthair tabby cat, his feline friends, and other domesticated pets in a series of humorous episodes. Michael is not a specific cat, but rather a feline version of the everyman as he appeared in drastically different settings across chapters: he's a normal cat in some chapters (with different owners in different chapters), an anthropomorphic cat in others, and he even dies in some chapters. Dark Horse Comics released the series in the US as eleven volumes between 1997 and 2006, and in 2020 released the first volume of a "Fatcat Collection", which spanned the first six volumes. The manga was presented in the standard left to right American reading format. In 1986, ''What's Michael?'' received the Kodansha Manga Award for general manga. The manga was adapted into two anime OVA films in 1985 and 1988, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |