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Gosick
is a Japanese light novel series written by Kazuki Sakuraba, with illustrations by Hinata Takeda. The series includes 13 novels published by Fujimi Shobo between December 2003 and July 2011. Set in a fictional European country in 1924, a Japanese exchange student meets a mysterious, brilliant girl who only leaves the library to sleep. Her brother, a detective, relies on her exceptional mind to solve difficult mysteries. Tokyopop released the first two novels in English in North America. A manga adaptation drawn by Sakuya Amano was serialized in Fujimi Shobo's ''Monthly Dragon Age'' magazine. A 24-episode anime adaptation by Bones aired between January and July 2011. A collection of side stories titled ''GosickS'' was published between 2005 and 2011, while a sequel novel series named ''Gosick New Continent'' was released in between 2013 and 2016. Plot and settings ''Gosick'' takes place in 1924 in a small, French-speaking fictional European country; which stretches from Swi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuki Sakuraba
is a Japanese author of novels and light novels, and Naoki Prize winner. Biography Sakuraba was born in Shimane Prefecture on the 26th of July 1971. She, however, grew up in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture. She started writing novels when she was in the fourth or fifth grade of elementary school. In the library, Sakuraba often met a girl who she befriended that was writing something like a novel, so she decided to do the same, writing her first novel in her notebook. During her junior and senior high school years, Sakuraba skipped classes and cram school to read books. She states that she was seemingly unable to and hated studying. She graduated from Yonago Higashi High School and moved to Tokyo for university. During university, she repeatedly tried but failed to write anything substantial. Sakuraba continued to read books however and had a part-time job. In 1993, she won the ''DENiM New Writer's Award''. In 1999, Sakuraba's novel ''Yozora ni, Manten no Hoshi'' (later retitled ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinata Takeda
was a Japanese manga artist. Her notable works include ''Yaeka no Karute'', ''Croisée in a Foreign Labyrinth'', and ''Gosick''. Takeda has a sister named Enaga Senno, who is an illustrator and is four years younger. In January 2017, she died due to illness. It was made public by the entry by Kazuki Sakuraba, author of ''Dragon Age ''Dragon Age'' is a media franchise centered on a series of fantasy role-playing video games created and developed by BioWare, which have seen releases on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The fra ...'' released on 9 May of the same year, June 2017 issue of the same day and ''Gosick'' on the same day. Works Illustrations Drama CD References {{DEFAULTSORT:Takeda, Hinata Manga artists Year of birth unknown 2017 deaths 1978 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitoshi Nanba
is a Japanese anime director. Nanba started working in the anime industry in 1982 and directed his first full series in 1989. Since then, some of the series he has directed include ''Heroman'', ''Gosick'', and ''Golden Kamuy''. Biography Hitoshi Nanba was born in Niigata Prefecture. He started working in the anime industry in 1982 and was put in charge of directing for the first time with ''Dash! Yonkuro'' in 1989. Following ''Dash! Yonkuro'', he directed the anime adaptation of ''Gosick'' in 2011. In 2018, he was put in charge of the anime adaptation of ''Golden Kamuy''. Works TV series * ''Dash! Yonkuro'' (1989–1990) (director) * ''Jungle King Tar-chan'' (1993–1994) (director) * ''Bonobono'' (1995–1996) (director) * ''YAT Anshin! Uchū Ryokō'' (1996–1998) (director) * '' Baki the Grappler'' (2001) (part 1 director) * ''Heroman'' (2010) (director) * ''Gosick'' (2011) (director) * '' Our Love Has Always Been 10 Centimeters Apart'' (2017) (chief director) * ''Golden Kamuy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bones (studio)
Bones Inc. (stylized in lowercase; ja, 株式会社 ボンズ, Hepburn: ) is a Japanese animation studio. It has produced numerous series, including ''RahXephon'', ''No. 6'', ''Wolf's Rain'', ''Scrapped Princess'', ''Eureka Seven'', ''Angelic Layer'', ''Darker than Black'', '' Soul Eater'', ''Ouran High School Host Club'', both the 2003 and 2009 adaptations of ''Fullmetal Alchemist'', ''Star Driver'', ''Gosick'', ''Mob Psycho 100'', ''Space Dandy, Noragami'', '' Bungo Stray Dogs'', and ''My Hero Academia''. Its headquarters are located in Igusa, Suginami, Tokyo. History Bones was founded by Sunrise staff members Masahiko Minami, Hiroshi Ōsaka and Toshihiro Kawamoto in October 1998. One of their first projects was collaborating with Sunrise on '' Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door'', a feature film based on the '' Cowboy Bebop'' anime series. In 2007, the studio suffered the loss of co-founder Hiroshi Ōsaka, well known for his works as character designer on series such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apphia Yu
Apphia Yu, also known as Ayu Sakata, is an American voice actress. She has worked on games such as ''Loren The Amazon Princess'' and ''Tales of Aravorn: Seasons of the Wolf'', and on anime like ''Assassination Classroom''. She is the founder of sakevisual, a company based in Dallas, Texas that makes original visual novel games. She is married to voice actor Micah Solusod. Filmography Anime series Animated series * ''Heaven Official's Blessing'' (2021), Xiao Ying Film Video games Production credits ADR directing References External links * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yu, Apphia Living people American video game actresses American voice actresses American voice directors 21st-century American women Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AT-X (company)
is a Japanese anime television network owned by AT-X, Inc. was founded on June 26, 2000 as a subsidiary of TV Tokyo Medianet, which is (in turn) owned by TV Tokyo. Its headquarters are in Minato, Tokyo. AT-X network has been broadcasting anime via satellite, cable, and IPTV since December 24, 1997. AT-X broadcasts many '' Comic Gum'' anime adaptations. ''Ikki Tousen'', ''Ah My Buddha'' and ''Juden Chan'' were shown on this channel first, before they were rebroadcast on Tokyo MX. As a premium channel, AT-X is also known for showing uncensored versions of several anime like ''Juden Chan'', ''Ah My Buddha'', ''Girls Bravo'', ''Elfen Lied'', ''Mahoromatic'', ''High School DxD'' and ''Redo of Healer'', which would normally get censored on free-to-air television because of the large amounts of mature content. History * December 24, 1997 - AT-X begins broadcasting on DirecTV Channel 270. * November 30, 1998 - Bandai Chara Net TV (owned by Bandai, which AT-X aired through) closes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōtarō Nakagawa
is a Japanese composer and arranger. He is noted for composing the soundtracks for several anime series, including the Gorō Taniguchi-directed productions '' s-CRY-ed'', ''Planetes'', ''Gun Sword'', and ''Code Geass''. He provided the music for many of the ''Kamen Rider'' and ''Super Sentai is a Japanese superhero team metaseries and media franchise consisting of television series and films produced by Toei Company, and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi ("Sentai" is the Japanese word for "task force" or "fighting squadron"). The sho ...'' tokusatsu shows and films. Works Anime Tokusatsu Drama References External links Official agency profile * Kotaro Nakagawaprofile at Oricon {{DEFAULTSORT:Nakagawa, Kotaro 1969 births Anime composers Japanese composers Japanese film score composers Japanese male composers Japanese male film score composers Japanese music arrangers Living people Tokyo University of the Arts alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mari Okada
is a Japanese screenwriter, director and manga artist. She is one of the most prolific writers currently working in the anime industry. She won the 16th Animation Kobe Award. Personal life Okada was born in Chichibu. She was often bullied at school and skipped days to deal with social anxiety. After leaving middle school, she would spend most of her time confined at home. In spite of this, her proficiency at writing helped to get her into high school, although her social anxiety remained a problem. Nobody had high hopes for her, and as she was graduating, she was constantly told that she “wouldn't survive in the real world.” Okada enrolled at the Tokyo Amusement Media School to study about games. Career Through her studies, Okada developed a passion for screenwriting, but found it difficult due to anxieties. Her earliest jobs included creating scenarios for direct-to-video pornography and transcribing interviews for a magazine. It was through this latter job that she met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monthly Dragon Age
is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Fujimi Shobo. The magazine began as a combination between ''Monthly Comic Dragon'' and ''Monthly Dragon Junior'', two former magazines published by Fujimi Shobo. The first issue was published in April 2003, and the magazine is sold on the ninth of each month. The magazine carries the title "New Age Standard Comic". A special edition version called ''Dragon Age Pure'' was active between January 2006 and February 2009. Serialized manga *'' A-kun (17) no Sensō'' *''Amagi Brilliant Park'' *'' Ange Vierge Linkage'' *'' Armored Core: Tower City Blade'' *''Black Blood Brothers'' *''BlazBlue'' *'' Blaze'' *''Bremen'' *'' Chrome Shelled Regios Missing Mail'' *''Chrono Crusade'' *''Croisée in a Foreign Labyrinth'' *''Date A Live'' *''Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody'' *''Demon Heart'' *'' Demonizer Zilch'' *''Densetsu no Yūsha no Densetsu'' *''Densha Gakuen Mohamohagumi'' *''Devel 17 Hōkago no Kyōsenshi'' *''Diebuster'' *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Setouchi
(TSC) is a TV station in Japan. It is one of the TX Network (TXN) stations, broadcasting in Okayama Prefecture and Kagawa Prefecture, and it is the only TXN TV station in the Chugoku-Shikoku region. Anime produced TV Setouchi produced a few anime TV shows that aired nationwide on TXN: #Idol Densetsu Eriko (1989–90) #Idol Angel Yokoso Yoko (1990–91) #Getter Robo Go (1991–92) #Floral Magician Mary Bell (1992–93) #The Irresponsible Captain Tylor (1993) #Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō (1993-2008) Programming TV Setouchi aired several independently produced anime TV shows which also aired on other networks like Tokyo MX. *Lime-iro Senkitan *Mamotte! Lollipop * Happiness! *Nanatsuiro Drops *Nichijou *Maken-ki! *Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Strikers * Galactic Armored Fleet Majestic Prince *Kantai Collection *Ai Tenchi Muyo! *Divine Gate *Luck & Logic * ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. *BanG Dream! ''BanG Dream!'', also known as , is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is used in Japan to refer to both comics and cartooning. Outside of Japan, the word is typically used to refer to comics originally published in the country. In Japan, people of all ages and walks of life read manga. The medium includes works in a broad range of genres: action, adventure, business and commerce, comedy, detective, drama, historical, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction and fantasy, erotica ('' hentai'' and ''ecchi''), sports and games, and suspense, among others. Many manga are translated into other languages. Since the 1950s, manga has become an increasingly major part of the Japanese publishing industry. By 1995, the manga market in Japan was valued at (), with annual sales of 1.9billion manga books and manga magazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of the English word ''animation'') describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. Animation produced outside of Japan with similar style to Japanese animation is commonly referred to as anime-influenced animation. The earliest commercial Japanese animations date to 1917. A characteristic art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka and spread in following decades, developing a large domestic audience. Anime is distributed theatrically, through television broadcasts, Original video animation, directly to home media, and Original net animation, over the Internet. In addition to original works, anime are often adaptations of Japanese comics (manga), light novels, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
