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Hiroko Utsumi
is a Japanese anime director, animator, storyboard artist, and manga artist. She is best known for her work with Kyoto Animation, particularly as the original director of ''Free!''. After leaving Kyoto Animation's affiliate company Animation Do, she directed the anime adaptation of '' Banana Fish'' manga, and created and directed ''SK8 the Infinity'' with Bones. She is a graduate of the Osaka Municipal College of Design. Works Television animation *'' Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid'' (2005), animator *''The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'' (2006), animator *'' Kanon'' (2006–2007), animator *'' Lucky Star'' (2007), animator *''Clannad'' (2007–2008), animator *''Clannad After Story'' (2008–2009), animator *''The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'' (2009), assistant director and animator *''K-On!'' (2009), animator *''K-On!!'' (2010), storyboard artist, episode director, animator *'' Nichijou (My Ordinary Life)'' (2011), storyboard artist, episode director, animator *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K-On!
is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Kakifly serialized in Houbunsha's ''Manga Time Kirara'' magazine between the May 2007 and October 2010 issues, and also serialized in Houbunsha's ''Manga Time Kirara Carat'' magazine. The manga relaunched from April 2011 to June 2012 with two separate storylines published in ''Manga Time Kirara'' and ''Manga Time Kirara Carat''. The manga is licensed in North America by Yen Press. A spin-off manga about a different band of high school girls, ''K-On! Shuffle'', began serialization in July 2018. A 13-episode anime television series adaptation by Kyoto Animation aired in Japan between April and June 2009. An additional original video animation (OVA) episode was released in January 2010. A 26-episode second season, titled ''K-On!!'' (with two exclamation marks), aired in Japan between April and September 2010, with an OVA episode released in March 2011. An anime film adaptation was released in Japan in December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lucky Star Episodes
This is an episode listing for the anime adaptation of ''Lucky Star''. The anime, containing twenty-four episodes, aired between April 8, 2007, and September 16, 2007, on Chiba TV and is produced by the animation company Kyoto Animation. The series was directed by Japanese animation director Yutaka Yamamoto for the first four episodes, but he was fired and replaced by Yasuhiro Takemoto from episode five on. An original video animation episode was produced following the series and was released on September 26, 2008. An anime adaptation of ''Miyakawa-ke no Kūfuku'', produced by Ordet and Encourage Films, began streaming on Ustream on April 29, 2013. The opening theme is by Konata Izumi (Aya Hirano), Kagami Hiiragi (Emiri Katō), Tsukasa Hiiragi (Kaori Fukuhara), and Miyuki Takara ( Aya Endo). ''Lucky Star'' does not have one consistent ending theme, a new theme is used in each episode; most of them are of theme songs from other anime and from tokusatsu television shows. Each ending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jigokuraku
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuji Kaku. It was serialized weekly for free on Shueisha's '' Shōnen Jump+'' application and website from January 2018 to January 2021, with its chapters collected in 13 '' tankōbon'' volumes. Set in the Edo period of Japan, it follows the ninja Gabimaru and the executioner Yamada Asaemon Sagiri as they search for the elixir of immortality. Viz Media has licensed the series for English release in North America. An anime television series adaptation produced by MAPPA aired from April to July 2023. A second season has been announced. Plot Captured during an assassination mission, Gabimaru the Hollow is sentenced to be executed, but nothing seems to kill him due to his superhuman body. Believing his love for his wife to be subconsciously keeping him alive, executioner Yamada Asaemon Sagiri offers him the chance to be pardoned of all crimes by the Shogunate if he finds the elixir of life on Shinsenkyo, a legendary rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dororo (2019 TV Series)
is a 2019 anime television series produced by MAPPA and Tezuka Productions based on the manga of the same name by Osamu Tezuka, and is a re-adaptation of the previous 1969 series. The adaptation departs from the source material in several ways, but follows the basic premise of the manga: a young '' ronin'', named Hyakkimaru, along with a young child, Dororo, must face multiple demons in Sengoku-era Japan who have stolen his various body parts in order to get them back. The main innovation was the new portrayal of Hyakkimaru, a weaker samurai than the one written by Tezuka with director Kazuhiro Furuhashi among other staff member conceiving the alternate of take of the young swordsman becoming a new person following his journey with Dororo in a similar manner to buddy films. The series is also present in English release through Sentai Filmworks and Amazon Prime. The series was well received by critics from anime who often listed it as one of the best anime from 2019. The ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Record Of Battles
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version can be written in two forms: the double-storey a and single-storey ɑ. The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English grammar, " a", and its variant " an", are indefinite articles. History The earliest certain ancestor of "A" is aleph (also written 'aleph), the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet, which consisted entirely of consonants (for that reason, it is also called an abjad to distinguis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Hero Academia
is a Japanese superhero manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 2014, with its chapters additionally collected into 36 ''tankōbon'' volumes as of October 2022. Set in a world where superpowers (called "Quirks") have become commonplace, the story follows Izuku Midoriya, a boy who was born without a Quirk but still dreams of becoming a superhero himself. He is scouted by All Might, Japan's greatest hero, who bestows his Quirk to Midoriya after recognizing his potential, and helps to enroll him in a prestigious high school for superheroes in training. The manga spawned a media franchise, having inspired numerous spin-off manga, such as '' My Hero Academia: Smash!!'', '' My Hero Academia: Vigilantes'' and '' My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missions''. The series has expanded into light novels, stage plays, and various types of merchandise and media such as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Days (manga)
''Days'' (stylized as ''DAYS'') is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Tsuyoshi Yasuda. It was serialized by Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from April 2013 to January 2021, with its chapters collected in 42 ''tankōbon'' volumes. In North America, the manga is licensed for English digital release by Kodansha USA. A 24-episode anime television series adaptation by MAPPA was broadcast from July to December 2016. As of December 2020, the ''Days'' manga had over 10 million copies in circulation. In 2016, the manga won the 40th Kodansha Manga Awards for the ''shōnen'' category. Plot ''Days'' follows the struggles of Tsukushi Tsukamoto, a shy, clumsy and bullied teenager about to start high school. He decides to get into Seiseki High School so he can be with his neighbour and childhood friend Sayuri Tachibana, who is one year his senior. Just as he is bullied after visiting Sayuri at her work, Tsukushi is saved by Jin Kazama, who scares away the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond The Boundary
is a Japanese light novel series written by Nagomu Torii, with illustrations by Tomoyo Kamoi. The work won an honorable mention in the Kyoto Animation Award competition in 2011. Kyoto Animation has published three volumes since June 2012. Set in Kashihara, Nara, this story follows a young boy named Akihito Kanbara who is an immortal being and half a spirit. After Akihito saved a girl named Mirai Kuriyama from committing suicide, he learned that she is a spirit world warrior their lives become intertwined. An anime television series adaptation, produced by Kyoto Animation, aired in Japan between October and December 2013. An original video animation episode was released in July 2014. A two-part anime film project premiered in March and April 2015. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series for North American audiences with an English dub released in 2015. Plot One day, high school student Akihito Kanbara instinctively goes to save his fellow schoolmate, Mirai Kuriyama, from com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamako Market
is a Japanese anime television series produced by Kyoto Animation, directed by Naoko Yamada, and written by Reiko Yoshida. The series aired in Japan between January 10 and March 28, 2013. The anime has been licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks. A film sequel, ''Tamako Love Story'', premiered in Japan on April 26, 2014, paired with a short film titled ''Dera-chan of the Southern Islands''. Plot Tamako Kitashirakawa is the eldest daughter of a family which runs the Tama-ya mochi shop in the . One day, Tamako encounters a strange talking bird named Dera Mochimazzi who comes from a distant land searching for a wife for his country's prince. After becoming overweight from eating too much mochi, Dera ends up becoming a freeloader in Tamako's home. The series follows the everyday life of Tamako, her friends, family and neighbors, and this peculiar bird. As well as keeping track to the main course of events, ''Tamako Market'' and the following ''Tamako Love Story'' film cov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions
, also known as ''Chū-2'' for short, is a Japanese light novel series written by Torako, with illustrations provided by Nozomi Ōsaka. The work won an honorable mention in the Kyoto Animation Award competition in 2010, leading the company to assume its publication starting in June 2011. The series follows a high school boy named Yūta Togashi, who tries to discard his embarrassing past grandiose delusions, until he meets a girl named Rikka Takanashi, who exhibits her own signs of chūnibyō syndrome. As their relationship progresses, Yūta and Rikka form a club called the Far East Magical Napping Society Summer Thereof with classmates Shinka Nibutani, Kumin Tsuyuri and Sanae Dekomori, who each have their own unique delusional behaviors. A 12-episode anime adaptation by Kyoto Animation aired in Japan between October 4 and December 19, 2012, with six six-minute ''Lite'' episodes streamed on YouTube. The anime is licensed by Sentai Filmworks for release in North America. An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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