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Ikuko Ito
is a Japanese animator, character designer, illustrator and animation director best known for her work on ''Sailor Moon'' and as the creator of ''Princess Tutu''. Career Ikuko Itoh graduated at Tokyo Designer Gakuin College, and started working as key animator and animation director for various series and movies in 1980s. From 1992 to 1994, she was recognized from her work as an animation director for various episodes of ''Sailor Moon'' (''Sailor Moon'' and ''Sailor Moon R''). After ''R'' had ended, Itoh took over Kazuko Tadano's role as a character designer from ''Sailor Moon S'' in 1994 till the end of ''Sailor Moon SuperS'' in 1995. After ''Sailor Moon'', she character designed for '' Fushigi Mahou Fun Fun Pharmacy'' and ''Magic User's Club'' in late 1990s. In 2002, she created and character designed ''Princess Tutu'', a ballet fairy tale anime that is inspired from ''The Ugly Duckling'' and ''Swan Lake''. From 2006 and onwards, Itoh provided character designs for ''Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibaraki Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,871,199 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, Tochigi Prefecture to the northwest, Saitama Prefecture to the southwest, Chiba Prefecture to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the east. Mito, Ibaraki, Mito, the capital, is the largest city in Ibaraki Prefecture. Other major cities include Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Tsukuba, Hitachi, Ibaraki, Hitachi, and Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Hitachinaka. Ibaraki Prefecture is located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast to the northeast of Tokyo, and is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, the most populous metropolitan area in the world. Ibaraki Prefecture features Lake Kasumigaura, the second-largest lake in Japan; the Tone River, Japan's second-longest river and largest drainage basin; and Mount Tsukuba, one of the most famous mountains in Japan. Ibaraki Prefectur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living For The Day After Tomorrow
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by J-ta Yamada. The manga was serialized in Mag Garden's magazine '' Comic Blade Masamune'' between March 3, 2005 and June 15, 2007; five bound volumes were released in Japan. The manga was adapted into an anime series produced by J.C.Staff, which aired in Japan between October and December 2006. The story is about a young girl who grows older into an adult, and an adult woman who becomes younger, turning into a child. The anime is licensed by Sentai Filmworks, and a complete series boxset was distributed by Section23 Films on DVD on April 13, 2010. Plot ''Asatte no Hōkō'' follows the lives of Karada Iokawa, a young girl who is set to join junior high school after summer is over, and Shōko Nogami, a young woman who has just returned from studying abroad, who also happens to be the former girlfriend of Karada's older brother. The day Shōko returns, she is dragged by Karada to the beach with her brother and a couple of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Recipe Of Gourmet Food
Secrecy is the practice of hiding information from certain individuals or groups who do not have the "need to know", perhaps while sharing it with other individuals. That which is kept hidden is known as the secret. Secrecy is often controversial, depending on the content or nature of the secret, the group or people keeping the secret, and the motivation for secrecy. Secrecy by government entities is often decried as excessive or in promotion of poor operation; excessive revelation of information on individuals can conflict with virtues of privacy and confidentiality. It is often contrasted with social transparency. Secrecy can exist in a number of different ways: encoding or encryption (where mathematical and technical strategies are used to hide messages), true secrecy (where restrictions are put upon those who take part of the message, such as through government security classification) and obfuscation, where secrets are hidden in plain sight behind complex idiosyncrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chopper's Kingdom On The Island Of Strange Animals
Since the premiere of the anime adaptation of Eiichiro Oda's ''One Piece'' manga in 1999, Toei Animation has produced fifteen feature films based on the franchise traditionally released during the Japanese school spring break since 2000. Four of the films were originally shown as double features alongside other Toei film productions and thus have a running time below feature length (between 30 and 56 minutes). The first three films were shown at the and the eleventh was released as part of ''Jump Heroes Film''. The films generally use original storylines, but some adapt story arcs from the manga directly. With the release of films ten, twelve, thirteen and fourteen, tie-in story arcs of the TV series were aired concurrently. Additionally, three of these films have had special featurette shorts, showcasing the characters engaged in various activities unrelated to the series. They were shown dancing in ''Jango's Dance Carnival'' with ''Clockwork Island Adventure''; playing soccer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Movie
"The Movie" is the 54th episode of the sitcom ''Seinfeld''. It is the 14th episode of the fourth season, and first aired on January 6, 1993 on NBC. The episode revolves entirely around the characters' struggles to go to see a movie together. Plot Jerry has two stand-up acts scheduled for the same night; due to a delay in one of them, he cannot make both shows. A hopeful comedian, Buckles, hangs around to fill in when somebody drops out. Jerry agrees to lose his moment at the microphone, as he is meeting his friends to see a movie, ''CheckMate'', at 10:30. On his way to the movie theater, Jerry is grabbed by Buckles, who insists on sharing a taxicab. Buckles irritates Jerry by trying out a new comic routine. George has been chosen to buy the movie tickets. At the Paragon Theater, George joins the end of a queue. He taps the shoulder of the man in front of him, confirming that he does not have a ticket, which leads him to conclude he is in the line to purchase tickets. Elaine an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magical Taluluto
is a Japanese manga series by Tatsuya Egawa, published in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1988 to 1992, spanning a 21-volume collected edition. It was adapted into an anime television series that lasted 87 episodes and three feature films from 1991 through 1992. Plot In Tokyo, there lived an outcast fifth grader (now sixth grader a year later) named Honmaru Edojo (voiced by Minami Takayama) who is a naughty youngster who is one of the most trodden-upon losers in his class, until the time he meets Magical Taruruto (voiced by Tarako). Taruruuto's powers help him deal with all his hardships, such as girls, bullies, and numerous other challenges. At the end of the series, Honmaru graduates from Nanno Elementary and enters middle school along with his only crush Iona Kawai. Anime The ''Magical Taruruto'' TV series started on September 2, 1990, and ended on May 10, 1992. There are a total of 87 episodes. The series was produced by Toei, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AKB0048
''AKB0048'' (stylized as ''AKB∞48'') is a 2012 Japanese science fiction musical comedy anime television series based on the Japanese idol, idol group AKB48. The anime is produced by Satelight, with Shōji Kawamori as chief director. The first season aired in Japan between April and July 2012 whilst the second season aired between January and March 2013. Plot At the start of the 21st century, an interplanetary war broke out. Earth's ecosystem was severely damaged, and humanity was forced to flee the planet, hence begin a new history with the Star Calendar starting from the year 0000. In several planets of this new society led by a Totalitarianism, totalitarian government, the Deep Galactic Trade Organization [DGTO], things that "disturb the heart" like music and art are forbidden. The legendary Japanese idol, idol group AKB48 is later resurrected as the interplanetary troupe AKB0048, made up of girls who carry on the title and spirit of the original members. Since the governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dogtato
is a popular anime in Japan. Dogtato is one of the half-animal, half-vegetable inhabitants of "Veggie-town". There are 25 episodes of Dogtato, as well as one promotional episode. The word Jagainu-kun comes from the Japanese word for potato (jagaimo) and dog (inu). Characters Dogtato-kun is the main character, friendly and helpful to all the other characters. When happy, his tail sprouts a flower. Hedgetato-chan is Dogtato-kun's girlfriend. She is a pink hedgehog/sweet potato who sprouts many flowers when she is happy. Eggplooch-kun is a purple dog/eggplant with shiny skin which squeaks when rubbed. Eggplooch travels by spinning rapidly. Croconion-kun is a long, thin crocodile/spring onion with a maniacal laugh who tends to pop up in odd places, such as underneath Dogtato (episode 2), or is often seen standing upright on a hilltop, talking to no one in particular. His shadow appears to have a mind of its own, and an equally maniacal laugh. Boartato-kun is a round, dark brown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sailor Moon
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from 1991 to 1997; the 52 individual chapters were published in 18 volumes. The series follows the adventures of a schoolgirl named Usagi Tsukino as she transforms into Sailor Moon to search for a magical artifact, the . She leads a group of comrades, the Sailor Soldiers, called Sailor Guardians in later editions, as they battle against villains to prevent the theft of the Silver Crystal and the destruction of the Solar System. The manga was adapted into an anime series produced by Toei Animation and broadcast in Japan from 1992 to 1997. Toei also developed three animated feature films, a television special, and three short films based on the anime. A live-action television adaptation, ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon'', aired from 2003 to 2004, and a second anime series, ''Sailor Moon Crystal'', began simulcasting in 2014. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magical Taruruuto-kun
is a Japanese manga series by Tatsuya Egawa, published in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1988 to 1992, spanning a 21-volume collected edition. It was adapted into an anime television series that lasted 87 episodes and three feature films from 1991 through 1992. Plot In Tokyo, there lived an outcast fifth grader (now sixth grader a year later) named Honmaru Edojo (voiced by Minami Takayama) who is a naughty youngster who is one of the most trodden-upon losers in his class, until the time he meets Magical Taruruto (voiced by Tarako). Taruruuto's powers help him deal with all his hardships, such as girls, bullies, and numerous other challenges. At the end of the series, Honmaru graduates from Nanno Elementary and enters middle school along with his only crush Iona Kawai. Anime The ''Magical Taruruto'' TV series started on September 2, 1990, and ended on May 10, 1992. There are a total of 87 episodes. The series was produced by Toei, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bikkuriman
is a line of wafer snacks produced by Lotte, made notable for the randomly assorted bonus stickers included inside each snack. First released in 1977, Bikkuriman (ビックリマン, “Surprise Man”) became wildly popular in Japan with the introduction of the Akuma vs Tenshi Seal (悪魔VS天使シール, "Devil VS Angel Seal") series of stickers, leading to a prolific number of media tie-ins. History Bikkuriman is a chocolate and peanut wafer snack made by Lotte that sold for 30 yen at the time of its introduction. Originally, the pack-in stickers were called “Dokkiri Seal” (どっきりシール, “Shocking Seal). Each Seal featured a realistic image on a clear background, with the intention of using them for pranks or gags (broken glass, clothing tears, fake wall switches, etc.) By the 1980s, the Seals began featuring individual gag-based characters with a theme that united a particular set of Seals. These style of stickers would remain for the first 9 sets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
