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Ikoku Irokoi Romantan
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ayano Yamane. The manga is licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing, which released the first volume in March 2008, and in Germany by Tokyopop. It was adapted into a two-episode OVA in 2007. Plot ''A Foreign Love Affair'' is about Ranmaru, the son of a yakuza mob. He marries his childhood friend yakuza daughter Kaoru-(through an arranged marriage) on an Italian cruise ship. Because they are Japanese, they are the center of attention on the boat. On their wedding night, the couple gets into a fight, and Kaoru kicks him out of their honeymoon suite. Ranmaru goes to the boat's bar and fights with some yakuza. He is assisted by Alberto Valentino, an Italian man who happens to be fluent in Japanese. To show his gratitude, Ranmaru invites Alberto to have a drink with him, which leads to the two of them having sex. The next morning, Ranmaru finds out that Alberto is the ship's captain. Characters ; : :The 3rd gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Core Magazine
is a Japanese publishing company focused on adult material, such as adult magazines and ''hentai'' manga. It also publishes ''yaoi'' titles, such as ''Kirepapa''. The company was established in 1985 as . Core Magazine owns a bookstore chain . History In July 2002, a special issue of ''Bubka'' magazine featured unauthorized childhood photos of several female idols, including Norika Fujiwara, Kyoko Fukada, and Natsumi Abe. A suit was started against Core Magazine for privacy violation. It 2009 it was the top ero-manga publisher in Japan, with 76 titles, beating Akane Shinsha, which only had 65. In July 2013, the head editor, Akira Ota, and the two staff members were arrested for having their manga shown partially uncensored. They pled guilty in December 2013 and apologized for their irresponsibility. In September 2017, Komiflo announced in collaboration with Core Magazine that its titles would be available for streaming. Starting with Hotmilk, this expanded to include MegaSto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arranged Marriage
Arranged marriage is a type of marital union where the bride and groom are primarily selected by individuals other than the couple themselves, particularly by family members such as the parents. In some cultures a professional matchmaker may be used to find a spouse for a young person. Arranged marriages have historically been prominent in many cultures. The practice remains common in many regions, notably South Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, and the Caucasus. In many other parts of the world, the practice has declined substantially during the 19th and 20th centuries. Forced marriages, practiced in some families, are condemned by the United Nations. The specific sub-category of forced child marriage is especially condemned. In other cultures, people mostly choose their own partner. History Arranged marriages were very common throughout the world until the 18th century. Typically, marriages were arranged by parents, grandparents or other close relatives and trusted friends. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digital Manga Publishing Titles
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4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest composite number, its proper divisors being and . Four is the sum and product of two with itself: 2 + 2 = 4 = 2 x 2, the only number b such that a + a = b = a x a, which also makes four the smallest squared prime number p^. In Knuth's up-arrow notation, , and so forth, for any number of up arrows. By consequence, four is the only square one more than a prime number, specifically three. The sum of the first four prime numbers two + three + five + seven is the only sum of four consecutive prime numbers that yields an odd prime number, seventeen, which is the fourth super-prime. Four lies between the first proper pair of twin primes, three and five, which are the first two Fermat primes, like seventeen, which is the third. On the othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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About may refer to: * About (surname) * About.com, an online source for original information and advice * about.me, a personal web hosting service * ''abOUT'', a Canadian LGBT online magazine * ''About Magazine'', a Texas-based digital platform covering LGBT news * About URI scheme, an internal URI scheme * About box, a dialog box that displays information related to a computer software * About equal sign, symbol used to indicate values are approximately equal See also * About Face (other) * About Last Night (other) * About Time (other) * About us (other) * About You (other) * ''about to The ''going-to'' future is a grammatical construction used in English to refer to various types of future occurrences. It is made using appropriate forms of the expression ''to be going to''.Fleischman, Suzanne, ''The Future in Thought and Langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryōtarō Okiayu
is a Japanese actor and voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production. His major roles include Treize Khushrenada in ''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'', Hisashi Mitsui in ''Slam Dunk'', Meisuke Nueno in ''Hell Teacher Nūbē'', Kunimitsu Tezuka in ''The Prince of Tennis'', Byakuya Kuchiki in ''Bleach'', Zero in ''Mega Man X'', Yuu Matsuura in ''Marmalade Boy'', Shigure Sohma in ''Fruits Basket'', Dark in '' D.N. Angel'' and Toriko in ''Toriko''. As a singer, he was one of the members for Entertainment Music Unit from 1995 to 2000. He is married to voice actress Ai Maeda. His range is A～E♯ and his dialect is Osakan. His older sister is an animator. Biography Okiayu was born in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture in 1969, moved to Osaka Prefecture when he was in the third grade of elementary school due to his parents' work, and lived in Nankō Port Town in Suminoe-ku, Osaka. His father had worked at a movie company for a time before Okiayu was born, and he would sometimes get anime poste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuki Kaida
is a Japanese voice actress. Although she has an extensive vocal range, voicing a large variety of characters throughout her career, she is commonly typecasted as young males, achieving mainstream success as her roles in ''Hunter × Hunter'' as Kurapika, ''The Prince of Tennis'' as Shusuke Fuji, '' Shōnen Onmyōji'' as Abe no Masahiro. and '' Hetalia: Axis Powers'' and ''Hetalia World Series'' as China or Yao Wang. She was formerly affiliated with the talent management agency Toritori Office, but is currently freelance. She is one of the few Japanese voice actors to have completed their formal education in the United States. Consequently, she can speak multiple languages with varying degrees of fluency outside of Japanese. She is affectionately nicknamed by her Japanese fans. Biography Career Kaida was born in Tokyo, Japan, and was raised in the Shinjuku ward of the city. Shortly following her graduation from Shinjuku High School, she enrolled in the International Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomoko Kawakami
was a Japanese voice actress. Having graduated from the Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music, she was affiliated with Production Baobab at the time of her death. Career Kawakami debuted in 1994 as a role of a boy in ''Metal Fighter Miku''. Her first regular performance was in 1995 as Chiriko in ''Fushigi Yuugi''. Two years after, she landed her first starring voice role as Utena Tenjou in Revolutionary Girl Utena. Aside from Chiriko and Utena, her famous roles are in ''Air'' (Misuzu Kamio), ''Bleach'' ( Soifon), ''Chrono Crusade'' ( Rosette Christopher), ''Hikaru no Go'' (Hikaru Shindo), ''Sgt. Frog'' (Fuyuki Hinata), ''Ape Escape'' ( Natsumi),Yukiko Kawasaki (Dear Boys), Sugar (A Little Snow Fairy Sugar) & Aria (Athena Glory). Kawakami provided voices for young boys, girls and comical characters. The best-known genre of her roles are tomboyish characters (Soifon, Utena Tenjou). With such a powerful voice, she was often affiliated in paranormal and yuri-themed anime. She also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junichi Suwabe
is a Japanese voice actor and singer from Tokyo. He is affiliated with Haikyō. His popular roles include Omega Zero in Megaman Zero 3 , Keigo Atobe in ''The Prince of Tennis'', Victor Nikiforov in ''Yuri!!! on ICE'', Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez in '' Bleach'', Freed Justine in ''Fairy Tail'', Yami Sukehiro in '' Black Clover'', Ryomen Sukuna in '' Jujutsu Kaisen'', Archer in ''Fate/stay night'', Ren Jinguji in ''Uta no Prince-sama'', Undertaker in '' Black Butler'', Leone Abbacchio in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind'', Daiki Aomine in ''Kuroko's Basketball'', Jurota Shishida and Shōta Aizawa in ''My Hero Academia'', Dandy in ''Space Dandy'', Bercouli Synthesis One in ''Sword Art Online'', Akira Hayama in ''Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma'' and Dark Choco Cookie in '' Cookie Run: Kingdom''. He was nominated for a Best Singing Award at the 6th Seiyu Awards, and received a Best Supporting Actor award at the 7th Seiyu Awards. He has also provided dubbing for Korean actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakuza
, also known as , are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan. The Japanese police and media, by request of the police, call them , while the ''yakuza'' call themselves . The English equivalent for the term ''yakuza'' is gangster, meaning an individual involved in a Mafia-like criminal organization. The ''yakuza'' are known for their strict codes of conduct, their organized fiefdom nature and several unconventional ritual practices such as ''yubitsume'' or amputation of the left little finger. Members are often portrayed as males, wearing "sharp suits" with heavily tattooed bodies and slicked hair. This group is still regarded as being among "the most sophisticated and wealthiest criminal organizations". At their height, the ''yakuza'' maintained a large presence in the Japanese media and operated internationally. At their peak in the early 1960s, police estimated that the ''yakuza'' had a membership of more than 200,000."Police of Japan 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakuza
, also known as , are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan. The Japanese police and media, by request of the police, call them , while the ''yakuza'' call themselves . The English equivalent for the term ''yakuza'' is gangster, meaning an individual involved in a Mafia-like criminal organization. The ''yakuza'' are known for their strict codes of conduct, their organized fiefdom nature and several unconventional ritual practices such as ''yubitsume'' or amputation of the left little finger. Members are often portrayed as males, wearing "sharp suits" with heavily tattooed bodies and slicked hair. This group is still regarded as being among "the most sophisticated and wealthiest criminal organizations". At their height, the ''yakuza'' maintained a large presence in the Japanese media and operated internationally. At their peak in the early 1960s, police estimated that the ''yakuza'' had a membership of more than 200,000."Police of Japan 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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