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Japan Expo
Japan Expo is a convention on Japanese popular culture - the largest of its kind in the world - taking place in Paris, France, although it has branched out into a partnership festival - Kultima - and expanded to include some European and US pop culture as well. It is held yearly at the beginning of July for four days (usually from Thursday to Sunday) in the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center (the second-largest convention center in France). The attendance has increased steadily over the years, with 2,400 visitors welcomed in the first edition in 1999 and more than 252,510 for the 2019 edition. Like the Olympic Games and many other mass gatherings, the 2020 edition was canceled because of the global COVID‑19 pandemic. History The first exposition took place in 1999 at the ISC Paris Business School and welcomed 2,400 visitors, a number which has grown steadily. In 2002, Japan Expo was hosted at the Center of New Industries and Technologies (CNIT) in La Défense, Paris. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuhide Tomonaga
is a Japanese director, animator, storyboarder, and cartoonist. he has worked at Toei Animation, Group TAC, Oh! Production, and TMS Entertainment. He is currently a director at Telecom Animation Film Company (a subsidiary of TMS). He is a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). His style inspired another famous animator, . He is best known for his work on the ''Lupin the Third'' franchise; other works he is known for include ''Galaxy Express 999'', '' Castle in the Sky'', '' Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland'', ''Mazinger Z'', ''Space Battleship Yamato'', ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', '' Batman: The Animated Series, Animaniacs, Sonic X, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, ''the intro to ''Inspector Gadget, ''and the video game ''Kingdom Hearts.'' Biography After graduating high school, he spent six months in Osaka working as a salaryman before moving to Tokyo. Career Tomonaga made his start in animation in 1972 with the animated adaption of Devil Man. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centre Of New Industries And Technologies
The Centre of New Industries and Technologies ( French: Centre des nouvelles industries et technologies, abbreviated CNIT), located in Puteaux, France, is the first building ever to be developed in La Défense, west of Paris, France. It functions as a convention centre, though it also houses shops and offices such as Fnac (a media and electronics retailer found throughout France), ESSEC Business School campus for executive education, as well as a Hilton hotel. Its characteristic shape is due to the triangular plot it occupies, replacing the old Zodiac factories, on the territory of Puteaux. Opened in 1958, the CNIT underwent two restructurings, in 1988 and 2009. It is managed by the company Viparis. History The initial construction of the building took place between 1957 and 1958, with the first concrete poured on May 8. Its architects were Robert Camelot, Jean de Mailly, Bernard Zehrfuss accompanied by the engineer Jean Prouvé for the exterior. The structural engineer for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Lufkin
Olivia Lufkin (born December 9, 1979), professionally known as Olivia, is a Japanese-American bilingual singer and songwriter.Oricon Profile Retrieved November 09 2007 She was born in Japan to the daughter of a ese mother and an father. Her two younger siblings are Jeffrey Lufkin, a she regularly collaborates with, and , an |
Ichirou Mizuki
, better known by his stage name , was a Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, voice actor and actor best known for his work on theme songs for anime and tokusatsu. For over 50 years, he had recorded over 1,200 songs for Japanese film, television, video and video games. He was referred to by fans and fellow performers alike as the of the ''anison'', or anime music genre. He produced the singing duo Apple Pie since 1990 and created the Anison band JAM Project in 2000. Biography Career Mizuki was born in Setagaya, Tokyo. In January 1968, he signed to the Nippon Columbia label and released his first single called "Kimi ni sasageru Boku no Uta", composed by Kanae Wada. In 1971, Mizuki recorded the song which was used as the opening theme for ''Genshi Shōnen Ryū''. This began his foray into recording well over 1200 songs for various soundtracks as well as original singles and albums. Other early songs sung by Mizuki include the themes to '' Chojin Barom 1'', ''Mazinger Z'', ''Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halcali
, were a Japanese J-pop duo consisting of Halca and Yucali from Meguro, Tokyo, Japan. Its name is a portmanteau of and . Their debut album, '' Halcali Bacon'', reached #5 on the Oricon charts, making it the first album by a female hip-hop artist to enter the top ten in Japanese history. Halcali also made their American debut in May 2008 as the musical guests of honor at the Anime Central convention. They performed again in America at Central Park, New York City on June 1, 2008 as part of a Japan Day Festival as part of a Japanese tourism campaign.''Just Doing It the Halcali Way!'' June 13, 2008, by Dennis A. Amith ndy retrieved June 13, 2008 As Halcali did not renew their contracts with |
Dio – Distraught Overlord
was a Japanese visual kei metal band from Tokyo, formed on 14 May 2006. Rather than following the usual sound of visual kei, they were a darker, heavier band, which combined metal with melodious tones. History Guitarist Erina left the group in September 2009 and they went on hiatus, until announcing that they were officially disbanding on 13 March 2010 and that the same line-up would reform as a new band. That same month, vocalist Mikaru started a project called Digras; its other members have not been announced yet. In January 2011, bassist Ivy (now going by Tomoa) formed the band Remming. In July, Mikaru and drummer Denka (now going by Syu) formed the band Black Line, and Erina is in VII-Sense. Dio Distraught Overlord reunited in April 2016 for B7Klan's 10th anniversary European tour. Members Past members * Seiya – drums (support) *Shigure – guitar (support) Discography ;Albums and extended plays * ''Heaven's Call'' (27 February 2008) * ''Dictator'' (26 December 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Tsuchiya
is a Japanese singer, actress and semi-retired model. Since 2005, she is primarily known as a singer.Oricon profile Retrieved March 25, 2012 Biography Early life Tsuchiya was born in Tokyo to a Japanese mother and an American father of Irish and Polish descent (the surname of her father is Hider). In her earliest years, she spoke English and Japanese. Tsuchiya's parents divorced when she was seven. She has an older sister, Angela.Modeling career Tsuchiya's modeling career began at the age of fourteen after her older sister Angela, a former fashion model, suggested it. She entered her sister's former agency and was picked up by an agent who specialized in magazine-modeling. Her first jobs consisted of modeling for an open collection in |
Plastic Tree
Plastic Tree are a Japanese alternative rock band. Formed in December 1993 in Chiba Prefecture, they released their first mini-album in December 1995, and in 1997, they released their first single on a major label. History Biography Plastic Tree, also known as or to fans, was formed in December 1993 originally under the name of CAM-FLAGE. The band was renamed to NTT FUCKS then later decided on Plastic Tree, aiming for "something abstract and natural at the same time", as Ryutaro puts it. In 1995, they released their first mini-album Kimyou na Kajitsu: Strange Fruits after changing drummers twice. Two years later, they released their first single, "Wareta Mado", with Warner Music Japan, their first release on a major label. Plastic Tree made their first overseas tour in 2006, named the ''Chandelier Tour'', and performed concerts in France, Germany and Finland. On February 23, 2009, Hiroshi Sasabuchi announced his resignation as the band's drummer after having been with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aki Shimizu
is a manga artist who hails from Ōmuta, Fukuoka. She contributed the art for '' Blood Sucker: Legend of Zipangu'' (2000), ''Graduale der Wolken'' (2001), and adapted a manga version of '' Suikoden III'' (2002) based on Konami's video game. In 2003, she began ''Qwan'', an original story of her own. Bibliography *1995: Illustrator for PC Magazine Log In *1998: Package art and character designs for Windows game After Devil Force *1999: Character illustrations for Windows game First Queen: The New World *1999: Yato no Kamitsukai, published in Comic Birz (Art only) *2000: Kumo no Graduale, published in Monthly Comic Flapper (Art only) *2000: '' Legend of Zipangu: Blood Sucker'' (Twelve volumes), published in Comic Birz (Art only) *2001: Devil Children card game (Art only) *2001: Aquarian Age card game (Art only) *2002: Qwan is a Japanese seinen manga by Aki Shimizu, published in by Media Factory. It was also published in the United States by Tokyopop, in France by Soleil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morishige
was the penname of a husband-and-wife manga artist duo. Under the name Rondoberu, they made his debut in 1996 with , published in the Tsukasa Shobō magazine ''Comic Ichiban''. Morishige is most well known as the creator of ''Hanaukyo Maid Team'' and ''Koi Koi Seven'', both of which have been adapted into various anime series. On July 3, 2020, Akita Shoten announced that one of the members of Morishige had died on June 30, 2020. Works *''Fudanshizumu: Fudanshugi'' *''Hanaukyo Maid Team'' (14 volumes, Akita Shoten) *''Jūrin'' (蹂躙, Sakuranbō Shobō, August 1998, ) *''Kodomo no Mori'' (Oakla Shuppan, January 1998, ) **''Kodomo no Mori: Kanketsuhen'' (Oakla Shuppan, November 1999, ) *''Koi Koi Seven'' (9 volumes, Akita Shoten) *''Sakura Sakura'' (12 June 2012 to 12 September 2015 in ''Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine'') *''Suzaku'' (Takeshobo is a major publisher in Japan. Takeshobo was founded in 1972 by Kyōichirō Noguchi, starting Japan's first Mahjong magazine . Other mag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Seto
Andy Seto (; born 3 June 1969) is a comic artist who specialises in martial-arts based stories. Biography Seto's works include his main series, "Cyber Weapon Z." He has also drawn a graphic novel adaptation of the earlier Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon novels, the King of Fighters series, and also created a graphic novelisation of Stephen Chow's film, Shaolin Soccer. His other work includes: ''Saint Legend'', a story about the Eight Taoist Immortals, ''Story of The Tao'', '' Dog Story,'' ''Para Para'', ''The Four Constables'', and ''Sword Kill''. Bibliography Comics * 108 Fighters * Ape's God * City of Darkness (comic) * City of Darkness 2 *Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon * Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II *Cyber Weapon Z *Cyber Weapon Z II * Devil United *Ice Fantasy *Para Para *Saint Legend *Saint Warrior * SD Cyber Weapon Z (executive producer) *Shaolin Soccer *Skyliner *Skyliner II *Story of the Tao * Street Fighter The Comic Series (Stage 10) * Bu Dong Quan Z *The Four Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
