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Jun'ichi Satō
is a Japanese anime director, best known for working on ''Shōjo manga, shōjo''-based anime and in the magical girl genre. He was formerly associated with TYO Animations (formerly Hal Film Maker). Born in Ama, Aichi, Ama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, his first major work was directing the first two seasons of ''Sailor Moon'' for Toei Animation, after which he handed the position over to Kunihiko Ikuhara, although he continued to storyboard and direct episodes for the later seasons. He later went on to co-direct ''Ojamajo Doremi'' and ''Princess Tutu''. Sato served as chief director for long-runner ''Sgt. Frog'', and in recent years has become more known for his "Iyashikei, healing anime" such as ''Aria (manga), Aria'' and ''Tamayura''. Works Anime television *''Queen Millennia'' (1981) (Production Manager) *''Patalliro!'' (1982) (Production Manager) *''Bemubemu Hunter Kotengu Tenmaru'' (1983) (Storyboard, Episode Director) *''Tongari Bōshi no Memoru'' ("Wee Wendy" in the U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ama, Aichi
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 87,651 in 36,997 households, and a population density of 3,188 persons per km². The total area of the city was .Ama City official home page Ama is a member of the ’s (AFHC). Geography Ama is located in the far west of Aichi Prefecture in the middle of the |
Patalliro!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mineo Maya. The comedy manga was serialized in ''Hana to Yume'' from 1978 to 1990, before switching to ''Bessatsu Hana to Yume'' from 1991 where it continues to be published. An anime adaptation, , produced by Toei Animation, originally aired from April 8, 1982 to May 13, 1983 on Fuji TV, and was the first to present '' shōnen-ai'' themes on television. As of 2006, the manga had 22 million copies in circulation. Two spin-off mangas, ''Patalliro Saiyuki!'' and ''Patalliro Genji Monogatari!'', were originally serialized from 2003 to 2005 and 2004 to 2008 respectively, with ''Patalliro Saiyuki!'' getting an anime adaptation produced by Magic Bus and airing on Kids Station from June 5 to November 9, 2005. Plot The story focuses on comedy, primarily the wacky adventures of Patalliro himself and the entire kingdom of Malynera. Characters ; :The 10-year-old diabetic brainchild king of Malynera. When he becomes frust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prétear
, also called ''Prétear - The New Legend of Snow White'', is a manga series written by Junichi Sato and illustrated by Kaori Naruse. Spanning four volumes, the manga series was originally published in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten from May 2000 through July 2001. It was published in English in North America by ADV Manga. The series was adapted into a thirteen episode anime series by Hal Film Maker, Kadokawa Shoten, and Rondo Robe. It aired in Japan on WOWOW from April 4, 2001 until June 27, 2001. Geneon (now NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan) released the series episodes across four volumes in Japan in both VHS video and DVD forms. ADV Films had licensed and released the anime series. Plot A high school girl named Himeno Awayuki is attempting to adjust to her new life after her widowed father remarries wealthy widow Natsue. While taking a short cut to school, Himeno jumps out of a bush and lands on Hayate, the Knight of Wind. After some arguing Himeno wants to punch Hayate, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gate Keepers
is a Tactical role-playing game developed by Entertainment Software Publishing and published by Kadokawa Shoten for the PlayStation. The game was then adapted into a manga series written by Hiroshi Yamaguchi and drawn by Keiji Gotoh and an anime series produced by Gonzo, and first aired on April 3, 2000. A six episode original video animation (OVA) sequel, '' Gate Keepers 21'', was released in 2002. The main characters in the OVA sequel were the next generation of Gate Keepers. All ''Gate Keepers'' series follow the same basic premise and share most of their characters, with some major discrepancies (mainly involving the character Reiji Kageyama). A character from the game, Francine Allumage is completely absent from the anime. Another character from the game Misao Sakamori, was replaced in the anime with the new original character Megumi Kurogane (though Misao does make a guest appearance towards the end of the anime). Plot The story is set in 1969, a period of time in w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strange Dawn
is a 13-episode anime television series created by Hal Film Maker for Pioneer LDC (now Geneon) in 2000. The series follows the adventures of Eri and Yuko after they are transported to a strange world where all the people are very short. The series aired on Britain's Channel 5 during their Saturday morning children's slot in early 2002 and was later licensed by Urban Vision in North America, and the first two DVD volumes were released. However, the company never had any plans for releasing the final two DVDs in the series. Anime DVD distributor: 'Dybex' did release all 4 volumes on DVD with French and Dutch subtitles. Story Two teenage girls (Yuko and Eri) are transported to a magical planet which is dominated by small semi-humans. To the girls surprise they are treated as Gods by the little creatures. They learn that princess Alia used her magic-powers to transport them to their world, because they believe Yuko and Eri are the 'protectors' and will end the horrible war that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magic User's Club
is a magical girl/magical boy, boy anime created by Triangle Staff and Junichi Sato. It was first released as a six-part OVA in 1996 and then a 13-episode TV series in 1999, which was broadcast by WOWOW, and then by the anime television network Animax across its respective networks worldwide, including Southeast Asia, South Asia and other regions. Produced by Bandai Visual, the series is directed by Sato, with Chiaki J. Konaka handling series composition for the TV show, Ikuko Itoh designing the characters and Michiru Ōshima composing the music. There were also two manga series made, a shōjo manga version by Tami Ōta and shōnen manga version by Satomi Akai. The anime was originally licensed in North America by Media Blasters. The license is currently held by Right Stuf Inc. Funimation is streaming the series on their website in partnership with Nozomi. Premise OVA series An enormous cylindrical alien Spacecraft, spaceship, which people call , descends upon Earth one d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yume No Crayon Oukoku
is a Japanese seventy-episode anime television series created by Toei Animation and broadcast from 1997 to 1999. It was based on the novel series by Reizo Fukunaga, and was adapted into a manga by Michiru Kataoka and serialized in ''Nakayoshi'' from August 1997 to August 1998. It has been dubbed into French, Italian, Russian, Korean and Chinese. Plot The civilians of the Crayon Kingdom have always viewed their Princess Silver as a twelve-year-old girl with a beautiful smile. However, unknown to them, the princess has 12 bad habits. This has created much distress to the Chameleon Prime Minister and the Crayon ministers for it would be embarrassing if this gets out. One day, a party is held to celebrate Silver's twelfth birthday. The princess is so busy trying to find a suitable dance-partner that she forgets to hide her bad habits. The boy she thinks suitable to dance with refuses to dance and, after a short quarrel, he changes Silver's parents, the King and Queen, into sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neon Genesis Evangelion (TV)
, also known simply as ''Evangelion'' or ''Eva'', is a Japanese Mecha anime and manga, mecha anime television series produced by Gainax and animated by Tatsunoko Production, Tatsunoko, directed by Hideaki Anno and broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 1995 to March 1996. ''Evangelion'' is set fifteen years after a worldwide cataclysm, particularly in the futuristic fortified city of Tokyo-3. The protagonist is Shinji Ikari, a teenage boy who is recruited by his father Gendo Ikari, Gendo to the shadowy organization Nerv to pilot a giant bio-machine mecha named "Evangelion (mecha), Evangelion" into combat against beings known as "Angels in Neon Genesis Evangelion, Angels". The series explores the experiences and emotions of Evangelion pilots and members of Nerv as they try to prevent Angels from causing more cataclysms. In the process, they are called upon to understand the ultimate causes of events and the motives for human action. The series has been described as a deconstruc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sailor Moon R
The second season of the '' Sailor Moon'' anime series ''Sailor Moon R'' (originally released in Japan as , and later as ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon R''), was produced by Toei Animation and directed by Junichi Sato and Kunihiko Ikuhara. According to the booklet from the ''Sailor Moon Memorial Song Box'', the letter "R" stands for the word "Romance", "Return" or "Rose". Like the rest of the series, it follows the adventures of Usagi Tsukino and her fellow Sailor Guardians. The first 13 episodes consist of the "Makai Tree" arc, while the following 29 episodes consist of the "Black Moon Clan" arc which adapts the fourth through seventh volumes of the '' Sailor Moon'' manga series by Naoko Takeuchi. After defeating the Dark Kingdom, the Sailor Guardians are living normal lives, but their memories and powers are then restored after the arrival of the Hell Tree aliens, who are harvesting energy from people and challenge the Sailor Guardians. Afterwards, the Black Moon Clan have trav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goldfish Warning!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Neko Nekobe which ran in ''Nakayoshi''. A 54-episode anime television series aired on TV Asahi from January 12, 1991 through February 29, 1992. Each episode of the anime contained two 11-minute stories, often unconnected with each other. A short film was released in 1992. The anime was made into an anime comic format with six episodes per volume. The first volume was released on July 25, 1991. After the end of the series, most of the anime's staff moved on to ''Sailor Moon'' (which would succeed this series in its timeslot), including director Junichi Sato and music composer Takanori Arisawa. Many references to ''Goldfish Warning!'' are made in ''Sailor Moons first season. A complete DVD set of the series was released on March 24, 2005. Plot A 14-year-old girl named Chitose Fujinomiya, a former very rich, currently an orphan who is kicked out of her super-elite school, Tokai no Gakuen (City's Academy in English lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akuma-kun
is a manga series written and illustrated by Shigeru Mizuki. Several versions of the manga exist, one of which was adapted into a live-action TV show, and another into an anime television series. In addition, two movies were spawned from the anime TV series: ''Akuma-kun: The Movie'' released in 1989 and ''Akuma-kun: Yōkoso Akuma Land e!!'' released in 1990. An original net anime series has been announced with Toei Animation and director Junichi Sato returning from the previous series. Sato will serve as the chief director with Fumitoshi Oizaki serving as the series director. Hiroshi Ōnogi will oversee the scripts. The series is set to be released on Netflix in 2023. Basic setting In this series, the contents vary from version to version. The common plot points of every adaptation are listed below. * The protagonist is a child prodigy who appears once every 10,000 years. The protagonist is always nicknamed “Akuma-kun”. * Akuma-kun wants to create a world where all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
