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Ken'ichi Kasai
is a Japanese storyboard artist and director. He is amongst J.C.Staff's most noted directors, having directed the highly rated ''Honey and Clover'' series. Beginning his career as a production manager, using his name in kanji, , he moved on to direction with J.C.Staff. With 2002's '' Wagamama: Fairy Mirumo De Pon!'', he began using his name in ''katakana''. Filmography Director *''Kuru Kuru Amī'' (2001) *'' Wagamama Fairy: Mirumo De Pon!'' (2002–2005) *'' Wagamama Fairy: Mirumo De Pon! Gōruden'' (2003) *''Major'' (2004–2006) ''–'' first and second seasons *''Honey and Clover'' (2005) *''Nodame Cantabile'' (2007) – first season *'' Kimikiss: Pure Rouge'' (2007–2008) *''Sweet Blue Flowers'' (2009) *''Bakuman'' (2010–2013) *'' Chōyaku Hyakunin isshu: Uta Koi'' (2012) *''Love Stage!!'' (2014) *''Wolf Girl and Black Prince'' (2014) *'' Amanchu!'' (2016) *''The Thousand Musketeers'' (2018) *'' To Me, The One Who Loved You'' (2022) Other *''Cooking Papa'' (1992–1995 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gifu Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,991,390 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture to the northwest, Fukui Prefecture and Shiga Prefecture to the west, Mie Prefecture to the southwest, Aichi Prefecture to the south, and Nagano Prefecture to the east. Gifu is the capital and largest city of Gifu Prefecture, with other major cities including Ōgaki, Kakamigahara, and Tajimi. Gifu Prefecture is located in the center of Japan, one of only eight landlocked prefectures, and features the country's center of population. Gifu Prefecture has served as the historic crossroads of Japan with routes connecting the east to the west, including the Nakasendō, one of the Five Routes of the Edo period. Gifu Prefecture was a long-term residence of Oda Nobunaga and Saitō Dōsan, two influential figures of Japanese history in the Sengoku period, spawning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Thousand Musketeers
is a Japanese smartphone game developed by Line Games and Marvelous Entertainment, where players collect and fight with various anthropomorphized guns. It was released on Android and iOS devices in March 2018. An anime television series adaptation by TMS Entertainment and Double Eagle aired from July 3 to September 25, 2018. The game's official support ended on October 31, 2019. Characters ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ;Aleksandr : ;Ekaterina : ;Hall : ; : ;Karl : ;Leopold : ;Margarita : ;Kiseru : ;Cane : ;Cutlery : ;Furusato : ;Kinbee : Media Manga A manga adaptation illustrated by Miki Daichi launched in June 2018 on Kadokawa Shoten's ''Young Ace'' magazine. In October 2019, it was announced that the manga would end on December 4. As of December 2019, two ''tankōbon'' volumes has been released. Anime Kenichi Kasai directed the anime at TMS Entertainment and Double Eagle. Takashi Aoshima is the series supervisor, Majiro is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gokudō-kun Man'yūki
is a Japanese light novel series written by Usagi Nakamura and illustrated by Takeru Kirishima. The light novel was first serialized by Kadokawa Shoten in their light novel magazine Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko. It was later adapted into a manga in 1995 and released in Dengeki Daioh magazine. An anime adaptation was produced by Trans Arts and aired on from 2 April 1999 to 24 September 1999, with a total of 26 episodes. Enoki Films holds the United States anime license under the name ''Jester the Adventurer''. In 2001, AnimeWorks translated and released the anime on DVD as simply ''Gokudo''. On 18 July 2016, Discotek Media announced it had licensed the anime from Enoki Films. A DVD collection was released on 27 September later that year. Story The story focuses on an adventurer named Gokudo. Unlike most protagonists he is an antihero, willing to resort to violence to fulfill his agenda. He does not hesitate to abuse the needs of people, sell out his friends to save himself, run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Being Small Is Convenient
, or ''Ah! My Goddess!'' in some releases, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōsuke Fujishima. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Afternoon'' from September 1988 to April 2014, with its chapters collected in 48 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series follows college sophomore Keiichi Morisato and the goddess Belldandy who moves in with him in a Buddhist temple; after Belldandy's sisters Urd and Skuld move in with them, they encounter gods, demons and other supernatural entities as Keiichi develops his relationship with Belldandy. The manga series has been licensed for English-language release by Dark Horse Comics. The series was adapted into an original video animation produced by Anime International Company (AIC), and an anime series which aired from 2005 to 2006. Additionally, AIC has developed two OVAs and a film, and OLM, Inc. has also developed an anime series as well. Companies have developed thousands of types ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko
is a Japanese anime series based on a novel by Takashi Shōji. It consists of two 3-episode OVA sets and a 26-episode television series animated by J.C.Staff and directed by Akiyuki Shinbo. The series was released in the United States by The Right Stuf International on DVD in 2003. Synopsis The series is set in 2999 AD, where two factions—TERRA and NESS—are engaged in a space war game to control planets. They fight with spaceships, which have been made to teleport their pilots back to the mother ship upon destruction. This results in the battles having no true casualties. Since the reflexes of people in the 30th century have greatly deteriorated, a TERRA engineer, Curtis Lawson, uses a time machine to go back 1000 years in time. There, he recruits four girls to fight for TERRA. Characters ;: (): Yohko is an active, sporty but cocky girl. She is a hardcore gamer, preferring space fight simulations, and is occasionally bribed using games. She pilots the Super Strike TA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kareshi Kanojo No Jijō
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Tsuda. It was serialized in ''LaLa'' from 1996 to 2005 and collected in 21 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Hakusensha. It depicts the romance between "perfect" student Yukino Miyazawa and her academic rival Soichiro Arima, and the relationships of several of their friends. The series is licensed and was published in English in North America by Tokyopop. The chapters from the first seven volumes were adapted into a 26-episode anime television series by Gainax and J.C.Staff. Directed by Hideaki Anno, the episodes were broadcast in Japan on TV Tokyo from October 1998 to March 1999. It is licensed for distribution outside of Japan by Enoki Films under the title ''Tales at North Hills High'', and sub-licensed for distribution in North America by Nozomi Entertainment who released it as ''His and Her Circumstances''. Plot Yukino Miyazawa is a Japanese high school first-year student who is the envy of classmates for her good gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neo Ranga
is an anime television series created by screenwriter Shō Aikawa, Pierrot, and Pony Canyon.Neoranga sur Toutelatele.com. It consists of two seasons, totaling forty-eight episodes. The story is about three orphaned sisters who have, through a mysterious twist of fate, inherited their very own god - the -tall Neo Ranga. ''Neo Ranga'' was originally aired in Japan as part of the omnibus show ''''. licensed the anime in English. Story The Shimabara sisters (Manami, Ushio, and Yuuhi) are living on their own, with the eldest sister as their breadwinner ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ginga Hyōryū Vifam
is a 1983 Mecha anime television series produced by Sunrise, loosely based on Jules Verne's novel ''Deux ans de vacances''. It was officially drafted by Yoshiyuki Tomino, the creator of ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' and planned by both Takeyuki Kanda (who also serves as its director) and Hiroyuki Hoshiyama. It aired at both MBS and TBS from October 21, 1983, to September 8, 1984. Plot In the far-flung future of 2058, hostile alien forces (collectively known as the "Astrogaters") attack the human colony at Clayad, the third planet of the Ypserlon system, which is located 43 light years away from Earth. Because of this, the colonists on Clayad are evacuated from the planet by the human military. During the confusion, some of the human children become stranded from their parents and escape in the training combat space ship, the Janous. With the help of the ship's defense systems, they manage to arrive at Belwick, the fourth planet of the system, where other humans supposedly live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime Ganbare Goemon
is an anime television series, based on Konami's best-selling video game franchise '' Goemon''. The television series was produced by Trans Arts, aired from 1997 to 1998, ran for 23 episodes, and 5 volumes of videos were released on VHS and DVD. It was eventually picked up in North America for an English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ... dub done by ADV Films under the name ''Legend of the Mystical Ninja''. Plot The Demon Lord Makamuge intends to conquer both the game world and the real world, and it's up to Goemon and his friends to prevent this from happening. Characters Recurring ;Goemon : ;Ebisumaru : ;Sasuke : ; : ;Omitsu : Original ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : External links * 1997 anime television series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cutie Honey F
is a 1997–1998 anime television series in the ''Cutie Honey'' franchise. Airing in Japan, the series assumed the timeslot of ''Sailor Stars'', the final story arc of the long-running ''Sailor Moon (TV series), Sailor Moon'' anime. Employing many of the same animation staff of ''Sailor Stars'', including animation director Miho Shimogasa, ''Flash'' features very similar character designs and fits the more traditional mold of magical girl series, aimed at the ''Sailor Moon'' demographic. Plot Honey Kisaragi is a 16-year-old perfectly normal, beautiful high school student... until her scientist father is kidnapped by the evil organization Panther Claw, that is. However, her father left behind a device that she can use to transform into the red-haired sword-wielding heroine, Cutie Honey. Aided by Seiji Hayami, a private eye who specializes in Panther Claw, and the mysterious "Twilight Prince", she fights members of Panther Claw in order to rescue her father. Characters Like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!
is a manga series created by Tetsuhiro Koshita, first serialized in Shogakukan's CoroCoro Comic magazine from July 1994 to October 1999. The manga centers on Retsu and Go Seiba, twin brothers who focus on the world of miniature car racing known as Mini 4WD. It is created as a tie-in to Tamiya's Mini 4WD franchise (Mainly Fully Cowled, Mechanical and Aero), and it is the second series to center on the franchise since Dash! Yonkuro. Three anime adaptations of the manga were produced by Xebec from 1996 to 1998, each of which consisting of three 51-episode series, and was also made into several games. The series also released various merchandise, including CDs, trading cards, stickers, and even die-cast cars. In 2014, a sequel series, ''Return Racers'', began serialization in Shogakukan's ''CoroCoro Aniki'' magazine, 20 years after the original series' serialization. A spinoff manga, which focuses on Tsubasa, was serialized on ''CoroCoro Ichiban'' in August 2017. Plot Min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mama Loves The Poyopoyo-Saurus
is a ''yonkoma'' manga series by Takako Aonuma which ran in the Fujinseikatsusha child-raising magazine '' Petit Enfant''. The manga was adapted to a 52-episode anime television series which ran on the MBS and TBS networks (except for TV Yamaguchi) from September 2, 1995 through August 31, 1996. The series is sometimes called ''Mama Poyo''. The series follows the "adventures" of a young mother and father as they deal with the joys and challenges of raising small children. The "poyopoyo" in the title is an onomatopoeia for the young children "toddling" around (or walking unsteadily). Books Manga, first release *Volume 1: *Volume 2: *Volume 3: *Volume 4: Manga, second release *Volume 1: *Volume 2: *Volume 3: Toilet training book This book was written by Eiichi Hoashi, a well-known child psychologist in Japan. Aonuma wrote the accompanying manga used to illustrate the various ideas and techniques presented in the book. *''The Battle to Get Two-year-old Ann Out o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
