Kiniro Mosaic
, also known by the abbreviation , is a Japanese 4-panel manga written and illustrated by Yui Hara. The series began serialization in Houbunsha's ''Manga Time Kirara Max'' magazine in June 2010 issue and is licensed in English by Yen Press. An anime television adaptation by Studio Gokumi aired in Japan between July and September 2013, with a second season airing between April and June 2015. An original video animation was released in November 2016, and an anime film premiered on August 20, 2021. Plot Shinobu Omiya is a Japanese high school girl who, five years ago, got a homestay in England with a girl named Alice Cartelet. One day, Shinobu receives a letter from Alice saying she is coming to Japan to live with her. Surely enough, Alice appears and joins Shinobu and her friends Aya Komichi and Yoko Inokuma at her school. She is soon followed by Alice's half British, half Japanese friend from England, Karen Kujo. Characters ; : :The graceful, optimistic protagonist, a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Comedy
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing '' agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Munenori Nawa
is a Japanese animator, storyboard artist, and director. Anime involved in *''Metal Fighter Miku'': Key Animation *''Tenchi Universe'': Key Animation (ep 12) *''Slayers Gorgeous'': Assistant Animation Director *'' Digimon: The Movie'': Key Animation *''Shrine of the Morning Mist'': Animation director (ep 5) *'' Da Capo: Second Season'': Director *'' Galaxy Angel A'': Animation director *'' Galaxy Angel Z'': Animation director *'' Otoboku: Maidens Are Falling For Me!'': Director *'' Nanatsuiro Drops'': Storyboard (eps 4,8), Episode Director (ep 8) *'' Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu'': Director *'' Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: Purezza'': Director *'' Kissxsis'': Director *'' Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku'': Director *'' R-15'': Director *'' Nakaimo - My Sister Is Among Them!'': Director *''Locodol , short for , is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Kōtarō Kosugi. The manga was serialized in Ichijinsha's ''Manga 4-Koma Palette'' magazine starting wit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ayaka Suwa
is a Japanese voice actress from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. She is represented by the agency Arts Vision. She has loved watching anime since she was a child, and realized the joy of acting in a Musical theatre she did in elementary school. She first learned about voice acting when she fell in love with Ryoma Echizen from The Prince of Tennis in junior high school. She was fascinated by the breadth of voice acting work, and after being involved in theater in high school and college, and with the encouragement of my friends around her, she decided to become a voice actor. Since there were not many training schools or vocational schools for voice actors in Nagoya, where she was born, she entered the Japan Narration Acting Institute, which had a school in Nagoya. She took lessons once a week while attending university. After working at the Japan Narration Acting Institute, she joined her current agency. Voice roles TV anime ;2012 *'' Code:Breaker'', Tsubomi *'' Chousoku Henkei Gyrozet ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Union Jack
The Union Jack, or Union Flag, is the ''de facto'' national flag of the United Kingdom. Although no law has been passed making the Union Flag the official national flag of the United Kingdom, it has effectively become such through precedent. It is sometimes asserted that the term ''Union Jack'' properly refers only to naval usage, but this assertion was dismissed by the Flag Institute in 2013 following historical investigations. The flag has official status in Canada, by parliamentary resolution, where it is known as the Royal Union Flag. It is the national flag of all British overseas territories, being localities within the British state, or realm, although local flags have also been authorised for most, usually comprising the blue or red ensign with the Union Flag in the canton and defaced with the distinguishing arms of the territory. These may be flown in place of, or along with (but taking precedence after) the national flag. Governors of British Overseas Territories ha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nao Tōyama
is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with the agency Intention. Before joining Intention, she was affiliated with Arts Vision. She debuted as a voice actress in 2010, and played her first leading role as Kanon Nakagawa in ''The World God Only Knows''. She is also known for her roles as Chitoge Kirisaki in '' Nisekoi'', Yui Yuigahama in '' My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected'', Tomoe Koga in ''Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai'', Karen Kujō in ''Kin-iro Mosaic'', and Rin Shima in ''Laid-Back Camp''. In 2019, she won the Best Supporting Actress Award with Yū Serizawa and the Game Award in the 13th Seiyu Awards. Her music career began when she released songs for ''The World God Only Knows'' under her character name Kanon Nakagawa. She later made her solo debut as a singer on February 1, 2017, with the release of the double A-side single "True Destiny" / "Chain the World" under the Flying Dog label. She also voiced a member of the music uni ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tsukkomi
The following glossary of words and terms (generally of Japanese origin) are related to ''owarai'' (Japanese comedy). Many of these terms may be used in areas of Japanese culture beyond comedy, including television and radio, music. Some have been incorporated into normal Japanese speech. __NOTOC__ Glossary ''bangumi'' :番組 (''bangumi''). The Japanese word for television show or television program. ''boke'' :ボケ (''boke'' ). From the verb 惚ける or 呆ける, which carries the meaning of "senility" or "air headed-ness," and is reflected in a performer's tendency for misinterpretation and forgetfulness. The ''boke'' is the "simple-minded" member of an owarai kombi ('' "tsukkomi and boke", or vice versa'') that receives most of the verbal and physical abuse from the "smart" tsukkomi because of the boke's misunderstandings and slip-ups. The ''tsukkomi'' (突っ込み) refers to the role the second comedian plays in ''"butting in"'' and correcting the boke's erro ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yumi Uchiyama
is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Office Osawa. Biography Uchiyama signed to Arts Vision and made her debut in 2005. However, she retired and got a job when she was 20 years old while she was in college because of family circumstances. After three years away, she rejoined Arts Vision in 2010 and made her comeback with the dubbing role of Abbey in the overseas drama ''Let's Love Vampire'' delivered on BeeTV. The following year, she won the first regular role as Nagisa Tennōji in '' A Channel''. In April 2017, it was reported that Uchiyama moved from Arts Vision to Office Osawa. Filmography Anime ;2005 *''Aria the Animation'' (voice-acting debut) ;2011 *''A-Channel'': Nagisa "Nagi" Tennōji *''Blue Exorcist'': Kashino *'' Kimi to Boku'': Junko; young Kaname Tsukahara; The Asaba twins mother *''Ro-Kyu-Bu!'': Kikuchi *'' Shinryaku!? Ika Musume'': Tomomi Mochizuki *''Usagi Drop'': Kazumi Kawachi ;2012 *''Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero'': Valkyria (Ep. 1) *'' Bakuman. 3'': ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tsundere
is a Japanese term for a character development process that depicts a character with a personality who is initially very harsh before gradually showing a warmer, friendlier side over time. The word is derived from the terms ('to turn away in disgust or anger') and ('to become affectionate'). Originally found in Japanese bishōjo games, the word is now part of the otaku moe phenomenon, reaching into other media. The term was made popular in the visual novel ''Kimi ga Nozomu Eien''. Terminology Manga author Ken Akamatsu lists ''tsundere'' as one of the special cases in his definition of '' moe'': "The person feeling it must be stronger: The object of 'moe' is weak and dependent (like a child) on the person, or is in a situation where she cannot oppose (like a maid)... (*Tsundere only: There will be times where the stronger and weaker role is reversed)." The concept has received increasing attention in Japan, with a maid cafe named Nagomi in Akihabara started having ''tsunder ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Risa Taneda
is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Office Osawa talent agency. She is also a member of the seiyuu idol unit ''Rhodanthe*'' () since 2013, along with Nao Tōyama, Asuka Nishi, Manami Tanaka and Yumi Uchiyama. Some of her major roles include Mirai Kuriyama in '' Beyond the Boundary'', Yukina Himeragi in ''Strike the Blood'', Rize Tedeza in '' Is the Order a Rabbit?'', Kaori Miyazono in '' Your Lie in April'', Erina Nakiri in '' Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma'', and Ai Mizuno in ''Zombie Land Saga''. Biography At the 7th grade, Taneda first learned about voice acting and became interested in it after listening to radio programs hosted by voice actors. Meanwhile, Taneda was also into the fantasy world of Harry Potter series. "I want to play in the series!" aspired Taneda. She then started self-practicing the voice acting skills in her middle school years. In 2007, Taneda went to university in Tokyo. She majored in Design and later graduated with a Bachelor of A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Manami Tanaka
is a Japanese voice actress. Filmography Anime series *''Sacred Seven'', Manami *''Kin-iro Mosaic'', Alice Cartelet *'' Bladedance of Elementalers'', Carol Natassha *'' Recently, My Sister is Unusual'', Ayaka Tachibana *'' Shimajirō no Wow!'', Snow Rabbit *'' Strike the Blood'', Minami Shindō *'' The Comic Artist and His Assistants'', Matome Minano *''Absolute Duo'', Otoha Kokonoe *'' Hello!! Kin-iro Mosaic'', Alice Cartelet *'' Rilu Rilu Fairilu ~Yousei no Door~'', Ofuku-san *''Keijo'', Kaho Fuyuzora Video games *''Rage of Bahamut'' (2014), Connie * ''Uchi no Hime-sama ga Ichiban Kawaii'' (2014), Anna * Dream C Club Gogo (2014), Chiri * ''Kirara Fantasia'' (2017), Solt, Alice Cartelet * Granblue Fantasy, Suframare Dubbing roles Live Action *'' Just Add Magic'' – Hannah Parker-Kent (Aubrey Miller) Other *'' CeVIO AI'' Talk voice and ''Synthesizer V A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Syn ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Asuka Nishi
is a Japanese voice actress from Hyōgo Prefecture. She is represented by the talent agency Sigma Seven. Filmography Television animation *''Chibi Devi!'' (2011), Shiori *''Hanasaku Iroha'' (2011), Mai *'' Arashi no Yoru ni'' (2012), Young white goat *'' Battle Spirits: Sword Eyes'' (2012), Yamabuki *''Bodacious Space Pirates'' (2012), Ursula Abramov *'' Ebiten'' (2012), Hakata Kanamori *''High School DxD'' (2012), Ravel Phoenix *''Sengoku Collection'' (2012), Gentleman Bashou Matsuo *'' Battle Spirits: Sword Eyes Gekitōden'' (2013), Yamabuki, Waitress - ep 1 *''Kin-iro Mosaic'' (2013), Shinobu Ōmiya *''Problem Children Are Coming from Another World, Aren't They?'' (2013), Calico Cat *'' Straight Title Robot Anime'' (2013), Fujii *''Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono'' (2013), Yua Suzuki *''The Devil Is a Part-Timer!'' (2013), Rika Suzuki *''Unbreakable Machine-Doll'' (2013), Henriette Belew *''Yozakura Quartet'' (2013), Midoriko *''47 Todō Fuken R'' (2014), Hyōgo Dog *'' Bladedance of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Original Video Animation
, abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the first part of an OVA series may be broadcast for promotional purposes. OVA titles were originally made available on VHS, later becoming more popular on LaserDisc and eventually DVD. Starting in 2008, the term OAD (original animation DVD) began to refer to DVD releases published bundled with their source-material manga. Format Like anime made for television broadcast, OVAs are sub-divided into episodes. OVA media (tapes, laserdiscs or DVDs) usually contain just one episode each. Episode length varies from title to title: each episode may run from a few minutes to two hours or more. An episode length of 30 minutes occurs quite commonly, but no standard length exists. In some cases, the length of episodes in a specific OVA may vary greatly, for example in '' Gao ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |