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Kanae Itō
is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Nagano Prefecture. Biography After graduating from high school, Ito attended thAmusement Media Academyin 2007. She was a member of the groups and , before they were disbanded between December 16, 2005 and January 28, 2007. She played Amu Hinamori in ''Shugo Chara!''. Her role was praised by critics, and later appeared in radio serials, drama CDs and video games. Ito played Fumino Serizawa in '' Mayoi Neko Overrun!'' and Airi in ''Queen's Blade''. She and Aki Toyosaki starred on several series, including ''Shugo Chara!'', ''To Love-Ru'', ''The World God Only Knows'', ''Hanasaku Iroha'' and ''A Certain Scientific Railgun'' (they also hosted the ''A Certain Scientific Railgun'' web radio show, ''Radio no Railgun''). Ito won the awards at the 4th Seiyu Awards and the 5th Seiyu Awards. Filmography Television animation ;2007 *''Hatara Kizzu Maihamu Gumi'' – Kumi *''Shugo Chara!'' – Amu Hinamori, Diamond ;2008 *'' Birdy the Mighty: Dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagano Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,052,493 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the northeast, Saitama Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the southeast, Shizuoka Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture to the south, and Gifu Prefecture and Toyama Prefecture to the west. Nagano is the capital and largest city of Nagano Prefecture, with other major cities including Matsumoto, Ueda, and Iida. Nagano Prefecture has impressive highland areas of the Japanese Alps, including most of the Hida Mountains, Kiso Mountains, and Akaishi Mountains which extend into the neighbouring prefectures. The abundance of mountain ranges, natural scenic beauty, and rich history has gained Nagano Prefecture international recognition as a world-class winter sports tourist destination, including hosting the 1998 Winter Olympics and a new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen's Blade
is a Japanese series of visual combat books published by Hobby Japan inspired by the licensed works from Firelight Game Company's '' Lost Worlds''. The overall plot of the game revolves around a tournament called the Queen's Blade, which is held once every four years to determine a Queen. Since its original release, the series has evolved into a media franchise, spanning four manga adaptations, three anime adaptations, three light novels, and a video game adaptation. Figures of the characters made by various manufacturers, such as Kaiyodo with their Revoltech series, have also been produced along with several memorabilia. A sequel series, ''Queen's Blade Rebellion'', was launched in 2009. Story In the Continent, a tournament called the Queen's Blade is held once every four years to determine the most beautiful and powerful Queen. Held in , the Queen's Capital, various fighters from all over the Continent travel to the Capital to defeat Aldra, the current Queen. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okami-san And Her Seven Companions
The series is a collection of Japanese light novels by Masashi Okita, with illustrations by Unaji. The series started with the release of the first volume in August 2006 titled , and as of January 2011, 12 volumes have been published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation by Kurumi Suzushiro started serialization in the April 2010 issue of ASCII Media Works' shōnen manga magazine ''Dengeki Daioh''. A 12-episode anime adaptation by J.C.Staff aired in Japan on AT-X between July 1 and September 16, 2010, and has been licensed and dubbed into English by Funimation Entertainment to be aired on American network television and released to DVD. The English-dubbed version of the anime adaptation was subsequently licensed and distributed by Madman Entertainment and Manga Entertainment to Australia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Plot Set in the fictional Otogibana City, ''Okami-san & her Seven Companions'' follows the lives of Ryoko Okami (th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taishō Baseball Girls
is a Japanese light novel series written by Atsushi Kagurazaka and illustrated by Sadaji Koike. Tokuma Shoten published four novels from April 2007 to June 2010. It has been adapted into a drama CD, a manga series serialized in ''Monthly Comic Ryū'', and an anime television series animated by J.C.Staff aired between July and September 2009. The anime had been licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks and Section23 Films released the complete collection on November 16, 2010. Story In 1925, after being told by a baseball player that women should become housewives instead of going to school, two 14-year-old Japanese high school girls named Koume and Akiko decide to start a baseball team in order to prove him wrong. During this time, when even running was considered too vulgar for women, baseball is known as "what the boys do" and they face many difficulties when having to find enough members, to get permission from their parents and also when learning about the sport itsel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sora No Manimani
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mami Kashiwabara. The manga was serialized between the November 2005 and September 2011 issues of Kodansha's ''Monthly Afternoon'' manga magazine, and was collected into 10 ''tankōbon'' volumes. A 12-episode anime adaptation by Studio Comet and directed by Shinji Takamatsu aired in Japan between July and September 2009. Plot ''Sora no Manimani'' revolves around Saku Ōyagi, a bookworm who moves back to the town he lived in as a child after seven years. He had a childhood friend named Mihoshi Akeno who loved astronomy and would always take Saku outside against his will to look at the stars, or do other outdoor activities, whereas Saku would rather have stayed inside with his books. Saku broke his arm the day he moved away after trying to catch Mihoshi falling out of a tree; Saku resented her for this, and that she never saw him off. However, this was a misunderstanding since he was too stubborn to listen to the whole story ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Evil Eye
The Evil Eye ( grc, ὀφθαλμὸς βάσκανος; grc-koi, ὀφθαλμὸς πονηρός; el, (κακό) μάτι; he, עַיִן הָרָע, ; Romanian: ''Deochi''; it, malocchio; es, mal de ojo; pt, mau-olhado, olho gordo; ar, عين الحسد, ; fa, چشم زخم, ; prs, چشم مهره ; tr, Nazar boncuğu; Kazakh: Көз) is a supernatural belief in a curse, brought about by a malevolent glare, usually given to a person when one is unaware. The evil eye dates back about 5,000 years. In the 6th century BC it appeared on '' Chalcidian'' drinking vessels, known as 'eye-cups', as a type of apotropaic magic. It is found in many cultures in the Mediterranean region as well as Western Asia and Central Asia with such cultures often believing that receiving the evil eye will cause misfortune or injury, while others believe it to be a kind of supernatural force that casts or reflects a malevolent gaze back-upon those who wish harm upon others (especially innocen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Exiled Virgin
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Piece
''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chapters compiled into 104 ''tankōbon'' volumes . The story follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a boy whose body gained the properties of rubber after unintentionally eating a Devil Fruit. With his pirate crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, Luffy explores the Grand Line in search of the deceased King of the Pirates Gol D. Roger's ultimate treasure known as the "One Piece" in order to become the next King of the Pirates. The manga spawned a media franchise, having been adapted into a festival film produced by Production I.G, and an anime series produced by Toei Animation, which began broadcasting in Japan in 1999. Additionally, Toei has developed fourteen animated feature films, one original video animation, and thirteen television specials. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiddy Girl-and
is a 2009 Japanese anime television series. It is a sequel to the anime series ''Kiddy Grade'', created by gímik and Satelight and directed by Keiji Gotoh. The manga adaptation , illustrated by Yukari Higa, ran in ''Comp Ace'' and was released into two collected volumes. Plot Twenty-five years after Éclair and Lumière, (from the flagship ''Kiddy Grade'' series), rescued the galaxy from destruction's doorstep, the GTO (Galactic Trade Organization), created after the defeat of the GOTT (Galactic Organization of Trade and Tariffs), act on behalf of universal peace by combating criminal activity. Their special ES division mirrored after the GOTT's ES (Encounter of Shadow-work) force, now includes publicly acknowledged ES member candidates. The series follows three such trainees, Ascoeur, Q-feuille, and Di-air as they work their way to ES membership. Broadcast In October 2006 news of a ''Kiddy Grade'' sequel was announced, under the working title of (K-G.2), to be animated b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decode
Decoding or decode may refer to: is the process of converting code into plain text or any format that is useful for subsequent processes. Science and technology * Decoding, the reverse of encoding * Parsing, in computer science * Digital-to-analog converter, "decoding" of a digital signal * Phonics, decoding in communication theory * Decode (Oracle) Other uses * deCODE genetics, a biopharmaceutical company based in Iceland * "Decode" (song), a 2008 song by Paramore * Decoding (semiotics), the interpreting of a message communicated to a receiver See also * Code (other) * Decoder (other) * Decoding methods, methods in communication theory for decoding codewords sent over a noisy channel * Codec, a coder-decoder * Recode (other) * Video decoder A video decoder is an electronic circuit, often contained within a single integrated circuit chip, that converts base-band analog video signals to digital video. Video decoders commonly allow programmable control ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatara Kizzu Maihamu Gumi
, literally "Working Kids, Meister Hamster Team", is a Japanese anime series for young children about hamsters who hold down jobs from firefighting to cooking. The show is produced by Toei Animation and was broadcast at on Sundays from 6:30 to 7:00 am from October 7, 2007, to October 5, 2008, on Japan's TV Asahi. The show was also broadcast from 6:00 to 6:30 pm on Friday every week from November 2, 2007, on BS Asahi, but moved its broadcast to 5:00 to 5:30 pm on Friday of every week since October 10, 2008. Broadcast on BS Asahi concluded after November 14, 2008. The series has been dubbed and aired in French, Italian, and Catalan as "Master Hamsters". It also aired in the Philippines on GMA 7 DZBB-TV, Channel 7 (analog) and Channel 15 (digital), is the flagship TV station of Philippine television network GMA. The station is owned and operated by GMA Network Inc. with its studios are located at the GMA Network Center, EDSA corne ... under the same titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Seiyu Awards
The 5th Seiyu Awards ceremony was held on March 5, 2011 in Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 .... The period of general voting lasted from Oct 22, 2010 to Jan 1, 2011. Some awards were given in February, ahead of the ceremony. Winners are listed below. References {{Seiyu Awards Seiyu Awards ceremonies Seiyu Seiyu 2011 in Japanese cinema 2011 in Japanese television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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