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Katsuya Terada
, is a Japanese illustrator and cartoonist from the town of Tamano, Okayama. His alias is the portmanteau . Terada's prolific visual arts practice uniquely straddles the lines between manga, fine art, and digital design. His work ranges widely from highly-detailed comics and novel illustrations to expressive, futuristic character designs for video games and anime."KATSUYA TERADA," Kaikai Kiki Gallery, http://en.gallery-kaikaikiki.com/category/artists/katsuya-terada/ (accessed 26 August 2022). Terada posts actively on Facebook as Katsuya "t e r r a" Terada, as well as on his web blog ''terra's book''. Biography Since his childhood, Terada grew up immersed in Japanese manga culture. When Terada was fifteen years old, he discovered the work of French artist Moebius (or Jean Giraud) and the Japanese manga artist and creator of Akira, Katsuhiro Otomo. Growing up, these two artist were inspirational to Terada for combining clean line art styles from book illustration with the dynam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamano
is a city located in southern Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The city was officially founded on August 3, 1940. As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 60,101 and a population density of 580 persons per km². The total area is 103.61 km². The JR Uno Line connects it to Okayama. Before the Great Seto Bridge was opened, there was a train ferry between Uno Port in Tamano and Takamatsu on Shikoku. Then, Tamano was the major entrance to Shikoku. Today there still exist many ferry lines between Uno port and Takamatsu, and also the islands of Shōdoshima and Naoshima. Its major industry is ship construction and metal refining, another important industry being fishing. One of the largest shipbuilding yards in Japan, operated by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, is located in Tamano. Geography Climate Tamano has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Tamano is . The average annual rainfall is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Economy of Japan, Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Government of Japan, Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellboy
Hellboy is a fictional superhero created by writer-artist Mike Mignola. The character first appeared in ''San Diego Comic-Con Comics'' #2 (August 1993), and has since appeared in various eponymous miniseries A miniseries or mini-series is a television series that tells a story in a predetermined, limited number of episodes. "Limited series" is another more recent US term which is sometimes used interchangeably. , the popularity of miniseries format h ..., one-shot (comics), one-shots and intercompany crossovers. The character has been adapted into three live-action feature films. Two starring Ron Perlman in Hellboy (2004 film), 2004 and Hellboy II: The Golden Army, 2008 in the title role, and one in Hellboy (2019 film), 2019 which starred David Harbour, as well as two Hellboy Animated, straight-to-DVD animated films, and three video games – ''Hellboy: Asylum Seeker, Asylum Seeker'', ''Hellboy: The Science of Evil, The Science of Evil'', and as a playable character in ''Injust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Man
Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The character made his first appearance in ''Tales of Suspense'' #39 (cover dated March 1963), and received his own title in ''Iron Man (comic book), Iron Man'' #1 (May 1968). In 1963, the character founded the Avengers (comics), Avengers superhero team with Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor, Hank Pym, Ant-Man, Wasp (comics), Wasp and the Hulk. A wealthy American business magnate, playboy (lifestyle), playboy, Philanthropy, philanthropist, inventor and ingenious scientist, Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark suffers a severe chest injury during a kidnapping. When his captors attempt to force him to build a weapon of mass destruction, he instead creates a Iron Man's armor, mechanized suit of armor to save his life and escape captivity. Later, Stark develops his suit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroyuki Kitakubo
is a Japanese director, animator, and screenwriter. Kitakubo began work in the anime industry as a teenager, having worked on the 1979 ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' television series. He debuted as a director with the '' Cream Lemon'' episode "Pop Chaser" in 1985, then worked on films including '' Black Magic M-66'' with Masamune Shirow and '' Akira'' with Katsuhiro Otomo. Kitakubo went on to direct the "A Tale of Two Robots" segment from '' Robot Carnival'', the original video animation (OVA) series '' Golden Boy'', and the films ''Roujin Z'' and '' Blood: The Last Vampire''. In 2001, Kitakubo won the "Individual Award" at The 6th Animation Kobe for the latter film. ''Blood: The Last Vampire'' also won grand prize at the 2000 Japan Media Arts Festival The Japan Media Arts Festival is an annual festival held since 1997 by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs. The festival begins with an open competition and culminates with the awarding of several prizes and an exhibition. Based o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Vampire
''The Last Vampire'' series consists of books written by Christopher Pike and chronicles the life of the 5,000-year-old "last vampire", The titles were originally released under "The Last Vampire" series name, but when recently published was changed simply to "Thirst". Several previously released books were compiled together to make up earlier volumes of the "Thirst" series. The last book written in 2013 was called "Thirst no. 5: The Sacred Veil", although Christopher Pike has confirmed on his Facebook page that there will be a sixth book. ''The Last Vampire'' (1994) As the story begins, Alisa arrives at the office of a man named Michael who had invited her. He identifies himself as a private investigator. She tries to find out about a guy named Slim, but her best shot is Michael's computer. Alisa then enters high school as a student named Lara Adams and befriends Ray. She also befriends another young man named Seymour Dorsten. She uses Ray to get information from his father's co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtua Fighter
is a series of fighting games created by Sega-AM2 and designer Yu Suzuki. The original ''Virtua Fighter (video game), Virtua Fighter'' was released in October 1993 and has received four main sequels and several spin-offs. The highly influential first ''Virtua Fighter'' game is widely recognized as the first 3D computer graphics, 3D fighting game released. Gameplay Similar to most other fighting games, the default gameplay system of the ''Virtua Fighter'' series involves two combatants needing to win two of three rounds, with each round being 30 seconds long or more. Combatants utilize various attacks in an attempt to deplete the other fighter's stamina gauge and deal a knockout (K.O.), winning a round. If a character is knocked out (or falls out) of the ring, their opponent wins the round in a Ring Out. An extra round is necessary if a double knockout (both players knocking each other out at the same time) occurs in a previous round and the match is tied one round each. In this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sega
is a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Its international branches, Sega of America and Sega Europe, are headquartered in Irvine, California and London, respectively. Its division for the development of both arcade games and home video games, Sega Games, has existed in its current state since 2020; from 2015 to that point, the two had made up separate entities known as Sega Games and Sega Interactive Co., Ltd. Sega is a subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings. From 1983 until 2001, Sega also developed video game consoles. Sega was founded by American businessmen Martin Bromley and Richard Stewart as on June 3, 1960; shortly after, the company acquired the assets of its predecessor, Service Games of Japan. Five years later, the company became known as Sega Enterprises, Ltd., after acquiring Rosen Enterprises, an importer of coin-operated games. Sega developed its first coin-operated game, ''Periscope'', in 1966. Sega wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtua Fighter 2
is a 1994 fighting video game developed by Sega. It is the sequel to 1993's ''Virtua Fighter'' and the second game in the ''Virtua Fighter'' series. It was created by Sega's Yu Suzuki-headed AM2 and was released for the arcades in 1994. Ports were released for the Sega Saturn in 1995 and Microsoft Windows in 1997. ''Virtua Fighter 2'' was critically acclaimed for its gameplay and breakthrough graphics; it introduced the use of texture-mapped 3D characters, and was one of the first video games to use motion capture animation technology. It became a major arcade hit, selling more than 40,000 arcade units worldwide and becoming one of Sega's best-selling arcade games of all time. The Sega Saturn version was also well-received for its graphics and gameplay. It became a blockbuster hit in Japan and sold relatively well in other markets, selling more than units. Gameplay ''Virtua Fighter 2'' is a 3D 1v1 fighting game, similar in concept to other games of the series. Players select ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Of Persia
''Prince of Persia'' is a video game franchise created by Jordan Mechner. It is built around a series of action-adventure games focused on various incarnations of the eponymous Prince, set in ancient and medieval Persia. The first two games in the series, ''Prince of Persia'' (1989) and '' Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame'' (1993), were published by Broderbund. '' Prince of Persia 3D'' (1999), named for being the first installment to use 3D computer graphics, was developed by Red Orb Entertainment and published by The Learning Company on PC; The Dreamcast version was developed by Avalanche Software and published by Mattel Interactive. Ubisoft bought the rights to the franchise in 2001 and rebooted it with '' Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'' (2003). Ubisoft has since developed and published four additional entries in the series: '' Prince of Persia: Warrior Within'' (2004), '' Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones'' (2006), ''Prince of Persia'' (2008), and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Link To The Past
''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'' is an action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the third game in ''The Legend of Zelda'' series and was released in 1991 in Japan and 1992 in North America and Europe. The story is set many years before the events of the first two ''Zelda'' games. The player assumes the role of Link as he journeys to save Hyrule, defeat the demon king Ganon, and rescue the descendants of the Seven Sages. It returns to a top-down perspective similar to the original ''The Legend of Zelda'', dropping the side-scrolling gameplay of '' Zelda II: The Adventure of Link''. It introduced series staples such as parallel worlds and items including the Master Sword. Released to critical and commercial success, ''A Link to the Past'' was a landmark game for Nintendo and is considered one of the greatest video games of all time. It was ported to the Game Boy Advance as '' A Link to the Past and F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Link's Awakening
''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' is a 1993 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. It is the first installment in ''The Legend of Zelda'' series for a handheld game console. ''Link's Awakening'' is one of the few ''Zelda'' games not to take place in the land of Hyrule, and it does not feature Princess Zelda or the Triforce relic. Instead, the protagonist Link begins the game stranded on Koholint Island, a place guarded by a whale-like deity called the Wind Fish. Assuming the role of Link, the player fights monsters and solves puzzles while searching for eight musical instruments that will awaken the sleeping Wind Fish and allow him to escape from the island. Development began as an effort to port the Super Nintendo Entertainment System game '' The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'' to the Game Boy, developed after-hours by Nintendo staff. It grew into an original project under the direction of Takashi Tezuka, with a story and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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