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Klopfer (writer)
Christian Schmidt (born 14 February 1980 in Frankfurt (Oder)), known as Klopfer, is a German writer and editor. Biography Schmidt was born in 1980 to a teacher and a technician. Growing up in the German Democratic Republic, he was a Young Pioneer. He adopted the name ''Klopfer'' (English: Thumper) after the ''Bambi'' character, as both ''Christian'' and ''Schmidt'' are among the most common names in Germany. Since 2016, his pseudonym is officially recognised. After completing his Abitur in 1999, Schmidt studied computer science at the University of Potsdam from 1999 until 2004. At the Humboldt University of Berlin, he studied Japanese studies from 2004 until 2005 and German studies from 2005 until 2010. From 2000 until 2016, Schmidt maintained the Manga and Anime online database ''Animestreet''. In 1999, he opened a personal website which he named ''Klopfers Web'' in 2002. Among other texts, he writes columns for ''Klopfers Web'', and has released two volumes of collected co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankfurt (Oder)
Frankfurt (Oder), also known as Frankfurt an der Oder (), is a city in the German state of Brandenburg. It has around 57,000 inhabitants, is one of the easternmost cities in Germany, the fourth-largest city in Brandenburg, and the largest German city on the river Oder. Frankfurt sits on the western bank of the river, opposite the Polish town of Słubice, which was a part of Frankfurt until 1945, and called ''Dammvorstadt'' until then. The city is located about east of Berlin, in the south of the historical region Lubusz Land. The large lake Helenesee lies within Frankfurt's city limits. The name of the city makes reference to the Franks, and means ''Ford of the Franks'', and there appears a Gallic rooster in the coat of arms of the city. The official name ''Frankfurt (Oder)'' and the older ''Frankfurt an der Oder'' are used to distinguish it from the larger city of Frankfurt am Main. The city's recorded history began in the 13th century as a West Slavic settlement. During its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akuma No Riddle
is a Japanese manga series written by Yun Kōga and illustrated by Sunao Minakata. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's ''Newtype'' magazine between the September 2012 and November 2016 issues and is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime adaptation directed by Keizō Kusakawa and animated by Diomedéa aired in Japan between April and June 2014. The series is licensed for streaming by Funimation in North America, Madman Entertainment in Australia, and Muse Communication in Southeast Asia and South Asia. The original title is a pun on by Giuseppe Tartini. Plot At a private girls' boarding school, Myōjō Academy, thirteen girls are transferred into the academy's . Of these thirteen students, twelve are assassins from various backgrounds who are all tasked with assassinating the remaining student, a girl named Haru Ichinose. If they succeed, they will be granted any wish they desire, but if they fail, they are expelled from the class. However, one of the ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodomo No Omocha
, also known as ''Kodocha'' for short, is a Japanese manga series by Miho Obana. The series was adapted as an OVA by J.C. Staff and released on December 16, 1995 by Shueisha under their Ribon Video label. An anime television series was produced by NAS and TV Tokyo, animated by Studio Gallop, and broadcast on TV Tokyo every Friday from April 5, 1996 to March 27, 1998. In 2002, the manga was published in North America in English by Tokyopop as ''Kodocha: Sana's Stage''. In 2006, Tokyopop lost the license to the manga, leaving it out of print. In 2005, the first half of the anime series was licensed for North American distribution by Funimation Entertainment and has been released on DVD. In 2012, Funimation announced that their Kodocha DVDs went out of print. In 2020, Discotek Media announced that they have rescue licensed the series for release on SD Blu-ray in 2021. Both the manga and anime have been well received by publications for different media for the character in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knights Of Sidonia
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsutomu Nihei. It was serialized by Kodansha in their ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Afternoon'' between April 2009 and September 2015, with its chapters collected in 15 ''tankōbon'' volumes. It tells the story of Nagate Tanikaze, an "under-dweller" destined to become a Garde pilot, whose mission is to defend the massive starship ''Sidonia'' from a hostile alien species called Gauna. The manga was licensed for English release in North America by Vertical. An anime television series adaptation was produced by Polygon Pictures. The first season aired from April to June 2014; the second between April and June 2015. An anime film sequel titled ''Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars'' premiered in June 2021. In 2015, ''Knights of Sidonia'' recived the 39th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category, as well as the 47th Seiun Award in the Best Comic category in 2016. Plot Setting The story is set in the year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kagerou Daze
The , also known as or "Kagerou Days", is a Japanese mixed-media project. It started as a Vocaloid song series created by . The story revolves around the Mekakushi Dan, a group of young people with unusual eye-related powers. The franchise became infamous on the video sharing website Niconico after the release of the music video and song "Kagerou Daze", which also gave the series its name. The song has amassed over 10 million views and is the most popular song of the project. Eight light novels have been released, written by Jin and illustrated by . A manga adaptation with illustrations by , began serialization in ''Monthly Comic Gene'' on June 15, 2012, also written by Jin. A 12-episode anime adaptation titled —"Mekakucity" being a portmanteau of "mekakushi" ("blindfold" in Japanese) and "city"—aired between April 12 and June 28, 2014. The series was directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and Yuki Yase, and animated at Shaft (company), Shaft, with the script also written by Jin. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durarara!! (manga)
is a Japanese manga series based on Ryohgo Narita's light novel series of the same name, illustrated by Akiyo Satorigi (first three arcs) and Aogiri (fourth arc). It has been serialized in Square Enix's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly GFantasy'' since June 2009. Publication The ''Durarara!!'' manga, adaptation of Ryohgo Narita's light novel series of the same name, has been serialized in Square Enix's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly GFantasy''. Its first three arcs were illustrated by Akiyo Satorigi and the fourth arc is illustrated by Aogiri. The series' first arc ran from June 18, 2009, to April 18, 2011. The second arc, the , ran from September 17, 2011, to January 18, 2013. The series' third arc, the , ran from April 18, 2013, to October 18, 2014. The series' fourth arc, the , began on November 18, 2014. Square Enix has collected the chapters into individual ''tankōbon'' volumes; the first arc has four volumes, released from December 26, 2009, to June 27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dog & Scissors
, also known by the abbreviation , is Japanese light novel series written by Shunsuke Sarai and illustrated by Tetsuhiro Nabeshima. Plot ''Dog & Scissors'' centers around Kazuhito Harumi, a high school boy who is obsessed with reading books. One day, while reading in a cafe, he is shot and killed when he attempts to protect a random stranger during a robbery. As he is determined to read his favorite author's unreleased last work, he gets a second chance and is reincarnated as a long-haired dachshund. As a dog he is adopted by Kirihime Natsuno, the very person he tried to save, as well as the only person who can understand him in his new form. Kazuhito then discovers that she is not only his favorite novelist, but also a sadist who enjoys terrorizing him with scissors. Characters ; : :A high school bookworm who loves reading, his favorite author being Shinobu Akiyama. He lived away from his parents and sister so that he could be within walking distance of his favorite booksto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darwin's Game
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by FLIPFLOPs. An anime television series adaptation by Nexus aired from January 3 to March 20, 2020. Premise 17-year-old high school sophomore Kaname Sudō accepts an online invitation by a friend to play an app game called ''Darwin's Game'', unbeknownst to him that it involves a fight between life and death. Those who play the game are given a Sigil, an ability that varies from player to player. Trapped in this game of relentless murder and conquest, Kaname determines to clear the game, and seek out and kill the Game Master. It's revealed later in the series that the Game Master is one of many in the multiverse and is actually benevolent, albeit in the greater good way. Monsters called Greed are infiltrating worlds and eating/replacing people, bringing about Armageddon over and over. ''Darwin's Game'' is meant to train Champions to eliminate them. Characters Sunset Ravens ; : :The male protagonist of the story and a 17-ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Animation
''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 pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corpse Party
is an adventure game, adventure, and dōjin soft video game series originally created by Makoto Kedōin and developed by Team GrisGris. The first game in the series was developed using the RPG Maker game development tool, software version RPG Tsukūru Dante 98 and released on April 22, 1996 for the PC-9801. It was followed by three remakes: ''Corpse Party: NewChapter'', which was released incomplete for mobile phones from October 3, 2006 to December 26, 2007, ''Corpse Party: Blood Covered'', which was released for Microsoft Windows from March 8, 2008 to July 28, 2011, and ''Corpse Party: Blood Covered ...Repeated Fear'', which was released for the PlayStation Portable on August 12, 2010, and iOS on February 9, 2012. The game was released in North America and Europe by Marvelous USA under the title ''Corpse Party''. Marvelous USA planned to release a localized version ''Corpse Party Blood Covered'' for PC in North America in 2015, but the title was delayed until 2016. A 3DS version ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Order
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sakae Esuno. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's '' Shōnen Ace'' magazine between the November 2011 and September 2016 issues. The manga is licensed in North America by Yen Press. An original video animation episode by Asread was released on October 3, 2015. A 10-episode anime television series adaptation aired in Japan between April and June 2016. Plot Order users have the ability to grant their wishes with their special powers called Orders. Eiji Hoshimiya believes he is responsible for the Great Destruction that happened exactly ten years ago because of his wish, which is why he refuses to use his power. When the transfer student Rin Kurenai makes a move against him and kidnaps his sister, Eiji's life as an Order user begins and he finds out the truth. Characters Main characters ; : :At first, he believes that when he was a kid, what he wished for when he was approached by Daisy was the destruction of the world, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuu Watase
is a Japanese manga artist. She debuted in 1989 at the age of 18 with the short story "Pajama de Ojama" (, "An Intrusion in Pajamas") and has since published more than 50 volumes of one-shots and long-running manga series. One of her most popular titles is ''Fushigi Yûgi''. In 1998, Watase won the 43rd Shogakukan Manga Award in the (girls') category for ''Ceres, Celestial Legend''. In 2008, she began her first (boys') serialization, '' Arata: The Legend''. In 2019, Watase came out as X-gender, a Japanese non-binary gender identity. Following the announcement, an editor for Viz Media's Shojo Beat imprint clarified that Watase's pronouns in English are "she" and "her". Early career and methods Watase developed an interest in drawing manga at a young age. However, Watase did not receive any formal training until after high school when she went to a private art school. There she were taught how to draw manga, but because her first short story, "Pajama de Ojama", had already ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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