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L'étranger Series
The is a Japanese Yaoi, boys' love (BL) manga series written and illustrated by Kanna Kii. The first book, , was serialized in the bimonthly List of manga magazines, manga magazine ''On BLUE'' from 2013 to 2014. It was followed up with a sequel series, . ''L'étranger de la Plage'' has been published in English by the digital distribution platform Renta! under the title ''The Stranger by the Beach'', and by Seven Seas Entertainment under the title ''Seaside Stranger''. An anime film adaptation produced by Studio Hibari premiered on September 11, 2020. Plot ''L'étranger de la Plage'' Shun Hashimoto is a gay novelist living in Okinawa who meets Mio Chibana, an orphaned high school student living with his relatives after his mother's death. However, Mio's reaction towards Shun reaching out to him reminds him of the estrangement from his parents after they discovered his sexual orientation. As Shun and Mio grow closer, Mio confesses that he is moving to the city, but promises t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaoi
''Yaoi'' (; ja, やおい ), also known by the ''wasei-eigo'' construction and its abbreviation , is a genre of fictional media originating in Japan that features Homoeroticism, homoerotic relationships between male characters. It is typically created by women for women and is distinct from Bara (genre), homoerotic media marketed to gay men, but it does also attract a male audience and can be produced by male creators. It spans a wide range of media, including manga, anime, drama CDs, novels, video games, television series, films, and Fan labor, fan works. "Boys' love" and "BL" are the generic terms for this kind of media in Japan and much of Asia; though the terms are used by some fans and commentators in the West, ''yaoi'' remains more generally prevalent in English. The genre originated in the 1970s as a subgenre of Shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga, or comics for girls. Several terms were used for the new genre, including , , and . The term ''yaoi'' emerged in the late 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Briner
Justin Briner is an American voice actor. He has provided voices for English-language versions of Japanese anime films and television series with Funimation. He is best known for his roles as Izuku "Deku" Midoriya in ''My Hero Academia'', Mikaela Hyakuya in ''Seraph of the End'', Maki Katsuragi in ''Stars Align'', Qwenthur Barbotage in ''Heavy Object'', Alfonso San Valiante in '' Garo: The Animation'', Luck Voltia in ''Black Clover'', Kensuke Hanasaki in ''Trickster,'' Ichi in the game '' Cibele'', Shō Kusakabe from ''Fire Force'' and Hanako/Amane Yugi from ''Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun''. Biography Justin Briner was born and raised in Maryland. He has a younger sister, Hayley Briner. He attended the University of North Texas and studied theater prior to finding voice acting work. In 2015, he starred as the voice of Mikaela Hyakuya, one of the two main teenage orphans who turns into a vampire in the anime series ''Seraph of the End'', which was released through Funimation's broad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ameba (website)
is a Japanese blogging and social networking website. In December 2009, Ameba launched Ameba Now, a micro-blogging platform competing with Twitter. In March 2009 Ameba launched Ameba Pico, a Facebook app for the English market based on the virtual community Ameba Pigg. Ameba Pigg (PC version) Pigg is a Japanese blog virtual community in which users can customize an avatar, socialize with people around the world using replicas of landmarks around the world like Shibuya 109 and the Statue of Liberty. Users can also decorate their own rooms with different types of furniture, bought with virtual currencies called "Gummies", "Tokens", and "Silver Coin". Users can and invite other players to their rooms and leave them messages. For the English version, Gummies and Tokens are game currencies that are earned by doing in-game tasks such as ringing other people's rooms and giving the props, while "Candy Gold" is a currency in the game which users can only acquire by paying real mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tankōbon
is the Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ... term for a book that is not part of an anthology or corpus. In modern Japanese, the term is most often used in reference to individual volumes of a manga series: most series first appear as individual chapters in a weekly or monthly List of manga magazines, manga anthology with other works before being published as volumes containing several chapters each. Major publishing Imprint (trade name), imprints for include Jump Comics (for serials in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' and other Jump (magazine line), ''Jump'' magazines), Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine, Shōnen Magazine Comics, and Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday Comics. Japanese comics (manga) manga came to be published in thick, phone book, phone- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime News Network
Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan. The website offers reviews and other editorial content, forums where readers can discuss current issues and events, and an encyclopedia that contains many anime and manga with information on the staff, cast, theme music, plot summaries, and user ratings. The website was founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis, and operated the magazine ''Protoculture Addicts'' from 2005 to 2008. Based in Canada, it has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in four separate regions: the United States and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. History The website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998. In May 2000, CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial staff, replacing editor-in-chief Isaac Alexander. On June 30, 2002, Anime News N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumiko Watanabe
is a Japanese voice actress. She played Sergeant Keroro in '' Sgt. Frog'', Shippō in ''InuYasha'', Mother in ''Atashin'chi'', Klonoa in '' Kaze no Klonoa'', and Regina in '' DokiDoki! PreCure''. She married Kōji Tsujitani in 2012. Filmography Anime Video games Audio dramas Dubbing roles ''Tokusatsu'' References External links * Kumiko Watanabeat Seiyuu.Info * {{DEFAULTSORT:Watanabe, Kumiko 1965 births Living people Voice actresses from Chiba Prefecture Japanese video game actresses Japanese voice actresses 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses Arts Vision voice actors Sigma Seven voice actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryn Apprill
Bryn is a Welsh word meaning hill. It may also refer to: Places United Kingdom See also UK location England * Bryn, Greater Manchester ** Bryn (ward), an electoral ward in Wigan ** Bryn railway station * Cornwall Wales * Bryn, an electoral division of Conwy County Borough Council * Bryn, Llanelli in Carmarthenshire * Bryn, Neath Port Talbot * The Bryn, a village in Monmouthshire Elsewhere * Bryn, Akershus, Bærum, Norway * Bryn, Oslo, Norway ** Bryn Station * Bryn, Ukraine, a village in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine Other uses * Bryn (given name), includes a list of people with the given name * Bryn (surname), includes a list of people with the surname * ''Bryn'', a 2003 album by Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel * "Bryn", a 2008 song by Vampire Weekend from ''Vampire Weekend'' See also * Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, U.S. * Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S. * Brin (other) * Bryne (other) * Brynn (other) Brynn is an Anglicised spelling of the Welsh giv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayaka Nakaya
is a Japanese voice actress and former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. She is from Iwate. While with AKB48 she was a member of the subunit No Name. Her biggest role as a voice actress was as the title character Chitose Sakuraba in the anime series '' Chitose Get You!!''. Career Nakaya passed AKB48's generation 3 audition on December 3, 2006. She is one of 20 girls who passed from among 12.828 candidates. She was first on stage at AKB48 Theater as part of Team B on April 8, 2007. On August 23, 2009, a reshuffle was announced and Nakaya was transferred to Team A. On December 2, 2010, an audio book of Moshidora read by her received "Audio Book Award 2010". The audio book gets awarded based on consumer votes in FeBe! audio book website. She also provided voice in the anime series of Moshidora. Along with fellow member from Team K Miku Tanabe, Nakaya formed a unit called Baby Gamba. The unit released a single DVD under label Avex on September 14, 2011. Baby Gamba is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan Garrett
Morgan Lauré Garrett (born September 4, 1985) is an American voice actress affiliated with Funimation, Studiopolis and Bang Zoom!. She won the Behind the Voice Actors' Breakthrough Voice Actor of the Year Award in 2012. Her major roles include Seraphim in the ''Is This a Zombie?'' series, List of A Certain Magical Index characters#Kaori Kanzaki, Kaori Kanzaki in the ''A Certain Magical Index'' series, Twoearle in ''Gonna be the Twin-Tail!!'', Rico Brzenska in the ''Attack on Titan (TV series), Attack on Titan'' series, Akira Mado in the ''Tokyo Ghoul'' series and List of Toriko characters#Tina, Tina in the ''Toriko'' series. Filmography Anime Films Awards References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garrett, Morgan Living people 1985 births People from Dallas American voice actresses American stage actresses 21st-century American actresses Texas A&M University–Commerce alumni Southern Methodist University alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Ayumi Fujimura
is a Japanese retired Voice acting in Japan, voice actress from Tokyo, Japan. Starting from April 1, 2019, it was announced that she took an indefinite hiatus. Filmography Anime ;2005 *''Kotenkotenko'' (Fairy) ;2006 *''Nana (manga), NANA'' (Woman) *''Nishi no Yoki Majo, Nishi no Yoki Majo - Astraea Testament'' (Marie Oset) *''Ramen Fighter Miki'' (Child 1 (ep. 1), Female student (ep. 4), Pink Star (ep. 3), Sales assistant (ep. 5) *''Koi suru Tenshi Angelique'' (Girl (ep. 1)) *''Kemonozume'' (Girl (ep. 2), Shokujinki B (ep. 9)) *''Garine's is Music'' (Garine Sakura) *''Living for the Day After Tomorrow'' (Karada Iokawa) *''Ghost Slayers Ayashi'' (Daughter) *''Hell Girl, Hell Girl: Two Mirrors'' (Takuma Kurebayashi) *''Bartender (manga), Bartender'' (Miwa Kurushima) ;2007 *''Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!'' (Futsal member (ep. 8)) *''Nodame Cantabile'' (Flight attendant (ep. 1), Minako Momodaira (young), Yuki Inoue) *''Hayate the Combat Butler'' (Chiharu Harukaze) *''Touka Gettan' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coming Out
Coming out of the closet, often shortened to coming out, is a metaphor used to describe LGBT people's self-disclosure of their sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity. Framed and debated as a privacy issue, coming out of the closet is experienced variously as a psychological process or journey; decision-making or Risk, risk-taking; a strategy or plan; a mass or public event; a speech act and a matter of Identity (social science), personal identity; a rite of passage; liberty, liberation or emancipation from oppression; an wikt:ordeal, ordeal; a means toward feeling gay pride instead of shame and social stigma; or even a career-threatening act. Author Steven Seidman writes that "it is the power of the closet to shape the core of an individual's life that has made homosexuality into a significant personal, social, and political drama in twentieth-century America". ''Coming out of the closet'' is the source of other gay slang expressions related to voluntary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
