List Of Kino's Journey Episodes
'' Kino's Journey —the Beautiful World—'' is an anime series based on the light novel series of the same name written by Keiichi Sigsawa and illustrated by Kohaku Kuroboshi. The series follows a traveler named Kino and her talking motorcycle, known as a ''Motorrad'', named Hermes, as they explore countries with unique customs and people around a mysterious world, only spending three days at each location. Produced by A.C.G.T and Genco, and directed by Ryūtarō Nakamura, the 13-episode series aired weekly on the WOWOW satellite television network between April 8 and July 8, 2003. It was also broadcast on the anime satellite television network Animax, which also aired the series on its networks in Southeast Asia, East Asia, and South Asia. The episodes were released to Region 2 DVD compilation volumes between June 18 and November 19, 2003. Spanning six volumes, each volume contained two episodes except the first, which had three. The series was re-released in two ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Prologue
A prologue or prolog (from Greek πρόλογος ''prólogos'', from πρό ''pró'', "before" and λόγος ''lógos'', "word") is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ties into the main one, and other miscellaneous information. The Ancient Greek ''prólogos'' included the modern meaning of ''prologue'', but was of wider significance, more like the meaning of preface. The importance, therefore, of the prologue in Greek drama was very great; it sometimes almost took the place of a romance, to which, or to an episode in which, the play itself succeeded. Latin On the Latin stage the prologue was often more elaborate than it was in Athens, and in the careful composition of the poems which Plautus prefixes to his plays we see what importance he gave to this portion of the entertainment; sometimes, as in the preface to the ''Rudens'', Plautus rises to the height of his genius in his adroit and romantic prolo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Funimation
Crunchyroll, LLC, previously known as Funimation from 1994 to 2022, is an American entertainment company owned by Japanese conglomerate Sony as a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex that specializes in the dubbing and distribution of East Asian media, with a long history of working with Japanese anime. The company was founded in May 1994 as Funimation Productions by Gen Fukunaga and his wife Cindy Brennan in Silicon Valley, with funding by Daniel Cocanougher and his family, who became investors in the company, which then relocated to North Richland Hills, later to Flower Mound, Texas, and after that in Coppell, Texas. Funimation was one of the leading distributors of anime and other foreign entertainment properties in North America. It licensed popular series, such as ''Dragon Ball'', ''One Piece'', ''Yu Yu Hakusho'', ''My Hero Academia'', '' Attack on Titan'', ''Fairy Tail'', '' Black Clover'', ''Fruits Basket'', '' Assassination ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nagi Yanagi
, stylized as , is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Osaka Prefecture who is signed to NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan. After becoming interested with music in her childhood, she began singing and writing original songs. In 2006, she began uploading her music to Niconico and other websites, gaining the attention of the J-pop band Supercell, who featured Yanagi as the guest vocalist from 2009 to 2011. Yanagi made her solo debut in February 2012 with the release of the single "Vidro Moyō", which is used as the ending theme to the anime ''Waiting in the Summer''. Her music has been featured in anime series such as '' My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected'', '' Jormungand'', ''Seraph of the End'', and '' Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea''. She has also performed at overseas events in Southeast Asia, China, and Europe. In 2012, Yanagi collaborated with composer Jun Maeda of Key to produce the original concept album '' Owari no Hoshi no Love Song'', which finished 6th on t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tomohisa Taguchi
is a Japanese animator, director, storyboard artist and screenwriter. Personal life Taguchi was born and raised in Sōja. He graduated from Osaka Seikei University Faculty of Arts in 2007 and worked as a production assistant at Anime International Company. While attending college, he wanted to make live-action films. Although he is still interested in making one, he feels that animation has its own merits and charms, and there are many things that can only be expressed in animation. For this reason, he would like to focus on creating works that make good use of the expressions that are only possible in animation. Career In 2014, under A-1 Pictures, Taguchi made his directorial debut with '' Persona 3 The Movie: No. 2, Midsummer Knight's Dream.'' He is no stranger to the series as he has worked in various ''Persona'''s anime before. Taguchi shared that it was a tough job for him because it was his first directorial work and he was also directing '' Persona 4: The Golden Anim ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Egg Firm
is a Japanese company with its business focused on production, planning and management for anime. History The company was founded in March 2015 by ex-Genco producer Nobuhiro Osawa with the objective of being a production and planning company for anime. In July 2016, the company announced that it was collaborating with light novel author Reki Kawahara, anime scriptwriter Ichiro Okouchi, and anime director Akiyuki Shinbo to expand the company business for planning, production and animating anime projects. It also joined forces with Straight Edge of Kazuma Miki, Kadokawa's former Dengeki Bunko Editor-in-Chief. Due to the collaboration, Kawahara, Okouchi, and Shinbo all became shareholders of Egg Firm. Works Television series *''Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?'' (2015–2020) – Production Cooperation *''Gate'' (2015) – Production Cooperation *''Shimoneta'' (2015) – Production Cooperation *''Prison School'' (2015) – Production Cooperation *'' The Disastrous ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lerche (brand)
is an animation brand of Studio Hibari (Japanese for "lark") established in 2011. Seiji Kishi and Masaomi Andō have been common director collaborators of the brand since its founding. Works Television series Films OVAs/ONAs References External links * * {{Japanese animation studios Japanese animation studios Japanese companies established in 2011 Mass media companies established in 2011 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Ai Maeda (actress)
is a Japanese actress, singer and model. Biography Maeda is notable for performing Shiori Kitano in the 2003 film ''Battle Royale II: Requiem'', as well as for seiyū, voicing the title role in the anime series ''Kino's Journey'' (for which she also performed a theme song to the series, "The Beautiful World"). Her younger sister is Aki Maeda. Ai Maeda came into the spotlight when she was only 8 years old, appearing in a McDonald's commercial. From there her career started off. She modeled along with her sister Aki Maeda when they were young until she was 16/17 years old, when she starred in many movies and TV series. Maeda is skilled in the piano, Tate (fighting battles on the movie set) and the English language (Ai studied abroad in Canada for a year in 2000). She starred in the 3-D Ghost horror film Shock Labyrinth 3D, which was directed by Takashi Shimizu. She is a graduate of Aoyama Gakuin University (Faculty of Economics, International Politics and Communications). On O ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mikuni Shimokawa
is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter. She is best known for her songs used for anime theme music, particularly the opening and ending themes of the Full Metal Panic! series. In addition to her vocal talents, Shimokawa can also play the piano. She is a former member of the girl group Checkicco. Personal life Mikuni is currently married to voice actor Tsuyoshi Koyama. The two were wed on Valentine's Day 2012. Discography Albums Studio albums Compilation albums Singles References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shimokawa, Mikuni Anime musicians 1980 births Living people Musicians from Hokkaido Pony Canyon artists 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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All The Way (Mikuni Shimokawa Song)
is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter. She is best known for her songs used for anime theme music, particularly the opening and ending themes of the Full Metal Panic! series. In addition to her vocal talents, Shimokawa can also play the piano. She is a former member of the girl group Checkicco. Personal life Mikuni is currently married to voice actor Tsuyoshi Koyama. The two were wed on Valentine's Day 2012. Discography Albums Studio albums Compilation albums Singles References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shimokawa, Mikuni Anime musicians 1980 births Living people Musicians from Hokkaido Pony Canyon artists 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Theme Music
Theme music is a musical composition that is often written specifically for radio programming, television shows, video games, or films and is usually played during the title sequence, opening credits, closing credits, and in some instances at some point during the program. The purpose of a theme song is often similar to that of a leitmotif. The phrase theme song or signature tune may also be used to refer to a signature song that has become especially associated with a particular performer or dignitary, often used as they make an entrance. Purpose From the 1950s onwards, theme music, and especially theme songs also became a valuable source of additional revenue for Hollywood film studios, many of which launched their own recording arms. This period saw the beginning of more methodical cross-promotion of music and movies. One of the first big successes, which proved very influential, was the theme song for '' High Noon'' (1952). Celebrities In the early years of radio and tele ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |