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Lonely Castle In The Mirror
is a Japanese novel written by Mizuki Tsujimura, and published by Poplar Publishing in May 2017. A manga adaptation illustrated by Tomo Taketomi was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' magazine ''Ultra Jump'' from June 2019 to February 2022, with its chapters collected into five ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime film adaptation by A-1 Pictures premiered on December 23, 2022 in Japan. Characters ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : Media Novel Written by Mizuki Tsujimura, ''Lonely Castle in the Mirror'' was originally published on May 11, 2017 through Poplar Publishing. The company re-released the novel in a two-volume paperback format in March 2021. The novel was published in English by Doubleday in April 2021. Manga A manga adaptation illustrated by Tomo Taketomi was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Ultra Jump'' from June 19, 2019, to February 19, 2022. Shueisha collected its chapters into five ''tankōbon'' volumes, published from December 2019 to M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mizuki Tsujimura
is a Japanese writer from Fuefuki, Yamanashi. Tsujimura specializes in mystery novels. She writes both for adults and children. She has been writing mystery novels from since she was a high school student, and she decided to go to Chiba University because there was a mystery research group in this university. She made her debut with her novel A school Frozen in time in 2004. Tsujimura is the winner of the 2018 Japan Booksellers' Award for her novel ''Lonely Castle in the Mirror''. After being shortlisted several times for the Naoki Prize, she finally received the 2012 Naoki Prize for ''Kagi no nai Yume wo Miru'' (''I Saw a Dream Without a Key'') She professes herself to be a fan of Doraemon ''Doraemon'' ( ja, ドラえもん ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko F. Fujio. The manga was first serialized in December 1969, with its 1,345 individual chapters compiled into 45 ''tankōbon'' volumes and ... and wrote the screenplay for the ... [...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] |
The Asahi Shimbun
is one of the four largest newspapers in Japan. Founded in 1879, it is also one of the oldest newspapers in Japan and Asia, and is considered a newspaper of record for Japan. Its circulation, which was 4.57 million for its morning edition and 1.33 million for its evening edition as of July 2021, was second behind that of the ''Yomiuri Shimbun''. By print circulation, it is the third largest newspaper in the world behind the ''Yomiuri'', though its digital size trails that of many global newspapers including ''The New York Times''. Its publisher, is a media conglomerate with its registered headquarters in Osaka. It is a privately held family business with ownership and control remaining with the founding Murayama and Ueno families. According to the Reuters Institute Digital Report 2018, public trust in the ''Asahi Shimbun'' is the lowest among Japan's major dailies, though confidence is declining in all the major newspapers. The ''Asahi Shimbun'' is one of the five largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Booksellers' Award
is an annual Japan, Japanese literary award. It is awarded based on votes by bookstore clerks from all over Japan. Winners Excellent translations See also * CD Shop Awards References External links * J'Lit , Awards : Booksellers Award , Books from Japan {{Japanese literary awards Awards established in 2004 2004 establishments in Japan Japanese literary awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Da Vinci (magazine)
is a monthly magazine about books published by Kadokawa Corporation, launched in 1994 by Recruit Co. The first publisher was Yoshio Kimura, the editor-in-chief was Yasuhiro Nagazono, and the art director was Toshiaki Ichikawa. Overview ''Da Vinci'' is a book information magazine that introduces new publications, popular books and comics. The magazine also features essays by famous people, reader-submitted columns, questionnaires, special features on the relationship between the world and books from a new perspective, and a wide range of information on new paperbacks, new books, and new comics. It also includes information on approaching authors for book signings. * Although it is a literary magazine, it is subculture-oriented, actively introducing not only general novels but also manga and light novels. * The covers are mainly modeled after popular young actors, musicians, and celebrities, each holding the book they like best. * It is the magazine that created the manga essay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadokawa Corporation
, formerly is a Japanese media conglomerate that was created as a result of the merger of the original Kadokawa Corporation and Dwango Co., Ltd. on October 1, 2014. History The holding company known today as Kadokawa Corporation was originally founded in 1945 as Kadokawa Shoten, to "revitalize Japanese culture through publishing" in the postwar era. It was merged with Dwango Co., Ltd. to form Kadokawa Dwango on October 1, 2014, and became a subsidiary of Kadokawa Dwango. In February 2019, Kadokawa Dwango announced that Dwango would stop being their subsidiary to be a direct subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation in a reorganization of the company. This made Kadokawa Corporation the sole subsidiary of the holding company Kadokawa Dwango. On July 1, 2019, Kadokawa Dwango was reorganized again; only the publishing business remained in Kadokawa Corporation, and it was renamed Kadokawa Future Publishing, while Kadokawa Dwango itself became the second iteration of Kadokawa Corpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuuri (singer-songwriter)
is a Japanese singer-songwriter and YouTuber. He is currently signed under the record label Ariola Japan. Career He began his singing career as a vocalist for the four-man rock band, The Bugzy, until they disbanded in May 2019. After the group's disbandment, he began performing live on the streets of Tokyo. On October 10, 2019, Yuuri was singing 花 」-0714-by My First Story on the street at the scrambled intersection in Shibuya. It became a hot topic when My First Story vocalist Hiro, jumped in and sang the second verse of the song with him. After this incident, Yuuri was called out from the crowd to perform spontaneously for the encore final performance on November 30 when My First Story was holding a concert in Saitama Super Arena as a part of their country-wide tour "My First Story Tour 2019." Yuuri's originally composed "Kakurenbo" whose recording was supervised by Hiro and My First Story's 花」 -0714-were performed together. On December 1, Yuuri released "Kakur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilya Kuvshinov
Ilya Kuvshinov (born 20 February 1990) is a Russian illustrator who created the character designs for '' Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045'' and ''The Wonderland'' (2019). Early life He is popular on Instagram, where he had 2 million followers as of 2022. Dai Nippon Printing hosted a VRChat virtual exhibition of Kuvshinov's illustrations in May 2019 and PIE published an artbook of his illustrations later that year. The Japanese fashion magazine ''An An'' featured his depiction of ''Ghost in the Shell'' Motoko Kusanagi in July 2020. Career Kuvshinov was born in Penza, Soviet Union (now Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...), where he worked in the video game industry and pursued character design on the side. Kuvshinov moved to Japan around 2015 to work full-time o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie (website)
is a Japanese entertainment news website that debuted on February 1, 2007. It is operated by Natasha, Inc. The website is named after the song of the same name by Julio Iglesias. ''Natalie'' has been providing news for such leading Japanese portals and social networks as Mobage Town, GREE, Livedoor, Excite, Mixi, and Yahoo! Japan. It has also been successful on Twitter, with 1,510,000 followers as of February 2017, being the third-most-followed Japanese media company, after '' The Mainichi Shimbun'' and ''The Asahi Shimbun''. History Natasha, Inc., a content provider, was founded in December 2005, becoming a limited company in February 2006 and being demutualized in January 2007. On February 1, 2007, Natasha, Inc. opened its own news website ''Natalie'', named after the song "Nathalie" by Julio Iglesias. It was dedicated exclusively to music news and created with the idea of updating on a daily basis, something that newspapers could not do. The website also offered optiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumiko Aso
, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese actress. She is also a model and has participated in several commercials. Career In 1995, Asō made her film debut in ''Bad Guy Beach''. With her role in the 1998 film ''Dr. Akagi'', she received several major awards, including a Japan Academy Prize for Best Supporting Actress. She has appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's films such as ''License to Live'' and ''Pulse''. She played a leading role in the 2007 Iranian-Japanese film ''Hafez''. Personal life In December 2007, Asō married stylist Daisuke Iga. In 2012, she gave birth to their first child. Filmography Films * ''Bad Guy Beach'' (1995) * ''License to Live'' (1998) * ''Dr. Akagi'' (1998) * ''Second Chance'' (1999) * ''Himawari'' (2000) * ''Kaza Hana'' (2000) * '' Ring 0: Birthday'' (2000) * ''Pop Beat Killers'' (2000) * ''Luxurious Bone'' (2001) * '' Red Shadow'' (2001) * ''Rush!'' (2001) * ''Pulse'' (2001) * ''Stereo Future'' (2001) * ''Last Scene'' (2002) * '' 11'9"01 Septe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aoi Miyazaki
is a Japanese actress. She is known for her roles in ''Nana'' and '' Virgin Snow''. Career Miyazaki started working in the entertainment industry at the age of four. Initially she appeared mostly in commercials, magazine advertisements, and as an extra in television dramas. Miyazaki made her film debut in ''Ano Natsu no Hi'' at the age of 14. Also at the age of 14, Miyazaki began to draw international attention for her role as the survivor of a traumatic bus hijack in Shinji Aoyama's ''Eureka''. The film won the International Federation of Film Critics Prize at the Cannes Film Festival 2000, and resulted in her receiving the Best Actress award at the Japanese Professional Movie Awards. She also made her musical debut in ''The Little Prince'' in 2003. Later, Miyazaki won Best Actress award in the Cinemanila International Film Festival for her performance in ''Harmful Insect''. She teamed up with Aoyama again in '' Eli, Eli, Lema Sabachthani?'', an Un Certain Regard selection a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mana Ashida
is a Japanese actress, '' talent'' and singer. Ashida's first appearance was in Asahi Broadcasting Corporation's ''ABC Short Movie 2'', though she rose to prominence after acting in the television drama ''Mother''. She became the youngest lead star in Japanese drama history when she starred in ''Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien''. She was the youngest lead actress in a television serial drama by appearing in the serial drama ''Marumo no Okite'' in the spring of 2011. She also appeared in Japanese films such as '' Confessions'' and '' Bunny Drop''. Ashida and her co-actor Fuku Suzuki sang the 2011 hit song "Maru Maru Mori Mori", the theme song for the television drama ''Marumo no Okite''. Career Early career Ashida made her debut appearance in Asahi Broadcasting Corporation's ''ABC Short Movie 2. Bokenmama'' in 2009. Her first film was the live-action film adaptation of the manga ''Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora'' in 2010. In the same year, she starred in the film '' Confessio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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