Makoto Raiku
, known by the pen name , is a manga artist known for creating the ''Zatch Bell!'' franchise. Starting off an assistant for Kazuhiro Fujita on his manga ''Ushio & Tora'', he began creating several one-shots for the Weekly Shōnen Sunday ''shōnen'' manga anthology such as ''Bird Man'' (about a young pilot), ''Hero Ba-Ban'' (about a cheerful, but weak superhero) and ''Genmai Blade'' (about a teenage medicinal exorcist, of which he created both a one-shot and a two-part story). By 1999, he had created the series ''Newtown Heroes'', which was published in '' Shōnen Sunday Super'', a seasonal publication featuring upcoming manga artists and one-shots from the main ''Sunday'' book. Biography Debut In 2001, Raiku started the manga series ''Konjiki no Gash!!'', which began publication in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'', and in 2003, inspired an anime version (''Konjiki no Gash Bell!!'') produced by Toei Animation. In English-speaking countries, both the manga and anime are kn ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gifu Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,991,390 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture to the northwest, Fukui Prefecture and Shiga Prefecture to the west, Mie Prefecture to the southwest, Aichi Prefecture to the south, and Nagano Prefecture to the east. Gifu is the capital and largest city of Gifu Prefecture, with other major cities including Ōgaki, Kakamigahara, and Tajimi. Gifu Prefecture is located in the center of Japan, one of only eight landlocked prefectures, and features the country's center of population. Gifu Prefecture has served as the historic crossroads of Japan with routes connecting the east to the west, including the Nakasendō, one of the Five Routes of the Edo period. Gifu Prefecture was a long-term residence of Oda Nobunaga and Saitō Dōsan, two influential figures of Japanese history in the Sengoku period, spawning ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of the English word ''animation'') describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. Animation produced outside of Japan with similar style to Japanese animation is commonly referred to as anime-influenced animation. The earliest commercial Japanese animations date to 1917. A characteristic art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka and spread in following decades, developing a large domestic audience. Anime is distributed theatrically, through television broadcasts, Original video animation, directly to home media, and Original net animation, over the Internet. In addition to original works, anime are often adaptations of Japanese comics (manga), light novels, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Manga Artists From Gifu Prefecture
Manga (Japanese language, Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is used in Japan to refer to both comics and cartooning. Outside of Japan, the word is typically used to refer to comics originally published in the country. In Japan, people of all ages and walks of life read manga. The medium includes works in a broad range of Genre, genres: Action fiction, action, Adventure fiction, adventure, business and commerce, comedy, Detective fiction, detective, drama, Historical fiction, historical, Horror fiction, horror, Mystery fiction, mystery, Romance novel, romance, science fiction and fantasy, Erotic literature, erotica (''hentai'' and ''ecchi''), Sports novel, sports and games, and suspense, among others. Many manga are translated into other languages. Since the 1950s, manga has become an in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yellow Tanabe
is a Japanese manga artist. She was an assistant for Mitsuru Adachi and Makoto Raiku and made her debut in 2002 with the short story ''Lost Princess''. She is best known for the manga series '' Kekkaishi'', which has been adapted as an anime television series and translated into many languages. She published a one-shot story in the inaugural issue of the revival of ''Monthly Shōnen Sunday'' in May 2009. She was born on June 13 in Tokyo, and she graduated from the Musashino Art University. In 2007 she won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen manga for '' Kekkaishi''. Works * '' Kekkaishi'' (2003–2011) — Serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan since March 1959. Contrary to its title, ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' issues are released on Wednesdays. ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' has sold over 1.8billion copies since 1986, ...'' * '' Laughter at the World's End'' (2012) — Serialized in Shoga ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nobuyuki Anzai
is a Japanese manga artist Best known for creating ''Flame of Recca'' and ''MÄR''. He was an assistant of Kazuhiro Fujita. He made his debut as a manga artist after he received an honorable mention in Shinjin Comic Taisho (Shogakukan Beginners Editions) with a oneshot called ''Ken 2 Strenger''. Works * (1994 Shogakukan) * (1995–2002 Shogakukan) * ''MÄR'' (2003–2007 Shogakukan) * (2008–2011 Shogakukan) * (2008 Shogakukan) * (2014–2017 Takeshobo) * (2018–present Shogakukan) Assistants * Koichiro Hoshino (''Flame of Recca'', ''MÄR'') *Makoto Raiku , known by the pen name , is a manga artist known for creating the ''Zatch Bell!'' franchise. Starting off an assistant for Kazuhiro Fujita on his manga ''Ushio & Tora'', he began creating several one-shots for the Weekly Shōnen Sunday ''shōne ... (''Flame of Recca'') *Michiteru Kusaba (''Flame of Recca'') *Hisashi Nosaka (''Flame of Recca'') *Masahiro Ikeno (''MÄR'') References External links * * https://tw ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kazurou Inoue
is a Japanese manga artist from Sano, Tochigi Prefecture. He received recognition for his manga at the 40th Rookie Comic Awards. After training under Kazuhiro Fujita, he published ''Heat Wave'' in '' Shōnen Sunday Super'' in 2001. He is most known for ''Midori Days'', which was adapted into a 13-episode anime series by Pierrot. Works * ''Heat Wave'' (2001, serialized in '' Shōnen Sunday Super'', Shogakukan) * ''Midori Days'' (2002–2004, serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'', Shogakukan) * ''Ai Kora'' (2005–2008, serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'', Shogakukan) * ''Haru Ranman!'' (2007, one-shot published in ''Young Animal'', Hakusensha) * ''Aoi Destruction'' (2007, collection of short stories, Shogakukan) * ''Undead'' (2008, serialized in ''Big Comic Spirits'', Shogakukan) * ''Ane Comi'' (2009-2012, serialized in ''Young Animal Island'', Hakusensha) * ''Mahō no Iroha!'' (2009-2012, serialized in ''Shōnen Sunday Super'', Shogakukan) * ''Full-Scratch Eiji'' * ''Kosho ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Weekly Shōnen Magazine
is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga anthology published on Wednesdays in Japan by Kodansha, first published on March 17, 1959. The magazine is mainly read by an older audience, with a significant portion of its readership falling under the male high school or college student demographic. According to circulation figures accumulated by the Japanese Magazine Publishers Association, the magazine's circulation has dropped in every quarter since records were first collected in April–June 2008. This is, however, not an isolated occurrence as digital media continues to be on the rise. It is one of the best-selling manga magazines. By March 2008, the magazine had 2,942 issues, having sold 4.55billion copies, with an average weekly circulation of . At an average issue price of ($), the magazine had generated approximately () in sales revenue by March 2008. In addition, about compiled ''tankōbon'' volumes had been sold by March 2008. Jason Thompson stated that it is "more down-to-eart ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Animal Land
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Raiku. The series follows a human baby abandoned by his mother who ends up in a world inhabited solely by animals and is raised by a tanuki (Japanese raccoon dog). It was originally serialized in Kodansha's ''Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine'' from October 2009 to February 2014. Later, it was compiled into fourteen collected ''tankōbon'' volumes by Kodansha in Japan. These volumes were licensed in North America by Kodansha USA and published from August 2011 to October 2018. Raiku chose the animal world as the main theme of the series because he wanted a topic that had never been attempted before in a ''shōnen'' manga. The animals are used as a metaphor to explore human themes, and because of the subjects it deals with it has been described as "darker" than it apparently was. This, however, did not prevent it from being well received by critics and winning the Kodansha Manga Award for Best Children's Manga. It has also so ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kodansha
is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' and ''Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine'', as well as the more literary magazines ''Gunzō'', ''Shūkan Gendai'', and the Japanese dictionary ''Nihongo Daijiten''. Kodansha was founded by Seiji Noma in 1910, and members of his family continue as its owners either directly or through the Noma Cultural Foundation. History Seiji Noma founded Kodansha in 1910 as a spin-off of the ''Dai-Nippon Yūbenkai'' (, "Greater Japan Oratorical Society") and produced the literary magazine ''Yūben'' () as its first publication. The name ''Kodansha'' (taken from ''Kōdan Club'' (), a now-defunct magazine published by the company) originated in 1911 when the publisher formally merged with the ''Dai-Nippon Yūbenkai''. The company has used its current legal name since ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Settlement (litigation)
In law, a settlement is a resolution between disputing parties about a legal case, reached either before or after court action begins. A collective settlement is a settlement of multiple similar legal cases. The term also has other meanings in the context of law. Structured settlements provide for future periodic payments, instead of a one time cash payment. Basis A settlement, as well as dealing with the dispute between the parties is a contract between those parties, and is one possible (and common) result when parties sue (or contemplate so doing) each other in civil proceedings. The plaintiffs and defendants identified in the lawsuit can end the dispute between themselves without a trial. The contract is based upon the bargain that a party forgoes its ability to sue (if it has not sued already), or to continue with the claim (if the plaintiff has sued), in return for the certainty written into the settlement. The courts will enforce the settlement. If it is breached, the par ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tokyo District Court
is a district court located at 1-1-4 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.Supreme Court of Japan websit東京地方裁判所の紹介Retrieved on August 7, 2011 See also *Judicial system of Japan The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ... References Judiciary of Japan {{Japan-gov-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |