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Masao Maruyama (film Producer)
is a Japanese anime producer and anime entrepreneur, the co-founder of Madhouse (company), Madhouse, as well as the founder of MAPPA (studio), MAPPA and Studio M2. He is the current chairman of MAPPA and president of Studio M2. Maruyama has been involved in the Japanese animation business for more than 50 years. He has worked with many well-known and up-and-coming animators, established several animation production companies, worked on dozens of series and films and planned and produced various works. Maruyama is one of the most experienced producers in the Japanese animation industry, and has given opportunities to individuals who went on to become accomplished directors in their own right. Among the talents he picked up were Satoshi Kon, Mamoru Hosoda, and Sunao Katabuchi. He also gave Masaaki Yuasa and Mitsuo Iso a chance to direct at a very early stage. He also gave Mamoru Hosoda, who was thinking of returning to his hometown to change careers after he was forced to drop o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiogama
is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 52,662, and a population density of 3,032 persons per km² in 23,270 households. The total area of the city is . Geography Shiogama is in north-central Miyagi Prefecture, bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east. Neighboring municipalities *Miyagi Prefecture **Tagajō **Rifu ** Shichigahama Climate Shiogama has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') characterized by mild summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Shiogama is . The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Shiogama peaked around 1990 and has declined since. Etymology "Shiogama" means "salt furnace" and refers to a local Shinto ritual involving the making of salt from sea water, still performed every July. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamoru Hosoda
is a Japanese film director and animator. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Animated Feature Film at the 91st Academy Awards for his eighth film '' Mirai''. Life and career Early life and initial work at Toei Animation Hosoda was born in Kamiichi, Nakaniikawa District, Toyama, Japan. His father worked as a railway engineer, and his mother was a tailor. Hosoda initially felt inspired to take up animation as a career after seeing ''The Castle of Cagliostro'', the first film directed by Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli fame. He majored in oil painting at the Kanazawa College of Art in Ishikawa Prefecture. After graduation, Hosoda was able to land an animation job at Toei Animation, after submitting a short film that he had animated in his spare time. He initially applied at Studio Ghibli; though he did not get the job, he received a rejection letter of praise from Hayao Miyazaki himself. During his time at Toei, Hosoda worked his way up, garnering publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kobe
Kobe ( , ; officially , ) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture Japan. With a population around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is located in Kansai region, which makes up the southern side of the main island of Honshū, on the north shore of Osaka Bay. It is part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kyoto. The Kobe city centre is located about west of Osaka and southwest of Kyoto. The earliest written records regarding the region come from the '' Nihon Shoki'', which describes the founding of the Ikuta Shrine by Empress Jingū in AD 201.Ikuta Shrine official website – "History of Ikuta Shrine" (Japanese) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otakon
Otakon ( ) is an annual three-day anime convention held during July/August. It stands for Otaku Convention. From 1999 to 2016, it took place at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland's Inner Harbor district; in 2017, it moved to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The convention focuses on East Asian popular culture (primarily anime, manga, music, and cinema) and its fandom. The name is a portmanteau derived from ''convention'' and the Japanese word ''otaku''. Otakorp Otakon is run by the Pennsylvania-based non-profit organization Otakorp, Inc. whose primary purpose "is to promote the appreciation of Asian culture, primarily through its media and entertainment". Programming Typical Otakon programming includes anime and live action East Asian films shown on big screens in multiple video rooms. Fan-produced content including fan-parodies and anime music videos (AMVs) are also shown. For several years, Otakon had a dedicated 35 mm fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayo Yamamoto
is a Japanese anime director. She is known for directing the critically acclaimed anime series ''Michiko & Hatchin'', ''Yuri!!! on Ice'', and '' Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine''. After graduating from the College of Art and Design in Tokyo, she began work at Studio Madhouse, where she had her directing debut at age 25. ''Fujiko Mine'' was awarded the "New Face" award from the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2012. Career Education and early work During her time at the College of Art and Design, Yamamoto focused her attention on animation, as she felt less interested in the other things she was being taught. Her student project was an animation about samurai using actor, and frequent Akira Kurosawa collaborator, Toshiro Mifune as an inspiration. While in the process of looking for a job after graduation, she showed this work to director Satoshi Kon. Enthusiastic about her potential, Kon intended to hire her to work on his second feature ''Millennium Actress'', but st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunghoo Park
Sunghoo Park ( ko, 박성후, ja, 朴性厚) is a South Korean anime director and animator based in Japan. He is best known for directing the 2020 anime series ''Jujutsu Kaisen'' and ''The God of High School''. Biography Park decided to enter the anime industry after he watched film '' Macross: Do You Remember Love?'' as well as its anime series. He first studied at a university in South Korea that has an animation department, but he moved to Japan to study at . In 2004, he joined Studio Comet, working on series such as ''Onegai My Melody''. In 2017, under MAPPA, he made his directorial debut with '' Garo: Vanishing Line''. He also worked on the opening sequence for ''Zombieland Saga'', and became the assistant director for '' Banana Fish''. In 2020, he directed ''The God of High School'', a South Korean webcomic. Later that year, he directed ''Jujutsu Kaisen'', which won Best Anime at the 5th Crunchyroll Anime Awards. Park himself was also nominated for Best Director at the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munehisa Sakai
is a Japanese anime director. He joined Toei Animation in 1992, where he directed part of ''One Piece'', '' Suite PreCure'', and ''Sailor Moon Crystal''. After leaving Toei Animation and joining MAPPA in 2017, he has directed ''Zombie Land Saga'', '' Mr Love: Queen's Choice'', and ''Dance Dance Danseur''. Sakai later joined Studio Kai in 2022. Biography While in an animator school, one of the teachers introduced Sakai to Toei Animation, which he joined in 1992. From 2006 to 2008, Sakai directed ''One Piece''; Sakai also directed '' One Piece Film: Strong World'' in 2009. ''One Piece Film: Strong World'' won the award for excellence in animation of at the year and was nominated for animation of the year at the 34th Japan Academy Film Prize. In 2011, Sakai directed '' Suite PreCure''. In 2014, he directed ''Sailor Moon Crystal''. In 2017, Sakai left Toei Animation and joined MAPPA. In 2018, Sakai directed ''Zombie Land Saga''. The series won the animation of the year award in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuichiro Hayashi
is a Japanese anime director and animator. After joining an animation school at the request of a friend, Hayashi began working in the anime industry with ''Inuyasha'' in 2001 and later got his first role as director in 2012. Some series he has directed include '' Garo: The Animation'', '' Kakegurui'', ''Dorohedoro'', and '' Attack on Titan: The Final Season''. Biography After graduating from high school, Hayashi did not have any specific career in mind to pursue. However, he was convinced by a friend to join an animation school run by Toei Animation. He later worked on his first series with in-between and key animation for ''Inuyasha'' in 2001. In 2012, he directed his first series with ''Pes: Peace Eco Smile'', a series of anime shorts produced by Studio 4°C to promote Toyota. He was later offered by Masao Maruyama to direct '' Garo: The Animation'' at MAPPA, which he accepted. Shortly after completing work on ''Garo: The Animation'', Hayashi was approached by MAPPA CEO Manab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Toei Animation
() is a Japanese animation studio primarily controlled by its namesake Toei Company. It has produced numerous series, including ''Sally the Witch,'' ''GeGeGe no Kitarō,'' ''Mazinger Z'', ''Galaxy Express 999'', ''Cutie Honey'', ''Dr. Slump'', ''Dragon Ball (TV series), Dragon Ball'', ''Saint Seiya'', ''Sailor Moon (TV series), Sailor Moon'', ''Slam Dunk (manga), Slam Dunk'', ''Digimon'', ''One Piece (TV series), One Piece'', ''Toriko'', ''World Trigger'', ''The Transformers (TV series), The Transformers'' (between 1984–1990, including several Japanese exclusive productions) and the ''Pretty Cure'' series. History The studio was founded by animators Kenzō Masaoka and Zenjirō Yamamoto in 1948 as . In 1956, Toei purchased the studio and it was renamed , doing business as Toei Animation Co., Ltd. outside Japan. In 1998, the Japanese name was renamed to Toei Animation. It has created a number of TV series and movies and adapted Japanese comics as animated series, many popular w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howl's Moving Castle
''Howl's Moving Castle'' is a fantasy novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones, first published in 1986 by Greenwillow Books of New York. It was a runner-up for the annual Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and won the Phoenix Award twenty years later. It was adapted into a critically acclaimed 2004 animated film of the same name, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Howl's Moving Castle is the first novel in the series of books called the Howl Series. This series also includes ''Castle in the Air'', published in 1990, and ''House of Many Ways'', published in 2008. WorldCat reports that ''Howl's Moving Castle'' is the author's work most widely held in participating libraries, followed by its first sequel ''Castle in the Air''. For the idea Jones "very much" thanked "a boy in a school I was visiting", whose name she had noted but lost and forgot. He had "asked me to write a book titled ''The Moving Castle''". Plot summary 18-year-old Sophie Hat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Ghibli
is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Koganei, Tokyo."Studio Ghibli Collection - Madman Entertainment". ''Studio Ghibli Collection - Madman Entertainment''. Retrieved 2020-12-14. It is best known for its animated feature films, and has also produced several short subjects, television commercials, and two television films. Its mascot and most recognizable symbol is a character named Totoro, a giant spirit inspired by raccoon dogs (''tanuki'') and cats from the 1988 anime film ''My Neighbor Totoro''. Among the studio's highest-grossing films are ''Spirited Away'' (2001), ''Howl's Moving Castle'' (2004) and ''Ponyo'' (2008). The studio was founded on June 15, 1985, by directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata and producer Toshio Suzuki, after the successful performance of Topcraft's ''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'' (1984). It has also collaborated with video game studios on the visual development of several games. Five of the studio's films are among the ten hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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