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Media Factory
, formerly known as , was a Japanese publisher and brand company of Kadokawa Future Publishing. History The company was founded on December 1, 1986, and was a subsidiary of Recruit (Japanese company), Recruit Co., Ltd., based in Shibuya, Tokyo. Media Factory was possibly the first anime distributor to ask for sites to not link to fansubs of any anime produced by the company. On October 12, 2011, Media Factory was purchased by Kadokawa Corporation for ¥8,000,000,000. Media Factory also has a monthly manga magazine, ''Monthly Comic Alive'', and its own light novel imprint, ''MF Bunko J''. Media Factory also holds the license for the distribution of ''The 39 Clues'' in Japan. Media Factory ceased being a kabushiki gaisha, as well as retired Pokémon (anime), the ''Pokémon'' anime series on October 1, 2013, when it was merged with eight other companies to become a brand company of Kadokawa Corporation. It had a record label, Pikachu Records, that produced ''Pokémon'' CDs and ''Pok� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadokawa Future Publishing
is the publishing arm of Kadokawa Corporation, publishing manga, novels, light novels, magazines, tabletop role-playing games and other type of content with eight different publishing brand companies that previously merged with it. The company used to be the first iteration of and was the parent company of the Kadokawa Group companies, which brought together several affiliated companies related to Kadokawa Shoten. Kadokawa Dwango announced a restructuring in February 2019. On July 1, 2019, Kadokawa Corporation was reorganized; the publishing business remained and the company was renamed to Kadokawa Future Publishing. Kadokawa Dwango itself became the second iteration of Kadokawa Corporation. On December 1, 2023, the company was renamed to Kadokawa Key-Process. History The company was founded on April 2, 1954, as Kadokawa Shoten. It was renamed Kadokawa Holdings on April 1, 2003, transferring the existing publishing businesses to Kadokawa Shoten Publishing. The company was agai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic Cune
is a Japanese seinen manga magazine which mainly serializes 4-koma manga published by Media Factory. The magazine originally began to be published as a supplement 4-koma magazine in Comic Alive in October 2014 but in June 2015, the publisher announced that Comic Cune would be its own magazine instead of just a supplement for Comic Alive, with the magazine debuting on August 27, 2015 with the titles it had before. Serialized titles *'' Alice or Alice'' *''Akarui Kioku Soushitsu'' *''Gal to Otaku wa Wakariaenai'' *''Harukiya-san wa Ijippri'' *'' Himegasaki Sakurako Is a Hot Mess'' *'' Hinako Note'' *''Karin-chan wa Misetagari'' *''Lulumate'' *'' Ms. Vampire Who Lives in My Neighborhood'' *''Neeko wa Tsurai yo'' *'' Nyanko Days'' *''Nyoroko no Nama Hōsō!'' *''Pan de Peace!'' *''Popopo no Oneesan'' *'' Sakura Maimai'' *''Seishun Sweet Track'' *'' Sekai de Ichiban Oppai ga Suki!'' *'' Shimeji Simulation'' *''Shiritsu Seijō Gakuen Kirarin Ryō'' *''Siscon Onee-chan to Ki ni Shinai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance In The Vampire Bund
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nozomu Tamaki. The manga was serialized in Media Factory's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Monthly Comic Flapper'' between 2005 and 2012, and is licensed for publication in English by Seven Seas Entertainment. Three sequels, ''Dive in the Vampire Bund'', ''Dance in the Vampire Bund: The Memories of Sledgehammer'', and ''Dance in the Vampire Bund II: Scarlet Order'', were published between 2009 and 2015. A fourth sequel, ''Dance in the Vampire Bund: Age of Scarlet Order'', launched in May 2018 and is currently ongoing. All four series, as well as two ''dōjinshi'' collections, have been licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment. The plot follows the emergence of vampires into the human world and explores how fear on both sides changes the world's status quo as they come into conflict with those who desire peace. A 12-episode anime television series, produced by Shaft, was aired in 2010. Plot The story revolves around M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candy Boy
is an eight-minute original net animation produced by Anime International Company, and directed by Takafumi Hoshikawa. Since November 22, 2007, the ONA is available through streaming on the Cho! animelo audiovisual website and the Nico Nico Douga online video service. This was followed by a seven-episode series, with episodes being streamed between May 2, 2008 and May 8, 2009. Additional episodes were released on DVD, one with the DVD version of the single, "Bring Up Love" by Nayuta, and another released with volume 2 of the series. A spin-off manga series by Hiro Tōge was serialized in Media Factory's Comic Flapper magazine between November 2009 and December 2010, with another series, also by Tōge, distributed on mobile phones. As a romantic school comedy setting, the story focuses on the budding romantic relationship between Kanade and Yukino Sakurai, twin sisters in their second year at an all-girls high school in Tokyo, and the conflict provided by freshman Sakuya Kami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burst Angel
is a Japanese anime television series directed by Koichi Ohata, from a screenplay by Fumihiko Shimo. It was produced by the Gonzo animation studio. ''Burst Angel'' takes place in the near future, after a rise in criminal activity forced the Japanese government to allow citizens to possess firearms and establish the Recently Armed Police of Tokyo (RAPT). The series follows a band of four mercenaries, named Jo, Meg, Sei, and Amy. It was broadcast for 24-episodes on TV Asahi from April to September 2004. An original video animation (OVA), titled ''Burst Angel: Infinity'', was released in 2007. Plot In the near future, due to an unusual rise in criminal activity, it has become legal to possess firearms in Japan so lawful citizens can protect themselves. At the same time, the government established the Recently Armed Police of Tokyo, whose methods are exterminating criminals rather than arresting them. The story opens with Kyohei Tachibana, a male college student at a culinary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brave 10
''BRAVE10'' is a manga series by Kairi Shimotsuki, serialized in Media Factory's ''Comic Flapper'' from 2006 to 2010. The series was resumed on June 15, 2011, and retitled ''Brave 10 Spiral'', better known as ''Brave 10 S'', serialized in ''Monthly Comic Gene''. An anime adaptation by Studio Sakimakura and TMS Entertainment aired from January 2012 to March 2012. The original manga series is licensed by Tokyopop, though no volumes have been released as of 2012. The series is based on the legendary Sanada Ten Braves, a group of ninja that assisted warlord Sanada Yukimura during the Sengoku period of Japan. The series had been licensed for streaming on Crunchyroll. Plot The narrative unfolds during the Warring States era, approximately one year prior to the pivotal Battle of Sekigahara. Kirigakure Saizo, an Iga ninja embarking on a quest for his life's purpose, encounters Isanami, a shrine maiden under attack by assassins. Isanami, having survived the temple's destruction by To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baka And Test
, also known as ''Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts'', is a Japanese light novel series written by Kenji Inoue with illustrations by Yui Haga. The series revolves around Akihisa Yoshii, the titular Baka (Japanese word), baka (idiot) and his friends at Fumizuki Academy, a school where students are sorted into classes based on their entrance exam test grades. The top classes receive better classroom equipment and benefits, while the bottom classes receive very little. Class F, the lowest class in the school, are angered by this injustice and vow to fight the higher-level classes for better equipment and respect. ''Baka and Test'' was published by Enterbrain, with a total of 18 novels published from January 2007 to March 2015 under its Famitsu Bunko Imprint (trade name), imprint. A 13-episode anime television series was produced by Silver Link, broadcasting from January to March 2010. This was quickly followed by a two-episode original video animation series in February 2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquarion Evol
is the sequel to the 2005 anime series '' Genesis of Aquarion''. It was originally announced on February 25, 2011, by the production staff. It aired on TV Tokyo from January to June, 2012 and its premiere featured an hour-long special that combined the first two episodes in a single broadcast. Funimation has licensed the anime in North America. The story is set in the same universe as the original '' Genesis of Aquarion'', and takes place twelve thousand years after. The protagonists live on a planet called Vega, while most of the antagonists originate from its "sister planet", Altair. The main character, Amata Sora, a young man that has kept his ability to fly a secret since youth, meets a girl named Mikono Suzushiro, and they become fast friends. However, invaders from Altair begin large-scale attacks against Vega, forcing Amata and Mikono into a long battle for the planet as members of an organization called Neo-DEAVA. There they, along with other young men and women ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Area 88
is a Japanese manga series by Kaoru Shintani serialized between 1979 and 1986. The story is about a young pilot named Shin Kazama and his experiences at Area 88, a mercenary air force base secluded in the desert in the fictional nation of Aslan. Shin goes from head of his class at a world-renowned aviation school, dating the beautiful daughter of an airline president, to a mercenary fighter pilot bound to Area 88 by a three-year contract that he was duped into signing by a jealous and competitive childhood friend. He is determined to earn $1.5 million to buy his way out of the obligation and return home, and killing becomes second nature to him as he quickly rises to the top rank at Area 88. Overwrought with shame and self-loathing for what he has become, Shin begins to question whether he is still fighting for survival, or, like his fellow mercenaries, for the sheer excitement and camaraderie of battle. ''Area 88'' was among the first three manga to be translated into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akane Maniax
is a visual novel released for the PC by âge in 2002. It was followed by a three-part video, simply titled ''Akane Maniax'', which was released in 2004. It is a prequel of sorts to ''Muv-Luv'' and side story to ''Kimi ga Nozomu Eien'', and features Akane Suzumiya from ''Kimi ga Nozomu Eien'' as its main heroine. Like ''Muv-Luv Extra'' and unlike ''Kimi ga Nozomu Eien'', it focuses more on comedy than drama. The game starts several weeks after the end of ''Kimi ga Nozomu Eien'' and ends a day before ''Muv-Luv Extra'' starts. Most of the main characters from ''Muv-Luv'' can be seen in the game. It was originally released in parts with Tech GIAN without voice acting, but was later released as a game with full voice acting for members of âge's official fanclub. There is also a three episode OVA roughly based on the game, with the first DVD released on November 25, 2004. The series was animated by Silver. Many characters in the game parody '' Tekkaman'' and ''Tekkaman Blade''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Absolute Duo
is a Japanese light novel series by Takumi Hiiragiboshi with illustrations by Yū Asaba. Media Factory has published eleven volumes since 2012 under their MF Bunko J imprint. It has received two manga adaptations. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Eight Bit aired between January 4 and March 22, 2015. Plot Tor Kokonoe enrolls in Koryo Academy, a high school where its students battle each other with weapons known as as training to become future peacekeepers. The students must pass a battle during the qualification ceremony of the freshmen day in order to be enrolled in the academy. Although most students manifest their Blazes as melee weapons, Tor's ability manifests as a shield, making him an . The school uses a special Duo system in which students are assigned partners. Tor is paired with Julie Sigtuna, a silver-haired girl from Scandinavia, and must share a room with her. Characters Main ; : :Tor is the narrator of the ''Absolute Duo'' light novels. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |