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Mei (given Name)
Mei (Japanese: , Mandarin: 美) is a feminine given name used in various cultures, particularly Japan and China. Possible writings Mei can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *, "sprout, garment" *, "sprout, reliant" *, "bright, reliant" *, "ring or echo" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. Mei can also be written using different Chinese characters: *美, "beautiful" *梅, "Chinese plum" People with the given name Mei From Japan * Mei (singer) (目井 or 姪), a 12th-century Japanese female puppeteer, prostitute, and ''imayō''-style singer. She taught ''imayō'' to Otomae, who in turn taught Emperor Goshirakawa. *May J. (芽生), a Japanese R&B singer *, Japanese ice hockey player *May Nakabayashi (芽依), a Japanese J-Pop artist *Mei Kurokawa, (芽以), a Japanese actress and singer * Mei Nagano (芽郁), a Japanese actress * Mei Shigenobu (メイ), the daughter of Japanese Red Army communist Fusako Shigenobu * Mei Yamazaki (山崎 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meiko (given Name)
Meiko (めいこ, メイコ) is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings Meiko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: * 芽子, "sprout, child" * 芽心, "sprout, heart" * 迷子, "lost child" * 姪子, "niece" * 盟子, "alliance, child" * 明子, "bright, child" * 明衣子, "bright, garment, child" * 芽衣子, "sprout, garment, child" * め以子, "compared with, child" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People * , Japanese actress * , Japanese actress and singer * , Japanese actress * , great grandmother of Emperor Shōwa * , Japanese manga artist * , Japanese singer * , Japanese professional wrestler * , Japanese professional wrestler * , Japanese former tarento Fictional characters * , a humanoid persona for Yamaha Corporation's vocaloid singing synthesizer application * , a character in the manga and anime series ''Marmalade Boy'' * , a character in the manga series ''Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai'' * , a charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mei Fong
Mei Fong (born August 8, 1972), also known as Fong Foongmei (), is a Malaysian-born American journalist who was staff reporter for the China bureau for ''The Wall Street Journal''. In April 2007, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting as part of the bureau's "sharply edged reports on the adverse impact of China's booming capitalism on conditions ranging from inequality to pollution." She is "believed to be the first Malaysian ... to achieve this distinction." Her story on China's migrant construction workers that won the Pulitzer Prize also garnered a 2006 Human Rights Press Award from Amnesty International and the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents' Club. Her book about China's one-child policy, ''One Child: The Past And Future Of China’s Most Radical Experiment'', was published as an e-book on November 3, 2015 and was released as a hard cover book (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ) on February 1, 2016. In 2017, she was named to Foreign Policy's "The U.S.-China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mei Misaki
''Another'' is a Japanese mystery horror novel by Yukito Ayatsuji, published on October 29, 2009 by Kadokawa Shoten. The story focuses on a boy named Kōichi Sakakibara who, upon transferring into Yomiyama Middle School and meeting the curious Mei Misaki, finds himself in a mystery revolving around students and people related to his class falling victim to gruesome, senseless deaths. A manga adaptation by Hiro Kiyohara was serialized between May 2010 and January 2012 in the issues of Kadokawa Shoten's '' Young Ace''. Both the novel and the manga have been licensed in North America by Yen Press. A 12-episode anime television series produced by P.A. Works aired in Japan between January 10 and March 27, 2012, with an original video animation episode released on May 26, 2012, and a live-action film of the same name was released in Japanese theatres on August 4, 2012. Plot In 1972, Misaki, a popular student of Yomiyama North Middle School's class 3-3, suddenly died par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Neighbor Totoro
is a 1988 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten. The film—which stars the voice actors Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, and Hitoshi Takagi—tells the story of a professor's two young daughters (Satsuki and Mei) and their interactions with friendly wood spirits in postwar rural Japan. In 1989, Streamline Pictures produced an English-language dub for exclusive use on transpacific flights by Japan Airlines. Troma Films, under their 50th St. Films banner, distributed the dub of the film co-produced by Jerry Beck. This dub was released to United States theaters in 1993, on VHS and LaserDisc in the United States by Fox Video in 1994, and on DVD in 2002. The rights to this dub expired in 2004, so the film was re-released by Walt Disney Home Entertainment on March 7, 2006 with a new dub cast. This version was also released in Australia by Madman on March 15, 2006 and in the UK by Optimum Releasing on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High School Fleet
, also known as , is a Japanese anime television series produced by Production IMS. Yuu Nobuta directed the anime and Reiko Yoshida handled the series composition, with character designs by Naoto Nakamura and original character designs by Atto. The series aired in Japan from April to June 2016. A manga adaptation illustrated by Kanari Abe began serialization in Media Factory's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Comic Alive'' December 2015 issue released on October 27, 2015. An anime film produced by A-1 Pictures premiered on January 18, 2020. Plot The story follows a girl named Akeno Misaki who enrolls into in Yokosuka, Kanagawa in order to become one of the highly regarded Blue Mermaids. As Akeno and her classmates set off aboard the fictional Kagerō-class destroyer , an incident with their instructor suddenly leads them to be accused of mutiny. Thus, Akeno must lead her crewmates in sailing the ''Harekaze'' as they try to find the truth about what's happening while also a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!
often shortened to ''Manabi Straight!'', is a Japanese multimedia project co-developed by the animation studio Ufotable and MediaWorks. The project revolves around a group of high school girls in the year 2035 when the birth rate has dropped dramatically. It launched in August 2004 in MediaWorks' ''Dengeki AniMaga'' magazine, and went on to produce a manga adaptation serialized in MediaWorks' ''Dengeki Daioh'', and a second manga serialized in Enterbrain's ''Famitsu Comic Clear''. A 12-episode anime series aired on TV Tokyo between January and March 2007, and is complemented by an original video animation (OVA) episode released exclusively on DVD in October 2007. Discotek Media licensed the series and OVA for release in North America in 2019. A PlayStation 2 visual novel based on the series was released in Japan in March 2007, developed by Marvelous Interactive. Plot ''Manabi Straight!'' is set in 2035 when the birth rate has dropped dramatically. As a result, some schools a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citrus (manga)
''Citrus'' (stylized as ''citrus'') is a Japanese ''yuri'' manga series written and illustrated by Saburouta. It was serialized in Ichijinsha's ''Comic Yuri Hime'' from November 2012 to August 2018 and is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Passione aired from January to March 2018. A sequel manga titled ''Citrus Plus'' began serialization in December 2018. Plot Yuzu Aihara, a fashionable, spontaneous and fun-loving city girl, transfers to a new neighborhood and high school after her mother's remarriage to another man. More preoccupied with boys and shopping than studying, Yuzu struggles to fit in at the conservative all-girls school and frequently clashes with the student council, specifically Mei Aihara, the hard-working, beautiful but cold student council president. As it turns out, Mei happens to be Yuzu's new stepsister and Yuzu finds herself having to share a bedroom with a girl she absolutely cannot stand. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger Characters
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List The SC Germania List is a German rugby union club from the district List of Hanover, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports like tennis, gymnastics and handball. The club has three German ..., German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Characters In 666 Satan
The ''O-Parts Hunter'' manga series, known as ''666 Satan'' in Japan, features a cast of characters created by Seishi Kishimoto. Set in the near future, it tells the story of a teenage girl named Ruby Crescent who wants to become a treasure hunter, following in the footsteps of her father. Her objective is to find O-Parts, ancient relics that can only be used by O.P.T.s (O-Part Tacticians), people who are able to release their Spirit and focus it into an O-Part to activate a special Effect, usually of a fantastic nature. She meets a mysterious boy named Jio Freed who, due to having a dark, lonely past, seeks to conquer the world. Jio is hostile to her at first but ends up traveling with Ruby as her bodyguard. Throughout the world, there are ten Angels and ten Demons with amazing powers, some of which are sealed within humans. They are being searched for by the Stea Government (Angels) and the Zenom Syndicate (Demons) who want to insert them within the Kabbalah and Reverse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Black Butler Characters
The manga and anime series ''Black Butler'' features an extensive cast of characters created by Yana Toboso. The series takes place in England during the reign of Queen Victoria. It follows Sebastian Michaelis, a demonic butler obliged to serve ten-year-old (later thirteen-year-old) Earl Ciel Phantomhive due to a contract he made with Ciel. Ciel binds Sebastian to his will to exact his revenge upon the people that humiliated and tortured him and killed his family in order to make them suffer the same pain. Main characters Sebastian Michaelis : :Film adaption: Hiro Mizushima :Musicals: Yuya Matsushita, Yūta Furukawa is the title character of ''Black Butler''. He is the demon butler of the Phantomhive household and acts as Ciel Phantomhive's bodyguard. Being a butler is a job he is completely devoted to, following Ciel's orders with great loyalty and swiftness. He enjoys challenging Ciel and doesn't seem to be truly concerned about his well-being at times, insulting and irritat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mei Joni
Mei Joni (born 7 May 1989) is an Indonesian former professional basketball player who last played for West Bandits Solo of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). Club career Mei Joni formerly played for Amartha Hangtuah and Stapac Jakarta.Get ready to retire, basketball player Mei Joni Hasn’t Think of the Calling from Team Indonesia for Sea Games 2019 fauzan, timindonesia.id, 23 November 2018. Accessed 2 March 2021. In December 2020, Mei Joni joined the 's newcomer club |