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Minoru Kawakami
is a Japanese author of light novels, best known as the author of the '' Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere'' and '' The Ending Chronicle'' light novel series. Career After graduating from the Faculty of Economics at Josai University, Kawakami got a job at the video game development company ''TENKY.'' He worked on games such as ''Merriment Carrying Caravan, Sougakutoshi OSAKA'' and ''Twelve: Sengoku Fushinden.'' In 1996, he made his debut as a writer by attaining the Gold Prize at the Dengeki Novel Prize for his novel ''Panzerpolis 1935''. His notable works as a writer include '' The Ending Chronicle'' and '' Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere,'' which are set within the same canonical universe dubbed the ''Toshi Sekai'' or ''City World'' and span different eras of said universe. Satoyasu, who also works for TENKY, has been illustrator for Kawakami's work since his third novel, ''Feng Shui Street Hong Kong.'' His debut work, ''Panzerpolis 1935'', was illustrated by Shirou Ohno, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dengeki Bunko
is a publishing imprint affiliated with the Japanese publishing company ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks). It was established in June 1993 with the publication of '' Hyōryū Densetsu Crystania'' volume one, and is a light novel imprint aimed at a male audience. The editors in charge of this imprint have a reputation for welcoming new authors, and hold a yearly contest, the '' Dengeki Novel Prize'', to discover new talent. The eighth volume of '' Kino's Journey'', originally published in October 2004, was Dengeki Bunko's 1,000th published novel. As of September 2010, Dengeki Bunko has published over 2,000 light novels; the 2,000th novel was volume one of Yuyuko Takemiya's '' Golden Time''. Several publications from Dengeki Bunko were later adapted into anime series, including ''Kino's Journey'', '' Shakugan no Shana'', '' A Certain Magical Index'' and ''Sword Art Online'' among others. After MediaWorks' light novel magazine '' Dengeki hp'' was discontinued, a new magazine e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Game Designer
Video game design is the process of designing the content and rules of video games in the pre-production stage and designing the gameplay, environment, storyline and characters in the production stage. Some common video game design subdisciplines are world design, level design, system design, content design, and user interface design. Within the video game industry, video game design is usually just referred to as " game design", which is a more general term elsewhere. The video game designer is very much like the director of a film; the designer is the visionary of the game and controls the artistic and technical elements of the game in fulfillment of their vision. However, with very complex games, such as MMORPGs or a big budget action or sports title, designers may number in the dozens. In these cases, there are generally one or two principal designers and many junior designers who specify subsets or subsystems of the game. As the industry has aged and embraced alternative pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horizon In The Middle Of Nowhere
''Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere'' is a Japanese light novel series written by Minoru Kawakami and illustrated by Satoyasu. The series is set in the distant future when Japan has been conquered by other countries and divided up into feudal territories. The series is part of a six-stage (particularly the fourth one, called "Genesis") chronicle universe, with Minoru's other light novels (including ''Owari no Chronicle'', the series pre-prequel) encompassing the other five. A 13-episode anime adaptation by Sunrise aired between October and December 2011. A 13-episode second season aired between July and September 2012. Both seasons have been licensed and released on DVD and Blu-ray by Sentai Filmworks in North America and Manga Entertainment in the UK. A video game adaptation for the PlayStation Portable titled ''Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere Portable'' was developed by Tenky, and was released in Japan on April 25, 2013. Plot In the far future, humans abandon a devastat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ending Chronicle
is a light novel series written by Minoru Kawakami (川上 稔) and illustrated by Satoyasu (さとやす). It had 14 volumes published from 2003 to 2005 by Dengeki Bunko. It takes place in the past of '' Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere'', another of Kawakami's light novel series. The series takes place in the second era of a six-stage universe, with Kawakami's other works (including ''Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere'') encompassing the other five. Plot 1945 – The end of World War II. It was a year that would be forever engraved in human history, but it was also the year when another war that does not have a special place in the pages of history ended. Those who knew of it named it the . Sixty years later, 2005. After the death of his grandfather, the high school student Mikoto Sayama, vice-president of the Taka-Akita Academy's Student Council, is suddenly summoned by the giant corporation IAI. There, he is informed of the existence of the UCAT institution and his grandfa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light Novel
A light novel (, Hepburn: ''raito noberu'') is a style of young adult novel primarily targeting high school and middle school students. The term "light novel" is a '' wasei-eigo'', or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Light novels are often called or, in English, LN. The average length of a light novel is about 50,000 words, and is published in the ''bunkobon'' format ( A6, 10.5 cm×14.8 cm or 4.1"x5.8"). Light novels are subject to dense publishing schedules, with new installations being published in 3–9-month intervals. Light novels are commonly illustrated in a manga art style and are often adapted into manga and anime. While most light novels are published only as books, some have their chapters first serialized monthly in anthology magazines before being collected and compiled into book format, similar to how manga is published. Details Light novels developed from pulp magazines. To please their audience, in the 1970s, most of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josai University
is a private university in Sakado, Saitama, Japan, established in 1965. The predecessor of the school, Jōsai Gakuen Middle School, later Jōsai High School, was founded in 1918. The university is operated by the Josai University Educational Corporation, which was founded by the 17th Minister of Finance, Mikio Mizuta (1905 – 1976). Mizuta was Minister of Finance from 1960 to 1962, and then served as the first chancellor of Josai. The university opened with a Faculty of Economics and Faculty of Science. The Mizuta Museum of Art opened in 1976, and the graduate school of Josai University was established in 1977. The Josai University Educational Corporation also operates Josai International University, founded in 1992. Exchange programs Josai University maintains exchange programs with the following five institutions. *Camosun College, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada *Tamkang University, Tamsui, New Taipei, Taiwan *Dongseo University, Busan, South Korea *Universiti Tunku A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Game Development
Video game development (or gamedev) is the process of developing a video game. The effort is undertaken by a developer, ranging from a single person to an international team dispersed across the globe. Development of traditional commercial PC and console games is normally funded by a publisher, and can take several years to reach completion. Indie games usually take less time and money and can be produced by individuals and smaller developers. The independent game industry has been on the rise, facilitated by the growth of accessible game development software such as Unity platform and Unreal Engine and new online distribution systems such as Steam and Uplay, as well as the mobile game market for Android and iOS devices. The first video games, developed in the 1960s, were not usually commercialised. They required mainframe computers to run and were not available to the general public. Commercial game development began in the '70s with the advent of first-generation vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dengeki Novel Prize
The is a literary award handed out annually (since 1994) by the Japanese publisher ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks) for their Dengeki Bunko light novel imprint. The contest has discovered many popular and successful light novelists, like Kouhei Kadono and Yashichiro Takahashi. Originally called the Dengeki Game Novel Prize, the name was changed in 2003. The main Dengeki Novel Prize awards consist of the Grand Prize (¥3 million), Gold Prize (¥1 million) and Silver Prize (¥500,000). In addition to the money received, the winning novelists get their work published under Dengeki Bunko with the addition of an artist for the illustrated aspects of the light novels. However, if an entry is awarded the Media Works Bunko Prize, the winning novel will be published under ASCII Media Works' Media Works Bunko imprint, along with the author winning ¥1 million. Often, the name of the novel series is changed from what it was originally titled when it won the prize. There are over 5,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stylistic Device
In literature and writing, stylistically elements are the use of any of a variety of techniques to give an auxiliary meaning, ideas, or feeling to the literalism or written. Figurative language A figure of speech is any way of saying something other than the ordinary way. Figurative language is language using figures of speech. Simile The easiest stylistic device to identify is a simile, signaled by the use of the words "like" or "as". A simile is a comparison used to attract the reader's attention and describe something in descriptive terms. :Example: "From up here on the fourteenth floor, my brother Charley looks ''like'' an insect scurrying among other insects." (from "Sweet Potato Pie," Eugenia Collier) :Example: The beast had eyes as big ''as'' baseballs and teeth as long ''as'' knives. :Example: She put her hand to the boy's head, which was steaming ''like'' a hot train. Metaphor A metaphor is a comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as". Metaphors can span ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copula (linguistics)
In linguistics, a copula (plural: copulas or copulae; abbreviated ) is a word or phrase that links the subject of a sentence to a subject complement, such as the word ''is'' in the sentence "The sky is blue" or the phrase ''was not being'' in the sentence "It was not being co-operative." The word ''copula'' derives from the Latin noun for a "link" or "tie" that connects two different things. A copula is often a verb or a verb-like word, though this is not universally the case. A verb that is a copula is sometimes called a copulative or copular verb. In English primary education grammar courses, a copula is often called a linking verb. In other languages, copulas show more resemblances to pronouns, as in Classical Chinese and Guarani, or may take the form of suffixes attached to a noun, as in Korean, Beja, and Inuit languages. Most languages have one main copula, although some (like Spanish, Portuguese and Thai) have more than one, while others have none. In the case ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kono Light Novel Ga Sugoi!
is an annual light novel guide book published by Takarajimasha. The guide book publishes a list of the top ten most popular light novels according to readers polled on the Internet and votes from "collaborators" (critics, influencers, and other people related to the light novel industry). An introduction to each of the works comes with each listing, along with an interview of the light novel's author or authors for first place. Many of the light novels that have been listed in this guide book were later adapted into anime series. Most of the light novels listed contain a series of volumes, but some single-volume light novels also get listed. The first release of the guide book was on November 26, 2004 and is the 2005 listing. The latest release is the 18th volume on November 23, 2021 and is the 2022 listing. ''A Certain Magical Index'' has appeared in the top 10 in 10 out of 19 issues, ''Sword Art Online'' has appeared in 9, '' Ascendance of a Bookworm'' appeared in 7 and '' Baka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
