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is an anime series developed by Sunrise and directed by Mitsuo Fukuda. The ninth installment in the ''Gundam'' franchise, ''Gundam SEED'' takes place in a future calendar era, in this case the Cosmic Era. In this era, mankind has developed into two subspecies: Naturals, who reside on Earth, and Coordinators, genetically enhanced humans capable of amazing feats of intellect who emigrate to man-made orbital colonies to escape persecution by natural humans. The story revolves around a young Coordinator Kira Yamato who becomes involved in the war between the two races after a third, neutral faction's space colony is invaded by the Coordinators. The television series was broadcast in Japan between 2002 and 2003, on the Tokyo Broadcasting System Television and MBS TV networks, beginning a broadcast partnership with the ''Gundam'' franchise. The series spawned three compilations films and was adapted into a manga as well as light novels. A sequel series, ''Mobile Suit Gundam S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kira Yamato
is a fictional character first introduced as the protagonist from the 2002 Japanese anime television series '' Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'', which was produced by Sunrise as part of the '' Gundam'' franchise. In the series, Kira is a first-generation Coordinator, a genetically enhanced human being born of normal humans (Naturals). At the beginning of ''Gundam SEED'', Kira lives on the neutral space colony Heliopolis to avoid the war between the Coordinators and the Naturals, but the colony becomes involved in the war shortly thereafter. Kira is the only person within the Earth Alliancethe Naturals' military factionwho is able to effectively pilot their mobile suita type of a mecha created by them. He is forced to become a mobile suit pilot and to participate in various battles to protect his friends. Kira has also been featured in ''Gundam SEED''s direct sequel, '' Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny'', in which he fights to stop a new war between the races' military organizations. Kir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YTV (Canadian TV Channel)
YTV is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by YTV Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment. The channel and its programming is targeted at children and young teenagers; its name was originally thought to be an abbreviation for "Youth Television", though the channel's website has denied this. The channel was launched on September 1, 1988 by owners Rogers Media and CUC Broadcasting upon launch. In 1995, Shaw Communications acquired CUC's 34% stake and in 1998, it acquired Rogers' remaining interest of the channel, before Shaw's media division was spun off to form Corus Entertainment in 1999. Under Corus ownership, YTV sources most of its programming from U.S.-based Nickelodeon and launched its own dedicated TV channel several years later. YTV operates two time shifted feeds, running on both Eastern and Pacific Time Zone schedules, and is available in over 11.0 million households in Canada as of 2013. History The channel was licensed by the Cana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gundam Ace
is a monthly Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten. It largely focuses on the ''Gundam'' franchise. There was a Chinese version published by Kadokawa Media (Taiwan) Co., Ltd, discontinued in 2008. Overview Gundam Ace started as a quarterly publication from 2001 to 2002, moved to a bi-monthly publication in 2003, and in 2004 it became a monthly publication. The producer is Shinichirou Inoue of Kadokawa Shoten who also produces Newtype and Shonen Ace. The chief editor is Hideaki Kobayashi. The magazine contains a number of common features found in official fan magazines, including news on upcoming ''Gundam'' series and merchandise. Currently serialized titles * Mobile Suit Gundam-san (Since August 2001) * Mobile Suit Gundam École du Ciel (Since December 2001) * Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam (Since November 2002) * SEED Club 4-Koma (Since December 2004) * Gundam Unicorn: Bande Dessinée (Since March 2010) * Gundam MSV-R: The Return of Johnny Ridden (S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōnen Manga
is an editorial category of Japanese comics targeting an audience of adolescent boys. It is, along with manga (targeting adolescent girls and young women), manga (targeting young adult and adult men), and manga (targeting adult women), one of the primary editorial categories of manga. manga is traditionally published in dedicated manga magazines that exclusively target the demographic group. Of the four primary demographic categories of manga, is the most popular category in the Japanese market. While manga ostensibly targets an audience of young males, its actual readership extends significantly beyond this target group to include all ages and genders. The category originated from Japanese children's magazines at the turn of the 20th century and gained significant popularity by the 1920s. The editorial focus of manga is primarily on action, adventure, and the fighting of monsters or other forces of evil. Though action narratives dominate the category, there is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko
Kadokawa may refer to: *Kadokawa Corporation , formerly is a Japanese media conglomerate that was created as a result of the merger of the original Kadokawa Corporation and Dwango Co., Ltd. on October 1, 2014. History The holding company known today as Kadokawa Corporation was origin ..., the holding company of the Kadokawa Group **Kadokawa Content Gate and Kadokawa Mobile, both former names for BookWalker ** Kadokawa Future Publishing, a subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation and the publishing side of Kadokawa with its brand companies ** Kadokawa Light Novel Expo, an event held yearly by Kadokawa Corporation, dedicated to news for their various light novel series. ** Kadokawa Pictures, the film production branch, at various times called Kadokawa Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd., Kadokawa Herald Pictures, Inc. and Kadokawa Shoten Pictures, Inc. ** Kadokawa Shoten, a publishing house, or its subsidiaries. Currently a brand company of Kadokawa Future Publishing * Genyoshi Kadoka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyopop
Tokyopop (styled TOKYOPOP; formerly known as Mixx Entertainment) is an American distributor, licensor and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa and Western manga-style works. The German publishing division produces German translations of licensed Japanese properties and original English-language manga, as well as original German-language manga. Tokyopop's US publishing division publishes works in English. Tokyopop has its US headquarters near Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California. Its parent company's offices are in Tokyo, Japan and its sister company's office is in Hamburg, Germany. History Early history Tokyopop was founded in 1997 by Stuart J. Levy. In the late 1990s, the company's headquarters were in Los Angeles. Tokoypop published a manga magazine called MixxZine which serialized four classic manga including Sailor Moon, Magic Knight Rayearth, Parasyte, and Ice Blade. Eventually, MixxZine became an Asian pop culture publication entitled Tokyopop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadokawa Shoten
, formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing based in Tokyo, Japan. It became an internal division of Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2013. Kadokawa publishes manga, light novels, manga anthology magazines such as '' Monthly Asuka'' and '' Monthly Shōnen Ace'', and entertainment magazines such as ''Newtype''. Since its founding, Kadokawa has expanded into the multimedia sector, namely in video games (as Kadokawa Games) and in live-action and animated films (as Kadokawa Pictures). History Kadokawa Shoten was established on November 10, 1945, by Genyoshi Kadokawa. The company's first publication imprint, Kadokawa Bunko, was published in 1949. The company went public on April 2, 1954. In 1975, Haruki Kadokawa became the president of Kadokawa Shoten, following Genyoshi Kadokawa's death. On April 1, 2003, Kadokawa Shoten was renamed to Kadokawa Holdings, transferring the existing publishing businesses to Kadokawa Shoten. On July 1, 2006, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magazine Z
was a Japanese seinen mixed-media magazine published by Kodansha, aimed at adult males, but particularly at hardcore anime and manga fans, featuring articles as well as manga tied into popular franchises. Original manga were also featured in the magazine. It was announced in September 2008 that ''Magazine Z'' would be discontinued. The last issue shipped on January 26, 2009. Manga artists and series serialized in ''Magazine Z'' ;Hideaki Nishikawa * '' Apocrypha Getter Robot Dash'' (2008 to 2009) ; Yuu Watase * '' Sakura Taisen'' (2005 to 2009) (manga commissioned by Sega Enterprises) ; Kia Asamiya * '' Batman: Child of Dreams'' (2000 to 2001) (manga commissioned by DC Comics) ;Hoshi Itsuki * '' Kurau Phantom Memory'' (2005) * ''Skies of Arcadia'' (2000 to 2002) ; Baku Yumemakura/ Sei Itoh * '' Kouya ni Kemono Doukokusu'' (2004 to ???) ;Momotarō Miyano/Masamune Shirow * '' RD Sennou Chousashitsu'' (2008 to 2009) ; Takuya Fujima * '' Deus Vitae'' (1999 to 2002) * '' Free ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seinen Manga
is an editorial category of Japanese comics marketed toward young adult men. In Japanese, the word ''seinen'' literally means "youth", but the term "''seinen'' manga" is also used to describe the target audience of magazines like '' Weekly Manga Times'' and '' Weekly Manga Goraku'' which cater specifically to men's interests, and are marketed towards a demographic of young adult men between the ages of 18 and 40. ''Seinen'' manga are distinguished from ''shōnen'' manga which are for young teen boys, although some ''seinen'' manga like '' xxxHolic'' share similarities with ''shōnen'' manga. ''Seinen'' manga can focus on action, politics, science fiction, fantasy, relationships, sports, or comedy. The female equivalent to ''seinen'' manga is ''josei'' manga. ''Seinen'' manga have a wide variety of art styles and variation in subject matter. Examples of ''seinen'' series include: ''Berserk'', '' AKIRA'', '' 20th Century Boys'', '' One Punch Man'', '' Golden Kamuy'', '' Ghos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Del Rey Manga
Del Rey Manga was the manga-publishing imprint of Del Rey Books, a branch of Ballantine Books, which in turn is part of Random House, the publishing division of Bertelsmann. History Del Rey Manga was formed as part of a cross-publishing relationship with Japanese publisher Kodansha. Some of the Del Rey titles, such as '' Tsubasa Chronicle'' and '' xxxHolic'', are published in the United Kingdom by Tanoshimi. Tricia Narwani, the editor of Del Rey, stated that "Del Rey finds most of its talent through conventions and existing professional contacts". In October 2010, Kodansha and Random House announced that the US division of Kodansha, Kodansha USA, will take over publishing over all Del Rey Manga titles as well as their own manga, starting on December 1. Random House will act as the sales and marketing distributor. Titles Del Rey made its debut in May 2004 with four manga titles: * ''Mobile Suit Gundam Seed'' (''Kidō Senshi Gundam SEED'') - by Masatsugu Iwase * '' Negima! M ... [...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 leg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animax
, stylized as ANIMAX, is a Japanese animation satellite television network, dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. The channel also dubbed other cartoons in Japanese language. A subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan, it is headquartered in in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, with its co-founders and shareholders including Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan and the noted animation studios Bandai Namco Filmworks,Sunrise official website - corporate outline'' - Sunrise, official corporate outline, ''About Us'' section. Toei Animation,Toei Animation official website - history section'', Toei Animation official website. Toei Animation official website - English section - History'' Toei Animation official website. TMS Entertainment and production company Nihon Ad Systems.Animax's official website - Official Partn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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