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Mirai (given Name)
is a Japanese given name. It means "future" and is part of the Sino-Japanese vocabulary (its cognates include Mandarin Chinese ''weilai'' and Korean ''mirae''). Coincidentally, it is also a Shona name meaning "wait". People *, Japanese professional shogi player *, frontman of Sigh *, Japanese actor *, American figure skater *Mirai Navrátil (born 1992), Czech (born in Japan) singer *, Japanese actress *, Japanese actress Fictional Characters *Mirai, a character in the ''Senran Kagura'' series. *, a main character in '' Maho Girls PreCure!'' *, initially named as Domon Junior (ドモンジュニア), Domon/Time Yellow's son, in '' Mirai Sentai Timeranger'' * Mirai Hibino, the main character in '' Ultraman Mebius'' *Mirai Iwaki, a character in ''Guru Guru Pon-chan'' *, a character in '' Gundam Build Fighters Try'' *, a character in ''The Idolmaster Million Live! *, a character in '' Beyond the Boundary'' *, a character in '' Kiratto Pri Chan'' *, a character in ''Tokyo Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sino-Japanese Vocabulary
Sino-Japanese vocabulary, also known as refers to Japanese vocabulary that had originated in Chinese or were created from elements borrowed from Chinese. Some grammatical structures and sentence patterns can also be identified as Sino-Japanese. Sino-Japanese vocabulary is referred to in Japanese as , meaning 'Chinese words'. ''Kango'' is one of three broad categories into which the Japanese vocabulary is divided. The others are native Japanese vocabulary (''yamato kotoba'') and borrowings from other, mainly Western languages (''gairaigo''). It is estimated that approximately 60% of the words contained in the modern written Japanese dictionary are ''kango'', with about 18%–20% of words being used in common speech. The usage of such ''Kango'' words also increases when they are used in formal or literary contexts, or to express abstract or complex ideas. ''Kango'', the use of Chinese-derived words in Japanese, is to be distinguished from ''kanbun'', which is historical Literary Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultraman Mebius
is a Japanese television series produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting. It is the 20th TV series and 40th anniversary production in the Ultra Series, which first began in 1966. It premiered on the Tokyo Broadcasting System on April 8, 2006. Unlike the two prior entries, ''Ultraman Nexus'' (2004) and ''Ultraman Max'' (2005), ''Mebius'' was moved from Saturday mornings to Saturday evenings at 05:30 and the show went on to air in Korea in April 2012. On October 22, 2014, Crunchyroll announced that the entire series would be available that day on their streaming service for the US, Canada, Latin America, Mainland Europe (except France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, Switzerland, Germany and Austria, Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein and Former Communist and Non-communist states in Eastern Europe (eg, Central, Post-Soviet states in Europe and Southeastern Europe), and Finland, Iceland and Norway, Denmark and Sweden), UK and Ireland, Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puella Magi Kazumi Magica
The following is a list of manga publications published by Houbunsha based on the 2011 anime series, '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica''. The series revolves around a schoolgirl named Madoka Kaname, as well as her friend Sayaka Miki, who are approached by a creature called, Kyubey, who offers them to become Magical Girls in turn. The new student in their class, Homura Akemi, however, mysteriously seeks to prevent Madoka from making this contract. Puella Magi Madoka Magica is a direct adaptation of the anime series illustrated by Hanokage. The story follows 14-year-old Madoka Kaname, as she discovers the world of magical girls and the dark secrets it holds. The series is published in three ''tankōbon'' volumes, released on February 12, 2011, March 12, 2011, and May 30, 2011, respectively. The series was released in North America by Yen Press in 2012. Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story is another spin-off manga illustrated by Hanokage, which takes place on an alte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mobile Suit Gundam
, also known as ''First Gundam'', ''Gundam 0079'' or simply ''Gundam '79'', is an anime television series, produced and animated by Nippon Sunrise. Created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting Network and its affiliated ANN stations on April 7, 1979, and lasted until January 26, 1980, spanning 43 episodes. It was the first ''Gundam'' series, which has subsequently been adapted into numerous sequels and spin-offs. Set in the futuristic calendar year "Universal Century" 0079, the plot focuses on the war between the Principality of Zeon and the Earth Federation, with the latter unveiling a new giant robot known as the RX-78-2 Gundam piloted by the teenage civilian mechanic Amuro Ray. In 1981, the series was re-edited for theatrical release and split into three films. The characters were designed by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, and Kunio Okawara was responsible for the mechanical designs, including the eponymous giant robot, the RX-78-2 Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirai Yashima
This is a list of fictional characters from the 1979 Japanese science fiction anime television series ''Mobile Suit Gundam''. Earth Federation Amuro Ray is the son of Tem Ray, the project leader for the Earth Federation's Project V, which produces the prototype mobile suits Gundam, Guncannon, and Guntank to combat the Principality of Zeon's Zaku. At the beginning of the ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' TV series, Amuro is merely a 15-year-old civilian, along with his friends Fraw Bow and Hayato Kobayashi, living in Side 7, one of the few space colonies untouched by the One Year War at the time. Amuro is a talented amateur mechanic, which would be called an Otaku nowadays, and as a hobby designed the basketball-sized talking robot Haro. Born on Earth in Prince Rupert, Like his rival Char Aznable, Amuro got his own nickname during the One Year War: the . He was given this moniker after defeating 14 MS-09R Rick Doms in the Battle of Solomon. Amuro and Char Aznable faced off sever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirai (film)
is a 2018 Japanese animated adventure fantasy comedy film written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda and produced by Studio Chizu. It premiered on May 16, 2018 at Directors' Fortnight and released in Japan on July 20, 2018. The film stars the voices of Moka Kamishiraishi, Haru Kuroki, Gen Hoshino, Kumiko Aso, Mitsuo Yoshihara, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Koji Yakusho and Masaharu Fukuyama. It was released on August 23, 2018 in Australia, September 20 in New Zealand and November 2 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was released on November 29 in the United States and Canada. The film was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 76th Golden Globe Awards, Best Animated Feature at the 24th Critics' Choice Awards and Best Animated Feature at the 91st Academy Awards, losing all three to '' Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse''; it is the sixth anime film, and the first non-Ghibli anime film, to receive an Academy Award nomination in the category. The film also won Best Anima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Magnitude 8
is a Japanese anime television series produced by Fuji TV, Asmik Ace, Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Dentsu, Bones (studio), Bones, and Kinema Citrus. It first aired on Fuji TV's noitamina timeslot in july 2009, running for 11 episodes until September. The anime was directed by Masaki Tachibana, with Natsuko Takahashi handling series composition, Atsuko Nozaki designing the characters and Kow Otani composing the music. The series centers on two young siblings, Mirai and Yūki, and single mother Mari who the two meet in the aftermath of a major earthquake hitting the Japanese capital, placed in the near future. In 2009, ''Tokyo Magnitude 8.0'' won the Excellence Award at the 13th Japan Media Arts Festival. Plot After a massive earthquake in Tokyo 25 km under the sea at a magnitude of 8.0, two young siblings Mirai and Yūki, who were visiting a robot exhibition in Odaiba at the beginning of their summer vacation, struggle to reach their parents in their house in Setagaya, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirai Onozawa
is a Japanese anime television series produced by Fuji TV, Asmik Ace, Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Dentsu, Bones (studio), Bones, and Kinema Citrus. It first aired on Fuji TV's noitamina timeslot in july 2009, running for 11 episodes until September. The anime was directed by Masaki Tachibana, with Natsuko Takahashi handling series composition, Atsuko Nozaki designing the characters and Kow Otani composing the music. The series centers on two young siblings, Mirai and Yūki, and single mother Mari who the two meet in the aftermath of a major earthquake hitting the Japanese capital, placed in the near future. In 2009, ''Tokyo Magnitude 8.0'' won the Excellence Award at the 13th Japan Media Arts Festival. Plot After a massive earthquake in Tokyo 25 km under the sea at a magnitude of 8.0, two young siblings Mirai and Yūki, who were visiting a robot exhibition in Odaiba at the beginning of their summer vacation, struggle to reach their parents in their house in Setagaya, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
