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Satoru Kōsaki
is a Japanese music composer and arranger. He is best known for his work on anime, including '' Lucky Star'', ''The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', ''Monogatari'' and ''Beastars''. He worked at Namco, where he primarily composed soundtracks for video games. Since 2005, he has been affiliated with Keiichi Okabe's music production company Monaca, where he has often collaborated with his colleagues to produce soundtracks for anime and other media. Biography Kōsaki was born on September 16, 1974 in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan. He began playing the piano and Electone, at the age of three. He played the trumpet in his junior high school's brass band. As an information engineering student at Kyoto University, he developed an interest in composing music as a member of the amateur circle . After his graduation in 1999, he was hired at Namco, where he composed tracks for video game series including '' Tekken'' and '' Kotoba no Puzzle'', along with working as an in-house trumpeter for vario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyonaka, Osaka
is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on October 15, 1936. Geography Climate Toyonaka has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Toyonaka is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . Neighboring municipalities *Osaka Prefecture **Yodogawa-ku, Osaka ** Suita ** Minoh ** Ikeda *Hyōgo Prefecture **Amagasaki ** Itami Demographics , the city has an estimated population of 396,014 and a population density of 11,000 persons per km². The total area is 36.38 km². Its peak population was over 420,000. Toyonaka is a residential area of Osaka Prefecture, and includes Senri New Town. The city is easy to reach through various modes of transportation, and many of its residents commute daily into Osaka City to work. Osaka Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beastars
''Beastars'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Paru Itagaki. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's ''Weekly Shōnen Champion'' from September 2016 to October 2020, with its chapters collected in 22 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The manga is licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media. The story takes place in a modern world of civilized, Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic animals with a cultural divide between carnivores and herbivores, and where eating meat (which always cannibalism, comes from other anthropomorphic animals) is strictly illegal. The series takes its name from the in-universe title of Beastar, an individual of great talent, service, and notoriety. An anime television series adaptation by Orange (animation studio), Orange aired from October to December 2019 on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block. A second season aired from January to March 2021. A third and final season is set to premiere in 2024. The anime series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animation Kobe
The was an event established by Kobe in 1996 to promote anime and other visual media. The were given annually until 2015 by Kobe and the Organising Committee to creators and creations. Event Animation Kobe has been held annually in Kobe since 1996. In addition to the awards ceremony, the event holds screenings of the prize winners and talk shows. The 11th event, in 2006, was carried live on the official website. The awards event was closed in 2015. Major staff ; Chairman of the Committee * Yasuki Hamano, 1996–2005 * Akira Kamiya, 2006–2015 ; Chairman of the examination The examination is done mainly by a panel of chief editors of the magazines covering anime, such as ''Newtype'', '' Animedia'' and ''Animage''. Usually, one of the city employees sent by Kobe City also participates.Judges at the 3rd event (1998) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lucky Star Albums
This article lists the albums attributed to the series ''Lucky Star''. Video game theme and character songs Lucky Star Vocal Mini Album is a video game soundtrack for the video game ''Lucky Star Moe Drill'' based on the manga ''Lucky Star''. It was first released on December 22, 2005 in Japan. Track listing :(All Composition/Arrangement: Shin'ichi Sakurai / Lyrics: Kiyomi Kumano) # - 4:16 #*Performed by Ryō Hirohashi, Mai Nakahara, Ami Koshimizu # - 3:20 #*Performed by Ai Shimizu, Miyu Matsuki, Satsuki Yukino # - 3:59 # - 3:22 # - 4:16 # - 3:20 # - 3:59 # - 3:22 Shin Lucky Star Moe Drill ~Tabidachi~: Gomen ne Maxi CD KAD-002-B1 is a video game soundtrack for the video game ''Shin Lucky Star Moe Drill Tabidachi'' based on the manga ''Lucky Star''. It was first released on May 24, 2007 with the game package in Japan. Konata Izumi has a solo version of "Lucky Lucky Everybody" on this CD. =Track listing= :(All Composition/Arrangement: Shin'ichi Sakurai / Lyrics: Kiyomi Kuma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime News Network
Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan. The website offers reviews and other editorial content, forums where readers can discuss current issues and events, and an encyclopedia that contains many anime and manga with information on the staff, cast, theme music, plot summaries, and user ratings. The website was founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis, and operated the magazine ''Protoculture Addicts'' from 2005 to 2008. Based in Canada, it has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in four separate regions: the United States and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. History The website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998. In May 2000, CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial staff, replacing editor-in-chief Isaac Alexander. On June 30, 2002, Anime News N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon Singles Chart
The Oricon Singles Chart is the Japanese music industry-standard singles popularity chart issued daily, weekly, monthly and yearly by Oricon. Chart rankings are based on physical singles' sales. Until 2017, Oricon did not track download sales. In Japan, physical sales decreased sharply in the 2000s, while download sales hit three to four times the amount of single sales. In November 2017, Oricon introduced its first digital songs chart, separate from its main physical singles chart. In November 2018, Oricon launched a streaming chart, and introduced a combined singles chart that utilizes physical single sales, downloads, and streams. Original Confidence Inc., the original Oricon company, was founded by the former Snow Brand Milk Products promoter Sōkō Koike in 1967. That November, the company began publishing a singles chart on an experimental basis. Entitled . The chart became official on January 4, 1968. Charts are published every Tuesday in Oricon Style and on Oricon's officia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Haruhi Suzumiya Albums
This is a list of albums attributed to the anime adaptation ''The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'' based on the ''Haruhi Suzumiya'' light novel series. There have been three soundtrack singles released for the anime containing the opening, ending, and insert songs featured in the anime series. Three radio drama CDs were released, along with a single which contained the theme songs to the radio dramas. A drama CD was also produced and the final track on the CD contained an original music track. There are nine additional character song albums sung by the voice actors for not only the five main characters in the series, but four other minor characters were also given mini albums. Soundtracks Bōken Desho Desho? is the opening theme to the Japanese anime ''The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', as well as the movie, ''The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya''. It ranked #10 in CD sales on amazon.co.jp when the single was released. * Oricon Weekly Rank Peak: #10 * Weeks in Chart: 28 we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yutaka Yamamoto
is a Japanese anime director from Osaka Prefecture. He is known for his incendiary behavior on Twitter and for being fired from Kyoto Animation and Ordet, the latter of which he helped co-found. Biography As a member of Kyoto Animation, Yamamoto rose to prominence within the company after serving as assistant director on '' Munto 2: Beyond the Walls of Time''. In 2006, he was selected to be the series production director of ''The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', after which he became well known among anime fans for the ending dance theme he choreographed. He was to make his full directorial debut with '' Lucky Star'', but was replaced after four episodes due to "performance issues". In a later radio interview, Yamamoto confirmed he was fired by Kyoto Animation and unsuccessfully attempted to win back his job. He later assumed the position of Ordet's president. In 2008, he directed '' Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens'' with Ordet and A-1 Pictures. In 2009, he directed a 90-second s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newtype
is a monthly magazine publication originating from Japan, covering anime (and to a lesser extent, tokusatsu, manga, Japanese science fiction, seiyuu, and video games). It was launched by publishing company Kadokawa Shoten on March 8, 1985, with its April issue, and has since seen regular release on the 10th of every month in its home country. ''Newtype Korea'' is published in Korea. Spin-off publications of ''Newtype'' also exist in Japan, such as Newtype Hero/Newtype the Live (which are dedicated to tokusatsu) and ''NewWORDS'' (which is geared toward a more mature adult market), as well as numerous limited-run versions (such as ''Clamp Newtype''). The name of the magazine comes from the "Newtypes" in the Universal Century timeline of the ''Gundam'' series, specifically ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' (1979) and its sequel ''Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'' (1985). ''Newtype'' magazine launched a week after ''Zeta Gundam'' began airing on March 2, 1985. ''Newtype USA'' was an English language ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond The Walls Of Time
Beyond may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Beyond'' (1921 film), an American silent film * ''Beyond'' (2000 film), a Danish film directed by Åke Sandgren, OT: ''Dykkerne'' * ''Beyond'' (2010 film), a Swedish film directed by Pernilla August, OT: ''Svinalängorna'' * ''Beyond'' (2012 film), an American thriller directed by Josef Rusnak * ''Beyond'' (2014 film), a British science fiction film * "Beyond" (''The Animatrix''), a segment of the short-film collection ''The Animatrix'' *'' Star Trek Beyond'', a 2016 American science fiction film in the ''Star Trek'' film franchise Games *Beyond Games, a U.S. video game developer founded in 1992 *Beyond Software, a 1980s UK video game developer *'' Beyond: Two Souls'', a video game for the PlayStation 3, developed by Quantic Dream *''Beyond the Supernatural'', a 1980s role-playing game *Stormfront Studios, a U.S. video game developer originally named Beyond Software 1988–1991 Literature * ''Beyond'' (book), a 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mojipittan
is a series of Japanese word puzzle video games developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, formerly Namco. The series began in arcades with ''Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan'' in 2001, and has seen multiple sequels for several platforms, including the Game Boy Advance, PlayStation Portable and Nintendo DS. Gameplay is similar to ''Scrabble'' — players are tasked with using Hiragana to form words on a board by placing down pieces marked with Hiragana characters. The original ''Kotoba no Puzzle'' was designed by Hiroyuki Goto, who is well known in Japan for being able to recite pi from memory to 42,195 decimal places, making him the world record holder at the time. Likely due to its strong usage of Japanese, the series has remained confined to Japan. The ''Kotoba no Puzzle'' series was met with positive reviews from critics, being praised for its originality, multiplayer and addictive gameplay, with ''Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan DS'' receiving the "Gold Hall of Fame" a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tekken
is a Japanese Media mix, media franchise centered on a series of fighting game, fighting video and arcade games developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment (formerly Namco). The franchise also includes film and print adaptations. The main games in the series follow the events of the King of Iron Fist Tournament, hosted by the Mishima ''Zaibatsu'', where players control a plethora of characters to win the tournament and gain control of the company; the conflict between the Mishima family serves as the main focus of the series' plot, while players explore other characters' motivations in aiming to control the Zaibatsu. Gameplay focuses on hand-to-hand combat with an opponent, with the gameplay system including blocks, throws, escapes, and ground fighting. The series later introduced combos and special moves, with characters also able to stage break arenas. ''Tekken'' is noted as being one of the first fighting games at the time to use 3D animation. Japanese video game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
