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Shigehito Takayanagi
is a Japanese anime director. Works Anime television series *''Azumanga Daioh'' : Storyboard (eps 7, 14, 18, 23), Episode Director (eps 7, 13, 18, 23) *''Cardcaptor Sakura'' : Storyboard (eps 40, 46, 57, 68), Episode Director (eps 40, 46–47, 57, 64, 68) *''Flame of Recca'' : Storyboard, Episode Director *''Galaxy Angel'' : Storyboard, Unit Director *''Galaxy Angel A'' : Director, Storyboard, Unit Director (OP) *''Galaxy Angel S'' : Director *''Galaxy Angel X'' – Director *'' Hime-sama Goyōjin'' – Director, Original Work *''Kanamemo'' – Director, Storyboard (Ep. 1), Episode Director (Ep. 1) *'' Maze'' – Storyboard (ep 21) *''Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat'' – Director, Storyboard (Eps. 1–4, 10, 47, 48), Episode Director (Eps. 1–4, 9–12, 17–20, 47) *''Rumbling Hearts'' – Storyboard (ep 9), Episode Director (ep 9) *'' Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children'' – Episode Director *''Skull Man'' – Storyboard (ep 4) *''Sola'' – Storyboard (ep 9), Episode Director (ep 9) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of the English word ''animation'') describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. Animation produced outside of Japan with similar style to Japanese animation is commonly referred to as anime-influenced animation. The earliest commercial Japanese animations date to 1917. A characteristic art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka and spread in following decades, developing a large domestic audience. Anime is distributed theatrically, through television broadcasts, Original video animation, directly to home media, and Original net animation, over the Internet. In addition to original works, anime are often adaptations of Japanese comics (manga), light novels, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sola (manga)
''Sola'' is a Japanese work originally conceived by Naoki Hisaya (main writer of '' Kanon'') with original character design by Naru Nanao (designer of '' D.C.: Da Capo''). It was first unveiled through the prologue of the manga featured in the Japanese manga magazine '' Dengeki Daioh'' on December 21, 2006, published by MediaWorks. The manga, which is illustrated by Chako Abeno, ended serialization on February 21, 2008. The manga has been licensed for distribution in North America by Broccoli Books with the first volume being released in June 2008. A short drama CD which also served as a prologue to the series was released at Comiket 71 in December 2006, and a second drama CD was released in May 2008. An anime version aired in Japan between April and June 2007; the anime contained thirteen episodes, and two additional DVD-exclusive episodes followed. The anime was licensed by Bandai Entertainment for distribution in North America in a subtitle-only box set of all fifteen episo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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The Sealed Card
is a 2000 Japanese anime film directed by Morio Asaka and written by Nanase Ōkawa, with animation produced by Madhouse. The film is a sequel and finale to the anime television series adaptation of Clamp's ''Cardcaptor Sakura'', and is the second feature-length film based on the series. The film follows Sakura Kinomoto as she faces the final Clow Card alongside her friends and allies, and comes to terms with her romantic feelings for Syaoran Li. The film won the Feature Film Award at the 2000 Animation Kobe. It was released on DVD in 2003. It received a limited theatrical release for the first time in the US on January 31, 2018. Discotek Media released the film for the first time on high definition Blu-ray in North America on July 31, 2018. It was followed by '' Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card'' in 2018. Plot Eriol Hiiragizawa's house is demolished to make way for a new amusement park in Tomoeda, activating a Clow Card, the Nothing, hidden underneath the house. After the park ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Movie
"The Movie" is the 54th episode of the sitcom ''Seinfeld''. It is the 14th episode of the fourth season, and first aired on January 6, 1993 on NBC. The episode revolves entirely around the characters' struggles to go to see a movie together. Plot Jerry has two stand-up acts scheduled for the same night; due to a delay in one of them, he cannot make both shows. A hopeful comedian, Buckles, hangs around to fill in when somebody drops out. Jerry agrees to lose his moment at the microphone, as he is meeting his friends to see a movie, ''CheckMate'', at 10:30. On his way to the movie theater, Jerry is grabbed by Buckles, who insists on sharing a taxicab. Buckles irritates Jerry by trying out a new comic routine. George has been chosen to buy the movie tickets. At the Paragon Theater, George joins the end of a queue. He taps the shoulder of the man in front of him, confirming that he does not have a ticket, which leads him to conclude he is in the line to purchase tickets. Elaine a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninku
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōji Kiriyama. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from June 1993 to September 1995, with is chapters collected in nine ''tankōbon'' volumes. A 55-episode anime television series, produced by Fuji TV, Yomiko Advertising and Studio Pierrot, aired on Fuji TV between January 1995 and February 1996. A sequel manga, titled ''Ninku 2nd Stage: Story of Etonins'', was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Ultra Jump'' from September 2005 to September 2011, with its chapters collected in 12 ''tankōbon'' volumes. As of September 2011, ''Ninku'' had over 9 million copies in circulation. Plot Manga The story follows an odd-looking 12-year-old boy named Fūsuke, a powerful warrior from the Ninku school of martial arts, who command a style that mixes ninjutsu and kung fu. Before the present time in the story, the Ninku were targeted by an evil empire and the Ninku c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Blockade Battlefront
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhiro Nightow. It revolves around a young photographer named Leonardo Watch, who obtains 'the All Seeing Eyes of the Gods' at the cost of his sister's eyesight. After the incident, Leonardo moves to the city of Hellsalem's Lot to join an organization known as Libra to fight several monsters as well as terrorists. Nightow first published a one-shot chapter in Shueisha's '' shōnen'' manga magazine ''Jump Square'' in May 2008. A 3-chapter series, with the subtitle ''Mafūgai Kessha'', was published in the same magazine from January to March 2009. ''Blood Blockade Battlefront'' was later serialized in ''Jump SQ.19'' from May 2010 to February 2015, when the magazine ceased publication; Shueisha collected its chapters in 10 ''tankōbon'' volumes. A direct sequel, titled ''Blood Blockade Battlefront: Back 2 Back'' was serialized in ''Jump SQ.Crown'' from July 2015 to January 2018, when the magazine ceased publication, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagashi Kashi
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kotoyama. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from June 2014 to April 2018 and has been collected into eleven ''tankōbon'' volumes. A light novel adaptation titled ''Dagashi Kashi: Mō Hitotsu no Natsu Yasumi'', written and illustrated by Manta Aisora, was published in a single volume by Shogakukan in December 2015 under their Gagaga Bunko imprint. An anime television series adaptation by Feel aired in Japan from January to March 2016. A second season by Tezuka Productions aired from January to March 2018. Plot Shikada Dagashi, a countryside shop selling cheap candy and snacks ("''dagashi''") has been run by the Shikada family for nine generations, but Kokonotsu does not want to take over the shop from his father, Yō, instead aiming to become a manga artist. Hotaru Shidare visits the shop one day hoping to recruit Yō to her family's company, the sweets manufacturer S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo ESP
is a Japanese manga series by Hajime Segawa. It began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's '' Shōnen Ace'' magazine on February 26, 2010, and finished on July 26, 2016. It follows a high school girl named Rinka Urushiba who lives with her father in poor conditions. This leads her to work part-time as a waitress. Her life changes when she gains the ability to use extrasensory perception (ESP). An anime television series adaptation aired from July to September 2014. Plot ''Tokyo ESP'' begins with Rinka Urushiba as a fairly normal high school girl, though she is a bit poor and her father who is a police officer is her only family. This forces her to work part-time as a waitress after high school in order to raise money for them to secure rent and food. One day, she sees a penguin and some glowing fish swimming through the sky. Rinka might have thought it was a hallucination if there had not been another witness with her. This witness is a boy from her school with a strangely scratc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The World God Only Knows
, abbreviated as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tamiki Wakaki. It was originally serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from April 2008 to April 2014, with its chapters collected in 26 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The manga was adapted into three anime television series produced by Manglobe, which were broadcast in Japan from October 2010 to September 2013. In North America, the anime series were licensed for English release by Sentai Filmworks. Plot Keima Katsuragi, a second-year high school student, is an avid player of gal games (video games that involve interactions with anime-styled pretty girls). He is known on the Internet as for his legendary skills to be able to "conquer" any 2D girl in games. However, in his actual school life, Keima is called , a derogatory portmanteau of the two words and . At the start of the series, Keima receives an e-mail offering him a contract to "conquer" girls and, thinking it is an invitation to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skull Man
is a ''shōnen'' manga series created by Shotaro Ishinomori which first appeared in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' in 1970. The hero of the story, whose parents have been murdered, grows up to use his peculiar powers to take revenge. The original Skull Man was one of the first antiheroes to be seen in manga, someone who would sacrifice the lives of innocents in his quest for vengeance. While developing the ''Kamen Rider'' (''Masked Rider'') TV series along with producer Toru Hirayama, Ishinomori created this manga as his own personal version, which the producers at Toei Company Ltd. used as the basis for the show. They made several changes to the content, as Ishinomori's original 100-page one-shot story was too dark and gruesome (even cerebral) for a show for all ages at the time. In the late 1990s, after he had fallen ill, Ishinomori contacted manga artist Kazuhiko Shimamoto to do a remake (ambiguously a continuation) of his original one-shot manga. This remake boasted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azumanga Daioh
is a Japanese ''yonkoma'' comedy manga series written and illustrated by Kiyohiko Azuma. It was serialized from February 1999 to May 2002 in the monthly magazine ''Dengeki Daioh'' by MediaWorks; three additional chapters were published in Shogakukan's ''Monthly Shōnen Sunday'' in May 2009 to celebrate the manga's tenth anniversary. The manga was first released in English by ADV Manga, and later re-issued by Yen Press. An anime television adaptation titled ''Azumanga Daioh: the Animation'' was produced by J.C.Staff and aired in Japan between April and September 2002, consisting of 130 four-minute segments compiled into 26 episodes. The compiled episodes were released on DVD and Universal Media Discs (UMDs) by Starchild Records, and an English-language version was produced by ADV Films. Prior to the series, a theatrical short and an original net animation were also produced. Several soundtrack albums were released, as well as three ''Azumanga Daioh'' video games. Both th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
