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Softgarage
is a Japanese company that produces anime, games, character goods, music, and books. Softgarage was the company that produced the '' GR: Giant Robo'' anime. Though Softgarage primarily focuses on the production of original video animation (OVAs), it has also worked on anime television series and anime film. Recently, Softgarage has also started to produce anime related goods, such as mousepads. They also own the hentai OVA label, Pink Pineapple which they inherited when they bought the rights to KSS's assets after KSS went bankrupt in 2005. History The company was first founded on July 26, 1989. Major works OVA series *'' Guardian Hearts''/''Guardian Hearts! Power UP!'' *'' Wind: A Breath of Heart'' *''Lime-iro Senkitan'' *''_Summer'' *''Minami no Teiō'' Anime television *'' Kakyuusei 2'' *'' GR: Giant Robo'' *''Lime-iro Senkitan'' Other *''Natural Woman "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" is a 1967 single released by American soul singer Aretha Franklin on ...
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Underbar Summer
, also known as ''Underbar Summer'', is a Japanese Eroge, adult visual novel developed by Hooksoft which was released on July 15, 2005, playable on Microsoft Windows, Windows as a CD-ROM, CD; a PlayStation 2 consumer console port called ''_Summer##'' followed on August 24, 2006, by GN Software. An updated version of the original game, called , which is compatible up to Windows Vista as a DVD-ROM, DVD, was released on December 21, 2007. The gameplay in ''_Summer'' follows a plot line which offers pre-determined scenarios with courses of interaction, and focuses on the appeal of the six female main characters. The story revolves around Takumi Kaizu, who after years of making good friends, many of whom are female, is asked by his best male friend Osamu Funada if he likes anyone. With his last summer in high school quickly approaching, Takumi decides to find someone to like by the end of summer vacation. ''_Summer'' has had overall well received sales, premiering as the most sold ...
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List Of Titles By Pink Pineapple
Pink Pineapple is an anime production company that specializes in the production of hentai OVAs. It was founded by KSS and is currently owned by Softgarage. List of video titles by Pink Pineapple *'' A Girl in a Lower Grade'' (''Kakyuusei'') *:A 13 episode TV series based on the ELF Corporation renai eroge Kakyusei, part of the Nanpa/Dokyusei series. *'' Alien from the Darkness'' *:A 1 episode OVA series *'' Angel of Darkness'' *:A 4 movie OVA series *''Angels In the Court'' *:A set 2 of OVA series, each comprising 2 OVA episodes. The OVA series is based on an eroge series of the same name *''Anejiru The Animation'' *:A 2 episode OVA series *''Beat Angel Escalayer'' *:A 3 episode OVA series based on the eponymous eroge *'' Buttobi CPU'' (''I Dream of Mimi'') *:A 3 episode OVA series, an ecchi satire of the battle between the NEC PC98 and Apple Macintosh for market dominance in the Japanese home PC market *'' Classmates 2 Special: Graduation (Doukyuusei 2 SPECIAL)'' * ...
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Giant Robo
is a Japanese manga series by Mitsuteru Yokoyama. The manga, which was first published in 1967, spawned a live-action ''tokusatsu'' television series of the same name, as well as a series of original video animations called '' Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still''. Plot Part 1 The secret society "Big Fire", scheming to conquer Earth, is furthering ''Project GR''. The special investigation organization of the United Nations dispatches an agent in ''Country T'' to interfere with the plan. Daisaku Kusama, a Japanese tourist, is mistaken for the agent and is abducted by "BF". Part 2 Daisaku Kusama comes back barely alive to Japan with Secret Agent Azuma with GR1. However, "BF" plans an attempt on Daisaku's life to recapture GR1 and they let GR2 and GR3 attack Tokyo. Part 3 A bomber carrying a hydrogen bomb crashes into Japanese waters. The hydrogen bomb has already been recovered by "BF" though the bomber is recovered at once. "BF" demands that GR1 should be e ...
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KSS (company)
was a Japanese company that provided anime studio services including production, music, subtitles and translation. From 1993 to 2001, it also developed and published video games. KSS also created the adult brand Pink Pineapple. History The company was founded as with KSS being its abbreviation. The company changed its name to KSS Inc. in the early 1990s. In 2004, KSS went bankrupt and sold its assets to Softgarage. Anime projects * ''Barbapapa'' * ''Battle Angel'' (OVA) * '' Calimero'' * ''Comic Party'' * '' Comic Party Revolution'' * '' Dokyusei 2'' (OVA) * '' Dosokai Yesterday Once More'' (OVA) * '' Dragon Knight: The Wheel of Time'' (OVA) * ''Elf ban Kakyuusei'' (OVA) * ''Elf Princess Rane'' (OVA) * ''Fire Emblem'' (OVA) * '' Golden Boy'' (OVA) * '' Guardian Hearts'' (OVA) * ''Happy Lesson'' (OVA) * ''Happy Lesson'' * '' Happy Lesson Advance'' * '' Happy Lesson The Final'' (OVA) * ''Happy World! (OVA) * ''The Heroic Legend of Arslan'' (OVA) * '' Iczelion'' (OVA) ...
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Kabushiki-kaisha
A or ''kabushiki kaisha'', commonly abbreviated K.K. or KK, is a type of defined under the Companies Act of Japan. The term is often translated as "stock company", "joint-stock company" or "stock corporation". The term ''kabushiki gaisha'' in Japan refers to any joint-stock company regardless of country of origin or incorporation; however, outside Japan the term refers specifically to joint-stock companies incorporated in Japan. Usage in language In Latin script, ''kabushiki kaisha'', with a , is often used, but the original Japanese pronunciation is ''kabushiki gaisha'', with a , owing to rendaku. A ''kabushiki gaisha'' must include "" in its name (Article 6, paragraph 2 of the Companies Act). In a company name, "" can be used as a prefix (e.g. , '' kabushiki gaisha Dentsū'', a style called , ''mae-kabu'') or as a suffix (e.g. , '' Toyota Jidōsha kabushiki gaisha'', a style called , ''ato-kabu''). Many Japanese companies translate the phrase "" in their name as "Company, ...
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Software Companies Based In Tokyo
Software is a set of computer programs and associated documentation and data. This is in contrast to hardware, from which the system is built and which actually performs the work. At the lowest programming level, executable code consists of machine language instructions supported by an individual processor—typically a central processing unit (CPU) or a graphics processing unit (GPU). Machine language consists of groups of binary values signifying processor instructions that change the state of the computer from its preceding state. For example, an instruction may change the value stored in a particular storage location in the computer—an effect that is not directly observable to the user. An instruction may also invoke one of many input or output operations, for example displaying some text on a computer screen; causing state changes which should be visible to the user. The processor executes the instructions in the order they are provided, unless it is instructed ...
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Video Game Publishers
A video game publisher is a company that publishes video games that have been developed either internally by the publisher or externally by a video game developer. They often finance the development, sometimes by paying a video game developer (the publisher calls this ''external development'') and sometimes by paying an internal staff of developers called a ''studio''. The large video game publishers also distribute the games they publish, while some smaller publishers instead hire distribution companies (or larger video game publishers) to distribute the games they publish. Other functions usually performed by the publisher include deciding on and paying for any licenses used by the game; paying for localization; layout, printing, and possibly the writing of the user manual; and the creation of graphic design elements such as the box design. Some large publishers with vertical structure also own publishing subsidiaries (labels). Large publishers may also attempt to boost effic ...
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Video Game Companies Of Japan
Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) systems which, in turn, were replaced by flat panel displays of several types. Video systems vary in display resolution, aspect ratio, refresh rate, color capabilities and other qualities. Analog and digital variants exist and can be carried on a variety of media, including radio broadcast, magnetic tape, optical discs, computer files, and network streaming. History Analog video Video technology was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) television systems, but several new technologies for video display devices have since been invented. Video was originally exclusively a live technology. Charles Ginsburg led an Ampex research team developing one of the first practical vide ...
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Entertainment Companies Of Japan
Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousands of years specifically for the purpose of keeping an audience's attention. Although people's attention is held by different things because individuals have different preferences, most forms of entertainment are recognisable and familiar. Storytelling, music, drama, dance, and different kinds of performance exist in all cultures and were supported in royal courts and developed into sophisticated forms, over time becoming available to all citizens. The process has been accelerated in modern times by an entertainment industry that records and sells entertainment products. Entertainment evolves and can be adapted to suit any scale, ranging from an individual who chooses a private entertainment from a now enormous array of pre-recorded produc ...
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Companies Established In 1989
A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of people, whether natural, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared goals. Companies take various forms, such as: * voluntary associations, which may include nonprofit organizations * business entities, whose aim is generating profit * financial entities and banks * programs or educational institutions A company can be created as a legal person so that the company itself has limited liability as members perform or fail to discharge their duty according to the publicly declared incorporation, or published policy. When a company closes, it may need to be liquidated to avoid further legal obligations. Companies may associate and collectively register themselves as new companies; the resulting entities are often known as corporate groups. Meanings and definitions A company can be defined as an "artificial per ...
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Anime Companies
is hand-drawn and 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, directly to home media, and over the Internet. In addition to original works, anime are often adaptations of Japanese comics ( manga), light novels, or video games. It is classified into numerous genres targeting various broad and n ...
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1989 Establishments In Japan
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