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Studio Hibari
is a Japanese animation studio founded in July 1979 by Hiroyoshi Mitsunobu and his wife Sachiko. In 1985 Hiroyoshi Mitsunobu fell ill and Sachiko Mitsunobu was appointed president. During that time Seiji Mitsunobu (Hiroyoshi and Sachiko's son) was appointed CEO. Subsidiaries * LARX Entertainment Co., Ltd. (株式会社ラークスエンタテインメント): A computer animation studio established in 2006-07. * Lerche (ラルケ): An animation brand established in 2011 by the studio. The majority of the projects from Studio Hibari have been made under this brand since the creation of it instead of using the Studio Hibari brand, which have been used more for other venues like production in anime. Works Television series *''Sensual Phrase'' (1999−2000) *''Taro the Space Alien'' (2000−2001) *''Tantei Shounen Kageman'' (2001−2002) * '' Duel Masters Charge'' (2004–2006) * '' Duel Masters: Sacred Lands'' (with Hasbro Studios, 2005–2006) *''Mirmo!'' (2002−2005) *''Happy Les ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabushiki Gaisha
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, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Seven
is an anime series which consists of 13 episodes that began airing in Japan October 2, 2005. The original story was by Hiroyuki Kawasaki. It was directed by Tsutomu Yabuki and produced by Studio Hibari and Trinet Entertainment. Overview The protagonist of the series, Amano Sakogami, is a happy but unlucky girl. She has a dream about being attacked by a woman in a purple kimono. She is rescued by a boy in this dream, who causes her to forget the dream. It is only when she is recruited by a club at her school that she remembers. This club is called the ''Kaiun Kenkyukai'' (Better Fortune Research Organization), a cover for the Happy Seven, seven girls who each have a different power of the Shichifukujin, the Seven Lucky Gods. There are two other female members of the club, a dog-girl and a girl with pigtails and glasses. Amano recognizes the lone male member of the club as the boy who rescued her in her dreams. When she realizes this, she appoints herself their manager, hoping ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Pierrot
is a Japanese animation studio established in May 1979 by former employees of both Tatsunoko Production and Mushi Production. Its headquarters are located in Mitaka, Tokyo. Pierrot is renowned for several worldwide popular anime series, such as ''Naruto'', '' Bleach'', ''Yu Yu Hakusho'', '' Black Clover'', '' Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'', ''Tokyo Ghoul'', and ''Great Teacher Onizuka''. The company's logo is the face of a clown. "Piero" is a Japanese loanword for clown, adopted from the classical character of Pierrot. ''Yu Yu Hakusho'' and ''Saiyuki'', two of the company's anime series, won the Animage Anime Grand Prix Award in 1994 and 1995, and 2000, respectively. Productions TV series 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Anime films OVAs and specials ''Note: This may not be a complete list.'' * ''Dallos'' (December 16, 1983–August 5, 1984) — 4 episodes * '' Cosmo Police Justy'' (July 20, 1985) * '' Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Eien no Once More'' (1984) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yumeiro Patissiere
is a shōjo manga and anime series by Natsumi Matsumoto. It began serialization on September 3, 2008, in the October 2008 issue of ''Ribon''. The series ended on June 3, 2011, with a total of 12 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The manga won the 56th Shogakukan Manga Awards in the Children's category. The series was adapted into two anime television series by Pierrot and Studio Hibari. The series was licensed by Crunchyroll for online streaming with English subtitles. The anime has since been licensed by Maiden Japan. Plot Yumeiro Pâtissière: Fourteen-year-old Ichigo Amano (her name means strawberry) is clumsy and doesn't have any talent except for eating sweets (specifically cakes). When she stumbles upon a Sweets Festival, she meets Henri-sensei who acknowledges her ability of taste and invites her to transfer to St. Marie Academy to become a pâtissière. Ichigo has trouble adjusting initially, but with the help of the 3 Sweets Princes (Makoto Kashino, Satsuki Hanabusa, and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weiß Survive R
Weiss or Weiß may refer to: People * Weiss (surname), including spelling Weiß * Weiss Ferdl (1883-1949), German actor Places * Mount Weiss, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada * Weiss Lake, Alabama * Weiß (Sieg), a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany * Weiss (river), a river in Haut-Rhin, France * Weiss (crater), on the Moon In military affairs * , several ships * Fall Weiss (Case or Plan White), German military operations: ** Fall Weiss (1939), against Poland ** Fall Weiss, 1943 Case White offensive in Yugoslavia Other uses * ''Weiß'', "first" album in Weiß & Schwarz pair of simultaneous Böhse Onkelz releases * Nathan Weiss Graduate College, New Jersey, United States * Weiss Amphitheater, a caldera in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica * Weiss Hall, a dormitory of Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on the National Register of Historic Places * Weiss, a fictional character in the light novel series ''The Saga of Tanya the Evil'' * Weiss Schnee, a fictio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weiß Survive
is a card battle manga and anime created by Bushiroad. The manga was drawn by Takuya Fujima and was serialized in Bushiroad's ''Bushiroad TCG Magazine''. A 16-episode anime television series aired between June 5, 2009, and September 18, 2009, as a short segment on the live action television series ''Card Gakuen''. A 12-episode sequel titled ''Weiß Survive R'' aired between December 4, 2009, and March 26, 2010, also on ''Card Gakuen''. A manga adaptation of ''Weiß Survive R'' was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's ''Comp Ace''. It was collected in a single ''tankōbon'' volume, released on October 26, 2010. The series introduced the collectible card game Weiß Schwarz. Characters ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : Episodes References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Weiss Survive 2009 anime television series debuts 2009 Japanese television series debuts 2009 Japanese television series endings Weiß Survive R Weiss or Weiß may refer to: People * Weiss (surn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juden Chan
is a Japanese manga series by Bow Ditama, which is also adapted into an anime television series of the same name that aired on the AT-X network in Japan from June 25 to September 10, 2009. It features anthropomorphized characters representing aspects of charging electrical equipment. The series contains some explicit fan service, including ''omorashi'' (panty wetting). An edited version of the series was released on Crunchyroll under the title of ''Charger Girl Ju-den Chan''. Plot From a planet called "Life Core", which exists parallel to the normal human world, females known as "Jūden-chan" (charger girls) are patrolling the human world in search for individuals who feel depressed and unlucky. Their job is to charge these people up with the help of electricity in order to improve their mental states. While normally unseen by human eyes, one of these Jūden-chan, Plug Cryostat, accidentally meets a young man who is able to see her, because she was targeting his father (his s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Net Ghost PiPoPa
is a Japanese anime television series directed by Shinichiro Kimura. It premiered on TV Tokyo on April 6, 2008. A manga adaptation was serialized in ''Kerokero Ace''. It is also streamed in the United States on Crunchyroll under the title ''Web Ghosts PiPoPa'' since December 2008. An English language pilot was produced by William Winckler Productions in 2017. A spin-off game entitled was also released for the Nintendo DS. Pipopa is an onomatopoeia of computer beeps. Overview The story is about a boy, Yūta Akikawa, who is afraid of computers. His family moves to Kamimai City, a technologically advanced city, where his mother works. The same day, he receives a mysterious encrypted message from an anonymous source. When he opens this, he is transported into the Net World, meeting three Web Ghosts known as Pit, Pot, and Pat. Here, the three Web Ghosts, whom Yūta dubs as PiPoPa, explain to Yūta that the Net World is what is going on inside of all outside computers, cell pho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonlight Mile (manga)
''Moonlight Mile'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuo Ohtagaki. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Superior'' from 2000 to 2011, when the manga entered a ten-year hiatus. It resumed publication on Pixiv in December 2021. A twenty-six episode anime television series by Studio Hibari was broadcast on Wowow for two seasons in 2007. The story follows a pair of mountain climbers who decide to become astronauts. Yasuo Ohtagaki says, in the preview special of the anime, that his goal in writing the story was to create a realistic space drama that features the political elements involved in modern space missions. Ken Noguchi, a professional mountain climber, provided inspiration to the creators of ''Moonlight Mile'' for their depictions of ascending Mount Everest. Plot Gorou Saruwatari and Jack "Lostman" Woodbridge are mountain climbers who have ascended some of the highest mountains around the worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venus Versus Virus
is a Japanese manga series created by Atsushi Suzumi which was first serialized on June 27, 2005 in MediaWorks' shōnen manga magazine ''Dengeki Comic Gao!''. The manga ended serialization in ''Dengeki Comic Gao!'' on February 27, 2008 due to the magazine's discontinuation, but the manga continued serialization in ASCII Media Works' manga magazine ''Dengeki Daioh'' between March 21 and July 26, 2008. Eight bound volumes have been released by ASCII Media Works in Japan. The manga has been licensed for English language distribution by North American–based company Seven Seas Entertainment; the first volume was released in July 2007. Later, a drama CD was created based on the manga series in October 2006. The series has since been adapted into an anime produced by Studio Hibari that aired in Japan between January and March 2007 on BS-i, containing twelve episodes. Plot ''Venus Versus Virus'' revolves around the life of two teenage girls named Sumire Takahana and Lucia Nahashi, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumomomo Momomo
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinobu Ohtaka. It was serialized in Square Enix's Seinen manga, ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Young Gangan'' (first named ''Gangan YG'') from January 2004 to February 2009, with its chapters collected in twelve ''tankōbon'' volumes. The story centers on a young girl, a strong martial arts, martial artist, who wants to marry and bear a child with a boy that she believes to be a strong fighter. A twenty-two episode anime television series adaptation by Studio Hibari was broadcast on TV Asahi from October 2006 to March 2007, with two additional original video animation (OVA) episodes released in August 2007. The manga was licensed for English release in North America by Yen Press. Plot Kōshi Inuzuka is a normal high school student aspiring to become a prosecutor after graduating. One day, a strange girl named Momoko Kuzuryū approaches him, revealing that they are betrothed and expected to produce a strong child together, alt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girl Meets Girl
is a Japanese ''yuri'' manga series written by Satoru Akahori and illustrated by Yukimaru Katsura. The manga was originally serialized in ''Dengeki Daioh'' between the July 2004 and May 2007 issues, and later published in five bound volumes by MediaWorks from January 2005 to May 2007. The story focuses on Hazumu Osaragi, a normal, albeit effeminate high school boy who is killed when an alien spaceship crash lands on him, only to be restored to health as a girl. This results in a same-sex love triangle that Hazumu finds herself in with two of her best female friends. A single light novel written by Mako Komao and illustrated by the manga's artist was published by MediaWorks under their Dengeki Bunko imprint in January 2006. The manga series was adapted into a twelve-episode anime television series plus a single original video animation (OVA) sequel by Studio Hibari. The anime aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between January and March 2006; the OVA was released in October 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
