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Shōko (given Name)
Shōko, Shoko or Shouko (written: 翔子, 聖子, 祥子, 荘子, 抄子, 渉子, 昌子, 昌己, 尚子 or 匠子) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese singer, television personality and actress *, Japanese lyricist *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese singer, actress and television personality *Shoko Hamada (other), multiple people *, Japanese writer *, Japanese singer *, Japanese figure skater *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese idol *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese Paralympic athlete *, Japanese singer-songwriter *, Japanese table tennis player *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese actress and voice actress *, Japanese handball player Fictional characters *, a minor character in ''Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure'' *Shoko Hida, a character in ''Happy Sugar Life'' *Shōko Hirugami, the elder sister of Sachirō Hirugami, a character in ''Haikyū!!'' *Shōko Ieir ...
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Kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequently-derived syllabic scripts of ''hiragana'' and ''katakana''. The characters have Japanese pronunciation, pronunciations; most have two, with one based on the Chinese sound. A few characters were invented in Japan by constructing character components derived from other Chinese characters. After World War II, Japan made its own efforts to simplify the characters, now known as shinjitai, by a process similar to China's simplified Chinese characters, simplification efforts, with the intention to increase literacy among the common folk. Since the 1920s, the Japanese government has published character lists periodically to help direct the education of its citizenry through the myriad Chinese characte ...
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Shoko Takahashi
is a former Japanese international table tennis player. Table tennis career She won a gold medal at the 1975 World Table Tennis Championships in the doubles with Maria Alexandru. In addition to the gold she also won a bronze medal in the team events of 1975 and 1979 for Japan. See also * List of table tennis players * List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists Results of individual events The tables below are medalists of individual events (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles and mixed). Men's singles Medal table Women's singles The champion of women's singles in 1937 was declared ... References Living people Japanese female table tennis players Asian Games medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 1974 Asian Games Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan World Table Tennis Championships medalists Year of birth missing (living people) {{Japan-tabletennis-bio-stub ...
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Finn The Human
Finn Mertens, also known as Finn the Human, is a fictional character and one of the two protagonists in the American animated television series ''Adventure Time'' created by Pendleton Ward. He also appeared in the spin-off series '' Adventure Time: Distant Lands''. He is voiced by Jeremy Shada in most appearances. The character made his debut in the original pilot, where he is named Pen and voiced by Zack Shada, Jeremy's older brother. Jonathan Frakes voices Finn as an adult in some appearances. Prior to the start of ''Adventure Time'', Finn was adopted as an infant by two anthropomorphic dogs named Joshua and Margaret, who found him in the woods. His best friend and adoptive brother Jake the Dog (John DiMaggio) accompanies him on many of his adventures in Ooo, the fictional world that the series is set in. The mystery surrounding Finn's origins and whether he is the last human left in Ooo is a major part of the character's narrative arc. Later in the series, it is revealed tha ...
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A Silent Voice (film)
is a 2016 Japanese animated drama film produced by Kyoto Animation, directed by Naoko Yamada and written by Reiko Yoshida, featuring character designs by Futoshi Nishiya and music by Kensuke Ushio. It is based on the manga of the same name written and illustrated by Yoshitoki Ōima. Plans for an animated film adaptation were announced back in November 2014, Kyoto Animation was confirmed to produce the film in November 2015. Miyu Irino and Saori Hayami signed on as voice casting in May 2016 and the theatrical release poster and official trailer were released in July 2016. The film covers elements of coming of age and psychological drama, dealing with themes of bullying, disability, forgiveness, mental health, suicide, and friendship of opposite sexes. It follows the story of a former bully turned social outcast, who decides to reconnect and befriend the deaf girl he had bullied years prior. The film premiered at Tokyo on August 24, 2016. It was released in Japan on September 1 ...
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The Somnium Files
''AI: The Somnium Files'' ( ) is an adventure video game developed and published by Spike Chunsoft, which released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch on September 17 2019, and Xbox One on September 30, 2021. Set in Tokyo, the first installment in the franchise follows Special Agent Kaname Date, who investigates serial killings and enters suspects' memories to extract information to help solve them. The game was directed and written by Kotaro Uchikoshi, with character designs by Yūsuke Kozaki. A sequel, '' AI: The Somnium Files – Nirvana Initiative'', was released in 2022. Gameplay ''AI: The Somnium Files'' is a mystery adventure game that has 2 areas of gameplay: investigation and somnium exploration. The story progresses through branching paths leading to multiple different endings, based on choices the player makes; the player only gets a full view of the story by playing through each route. Rather than starting over from the beginning several times to ...
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Rascal Does Not Dream Of Bunny Girl Senpai
''Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese light novel series written by Hajime Kamoshida and illustrated by Kēji Mizoguchi. ASCII Media Works have published twelve volumes since April 2014 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Tsugumi Nanamiya has been serialized in ASCII Media Works' ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Dengeki G's Comic'' since December 2015. An anime television series adaptation of the first five volumes by CloverWorks aired from October to December 2018. An anime film adapting volumes six and seven, titled ''Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl'', premiered in June 2019. ''Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out'', a second film adapting volumes eight and nine, has been announced. Premise High school student Sakuta Azusagawa's life takes a turn for the unexpected when he meets teenage actress Mai Sakurajima, dressed as a bunny girl, wandering through a library and not being noticed ...
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Komi Can't Communicate
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tomohito Oda. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since May 2016, with its chapters collected in twenty-seven ''tankōbon'' volumes as of October 2022. The series is licensed in North America by Viz Media. An eight-episode live-action television drama adaptation was broadcast from September to November 2021, and an anime television series adaptation by OLM aired from October to December of the same year. A second season aired from April to June 2022. The anime series is licensed by Netflix for worldwide streaming. As of June 2022, the ''Komi Can't Communicate'' manga had over 7.4 million copies in circulation. In 2022, the manga won the 67th Shogakukan Manga Award for the ''shōnen'' category. Premise On her first day attending the elite Itan Private High School, Shoko Komi immediately receives an overwhelming surge in popularity due to the unprecedented stoic b ...
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List Of Baka And Test Characters
The characters of the ''Baka and Test'' series were created by Kenji Inoue, with illustration and character design by Yui Haga. The story centers on a boy named Akihisa Yoshii, also known as the idiot or " Baka" of the title. He attends Fumizuki Academy, a school where the staff rigidly divides its students based on the results of their academic scores. Second-Year Students Class F The worst class with the worst facilities, including decrepit tables (later changed into upturned cardboard boxes then to large clipboards with rope to hold them up), tatami mats and under-stuffed sitting cushions; 47 males, 2 females, and Hideyoshi make up the class. There is a total of 149 boys enrolled in the second-year class, so approximately one-third are in Class 2-F. ; : :Akihisa Yoshii is the protagonist of the story and acts as the first-person narrator in the novels. He is portrayed as the Ultimate Idiot (Baka among all Baka) and is implied to have the worst grades among his peers of the ...
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Jujutsu Kaisen
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gege Akutami. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since March 2018, with its chapters collected and published in 21 ''tankōbon'' volumes . The story follows high school student Yuji Itadori as he joins a secret organization of Jujutsu Sorcerers to eliminate a powerful Curse named Ryomen Sukuna, of whom Yuji becomes the host. ''Jujutsu Kaisen'' is a sequel to Akutami's ''Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School'', serialized in Shueisha's ''Jump GIGA'' from April to July 2017, later collected in a ''tankōbon'' volume, retroactively titled as ''Jujutsu Kaisen 0'', in December 2018. ''Jujutsu Kaisen'' is licensed for English-language release in North America by Viz Media, which has published the manga in print since December 2019. Shueisha publishes the series in English on the ''Manga Plus'' online platform. Two novels, written by Ballad Kitaguni, were published in Ma ...
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Haikyū!!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2012 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in 45 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The story follows Shoyo Hinata, a boy determined to become a great volleyball player despite his small stature. An anime television series adaptation produced by Production I.G, aired on MBS from April 2014 to September 2014, with 25 episodes. A second season aired from October 2015 to March 2016, with 25 episodes. A third season aired from October 2016 to December 2016, with 10 episodes. A fourth season was announced during the Jump Festa '19 and was released in two cours; the first 13-episode cour aired from January to April 2020, and the second 12-episode cour aired from October to December 2020. The anime film series titled ''Haikyu!! Final'', has been announced, which serves as the finale of the series. In North America ...
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Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure
is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. It is the twentieth installment in the ''Pretty Cure'' franchise and was released in commemoration of the franchise's 20th anniversary. Koji Ogawa serves as the series' chief director, with Ryunosuke Kingetsu as head writer, Atsushi Saitō as character designer, and Hajime Watanabe as sub-character designer. It began airing on all ANN stations in Japan on February 5, 2023, succeeding '' Delicious Party Pretty Cure'''s timeslot. The series theme is "heroism", and its motif is the sky. Plot Sora Harewataru is a resident of the otherworldly kingdom of . On the birthday of its princess, Ellee, she heads to the mainland for the celebration. Meanwhile, Empress Underg, the current leader of the Underg Empire, plots to sacrifice Ellee as revenge for her ancestor, Princess Elleelain, injuring her and killing her father, Emperor Underg, and out of fear she has the power to oppose the Empire as Elleelain did. When Kab ...
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Shoko Wada
is a Japanese former handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... References 1952 births Living people Japanese female handball players Olympic handball players for Japan Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics {{Japan-handball-bio-stub ...
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