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Spiral (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written by Kyou Shirodaira and illustrated by Eita Mizuno. It was published by Enix and then Square Enix in ''Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' from 1999 to 2005 and collected in 15 bound volumes. The series focuses on Ayumu Narumi and his efforts to solve the mystery of the Blade Children, cursed geniuses with cat-like eyes lacking a seventh rib bone. A prequel series by Shirodaira and Mizuno, called ''Spiral: Alive'', was published in ''Gangan Wing'' and ''Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' from April 2004 to June 2008 and collected in five bound volumes. ''Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning'' was originally licensed for an English language release in North America by Tokyopop, however the company dropped the series. Yen Press acquired the license for Northern American release, and published the first volume in October 2007. The series was adapted as a twenty-five episode anime television series broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 1, 2002 until March 25, 2003. The ani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uzumaki
is a Japanese horror manga series written and illustrated by Junji Ito. Appearing as a serial in the weekly ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Spirits'' from 1998 to 1999, the chapters were compiled into three bound volumes by Shogakukan and published from August 1998 to September 1999. In March 2000, Shogakukan released an omnibus edition, followed by a second omnibus version in August 2010. In North America, Viz Media serialized an English-language translation of the series in its monthly magazine ''Pulp'' from February 2001 to August 2002. Viz Media then published the volumes from October 2001 to October 2002, with a re-release from October 2007 to February 2008, and published a hardcover omnibus edition in October 2013. The series tells the story of the citizens of Kurouzu-cho, a fictional city which is plagued by a supernatural curse involving spirals. The story for ''Uzumaki'' originated when Ito attempted to write a story about people living in a very long ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is used in Japan to refer to both comics and cartooning. Outside of Japan, the word is typically used to refer to comics originally published in the country. In Japan, people of all ages and walks of life read manga. The medium includes works in a broad range of genres: action, adventure, business and commerce, comedy, detective, drama, historical, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction and fantasy, erotica ('' hentai'' and ''ecchi''), sports and games, and suspense, among others. Many manga are translated into other languages. Since the 1950s, manga has become an increasingly major part of the Japanese publishing industry. By 1995, the manga market in Japan was valued at (), with annual sales of 1.9billion manga books and manga magazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryoko Takamachi
This is a list of characters from the Japanese manga and anime series '' Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning'' and its prequel, ''Spiral: Alive''. ''Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning'' Characters Main Characters ; : The protagonist of Spiral is a freshman high school student of Sukiyomi Academy-(スキヨミ 学園, ''Sukiyomi Gakuen''). Ayumu is very intelligent, but is introverted and has a lot of self-doubt. He fears that he cannot surpass his own perfect older brother and doubts himself to the point where he no longer believes he can do anything anymore without acting like his brother. He is a talented pianist like Kiyotaka, as well as an excellent cook. He cares a lot for his sister-in-law Madoka, whom he had feelings for before his brother married her, some of which still lingers and reflects in how he worries about her. Ayumu is also the supposed only hope for the Blade Children and their survival. Ayumu has a preference for older women, which is alluded to several times. Later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eyes Rutherford
This is a list of characters from the Japanese manga and anime series '' Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning'' and its prequel, ''Spiral: Alive''. ''Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning'' Characters Main Characters ; : The protagonist of Spiral is a freshman high school student of Sukiyomi Academy-(スキヨミ 学園, ''Sukiyomi Gakuen''). Ayumu is very intelligent, but is introverted and has a lot of self-doubt. He fears that he cannot surpass his own perfect older brother and doubts himself to the point where he no longer believes he can do anything anymore without acting like his brother. He is a talented pianist like Kiyotaka, as well as an excellent cook. He cares a lot for his sister-in-law Madoka, whom he had feelings for before his brother married her, some of which still lingers and reflects in how he worries about her. Ayumu is also the supposed only hope for the Blade Children and their survival. Ayumu has a preference for older women, which is alluded to several times. Later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kousuke Asazuki
This is a list of characters from the Japanese manga and anime series '' Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning'' and its prequel, ''Spiral: Alive''. ''Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning'' Characters Main Characters ; : The protagonist of Spiral is a freshman high school student of Sukiyomi Academy-(スキヨミ 学園, ''Sukiyomi Gakuen''). Ayumu is very intelligent, but is introverted and has a lot of self-doubt. He fears that he cannot surpass his own perfect older brother and doubts himself to the point where he no longer believes he can do anything anymore without acting like his brother. He is a talented pianist like Kiyotaka, as well as an excellent cook. He cares a lot for his sister-in-law Madoka, whom he had feelings for before his brother married her, some of which still lingers and reflects in how he worries about her. Ayumu is also the supposed only hope for the Blade Children and their survival. Ayumu has a preference for older women, which is alluded to several times. Later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiyono Yuizaki
This is a list of characters from the Japanese manga and anime series '' Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning'' and its prequel, ''Spiral: Alive''. ''Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning'' Characters Main Characters ; : The protagonist of Spiral is a freshman high school student of Sukiyomi Academy-(スキヨミ 学園, ''Sukiyomi Gakuen''). Ayumu is very intelligent, but is introverted and has a lot of self-doubt. He fears that he cannot surpass his own perfect older brother and doubts himself to the point where he no longer believes he can do anything anymore without acting like his brother. He is a talented pianist like Kiyotaka, as well as an excellent cook. He cares a lot for his sister-in-law Madoka, whom he had feelings for before his brother married her, some of which still lingers and reflects in how he worries about her. Ayumu is also the supposed only hope for the Blade Children and their survival. Ayumu has a preference for older women, which is alluded to several times. Later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pianist
A pianist ( , ) is an individual musician who plays the piano. Since most forms of Western music can make use of the piano, pianists have a wide repertoire and a wide variety of styles to choose from, among them traditional classical music, jazz, blues, and all sorts of popular music, including rock and roll. Most pianists can, to an extent, easily play other keyboard-related instruments such as the synthesizer, harpsichord, celesta, and the organ. Pianists past and present Modern classical pianists dedicate their careers to performing, recording, teaching, researching, and learning new works to expand their repertoire. They generally do not write or transcribe music as pianists did in the 19th century. Some classical pianists might specialize in accompaniment and chamber music, while others (though comparatively few) will perform as full-time soloists. Classical Mozart could be considered the first "concert pianist" as he performed widely on the piano. Composers Bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Spiral Characters
This is a list of characters from the Japanese manga and anime series '' Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning'' and its prequel, ''Spiral: Alive''. ''Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning'' Characters Main Characters ; : The protagonist of Spiral is a freshman high school student of Sukiyomi Academy-(スキヨミ 学園, ''Sukiyomi Gakuen''). Ayumu is very intelligent, but is introverted and has a lot of self-doubt. He fears that he cannot surpass his own perfect older brother and doubts himself to the point where he no longer believes he can do anything anymore without acting like his brother. He is a talented pianist like Kiyotaka, as well as an excellent cook. He cares a lot for his sister-in-law Madoka, whom he had feelings for before his brother married her, some of which still lingers and reflects in how he worries about her. Ayumu is also the supposed only hope for the Blade Children and their survival. Ayumu has a preference for older women, which is alluded to several times. Later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light Novel
A light novel (, Hepburn: ''raito noberu'') is a style of young adult novel primarily targeting high school and middle school students. The term "light novel" is a ''wasei-eigo'', or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Light novels are often called or, in English, LN. The average length of a light novel is about 50,000 words, and is published in the '' bunkobon'' format ( A6, 10.5 cm×14.8 cm or 4.1"x5.8"). Light novels are subject to dense publishing schedules, with new installations being published in 3–9-month intervals. Light novels are commonly illustrated in a manga art style and are often adapted into manga and anime. While most light novels are published only as books, some have their chapters first serialized monthly in anthology magazines before being collected and compiled into book format, similar to how manga is published. Details Light novels developed from pulp magazines. To please their audience, in the 1970s, most o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DVD Region Code
DVD region codes are a digital rights management technique introduced in 1997. It is designed to allow rights holders to control the international distribution of a DVD release, including its content, release date, and price, all according to the appropriate region. This is achieved by way of region-locked DVD players, which will play back only DVDs encoded to their region (plus those without any region code). The American DVD Copy Control Association also requires that DVD player manufacturers incorporate the regional-playback control (RPC) system. However, region-free DVD players, which ignore region coding, are also commercially available, and many DVD players can be modified to be region-free, allowing playback of all discs. DVDs may use one code, multiple codes (multi-region), or all codes (region free). Region codes and countries Any combination of regions can be applied to a single disc. For example, a DVD designated Region 2/4 is suitable for playback in Europe, L ... [...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] |
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean. Because it is on the North American Plate, North American Tectonic Plate, Greenland is included as a part of North America geographically. North America covers an area of about , about 16.5% of Earth's land area and about 4.8% of its total surface. North America is the third-largest continent by area, following Asia and Africa, and the list of continents and continental subregions by population, fourth by population after Asia, Africa, and Europe. In 2013, its population was estimated at nearly 579 million people in List of sovereign states and dependent territories in North America, 23 independent states, or about 7.5% of the world's population. In Americas (terminology)#Human ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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