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Studio Signpost
is an animation studio subsidiary of Pierrot (company), Pierrot. The studio is an associate-member of The Association of Japanese Animations. History The company was founded in 1959 as an advertising agency by Keiji Kusano and stepped into the anime industry in 1989. In 1993, the company took on the name Studio Kikan and released their first animated works Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō, ''Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirou''. In 1996, the company established Arms (company), Arms as a separate studio to focus on adult animation and subcontracted animation work. The studio became a subsidiary of Pierrot (company), Pierrot in 2008 and changed its name to Pierrot Plus in 2009. Kusano stepping down as CEO to become a chairman, and was replaced by CEO of Arms, Osamu Shimizu. On September 20, 2019, the company changed its name to Studio Signpost. Ken Hagino, who had worked at Pierrot as animation producer was appointed as the new CEO. In conjunction with this change, the official websit ... [...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] |
Ryuhei Tamura
is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for being author and illustrator of the manga ''Beelzebub'' which was first published as a one shot in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', 2008. It was then serialised in 2009. Tamura was formerly assistant/student to Toshiaki Iwashiro, the author of ''Psyren'', also serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''.''Weekly Shonen Jump'' No. 13, 2009, from commentary Works One-shots *''Ura Beat'' (2003, ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'')''Weekly Shonen Jump'' No. 37/38, 2003, page 86 *''Tiger Dragon Brother'' (2015, ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'') *''Rappa Rendan'' (2019, ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'') Series * ''Beelzebub'' (2009-2014, ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'') * ''Beelzebub Bangai Hen'' (2015, ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'') * ''Hungry Marie'' (2017, ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', U.S. edition of Weekly Shonen Jump, via Jump Start) * ''Hard-Boiled Cop and Dolphin'' (2020–2021, ''Weekly Shōnen Jump, Viz Media Shonen Jump'') * ''Pyramid no Himitsu'' (2023–present, ''Bentame Jump'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom (season 3)
''Kingdom'' is an anime adaptation of a manga series of the same title written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara. On December 15, 2019, it was announced that the series will receive a third season along with a new production staff. The season aired from April 6, 2020, to October 18, 2021. On March 30, 2020, Funimation announced that they will stream the third season in U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Ireland. On April 26, 2020, it was announced that after the fourth episode, the remaining episodes of the season would be delayed until further notice due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif .... On October 5, 2020, it was announced that weekly new episodes would resume April 5, 2021, starting from episode 1. On August 13,2022, Funimation an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga
is a Japanese manga series by Una Megurogawa. It has been serialized in Tokuma Shoten's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Comic Zenon'', as well as the webmagazine ''Web Comic Zenyon'', since June 2014 and has been collected in tenth ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Studio Signpost premiered from January 10 to March 27, 2020. Characters ; : :The former lord of Owari, Nobunaga was betrayed by his subordinate, Akechi Mitsuhide, and, in his final words, would be amused to be reborn as a dog. His wish ends up coming true as he is reborn as a Shiba Inu of the Oda household. He is still vexed at some modern portrayals of him being a literal fool at Honnoji. Because of his former nickname being the "Fool of Owari", he particularly hates the mention of words like "fool", "stupid" or "idiot" as well as fire as it reminds him of Honnōji. He still uses the archaic "de aru" when speaking. ; : :Previously the lord of Oshu, Masamune was reborn as a Frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhua
() are Chinese-language comics produced in China and Taiwan. Whilst Chinese comics and narrated illustrations have existed in China in some shape or form throughout its imperial history, the term first appeared in 1904 in a comic titled ''Current Affairs Comics'' () in the Shanghai-based newspaper ''Jingzhong Daily'' (). Etymology The word was originally an 18th-century term used in Chinese literati painting. It became popular in Japan as ''manga'' in the late 19th century. Feng Zikai reintroduced the word to Chinese, in the modern sense, with his 1925 series of political cartoons entitled ''Zikai Manhua'' in the ''Wenxue Zhoubao'' (Literature Weekly). While terms other than had existed before, this particular publication took precedence over the many other descriptions for cartoon art that were used previously and came to be associated with all Chinese comic materials. The Chinese characters for are identical to those used for the Japanese ''manga'' and Korean manhwa. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultramarine Magmell
''Ultramarine Magmell'' is a Chinese manhua series written and illustrated by Dainenbyo (Chinese: 第年秒/Dìniánmiǎo). A Japanese anime television series adaptation by Studio Signpost (formerly known as Pierrot+) aired from April 7 to June 30, 2019. Characters ; : ; : ; : ; : Media Manhua Dainenbyo launched the manhua on Fanfan Dongman's ''Fan Manhua'' website. Later the series was licensed and translated in Japan on Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga app ''Shōnen Jump+'' in June 2015 under the name ''Gunjō no Magmell''. Eight volumes have been published to date. Anime An anime television series adaptation was announced on April 29, 2018. The series is directed by Hayato Date and written by Chūji Mikasano, with animation by Pierrot+. The series' music is composed by Yasuharu Takanashi. It aired from April 7 to June 30, 2019 on Tokyo MX and BS Fuji. Fudanjuku is a sub-group of the Japanese Japanese idol, idol girl group Nakano Fujo Sisters and was formed ... [...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] |
Fujio Akatsuka
was a pioneer Japanese artist of comical manga known as the Gag Manga King. His name at birth is 赤塚 藤雄, whose Japanese pronunciation is the same as 赤塚 不二夫. He was born in Rehe, Manchuria, the son of a Japanese military police officer. After World War II, he grew up in Niigata Prefecture and Nara Prefecture. When he was 19, he moved to Tokyo. While working at a chemical factory, he drew many manga. After that, Tokiwa-so accepted him. He started his career as a shōjo artist, but in 1958, his ''Nama-chan'' (ナマちゃん) became a hit, so he became a specialist in comic manga. He won the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1964 for ''Osomatsu-kun'' and the Bungeishunjū Manga Award in 1971 for ''Tensai Bakabon''. He is said to have been influenced by Buster Keaton and ''MAD'' magazine. In 1965, Akatsuka established his own company "Fujio Productions Ltd.". In 2000, he drew manga in braille for the blind. Many of his manga featured supporting characters who ende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tensai Bakabon
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujio Akatsuka, which began publication on April 9, 1967, in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine''. It is about the misadventures of a dim-witted boy (Bakabon) and his idiotic father, the latter of whom eventually becomes the central character. It has been adapted into five anime television series. The first two series produced by Tokyo Movie were broadcast in the 1970s for 40 and 103 episodes respectively. The third and fourth series were produced by Pierrot and broadcast in 1990 and 1999–2000, for 46 and 24 episodes respectively. The fifth series was produced by Pierrot+ and broadcast for 12 episodes in 2018. Characters ; :Bakabon's troublemaker father who eventually steals the show and becomes the central character. His catchphrase is saying "" to someone when trying to get them to go along with one of his stupid plans. A typical episode plot involves Papa either being too stupid to perform a simple task or coming up wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magical Girl Ore
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Icchokusen Mōkon. It began serialization in Fusion Product's ''Comic Be'' magazine in 2012, and was collected in two ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series was renewed for serialization in the same magazine in 2014. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation animated by Studio Signpost, Pierrot+ aired from April 2 to June 18, 2018. Plot An unpopular pop idol and middle high school student Saki Uno discovers that her mother, Sayori, used to be a "magical girl", but, as a result of back problems, found it necessary to pass her position down to Saki. With the help of a Yakuza-like mascot character named Kokoro-chan, Saki is able to transform into "Magical Girl Ore" to fight the cute-faced demons who threaten to kidnap her crush, Mohiro. Unfortunately, her magical girl form is that of a large, healthy, athletic, muscular man in a small, cute, girlish uniform, which is causing endless embarrassment to Saki. The situation becomes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Morose Mononokean
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kiri Wazawa. An anime television adaptation aired from June to September 2016. A second season aired from January to March 2019. Characters ; : :Ashiya is a high school student who was possessed by a fuzzy demon as he is starting his first day of high school which made him extremely ill. He enlists the help of Abeno to exorcise the demon but ends up working for Abeno to pay off his debt. A crybaby but kind-hearted boy, he seems to hold a mysterious power that has yet to be revealed in the manga series. ; : :A first year high school student in the same class as Ashiya. He is the current owner of the Mononokean and rumors around the demon world state he killed the original owner Aoi, though this is false. He can open up two portals a day to the underworld to exorcise demons, but this severely drains him of energy. He is usually shown sleeping in class. He has blond hair and because of his maturity most people are surprised h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CyberStep
CyberStep, Inc. is a Japanese global online video game developer and publisher. The company was founded on April 1, 2000. History CyberStep is a developer and publisher of online video games. Headquartered in Japan, CyberStep has local branches in the United States, Taiwan, Korea, the Netherlands and Indonesia. The company was founded on April 1, 2000. CyberStep has developed seven online games: notably the third-person shooter ''Cosmic Break'' in 2008, the action MMORPG ''Onigiri'' in 2013, and ''Dawn of the Breakers'' in 2018. In 2017, Cyberstep released its English language version of Toreba, where online players can pay to control crane games to win prizes. Controversy CyberStep has developed a notorious reputation internationally by critics and players of its games for its gashapon , also called , is a trademark of Bandai. Among the variety of vending machine-dispensed capsule toys that originated in the 1960s, it became popular in Japan and elsewhere. "Gashapon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
