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Takayuki Hamana
is a Japanese animator and director known for directing ''The Prince of Tennis''. Career Upon graduating high school, Takayuki Hamana joined Ajia-do as an in-between animator for four years. Hamana left Ajia-do and joined I.G Tatsunoko, where he became a key animator for various project such as ''Blue Seed'' (1994) and '' Jin-Roh'' (2000). His experience in storyboarding and directing an episode of '' Crayon Shin-chan'' became the "starting point" for his path to become a director. He made his series directing debut in 2001 with ''The Prince of Tennis'' and his film directing debut with '' The Prince of Tennis: Futari no Samurai'' (2005). Works Television series *''Appleseed XIII'': Director *''Arte'': Director *'' Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors'': Key Animation (ep 10) *'' Idaten Jump'': Director *'' Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade'': Key Animation *'' Library War'': Director, Storyboard (ep 1), Episode Director (ep 1) *''Moshidora'': Director *'' Mushibugyo'': Director, Ep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Births
Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and commercial relations (not diplomatic ones). ** Charlie Chaplin launches his last film, ''A Countess from Hong Kong'', in the UK. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps, USMC and Army of the Republic of Vietnam, ARVN troops launch ''Operation Deckhouse Five'' in the Mekong Delta. * January 8 – Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts. * January 13 – A military coup occurs in Togo under the leadership of Étienne Eyadema. * January 14 – The Human Be-In takes place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco; the event sets the stage for the Summer of Love. * January 15 ** Louis Leakey announces the discovery of pre-human fossils in Kenya; he names the species ''Proconsul nyanzae, Kenyapithecus africanus''. ** American footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cursed By Light
Cursed reiates to adversity thought to be infilcted by supernaturai forces or spirits (a curse). Cursed or The Cursed may aiso refer to: Fiims * ''Cursed'' (2004 fiim), by Yoshihiro Hoshino * ''Cursed'' (2005 film), by Wes Craven, starring Christina Ricci * ''The Cursed'' (2021 film), by Sean Ellis Music * Cursed (band), a hardcore punk band * ''Cursed'' (Morgoth album), 1991 * ''Cursed'' (Ion Dissonance album), 2010 * ''Cursed'' (Scaramanga Six album), 2011 * ''Cursed'' (Rotten Sound album), 2011 * ''Cursed'' (Righteous Vendetta album), 2017 * "Cursed", a song by Robbie Wiiliams from his 2002 album ''Escapology'' Television * ''Cursed'' (2000 TV series), a 2000–2001 sitcom * ''The Cursed'' (TV series), a South Korean TV series * "Cursed" (''House''), a 2005 episode of the TV series ''House'' * ''Cursed'' (2020 TV series), a streaming television series * "Cursed", an episode of the Japanese-American animated TV series ''Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi'' * "Cursed!", an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakudai Majo
is a Japanese children's novel series, written by Satoko Narita and illustrated by Senno Enaga. Poplar Publishing have published seventeen volumes and one short story volume since October 2006 under their Poplar Pocket Bunko imprint. An anime film adaptation by Production I.G titled ''Rakudai Majo: Fūka to Yami no Majo'' opened in Japan in March 2023. Characters ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : Media Novels Anime film An anime film adaptation was announced on October 10, 2021. The film, titled ''Rakudai Majo: Fūka to Yami no Majo'', is animated by Production I.G and directed by Takayuki Hamana, with Kiyoko Yoshimura overseeing the scripts, Marumi Sugita designing the characters, and Shun Narita and Yasuyuki Yamazaki composing the music. It opened in Japan on March 31, 2023. The theme song is by Honoka Inoue is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Kanagawa Prefecture who is affiliated with Office Anemone. She is the daughte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
is a Japanese anime television series directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, with screenplay written by Masaki Tsuzuki and produced by Seven Arcs. It forms part of the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (series), ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'' series. The Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations broadcast 13 episodes between October and December 2004. The series is a spin-off (media), spin-off of the ''Triangle Heart'' series and its story follows a girl named Nanoha Takamachi who decides to help a young mage named Yūno to recover a set of 21 artifacts named the "Jewel Seeds". Masaki Tsuzuki adapted the series into a novel, which Megami Bunko published in August 2005. King Records (Japan), King Records has adapted several soundtracks and drama CDs from the series. A sequel to the anime series titled ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's'' produced by Seven Arcs premiered in Japan in October 2005, broadcast on Chiba TV. A film adaptation of the anime series, also by Seven Arcs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bootleg (TV Series)
''Bootleg'' is a 2002 miniseries for children, commissioned by the BBC and based on a book of the same name by Alex Shearer. It was shown as a three-part series in the UK, with subsequent broadcasts in Australia and all over the world. The novel has been adapted in Japan in the form of manga and 13 episode ONA series under the title . Plot The film is about a new political party called the "Good for You" (abbreviated as GFY) which comes into power and bans chocolate. Two kids named Smudger Moore and Huntley Hunter want to get their chocolate back. They begin by selling bootleg chocolate, and go on to join an underground resistance organization. The film climaxes in a huge revolution where people take to the streets. They demand that chocolate be brought back, and that the government be overthrown. It tells us about how they face ups and downs on their way. Media Book ''Bootleg'' was first published as a book written by Alex Shearer and is published by Macmillan Children's Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vampiyan Kids
is a Japanese anime television series created by Production I.G and directed by Masatsugu Arakawa, with Suzuka Yoshida and Miyako Yatsu in charge of character designs and Toshihiko Sahashi composing the music. It began airing in Japan on October 13, 2001, and finished airing on March 30, 2002. The series lasted 26 episodes, with 3 episodes being DVD only. Plot summary The world of a Vampiyan family, who survive on orange juice instead of blood, is turned upside down when Papa is unable to scare humans. The family is sent to the human world were Papa must scare 1000 people before they can return. Unfortunately, Papa's daughter, Sue, falls in love with a boy named Kou and no longer wants to return home. Pilot film An 18-minute pilot film was produced for ''Vampiyan Kids'' in 1999. It was directed by Masaaki Yuasa, supervised by Mitsuru Hongo, and the music was composed by Kow Otani. References External links''Vampiyan Kids'' at Production I.G. * 2001 anime television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beast Player
is a Japanese novel series written by Nahoko Uehashi and published by Kodansha between 2006 and 2009. It focuses on a girl who can control the greatest of beasts as she gets involved in a war between two territories of one kingdom. The series has been adapted as a manga serialized in Kodansha's ''Monthly Shōnen Sirius'' since October 25, 2008, and as an anime television series, called produced by Production I.G and Trans Arts that aired in Japan on NHK from January 10 to December 26, 2009. Book title In the original Japanese title the word translated "player" in the English edition (in Japanese title 奏者 sōja) is a term used historically for a ''mōshitsugi'' ( 申次) the liaison between the Japanese court and the bakufu, but the word ''sōja'' also used today for a musician, someone playing a musical instrument, not a player of games. Plot 10-year-old Elin lives with her mother Sohyon in the kingdom of Lyoza. They live in territory governed by the Aluhan, the Grand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaos In Urbanrama
Chaos or CHAOS may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Fictional elements * Chaos (''Kinnikuman'') * Chaos (''Sailor Moon'') * Chaos (''Sesame Park'') * Chaos (''Warhammer'') * Chaos, in ''Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy'' * Chaos, in ''Loom'' (video game) * Chaos, a character in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series * Chaos, in '' The Power of Five'' * chaos, in ''Xenosaga'' * Chaos, in '' King of Cards'' * Chaos, in '' Nanatsu no Taizai'' Film and television * ''Chaos'' (2000 film), a Japanese mystery-thriller * ''Chaos'' (2001 film), a French comedy-drama * ''Chaos'' (2005 action film), an action thriller * ''Chaos'' (2005 horror film), an American horror film * ''Chaos'', a 2006 Polish film directed by Xawery Zulawski * ''Chaos'' (2008 film), a Hong Kong action thriller * ''Kaos'' (film) (''Chaos'' in the U.S.), a 1984 Italian film * ''Le Chaos'', a 2007 Arabic language film * ''CHAOS'' (TV series), 2011 * "Chaos", a 1986 episode of '' The Transformer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie (website)
is a Japanese entertainment news website that debuted on February 1, 2007. It is operated by Natasha, Inc. The website is named after the song of the same name by Julio Iglesias. ''Natalie'' has been providing news for such leading Japanese portals and social networks as Mobage Town, GREE, Livedoor, Excite, Mixi, and Yahoo! Japan. It has also been successful on Twitter, with 1,510,000 followers as of February 2017, being the third-most-followed Japanese media company, after '' The Mainichi Shimbun'' and ''The Asahi Shimbun''. History Natasha, Inc., a content provider, was founded in December 2005, becoming a limited company in February 2006 and being demutualized in January 2007. On February 1, 2007, Natasha, Inc. opened its own news website ''Natalie'', named after the song "Nathalie" by Julio Iglesias. It was dedicated exclusively to music news and created with the idea of updating on a daily basis, something that newspapers could not do. The website also offered optiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
