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The Dreaming Boy Is A Realist
is a Japanese light novel series written by Okemaru and illustrated by Saba Mizore. It was initially serialized as a web novel on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in December 2018. It was later acquired by Hobby Japan, who began publishing it as a light novel in June 2020 under their HJ Bunko light novel imprint. A manga adaptation illustrated by Popuri Yoshikita began serialization on Kadokawa Shoten's ''Shōnen Ace Plus'' website in March 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ aired from July to September 2023. Synopsis Wataru Sajō has been pestering and asking Aika Natsukawa, a beautiful girl in his class, to go out with him and get turned down. One day, a flying soccer ball swiftly changes his personality and comes to the conclusion he is not worthy of her and begins to distance himself from her. However, Aika mistakenly thinks he now dislikes her, and she starts to get involved with him. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typical romantic comedy, the two lovers tend to be young, likeable, and seemingly meant for each other, yet they are kept apart by some complicating circumstance (e.g., class differences, parental interference, a previous girlfriend or boyfriend) until, surmounting all obstacles, they are finally united. A fairy-tale-style happy ending is a typical feature. Romantic comedy films are a certain genre of comedy films as well as of romance films, and may also have elements of screwball comedies. However, a romantic comedy is classified as a film with two genres, not a single new genre. Some television series can also be classified as romantic comedies. Description The basic plot of a romantic comedy is that two characters meet, part ways due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AT-X (TV Network)
is a Japanese anime television network owned by AT-X, Inc. was founded on June 26, 2000 as a subsidiary of TV Tokyo Medianet, which is (in turn) owned by TV Tokyo. Its headquarters are in Minato, Tokyo. AT-X network has been broadcasting anime via satellite, cable, and IPTV since December 24, 1997. AT-X broadcasts many '' Comic Gum'' anime adaptations. ''Ikki Tousen'', ''Ah My Buddha'' and ''Juden Chan'' were shown on this channel first, before they were rebroadcast on Tokyo MX. As a premium channel, AT-X is also known for showing uncensored versions of several anime like ''Juden Chan'', ''Ah My Buddha'', ''Girls Bravo'', ''Elfen Lied'', ''Mahoromatic'', ''High School DxD'' and ''Redo of Healer'', which would normally get censored on free-to-air television because of the large amounts of mature content. History * December 24, 1997 - AT-X begins broadcasting on DirecTV Channel 270. * November 30, 1998 - Bandai Chara Net TV (owned by Bandai, which AT-X aired through) closes du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Matsumoto
is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Kenyu Office. She is known for voicing Towa Higurashi in '' Yashahime'', Hiro Kurusu in ''Kono Oto Tomare! Sounds of Life'' and Jim in '' Back Arrow''. Biography Sara Matsumoto, a native of Chiba Prefecture, was born on 25 May 1992. She was educated at Tokyo Announce Gakuin and Kenyu Office's Talk Back training center. In May 2017, she was cast as Wanchoi in ''The Silver Guardian''. In February 2019, she was cast as Hiro Kurusu in ''Kono Oto Tomare! Sounds of Life''. In August 2020, Matsumoto was cast as Towa Higurashi, the main character of the '' Inuyasha'' sequel anime television series '' Yashahime''. In March 2021, she appeared at AnimeJapan 2021's ''Yashahime'' booth "Bringing Anime to Life with Sound". In December 2020, Matsumoto was cast as Jim in '' Back Arrow''. In March 2023, she was cast in the anime television adaptation of 's picture book ''Sore Shikanai Wake Nai Deshō''; where she voices the older brother of the prota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minami Kurisaka
is a Japanese voice actress from Chiba Prefecture, affiliated with Kenyu Office. After studying at a voice acting training school, she voiced minor characters in several anime series in the early-2020s, before starring as Pipi Barlier in ''I'm in Love with the Villainess'' and Riese in '' The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases''. Biography Minami Kurisaka, a native of Chiba Prefecture, was born on 15 October and educated at and Kenyu Office's training school Talkback. In the early-2020s, she voiced minor characters in several anime series such as ''Black Clover'', ''Rent-A-Girlfriend'', '' Dr. Ramune: Mysterious Disease Specialist'', '' Redo of Healer'', and '' Birdie Wing''. In 2021, she voiced Michiru in ''Shichigahama de Mitsuketa'', an animated short by the Shichigahama town government about the town's recovery from the earthquake. In 2023, she starred as Pipi Barlier in ''I'm in Love with the Villainess'' and voiced Fūka Sasaki in ''The Dreaming Boy Is a Realist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iori Saeki
, also known by the stage name NU-KO, is a Japanese singer and voice actress affiliated with Swallow. Beginning her activities as a ''dōjin'' (self-published) musician in 2012, she began voice acting activities in 2018. She is known for her roles as King Halo in ''Uma Musume Pretty Derby'', Kimie "Tanpopo" Kamata in ''Oresuki'', Vanilla in ''Nekopara'', Ashley in '' Lapis Re:Lights'', and Yashiro Chikama in ''Adachi and Shimamura''. Biography Saeki was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on July 22, 1994. She grew up in a family that was fond of playing video games such as a fighting game in the ''Saint Seiya'' series. While in elementary school, she became interested in anime after watching the series ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' and developing a fondness for the character Shinji Ikari and his voice actor Megumi Ogata. She also became a fan of Nana Mizuki, and was impressed by how Mizuki was able to find success both as a singer and as a voice actress. Although she initially wanted to pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaori Ishihara
is a Japanese voice actress and singer managed by Style Cube. She was formerly part of Up-Front Agency in which she was involved with Happy! Style and Team Dekaris. She was affiliated with Sigma Seven from 2013 to 2017. She was a member of StylipS until April 2013, alongside YuiKaori and Yui Ogura. As a solo singer, she recorded several character songs for one of each characters. A couple of singles have charted on Oricon. Career She made her first single, "Blooming Flower", at Pony Canyon. It peaked at 12th place on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart and stayed on the chart for three weeks. She released her second single, "Ray Rule" and peaked at 13th place on Oricon on July 11, 2018. In the same year, she released her first solo album titled "Sunny Spot" on November 14. It peaked at 13th place on Oricon Albums Chart. She held her first solo live titled "Sunny Spot Story" on December 29, 2018. A Blu-ray and DVD version of the concert was released on April 17, 2019. She released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikako Komatsu
is a Japanese voice actress and singer. Career Komatsu passed an audition held at the first corner of Nippon Broadcasting System "Takashi Fujii's All Night Nippon R". A member of "Younger Sister", she left the group in September 2007. She worked at Hirata Office in November 2009 and made her first leading role for the anime series ''Heroman''. On 25 April 2012, she made her debut as a singer with the ending theme song "Black Holy" from Starchild, which was used for ''Bodacious Space Pirates''. On 7 November 2012, the second single "Cold Room, Alone / Summer Solstice Fruit" was released. It was used for the series "K" and is produced by angela, a senior of Starchild. On 10 November 2013, she performed "Beyond the Emerald Hill", which she wrote, composed, and arranged. On 25 August 2014, she met Mai Kuraki, who admired her, in "Listen? ~ Live 4 Life ~". On 14 February 2015, she sang "Tonight, I feel close to you" with Mai Kuraki in "My Music" broadcast on that day, and played a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yumiri Hanamori
is a Japanese voice actress. Hanamori used the alias Rimiyu in her debut, "The Second Audition". Career Hanamori became interested in acting during her second year in high school. In 2015, Hanamori served as the 62nd personality of Radio Flush. In 2016, Hanamori made her anime film debut in '' Garakowa: Restore the World,'' where she voiced as Remo, the female protagonist. On October 22, 2015, Hanamori walked through the red carpet with producer Masashi Ishihama and Ryoichi Ishihara as a part of the '' Garakowa'' voice cast at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Hanamori was affiliated to Pony Canyon Artists / Swallow. In 2017, Hanamori switched her affiliation to m&i. On November 1, 2019, it was announced that Hanamori would be "graduating" from ''Re:Stage!'' due to a knee injury. On July 10, 2022, Hanamori tested positive for COVID-19. Filmography Anime series *''Aiura'' (2013), Sōta Amaya *''Ace of Diamond'' (2013–2015), Sachiko Umemoto *''Sakura Trick'' (2014), Ai K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akiho Suzumoto
is a Japanese voice actress who is affiliated with the VIMS talent agency. She is known for her roles as Natsuha Arisugawa in ''The Idolmaster Shiny Colors'', Aika Natsukawa in ''The Dreaming Boy Is a Realist'', and Serina Sumi in ''Blue Archive''. Biography Suzumoto was inspired to pursue a voice acting career after learning about the multimedia franchise '' Kantai Collection'', noting that it seemed fun to be able to be a voice actor who could play multiple roles. She graduated from the Japan Narration Acting Institute. She also participated in audition for the game ''BraveSword×BlazeSoul'' that had 1,101 participants; she was among three people who passed the audition and were given roles in the game. In 2018, Suzumoto began playing the role of Natsuha Arisugawa in the mobile game ''The Idolmaster Shiny Colors''. In 2022, she voiced a character in a voiced comic video promoting the manga series ''Hai Basu ni Sumu''. In 2023, she was cast in her first main anime role as A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime News Network
Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan. The website offers reviews and other editorial content, forums where readers can discuss current issues and events, and an encyclopedia that contains many anime and manga with information on the staff, cast, theme music, plot summaries, and user ratings. The website was founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis, and operated the magazine ''Protoculture Addicts'' from 2005 to 2008. Based in Canada, it has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in four separate regions: the United States and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. History The website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998. In May 2000, CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial staff, replacing editor-in-chief Isaac Alexander. On June 30, 2002, Anime News N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unrequited Love
Unrequited love or one-sided love is love that is not openly reciprocated or understood as such by the beloved. The beloved may not be aware of the admirer's deep and pure affection, or may consciously reject it. The Merriam Webster Online Dictionary defines unrequited as "not reciprocated or returned in kind". Psychiatrist Eric Berne states in his book '' Sex in Human Loving'' that "Some say that one-sided love is better than none, but like half a loaf of bread, it is likely to grow hard and moldy sooner." However, the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche contends that "indispensable...to the lover is his unrequited love, which he would at no price relinquish for a state of indifference." Unrequited love stands in contrast to redamancy, the act of reciprocal love. Analysis Route to unrequited love According to Dr. Roy Baumeister, what makes a person desirable is a complex and highly personal mix of many qualities and traits. But falling for someone who is much more desirable t ... [...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] |
