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The World God Only Knows
, abbreviated as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tamiki Wakaki. It was originally serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from April 2008 to April 2014, with its chapters collected in 26 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The manga was adapted into three anime television series produced by Manglobe, which were broadcast in Japan from October 2010 to September 2013. In North America, the anime series were licensed for English release by Sentai Filmworks. Plot Keima Katsuragi, a second-year high school student, is an avid player of gal games (video games that involve interactions with anime-styled pretty girls). He is known on the Internet as for his legendary skills to be able to "conquer" any 2D girl in games. However, in his actual school life, Keima is called , a derogatory portmanteau of the two words and . At the start of the series, Keima receives an e-mail offering him a contract to "conquer" girls and, thinking it is an invitation to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harem (genre)
is a genre of light novels, manga, anime, hentai, and video games originating in Japan in the 1970s but exploding late 1980s and 1990s with dating simulator games and focused on polygynous or polyandrous relationships, where a protagonist is surrounded by three or more androphilic/gynephilic love interests or sexual partners. Harem works are frequently comedies that rely on self-insertion protagonists allowing the audience to project themselves unto, and on having relatable and interesting ensemble cast of characters. A story featuring a heterosexual male or homosexual female protagonist paired with an all-female/yuri harem series is informally referred to as a or , while a heterosexual female or gay male protagonist paired with an all-male/yaoi harem series is informally referred to as a , , or . Although originating in Japan, the genre later inspired variants in Western media. Structure A harem structure is ambiguous. The most distinguishable trait is the group of po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Tokyo
JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as and known colloquially as , is a television station headquartered in the Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by the subsidiary of listed certified broadcasting holding company itself a subsidiary of Nikkei, Inc., serving as the flagship station of the TX Network.." TV Tokyo. Retrieved on June 21, 2010. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specialising in anime. History TV Tokyo was established by the Japan Science Foundation in 1951 and started broadcasting, as on April 12, 1964. It took its name from its VHF frequency channel 12. It almost went bankrupt in 1968; on 1 July that year, a limited liability company, Tokyo Channel 12 Production was established with the help of the '' Nikkei'' and Mainichi Broadcasting System. In 1969 the ''Nikkei'' and MBS signed a memorandum of understanding which stipulates that Tokyo Channel 12 should share programs with N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2D Computer Graphics
2D computer graphics is the computer-based generation of digital images—mostly from two-dimensional models (such as 2D geometric models, text, and digital images) and by techniques specific to them. It may refer to the branch of computer science that comprises such techniques or to the models themselves. 2D computer graphics are mainly used in applications that were originally developed upon traditional printing and drawing technologies, such as typography, cartography, technical drawing, advertising, etc. In those applications, the two-dimensional image is not just a representation of a real-world object, but an independent artifact with added semantic value; two-dimensional models are therefore preferred, because they give more direct control of the image than 3D computer graphics (whose approach is more akin to photography than to typography). In many domains, such as desktop publishing, engineering, and business, a description of a document based on 2D computer grap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishōjo Game
A or , is "a type of Japanese video game centered on interactions with attractive girls". ''Bishōjo'' games are similar to ''Choose Your Own Adventure'' books in the way of narrative, in which the game tells a story but the player may make choices to change how the story flows. History 1980s ''Bishōjo'' games began to appear in Japan in the beginning days of personal computers. The first ''bishōjo'' game commercialized in Japan appeared in 1982 as ''Night Life'' by Koei. The first ''bishōjo'' games were not too popular, being limited to graphics of 16 colors or less. At the beginning of the genre, almost all the games were pornographic. A notable landmark was Jast's '' Tenshitachi no gogo'' (1985), a precursor to the modern dating simulation. Among early ''bishōjo'' adventure games it had a degree of polish that previous games lacked. It was also the first to have recognizably modern anime-style artwork: its characters had very large eyes and a tiny nose and mouth but w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of The World God Only Knows Characters
''The World God Only Knows'' manga and anime series features an extensive cast of characters created by Tamiki Wakaki. The main protagonist is Keima Katsuragi, a video game player who teams up with Elsie, a Spirit Hunter Demon, to capture spirits hiding in girls at his high school, Maijima High. Fourteen of the characters were named after stations in the Kintetsu train system. In September 2014, Kintetsu had a promotion where they issued special tickets bearing the characters' images. Main characters Keima Katsuragi : , a 17-year-old high school student at Maijima Academy, is known on the Internet and in gaming circles as because of his exceptional skills and experience in "capturing" (winning over) virtual girls in dating sims and However, in real life, he is called (a portmanteau of and ), where he immerses himself in the game world and declares that he is only attracted to the virtual games within it. Whenever he faces danger, he prioritizes saving his game. At the s ... [...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] |
Tankōbon
is the Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ... term for a book that is not part of an anthology or corpus. In modern Japanese, the term is most often used in reference to individual volumes of a manga series: most series first appear as individual chapters in a weekly or monthly List of manga magazines, manga anthology with other works before being published as volumes containing several chapters each. Major publishing Imprint (trade name), imprints for include Jump Comics (for serials in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' and other Jump (magazine line), ''Jump'' magazines), Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine, Shōnen Magazine Comics, and Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday Comics. Japanese comics (manga) manga came to be published in thick, phone book, phone- ... [...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] |
Anime Network
Anime Network is an American video on demand (VOD) network dedicated to anime owned by AMC Networks. History The network was launched in North America in late 2002 and is marketed to multi system operators (MSOs) as both a free and subscription Video On Demand (VOD) programming service. Anime Network also provides online streaming of its anime for North America via its website with free full-length preview episodes for non-members, more episodes for members, and all online titles available for subscribers. In October 2007, Anime Network was launched on DirecTV On Demand, initially on channel 1801 at launch. As of the fall of 2015, it can now be found on channel 1889. The Anime Network ceased broadcast of its linear 24/7 network on January 1, 2008; it continues to support a VOD service and online player on itmain website On September 1, 2009, A.D. Vision had sold off the Anime Network to Valkyrie Media Partners LLC as part of the dissolution of the company and the reorganiza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Aichi Broadcasting
JOCI-DTV, branded as , is a television station in Nagoya, Japan operated by the Aichi Television Broadcasting Company, Ltd. (TVA; ja, テレビ愛知株式会社, Terebi Aichi kabushiki gaisha) and is an affiliate of the TX Network. Broadcasting Analog (as of 11/07/24 end date) JOCI-TV (1983/09/01-11/07/24) *Nagoya: Channel 25 *Toyohashi: Channel 52 Digital JOCI-DTV (2003/12/01) *Channel ID 10 *Nagoya: Channel 23 *Toyohashi: Channel 26 Programmes (Times in JST) Now on air * Ben 10: Alien Force (18:00) - animated television series, aired over Japan * Samurai Jack (18:30) - animated television series, aired over Japan * Nogizaka tte, Doko? (24:00) - variety show, aired over Japa* SpongeBob SquarePants (10:00) - animated television series, aired over Japan * Naruto - anime television series, aired over Japan * The Simpsons (24:00) - animated television series, aired over Japan * Family Guy (24:30) - animated television series, aired over Japan Past in Aichi Prefecture * Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Hokkaido
is a TV station headquartered in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan, and is affiliated with the TX Network. Transmitters JOHI-TV has a total of 77 transmitters, including the following: TVh did not possess analog transmitters at Kushiro, Obihiro and Abashimi, as those stations began broadcasting in the second half of 2011, after the conclusion of analog broadcasts. Offices *Headquarters - 6-12-4, Odori-higashi, Chūō-ku, Sapporo *Tokyo office - Hashizen Building, Shinbashi, Minato, Tokyo *Osaka office - Sakurabashi Yachio Building, 2-5-6, Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ... External links テレビ北海道, TV Hokkaido official website Hokkaido Television stations in Japan TX Network Television channels and stations established i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting
is a television station affiliated with the TX Network, broadcasting in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. History During the time of its establishment, the company was named as "TXN Kyushu" because the name "TV Kyushu", which the owner intended to use, was already registered as the company name of a cable TV station in Saga Prefecture. Since then, nickname of the company is . In April 2001, the name of the company was changed to the current one, though retaining its nickname. Transmitters Programs Anime *''Hinako Note'' Rival TV stations in Fukuoka * Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting (KBC, , affiliated with TV Asahi and ANN) - 1 * RKB Mainichi Broadcasting (RKB, , affiliated with TBS TV, Inc. and JNN) - 4 * Fukuoka Broadcasting Corporation (FBS, , affiliated with NTV and NNN / NNS) - 5 * Television Nishinippon Corporation is a Japanese TV station affiliated with Fuji News Network (FNN) and Fuji Network System (FNS) in Fukuoka. This station serves Fukuoka Prefecture and also a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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