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Tsutomu Mizushima
is a Japanese animation and sound director. Career Mizushima was born in Chitose, Hokkaido and raised in Hata, Nagano (now Matsumoto, Nagano). He produced independent films in high school and when he graduated from Nagano Prefectural Matsumoto Misuzugaoka High School, he wanted to be a music teacher but gave up on higher education due to being out of work, so he got a job at Shin-Ei Animation in 1986. His initial aspirations later led him to write lyrics and music. His first animation works were ''Doraemon'' and ''Keshiki Cutter'' where he served as a production assistant. After working on ''Mami the Psychic'' and ''Chimpui'', he was in charge of episode direction for the first time in 1991 with episode 120 of ''Oishinbo''. Because of his selfishness in ''Oishinbo'' (according to him), he fell into company-internal unemployment. After being demoted to production assistance, he was in charge of '' Dorami-chan: Hello, Dynosis Kids!!'' before being hired by then-director Mitsuru Hong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girls Und Panzer
, abbreviated as ''GuP'' or ''Garupan'' , is a Japanese anime franchise created by Actas which depicts a competition between girls' high schools practicing tank warfare as a sport. The series was directed by Tsutomu Mizushima, written by Reiko Yoshida and produced by Kiyoshi Sugiyama. Takaaki Suzuki, who had earlier acted as a military history advisor for ''Strike Witches'' and ''Upotte!!'', was involved in the production of the anime. The TV series initially aired in Japan between October and December 2012, with two additional episodes that aired in March 2013 and an original video animation released in July 2014. Nine manga series and a light novel adaptation have been published by Media Factory. An animated film was released in Japanese theaters on November 21, 2015. A six-part theatrical anime series premiered in 2017. Story Setting The story takes place in a world where historical World War II–era tanks are maintained for sport-style warfa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genshiken Nidaime
is a Japanese manga series by Shimoku Kio about a college club for ''otaku'' (extremely obsessed fans of various media) and the lifestyle its members pursue. The title is a shortening of the club's official name, , or "The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture". The series has also been adapted into an anime directed by Tsutomu Mizushima. The manga originally ran in Kodansha's monthly manga anthology ''Afternoon (magazine), Afternoon'' from April 2002 to May 2006, and has been reprinted in nine tankōbon, bound volumes. The ninth and final volume was released in Japan in December 2006. A two-part short bonus story was included across both volumes of the ''Kujibiki Unbalance (2006 series), Kujibiki Unbalance'' manga, published 2006/7. In December 2009, a new chapter was released in ''Monthly Afternoon, Afternoon'' to celebrate the release of the ''Genshiken 2'' DVD box-set. In October 2010, the series resumed serialization as . Overview Themes The series fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshiraku
is a Japanese comedy manga series written by Kōji Kumeta and illustrated by Yasu, telling the everyday lives of five young female rakugo comedians. It was serialised in Kodansha's ''Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine'' from September 2009 to September 2013 and the chapters compiled into six ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television series adaptation animated by J.C.Staff aired in Japan between July and September 2012, with an original video animation episode released in February 2013. Characters All of the girls' surnames end with the character , which is often used in stage names for performers. ; : (Anime), Kana Asumi (CD) :The substantial protagonist of the manga, who has long red hair. She behaves like Edokko and speaks in a masculine tone of Edo speech, but she is actually from Tokushima Prefecture. Despite her good looks, the way she talks and her flat chest tend to lead the others into suspecting her as a boy cross-dressing as a girl. She acts as a ''tsukkomi'' and often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Another (novel)
''Another'' is a Japanese mystery horror novel by Yukito Ayatsuji, published on October 29, 2009 by Kadokawa Shoten. The story focuses on a boy named Kōichi Sakakibara who, upon transferring into Yomiyama Middle School and meeting the curious Mei Misaki, finds himself in a mystery revolving around students and people related to his class falling victim to gruesome, senseless deaths. A manga adaptation by Hiro Kiyohara was serialized between May 2010 and January 2012 in the issues of Kadokawa Shoten's ''Young Ace''. Both the novel and the manga have been licensed in North America by Yen Press. A 12-episode anime television series produced by P.A. Works aired in Japan between January 10 and March 27, 2012, with an original video animation episode released on May 26, 2012, and a live-action film of the same name was released in Japanese theatres on August 4, 2012. Plot In 1972, Misaki, a popular student of Yomiyama North Middle School's class 3-3, suddenly died partw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood-C
''Blood-C'' (stylized as ''BLOOD-C'') is a 2011 Japanese anime television series co-created by studio Production I.G and manga artist group CLAMP. It is the second anime series in the ''Blood'' franchise following the 2005–2006 series ''Blood+''. The original 12-episode series aired during 2011, with a sequel film, '' Blood-C: The Last Dark'' releasing in Japanese theaters the following year. The anime was subsequently adapted into two manga, a 2011 novelization, a 2015 stage play, and three live-action films. ''Blood-C'' focuses on Saya Kisaragi, an outwardly normal teenage high school girl who serves as a shrine maiden to a country town; in reality, she is a skilled swordswoman charged by her father to defeat Elder Bairns, monsters who feed on human blood. As her battles grow more desperate and more people she cares for fall victim to the Elder Bairns, Saya begins finding faults in her reality, and eventually uncovers a disturbing truth about herself, the town and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're Being Summoned, Azazel
is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Kubo. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Evening'' from October 2007 to December 2018, with its chapters collected in sixteen ''tankōbon'' volumes. Four original animation DVDs (OADs) were released between 2010 and 2014. A 13-episode anime adaptation by Production I.G aired in Japan between April and July 2011. A second season, titled ''You're Being Summoned, Azazel Z'', aired from April to June 2013. In North America, the series is licensed by Nozomi Entertainment, who released both seasons on DVD in February 2015. Funimation began streaming the series on their website in partnership with Nozomi Entertainment in May 2021. Characters ; : :A dog-like demon. He is a pervert who gets never-ending enjoyment in sexually harassing others, especially Sakuma. He is also deathly afraid of Akutabe, who tends to abuse him when he gets out of line or fails to accomplish a goal. His ability ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squid Girl
''Squid Girl'', known in Japan as with the subtitle ''The invader comes from the bottom of the sea!'', is a Japanese manga series by Masahiro Anbe, which was serialized in Akita Shoten's ''Weekly Shōnen Champion'' between July 2007 and February 2016. An anime television series adaptation by Diomedéa aired on TV Tokyo between October and December 2010, with a second season airing between September and December 2011. Three original video animation (OVA) episodes were released between 2012 and 2014. Premise Vowing to take over the world as revenge for polluting the ocean, Squid Girl attempts to make her base of operations the Lemon Beach House (alt. Lemon Beach Shack), a small beachside restaurant run by the Aizawa siblings. However, when she accidentally breaks a hole in their wall trying to demonstrate her power by trying to swat a mosquito, she is forced to work as a waitress to pay off the damages. Thus, Squid Girl begins her life on the surface, learning new things a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Windup!
, often shortened to just , is a Japanese baseball-themed manga series written and illustrated by Asa Higuchi. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Afternoon'' since September 2003, with its chapters collected in 35 ''tankōbon'' volumes as of July 2021. It was adapted into an anime television series, directed by Tsutomu Mizushima and animated by A-1 Pictures, which aired for 25 episodes on TBS from April to September 2007. A 13-episode second season was broadcast from April to June 2010. In North America, the first season was licensed by Funimation, while the second season was licensed by Right Stuf. As of November 2019, the manga had over 15 million copies in circulation. It won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize for best creative work in 2006 and the Kodansha Manga Award for general manga in 2007. The anime series has been overall well received by critics, who have praised its story and characters, and particularly its focus on strategy a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kemeko Deluxe!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mangaka, manga artist Masakazu Iwasaki. The manga began serialization in the monthly ''shōnen'' List of manga magazines, manga magazine ''Dengeki Comic Gao!'' on October 27, 2005, and is published by MediaWorks (publisher), MediaWorks. The first episode of the anime adaptation was broadcast on October 4, 2008. Story Plot Ten years before the events of the manga take place, 6-year old Sanpeita Kobayashi got engaged to his childhood friend, a mysterious pink-haired girl who promised they would meet again 10 years later, and she would become his bride. She then fed him a mysterious seed. Ten years after that day, Sanpeita has started to have dreams about his first love more and more. One day after the same dream, he wakes up to see robots crashing into his room, who are then defeated by a small but powerful robotic weird-looking girl. The girl identifies herself as "Kemeko" and tells him that from this day forth she is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kei
Kei may refer to: People * Kei (given name) * Kei, Cantonese for Ji(姫) * Kei, Cantonese for Qi(奇, 祁, 亓) * Shō Kei (1700–1752), king of the Ryūkyū Kingdom * Kei (singer) (born 1995), stage name of South Korean singer Kim Ji-yeon * Princess Kei (Keihime) of Japan * Kei Nishikori, Japanese professional tennis player Automobiles *Kei car, a Japanese category of small automobiles ** Suzuki Kei, a kei car produced by Suzuki between 1998 and 2009 **Kei truck, a tiny RWD or 4WD pickup truck in Japan In fiction * xxxHolic: Kei, the second season of the anime *Sir Kei or Sir Kay, a character in Arthurian legend *Kei, a character in ''Akira'' media *Kei, a character in ''Dirty Pair'' media *Kei, a character in the ''Ape Escape'' universe *Kei, a fictional country in ''Twelve Kingdoms'' media *Kei, a character in '' Moon Child'' *Kei Nagase, a character in the ''Ace Combat'' universe *Kei, short for Keiichiro, a character in ''Wangan Midnight'' and Wangan Midnight Maximu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kujibiki Unbalance (2006 Series)
is a 2006 anime series produced by Ajia-do Animation Works, initially based on the story within a story ''Kujibiki Unbalance'' that originated from Shimoku Kio's manga ''Genshiken''. It is directed by Tsutomu Mizushima and written by Michiko Yokote. It aired in Kids Station in Japan from October 6 to December 22, 2006. Notably different from the ''Genshiken'' version, it features redesigned characters and a new, yet familiar plot line. A manga adaptation was drawn by Keito Koume and was serialized in Kodansha's ''Afternoon'' magazine from April 2007 to December 2007 History This version of ''Kujibiki Unbalance'' has its roots, as with the original, in ''Genshiken''. Within the ''Genshiken'' universe, ''Kujibiki Unbalance'' (without the heart) is a popular manga serialized in Kudansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'', written by Yuu Kuroki. This manga, in turn, spawns a 26-episode anime adaptation focusing on the initial "Student Body Tournament" arc, which airs some time durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
