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Tatsuya Egawa
is a Japanese mangaka, manga artist and film director. He is probably best known for his ''Golden Boy (manga), Golden Boy'' manga series, which debuted in 1992. Egawa is known for his drawings of over-the-top facial expressions always crediting the staff of his creations, even on the covers (crediting the works to "Egawa and his assistants"). Kōsuke Fujishima, who is known as the creator of ''Oh My Goddess! (manga), Oh My Goddess'', was once one of Egawa's assistants. Early life Egawa was born in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. He has a degree in mathematics and taught junior high mathematics for five months before transitioning into the manga industry. Career Egawa moved to Tokyo to work under manga artist Hiroshi Motomiya for four months in 1983. His big break came when his story "Don't Give Up" won Weekly Morning, Comic Morning's open contest. His first serialized series was ''Be Free!'' for Comic Morning, where he was recommended by Hiroshi. Egawa has cited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chikusa-ku, Nagoya
is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated population of 165,863 and a population density of 9,123 persons per km². The total area was 18.18 km². Geography Chikusa Ward is located in northeastern Nagoya city. Surrounding municipalities * Naka Ward * Higashi Ward * Moriyama Ward * Meitō Ward * Tenpaku Ward * Shōwa Ward History The town of Chikusa and the village of Higashiyama in Aichi District were annexed by the city of Nagoya on August 22, 1921, becoming part of Higashi Ward. Chikusa Ward was established in 1937. On April 5, 1955 the neighboring village of Idaka was merged into Chikusa Ward. Education *Nagoya University * Nagoya City University – Kita-Chikusa Campus *Sugiyama Jogakuen University *Aichi Gakuin University – Chikusa Campus *Aichi Shukutoku University – Chikusa Campus *Aichi Institute of Technology – Chikusa Campus Transportation Rail *JR Central - Chūō Main Line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganari Takahashi
is a pornographer. He founded Soft On Demand (SOD), one of the largest porn conglomerates in Japan. Life and career Takahashi was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan in 1958. After graduating from high school he went to work as a driver for the Sagawa Express Co. where he made himself into the best driver in the company. In 1981 he joined the TV production company IVS where he worked for Terry Itoh ( :ja:テリー伊藤) directing shows such as ''Tensai Takeshi no Genki ga deru TV'' (Genius Takeshi's Exhilarating TV Show). He also later worked at a Chinese restaurant. SOD Takahashi used 10 million Yen (about $100,000) borrowed from Itoh to invest in two companies, one in golf-related goods and the other in the apparel business, but both failed. About that time, an AV company with about 10 employees was on the edge of bankruptcy and Takahashi with help from Itoh was able to use the company as the basis for the foundation of Soft On Demand (SOD) in 1995. Takahashi was able to gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Boy (manga)
''Super Boy'' or ''Happy Boy'' (; literally "Happy Boys") was a Chinese singing contest for male contestants. It was organized by Hunan Satellite Television in 2007, as a spin-off of its popular '' Super Girl'' series. It's a talent show which aims at uncovering talented tomorrow new male stars. Outline Partly inspired by the many spinoffs of the UK show ''Pop Idol'', the competition was open to any male contestant regardless of his origin, appearance, or how he sings. The restricted audition sessions drew contestants over the age of 18. Many applicants travelled long distances to take part in the competition hoping to become the next pop star in China and elsewhere. Following the selection of contestants in the six regions, the competition began with the preliminary rounds. Preliminaries were held in each of the six locations where auditions were located. Television viewers were able to watch each of the preliminaries and vote for their favorite singers. Voting was conducted by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Man (manga)
''The Last Man'' is an apocalyptic, dystopian science fiction novel by Mary Shelley, first published in 1826. The narrative concerns Europe in the late 21st century, ravaged by the rise of a bubonic plague pandemic that rapidly sweeps across the entire globe, ultimately resulting in the near-extinction of humanity. It also includes discussion of the British state as a republic, for which Shelley sat in meetings of the House of Commons to gain insight to the governmental system of the Romantic era. The novel includes many fictive allusions to her husband Percy Bysshe Shelley, who drowned in a shipwreck four years before the book's publication, as well as their close friend Lord Byron, who had died two years previously. ''The Last Man'' is one of the first pieces of dystopian fiction published. It was critically savaged and remained largely obscure at the time of its publication. It was not until the 1960s that the novel resurfaced for the public. Characters Lionel Verney: The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Man (manga)
''Dead Man'' is a 1995 American acid western film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It stars Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Billy Bob Thornton, Iggy Pop, Crispin Glover, John Hurt, Michael Wincott, Lance Henriksen, Gabriel Byrne, Mili Avital, and Robert Mitchum. The movie, set in the late 1800s, follows William Blake, a meek accountant on the run after murdering a man. He has a chance encounter with enigmatic Native American spirit-guide "Nobody", who believes Blake is the reincarnation of the visionary English poet William Blake. Described by Jarmusch as a “Psychedelic Western”. The film is shot entirely in monochrome. Neil Young composed the guitar-dominated soundtrack with portions he improvised while watching the movie footage. Many have considered it a premier postmodern Western. It has been compared to Cormac McCarthy's novel ''Blood Meridian''. Plot William Blake (Johnny Depp), an accountant from Cleveland, Ohio, rides by train to the frontier company town of Machine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Be Free! (manga)
BE or be may refer to: Linguistics * ''To be'', the English copular verb * Be (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet * ''be'' (interjection), in several languages * Be language or Ong Be, a language of northern Hainan province, China *Black English, or African-American Vernacular English, an English dialect * be – ISO 639-1 code for Belarusian language Music Albums * ''Be'' (Beady Eye album), 2013 * ''Be'' (Casiopea album), 1998 * ''Be'' (Common album), 2005 * ''BE'' (Pain of Salvation album), 2004 ** ''BE (Original Stage Production)'', a 2005 live album by Pain of Salvation * Be (BTS album), 2020 Songs * "Be" (Neil Diamond song), a 1973 single * "Be", a song by Jessica Simpson from ''In This Skin'' * "Be", a song by Lenny Kravitz from '' Let Love Rule'' * "Be", a song by Slade from ''Whatever Happened to Slade'' Organisations * Be Inc., a former US software company (1990–2001) and developer of the Be Operating System (BeOS) * Be Unlimited, a former UK Internet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nana Natsume
is a Japanese film actress, a former AV idol and a well-known celebrity in Japan. Life and career Natsume was born on January 23, 1980 in Sakai, Osaka, Japan (Her birthdate has usually been reported as 1982 and it is still listed as such on her SOD profile, but her official website has her birth year as 1980). After graduating from high school, she worked as a dental assistant and real estate saleswoman. She began her entertainment career with appearances in ''On Girls' File'' and ''Cure Sick Night'', local late night television shows in Osaka. She was scouted for work in pornography in 2002. Moving to Tokyo, she appeared in photo features for several magazines including ''Shukan Gendai'' and ''Weekly Post''. She was also featured in a photobook entitled ''727'' in July 2002 and in an "image" (non-nude) DVD called ''nana'' which was released in November 2002. AV Debut & Career Natsume appeared for the Soft On Demand adult video company as the host of their AV Awards ceremony at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
