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The Benza
''The Benza'' is a Japanese web television comedy that premiered on Amazon Prime Video via Prime Video Direct in April 2019 in the United States, United Kingdom, and Japan. It then premiered in Germany in July 2019. It is currently available in over 130 countries via Amazon Prime Video and Plex. The series follows Kyle (Kyle Card) and Chris (Christopher McCombs) as they try to figure out how their broke and prevent the end of the world. The six episode first season was filmed entirely on location in Tokyo, Japan by director Raito Nishizaka. The seven episode second season was released in Japan via Amazon Prime Video in December 2021 and was directed by Raito Nishizaka and Michael Williams. The entire series was written by series creator Christopher McCombs. History "The Benza" began as a Japanese short film that was partially inspired by true events. Pre-production began in early 2018 and the short film premiered in Tokyo, Japan on April 6 of the same year. After receiving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Card
Kyle Lawrence Card (born July 27, 1985) is a Canadian actor and television reporter. Card is best known for his role of Kyle in the Japanese on demand series “ The Benza” and spin-off series “ Benza English” on Amazon Prime Video. He also works as a reporter for multiple NHK World programs, including "Journeys in Japan", "Trails to Oishii Tokyo", and "Tokyo Eye 2020". Card is fluent in Japanese and has won awards for his acting abilities in it. Early life Card was born in British Columbia, Canada. From the age of six he developed an interest in Japanese culture after watching the animated film " Akira" on television. This led him to study the Japanese language in university. He participated in a one-year exchange program to Tokyo in 2005 when he was 20 years old. Career Card moved back to Japan in 2011 to pursue an acting career in the Japanese entertainment industry. His first regular television job was the live news show "Goji ni Muchuu!" on the TokyoMX network, a pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janni Olsson
Janni Olsson (born 22 March 1985) is a Swedish TV host, model, actress and outdoor columnist. She is the creator, producer and host of the outdoor documentary series Getting Dirty in Japan which started streaming on Amazon Prime Video in Japan in April 2023 and is known for her appearances on Japanese television shows such as ''Trails to Oishii Tokyo''(former ''Trails to Tsukiji''), ''Cycle Around Japan'', ''J-Trip Plan'', ''Tokyo Eye 2020'', and ''Journeys in Japan'' of NHK World-Japan. Olsson plays the character Alena Treasurehunter in the Amazon Prime Video series ''The Benza'' and its spin-off series Benza English and the video game The Benza RPG. She additionally works as an outdoor journalist in Japan, being featured in major magazines such as BE-PAL, PEAKS and GARVY. Career Olsson started out in the entertainment industry as a costumed character at a theme park in Sweden, where she worked for 10 years. Her modeling career started when she was scouted during her time as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitcom
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situation comedy television program may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the program's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. Critics disagree over the utility of the term "sitcom" in classifying shows that have come into existence since the turn of the century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use the single-camera setup and do not feature a laugh track, thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 1990s rather t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shizuka Anderson
Shizuka Anderson (born 30 October 1991) is a Canadian-Japanese actress, television presenter, and model. Anderson starred in the role of Pipon on the Japanese children's television program, Piponza ABC!, and later appeared in the same role on the BBC spin-off series, Eigo no Ohanashi CBeebies. She is also known for playing the role of Carol on the Amazon Prime Video series, Benza English and The Benza. She has hosted and reported for the NHK World television programs J-Flicks and Journeys in Japan. Anderson was a finalist in the 2020 Miss World Japan beauty pageant and won the title of "Japan Traditional Culture". Early life Anderson was born in Edmonton, Canada. Her father is Canadian and her mother is Japanese. She lived in Canada until the age of 18, when she moved to Japan for university at the suggestion of her grandparents. Anderson studied in the Faculty of Liberal Arts at Sophia University. Career Anderson made her television debut in 2012 as the title character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Web Series Debuts
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Steam (service)
Steam is a Digital distribution of video games, video game digital distribution service and storefront by Valve Corporation, Valve. It was launched as a software client in September 2003 as a way for Valve to provide automatic updates for their games, and expanded to distributing and offering third-party Video game publisher, game publishers' titles in late 2005. Steam offers various features, like digital rights management (DRM), Matchmaking (video games), game server matchmaking, Valve Anti-Cheat, anti-cheat measures, social networking service, social networking and video game live streaming, game streaming services. It provides the user with automatic game updating, saved game cloud synchronization, and community features such as friends messaging, in-game chat and a community market. Valve released a freely available application programming interface (API) called Steamworks in 2008, which developers can use to integrate Steam's functions into their products, including in-gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macintosh
The Mac (known as Macintosh until 1999) is a family of personal computers designed and marketed by Apple Inc., Apple Inc. Macs are known for their ease of use and minimalist designs, and are popular among students, creative professionals, and software engineers. The current lineup includes the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops, as well as the iMac, Mac Mini, Mac Studio and Mac Pro desktops. Macs run the macOS operating system. The Macintosh 128K, first Mac was released in 1984, and was advertised with the highly-acclaimed 1984 (advertisement), "1984" ad. After a period of initial success, the Mac languished in the 1990s, until co-founder Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997. Jobs oversaw the release of many successful products, unveiled the modern Mac OS X, completed the Mac transition to Intel processors, 2005-06 Intel transition, and brought features from the iPhone back to the Mac. During Tim Cook's tenure as CEO, the Mac underwent a period of neglect, but was later reinv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Personal Computer
A personal computer (PC) is a multi-purpose microcomputer whose size, capabilities, and price make it feasible for individual use. Personal computers are intended to be operated directly by an end user, rather than by a computer expert or technician. Unlike large, costly minicomputers and mainframes, time-sharing by many people at the same time is not used with personal computers. Primarily in the late 1970s and 1980s, the term home computer was also used. Institutional or corporate computer owners in the 1960s had to write their own programs to do any useful work with the machines. While personal computer users may develop their own applications, usually these systems run commercial software, free-of-charge software ("freeware"), which is most often proprietary, or free and open-source software, which is provided in "ready-to-run", or binary, form. Software for personal computers is typically developed and distributed independently from the hardware or operating system ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Android (operating System)
Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open-source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Android is developed by a consortium of developers known as the Open Handset Alliance and commercially sponsored by Google. It was unveiled in November 2007, with the first commercial Android device, the HTC Dream, being launched in September 2008. Most versions of Android are proprietary. The core components are taken from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), which is free and open-source software (FOSS) primarily licensed under the Apache License. When Android is installed on devices, the ability to modify the otherwise free and open-source software is usually restricted, either by not providing the corresponding source code or by preventing reinstallation through technical measures, thus rendering the installed version proprietary. Most Android devices ship with additional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Benza RPG
''The Benza RPG'' is a 2020 role-playing video game that takes place in the world of the Japanese on demand comedy series '' The Benza'' and its spin-off series '' Benza English''. It was released in 148 countries via the iOS app store and shortly after on Steam and Android devices. The plot takes place between ''Benza English'' and the second series of ''The Benza''. The story and dialog were entirely written by series creator Christopher McCombs. Gameplay The player primarily takes control of Chris and Kyle as they explore a retro-rpg version of Higashi Nakano. Many locations and characters from ''The Benza'' and ''Benza English'' are featured within the game. Gameplay is divided between story, battle, and exploration. The combat system is turn based and features an on screen turn counter. The player also has the ability to swap characters in and out of battle at any time via the “Switch” battle command. Plot Chris (Christopher McCombs) and Kyle ( Kyle Card) are about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Benza Tokyo Comic Con 2022
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benza English
''Benza English'' is a Japanese on demand comedy series that premiered on Amazon Prime Video via Prime Video Direct in April 2020 in the United States, United Kingdom, and Japan. Shortly after, it began streaming in seventy additional territories. The show is a spin-off of the Japanese on demand comedy series '' The Benza'', and features Kyle (Kyle Card) and Chris (Christopher McCombs) as well as many other returning characters from the original show. The main plot follows Kaori (Kaori Ikeda) who receives a mysterious offer to become the host of her own English language show and takes place between "The Benza" series 1 and series 2. The eight-episode season was filmed entirely on location in Tokyo, Japan by co-directors Raito Nishizaka and Michael Williams. History "Benza English" began as a corner in episode 4 of series 1 of '' The Benza'', where Kaori Ikeda appeared as the host of an English educational show that helps characters by teaching inappropriate English. The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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