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The Mystic Archives Of Dantalian
is a Japanese light novel series written by Gakuto Mikumo and illustrated by G-Yuusuke. The series started serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's light novel magazine The Sneaker on February 29, 2008. A manga adaptation by Chako Abeno started serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's shōnen manga magazine '' Shōnen Ace'' on March 26, 2010. Another manga adaptation by Monaco Sena started serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine ''Comp Ace'' on March 26, 2010. A 12-episode anime adaptation by Gainax aired between July and October, 2011. Plot This story takes place in England after World War I. After the death of his grandfather, Hugh Anthony Disward, also known as Huey, receives a mysterious key and according to his grandfather's will, must take custody of the ''Bibliotheca Mystica de Dantalian'' in order to inherit his estate and all his possessions. Upon meeting Dalian, a child living at the estate, he learns that she is the guardian of the Archives which contain forb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gakuto Mikumo
is a Japanese writer of mystery and science fiction light novels from the Oita Prefecture in Japan. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. He studied the English language at Sophia University, where he graduated. In 1998 Mikumo won silver in the fifth Dengeki Novel Prize with his debut novel, ''Called Gehenna''. He went on to win the Japan SF Rookie of the Year Award in 1999 with ''M.G.H.'', and a special prize in the Sneaker Awards in 2000 with ''Earth Reverse''. Mikumo is currently most well known for the '' Asura Cryin''' series and the '' Strike the Blood'' series. Works ; '' Asura Cryin''' series * (xxxx), * (xxxx), * (xxxx), * (xxxx), * (xxxx), * (xxxx), * (xxxx), * (xxxx), * (xxxx), * (xxxx), * (xxxx), * (xxxx), * (xxxx), * (xxxx), ; ''Called Gehenna'' series * (xxxx), * (xxxx), * (xxxx), * (xxxx), * (xxxx), ; '' Dantalian no Shoka'' series * (xxxx), * (xxxx), * (xxxx), * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsundere
is a Japanese term for a character development process that depicts a character with a personality who is initially very harsh before gradually showing a warmer, friendlier side over time. The word is derived from the terms ('to turn away in disgust or anger') and ('to become affectionate'). Originally found in Japanese bishōjo games, the word is now part of the otaku moe phenomenon, reaching into other media. The term was made popular in the visual novel '' Kimi ga Nozomu Eien''. Terminology Manga author Ken Akamatsu lists ''tsundere'' as one of the special cases in his definition of '' moe'': "The person feeling it must be stronger: The object of 'moe' is weak and dependent (like a child) on the person, or is in a situation where she cannot oppose (like a maid)... (*Tsundere only: There will be times where the stronger and weaker role is reversed)." The concept has received increasing attention in Japan, with a maid cafe named Nagomi in Akihabara started having ''tsu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Sony through a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex. The service primarily distributes films and television series produced by East Asian media, including Japanese anime. Founded in 2006 by a group of University of California, Berkeley, graduates, Crunchyroll's distribution channel and partnership program delivers content to over 100million registered users worldwide. Crunchyroll was a subsidiary of AT&T's Otter Media, and from 2016 to 2018, the company partnered with Funimation, which would eventually merge into its brand in 2022 after Sony acquired Crunchyroll in 2021. Crunchyroll has offices in San Francisco, Culver City, Dallas, New York City, Melbourne, Tokyo, Paris, Roubaix, Berlin, Chișinău, Lausanne, and London, and is a member of The Association of Japanese Animations (AJA). "Crunchyroll-Hime", also known as "Hime" ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yonkoma
, a comic strip format, generally consists of gag comic strips within four panels of equal size ordered from top to bottom. They also sometimes run right-to-left horizontally or use a hybrid 2×2 style, depending on the layout requirements of the publication in which they appear. Although the word ''yonkoma'' comes from Japanese, the style also exists outside Japan in other Asian countries as well as in the English-speaking market, particularly in mid-20th century United States strips, where ''Peanuts'' popularized the format. Origin Rakuten Kitazawa (who wrote under the name Yasuji Kitazawa) produced the first ''yonkoma'' in 1902. Entitled ''Jiji Manga'', it was thought to have been influenced by the works of Frank Arthur Nankivell and of Frederick Burr Opper.Carolin Fischer,'Mangaka',Unknown date of publication, "http://www.mangaka.co.uk/?page=yonkoma", 2009-10-29 Structure Traditionally, ''yonkoma'' follow a structure known as '' kishōtenketsu''. This word is a compound ... [...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 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takahiro Sakurai
is a Japanese voice actor, narrator, and radio personality from Aichi Prefecture, Japan. His well-known roles include heroes such as Cloud Strife in ''Compilation of Final Fantasy VII'', Suzaku Kururugi in '' Code Geass'' and X in '' Mega Man X'', as well as villains such as Maximilien Robespierre in '' Le Chevalier D'Eon'', Hiltz in '' Zoids: Guardian Force'', Sasori in '' Naruto Shippūden'', and Rohan Kishibe in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable''. He voiced the main character Miyuki Kazuya in ''Ace of Diamond.'' He is the official Japanese dub voice for Robert Pattinson since ''Twilight''. His range is tenor. He is currently affiliated with INTENTION. Early life Sakurai is the eldest of three siblings born to a family that owned a rice shop. When he was a child, he became interested in voice acting after watching a television interview with a voice actor. He graduated from Okazaki Johsei High School. After graduating from Yoyogi Animation Academy in Nago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spinster
''Spinster'' is a term referring to an unmarried woman who is older than what is perceived as the prime age range during which women usually marry. It can also indicate that a woman is considered unlikely to ever marry. The term originally denoted a woman whose occupation was to spin. A synonymous term is old maid. The closest equivalent term for males is "bachelor" or "confirmed bachelor", but this generally does not carry the same connotations in reference to age and perceived desirability in marriage. Etymology and history Long before the Industrial Age, "the art & calling of being a spinster" denoted girls and women who spun wool. According to the ''Online Etymological Dictionary'', spinning was "commonly done by unmarried women, hence the word came to denote" an unmarried woman in legal documents from the 1600s to the early 1900s, and "by 1719 was being used generically for 'woman still unmarried and beyond the usual age for it'". As a denotation for unmarried women i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamiko Noto
> is a Japanese actress and singer. Some of her prominent anime roles include Kotomi Ichinose in ''Clannad'', Rin in ''Inuyasha'', Kotori Monou in '' X'', Aoi Kannazuki in '' Kaitō Tenshi Twin Angel'', Durandal in '' Honkai Impact 3rd'', Haruka Nogizaka in ''Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu'', UMP9 in ''Girls' Frontline'', Fiel Nirvalen in '' No Game No Life'', Sawako Kuronuma in '' Kimi ni Todoke'', and Satellizer L. Bridget in ''Freezing''. Noto was nominated in the 1st Seiyu Awards for her work as Yakumo Tsukamoto in '' School Rumble'' and as Masane Amaha in '' Witchblade''. Noto has released several character songs and albums which have charted in Oricon and was a guest at the Otakon and Anime Expo conventions held in the United States. Biography Noto was born in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. After graduating from Baba Elementary School in Kanazawa City in 1992, she entered Kanazawa City Koshomachi Junior High School. In 1995, Noto entered Hokuriku Gakuin High School. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayuri Yahagi
is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with I'm Enterprise. She is the narrator of Animax. Biography Yahagi lived in Hachinohe, Aomori. She thought "Anime is a picture talking" and said that she had no idea about voice acting until her friend talked about it. She attended junior high school in the wake of a friend telling her that she "sounds like anime". Without a theater club, she joined the softball club in accordance with her father's recommendation. On January 31, 2015, the official site of her office announced that Yahagi was married to a man outside of the industry. Filmography Anime series ;2005 *'' Karin'' – Karin Maaka ;2006 *''Fairy Musketeers'' – Gretel, Kyupi *'' Kanon'' – Shiori's Classmate *'' School Rumble: 2nd Semester'' – Mio Tennōji *'' Tokimeki Memorial Only Love'' – Yuuka Fujikawa *'' Buso Renkin'' – Hanaka Busujima *''Wan Wan Celeb Soreyuke! Tetsunoshin'' – Audrey ;2007 *'' Venus Versus Virus'' – Tsukuyo *'' Over Drive'' – Kaho Asahi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ami Koshimizu
is a Japanese actress and singer. She has voiced many different types of characters, from young girls to adult women, as well as boys and animals. Her roles include leads such as Ryuko Matoi in '' Kill la Kill'', Kallen Stadtfeld in '' Code Geass'', Nadja Applefield in ''Ashita no Nadja'', Leonmitchelli Galette Des Rois in ''Dog Days'', Yumi Hoshino in '' KimiKiss: Pure Rouge'', Takuto Hasegawa in '' Magician's Academy'', Hibiki Hojo in '' Suite PreCure'', Nanaka Yatsushiro in ''Myself ; Yourself'', Himari Noihara in ''Omamori Himari'', Sailor Jupiter in '' Sailor Moon Crystal'', Mikumo Guynemer in Macross Delta, Nodoka Haramura in '' Saki'', Tenma Tsukamoto in '' School Rumble'', Holo in ''Spice and Wolf'', and Yang Xiao Long in both ''Rwby'' (Japanese Dub) and '' RWBY: Ice Queendom''. In video games, she voiced notable characters like Agnès Oblige in '' Bravely Default'', Ibuki Mioda in ''Danganronpa'', Mai Shiranui since ''KOF Sky Stage'', Mist in '' Rune Factory'', Rimur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
