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Wake Up, Girls!
''Wake Up, Girls!'' is an anime series produced by Ordet and Tatsunoko Production and directed by Yutaka Yamamoto. A film titled opened in Japan on January 11, 2014, and a television series aired in Japan between January and March 2014. The film was streamed online in 108 countries upon its release. A spin-off series, ''Wake Up, Girl ZOO!'', aired between September 2014 and February 2015. Both the series and film are being streamed with English subtitles by Crunchyroll. A second film, , was released in Japan on September 25, 2015, and another film titled ''Wake Up, Girls! Beyond the Bottom'' was released on December 25, 2015. A new anime series titled aired from October 9, 2017, to January 7, 2018, and was streamed by Crunchyroll. ''Wake Up, Girls!'' was also the name of a voice acting unit composed of the seven main voice actresses from 2014 to 2019. Plot Green Leaves Entertainment is a tiny production company in Sendai, the biggest city in Japan's northeastern Tohoku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slice Of Life
Slice of life is a depiction of mundane experiences in art and entertainment. In theater, slice of life refers to naturalism, while in literary parlance it is a narrative technique in which a seemingly arbitrary sequence of events in a character's life is presented, often lacking plot development, conflict and exposition, as well as often having an open ending. Film and theater In theatrical parlance, the term ''slice of life'' refers to a naturalistic representation of real life, sometimes used as an adjective, as in "a play with 'slice of life' dialogues". The term originated between 1890 and 1895 as a calque from the French phrase ''tranche de vie'', credited to the French playwright Jean Jullien (1854–1919). Jullien introduced the term not long after a staging of his play ''The Serenade'', as noted by Wayne S. Turney in his essay "Notes on Naturalism in the Theatre": ''The Serenade'' was introduced by the Théâtre Libre in 1887. It is a prime example of ''rosserie'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sendai
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated cities. The city was founded in 1600 by the ''daimyō'' Date Masamune. It is nicknamed the ; there are Japanese zelkova trees lining many of the main thoroughfares such as and . In the summer, the Sendai Tanabata Festival, the largest Tanabata festival in Japan, is held. In winter, the trees are decorated with thousands of lights for the , lasting through most of December. On 11 March 2011, coastal areas of the city suffered catastrophic damage from a 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, magnitude 9.0 offshore earthquake,UK Foreign Office 9.0 assessment [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuka Ōtsubo
is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Chiba Prefecture affiliated with Early Wing. In 2014, she started her career as a singer by joining the band SmileY inc. with Vocaloid musician Yuuyu-P. She also did the voice of Vocaloid character Azuki Masaoka for V4. Filmography Anime ;2011 *''YuruYuri'' as Kyōko Toshinō ;2012 *'' Nyaruko: Crawling with Love'' as Tamao Kurei *'' Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future'' as Yumemi *'' Yuruyuri♪♪'' as Kyōko Toshinō *'' Say I Love You'' as Female Student ;2013 *'' Ai Mai Mi'' as Ai Ebihara *''Oreshura'' as Mei Akano *''Vividred Operation'' as Wakaba Saegusa *'' Nyaruko: Crawling with Love W'' as Tamao Kurei *'' Futari wa Milky Holmes'' as White Phantom ;2014 *''Go! Go! 575'' as Azuki Masaoka *''Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san'' as Aki Hiiragi *''No-Rin'' as Akari Suzuki *''Wake Up, Girls!'' as Shiho Iwasaki *''Riddle Story of Devil'' as Mahiru / Shinya Banba *'' Hanayamata'' as Tami Nishimikado *'' Momo Kyun Sword'' as Karin ;2015 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wham!
Wham! (briefly known in the US as Wham! U.K.) were an English pop duo formed in Bushey in 1981. The duo consisted of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. They became one of the most commercially successful pop acts of the 1980s, selling more than 30 million certified records worldwide from 1982 to 1986. Influenced by funk and soul music and presenting themselves as disaffected youth, Wham!'s 1983 debut album ''Fantastic'' addressed the United Kingdom's unemployment problem and teen angst over adulthood. Their second studio album ''Make It Big'' in 1984 was a worldwide pop smash hit, charting at number one in both the UK and the United States. Associated with the MTV-driven Second British Invasion of the US, the singles from the album—"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", "Everything She Wants" and "Careless Whisper"—all topped the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In 1985, Wham! made a highly publicised 10-day visit to China, the first by a Western pop group. The event was seen as a ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noriko Hidaka
, better known by the stage name of , is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and narrator. She played Minami Asakura in ''Touch'', Akane Tendo in ''Ranma ½'', Satsuki Kusakabe in ''My Neighbor Totoro'', Near in '' Death Note'', Jean Roque Raltique in '' Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water'', Kikyō in ''Inuyasha'' and Patricia O'Sullivan of '' Mischievous Twins: The Tales of St. Clare's''. She is also the dub actress for Jayma Mays in the American TV series '' Glee'', as well as in ''The Smurfs'' film series. Biography Hidaka was born in the Kudan area of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, where she attended Fujimi Elementary School. Her parents owned a Western-style clothing store named "Tailor Itō". She began her career as an idol star, but switched to voice acting, and was employed by the talent management firm 81 Produce. Hidaka used to use the kanji variant 日髙 (note that the second kanji is different). She switched to the current usage (日高) around 1995 when she found tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shintarō Asanuma
is a Japanese scriptwriter, director, actor, voice actor, narrator, copywriter and designer. He was affiliated with Office Osawa and currently attached under DANDELION. Biography Filmography Television animation ;2003 *'' Origami Warriors'' – Fuma Hanazuki ;2006 *''Ouran High School Host Club'' – male student B (ep 24) *'' xxxHOLiC'' – Student B (ep 24) *''Zegapain'' – Kyo Sogoru *''Kirarin Revolution'' – Subaru Tsukishima *''Mamotte! Lollipop'' – Will *''Kujibiki Unbalance'' – Mugio Rokuhara ;2007 *'' Engage Planet Kiss Dum'' – Ueno (ep 9 and 10) *''Kamichama Karin'' – Kirio Karasuma *''Bokurano'' – Yosuke Kirie, Shinichi Kodaka (ep 4) *''Mushi-Uta'' – Daisuke Kusuriya *''Da Capo II'' – Yoshiyuki Sakurai *''Shakugan no Shana Second'' – Chairman (ep 12) *''Minami-ke'' – Sensei, Takeru-ojisan *'' Genshiken 2'' – Neko Kazamatsuri (ep 1) *''Ghost Hound'' – Michio Hoshino ;2008 *'' Minami-ke: Okawari'' – Takeru-ojisan *''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's'' – Cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyu Takagi
is a Japanese voice actress from Chiba Prefecture who is affiliated with 81 Produce. She started her career as a member of the idol and voice acting group Wake Up, Girls!, which was active from 2014 to 2018. She is also known for roles such as Hacka Doll #1 in ''Hacka Doll'' and Shinobu Inoyose in ''D4DJ''. Biography Takagi was born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture on September 8, 1996. She later moved to Chiba Prefecture. Takagi's career began after passing an audition to become part of the idol mixed-media project Wake Up, Girls!. Apart from becoming a member of the real-life group, she was cast as the character Miyu Okamoto. Takagi would play the character in the project's anime series, which aired in 2014. She ultimately remained with the project until the group's dissolution in 2017. In 2014, Takagi was cast as Hacka Doll #1 in the mixed-media project ''Hacka Doll''. In 2015, she was appointed as a tourism ambassador for Iida, Nagano. After Wake Up, Girls! disbanded, Takagi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaya Okuno
is a Japanese voice actress from Iwate Prefecture. She is affiliated with 81 Produce. Career When Okuno graduated from high school, she told her parents that she wanted to go to a voice-acting vocational school; however, her parents were against the idea, and she ended up enrolling in a four-year university affiliated to her high school. She went on to pass the 2nd Anison Vocal Audition of Avex and 81 Produce's Wake Up, Girls! AUDITION held in September 2012. Since 2013, she has been active as a sub-leader of voice-acting unit ''Wake Up, Girls!''. In January 2014, she made her voice-acting debut as Kaya Kikuma in the anime series ''Wake Up, Girls!''. In 2015, she won the Special Award at the 9th Seiyu Awards on ''Wake Up, Girls!''. In 2018, she voiced the character of Unzen Inori, who won second place at the Onsen Musume Yunohana Collection 1st General Elections (in the group-unaffiliated division), and had the opportunity to make her debut as a solo artist. She will be the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kesennuma
is a city in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 59,803 and a population density of in 26,390 households. The total area of the city is . Large sections of the city were destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and major fires on March 11, 2011. Geography Kesennuma is in the far northeastern corner of Miyagi Prefecture. The city wraps around the western part of Kesennuma Bay and also includes the island of Ōshima. Its deeply indented rias coastline forms the southern boundary of the Sanriku Fukkō National Park, which stretches north to Aomori Prefecture. The city borders Hirota Bay, Kesennuma Bay, and the Pacific Ocean to the east and Minamisanriku, Miyagi to the south. Iwate Prefecture makes up the remainder of its borders, with the city of Ichinoseki to the west, and the city of Rikuzen-Takata to the north. The highest point in Kesennuma is the high Mount Ōmori, on the border with Motoyoshi, while the lowest point is at sea lev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takarazuka Revue
The is a Japanese all-female musical theatre troupe based in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Women play all roles in lavish, Broadway-style productions of Western-style musicals and stories adapted from films, novels, manga, and Japanese folktales. The Takarazuka Revue Company is a division of the Hankyu Railway company; all members of the troupe are employed by Hankyu. History The Takarazuka Revue was founded by Ichizō Kobayashi, an industrialist-turned-politician and president of Hankyu Railways, in Takarazuka, Japan in 1913. The city was the terminus of a Hankyu line from Osaka and already a popular tourist destination because of its hot springs. Kobayashi believed that it was the ideal spot to open an attraction of some kind that would boost train ticket sales and draw more business to Takarazuka. Since Western song and dance shows were becoming more popular and Kobayashi considered the kabuki theater to be old and elitist, he decided that an all-female theater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanami Yamashita
is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. She was a member of Wake Up, Girls!. Biography Filmography Anime ;2014 *''Wake Up, Girls!'' as Nanami Hisami *''Dramatical Murder'' as Female A (ep 5) *''Hanayamata'' as Student (eps 5–6) *'' Re:_Hamatora'' as Child B (ep 8) *''When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace'' as Chifuyu Himeki *'' PriPara'' as Girl (ep 20) *''Trinity Seven'' as Master Liber *''Ohenro'' as Mao ;2015 *''The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls'' as Yui Ōtsuki (eps 10, 20, 22) *'' Battle Spirits: Burning Soul'' as Kanna Kuroda *''Rin-Ne'' as Girl *''Hacka Doll The Animation'' as Hacka Doll #3 *''Mr. Osomatsu'' as Nyaa Hashimoto, Woman (ep 13) ;2016 *''KonoSuba'' as Rookie Succubus (ep 9) *''High School Fleet'' as Tsugumi Yagi *''Hundred'' as Wendy Velvet *'' Magi: Adventure of Sinbad'' as Girl B (ep 11) *'' Puzzle & Dragons X'' as Garnet *'' PriPara'' as Pepper Taiyō ;2017 *''Grimoire of Zero'' as Girl's younger brother (ep 4) *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshino Aoyama
is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with 81 Produce. Some of her noteworthy roles include Yoshino Nanase in ''Wake Up, Girls!'', Guri in '' Love Tyrant'', Makoto in ''Shachibato! President, It's Time for Battle!'', and Hitori Gotō in ''Bocchi the Rock!''. Biography Aoyama was born in Kumamoto Prefecture on May 15, 1996. In middle school, Aoyama was a member of her school's chorus club, where she spent most of her time. She was also a fan of various manga series, especially ''Samurai Deeper Kyo''. As a result, she decided to pursue a career in voice acting. After attending some open auditions only to not be cast, she was eventually cast as Yoshino Nanase in ''Wake Up, Girls!'' via an open audition. In 2015, Aoyama, along with the Wake Up, Girls! voice actor unit, won the special award at the 9th Seiyu Awards. In March 2020, Aoyama went on hiatus due for medical reasons. She returned to work the next month. On March 9, 2022, she made her solo singer debut with her f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
