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Yūji Iwahara
is a Japanese manga artist. After graduating from art school, he joined Hudson Soft as a graphic artist for video games such as '' Mega Bomberman'' and '' Kishin Dōji Zenki FX: Vajra Fight''. He made his manga debut in 1994 in ''Afternoon'' with a story for which he won the fall Afternoon Four Seasons Award, a prize he received three more times over the next two years. He is best known in the West for his work on '' King of Thorn'' and '' Chikyu Misaki'', both of which have been licensed in English. He was scheduled to draw ''Quest'', a title in the Marvel Comics imprint Tsunami, with writer Andi Watson but the series was cancelled before any issues were completed. His other works include the manga adaptation of the videogame ''Koudelka''. Another one of his series, '' Cat Paradise'', which has been serialized in ''Champion RED'' since April 2006, is licensed in English. In 2007, he contributed the original character designs to the anime television series, ''Darker than Black' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memanbetsu, Hokkaido
was a town located in Abashiri District, Abashiri Subprefecture (now Okhotsk Subprefecture), Hokkaido, Japan. As of 2004, the town had an estimated population of 5,925 and a population density of 37.26 persons per km2. The total area was 159.02 km2. On March 31, 2006, Memanbetsu was merged with the village of Higashimokoto (also from Abashiri District) to create the new town of Ōzora. Memanbetsu's name was derived from the Ainu "Memanpet" meaning "River with a spring" Transportation In the area of the former town, Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) operates two stations along the Sekihoku Line: * Memambetsu Station * Nishi-Memambetsu Station Both are named after the former town. Memanbetsu Airport is named after the former town. History *1890 – Establishment of timber harvesting for the purpose of supplying the match manufacturing industry *1898 – Agriculture begins, bringing the first extensive settlement of the area *1912 – With the opening of Memambets ... [...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 the United States, it has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in five separate regions: the United States and Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and India. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Purpose: Because living persons may suffer personal harm from inappropriate information, we should watch their articles carefully. By adding an article to this category, it marks them with a notice about sources whenever someone tries to edit them, to remind them of WP:BLP (biographies of living persons) policy that these articles must maintain a neutral point of view, maintain factual accuracy, and be properly sourced. Recent changes to these articles are listed on Special:RecentChangesLinked/Living people. Organization: This category should not be sub-categorized. Entries are generally sorted by family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give .... Maintenance: Individuals of advanced age (over 90), for whom there has been no new documentation in the last ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clevatess
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūji Iwahara. It began serialization on Line Digital Frontier's Line Manga service in August 2020 and is also serialized on Media Factory's '' Comic Alive+'' website since April 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by Lay-duce is set to premiere in July 2025. Characters ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : Media Manga Written and illustrated by Yūji Iwahara, ''Clevatess'' started on the ''Line Manga'' digital platform on August 12, 2020; the first collected volume was published on the same day. The seventh and latest volume was released digitally on April 15, 2024. The manga has also been published on Media Factory's '' Comic Alive+'' website since April 24, 2024. A new edition of compiled volumes started with the first and second ones on July 5, 2024, followed by the third volume on August 28, and the fourth volume on September 28. Anime An anime televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newtype
is a monthly magazine originating from Japan covering anime and, to a lesser extent, manga, voice actors, science fiction, , and video games. It was launched by publishing company Kadokawa Shoten on March 8, 1985, and has since been released in Japan on the 10th of every month. ''Newtype Korea'' was formerly published in South Korea. Spin-off publications of ''Newtype'' also exist in Japan, such as ''Newtype Hero'' and ''Newtype the Live'', which are dedicated to and ''NewWORDS'', which is geared toward a more adult market, as well as numerous limited-run versions such as ''Clamp Newtype''. An English language version, ''Newtype USA'', was published in North America between 2002 and 2008. The magazine's name comes from the " Newtypes" in the Universal Century timeline of the ''Gundam'' series, specifically ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' (1979) and its sequel '' Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'' (1985). ''Newtype'' launched a week after ''Zeta Gundam'' began airing on March 2, 1985. Content ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Gangan
is a manga imprint owned by Square Enix Holdings. It originated as a manga imprint for Enix before the company merged with Square to form Square Enix. It publishes manga in several anthologies aimed at different reader demographic groups in the Japanese market. Its anthologies are home to some popular Square Enix manga series which were adapted into anime series, like ''Fullmetal Alchemist'', '' Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit'', '' Nabari no Ou'', '' Inu x Boku SS'', '' The Case Study of Vanitas'' and ''Soul Eater''. The comics are later collected in paperback volumes under brand names such as , and , which identify the anthology of serialisation. These paperback brand names are formed by omitting any or in the magazine name and inserting directly after the word ''Gangan''. Anthologies ''Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' (since 1991) is a monthly manga anthology that regularly has over 600 pages. ''Shōnen Gangan'' was launched by Enix (now Square Enix) in 1991, to compete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darker Than Black
is a Japanese anime television series created and directed by Tensai Okamura and animated by studio Bones (studio), Bones. 25 episodes were broadcast on Mainichi Broadcasting System, MBS, TBS Television (Japan), TBS and their affiliated stations from April to September 2007. The series is set in a world where a spatial anomaly identified as "Heaven's Gate" appeared in South America and was followed by "Hell's Gate" in Tokyo, altering the sky and wreaking havoc on the landscapes. People with special abilities labeled as Contractors emerged shortly afterwards. The series follows agent Hei and his comrades in the Syndicate organization, operating in a vastly altered version of contemporary Tokyo to uncover the mysteries of Hell's Gate. The series was adapted into two manga series, which were serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's ''Asuka (magazine), Monthly Asuka'' and Square Enix's ''Young Gangan'', respectively. A sequel to the anime series, ''Darker than Black: Gemini of the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime
is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Japanese, describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. Many works of animation with a Anime-influenced animation, similar style to Japanese animation are also produced outside Japan. Video games sometimes also feature themes and art styles that are sometimes labelled as anime. The earliest commercial Japanese animation dates to 1917. A characteristic art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka and spread in the following decades, developing a large domestic audience. Anime is distributed theatrically, through television broadcasts, Original video animation, directly to home media, and Original net animation, over the Internet. In addition to original works, anime are often adaptations of Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cat Paradise
is a fantasy action manga written and illustrated by Yuji Iwahara. It was serialized in the monthly ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Champion Red'' from June 2006 to December 2008. Chapters were collected by Akita Shoten in five ''tankōbon'' volumes. ''Cat Paradise'' is licensed in North America in English by Yen Press, with the first volume released in August 2009. The story follows the career of high school student Yumi Hayakawa and her cat, Kansuke, at Matabi Academy, where they are drawn into an ancient battle between the student council against Kaen, a long-sealed feline demon, and his minions. Synopsis Yumi and her cat, Kansuke had just entered Matabi Academy, a school where students are allowed to have their pet cats live at the dorms. All goes quite well when they are suddenly dragged into a war that had begun long ago to stop Kaen, a great and ancient demon cat. A long time ago, he destroyed the Futakago kingdom, a kingdom that angered Kaen for some unknown reason. Since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koudelka
is a role-playing video game developed by Sacnoth for the PlayStation. The game was published by SNK in Japan in 1999, and by Infogrames internationally in 2000. Set in the haunted Nemeton Monastery in Wales, the plot follows protagonists Koudelka Iasant, Edward Plunkett and Bishop James O'Flaherty as they uncover Nemeton's secrets and confront monsters created from its dark past. Its gameplay blends exploration and puzzle elements with turn-based battles waged on a grid. ''Koudelka'' was created by Hiroki Kikuta, a former employee of Square who formed Sacnoth with other Square staff members in 1997 to develop the game. Kikuta was its director, producer, writer and composer. The staff travelled to Wales for research, and all dialogue was spoken in English. The traditional turn-based battle system was created without Kikuta's involvement, due to staff disputes. The game, which saw moderate commercial success in Japan and received mixed reviews from critics worldwide, was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andi Watson
Andrew Watson (born 1969) is a British cartoonist and illustrator best known for the graphic novels ''Breakfast After Noon'', ''Slow News Day'' and his series ''Skeleton Key'' and ''Love Fights'', published by Oni Press and Slave Labor Graphics. Watson has also worked for more mainstream American comic publishers including DC Comics, a twelve-issue limited series at Marvel Comics, several series for Dark Horse Comics, and Image Comics. Biography Andi Watson was born in the Wakefield Infirmary and raised in Kippax, West Yorkshire by working-class parents. He studied foundation art at Dewsbury college followed by a graphic design / illustration course at Liverpool Polytechnic (now Liverpool John Moores University). He currently lives in Worcester. Early works For his final degree show Watson produced the small press comic ''Samurai Jam'' along with T-shirts and bubble-gum cards. The comic was rooted in skateboarding and punk rock culture and artistically influenced by Japanese M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
