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Alina Gray
was a Japanese role-playing video game developed by f4samurai for Android and iOS, which was released by Aniplex in Japan on August 22, 2017. A North American version was available from June 2019 to October 2020. The game is a spin-off of the 2011 anime series ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica'', and follows a new protagonist, Iroha Tamaki, who arrives in Kamihama City in search of her missing sister. The game closed its servers on July 31, 2024, to be replaced by '' Magia Exedra'', a 3D gacha game in development with characters carried over from ''Magia Record''. A manga adaptation has been serialized in ''Manga Time Kirara Forward'' magazine since August 2018. A stage play adaptation was also produced in 2018. An anime television series adaptation of the game produced by Shaft aired for three seasons between January 2020 and April 2022. Gameplay ''Magia Record'' is a turn-based tactical RPG that features battles with magical girls on the right side of the screen and witches/f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Magical Girl
is a Genre#Subgenre, subgenre of primarily Japanese fantasy media (including anime, manga, light novels, and live-action media) centered on young girls who possess magical abilities, which they typically use through an ideal alter ego into which they can transform. The genre emerged in 1962 with the manga ''Himitsu no Akko-chan'', followed by ''Sally the Witch'' in 1966. A wave of similar anime produced in the 1970s led to being used as a common term for the genre. In the 1980s, the term was largely replaced by "magical girl", reflecting the new popularity of shows produced by other studios, including ''Magical Princess Minky Momo'' and ''Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel''. In the 1990s, ''Sailor Moon'' redefined the genre by combining "transforming hero" elements from live-action hero shows. The growth of late-night anime in the early 2000s led to a demographic shift for the genre, where series with more mature themes such as ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'' (2004) were created ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Manga Time Kirara Forward
is a Japanese seinen manga is an editorial category of Japanese comics marketed toward young adult men. In Japanese, the word means "youth", but the term " manga" is also used to describe the target audience of magazines like '' Weekly Manga Times'' and '' Weekly Man ... magazine published by Houbunsha. The magazine is sold on the 24th of each month. ''Forward'' was the fourth magazine in the ''Manga Time Kirara'' line to be published, the first three being '' Manga Time Kirara'', '' Manga Time Kirara Carat'', and '' Manga Time Kirara Max''. It differs from its sister magazines in that it is the only one to not feature 4-Koma manga. The first issue was released on March 23rd 2006 as a special edition of Manga Time Kirara. The first independent issue was released on August 24th 2007. Manga serialized *'' Anne Happy'' *'' Dōjin Work'' *''Ededen!'' *'' Gakkō Gurashi!'' *'' Hanayamata'' *'' Harukana Receive'' *''Hōkago Saitensei!'' *''Ichinensei ni Nacchattara'' *''Itosh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
AT-X (TV Network)
is a Japanese anime television network owned by AT-X, Inc. was founded on June 26, 2000 as a subsidiary of TV Tokyo Medianet, which is (in turn) owned by TV Tokyo. Its headquarters are in Minato, Tokyo. AT-X network has been broadcasting anime via satellite, cable, and IPTV since December 24, 1997. AT-X broadcasts many ''Comic Gum'' anime adaptations. ''Ikki Tousen'', ''Ah My Buddha'' and ''Juden Chan'' were shown on this channel first, before they were rebroadcast on Tokyo MX. Due to its status as a Pay television, premium channel, AT-X is also known for showing uncensored versions of several anime like ''Juden Chan'', ''Ah My Buddha'', ''Girls Bravo'', ''Elfen Lied'', ''Mahoromatic'', ''High School DxD'' and ''Redo of Healer'', which would normally get censored on free-to-air television because of the large amounts of mature content. Timeline * December 24, 1997 - AT-X begins broadcasting on DirecTV Japan, DirecTV Channel 270. * November 30, 1998 - Bandai Chara Net TV (own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mainichi Broadcasting System
JOOY-DTV (channel 4), branded as or (formerly known as from 1959 to 2011), is a Japanese television station serving as the Kansai region key station of the Japan News Network, owned-and-operated by a subsidiary of MBS Media Holdings with its studios being based in the Kita-ku ward of Osaka. From its sign on in 1959 to 2021, MBS operated as a unified broadcaster, with its radio and television operations being intact until 2017 when a major restructuring caused the operations to be held under the second incarnation of MBS. In 2021, the radio division was spun-off as a separate wholly-owned subsidiary. Overview MBS is a core station of the Japan News Network (JNN), with TBS TV as its key station. MBS is a member of the "Five Company Federation" (comprising it, TBS, HBC, CBC and RKB) and is also a major shareholder of TBS Holdings. It distributes G-Guide EPG data, and used to distribute analog G-Guide program data to Tokushima Prefecture, where the only commercial TV stati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nippon BS Broadcasting
() is a private satellite broadcasting station in Kanda, Tokyo, Japan. It is an independent television station and is a subsidiary of Bic Camera. Its channel name is BS11 (''BS Eleven'') and was BS11 Digital until March 31, 2011. It was founded as on August 23, 1999, changed its name to Nippon BS Broadcasting on February 28, 2007, and high-definition television broadcasts commenced on December 1, 2007. BS11 gives high priority to news programs, sports, K-drama, TV Show, anime including late night anime and 3D television 3D television (3DTV) is television that conveys depth perception to the viewer by employing techniques such as stereoscopy, stereoscopic display, free viewpoint television, multi-view display, or any other form of 3D display. Most modern 3D te ... programs. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gunma TV
, also known as GTV, is a television network headquartered in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. It is a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS). The government of Gunma Prefecture is the biggest shareholder of GTV, and they broadcast its promotion program on GTV. Gunma TV is the first independent television station in Kantō region, it was started broadcast in 1971. On September 1, 2006, GTV started digital terrestrial television Digital terrestrial television (DTTV, DTT, or DTTB) is a technology for terrestrial television, in which television stations broadcast television content in a digital signal, digital format. Digital terrestrial television is a major technologica ... broadcasting. is GTV's flagship news program. is one of GTV's main variety program, also it is a promotion program for the Gunma prefecture government. References External links Official website Television stations in Japan Independent television stations in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tochigi TV
, also known as GYT and branded on air as , is a television network headquartered in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. It is a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations The Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS; ) is a group of Japan's reception fee-free commercial broadcasting, commercial terrestrial television stations which are not members of Japanese media#TV networks, the major na ... (JAITS). The government of Tochigi prefecture hold half stock share of GYT. Tochigi Television is the last analog terrestrial TV station in Japan; it started broadcasting in April 1, 1999. Tochigi TV started digital terrestrial television broadcasting in December 1, 2005. References External links Official website Television stations in Japan Independent television stations in Japan 1997 establishments in Japan Television channels and stations established in 1999 Mass media in Utsunomiya Mass media in Tochigi Prefecture {{J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tokyo MX
JOMX-DTV (channel 9), branded as Tokyo MX (officially stylized as TOKYO MX), is an independent station, independent television station in Tokyo, Japan, owned by the . It is the only television station that exclusively serves the city and parts of nearby prefectures. It competes with Nippon Television, TV Asahi, NHK General TV, NHK Educational TV, TBS Television (Japan), TBS TV, TV Tokyo, and Fuji TV, all of which are flagship (broadcasting), flagship stations of national networks. Tokyo MX was founded on April 30, 1993, and broadcasts commenced on November 1, 1995. Shareholders include the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo FM, Tokyo FM Broadcasting, and others. (MXTV is an associate company of Tokyo FM.) Every week, Tokyo MX airs the press conferences of the Governor of Tokyo. It is a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS). History Although Tokyo is at the center of Japan's media industry, the proliferation of independent television st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Aniplus Asia
Aniplus Inc. () is a South Korean television channel and anime distributor. Founded in 2004, the company also operates different businesses including a video on demand platform and a merchandising arm in its own country. Aniplus is owned by JJ MediaWorks, a VOD service provider. It distributes its programs outside its own platforms to clients such as Netflix and Coupang Play. History The company originally started as a television station called SBN TV. Originally owned by C& Group, its parent company dissolved due to a liquidity crisis. JJ MediaWorks acquired the station in July 2009 and renamed the company to Aniplus Inc. the following month. The company launched the Aniplus television channel on December 7, 2009. Seung-Taek Jeon, the CEO of JJ MediaWorks, became the new CEO of Aniplus following the acquisition. Aniplus launched an independent television feed for Southeast Asia called Aniplus Asia in 2013. The following year, Aniplus established its subsidiary Plus Media Netw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Aniplex Of America
Aniplex of America, or Aniplex USA, is an anime distributor based in Santa Monica, California that serves as the American distribution enterprise of Aniplex, an entertainment company owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan, where its goal is to reinforce the parent company's licensing business in the North American market. They operate the English language version of the Aniplex+ store, and from 2013 to 2017 operated a streaming service called Aniplex Channel through their website. The company most of the time only directly releases its titles in the Americas, however, some of its titles have been released in other territories by other distributors, such as Anime Limited, MVM Films, Siren Visual and corporate siblings Crunchyroll UK and Ireland (formerly Manga Entertainment) and Crunchyroll Store Australia (formerly Madman Anime). Their home video sets are distributed in the North American market by its corporate sibling, Crunchyroll Store (formerly Right Stuf), and their titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mitsutoshi Kubota
is a Japanese painter, color designer, producer, and the current president of Shaft. Career Kubota began his career in the anime industry as a cel painter in the 1980s as a sub-contractor with painting studio Shaft, which had been founded in 1975 by Hiroshi Wakao. The next year, he did his first job as color designer on ''Hitotsuboshi-ke no Ultra Baasan'' (1982–1983). From then until 1995, Kubota mainly served as a cel painter, color coordinator, and coloring inspector. In 1995, Kubota moved up to production management, which began with Shaft's first original series: ''Juuni Senshi Bakuretsu Eto Ranger''. He was promoted to managing director of the studio that year. The year after, Kubota and Shaft were approached by Triangle Staff and Ryūtarō Nakamura to produce the second episode of their '' Legend of Crystania: The Chaos Ring'' OVA series, which the studio and Kubota accepted the offer to. In 2004, Shaft's founder, Hiroshi Wakao, retired as president of the company and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Midori Yoshizawa
is a Japanese animator, storyboard artist, and director. Career Yoshizawa studied at Tama Art University before getting her first job in the anime industry as an animator at Studio Luna around 2012.Shaft Shizuoka Studio Aoi display, part of the at the . October 12, 2024, to November 10, 2024. She worked at the studio for a year or two and then joined Toei Animation as an apprentice director working on ''One Piece''. Around 2014, she left Toei and began freelancing for Shaft. Initially, she took on animation and assistant episode direction roles like her previous jobs but was being given episode direction duties across all of the studio's productions by 2015. She participated in several more from 2016 through 2018, and in 2019 was one of the episode directors and storyboard artists for '' Zoku Owarimonogatari''. Longtime series and studio chief director Akiyuki Shinbo highlighted the fifth episode, which she directed, as being particularly interesting to him. In 2019, she was i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
