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Haikyu!! Episode Lists
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2012 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in 45 volumes. The story follows Shoyo Hinata, a boy determined to become a great volleyball player despite his small stature. An anime television series adaptation produced by Production I.G, aired on MBS from April to September 2014, with 25 episodes. A second season aired from October 2015 to March 2016, with 25 episodes. A third season aired from October to December 2016, with 10 episodes. A fourth season was released in two split cours from January to December 2020, with 25 episodes. The anime film series titled ''Haikyu!! Final'' will be released in two parts, which serves as the finale of the series; the first part titled ''Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle'', was released in February 2024, and the second and final part titled ''Haikyu!! vs. The Little Giant'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tankōbon
A is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as ''shinsho'' (17x11 cm paperback books) and ''bunkobon''. Used as a loanword in English, the term specifically refers to a printed collection of a manga that was previously published in a serialized format. Manga typically contain a handful of chapters, and may collect multiple volumes as a series continues publication. Major publishing Imprint (trade name), imprints for of manga include Jump Comics (for serials in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' and other Jump (magazine line), ''Jump'' magazines), Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine, Shōnen Magazine Comics, Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday Comics, and Akita Shoten’s Weekly Shōnen Champion, Shōnen Champion Comics. Manga Increasingly after 1959, manga came to be published in thick, phone book, phone-book-sized weekly or monthly anthology list of manga magazines, manga magazines (such as ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' or ''Weekly Shōnen Jump ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is an American Video on demand#Subscription models, subscription video on-demand Over-the-top media service, over-the-top Streaming media, streaming service owned by Sony, Sony Group Corporation. The service primarily distributes films and television series produced by East Asian cinema, East Asian media, including Anime, Japanese anime, and is headquartered in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, with a Japanese branch located in Shibuya, Tokyo. Launched in mid-2006 by a group of University of California, Berkeley, graduates, the service has over 120million registered users worldwide. Crunchyroll was previously a subsidiary of Otter Media, itself a subsidiary of AT&T's WarnerMedia, and from 2016 to 2018, the service partnered with Funimation, which Sony acquired in 2017 and would eventually merge into its brand in 2022 after Sony acquired Crunchyroll from AT&T in 2021. Crunchyroll is a member of The Association of Japanese Animations (AJA). "Crunchyroll-Hime", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanji
are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequently-derived Syllabary, syllabic scripts of and . The characters have Japanese pronunciations; most have two, with one based on the Chinese sound. A few characters were invented in Japan by constructing character components derived from other Chinese characters. After the Meiji Restoration, Japan made its own efforts to simplify the characters, now known as , by a process similar to China's simplified Chinese characters, simplification efforts, with the intention to increase literacy among the general public. Since the 1920s, the Japanese government has published character lists periodically to help direct the education of its citizenry through the myriad Chinese characters that exist. There are nearly 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle
is a 2024 Japanese animated sports film written and directed by Susumu Mitsunaka and produced by Production I.G. Based on Haruichi Furudate's manga series ''Haikyu!!'', it is a direct sequel to the anime television series. The film stars Ayumu Murase, Kaito Ishikawa, Yuki Kaji, and Yuichi Nakamura as part of an ensemble cast. ''Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle'' was released by Toho in Japan on February 16, 2024. In the United States, it was released on May 30, 2024, by Crunchyroll through Sony Pictures Releasing. The film grossed over billion in Japan, making it the second highest-grossing Japanese film of 2024. A sequel, ''Haikyu!! vs. The Little Giant'', has been announced. Premise Karasuno High School and Nekoma High School face each other in an official match for the first time ever, in the third round of the Spring Nationals. It means Karasuno and Nekoma's long-standing dream, The Dumpster Battle, a battle between the crows and the wildcats, is about to begin. After num ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōnen Jump+
is a manga platform created by Shueisha. Launched on September 22, 2014, it operates as a free mobile app and website. Jump+ serializes original titles and titles from other Shueisha manga magazines, and also carries digital editions of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''. Notable titles serialized in ''Shōnen Jump+'' include '' World's End Harem'', '' Astra Lost in Space'', '' Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku'', '' Spy × Family'', '' Chained Soldier'', '' Kaiju No. 8'', and '' Dandadan''. Despite its title, ''Shōnen Jump+'' also features series targeted towards female and adult readers in addition to its namesake '' shōnen manga'', which is targeted towards young teen males. Outside of Japan, Shueisha releases the original manga from the platform on '' Manga Plus''. Starting in 2023, every new manga series except for licensed manga and ''Indies'' series launched on ''Shōnen Jump+'' would receive a simultaneous English release on ''Manga Plus''. History Pre-launch Shueisha's ''Weekly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jump Comics+
, also known as ''Jump Comics'', is a line of manga anthologies (manga magazines) created by Shueisha. It began with ''Shōnen Jump'' manga anthology in 1968, later renamed ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''. The origin of the name is unknown. The ''Jump'' anthologies are primarily intended for male audiences, although the ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine has also been popular with the female demographic. Along with the line of manga anthologies, ''Shōnen Jump'' also includes a crossover media franchise, where there have been various ''Shōnen Jump'' themed crossover anime and video games (since '' Famicom Jump''), which bring together various ''Shōnen Jump'' manga characters. History In 1949, Shueisha got into the business of making manga magazines, the first being ''Omoshiro Book''. In 1951, Shueisha created a female version of that anthology entitled ''Shōjo Book''. ''Shōjo Book'' led to the publication of the highly successful Shōjo manga magazine: ''Ribon''. ''Omoshiro Book'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animax (Asian TV Channel)
Animax is an Asian pay television channel owned by KC Global Media Asia. The channel was originally owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, and took its name from the Japanese satellite TV network; which was then-majority owned by subsidiary Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan. The channel would be sold to its current owners on January 1, 2020. Animax is the first television channel in Asia dedicated to anime, and was initially launched in Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia in January 2004.Sony Pictures Entertainment to Launch Animax Asia', Press Release, SPE, 29 October 2003, Anime News Network. The channel primarily broadcasts Japanese language programming (including same-day simulcasts, and other anime-related content) through English-language feeds in Southeast Asia (excluding Brunei), South and East Asia (excluding Mainland China). History On December 17, 2015, Animax Asia announced that it would begin broadcasting in high definition ( HD), with high definition channel being a simu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MBS TV
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] |
Japan News Network
The Japan News Network (JNN; ) is a Japanese commercial television network run by TBS Television, owned by TBS Holdings (which is a part of the Mitsui Group '' keiretsu'' and highly cooperating with the '' Mainichi Shimbun'' despite the lack of the latter's shareholding in TBS Holdings). The network's responsibility includes the syndication of national television news bulletins to its regional affiliates, and news exchange between the stations. Its affiliate stations also broadcast non-news programs originating from TBS Television. Founded on 1 August 1959, JNN is made up of 28 full-time affiliates. It also operates the 24-hour satellite and cable news channel TBS News and the FAST Channel TBS NEWS DIG. History Initial news exchange agreement In 1956, when there were only four commercial television stations in Japan ( Nippon Television, Tokyo Radio and Television (hereinafter referred to as KRT), Osaka Television Broadcasting, and Chubu Nippon Broadcasting), the tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medialink
Medialink Group Limited is a content distributor and licensor based in Kowloon, Hong Kong specializing in the distribution of Japanese anime and brand licensing. Its offices are located at Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Registered from Hong Kong Companies Registry, Medialink was founded as Medialink International Limited by Lovinia Chiu in March 1994. In 2018, co-founders Lovinia and Noletta Chiu integrated Medialink Entertainment and Medialink Animation International into the Medialink Group, which was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2019. Anime distribution Medialink Entertainment handles the content acquisition and distribution of Japanese anime in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Micronesia, and Polynesia. The company does not directly release its own properties, but instead selects some anime titles for release on home video through its distribution partners such as Asia Video Publishing in Hong Kong, CaiChang International Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madman Entertainment
Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd., also known as Madman Films, stylized as MADMAN, is an Australian film and television production, distribution, entertainment, and rights management company headquartered in East Melbourne, Victoria, specialising in feature films, documentaries and television series across theatrical and home entertainment formats in Australia and New Zealand. History Early history Madman Entertainment was founded in 1996 by Tim Anderson and Paul Wiegard as a mail order business specialising in imported anime titles, after following the success of Manga Entertainment in the United States and the United Kingdom. Originally selling titles on VHS, the company became the second Australian distributor to author DVDs in-house, with the 1995 film ''Ghost in the Shell'' being their first DVD release. In 1998, Madman began distributing anime to television outlets, with '' Neon Genesis Evangelion'' airing on SBS TV. Madman manages the distribution of live-action titles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crunchyroll Store Australia
Crunchyroll Pty. Ltd., trading as Crunchyroll Store Australia, and previously known as Madman Anime, is an Australian video publisher and distribution company focused on Asian entertainment. The company handles licensing and distribution of anime in Australia and New Zealand. Originally part of independent film distributor Madman Entertainment, the company is now operated as a division of Crunchyroll, LLC, run by Sony through Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex. History As part of Madman Entertainment Madman Entertainment was founded in 1996 by Tim Anderson and Paul Wiegard as a mail order business specialising in imported anime titles, after following the success of Manga Entertainment in the United States and the United Kingdom. Originally selling titles on VHS, the company became the second Australian distributor to author DVDs in-house, with the 1995 film ''Ghost in the Shell'' being their first DVD release. In 1998, Madman began airi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
