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Gugure! Kokkuri-san
is a Japanese manga series by Midori Endō, serialized in Square Enix's '' Gangan Joker'' since 2011. It has been collected in 12 (plus 1) ''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 w ...'' volumes until 2016 when it ended. An anime television series adaptation by TMS Entertainment aired in Japan from October to December 2014. Plot Kohina Ichimatsu is an expressionless elementary school girl who lives alone, proclaims herself to be a doll, and eats nothing but instant noodles. One day, she plays the Kokkuri game by herself and summons the fox spirit Kokkuri-san who, upon seeing her unhealthy lifestyle, takes it upon himself to become her guardian and raise her properly. Thus starts Kohina's new life of being haunted by various unique spirits. Characters Mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy
Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in Ancient Greek theatre, theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing ''agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses which e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manga
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 history in earlier Japanese art. The term 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 Japan. 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 ( and ), 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 and manga magazines (also known as manga anthologies) in Japan (equivale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pachinko
is a mechanical game originating in Japan that is used as an arcade game, and much more frequently for gambling. Pachinko fills a niche in Gambling in Japan, Japanese gambling comparable to that of the slot machine in the West as a form of low-stakes, low-strategy gambling. Pachinko parlors are widespread in Japan, and usually also feature a number of slot machines (called ''pachislo'' or pachislots) so these venues look and operate similarly to casinos. Modern pachinko machines have both mechanical and electrical components. Gambling for cash is illegal in Japan, but the widespread popularity of low-stakes pachinko in Japanese society has enabled a specific legal loophole allowing it to exist. Pachinko balls won from games cannot be exchanged directly for money in the parlor, nor can they be removed from the premises or exchanged with other parlors. However, they can be legally traded to the parlor for so-called "special prize" tokens (特殊景品 ''tokushu keihin''), whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NEET
A NEET, an acronym for "Not in Education, Employment, or Training", is a person who is Unemployment, unemployed and not receiving an education or Vocational education, vocational training. The classification originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1990s, and its use has spread, in varying degrees, to other countries, including Japan, South Korea, China, Serbia, Canada, and the United States. The NEET category includes the unemployed (individuals without a job and seeking one), as well as individuals outside the labour force (without a job and not seeking one). It is usually age-bounded to exclude people in old-age retirement. In the United Kingdom, the classification comprises people aged between 16 and 24. In Japan, the classification comprises people aged between 15 and 34 who are not employed, not engaged in homemaking, housework, not enrolled in school or work-related training, and not seeking work. A 2008 report by the OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jōji Nakata
, sometimes anglicized to George Nakata, is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator who is affiliated with the Office Osawa agency. His major voice roles include Alucard in ''Hellsing'', Hijikata Toshizo in ''Golden Kamuy'', Roy Revant in ''Solty Rei'', Giroro in ''Sgt. Frog'', Kirei Kotomine in ''Fate/stay night'', and the title character in '' Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo''. In video game franchises, he voices Ieyasu Tokugawa and Kenshin Uesugi in ''Samurai Warriors'' and ''Warriors Orochi'' series, Albert Wesker in the ''Resident Evil'' franchise, Sol Badguy in the ''Guilty Gear'' series since '' Guilty Gear 2: Overture'', Naobito Zen'in in ''Jujutsu Kaisen'' and Kazuya Mishima in the first, second and first Tag installments of the ''Tekken'' series. Biography Nakata studied at the Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music. His first roles were for live-action works where his major characters portrayed included Sir Cowler in ''Choushinsei Flashman'' and Great Prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiwa Saitō
is a Japanese voice actress represented by I'm Enterprise. She is best known for her anime roles, which include Hitagi Senjougahara in ''Monogatari'', Homura Akemi in ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica'', Yona in ''Akatsuki no Yona'', Chloe von Eizenbern in ''Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya'', Caster ( Tamamo-no-Mae and her variants) in '' Fate/Extra'' & '' Fate/Grand Order'' series, Aika S. Granzchesta in ''Aria'', Jean in ''Genshin Impact'' and Aoi Asahina in the Danganronpa video games and anime. Personal life Chiwa announced on July 29, 2013 that she had gotten married, and announced in October 2015 that she had given birth to her first child, a daughter. On January, 17, 2024, she announced that she was the mother of two additional children. Filmography TV Series ;1999 *'' Orphen: The Revenge'', Remi (ep. 1) ;2001 *''Kokoro Library'', Kokoro ;2002 *'' Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat'', Mermaid Princess ;2003 *'' R.O.D -The TV-'', Anita King *'' Inuyasha'', Village Maiden 2 (ep. 129) * ... [...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'', X in '' Mega Man X'', Arataka Reigen in '' Mob Psycho 100'', Giyu Tomioka in '' Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'', and Burton in '' Ninjala'', as well as villains such as Maximilien Robespierre in '' Le Chevalier D'Eon'', Hiltz in '' Zoids: Guardian Force'', Sasori in '' Naruto Shippūden'', Rohan Kishibe in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable'', and Suguru Geto in '' Jujutsu Kaisen''. 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. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legal Guardian
A legal guardian is a person who has been appointed by a court or otherwise has the legal authority (and the corresponding duty) to make decisions relevant to the personal and property interests of another person who is deemed incompetent, called a ward. For example, a legal guardian might be granted the authority to make decisions regarding a ward's housing or medical care or manage the ward's finances. Guardianship is most appropriate when an alleged ward is functionally incapacitated, meaning they have a lagging skill critical to performing certain tasks, such as making important life decisions. Guardianship intends to serve as a safeguard to protect the ward. Anyone can petition for a guardianship hearing if they believe another individual cannot make rational decisions on their own behalf. In a guardianship hearing, a judge ultimately decides whether guardianship is appropriate and, if so, will appoint a guardian. Guardians are typically used in four situations: guardian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryoko Shiraishi
is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Kashiba, Nara. She is affiliated with Aoni Production. Possessing a husky voice, Shiraishi voices young to teenage men as well as young girls and teenage women. However, in a break from tradition, one of her most famous roles is the brash and hot-headed Asuka Kazama, who is noted for speaking with a strong Osaka accent, which is one of Shiraishi's specialist skills. She was also formerly a member of the voice acting unit Drops, along with Ai Nonaka, Akemi Kanda, Tomoko Kaneda, and Mariko Kōda. Shiraishi is also very active in voice dubbing foreign dramas and movies. In particular, she is exclusively in charge of covering Miley Cyrus' roles. Many of her dubbing works are closely relative to the Disney Channel Disney Channel is an American pay television television channel, channel that serves as the flagship (broadcasting), flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney Entertainment business segmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daisuke Ono
is a Japanese voice actor and singer who won the 4th and 9th Seiyu Awards for best lead actor for his role as Sebastian Michaelis in '' Black Butler'', Jotaro Kujo in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' and Shukuro Tsukishima in ''Bleach'', as well as "Best Personalities" at the 9th Seiyu Awards. Other notable roles include Erwin Smith in ''Attack on Titan'', Itsuki Koizumi in '' The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', Seishū Handa in '' Barakamon'', Silver the Hedgehog in ''Sonic the Hedgehog'', Drole in '' The Seven Deadly Sins'', Shizuo Heiwajima in '' Durarara!!'', Jyushimatsu in '' Osomatsu-san'', Shintarō Midorima in '' Kuroko's Basketball'', Subaru Asahina in '' Brothers Conflict'', Hades Aidoneus in '' Kamigami no Asobi'', Killer T Cell in '' Cells at Work!'' and Ushiromiya Battler in '' Umineko When They Cry'' and Nobuyuki Sanada in '' Samurai Warriors 4'' and '' Warriors Orochi 4, Jing Yuan in'' Honkai: Star Rail, and ''Wriothesley'' in Genshin Impact. Ono was also feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukari Tamura
is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Amuleto. She released her debut single "Yūki o Kudasai" on March 26, 1997. Biography Born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Tamura gained fame as an advocate for the Lolita fashion movement, wearing Lolita-style clothing in public, and for her music releases, often in music videos and for album cover on CD releases. Affectionately called Yukarin by her fans, several of her releases have been used as opening and ending themes for anime series, while some have reached the Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that ... top 100 singles and album charts. In 2001, Tamura and Yui Horie formed a unit called Yamato Nadeshiko. Two singles were released, ''Mō Hitori no Watashi'' and ''Merry Merrily'' - the latter of which was an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Deformed
''Chibi'', also known as ''super deformation'' (''SD''), is an art style originating in Japan, and common in anime and manga where characters are drawn in an exaggerated way, typically small and chubby with stubby limbs, oversized heads, and minimal detail. The style has found its way into the anime and manga fandom through its usage in manga works and merchandising. Word usage and etymology The English term "chibi" derives from the Japanese , where is a colloquial word for very short people and children, itself deriving from , and is loaned from the English "character". "Super deformed" and "S.D." come from Japanese , itself from French . Proportions and appearance Compared to the average anime character, usually about seven to eight heads tall, the head of a super-deformed character is normally anywhere between one third and one half the character's height. In addition to their modified proportions, super-deformed characters typically lack the detail of their normal cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
