Honeko Akabane's Bodyguards
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masamitsu Nigatsu. It has been serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' since September 2022. A live-action film adaptation premiered in Japanese theaters in August 2024. Plot Honeko Akabane and Ibuki Arakuni have been childhood friends since they were kids. Ibuki harbors feelings for Honeko and is fiercely protective of her, often leading to fights. Honeko always scolds him for his recklessness but is deeply grateful for his presence, as she feels safe around him. Ibuki's unwavering determination to protect Honeko stems from his knowledge of her true heritage. She is the daughter of a powerful yakuza organization and destined to be its next leader after her father's passing. Due to this, rival organizations are plotting to eliminate her, even hiring professional assassins. To keep Honeko safe, she was adopted by a lawyer's family, concealing her Yakuza connections. Ibuki became her bodyguard ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tankōbon
is the Japanese term for a book that is not part of an anthology or corpus. In modern Japanese, the term is most often used in reference to individual volumes of a manga series: most series first appear as individual chapters in a weekly or monthly manga anthology with other works before being published as volumes containing several chapters each. Major publishing imprints for include Jump Comics (for serials in Shueisha's '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' and other ''Jump'' magazines), Kodansha's Shōnen Magazine Comics, and Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday Comics. Japanese comics (manga) manga came to be published in thick, phone-book-sized weekly or monthly anthology manga magazines (such as '' Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' or '' Weekly Shōnen Jump''). These anthologies often have hundreds of pages and dozens of individual series by multiple authors. They are printed on cheap newsprint and are considered disposable. Since the 1930s, though, comic strips had been compiled int ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 Canada, it has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in four separate regions: the United States and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. 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-chief Isaac Alexander. On June 30, 2002, Anime N ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Manga Adapted Into Films
Manga ( Japanese: 漫画 ) 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 prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' 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 the country. 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 ('' hentai'' and '' ecchi''), 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 magazi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kodansha Manga
is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines '' Nakayoshi'', '' Afternoon'', '' Evening'', '' Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' and '' Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine'', as well as the more literary magazines '' Gunzō'', '' Shūkan Gendai'', and the Japanese dictionary '' Nihongo Daijiten''. Kodansha was founded by Seiji Noma in 1910, and members of his family continue as its owners either directly or through the Noma Cultural Foundation. History Seiji Noma founded Kodansha in 1910 as a spin-off of the ''Dai-Nippon Yūbenkai'' (, "Greater Japan Oratorical Society") and produced the literary magazine '' Yūben'' () as its first publication. The name ''Kodansha'' (taken from '' Kōdan Club'' (), a now-defunct magazine published by the company) originated in 1911 when the publisher formally merged with the ''Dai-Nippon Yūbenkai''. The company has used its current legal ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anime And Manga Set In Schools
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of the English word ''animation'') describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. Animation produced outside of Japan with similar style to Japanese animation is commonly referred to as anime-influenced animation. The earliest commercial Japanese animations date to 1917. A characteristic art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka and spread in 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 comics (manga), light novels, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Action Anime And Manga
Action may refer to: * Action (narrative), a literary mode * Action fiction, a type of genre fiction * Action game, a genre of video game Film * Action film, a genre of film * ''Action'' (1921 film), a film by John Ford * ''Action'' (1980 film), a film by Tinto Brass * '' Action 3D'', a 2013 Telugu language film * ''Action'' (2019 film), a Kollywood film. Music * Action (music), a characteristic of a stringed instrument * Action (piano), the mechanism which drops the hammer on the string when a key is pressed * The Action, a 1960s band Albums * ''Action'' (B'z album) (2007) * ''Action!'' (Desmond Dekker album) (1968) * '' Action Action Action'' or ''Action'', a 1965 album by Jackie McLean * ''Action!'' (Oh My God album) (2002) * ''Action'' (Oscar Peterson album) (1968) * ''Action'' (Punchline album) (2004) * ''Action'' (Question Mark & the Mysterians album) (1967) * ''Action'' (Uppermost album) (2011) * ''Action'' (EP), a 2012 EP by NU'EST * ''Action'', a 1984 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Next Manga Award
The is an annual award for manga series presented by Kadokawa Corporation's '' Da Vinci'' magazine and Niconico streaming website. It is divided into two categories: one for print manga, and one for web manga. Overview The award was originally established on October 6, 2014, as a collaboration between Kadokawa Corporation , formerly is a Japanese media conglomerate that was created as a result of the merger of the original Kadokawa Corporation and Dwango Co., Ltd. on October 1, 2014. History The holding company known today as Kadokawa Corporation was origin ...'s '' Da Vinci'' magazine and its Niconico streaming website. The award is divided into two categories, the first is for manga that have been published in print publications, and the second for series published online. In order for a series to be eligible, it must be currently serializing and have no more than five volumes published or have started serialization after January 1. The final decision is made by havi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Story Arc
A story arc (also narrative arc) is the chronological construction of plot in a novel or story. It can also mean an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books, comic strips, board games, video games, and films with each episode following a dramatic arc. ThoughtCo. On a , for example, the story would unfold over many episodes. In television, the use of the story arc is common in s, and even more so in [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tao Tsuchiya
is a Japanese actress, model, dancer, lyricist and singer. She is best known for her memorable role of Makimachi Misao in the movie series ''Rurouni Kenshin'', Mai Nakahara in ''The 8-Year Engagement'', Koharu in ''The Cinderella Addiction'' and most recently as Yuzuha Usagi in Netflix's ''Alice in Borderland''. Her older sister, Honoka, works as a model, while her younger brother, Shimba Tsuchiya, is also an actor. Career & Stage Play Chosen from among 2,020 women auditioning for the part, Tsuchiya was cast in the starring role of ''Mare'', a morning drama serial aired on Japan's public television starting March 30, 2015. In 2018, Tsuchiya performed in a theatre production in five cities within four countries around the world. The production was an adaptation from the manga *Pluto*. She played two main characters: a little cyborg girl named Uran and a cyborg woman named Helena. She planned to participate in another Stage Play challenge in Tokyo during the summer of 2020, jo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hikaru Takahashi
is a Japanese actress and model, currently affiliated to Oscar Promotion. Career Takahashi rose to fame after participating in the 14th Japan Bishōjo Contest in 2014, in which she won the Grand Prix among 80,131 applicants, 1428 who passed the primary document examination and 21 finalists. During the main competition held on August 5 at Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa, she sang Erika Sawajiri's "Taiyou no Uta".De☆View ( Oricon Entertainment) March 2015 Page 99 On December 17, she participated in Oscar Promotion's annual kimono photo session, held at the Meiji Memorial Hall. In February 2015, Takahashi starred in a commercial by the Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union and Yoyogi Seminar. At the same time, she starred in drama film '' Jinsei no Yakusoku''. On September 13, she was appointed Public Relations Manager of Shiga Prefecture. On October 13, she was appointed the ambassador for Hie Shrine. On January 23, 2016, Takahashi attended the Shiga-Lake Biwa Rainbow's Luc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Daiken Okudaira
is a Japanese actor from Tokyo, Japan. Career Okudaira began his career when he auditioned for the thriller drama film ''Mother'' in November 2018, where he was officially selected from all of the applicants for the role of Shuhei despite never having prior acting experience. On June 23, 2023, he made his starring role in the movie adaptation of ''Insomniacs After School is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Ojiro. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Big Comic Spirits'' since May 2019. An anime television series adaptation by Liden Films is set t ...'', playing the lead male character Ganta Nakami. Filmography Film Television References External links * * Okudaira Daikenon Japanese Film Database * {{DEFAULTSORT:Okudaira, Daiken 2003 births Living people Japanese male child actors Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors 21st-century Japanese male actors ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Natsuki Deguchi
is a Japanese actress and model who is affiliated with Incent. Biography Natsuki Deguchi was born on October 4, 2001, in China, to a Chinese mother and Japanese father. She has three elder sisters and one younger brother; they were raised in Tokyo, Japan. Deguchi is bilingual; she can speak both Chinese and Japanese, with the former specifically being the Hokkien dialect from Fujian Province, which she generally only speaks at home. Career While at Miyamasuzaka, Shibuya, with a friend, she was scouted by an Incent staff. Deguchi had previously been scouted by several other agencies before o which she all declined but admiring actress and model Mizuki Yamamoto, whom she heard was from the agency, she accepted the offer. She debuted in March 2018. Her first job after joining Incent was a photo shoot for the fast fashion brand "Shimamura". She applied and participated in the "''Miss Seventeen 2018''" sponsored by Shueisha, and showed off her fluent Chinese in an appeal ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |