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Kinnikuman Counterattack! The Underground Space Choujins
is a Japanese manga series created by the duo Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada, known as Yudetamago. It follows Suguru Kinniku, a superhero who must win a wrestling tournament to retain the title of prince of Planet Kinniku. Nakai and Takashi planned the series when they were attending high school originally as a parody to ''Ultraman''. The manga was originally published in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1979 to 1987, and was first adapted by Toei Animation into a 137-episode anime series broadcast on Nippon Television from 1983 to 1986. It restarted publication in 2011 in Shueisha's web magazine ''Shū Play News'', and has spawned spin-off manga and anime series, video games, anime films, and several ''Kinnikuman''-related merchandise. There is also a sequel, the manga that was serialized in ''Weekly Playboy'' between 1998 and 2004. It was published in North America by Viz Media under the title of ''Ultimate Muscle''. It was also a ... [...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] |
Weekly Playboy
, also known as or ''WPB'', is a Japanese weekly magazine published by Shueisha since 1966. Although the magazine publishes a variety of news and special interest articles, columns, celebrity interviews, and manga, it is considered an adult magazine. The target demographic is men, and each issue features several partially nude pictorials of female models. This magazine is not a regional edition of the American '' Playboy'' magazine; the Japanese edition of that magazine was published as '' Monthly Playboy'' (''MPB'') by Shueisha until its cancellation in January 2009. Manga in ''WPB'' * '' Circuit no Ōkami II: Modena no Tsurugi'' by Satoshi Ikezawa * '' Lady Snowblood'' (修羅雪姫) by Kazuo Koike and Kazuo Kamimura * ''Modena no Ken'' (モデナの剣) by Satoshi Ikezawa * '' My Favorite Carrera'' (彼女のカレラ) by Kia Asamiya * ''Ore no Sora'' (俺の空) by Hiroshi Motomiya * ''Polo Shirt and Upper Cut'' by Norifusa Mita * '' The First President of Japan'' by Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Production I
Production may refer to: Economics and business * Production (economics) * Production, the act of manufacturing goods * Production, in the outline of industrial organization, the act of making products (goods and services) * Production as a statistic, gross domestic product * Production line Arts, entertainment, and media * Production, the act or role of assembling, crafting, creating, or presenting, a work of art, or the work of art itself. Motion pictures * Production, film distributor of a company * Production, phase of filmmaking * Production, video production Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media * ''Production'' (album), by Mirwais, 2000 * Production, category of illusory magic trick * Production, phase of video games development * Production, Record producer's role * Production, theatrical performance Science and technology * Production, deployment environment where changes go "live" and users interact with it * Production (computer science), formal-grammar co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuharu Takanashi
is a prolific Japanese composer and arranger for anime and video game series. His anime composition credits include ''Naruto Shippuden'', ''Fairy Tail'', '' Log Horizon'', '' Shiki'', '' Hell Girl'', and '' Record of Ragnarok''. Biography Takanashi was born in Tokyo, in 1963. At the age of 18, he began playing keyboard, later working as the keyboardist for the band Hellen. In 1993, he formed the group Planet Earth with a Hellen's guitarist and others, releasing the album ''Big Bang'' in the same year. In the late 1990s, he joined Musashi Project, a rock band which features traditional Japanese musical instruments. In 2002, alongside Musashi and Toshio Masuda, he made his debut as a composer in the anime series ''Naruto ''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. T ...'', writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makoto Fukami
is a Japanese manga artist, novelist, and screenwriter. He started writing manga in 1999 and since has had multiple of his series adapted into other media. In addition to manga, he also did screenwriting for ''Psycho-Pass'' and its first film '' Psycho-Pass: The Movie'' in 2012 and 2015 respectively, both of which have been well received. Biography Makoto Fukami was born in Kumamoto Prefecture on August 5, 1977. In 1999, Fukami created the manga ''Wild Diamond'', which won the for manga in that year. In 2005, he launched his first major novel series, '' Young Gun Carnaval''. In 2012, he started working as a screenwriter for various anime series with ''Psycho-Pass''. In 2013, the manga series '' The Torture Club'' received a live action film adaptation. Later that year, in the ''Newtype'' anime awards, ''Psycho-Pass'' was voted as fourth best title of the year. In 2014, the series was nominated for the Seiun Award. In 2015, '' Ōsama-tachi no Viking'' was nominated for the Manga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultra Jump
is a Japanese monthly seinen manga magazine published by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. Originally, the magazine was a special issue of ''Weekly Young Jump'' which was first issued in 1995. On October 19, 1999, the special issue became the new monthly publication ''Ultra Jump''. The manga titles serialized in the magazine are published in ''tankōbon'' volumes under the ''Young Jump Comics Ultra'' label. History ''Ultra Jump'' started as a special issue of the seinen anthology ''Weekly Young Jump'' called "''Young Jump: Ultra Special Issue: Ultra Jump''", which was first issued in 1995. The magazine was split to a monthly publication in 1999, simply called "''Ultra Jump''". On March 19, 2008, ''Ultra Jump'' released an online spin-off of the ''Ultra Jump'' magazine: . ''Ultra Jump Egg'' is an online manga website that mainly serializes manga not in the original ''Ultra Jump'' magazine. Features The magazine has been known for fanservice-laden fantasy and science- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FoxBox
4Kids TV (often stylized as 4K!DSTV and formerly known as FoxBox from September 14, 2002 to January 15, 2005) was an American television programming block and Internet-based video on demand children's network operated by 4Kids Entertainment. It originated as a weekly block on Saturday mornings on the Fox network, which was created out of a four-year agreement reached on January 22, 2002, between 4Kids Entertainment and Fox to lease the five-hour Saturday morning time slot occupied by the network's existing children's program block, Fox Kids. It was targeted at children aged 7–11. The 4Kids TV block was part of the Fox network schedule, although it was syndicated to other broadcast television stations in certain markets where a Fox affiliate declined to air it. History The block aired a preview special on September 1, 2002, and was formally launched on September 14, 2002, under the name FoxBox, a joint venture between News Corporation and 4Kids Entertainment, replacing Fox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Max
Pop Max (previously Kix! and then Kix) was a British free-to-air children's television channel in the United Kingdom, owned by Narrative Entertainment UK Limited. As of June 2014, it broadcast cartoons, sci-fi, action and adventure series and anime on Sky and on Freeview. Its target audience was 6 to 15-year-olds. History At 6am on 19 May 2008, Pop +1 ceased broadcast and was directly replaced on-air with Kix. Kix was the fourth dedicated kids' channel to be launched by CSC: its three sister channels are Pop which was launched on 29 May 2003, and shows cartoons and pop music videos for a mixed audience; Tiny Pop, which was launched in 26 July 2004, and shows cartoons for young children and pre-schoolers; and Pop Girl, a defunct channel launched on 6 August 2007. In August 2008, Kix! launched onto Freesat. The exclamation mark in its name was dropped in May 2013, though remained in some branding such as Sky's programme guide until the next year. Kix has broadcast on Freevi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toonami (UK & Ireland)
Toonami was a British children's channel which aired from September 2003 to May 2007. History As CNX Toonami was a programming block on Cartoon Network (UK & Ireland), Cartoon Network, until June 2002 when its programming was moved to the soon-to-be launched CNX (TV channel), CNX. On 24 September 2002, Turner Broadcasting System Europe announced its launch on 14 October. CNX would be the first Cartoon Network derivative to launch outside North America. To promote CNX, six people attempted to break the world record for continuous TV watching, set at 46 hours, 30 minutes, and 50.91 seconds. Three participants—Steven Hayes, Adam King, and Nick Tungett—succeeded, watching for 47 hours. They earned a place in the 2002 Guinness World Records, a £5,000 cash prize, and £2,000 in audio-visual equipment. The channel was initially available on Sky UK, Sky Digital and NTL Incorporated, NTL:home. At the time, Turner was in negotiations with Telewest to add the channel to their Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YTV (Canadian TV Channel)
YTV (stylized as УTV) is a Television in Canada, Canadian English language Discretionary service, discretionary specialty channel owned by YTV Canada, Inc. a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment. The channel and its programming is targeted at children and young teenagers. Its name was originally thought to be an abbreviation for "Youth Television", though the channel's website has denied this. The channel was launched on September 1, 1988 by owners Rogers Media and CUC Broadcasting upon launch. In 1995, Shaw Communications acquired CUC's 34% stake and in 1998, it acquired Rogers' remaining interest of the channel, before Shaw's media division was spun off to form Corus Entertainment in 1999. Since its launch, YTV has aired various programs consisting of both original live-action and animated television series, movies, and third-party shows from various international markets. In addition to its own domestic productions, YTV also airs a number of programming directly from U.S.-ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cartoon Network (Australia And New Zealand)
Cartoon Network Australia & New Zealand is an Australian pay television channel broadcast as a local feed of its American counterpart. launched on 3 October 1995, and owned by Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific. It primarily shows animated programming. The channel began broadcasting as a part of the Cartoon Network Asia service on 30 June 1995. It was later separated from the broader pan-Asian service on 3 October 1995. History Cartoon Network started its broadcast in Australia in 1995 as the dual-channel TNT & Cartoon Network as part of the Foxtel cable TV launch, operating from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with Turner Classic Movies (formerly TNT) taking the remainder of the daily schedule. It also joined Optus Vision, with the provider signing a carriage contract in late June 1995. On 1 July 1997, Cartoon Network Australia became a separate 24-hour channel. It originally aired only Hanna-Barbera cartoons such as Yogi Bear, Top Cat, The Flintstones etc. The channe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Tokyo
JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as is a Japanese television station that serves as the flagship of the TX Network.Corporate Data . TV Tokyo. Retrieved on June 21, 2010. It is owned and operated by itself a of the TV Tokyo Holdings Corporation, in turn controlled by Nikkei, Inc. It is headquartered in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
