MVM Films
MVM Entertainment, also known as MVM and MVM Films, is a British licensor and distributor of Japanese animation. The company also sub-licenses anime titles from US anime companies such as Media Blasters, Geneon, Nozomi Entertainment, Urban Vision, AnimEigo and US Manga Corps, which do not have a UK presence, and releases them on Region 2 DVD. It is part of the MVM Group, which also has wholesale and retail arms, and specialises in anime, manga and related merchandise. It is headquartered in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales. History MVM Entertainment came into existence in 1990 as a mail order and retail shop that specialised in niche market items. It grew as did the demand for anime and manga products into the nineties, allowing the company to start licensing anime series for the United Kingdom market in 1998. MVM currently have over 250 titles listed on their official website. The company continues to license TV series and films from major Japanese productions such as th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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City
A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agreed definition of the lower boundary for their size. In a narrower sense, a city can be defined as a permanent and Urban density, densely populated place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, Public utilities, utilities, land use, Manufacturing, production of goods, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organisations, government organizations, and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process, such as improving the efficiency of goods and service distribution. Historically, city dwellers have been a small proportion of humanity overall, bu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Niche Market
A niche market is the subset of the market on which a product is appealed to a small group of consumers. The market niche defines the product features aimed at satisfying specific market needs, as well as the price range, production quality and the demographics that it is intended to target. It is also a small market segment. Sometimes, a product or service can be entirely designed to satisfy a niche market. Not every product can be defined by its market niche. The niche market is highly specialized, and aiming to survive among the competition from numerous super companies. Even established companies create products for different niches; Hewlett-Packard has all-in-one machines for printing, scanning and faxing targeted for the home office niche, while at the same time having separate machines with one of these functions for big businesses. In practice, product vendors and trade businesses are commonly referred to as ''mainstream providers'' or ''narrow demographics niche market pr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Rascal Does Not Dream Of Bunny Girl Senpai
''Rascal Does Not Dream'', known in Japan as or , is a Japanese light novel series written by Hajime Kamoshida and illustrated by Kēji Mizoguchi. ASCII Media Works published fifteen volumes from April 2014 to October 2024 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Tsugumi Nanamiya has been serialized in ASCII Media Works' manga magazine '' Dengeki G's Comic'' since December 2015. An anime television series adaptation of the first five volumes produced by CloverWorks, titled ''Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai'', aired from October to December 2018. An anime film adapting volumes six and seven, titled '' Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl'', premiered in June 2019. '' Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out'', a second film adapting volume eight, premiered in June 2023. '' Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid'', a third film adapting volume nine, premiered in December 2023. An anime television series adaptation of the Un ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Garden Of Sinners
''The Garden of Sinners'', known in Japan as sometimes referred to as , is a Japanese light novel series, written by Kinoko Nasu and illustrated by Takashi Takeuchi. Originally released as a series of chapters released independently online or at Comiket between October 1998 and August 1999, the chapters were later republished by Kodansha into two volumes in 2004, and again in three volumes between 2007 and 2008. Ufotable produced a series of seven anime films based on the series between 2007 and 2009 and also produced an original video animation episode in 2011. A final anime film was produced and released in 2013. A manga adaptation illustrated by Sphere Tenku started serialization in September 2010 in Seikaisha's online magazine ''Saizensen''. Plot Story and setting Set in Japan predominantly during the late 1990s, ''The Garden of Sinners'' follows the story of , a teenage girl raised as a demon hunter who acquired the "Tsukihime#Plot, Mystic Eyes of Death Perception ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Toradora!
is a Japanese light novel series by Yuyuko Takemiya, with illustrations by Yasu. The series includes 10 novels released between March 10, 2006, and March 10, 2009, published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. Three volumes of a spin-off light novel series were also created, aptly titled ''Toradora Spin-off!''. A manga adaptation by Zekkyō started serialization in the September 2007 issue of the shōnen manga magazine '' Dengeki Comic Gao!'', published by MediaWorks. The manga ended serialization in ''Dengeki Comic Gao!'' with the March 2008 issue, but continued serialization in ASCII Media Works' manga magazine '' Dengeki Daioh'' with the May 2008 issue. The title ''Toradora!'' is derived from the names of the two main characters Taiga Aisaka and Ryūji Takasu. Taiga's name is almost homophonic with from English ''tiger'' (the final ''a'' is more lengthened in the English loanword), which is synonymous with the native Japanese word . Inversely, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Flip Flappers
is a Japanese anime television series produced by Studio 3Hz, directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama, written by Yuniko Ayana, featuring concept art by tanu, character designs by Takashi Kojima, and music composed by To-Mas. It was first announced on March 25, 2016, at the AnimeJapan convention, and aired on AT-X and other networks between October and December 2016. The series is a science fiction adventure story that revolves around two heroines, Papika and Cocona. Plot Cocona is a seemingly ordinary middle school student living a normal life with her grandmother. As she ponders over what future career she should take up, she meets an energetic yet eccentric girl named Papika, who immediately takes an interest in Cocona. Without hesitation, she drags her into an organization called Flip Flap. This organization specializes in retrieving mysterious, amorphous fragments which are said to grant wishes from various alternate dimensions known as Pure Illusion. After completing their first ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Land Of The Lustrous
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It was published by Kodansha in ''Monthly Afternoon'' magazine from October 2012 to April 2024, with its chapters collected in thirteen volumes. Set in a world inhabited by Lustrous—immortal humanoid lifeforms who are the embodiments of gemstones—it chronicles their efforts to find the place where they belong while fighting to defend themselves against the celestial humanoid race known as the Lunarians. A 3D anime television series adaptation by Orange aired between October and December 2017. Synopsis ''Land of the Lustrous'' is set in a far, distant future where the Earth had been struck six times by meteorites, ravaging it in the process. All of the remaining land was reduced to a single coast, and nearly all life was destroyed. Over vast periods, a new race of sentient lifeforms emerged: immortal humanoids embodied by gemstones known as the Lustrous. Phosphophyllite (Phos) is weak (with one of the lowest hardn ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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No Game No Life
is a Japanese light novel series by Yuu Kamiya. It is published under the MF Bunko J imprint with twelve novels released between April 25, 2012, and February 25, 2023. The author and his wife, Mashiro Hiiragi, adapted the novels into a manga series for '' Monthly Comic Alive'' in 2013. Later that year, an anime adaptation of ''No Game No Life'' by Madhouse was announced. It premiered on AT-X between April and July 2014, and was simulcast outside Japan by Crunchyroll. An anime film adaptation of the sixth volume, '' No Game, No Life Zero'', premiered on July 15, 2017. A spinoff manga, ''No Game No Life, Please!'', focusing on the character Izuna, ran from May 27, 2015, to November 27, 2017. The ''No Game No Life'' franchise was localized in North America by several companies: Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga, Sentai Filmworks the anime, and Yen Press the light novel series. The series follows Sora and his younger stepsister Shiro, two hikikomori who make ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tenchi Muyo!
is a Japanese anime, light novel and manga franchise. The original series began with a six-episode Original video animation, OVA called . This original series was created by Masaki Kajishima and directed by Hiroki Hayashi, and it was released in Japan on September 25, 1992. The series was released by Pioneer LDC in the United Kingdom in 1994. As its popularity grew, it spurred a seventh episode titled ''Tenchi Muyo! Special: The Night Before the Carnival'' (also known as the ''Tenchi Special'') and a stand-alone ''Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki#Tenchi Muyo! Mihoshi Special, Tenchi Muyo! Mihoshi Special''. A second OVA series was directed by Kenichi Yatagai and was released in 1994. A third OVA series, which was also directed by Yatagai, was released in 2003. A fourth OVA series was produced in Japan, with the first collection released on November 30, 2016. The following episodes were planned to be released with an interval of three months each, and the final part of the series arr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Samurai Champloo
is a 2004 Japanese historical adventure anime television series. The debut television production of studio Manglobe, the 26-episode series aired from May 2004 to March 2005. It was first partially broadcast on Fuji TV, then had a complete airing on Fuji Network System. It was licensed for North American broadcast on Adult Swim, and for commercial release first by Geneon Entertainment and later by Crunchyroll. It was also licensed for English releases in the United Kingdom by MVM Films, and in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment. A manga adaptation was serialized in ''Monthly Shōnen Ace'' during 2004, later released in North America by Tokyopop the following year. The series is set in a fictionalized version of Edo period Japan, blending traditional elements with anachronistic cultural references, including hip hop. The series follows the exploits of tea waitress Fuu, vagrant outlaw Mugen, and ronin Jin. Fuu saves Mugen and Jin from execution, then forces the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Berserk (1997 TV Series)
''Berserk'', known in Japan as is a Japanese anime television series based on Kentaro Miura's manga series ''Berserk (manga), Berserk''. The series follows Guts (Berserk), Guts, a skilled mercenary warrior who gets entangled with the Band of the Hawk, a mercenary group, and its ambitious leader, Griffith (Berserk), Griffith. ''Berserk'' was produced by Nippon Television and VAP, Inc., VAP, animated by OLM, Inc., Oriental Light and Magic and directed by . It was broadcast for 25 episodes on Nippon TV from October 1997 to April 1998. ''Berserk'' was formerly licensed for English release in North America by Media Blasters, and later acquired by Discotek Media. The series has received critical acclaim, with critics praising its storytelling, characters, setting, and soundtrack by Susumu Hirasawa. Plot Guts (Berserk), Guts, a lone mercenary warrior driven solely by his will to survive, becomes entangled with the Band of the Hawk, a mercenary group lead by the ambitious and chari ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |