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Magical Witch Punie-chan
, also known as ''The Great Magical Gap'', is a Japanese manga series. The story revolves around a young girl named Punie Tanaka who is princess of Magical Land. In order for her to become queen, however, she must become a transfer student in a Japanese high school. Due to her potential to become the next ruler, she has many enemies that wish to assassinate her. This proves difficult to them because Punie is both skilled at martial arts and possesses magic powers which she uses to quickly defeat her enemies. The series is a parody of magical princess anime, and often uses the juxtaposition of cute characters with brutal violence for humor. The title is a pun on , a 1966 ''jidaigeki'' movie. The anime was released in the U.S. on October 21, 2008 by Media Blasters as a subtitled release and was later released with an English dub as well as the original Japanese dub on June 28, 2011 in a special edition. Characters Main characters ; : : The protagonist and, according to flash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magical Girl
is a subgenre of Japanese fantasy media (including anime, manga, light novels, and live-action media) centered around young girls who possess magical abilities, which they typically use through an ideal alter ego into which they can transform. The genre emerged in 1962 with '' Himitsu no Akko-chan'', followed by ''Sally the Witch'' in 1966 produced by Toei Animation. A wave of similar anime produced by the studio in the 1970s led to being used as a common term for the genre. In the 1980s, the term was largely replaced by "magical girl", reflecting the new popularity of shows produced by other studios, including ''Magical Princess Minky Momo'' and ''Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel''. In the 1990s, ''Sailor Moon'' introduced the concept of a "transforming heroine" who fights against forces of evil, a synthesis of elements from hero shows that became a staple for magical girl series that followed. The growth of late-night anime in the early 2000s led to a demographic shift for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unicorn
The unicorn is a legendary creature that has been described since antiquity as a beast with a single large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead. In European literature and art, the unicorn has for the last thousand years or so been depicted as a white horse-like or goat-like animal with a long straight horn with spiralling grooves, cloven hooves, and sometimes a goat's beard. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance, it was commonly described as an extremely wild woodland creature, a symbol of purity and grace, which could be captured only by a virgin. In encyclopedias, its horn was described as having the power to render poisoned water potable and to heal sickness. In medieval and Renaissance times, the tusk of the narwhal was sometimes sold as a unicorn horn. A bovine type of unicorn is thought by some scholars to have been depicted in seals of the Bronze Age Indus Valley civilization, the interpretation remaining controversial. An equine form of the unico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Name
in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expectations and reverse the order. , the government has stated its intention to change this policy. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, which are characters mostly Chinese in origin but Japanese in pronunciation. The pronunciation of Japanese kanji in names follows a special set of rules, though parents are able to choose pronunciations; many foreigners find it difficult to read kanji names because of parents being able to choose which pronunciations they want for certain kanji, though most pronunciations chosen are common when used in names. Some kanji are banned for use in names, such as the kanji for "weak" and "failure", amongst others. Parents also have the option of using hiragana or katakana when giving a name to their newbor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese National Railways
The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 prefectures of Japan. This figure expanded to in 1981 (excluding Shinkansen), but later reduced to as of March 31, 1987, the last day of JNR. JNR operated both passenger and freight services. Shinkansen Shinkansen, the world's first high-speed railway was debuted by JNR in 1964. By the end of JNR in 1987, four lines were constructed: ; Tōkaidō Shinkansen: , completed in 1964 ; Sanyō Shinkansen: , completed in 1975 ; Tōhoku Shinkansen: , as of 1987 ; Jōetsu Shinkansen: , completed in 1982 Buses JNR operated bus lines as feeders, supplements or substitutions of railways. Unlike railway operation, JNR Bus was not superior to other local bus operators. The JR Bus companies are the successors of the bus operation of JNR. Ships JNR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railfan
A railfan, rail buff or train buff (American English), railway enthusiast, railway buff or trainspotter ( Australian/British English), or ferroequinologist is a person who is recreationally interested in trains and rail transport systems. Railfans often combine their interest with other hobbies, especially photography and videography, radio scanning, railway modelling, studying railroad history and participating in railway station and rolling stock preservation efforts. There are many magazines and websites dedicated to railfanning and railway enthusiasts, including '' Trains'', '' Railfan & Railroad'', ''The Railway Magazine'', ''Locomotive Magazine'', and ''Railway Gazette International''. Other names In the United Kingdom, rail enthusiasts are often called trainspotters or anoraks. The term ''gricer'' has been used in the UK since at least 1969 and is said to have been current in 1938 amongst members of the Manchester Locomotive Society, according to the ''Oxford Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Soler
Rebecca Soler is an American voice actress based in the New York City area. She has voiced on several audiobooks; her most notable voice work has been the narrator for ''The Lunar Chronicles'' series by Marissa Meyer. In anime, she voiced title character Miu Nomura in '' Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart'', Reanne in ''Ojamajo Doremi'' and Battia in ''Outlanders''. In animation, she voiced in ''Huntik'', ''Viva Piñata'', and ''Winx Club''. She has worked with 4Kids Entertainment, NYAV Post, Media Blasters, Central Park Media and DuArt Film & Video. On stage, she has participated in various theater projects, including a play called ''Becoming Cuba''. She is also a producer of a web series called ''With Friends Like These''. Biography Soler grew up in Boston, and moved to Sugar Land, Texas while in high school. She attended Carnegie-Mellon University where she graduated with a Bachelor's in theater. She got involved in voice-over for anime and animation works that were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noriko Shitaya
is a Japanese voice actress from Chiba Prefecture, Japan. She is known for her role as Sakura Matō in ''Fate/stay night'' series. Voice roles Anime television 2000 * '' Hamtaro'', Sumire-chan, Tsutomu-kun 2001 * ''Parappa the Rapper'' Gallery (ep 17) * '' Alien Nine'' (special), Kasumi Tōmine 2002 * '' Mirage of Blaze'' (ep 4) * ''Tokyo Underground'' May (eps 7–9) * ''Mirmo Zibang!'' Hanzo, Umezono Momo * '' Shrine of the Morning Mist''(ep 24) * ''Petite Princess Yucie'' Girl 1 (ep 2), Student C (ep 8) * '' Naruto'' Moegi 2003 * '' Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch'' Coral Spirit (ep 36), Mimi * '' D.C. ~Da Capo~'' Emi * ''Popotan'' Girl A (ep 1) * '' Massugu ni Ikou'' Saotome Nao * ''Requiem from the Darkness'' Chiyoko (ep 9) * '' Rumbling Hearts'' Schoolgirl B (ep 3) * '' Maburaho'' Raika Naruo 2004 * '' Maria-sama ga Miteru'' Katsura * ''Daphne in the Brilliant Blue'' Nurse * ''Kannazuki no Miko'' Himeko Kurusugawa * '' Kyo Kara Maoh!'' Beatrice (eps 56–78) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War (also known by other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The north was supported by the Soviet Union, China, and other communist states, while the south was supported by the United States and other anti-communist allies. The war is widely considered to be a Cold War-era proxy war. It lasted almost 20 years, with direct U.S. involvement ending in 1973. The conflict also spilled over into neighboring states, exacerbating the Laotian Civil War and the Cambodian Civil War, which ended with all three countries becoming communist states by 1975. After the French military withdrawal from Indochina in 1954 – following their defeat in the First Indochina War – the Viet Minh took control of North Vietnam, and the U.S. assumed financial and military support for the South Vietnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawaii
''Kawaii'' is the culture of cuteness in Japan. It can refer to items, humans and non-humans that are charming, vulnerable, shy and childlike.Kerr, Hui-Ying (23 November 2016)"What is kawaii – and why did the world fall for the ‘cult of cute’?", ''The Conversation''. Examples include cute handwriting, certain genres of manga, anime, and characters including Hello Kitty and Pikachu. The cuteness culture, or ''kawaii'' aesthetic, has become a prominent aspect of Japanese popular culture, entertainment, clothing, food, toys, personal appearance, and mannerisms. Etymology The word ''kawaii'' originally derives from the phrase ''kao hayushi'', which literally means "(one's) face (is) aglow," commonly used to refer to flushing or blushing of the face. The second morpheme is cognate with ''-bayu'' in '' mabayui'' (眩い, 目映い, or 目映ゆい) "dazzling, glaring, blinding, too bright; dazzlingly beautiful" (''ma-'' is from ''me'' "eye") and ''-hayu'' in ''omohayui'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Green (voice Actor)
James Hadley Snyder (born February 16, 1970), known professionally as Dan Green, is an American voice actor, voice director, and screenwriter. He is best known for being the voice of Yugi Muto/ Yami Yugi for '' Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters'', the anime series version of ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'', as well as all of the character's U.S. series appearances. Early life Green attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Career Green is best known as the voice of Yugi Muto/ Yami Yugi in '' Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters'', Trudge in '' Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's'', and Knuckles the Echidna in '' Sonic X'' and the '' Sonic the Hedgehog'' video games (2005–2010). He has worked for 4Kids Entertainment, DuArt Film and Video, NYAV Post, TAJ Productions and Central Park Media. He has also worked on script adaptations of '' Kurokami: The Animation'' and ''Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn'', and teaches voice acting at Edge Studio in New York City. Personal life Green married singer and voice actress Michal Lura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jouji 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 Professor Bias in '' Choujuu Sentai Liveman ... [...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/Grand Order'' series, Aika S. Granzchesta in ''Aria'', and 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. 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) *'' Kino's Journey'', Daughter (ep. 3) *''Popotan'', Magical Girl Lilo-chan (ep. 3) *''Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
