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Plus-Sized Elf
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Synecdoche. It was originally serialized on Wani Books' ''Comic Gum'' website from December 2016 to June 2020, with its individual chapters collected into eight volumes. After Wani Books' license to the series expired, Synecdoche self-published the series from April to May 2021, then started a continuation manga titled in Akita Shoten's monthly magazine, ''Dokodemo Young Champion'', in October 2021, with its individual chapters collected into four volumes. Both manga are licensed for English release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime television series adaptation produced by Elias aired from July to September 2024. Plot One night, Tomoatsu Naoe, an osteopathic massage therapist, meets a new client. She is Elfuda, an elf from another world who gained an excessive amount of weight during her stay on Earth by eating French fries, who needs his help shedding pounds so she can be able to return through th ... [...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] |
Seitai
''Seitai'' (整体) is a form of bodywork and alternative medicine practice, originally developed as training tool within Health Education. It was developed in Japan by Haruchika Noguchi (1911–1976) in the mid-20th century. The ''kanji'' comprising the word are 整 ''sei'', regulated, coordinated, in order, and 体 ''tai'', "body, organism", therefore translated together as "the body in order". The term ''seitai'' already existed in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries. In the 1920s it was adapted and introduced Japan by Michio Takahashi, a master of ''seitai-jutsu'', and later by Noguchi from 1943. Important to its development was a regular meeting group of experts in various fields of traditional Japanese medicine, led by Noguchi, called Dainippon Rengō Chiryō-shikai.Naoki, Yoshida (2014). 整体法の成り立ち (Origine de la méthode Seitai). Excerpts translated from the Japanese by Mallory Fromm. ''Seitai'' is known in Europe due to its practice by Itsuo Tsuda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venus Flytrap
The Venus flytrap (''Dionaea muscipula'') is a carnivorous plant native to the temperate and subtropical wetlands of North Carolina and South Carolina, on the East Coast of the United States. Although various modern hybrids have been created in cultivation, ''D. muscipula'' is the only species of the monotypic genus ''Dionaea''. It is closely related to the waterwheel plant ('' Aldrovanda vesiculosa'') and the cosmopolitan sundews (''Drosera''), all of which belong to the family Droseraceae. ''Dionaea'' catches its prey—chiefly insects and arachnids—with a "jaw"-like clamping structure, which is formed by the terminal portion of each of the plant's leaves; when an insect makes contact with the open leaves, vibrations from the prey's movements ultimately trigger the "jaws" to shut via tiny hairs (called "trigger hairs" or "sensitive hairs") on their inner surfaces. Additionally, when an insect or spider touches one of these hairs, the trap prepares to close, only fully ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyaru
(, ) is a Japanese street fashion, Japanese fashion subculture for young women, often associated with gaudy fashion styles and dyed hair. The term is a Japanese transliteration of the English slang word . In Japan, it is used to refer to young women who are cheerful, sociable, and adopt trendy fashions, serving as a stereotype of culture as well as fashion. The fashion subculture was considered to be nonconformist and rebelling against Japanese social and aesthetic standards during a time when women were expected to be housewives and fit Asian beauty standards of pale skin and dark hair. Early in its rise, subculture was considered racy, and associated with juvenile delinquency and frivolousness among teenage girls. The term is also associated with dance culture and Clubbing (subculture), clubbing. Its popularity peaked in the 1990s and early 2000s. A popular subculture specific to the Heisei era (1989–2019) is "kogal () culture" or "kogal fashion,” and has been commer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandrake
A mandrake is the root of a plant, historically derived either from plants of the genus '' Mandragora'' (in the family Solanaceae) found in the Mediterranean region, or from other species, such as '' Bryonia alba'' (the English mandrake, in the family Cucurbitaceae) or the American mandrake ('' Podophyllum peltatum'' in the family Berberidaceae) which have similar properties. The plants from which the root is obtained are also called "mandrakes". Mediterranean mandrakes are perennial herbaceous plants with ovate leaves arranged in a rosette, a thick upright root, often branched, and bell-shaped flowers that produce yellow or orange berries. They have been placed in different species by different authors. They are highly variable perennial herbaceous plants with long thick roots (often branched) and almost no stem. The leaves are borne in a basal rosette, and are variable in size and shape, with a maximum length of . They are usually either elliptical in shape or wider towards the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyu Kubota
Kubota is affiliated with 81 Produce and Avex Pictures. Career Kubota attended a technical high school, and while there obtained a license to operate a forklift and to arc weld. As a senior in high school Kubota passed the Anisong vocal audition. In 2012 she and five other singers who had passed the audition formed the idol group i☆Ris and debuted in the same year. Her image color was orange. After graduating from high school she went on to university and continued her work as a voice actress and singer. In 2013, she began voice acting in the anime '' Nyaruko: Crawling with Love''. Her first major role was in 2014 as Sophy Hōjō in ''PriPara''. I☆Ris won the 10th annual Seiyu Award for singing in 2016. In September 2017, Kubota was cast as Karin Asaka in the smartphone game '' Love Live School Idol Festival All Stars''. Filmography Anime ;2013 *'' Nyaruko: Crawling with Love'' as store clerk *''Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live'' as Customer 5 ;2014 *'' Battle Spirits: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merrow
Merrow (from Irish language, Irish ', Middle Irish ' or ') is a mermaid or merman in Irish folklore. The term is anglicised from the Irish word murúch. The merrows supposedly require a magical cap (; anglicised: #Cohuleen druith, cohuleen druith) in order to travel between deep water and dry land. Overview The term appears in two tales set in Ireland published in the 19th century: "The Lady of Gollerus, Lady of Gollerus", where a green-haired merrow weds a local County Kerry, Kerry man who deprives her of the "magical red cap" ('); and "The Soul Cages (story), The Soul Cages" where a green-bodied grotesque male merrow entertains a fisherman at his home under the sea. These tales with commentary were first published in T. C. Croker's ''Fairy Legends'' (1828). William Butler Yeats and others writing on the subject borrowed heavily from this work. "The Soul Cages" turned out not to be a genuine folktale, but rather a piece of fiction fabricated by Thomas Keightley. A number of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sora Tokui
is a Japanese voice actress and manga artist who made her debut as a voice actress in 2009 as Himemiya in '' Weiß Survive R''. She is a member of the singer group Milky Holmes, formed by the four main voice actresses in the media franchise ''Tantei Opera Milky Holmes''. Similarly, as ''Nico Yazawa'', she is a member of the singer group formed by the nine main voice actresses in the media franchise ''Love Live!'' and has released singles under the fictional group name μ's. She is also part of a mini unit within the ''Love Live!'' the project called BiBi, alongside Yoshino Nanjō and Pile. Tokui is also a manga artist whose work, including the 4koma ''Mahou Shoujo Jitaku-chan'', has been serialized in ''Otapoke'' magazine. Her manga ''Makeruna!! Aku no Gundan!'' has been made into an anime series. She describes herself as an otaku, and has mentioned in particular her love for ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' and the character Asuka Langley Soryu, whom she cosplayed at a screening ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frenemy
''Frenemy'' is a portmanteau of the words ''friend'' and ''enemy'' that refers to "a person with whom one is friendly, despite a fundamental dislike or rivalry" or "a person who combines the characteristics of a friend and an enemy". The term is used to describe personal, geopolitical and commercial relationships both among individuals and groups or institutions. According to communication scholars, Carol Mills and Paul Mongeau, in interpersonal relationships, frenemyships are often maintained because the "relational benefits (e.g., saving face, maintaining social networks, and sustaining potential instrumental connections) outweigh negative ramifications of dealing with the relationship or terminating it." In these relationships, parties engage in civil interaction in public, but fundamentally distrust or dislike one another. History "Frenemy" appeared in print as early as 1953 in an article titled "Howz about calling the Russians our Frienemies?" by the American gossip col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rena Hasegawa
is a Japanese voice actress. Hasegawa started her career as a member of the idol girl group NGT48 in 2015, debuting as a regular member of the group's Team NIII. In 2018, she was transferred to Team G, which later merged with Team NIII to become a unified first generation in 2019. On May 18, 2019, she left the group to pursue voice acting. Early life From her fourth year in elementary school to her third year in middle school, Hasegawa played baseball on a co-ed team, in which she served as second baseman. After leaving the school's baseball club, she subsequently joined into the track and field group, where she received offers from over 10 different schools as a result of her achievements. Career Music career Hasegawa auditioned for AKB48's then-upcoming Niigata-based sister group, NGT48, having been fascinated with idols after she watched ''AKB0048''. After passing the audition for the group's first generation on July 25, 2015, at the opening show of NGT48's theater on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayasa Itō
is a Japanese voice actress from Kyoto Prefecture. She is a member of the singing unit ''Milky Holmes Feathers'', formed with fellow voice actress Aimi for the media franchise ''Tantei Opera Milky Holmes''. She is known for playing keyboardist Arisa Ichigaya in the band-based anime series ''BanG Dream!'', and for playing Kaoruko Hanayagi in the media franchise ''Revue Starlight''. Career Itō was a junior high school student when she tried out some dub recording at NHK Studio Park. She decided to become a voice actresses when she received praise for her dubs. She quit doing high school activities in 2013 to study acting, and applied on April 27 for the "Milky Holmes Sisters Members Scout Audition". The audition had a field of 2,000 applicants, Itō was chosen from these people to play the role of Alice Myojingawa as well as be part of a sextet called the "Milky Holmes Sisters". Itō grew up in Kyoto but commuted to Tokyo where she worked, she finally moved there in early 2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
