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Queen's Blade Rebellion
is a series of Gamebook, visual combat books published by Hobby Japan. The sequel to ''Queen's Blade'', it features an all-new cast of characters, as well as reinterpretations of characters from the original series. Like ''Queen's Blade'' before it, ''Rebellion'' is also compatible with Flying Buffalo's ''Lost Worlds (gamebook), Lost Worlds'' gamebooks. The first gamebook, featuring Annelotte, was released on November 29, 2008, with a total of twelve gamebooks available in Japan as of December 16, 2011. An original video animation by Arms (company), Arms was announced, and released two episodes from October 2011 to January 2012. There are currently two manga adaptations based on the ''Rebellion'' universe being serialized. The first adaptation, illustrated by Riri Sagara, began serialization in Hobby Japan's online manga magazine ''Comic Dangan'' in December 2011, while the second manga adaptation, illustrated by Iku Nanzaki, began serialization in the December 2011 issue o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hobby Japan
is a Japanese publishing company known for publishing and releasing books, magazines, light novels, games, and collectibles. Founded in 1969, the company owns and distributes such publications as the eponymous ''Hobby Japan EX'' magazine, as well as ''Uchusen''. The company has also released a number of Role-playing game, role-playing and tabletop games, action figures related to anime and manga franchises, as well as Die-cast toy, diecast cars and related models. Product lines Role-playing games * ''Dungeons & Dragons'' 3rd, 3.5 and 4th edition (translated) * ''Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay'' 2nd edition (translated) * ''Ring Master I: The Shadow of Filias - Filias Nogisu no Anun'' (Sharp X68000, 1989) * ''Ring Master II: Forget You Not, Evermore - Eien Naru Omoi'' (Sharp X68000, 1990) Diecasts * Honda Civic (fifth generation), Honda Civic EG6 SiR-II * Honda Civic (tenth generation), Honda Civic (FK7) * Honda Civic (eleventh generation), Honda Civic (FL5) * Honda Civic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamebook
A gamebook is a work of printed fiction that allows the reader to participate in the story by making choices. The narrative branches along various paths, typically through the use of numbered paragraphs or pages. Each narrative typically does not follow paragraphs in a linear or ordered fashion. Gamebooks are sometimes called choose your own adventure books or CYOA after the influential ''Choose Your Own Adventure'' series originally published by US company Bantam Books. Gamebooks influenced hypertext fiction. Production of new gamebooks in the West decreased dramatically during the 1990s as choice-based stories have moved away from print-based media, although the format may be experiencing a resurgence on mobile and ebook platforms. Such digital gamebooks are considered interactive fiction or visual novels. Description Gamebooks range widely in terms of the complexity of the ''game'' aspect. At one end are the branching-plot novels, which require the reader to make choices but a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukiko Takaguchi
is a Japanese voice actress. Her biggest role was in the anime '' The Wallflower'' where she voiced Sunako Nakahara. Other major roles include Soreto in '' Fantastic Children'', Setsuko Ohara in '' Super Robot Wars Z'', Vante in '' Queen's Blade: Rebellion'', and Miyako Yamashina in ''We Without Wings , taglined ''Under the innocent sky.'', is the fifth visual novel developed by Navel. Before the game's release, a prequel game named ''Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai ~Prelude~'' containing bonus scenarios and events before the timeline of the gam ...''. External links * at Kenyu Office Yukiko Takaguchiat GamePlaza Haruka Voice Acting Database 1974 births Living people Japanese voice actresses {{Japan-voice-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minori Chihara
is a Japanese Voice acting in Japan, voice actress and singer who has had roles in several anime series.Doi, Hitoshi"Chihara Minori" ''Seiyuu Database''. January 3, 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2011. She is well known for her voice role as Yuki Nagato in ''The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'' and List of The Idolmaster characters#961 Production, Leon in ''The iDOLM@STER'', while in her musical career, she has been signed under King Records (Japan), King Records and Lantis (company), Lantis. She was born in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Tochigi and was raised in Saitama Prefecture, Saitama. She was affiliated with the talent agency Horipro, HoriPro International. Career ;2003 * From April to September, Chihara served as the assistant to Mariko Kōda's Osaka Broadcasting Corporation, OBC radio program ''Kōda Mariko no GM,'' a position she gained through an audition. She won first place at the Seiyū Grand Prix Club and the right to work in the ''Avex Trax, avex ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astaroth
Astaroth (also Ashtaroth, Astarot and Astetoth), in demonology, is considered to be the Great Duke of Hell. He is described as a male figure, most likely named after the unrelated Near Eastern goddess Astarte. Background The name ''Astaroth'' was ultimately derived from that of 2nd millennium BC Phoenician goddess Astarte,Lon Milo DuQuette and Christopher S. Hyatt. ''Aleister Crowley's Illustrated Goetia'' (1992). New Falcon: Temple, AZ, USA, p. 52. an equivalent of the Babylonian Ishtar, and the earlier Sumerian Inanna, and the later Greek Aphrodite (Roman Venus). She is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in the forms ''Ashtoreth'' (singular) and ''Ashtaroth'' (plural, in reference to multiple statues of it). This latter form was directly transliterated in the early Greek and Latin versions of the Bible, where it was less apparent that it had been a plural feminine in Hebrew. Otherwise, the male demon ''Astaroth'' is entirely unrelated to the benevolent goddess ''Ashtor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lance
The English term lance is derived, via Middle English '' launce'' and Old French '' lance'', from the Latin '' lancea'', a generic term meaning a wikt:lancea#Noun">lancea'', a generic term meaning a spear">wikt:lancea#Noun">lancea'', a generic term meaning a spear or javelin employed by both infantry">spear or javelin">spear">wikt:lancea#Noun">lancea'', a generic term meaning a spear or javelin employed by both infantry and cavalry, with English initially keeping these generic meanings. It developed later into a term for spear-like weapons specially designed and modified to be part of a "weapon system" for use couched under the arm during a charge, being equipped with special features such as grappers to engage with lance rests attached to breastplates, and vamplates, small circular plates designed to prevent the hand sliding up the shaft upon impact. These specific features were in use by the beginning of the late 14th century. Though best known as a military and sporting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadsword
The basket-hilted sword is a sword type of the early modern era characterised by a basket-shaped guard that protects the hand. The basket hilt is a development of the quillons added to swords' crossguards since the Late Middle Ages. This variety of sword is also sometimes referred to as the broadsword, though this term may also be applied loosely and imprecisely to other swords. The basket-hilted sword was generally in use as a military sword. A true broadsword possesses a double-edged blade, while similar wide-bladed swords with a single sharpened edge and a thickened back are called backswords. Various forms of basket-hilt were mounted on both broadsword and backsword blades. One of the weapon types in the modern German dueling sport of ("academic fencing") is the basket-hilted . Nomenclature The designation "broadsword" is ambiguous, and can refer to many different types of sword. Though attestations of "broad swords" date from the 11th century, these simply refer to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Queen's Blade Characters
The ''Queen's Blade'' series of visual combat books features a wide and diverse set of characters. The series focuses on a tournament called the Queen's Blade, a tournament held by the Gods every four years to determine a Queen. Only women are allowed to enter the tournament. The main character of the series is Leina, the heiress of the Vance Family and next in line to be countess, traveling to Gainos, the Queen's Capital, to participate in the Queen's Blade tournament. The characters of ''Queen's Blade'' are designed by various popular artists such as Hirokazu Hisayuki, Eiwa, Hirotaka Akaga, and F.S. Characters ; : :Leina is the middle sister of the Vance Family, an aristocratic family of nobles, and is next in line to be the successor. However, she has no intent of becoming countess, and runs away to venture the outside world and become a warrior like her late mother Maria, eventually becoming a contender of the Queen's Blade tournament. Leina dons silver armor with brown b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannon Conley
Shannon Conley (also credited as Sonny Dey, Holly Bobbit, Ursula Conlon, Vibe Jones, Candi Washington and Deborah Zane) is an American voice actress and musician based in New York City. She has done voice work in English dubs of Japanese anime for Central Park Media and NYAV Post. She is also the former lead vocalist for the all-female tribute band, Lez Zeppelin. She made her Broadway debut in ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch'' as the understudy for the role of Yitzhak. Filmography Anime * ''Ah! My Goddess'' – Urd * '' Area 88: Act II - Requirements of Wolves'' – Taeko Yasuda * '' Arcade Gamer Fubuki'' – Melody Honey (credited as Vibe Jones) * ''Garaga'' – Paula * ''Grave of the Fireflies'' - Additional Voices * '' Legend of the Dragon Kings'' – Patricia Landsdale / Lady L (credited as Vibe Jones) * '' Magic User's Club! OVA'' – Saki Sawanoguchi * '' Pokémon: Diamond & Pearl'' – Pokémon Hunter J * ''Queen's Blade Rebellion'' – Annelotte, Dark Annelotte * '' Time B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aya Endo
Aya or AYA may refer to: Films * ''Aya'' (1990 film), an Australian film * ''Aya'' (2012 film), a short Places * Aya, Miyazaki, a town in Japan * Aya Biosphere Reserve, Japan * Aya Castle, a castle in Japan * Cape Aya, Black Sea coast, Ukraine *Aya or Agia (Meteora), a rock in Thessaly, Greece People * Aya (queen), an Egyptian queen * Aya (given name), a given name (including a list of people, fictional characters and a mythological goddess) * Aya (British singer), British singer, songwriter and actress * Aya (musician), English musician * Aya (Japanese singer), Japanese rock artist *Naoki "Aya" Okawa, guitarist of the Japanese group Psycho le Cému * Ibrahima Aya (born 1967), Malian writer * Ramzi Aya (born 1990), Italian footballer Other uses * AYA, acronym meaning adolescent and young adult and used in oncology * ''Aya'' (album), third studio album by French singer Aya Nakamura * AYA (band), Slovak rock band * Aya (exhibit), immersive experiential attraction, Wafi Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manga
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 history in earlier Japanese art. The term 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 Japan. 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 ( and ), 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 magazines (also known as manga anthologies) in Japan (equivale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Original Video Animation
, abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and special episodes of a series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the first part of an OVA series may be broadcast for promotional purposes. OVA titles were originally made available on VHS, later becoming more popular on LaserDisc and eventually DVD. Starting in 2008, the term OAD (original animation DVD) began to refer to DVD releases published bundled with their source-material manga. Format Like anime made for television broadcast, OVAs are divided into episodes. OVA media (tapes, laserdiscs or DVDs) usually contain just one episode each. Episode length varies from title to title: each episode may run from a few minutes to two hours or more. An OVA series can run anywhere from a single episode to dozens of episodes in length. Many anime series first appeared as OVAs, and later grow to become televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
