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RahXephon
is a Japanese anime television series created and directed by Yutaka Izubuchi. The series follows 17-year-old Ayato Kamina, his ability to control a mecha known as the RahXephon, and his inner journey to find a place in the world. His life as a student and artist in Tokyo is suddenly interrupted by a mysterious stalker, strange planes invading the city and strange machines fighting back. The series was animated by Bones (studio), Bones and it aired on Fuji TV for twenty-six episodes from January to September 2002. It was produced by Fuji TV, Bones, Media Factory and Victor Entertainment. The series received critical acclaim and was subsequently translated, released on the DVD-Video, DVD and aired in several other countries, including the United States. A 2003 movie adaptation ''RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio'' was directed by Tomoki Kyoda, with plot changes and new scenes. The series was also spun into novels, an extra Original video animation, OVA episode, an audio dram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichiko Hashimoto (musician)
is a jazz pianist, composer and singer. She has also acted in television and film. Hashimoto was born in Kobe, grew up in Tokyo and started playing the piano at the age of five. She attended Musashino Academia Musicae, where she graduated in 1975. Ichiko sometimes performs with her sister . Discography Albums * ''Colored Music'' (1981)** * ''Ichiko'' (1984) * ''Beauty'' (1985)* * ''VIVANT'' (1986)* * ''MOOD MUSIC'' (1987)* * ''High Excentrique'' (1988)* * ''High Excentrique Piano Music'' (1988)* * ''D.M.'' (1989)* * ''Je m'aime'' (1990)* * ' (1992) * ' (1994) * ' (1997) * ''najanaja'' (1998) * '' original soundtrack'' (1999) * ''Miles Away'' (Tokuma Japan, 1999) – tribute to Miles Davis * ''Phantasmagoria'' (Tokuma Japan, 2000) * ''Miles Blend'' (Tokuma Japan, 2001) – tribute to Miles Davis * '' RahXephon O.S.T. 1'' (2002) * '' RahXephon O.S.T. 2'' (2002) * '' RahXephon O.S.T. 3'' (2002) * ''Turned Perspective 1994-2001'' (2002) * '' RahXephon Pluralitas Concentio O.S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bones (studio)
is a Japanese animation studio, with headquarters located in Igusa, Suginami, Tokyo. It has produced numerous series, including '' RahXephon'', '' No. 6'', '' Wolf's Rain'', '' Scrapped Princess'', '' Eureka Seven'', '' Angelic Layer'', '' Darker than Black'', '' Soul Eater'', '' Ouran High School Host Club'', both the 2003 and 2009 adaptations of '' Fullmetal Alchemist'', '' Star Driver'', '' Gosick'', '' Mob Psycho 100'', '' Space Dandy, Noragami'', '' Bungo Stray Dogs'', and '' My Hero Academia''. History Bones was founded by Sunrise staff members Masahiko Minami, Hiroshi Ōsaka and Toshihiro Kawamoto in October 1998. One of their first projects was collaborating with Sunrise on '' Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door'', a feature film based on the '' Cowboy Bebop'' anime series. According to Minami, the studio's name was chosen as a reference to its staff count at the time (8), which he described as being "like bones" while citing the desire to "work hard and put o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yutaka Izubuchi
is a Japanese anime mecha and character designer, anime director, illustrator and manga artist. He was born in Tokyo, Japan and grew up in Yokohama. Izubuchi is also known for his manga and illustrations, but most of his fame comes from his design work. He mainly designs robots and other mecha in anime works, while he designs characters and creatures in Tokusatsu productions. He is also interested in dress design, especially German military uniforms, and by extension European armor. This influence is also evident in the design of mecha and the costumes of the characters. The design of robots such as ''Gundam'' and '' Galient'' incorporates the image of armour, and the character costume designs he is entrusted with are mainly military uniforms and other uniforms. He also created the Protect-Gear armor used in the '' Kerberos saga'' ('' Jin-Roh'', etc.), based on German military helmets. He is not only a designer, but also a scriptwriter, director and producer of numerous vide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsuo Iso
is a Japanese animator and director. He worked as a freelance artist through Neomedia, Studio Zaendo, and Studio Ghibli. When he participates in anime works as an animator, he sometimes uses aliases such as Mikio Odagawa and Hideo Tateda, or does not give his name. Iso is known for his offbeat key animation in the prologue of '' Gundam 0080'', large portions of Asuka's battle in '' The End of Evangelion'' and the first half of the tank battle in ''Ghost in the Shell''. As a director, '' Den-noh Coil'', a science fiction TV Animation series for which he wrote the original story and screenplay, storyboarded and directed, won the 29th Nihon SF Taisho Award, the 39th Seiun Award Best Dramatic Presentation, the Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Division Excellence Award, and the 7th Tokyo Anime Award TV Animation Division Excellence Award. Career After dropping out of university, Iso began working as an animator in the mid-1980s. He joined the 1988 film '' Mobile Suit Gund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime Unleashed
This is a list of television programs formerly broadcast by the American cable television channel G4. Second iteration Final programming Original * ''Xplay'' (2004–2013; 2013–2014 (reruns); 2021–2022) * ''Attack of the Show!'' (2005–2013; 2021–2022) * ''Invitation to Party'' (2021–2022) * ''Ninja Warrior'' ('' Sasuke'' and ''Kunoichi'') (2006–2012, 2021–2022 (reruns)) * '' Unbeatable Banzuke'' (2008–2010; 2021–2022 (reruns)) * ''Scott the Woz'' (2021–2022) * ''G4 Gameday LCS'' (2022) * ''Arena'' (2002–2005; 2022) Acquired * '' Starcade'' (2002–2004; 2021-2022) Former programming Original * ''Boosted'' (February–July 2021 (YouTube-exclusive); 2021–2022 (TV)) Acquired * ''Night Sweats'' (2021-2022) Original iteration Former programming Original * ''Blister'' (2002–2004) * '' Cheat!'' (2002–2009) * ''Cinematech'' (2002-2008) * '' Filter'' (2002–2006) * '' G4tv.com'' (2002–2005) * ''Game Makers'' (2002–2005) * '' Game On'' (2002–20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Ōnogi
is a Japanese screenwriter and novelist focusing on anime productions. Ōnogi attended Keio University in the same years as ''Macross'' character designer Haruhiko Mikimoto and creator Shōji Kawamori, both of whom he would first collaborate with in '' The Super Dimension Fortress Macross''. Filmography * '' The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'' (1982), Scenario * ''The Super Dimension Century Orguss'' (1983), Script * '' Heavy Metal L-Gaim'' (1984), Script * '' Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'' (1985), Script * '' Hey! Bunbuu'' (1985), Script * '' AD Police'' (1999), Script (ep 2, 5), Sci-Fi Adviser * '' Earth Girl Arjuna'' (2001), Series Composition, Script * '' The Daichis - Earth Defence Family'' (2001), Script (ep 0, 8, 11) * ''The Siamese - First Mission'' (2001), Scenario * '' Magical Witchland'' (2001), 2D Script Writer * '' RahXephon'' (2002), Screenplay (ep 14, 21–22, 26) * '' Heat Guy J'' (2002), Screenplay (ep 2, 6, 8, 11, 12) * ''Mobile Suit Gundam Seed'' (2002), Scena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masahiko Minami
is a Japanese anime producer and president of Bones. Early life Minami was born in Mie Prefecture, Japan. Career A graduate of the Osaka University of Arts's department of arts, Minami joined the noted anime studio Sunrise in 1984, where he began his career as one of its producers. Later, in 1998, he co-founded Bones together with animators Hiroshi Osaka and Toshihiro Kawamoto. He was classmates in university with Gainax co-founder Hiroyuki Yamaga and manga artist Kazuhiko Shimamoto. He is portrayed by actor Kaname Endo in the 2014 television drama '' Aoi Honō'' based on Shimamoto's autobiographical manga. Works Sunrise *'' Ginga Hyōryū Vifam'' - Assistant *'' Choriki Robo Galatt'' - Production assistant *'' Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'' - Assistant *'' Blue Comet SPT Layzner'' - Production assistant *'' Bats & Terry'' - Production assistant *'' City Hunter 1&2'' - Production assistant/ Production chief *'' City Hunter 357 Magnum'' - Production chief *'' Obatari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeaki Momose
is a Japanese manga artist best known for his series, ''Miami Guns''. Momose is also known for adapting ''RahXephon'' into a manga. Works These Japanese comics have been drawn by Takeaki Momose: * ''Miami Guns'' * ''RahXephon'' (loosely based on a story by Yutaka Izubuchi/BONES) * ''Magikano is a Japanese manga series by Takeaki Momose, which was later adapted into an anime series, directed by Seiji Kishi and written by Hideki Mitsui. The anime series was also broadcast by Animax, who adapted and dubbed the series into English ...'' * ''Kami Sen'' * ''Nisemono Tenshi'' * ''Matome x Saito!'' External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Momose, Takeaki 1970 births Living people Manga artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yōji Enokido
is a Japanese screenwriter and novelist born in Shiga. He has written scripts for ''Sailor Moon'', ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'', ''Revolutionary Girl Utena'', ''FLCL'', '' RahXephon'', ''Melody of Oblivion'', ''Ouran High School Host Club'', ''Nodame Cantabile'', ''Redline'', ''Star Driver'', '' Captain Earth'', ''Bungo Stray Dogs'', ''The Dragon Dentist'' and '' Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX''. He has also written a three volume novelization of ''FLCL'', which was released in the United States by Tokyopop from 2008 to 2009. Prior to becoming a scriptwriter, he was an employee at Nippon Telenet Corporation which focused on MSX MSX is a standardized home computer architecture, announced by ASCII Corporation on June 16, 1983. It was initially conceived by Microsoft as a product for the Eastern sector, and jointly marketed by Kazuhiko Nishi, the director at ASCII Corpo ... personal computer communication services. References External links *Yoji Enokido animeat Media Arts Data ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichirō Ōkouchi
is a Japanese screenwriter and novelist. He is a graduate of the School of Human Sciences in Waseda University. Ōkouchi is best known for collaborating with director Gorō Taniguchi for composing the story and script of the Sunrise original production, '' Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion'' in 2006 and its sequel '' Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2'' in 2008. Works Anime television series *'' Turn A Gundam'' (Episodic screenplay; 1999–2000) *''Angelic Layer'' (Series composition, screenplay; 2001) *''Project ARMS'' (Episodic screenplay; 2001) *'' Overman King Gainer'' (Series composition, screenplay; 2002) *''Azumanga Daioh'' (Series composition, screenplay; 2002) *'' RahXephon'' (Episodic screenplay; 2002) *'' Wolf’s Rain'' (Episodic screenplay; 2003) *''Stellvia'' (Episodic screenplay; 2003) *'' Planetes'' (Series composition, screenplay; 2003–2004) *'' Mahou Sensei Negima!'' (Series composition, screenplay; 2005) *'' Eureka Seven'' (Episodic screenplay; 2005 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Media Factory
, formerly known as , was a Japanese publisher and brand company of Kadokawa Future Publishing. History The company was founded on December 1, 1986, and was a subsidiary of Recruit (Japanese company), Recruit Co., Ltd., based in Shibuya, Tokyo. Media Factory was possibly the first anime distributor to ask for sites to not link to fansubs of any anime produced by the company. On October 12, 2011, Media Factory was purchased by Kadokawa Corporation for ¥8,000,000,000. Media Factory also has a monthly manga magazine, ''Monthly Comic Alive'', and its own light novel imprint, ''MF Bunko J''. Media Factory also holds the license for the distribution of ''The 39 Clues'' in Japan. Media Factory ceased being a kabushiki gaisha, as well as retired Pokémon (anime), the ''Pokémon'' anime series on October 1, 2013, when it was merged with eight other companies to become a brand company of Kadokawa Corporation. It had a record label, Pikachu Records, that produced ''Pokémon'' CDs and ''Pok� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monthly Sunday Gene-X
, often abbreviated as , is a manga magazine published by Shogakukan. Like many other manga magazines, it is an "anthology magazine", with each issue featuring new chapters of several manga series. The series are also published in form under the Sunday GX Comics imprint. History The magazine's title, ''Monthly Sunday Gene-X'', refers to its mission as a manga magazine for Generation X. The first issue was published on July 19, 2000 and new issues are published on the 19th day of each month — not necessarily on a Sunday. The title uses the word "Sunday" more as a trademark or genre name, shared with its sister magazines ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' and ''Weekly Young Sunday''. Shogakukan also publishes manga series previously featured in ''Sunday GX'' as paperback (compilation volumes) under the imprint (trade name), imprint Sunday GX Comics. Current series Former series 2000s 2010s 2020s Notes References External links * * {{Shogakukan manga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
