|
Risa Itō
, also romanized as Risa Itou, is a Japanese manga artist. She was born in 1969 in Hara Town, Suwa District in Nagano Prefecture, the eldest of three sisters. She graduated from Suwa Futaba High School and studied ''Formative Fine Arts'' at Joshibi University of Art and Design Junior College. She won the 2005 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo for ''Oi Pītan!!'' and the 2006 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Short Story Award for ''One Woman, Two Cats'', ''Oi Piitan!!'', and ''Onna no Mado''. Her manga ''Oruchuban Ebichu'' ("Ebichu Minds the House") was adapted by Gainax into an anime television series. Her latest work, '' Higepiyo'' (ヒゲぴよ), serialized in ''Chorus'' magazine, was also adapted into an anime. Works *''Hey Pitan!'' *''One Woman, Two Cats'' *''Onna no Mado'' *''Oruchuban Ebichu'' *''Otonaninatta joshi tachie''(オトナになった女子たちへ) *''Okāsan no tobira'' *'' Higepiyo'' *''Hiromi and Juliet'' *''paradise of Devils''(悪魔の楽園) *''On'nano mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hara, Nagano
is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 7,661 in 2445 households, and a population density of 174 persons per km². The total area of the village is . Geography Hara is located in eastern Nagano Prefecture. The village is located in a mountainous area, and includes Mount Yatsugatake partly within its borders. Surrounding municipalities *Nagano Prefecture ** Chino ** Fujimi Climate The village has a humid continental climate characterized by warm and humid summers, and cold winters with heavy snowfall (Köppen climate classification ''Dfa''). The average annual temperature in Hara is . The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . History The area of present-day Hara was part of ancient Shinano Province. The present village of Hara was established on April 1, 1889 by the establishment of the modern m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime News Network
Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan. The website offers reviews and other editorial content, forums where readers can discuss current issues and events, and an encyclopedia that contains many anime and manga with information on the staff, cast, theme music, plot summaries, and user ratings. The website was founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis, and operated the magazine '' Protoculture Addicts'' from 2005 to 2008. Based in Canada, it has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in four separate regions: the United States and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. History The website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998. In May 2000, CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial staff, replacing editor-in-chief Isaac Alexander. On June 30, 2002, Anime N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manga Artists From Nagano Prefecture
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) 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 prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' 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 the country. 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 ('' hentai'' and ''ecchi''), 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
