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Studio 4°C
is a Japanese animation studio founded by Eiko Tanaka and Kōji Morimoto in 1986. The name comes from the temperature at which water is most dense. History has produced numerous feature films, OVAs, and shorts. Early film titles include ''Memories'' (1995), '' Spriggan'' (1998), and '' Princess Arete'' (2001). In 2003, through a joint production with Warner Bros., created five segments of '' The Animatrix''. The following year, they created the award-winning avant-garde film '' Mind Game''. 's next film '' Tekkon Kinkreet'' (2006), won six awards, including Best Animated Film at the Fantasia 2007, Lancia Platinum Grand Prize at the Future Film Festival, and Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. It was also submitted for 2007 Oscar in Animated Feature Film category of Academy Award in USA. The year 2007 saw the release of the anthology film '' Genius Party'', a collection of seven short films. '' Genius Party Beyond'', a collection of five short films, was release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabushiki Gaisha
A or ''kabushiki kaisha'', commonly abbreviated K.K. or KK, is a type of defined under the Companies Act of Japan. The term is often translated as "stock company", "joint-stock company" or "stock corporation". The term ''kabushiki gaisha'' in Japan refers to any joint-stock company regardless of country of origin or incorporation; however, outside Japan the term refers specifically to joint-stock companies incorporated in Japan. Usage in language In Latin script, ''kabushiki kaisha'', with a , is often used, but the original Japanese pronunciation is ''kabushiki gaisha'', with a , owing to ''rendaku''. A ''kabushiki gaisha'' must include "" in its name (Article 6, paragraph 2 of the Companies Act). In a company name, "" can be used as a prefix (e.g. , ''Dentsu, kabushiki gaisha Dentsū'', a style called , ''mae-kabu'') or as a suffix (e.g. , ''Toyota, Toyota Jidōsha kabushiki gaisha'', a style called , ''ato-kabu''). Many Japanese companies translate the phrase "" in their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotham Knight
Gotham Knight or Gotham Knights refer to: *Batman *'' Batman: Gotham Knight'', a 2008 animated superhero anthology film *'' Batman: Gotham Knights'', a monthly American comic book series that was published by DC Comics *Gotham Knights (rugby union) The Gotham Knights Rugby Football Club is a division III men's club in the Metropolitan New York Rugby Union. Their home pitch is on Randalls Island in Manhattan. The team finished fourth in the 2012 Bingham Cup, an international gay rugby tourn ..., a division III men's club in the Metropolitan New York Rugby Union * ''Gotham Knights'' (video game), a 2022 video game * ''Gotham Knights'' (TV series) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children Of The Sea (film)
A child () is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The term may also refer to an unborn human being. In English-speaking countries, the legal definition of ''child'' generally refers to a minor, in this case as a person younger than the local age of majority (there are exceptions such as, for example, the consume and purchase of alcoholic beverage even after said age of majority), regardless of their physical, mental and sexual development as biological adults. Children generally have fewer rights and responsibilities than adults. They are generally classed as unable to make serious decisions. ''Child'' may also describe a relationship with a parent (such as sons and daughters of any age) or, metaphorically, an authority figure, or signify group membership in a clan, tribe, or religion; it can also signify being strongly affected by a specific time, place, or circumstance, as in "a child of natu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankama
Ankama is a French entertainment company headquartered in Roubaix, France, focused on the design of massive multiplayer online role playing games ('' Dofus'', '' Dofus Arena'' and '' Wakfu''). The company is also active in publishing, animation and Web development. It was founded by , and Emmanuel Darras. The company name comes from their own names : ANthony, KAmille, MAnu. Video games create, produce and distribute their own video games: * '' Dofus'', the first game by the studio, is an MMORPG developed entirely in Flash. Players control an Avatar in the medieval fantasy "World of Twelve". aiming to acquire experience by completing quests and defeating monsters. The game uses a unique, turn based tactical combat system, which sets ''Dofus'' apart from many other MMORPGs. The basic version of the game is free-to-play, but more features are available to player purchasing a subscription. * '' Dofus Arena'', which public beta-testing began in early 2006, is the PvP (Player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutafukaz
is a 2017 adult animated science fiction film based on the comic series and the short film of the same name. The film was a co-production between French studio Ankama Animations and the Japanese Studio 4°C, directed by Shōjirō Nishimi and Guillaume "Run" Renard. The comic would be published in English as ''MFKZ'' by Sumerian Comics' beginning in June 2021. ''Mutafukaz'' was released in France on May 23, 2018, and in Japan on October 12, 2018. At the end of December 2022, it was added to Hulu's streaming platform. Plot A red-haired woman carrying an baby is chased by a group of black-suited men. Some of the men are killed by a Black labrador who sprouts tentacles. The woman manages to hide the baby in a dumpster before she is killed by one of the men. 22 years later, the baby is now a man named Angelino, who lives in a run-down apartment in a Los Angeles-like city named Dark Meat City (DMC) with his friend Vinz and countless "pet" cockroaches. While making a delivery, Ange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project Itoh
, real name , was a Japanese science fiction writer and essayist. History Itō was born in Tokyo and graduated from the Department of Imaging Arts and Sciences at Musashino Art University. While working as a web designer, he wrote '' Genocidal Organ'' and submitted it to the Komatsu Sakyō Award contest in 2006. Although it did not receive the award, it was published by Hayakawa Publishing in 2007 and was nominated for the Nihon SF Taisho Award. From 2001, he had to be hospitalized frequently for recurrent cancer. He died at age 34 on March 20, 2009. The video game '' Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker'' and afterwords of the last volume of the manga Aki Sora were dedicated to his memory. He had written a tie-in novel based on the video game '' Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots''. A poll by the yearly science-fiction guidebook ''SF ga Yomitai'' ranked ''Genocidal Organ'' as the number one domestic sci-fi novel of the decade. '' Hayakawa's S-F Magazine'' All-Time Best poll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harmony (2015 Film)
is a 2015 Japanese animated science fiction film directed by Michael Arias and Takashi Nakamura, animated by Studio 4°C and based on the novel of the same name by Project Itoh. The film was released on November 13, 2015. A four-volume manga by Fumi Minato based on the novel was published by Kadokawa Shoten in Newtype from 2015 to 2019. Two other anime films based on novels by the same author were released: '' The Empire of Corpses'' on October 2, 2015 and '' Genocidal Organ'' on February 3, 2017. Synopsis In the future, after a nuclear cataclysm referred to as the "Maelstrom" and ensuing civil wars that almost wiped out humanity, peace and utopia have finally been achieved. Beyond country boundaries, society is controlled by the "Admedistration" and its WatchMe medical nanotechnology, devoted to protecting and extending human life, and is governed by a powerful ethic of social welfare and mutual consideration. In Japan, three young women—Cian Reikado, Miach Mihie, and Tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flashpoint Paradox
''Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox'' is a 2013 American animated superhero film directed by Jay Oliva and written by Jim Krieg. It is the adaptation of the 2011 comic book crossover " Flashpoint" by Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert. The film stars Justin Chambers as Barry Allen / Flash, C. Thomas Howell as Eobard Thawne / Professor Zoom, Michael B. Jordan as Victor Stone / Cyborg, Kevin McKidd as Thomas (Bruce Wayne's father) Wayne / Batman and Cary Elwes as Orin / Arthur Curry / Aquaman. The film also sees actors reprising roles from other DC animated series, including Kevin Conroy as Bruce Wayne / Batman, Nathan Fillion as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern, Ron Perlman as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke, Dana Delany as Lois Lane, Vanessa Marshall as Princess Diana / Wonder Woman and Dee Bradley Baker as Etrigan. It is the 18th film of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies and the first film of the DC Animated Movie Universe. ''Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox'' was rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Age Arc
is a Japanese anime film trilogy, which adapts Kentaro Miura's ''Berserk'' manga series's Golden Age arc. It was produced by Studio 4°C and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. The first two films, ''The Egg of the King'' and ''The Battle for Doldrey'', were released in Japan in February and June 2012, and the third film, ''The Advent'', was released in February 2013. In North America, Viz Media has licensed the trilogy for English home video release. A remastered edited version for television with new scenes, labeled as "Memorial Edition", was broadcast for 13 episodes from October to December 2022. Plot summary ''The Egg of the King'' A soldier named Guts attracts the attention of a mercenary group, The Band of the Hawk, when he kills an enemy champion during a siege. He is forced into joining the group after being defeated in single combat by its leader, Griffith. The Band of the Hawk are employed by the Kingdom of Midland for its Hundred Year War against the Tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Moment Of Truth
Moment of Truth or The Moment of Truth may refer to: Music Album * ''Moment of Truth'' (Gerald Wilson album), 1962 * ''Moment of Truth'' (Terri Nunn album), 1991 *''Moment of Truth'', a 2004 album by Da' T.R.U.T.H. * ''The Moment of Truth'' (compilation album), a 1999 album in ''The Emo Diaries'' series * ''Moment of Truth'' (ELO Part II album), 1994 * ''Moment of Truth'' (Gang Starr album), 1998, or its title track * ''The Moment of Truth'' (The Real Milli Vanilli album), 1990 * ''Moment of Truth'' (Suzy Bogguss album), 1990 * ''Moment of Truth'' (Man with No Name album), 1996 *''Moment of Truth'', a 2013 album by Glenn Lewis * ''Moment of Truth'' (Tinsley Ellis album), 2007 * ''The Moment of Truth'' (Crow Mother album), 2017 Songs * "The Moment of Truth" (Survivor song), 1984, part of the soundtrack for ''The Karate Kid'' *"Moment of Truth", a 2004 song by Damageplan from '' New Found Power'' *"Moment of Truth", a 1971 song by Earth, Wind & Fire from ''Earth, Wind & Fire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tekkonkinkreet
, also known as ''Black & White'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Taiyō Matsumoto, originally serialized from 1993 to 1994 in Shogakukan's manga magazine '' Big Comic Spirits''. The story takes place in the fictional city of Takaramachi (Treasure Town) and centers on a pair of orphaned street kids – the tough, canny Black and the childish, innocent White, together known as the Cats – as they deal with yakuza attempting to take over Treasure Town. A pilot film directed by Kōji Morimoto was released in January 1999. A feature-length anime film directed by Michael Arias and animated by Studio 4°C premiered in Japan in December 2006. Plot The story follows two orphans, and , who dominate the streets of Takaramachi, a once-prosperous metropolis now reduced to a violent slum controlled by warring gangs. Black is a ruthless street fighter who views the city as his territory, while White exhibits childlike innocence and often retreats into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halo Legends
''Halo Legends'' (ヘーローレジェンズ ''Hērō rejenzu'') is a 2010 German-American-Japanese adult animated military science fiction anthology film produced by 343 Industries. The anime compiles seven animated short films, detailing the backstory of the ''Halo'' universe, in addition to providing side stories that expand the universe and tie into the film series. Following the same pattern that other films such as '' The Animatrix'' and '' Batman: Gotham Knight'' used, the animated movies were created by six Japanese anime production houses: Bee Train, Bones, Casio Entertainment, Production I.G., Studio 4°C, and Toei Animation. Shinji Aramaki, creator and director of '' Appleseed'' and '' Appleseed Ex Machina'', serves as the project's creative advisor. Warner Bros. released ''Legends'' on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on February 16, 2010. The idea for an anime compilation existed for years before there was momentum for the project. 343 creative director Frank O'Connor produce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
