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Takehiko Itō
is a Japanese manga artist best known for his work on the manga ''Outlaw Star'' from his affiliated Morning Star Studio. He was also the primary creative mind behind other works of fiction set in the ''Toward Stars'' universe including the ''Uchuu Eiyuu Monogatari'' manga and ''Angel Links'' anime series. Career Before founding Morning Star Studio in his late 20s, Itō studied planning and editing at the design office Shindosha. He began work as a manga editor, but found the job dull and began drawing manga himself. Some of his earliest works, including , were created under the pen name "Black Point". Many of Itō's animation works are credited to the name . Under this name he designed a transforming toy that would later become Unicron. Itō's science fiction manga started serialization in the monthly Kadokawa Shoten magazine ''Comic Comp'' in 1988 with five ''tankōbon'' (collected volume) releases between 1989 and 1991. During that time, Itō came up with initial concept of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AnimeNation
AnimeNation was an American business that included RentAnime.com, a discussion forum, anime industry news, and a column called "Ask John". It was previously a retailer of anime and manga products until 2014 and an anime licensing and distribution company under the name AN Entertainment. AnimeNation AnimeNation was founded in 1995 by Gene Field in Clearwater, Florida. After the company's initial success, they opened a retail location. They considered licensing shows in 1998 including '' Berserk'' and '' Cyber Team in Akihabara'', but did not move forward until the company's stability improved. In 1999, the company built a 15,000-square-foot facility in the Lynmar Commerce Park, Tampa, Florida. As of 2004, AnimeNation was one of the top two online anime specialty retailers in the United States. The site also features a regular column, "Ask John", where AN employee John Oppliger answers reader questions about anime. As of 2005, Oppliger had written over 1,070 articles. The AnimeN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vision Of Escaflowne
is a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise. It premiered from April to September 1996, on TV Tokyo. Sony's anime satellite channel, Animax also aired the series, both in Japan and on its various worldwide networks, including Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. It was licensed for Region 1 release by Bandai Entertainment. The series follows a high school girl named Hitomi, who finds herself pulled from Earth to the planet Gaea when a boy named Van appears on the high school track while battling a dragon. In Gaea, she is caught in the middle of a war as the Zaibach Empire attempts to take over Gaea. Van (King of Fanelia), with aid from Allen (an Asturian Knight), commands his mystical mech Escaflowne in the struggle to stop the Zaibach Empire. Hitomi's fortune telling powers blossom in Gaea as she becomes the key to awakening Escaflowne and to stopping Zaibach's plans. While the anime series was in production, two very different manga series retellings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D-1 Devastator
D1, D01, D.I, D.1 or D-1 can refer to: Science and technology Biochemistry and medicine * ATC code D01 ''Antifungals for dermatological use'', a subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System * Dopamine receptor D1, a protein * Haplogroup D1 (Y-DNA) * Vitamin D1, a form of Vitamin D * DI, Iodothyronine deiodinase type I, an enzyme involved with thyroid hormones Technology * Nikon D1, a digital single-lens reflex camera * D1, former brand of T-Mobile in Germany * D1, an abbreviation for DOCSIS 1.0 1.0, an international telecommunications standard * D-1 (Sony), an early digital video recording format * STS-61-A, also known as D-1, the 22nd mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program * D-1, from the Proton (rocket family), Russian rockets * Mercedes D.I, a 1913 German aircraft engine Military World War I fighter aircraft * AEG D.I * Albatros D.I * Halberstadt D.I, experimental version of Halberstadt D.II (and Aviatik D.I variant) * Aviatik (Berg) D.I * Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
