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The New Gate (novel Series)
''The New Gate'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese light novel series written by Shinogi Kazanami. The series originated on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in 2013, until pulled by the author in August 2016, before being published in print by AlphaPolis with illustrations by Makai no Jūnin, KeG, and Akira Banpai beginning in December 2013. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Yoshiyuki Miwa, began serialization on AlphaPolis' website in November 2014. A mobile game based on the novel was released in October 2016; with its service disconnected in January 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Cloud Hearts and Yokohama Animation Laboratory aired from April to June 2024. Premise "The New Gate" is an online life-or-death game with tens of thousands of players. Thanks to Shin, the most skilled veteran player, the other players will finally be released from the game. Shin has killed the last boss and believes he is finally able to escape when he is blinded by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Isekai
is a sub-genre of fiction. It includes novels, light novels, films, manga, webtoons, anime, and video games that revolve around a person or people who are transported to and have to survive in another world such as a fantasy world, virtual world, game world, or Parallel universes in fiction, parallel universe with or without the possibility of returning to their original world. Isekai is one of the most popular genres of anime, and isekai stories share many common tropes – for example, a powerful protagonist who is able to beat most people in the other world by fighting. This plot device emphasizes worldbuilding and non-protagonist characters, and typically allows the audience to learn about the new world at the same pace as the protagonist over the course of their quest or lifetime. If the main characters are transported to a game-like world, the genre can overlap with LitRPG. In March 2024, the word "isekai" was added to the Oxford English Dictionary as an official word in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Anime
is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Japanese, describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. Many works of animation with a Anime-influenced animation, similar style to Japanese animation are also produced outside Japan. Video games sometimes also feature themes and art styles that are sometimes labelled as anime. The earliest commercial Japanese animation dates to 1917. A characteristic art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka and spread in the following decades, developing a large domestic audience. Anime is distributed theatrically, through television broadcasts, Original video animation, directly to home media, and Original net animation, over the Internet. In addition to original works, anime are often adaptations of Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Free-to-play
"Free-to-play" ("F2P" or "FtP") video games are games that give players access to a significant portion of their content for free. The term "free-to-play business model" or simply, "free-to-play model", refers collectively to business models that ultimately result in the creation of free-to-play games. Games that adhere to free-to-play business models are distinct from traditional premium games, which require payment before use. Free-to-play games are not to be confused with freeware games, which are entirely costless. Accordingly, free-to-play games are sometimes called "free-to-start" due to not being entirely free. Certain free-to-play games have also been labeled as " pay-to-win"—that is, that players can pay to obtain competitive advantages over other players. There are several kinds of ways that free-to-play games generate money, despite being mostly free. A common method is based on the freemium software model, in which users are incentivised to make small purchases ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tankōbon
A is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as ''shinsho'' (17x11 cm paperback books) and ''bunkobon''. Used as a loanword in English, the term specifically refers to a printed collection of a manga that was previously published in a serialized format. Manga typically contain a handful of chapters, and may collect multiple volumes as a series continues publication. Major publishing Imprint (trade name), imprints for of manga include Jump Comics (for serials in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' and other Jump (magazine line), ''Jump'' magazines), Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine, Shōnen Magazine Comics, Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday Comics, and Akita Shoten’s Weekly Shōnen Champion, Shōnen Champion Comics. Manga Increasingly after 1959, manga came to be published in thick, phone book, phone-book-sized weekly or monthly anthology list of manga magazines, manga magazines (such as ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' or ''Weekly Shōnen Jump ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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 the United States, it has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in five separate regions: the United States and Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and India. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kana Hanazawa
is a Japanese actress and singer. A prolific voice performer in anime, she has amassed several film and television credits since her debut in 2003. She won the Seiyu Awards, Seiyu Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2015, and won the Newtype Anime Awards for Best Voice Actress three times in 2015, 2017 and 2018. Her debut single, , was released on April 25, 2012, under the Aniplex/Sony Music Entertainment Japan label. Career Hanazawa began acting when she was in kindergarten. She made regular appearances at the variety program ''Yappari Sanma Daisensei''. She made her voice acting debut as Holly in ''Last Exile.'' She played Ryoko Kaminagi in ''Zegapain''. She signed up with the voice acting agency Office Osawa. Hanazawa went to university in 2007, at the same time, she began to make her mark as a voice actress. She voiced the title character in ''Kobato.'', Suou in ''Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor'', Nadeko Sengoku in ''Bakemonogatari'', Angel Beats#Kanade Tachib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
is a Japanese voice actor and singer. A former lead vocalist of Oldcodex, he used his stage name Ta_2. Biography '' Shūkan Bunshun'' reported that Suzuki was engaged to Lisa in May 2019. In January 2020, they announced their marriage. On April 25, 2023, they announced the birth of their first child on Instagram. On August 4, 2021, Suzuki went on hiatus due to poor health, following a report published on July 30 by ''Shūkan Bunshun'' alleging that he had an extramarital affair with a female co-worker. Suzuki had also possibly violated a non-disclosure agreement during the affair regarding music he and Oldcodex had been working on for other anime series. On August 30, 2021, Suzuki released a statement apologizing for careless behavior. Suzuki withdrew from '' Ultraman''. He was also recast in '' Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger'', the CD bonuses for the game adaptation of '' My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!'', '' Pokémon Journeys: The Series'', '' Alchemy Stars'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Satoshi Mikami
is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo. He is the best known official dubbing roles for Benedict Cumberbatch, especially in ''Doctor Strange'' and the film series '' Avengers''. Filmography Television dramas *'' Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger'' (2003) *''Aibō'' (2006) *'' Engine Sentai Go-onger'' (2008) *''Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger'' (2016) Television animation *'' Jewelpet'' (2009) – Takeo Nanase *'' Giant Killing'' (2010) – Sumita *'' Lupin III: the Last Job'' (2010) – Detective Leone *''Rozen Maiden'' (2013) – Laplace's Demon *'' Samurai Flamenco'' (2013) – Akira Konno *'' Durarara!!x2'' (2015) – Sloan *'' Gangsta.'' (2015) – Theo *'' 91 Days'' (2016) – Testa Lagusa *''Black Clover'' (2018) - Fanzell Kruger *'' Zoids Wild Zero'' (2019) – Dias *'' 86'' (2021) – Jerome Carlstahl *'' Battle Athletes Victory ReSTART!'' (2021) – Jefferson Natdhipytadd *'' Peach Boy Riverside'' (2021) – Kyūketsuki *'' The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window'' (2021) – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lynn (voice Actress)
is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Arts Vision. She is known primarily for her performances in anime. She voiced Nozomi Kaminashi in '' Keijo'', Fuuka Akitsuki in '' Fuuka'', Ayano Yugiri in '' Engage Kiss'', and Miorine Rembran in '' Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury''. Biography Lynn was born in Yokosuka, to a Japanese–American father and a Japanese–Brazilian mother. She became interested in acting while at nursery school. She had learned that her mother used to be part of bands, which influenced her interest in entertainment. Lynn watched ''Case Closed'' and '' Inuyasha'', while in elementary school. While in middle school, she became aware of the Japan Narration Acting Institute. She later attended the school after asking permission with her parents. She worked at the institute in her first year of high school. While visiting Niigata Prefecture at that time, she would take the Shinkansen to Tokyo every Sunday for lessons. While attending high school, sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kaori Ishihara
is a Japanese voice actress and singer managed by Style Cube. She was formerly part of Up-Front Agency in which she was involved with Happy! Style and Team Dekaris. She was affiliated with Sigma Seven from 2013 to 2017. She was a member of StylipS until April 2013, alongside YuiKaori and Yui Ogura. As a solo singer, she recorded several character songs for one of each characters. A couple of singles have charted on Oricon. Career She made her first single, "Blooming Flower", at Pony Canyon. It peaked at 12th place on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart and stayed on the chart for three weeks. She released her second single, "Ray Rule" and peaked at 13th place on Oricon on July 11, 2018. In the same year, she released her first solo album titled "Sunny Spot" on November 14. It peaked at 13th place on Oricon Albums Chart. She held her first solo live titled "Sunny Spot Story" on December 29, 2018. A Blu-ray and DVD version of the concert was released on April 17, 2019. She released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Akiho Suzumoto
is a Japanese voice actress who is affiliated with the VIMS talent agency. She is known for her roles as Natsuha Arisugawa in ''The Idolmaster Shiny Colors'', Aika Natsukawa in ''The Dreaming Boy Is a Realist'', and Serina Sumi in ''Blue Archive''. Biography Suzumoto was inspired to pursue a voice acting career after learning about the multimedia franchise ''Kantai Collection'', noting that it seemed fun to be able to be a voice actor who could play multiple roles. She graduated from the Japan Narration Acting Institute. She also participated in audition for the game ''BraveSword×BlazeSoul'' that had 1,101 participants; she was among three people who passed the audition and were given roles in the game. In 2018, Suzumoto began playing the role of Natsuha Arisugawa in the mobile game ''The Idolmaster Shiny Colors''. In 2022, she voiced a character in a voiced comic video promoting the manga series ''Hai Basu ni Sumu''. In 2023, she was cast in her first main anime role as Aika ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Miho Okasaki
is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Okayama Prefecture who is affiliated with I'm Enterprise. She debuted as a voice actress in 2017, playing mostly background roles in anime series, as well as playing some roles in a number of video games. In 2018, she played her first main roles as Miku Nishio in the anime series '' Ongaku Shōjo'' and Rimuru Tempest in the anime series '' That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime''. Biography Okasaki was born in Okayama Prefecture on November 22, 1998. Aspiring to become a voice actress since early in her life, she enrolled at the . After graduating, she became affiliated with the I'm Enterprise agency. She debuted as a voice actress in 2017, playing background and minor roles in anime series such as '' Love Live! Sunshine!!'', '' Kino's Journey'', '' Aikatsu Stars!'', and '' Classicaloid''. She also played roles in the video games '' Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wiz'' and ''Hentai Shōjo: Formation Girls'', as well as playing sever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
