|
Tokyo Shock
Media Blasters, sometimes abbreviated as MB, is an American entertainment company that was founded by John Sirabella in 1997 and is based in New York City. It is in the business of licensing, translating, and releasing to the North American market manga and anime compilations, Asian films and television series, adult anime, monster movies, concert films, independent films, horror films, and exploitation films. Over its history, the company has licensed several popular titles, such as ''Rurouni Kenshin'', '' Berserk'', ''Bakuman'', '' Shamanic Princess'', '' Weiß Kreuz'', '' Jubei-chan: The Ninja Girl'', '' Chu-Bra!!'', ''Grenadier'', '' Holy Knight'', '' Elf Princess Rane'', '' Voogie's Angel'', '' Iron Virgin Jun'', '' Ultimate Girls'' and '' Blade of the Immortal''. History Founding and growth Before Media Blasters was founded, John Sirabella had previously founded Software Sculptors in 1992. After it was purchased by Central Park Media, Sirabella decided to leave and found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose Stock, shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets. Instead, the Private equity, company's stock is offered, owned, traded or exchanged privately, also known as "over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter". Related terms are unlisted organisation, unquoted company and private equity. Private companies are often less well-known than their public company, publicly traded counterparts but still have major importance in the world's economy. For example, in 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for $1.8 trillion in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In general, all companies that are not owned by the government are classified as private enterprises. This definition encompasses both publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rurouni Kenshin
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The story begins in 1878, the 11th year of the Meiji era in Japan, and follows a former assassin of the Bakumatsu, known as Hitokiri Battosai. After his work against the , he becomes Himura Kenshin, a wandering swordsman who protects the people of Japan with a vow never to take another life. Watsuki wrote the series based on his desire to make a Shōnen manga, manga series different from others published at the time, with Kenshin being a former assassin and the story taking a more serious tone as it progressed. ''Rurouni Kenshin'' was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from April 1994 to September 1999. Its chapters were collected in 28 volumes; it was later republished in a 22-volume edition and a 14-volume edition. The manga was adapted into an anime Rurouni Kenshin (1996 TV series), television series, produced by SPE Visual Works and animated by Studio Gallop and l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blade Of The Immortal
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroaki Samura. It was serialized in Kodansha's Seinen manga, manga magazine ''Monthly Afternoon'' from June 1993 to December 2012, with its chapters collected in 30 volumes. The series is set in Japan during the mid-Tokugawa shogunate, Tokugawa Shogunate period and follows the cursed samurai Manji (Blade of the Immortal), Manji, who has to kill 1,000 evil men in order to regain his mortality. A 2008 anime television series adaptation was produced by Bee Train. Also in 2008, the novel ''Blade of the Immortal: Legend of the Sword Demon'' was released by Kodansha. A live action film adaptation Blade of the Immortal (film), of the same name was released in April 2017. A second anime adaptation by Liden Films was broadcast from October 2019 to March 2020. In North America, the manga has been published by Dark Horse Comics. The first anime series was licensed by Media Blasters. The second anime series is licensed by Ama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultimate Girls
is a Japanese anime television series produced by m.o.e. which parodies the genres of tokusatsu, kaiju, and superheroes; mainly themes from the Ultra Series and Kyodai Hero subgenre. It was broadcast in Japan from January 10, 2005, to March 28, 2005 and had a total of 12 episodes which ran for 13 minutes each. The series has been licensed in North America by Media Blasters and was released on September 2, 2014. Plot During one of the many monster attacks on the city where the story takes place, Silk Koharuno and her two friends attempt to get closer to the monster to get a better view. Unfortunately, the city's protector, UFO-man, comes to the rescue but inadvertently steps on them and crushes the girls to death. Feeling sorry for what he had done, UFO-man blames their deaths on the monster and promises to bring them back to life by lending them his power. However, now they must become the city's protectors as well. Characters ; : : The main heroine of the trio. Although ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Virgin Jun
is a Japanese manga series created by Go Nagai in 1983. It was adapted into an original video animation (OVA) feature in 1992. Manga synopsis Iron Virgin Jun is a bawdy comedy based on the physical prowess of the title character Jun Asuka. Jun, a beautiful maiden with an unusually muscular body and physical strength, is exploited constantly by prestigious family males trying to take Jun's virginity and buy into the Asuka estate. Part 1 In act 1 Jun meets the innocent and hapless young butler Oonami Kurata (whose name is a pun which roughly translates to “big-wave tanker”) who is surprised to see Jun chained up by her parents and with no freedom. Oonami assists Jun while she is chained so she can pee, and so that she is fed. Soon after Oonami gets bullied by the muscular Mauta Nandou of the scheming Nandou family, a suitor of Jun. Jun unchains herself and reveals her muscular body and beats up Mouta. Her mother is then introduced as a giant ugly ogre-like woman from who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voogie's Angel
is a three-episode Japanese original video animation , abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and special episodes of a series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the ... series, based on a 1996 radio drama series of the same name created by Aoi Takeuchi. Character designs in the animation were redone by Masami Oobari, based on the original designs created by Shin'ichi Miyamae for the radio series and its CD releases. A hundred years after the Earth's surface is invaded by aliens (Space Emigrants, or SE) and humans have been forced to live in underwater cities, the last hope of saving the Earth lies in the hands of five cybernetically enhanced women. These women are trained to carry out attacks against the SE in hopes of reclaiming Earth for mankind. An OVA directed by Hayato Date titled 電脳戦隊ヴギィ'ズ・エンジェル外伝 � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elf Princess Rane
, also known as ''Fairy Princess Ren'', is an anime OVA directed by Akitaro Daichi. It was released on VHS and DVD in North America by Media Blasters Media Blasters, sometimes abbreviated as MB, is an American entertainment company that was founded by John Sirabella in 1997 and is based in New York City. It is in the business of licensing, translating, and releasing to the North American mar .... The North American release contains a preview for a third OVA episode that was never produced; it's listed as an "evil preview." Plot Gou has vowed to find the legendary treasure of Salamander. Searching for it he meets Rane, a fairy, who is looking for the four treasures of Heart. Gou's childhood friend Mari is frustrated with Gou running after treasures, but befriends with another fairy Lean. Gou and Rane's treasure hunt messes with a secret project led by Mari's father. It turns out Salamander isn't what Gou thought it was in the first place... Characters ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy Knight
is a Japanese manga 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 history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ... by Maya Miyazaki. It was adapted into an OVA. Plot Mizumura Shinta doesn't know what to make of the situation when the sexiest girl in school, Kishimoto Lilith, starts trying to seduce him and things get extremely physical. Shinta isn't rich or the popular guy in school, so it doesn't make sense why Lilith would be so interested in him. But Lilith is in fact a vampire, a Moroi, a secret she will kill to keep hidden, and she needs Shinta for a special purpose. As the relationship between Shinta and Lilith grows, it gets harder for her to keep the secret hidden. When violent unexpected attacks begin, those close to him, like his semi-romantic childhood friend Makimura Chizuru, are involuntarily thrown into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grenadier (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sōsuke Kaise. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's manga magazine '' Monthly Shōnen Ace'' from April 2002 to March 2005, with its chapters collected in seven volumes. In North America, the manga was initially licensed by Tokyopop and released in print from 2006 to 2008. It was later licensed for digital release by Viz Media and released in 2015. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by Studio Live and Group TAC, and directed by Hiroshi Kōjina, was broadcast on Wowow from October 2004 to January 2005. The series was licensed in North America by Media Blasters. Plot ''Grenadier'' follows the travels of Rushuna Tendō—an expert gunfighter—and the samurai Yajirō Kojima; a mercenary swordsman. A Senshi or "Enlightened" is one who is skilled to some degree in the use of guns. The series begins with Yajirō and a small army of samurai launching a frontal assault against a fort in an attempt t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chu-Bra!!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yumi Nakata. The manga was serialized in Futabasha's '' Comic High!'' magazine from January 22, 2007, to April 22, 2011 and the chapters collected into seven ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television series adaptation animated by Zexcs aired from January 4 to March 22, 2010. Plot The story revolves around Nayu Hayama, who embarrasses herself on the first day of middle school by accidentally showing her adult panties. As two other students, Yako Jingūji and Haruka Shiraishi, hear rumors of her engaging in " enjo kōsai", or compensated dating (which often is viewed as being close to or the same as prostitution), they investigate. They soon learn that Nayu is an "underwear monitor" who tests new underwear products, and has great insight on what underwear people should wear. Nayu hopes to help everyone get through the vital stage of their life by opening an underwear club. Characters ; : :The protagonist of the story, who al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ninja Girl
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weiß Kreuz
is a series conceptualized by voice actor Takehito Koyasu about four assassination, assassins that work in a flower shop called "Kitty in the House". The assassins are members of a group called Weiß (white), which is run by Persia of the mysterious Kritiker organization. The ''Weiß Kreuz'' franchise includes two seasons of anime and one Original video animation, OVA series, a light novel, two manga series, and several drama CDs. The four voice actors of the main characters – Koyasu, Hiro Yūki, Shin-ichiro Miki, Tomokazu Seki – formed a band named "Weiß"; several CDs and singles were released. Media Blasters released the anime in the North America as ''Knight Hunters: Weiß Kreuz''. Plot Four young men consisting of Omi Tsukiyono, Ken Hidaka, Youji Kudou, and Aya Fujimiya, are members of a group of assassins called "Weiß". They cover their operations by working at a flower shop during the day and solving/fighting crimes during the night. This is no ordinary grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
