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Watashi Ga Motete Dōsunda
, is a Japanese romantic comedy manga series written and illustrated by Junko. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Bessatsu Friend'' magazine from April 2013 to February 2018. Fourteen ''tankōbon'' have been released. It is published in English by Crunchyroll for online releases and by Kodansha USA in print. The manga won Best Shōjo Manga at the 40th Kodansha Manga Awards. An audio drama adaptation of the first chapter was released in January 2015. An anime adaptation by Brain's Base aired in Japan between October and December 2016. A live-action film adaptation was released in July 2020. Plot Kae Serinuma is a '' fujoshi'', a female ''otaku'' who loves reading ''yaoi'' and imagining men together in romantic relationships, both fictional and real. When one of her favorite anime characters is killed off, Kae is so shocked that she locks herself in her room for a whole week. When she eventually comes out, she discovers that she has lost a lot of weight. She becomes a beauti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reverse Harem
is a genre of light novels, manga, anime, and video games focusing on a main character surrounded by multiple potential romantic or sexual partners. Originating in Japan in the 1970s, its popularity increased during the late 1980s and 1990s with the advent of dating simulator games. The genre often features a protagonist who's surrounded by three or more suitors, love interests and/or sexual partners. Harem works are frequently comedies that rely on self-insert protagonists which allow projection for the viewer, often accompanied with an ensemble cast of supporting characters. A story featuring a heterosexual male or homosexual female protagonist paired with an all-female/ yuri harem is informally referred to as a or , while a heterosexual female or gay male protagonist paired with an all-male harem series is informally referred to as a , , or . Although originating in Japan, the genre later inspired variants in Western media. Structure The most distinguishable trait of hare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shochiku
is a Japanese entertainment company. Founded in 1895, it initially managed '' kabuki'' theaters in Kyoto; in 1914, it also acquired ownership of the Kabuki-za theater in Tokyo. In 1920, Shochiku entered the film production industry and established the Kamata Film Studio. Currently, it is considered one of Japan's Big Four film studios and is the oldest among the Big Four. Shochiku is a member of the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (MPPAJ). It also produces and distributes anime films, in particular those produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks (which has a long-time partnership—the company released most, if not all, anime films produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks). Its best remembered directors include Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita and Yōji Yamada. It has also produced films by highly regarded independent and "loner" directors such as Takashi Miike, Takeshi Kitano, Akira Kurosawa, Masaki Kobayashi and Taiwanese New Wave d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nonoka Yamaguchi
Nonoka Yamaguchi (山口乃々華, ''Yamaguchi Nonoka'', born March 8, 1998) is a Japanese dancer, actress, and model. She is a former member of J-Pop group E-girls under LDH. Early life Yamaguchi was born on March 8, 1998, in Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan. She started her modeling career as a child after winning the special award for reader model of the magazine ''Shogaku shinensei (小学四年生)'' in 2007. A year later, she also won the semi-grand prix award for reader model of the magazine ''Shogaku gonensei'' ''(小学五年生)''. Prior to auditioning for LDH, she started having training classes at EXPG Tokyo in 2009. In 2010, Yamaguchi won the grand prix award at the ''18th Pichi Lemon Audition'', and started working as an exclusive model for the magazine ''Pichi Lemon''. Career In 2011, she participated of the ''EXILE Presents VOCAL BATTLE AUDITION 3 ~For Girls~'' in the dance section and successfully passed the audition and became part of the non-debuted dance group '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeannie Tirado
Jeannie Tirado is an American voice actress. Some of her noteworthy roles include Zera in ''Fairy Tail Zero'', Leila Malcal in '' Code Geass: Akito the Exiled'', Kaga in '' KanColle: Kantai Collection'', Android 21 in '' Dragon Ball FighterZ'', Norman in ''The Promised Neverland'', Riko in '' Love Live! Sunshine!!'', and female Byleth in '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses''. Biography Tirado was born and raised in Orlando, Florida. She is of Puerto Rican descent. Growing up, Tirado was a fan of Disney films, especially ''The Little Mermaid'' and ''Beauty and the Beast "Beauty and the Beast" is a fairy tale written by the French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in (''The Young American and Marine Tales''). Villeneuve's lengthy version was abridged, rewritten, and publish ...''; this inspired her to pursue a career in voice acting. Tirado graduated from college with a degree in music and worked as a vocalist for various albums, before switch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yū Kobayashi
is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Holy Peak. Some of her most prominent roles include that of Tadamichi Aoba in '' Dan Doh!!'', Setsuna Sakurazaki in ''Negima! Magister Negi Magi'', Dan Kuso in ''Bakugan Battle Brawlers'', Misaki Hijiri in '' Saint October'', Kaede Kimura in '' Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei'', Sasha Braus in ''Attack on Titan'', Lucina in the Japanese version of the ''Fire Emblem'' series, Luka Urushibara in ''Steins;Gate,'' and Charlotte Roselei in ''Black Clover'', among others. Biography Before venturing as a voice actress, Kobayashi worked as a model for magazines. In 2003, she auditioned for the role of Setsuna Sakurazaki in ''Negima! Magister Negi Magi'', beginning her career as a voice actress. In 2007, she made her debut as a singer with the single ''Sora no Kotoba'', which was the second closing theme of the Saint October anime. In 2008, she was nominated for "Best New Actress" at the second edition of the Seiyū Awards. Also in tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Yaoi
, also known by its abbreviation , is a genre of fictional media originating in Japan that depicts homoerotic relationships between male characters. It is typically created by women for a female audience, distinguishing it from the equivalent genre of homoerotic media created by and for gay men, though BL does also attract a male audience and can be produced by male creators. BL spans a wide range of media, including manga, anime, drama CDs, novels, video games, television series, films, and fan works. Though depictions of homosexuality in Japanese media have a history dating to ancient times, contemporary BL traces its origins to male-male romance manga that emerged in the 1970s, and which formed a new subgenre of ''shōjo'' manga (comics for girls). Several terms were used for this genre, including , , and . The term ( ; ) emerged as a name for the genre in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the context of ( self-published works) culture as a portmanteau of ''yama na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otaku
is a Japanese word that describes people with consuming interests, such as anime, manga, video games, computers or other highly enthusiastic hobbies. Its contemporary use originated with a 1983 essay by Akio Nakamori in '' Manga Burikko''. ''Otaku'' subculture is a central theme of various anime, manga, documentaries, and academic research. The subculture began in the 1980s as changing social mentalities and the nurturing of ''otaku'' traits by Japanese schools combined with the resignation of such individuals to what was then seen as inevitably becoming social outcasts. The subculture's birth coincided with the anime boom after the release of works such as ''Mobile Suit Gundam'', before it branched into Comic Market. The rise of the internet and media further expanded the otaku subculture, as more anime, video games, and other media catering to otaku interests were created. The definition of subsequently became more complex, and numerous classifications of ''otaku'' emer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujoshi
Boys' love , also known by its abbreviation , is a genre of fictional media originating in Japan that depicts Homoeroticism, homoerotic relationships between male characters. It is typically created by women for a female audience, distinguishing it fro ... (BL), a genre of male-male homoerotic media originating in Japan that is created primarily by and for women, has a robust global fandom. Individuals in the BL fandom may participate in activities such as attending Anime and manga convention, conventions, creating and/or posting to fansites, and creating fan labour, fan works such as fan fiction and fan art. In Japan, fans of BL are referred to as . Translating literally to "rotten woman" or "rotten girl", the term originated as a pejorative for fans of the genre, but was later Reappropriation, reappropriated by BL fans as a self-deprecating identity label. The term later emerged to describe male fans of BL. Demographics Most BL fans are either teenage girls or young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
