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Hamtaro
''Hamtaro'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga and storybook series created and illustrated by Ritsuko Kawai about a hamster. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Shōgaku Ninensei'' (''Second Grade'') magazine in April 1997; more ''Hamtaro'' stories would later be added into the other grade-level magazines, as well as in '' Ciao''. The series focuses on a hamster named Hamtaro, who has a variety of adventures with other hamsters known as the "Ham-Hams" ("Hamuchans" in the Japanese version). Viz Media published the manga adaptations and storybooks in English. Multiple anime adaptations were produced by TMS Entertainment and aired on TV Tokyo. The first series was dubbed in English by The Ocean Group. Plot The series revolves around a hamster named Hamtaro, who is owned by a 10-year-old girl named Laura Haruna (Hiroko Haruna in the Japanese/Original version). Curious by nature, he ventures out each day to make friends and go on adventures with a clan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritsuko Kawai
is a Japanese manga artist known as the creator of the ''Hamtaro'' franchise. Career Hamtaro Kawai originally created Hamtaro as storybooks for children first published in 1997 and adapted into an anime television series in Japan in July 2000. ''Hamtaro'' is about a little hamster and his friends. ''Hamtaro'' gained great popularity and was made into an anime series and a line of merchandising. However, the animated show has since been cancelled. Kawai has had a say in the message that ''Hamtaro'' promoted, which was non-violence, teamwork, cooperation and sharing. Hamtaro has also been made into many different games for Nintendo handheld systems such as the Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS. Other works Other than ''Hamtaro'', Ritsuko Kawai has created other shōjo manga, serialized in ''Ciao ( , ) is an informal salutation in the Italian language that is used for both " hello" and "goodbye". Originally from the Venetian language, it has ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TMS Entertainment
, formerly known as the is a Japanese animation studio owned by Sega Corporation. TMS is one of the oldest and most renowned animation studios in Japan, known for its numerous anime franchises such as '' Detective Conan'', '' Lupin the Third'', and '' Anpanman''. TMS Entertainment is the animation business company of the Sega Group and a well-established animation studio with its origins in Tokyo Movie. Originally established in 1946 as a textile manufacturer, the company entered animation when they merged with animation studio Tokyo Movie Shinsha to start an animation production business, known as the division or TMS-Kyokuichi. Tokyo Movie Shinsha was one of the five major studios in the early days of Japanese animation, producing and/or animating a string of popular works from the 1960s to the 1970s, including '' Obake no Q-Tarō'', '' Star of the Giants'', '' Moomin'', '' Attack No. 1'', '' Tensai Bakabon'', '' Lupin the 3rd Part I'', '' Aim for the Ace!'', and '' Gamba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osamu Dezaki
, also known as , , or , was a Japanese anime director and screenwriter."Longtime anime director Osamu Dezaki dead at 67" . ''forum.bcdb.com'', April 18, 2011 Biography Dezaki started out as a manga artist while still in high school. In 1963 he joined , which was founded by manga and anime pioneer . He made his debut as a director in 1970 with '' Ashita no Joe''. ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamatora
is a Japanese mixed-media project created by Natsu Matsumai and Yūki Kodama. The project began with a manga series written by Yukino Kitajima and Yūki Kodama as the artist, with Yū Wazu adapting the original designs for animation. The manga, ''Hamatora: The Comic'', started serialization in Shueisha's '' Young Jump'' magazine in November 2013. An anime television series, ''Hamatora: The Animation'', by the studio NAZ premiered on TV Tokyo and ran for twelve episodes between January 8 and March 26, 2014. It was followed by a second series by Lerche starting in July 2014, ''Re:_ Hamatora''. Additionally, a role-playing game titled ''Hamatora: Look at Smoking World'' developed by FuRyu was released in July 2014. Other related titles include a light novel and a stage play. The series takes place in the year 2014 when selected humans called Minimum Holders have been discovered to possess supernatural abilities. The story focuses on Minimum Holder Nice who forms a detectiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocean Productions
Ocean Productions, Inc., is a Canadian media production and voice acting company based in Vancouver, British Columbia, that is part of the Ocean Group of businesses. Ocean Group is involved in intellectual property acquisition and development, co-production and the creation of English versions of animation for worldwide distribution. The Group also works with global toy companies and producers to create and distribute animation properties in conjunction with game development as well as licensing and merchandising programs. Ocean Media Inc. creates world master versions of programming to promote intellectual properties on a global basis. The company's productions are recorded at Ocean Studios (originally known as Ocean Sound) in Vancouver and Blue Water Studios in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta. History Founded by Ken Morrison and Dave Thomas in the early 1970s, the company, then known as Ocean Sound, originally started as a North Vancouver-based music recording studio. Musicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toonami
Toonami ( ) is an American late-night television programming block that broadcasts Japanese anime and American action animation. It was created by Sean Akins and Jason DeMarco and currently produced by Williams Street, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Television Studios. The block is owned by The Cartoon Network, Inc., a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. The name is a portmanteau of the words " cartoon" and "tsunami". It currently airs every Saturday night from 12:00 a.m. to 3:30 a.m. ET/ PT Toonami initially premiered as a weekday afternoon block on Cartoon Network in 1997. It ran in this format until 2004, when it transitioned to a Saturday evening schedule. The block aired until its initial closure in 2008. During its original run (1997–2008), Toonami primarily targeted older children and adolescents aged 7–18. It became known for showcasing action-oriented programming, particularly Japanese anime, which gained widespread popularity with American a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michiru Shimada
was a Japanese anime screenwriter from Tokyo. Shimada was a graduate of Waseda University. She made her screenwriting debut in 1980. She died in 2017, aged 58, from undisclosed causes. animecorner.me; accessed December 21, 2017. Filmography * ''Urusei Yatsura'' (1981 TV series), Screenplay * ''Dr. Slump and Arale-chan'' (1981 TV series), Script * ''Dr. Slump: "Hoyoyo!" Space Adventure'' (1982 film), Screenplay * ''World Famous Fairy Tale Series'' (1983 short films), Script * ''Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle'' (1984 film), Screenplay * ''Okawari-Boy Starzan S'' (1984 TV series), Screenplay * ''Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! City of Dreams, Mechapolis'' (1985 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamster
Hamsters are rodents (order Rodentia) belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae, which contains 19 species classified in seven genera. They have become established as popular small pets. The best-known species of hamster is the golden or Syrian hamster (''Mesocricetus auratus''), which is the type most commonly kept as a pet. Other hamster species commonly kept as pets are the three species of dwarf hamster, Campbell's dwarf hamster (''Phodopus campbelli''), the winter white dwarf hamster (''Phodopus sungorus'') and the Roborovski hamster (''Phodopus roborovskii''), and the less common Chinese hamster (''Cricetulus griseus''). Hamsters feed primarily on seeds, fruits, vegetation, and occasionally burrowing insects. In the wild, they are crepuscular: they forage during the twilight hours. In captivity, however, they are known to live a conventionally nocturnal lifestyle, waking around sundown to feed and exercise. Physically, they are stout-bodied with distinguishing features ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viz Media
Viz Media, LLC is an American entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco, California, focused on publishing manga, and distribution and licensing Japanese anime, films, and television series. The company was founded in 1986 as Viz, LLC. In 2005, Viz and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current Viz Media, which is owned by Japanese publishing conglomerates Shueisha and Shogakukan, as well as Japanese production company Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (ShoPro). In 2017, Viz Media was the largest publisher of graphic novels in the United States in the bookstore market, with a 23% share of the market. History Founding Seiji Horibuchi, originally from Tokushima Prefecture in Shikoku, Japan, moved to California, United States in 1975. After living in the suburbs for almost two years, he moved to San Francisco, where he started a business exporting American cultural items to Japan, and became a writer of cultural information. He also became interested in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atsuhiro Tomioka
is a Japanese anime and tokusatsu screenwriter. He is a member of the . Works Anime television series *'' Brave Exkaiser'' (1990–1991) - Screenplay *'' The Brave of Sun Fighbird'' (1991–1992) - Screenplay *'' Mojacko'' (1995–1997) - Screenplay *''Eat-Man'' (1997) - Screenplay *''Pokémon'' (1997–2002) - Screenplay *'' Berserk'' (1997) - Screenplay *'' Next Senki Ehrgeiz'' (1997) - Series Composition, Screenplay *'' Oh My Goddess! The Adventures of Mini-Goddess'' (1998–1999) - Screenplay *'' AWOL -Absent Without Leave-'' (1998) - Series Composition, Screenplay *''You`re Under Arrest! Mini Specials'' (1999) - Screenplay *'' Gokudo the Adventurer'' (1999) - Series Composition, Screenplay *'' Soul Hunter'' (1999) - Screenplay *'' Jibaku-kun: Twelve Worlds Story'' (1999–2000) - Series Composition, Screenplay *''One Piece'' (1999–present) - Screenplay *'' Bikkuriman 2000'' (1999–2001) - Series Composition, Screenplay *''Hamtaro'' (2000–2006) - Screenplay *'' Vandread' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciao (magazine)
is a Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Shogakukan. The magazine launched in 1977 and always comes with a free gift which used to always be paper crafts, but now varies every month. The magazine's competitors are ''Ribon'' and ''Nakayoshi''. Manga published in ''Ciao'' are released under the Ciao Comics imprint. Serializations Current * '' Kocchi Muite! Miiko'' (1995–present) * '' The Magic of Chocolate'' (2008–present) * '' Yo-kai Watch: Exciting Nyanderful Days'' (2014–present) * '' My New Life as a Cat'' (2015–present) * '' Aikatsu On Parade!'' (2019–present) * (2022–present) * (2023–present) * '' Himitsu no AiPri'' (2024-present) Past 1977-1989 * '' Alpen Rose'' (1983-1986) * '' Slow Step'' (1986-1991) 1990-1999 * '' Mizuiro Jidai'' (1991-1994) * '' Muka Muka Paradise'' (1993-1994) * '' Tonde Burin'' (1994-1995) * '' Wedding Peach'' (1994-1996) * '' Angel Lip'' (1996-1999) * '' Revolutionary Girl Utena'' (1996-1998) * '' Cutie Honey Flash'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Boy Color
The (GBC or CGB) is an 8-bit handheld game console developed by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on October 21, 1998, and to international markets that November. Compared to the original Game Boy, the Game Boy Color features a color TFT screen rather than monochrome monitor, monochrome, a Central processing unit, CPU that can operate twice as fast, and four times as much memory. It retains backward compatibility with games developed for its predecessor. The Game Boy Color is part of the fifth generation of video game consoles and primarily competed with the WonderSwan, Neo Geo Pocket, and Genesis Nomad. The handheld is slightly thicker, taller and has a smaller screen than its immediate predecessor, the Game Boy Pocket, but is significantly smaller than the original Game Boy. As with its predecessors, the Game Boy Color has a custom 8-bit processor made by Sharp Corporation, Sharp. The American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, American English spelling of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
