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Kimi To Boku (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kiichi Hotta. It was serialized in Square Enix's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' from January 2003 to 2004, on '' Gangan Powered'' from 2004 to 2009, and on ''Monthly GFantasy'' from May 2009 to March 2022. The series follows four teens, Yūta and Yūki Asaba, Shun Matsuoka and Kaname Tsukahara, who grew up together and a half-Japanese transfer student Chizuru Tachibana who joins the circle of friends. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff aired from October to December 2011, and a second season aired from April to June 2012. Plot The story revolves around four teens—the good-looking twins Yūta and Yūki Asaba, the effeminate Shun Matsuoka, and the class head Kaname Tsukahara—who have known each other since early childhood. While they are not necessarily good or bad friends, they continue to hang out well into high school. The half-Japanese transfer student Chizuru Tachibana joins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tankōbon
is the Japanese term for a book that is not part of an anthology or corpus. In modern Japanese, the term is most often used in reference to individual volumes of a manga series: most series first appear as individual chapters in a weekly or monthly manga anthology with other works before being published as volumes containing several chapters each. Major publishing imprints for include Jump Comics (for serials in Shueisha's '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' and other ''Jump'' magazines), Kodansha's Shōnen Magazine Comics, and Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday Comics. Japanese comics (manga) manga came to be published in thick, phone-book-sized weekly or monthly anthology manga magazines (such as ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' or '' Weekly Shōnen Jump''). These anthologies often have hundreds of pages and dozens of individual series by multiple authors. They are printed on cheap newsprint and are considered disposable. Since the 1930s, though, comic strips had been compiled into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryōhei Kimura
is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer. His roles included Ryouta Kise in the ''Kuroko no Basket'' series, Bokuto Koutarou in ''Haikyū!!'', Eichi Sakurai in '' Full Moon o Sagashite'', Tartaglia in ''Genshin Impact'', Chihiro Furuya in Sankarea, Roche in '' Neo Angelique ~Abyss~'' series, Hinata from ''Angel Beats!'', Akira Takizawa in '' Eden of the East'', Shouma Takakura in '' Mawaru Penguindrum'', Kodaka Hasegawa in ''Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai'', Touji Ato in ''Tokyo Ravens'', Kaito Yashio in ''Robotics;Notes'' and Joshua Levinth in Lord of Heroes. He won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 6th Seiyu Awards. He is affiliated with Himawari Theatre Group. Filmography Anime series ;1999 *''Medabots'' as Belmont ;2002 *'' Full Moon o Sagashite'' as Eichi Sakurai ;2005 *'' Sugar Sugar Rune'' as Houx ;2007 *''Big Windup!'' as Shintaro Nishihiro *''Kekkaishi'' as Kagemiya Sen ;2008 *''Natsume Yūjinchō'' as Satoru Nishimura *''Neo Angelique Abyss'' as Roche *'' Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiwa Saitō
is a Japanese voice actress represented by I'm Enterprise. She is best known for her anime roles, which include Hitagi Senjougahara in '' Monogatari'', Homura Akemi in '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica'', Yona in ''Akatsuki no Yona'', Chloe von Eizenbern in '' Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya'', Caster (Tamamo-no-Mae and her variants) in '' Fate/Grand Order'' series, Aika S. Granzchesta in ''Aria'', and Jean in ''Genshin Impact'' and Aoi Asahina in the Danganronpa video games and anime. Personal life Chiwa announced on July 29, 2013 that she had gotten married, and announced in October 2015 that she had given birth to her first child, a daughter. Filmography TV Series ;1999 *'' Orphen: The Revenge'', Remi (ep. 1) ;2001 *''Kokoro Library'', Kokoro ;2002 *''Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat'', Mermaid Princess ;2003 *'' R.O.D -The TV-'', Anita King *''Inuyasha'', Village Maiden 2 (ep. 129) *'' Kino's Journey'', Daughter (ep. 3) *''Popotan'', Magical Girl Lilo-chan (ep. 3) *''Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junko Takeuchi
is a Japanese actress and voice actress employed by Ogipro The Next Co. Inc. & BQMAP. Taking a well-trod path by many voice actresses, she often voices young male characters with generally very quirky and goofy personalities. One of her most well-known roles includes Naruto Uzumaki from the popular anime series ''Naruto.'' She has played Takuya Kanbara in ''Digimon Frontier'', Rin Natsuki/Cure Rouge in ''Yes! PreCure 5'', Metabee in ''Medabots'', Mamoru Endou in ''Inazuma Eleven'' and '' Inazuma Eleven GO'', Gon Freecss in the 1999 version of ''Hunter × Hunter'', and GingerBrave in '' Cookie Run: Kingdom''. Personal life She is the youngest of three children. As a child she studied ballet and piano for seven and a half years. She enrolled in 1991 at Nihon University, College of Art but dropped out two years later. For several years she worked as a shoe salesperson and gave piano lessons at a private school in Tokyo. Originally she wanted to work in a bank office. In 1996 she j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyu Irino
is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He voiced Haku in ''Spirited Away'', Shoya Ishida in '' A Silent Voice'', Sena Kobayakawa in ''Eyeshield 21'', Jinta "Jintan" Yadomi in '' Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day'', Syaoran in '' Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'', Yuichiro Hyakuya in '' Seraph of the End'', Kōshi Sugawara in ''Haikyu!!'', Nuts in ''Yes! PreCure 5'' and its sequel ''GoGo!'', Apollon Agana Belea in '' Kamigami no Asobi'', and Sora in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' video game series. He released his debut mini-album ''Soleil'' on June 26, 2009, and his first single album, ''Faith'', on November 25, 2009. In December 2016, he announced that he has gone on hiatus to study abroad, which he had been considering on that time. On September 3, 2021, he announced that he is married. Filmography Anime series 1996 *'' You're Under Arrest'', Sho 2001 *''PaRappa the Rapper'', Parappa 2002 *'' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'', Masukā Omba 2003 *''Cromartie High School'', Osa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yumi Uchiyama
is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Office Osawa. Biography Uchiyama signed to Arts Vision and made her debut in 2005. However, she retired and got a job when she was 20 years old while she was in college because of family circumstances. After three years away, she rejoined Arts Vision in 2010 and made her comeback with the dubbing role of Abbey in the overseas drama ''Let's Love Vampire'' delivered on BeeTV. The following year, she won the first regular role as Nagisa Tennōji in '' A Channel''. In April 2017, it was reported that Uchiyama moved from Arts Vision to Office Osawa. Filmography Anime ;2005 *''Aria the Animation'' (voice-acting debut) ;2011 *'' A-Channel'': Nagisa "Nagi" Tennōji *''Blue Exorcist'': Kashino *'' Kimi to Boku'': Junko; young Kaname Tsukahara; The Asaba twins mother *''Ro-Kyu-Bu!'': Kikuchi *'' Shinryaku!? Ika Musume'': Tomomi Mochizuki *''Usagi Drop'': Kazumi Kawachi ;2012 *'' Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero'': Valkyria (Ep. 1) *'' Bakuman. 3'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenichi Suzumura
is a Japanese voice actor, narrator, and singer who is affiliated with and a representative of INTENTION, a voice acting company he founded in March 2012. He voiced Morley in ''Macross 7'', Hikaru Hitachiin in ''Ouran High School Host Club'', Masato Hijirikawa in ''Uta no Prince-sama'', Kyoichi Kanzaki in BOYS BE, Rakushun in The Twelve Kingdoms, Shiki Tohno in ''Tsukihime'', Tsubaki Asahina in ''Brothers Conflict'', Atsushi Murasakibara in ''Kuroko's Basketball'', Momotaro Mikoshiba in ''Free!'', Shinn Asuka in ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny'', Leo Stenbuck in '' Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner'', Sōgo Okita in ''Gin Tama'', Rogue Cheney in ''Fairy Tail'', Lavi in '' D.Gray-man'', Obanai Iguro in '' Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'', Ryutaros in ''Kamen Rider Den-O'' and Rakushun in The 12 Kingdoms . He is part of the group with Junichi Suwabe, Daisuke Kishio, Hiroki Takahashi, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Makoto Yasumura, and Kohsuke Toriumi. His younger brother is stunt coord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūki Ono
is a Japanese Voice acting in Japan, voice actor and singer who dubs in anime shows and video games. He was represented by Atomic Monkey and is now a freelancer. His major roles are: Josuke Higashikata in ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable'', Taiga Kagami in ''Kuroko's Basketball'', Zenkichi Hitoyoshi in ''Medaka Box'', Kaname Tsukahara in ''Kimi to Boku (manga), Kimi to Boku'', Masayuki Hori in ''Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun'', Jun Isashiki in ''Ace of Diamond'' and Ultraman Belial in the recurring ''Ultraman, Ultraman Series''. Biography During his high school years, Ono aimed to become a professional soccer player and at one point was scouted by the Shimizu S-Pulse. Unfortunately, he stopped playing in the third year as a result of bone fracture. During his years in university, Ono becomes a fan of Kishō Taniyama. In addition to meeting the voice actor in person at an anime event, this inspired him to pursue the same career. In August 2011, Ono forms the voic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iyashikei
is a genre specific to Japanese works, primarily manga and anime. It is a sub-genre of slice of life, portraying characters living out peaceful lives in calming environments, and is intended to have a healing effect on the audience. The word ''iyashikei'' could mean "healing type" or just "healing" in Japanese. Shaenon K Garrity of ''Otaku USA'' wrote that in ''iyashikei'' works, "the focus is less on character and plot, more on worldbuilding and creating an immersive visual setting". Origins ''Iyashikei'' originated in the late 1970s, but it emerged as a distinct subgenre in 1995, in the wake of the Great Hanshin earthquake and the Tokyo subway sarin attack. These traumatic events, combined with the economic recession, would lead to what scholar Paul Roquet calls the ''iyashi'' trend, or healing boom. The trauma suffered by the Japanese public provided "the emotional context for the emergence of calm as a lucrative and marketable feeling." Examples * ''Adachi and Shimamura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otome
An , is a story-based video game that is targeted towards women. Generally one of the goals, besides the main idea/goal, is to develop a romantic relationship between the female player/main character and one of the second-lead male characters. History The first ''otome'' game is generally acknowledged to be ''Angelique (video game series)#Angelique, Angelique'', released in 1994 by Koei in Japan for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom, and created by an all-woman team. The game was originally designed for pre-teen and younger teenage girls, but became unexpectedly popular with older teenagers and women in their 20s. In 2021, the series continues with ''Angelique Luminarise'', in which the protagonist is a 25-year-old office worker. ''Angelique'' is credited with "set[ting] up the specifics and conventions of women's games: a focus on romance, easy controls and utilizing other multimedia." After Angelique came in 1997 the second otome game, :ja:アルバレアの ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honorific Speech In Japanese
The Japanese language has a system of honorific speech, referred to as , parts of speech that show respect. Their use is mandatory in many social situations. Honorifics in Japanese may be used to emphasize social distance or disparity in rank, or to emphasize social intimacy or similarity in rank. Japanese honorific titles, often simply called honorifics, consist of suffixes and prefixes when referring to others in a conversation. The system is very extensive, having its own special vocabulary and grammatical forms to express various levels of respectful, humble, and polite speech. It closely resembles other honorifics systems found in the East Asian cultural sphere, such as honorifics in Korean. Introduction Japanese uses honorific constructions to show or emphasize social rank, social intimacy or similarity in rank. The choice of pronoun used, for example, will express the social relationship between the person speaking and the person being referred to, and Japanese often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rie Kugimiya
is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is best known for her voice performances in anime, which include Alphonse Elric in the '' Fullmetal Alchemist'' series, Kiana in '' Honkai Impact 3rd'', Kagura in '' Gin Tama'', and Happy in '' Fairy Tail'' and '' Edens Zero''. Because of her roles for characters such as Shana in '' Shakugan no Shana'', Louise in '' The Familiar of Zero'', Nagi Sanzenin in ''Hayate the Combat Butler'', Taiga Aisaka in '' Toradora!'', Aguri Madoka/Cure Ace in '' DokiDoki! PreCure'', and Aria Holmes Kanzaki in '' Aria the Scarlet Ammo'', some of her fans have nicknamed her the "Queen of Tsundere." She is currently represented by the talent agency I'm Enterprise. She was nominated for Best Actress in Leading Role in the first Seiyu Awards for the role of Louise in '' The Familiar of Zero'' and for Best Actress in Supporting Role for the role of Kagura in ''Gintama'', and jointly won Best Actress in a Supporting Role with Mitsuki Saiga at the second S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
