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Orange (animation Studio)
is a Japanese animation studio based in Musashino, Tokyo that specializes in the production of 3DCG animation. The studio is known for its exaggerated 3D and directing style, which differs from the traditional movement often found in CG works. On December 19, 2024, it was announced that Toho would acquire a 19.7% stake in the studio which was completed on January 17, 2025. Establishment Eiji Inomoto, a CG animator who had become somewhat well known for his work on '' Zoids: Chaotic Century'' and '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'' (as one of the main Tachikoma 3D Unit members), founded Orange on May 1, 2004. For a majority of the studio's early history, the company mainly did outsourced 3D work for other studio's productions, like the original anime '' Heroic Age'' in 2007 (for Xebec) and the adaptation of '' Rail Wars!'' (for Passione) in 2014. It wasn't until 2013, 9 years after its founding, that Orange was involved a major project's production on a significan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinema Citrus
is a Japanese animation studio, founded on March 3, 2008, by former Production I.G and Bones members and based in Suginami, Tokyo. Its business directors are Muneki Ogasawara, Yuichiro Matsuka and Masaki Tachibana. Notable works include ''Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 is a Japanese anime television series produced by Fuji TV, Asmik Ace, Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Dentsu, Bones (studio), Bones, and Kinema Citrus. It first aired on Fuji TV's noitamina timeslot in July 2009, running for 11 episodes until ...'' in 2009, co-produced with Bones, '' .hack//Quantum'', a 3-episode OVA series, '' Black Bullet'' and '' Barakamon'' in 2014, '' Made in Abyss'' in 2017, and '' The Rising of the Shield Hero'' in 2019. On December 12, 2019, Kinema Citrus announced that Kadokawa and Bushiroad acquired each of them a total of 31.8% on the company. The three companies previously announced a partnership in the same year for the creation of different anime, and one of the reasons for the dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Land Of The Lustrous (TV Series)
is a 2017 Japanese anime television series based on Haruko Ichikawa's manga series Land of the Lustrous, of the same name. It is produced by the computer graphics (CG) animation studio Orange (animation studio), Orange and directed and written by Takahiko Kyōgoku and Toshiya Ono, respectively. It follows the Lustrous – immortal humanoid lifeforms who are the embodiments of gemstones – who fight to defend themselves against a celestial humanoid race known as the Lunarians, who seek to harvest their bodies for decorations. Phosphophyllite is the youngest of the Lustrous, and is given the task to assemble a natural history since they are too brittle to fight. Orange created the series with 3D animation as a base, a decision made partially due to the difficulty in depicting translucent gemstones using hand-drawn animation. Yoichi Nishikawa's concept art greatly influenced Kyōgoku's vision for the series, with several shots directly based on Nishikawa's art. While the manga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūji Iwahara
is a Japanese manga artist. After graduating from art school, he joined Hudson Soft as a graphic artist for video games such as '' Mega Bomberman'' and '' Kishin Dōji Zenki FX: Vajra Fight''. He made his manga debut in 1994 in ''Afternoon'' with a story for which he won the fall Afternoon Four Seasons Award, a prize he received three more times over the next two years. He is best known in the West for his work on '' King of Thorn'' and '' Chikyu Misaki'', both of which have been licensed in English. He was scheduled to draw ''Quest'', a title in the Marvel Comics imprint Tsunami, with writer Andi Watson but the series was cancelled before any issues were completed. His other works include the manga adaptation of the videogame ''Koudelka''. Another one of his series, '' Cat Paradise'', which has been serialized in ''Champion RED'' since April 2006, is licensed in English. In 2007, he contributed the original character designs to the anime television series, ''Darker than Black' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimension W
''Dimension W'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūji Iwahara. It was published in Square Enix's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Young Gangan'' from September 2011 to November 2015 and later in '' Monthly Big Gangan'' from December 2015 to June 2019. It is licensed in North America by Yen Press. The series follows an auto mechanic hobbyist named Kyouma Mabuchi and a robot girl named Mira Yurizaki, both of whom are "Collectors", bounty hunters tasked with confiscating illegal Coils, dangerous devices which can harness the power of another dimension. As they reluctantly pair up for their mission, they begin to discover the truth behind New Tesla Energy, the multinational supplier of worldwide electrical power. An anime television series aired between January and March 2016. Synopsis In the year 2036, a fourth dimensional axis called Dimension W is proven to exist. Cross-dimensional electromagnetic induction devices, known as Coils, were developed to draw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otomate
is a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded by former Data East employees in October 1994. A division of the company makes otome games under the name of Otomate (see list below). An international branch, Idea Factory International, was opened in California in 2013. Altergear, a division of Idea Factory that focuses on male-centered visual novel titles, was created in 2022. Games published Games developed Otomate games The following sublist are otome game An is a story-based romance video game targeted towards women with a female protagonist as the player character. Generally one of the goals, besides the main story goal, is to develop a romantic relationship between the female main player char ...s that were developed by Idea Factory's Otomate division. PlayStation 2 games # Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden Gaiden: Kagami no Miko (June 23, 2005) # Hoshi no Furu Toki (September 22, 2005) # Mitsu x Mitsu Drops: Love x Love Honey Life (April 6, 2006) # Hiiro no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otome Game
An is a story-based romance video game targeted towards women with a female protagonist as the player character. Generally one of the goals, besides the main story goal, is to develop a romantic relationship between the female main player character and one of the secondary lead characters, who are usually male. History The first ''otome'' game is generally acknowledged to be '' Angelique'', released in 1994 by Koei in Japan for the Super Famicom, and created by Ruby Party, an all-woman development team division of Koei. 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 "setingup the specifics and conventions of women's games: a focus on romance, easy controls and utilizing other multimedia." In 1997 the second ''otome'' game, '' Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norn9
is a 2013 otome game for PlayStation Portable. It was developed by Otomate and published by Idea Factory. A PlayStation Vita port, entitled ''Norn9: Var Commons'', was released on December 11, 2014. A fan disc titled ''Norn9: Last Era'' was released on April 2, 2015. A combined version of ''Var Commons'' and ''Last Era'', titled ''Norn9 LOFN'', was released on the Nintendo Switch on September 27, 2018. English versions of ''Var Commons'' and ''Last Era'' were released on the Switch on March 30, 2023 and September 31, 2023 respectively. On March 2, 2014, it was announced that an anime adaptation was in the works. The anime ran from January 7 to March 31, 2016. Plot Guided by a strange, haunting song, elementary-schooler Sorata Suzuhara from the Heisei Era is warped back in time to 1919, in a high-tech ship called Norn9. This ship, flying above towns resembling that of the Meiji or Taishō period, harbours The Gifted, a group of three girls and eight boys with special a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Production IMS
, or Production IMS, was a Japanese animation studio established on February 14, 2013, by former staff members from AIC Spirits. Its headquarters were located in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. Financial problems On December 20, 2017, animator Teru Miyazaki posted then deleted a tweet on Twitter stating that an anime studio, implied to be Production IMS, was not paying its animators. On June 7 the following year, credit research company Tokyo Shoko Research reported that Production IMS began consolidating its debts and that the staff was considering filing for bankruptcy. The company did later file for bankruptcy on September 21, 2018, and closed on October 11 of the same year. List of works Television series * '' Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha'' (January 15, 2014 – March 19, 2014) * '' Date A Live II'' (April 11, 2014 – June 13, 2014) * '' Gonna be the Twin-Tail!!'' (October 9, 2014 – December 25, 2014) * '' The Testament of Sister New Devil'' (January 7, 2015 – March 25, 2015) * '' C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorō Taniguchi
is a Japanese anime director, writer, producer and storyboard artist, who is among Sunrise (company), Sunrise's noted directors. He was born in Nisshin, Aichi, Japan. Works Anime television series *''Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh'' (storyboards, episode direction, background production; 1991) *''Genki Bakuhatsu Ganbaruger'' (storyboards, episode direction; 1992) *''Nekketsu Saikyo Gozaurer'' (storyboards, episode direction; 1993) *''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' (storyboards, episode direction; 1994) *''Jūsenshi Gulkeeva'' (storyboards, episode direction; 1995) *''New Mobile Report Gundam Wing'' (storyboards; 1995) *''Brave Command Dagwon'' (storyboards, episode direction; 1996) *''After War Gundam X'' (storyboards; 1996) *''Reideen the Superior'' (storyboards, episode direction; 1996) *''The King of Braves GaoGaiGar'' (storyboards, episode direction; 1997) *''Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo'' (storyboards; 1997) *''Gasaraki'' (assistant director, storyboards, episode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Active Raid
is a Japanese anime television series produced by Production IMS. Orange produced the 3D CG, with Gorō Taniguchi as chief director. It started airing in January 2016. The anime was split into two seasons, the first half aired in January, while the second half aired in July 2016. Plot ''Active Raid'' takes place in the near future with advanced technology, particularly a system known as ACTIVE (Armored Combined Tactical Intelligence Vanguard Elements). Due to the abundance of serious crime around the world, police forces begin to use ACTIVE technology along with powered armor mobile suits known as Will Wears. The series focuses on one such police unit in Japan known as Unit 8. Characters Unit 8 A police unit that is authorized to use Will Wears and the ACTIVE system. Due to their collateral damage of city infrastructure, Unit 8 has a bad reputation within the police force and public media. While the Japanese title of the anime only refers to them as "Public Mobile Assault U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masayuki Kojima
is a Japanese animator, storyboard artist, and director, best known for directing the acclaimed anime series ''Monster (manga), Monster'' and ''Made in Abyss''. He was born on March 11, 1961, in Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan. Career Kojima first got his start in the animation business in the 1980s, where he worked primarily project-to-project for a number of different companies, including Knack Productions and Tatsunoko Production. During this time, his involvement was in television products mostly as an episode director. After joining Madhouse (company), Madhouse in the 1990s, he took part in dozens of productions as an animator, as well as helming several TV series, two films, a theatrical short, and a TV special. He has since left the studio and joined Kinema Citrus in 2011. Style Since coming to work for Madhouse (company), Madhouse, Kojima has been primarily a drama director, and one who specializes in lengthy series. He has directed two adaptations of Naoki Urasawa's manga, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |