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The Magic Of Chocolate
is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Rino Mizuho. It has been serialized in the monthly manga magazine ''Ciao'' and its sister magazine, ', since September 2008. A 13-episode original video animation produced by SynergySP was released between 2011 and 2012, while a live-action film adaptation was released to Japanese theatres in 2021. In 2021, ''The Magic of Chocolate'' won the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award in the children's category. Synopsis ''The Magic of Chocolate'' is a series focusing on Chocolat Aikawa, the owner of a chocolaterie called Chocolat Noir, located deep in the forest. She sells chocolates that can grant wishes when consumed. However, the chocolates come at a price; as payment, Chocolat will take something precious to the customer. Many of her customers have concerns or grievances they wish to remedy with the chocolates, though some aim to abuse the chocolates' magic for nefarious purposes; Chocolat will curse those who do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Fantasy
Dark fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy literary, artistic, and cinematic works that incorporate disturbing and frightening themes of fantasy. It often combines fantasy with elements of horror or has a gloomy dark tone or a sense of horror and dread.Stableford, Brian, "Dark Fantasy", in ''The A to Z of Fantasy Literature'',(p. 97), Scarecrow Press,Plymouth. 2005. Definition A strict definition for dark fantasy is difficult to pin down. Gertrude Barrows Bennett has been called "the woman who invented dark fantasy". Both Charles L. Grant''The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works, and Wonders'', Volume 1, edited by Gary Westfahl, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2005. and Karl Edward Wagner are credited with having coined the term "dark fantasy"—although both authors were describing different styles of fiction. Brian Stableford argues "dark fantasy" can be usefully defined as subgenre of stories that attempt to "incorporate elements of horror fictio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōki Miyata
is a Japanese voice actor who works for 81 Produce. He was formerly credited as . He made his radio CM narration debut on 2 March 1993. Filmography Anime * '' Nintama Rantarou'' (1993), Kanzaki Samon * '' Trigun'' (1998), young Vash the Stampede * '' Neo Ranga'' (1998), Joel * ''Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040'' (1998), Mackey Stingray * ''Digimon Adventure'' (1999), PicoDevimon * ''Hoshin Engi'' (1999), Nataku * '' Magic User's Club'' (1999), Naoki Nakatomi * '' Hamtaro'' (2000), Torahamu * ''Gravitation'' (2000), Eiri Yuki (child) * '' Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran'' (2001), Masato Iwai * '' Shaman King'' (2001), Ashil * ''Angel Tales'' (2001), Rei * '' RahXephon'' (2002), Souichi Yagumo * ''GetBackers'' (2002), Jouya Kanou * '' Bakuten Shoot Beyblade G-Revolution'' (2003), Mystel * ''Wandaba Style'' (2003), Dr. Susumu Tsukumo * '' Saint Beast'' (2003–2007), Suzaku no Rei * ''Gilgamesh'' (2003), Toru Tsukioka * '' Kyo Kara Maoh!'' (2004), Ken Murata * '' Harukanaru Toki no Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Anime OVAs
Eleven or 11 may refer to: *11 (number), the natural number following 10 and preceding 12 * one of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011, or any year ending in 11 Literature * ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn *''Eleven'', a 1970 collection of short stories by Patricia Highsmith *''Eleven'', a 2004 children's novel in The Winnie Years by Lauren Myracle *''Eleven'', a 2008 children's novel by Patricia Reilly Giff *''Eleven'', a short story by Sandra Cisneros Music * Eleven (band), an American rock band * Eleven: A Music Company, an Australian record label *Up to eleven, an idiom from popular culture, coined in the movie ''This Is Spinal Tap'' Albums * ''11'' (The Smithereens album), 1989 * ''11'' (Ua album), 1996 * ''11'' (Bryan Adams album), 2008 * ''11'' (Sault album), 2022 * ''Eleven'' (Harry Connick, Jr. album), 1992 * ''Eleven'' (22-Pistepirkko album), 1998 * ''Eleven'' (Sugarcult album), 1999 * ''Eleven'' (B'z album), 2000 * ''Eleven'' (Reamo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duel Masters
is a media franchise consisting of a manga, several anime series, a trading card game and several video games. The original manga, accompanied with his sequels, sold 4.5 million copies in Japan. Plot The story centers around the card game ''Duel Masters'', which revolves around five civilizations consisting of Fire, Water, Light, Darkness and Nature. The original storyline follows Shobu Kirifuda, a young boy who likes to play ''Duel Masters''. He and a few duelists are known to bring the monsters on the cards to life in their duels. Shobu engages in this card game so that he can be the best duelist like his father was. Characters Main characters ; : :A Knight's apprentice. He aspires to become a great duelist like his father, Shori Kirifuda. Shobu keeps a positive attitude throughout the series, insisting on dueling for fun as opposed to simply winning. In the first season, Shobu takes on the challenge of defeating the temple champion, Hakuoh, who he fee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby, The Stars Shine Bright
is the name of a Japanese clothing brand created in 1988 by Akinori Isobe and his wife, Fumiyo. Baby, The Stars Shine Bright specializes in Lolita fashion. The company's flagship store, opened in 1999 in Daikanyamachō, Shibuya, was relocated to Omotesandō in 2012. The company produced the wardrobe for a main character in the 2004 film ''Kamikaze Girls''. International store locations include San Francisco. See also * Novala Takemoto is the professional name of , a Japanese author and fashion designer. Biography Takemoto was born in Uji, south of Kyoto. As a child, he was shy and preferred drawing and reading (two of his favorite authors were Osamu Dazai and Yasunari Kawaba ... References External links * {{Lolita fashion Clothing retailers of Japan Lolita fashion Retail companies established in 1988 1988 establishments in Japan ja:ゴスロリブランド一覧#Baby, The Stars Shine Bright ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maho Yamaguchi
NGT48 (read "N.G.T. Forty-eight") is a Japanese girl group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. NGT48 is named after Niigata City of Niigata Prefecture, where the group is based. The group performs at the NGT48 Theater which is located in the fourth floor of the LoveLa2 shopping mall in Niigata City. After then-member Maho Yamaguchi's assault in December 2018, after which she had claimed that the management had done nothing to address other NGT48 members allegedly involved in assisting her attackers, in April 2019, the NGT48 management dissolved the team system, with all current members unified according to generations. History 2015–2018: Debut The creation of the group was announced on January 25, 2015 on the final, fifth day of a traditional series of AKB48 concerts entitled ''AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 1035 2015''. In October 2015, the Niigata-based company appointed NGT48 a "bakauke PR ambassador", a PR ambassador for its product named bakauke. As of December 2015, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002. The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets (as of April 2011) and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations. Results are announced every Tuesday and published in ''Oricon Style'' by subsidiary Oricon Entertainment Inc. The group also lists panel survey-based popularity ratings for television commercials on its official website. Oricon started publishing Combined Chart, which includes CD sales, digital sales, and streaming together, on December 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light Novel
A light novel (, Hepburn: ''raito noberu'') is a style of young adult novel primarily targeting high school and middle school students. The term "light novel" is a '' wasei-eigo'', or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Light novels are often called or, in English, LN. The average length of a light novel is about 50,000 words, and is published in the ''bunkobon'' format ( A6, 10.5 cm×14.8 cm or 4.1"x5.8"). Light novels are subject to dense publishing schedules, with new installations being published in 3–9-month intervals. Light novels are commonly illustrated in a manga art style and are often adapted into manga and anime. While most light novels are published only as books, some have their chapters first serialized monthly in anthology magazines before being collected and compiled into book format, similar to how manga is published. Details Light novels developed from pulp magazines. To please their audience, in the 1970s, most of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinichiro Kimura
is a Japanese anime storyboard artist and director from Hiroshima Prefecture. His nickname is , a shortened version of his name. Kimura graduated from Osaka University of Arts with a major in oil painting. He enrolled in a fine arts college to get a teaching certificate in art. While in school, he was a member of CAS, an animation research society, and was classmates with animation director Takao Kado. After graduating, he worked at Studio World. Formerly an animator, he first worked as a director on an adult work, and has been working as a director ever since. He began his career as a storyboard artist and director, and made his directorial debut in 1998 with ''Burn-Up Excess''. Some of his best-known works as a director include '' Hand Maid May'' (2000) and ''A Little Snow Fairy Sugar'' (2001). Filmography As Director *''Burn-Up Excess'' (1998) *'' Weiß Kreuz Verbrechen & Strafe'' (1999) *'' Hand Maid May'' (2000) *''A Little Snow Fairy Sugar'' (2001) *'' Cosplay Complex'' (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
