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Masumi Asano
is a Japanese voice actress, singer and narrator who worked for Aoni Production, but now as of January, 2021 a Freelancer. Biography Asano was born on August 25, 1977 in Noshiro, Akita and studied at the Kokugakuin University Faculty of Literature. Asano announced via her blog that her dōjin manga series '' Seiyu's Life!'', with art by Kenjiro Hata, is receiving an anime television series adaptation. Filmography Television animation *''A Little Snow Fairy Sugar'' (2001) – Saga *'' .hack//Sign'' (2002, Episode 28: "Unison") – BlackRose (Hayami Akira) *'' Gravion'' (2002) – Kaori Stephanie *'' Haibane Renmei'' (2002) – Shouta *'' Rizelmine'' (2002) – Aoi *'' Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning'' (2002) – Hiyono Yuizaki *''D.N.Angel'' (2003) – Risa Harada *''Ikki Tousen'' (2003) – Hakufu Sonsaku *''Popotan'' (2003) – Mai *'' Gravion Zwei'' (2004) – Kaori Stephanie *'' Uta∽Kata'' (2004) – Manatsu Kuroki *''Daphne in the Brilliant Blue'' (2004) – Gloria *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Various forms of brackets are used in mathematics, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seiyu's Life!
is a Japanese four-panel dōjin manga series. The manga is written by voice actress Masumi Asano, with art by Kenjiro Hata, and is released under the circle name Hajimemashite. The manga launched at Comiket 81 in December 2011, with further releases at each subsequent Comiket until August 2017. An anime television series adaptation animated by Gonzo aired from July to September 2015. Plot The series is centered on three friends who are all rookie voice actresses; Futaba Ichinose, Ichigo Moesaki and Rin Kohana. As the girls go through their individual troubles of working in voice acting, they end up hosting a web radio show together and form the unit, Earphones. Characters Main characters ; : :A shy and nervous rookie voice actor, who has a tendency to overthink what kind of performance she should give. In between jobs, she works part-time at a convenience store. She has a stuffed doll called that she occasionally voices to in order to give herself encouragement (in the anim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gravion Zwei
is a Japanese anime television series produced by Gonzo. It aired in Japan from October 7, 2002 to December 16, 2002 and ran for 13 episodes. In 2004, was released and aired from January 8 to March 25 in Japan, running for twelve additional episodes, answering the questions generated from the first series. Both ''Gravion'' and ''Gravion Zwei'' were created and directed by Masami Ōbari with mecha designs from Kunio Okawara. Both series were released in North America by ADV Films. After ADV Films lost the rights to the series, the series was re-licensed by Funimation (now Crunchyroll). Plot In ''Gravion'', Eiji Shigure is sent a letter from his missing older sister Ayaka Shigure. Responding to its message, his search for her leads him to the mysterious billionaire Klein Sandman, and Eiji secretly infiltrates his enormous ''Saint-Germain Castle'' while he is hosting a party for Earth Federation Alliance (EFA) leaders, in order to find her. He ends up piloting the ''G-Attack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popotan
is a Japanese eroge, adult visual novel developed by Petit Ferret with character creation, character designs by Akio Watanabe under the alias Poyoyon Rock. It was originally released as a Personal computer game, PC game for CD-ROM on December 13, 2002, and subsequently re-released on DVD-ROM and for the PlayStation 2 with certain scenes removed. The title ''Popotan'' is a nonsensical word meant to reflect the prominence of dandelions, spelled in Japanese language, Japanese;In the Japanese language, nouns do not have a separate form in the plural. Petit Ferret also produced a fan disc shortly before the DVD-ROM re-release. ''Popotan'' has been adapted to other media, including a novel series (''Popotan～ Himitsu no Jumon～ Kōhen'') by Sassami Yachiruda; a manga series by Yūjiro Izumi; a twelve episode anime television series directed by Shinichiro Kimura, animated by Shaft (company), Shaft, and licensed in North America by Geneon Entertainment, Geneon USA and later, Sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rizelmine
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukiru Sugisaki. The manga was originally serialized for six chapters in the Kadokawa Shoten magazine ''Ace Next'' from November 2001 to April 2002 with a single ''tankōbon'' collection released on March 22, 2002. The manga was translated into English and published in the North America by Tokyopop on August 9, 2005. An anime television series adaptation animated by Imagin and Madhouse aired on Japan's Kids Station in 2002, but has not been licensed in English. ''Rizelmine'' was split into two seasons, both containing 12 episodes each. The first season aired April 2, 2002 through June 18, 2002. The second season, titled ''Rizelmine II'', aired October 5, 2002 through December 21, 2002. Plot The storyline of ''Rizelmine'' centers on Tomonori Iwaki, a 15-year-old student who likes older women, including high school girls, college girls, and even female instructors. Having just discovered that his teacher (upon whom he has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haibane Renmei
is a Japanese anime television series. It is based on an original ''dōjinshi'' manga series by Yoshitoshi ABe, , which was released from 1998 to 2002 and left unfinished as work on the anime began. The 13-episode series was animated by Radix and broadcast on Fuji TV between October and December 2002. It was also broadcast on Animax Asia in English and French under the title ''Ailes Grises'' (''Grey Wings''). The series follows Rakka, a newly hatched (a being resembling an angel), and other characters in the city of , a walled town with a single gate through which only a mysterious group, the Toga, are allowed to enter or exit. Plot The series begins with two parallel scenes. The first scene is of a girl falling through the sky, head downward and cradling a crow. The crow tries to stop the girl's fall by pulling on the hem of her robe, but cannot and eventually flies away. The other scene is of a group of female Haibane who find a large cocoon growing in a storage room. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BlackRose (
''Project .hack'' and ''.hack Conglomerate,'' both form ''.hack.'' It is a Japanese multimedia franchise primarily developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Bandai. The franchise is set on an Earth with an alternate history. In this timeline, a new version of the Internet arises, following a major global computer network disaster in 2005. Central to the premise is a mystery about the wildly popular in-universe video game, ''The World''. As most of the story takes place within ''The World'', characters typically interact as their Avatar (computing), avatars. The first four video games follow a newcomer called Kite (.hack), Kite who goes on a quest to revive his friend who fell into a coma after his character was killed by an unknown creature. Bee Train also produced an anime series focused on a player named Tsukasa who has no memories of his identity outside of the game and cannot leave ''The World''. In 2006, Cyber Connect 2 and Bee Train produced two new series, ''.hack//G.U.' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Little Snow Fairy Sugar
is a Japanese anime series developed by J.C.Staff. It premiered in Japan on TBS on October 2, 2001, and ran for 24 episodes until its conclusion March 26, 2002. A two-episode OVA was also released for the series. The series was licensed for North America by Geneon Entertainment, but after the closure of Geneon, its DVD releases went out of print and later in 2009, Sentai Filmworks had acquired the license. A related manga series written and illustrated by Botan Hanayashiki under the name "BH Snow+Clinic" was also released. Originally serialized in the shōnen manga magazine ''Dragon Junior'', the individual chapters were published in three ''tankōbon'' volumes by Kadokawa Shoten. Plot The story is based around 11-year-old Saga Bergman, a young girl in a small German town called Muhlenberg (based on real town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber). Saga lives with her grandmother Regina and works in a coffee shop when not in school. Saga is extremely structured and plans her life d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime News Network
Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan. The website offers reviews and other editorial content, forums where readers can discuss current issues and events, and an encyclopedia that contains many anime and manga with information on the staff, cast, theme music, plot summaries, and user ratings. The website was founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis, and operated the magazine '' Protoculture Addicts'' from 2005 to 2008. Based in Canada, it has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in four separate regions: the United States and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. History The website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998. In May 2000, CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial staff, replacing editor-in-chief Isaac Alexander. On June 30, 2002, Anime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime
is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of the English word ''animation'') describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. Animation produced outside of Japan with similar style to Japanese animation is commonly referred to as anime-influenced animation. The earliest commercial Japanese animations date to 1917. A characteristic art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka and spread in following decades, developing a large domestic audience. Anime is distributed theatrically, through television broadcasts, directly to home media, and over the Internet. In addition to original works, anime are often adaptations of Japanese comics (manga), light novels, or video games. It is classified into numerous genres targeting various broad and niche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dōjin
In Japan, is a group of people who share an interest, activity, or hobby. The word is sometimes translated into English as " clique", "fandom", "coterie", "society", or "circle" (as in " sewing circle"). Self-published creative works produced by these groups are also called ''doujin'', including manga, magazines, novels, music ( ''doujin'' music), anime, and video games ( ''doujin'' soft). Print ''doujin'' works are collectively called '' doujinshi''. ''Doujin'' works are typically amateur and derivative in nature, though some professional artists participate in ''doujin'' culture as a way to publish material outside the regular publishing industry. Annual research by the research agency Media Create indicated that of the US$1.65 billion of the otaku industry in 2007, ''doujin'' sales made up 48% (US$792 million). Literary societies Literary circles first appeared in the Meiji period when groups of like-minded ''waka'' writers, poets and novelists met and publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
