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Rin-ne
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from April 2009 to December 2017, with its chapters were collected into forty ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series follows Sakura Mamiya, a girl who gained the power to see ghosts after an incident as a child, and her classmate Rinne Rokudo, a boy of mixed human and shinigami heritage who helps lingering spirits finally pass on to be reincarnated. The manga has been licensed in North America by Viz Media, which simultaneously released the manga chapters online in English as they were serialized in Japan until March 2011, and in Australasia by Madman Entertainment. A three season anime television series adaptation, produced by Brain's Base, aired in Japan from 2015 to 2017. As of August 2014, the manga had 3 million collected volumes in print. Plot Sakura Mamiya is a high school girl who became able to see ghosts after she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marina Inoue
is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo, Japan. She is affiliated with Aoni Production. She was signed into Aniplex until 2007. She was chosen out of 2,000 people from the "Gonna be a star" auditions (hosted by Sony Music Entertainment Japan) for the title role in the OVA ''Le Portrait de Petit Cossette''. Filmography Television animation ;2004 * ''Gakuen Alice'' (Misaki Harada) * ''Tactics'' (Rosalie) * '' Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase'' (Kōhei Morioka (child version)) * '' Yakitate!! Japan'' (Kanmuri Shigeru) ;2005 * '' Ginban Kaleidoscope'' (Mika Honjō) * '' Hell Girl'' (Kaoruko Kurushima) ;2006 * ''009-1'' (Mia Connery (009-7)) * ''D.Gray-man'' (Elda) * '' Kiba'' (Rebecca) * '' Nerima Daikon Brothers'' (Karakuri Yukika and others) * '' Zegapain'' (Minato) ;2007 * '' Baccano!'' (Eve Genoard) * '' Bakugan Battle Brawlers'' (Akira, Ryo, Jewls/Nae, Konba, Rabeeder/Shire) * '' El Cazador de la Bruja'' (Lirio) * '' Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!'' (Mutsuki Uehara) * ''Getsu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rumiko Takahashi
is a Japanese manga artist. With a career of several commercially successful works, beginning with '' Urusei Yatsura'' in 1978, Takahashi is one of Japan's best-known and wealthiest manga artists. Her works are popular worldwide, where they have been translated into a variety of languages, with over 200 million copies in circulation. She has won the Shogakukan Manga Award twice, once in 1980 for ''Urusei Yatsura'' and again in 2001 for ''Inuyasha'', and the Seiun Award twice, once in 1987 for ''Urusei Yatsura'' and again in 1989 for ''Mermaid Saga''. She also received the Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême in 2019, becoming the second woman and second Japanese to win the prize. In 2020, the Japanese government awarded Takahashi the Medal with Purple Ribbon for her contributions to the arts. Career Rumiko Takahashi was born in Niigata, Japan.Takahashi, Rumiko. ''Ranma ½'' Vol. 1 (May 1993). Viz Communications: San Francisco, CA. . "Rumiko Takahashi". p. 302. Although sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weekly Shōnen Sunday
is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan since March 1959. Contrary to its title, ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' issues are released on Wednesdays. ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' has sold over 1.8billion copies since 1986, making it the fourth best selling manga magazine, only behind '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'', '' Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' and ''Weekly Young Jump''. History ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' was first published on March 17, 1959, as a response to its rival '' Weekly Shōnen Magazine''. The debut issue featured Shigeo Nagashima, the star player of the Yomiuri Giants on the cover, and a congratulatory article by Isoko Hatano, a noted child psychologist. Despite its name, ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' was originally published on Tuesdays of each week, switching to Wednesdays in 2011. The "Sunday" in the name was the creation of its first editor, Kiichi Toyoda, who wanted the title to be evocative of a relaxing weekend. ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'''s dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaito Ishikawa
is a Japanese voice actor. He is affiliated with Stay Luck. He voiced Nero in ''Devil May Cry'', Genos in ''One Punch Man'', Tenya Iida in ''My Hero Academia'' and Tobio Kageyama in '' Haikyu!!''. Biography Ishikawa performed in a production of ''Gamba's Great Adventure'' at a science society when he was in fifth grade. After graduating from high school, he joined a drama club. After making his debut, he was impressed when he heard about the concept of "living a role" from a colleague. After immersing himself in late-night anime like '' The Familiar of Zero'', he pursued roles in '' Kanon'' and '' Genesis of Aquarion''. He praised Hiroaki Hirata for voicing Jack Sparrow in ''Pirates of the Caribbean''. Ishikawa entered the Pro Fit Voice Actor Training Center with the money he earned from his part-time job. In 2012, he made his anime debut in ''Waiting in the Summer''. In April 2013, he played the first leading role in the anime series ''Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet''. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brain's Base
is a Japanese animation studio founded in 1996 by former Tokyo Movie Shinsha staff. Works Television series Original video animations Films See also * Shuka * Lapin Track * Platinum Vision is a Japanese animation studio founded in Mitaka, Tokyo 260px, Inokashira Park in Mitaka is a city in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 190,403, and a population density of 12,000 perso ... Notes References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brain'S Base Japanese animation studios Mass media companies established in 1996 Japanese companies established in 1996 Mitaka, Tokyo Animation studios in Tokyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viz Media
VIZ Media LLC is an American manga publisher, anime distributor and entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ Media LLC, 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, with a 23% share of the market. In 2020, Viz Media saw a 70% growth in the U.S. market, in line with a 43% increase in overall manga sales in the United States the same year. Early history 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 inf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michiko Yokote
is a Japanese screenwriter. Screenwriting • head writer denoted in bold Anime television series *'' Patlabor: The TV Series'' (1990) *'' Ranma ½'' (1990–1992) *''Rurouni Kenshin'' (1996) *''Magical Project S '' (1996–1997) *'' You’re Under Arrest'' (1996–1997) *''Adventures of Mini-Goddess'' (1998–1999) *'' Cowboy Bebop'' (1998–1999) *'' I’m Gonna Be An Angel!'' (1999) *'' Magic User’s Club'' (1999) *''Phantom Thief Jeanne'' (1999–2000) *'' Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran'' (2000) *''Strange Dawn'' (2000) *''The Kindaichi Case Files'' (2000) *'' Gensomaden Saiyuki'' (2000–2001) *'' Gravitation'' (2000–2001) *'' You’re Under Arrest 2'' (2001) *'' Comic Party'' (2001) *''Haré+Guu'' (2001) *'' Hikaru no Go'' (2001–2003) *'' .hack//SIGN'' (2002) *''Tokyo Underground'' (2002) *'' Seven of Seven'' (2002) *''Princess Tutu'' (2002–2003) *''Naruto'' (2002–2005) *''Air Master'' (2003) *'' Full-Blast Science Adventure - So That%27s How It Is'' (2003–2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōki Uchiyama
is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Saitama Prefecture. affiliated with Himawari Theatre Group. He won Best Male Rookie at 5th Seiyu Awards. He also received one of Best Voice Actors at Tokyo Anime Award Festival in 2015. Filmography Television animation Original video animation (OVA) Film Tokusatsu Video games Other dubbing References External linksOfficial agency profile * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Uchiyama, Koki 1990 births Living people Japanese male child actors Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Male voice actors from Saitama Prefecture Waseda University alumni Square Enix people 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors Seiyu Award winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirit Away
In English, to "spirit away" means to remove without anyone's noticing. In Japanese folklore, spiriting away (Japanese: ''Kamikakushi'' ( 神隠し), ) refers to the mysterious disappearance or death of a person, after they had angered the gods (''kami''). There are numerous legends of humans being abducted to the spirit world by ''kami''. Folklorist Kunio Yanagita recorded several tales of ''kamikakushi'' in ''Tōno Monogatari'' (遠野物語, Tōno Tales, 1909). Modern fiction In the 1820 short story '' The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'', when the main character Ichabod Crane vanishes after being pursued by the Headless Horseman, he is rumored to have been spirited away by the specter. In Japan In the anime film ''Spirited Away'', the main protagonist, Chihiro, is "spirited away" from reality to the spirit world. There, she meets friendly and aggressive spirits as she tries to return before forgetting her name. In the series ''Higurashi When They Cry'' one person dies and on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinigami
() are kami (spirits) that invite humans toward death, according to Japanese religion and culture. have been described as monsters, helpers, and creatures of darkness. are used for tales and religions in Japanese culture. Japanese religion In Buddhism, there is the Mara that is concerned with death, the Mrtyu-mara. It is a demon that makes humans want to die, and it is said that upon being possessed by it, in a shock, one should suddenly want to die by suicide, so it is sometimes explained to be a . Also, in the Yogacarabhumi-sastra, a writing on Yogacara, a demon decided the time of people's deaths. Yama, the king of the Underworld, as well as such as the Ox-Head and Horse-Face are also considered a type of . In Shinto and Japanese mythology, Izanami gave humans death, so Izanami is sometimes seen as a . However, Izanami and Yama are also thought to be different from the death gods in Western mythology. Some forms of Buddhism do not involve believing in any deities, so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main Character
A protagonist () is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles. If a story contains a subplot, or is a narrative made up of several stories, then each subplot may have its own protagonist. The protagonist is the character whose fate is most closely followed by the reader or audience, and who is opposed by the antagonist. The antagonist provides obstacles and complications and creates conflicts that test the protagonist, revealing the strengths and weaknesses of the protagonist's character, and having the protagonist develop as a result. Etymology The term ''protagonist'' comes , combined of (, 'first') and (, 'actor, competitor'), which stems from (, 'contest') via (, 'I contend for a prize'). Ancient Greece The earliest known examples of a protagonist are found in Ancient Greece. At first, dramatic pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainichi Shimbun
The is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by In addition to the ''Mainichi Shimbun'', which is printed twice a day in several local editions, Mainichi also operates an English language news website called ''The Mainichi'' (previously ''Mainichi Daily News''), and publishes a bilingual news magazine, ''Mainichi Weekly''. It also publishes paperbacks, books and other magazines, including a weekly news magazine, ''Sunday Mainichi''. It is one of the four national newspapers in Japan; the other three are the ''Asahi Shimbun'', the ''Yomiuri Shimbun'' and the ''Nihon Keizai Shimbun''. The Sankei Shimbun and The ''Chunichi Shimbun'' are not currently in the position of a national newspaper despite a large circulation for the both respectively. History The history of the ''Mainichi Shinbun'' began with the founding of two papers during the Meiji period. The ''Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun'' was founded first, in 1872. The ''Mainichi'' claims that it is the oldest existing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
