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2013 In Anime
Events in 2013 in anime. Accolades Internationally, ''Patema Inverted'' and ''The Wind Rises'' were nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film. ''The Wind Rises'' was also in competition for the Golden Lion at the 70th Venice International Film Festival. ''The Wind Rises'' won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. ''The Wind Rises'' and ''A Letter to Momo'' have been nominated for the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature at the 41st Annie Awards. ''The Wind Rises'' has also been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and ''Possessions'' has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 86th Academy Awards. Releases Films A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2013. Television series A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 3 ... [...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 nic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuzuru Tachikawa
is a Japanese anime director. Starting his career at Madhouse, he is known for directing the anime series '' Death Parade'', ''Mob Psycho 100'', and '' Deca-Dence''. Biography Tachikawa was born in Iruma District, Saitama on December 2, 1981. He graduated from the , and later joined Madhouse as an animation director. In 2007, Tachikawa made his directorial debut with the final episode of the anime series ''Kiba''. He later became a freelancer. In 2012, he directed the original video animation '' Arata-naru Sekai''. The following year, Tachikawa worked with Madhouse on the anime film ''Death Billiards'' as part of the Anime Mirai program. The film later inspired an anime series titled '' Death Parade'', with Tachikawa returning to direct. In 2014, he served as an assistant director for ''Terror in Resonance''. Tachikawa directed the anime adaptation of ''Mob Psycho 100'' from 2016 to 2022. The series received multiple accolades at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, winning Best F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukihiro Miyamoto
, occasionally nicknamed Otokomatsuri, is a Japanese animator and director. He started at animation studio Vega Entertainment, and later joined Shaft. He is best known for directing '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica'' and its subsequent film trilogy alongside Akiyuki Shinbo, the latter trilogy which subsequently garnered ¥2 billion, making it a box-office success. Career Miyamoto joined the anime industry in 2002 as a production manager and assistant episode director for Vega Entertainment on their adaptation of Leiji Matsumoto's ''Gun Frontier'' manga series. In 2003 and 2004, he debuted as an episode director and storyboard artist with '' F-Zero: GP Legend'', and began doing outsource work with Vega for Madhouse in 2004. For the next 3 years, he served with Madhouse, most prominent as an episode director for ''Monster'', and then in 2006 joined studio Shaft. At Shaft, he quickly became a prominent director alongside Akiyuki Shinbo, Shin Oonuma, and Tatsuya Oishi. In 2008, he de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akiyuki Shinbo
is a Japanese animator, director, writer, and storyboard artist. Best known for his works with Shaft, he has attained international recognition with the studio for his unique visual style and storytelling methods. Born in Koori, Fukushima Prefecture, Shinbo began his career in 1980s as an animator, and became known while at Studio One Pattern in the mid-to-late 1980s, which worked extensively as a subcontractor for Pierrot and Madhouse. In the early 1990s, Shinbo became a freelance creator and worked across multiple series at both studios as an episode director. He debuted as a series director with the J.C.Staff television series '' Metal Fighter Miku'' (1994), and over the next several years, Shinbo would develop his artistic directorial style and work with various industry creators as a freelance director and storyboard artist; his works from this time include ''The SoulTaker'' (2001), ''Le Portrait de Petit Cossette'' (2004), and '' Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'' (2004). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaft (company)
Shaft (stylized as SHAFT; ja, 株式会社シャフト, Hepburn: ), also known as Shaft Animation Studio, is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Suginami, Tokyo, and founded in 1975. Since 2004, the studio's productions have been broadly influenced by director Akiyuki Shinbo, whose visual style and avant-garde cinematography are featured in works including '' Hidamari Sketch'' (2007), ''Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei'' (2007), the ''Monogatari'' series (2009–2019), '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica'' (2011), ''Nisekoi'' (2014), and '' March Comes In Like a Lion'' (2016). History 1975–1984: Early sub-contracting work Shaft was founded as a yūgen-gaisha on September 1, 1975, by ex- Mushi Production employee Hiroshi Wakao. Much of the company's early work was sub-contracting work for larger animation studios, which includes credits to cel painting and color coordination work, such as with ''Brave Raideen'' (1975–76), and occasionally credits as an assistant production studio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Movie
"The Movie" is the 54th episode of the sitcom ''Seinfeld''. It is the 14th episode of the fourth season, and first aired on January 6, 1993 on NBC. The episode revolves entirely around the characters' struggles to go to see a movie together. Plot Jerry has two stand-up acts scheduled for the same night; due to a delay in one of them, he cannot make both shows. A hopeful comedian, Buckles, hangs around to fill in when somebody drops out. Jerry agrees to lose his moment at the microphone, as he is meeting his friends to see a movie, ''CheckMate'', at 10:30. On his way to the movie theater, Jerry is grabbed by Buckles, who insists on sharing a taxicab. Buckles irritates Jerry by trying out a new comic routine. George has been chosen to buy the movie tickets. At the Paragon Theater, George joins the end of a queue. He taps the shoulder of the man in front of him, confirming that he does not have a ticket, which leads him to conclude he is in the line to purchase tickets. Elaine and ... [...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 N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Movie – Home Sweet Home
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toei Animation
() is a Japanese animation studio primarily controlled by its namesake Toei Company. It has produced numerous series, including '' Sally the Witch,'' '' GeGeGe no Kitarō,'' '' Mazinger Z'', '' Galaxy Express 999'', '' Cutie Honey'', '' Dr. Slump'', '' Dragon Ball'', '' Saint Seiya'', '' Sailor Moon'', ''Slam Dunk'', '' Digimon'', '' One Piece'', '' Toriko'', '' World Trigger'', '' The Transformers'' (between 1984–1990, including several Japanese exclusive productions) and the '' Pretty Cure'' series. History The studio was founded by animators Kenzō Masaoka and Zenjirō Yamamoto in 1948 as . In 1956, Toei purchased the studio and it was renamed , doing business as Toei Animation Co., Ltd. outside Japan. In 1998, the Japanese name was renamed to Toei Animation. It has created a number of TV series and movies and adapted Japanese comics as animated series, many popular worldwide. Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Yasuji Mori, Leiji Matsumoto and Yōichi Kotabe have worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Gods
is a 2013 Japanese animated science fantasy martial arts film, the eighteenth feature film based on the '' Dragon Ball'' series, and the fourteenth to carry the ''Dragon Ball Z'' branding, released in theaters on March 30. It was the first ''Dragon Ball'' film in 17 years to have a theatrical release, the last being the tenth anniversary film in 1996, and the first to use digital ink and paint, which followed the first three ''Dragon Ball'' films and the thirteen ''Dragon Ball Z'' films. Unlike previous theatrical ''Dragon Ball'' releases, this was a full feature-length production with a stand-alone release and not shown as part of the now-discontinued Toei Anime Fair (formerly the Toei Manga Matsuri). It was the first-ever Japanese film to be screened at IMAX Digital Theaters, and was released on Blu-ray and DVD on September 13, 2013. Funimation acquired the North American rights to ''Battle of Gods'' and produced an English dub that they co-released with 20th Century Fox in Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benesse Corporation
is a Japanese company which focuses on correspondence education and publishing. Based in Okayama-City, it is the parent company of Berlitz Language Schools, which in turn is the parent company of ELS Language Centers. Benesse is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (listing code 9783). Origin of the company name The company name is derived from the Latin words "bene" (well) and "esse" (being). Company history The company was founded in 1955 as by Tetsuhiko Fukutake, as a publisher of educational materials. In 1986, Soichiro Fukutake succeeded his father as President on the latter's death. In 1994, the company completed the construction of the Fukutake Shoten Tokyo Building (now Benesse Corporation Tokyo Building) in Tama-City, Tokyo. In April 1995, the company was renamed Benesse Corporation. A major breakthrough in the company's history was the acquisition of a majority stake in Berlitz Language Schools, which had gone public in 1989. In 2001, Benesse completed the take-ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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