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81diver
is a Japanese shogi-themed manga series written and illustrated by . It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' from September 2006 to July 2014, with its chapters collected in 35 volumes. The story follows Kentarō Sugata, a shogi player who, after failing to go pro, is inspired to take the game seriously again following a defeat by Soyo Nakashizu, a champion with a surprising side job. An 11-episode television drama adaptation was broadcast on Fuji TV from May to July 2008. It starred Junpei Mizobata as Kentarō Sugata and Riisa Naka as Soyo Nakashizu. The title refers to the main character's shogi nickname, which comes from the words of his former teacher who once told him to dive into the 9 by 9 (81) squares of the shogi board. Plot Kentarō Sugata failed at entering the professional league of shogi board game competition. However, he continues to play the game for a living by gambling at amateur shogi clubs. His encounter and defeat by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junpei Mizobata
is a Japanese actor, best known as Kudo Shinichi in '' Detective Conan: Kudo Shinichi e no Chousenjou'' and Saga Kazuma in '' Hanazakari no Kimitachi e''. He also appears in the drama '' Akai Ito'' as Atsushi Nishino (or Akkun). Personal life Junpei Mizobata was born on June 14, 1989, in Hashimoto, Wakayama, Japan, to a family of four, including parents and sister. He likes to play drum and soccer in his leisure time. He loves Natto and Salmon. In 2014, rumors have surfaced that Junpei and actress Nana Katase are in a relationship. While Mizobata neither admitted or denied the rumors, he apologized, "I'm sorry to have caused people trouble with reports about my personal life at this time." Yahoo! News reported that Nana and Junpei have revealed they are a couple and are allegedly “considering marriage”. On January 1, 2025, Mizobata announced his marriage to a general woman, whom he had been dating for a long time. Filmography Film Television Japanese dub Accolad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air Master
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yokusaru Shibata. It was serialized in Hakusensha's manga magazine ''Young Animal'' from 1996 to 2006, with its chapters collected in 28 volumes. The story focuses on Maki Aikawa, an ex-gymnast turned street fighter. A 27-episode anime television series adaptation animated by Toei Animation was broadcast on Nippon Television from April to October 2003. Originally licensed in North America by Geneon USA (in partnership with Toei), the series saw only partial DVD releases before poor sales canceled the deal. It later became available for streaming on Crunchyroll. Plot Beneath Tokyo's everyday rhythms lies a hidden world of street fighters pushing their limits through brutal combat. Among them is Maki Aikawa, a 16-year-old former gymnast who channels her acrobatic prowess into underground fighting. For Maki, only the adrenaline of battle makes her feel truly alive. Her extraordinary athleticism and power earn her the mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kono Manga Ga Sugoi!
is an annual reference mook series published by Takarajimasha since 2005 featuring yearly rankings and reviews of manga. The rankings are compiled by surveying professionals in the manga and publishing industry. The first two years saw two separate versions of ''Kono Manga ga Sugoi!'' published; one covering manga for men, and one covering manga for women. Since 2007, only one book covering both demographics together has been published. The series is part of Takarajimasha's other mook series, including ''Kono Eiga ga Sugoi!'', which focuses on film; '' Kono Mystery ga Sugoi!'', which focuses on mystery novels; and '' Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!'', which focuses on light novel A is a type of Genre fiction, popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting Adolescence, teens to Young adult, twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging. The abbr ...s. Publications * ''Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2006 Men ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gekidan Hitori
, known by the stage name is a Japanese comedian, lyricist, actor, novelist, and film director. Gekidan is mainly known his improvisational ability and for his style of physical comedy. He is represented with Ohta Production. Early life and career Kawashima's parents were employed by Japan Airlines (his father was a pilot; his mother was a flight attendant). Due to the nature of their occupation, Kawashima lived in Anchorage, Alaska, for three years as a child, from second to fifth grade. In 1992, while in his first year of high school, Kawashima appeared on the variety program ''Tensai Takeshi no Genki ga Deru Terebi!!'' and garnered the attention of Ohta Production to sign him as a comedy talent. He began activities in a ''kombi'' called "Suplex", but were relatively unsuccessful. Kawashima transferred and dropped out of high schools multiple times before graduating from Chiba Ritsufunabashi High School at the age of 20. He then went on to enroll in Tōhō Gakuen in Tokyo a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riisa Naka
is a Japanese actress. She was given a Best New Talent award at the 2009 Yokohama Film Festival. Naka became famous by appearing in ''Hachi One Diver'' (2008) and played the lead, Hana Adachi, in '' Yankee-kun to Megane-chan'' (2010). Naka also portrayed cousins Makoto Konno and Akari Yoshiyama who are the protagonists in respectively the 2006 anime film '' The Girl Who Leapt Through Time'' and the 2010 live action movie '' Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time'', both of which are based on the 1967 novel '' Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo'' by Yasutaka Tsutsui. Personal life Naka has a Swedish grandfather, making her one-quarter Swedish and three-quarters Japanese. She was named Riisa after Leonardo da Vinci’s ''Mona Lisa'' painting which her grandfather had an affection for. She was given a Best New Talent award at the 2009 Yokohama Film Festival and became famous by appearing in ''Hachi One Diver'', a drama that aired in 2008. Naka co-starred with actor Akiyoshi Nakao in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaki Kyomoto
is a Japanese actor, singer-song writer, and guitarist. He is famous for playing the role of Ryu on the television jidaigeki Hissatsu series. He has appeared in films and television series including '' Legend of the Eight Samurai'', ''Sukeban Deka'', '' Kamen Rider Black'',Kamen Rider Agito, '' Ultraman: Towards the Future'' (aka ''Ultraman Great''), ''Cutie Honey'', ''Chage and Aska'', ''Ōedo Sōsamō'', ''Mito Kōmon'', '' Anmitsu Hime'', ''Food Fight'', ''Ultraman Tiga'', ''Ultraman Dyna'', '' Ii Hito'', ''GARO'', ''Tenchu:Yamino Shiokinin'' and most recently ''81diver''. He has performed on the soundtracks to ''GARO'' and '' Garo Special: Byakuya no Maju'', performing the first two ending themes for the former, and producing GARO Project's performances of the final two ending themes for the series and the ending theme for the special. Masaki got a role in a buster film '' Legend of the Eight Samurai'' as Inuzuka Shino and it became a sensation that lead to Masaki's break ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroyuki Sawano
, stylized as Hiroyuki SAWANO, is a Japanese composer, arranger, lyricist, pianist, and music producer best known for his work on many anime series, video games, Japanese television drama, television dramas, and films. His works include the Soundtrack, musical scores for ''Attack on Titan (TV series), Attack on Titan'', ''The Seven Deadly Sins (2014 TV series), The Seven Deadly Sins'', ''Solo Leveling'', ''Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings, Sengoku Basara'', ''Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn'', ''Blue Exorcist'', ''Seraph of the End'', ''Guilty Crown'', ''Kill la Kill'', ''Xenoblade Chronicles X'', and ''86 (novel series), 86''. In addition to his role on the soundtrack, Sawano also composes many opening and ending theme songs. Overall, he has already provided the music for over 100 visual media works. Sawano was nominated for the Newtype Anime Awards 11 times, winning four of the nominations. He has also won the Tokyo Anime Award three times, as well as two prizes at the Anime Trending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weekly Young Jump
is a Japanese manga magazine published by Shueisha. Launched in 1979, it is published under Shueisha's '' Jump'' line of magazines. The chapters of series that run in ''Weekly Young Jump'' are collected and published in volumes under the "Young Jump Comics" imprint every four months. Many of the featured series are known to contain heavy violence and a fair amount of sexual content. The magazine is headquartered in Tokyo. History ''Young Jump'' was launched in May 1979 as a biweekly magazine, and switched to a weekly release schedule in 1981. The "young" in its name denotes its target demographic as a manga magazine, aimed at young adult men. In 2008, an offshoot issue similar to '' Monthly Shōnen Jump'' was released called ''Monthly Young Jump''; the magazine was rebranded as ''Miracle Jump'' in 2011, and was suspended in 2017. A spin-off website, titled , debuted on June 14, 2012, starting with Yusuke Murata's remake of One's series '' One-Punch Man''. Features Seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shogi
, also known as Japanese chess, is a Strategy game, strategy board game for two players. It is one of the most popular board games in Japan and is in the same family of games as chess, Western chess, chaturanga, xiangqi, Indian chess, and janggi. ''Shōgi'' means general's (''shō'' ) board game (''gi'' ). Shogi was the earliest historical chess-related game to allow captured pieces to be returned to the board by the capturing player. This ''drop rule'' is speculated to have been invented in the 15th century and possibly connected to the practice of 15th-century Mercenary#15th to 18th centuries, mercenaries switching loyalties when captured instead of being killed. The earliest predecessor of the game, chaturanga, originated in India in the 6th century, and the game was likely transmitted to Japan via China or Korea sometime after the Nara period."Shogi". ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. 2002. Shogi in its present form was played as early as the 16th century, while a direct ancesto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agency For Cultural Affairs
The is a special body of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). It was set up in 1968 to promote Japanese arts and culture. The agency's budget for FY 2018 rose to ¥107.7 billion. Overview The agency's Cultural Affairs Division disseminates information about the arts within Japan and internationally, and the Cultural Properties Protection Division protects the nation's cultural heritage. The Cultural Affairs Division is concerned with such areas as art and culture promotion, art copyrights, and improvements in the national language. It also supports both national and local arts and cultural festivals, and it funds traveling cultural events in music, theater, dance, art exhibitions, and film-making. Special prizes are offered to encourage young artists and established practitioners, and some grants are given each year to enable them to train abroad. The agency funds national museums of modern art in Kyoto and Tokyo and The National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize
Named after Osamu Tezuka, the is a yearly manga prize awarded to manga artists or their works that follow the Osamu Tezuka manga approach founded and sponsored by Asahi Shimbun. The prize has been awarded since 1997, in Tokyo, Japan. Current prizes categories *Grand Prize – for the excellent work during the year *Creative Award – for the creator with innovative or epoch-making expression and fresh talent *Short story Award – for the excellent work or creator of the short story *Special Award – for the person or group who contributed to extend the culture of manga Prizes winners 1997 *Grand Prize: Fujiko F. Fujio for ''Doraemon'' *Award for Excellence: Moto Hagio for '' A Cruel God Reigns'' *Special Award: for the foundation and management of ''Modern Manga Library'' 1998 *Grand Prize: Jiro Taniguchi and Natsuo Sekikawa for the trilogy ''Bocchan No Jidai'' (Times of " Botchan") *Award for Excellence: Yūji Aoki for '' Naniwa Kin'yūdō'' (The way of the Ōsaka l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Media Arts Festival
The Japan Media Arts Festival was an annual festival held since 1997 by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs. The festival begins with an open competition and culminates with the awarding of several prizes and an exhibition. Based on judging by a jury of artistic peers, awards are given in four categories: Art (formerly called Non-Interactive Digital Art), Entertainment (formerly called Interactive Art; including video games and websites), animation, and manga. Within each category, one Grand Prize, four Excellence Prizes, and (since 2002) one Encouragement Prize are awarded. Other outstanding works, are selected by the Jury as Jury Selections. The winning works of the four categories will receive a certificate, a trophy and a cash prize. Digital Art (Non-Interactive Art) awards Digital Art (Interactive Art) awards Art awards Entertainment awards Animation awards Manga awards See also * List of animation awards * List of manga awards * Lists of animated feature fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
