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Anmitsuhime
, known outside Japan as ''Sugar Princess'', is a manga series by Shosuke Kurakane. The original manga was serialized between 1949 and 1955. In 1986, Izumi Takemoto retold the original manga series, releasing it under the same title and simultaneously with the anime adaptation. Plot Anmitsu is a beautiful princess living happily at the Amakara Castle. She is a tomboy and doesn't act very ladylike. When Anmitsu turns ten years old, her parents present her with a tutor named Castella, who's from the Pudding Kingdom, in hopes of getting Anmitsu more serious about being a princess. Nonetheless, Anmitsu is still up to her usual antics and frequently escapes from the castle to have fun. However, she learns many things about the world outside the castle and about life in general in her adventures. She also makes new friends and continues to cause trouble for the royalty in Amakara Castle. Media Manga The manga was published in Kobunsha's ''Shōjo'' magazine from 1949 to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shosuke Kurakane
, pen name was a Japanese manga artist A manga artist, also known as a mangaka (), is a Cartoonist, comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the indus .... He wrote many works that has been turned into anime, TV drama, and movie but is especially known for '' Anmitsuhime'' (あんみつ姫) which was turned into all three. His second best known work, '' Tentenmusume'' (てんてん娘), was made into a movie on 1956 with Mariko Miyagi as the heroine and on 1984, it was made into a TV drama with Mayumi Hara in the same role. References 1914 births 1973 deaths Manga artists from Yamanashi Prefecture People from Kōfu, Yamanashi {{Manga-artist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misao Nakahara
Misao (written: 操 or みさを in hiragana) is a unisex Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese philosophy student and poet *, Japanese textile artist, weaver and educator *, Japanese murderer *, Japanese biathlete *, Japanese high jumper *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese swimmer * Misao, a Serbian publication Fictional characters *, a character in the anime series ''Magical Girl Pretty Sammy'' *, protagonist of the manga series '' Black Bird'' *, a character in the manga series ''Lucky Star'' *, a character in the manga series ''Rurouni Kenshin'' *, a character in the light novel series ''Asura Cryin''' *, a character in the video game ''Gate Keepers'' *, a character in the manga series ''First Love Limited , also known as ''Hatsukoi Limited'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mizuki Kawashita. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from October 2007 to May 2008, with its chapters col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Mitake
Akira Mitake (見岳 章; born November 11, 1956) is a Japanese composer from Tokyo. Mitake composed , ''Like the Flow of the River'', a song recorded by Japanese ''enka'' singer Hibari Misora was a Japanese singer, actress and cultural icon. She received a Medal of Honor for her contributions to music and for improving the welfare of the public, and was the first woman to receive the People's Honour Award, which was conferred posth .... References *http://www.last.fm/music/Mitake+Akira 1956 births 20th-century Japanese composers 20th-century Japanese male musicians 21st-century Japanese composers 21st-century Japanese male musicians Composers from Tokyo Japanese male composers Living people {{Japan-composer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasushi Akimoto
is a Japanese record producer, lyricist, and television writer, best known for creating and producing some of Japan's top idol groups, Onyanko Club and the AKB48 franchise. Total sales of the singles he has written exceed 100 million copies, making him the best-selling lyricist in Japan. Career Akimoto created the ''Chakushin Ari'' (''One Missed Call'') horror franchise, which began with his novel of the same name and was first brought to film in 2003 before being remade by Hollywood in 2008. He wrote both the novel and the screen adaptation for '' One Missed Call: Final''. Akimoto became a television writer in high school, he has produced many television programs, such as '' Utaban''. Akimoto started as a lyricist with The Alfee in 1981; he has written lyrics for various artists such as Kinki Kids, Tunnels, Onyanko Club, AKB48, SKE48, SDN48, NMB48, HKT48, NGT48, STU48, Nogizaka46 and Keyakizaka46. He also wrote Hibari Misora's last single during her lifetime, " K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koi Wa Question
is the 6th single by the Japanese idol girl group Onyanko Club. It was released in Japan on November 1, 1986. This song is considered one of Onyanko Club's most accomplished works. The song serves as the opening theme song for the 1986-1987 anime television series ''Anmitsu Hime''. The single's second track "Anmitsu Daisakusen" serves as the show's ending theme. Track listing Charts Weekly charts References {{authority control Onyanko Club songs 1986 songs 1986 singles Songs with lyrics by Yasushi Akimoto Pony Canyon singles Oricon Weekly number-one singles Anime songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onyanko Club
was a large all-girl Japanese pop idol group in the 1980s. Some members of the group participated in spin-off groups, such as Nyangilas, Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi and Ushirogami Hikaretai. Many of the latter two groups' songs were used as theme songs of the popular 80s anime series '' High School! Kimengumi'' and '' Tsuide ni Tonchinkan''. Several big-name idols stemmed from the group; one of the best known being Shizuka Kudo. The group was produced by Hiroshi Ishida and Kazuji Kasai, both of whom were producers of Fuji TV's show ''Yūyake Nyan Nyan.'' History 1985 The group made its television debut on the first episode of Fuji TV's daily live television variety show on 1 April 1985. The show was aired from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday. In the beginning, the group consisted of nine high school girls and two high school graduates, namely Sayuri Kokusho (number 8) and Satomi Fukunaga (number 11). They were selected from participants in two special episodes of Fuji T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunset Meow Meow
Sunset (or sundown) is the disappearance of the Sun at the end of the Sun path, below the horizon of the Earth (or any other astronomical object in the Solar System) due to its rotation. As viewed from everywhere on Earth, it is a phenomenon that happens approximately once every 24 hours, except in areas close to the poles. The equinox Sun sets due west at the moment of both the spring and autumn equinoxes. As viewed from the Northern Hemisphere, the Sun sets to the northwest (or not at all) in the spring and summer, and to the southwest in the autumn and winter; these seasons are reversed for the Southern Hemisphere. The sunset is defined in astronomy the moment the upper limb of the Sun disappears below the horizon. Near the horizon, atmospheric refraction causes sunlight rays to be distorted to such an extent that geometrically the solar disk is already about one diameter below the horizon when a sunset is observed. Sunset is distinct from twilight, which is divided into thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chibi Maruko-chan
is a manga series written and illustrated by Momoko Sakura. The series depicts the simple, everyday life of Momoko Sakura, a young girl everyone calls ''Maruko'', and her family in suburban Japan in the year 1974. Maruko is a troublemaker, and every episode recounts Maruko's trouble and how she and her friends succeed in resolving the situation. The series is set in the former of Irie District (入江町), Shimizu, now part of Shizuoka City, birthplace of its author. The first story under the title "Chibi Maruko-chan" was published in the August 1986 edition of the manga magazine ''Ribon''. Other semi-autobiographical stories by the author had appeared in ''Ribon'' and '' Ribon Original'' in 1984 and 1985, and were included in the first "Chibi Maruko-chan" ''tankōbon'' in 1987. The author first began writing and submitting strips in her final year of senior high school, although Shueisha (the publisher of ''Ribon'' and ''Ribon Original'') did not decide to run them un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Pierrot
, previously known as until 2002, is a Japanese animation studio established in May 1979 by Yuji Nunokawa, previously an animator and director for Tatsunoko Production. Its headquarters are located in Mitaka, Tokyo. Pierrot is renowned for several worldwide popular anime series, such as ''Naruto'', ''Bleach'', ''Tokyo Ghoul'', '' Tokyo Underground'', '' Yu Yu Hakusho'', ''Black Clover'', '' Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'', '' Ghost Stories'', '' Great Teacher Onizuka'', and '' Gensomaden Saiyuki''. ''Yu Yu Hakusho'' and ''Saiyuki'', two of the company's anime series, won the Animage Anime Grand Prix Award in 1994 and 1995, and 2000, respectively. History The studio was founded in 1979 by Yuji Nunokawa, Hisayuki Toriumi, , and . Prior to the studio's founding, all four animators previously worked at Tatsunoko Production and Mushi Production. Nunokawa was the studio's first president and CEO, a position which he held until 2012. That year, Nunokawa retired and was electe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuji TV
JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as or , is a Japanese television station that serves the Kantō region as the flagship (broadcasting), flagship station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network System (FNS). The station is owned-and-operated by , itself a subsidiary of , a certified broadcasting holding company under the Japanese Broadcasting Act, and affiliated with the Fujisankei Communications Group. It is headquartered in the Fuji Broadcasting Center in Odaiba, Minato, Tokyo and is one of ''five private broadcasters based in Tokyo''. Fuji Television also operates three premium television stations, known as "Fuji Television One" ("Fuji Television 739"—sports/variety, including all Tokyo Yakult Swallows home games), "Fuji Television Two" ("Fuji Television 721"—drama/anime, including all Saitama Seibu Lions home games), and "Fuji Television Next" ("Fuji Television CSHD"—live premium shows) ( "Fuji Television OneTwoNext"), all available in High-definition televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman
is a Japanese manga series written by Hirohisa Soda, illustrated by Noboru Akashi and Haruka Inui and published by Akita Shoten in Weekly Shonen Champion. It was adapted into an anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Production that ran from January 9 to December 24, 1983, on Fuji TV. It was later released in Germany and Sweden as ''Rock 'n Cop'', in Finland as ''Rocki-kyttä (Rocki-Cop)'', in France as ''Super Durand'' (roughly, "Super Jones" or "Super Smith"), and in Italy as ''Ryo, un ragazzo contro un impero'' ("Ryo, a boy against an empire"). Saban Entertainment dubbed it under the title ''Rock 'n Cop'', but this dub was never released in the United States. The Saban version was however used as the base for the Latin American, German, Italian, Swedish and Finnish versions. A film version was in the works but also abandoned. The anime is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks. Plot The story tells of a young man and his cat who are being pursued by the pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatsunoko Production
and often shortened to , is a Japanese animation company. The studio's name has a double meaning in Japanese: "Tatsu's child" (Tatsu is a nickname for Tatsuo) and " sea dragon", the inspiration for its seahorse logo. Tatsunoko Production was established in 1962 and is engaged in the planning and production of anime films and television series, as well as character licensing. The company produced many hit anime series from the 1960s through the 1980s, and holds numerous original rights and character copyrights for its original works in Japan and abroad. The company is one of Japan's leading anime studios in terms of the breadth and richness of its content, ranging from hard action heroes to comedies, science fiction, anthropomorphic animals, and domestic dramas. Since the first work, '' Space Ace'', they have produced many works such as '' Speed Racer'', ''Hakushon Daimaō'', '' Science Ninja Team Gatchaman'', and ''the Time Bokan series'', supporting the dawn of Japanese a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
