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Ansatsuken
is a Japanese neologism used frequently in fictional works to describe any martial art style or fighting technique that has been developed with the purpose of killing an opponent. The term is used interchangeably as well and the homophonous term is used when the martial art style or technique explicitly revolves around swordsmanship rather than barehanded combat. Examples in fiction *Hokuto Shinken from the ''Fist of the North Star'' franchise, which is described as an .Opening sequence of ''Hokuto no Ken'' (in Japanese), Episodes 23-82 The term ''ansatsuken'' has also been applied as well to other fighting styles in the series, particularly Nanto Seiken, Gento Kōken and Hokuto Ryūken (see ''list of fighting styles in Fist of the North Star''). * Tenshū, Suichū and Chishū, the three sons of Zekū in ''Ironfist Chinmi'', are collectively known as the , as each of them are proficient in their own assassination styles: , and respectively. *The fighting style used by '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryu (Street Fighter)
Ryu (; Japanese language, Japanese: , Hepburn romanization, Hepburn: ) is a character and the protagonist of Capcom's ''Street Fighter'' series. Introduced in ''Street Fighter (video game), Street Fighter'' (1987), Ryu appears as the game's lead character alongside his best friend and friendly rival Ken Masters. Other games in the series show Ryu's training and dedication to being the strongest fighter he can be, befriending new fighters. Unable to control his dark nature, Ryu develops two alter egos throughout the series: Evil Ryu (, Satsui no Hadō ni Mezameta Ryū), a version of the character with his evil intent awakened, and Kage (, Kagenaru Mono), a separate entity who is the physical embodiment of that evil intent. Mastering the dark nature is Ryu's main objective in order to become stronger. He has appeared as a playable character in several crossover game franchises, including ''Marvel vs. Capcom'', ''SNK vs. Capcom'', ''Project X Zone'', and ''Super Smash Bros''. Additio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Masters
is a character in Capcom's ''Street Fighter'' fighting game series. The character was first introduced in the 1987 title ''Street Fighter'' as an alternate fighter to Ryu. While Ken and Ryu are devoted to testing their power, Ken instead focuses on developing a family with his spouse Elisa. Ken becomes a mainstay in the following ''Street Fighter'' games. An alternate brainwashed version of him, , has also been featured in a few of his appearances. Ken's presence is in several sequels to the ''Street Fighter'' series in addition to its related media. He has also made crossover appearances in '' Namco × Capcom'', ''Project X Zone'', and '' Super Smash Bros.'' Capcom designer Takashi Nishiyama created Ken when developing the first ''Street Fighter'' game. However, due to budget problems, Ken could only use Ryu's moves, which later resulted in their characterization as friendly rivals and fellow students of Gouken. Shoei Okano eventually redesigned the character in later games. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akuma (Street Fighter)
, known in Japan as , is a fictional character from the ''Street Fighter'' series of fighting games created by Capcom. Akuma made his debut in ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'' as a secret character and an alternative boss to the villain M. Bison. In the storyline, he is the younger brother of Gouken, Ryu's and Ken's master. After defeating his brother, Akuma gains interest in several fighters, most notably Ryu as he senses that the protagonist has a similar power to him known as the Satsui no Hadou. In some games, he also has an alternate version named Shin Akuma or in Japanese and Oni Akuma in '' Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition''. Born out of a request between developers from the franchise, Akuma was developed to contrast both M. Bison and Ryu. He often appeared as a guest character in other franchises, most notably as a guest in the Namco Bandai Games' ''Tekken 7''. Akuma has also appeared in printed and animated adaptations of the ''Street Fighter'' series whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Touch Of Death
The touch of death (or death-point striking) is any martial arts technique reputed to kill using seemingly less than lethal force targeted at specific areas of the body. The concept known as ''dim mak'' (), alternatively () traces its history to traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture. Tales of its use are often found in the Wuxia genre of Chinese martial arts fiction. ''Dim mak ''is depicted as a secret body of knowledge with techniques that attack pressure points and meridians, said to incapacitate or sometimes cause immediate or even delayed death to an opponent. Little scientific or historical evidence exists for a martial arts "touch of death"; however, in rare cases, death can occur in response to trauma such as commotio cordis, an often lethal disruption of heart rhythm that occurs as a result of a blow to the area directly over the heart. The concept known as vibrating palm originates with the Chinese martial arts '' Neijin'' ("internal") energy techniques that dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Language
is the principal language of the Japonic languages, Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people. It has around 123 million speakers, primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language, and within the Japanese diaspora worldwide. The Japonic family also includes the Ryukyuan languages and the variously classified Hachijō language. There have been many Classification of the Japonic languages, attempts to group the Japonic languages with other families such as Ainu languages, Ainu, Austronesian languages, Austronesian, Koreanic languages, Koreanic, and the now discredited Altaic languages, Altaic, but none of these proposals have gained any widespread acceptance. Little is known of the language's prehistory, or when it first appeared in Japan. Chinese documents from the 3rd century AD recorded a few Japanese words, but substantial Old Japanese texts did not appear until the 8th century. From the Heian period (794–1185), extensive waves of Sino-Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Revenge
Revenge is a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance. Revenge or The Revenge may also refer to: Ships * HMS ''Revenge'', disambiguation page for multiple ships of this name * USS ''Revenge'', disambiguation page for multiple ships of this name * ''Revenge'', the ship owned by the English pirate Stede Bonnet (1688–1718) Books * ''Revenge!'', an 1896 short story collection by Robert Barr * ''Revenge'', a 1971 novel by Louis Masterson; the eleventh installment in the ''Morgan Kane'' series * ''Revenge'', a 1995 novel by Diane Hoh; the 26th installment in the ''Nightmare Hall'' series * ''Revenge!'', a 1996 novel by John Kerrigan * ''Revenge'', a 1998 novel by Jackie Collins; the fourth installment in the Madison Castelli series * ''The Revenge'', or ''Revenge of Mimi Quinn'', a 1998 novel by Shirley Conran * '' Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales'', a 1998 short story collection by Yōko Ogawa * ''Revenge'' (novel), or ''The Stars' Tennis Balls'', a 2000 n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime And Manga Terminology
The following is a glossary of terms that are specific to anime and manga. Anime includes animation, animated wikt:serial, series, films and videos, while manga includes graphic novels, drawings and related artwork. ''Note: Japanese language, Japanese words that are used in general (e.g. ''oniisan'', ''kawaii'' and ''Senpai and kōhai, senpai'') are not included on this list, unless a description with a reference for notability can be provided that shows how they relate.'' Character traits * : Refers to any noticeable strand of hair which sticks in a different direction from the rest of an anime/manga character's hair. * : Beautiful young woman. * : Japanese aesthetic concept of the ideally beautiful young man: Androgyny, androgynous, Effeminacy, effeminate or gender-ambiguous. In Japan, it refers to youth with such characteristics, while in Europe and the Americas, it has become a generic term for attractively androgynous males of all ages. * : typically used to describe ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mightiest Disciple
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . Matsuena first published a manga titled ''Tatakae! Ryōzanpaku Shijō Saikyō no Deshi'', which ran in Shogakukan's '' Shōnen Sunday Super'' from 1999 to 2002. ''Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple'' is a remake of the series, and was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from April 2002 to September 2014, with its chapters collected in 61 volumes. A 50-episode anime television series adaptation produced by TMS Entertainment aired on TV Tokyo from October 2006 to September 2007. Brain's Base produced an 11-episode original video animation (OVA) series, titled ''Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple – The Attack of Darkness'', released between March 2012 and May 2014. The anime television series was licensed in North America by Funimation in 2008, but the rights to the series expired in 2018. It was re-licensed by Discotek Media in 2020. The ''Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple'' manga has had over 12 million cop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fate/stay Night
''Fate/stay night'' is a Japanese visual novel game developed by Type-Moon. It was first released for Microsoft Windows, Windows on January 30, 2004. The story takes place over three distinct routes: ''Fate'', ''Unlimited Blade Works'', and ''Heaven's Feel''. It focuses on a young mage named Shirou Emiya, who becomes a warrior in a battle between mages called "Masters" and their "Servants" known as the Holy Grail War. In each route, Shirou bonds with a heroine and confronts different adversaries participating in the war. An enhanced version, ''Fate/stay night Réalta Nua'', was released in April 2007 for the PlayStation 2. ''Realta Nua'' was later ported to Windows in 2011, PlayStation Vita in 2012, and Android (operating system), Android and iOS in 2015. A Remaster#Video games, remastered version of ''Réalta Nua'' was released for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam (service), Steam in 2024, marking the first time the game was made available outside Japan. ''Fate/stay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuzuki Soichiro
The Japanese adult visual novel ''Fate/stay night'' features a number of characters created by Type-Moon, some of whom are classified as Servants with special combat abilities. The characters listed have appeared mainly in two anime television series adaptations (''Fate/stay night'' and '' Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works'') with a movie trilogy adaptation ('' Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel'') produced by Studio Deen and Ufotable respectively, and its visual novel sequel, '' Fate/hollow ataraxia''. A '' Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works'' animated film was released prior to its TV series. Creation Kinoko Nasu wrote only one ''Fate/stay night'' in college intending Shirou and Saber to be the only couple. In his early drafts, ''Fate''s heroine Saber was a man, and the protagonist was a girl with glasses. This early draft was later embodied in the short original video animation (OVA) ''Fate/Prototype'', which was released with the final volume of the '' Carnival Phant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikki Tousen
, also known as ''Battle Vixens'' in North America, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūji Shiozaki. Loosely based on the classic 14th century Chinese novel ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'', the series revolves around an all-out turf war in the Kantō region of Japan where fighters known as from seven schools battle for supremacy. The story centers on Hakufu Sonsaku, a fighter who transfers to Nanyo Academy, one of the seven schools involved in the turf war. The manga was serialized in the seinen manga magazine '' Comic Gum'' from April 2000 to August 2015. The series was collected in 24 ''tankōbon'' volumes released between October 2000 and September 2015. The manga was licensed in North America and the United Kingdom by Tokyopop, with adaptation from Keith Giffen under the title ''Battle Vixens''; and in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment. The original manga has inspired four anime television series and three OVAs. A 13-e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
