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Arcana Obscura
Arcana may refer to: Games * Arcana (video game), ''Arcana'' (video game), a 1992 card-themed role-playing game * Arcanacon, an Australian role-playing game convention * Arcana Studio, a comic book company * Major Arcana, the trumps of Tarot cards * Minor Arcana, the numbered pip Tarot cards * ''Knowledge (Arcana)'', a skill in the tabletop role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons'' Music * Arcana (American band), an American jazz band * Arcana (Swedish band), a Swedish dark wave band * Arcana (record label), a French classical record label * Arcana (album), ''Arcana'' (album), a 2001 album by Edenbridge * Arcana (Varèse), ''Arcana'' (Varèse), a classical composition by Edgard Varèse Other uses * Arcana (convention), a Minnesota dark fantasy/horror convention * Arcana (film), ''Arcana'' (film), a 1972 Italian horror-drama film * Arcana (manga), ''Arcana'' (manga), a 2000 manga series by Yua Kotegawa * ''Arcana'', a collection of poems by A. W. Yrjänä See also * Arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcana (video Game)
''Arcana'' is a role-playing video game released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System by HAL Laboratory in 1992. The game represents all of its characters as playing card, cards, but plays like a Dungeon crawl, dungeon-crawling role-playing game rather than a card-based game. In keeping with this metaphor, the death of a character results in a 'torn' card, and the magical properties of some cards are used to explain abilities of the game's characters. Gameplay Assuming a first-person perspective (graphical), perspective, the dungeons and towns of the game are navigated from the viewpoint of the characters and, with a few exceptions, the conversations between characters hold true to this as well. Battles within the game are portrayed in the first-person, displaying the protagonist characters along the perimeter of the screen, with the enemies in the center. ''Arcanas battles, however, are not graphically intensive and the characters' animations are limited to, at most, fiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcana (Varèse)
''Arcana'' is a symphonic poem for large orchestra by French composer Edgard Varèse. It was composed between 1925 and 1927, with a later revision in 1931–32. Background According to letters to his wife, Louise Varèse, Varèse first conceived a few motifs in a dream he had on 9 October 1925, while on a visit to Île Saint-Louis. He would later use these motifs in ''Arcana''. He originally intended for it to be ready for early 1926, as Leopold Stokowski was ready to include it in a program at Carnegie Hall. However, the complicated musical language used in ''Arcana'' forced him to postpone its premiere, until Stokowski conducted it with the Philadelphia Orchestra on 8 April 1927 at the Academy of Music (Philadelphia). As explained in his letter, the title ' arcana' refers to the mysteries of alchemy and a quote from Paracelsus's '' Hermetic Astronomy''. Varèse explored the realm of dreams with the musical language present in ''Arcana'', since he believed that the birth of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkana (other)
Arkana may refer to: * Arkana, Louisiana, a community in the United States * Arkana, Baxter County, Arkansas, a community in the United States * Arkana Publishing, a publishing imprint of Penguin Group of mainly esoteric books * Keny Arkana, a French rap artist * Arkana, a character in the French animated TV series ''Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea'' * Ghouls (Yu-Gi-Oh!)#Pandora, Arkana, a character from the anime ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' * Arkana, a furniture manufacturer of the Charles and Ray Eames, Eames era *Arkayna, a main character from the new Nickelodeon show ''Mysticons''. She is a princess, and leader of the Mysticons, where she is called Dragon Mage. *Arkana, an online literary magazine published by the Arkansas Writers MFA Program at the University of Central Arkansas *Renault Arkana, a sport utility vehicle model See also * Arcana (other) * Arkarna, an electronic music group * Ark (other) * Arkona (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcanna
A-Bomb Abomination Absorbing Man Abraxas Abyss Abyss is the name of two characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Nils Styger Abyss is a mutant and the half-brother of Nightcrawler. He was created by Scott Lobdell, Mark Waid, Roger Cruz, and Steve Epting, and he first appeared in ''Age of Apocalypse: Alpha'', which takes place in an alternate reality. The ''Age of Apocalypse'' version of the character is a Horsemen of Apocalypse and a living portal who can send others to another dimension. Years after the ''Age of Apocalypse'' event ended, the character was introduced in the main Marvel Universe. This version is Nils Styger, a native of Genosha who possesses the additional ability to transform parts of his body into elastic tendrils. Abyss (alien) Abyss debuted in ''The Avengers'' (vol. 5) #1, and was created by Jonathan Hickman and Jerome Opeña. She is an alien who is composed of living gas and can manipulate the minds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yua Kotegawa
is a Japanese manga artist. Her works are aimed at adult men and are therefore classified as seinen genre. Life and Work Yua Kotegawa published her first manga as a professional artist in May 1995, titled ''Ottori Sōsa'', in a special issue of the manga magazine Young Jump. Originally intended as a short story, "Ottori Sōsa" was published in individual chapters in Young Jump until 2000 and comprises over 2,100 pages. After completing the manga, the artist began ''Anne Freaks'', which became her best-known work and was published in Shōnen Ace magazine, for which Yoshiyuki Sadamoto and CLAMP also worked. ''Anne Freaks'' was translated into French, English, and German, among other languages, and ended in 2002 after more than 650 pages. This was followed by '' Arcana'' and ''Shikeishu 042'' for Shueisha is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Shueisha is the largest publishing company in Japan. It was established in 1925 as the enter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcana (manga)
''Arcana'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yua Kotegawa. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' from 2000 to 2001. A live-action film adaptation premiered in 2013. Plot Kensho Murakami is a police detective who is assigned to investigate a serial bombing at Shuei Elementary. He and his partner, Nakabayashi, learn that a doctor from a mental institution called on behalf of one of his patients about the explosion minutes before the bomb went off. This leads to Murakami's meeting with the nameless and amnesic patient whom they would eventually call "Maki", who appears to communicate with deceased spirits of the dead that tell her things which no living human would know. Murakami tries to uncover the secret behind Maki as she helps him and Nakabayashi to deal with a series of supernatural crimes committed by a mass murderer. However, as Murakami finds himself falling in love, he learns of Maki's true natu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcana (film)
''Arcana'' is a 1972 Italian horror-drama film written and directed by Giulio Questi. Plot In a neighborhood in Milan, Ms. Tarantino, a widow, lives with her son and dedicates herself to practices of spiritualism. Convinced that his mother knows the true secrets of magic and not just some tricks, the son forces her to reveal them. He will use them against a young girl to be married, Marisa, and he will also spread panic in the neighbourhood, causing accidents of all kinds. Cast * Lucia Bosé: Miss Tarantino * Maurizio Degli Esposti: The Son *Tina Aumont: Marisa Production Giulio Questi's new film was first announced in mid-1970 by Lucia Bosé who announced her next film would be titled ''Amanda'' a mysterious mother, a fortune teller, and a sorceress." Filming was done in Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcana (convention)
Arcana is a long-running horror convention that bills itself as "a convention of the dark fantastic." Arcana is held annually in late September or early October in St. Paul, Minnesota and typically features a famous author or artist from the dark fantasy genre as its guest of honor. Arcana programming includes a variety of panels, talks, and films, plus an interview and reading with the Guest of Honor. Other programming includes a book and art auction and an "open" reading. The presentation of the Minnesota Fantasy Award is a key feature of each year's convention. History Arcana began in 1971, when two fans of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard and other writers of the pulp era discovered each other and began meeting regularly. John J. Koblas and Eric Carlson soon found others with similar interests, and the gatherings became known as MinnCon. By 1988, the group numbered in the dozens. The possibility of featuring professional guests by charging a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcana (album)
Edenbridge is an Austrian symphonic metal led by songwriter Arne "Lanvall" Stockhammer and fronted by soprano singer Sabine Edelsbacher. Established in 1998, the band has released eleven studio albums so far. History 1998–2004 Edenbridge was formed in 1998 by guitarist and keyboardist Lanvall, singer Sabine Edelsbacher, and bassist Kurt Bednarsky. The line-up was completed when drummer Roland Navratil joined the band. Edenbridge entered the recording studio in 1999, signing a record deal with Massacre Records the same year. In the following year, their debut album ''Sunrise in Eden'' was released. The band added a second guitarist, Georg Edelmann, to its line-up in February 2000, but his stay with the band was to be a short one. When he left in January 2001, he was replaced by Andreas Eiblar. Under this line-up, Edenbridge released the album ''Arcana'' (2001). During a tour in 2002, Edenbridge's bassist and founding member Kurt Bednarsky left the band. In December 2003, the al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcanacon
Arcanacon is a role-playing convention held in Melbourne annually. It is one of several Role-playing conventions of Victoria, Australia run through the year. Arcanacon is the longest running role-playing convention in Victoria. In 1983 the convention was held at Melbourne University. As well as a Dungeons and Dragons major, it also included the second ever freeform to be run in Australia, as well as Traveller, DragonQuest, RuneQuest and Call of Cthulhu tournaments. 1984 saw the convention at University High School and the major appearance of Syd the Arcanasaur, the convention's mascot. In 1985 the convention moved to Melbourne College of Advanced Education, in 1988 it moved to Collingwood Education Centre where it remained until 2013. In 2014 it moved to Melbourne High School, joining Conquest www.conquest.asn.au and Unicon www.unicon.asn.au at that venue. Initially the convention was held in September, but it later moved to August and then to July, where it was run during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcana (record Label)
Arcana may refer to: Games * ''Arcana'' (video game), a 1992 card-themed role-playing game * Arcanacon, an Australian role-playing game convention * Arcana Studio, a comic book company * Major Arcana, the trumps of Tarot cards * Minor Arcana, the numbered pip Tarot cards * ''Knowledge (Arcana)'', a skill in the tabletop role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons'' Music * Arcana (American band), an American jazz band * Arcana (Swedish band), a Swedish dark wave band * Arcana (record label), a French classical record label * ''Arcana'' (album), a 2001 album by Edenbridge * ''Arcana'' (Varèse), a classical composition by Edgard Varèse Other uses * Arcana (convention), a Minnesota dark fantasy/horror convention * ''Arcana'' (film), a 1972 Italian horror-drama film * ''Arcana'' (manga), a 2000 manga series by Yua Kotegawa * ''Arcana'', a collection of poems by A. W. Yrjänä See also * Arcanna, a fictional superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe * Arkana (disam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcana (Swedish Band)
Arcana is Swedish neoclassical dark wave band created in 1994 by Peter Bjärgö. History The original band consisted of founder Peter Bjärgö (then Peter Pettersson) and vocalist Ida Bengtsson. Since 2002, Arcana has changed line-up and now consists of Peter Bjärgö, Stefan Eriksson, Ann-Mari Thim, Ia Bjärgö and Mattias Borgh. Often largely instrumental, the band describes its music as inspired by medieval music or the middle age's more romantic aspects. Their album Le Serpent Rouge had a more oriental feeling to it, with instruments like hammered dulcimer, finger cymbals, duduk and other oriental/Arabic instruments. Since 2006, Arcana is signed to Kalinkaland Records in Germany. Peter also has a martial industrial side-project called Sophia and has also recorded one collaborative album with Gustaf Hildebrand. Discography Their first album '' Dark Age of Reason'', released on Cold Meat Industry, has been compared to the early works by Dead Can Dance. The third album '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
