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Ayumu Watanabe
is a Japanese animation director. After joining Shin-Ei Animation, he directed multiple ''Doraemon'' animated films. As a freelancer, he also worked on numerous animated adaptations such as '' Space Brothers'', '' After the Rain'', and '' Komi Can't Communicate''. Biography Ayumu Watanabe was born in Tokyo on September 3, 1966. He started his career in 1986 when he joined Studio Mates as a key animator. Two years later, Watanabe moved to Shin-Ei Animation, where he worked on the animated adaptation of the ''Doraemon'' comic series, as well as direct multiple anime films in the franchise. As a freelancer, he also directed numerous animated adaptations such as '' Space Brothers'', '' After the Rain'', and '' Komi Can't Communicate''. He also worked with Studio 4°C on the films '' Children of the Sea'' and '' Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko''. Works TV series * '' Atashin'chi'' (2002; storyboards) * '' Space Brothers'' (2012–2014; director) * '' Mysterious Girlfriend X'' (2012; direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo International Film Festival
The is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biennially from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. According to the FIAPF, it is one of Asia's competitive film festivals and the second largest film festival in Asia behind the Shanghai International Film Festival, as well as the only Japanese festival accredited by the FIAPF. The awards handed out during the festival have changed throughout its existence, but the Tokyo Grand Prix, handed to the best film, has stayed as the top award. Other awards that have been given regularly include the Special Jury Award and awards for best actor, best actress and best director. In recent years, the festival's main events have been held over one week in late October, at the Roppongi Hills development. Events include open-air screenings, voice-over screenings, and appearances by actors, as well as seminars and symposiums related to the film market. List of festivals and award winners Other awards Best Screenplay Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danchi Tomoo
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tobira Oda. An anime adaptation was announced in January 2013 and ran between April 2013 and February 2015. Plot ''Danchi Tomoo'' stars elementary school student Tomoo Kinoshita who lives in the mammoth Edajima Apartment Complex in Building #29 with his mother Tetsuko and sister Kimiko, while his father Tetsuo lives in an apartment in the city. While full of surreal gags, ''Danchi Tomoo'' also shows the real emotions of the Kinoshita family and their friends, neighbors, and classmates. Characters Kinoshita family ;: :A fourth-grade student who excels at sports but not at his studies, and always seems to get in trouble. However, he longs to be responsible and often surprises those around him when he displays his big-hearted personality. ;: :Tomoo and Kimiko's mother. She works part time at the neighborhood supermarket to make ends meet. She claims she once was as beautiful as her daughter, but in her middle age she has ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobita's Dinosaur 2006
, also known as ''Doraemon: The Movie 2006'' and ''Doraemon and the Little Dinosaur'', is a 2006 Japanese animated science fiction adventure film and is a remake of the first Doraemon film '' Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur'', released in 1980. Directed by Ayumu Watanabe, the film was released theatrically in Japan on 4 March 2006. It's the 26th Doraemon film. The film got a private screening with English subtitles in Washington, D.C., on 14 November 2008, making it the first time Doraemon made an appearance in the US. The movie grossed over 3.28 billion yen. This movie ranked as the 6th highest-grossing movie and the highest grossing animated movie in 2006 of both Japan and the United States. It is the first Doraemon film to be considered part of the 2005 series and to star the current Japanese voice cast. The catchphrases for the film are「君がいるから、がんばれる。」(''"I can do my best because you're here."'') and「うまれたて、映画ドラえもん。」(" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobita In The Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey
''Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey'' (ドラえもん のび太のワンニャン時空伝, ''Doraemon: Nobita no Wan Nyan Jikūden'') is a 2004 Japanese animated science fiction disaster film, based on the 24th volume of the same name in the ''Doraemon Long Stories'' manga series. Directed by Tsutomu Shibayama, the film premiered in Japan on March 6th, 2004. It is the twenty fifth Doraemon feature film and served to celebrate both the 25th anniversary of the 1979 television series and the 25th anniversary of the feature film series. Partially based on the 1980 chapter "A Home for "Ruff", it was the final Doraemon film released in the 1979 series and to star the original voice cast. Plot The film opens with an elderly dog entering a time machine, planning to travel to the future to meet someone who gave him a kendama The is a traditional Japanese skill toy; nowadays, it is considered a skill sport or competitive discipline. It consists of a handle (''ken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobita And The Windmasters
, also known as Doraemon and the Wind People, is a 2003 Japanese animated science fantasy film which premiered on March 8, 2003 in Japan, based on the 23rd volume of the same name of the ''Doraemon Long Stories'' series. It is the 24th Doraemon film. It is partly based on the 1974 chapter "Phoony the Typhoon". Plot The film opens with a mysterious tomb in a faraway land being opened by Storm Villagers, two strange spheres and the spirit of Uranda, former shaman of the village, are set free. Uranda then possesses the body of a wolf. The orange sphere ends up in Suneo's house. When it opens, a typhoon creature is set free. Suneo attempts to capture it with no success. Meanwhile, Nobita is eating ice cream on his way back home but the typhoon snatches it and drops it on Gian. Due to this he becomes angry at Nobita and he tries to beat him up but he gets thrown into a trash can by the typhoon. The cyclone then follows Nobita to his house while Suneo still aims to capture it. Nobit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witch Hat Atelier
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kamome Shirahama. It has been serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ' since July 2016, with its chapters collected in 14 volumes as of April 2025. The series follows a girl named Coco, who becomes a witch apprentice to fulfill her longtime dream of becoming a witch and restore her mother whom she accidentally turned into stone. An anime television series adaptation produced by Bug Films is set to premiere in 2025. A spin-off series, '' Witch Hat Atelier Kitchen'', started in ''Morning Two'' in November 2019. By July 2024, ''Witch Hat Atelier'' had over 5.5 million copies in circulation. In 2020, the series won the Harvey Award for the Best Manga category as well as the Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia. Plot Coco is a kind and daydreaming daughter of a dressmaker who aspires to become a witch; however because only innate magical users can practice and use magic, she has to give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animate Times
is the retailing arm of M and is the largest retailer of anime, video games and manga in Japan. The first flagship store of Animate was opened in 1983 in Ikebukuro, a district in Tokyo, Japan. Retail stores Currently there are 118 Animate stores in Japan, four in mainland China (Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing and Chengdu), three in Taiwan (Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung), two in Thailand (Bangkok and Rangsit), and one in Seoul, South Korea. Animate opened a store in the Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance, California, in summer 2023. Online stores Animate currently has two online stores: the animate Online Shop, which has been active since 2005, and animate International. Former stores * Sakaihigashi Station, Osaka *Los Angeles, California (closed in 2003) *Hong Kong (closed in 2020) Subsidiaries *Acos Co., Ltd. (株式会社アコス): A subsidiary specialized in costumes. **ACOS animate costume kan (ACOS アニメイトコスチューム館): A chain of costume shops by acos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Are Ms
In Modern English, the word "''you''" is the second-person pronoun. It is grammatically plural, and was historically used only for the dative case, but in most modern dialects is used for all cases and numbers. History ''You'' comes from the Proto-Germanic demonstrative base , from Proto-Indo-European (second-person plural pronoun). Old English had singular, dual, and plural second-person pronouns. The dual form was lost by the twelfth century, and the singular form was lost by the early 1600s. The development is shown in the following table. Early Modern English distinguished between the plural ' and the singular '. As in many other European languages, English at the time had a T–V distinction, which made the plural forms more respectful and deferential; they were used to address strangers and social superiors. This distinction ultimately led to familiar ''thou'' becoming obsolete in modern English, although it persists in some English dialects. ''Yourself'' had de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Time Rendering
, also written as ''Summertime Rendering'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It was serialized on Shueisha's digital magazine ''Shōnen Jump+'' from October 2017 to February 2021, with its chapters collected in thirteen volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by OLM aired from April to September 2022. A real escape game and a video game have also been released, and a live-action project has been announced. Synopsis Setting ''Summer Time Rendering'' takes place in Hitogashima, a fictional island based on Tomogashima located in Kitan Strait in Wakayama Prefecture. While Tomogashima itself is an uninhabited island, Tanaka imagined how it might have been if it were an inhabited island. In the story, Hitogashima is set as an island with a population of about 700 people. The village is depicted based on the Kada district of Wakayama City and Ogijima in Kagawa Prefecture. The places names in Hitogashima, such as "Takanosuyama" and " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major 2nd
''Major 2nd'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Takuya Mitsuda. It is a sequel to the original manga series ''Major''. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since March 2015. An anime television series adaptation aired on NHK Educational TV from April to September 2018. A second season aired from April to November 2020. Characters Main characters ; :Position: Catcher : :The eldest son of Goro Shigeno and captain of Fūrin Middle School's baseball club. ; :Position: Pitcher, Catcher : :Toshiya's son and Daigo's teammate and rival. ; :Position: Pitcher, Outfielder : :Daigo's classmate and vice-captain of Fūrin Middle School's baseball club. Mifune Dolphins ; :Position: Pitcher : :Daigo's teammate and Mifune's main and finest pitcher. ; :Position: Catcher : :Daigo's teammate and Mifune's main and finest catcher. Ōbi Middle School ; :Position: Pitcher : :Ken's daughter and Wataru's twin siste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurazeni
is a Japanese baseball manga series written by and illustrated by . The manga was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Morning'' from December 2010 to August 2014, with its chapters collected in fourteen volumes. Three sequels have been released since then; ''Gurazeni: Tokyo Dome-hen'' (2014–2018); ''Gurazeni: Pa League-hen'' (2018–2021); and ''Gurazeni: Dai League-hen'' (since 2021). The series follows the unforgiving money-and-statistics-centric world of professional baseball, in a similar concept to ''Moneyball'', but through the eyes of players: a relief pitcher and left-handed specialist, Bonda Natsunosuke, and Tokunaga, a retired pitcher turned color commentator. The fictional teams in the series are based on real teams in the NPB, particularly the Central League. A 24-episodes anime television series adaptation by Studio Deen was broadcast from April to December 2018. Characters ; : :A 26-year-old professional baseball player for the ''Jingū Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mantan Web
The is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by In addition to the ''Mainichi Shimbun'', which is printed twice a day in several local editions, Mainichi also operates an English-language news website called , and publishes a bilingual news magazine, ''Mainichi Weekly''. It also publishes paperbacks, books and other magazines, including a weekly news magazine, ''Sunday Mainichi''. It is one of the four national newspapers in Japan; the other three are ''The Asahi Shimbun'', the ''Yomiuri Shimbun'' and the '' Nihon Keizai Shimbun''. The '' Sankei Shimbun'' and the '' Chunichi Shimbun'' are not currently in the position of a national newspaper despite a large circulation for both. History The history of the ''Mainichi Shimbun'' began with the founding of two papers during the Meiji period. The '' Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun'' was founded first, in 1872. The ''Mainichi'' claims that it is the oldest existing Japanese daily newspaper with its 136-year history. The Osak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
