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Battle Vixens
, 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] |
Wani Books
is a Japanese publishing company focused on manga-related publication, including magazines and books. The company was established in November 1979. It publishes a manga magazine called ''Comic Gum''. In March 2007, Yoshimoto Books Co., Ltd. was established in collaboration with Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd., and Comic Yoshimoto was launched. In 2009, Wani Plus Co., Ltd. was established as an affiliate company. In 2024, the company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kodansha. Magazines published ''Wink Up'' is an Japanese idol, idol magazine published since July 1988. ''UP to boy'' , abbreviated as UTB, is a bimonthly Japanese idol, idol magazine published since 1986. ''COOLTRANS'' ''+act.'' ''Comic Gum'' is a monthly seinen manga, ''seinen'' manga magazine started in 1996. References External linksWani Books official website''Wink Up'' website Book publishing companies in Tokyo Magazine publishing companies in Tokyo Distribution companies based in Tok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Television
is a commercial television station headquartered in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS). Office *the head office - Kobe Ekimae Just Square, 1-1, Higashi-Kawasakicho Itchome, Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan *Himeji Branch Office - Kobe Shimbun Building, 78, Toyozawacho, Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan *Tajima Branch Station - Kobe Shimbun Tajima Office, 7-23, Kotobukicho, Toyooka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan *Tamba Branch Station - Kobe Shimbun Tamba Office, 48-1, Kaibaracho-Kominami, Tamba, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan *Awaji Branch Station - Kobe Shimbun Awaji Office, 2-8, Sakaemachi Nichome, Sumoto, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan *Osaka Branch Office - Pacific Marks Higobashi Building, 10-8, Edobori Itchome, Nishi-ku, Osaka, Japan *Tokyo Branch Office - Nippon Press Center Building, 2-1 Uchisaiwaicho Nichome, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan *Kyushu Branch Station - 2-10-1, Daimyo Nichome, Chūō-ku, Fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamsoft
is a Japanese video game developer founded in 1992, best known for their work on the ''Battle Arena Toshinden'', '' Onechanbara'' and '' Senran Kagura'' series. Its former president, Toshiaki Ōta, previously worked at Toaplan as one of the six original team members and head of software development.Translationby Gamengai. ).Translationby Shmuplations. ). They began by being contracted to Takara in the 1990s developing several games for them, their first being the Game Boy port of SNK's ''Samurai Showdown''. This was followed by the popular fighter ''Battle Arena Toshinden'' on Sony's PlayStation console, using the 'HyperSolid' graphics engine; Tamsoft would afterwards develop the rest of the main series: ''Battle Arena Toshinden 2'', Battle Arena Toshinden 3, ''3'', and Toshinden 4, ''4''. They also made ''SteamGear Mash'' on Sega Saturn, Penny Racers (1996 video game), ''Penny Racers'' and the fighting adventure game ''AbalaBurn'' on PlayStation. In 1998, Tamsoft released t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October, in Europe on 24 November, in Australia on 30 November, and other regions thereafter. It is the successor to the PlayStation (console), original PlayStation, as well as the second instalment in the PlayStation brand of consoles. As a sixth generation of video game consoles, sixth-generation console, it competed with Nintendo's GameCube, Sega's Dreamcast, and Microsoft's Xbox (console), Xbox. Announced in 1999, Sony began developing the console after the immense success of its predecessor. In addition to serving as a game console, it features a built-in DVD drive and was priced competitively with standalone DVD players of the time, enhancing its value. Full backward compatibility with original PlayStation games and accessories gave it access to a vast launch libra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fighting Game
The fighting game video game genre, genre involves combat between multiple characters, often (but not limited to) one-on-one battles. Fighting game combat often features mechanics such as Blocking (martial arts), blocking, grappling, counter-attacking, and chaining attacks together into "Combo (video games), combos". Characters generally engage hand-to-hand combat, often with martial arts, but some may include weaponry. Battles are usually set in a fixed-size arena along a two-dimensional Plane (mathematics), plane, where characters navigate the plane horizontally by walking or dashing, and vertically by jumping. Some games allow limited movement in 3D space, such as ''Tekken (video game), Tekken'' and Soulblade while some are set in fully three-dimensional environments without restricting characters' movement, such as Power Stone (video game), ''Power Stone'' and ''Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm''; these are sometimes referred to as "3D arena" fighting games. The fighting game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvelous Entertainment
(MMV) was a multinational corporation that produced animation, music, video games and television series. MMV is known for its involvement in the Story of Seasons (series), ''Story of Seasons'' series. They merged with AQ Interactive in 2011 and became Marvelous AQL; the "AQL" was dropped later on. Local operations Locally, MMV was involved in a number of forms of entertainment, including the production of anime and music by their two subsidiaries Artland (anime studio), Artland and Delfi Sound respectively. Artland is an List of animation studios, animation studio that produced a number of popular manga and anime including the award-winning ''Mushishi'' and the hit shōnen ''Reborn!, Katekyō Hitman Reborn!'', and Delfi Sound is a recording studio that was involved in the production of a number of albums, audio theatre, radio dramas, and soundtracks since its establishment in 2005. MMV also produced a number of live television series, movies, and musical theatre productions, li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idea Factory
is a Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher founded by former Data East employees in October 1994. A division of the company makes otome games under the name of Otomate (see Idea Factory#Otomate games, list below). An international branch, Idea Factory International, was opened in California in 2013. Altergear, a division of Idea Factory that focuses on male-centered visual novel titles, was created in 2022. Games published Games developed Otomate games The following sublist are otome games that were developed by Idea Factory's Otomate division. PlayStation 2 games # Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden Gaiden: Kagami no Miko (June 23, 2005) # Hoshi no Furu Toki (September 22, 2005) # Mitsu x Mitsu Drops: Love x Love Honey Life (April 6, 2006) # Hiiro no Kakera (July 6, 2006) # Hiiro no Kakera ~Ano Sora no Shita de~ (February 15, 2007) # Ouran High School Host Club (April 19, 2007) # Hisui no Shizuku - Hiiro no Kakera 2 (August 9, 2007) # Will O' Wisp (Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Aichi
Aichi Television Broadcasting Company, Ltd. (TVA; ), also referred to as , with the callsigns JOCI-DTV (channel 10) is a Japanese television station A television station is a set of equipment managed by a business, organisation or other entity such as an amateur television (ATV) operator, that transmits video content and audio content via radio waves directly from a transmitter on the earth's s ... in Nagoya serving as the affiliate of the TX Network for the Aichi prefecture. TVA started broadcasting in 1983. Nikkei, Inc. is the biggest shareholder of TVA. Broadcasting Analog (as of 11/07/11 end date) JOCI-TV (1983/09/01-11/07/11) *Nagoya: Channel 25 *Toyohashi: Channel 52 Digital JOCI-DTV (2003/12/01) *Channel ID 10 *Nagoya: Channel 23 *Toyohashi: Channel 26 Programmes (times in JST) Now on air Past in Aichi Prefecture *:ja:ベニー・ヒル・ショー, Bakushō Chokuyunyū Benny Hill Show () - broadcasts The Benny Hill Show *Ōsu no Cosplay Monogatari () - features cosp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo MX
JOMX-DTV (channel 9), branded as Tokyo MX (officially stylized as TOKYO MX), is an independent station, independent television station in Tokyo, Japan, owned by the . It is the only television station that exclusively serves the city and parts of nearby prefectures. It competes with Nippon Television, TV Asahi, NHK General TV, NHK Educational TV, TBS Television (Japan), TBS TV, TV Tokyo, and Fuji TV, all of which are flagship (broadcasting), flagship stations of national networks. Tokyo MX was founded on April 30, 1993, and broadcasts commenced on November 1, 1995. Shareholders include the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo FM, Tokyo FM Broadcasting, and others. (MXTV is an associate company of Tokyo FM.) Every week, Tokyo MX airs the press conferences of the Governor of Tokyo. It is a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS). History Although Tokyo is at the center of Japan's media industry, the proliferation of independent television st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyoto Broadcasting System
is a commercial broadcasting station headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It is doing business in Kyoto Prefecture as and in Shiga Prefecture as Its radio station serves Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures and is a member of National Radio Network (NRN). Its television station serves Kyoto Prefecture and is a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations ( JAITS). Since April 1, 2005, KBS is broadcasting digital television in ISDB format. Broadcasting AM Radio KBS Kyoto Radio (京都放送ラジオ) *Kyoto - 1143 kHz, 50 kW, JOBR * Maizuru - 1215 kHz, 2 kW, JOBO * Fukuchiyama - 1485 kHz, 100 W, JOBE *KBS Shiga ( Hikone) - 1215 kHz, 1 kW, JOBW, some prefectural programming. FM Radio 94.9 MHz 3 kW TV (Analogue) JOBR-TV - KBS Kyoto Television (京都放送テレビジョン) *Kyoto - Channel 34, 10 kW *Uji-Momoyama - Channel 57 *Maizuru - Channel 57, 100 W *Fukuchiyama - Channel 56, 200 W *Miyazu - Channel 39 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MVM Films
MVM Entertainment, also known as MVM and MVM Films, is a British licensor and distributor of Japanese animation. The company also sub-licenses anime titles from US anime companies such as Media Blasters, Geneon, Nozomi Entertainment, Urban Vision, AnimEigo and US Manga Corps, which do not have a UK presence, and releases them on Region 2 DVD. It is part of the MVM Group, which also has wholesale and retail arms, and specialises in anime, manga and related merchandise. It is headquartered in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales. History MVM Entertainment came into existence in 1990 as a mail order and retail shop that specialised in niche market items. It grew as did the demand for anime and manga products into the nineties, allowing the company to start licensing anime series for the United Kingdom market in 1998. MVM currently have over 250 titles listed on their official website. The company continues to license TV series and films from major Japanese productions such as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Media Blasters
Media Blasters, sometimes abbreviated as MB, is an American entertainment company that was founded by John Sirabella in 1997 and is based in New York City. It is in the business of licensing, translating, and releasing to the North American market manga and anime compilations, Asian films and television series, adult anime, monster movies, concert films, independent films, horror films, and exploitation films. Over its history, the company has licensed several popular titles, such as '' Rurouni Kenshin'', '' Berserk'', '' Bakuman'', '' Shamanic Princess'', '' Weiß Kreuz'', '' Jubei-chan: The Ninja Girl'', '' Chu-Bra!!'', '' Grenadier'', '' Holy Knight'', '' Elf Princess Rane'', '' Voogie's Angel'', '' Iron Virgin Jun'', '' Ultimate Girls'' and '' Blade of the Immortal''. History Founding and growth Before Media Blasters was founded, John Sirabella had previously founded Software Sculptors in 1992. After it was purchased by Central Park Media, Sirabella decided to leave and fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
