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Blue Exorcist
is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Kazue Kato. The story revolves around Rin Okumura, a teenager who discovers that he and his twin brother Yukio are the sons of Satan, born from a human woman, and he is the inheritor of Satan's powers. When Satan kills their guardian, Rin enrolls at True Cross Academy to become an exorcist under Yukio's tutelage in order to defeat Satan. The manga has been serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Jump Square'' since April 2009, with individual chapters collected in 32 volumes as of May 2025. Viz Media has licensed the manga for North American production, with the first volume released in April 2011. Aniplex of America also released the anime's DVDs in English regions. The series was adapted into an anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures, broadcast from April to October 2011. An anime film, '' Blue Exorcist: The Movie'', premiered in December 2012. A second season, subtitled ''Kyoto Saga'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tankōbon
A is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as ''shinsho'' (17x11 cm paperback books) and ''bunkobon''. Used as a loanword in English, the term specifically refers to a printed collection of a manga that was previously published in a serialized format. Manga typically contain a handful of chapters, and may collect multiple volumes as a series continues publication. Major publishing Imprint (trade name), imprints for of manga include Jump Comics (for serials in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' and other Jump (magazine line), ''Jump'' magazines), Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine, Shōnen Magazine Comics, Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday Comics, and Akita Shoten’s Weekly Shōnen Champion, Shōnen Champion Comics. Manga Increasingly after 1959, manga came to be published in thick, phone book, phone-book-sized weekly or monthly anthology list of manga magazines, manga magazines (such as ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' or ''Weekly Shōnen Jump ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aniplex Of America
Aniplex of America, or Aniplex USA, is an anime distributor based in Santa Monica, California that serves as the American distribution enterprise of Aniplex, an entertainment company owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan, where its goal is to reinforce the parent company's licensing business in the North American market. They operate the English language version of the Aniplex+ store, and from 2013 to 2017 operated a streaming service called Aniplex Channel through their website. The company most of the time only directly releases its titles in the Americas, however, some of its titles have been released in other territories by other distributors, such as Anime Limited, MVM Films, Siren Visual and corporate siblings Crunchyroll UK and Ireland (formerly Manga Entertainment) and Crunchyroll Store Australia (formerly Madman Anime). Their home video sets are distributed in the North American market by its corporate sibling, Crunchyroll Store (formerly Right Stuf), and their titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neon Alley
Neon Alley was an American digital anime service run by Viz Media. The service began as a 24-hour linear web channel dedicated to showing English dubbed anime series in uncut and uncensored formats. It later evolved into a Hulu-based streaming site, showcasing both dubbed and subtitled releases. Neon Alley's programming was streamed through Hulu, which is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, Mac, and other platforms. History Neon Alley was first announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2012 on July 13, 2012, where it was announced for PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Network in North America for a monthly subscription fee. The service launched on October 2, 2012. Along with various series such as ''Naruto'' and ''Death Note'', the channel premiered newly dubbed series, as well as live-action and anime movies. The service was later made available for Xbox 360 via Xbox Live from February 12, 2013. At Anime Expo 2013, Viz announced that the service would be available on PC and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RKB Mainichi Broadcasting
(stylized as ''rkb'') is a broadcasting station located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Fukuoka, Japan. It is affiliated with the Japan Radio Network (JRN) and the Japan News Network (JNN). The company is owned by the MBS Media Holdings, Mainichi Shimbun, and the Taro Aso, Aso Group. The initials RKB stand for , the station's former name. History In 1950, following the enactment of the Radio Law, Mainichi Shimbun sought to establish three radio stations in Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka. Its application for the Tokyo area was later merged with those of other national newspapers and Dentsu, forming Radio Tokyo. In the Osaka area, Mainichi Shimbun applied to establish a station under the name New Japan Broadcasting (later renamed Mainichi Broadcasting), and in Fukuoka Prefecture, under the name Radio Kyushu. A license for JOFR was issued on 21 April 1951, and the company was formally established on 29 June. Radio Kyushu began operations on 1 December of the same year. Radio Kyushu was on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting
is a TV station affiliated with Fuji News Network (FNN) and Fuji Network System (FNS) serving in Hokkaido, Japan, headquartered in Sapporo, established in 1971. Through its Hakodate translator, UHB functions as the default FNN/FNS affiliate for most of neighboring Aomori Prefecture to the south, as that area does not have an FNN/FNS affiliate of its own. History In October 1969, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (currently the Ministry of Internal Communications) approved the fourth TV license in Hokkaido, which attracted 59 companies to apply. At that time, both the Hokkaido Shimbun and Fuji Television were interested in obtaining television licenses. With the help of the prefectural government of Hokkaido, the 59 applicant companies were then integrated into Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting centered on Hokkaido Shimbun and Fuji TV, and officially obtained a license in May 1971. The broadcaster was founded on June 19, 1971 and began trial broadcasts on January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tōkai Television Broadcasting
JOFX-DTV (channel 1), branded as is a Japanese television station serving as an affiliate of the Fuji News Network and the Fuji Network System for the Chūbu region. Owned and operated by its headquarters and studios are located at the Tokai Hoso Kaikan buildings in the Higashi-ku ward of Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. Offices The Headquarters are located at 14-27, Higashi-Sakura Itchome, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Branch offices exist in Tokyo at Hibiya Chunichi Building, 1–4, Uchisaiwaicho Nichome, Chiyoda, Tokyo and Osaka at Breeze Tower, 4–9, Umeda Nichome, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture. History 1957–1964: Founding and early broadcasts In 1957, seven companies applying for the third television broadcasting license in the Tokai region made a bid: Tokai Broadcasting, Tokai TV, Tokai Radio, Kinki Tokai Broadcasting, Nippon Color TV, Nagoya Broadcasting and Nippon Television. Tokai Broadcasting, Tokai TV, Tokai Radio, and Kinki Tokai Broadcasting merg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tochigi Television
, also known as GYT and branded on air as , is a television network headquartered in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. It is a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS). The government of Tochigi prefecture hold half stock share of GYT. Tochigi Television is the last analog terrestrial TV station in Japan; it started broadcasting in April 1, 1999. Tochigi TV started digital terrestrial television broadcasting in December 1, 2005. References External links Official website Television stations in Japan Independent television stations in Japan 1997 establishments in Japan Television channels and stations established in 1999 Mass media in Utsunomiya Mass media in Tochigi Prefecture {{Japan-tv-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunma Television
, also known as GTV, is a television network headquartered in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. It is a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS). The government of Gunma Prefecture is the biggest shareholder of GTV, and they broadcast its promotion program on GTV. Gunma TV is the first independent television station in Kantō region, it was started broadcast in 1971. On September 1, 2006, GTV started digital terrestrial television Digital terrestrial television (DTTV, DTT, or DTTB) is a technology for terrestrial television, in which television stations broadcast television content in a digital signal, digital format. Digital terrestrial television is a major technologica ... broadcasting. is GTV's flagship news program. is one of GTV's main variety program, also it is a promotion program for the Gunma prefecture government. References External links Official website Television stations in Japan Independent television stations in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nippon BS Broadcasting
() is a private satellite broadcasting station in Kanda, Tokyo, Japan. It is an independent television station and is a subsidiary of Bic Camera. Its channel name is BS11 (''BS Eleven'') and was BS11 Digital until March 31, 2011. It was founded as on August 23, 1999, changed its name to Nippon BS Broadcasting on February 28, 2007, and high-definition television broadcasts commenced on December 1, 2007. BS11 gives high priority to news programs, sports, K-drama, TV Show, anime including late night anime and 3D television 3D television (3DTV) is television that conveys depth perception to the viewer by employing techniques such as stereoscopy, stereoscopic display, free viewpoint television, multi-view display, or any other form of 3D display. Most modern 3D te ... programs. [...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] |
TBS Television (Japan)
JORX-DTV (channel 6), branded as , is the Flagship (broadcasting), flagship station of the Japan News Network in the Kantō region. It is owned-and-operated station, owned-and-operated by , a subsidiary of TBS Holdings. TBS Television is one of the "five private broadcasters based in Tokyo." TBS produced the game show ''Takeshi's Castle'', which is dubbed and rebroadcast internationally. The channel was also home to ''Ultraman'' and the ''Ultra Series'' franchise starting in 1966—initially a spinoff of ''Ultra Q'', which was co-produced and broadcast in the same year. Most, if not all, of these series were produced by Tsuburaya Productions for the network. In the 2010s, the ''Ultra Series'' moved to TV Tokyo. Since the 1990s, TBS has been the home of ''Sasuke (TV series), Sasuke'' (''Ninja Warrior''), whose format inspired similar programs outside Japan. Sasuke itself was a spinoff of the TBS game show ''Kinniku Banzuke,'' which ran for seven seasons. On May 24, 2017, TBS an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainichi Broadcasting System
JOOY-DTV (channel 4), branded as or (formerly known as from 1959 to 2011), is a Japanese television station serving as the Kansai region key station of the Japan News Network, owned-and-operated by a subsidiary of MBS Media Holdings with its studios being based in the Kita-ku ward of Osaka. From its sign on in 1959 to 2021, MBS operated as a unified broadcaster, with its radio and television operations being intact until 2017 when a major restructuring caused the operations to be held under the second incarnation of MBS. In 2021, the radio division was spun-off as a separate wholly-owned subsidiary. Overview MBS is a core station of the Japan News Network (JNN), with TBS TV as its key station. MBS is a member of the "Five Company Federation" (comprising it, TBS, HBC, CBC and RKB) and is also a major shareholder of TBS Holdings. It distributes G-Guide EPG data, and used to distribute analog G-Guide program data to Tokushima Prefecture, where the only commercial TV stati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
