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ChocoMimi
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Konami Sonoda. It was first serialized in the magazine ''Ribon Original'' in 2003 and was moved to the main ''Ribon'' magazine in March 2004. The series was put on hiatus in the September 2019 issue of ''Ribon'' due to Sonoda's poor health, and she later died from breast cancer on August 4, 2019. In Japan, the series was popular among elementary and junior high school students, with critics citing the fashion focus and emphasis on friendship as its strong points. The popularity of the series led to a live-action television drama adaptation in 2007. Plot ''ChocoMimi'' follows the daily lives of best friends Choco and Mimi, two fashionable junior high girls, as well as their own social circle and family. While Choco is serious and diligent, spoiled sweet Mimi is imaginative and spacey. Together, they experience and explore everyday problems at home, with their friends, and at school. Each chapter ends with a fashion tip from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Yukika Teramoto
, also known mononymously as Yukika (; ), is a Japanese singer and actress based in South Korea. She is also a former model and voice actress. After successfully auditioning for '' Nicola'' in 2006, Teramoto modeled exclusively for the magazine until 2009. In 2007, she made her acting debut in the live-action drama adaptation of '' ChocoMimi''. From 2009 to 2012, she provided voice acting for several anime and video game series, most notably Rouge Clafoutis from ''Dog Days'', Chiri Nakazato from ''Seitokai Yakuindomo'', and Kaname Nonomiya from '' Gal Gun''. After taking a hiatus in 2012 to focus on her university studies, Teramoto returned to entertainment in 2015. In 2016, Teramoto starred in the South Korean drama '' The Idolmaster KR'' and debuted in the tie-in Korean idol girl group Real Girls Project, jumpstarting her career in South Korea. In 2019, she released her first Korean solo single, "Neon". She released her debut album, '' Soul Lady,'' in July 2020. Career 2006� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Ayame Gouriki
is a Japanese actress, singer and model. She was represented by the talent agency Oscar Promotion until 2020. Currently she was represented by the talent agency Short Cut. Early life and career Biography Goriki was born on 27 August 1992 in Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Career beginnings Ayame Goriki liked to stand out when she was young. When she was in elementary school, she told her parents that she wanted to become a model. At the age of 7 she had a professional photographer take a snapshot at an amusement park, for a magazine, which lead her to becoming a model. Goriki also participated in the 8th Japan Beautiful Girl Contest in 2002, but did not progress past the second round. While at the event, she was recruited by the Japanese talent agency Oscar Promotion. From February 2008 to May 2013, she worked as an exclusive model for the fashion magazine '' Seventeen''. In January 2011, she appeared on the Fuji TV monthly drama '' Taisetsu na Koto wa Subete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Love-Berrish!
is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series by Nana Haruta. ''Love-Berrish!'' was serialized in the monthly manga magazine ''Ribon'' from August 2005 to May 2007. During the series' run, a drama CD was released in 2005. Plot Yūya Fukushima decides to enroll in Natsuka Academy, a boarding high school, but is reassigned to live in Raspberry Dorm with five other students: Azusa Chiba, Nagisa Takamatsu, Emika Muto, Ame Yamanashi, and Kon Miyagi. Yūya is initially offended by her dormmates' quirkiness, but she is encouraged to stay by Azusa and falls in love with him. At the same time, she discovers that the occupants of the Raspberry Dorm are socially ostracized from the school, and she decides to support and defend her dormmates from the bullying. Characters * :''Voiced By:'' Hitomi Nabatame :15-year-old Yūya Fukushima initially finds the people in her dorm strange and wanted to transfer out, but after a talk with Azusa, she chooses to stay and begins befriending her dormmates. Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Masahiro Usui
is a Japanese actor and member of the acting troupe D-BOYS, produced by Watanabe Entertainment. Biography Usui joined D-BOYS through the 4th D-BOYS open audition, held on May 28, 2007. Winner of the audition's Grand Prix, Usui was officially added to the group on December 30, 2007, after making his entertainment debut on the TV Tokyo comedy series ChocoMimi. Filmography Television * '' ChocoMimi'' (TV Tokyo, 2007) *'' Engine Sentai Go-onger'' as Hanto Jou/Go-on Green (TV Asahi, 2008) * ''Misaki Number One'' as Ando Masahiro(NTV, 2011) * ''Blackboard ~Jidai to Tatakatta Kyōshi tachi~! Second Night'' (TBS, 2012) * ''Sugar ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Ribon Original
was a Japanese manga magazine published by Shueisha. It was a sister magazine of ''Ribon is a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Shueisha on the third of each month. First issued in August 1955, its rivals are '' Nakayoshi'' and '' Ciao''. It is one of the best-selling manga magazines, having sold over 590million c ...'', and was published from 1981 until 2006. New and up-and-coming ''Ribon'' manga artists often had their first short stories published in this magazine. Established ''Ribon'' manga artists who had a decrease in popularity also had short stories or short series in ''Ribon Original'', and side stories to series currently running in Ribon were also in this magazine. manga that are published in Ribon also concurrently ran in ''Ribon Original''. ''Ribon Original'' was first published quarterly from 1981. It switched to bimonthly in 1994 and remained as such until the magazine was cancelled due to poor sales. The last issue was the June 2006 iss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Ribon
is a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Shueisha on the third of each month. First issued in August 1955, its rivals are '' Nakayoshi'' and '' Ciao''. It is one of the best-selling manga magazines, having sold over 590million copies since 1978. Its circulation was in the millions between 1987 and 2001, peaking at 2.3million in 1994. In 2009, the magazine's circulation was 274,167. In 2010, the circulation dropped to 243,334. The magazine's pages are printed on multicolored newsprint. Often exceeding 400 pages, the issues are distributed with a sackful of goodies () ranging from small toys to colorful note pads themed around manga serialized in the magazine. In some issues, readers can send in stamps for mail order gifts (). The manga series from the magazine are later compiled and published in book form () under the Ribon Mascot Comics (RMC) imprint. ''Ribon'' has also inspired multiple spin-off magazines, including ''Bessatsu Ribon'' (1966–1968); ''Ribon Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Kousei Amano
is a Japanese actor. In 2008 he changed his name to , maintaining the kanji in his name. In 2013, he married actress Akiko Hinagata. Filmography Television Films Stage Video games Music videos Discography * ''Eikyu Hozon Ban: Kamen Rider Zen Shudaika Shu'' (2007) * ''Another'' (2006) * ''A day in the life'' (2005) * ''DEPARTURE'' (2005) * ''TV Size! Saishin Kamen Rider Zen Shudaika Shu'' (2005) * ''Kibogaoka'' (2005) * ''Kamen Rider Blade The Last Card Complete Deck'' (2005) * ''Kamen Rider Blade Song Collection'' (2004) * ''Rebirth'' (2004) ''Kamen Rider Blade is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the fourteenth installment in the Kamen Rider Series. It aired on TV Asahi from January 25, 2004 to January 23, 2005. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toe ...'' Theme Song References External linksOfficial site {{DEFAULTSORT:Amano, Kousei 1978 births Japanese male television actors Living people P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Tōko Miura
is a Japanese actress and singer. She is best known internationally for her role in the 2021 film '' Drive My Car'' as well as her work on the soundtrack of the 2019 animated film ''Weathering with You''. Miura collaborated with the band Radwimps is a Japanese rock band who debuted independently in 2003 and signed with Toshiba EMI in 2005. The band's name, Radwimps, was formed from two English slang terms, " rad" and "wimp". According to the band, the coined word had several meanings, ... on said soundtrack and most notably made the song "Grand Escape (グランドエスケープ)," which peaked at 9 on the ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100. Filmography Film Television References External links Tōko Miura Official Website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Miura, Tōko 1996 births Living people 21st-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese women singers Actresses from Sapporo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Ami Koshimizu
is a Japanese actress and singer. She has voiced many different types of characters, from young girls to adult women, as well as boys and animals. Her roles include leads such as Ryuko Matoi in '' Kill la Kill'', Charlotte E. Yeager in '' Strike Witches'' series, Kallen Stadtfeld in ''Code Geass'', Anemone in '' Eureka Seven'', Irina Tachibana in '' Rio: Rainbow Gate'', Nadja Applefield in '' Ashita no Nadja'', Leonmitchelli Galette Des Rois in ''Dog Days'', Shizuri Mugino in '' A Certain Scientific Railgun'' series, Yumi Hoshino in '' KimiKiss: Pure Rouge'', Takuto Hasegawa in ''Magician's Academy'', Hibiki Hojo in '' Suite PreCure'', Nanaka Yatsushiro in '' Myself ; Yourself'', Ersha in '' Cross Ange'', Himari Noihara in '' Omamori Himari'', Sailor Jupiter in '' Sailor Moon Crystal'', Mikumo Guynemer in Macross Delta, Nodoka Haramura in ''Saki'', Tenma Tsukamoto in '' School Rumble'', Holo in '' Spice and Wolf'', and Yang Xiao Long in both ''RWBY'' (Japanese dub) and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Viz Media
Viz Media, LLC is an American entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco, California, focused on publishing manga, and distribution and licensing Japanese anime, films, and television series. The company was founded in 1986 as Viz, LLC. In 2005, Viz and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current Viz Media, which is owned by Japanese publishing conglomerates Shueisha and Shogakukan, as well as Japanese production company Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (ShoPro). In 2017, Viz Media was the largest publisher of graphic novels in the United States in the bookstore market, with a 23% share of the market. History Founding Seiji Horibuchi, originally from Tokushima Prefecture in Shikoku, Japan, moved to California, United States in 1975. After living in the suburbs for almost two years, he moved to San Francisco, where he started a business exporting American cultural items to Japan, and became a writer of cultural information. He also became interested in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Third Eye
The third eye (also called the mind's eye or inner eye) is an invisible eye, usually depicted as located on the forehead, supposed to provide perception beyond ordinary sight. In Hinduism, the third eye refers to the ajna (or brow) chakra. In both Hinduism and Buddhism, the third eye is said to be located around the middle of the forehead, slightly above the junction of the eyebrows, representing the Enlightenment in Buddhism, enlightenment one achieves through meditation. Especially in Eastern world, Eastern spiritual practices, the third eye refers to the gate that leads to the inner realms and spaces of higher consciousness, and often symbolizes a state of enlightenment. The third eye is often associated with vision (religion), religious visions, clairvoyance, the ability to observe chakras and aura (paranormal), auras,. precognition, and out-of-body experiences. In Hinduism In Hinduism, the third eye refers to the ajna (or brow) chakra, said to be located around the middle o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Setsubun
is the day before the beginning of spring in the old calendar in Japan. The name literally means 'seasonal division', referring to the day just before the first day of spring in the traditional calendar, known as ; though previously referring to a wider range of possible dates, is now typically held on February 3 (in 2021 and 2025 it was on 2nd February), with the day after – the first day of spring in the old calendar – known as . Both and are celebrated yearly as part of the Spring Festival () in Japan. was accompanied by a number of rituals and traditions held at various levels to drive away the previous year's bad fortunes and evil spirits for the year to come. History has its origins in , a Chinese custom introduced to Japan in the 8th century. It was quite different from the known today. According to the Japanese history book , was first held in Japan in 706, and it was an event to ward off evil spirits held at the court on the last day of the year accord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |