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David Production
is a Japanese animation studio founded in September 2007 and is based in Nishitōkyō, Tokyo. Notable works from the studio include ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', '' Cells at Work!'', and ''Fire Force''. Establishment The company was founded by former Gonzo president and producer Kōji Kajita and fellow producer Taito Okiura in September 2007 upon having left Gonzo. The company's first work was as an animation subcontractor, but in 2009 David Production undertook their first full animation production as a primary contractor with '' Ristorante Paradiso''. Fuji TV acquired the studio on August 1, 2014. The company's name is a reference to the Biblical story of '' David and Goliath'', a story chosen to represent "he creation ofgood animation with great storytelling and characters" despite being smaller than other well-known studios. It is also short for "Design Audio & Visual Illusion Dynamics", which signifies the studio's impactful animations. Productions Anime television ...
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Kabushiki Gaisha
A or ''kabushiki kaisha'', commonly abbreviated K.K. or KK, is a type of defined under the Companies Act of Japan. The term is often translated as "stock company", "joint-stock company" or "stock corporation". The term ''kabushiki gaisha'' in Japan refers to any joint-stock company regardless of country of origin or incorporation; however, outside Japan the term refers specifically to joint-stock companies incorporated in Japan. Usage in language In Latin script, ''kabushiki kaisha'', with a , is often used, but the original Japanese pronunciation is ''kabushiki gaisha'', with a , owing to rendaku. A ''kabushiki gaisha'' must include "" in its name (Article 6, paragraph 2 of the Companies Act). In a company name, "" can be used as a prefix (e.g. , '' kabushiki gaisha Dentsū'', a style called , ''mae-kabu'') or as a suffix (e.g. , '' Toyota Jidōsha kabushiki gaisha'', a style called , ''ato-kabu''). Many Japanese companies translate the phrase "" in their name as "Company ...
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Level E
is a Japanese comic science fiction manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. The plot follows the misadventures of alien Prince Baka Ki El Dogra, who crash-lands on Earth and forcibly begins living with high school student and baseball player Yukitaka Tsutsui. However, Prince Baka gradually realizes that he is targeted by aliens from other planets, and he uses his clever wits to somehow maintain world peace each time. Along with its short length and more realistic art style, the story of ''Level E'' focuses much more heavily on humor than Togashi's more famous '' shōnen'' series ''Yu Yu Hakusho'' and ''Hunter × Hunter''. ''Level E'' was originally serialized in the Japanese Shueisha magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1995 to 1997 for a total of 16 chapters. These chapters have since been collected into three volumes, as well as two magazine-style books. An anime adaptation of ''Level E'' directed by Toshiyuki Katō was produced by Pierrot and David Prod ...
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Ride On
Ride On may refer to: * ''Ride On'', a song by Jimmy McCarthy, covered among others by Christy Moore and Cruachan * ''Ride On'' (Christy Moore album), an album (and song) by Christy Moore * ''Ride On'' (Izzy Stradlin album), an album by Izzy Stradlin * ''Ride On'' (Texas Hippie Coalition album), an album (and song) by American red dirt metal music ensemble Texas Hippie Coalition *''Ride On'', an album by Albert Järvinen *"Ride On", an AC/DC song from the 1976 album ''Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap'' *"Ride On, Baby", a song by Jagger/Richards *"Ride On", a song by Sacha Di Manolo *Ride On (bus) Ride On (formerly Ride-On) is the primary public transportation system in Montgomery County, Maryland. Managed by the Montgomery County Department of Transportation, Ride On serves Montgomery County as well as the community of Langley Park in Prin ...
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Diamond Is Unbreakable
is the fourth story arc of the Japanese manga series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' for a little more than 3 years, from April 21, 1992 to November 13, 1995, with the 174 chapters collected into eighteen ''tankōbon'' volumes. In its original publication, it was titled ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Jōsuke Higashikata''. It was preceded by ''Stardust Crusaders'' and followed by '' Golden Wind''. This arc is notable for introducing the Stand Arrow, which causes anyone pierced by it to develop a Stand if they are mentally strong enough. The Arrow was retroactively revealed to be the source of DIO's stand as well as the Joestar family's stands. The arc was adapted into an anime television series by David Production, '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable'', that began in April 2016. A live-action film adaptation by Toho and Warner Bros. titled '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Dia ...
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Stardust Crusaders
is the third story arc of the manga series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. The arc was serialized for a little over 3 years. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from April 3, 1989, to April 27, 1992, for 152 chapters, which were later collected into 16 ''tankōbon'' volumes. In its original publication, it was known as . The arc was preceded by ''Battle Tendency'' and followed by '' Diamond Is Unbreakable''. The story is set long after the events of ''Battle Tendency'' and follows Joseph Joestar's grandson Jotaro Kujo, a Japanese high school delinquent who awakens his own Stand, Star Platinum. Alongside his grandfather and other Stand-users, they are tasked to go on a journey to Cairo, Egypt, in order to defeat Dio, who is revealed to be alive and is seeking revenge on the Joestar family. In 2012, ''Stardust Crusaders'' was digitally colored and released as digital downloads for smartphones and tablet computers. A ...
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Compile Heart
is a Japanese video game developer A video game developer is a broad term for a software developer specializing in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games. A game developer can range from one person who undertakes all tasks to a larg ... founded on June 2, 2006 as a subsidiary of Idea Factory. The company was formerly managed by Compile's former executive Masamitsu "Moo" Niitani, most well known as the creator of the '' Madou Monogatari'' and '' Puyo Puyo'' series, before his retirement in December 2012. Compile Heart is primarily known for its '' Hyperdimension Neptunia'' and '' Record of Agarest War'' brands. As of 2010, the company managed to acquire a licensing deal with D4 Enterprise (the copyright holder of most property rights under Compile) to create new video games based on franchises from the defunct developer. This does not affect the rights to the ''Puyo Puyo'' series which D4 does not own and remains the property o ...
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Idea Factory
is a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded by former Data East employees in October 1994. A division of the company makes otome game An , is a story-based video game that is targeted towards women. Generally one of the goals, besides the main idea/goal, is to develop a romantic relationship between the female player/main character and one of the second-lead male characters. His ...s under the name of Otomate. An international branch, Idea Factory International, was opened in California in 2013.2013-09-30Idea Factory, The Company Behind Hakuoki And Neptunia, Opens U.S. Branch Siliconera Games published Games developed References External links Official site(Japanese) Idea Factory International {{Authority control Video game companies of Japan Video game development companies Video game publishers Video game companies established in 1994 Software companies based in Tokyo Japanese companies established in 1994 ...
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Masahiro Mukai
is a Japanese anime director. In 2004, he joined Sunrise and worked on '' Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny''. After leaving Sunrise, he was put in charge of directing '' Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation'' in 2013 and '' Trickster'' in 2017. Starting with the fourth season, Mukai served as director for the anime adaptation of '' My Hero Academia''. Biography Mukai was a fan of the '' Gundam'' series in elementary school, which later inspired him to work in the anime industry. He later joined Sunrise and started working on '' Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny'', which was the first series he worked on. After Mukai left Sunrise, he was placed in the lead direction role for the first time with '' Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation'' in 2013. In 2017, Mukai directed the '' Trickster'' anime television series. In the same year, Mukai served as episode director for the second season of '' Blood Blockade Battlefront''. While working on the series, he was approached by '' My Her ...
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Hirohiko Araki
is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his long-running series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', which began publication in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in 1987 and has over 120 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series in history. Biography Early life Araki grew up in Sendai, Japan with his parents and younger identical twin sisters. He cites his sisters' annoyances as the reason he spent time alone in his room reading manga, naming '' Ai to Makoto'' as the most important one to him. He supposes that his father's art books were his motive for drawing manga; he was particularly influenced by the work of French artist Paul Gauguin. After a school friend praised his manga, he began secretly drawing manga behind his parents' backs. He submitted his first work to a magazine in his first year of high school. All his submissions were rejected while other artists his age or younger were making successful debuts. He decided to go to the publishers' o ...
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The Animation
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pro ...
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Cocoa Fujiwara
was a Japanese manga artist and illustrator from Fukuoka Prefecture. Her debut was with a work called ''Calling'', which she made when she was only fifteen. She chose not to go to high school so that she could draw manga. Fujiwara was a fan of RPGs such as ''Final Fantasy'', which shows in her works. She was also good friends of Jun Mochizuki and Yana Toboso. Fujiwara's works ''Watashi no Ookami-san'' and ''Dear'' have both been published in Square Enix's ''Monthly Gangan Wing''. Two drama CDs have been made of her work ''Dear''. Fujiwara's manga ''Inu x Boku SS'' was adapted into an anime series by David Production which aired in Japan between January and March 2012. At the time of her death, she was serializing her manga ''Katsute Mahō Shōjo to Aku wa Tekitai Shiteita.'' in Square Enix's ''Gangan Joker'' online magazine, leaving the series unfinished. Works Manga * ''Calling'' * ''Stray Doll'' * ''Watashi no Ookami-san'' * ''Dear'' * * ''Inu x Boku SS Inu or INU may ref ...
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Inu × Boku SS
, also known as ''Youko × Boku'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Cocoa Fujiwara. It was serialied in Square Enix's ''Gangan Joker'' magazine from April 2009 to February 2014, with its chapters collected in eleven ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television series adaptation by David Production aired in Japan between January and March 2012. The anime has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks for streaming, and home video release in North America. Plot Part One "Prologue" ''Volumes 1 to 4.'' Known on the outside as merely a daughter of a rich aristocratic family, 15-year-old Ririchiyo Shirakiin is far from normal – she is an Atavist, a human with demon or yōkai ancestors with the ability to channel their supernatural powers. Wrought with insecurities about her birth and family, Ririchiyo protects her inner, most sensitive self through a sharp tongue, eventually leaving to move into the , better known as Ayakashi Hall or , a high-security apartment complex ...
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