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Shin-Ei Animation
is a Japanese animation studio owned by TV Asahi and founded in Tokyo in 1965 as A Production by Daikichirō Kusube, who was previously an animator for Toei Animation. History Shin-Ei Animation's history begins in December 1965 as by Daikichirō Kusube who was then a former animator at Toei Animation. Disgruntled by the rigid hierarchy prevalent in Toei Animation he, and a couple of his colleagues, formed A Production, and immediately got into a partnership with the newly-formed Tokyo Movie, under the condition that Kusube would remain independent. For ten years, A Production served as Tokyo Movie's primary subcontractor for animation as well as co-production. In 1976, after Tokyo Movie founded Telecom Animation Film, they offered Kusube to lead the division. However, knowing that he would lose his independence, he refused, cut all ties with Tokyo Movie and restructured his company to . Shin-Ei Animation is best known as the animation studio behind two anime series, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishitōkyō, Tokyo
() is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 206,047, and a population density of 13,000 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Nishitokyo is located at the centre of the geological/geographical region known as the Musashino Terrace, and is covered with the Kantō loam formation. The city has a good water supply, owing to rivers running through the city - the Shakujii River, Shirako River, Shin River (tributary of Shirako River) and Tamagawa Josui River. From east to west, the city is about 4.8 km, and from south to north is about 5.6 km. Neighborhoods *former city of Hoya ::Fuji-machi, Hibarigaoka, Higashi-cho, Higashi-fushimi, Hoya-cho, Izumi-cho, Kita-machi, Naka-machi, Sakae-cho, Shimo-hoya, Shin-machi, Sumiyoshi-cho, Yagisawa *former city of Tanashi ::Kitahara-cho, Midori-cho, Minami-cho, Mukodai-cho, Nishihara-cho, Shibakubo-cho, Tanashi-cho, Yato-cho Surrounding mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moomin (1969 TV Series)
is a Japanese anime television series produced by Zuiyo Enterprise and animated by Tokyo Movie until episode 26 and by Mushi Production after episode 27. The series is loosely based on the Moomin books by the Finnish author Tove Jansson and was broadcast on Fuji Television from 1969 to 1970. A sequel series entitled '' Shin Muumin'' () was later released in 1972. Jansson never approved of the series or its successor, due to their dramatic changes with the plots, overall atmosphere, and character personalities. Because of this, the series was never translated into any languages or released outside Japan except Taiwan and some others like United Kingdom. Also, the series has never been released in principle since 1990 including in Japan, when a new anime television series '' Moomin'' was released with the full involvement of Jansson herself. The anime series is also the second entry in what is now known as World Masterpiece Theater (''Calpis Comic Theater'' at the time). Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nippon Animation
is a Japanese animation studio. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, with its headquarters in their Tama, Tokyo, Tama City studio and an administrative office in the Ginza district of Chūō, Tokyo, Chūō. Nippon Animation is known for producing numerous anime series based on works of Western literature such as ''Anne of Green Gables (1979 TV series), Anne of Green Gables'' and ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (anime), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer''. Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, co-founders of Studio Ghibli, directed several episodes in the ''World Masterpiece Theater'' series. History Early history (as Zuiyo Eizo) What is now Nippon Animation is descended from Zuiyo Eizo (or Zuiyo Enterprise), an animation studio and planning and production company founded in April 1969 by Eiken (studio), TCJ former manager Shigeto Takahashi. was the former sales division of the animation studio, Eiken (studio), TCJ before it spun off in March and was formally established the followin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ore Wa Teppei
is a manga written and illustrated by Tetsuya Chiba. It ran in ''Weekly Shonen Magazine'' for nearly eight years and received an anime adaptation in 1977. The series received the Kodansha Cultural Children's Award (not to be confused with the Kodansha Manga Award) in 1976. Plot Teppei lives in the forest with his father, who is a treasure hunter. Teppei and his father are visited by an older boy named Nakajo from a school outside the forest, who demands that Teppei comes with him. After a brief skirmish, Nakajo kills one of Teppei's pet wild animals, enraging the younger boy. This results in Teppei blowing up part of the forest with dynamite and him and his father being arrested. Soon, Teppei's uncle finds him and brings him and his father to the city to reunite with his family. They are invited to live there from now on. Teppei joins a school, where we discover that he is illiterate. He sleeps through the majority of his lessons. After being forced to join a club, he settle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamba No Bouken
is a Japanese anime series based on the 1972 novel by Atsuo Saitō and directed by Osamu Dezaki. Its 26 episodes were broadcast on Nippon TV between April 7 and September 29, 1975 and was animated by Tokyo Movie. The first film, a compilation feature returning to the title of the book the series was based on, was released on March 4, 1984 and was animated by Tokyo Movie Shinsha. The series has been adapted into a film, titled , which was released in Japan on July 20, 1991 and again was animated by TMS. In March 2003, Bandai released a puzzle and action PlayStation game called ''Gamba no Bouken: The Puzzle Action''. A 3D CG animated film adaptation was released in Japan on October 10, 2015, titled , which was later released in the United States by Lionsgate and Grindstone Entertainment Group in 2017 that changed many character names under the title ''Air Bound''. Prior to this, an English version was produced by SC Films International under the name ''Gamba 3D'', and withou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Human Giatrus
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Shunji Sonoyama. It spawned two other manga, two anime television series, a television drama, and an anime film. This TV series marked the debut of Joe Hisaishi, composer of '' My Neighbor Totoro'' and '' Spirited Away''. The official English title is Gon, The Stone-Age Boy. Media Manga It was first published from 1965 to 1975 in Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha's '' Weekly Manga Sunday'', and spawned two spin-off manga: the first, entitled and illustrated by Hideo Shinoda, was published in Gakken's ''Gakushū Magazine'' in 1966; the second, entitled , was published by Shogakukan's ''Gakunen Magazine'' in 1974. Shunji Sonoyama won the 1976 Bungeishunjū Manga Award for his work on the manga series. Anime series The third manga was adapted by Tokyo Movie into a homonymous anime television series consisting in 77 episodes, which was broadcast on ABC between October 5, 1974, and March 27, 1976. Another anime was produced; this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karate Master
(; ; Okinawan pronunciation: ), also , is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tī'' in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts. While modern karate is primarily a striking art that uses punches and kicks, traditional karate training also employs throwing and joint locking techniques. A karate practitioner is called a . Beginning in the 1300s, early Chinese martial artists brought their techniques to Okinawa. Despite the Ryukyu Kingdom being turned into a puppet state by Japanese samurai in 1609, after the Invasion of Ryukyu, its cultural ties to China remained strong. Since Ryukyuans were banned from carrying swords under samurai rule, groups of young aristocrats created unarmed combat methods as a form of resistance, combining Chinese and local styles of martial arts. Training emphasized self-discipline. This blend of martial arts became known as kara-te , which translates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōya No Shōnen Isamu
, is a Japanese manga series written by Sōji Yamakawa and illustrated by Noboru Kawasaki. It was published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1971 to 1974. It was adapted into an anime by Tokyo Movie Shinsha, Shingo Araki and Daikichiro Kusube created the character designs, while Hayao Miyazaki was in the team of animators. The series consists of 52 episodes and was originally broadcast on Fuji TV. Cast * Akira Kamiya as Isamu * Ichirô Murakoshi as Ned Wingate * Iemasa Kayumi as Rhett Wingate * Kiyoshi Kobayashi was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Tokyo. He was attached to the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. He was a graduate of the arts department of Nihon University. He was best known for his role as Daisuke Jigen i ... as Big Stone * Osamu Kato as Old Wingate * Takeshi Kuwabara as Narrator References External links Official TMS site for the anime adaptation under the official English title ''The Rough and Ready Cowboy''* ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jungle Kurobe
is a manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko F. Fujio, which was serialized between February and November 1973. It tells the adventures of a Tarzanesque child and his friends in modern Tokyo. It consists of 31 episodes and was originally broadcast on TV Asahi. The show is most famous for having initial character designs by famous anime director Hayao Miyazaki of ''Spirited Away'' and ''My Neighbor Totoro'', though due to Fujiko F Fujio's involvement, the final designs were done by Yoshio Kabashima, known for his work on '' Gamba no Bouken'' and '' Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo''. In 1989, it's manga and anime were pulled from circulation after a chapter from Obake no Q-Tarō was deemed "racially offensive for its portrayal of Africans" and essentially became banned in Japan. However, the series was reprinted as part of the Complete Works of Fujiko F. Fujio collection in 2010 and TMS released the show in 2015 on DVD alongside , with a reprint being issued in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dokonjō Gaeru
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasumi Yoshizawa. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from July 1970 to June 1976, with its chapters collected in 27 volumes. A 103-episode anime television series by Tokyo Movie was broadcast on ABC and TBS from October 1972 to September 1974; a second anime television series, titled ''The Gutsy Frog 2'' (known in Japan as ''New Gutsy Frog''), was broadcast on Nippon TV from September 1981 to March 1982. An anime film was released in March 1982. A ten-episode television drama aired on Nippon TV from July to September 2015. Summary While frog Pyonkichi is hopping in an empty lot in Nerima, Tokyo's Shakujii Park, middle schooler Hiroshi trips over a rock and squashes him. However, Pyonkichi is reborn as an imprint on the front of Hiroshi's shirt and now gives him advice and commentary on his life. Characters ; : :A frog who is crushed by Hiroshi, but his spirit lives on as a tal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akado Suzunosuke
is a Japanese manga series created by Eiichi Fukui and Tsunayoshi Takeuchi. It was serialized from 1954 to 1960. It is a ''jidaigeki'' story featuring a young swordsman who confronts villains. At the time, it was seen as unusually high quality and quickly gained popularity among children. The popularity of the work led to the production of a radio drama in 1957, followed by a film adaptation and two TV drama adaptations in the same year. As popularity subsided, the manga series ended. An anime adaptation was produced in 1972. Plot ''Akado Suzunosuke'' tells the story of Suzunosuke Akado, a young boy who aspires to become the best swordsman in Japan. He joins the Chiba Dōjō, run by Shūsaku Chiba, a renowned Hokushin Ittō-ryū in Edo, where he spends his days training and trying to perfect the Akado Vacuum Slash, a special technique left by his father. Suzunosuke faces a variety of events, including a feud and reconciliation with senior disciple Rainoshin Tatsumak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lupin The Third Part I
''Lupin the 3rd Part I'' is a Japanese anime television series produced by Tokyo Movie. Part of the ''Lupin III'' franchise, it is the first anime television adaptation of the ''Lupin III'' manga series created by Monkey Punch. The series was originally broadcast as simply on Yomiuri TV, Nippon Television and other stations between October 24, 1971 and March 26, 1972. Among English-speaking fans, this series was commonly known as the "Green Jacket" series in reference to Lupin's outfit, but more recently it is now known as "the first Green Jacket" series because of the outfit's return in ''Part 6''. Premise Lupin III, grandson of the gentleman thief Arsène Lupin, is an internationally wanted thief. His right-hand man is Daisuke Jigen, an expert marksman who can shoot a target within 0.3 seconds. They are joined by Fujiko Mine, Lupin's primary love interest who often manipulates situations to her advantage. After several encounters with the samurai and expert swordsmen G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
