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Damens Walker
is a Japanese manga essay series by Mayumi Kurata. ''Damens Walker'' was serialized in the weekly magazine ''Weekly Spa!'' from June 14, 2000 to April 2013. The series has inspired two live-action television drama adaptations and a mobile anime series. Synopsis ''Damens Walker'' follows the dating life of a woman who is only interested in good-for-nothing men, known as (a combination of the words and "men"). Media Manga ''Damens Walker'' is written and illustrated by Mayumi Kurata. It was serialized in the weekly magazine ''Weekly Spa!'' beginning in June 14, 2000 to April 2013. The chapters were later released in twenty bound volumes by Fusosha under the Spa! Comics imprint. Kurata stated that her reason for ending the manga was not because of problems in her marriage, but because she had "lost frustration towards good-for-nothing men" and that her older age has changed her perspective on relationships. Television drama 2002 adaptation ''D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fusosha Publishing
is a Japanese publishing company wholly owned by Fuji Media Holdings and part of the Fujisankei Communications Group. History Fuji TV established Living Magazine Co., Ltd as a publishing business. In 1984, the company name was changed from Living Magazine Co., Ltd to Fusosha Co., Ltd. In 1987, Fusosha Co., Ltd merged with Sankyo Publishing Co., Ltd, a division of Sankei Shimbun, itself also part the Fujisankei Communications Group. In 2007, Fuji TV acquired additional shares of Fusosha and Pony Canyon , also known by the shorthand form , is a Japanese company, established on October 1, 1966, which distributes music, films, home video, and video games. It is affiliated with the Japanese media group Fujisankei Communications Group. Pony Canyo ... to make them wholly owned subsidiaries. In addition to the numerous magazines and textbooks it has published, Fusosha has sold monograph for programs of its sister companies Fuji TV and Nippon Broadcasting System, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koda Kumi
, known professionally as , is a Japanese singer from Kyoto, known for her Urban contemporary, urban and Contemporary R&B, R&B songs. After debuting with the single "Take Back" in December 2000, Koda gained fame in March 2003 when the songs from her seventh single, "Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", were used as themes for the video game ''Final Fantasy X-2''. Her popularity grew with the release of her fourth studio album ''Secret (Kumi Koda album), Secret'' (2005), her sixteenth single "Butterfly (Kumi Koda song), Butterfly" (2005), and her first greatest hits album ''Best: First Things'' (2005), reaching the number-three, number-two, and number-one spots respectively. Though her early releases presented a conservative, quiet image, she has become a fashion leader among young women, setting trends such as the ero-kakkoii style. In 2006 and 2007, Oricon named Koda as the top selling artist of the year. Life and career Early life Koda was born into a family of musicians. Her g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Japanese Television Series Debuts
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics A six-sided polygon is a hexagon, one of the three regular polygons capable of tiling the plane. A hexagon also has 6 edges as well as 6 internal and external angles. 6 is the second smallest composite number. It is also the first number that is the sum of its proper divisors, making it the smallest perfect number. It is also the only perfect number that doesn't have a digital root of 1. 6 is the first unitary perfect number, since it is the sum of its positive proper unitary divisors, without including itself. Only five such numbers are known to exist. 6 is the largest of the four all-Harshad numbers. 6 is the 2nd superior highly composite number, the 2nd colossally abundant number, the 3rd triangular number, the 4th highly composite number, a pronic number, a congruent number, a harmonic divisor number, and a semiprime. 6 is also the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emi Nitta
is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Nagano Prefecture affiliated with the talent agency Difference. She became a voice actress after passing an audition organized by talent agency S-inc. She officially transferred to Difference on 1 September 2017. Some of her major roles are Honoka Kōsaka in '' Love Live!'' and Tokoha Anjō in '' Cardfight!! Vanguard G''. She made her anime voice acting debut as Ricca Morizono in '' Da Capo III.'' She made an appearance at the Bangkok Comic Con in July 2014. Career In September 2014, she had her debut as a solo singer with the release of her first single. In February 2015, Nitta's talent agency announced she would be suspending activities for two months to receive treatment for her vocal cord polyps. She returned to work mid-April after non-invasive treatment. Personal life Nitta was born in Nagano Prefecture. As well as singing, she also plays the piano. Her hobbies include visiting cafes, karaoke, and studying dinosaurs. Filmogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Sports
is a Japanese daily sports newspaper founded in 1960. See also * Tokyo Sports Film Award * Tokyo Sports Puroresu Awards References External links * http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp Official website 1960 establishments in Japan Daily newspapers published in Japan Newspapers established in 1960 Sports newspapers published in Japan Newspapers published in Tokyo Japanese-language newspapers {{japan-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Direct-to-video
Direct-to-video or straight-to-video refers to the release of a film, television series, short or special to the public immediately on home video formats rather than an initial theatrical release or television premiere. This distribution strategy was prevalent before streaming platforms came to dominate the TV and movie distribution markets. Because sequels or prequels of larger-budget films may be released direct-to-video, review references to direct-to-video releases are often pejorative. Direct-to-video release has also become profitable for independent filmmakers and smaller companies. Some direct-to-video genre films (with a high-profile star) can generate well in excess of $50 million revenue worldwide. Reasons for releasing direct to video A production studio may decide not to generally release a TV show or film for several possible reasons: a low budget, a lack of support from a TV network, negative reviews, its controversial nature, that it may appeal to a small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daimaou Kosaka
, better known by his stage names and , is a Japanese comedian, television personality and entertainer. Kosaka insists that Pikotaro is another personality promoted by him, but they are considered the same person. He is currently signed with Avex Management Inc. under Avex Group. He is best known for his single " PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen)". During US President Donald Trump's fall 2017 trip to Asia, Kosaka was chosen to sing at the official state reception, reportedly due to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe's wish to keep the mood "upbeat". Kosaka is also known for portraying Muryou Hakataminami in ''Mashin Sentai Kiramager'' (2020–2021). Personal life Daimaou Kosaka married Hitomi Yasueda, a gravure model, on 3 August 2017. On 17 June 2018, Yasueda gave birth to their first daughterand on 27 October 2020, their second. Discography Albums Studio albums Singles Other singles Filmography Kosaka portrays Muruyo Hakataminami (the owner of Carat, ment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie (website)
is a Japanese entertainment news website that debuted on February 1, 2007. It is operated by Natasha, Inc. The website is named after the song of the same name by Julio Iglesias. ''Natalie'' has been providing news for such leading Japanese portals and social networks as Mobage Town, GREE, Livedoor, Excite, Mixi, and Yahoo! Japan. It has also been successful on Twitter, with 1,510,000 followers as of February 2017, being the third-most-followed Japanese media company, after '' The Mainichi Shimbun'' and '' The Asahi Shimbun''. History Natasha, Inc., a content provider, was founded in December 2005, becoming a limited company in February 2006 and being demutualized in January 2007. On February 1, 2007, Natasha, Inc. opened its own news website ''Natalie'', named after the song "Nathalie" by Julio Iglesias. It was dedicated exclusively to music news and created with the idea of updating on a daily basis, something that newspapers could not do. The website also offered o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shouta Aoi
, is a Japanese singer and actor. Under the stage name Showta (stylized as "SHOWTA."), he debuted as a singer with the song "Negaiboshi" in 2006 and released his first studio album, ''Eve (Showta album), Eve'', in 2008. In 2009, he left his agency and briefly released music independently under the pseudonym . After making his acting debut as Saki Hanajima in the ''Fruits Basket'' musical in 2009, Aoi has been involved in multiple musical theatre productions, including Protagonist (Persona 3), Sakuya Shiomi in ''Persona 3: The Weird Masquerade''. In 2011, he began voice acting and gained media attention after voicing Ai Mikaze from ''Uta no Prince-sama''. Since then, he has been recognized for roles such as Hideaki Tojo from ''Ace of Diamond'', Monet Tsukushi in the ''Magic-kyun! Renaissance'' series, Rui Minazuki from the ''Tsukiuta'' series, Louis Kisaragi from ''King of Prism'' series, and Licht von Glanzreich from ''The Royal Tutor''. In 2013, Aoi relaunched his singing career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. In applying statistics to a s ... and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002. The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets () and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations. Results are announced every Tuesday and published in ''Oricon Style'' by subsidiary Oricon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
