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Elementalors
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Okazaki. The manga was adapted into an animated movie, which was released by AIC in Japan and Dybex in France on April 1, 1995. The movie was licensed by Dybex but the license is now discontinued. Plot Elementalors are humans with the power to control the forces of nature. They are also needed to balance those forces so that everything stays in harmony. As Lord Shiki, who has the power of water, is kidnapping Asami to try and release his imprisoned daughter. Kagura realizes that he also has the power of the Elementalors, so he joins forces with others to rescue Asami and stop Lord Shiki rescue plan. Reception ''Elementalors'' received the "Excellence Prize" in the manga category at the 1997 Japan Media Arts Festival The Japan Media Arts Festival was an annual festival held since 1997 by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs. The festival begins with an open competition and culminates with the awarding of se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsuhito Akiyama
is a Japanese storyboard artist and director.Wong, Amos. "Pumpkin Scissors". ''Newtype USA''. 6 (10) pp. 52–55. October 2007. . He often works with Shinji Aramaki and Hideki Kakinuma. Filmography Director Films * ''Elementalors'' (1995)Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy. ''The Anime Encyclopedia, Revised & Expanded Edition: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917''. — Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press, 2006. — P. 14. — * ''Armitage III, Armitage III: Dual Matrix'' (2002) OVAs * ''Gall Force'' (1986–1991) Eternal Story — New Era * ''Bubblegum Crisis'' (1987) Chief director * ''Spirit Warrior'' (part 1 and 3, 1988) * ''Sol Bianca'' (1990) (episode 1) * ''Ai no Kusabi, The Wedge Between'' (1992) * ''Bastard!!'' (1992) * ''Sol Bianca: The Legacy'' (1999) Assistant director * ''Ai no Kusabi, The Wedge Between'' (2009) Television * ''ThunderCats_(1985_TV_series), ThunderCats'' (1985-1988) (animator: 130 episodes) * ''El Hazard: The Wanderers'' (1995) * ''Magical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime International Company
, often abbreviated as AIC, is a Japanese animation studio founded on June 15, 1982 and located in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. On December 10, 2015, AIC RIGHTS Company, Inc. was established through a company split, in which AIC Rights received the transfer of some of the copyrights owned by Anime International Company. Their notable works include series such as '' Tenchi Muyo!'', ''Bubblegum Crisis is a 1987-1991 Japanese cyberpunk original video animation (OVA) series produced by Youmex and animated by Anime International Company, AIC and Artmic. The series involves the adventures of the Knight Sabers, an all-female group of Mercenar ...'', ''El Hazard'', and several adaptations of the manga '' Oh My Goddess!''. AIC had eight sub-studios within itself, named: AIC ASTA (2003, formerly: AIC A.S.T.A.), AIC Build (2010), AIC Classic (2010), AIC Digital (1997), AIC Frontier (June 2012), AIC PLUS+ (2006), AIC Spirits (2003) and AIC Takarazuka (2006). History In June 2006, a pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Genre
Action fiction is a literary genre, genre in literature that focuses on stories involving high-stakes, high-energy, and fast-paced events. This genre includes a wide range of subgenres, such as Spy fiction, spy novels, Adventure fiction, adventure stories, tales of terror, intrigue ("cloak and dagger"), and Mystery fiction, mysteries. These kinds of stories utilize Thriller (genre), suspense, the tension that is built up when the reader wishes to know how the Conflict (narrative), conflict between the protagonist and antagonist is going to be resolved or the solution to a mystery of a Thriller (genre), thriller. The intricacies of human relationships or the nuances of philosophy and psychology are rarely explored in action fiction, typically being fast-paced mysteries that merely seek to provide the reader with an exhilarating experience. Action fiction can also be a plot element of Literature, non-literary works such as graphic novels and film. Genre fiction Action genre is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Manga
1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin Wall in November, the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and the overthrow of the communist dictatorship in Romania in December; the movement ended in December 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Revolutions against communist governments in Eastern Europe mainly succeeded, but the year also saw the suppression by the Chinese government of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing. It was the year of the first 1989 Brazilian presidential election, Brazilian direct presidential election in 29 years, since the end of the Military dictatorship in Brazil, military government in 1985 that ruled the country for more than twenty years, and marked the redemocratization process's final point. F. W. de Klerk was elected as State Presi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadokawa Corporation Franchises
Kadokawa may refer to: *Kadokawa Corporation, the holding company of the Kadokawa Group **Kadokawa Content Gate and Kadokawa Mobile, both former names for BookWalker **Kadokawa Future Publishing, a subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation and the publishing side of Kadokawa with its brand companies ***Kadokawa Shoten, a publishing house, or its subsidiaries; currently a brand company of Kadokawa Future Publishing ** Kadokawa Light Novel Expo, an event held yearly by Kadokawa Corporation, dedicated to news for their various light novel series. **Kadokawa Daiei Studio, the film production branch, at various times called Kadokawa Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd., Kadokawa Herald Pictures, Inc., Kadokawa Shoten Pictures, Inc. and Kadokawa Pictures **2024 cyberattack on Kadokawa and Niconico On the morning of June 8, 2024, Kadokawa Corporation, Kadokawa's website and the Japanese video-sharing platform Niconico suffered a ransomware cyberattack by a Russian-linked hacker group called Royal (c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadokawa Shoten Manga
Kadokawa may refer to: * Kadokawa Corporation, the holding company of the Kadokawa Group **Kadokawa Content Gate and Kadokawa Mobile, both former names for BookWalker **Kadokawa Future Publishing is the publishing arm of Kadokawa Corporation, publishing manga, novels, light novels, magazines, tabletop role-playing games and other type of content with eight different publishing brand companies that previously merged with it. The company u ..., a subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation and the publishing side of Kadokawa with its brand companies *** Kadokawa Shoten, a publishing house, or its subsidiaries; currently a brand company of Kadokawa Future Publishing ** Kadokawa Light Novel Expo, an event held yearly by Kadokawa Corporation, dedicated to news for their various light novel series. ** Kadokawa Daiei Studio, the film production branch, at various times called Kadokawa Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd., Kadokawa Herald Pictures, Inc., Kadokawa Shoten Pictures, Inc. and Kadokawa Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Animated Films
Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japanese studies , sometimes known as Japanology in Europe, is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japanese language, history, culture, litera ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy Anime And Manga
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or magical elements, often including imaginary places and creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, which later became fantasy literature and drama. From the twentieth century onward, it has expanded into various media, including film, television, graphic novels, manga, animation, and video games. The expression ''fantastic literature'' is often used for this genre by Anglophone literary critics. An archaic spelling for the term is ''phantasy''. Fantasy is generally distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror by an absence of scientific or macabre themes, although these can occur in fantasy. In popular culture, the fantasy genre predominantly features settings that reflect the actual Earth, but with some sense of otherness. Characteristics Many works of fantasy use magic or other supernatural elements as a main plot element, theme, or setting. Magic, magic practitioners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure Anime And Manga
An adventure is an exciting experience or undertaking that is typically bold, sometimes risk In simple terms, risk is the possibility of something bad happening. Risk involves uncertainty about the effects/implications of an activity with respect to something that humans value (such as health, well-being, wealth, property or the environ ...y. Adventures may be activities with danger such as traveling, exploring, skydiving, mountain climbing, scuba diving, river rafting, or other extreme sports. Adventures are often undertaken to create psychological arousal or in order to achieve a greater goal, such as the pursuit of knowledge that can only be obtained by such activities. Motivation Adventurous experiences create psychological arousal, which can be interpreted as negative (e.g. fear) or positive (e.g. flow (psychology), flow). For some people, adventure becomes a major pursuit in and of itself. According to adventurer André Malraux, in his ''Man's Fate'' (1933), "If a man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Anime And Manga
Action may refer to: * Action (philosophy), something which is done by a person * Action principles the heart of fundamental physics * Action (narrative), a literary mode * Action fiction, a type of genre fiction * Action game, a genre of video game Film * Action film, a genre of film * ''Action'' (1921 film), a film by John Ford * ''Action'' (1980 film), a film by Tinto Brass * '' Action 3D'', a 2013 Telugu language film * ''Action'' (2019 film), a Kollywood film. Music * Action (music), a characteristic of a stringed instrument * Action (piano), the mechanism which drops the hammer on the string when a key is pressed * The Action, a 1960s band Albums * ''Action'' (B'z album) (2007) * ''Action!'' (Desmond Dekker album) (1968) * '' Action Action Action'' or ''Action'', a 1965 album by Jackie McLean * ''Action!'' (Oh My God album) (2002) * ''Action'' (Oscar Peterson album) (1968) * ''Action'' (Punchline album) (2004) * ''Action'' (Question Mark & the Mysterians al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Films
This is a list of films released in 1995. The highly anticipated sequel '' Die Hard with a Vengeance'' was the year's biggest box-office hit, and ''Braveheart'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1995 by worldwide gross are as follows: Box office records *The ''Batman'' franchise became the fifth film franchise to gross $1 billion with the release of '' Batman Forever''. **''Batman Forever'' is released in theaters and surpasses '' Jurassic Park'' for scoring the highest-opening weekend of all time, generating a total of $52.8 million. Film records * '' Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' has been running in theaters for 27 years, becoming the longest running film in theaters Context The theatrical box office of 1994 achieved record grosses, with nine films earning more than $100million and the highest attendance (1.29billion) since 1960 (1.3billion). By 1995, however, the average cost of making and marketing a film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Anime Films
1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government no longer providing public funding, marking the beginning of the Information Age. America Online and Prodigy offered access to the World Wide Web system for the first time this year, releasing browsers that made it easily accessible to the general public. Events January * January 1 ** The World Trade Organization (WTO) is established to replace the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). ** Austria, Finland and Sweden join the European Union. * January 9 – Valeri Polyakov completes 366 days in space while aboard then ''Mir'' space station, breaking a duration record. * January 10– 15 – The World Youth Day 1995 festival is held in Manila, Philippines, culminating in 5 million people gathering for John Paul II's concluding ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
