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Fukasawa Hideyuki
is a Japanese composer, best known for his work on the video game ''Street Fighter IV''. Career Born in Tokyo, Fukasawa began learning piano when he was in elementary school. At the age of 10, he listened to the soundtrack of the anime film Swan Lake (1981 film), Swan Lake, which led him to be influenced by the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. When in high school, Fukasawa began playing synthesizer, guitar, Bass (instrument), bass and Drum kit, drums. In 1991, he started his career as a synthesizer programmer. Since then, he has been involved in many works, mainly composing and arranging music for video game and anime. Fukusawa worked on the 2003 game ''Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny'' under lead composer Taro Iwashiro, sampling various traditional Japanese instruments for the soundtrack. His involvement in ''Onimusha 2'' led to him being chosen as composer for ''Chaos Legion'', which released the same year. Fuksawa would later serve as the in-game composer for ''Onimush ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most populous urban areas in the world. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring Prefectures of Japan, prefectures, is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with 41 million residents . Lying at the head of Tokyo Bay, Tokyo is part of the Kantō region, on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. It is Japan's economic center and the seat of the Government of Japan, Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government administers Tokyo's central Special wards of Tokyo, 23 special wards, which formerly made up Tokyo City; various commuter towns and suburbs in Western Tokyo, its western area; and two outlying island chains, the Tokyo Islands. Although most of the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamasutra
''Game Developer'' (known as ''Gamasutra'' until 2021) is a website created in 1997 that focuses on aspects of video game development. It is owned and operated by Informa TechTarget and acted as the online sister publication to the print magazine '' Game Developer'' prior to the latter's closure in 2013. Site sections ''Game Developer'' publishes daily news, features like post-game post-mortems and critical essays from developers, and user-submitted blog posts. The articles can be filtered by topic (All, Console/ PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/ Tablet, Independent, Serious) and category (Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Biz (Business)/Marketing). The site has an online storefront for books on game design, RSS feeds and the website's Twitter account. The site also has a section for users to apply for contracted work and open positions at various development studios. Trade Center Resource While it does post news found on typical video game websites, ''Game Devel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fate/Grand Order
is a free-to-play Japanese gacha game, gacha mobile game, developed by Lasengle (formerly Delightworks) using Unity (game engine), Unity, and published by Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The game is based on Type-Moon's ''Fate/stay night'' franchise, and was released in Japan on 29 July 2015 for Android (operating system), Android, and on 12 August 2015, for iOS. English-language versions followed on 25 June 2017 in the United States and Canada, and a Korean version was released on 21 November 2017. An Arcade game, arcade version titled ''Fate/Grand Order Arcade'' was released by Sega in Japan on 26 July 2018. The game is centered around turn-based combat where the player, who takes on the role of a "Master", summons and commands powerful familiars known as "Servants" to battle enemies. The story narrative is presented in a visual novel format, and each Servant has their own scenario which the player can explore. Servants are obtained through the Gacha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsugeki/Touken Ranbu
is a Japanese anime television series produced by Ufotable and Aniplex and directed by Toshiyuki Shirai, with music composed by Hideyuki Fukasawa. It is based on the video game ''Touken Ranbu''. The anime series aired between July 1 and September 23, 2017. An anime theatrical film project is currently in production. Plot In the year 1863, Japan is split between the warring pro-shogunate and anti-shogunate factions. Izuminokami Kanesada is a , which is a tsukumogami of a historical Japanese blade brought to life by the . With new recruit Horikawa Kunihiro, they chase after the to reclaim a mysterious cargo capable of changing history. Joined by Tonbokiri, Yagen Toushirou, Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki, and Tsurumaru Kuninaga, the Second Unit fights to maintain the rightful course of time. Characters Media Manga A manga version of the anime was serialized in Shueisha's ''Jump Square'' magazine from July 4 to December 4, 2017. It was then serialized in ''Jump Square'' website from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime News Network
Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan. The website offers reviews and other editorial content, forums where readers can discuss current issues and events, and an encyclopedia that contains many anime and manga with information on the staff, cast, theme music, plot summaries, and user ratings. The website was founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis, and operated the magazine '' Protoculture Addicts'' from 2005 to 2008. Based in the United States, it has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in five separate regions: the United States and Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and India. History The website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998. In May 2000, CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial staff, replacing editor-in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fate/stay Night
''Fate/stay night'' is a Japanese visual novel game developed by Type-Moon. It was first released for Microsoft Windows, Windows on January 30, 2004. The story takes place over three distinct routes: ''Fate'', ''Unlimited Blade Works'', and ''Heaven's Feel''. It focuses on a young mage named Shirou Emiya, who becomes a warrior in a battle between mages called "Masters" and their "Servants" known as the Holy Grail War. In each route, Shirou bonds with a heroine and confronts different adversaries participating in the war. An enhanced version, ''Fate/stay night Réalta Nua'', was released in April 2007 for the PlayStation 2. ''Realta Nua'' was later ported to Windows in 2011, PlayStation Vita in 2012, and Android (operating system), Android and iOS in 2015. A Remaster#Video games, remastered version of ''Réalta Nua'' was released for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam (service), Steam in 2024, marking the first time the game was made available outside Japan. ''Fate/stay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flowers Of Evil (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shūzō Oshimi. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine'' between September 2009 and May 2014. The story follows a middle school student named Takao Kasuga who's forced into a "contract" by fellow student Sawa Nakamura, after being caught stealing the gym clothes of his crush Nanako Saeki, and the series of events afterwards that follow these three characters. The title of the manga comes from Charles Baudelaire's ''Les Fleurs du mal''. An anime television series adaptation of the manga, produced by Zexcs, aired in Japan between April and June 2013. It was simulcast outside Japan by Crunchyroll. The anime was animated using rotoscoping techniques, causing some controversy among fans of the manga. A live-action film adaptation was released in September 2019. In North America, the manga has been licensed for English language release by Vertical and the anime series has been licensed by Sentai Filmwork ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ASCII (magazine)
was a monthly released microcomputer magazine in Japan, published by ASCII Corporation from 1977. It targeted business users who used a personal computer in their home and office, but it sometimes introduced computer games and computer music. It was also known as the written along with the title from Vol. 2 No. 4, and distinguish with the founded in 1997. The ASCII was rebranded as the in 2008, and ceased in 2010. Its news website and the Weekly ASCII are continuing as in 2016. The , a computer game magazine, was first published as an extra issue of the ASCII in 1982, and the was branched from the LOGiN. Foundation In 1976, NEC released the TK-80, a single-board computer kit, and it became popular among hobbyists in Japan. joined foundation of the first Japanese microcomputer magazine ''I/O'' ( ja) as an editor when he was a student at the Waseda University. The I/O initially served information for assembled microcomputer systems with a few video game columns. Growing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vividred Operation
is a Japanese anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Kazuhiro Takamura. The series aired in Japan between January and March 2013 and is licensed in North America by Aniplex of America. Two manga adaptations have been published by ASCII Media Works. A PlayStation 3 video game adaptation by Bandai Namco Games was released in June 2013. Plot In the near future, an invention known as the has solved all of the world's energy-related problems five years ago. This powerful machine creates energy from the sky and now lies in the centre of an artificial, man-made island called Blue Island. On another such island named Izu Ōshima, a poor but happy girl named Akane Isshiki lives a peaceful life with her family. Her grandfather Kenjirou is a smart yet eccentric scientist who is also the inventor of the Manifestation Engine. Because of his invention, the world has entered a new era of peace. However, this peace didn't last for long. Suddenly without warning, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sacred Star Of Milos
is a 2011 Japanese animated fantasy action film based on Hiromu Arakawa's manga series ''Fullmetal Alchemist''. The film was first announced, after the success of the anime television series adaptation '' Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood''. The film premiered on July 2, 2011. Those who attended it received an exclusive manga volume titled ''Fullmetal Alchemist Volume 11.5 ~Tabidachi no Mae ni~'' (''Before Embarking on the Journey''). Funimation has licensed the film and released it in the United States in 2012. The film was distributed by Eleven Arts for North America, showing at more than 100 theaters. In the UK, Manga Entertainment screened the film at BFI South Bank on June 8, 2012, followed by a home video release on September 3, 2012. Plot The Elric brothers, Edward and Alphonse, pursue escaped convict Melvin Voyager, but he flees. The two later learn Melvin escaped with two months remaining of his five-year sentence. Among his belongings, they find a cut newspaper pag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yatterman
is a Japanese anime television series broadcast from January 1, 1977 to January 27, 1979, comprising 108 episodes. It is the second and longest show in the ''Time Bokan'' series by Tatsunoko Productions. The series succeeded ''Time Bokan'' and preceded '' Zenderman''. It was also the final series to be produced by company founder Tatsuo Yoshida prior to his death. A remake of ''Yatterman'' aired on NTV and Yomiuri TV from January 14, 2008 through September 27, 2009, with the original voice actors for the Doronbo gang. A live-action adaptation was released theatrically in March 2009. Another entry in the franchise, '' Yatterman Night'', began airing in January 2015 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the ''Time Bokan'' franchise. Plot Fragments of a mysterious stone known as the are scattered across the globe. Once all four pieces are assembled, the location to the world's largest deposit of gold will be revealed. The villainous gang are searching for the Skull Stone. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Full Throttle
Full Throttle as a proper noun is an allusion to wide open throttle (full throttle) on an engine. It may refer to: Gaming * ''Full Throttle'' (1984 video game), a 1984 video game released by Micromega * ''Full Throttle'' (1987 video game), a 1987 racing arcade game by Taito * '' Full Throttle: All-American Racing'', a 1994 racing game for the Super NES * ''Full Throttle'' (1995 video game), a 1995 video game released by LucasArts * '' American Chopper 2: Full Throttle'', a 2005 video game based on the ''American Chopper'' TV series Film * '' Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'', a 2003 American film * ''Full Throttle'' (film), a 1995 Hong Kong film * ''Full Throttle'' a 1995 film about Tim Birkin Music * "Full Throttle", a song by Nebula from the 1999 double EP '' Nebula/Lowrider'' Other * Full Throttle (drink), an energy drink from The Coca-Cola Company * Full Throttle (roller coaster), a roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain * NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
