Gaki Rock
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Daiju Yamauchi. It was adapted into a live action film in 2014. Characters *Gen Shimura (Taiko Katono is a Japanese actor and model who was affiliated with Evergreen Entertainment. He left the agency in March 2019 after 8 years and is now a freelancer. He is best known for his role as the character, Chase/Mashin Chaser/Kamen Rider Chaser from th ...) *Makoto ( Kōki Maeda) *Jimmy ( Yōsuke Kawamura) *Mattsun ( Ryōji Nakamura) References External links * * 2003 manga Akita Shoten manga Live-action films based on manga Manga adapted into films Seinen manga Japanese romantic drama films {{manga-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Daiju Yamauchi
Daiju is both a masculine Japanese given name and a Japanese surname. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese mixed martial arts fighter and kickboxer * Daiju Hisateru, Japanese sumo wrestler {{given name, type=both Japanese-language surnames Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kōki Maeda
The , colloquially known as the or "national calendar year" is a unique calendar system in Japan. It is based on the legendary foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu in 660 BC. emphasizes the long history of Japan and the Imperial dynasty. The Gregorian year 2025 is Kōki 2685. History dating was used as early as 1872, shortly after Japan adopted the Gregorian calendar and was popular during the life of the Meiji Constitution (1890–1947). Its use was promoted by the scholars of kokugaku in the late 19th century. The Summer Olympics and Tokyo Expo were planned as anniversary events in 1940 (); but the international games were not held because of the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA, from 1927) and Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN, from 1929) used the system for identification. For example many Japanese names circa World War II use imperial years: * The IJA's Type 92 battalion gun was called "ninety-two" because its design was completed in 1932, and the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Manga Adapted Into Films
are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics and cartooning. Outside of Japan, the word is typically used to refer to comics originally published in Japan. In Japan, people of all ages and walks of life read manga. The medium includes works in a broad range of genres: Action fiction, action, Adventure fiction, adventure, business and commerce, comedy, Detective fiction, detective, drama, Historical fiction, historical, Horror fiction, horror, Mystery fiction, mystery, Romance novel, romance, science fiction and fantasy, Erotic literature, erotica ( and ), Sports novel, sports and games, and suspense, among others. Many manga are translated into other languages. Since the 1950s, manga has become an increasingly major part of the Japanese publishing industry. By 1995, the manga market i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Live-action Films Based On Manga
Live action is a form of cinematography or videography that uses photography instead of animation. Some works combine live action with animation to create a live-action animated feature film. Live action is used to define film, video games or similar visual media. Photorealistic animation, particularly modern computer animation, is sometimes erroneously described as "live action", as in the case of some media reports about Disney's remake of the traditionally animated '' The Lion King'' from 1994. According to the Cambridge English Dictionary, live action involves "real people or animals, not models, or images that are drawn, or produced by computer". Overview As the normal process of making visual media involves live action, the term itself is usually superfluous. However, it makes an important distinction in situations in which one might normally expect animation, such as when the work is adapted from a video game, or from an animated cartoon. The phrase "live act ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Akita Shoten Manga
Akita Shoten is a Japanese publishing company, which has published several manga series in their magazines. 1960s 1969 *'' The Abashiri Family'' *'' The Crater'' *'' Dororo'' 1970s 1970 *'' Sensuikan Super Nine Nine'' 1971 *'' Babel II'' 1972 *'' Dokaben'' *'' Gun Frontier'' 1973 *'' Black Jack'' *'' Cutie Honey'' 1974 *'' Cosmoship Yamato'' 1975 *'' Bride of Deimos'' *'' Eko Eko Azarak'' *'' Grendizer'' *'' Uchu Enban Daisenso'' 1976 *'' Crest of the Royal Family'' *'' From Eroica with Love'' 1977 *'' His Name Is 101'' *'' Space Pirate Captain Harlock'' 1979 *'' The Book of Human Insects'' *'' Mobile Suit Gundam'' 1980s 1981 *'' A, A Prime'' 1982 *'' Plawres Sanshiro'' 1983 *'' Dai Kōshien'' 1987 *'' Lady!!'' *'' Ogenki Clinic'' 1988 *'' Darkside Blues'' *'' Vampire Princess Miyu'' 1990s 1990 *'' Crows'' 1991 *'' Baki the Grappler'' *'' Inochi no Utsuwa'' 1992 *'' Samurai Legend'' 1993 *'' Super Radical Gag Family'' 1994 *'' Apocalypse Zero'' *'' Canon'' 199 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2003 Manga
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious and cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ryōji Nakamura
Ryōji, Ryoji, Ryouji or Ryohji (written: , , , , , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese illustrator *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese cross-country skier *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese sound artist *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese judge *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese racewalker *, Japanese chemist *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Imperial Japanese Army flight captain *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese bobsledder Fictional characters *, a character in the video game ''Persona 3'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryoji Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yōsuke Kawamura
Yōsuke, Yosuke, Yousuke or Yohsuke is a masculine Japanese given name. Written forms Yōsuke can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *洋介, "ocean, mediate" *洋助, "ocean, to help" *洋輔, "ocean, to help" *洋祐, "ocean, to help" *洋右, "ocean, right" *陽介, "sunshine, mediate" *陽助, "sunshine, to help" *陽輔, "sunshine, to help" *陽佑, "sunshine, to help" *葉介, "leaf, mediate" *庸介, "common, mediate" *容介, "contain, mediate" *容助, "contain, to help" *曜介, "weekday, mediate" *曜助, "weekday, to help" The name can also be written in hiragana ようすけ or katakana ヨウスケ. Notable people with the name *, Japanese actor and voice actor *, Japanese diver *, Japanese poet, actor and singer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese actor and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Taiko Katono
is a Japanese actor and model who was affiliated with Evergreen Entertainment. He left the agency in March 2019 after 8 years and is now a freelancer. He is best known for his role as the character, Chase/Mashin Chaser/Kamen Rider Chaser from the Kamen Rider series ''Kamen Rider Drive''. Early life Katono was born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. While in high school Katono entered the ''23rd Junon Super Boy Contest''. At the final selection meeting, he was awarded the Grand Prix from among the 5,132 applicants. Career In March 2011, Katono's debut in the compilation album ''Tokyo Ragga Lovers2'' as a jacket model. In the same year in May, his acting debut in raising army performance came alongside the Junon Super Boy Contest. He appeared in television dramas, films, and stage plays. In 2012, Katono was selected in the magazine ''The Television Zoom!!'' Vol. 7 ''The Year the Expectation of the U-22 Actor'' as number one. In 2014, he starred in the Japan tour of New York ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Akita Shoten
is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Teio Akita in 1948. As of May 2023, the company's president is Shigeru Higuchi. The company is known for publishing the manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Champion'', which serialized works such as Osamu Tezuka Osamu Tezuka (, born , ''Tezuka Osamu'', – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist and animator. Considered to be among the greatest and most influential cartoonists of all time, his prolific output, pioneering techniques an ...'s '' Black Jack'', Keisuke Itagaki's '' Baki the Grappler'', and Shinji Mizushima's '' Dokaben''. Magazines Male-oriented manga magazines ''Shōnen'' magazines * – Bimonthly (the 12th of month) * – Monthly (the 6th of month) * – Weekly (each Thursday) * – Weekly web comics (Tuesday and Thursday) Defunct: * '' Bōken Ō'' - monthly from 1949 to 1983 * ''Manga Ō'' ''Seinen'' magazines * – Monthly (the 19th of month) * – ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Live Action
Live action is a form of cinematography or videography that uses photography instead of animation. Some works combine live action with animation to create a live-action animated feature film. Live action is used to define film, video games or similar visual media. Photorealistic animation, particularly modern computer animation, is sometimes erroneously described as "live action", as in the case of some media reports about Disney's remake of the traditionally animated '' The Lion King'' from 1994. According to the Cambridge English Dictionary, live action involves "real people or animals, not models, or images that are drawn, or produced by computer". Overview As the normal process of making visual media involves live action, the term itself is usually superfluous. However, it makes an important distinction in situations in which one might normally expect animation, such as when the work is adapted from a video game, or from an animated cartoon. The phrase "live action ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |