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Gals!
is a manga series written and illustrated by Mihona Fujii. It was published by Shueisha and serialized in ''Ribon'' Shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga magazine from 1998 to 2002. The manga was also published in the U.S. by CMX (comics), CMX. In 2019, Mihona Fujii announced that the series will continue from November 5 on Shueisha's Manga Mee app, taking off from the manga's ending. An anime television series adaptation produced by Pierrot (company), Studio Pierrot titled aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between April 1, 2001 and March 31, 2002, running a length of 52 episodes. The first 26 episodes had been licensed and dubbed for North American distribution by A.D. Vision, ADV Films under the name ''Super Gals!'' and was distributed on DVD from 2003 to 2004. The Right Stuf International announced at Anime Expo 2006 that they had licensed all the episodes, including 27-52 and released a subtitled boxset containing the remaining 26 episodes on January 16, 2007. A box set containing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihona Fujii
is a Japanese shōjo Mangaka, manga artist. She is best known for her manga ''Gals!, GALS!'', which was published in ''Ribon'' magazine, and adapted into an anime television series under the name ''Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran''. Her debut work was ''Mujaki na mama de'', published in the 1990 autumn issue of ''Ribon Original''. In 2006, she created ''Tokyo Angels'' which ran in ''Margaret (magazine), Margaret'' throughout that year. In 2019, she revived ''Gals!'' on the MangaMee app and confirmed that it is a continuation. Works References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fujii, Mihona Women manga artists Living people 1974 births Manga artists from Tokyo Japanese female comics artists Japanese female comics writers 20th-century Japanese women writers 21st-century Japanese women writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megumi Toyoguchi
is a Japanese voice actress affiliated by 81 Produce. Some of her starring roles are Yao Sakurakouji in '' Miami Guns'', Ran Kotobuki in '' Super Gals!'', Winry Rockbell in '' Fullmetal Alchemist'' (first anime), Sei Sato in ''Maria-sama ga Miteru'', Hikari (Dawn) in ''Pokémon'', Revy in '' Black Lagoon'', Seiren/Ellen Kurokawa/Cure Beat in '' Suite Precure'' and Miriallia Haw in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED & Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny. In video games, she voiced Paine in '' Final Fantasy X-2'', Junko Enoshima in ''Danganronpa'', Rosie in '' Valkyria Chronicles'', Yukari Takeba in ''Persona 3'' (which was adapted into a film series) and Aqua in '' Kingdom Hearts''. Biography When she was in the upper grades of elementary school, she became addicted to anime when she watched ''Dragon Ball'' and became a fan of Tōru Furuya who played the role of Yamcha in the anime series. While she was in her second year of high school, she watched Furuya's role in ''Drago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luci Christian
Luci Christian is an American voice actress and ADR script writer. She has provided many voices for English versions of Japanese anime series and films. Life and career Christian grew up in Texas, where her parents, Mike and Barbara, were high school teachers. From age 3 to 9, she participated in some local beauty pageants, and later got involved in theater programs in high school. In college, she originally pursued journalism, but changed to theatre when she was offered a scholarship. She got her bachelor's degree in Theatre from Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, and her Master of Fine Arts in Theatre at the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her involvement in anime starts in ADV Films in Houston where she had some bit parts in '' Those Who Hunt Elves'' that involved about three hours of studio time. She did not hear back for some time until she got cast in '' Neo Ranga''. A few weeks later, she auditioned and got her first starring role as K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyaru
(, ) is a Japanese street fashion, Japanese fashion subculture for young women, often associated with gaudy fashion styles and dyed hair. The term is a Japanese transliteration of the English slang word . In Japan, it is used to refer to young women who are cheerful, sociable, and adopt trendy fashions, serving as a stereotype of culture as well as fashion. The fashion subculture was considered to be nonconformist and rebelling against Japanese social and aesthetic standards during a time when women were expected to be housewives and fit Asian beauty standards of pale skin and dark hair. Early in its rise, subculture was considered racy, and associated with juvenile delinquency and frivolousness among teenage girls. The term is also associated with dance culture and Clubbing (subculture), clubbing. Its popularity peaked in the 1990s and early 2000s. A popular subculture specific to the Heisei era (1989–2019) is "kogal () culture" or "kogal fashion,” and has been commer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masumi Itō
(she also goes by the pseudonym ) is a Japanese singer and composer from Ibaraki prefecture in Japan. Itō has composed the soundtracks to many anime television shows and is part of the bands Oranges & Lemons and Heart of Air. Discography Solo works Singles * 2001-12-29: "Hitomi no Naka ni" — PS game ''Sister Princess: Pure Stories'' theme song) * 2003-04-23: "Yasashii Ai no Hane/Nemunemu Tenshi" — anime television series '' Angel Tales'' opening & ending theme) * 2004-05-26: "Futari Dakara" — anime television series '' Koi Kaze'' ending theme * 2005-06-29: "Shōnen Humming" — anime television series '' Absolute Boy'' ending theme Albums * 1997-06-21: ''Waste days'' '' rom METAL BLACK -The First-' * 1998-10-11: ''Door: Drifting Souls'' * 2001-11-07: ''Hana no Oto'' * 2003-12-26: ''Yumefuru Mori e'' * 2004-07-22: ''Harmonies of heaven'' * 2012-16-12: ''Wonder wonderful'' Other * 2001-05-23: anime television series '' Gyoten ningen batseelor'' theme song sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kogal
In Culture of Japan, Japanese culture, refers to the members of the Gyaru subculture who are still in high school and who incorporate their School uniforms in Japan, school uniforms into their dress style. These high school girls are characterized by the typical bleached hair, make-up, shortened skirts, and wearing of loose socks. The word ''kogal'' is anglicized from , a contraction of ("high school gal"). Aside from the miniskirt or microskirt, and the loose socks, kogals favor platform boots, makeup, and Burberry check scarves, and accessories considered ''kawaii'' or cute on bags and phones. They may also dye their hair brown and get artificial suntans. They have a distinctive slang peppered with wasei-eigo, English words. They are often, but not necessarily, enrolled students. Centers of kogal culture include the Harajuku and Shibuya, Tokyo, Shibuya districts of Tokyo, in particular Shibuya's 109 (department store), 109 Building. Pop music, Pop singer Namie Amuro promote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CMX (comics)
CMX was an imprint of DC Comics, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment. It was DC's line of manga translations. CMX was known for its censored release of '' Tenjho Tenge'' and the print version of Fred Gallagher's ''Megatokyo'' web manga series. Controversy One of CMX's initial launches was a title variously known as ''Tenjo Tenge'', ''Tenjho Tenge'', and ''Ten Ten''. When CMX released '' Tenjho Tenge'', many fans were livid that title had been edited contentwise and changed graphically to appeal to a "larger demographic"—in other words, edited to be acceptable to bookstores without shrinkwrap. ''Tenjho Tenge'' and CMX received a heavy amount of angry backlash for the edits. CMX's announcement that all changes had been overseen and specifically approved by Ito Ōgure, the manga artist, did nothing to appease the vocal fans who did not want the work censored. Some readers suggested a boycott of all CMX titles. In the face of complaints, CMX had internal discussions ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribon
is a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Shueisha on the third of each month. First issued in August 1955, its rivals are '' Nakayoshi'' and '' Ciao''. It is one of the best-selling manga magazines, having sold over 590million copies since 1978. Its circulation was in the millions between 1987 and 2001, peaking at 2.3million in 1994. In 2009, the magazine's circulation was 274,167. In 2010, the circulation dropped to 243,334. The magazine's pages are printed on multicolored newsprint. Often exceeding 400 pages, the issues are distributed with a sackful of goodies () ranging from small toys to colorful note pads themed around manga serialized in the magazine. In some issues, readers can send in stamps for mail order gifts (). The manga series from the magazine are later compiled and published in book form () under the Ribon Mascot Comics (RMC) imprint. ''Ribon'' has also inspired multiple spin-off magazines, including ''Bessatsu Ribon'' (1966–1968); ''Ribon Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuneo Kobayashi
was a Japanese anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ... director affiliated with Pierrot. He was best known as the director of critically acclaimed anime series '' The Twelve Kingdoms''. Filmography As director (incomplete list): *'' Glass Mask'' (1998-1999) *'' Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran'' (2001-2002) *'' The Twelve Kingdoms'' (2002-2003) *'' Midori Days'' (2004) *'' Victorian Romance Emma'' (2005-2007) *'' Kurokami'' (2009) *'' The Last: Naruto the Movie'' (2014) References External links * * https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0462076/ (all pre-1996 films listed in this page at IMDB is a mistake) 1965 births 2015 deaths Anime directors People from Kanagawa Prefecture {{Anime-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierrot (company)
, previously known as until 2002, is a Japanese animation studio established in May 1979 by Yuji Nunokawa, previously an animator and director for Tatsunoko Production. Its headquarters are located in Mitaka, Tokyo. Pierrot is renowned for several worldwide popular anime series, such as ''Naruto'', ''Bleach'', ''Tokyo Ghoul'', '' Tokyo Underground'', '' Yu Yu Hakusho'', '' Black Clover'', '' Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'', '' Ghost Stories'', '' Great Teacher Onizuka'', and '' Gensomaden Saiyuki''. ''Yu Yu Hakusho'' and ''Saiyuki'', two of the company's anime series, won the Animage Anime Grand Prix Award in 1994 and 1995, and 2000, respectively. History The studio was founded in 1979 by Yuji Nunokawa, Hisayuki Toriumi, , and . Prior to the studio's founding, all four animators previously worked at Tatsunoko Production and Mushi Production. Nunokawa was the studio's first president and CEO, a position which he held until 2012. That year, Nunokawa retired and was elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shibuya, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. A major commercial center, Shibuya houses one of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shibuya Station. As of January 1, 2024, Shibuya Ward has an estimated population of 230,609 in 142,443 households and a population density of . The total area is . Notable neighborhoods and districts of Shibuya include Harajuku, Ebisu, Omotesandō, Yoyogi and Sendagaya. Shibuya came into the possession of the Shibuya clan in the early 1160s, after which the area was named. The branch of the clan that ruled this area was defeated by the Later Hōjō clan on January 13, 1524, during the Sengoku period, and the area then came under their control. During the Edo period, Shibuya, particularly Maruyamachō on Dōgenzaka, prospered as a town on Oyama Road (present-day Route 246), and in the Meiji era, as a Hanamachi. Shibuya emerged as a railway terminus during the expansion of the railway network beginning in the 19th century, and was incorporat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
