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Genshiken
is a Japanese manga series by Shimoku Kio about a college club for ''otaku'' (extremely obsessed fans of various media) and their lifestyle. The title is a shortening of the club's official name, , or "The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture". The series has also been adapted into an anime directed by Tsutomu Mizushima. The manga originally ran in Kodansha's magazine ''Monthly Afternoon'' from April 2002 to May 2006, and has been reprinted in nine tankōbon, bound volumes. A two-part short bonus story was included across both volumes of the ''Kujibiki Unbalance (2006 series), Kujibiki Unbalance'' manga, published in 2006. In December 2009, a new chapter was released in ''Monthly Afternoon'' to celebrate the release of the ''Genshiken 2'' DVD box-set. In October 2010, the series resumed serialization as . Overview Themes The series focuses on the ''otaku'' lifestyle and contains numerous references to other manga, anime, video games, and other aspects o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kujibiki Unbalance
is a three-episode original video animation spin-off (media), spin-off of ''Genshiken'' series, as well as a series of three light novels by ''Genshiken'' anime collaborator Michiko Yokote. Within the world of ''Genshiken'', however, ''Kujibiki Unbalance'' is a popular manga and 26-episode anime adaptation, which is eagerly watched and discussed by the main characters. These same characters also purchase associated products and adult-oriented dojinshi based on the series, which constitute the motivation for some of the "club activities" held by the Genshiken. ''Genshiken'' characters who are fans of ''Kujibiki Unbalance'' tend to refer to it by the shorthand name of . The series is, in essence, a compilation of many of the standard themes found in certain kinds of anime and manga series: childhood promises as the source of relationship drama, the influential yet shadowy Student Council, somewhat contrived scenarios designed to push the plot forward, mid-series "recaps" to re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kujibiki Unbalance (2006 Series)
is a 2006 anime series produced by Ajiado, initially based on the story within a story '' Kujibiki Unbalance'' that originated from Shimoku Kio's manga '' Genshiken''. It is directed by Tsutomu Mizushima and written by Michiko Yokote. It aired in Kids Station in Japan from October 6 to December 22, 2006. Notably different from the ''Genshiken'' version, it features redesigned characters and a new, yet familiar plot line. A manga adaptation was drawn by Keito Koume and was serialized in Kodansha's '' Afternoon'' magazine from April 2007 to December 2007. History ''Kujibiki Unbalance'' was made into a 3-episode OVA. The second ''Kujibiki Unbalance'' TV series was first announced as "''Genshiken'' season 2" by Media Factory Inc. at Comiket 69. This was later clarified in May 2006, as a 12-episode ''Kujibiki Unbalance'' series. Nevertheless, the DVD releases of this series do each include an OVA episode of ''Genshiken'', for a total of 3 new episodes. In addition to the anim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimoku Kio
is a Japanese manga artist best known for his manga ''Genshiken'', which was originally serialized in the '' Afternoon Magazine''. It was later published in Japan by Kodansha, which produces '' Afternoon Magazine'', and by Del Rey in the United States. Genshiken is an anime, manga, and light novel series about a college otaku is a Japanese word that describes people with consuming interests, such as anime, manga, video games, computers or other highly enthusiastic hobbies. Its contemporary use originated with a 1983 essay by Akio Nakamori in '' Manga Burikko''. ... club and its members. Works * (1994) - won '' Afternoon's'' Four Seasons Award for debut works * (1995) * (1997) * (1998) - sequel of ''Yonensei'' * (April 2002 - May 2006) * (2004, 2006 (anime), 2006-2007 (manga)) (original creator) * (2008) *'' Spotted Flower'' (2010 - ) * (October 2010 - August 2016) - sequel to ''Genshiken'' *'' Hashikko Ensemble'' (2018 - 2022) External links * 1974 births Livi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palm Studio
was a Japanese animation studio located in Suginami, Tokyo. History The studio was founded in March 1999 by Triangle Staff former member Katsumi Yamaguchi and its first production was the film '' A Tree of Palme'' in 2001. Directed by Takashi Nakamura, the film was an official selection of the 2002 Berlin Film Festival. After having minor roles in 2002 TV series '' Saikano'' and '' Monkey Typhoon'', Palm was the main studio under the production of '' Tetsujin 28-go'' and ''Genshiken'', both in 2004. The studio produced ''Genshiken'' spin-off OVA series ''Kujibiki Unbalance''. In 2006 it was the animation studio responsible for the TV version of ''Bartender''. In 2007 it co-produced the TV series '' Master of Epic: The Animation Age'' with Gonzo and animated the film '' Tetsujin 28-go: Hakuchū no Zangetsu''. Works Television series Films *'' A Tree of Palme'' (2002) *'' Tetsujin 28-go: The Morning Moon of Midday'' (2007) OVAs *''Kujibiki Unbalance is a three-episo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michiko Yokote
is a Japanese screenwriter. Screenwriting • Head writer/series composition denoted in bold Anime television series *'' Patlabor: The TV Series'' (1990) *'' Ranma ½'' (1990–1992) *''Rurouni Kenshin'' (1996) *'' Magical Project S '' (1996–1997) *'' You’re Under Arrest'' (1996–1997) *'' Adventures of Mini-Goddess'' (1998–1999) *''Cowboy Bebop'' (1998–1999) *'' I’m Gonna Be An Angel!'' (1999) *'' Magic User’s Club'' (1999) *'' Phantom Thief Jeanne'' (1999–2000) *'' Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran'' (2000) *'' Strange Dawn'' (2000) *'' The Kindaichi Case Files'' (2000) *'' Gensomaden Saiyuki'' (2000–2001) *''Gravitation'' (2000–2001) *'' You’re Under Arrest 2'' (2001) *'' Comic Party'' (2001) *'' Haré+Guu'' (2001) *'' Hikaru no Go'' (2001–2003) *'' .hack//SIGN'' (2002) *'' Tokyo Underground'' (2002) *'' Seven of Seven'' (2002) *'' Princess Tutu'' (2002–2003) *''Naruto'' (2002–2005) *'' Air Master'' (2003) *'' Full-Blast Science Adventure - So That' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masa Takumi
, better known as Masa Takumi, is a Japanese Grammy Award-winning multi-instrumentalist, composer, and music producer. He was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2014 for '' Best Reggae Album'', won a ''Best Global Music Album'' for his solo album, ''Sakura'', in 2023, and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2024 for "Kashira" for ''Best Global Music Performance.'' His music video, ''Deep Down'', was nominated for ''Best Independent Music Video'' at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards in 2018. He has written and produced songs for AAA, Da Pump, Eric Martin, and others. Takumi is an anime TV series composer, arranger, and musician who is known for composing theme songs, arranging music, and performing on '' Claymore'', ''Genshiken'', ''Witchblade'', '' Peach Girl'' and '' Koi Kaze'', among others. Early life and career Masa Takumi (also known as Masanori Takumi) was born in Osaka, Japan. He is the nephew of Hideki Saijo. Takumi started playing the trumpet at eight years old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nippon Ichi Software
is a Video gaming in Japan, Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher. The company was founded in 1991 and has developed several role-playing video games, most notably the ''Disgaea'' and ''Marl Kingdom'' series. Its mascot is the penguin-like ''Disgaea'' character Prinny. #NIS America, NIS America, a localization and global publishing branch of the company, was founded in 2003. It originally focused solely on the North American market until being expanded to include Europe and other regions in 2007 and has also published anime. History Nippon Ichi Software was founded in September 1991 in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, as an entertainment software company. It was relocated and reincorporated on July 12, 1993. The company has made several acquisitions, mergers, and forming new subsidiaries. In the early 2010s, the company formed Nippon Ichi Software Asia Pte. Ltd and Nippon Ichi Software Vietnam Co., Ltd. In 2016, NIS merged with System Prisma Corporation and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arms (company)
was a Japanese animation studio based in Suginami, Tokyo and active from 1996 to 2020. It is mostly known for being the studio that created the popular anime adaptation, Elfen Lied History The studio was formed on November 18, 1996 as a split from Studio Kikan to operate the company's hentai brands. Studio Kikan was already producing hentai under its own name and the pseudonyms Triple X and Dandelion. When Arms was founded, the company took over all hentai-oriented works but continued using the Triple X and Dandelion brand names, as well as creating its own Garyuu Studio, until about 2002. The animator and character designer Rin Shin is the chief animation director for several productions by Arms which tend to have an above-average amount of fan service, for example the ''Ikki Tousen'' and '' Queen's Blade'' series. She also developed the character designs for '' I"s Pure''. After its founding, ARMS was, at first, a producer of hentai (most notably its productions with Green ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinji Yoshimoto
was a Japanese animator, producer, writer and director. Some of his major works include ''Megazone 23'' and '' Plastic Little''. He also directed several of the '' Queen's Blade'' anime series, as well as anime adaptations for '' I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job'' and '' Unbreakable Machine-Doll'', and is known for his manga and anime productions with manga artist Satoshi Urushihara. The two along with Yoshihiro Kimura created their own production company called Earthwork. Yoshimoto died on 5 November 2021. Filmography Anime Other projects Notes References External links * * 1966 births 2021 deaths 20th-century Japanese male writers 20th-century Japanese screenwriters 21st-century Japanese male writers 21st-century Japanese screenwriters Anime directors Anime screenwriters Japanese animated film directors Japanese animators Japanese male screenwriters Japanese television directors Manga artists from Hiroshima Prefectur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monthly Afternoon
is a Japanese monthly manga anthology published by Kodansha under the ''Afternoon'' line of magazines. The first issue was released with a cover date of January 25, 1986. ''Afternoon'' has spawned many successful manga series such as '' Oh My Goddess!'', '' Genshiken'', '' Blade of the Immortal'' and '' Big Windup!''. It is part of Kodansha's "1day" series, which also includes the magazines ''Morning'' and ''Evening''. A spin-off magazine, named '' good! Afternoon'', started publishing on November 7, 2008. History The magazine was founded as a sister to ''Morning'' by the same publisher. According to Frederik L. Schodt, stories that did not convince the editors of ''Morning'' would often land in ''Afternoon''. Many of the artists working for the magazine used to publish amateur and were influenced by amateur manga. Sharon Kinsella claims that around half of all series featured in Afternoon between 1994 and 1997 were inspired by aesthetics. She lists ''Discommunication'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tankōbon
A is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as ''shinsho'' (17x11 cm paperback books) and ''bunkobon''. Used as a loanword in English, the term specifically refers to a printed collection of a manga that was previously published in a serialized format. Manga typically contain a handful of chapters, and may collect multiple volumes as a series continues publication. Major publishing Imprint (trade name), imprints for of manga include Jump Comics (for serials in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' and other Jump (magazine line), ''Jump'' magazines), Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine, Shōnen Magazine Comics, Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday Comics, and Akita Shoten’s Weekly Shōnen Champion, Shōnen Champion Comics. Manga Increasingly after 1959, manga came to be published in thick, phone book, phone-book-sized weekly or monthly anthology list of manga magazines, manga magazines (such as ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' or ''Weekly Shōnen Jump ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajiado
is a Japanese animation studio established on October 4, 1978. It is noted for anime series including '' Spirit of Wonder'', '' Absolute Boy'', '' Izetta: The Last Witch'', and several others, including the long-running NHK series '' Nintama Rantarō''. Its name can be translated as "Hall of Asia." History The studio was founded in 1978 by the noted animators Tsutomu Shibayama, Osamu Kobayashi and Michishiro Yamada, former members of the animation studio A Production, under the corporate title . The name Ajiadō is a penname used by Tsutomu Shibayama and Osamu Kobayashi. In 1985, it formally became a kabushiki gaisha (business corporation). In 1987, it produced its first series, the OVA . It established the company in 1990. At the same time, they established a joint venture company, , with the toy company Takara. They undertook the production of anime such as '' Miracle Girls'' and also engaged in subcontracting for other anime productions sponsored by the company (later d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
