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Gurazeni
is a Japanese baseball manga series written by and illustrated by . The manga was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Morning'' from December 2010 to August 2014, with its chapters collected in fourteen volumes. Three sequels have been released since then; ''Gurazeni: Tokyo Dome-hen'' (2014–2018); ''Gurazeni: Pa League-hen'' (2018–2021); and ''Gurazeni: Dai League-hen'' (since 2021). The series follows the unforgiving money-and-statistics-centric world of professional baseball, in a similar concept to ''Moneyball'', but through the eyes of players: a relief pitcher and left-handed specialist, Bonda Natsunosuke, and Tokunaga, a retired pitcher turned color commentator. The fictional teams in the series are based on real teams in the NPB, particularly the Central League. A 24-episodes anime television series adaptation by Studio Deen was broadcast from April to December 2018. Characters ; : :A 26-year-old professional baseball player for the ''Jingū Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morning (magazine)
is a weekly Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Kodansha. It debuted in 1982 as and was rebranded as Morning in 1991 while still maintaining its weekly publication tradition. The digital edition of the magazine is titled . It is the sister magazine of ''Evening'' and ''Afternoon''. In 2006 a spin-off magazine called was launched (formerly bimonthly), featuring stories like ''Saint ''☆''Young Men'', under the supervision of editor-in-chief Eijiro Shimada, who was simultaneously deputy editor-in-chief of the weekly ''Morning''. Currently running manga series Past serializations 1980s *'' Suspicion'' by Osamu Tezuka (1982) *' by Seizō Watase (1983–1990) *''Be Free!'' by Tatsuya Egawa (1984–1988) *'' What's Michael?'' by Makoto Kobayashi (1984–1989) *'' Dai-Tōkyō Binbō Seikatsu Manual'' by Maekawa Tsukasa (1986–1989) *'' Spirit of Wonder'' by Kenji Tsuruta (1986–1988, also serialized in monthly '' Afternoon'') * '' You're Under Arrest'' by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evening (magazine)
was a bi-weekly Japanese '' seinen'' manga magazine published by Kodansha from 2001 to 2023. Circulation was reported by the Japan Magazine Publishers Association at 115,617 copies in 2015. The magazine ended publication on February 28, 2023, and some titles being serialized in the magazine were moved to Kodansha's ''Comic Days'' website. List of serialized manga 2000s * '' Koi Kaze'' by Motoi Yoshida (2001–2004) * '' Sakuran'' by Moyoco Anno (2001–2003) * ''Scout Seishirō'' by Norifusa Mita (2001–2003) * '' Mister Ajikko II'' by Daisuke Terasawa (2003–2012) * '' Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture'' by Masayuki Ishikawa (2004–2013, moved to ') * '' Shamo'' by Izo Hashimoto (story) and Akio Tanaka (art) (2004–2015, moved from '' Manga Action'') * '' Yugo the Negotiator'' by Shinji Makari (story) and Shuu Akana (art) (2004–2015) * '' Blood Alone'' by Masayuki Takano (2005–2014) * '' Garōden'' by Baku Yumemakura (story) and Keisuke Itagaki (art) (2005–2010, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayumu Watanabe
is a Japanese animation director. After joining Shin-Ei Animation, he directed multiple ''Doraemon'' animated films. As a freelancer, he also worked on numerous animated adaptations such as '' Space Brothers'', '' After the Rain'', and '' Komi Can't Communicate''. Biography Ayumu Watanabe was born in Tokyo on September 3, 1966. He started his career in 1986 when he joined Studio Mates as a key animator. Two years later, Watanabe moved to Shin-Ei Animation, where he worked on the animated adaptation of the ''Doraemon'' comic series, as well as direct multiple anime films in the franchise. As a freelancer, he also directed numerous animated adaptations such as '' Space Brothers'', '' After the Rain'', and '' Komi Can't Communicate''. He also worked with Studio 4°C on the films '' Children of the Sea'' and '' Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko''. Works TV series * '' Atashin'chi'' (2002; storyboards) * '' Space Brothers'' (2012–2014; director) * '' Mysterious Girlfriend X'' (2012; direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukushi Ochiai
is a Japanese voice actor from Nagoya, Aichi who is affiliated with Aoni Production. He's also one of four male voice actors who won the Best New Actor Award at the 13th Seiyu Awards. Biography Ochiai frequently appeared on television during his early years because his father was a highly famous professional baseball player in Japan. Filmography Television animation * ''Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash'' (2016), Moguzo * '' All Out!!'' (2016), Takeo Atsuta * '' Hugtto! PreCure'', (2018), Charalit * ''Gurazeni'' (2018), Natsunosuke Bonda * ''Hinomaru Sumo'' (2018), Shinya Ozeki * ''Beastars'' (2019), Sanou * '' ID: Invaded'' (2020), Tsukimaru Nishimura * ''One Piece'' (2021), Teach (young) * '' Those Snow White Notes'' (2021), Ushio Arakawa * '' Remake Our Life!'' (2021), Mikio Sugimoto * '' Platinum End'' (2021), Mirai's Uncle * '' Tribe Nine'' (2022), Manami Daimon * '' Shine On! Bakumatsu Bad Boys!'' (2022), Bō * '' Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'' (2022), Daizen Matsushige * ''R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Deen
is a Japanese animation studio founded in 1975 by former Sunrise producer Hiroshi Hasegawa, along with a team of ex-Sunrise animators. The studio owns three subsidiaries: Danny Donghua (), a Chinese sub-contracting studio; Megumi (め組), a digital work sub-contracting studio; and Umidori (うみどり), a 3DCG sub-contracting studio. Studio Deen has been operating as a subsidiary of IMA Group since April 2011. Television series 1984–2000 * '' Urusei Yatsura'' (1984–1986, #107–195) *''Pro Golfer Saru'' (1985–1988, co-produced with Shin-Ei Animation) * '' Maison Ikkoku'' (1986–1988) * '' F'' (1988) * '' Ranma ½'' (1989) * '' Ranma ½ Nettōhen'' (1989–1992) * '' DNA²'' (1994, with Madhouse) * '' Zenki'' (1995) * ''Kuma no Putaro'' (1995-1996) * '' You're Under Arrest'' (1996–1997) * '' Violinist of Hameln'' (1996–1997) * '' Rurouni Kenshin'' (1997–1998, #67–95) * '' Eat-Man'' (1997) * '' Haunted Junction'' (1997) * '' Next Senki Ehrgeiz'' (1997) * '' Don ... [...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] |
Manga
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, adventure, business and commerce, comedy, detective, drama, historical, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction and fantasy, erotica ( and ), 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 in Japan was valued at (), with annual sales of 1.9billion manga books and manga magazines (also known as manga anthologies) in Japan (equivale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moneyball (film)
''Moneyball'' is a 2011 American biographical sports drama film. It was directed by Bennett Miller and adapted by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin from the 2003 book, '' Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game'' by Michael Lewis. It stars Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright and Chris Pratt. The book is an account of the Oakland Athletics baseball team's 2002 season and their general manager Billy Beane's attempts to assemble a competitive team with half (or even a third) as much money as his rivals. In the film, Beane (Pitt) and his deputy Peter Brand (Hill) scout the major leagues for undervalued talent by taking a sophisticated sabermetric approach to scouting and analyzing players, triggering skepticism and resentment within the baseball community. Columbia Pictures bought the rights to Lewis's book in 2004, hiring Chervin to write the screenplay. David Frankel was initially set to direct with Zaillian now writing the screenplay, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nippon Professional Baseball
is a professional baseball league and the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning simply ''Professional Baseball''; outside of Japan, NPB is often referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation of the in 1934. The first professional circuit for the sport in Japan, the Japanese Baseball League (JBL), was founded two years later and continued to play even through the final years of World War II. The organization that is today's NPB was formed when the JBL reorganized in 1950, dividing its 15 teams into two leagues, which would meet in the annual season-ending Japan Series championship play-off series of games starting that year. NPB comprises twelve teams divided equally in two leagues, the Central League and the Pacific League, a format which it has largely kept since . It has seen several waves of Expansion team, expansion and contraction, sometimes at the same time, to keep it at those number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central League
The or , also known as the for sponsorship reasons, is one of the two professional baseball leagues that constitute Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. The winner of the league championship plays against the winner of the Pacific League in the annual Japan Series. It currently consists of six teams from around the country. Unlike the Pacific League, designated hitters are not used during Central League home games. History The Central League was founded in 1949 with eight teams: four holdovers from the previous Japanese Baseball League — the Chunichi Dragons, the Hanshin Tigers, the Yomiuri Giants, and the Shochiku Robins (formerly the Taiyō Robins) — and four new teams — the Hiroshima Carp, the Kokutetsu Swallows, the Nishi Nippon Pirates, and the Taiyō Whales. The Nishi Nippon Pirates existed for one season — they placed sixth in 1950, and the following season merged with the also Fukuoka-based Nishitetsu Clippers (a member of the Pacific League) to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiromitsu Ochiai
is a Japanese former professional baseball manager and player. He is former manager of the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He is considered to be one of the most important players in the history of Japanese baseball, winning numerous batting awards and being the only player to receive the prestigious triple crown batting award three times. With 510 career home runs, Ochiai is sixth on the all-time NPB list. Ochiai's style is called Oreryu(オレ流). ''Oreryu'' means "to do with only my style." The word described how he acted according to his personal philosophies. Biography Ochiai was born in the town of Wakami in Akita, Japan, a rice-farming area of northern Honshū. Ochiai was the youngest of seven children and grew up enjoying spending time in the cinema rather than on the baseball field. During high school at Akita Tech, he did not like Japanese high school baseball's nature, even dropping out of Toyo University when he found out he was going to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Japanese, describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. Many works of animation with a Anime-influenced animation, similar style to Japanese animation are also produced outside Japan. Video games sometimes also feature themes and art styles that are sometimes labelled as anime. The earliest commercial Japanese animation dates to 1917. A characteristic art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka and spread in the following decades, developing a large domestic audience. Anime is distributed theatrically, through television broadcasts, Original video animation, directly to home media, and Original net animation, over the Internet. In addition to original works, anime are often adaptations of Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
