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Hana-Kimi
, is a shōjo manga series written by Hisaya Nakajo. The manga was serialized in Japan in Hakusensha's semi-monthly shōjo manga magazine, ''Hana to Yume''. The series was concluded with the Japanese release of volume 23 in November 2004. It was also adapted into several live-action television dramas. An anime television series adaptation has been announced. ''Hana-Kimi'' was published in English by Viz Media with the final volume released in the United States in April 2008. The series centers on Mizuki Ashiya, a Japanese girl who lives in the United States. One day, she sees a track and field competition on TV, and becomes attracted to one of the high jump competitors, Izumi Sano. She begins to idolize the young athlete and eventually transfers to Japan to attend the same school that Sano attends. Sano attends an all-boys high school named Osaka Gakuen and Mizuki attempts to disguise herself as a boy to enter. Plot Mizuki Ashiya, a Japanese girl living in the United Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanazakarino Kimitachihe
''Hanazakarino Kimitachihe'' () is a 2006 Taiwanese drama starring Ella Chen of S.H.E, Wu Chun and Jiro Wang of Fahrenheit, and Danson Tang. It was based on Japanese ''shōjo'' manga series '' Hana-Kimi'' by Hisaya Nakajo. The series was first broadcast in Taiwan on free-to-air Chinese Television System (CTS) (華視) from November 19, 2006 to March 4, 2007, every Sunday at 21:30 and cable TV Gala Television (GTV) Variety Show/CH 28 (八大綜合台) on November 25, 2006, every Saturday at 21:00. ''Hanazakarino Kimitachihe'' was nominated for Best Marketing Programme of the Year at the 42nd Golden Bell Awards in 2007. Production The series is the first live-action television adaptation of the manga, followed by the Japanese version '' Hanazakari no Kimitachi e'', starring Shun Oguri as Izumi Sano, Maki Horikita as Mizuki Ashiya, and Toma Ikuta as Shuichi Nakatsu, broadcast on Fuji Television in 2007; its remake '' Hanazakari no Kimitachi e 2011''; and the South Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To The Beautiful You
''To the Beautiful You'' () is a 2012 South Korean television drama series starring Sulli, Choi Min-ho, and Lee Hyun-woo. It aired on SBS from 15 August to 4 October 2012 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 ( KST) for 16 episodes. It is based on the Japanese shōjo manga series, , written by Hisaya Nakajo. The Korean series is the fourth television adaptation of the manga following the Taiwanese '' Hanazakarino Kimitachihe'' in 2006, the Japanese '' Hanazakari no Kimitachi e'' in 2007 and its remake '' Hanazakari no Kimitachi e 2011''. Plot The story of ''To the Beautiful You'', distributed over 16 episodes, centers on Goo Jae-hee (Sulli), a Korean girl who lives in the United States. She is bullied in school due to her looks and nearly decides to drop out of school. One day, she sees a track and field competition on TV, and becomes attracted to one of the high jump competitors, Kang Tae-joon (Choi Min-ho). She begins to idolize the young athlete, and is inspired to particip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fahrenheit (Taiwanese Band)
Fahrenheit () was a Taiwanese boy band composed of members Calvin Chen, Jiro Wang, Wu Chun, and Aaron Yan. They were formed in 2005 by Comic International Productions and HIM International Music and GMM Grammy in Thailand. Their music is distributed by WOW Music in Hong KongFahrenheit Storms Through Hong Kong April 21, 2007. Retrieved April 21, 2007 and by in Japan. Fahrenheit ware often associated with their labelmate seniors S.H.E, who are also under HIM International Music. In June 2011, Wu announced his decision to leave the group to focus on his acting career, but is open to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hana-Kimi (TV Series)
, also known by the abbreviation IkePara, is a teen romantic-comedy Japanese television drama planned by Hiroyuki Gotō for Fuji TV and Kyodo TV, based on the ''shōjo'' manga series of the same title by Hisaya Nakajo. Filming locations include Ryutsu Keizai University. It premiered on Fuji TV on July 3, 2007, and concluded with its twelfth episode on September 18 the same year. In addition, a television special with the regular cast reprising their roles was subsequently produced, and was broadcast on October 12, 2008. A remake of this drama with an entirely different cast was broadcast on Fuji TV during the 2011 summer season. Cast Episode list Special A television special with the regular cast reprising their roles was subsequently produced, and was broadcast on October 12, 2008. The story starts off half a year after Mizuki's secret of being a girl has revealed. It is near Valentine's Day, and Sano and Nakatsu are talking about the last week of summer vacat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aya Yamane
is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Aoni Production. She is known for voicing Shisel in '' Magatsu Wahrheit: Zuerst'', Ruhuyu in '' Show by Rock!!'', Mikoto Aketa in '' The Idolmaster Shiny Colors'', Daitaku Helios in '' Uma Musume Pretty Derby'', Sui Yamada in '' World's End Harem'', Benisumomo in '' In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki'', Riho Tsukishima in ''The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses'', and Cathy in '' Sugar Apple Fairy Tale''. Biography Yamane was born on 4 February 1997 in Yokohama. She is of Chinese descent, with her father being half-Chinese and her mother being one-fourth Chinese. She was educated at a high school near Yokohama Station and Amusement Media Academy, where she was part of the 2016 graduating class. She was an assistant personality for Yū Kobayashi's radio show ''Kobayashi Yu Weekly''. In September 2020, she was cast as Shisel in '' Magatsu Wahrheit: Zuerst''. In December 2020, she was cast as Sui Yamada in '' World's End Harem''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kikunosuke Toya
is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Sony Music Artists. After spending some time doing comedy, drama, and piano as a high school student, he won the Special Award at Sony Music Artists' 6th Anistoteles' audition in 2017, and he made his debut in 2022 as Denji, the main character of the anime ''Chainsaw Man''. He has starred as Akira Kiyose in Sony Music Entertainment Japan's ''UniteUp!'' project, Donny in ''Four Knights of the Apocalypse'', Mikoto Yuzuki in ''The Yuzuki Family's Four Sons'', and Fubuki in ''The Elusive Samurai''. In 2024, he won the Best New Actor Award at the 18th Seiyu Awards. Early life Toya, born on November 30, 1998, is a native of Tokyo and of Kanagawa Prefecture. Toya has an older brother and older sister. As a young child, he lived for years in Thailand due to his parents' work. He began playing the piano at the age of three, and he was invited to accompany a chorus competition while in junior high school due to his skills and once unsuccessfully ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taku Yashiro
is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with VIMS talent agency. He won the Best Rookie Actor Award at the 12th Seiyu Awards. Filmography Anime series Original video animation (OVA) Original net animation (ONA) Anime films Video games Drama CDs Dubbing *''Cinderella'', James (James Corden) *''Gen V'', Luke Riordan / Golden Boy (Patrick Schwarzenegger) *'' Good Sam'', Dr. Isan M. Shah ( Omar Maskati) *''Haunted Mansion'', Ben Matthias (LaKeith Stanfield) *''High Strung Free Dance'', Zander ( Thomas Doherty) *'' John Wick: Chapter 4'', Mr. Nobody / The Tracker ( Shamier Anderson) *'' Mid90s'', Ray (Na-Kel Smith) *''Peninsula'', Captain Seo ( Koo Kyo-hwan) *'' The Pembrokeshire Murders'', Jack Wilkins (Steffan Cennydd) *'' Space Jam: A New Legacy'', Darius James (Ceyair J. Wright) *''The Wedding Invitation'', Graham (Eoin Macken Eoin Christopher Macken (born 21 February 1983) is an Irish actor, director, and model. Macken has modelled for Abercrombie and Fitch, Ralp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hisaya Nakajo
was a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga artist A manga artist, also known as a mangaka (), is a Cartoonist, comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the indus .... She also used the names Peco Fujiya (for works) and Ryou Fumizuki for with her circle, Daisanteikoku. Biography Nakajo made her professional debut by winning the Outstanding Work award in the 18th Hakusensha Athena Newcomers' Awards for her work, that was later published in the extra issue of ''Hana to Yume'', ''Hana to Yume Planet Zōkan'' 15 July issue. She published her first one-shot as a professional manga artist titled, in the 23rd issue of ''Hana to Yume'' in 1994. Nakajo came in 39th in the 2007 Most Searched Manga Artist Names by the Japanese search engine, goo. Hisaya Nakajo died from heart disease on 12 October 2023, at the age of 50. Works One-shots *''Heart no Kajits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atsushi Kisaichi
is a Japanese Voice acting in Japan, voice actor and narrator currently affiliated with Aoni Production. Filmography Anime ;1992 * ''Crayon Shin-chan'' as Yuji ;1994 * ''Shoot! (manga), Aoki Densetsu Shoot!'' as Tooru Endo * ''Slam Dunk (manga), Slam Dunk'' as Miura * ''Dragon Ball Z'' as Citizen (ep 243), Reporter (ep 231) * ''Sailor Moon S'' as Boy B (ep 105), Chin-Chin Tei (ep 107) * ''Marmalade Boy'' as Alex ;1995 * ''Sailor Moon SuperS'' as Editor 2 (ep 134) ;1996 * ''Hell Teacher Nūbē, Jigoku Sensei Nube'' as Kimu Takera "Kimutake", Narumi * ''Dragon Ball GT'' as Oob, Ax (ep 25), Man in Store B (ep 3) * ''Sailor Moon Sailor Stars'' as Host (ep 191), Newscaster (ep 169), Resident (ep 183) * ''Brave Command Dagwon'' as Ryuu Hashiba ;1998 * ''Kare Kano, His and Her Circumstances'' as Hideaki Asaba * ''Kocchi Muite Miko'' as Kenta * ''Nazca (TV series), Nazca'' as Kendo Judge * ''All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku'' as Rintarou Shimazaki * ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' as Hirata (ep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viz Media
Viz Media, LLC is an American entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco, California, focused on publishing manga, and distribution and licensing Japanese anime, films, and television series. The company was founded in 1986 as Viz, LLC. In 2005, Viz and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current Viz Media, which is owned by Japanese publishing conglomerates Shueisha and Shogakukan, as well as Japanese production company Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (ShoPro). In 2017, Viz Media was the largest publisher of graphic novels in the United States in the bookstore market, with a 23% share of the market. History Founding Seiji Horibuchi, originally from Tokushima Prefecture in Shikoku, Japan, moved to California, United States in 1975. After living in the suburbs for almost two years, he moved to San Francisco, where he started a business exporting American cultural items to Japan, and became a writer of cultural information. He also became interested in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiro Wang
Jiro Wang (; born August 24, 1981) is a Taiwanese singer and actor, who started his career as a model. Wang is a member of Taiwanese Mandopop vocal quartet boy band Fahrenheit. Life Jiro Wang was born August 24, 1981, in Taiwan. He graduated from Fu Shin Trade and Arts College with a degree in Advertising Design. Wang's father died when he was 18, leaving him and his mother stranded with the family debt. To pay off the enormous debt, Wang worked three jobs at a time, which variously included flyer distribution, dressing up as a mascot for Taipei's Zoo Mall, waiting tables at a bar, a fashion retail assistant, a part-time model, and even hard labor work as a construction worker. Upon graduation from arts college, he entered the commercial and modeling industry. BMG, the label that signed him, planned to package him with Jay Chou and Jordan Chan under the "3J Plan", but when BMG's stocks crashed following 9/11, the 3J plan was scrapped. Wang then decided to continue his caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hana To Yume
, also known as , is a semi-monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Hakusensha on the 5th and 20th of every month. The magazine is B5-size, and always comes with or free supplements, such as drama CDs, pencil boards (shitajiki), manga anthologies, stationery, and calendars. was ranked fourth by Japanese girls as their favorite manga anthology in a survey conducted by Oricon in 2006. also has several other magazines under its name, such as '' The Hana to Yume'', ''Bessatsu Hana to Yume'', ''Shōnen Hana to Yume'', and ''Trifle by Hana to Yume''. History The readers have been 95% female. Its demographic consists of 4% of readers under 13, 62.2% for 13–18 years old, 18.6% for 19–23 years old, and those who are 24 and older comprising the remaining 15.2%. In 2009, the magazine celebrated its 35th anniversary and collaborated with Yahoo! Japan Comic, which digitally distributes the magazine's serialized manga. '' Glass Mask'' by Suzue Miuchi and ''Hanazakari no Kim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
