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Happy Seven
is an anime series which consists of 13 episodes that began airing in Japan October 2, 2005. The original story was by Hiroyuki Kawasaki. It was directed by Tsutomu Yabuki and produced by Studio Hibari and Trinet Entertainment. Overview The protagonist of the series, Amano Sakogami, is a happy but unlucky girl. She has a dream about being attacked by a woman in a purple kimono. She is rescued by a boy in this dream, who causes her to forget the dream. It is only when she is recruited by a club at her school that she remembers. This club is called the ''Kaiun Kenkyukai'' (Better Fortune Research Organization), a cover for the Happy Seven, seven girls who each have a different power of the Shichifukujin, the Seven Lucky Gods. There are two other female members of the club, a dog-girl and a girl with pigtails and glasses. Amano recognizes the lone male member of the club as the boy who rescued her in her dreams. When she realizes this, she appoints herself their manager, hoping t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy
Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in Ancient Greek theatre, theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing ''agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses which e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houko Kuwashima
is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is capable of playing a variety of roles, ranging from young boys to feminine women. She is affiliated with Aoni Production. Her first major role was as Yurika Misumaru in '' Martian Successor Nadesico'' and she has had lead or major roles in a number of others. She has voiced characters in several video games. On film, she has had voice roles as the title character in '' Princess Arete'' and in '' Space Battleship Yamato 2199'', '' Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa'' and '' Doraemon: Nobita in the Robot Kingdom''. She has performed songs for anime, such as , which was used as the opening theme to ''Blue Gender''. Biography Although a shy child, she was interested in acting as an escape from her real self, especially when she saw the musical and television dramas at the Shiki Theatre Company. While in elementary school, Kuwashima watched '' Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'' while dreaming of becoming a voice actress. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fu Lu Shou
The Sanxing ()) are the gods of the three celestial bodies considered essential in Chinese astrology and mythology: Jupiter, Ursa Major, and Canopus. Fu, Lu, and Shou (), or Cai, Zi and Shou () are also the embodiments of Fortune (Fu (character), ''Fu''), presiding over the planet Jupiter, Prosperity (''Lu''), presiding over Zeta Ursae Majoris, Mizar (ζ Ursae Majoris), and Longevity (Shou (character), ''Shou''), presiding over Canopus. They have emerged from Chinese folk religion. Their iconic representation as three, old, bearded, wise men dates back to the Ming dynasty, when the gods of the three stars were represented in human form for the first time. They are sometimes identified with other deities of the Chinese religion or of Taoism. The term is commonly used in Chinese culture to denote the three attributes of a good life. Statues of these three gods are found on the facades of folk religion's temples, ancestral shrines, in homes and many Chinese-owned shops, often on sm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukurokuju
In Japan, is one of the Seven Lucky Gods in Japanese mythology. It has been theorized that he is a Japanese Cultural assimilation, assimilation of the Chinese Three Star Gods () embodied in one deity. Most related in appearance to the Chinese star god Shou, he is the God of wisdom and longevity. According to some, before attaining divinity, he was a Chinese hermit of the Song dynasty and a reincarnation of the Taoist Deity, Xuanwu (god), Xuantian Shangdi. It is said that during his human incarnation, he was a sennin; a immortal who could exist without eating food. Origin Fukurokuju probably originated from an old Chinese tale about a mythical Chinese Taoist hermit sage renowned for performing miracles in the Northern Song period (960–1127). In China, this hermit (also known as Jurōjin) was thought to embody the celestial powers of the south polar star. Fukurokuju was not always included in the earliest representations of the Seven in Japan. He was instead replaced by K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omi Minami
is a Japanese voice actress, essayist and columnist. She is mostly known for her work in anime and video game roles, with starring roles as Hyatt in ''Excel Saga'', Ruri Hoshino in '' Martian Successor Nadesico'', Majic in '' Orphen'', as well as Takuro in ''Di Gi Charat'' and Fan Xinglou in '' The Asterisk War''. She is best known for voicing the main character Shimajirō Shimano in the Shimajiro TV series and Shimajiro film series. Filmography Anime *1988, Akiru Yuuki (''Fancy Lala'') *1992, Miko Mido ('' La Blue Girl'') *1993, Shimajirō Shimano (''Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō'') *1994, Lucim ('' Mahoujin Guru Guru'') *1994, Doorknobder ('' Sailor Moon S'') *1995, Nanako ('' Sailor Moon SuperS'') *1996, Mr. C. Ringe ('' Jewel BEM Hunter Lime'') *1996, Naozumi Kamura (''Kodomo no Omocha'') *1996, Ruri Hoshino ('' Martian Successor Nadesico'') *1996, Legendary Sorceror ('' Those Who Hunt Elves'') *1997, Akira ('' CLAMP School Detectives'') *1998, Spencer Weinberg Takahama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budai
Budai is a nickname given to the historical Chinese monk Qieci () in the Later Liang Dynasty, who is often identified with and venerated as the future or Maitreya Buddha in Chan Buddhism and Buddhist scripture. With the spread of Chan Buddhism, he also came to be venerated in Vietnam, Korea, and Japan. Budai is said to have lived around the 10th century CE in the Wuyue kingdom. The name "Budai" literally means "cloth sack", and refers to the bag he is usually depicted carrying as he wanders aimlessly. His jolly nature, humorous personality, and eccentric lifestyle distinguish him from most Buddhist masters or figures. He is almost always shown smiling or laughing, hence his nickname in Chinese, the "Laughing Buddha". Budai is traditionally depicted as overweight and having a huge stomach (possibly a symbol of abundance or forgiveness) and many stories surrounding Budai involve his love of food and drink. Because of this, he is also referred to as the "Fat Buddha", especia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebisu (mythology)
, also transliterated or called or , is the Japanese god of fishermen and luck. He is one of the , and the only one of the seven to originate purely from Japan without any Buddhist or Taoist influence. Origins as Hiruko In Feudal times, Ebisu's origin came to be tied together with that of ''Hiruko'', the first child of Izanagi and Izanami, born without bones (or, in some stories, without arms and legs) due to his mother's transgression during the marriage ritual. Hiruko struggled to survive but, as he could not stand, he was cast into the sea in a boat of reeds before his third birthday. The story tells that Hiruko eventually washed ashore—possibly in —and was cared for by the Ainu . It is however believed that Ebisu first arose as a god among fishermen and that his origin as Hiruko was a much later conception, ---after the worship of him had spread to merchants and farmers. It is also theorized that he was originally a god known as " Kotoshironushi no Mikoto", son of Ōk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benzaiten
is an East Asian Buddhism, East Asian Buddhist Dharmapala, goddess who originated from the Hindu Saraswati, the patroness of speech, the arts, and learning. Worship of Benzaiten arrived in Japan during the sixth through eighth centuries, mainly via Classical Chinese translations of the ''Golden Light Sutra'' (Sanskrit: ''Suvarṇaprabhāsa Sūtra''), which has a section devoted to her. Benzaiten was also syncretized with Japanese kami, and adopted into the Shinto religion, and there are several Shinto shrines dedicated to her. As such, Benzaiten is now also associated with dragons, snakes, local Japanese deities, wealth, fortune, protection from disease and danger, and the protection of the state. Indian deity Saraswati (Sanskrit: ''Sarasvatī''; Pali: ''Sarassatī'') was originally in the ''Rigveda'' a river goddess, the deification of the Sarasvati River. She was identified with Vach (Skt. ''Vāc''), the Vedic goddess of speech, and from there became considered to be t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mai Nakahara
is a Japanese voice actress and singer associated with I'm Enterprise. She played Rena Ryūgū in ''Higurashi When They Cry'', Nagisa Furukawa in ''Clannad'', Seele Vollerei in ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', Seele in '' Honkai: Star Rail'', and Akagi in ''Azur Lane''. She performed theme songs for each series, some of which have charted on Oricon. Filmography Television Film Video games Dubbing Other Drama CDs Discography Studio albums Singles References External links * Mai Nakaharaat Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that ... * * I'm Enterprise profile!--The equals sign in the URL should not be encoded.--> {{DEFAULTSORT:Nakahara, Mai 1981 births Living people Anime singers I'm Enterprise voice actors Japanese radio pers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
