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Jyu-Oh-Sei
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsumi Itsuki. The manga was first serialized in Hakusensha's monthly shōjo manga magazine, '' LaLa'' in December 1993. Several chapters of the series were serialized in Hakusensha's other bi-monthly ''shōjo'' manga magazine, Melody. The chapters released were then collected into five ''tankōbon'' volumes and later re-released into three ''kanzenban'' volumes. It was licensed and released in English in North America by Tokyopop, with translations by Yuya Otake and English adaptation by Clint Bickham. An 11-episode anime adaptation was animated by Bones and premiered on April 13, 2006 in Japan as part of Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block. On May 2, 2009, the series made its North American television debut on the Funimation Channel. The series deals with the adventures of twins Thor and Rai, who live on space colony Juno, a planet resembling Earth, until they are abandoned and sent to Chimaera, a secret plan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Nishikiori
is a Japanese anime director. He debuted in 1999 with ''I'm Gonna Be An Angel!'' Two years later, he directed ''Angelic Layer'', which won the Animation Kobe in the television category. Some of his other major works include ''Azumanga Daioh'', ''A Certain Magical Index'', and ''Argonavis from BanG Dream!'' Biography Hiroshi Nishikiori was born on May 20, 1966. In 1999, Nishikiori made his directorial debut with ''I'm Gonna Be An Angel!''. In 2001, Nishikiori directed the anime adaptation of ''Angelic Layer'', which won the Animation Kobe in the television category. From 2008 to 2019, he directed the anime adaptation of ''A Certain Magical Index'', as well as its theatrical film, '' A Certain Magical Index: The Movie – The Miracle of Endymion''. In 2020, he directed ''Argonavis from BanG Dream!''. Works TV series *''I'm Gonna Be An Angel!'' (1999) (director) *''Angelic Layer'' (2001) (director) *''Azumanga Daioh'' (2002) (director) *''Gad Guard'' (2003) (director) *''Melody of O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natsumi Itsuki
is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga artist best known for writing science fiction manga. She debuted in 1979 with ''Megumi-chan ni Sasageru Comedy'' in ''LaLa''. She won the 1993 Seiun Award for best science fiction manga for '' Oz'' and the 1997 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo manga for ''Eight Clouds Rising''. Several of her works have been adapted as anime, including ''Jyu Oh Sei'', ''Oz'', ''Eight Clouds Rising'', and ''Hanasakeru Seishōnen''. Her series '' Demon Sacred'' and ''Jyu Oh Sei'' are licensed in North America by Tokyopop, and the anime of ''Jyu Oh Sei'' is distributed in English by Funimation. Works ;''Story & Art'' (manga) *Vampir * Demon Sacred *Hanasakeru Seishōnen *Jyu-Oh-Sei *Oz *Eight Clouds Rising *Marcello Storia *Passion Parade *Tokiiro Triangle *Eccentric City ;''Original story'' (OAV, anime television series) ;OVA * Yakumo Tatsu *Oz ;Anime television series *Jyu Oh Sei *Hanasakeru Seishōnen is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clint Bickham
Clint Bickham is an American voice actor and ADR script writer. After collaborating with illustrator Priscilla Hamby on ''Devil's Candy'', which was featured in the first volume of '' Rising Stars of Manga'', he also worked for the manga publisher Tokyopop, writing the English adaptations of manga such as '' Domo'' and '' Jyu-Oh-Sei''. Bickham is best known for his roles of Akihito Kanbara in '' Beyond the Boundary'', Finland in '' Hetalia: Axis Powers'', Renji Aso in '' Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two'', Mochizo Oji in '' Tamako Market'', Teichi Niya in '' Dusk Maiden of Amnesia'', Haru in '' Tsuritama'', Luca in '' La storia della Arcana Famiglia'', and Ikki Kurogane in '' Chivalry of a Failed Knight''. Anime Production credits Manga adaptation * '' Domo'' * '' Eensy Weensy Monster'' * ''Future Diary is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sakae Esuno. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's '' Shōnen Ace'' between January 2006 and December 2010, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hajime Mizoguchi
is a Japanese cellist and composer. Mizoguchi started playing piano at the age of 3, and the cello at the age of 11. From 1978–1985 he attended the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music where he majored in violoncello. In 1986, he released his first album, ''Half Inch Dessert'', being listed as a composer, arranger, and performer. From then on, he has released over 20 albums including motion picture soundtracks. Career Mizoguchi is noted for his compositions for animation, namely, the soundtrack to the animated feature film '' Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade'' and a collaboration with Yoko Kanno on the animated series ''The Vision of Escaflowne'' and its subsequent film, ''Escaflowne''. He also collaborated with Keishi Urata on the animated series ''Texhnolyze''. In 2006, he composed the music for '' Tokimeki Memorial Only Love'' (along with Teruyuki Nobuchika) '' Jyu Oh Sei and the'' Fuji TV noitamina series . He composed and performed the opening and ending themes fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noitamina
is a Japanese programming block on Fuji Television devoted to anime, originally broadcast every Thursday late night/Friday morning from 0:45 to 1:15 JST. It was launched with the intention of expanding the target audience beyond the typical young male demographic. The block debuted in April 2005 as a half-hour block. All anime production under the block are joint-venue by Fuji TV, Dentsu and usually Sony Music Entertainment Japan or its subsidiary Aniplex. The timeslot was expanded from a half hour to a full hour in 2010, and airs Thursday nights/Friday morning on 0:45 to 1:45 JST, but returned to half an hour timeslot in 2015 due to 5 Noitamina-produced films to be shown in Japanese theaters in the same year. The only non-anime series aired on Noitamina was the live-action adaptation of '' Moyashimon: Tales of Agriculture'' in 2010. On April 15, 2010, Fuji TV and Funimation announced an agreement that allows Funimation to simulcast series from the Noitamina block in North A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LaLa
''LaLa'' is a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Hakusensha on the 24th of each month. The magazine's bonus contents are usually calendars for New Year issues, drama CDs, and so on. In a 2006 survey conducted by Oricon, Japanese girls selected ''LaLa'' as their fifth favorite manga anthology, along with Shogakukan's '' Shōjo Comic'' and Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine''. About ''LaLa'' is the second manga magazine Hakusensha published. Manga serialized in ''LaLa'' are collected into under the label , along with manga serialized in '' Hana to Yume''. Fanbooks and illustration books for its series are published under the label . Readers of the magazine are 97% female, while the other 3% are male readers. Its age demographic consists of 4% percent for under-13 readers, 23.4% for readers aged 13–17, 20% for readers aged 18–20, 13% for readers aged 21–23, while the remaining 29.7% of the readers are aged 24 years old and up. Readers aged 24 and up are the de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bones (studio)
is a Japanese animation studio, with headquarters located in Igusa, Suginami, Tokyo. It has produced numerous series, including '' RahXephon'', '' No. 6'', '' Wolf's Rain'', '' Scrapped Princess'', '' Eureka Seven'', '' Angelic Layer'', '' Darker than Black'', '' Soul Eater'', '' Ouran High School Host Club'', both the 2003 and 2009 adaptations of '' Fullmetal Alchemist'', '' Star Driver'', '' Gosick'', '' Mob Psycho 100'', '' Space Dandy, Noragami'', '' Bungo Stray Dogs'', and '' My Hero Academia''. History Bones was founded by Sunrise staff members Masahiko Minami, Hiroshi Ōsaka and Toshihiro Kawamoto in October 1998. One of their first projects was collaborating with Sunrise on '' Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door'', a feature film based on the '' Cowboy Bebop'' anime series. According to Minami, the studio's name was chosen as a reference to its staff count at the time (8), which he described as being "like bones" while citing the desire to "work hard and put o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masahiko Minami
is a Japanese anime producer and president of Bones. Early life Minami was born in Mie Prefecture, Japan. Career A graduate of the Osaka University of Arts's department of arts, Minami joined the noted anime studio Sunrise in 1984, where he began his career as one of its producers. Later, in 1998, he co-founded Bones together with animators Hiroshi Osaka and Toshihiro Kawamoto. He was classmates in university with Gainax co-founder Hiroyuki Yamaga and manga artist Kazuhiko Shimamoto. He is portrayed by actor Kaname Endo in the 2014 television drama '' Aoi Honō'' based on Shimamoto's autobiographical manga. Works Sunrise *'' Ginga Hyōryū Vifam'' - Assistant *'' Choriki Robo Galatt'' - Production assistant *'' Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'' - Assistant *'' Blue Comet SPT Layzner'' - Production assistant *'' Bats & Terry'' - Production assistant *'' City Hunter 1&2'' - Production assistant/ Production chief *'' City Hunter 357 Magnum'' - Production chief *'' Obatari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reiko Yoshida
is a Japanese screenwriter. She has written and supervised numerous screenplays for anime series, live-action dramas and films. Her major works include ''Kaleido Star'', ''Aria'', ''Maria-sama ga Miteru'', '' D.Gray-man'', ''K-On!'', ''Bakuman'', and ''Girls und Panzer''. In more recent works, she has supervised the screenplays for '' Majestic Prince'', '' Non Non Biyori'', '' A Town Where You Live'', '' Tamako Market'', '' Yowamushi Pedal'', and '' Castle Town Dandelion''. In films, she wrote the screenplay for '' The Cat Returns'', the original films that would make up '' Digimon: The Movie'', Kyoto Animation’s hit anime film '' A Silent Voice'', and the film adaptations of Osamu Tezuka's ''Buddha'', the second film of which was given a stamp of approval by the Dalai Lama. She wrote the story for the manga series '' Tokyo Mew Mew'' along with illustrator Mia Ikumi. Among her works, she was recognized for Best Screenplay/Original Work for ''Girls und Panzer'' at the Tokyo A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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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] |
