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Kageki Shoujo!
is a Japanese manga series by Kumiko Saiki. It was serialized as in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Jump X'' from 2012 to 2014 and was collected in two volumes. It was later re-released as in a single volume by Hakusensha in March 2019. A sequel manga by Saiki has been serialized in Hakusensha's manga magazine ''Melody'' since 2015. It has been collected in twelve volumes. The re-release and the sequel are licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime television series adaptation produced by Pine Jam aired from July to September 2021. Plot Founded in the Taisho era, the attracts people's hearts across generations on a beautiful and gorgeous stage created only by unmarried women. The 100th generation students who have passed through a high magnification and entered the to develop their music and dancing skills. Sarasa Watanabe (the main protagonist) is a 1.78m tall student who dreams of acting as a '' Otokoyaku'' (i.e. male protagonist) and someday p ... [...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] |
Shōjo Manga
is an editorial category of Manga, Japanese comics targeting an audience of adolescent girls and young adult women. It is, along with Shōnen manga, manga (targeting adolescent boys), Seinen manga, manga (targeting young adult and adult men), and Josei manga, manga (targeting adult women), one of the primary editorial categories of manga. manga is traditionally published in dedicated List of manga magazines, manga magazines, which often specialize in a particular readership age range or narrative genre. manga originated from Japanese girls' culture at the turn of the twentieth century, primarily (girls' prose novels) and (Lyricism, lyrical paintings). The earliest manga was published in general magazines aimed at teenagers in the early 1900s and began a period of creative development in the 1950s as it began to formalize as a distinct category of manga. While the category was initially dominated by male manga artists, the emergence and eventual dominance of female arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumire Uesaka
is a Japanese voice actress and singer associated with Voice Kit. She won the Best Rookie Actress at the 10th Seiyu Awards. She made her singing debut in April 2013 under King Records. Career Uesaka became a regular on the web radio program ''Web radio @ Dengeki-Bunko'' in September 2009. She voiced Nonna in '' Girls und Panzer'' and was a guest at J-Fest in Russia in November 2013. Uesaka joined Space Craft Entertainment in April 2011. Since October 2011, she has been the radio personality on the web radio program ''A&G NEXT GENERATION Lady Go!!''. Uesaka starred in a leading role for the anime series '' Papa no Iu Koto wo Kikinasai!''. On September 4, 2020, she announced that she has left Space Craft Entertainment and would become a freelancer. On March 1, 2021, she announced that she would be joining the agency Voice Kit. Other ventures Professional wrestling Uesaka made her professional wrestling debut on April 20, 2025 at the Kanda Myojin Cultural Exchange Center pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xanthe Huynh
Xanthe Huynh () is an American voice actress known for her voice work in English dubs of anime series. Her most well known roles include Haru Okumura in ''Persona 5'', Ui Hirasawa in ''K-On!'', Altina Orion in '' The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II'', Alluka Zoldyck in ''Hunter × Hunter'', Yuna in '' Yuki Yuna is a Hero'', Hanayo Koizumi in ''Love Live!'', Marianne in '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses'', Meiko "Menma" Honma in '' Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day'', and Sachi in ''Sword Art Online is a Japanese light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by abec. The series takes place in the 2020s and focuses on protagonists Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya and Asuna Yuuki as they play through various virtual re ...''. Filmography Anime Animation Film Video games Live-action References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Huynh, Xanthe Living people Actresses from Los Angeles Actresses of Vietnamese descent America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yumiri Hanamori
is a Japanese voice actress. She used the alias – her given name spelled backwards – in her debut, "The Second Audition". Career Hanamori became interested in acting during her second year in high school. In 2015, she served as the 62nd personality of Radio Flush. In 2016, Hanamori made her anime film debut in '' Garakowa: Restore the World,'' where she voiced as Remo, the female protagonist. On October 22, 2015, Hanamori walked through the red carpet with producer Masashi Ishihama and Ryoichi Ishihara as a part of the '' Garakowa'' voice cast at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Hanamori was affiliated to Pony Canyon Artists / Swallow. In 2017, she switched her affiliation to m&i. On November 1, 2019, it was announced that Hanamori would be "graduating" from ''Re:Stage!'' due to a knee injury. On July 10, 2022, Hanamori tested positive for COVID-19. Filmography Anime series *'' Aiura'' (2013), Sōta Amaya *'' Ace of Diamond'' (2013–2015), Sachiko Umemoto *'' Sakur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime News Network
Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan. The website offers reviews and other editorial content, forums where readers can discuss current issues and events, and an encyclopedia that contains many anime and manga with information on the staff, cast, theme music, plot summaries, and user ratings. The website was founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis, and operated the magazine '' Protoculture Addicts'' from 2005 to 2008. Based in the United States, it has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in five separate regions: the United States and Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and India. History The website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998. In May 2000, CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial staff, replacing editor-in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayaka Senbongi
is a Japanese voice actress. Biography Senbongi studied acting at the Japan Narration Institute. Before graduating, she made her debut as Claire Kokonoe in '' Chronicles of the Going Home Club''. In 2015, she joined I'm Enterprise. She voiced Mumei, the first main heroine in the anime series '' Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress''. She played Chitose Karasuma in '' Girlish Number''. She won the Best Rookie Actresses at the 11th Seiyu Awards. On September 1, 2019, it was selected as in the Saturday personality for the program ''Hino Midnight Graffiti Run! Kayokyoku'' from October 2019. On December 29, 2019, her agency announced in a statement that she and fellow voice actor Tasuku Hatanaka have gotten married. Filmography Anime series Film *'' Attack on Titan: Roar of Awakening'' as Nifa *'' Even if the World Will End Tomorrow'' (2019) as Kotoko *'' Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Unato Decisive Battle'' (2019) as Mumei *'' Fate/Grand Order: Camelot - Wandering; Agaterám'' (202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Idol
An is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese popular culture, Japanese pop culture. Idols are primarily singers with training in other performance skills such as acting, dancing, and modeling. Idols are commercialized through merchandise and endorsements by Talent agent, talent agencies, while maintaining a parasocial relationship with a financially loyal consumer fan base. Japan's idol industry first emerged in the 1960s and became prominent in the 1970s and 1980s due to television. During the 1980s, regarded as the "Golden Age of Idols", idols drew in commercial interest and began appearing in commercials and television dramas. As more niche markets began to appear in the late 2000s and early 2010s, it led to a significant growth in the industry known as the "Idol Warring Period." Today, over 10,000 teenage girls in Japan are idols, with over 3,000 groups active. Japan's idol industry has been used as a model for other pop idol in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rose Of Versailles Musicals
''The Rose of Versailles'' has been dramatized for Takarazuka Revue by Shinji Ueda. The show's role in Takarazuka history is particularly notable as it established the "Top Star" system that remains in place to this day. ''Rose of Versailles'' also triggered a large surge in the revue's popularity, commonly referred to as the . The musicals have either played up the importance of the Oscar-Andre relationship, or the Fersen-Marie Antoinette relationship. Shinji Ueda, a Takarazuka producer, asked Riyoko Ikeda to write new stories with scenes from the manga never before seen on stage and by placing a focus on minor characters. In 2008 and 2009, four new musicals were staged based on the minor characters Girodelle, Alain de Soissons, and Bernard Chatelet, as well as André Grandier. Takarazuka stage adaptations * ''The Rose of Versailles'' - The plot of this original performance is said to be the closest to Ikeda's manga 1974, Moon Troupe, top bill: Yuri Haruna, Asou Kaoru * ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar François De Jarjayes
(25 December 1755 – 14 July 1789) is a fictional character created by Japanese manga artist Riyoko Ikeda. She is the protagonist of the 1972 manga series ''The Rose of Versailles'', and its various adaptations and spin-offs. Character history Born December 25, 1755, the last of six daughters to the Commander of the Royal Guards, General (a real historical personage), she is raised by her father as if she were a boy in order to succeed him as the commander of the Royal Guard at the Palace of Versailles. Upon the completion of her military training at the age of fourteen, Oscar is tasked with protecting the Dauphine Marie Antoinette when she arrives at Versailles. Despite being raised as if she were a boy and dressing in males' clothes, Oscar is open about being female. Even as she embraces her womanhood, she uses her male position to gain freedoms that she could never have as a lady of the court. She is the love interest of André Grandier, her servant at the Jarjayes man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otokoyaku
The is a Japanese all-female musical theatre troupe based in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Women play all roles in lavish, Broadway-style productions of musicals and stories adapted from films, novels, manga, and Japanese folktales. The Takarazuka Revue Company is a division of the Hankyu Railway company; all members of the troupe are employed by Hankyu. History The Takarazuka Revue was founded by Ichizō Kobayashi, an industrialist-turned-politician and president of Hankyu Railways, in Takarazuka, Japan in 1913. The city was the terminus of a Hankyu line from Osaka and already a popular tourist destination because of its hot springs. Kobayashi believed that it was the ideal spot to open an attraction of some kind that would boost train ticket sales and draw more business to Takarazuka. Since Western song and dance shows were becoming more popular and Kobayashi considered the kabuki theater to be old and elitist, he decided that an all-female theater group might b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takarazuka Music School
Takarazuka Music School (宝塚音楽学校, ''Takarazuka Ongaku Gakkō'') is a private Single-sex education, girls' school in Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is a Takarazuka Revue training school that is a miscellaneous vocational school approved by Hyōgo Prefecture according to the School Education Law. The school was established in 1913 by Ichizō Kobayashi, the founder of the Hankyu Railway and the Takarazuka Revue. The school is known for its strictness and unique set of rules that students must abide to both at school and during private life. During its over 100 years of history, it has produced over 4,500 performers for the Takarazuka stage. History Takarazuka Music School was established in July 1913 as ''Takarazuka Shōkatai'' (Takarazuka Chorus). In 1939, it was divided into the Takarazuka Revue and Takarazuka Music School. All Takarazuka Revue members have since been graduates of the Takarazuka Music School. Since 1989, all students hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
