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Katsuhito Akiyama
is a Japanese storyboard artist and director.Wong, Amos. "Pumpkin Scissors". ''Newtype USA''. 6 (10) pp. 52–55. October 2007. . He often works with Shinji Aramaki and Hideki Kakinuma. Filmography Director Films * ''Elementalors'' (1995)Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy. ''The Anime Encyclopedia, Revised & Expanded Edition: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917''. — Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press, 2006. — P. 14. — * ''Armitage III, Armitage III: Dual Matrix'' (2002) OVAs * ''Gall Force'' (1986–1991) Eternal Story — New Era * ''Bubblegum Crisis'' (1987) Chief director * ''Spirit Warrior'' (part 1 and 3, 1988) * ''Sol Bianca'' (1990) (episode 1) * ''Ai no Kusabi, The Wedge Between'' (1992) * ''Bastard!!'' (1992) * ''Sol Bianca: The Legacy'' (1999) Assistant director * ''Ai no Kusabi, The Wedge Between'' (2009) Television * ''ThunderCats_(1985_TV_series), ThunderCats'' (1985-1988) (animator: 130 episodes) * ''El Hazard: The Wanderers'' (1995) * ''Magical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hokkaidō
is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by railway via the Seikan Tunnel. The largest city on Hokkaido is its capital, Sapporo, which is also its only ordinance-designated city. Sakhalin lies about to the north of Hokkaidō, and to the east and northeast are the Kuril Islands, which are administered by Russia, though the four most southerly are claimed by Japan. The position of the island on the northern end of the archipelago results in a colder climate, with the island seeing significant snowfall each winter. Despite the harsher climate, it serves as an agricultural breadbasket for many crops. Hokkaido was formerly known as '' Ezo'', ''Yezo'', ''Yeso'', or ''Yesso''. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hokkaidō" in Although Japanese settlers ruled the southern tip of the island since the 16th century, Hok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Athletes Victory
is a Japanese franchise which includes an OVA series animated by AIC, a manga by Yūki Nakano, and a 26-episode anime television series that aired on TV Tokyo from October 1997 to March 1998. A reboot manga, ''Pale Blue Dot: Battle Athletes Daiundōkai ReSTART!'', was serialized from July 2020 to March 2021, and a new anime series was announced. The new anime television series by Seven aired from April to June 2021 on TV Asahi's block. Crunchyroll, formerly Funimation, licensed the new series and the English dub debuted on September 27, 2022. Plot Battle Athletes ''Battle Athletes'' is a six-episode OVA set in the distant future where, after many years of war with an extraterrestrial race, a contest of physical strength between one representative from each race is agreed. Although the alien race is far superior to the humans, the human champion prevailed, marking an era of peace for humanity. A University Satellite is created where the greatest athletes of the age t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Japanese Film Directors
Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ..., an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japanese studies {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime Directors
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] |
Beyblade X
''Beyblade X'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga, anime and toyline based on Takara Tomy and Hasbro's ''Beyblade'' franchise. The fourth generation of the franchise, the ''Beyblade X'' toyline was launched on July 15, 2023, while the original manga has been serialized in Shogakukan's children's manga magazine ''CoroCoro Comic'' since May 2023. The anime adaptation, made by OLM premiered on all TXN stations in October 2023. ADK Emotions NY, Inc. and T-Licensing released the anime in English in 2024. Plot Amateur Blader Robin Kazami finds himself out of a team when he is ditched by his friends after a crushing defeat. Lucky for him, a chance encounter with former champion Jaxon Cross leads these two unlikely teammates to join forces. Jaxon intends to climb back to the top of The X under the alias “Blader X” and challenge his old teammate and current champ, Khrome Ryugu. When they find a third team member in mega-popular influencer Multi Nana-iro, the newly-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyblade Burst
is a Japanese manga and toyline created by Hiro Morita, based on Takara Tomy's ''Beyblade'' franchise. The third series of the franchise, the ''Beyblade Burst'' toyline launched on July 15, 2015, while the original manga was serialized in Shogakukan's children's manga magazine ''CoroCoro Comic'' from August 2015 to December 2021 and is compiled into twenty tankōbon volumes. Shogakukan's South East Asian branch began publishing it in English in April 2017. An anime adaptation by OLM premiered on all TXN stations in Japan on April 4, 2016. ADK Emotions NY, Inc. licensed the anime and Hasbro licensed the toyline in English; marking the first time in the franchise that an English adaptation wasn't produced by Nelvana. The first two series were originally recorded between Vancouver, British Columbia and Calgary, Alberta in Canada by Ocean Productions and its sister studio Blue Water. Since the third series; the franchise has been recorded in Los Angeles, California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inazuma Eleven GO (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tenya Yabuno. It is based on the Level-5 video game of the same title. The manga has been published by Shogakukan in ''CoroCoro Comic''. Plot GO Set 10 years after the first anime '' Inazuma Eleven'', a new soccer system is implemented where the results of matches are predetermined even down to the point scoring. A boy called Matsukaze Tenma loves soccer. However, it is being controlled by Fifth Sector and he is highly against it. In the first episode, he wants to join the Raimon soccer club, but upon arrival, a mysterious team crushes the Raimon soccer club, including its second team. All the second team members leave and Tenma is tested before he joins the team. Now with his new friends, he and Raimon go against the soccer being rigged by Fifth Sector and is determined to defend his soccer honor. Chrono Stone After Tenma returns from Okinawa from tutoring the local children about soccer, he returns to Raimon, only t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inazuma Eleven (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tenya Yabuno based on a series of video games created by Level-5. The manga has been published by Shogakukan in ''CoroCoro Comic'' since the June 2008 issue. The manga series won the 2010 Kodansha Manga Award and 2011 Shogakukan Manga Award in the Children's Manga category. Plot Endou Mamoru is a cheerful goalkeeper at Raimon Jr High, who has six other players on his team. The team is threatened with disbandment unless they can win a match against the Teikoku Gakuen, the best team in Japan. Endou tries to save the team by gathering four more players. In the second series, Endou and his team have to gather players to defeat the new enemies, Aliea Gakuen. In the third series, the Football Frontier International is announced and Inazuma Japan is assembled; it is coached by Kudou Michiya. * (Mark Evans) (Captain, Goal Keeper, Libero) – Endou a cheerful goalkeeper. * (Axel Blaze) (Forward) – Gouenji is the ace stri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pumpkin Scissors
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . The series follows Second Lieutenant Alice L. Malvin, the leader of the Pumpkin Scissors, as she and her platoon go on missions to provide war relief to the public after the Royal Empire signed an armistice against the Republic of Frost. The series started in Kodansha's manga magazine ' in 2002 and moved to ''Monthly Shōnen Magazine'' in 2006. Its chapters have been collected in 23 volumes. In North America, the manga was published for English release by Del Rey, publishing five volumes before ceasing operations in 2010. It was later licensed by Kodansha USA for a digital release. A 24-episode television series adaptation, produced by Gonzo and AIC, was broadcast from October 2006 to March 2007. It was first licensed in North America by ADV Films, and later transferred to Funimation. Plot Set in a region strongly resembling Western Europe, where technology is at best mid-1930s (tanks exist, but semi-automatic ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bioboosted Armor
is a Japanese anime series based on the long-running manga series ''Bio Booster Armor Guyver'' written by Yoshiki Takaya. It adapts chapters 1-60 (volumes 1–10) of the manga. The production was done in association with ADV Films and Kadokawa Shoten. It is a remake of '' The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor'', a 12-part OVA that aired in Japan from 1989 until its discontinuation in 1992, having adapted volumes 1–4 and 3⁄4 of volume 5. The remake is a closer adaptation of the manga and aired from August 6, 2005, to February 18, 2006. The series aired in North America on December 20, 2010, on the FUNimation Channel. Plot The Chronos Corporation has secret plans for the world and have biologically engineered employees and soldiers who are able to transform themselves into powerful monsters at will, beings called Zoanoids. A test type Zoanoid, disguised as a normal man, escapes after stealing a bag containing three items Chronos was studying, known as the Guyver units. Chronos soldi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monkey Turn
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsutoshi Kawai. It was serialized in Shogakukan magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from August 1996 to January 2005, with its chapters collected in 30 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The manga spawned two anime television series adaptations, ''Monkey Turn'' and ''Monkey Turn V'', which were both produced by OLM and aired on TV Tokyo in 2004, totalling 50 episodes. ''Monkey Turn'' won the 45th Shogakukan Manga Award in the ''shōnen'' category in 2000. Plot The series follows Kenji Hatano, a young man who sets out to master the world of '' kyōtei'' ( hydroplane racing). Over the course of the series he develops a serious rivalry with fellow racer Hiro Doguchi. Characters ; :Initially a high school student who was dreaming of being a professional baseball player, Hatano quits after losing a match against another school. His coach, who sees talent in Hatano, then introduces him to the world of motorboat racing. Hatano promises ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
