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Kinoko Nasu
is a Japanese author, best known for writing the light novel '' The Garden of Sinners'' and visual novels '' Tsukihime'' and '' Fate/stay night'', and a co-founder of Type-Moon. He graduated from Hosei University with a major in human science. Biography Together with his junior high school classmate and friend Takashi Takeuchi, Nasu formed Type-Moon in 2000, originally as a dōjin group to create the visual novel ''Tsukihime'', which soon gained immense popularity. His influences include Hideyuki Kikuchi, Yukito Ayatsuji, Soji Shimada, Natsuhiko Kyogoku, Kenji Takemoto, Ken Ishikawa and Yasuhiro Nightow. After the success of ''Tsukihime'', Type-Moon became a commercial organi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soji Shimada
is a Japanese mystery writer. Born in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Biography Soji Shimada graduated from Seishikan High School in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, and later Musashino Art University as a Commercial arts design major. After spending years as a dump truck driver, free writer, and musician, he made his debut as a mystery writer in 1981 when '' The Tokyo Zodiac Murders'' was shortlisted for the Edogawa Rampo Prize. His most well-known works in Japan include the ''Detective Mitarai Series'' and the ''Detective Yoshiki Series''. His works often involve themes such as the death penalty, Nihonjinron (his theory on the Japanese people), and Japanese and international culture. He is a strong supporter of amateur ''Honkaku'' (i.e. authentic, orthodox) mystery writers. Following the trend of Social School of crime fiction led by Seicho Matsumoto, he was the pioneer of "Shin-Honkaku" (New Orthodox) logic mystery genre. He bred authors such as Yukito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melty Blood
, sometimes shortened as , is a series of 2D visual novel fighting games, co-developed by dōjin circles Type-Moon and French-Bread as the meta-sequel of the Type-Moon's first visual novel ''Tsukihime''. The first game was originally released at Comiket in December 2002, and later spawned multiple sequels, such as an arcade version titled ''Act Cadenza'', developed by Ecole Software, which has also been ported to the PlayStation 2, the first Type-Moon title to receive a console release. A manga series, written and illustrated by Takeru Kirishima, was first serialized in Kadokawa Shoten manga magazine Comp Ace in 2006. The series ended in 2011 with nine bound volumes released in Japan. The latest title, called '' Melty Blood: Type Lumina'', was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows on September 30, 2021. It serves as a reboot of the series, and takes place in a new continuity first depicted in '' Tsukihime -A piece of blue glas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canaan (TV Series)
''Canaan'' is a 13-episode anime television series, conceptualized by Type-Moon co-founders Kinoko Nasu and Takashi Takeuchi, based on the scenario that they created for the Wii visual novel '' 428: Shibuya Scramble'', which is noted for being one of the few games to have been awarded a perfect score by games publication ''Famitsu''. The series spawned manga and light novel adaptations. Taking place two years after the events of ''428: Shibuya Scramble'', Canaan centers on three women, their connections to one another, and an upcoming anti-terrorism summit in Shanghai, China. The first woman is Canaan, a Middle Eastern assassin and mercenary. The second is Alphard Al Sheya, Canaan's rival and a skilled assassin who heads the terrorist organization known as 'Snake'. The final girl is Maria Ōsawa, a returning character from the Shibuya incident, who came to Shanghai with her fellow reporter, Minoru Minorikawa. Their subsequent encounters lead to armed interventions between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shibuya Scramble
''428: Shibuya Scramble'' is a visual novel adventure video game produced by Koichi Nakamura with Jiro Ishii serving as executive producer, developed by Nakamura's company Chunsoft, and initially published by Sega, originally in Japan for the Wii on December 4, 2008. The game was ported by Spike to the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable in September 2009. A version for iOS and Android was released in November 2011. PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows versions were released internationally in September 2018. ''428'' is set in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo where the narrative is presented using a combination of scrolling text, live action stills and video sequences. The game shares many story and gameplay elements with Chunsoft's 1998 sound novel game '' Machi'', the most prominent being the locale, Shibuya. Although Chunsoft does not openly state ''428'' is a sequel, the game contains numerous references to ''Machi'', and an early marketing slogan reads "Breaking a long silence, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahōtsukai No Yoru
''Witch on the Holy Night'' (known in Japan as and sometimes shortened as ''Mahoyo'') is a Japanese visual novel developed and published by Type-Moon. It was first released for Windows on April 12, 2012 in Japan. An enhanced version with voice acting was released by Aniplex worldwide for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 on December 8, 2022. The gameplay is largely a kinetic novel: the player experiences a linear plotline with little variation or player choices. The game is a prequel to ''Tsukihime'', most notably takes place within its remake continuity. An anime film adaptation by Ufotable has been announced. Plot Near the end of the Shōwa era, in Misaki town, an old mansion is rumored to be the home of a witch. After moving there, Aoko Aozaki begins to learn sorcery from a young mage, Alice Kuonji, the rumored witch of the mansion. The Aozaki family oversees the land on which Misaki is built and the heir (Aoko) is tasked with protecting it. Mysterious intruders have been d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kara No Kyōkai
''The Garden of Sinners'', known in Japan as sometimes referred to as , is a Japanese light novel series, written by Kinoko Nasu and illustrated by Takashi Takeuchi. Originally released as a series of chapters released independently online or at Comiket between October 1998 and August 1999, the chapters were later republished by Kodansha into two volumes in 2004, and again in three volumes between 2007 and 2008. Ufotable produced a series of seven anime films based on the series between 2007 and 2009 and also produced an original video animation episode in 2011. A final anime film was produced and released in 2013. A manga adaptation illustrated by Sphere Tenku started serialization in September 2010 in Seikaisha's online magazine ''Saizensen''. Plot Story and Settings Set in Japan predominantly during the late 1990s, ''The Garden of Sinners'' follows the story of , a teenage girl raised as a demon hunter who acquired the " Mystic Eyes of Death Perception" after s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novel
A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itself from the la, novella, a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ''novellus'', diminutive of ''novus'', meaning "new". Some novelists, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ann Radcliffe, John Cowper Powys, preferred the term "romance" to describe their novels. According to Margaret Doody, the novel has "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years", with its origins in the Ancient Greek and Roman novel, in Chivalric romance, and in the tradition of the Italian renaissance novella.Margaret Anne Doody''The True Story of the Novel'' New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1996, rept. 1997, p. 1. Retrieved 25 April 2014. The ancient romance form was revived by Romanticism, especially the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime
is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of the English word ''animation'') describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. Animation produced outside of Japan with similar style to Japanese animation is commonly referred to as anime-influenced animation. The earliest commercial Japanese animations date to 1917. A characteristic art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka and spread in following decades, developing a large domestic audience. Anime is distributed theatrically, through television broadcasts, directly to home media, and over the Internet. In addition to original works, anime are often adaptations of Japanese comics (manga), light novels, or video games. It is classified into numerous genres targeting various broad and nic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manga
Manga ( Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is used in Japan to refer to both comics and cartooning. Outside of Japan, the word is typically used to refer to comics originally published in the country. In Japan, people of all ages and walks of life read manga. The medium includes works in a broad range of genres: action, adventure, business and commerce, comedy, detective, drama, historical, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction and fantasy, erotica (''hentai'' and '' ecchi''), sports and games, and suspense, among others. Many manga are translated into other languages. Since the 1950s, manga has become an increasingly major part of the Japanese publishing industry. By 1995, the manga market in Japan was valued at (), with annual sales of 1.9billion manga books and mang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fate/hollow Ataraxia
is a 2005 PC visual novel video game developed by Type-Moon, and the sequel to '' Fate/stay night''. The word "ataraxia" in the title is a Greek term for " tranquility", giving the title the combined meaning of "empty (or false) tranquility". The game also was ported to PlayStation Vita, adding full-voice acting, among other enhancements. This version was released in Japan on November 27, 2014. Plot The plot of ''Fate/hollow ataraxia'' is set about 8 months after the events of ''Fate/stay night''. Like its predecessor, the story is set in Fuyuki City. Bazett Fraga McRemitz, a member of the Mages' Association and a master in the Fifth Holy Grail War, wakes on the fourth day of the Fifth Holy Grail war with a new servant, Avenger, and no memory of what happened to her beforehand. She and Avenger set off to fight and win the Holy Grail War. Meanwhile, Shirou Emiya lives a peaceful life with all of his friends from the Fifth Holy Grail War. After one of her experiments change ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kagetsu Tohya
is a fan disc meta-sequel to dojin visual novel game, ''Tsukihime'', released on August 13, 2001, by Type-Moon. On April 18, 2002, Inside-Cap released an officially licensed program for Windows 98/ Me/2000/ XP that allowed customers to convert their PC copy of ''Kagetsu Tohya'' into a Gameboy Advance rom for on the go playing; the program was distributed via CD-ROM through retail and online shops. Gameplay ''Kagetsu Tohya'' consists of ''Twilight Glass Moon, Fairy Tale Princess'', a main scenario with many branches, ''Ten Nights of Dream'' several short stories that are unlocked one after another after certain related events in the main story have been read and ''Summer Festival'' a short scenario that is unlocked after the completing the main story. The gameplay is much more dynamic than in Tsukihime. Rather than being linear, the game's narrative is focused on a single looping day which the player repeats multiple times after completing one "day" in Shiki's dream, your ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
