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Magical Sempai
is a Japanese manga series by Azu. It was serialized in Kodansha's Seinen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from February 2016 to February 2021 and has been collected into eight volumes. Kodansha USA published the series digitally in North America. An anime television series adaptation by Liden Films aired from July to September 2019. Plot An unmotivated first-year high school boy finds a girl practicing a magic trick. The girl is Sempai, the only remaining member of the Magic Club. She has stage fright whenever she performs in front of an audience, which often results in her screwing up. She recruits the boy to be her assistant, despite his objections. Characters ; : :A high school girl who is a skilled magician when no one is watching. However, due to embarrassment and clumsiness, she easily gets stage fright and often blunders her magic tricks when even one person watches her perform. One of her weaknesses is that she is easy to hypnotize. ; : :A high s ... [...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] |
Manga
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 history in earlier Japanese art. The term 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 Japan. 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 ( and ), 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 manga magazines (also known as manga anthologies) in Japan (equivale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie (website)
is a Japanese entertainment news website that debuted on February 1, 2007. It is operated by Natasha, Inc. The website is named after the song of the same name by Julio Iglesias. ''Natalie'' has been providing news for such leading Japanese portals and social networks as Mobage Town, GREE, Livedoor, Excite, Mixi, and Yahoo! Japan. It has also been successful on Twitter, with 1,510,000 followers as of February 2017, being the third-most-followed Japanese media company, after '' The Mainichi Shimbun'' and '' The Asahi Shimbun''. History Natasha, Inc., a content provider, was founded in December 2005, becoming a limited company in February 2006 and being demutualized in January 2007. On February 1, 2007, Natasha, Inc. opened its own news website ''Natalie'', named after the song "Nathalie" by Julio Iglesias. It was dedicated exclusively to music news and created with the idea of updating on a daily basis, something that newspapers could not do. The website also offered o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rie Takahashi
is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with 81 Produce. A member of the musical unit Earphones, she had a leading role in the anime series '' Seiyu's Life!''. She voiced Megumin in '' KonoSuba'', Emilia in '' Re:Zero'', Takagi in '' Teasing Master Takagi-san'', Mash Kyrielight in '' Fate/Grand Order'', Mirai Asahina/Cure Miracle in '' Witchy Pretty Cure!'', Yuzuriha in '' Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku'', Sumi Sakurasawa in '' Rent-A-Girlfriend'', and Ai Hoshino in '' Oshi no Ko''. She won the Best Female Newcomer at the 10th Seiyu Awards. Biography Takahashi was born in Saitama Prefecture is a Landlocked country, landlocked Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (January 1, 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 Square kilometre, km2 ( .... She watched '' Ojamajo Doremi'', '' Higurashi When They Cry'', and '' Soul Eater'', while in high school. She noticed that som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daisuke Namikawa
is a Japanese actor and singer associated with Stay Luck. He began acting as a child and is sometimes mistaken with Daisuke Hirakawa, as their names only differ by one character when written in kanji. Despite his wide range of roles, he usually plays young heroes, such as Mikage in '' 07-Ghost'', Fay D. Flourite in '' Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'', Jellal Fernandes and his counterpart Mystogan in '' Fairy Tail'', Rokuro "Rock" Okajima in '' Black Lagoon'', Jack The Ripper in '' Black Clover'', Keita Ibuki in '' Black God'', Goemon Ishikawa XIII in later installments of '' Lupin the Third'', and Yu Narukami in ''Persona 4''. He has also been cast as anti-heroes or antagonists, such as Ulquiorra Cifer in '' Bleach'', Hisoka Morow in '' Hunter × Hunter (2011)'', Kei Kurono in '' Gantz'', Eustass Kid in '' One Piece'', Dr. Genus in '' One Punch Man,'' Chōsō in '' Jujutsu Kaisen'', Tōru Oikawa in '' Haikyuu!!'', Kishō Arima in '' Tokyo Ghoul'', and Momoshiki Otsutsuki in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balloon Animals
Balloon modelling or balloon twisting is the shaping of special modelling balloons into various shapes, often balloon animals. People who create balloon animals and other twisted balloon decoration sculptures are called twisters, balloon benders, and balloon artists. Twisters often perform in restaurants, at birthday parties, fairs and at public and private events or functions. Two primary design styles are "single balloon modelling", which restricts itself to the use of one balloon per model, and "multiple balloon modelling", which uses more than one balloon. Each style has its own set of challenges and skills, and most twisters practise both styles. Depending on the needs of the moment, they might easily move between the one-balloon or multiple approaches, or they might even incorporate additional techniques such as "weaving" and "stuffing". Modelling techniques have evolved to include a range of very complex moves, and a highly specialized vocabulary has emerged to describe t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eri Kitamura
is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She was previously affiliated with Early Wing, but is now a freelancer. She is known for voicing prominent roles in anime and games such as Sayaka Miki in '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica'', Saya Otonashi in '' Blood+'', Keqing in '' Genshin Impact'', Shizuku in '' New Game!'', Darjeeling in '' Girls und Panzer'', Uni/Black Sister in '' Hyperdimension Neptunia'', Ranko Honjō in '' My First Girlfriend Is a Gal'', Yuka Mochida in '' Corpse Party'', Bea in '' Pokémon: Twilight Wings'', and Miki Aono/Cure Berry in '' Fresh Pretty Cure!''. In addition, she provided the voice for the Vocaloid voicebank CUL. She is known to be an amateur manga artist in Japan in her spare time. Filmography Television animation Original video animation (OVA) *'' Aruvu Rezuru: Kikaijikake no Yōseitachi'' – Shiki Mikage *'' Durarara!!'' – Mairu Orihara *'' Fairy Tail: Welcome to Fairy Hills!!'' – Cana Alberona, Aquarius *''ICE'' – Mint *''Indian Summer'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosplay
Cosplay, a blend word of "costume play", is an activity and performance art in which participants called cosplayers wear costumes and Fashion accessory, fashion accessories to represent a specific Character (arts), character. Cosplayers often interact to create a subculture, and a broader use of the term "cosplay" applies to any costumed role-playing in venues apart from the stage. Any entity that lends itself to dramatic interpretation may be taken up as a subject. Favorite sources include anime, cartoons, comic books, manga, television show, television series, rock music concert, performances, video games, Internet meme, memes and in some cases, original characters. The term has been adopted as slang, often in politics, to mean someone pretending to play a role or take on a personality disingenuously. Cosplay grew out of the practice of fan costuming at science fiction conventions, beginning with Morojo's "futuristicostumes" created for the 1st World Science Fiction Conventi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristina Vee
Cristina Danielle Valenzuela (born July 11, 1987), known professionally as Cristina Vee, or Cristina "Vee" Valenzuela, is an American voice actress. She provides voices for English dubs of anime, animation, and video games. Early life and education Vee was born on July 11, 1987. She is of Tepehuan, Spanish, and Lebanese descent. She grew up in Norwalk, CA, near Los Angeles and attended public schools there. One of her early interests was music, and Cristina participated in the Norwalk All City band while in middle school and high school. Due to her passion for acting and animation specifically, her classmates called her "Sailor Moon girl," and Vee would go on to co-found the first anime club at John Glenn High School. Cristina studied theatre arts and graduated from California State University at Long Beach in 2007 where she took classes with Professor Hugh O'Gorman, who supported her career goals. Vee has disclosed that she struggled with her poor mental health at some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himika Akaneya
is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Akita Prefecture who is a member of the idol group i☆Ris. She is affiliated with 81 Produce. She has also revealed that "Himika Akaneya" is not just her stage name, but her actual name as well. On July 5, 2023, she made her solo singer debut with her debut single "Stereo Sunset (Prod. AmPm)", releasing on November 22, 2023. The song was used at the ending theme song for the anime, ''MF Ghost''. Filmography Television animation *'' Freezing Vibration'' (2013), Female Student B *'' Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live'' (2013), Customer 3 *'' Noragami'' (2014), Nayu; Student A *'' Pretty Rhythm: All Star Selection'' (2014), Laala Manaka *'' PriPara'' (2014–17), Laala Manaka *'' SoniAni: Super Sonico the Animation'' (2014), Santa girl B *''Dance with Devils'' (2015), Ritsuka Tachibana *'' Himouto! Umaru-chan'' (2015), Woman, Saleslady, Female Student, Female Announcer *'' Junjo Romantica 3'' (2015), Girls *''ReLIFE'' (2016), Honoka Tamarai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aoi Ichikawa
is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Office Osawa. Some of his notable roles include Eita Izumi in '' Just Because!'', Seiya Takehaya in '' Tsurune'', Assistant in ''Magical Sempai'', and Nagara in '' Sonny Boy''. Biography Ichikawa was born in Fukuoka Prefecture on October 2, 1991. In 2017, he starred in his first lead role as Eita Izumi in the anime series '' Just Because!''. In 2022, he received the Best New Actor Award at the 16th Seiyu Awards The 16th Seiyu Awards The are award ceremonies for the recognition of voice acting talent for outstanding performance in anime and other media in Japan. The first Seiyu Awards were held on March 3, 2007 at the 3D Theatre of the Tokyo Anime Cent .... Filmography Television animation Original net animation Original video animation Anime films Video games Dubbing *'' Talk to Me'' (Riley (Joe Bird)) References External links Official agency profile * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ichikawa, Aoi 1991 births Japanese male vide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lizzie Freeman
Elizabeth Rose Freeman (born November 2, 1992) is an American voice actress from Oklahoma City. She is known for providing the English voices of Trish Una in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind'', Chizuru Mizuhara in ''Rent-A-Girlfriend'', Chisato Nishikigi in '' Lycoris Recoil'', and the voice of Pomni in '' The Amazing Digital Circus''. In addition, she is a former voice actress for the character Meggy Spletzer in the '' SMG4'' franchise and its spinoff '' Sunset Paradise'', from 2020 to 2022. Biography Freeman started attending plays in her middle school years. During her senior year of high school, she became interested in voice acting. She did voice impressions and was involved in indie works until transferring in Los Angeles, landing her first role there with the remaster of ''Secret of Mana ''Secret of Mana'', originally released in Japan as is a 1993 action role-playing game developed and published by Square for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
