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Makoto Yoshimori (composer)
is a Japanese composer and pianist known for his soundtracks for many animations. He also works on various artists like Ogawa Mishio, Yumeno Kabu, Umezu Kazutoki, Ohtaka Sizzle, Watanabe Takao and many more. Biography Yoshimori Makoto was born in Hiroshima, Japan. He started his musical career in 1986 participating as a keyboardist in a variety of concerts around the Kansai region. In 1991 he graduated from the music program at the Osaka Kyoiku University and then moved to Tokyo in 1992, at first, as a member of Modern Choki Chokies. From 1995 through 1998, being a multi-keyboardist, he played the piano, synthesizer, and accordion at various night clubs around Tokyo for bands such as Hikashu. He also played the piano and accordion for various musicals such as Big in 1998. He joined the keyboard harmonica orchestra P-blot in 1996 and was considered "the most avant-garde man" of the group because of his acute and clear playing. Through his various activities in Tokyo he dealt wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui has been the city's mayor since April 2011. The Hiroshima metropolitan area is the second largest urban area in the Chugoku Region of Japan, following the Okayama metropolitan area. Hiroshima was founded in 1589 as a Jōkamachi, castle town on the Ōta River river delta, delta. Following the Meiji Restoration in 1868, Hiroshima rapidly transformed into a major urban center and industrial hub. In 1889, Hiroshima officially gained city status. The city was a center of military activities during the Empire of Japan, imperial era, playing significant roles such as in the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, and the two world wars. Hiroshima was the first military target of a nuclear weapon in history. This occurred on August 6, 1945, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most populous urban areas in the world. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring Prefectures of Japan, prefectures, is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with 41 million residents . Lying at the head of Tokyo Bay, Tokyo is part of the Kantō region, on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. It is Japan's economic center and the seat of the Government of Japan, Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government administers Tokyo's central Special wards of Tokyo, 23 special wards, which formerly made up Tokyo City; various commuter towns and suburbs in Western Tokyo, its western area; and two outlying island chains, the Tokyo Islands. Although most of the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Jellyfish
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akiko Higashimura. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''josei'' manga magazine ''Kiss'' from October 2008 to August 2017. The manga is licensed in North America by Kodansha USA. An 11-episode anime television adaptation directed by Takahiro Omori was produced by Brain's Base and aired on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block between October and December 2010. The anime has been licensed by Funimation. A live-action film adaptation premiered in Japan on December 27, 2014. A ten-episode live-action drama series aired from January to March 2018. Plot ''Princess Jellyfish'' centers on Amamizukan, an apartment building in Tokyo, where the only tenants are '' otaku'' women, and where no men are allowed. While each character has her own particular fixation, the protagonist is Tsukimi Kurashita, whose love of jellyfish stems from memories of her deceased mother taking her to an aquarium and linking the lace-like tendrils of je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durarara!!
, shortened to ''DRRR!!'' in some official materials, is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita, with illustrations by Suzuhito Yasuda. ''Durarara!!'' tells the story of a dullahan working as an underworld courier in Ikebukuro, an internet-based anonymous gang called the Dollars, and the chaos that unfolds around the most dangerous people in Ikebukuro. The series ran for thirteen volumes, published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. A sequel series, titled ''Durarara!! SH'' set two years after the events of the original series, started in 2014. A manga adaptation of the same name, first illustrated by Akiyo Satorigi and later by Aogiri, has been serialized in Square Enix's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Monthly GFantasy'' since July 2009. A 24-episode anime television series adaptation was broadcast from January to June 2010. It was followed by a 36-episode second season, titled ''Durarara!!×2'', broadcast from January 2015 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natsume's Book Of Friends
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Midorikawa. It started in Hakusensha's Shōjo manga, manga magazine ''LaLa DX'' in June 2003, where it ran until April 2008; it has been serialized in ''LaLa'' since July 2007. Its chapters have been collected in 32 volumes as of April 2025. The manga is licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media, which released the first volume in January 2010. The series follows Takashi Natsume, an orphan boy in his late teens who can Extrasensory perception, perceive and combat . One day, Takashi finds a very old notebook called the "Book of Friends", left by his late maternal grandmother Reiko Natsume, an exorcist who possessed strong spiritual powers. The notebook was used to bind dozens of powerful demonic Japanese deities, spirits, both good and evil, to follow Reiko's every whim and desire if called upon. Takashi resolves to give back all the names in notebook; in the process, he joins forces with another ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baccano!
is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Katsumi Enami. The series, told from multiple Narrative mode, points of view, is mostly set within a fictional United States across time most notably the Prohibition in the United States, Prohibition era. Its characters includes Alchemy, alchemists, thieves, thugs, American mafia, Mafiosi and Camorra, Camorristi, who are, at first, unconnected to one another. After an Elixir of life, immortality elixir is recreated in 1930 Manhattan, the characters begin to cross paths, setting off events that spiral further and further out of control. The first novel was released in February 2003 under ASCII Media Works' (formerly MediaWorks (publisher), MediaWorks) Dengeki Bunko imprint (trade name), imprint, twenty-two novels have so far been released. The novels were adapted into a sixteen episode anime television series directed by Takahiro Omori and produced by Brain's Base and Aniplex. The first thirteen e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gakuen Alice
, also known as ''Alice Academy'' or ''Alice School'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tachibana Higuchi, serialized in the shōjo manga magazine ''Hana to Yume'' from issue 19 of 2002 to issue 14 of 2013. It was adapted into an anime series produced by Aniplex and Group TAC which originally premiered on NHK BS-2. It spanned twenty-six episodes that aired between October 30, 2004 and May 14, 2005. The anime was translated and dubbed into English language, English by the anime television network Animax (TV network), Animax and broadcast on networks throughout Asia. At Anime Expo 2008, The Right Stuf International announced that its Nozomi Entertainment division had licensed ''Gakuen Alice'' for the North American market. In 2015, a spin-off called , was started. It takes place a few months after the end of ''Gakuen Alice'', and features a new set of characters. The plot follows Andou Hikari, who is searching for her brother, who was taken away when she w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masanori Takumi
, better known as Masa Takumi, is a Japanese Grammy Award-winning multi-instrumentalist, composer, and music producer. He was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2014 for ''Best Reggae Album'', won a ''Best Global Music Album'' for his solo album, ''Sakura'', in 2023, and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2024 for "Kashira" for ''Best Global Music Performance.'' His music video, ''Deep Down'', was nominated for ''Best Independent Music Video'' at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards in 2018. He has written and produced songs for AAA, Da Pump, Eric Martin, and others. Takumi is an anime TV series composer, arranger, and musician who is known for composing theme songs, arranging music, and performing on ''Claymore'', ''Genshiken'', ''Witchblade'', ''Peach Girl'' and ''Koi Kaze'', among others. Early life and career Masa Takumi (also known as Masanori Takumi) was born in Osaka, Japan. He is the nephew of Hideki Saijo. Takumi started playing the trumpet at eight years old in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koi Kaze
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Motoi Yoshida. It was published in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Evening'' from 2001 to 2004, with its chapters collected in five volumes by Kodansha. The series tells of the incestuous relationship that develops between 28-year-old Koshiro, and his 15-year-old sister, Nanoka. It was adapted into a 13-episode anime television series by A.C.G.T. Directed by Takahiro Omori, it was broadcast on TV Asahi from April to June 2004; only twelve episodes of the series aired, with the remaining episode streamed online and later included in both DVD releases and when the series aired in reruns as the eighth episode. The anime series was licensed for release in North American by Geneon Entertainment, which released three DVD volumes in 2005. Synopsis Twenty-eight-year-old Koshiro Saeki, who lives with his father Zenzo, is dumped by his girlfriend Shoko of two years, who claims he was too cold and she had found someon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takahiro Omori
(born June 25, 1965) is a Japanese animator, storyboard writer, and director. He has directed many anime series, including ''Fancy Lala'', '' Koi Kaze'', ''Gakuen Alice'', '' Hell Girl'', '' Natsume's Book of Friends'', ''Baccano!'', ''Durarara!!'' and '' Samurai Flamenco''. Filmography ;1988 * '' Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01'': Key Animation ;1996 * ''Baby and Me'': Director, Storyboard ;1997 * '' Hyper Police'': Director ;1998 * ''Fancy Lala'': Series Director, Storyboard, Episode Director * '' Yoiko'': Director ;1999 * '' Power Stone'': Director, Storyboard ;2002 * ''Haibane Renmei'': Storyboard, Episode Director ;2003 * ''Wonder Bevil'': Director Click the link tab labeled "スタッフ＆キャスト" located in the dark blue bar along the top of the screen. ;2004 * '' Koi Kaze'': Director * ''Gakuen Alice'': Director, Storyboard, Script ;2005 * '' Hell Girl'': Director, Dubbing Director ;2006 * '' Hell Girl: Two Mirrors'': Director, Dubbing Director ;2007 * ''Baccan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Musical
''7s'' is an album by American musician Avey Tare. It was released on February 17, 2023, through Domino Recording Company Domino Recording Company, or simply Domino, is a British independent record label based in London. There is also a wing of the label based in Brooklyn, New York that handles releases in the United States, as well as a German division called .... Track listing All tracks are produced by Adam McDaniel and Avey Tare. References 2023 albums Avey Tare albums Domino Recording Company albums {{2020s-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
