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Marina Inoue
is a Japanese voice actress and narrator from Tokyo, Japan. She is affiliated with Aoni Production. She was signed into Aniplex until 2007. She was chosen out of 2,000 people from the "Gonna be a star" auditions (hosted by Sony Music Entertainment Japan) for the title role in the OVA '' Le Portrait de Petit Cossette''. Filmography Television animation Animated films *'' Doraemon: Nobita's Space Heroes'' (2015) (Aron) *'' The Irregular at Magic High School: The Movie – The Girl Who Summons the Stars'' (2017) (Mari Watanabe) *'' Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Friends of the Future'' (2012) (Nao Midorikawa/Cure March) *'' Smile PreCure! The Movie: Big Mismatch in a Picture Book!'' (2012) (Nao Midorikawa/Cure March) *'' Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Friends of the Heart'' (2013) (Nao Midorikawa/Cure March) *'' Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends'' (2014) (Nao Midorikawa/Cure March) *'' Hugtto! PreCure Futari wa Pretty Cure: All Stars Memories'' (2018) ( ... [...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] |
Jujutsu Kaisen
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gege Akutami. It was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from March 2018 to September 2024, with its chapters collected in 30 volumes. The story follows high school student Yuji Itadori as he joins a secret organization of Jujutsu Sorcerers to eliminate a powerful Curse named Ryomen Sukuna, of whom Yuji becomes the host. ''Jujutsu Kaisen'' is a sequel to Akutami's ''Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School'', serialized in Shueisha's ''Jump Giga'' from April to July 2017, later collected in a single volume, retroactively titled as ''Jujutsu Kaisen 0'', in December 2018. ''Jujutsu Kaisen'' is licensed for English-language release in North America by Viz Media, which has published the manga in print since December 2019. Shueisha publishes the series in English on the ''Manga Plus'' online platform. Two novels, written by Ballad Kitaguni, were published in May 2019 and Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
009-1
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shotaro Ishinomori. The manga was serialized in the Futabasha publication ''Weekly Manga Action'' from 1967 to 1970, then returned briefly in 1974. The story concerns Miléne Hoffman ("Mylene" in the English translation), a female cyborg who works as a secret agent. The Japanese title of the manga was ''009ノ1'', or "Zero Zero Ku-no-ichi", a pun on ''kunoichi'' (female ninja) and a reference to the main character's espionage occupation. The original manga was adapted into a live-action drama for Fuji Television in 1969 entitled ''Flower Action 009ノ1''. The manga was also adapted into a 12-episode anime series by Ishimori Entertainment and first broadcast on TBS TV in Japan in late 2006. In June 2013, it was announced the manga would be adapted into a live-action film entitled ''009-1: The End of the Beginning'' to be directed by Koichi Sakamoto, and starring Mayuko Iwasa. Minehiro Kinomoto, Nao Nagasawa, Mao Ichi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hell Girl
, also known as ''Jigoku Shōjo: Girl from Hell'', is a Japanese anime series conceptualized by Hiroshi Watanabe and produced by SKY Perfect Well Think, Tokyo MX, Wakasa Seikatsu, Fujishoji, Aniplex and Studio Deen. It is directed by Watanabe and Takahiro Omori, with Kenichi Kanemaki handling series composition, Mariko Oka designing the characters and Yasuharu Takanashi, Hiromi Mizutani and Kenji Fujisawa composing the music. The series focuses on the existence of a supernatural system that allows people to take revenge by having other people sent to Hell via the services of the mysterious title character and her assistants who implement this system. Revenge, injustice, hatred, and the nature of human emotions are common themes throughout the series. It was broadcast across Japan on numerous television stations, including Animax, Tokyo MX, MBS and others, between October 2005 and April 2006. A second season, titled ''Hell Girl: Two Mirrors'', was broadcast from O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ginban Kaleidoscope
is a Japanese light novel series written by Rei Kaibara and illustrated by Hiro Suzuhira. A manga adaptation authored by Jun Hasegawa was serialized in Margaret from 2005 to 2006. An anime adaptation of the first arc of the novels aired on TV Tokyo from October 8, 2005 to December 24, 2005. The series won the 2nd Super Dash Novel Rookie of the Year Award Grand Prize. Plot The story revolves around Tazusa Sakurano, a Japanese Olympic figure skating candidate, and Pete Pumps, a Canadian stunt pilot. During a qualifying round in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Tazusa falls in the middle of a Triple Lutz and loses consciousness. At the same time, Pete dies mid-performance when his stunt plane crashes due to mechanical trouble. Unfortunately for Tazusa, Pete ends up involuntarily inhabiting her body for 100 days. During this time, Tazusa begins to develop romantic feelings for Pete, and falls in love with him. ; : :A Japanese figure skater known for her sharp tongue. She is on ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakitate!! Japan
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takashi Hashiguchi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from December 2001 to January 2007, with its chapters collected in 26 volumes. A 69-episode anime television series adaptation by Sunrise was broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 2004 to March 2006. In North America, the manga was licensed in English by Viz Media in 2005 and Nozomi Entertainment licensed the anime series in 2014. In 2004, ''Yakitate!! Japan'' won the 49th Shogakukan Manga Award for the category. Plot Kazuma Azuma is a boy on a quest to create ''"Ja-pan"'', a national bread for Japan, as many other countries have their own signature breads. He heads to Tokyo with the intention of working at the famous bread-making chain Pantasia. Along the way, he meets other bakers, both learning from and competing against them. The characters bake their bread using their burning passion and even anger, similar to the leg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moon Phase
is a Japanese manga series by Keitarō Arima. The manga was serialized in the monthly manga magazine ''Comic Gum'' from March 2000 to March 27, 2008. The series spanned sixteen manga volumes that were published by Wani Books in Japan. The manga series was later adapted into a 25 episode anime television series by Shaft, and aired on TV Tokyo from October 5, 2004, to March 29, 2005. An additional OVA episode dubbed "Episode 26" was later released only on DVD on February 22, 2006. Moon Phase is about a young vampire girl named Hazuki and a Japanese freelance photographer Kouhei Morioka whom Hazuki attempts to make into her servant. While there are differences in adaptations, the main theme of Kouhei protecting Hazuki from harm is present in both. The OVA storyline though has very little to do with the original series outside of having some of the same characters, and has a completely different storyline which does not fit into anything which came before it. Tokyopop published a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tactics (manga)
''Tactics'' (stylized as ''tactics'') is a Japanese manga series written as a collaboration between Sakura Kinoshita and Kazuko Higashiyama. It was serialized in '' Comic Blade Masamune''. Kinoshita supplied the character "Kantarou", and Higashiyama supplied the character "Haruka". While the manga was previously licensed for released in English in paperback by both ADV Manga and Tokyopop, the manga was only available in English in digital format on JManga for two years before it was no longer accessible. The animation studio Studio Deen adapted the ''Tactics'' manga into a 25-episode anime series, which ran on Japanese television from October 5, 2004, to March 29, 2005. The English dub of the anime was distributed by Manga Entertainment in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. ''Tactics'' resumed serialization on January 18, 2018 as a web manga on Pixiv. Plot Set in Japan during the late Meiji period (in the manga; the anime is set during the Taishō peri ... [...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] |
Le Portrait De Petit Cossette
is a Japanese original video animation anime series produced by Aniplex and animated by Daume. It spanned 3 episode OVA series and ran in 2004. It was licensed for North American distribution by Geneon Entertainment and released as ''Le Portrait de Petite Cossette''. The OVAs were broadcast in the United States on Fuse on December 15, 2007, and in Canada on G4techTV's Anime Current programming block from January 19, 2008 to February 2, 2008. It is currently licensed by Sentai Filmworks and available for streaming and video-on-demand via The Anime Network. The series was adapted into a manga series by Asuka Katsura. It spanned two volumes and was published in 2004. The English-language release is published by Tokyopop. Plot The series focuses on Eiri Kurahashi, a college art student who works in an antique shop. One day, he sees the image of a girl in an antique glass. To his shock, she appears to be moving and living out her life before his eyes. He becomes infatuated with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Music Entertainment Japan
, often abbreviated as SMEJ or simply SME, and also known as Sony Music Japan for short (stylized as ''SonyMusic''), is a Japanese music arm for Sony. Founded in 1968 as CBS/Sony, SMEJ is directly owned by Sony, Sony Group Corporation and is operating independently from the United States–based Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment due to its strength in the Japanese music industry. Its subsidiaries include the anime, Japanese animation production enterprise, Aniplex, which was established in September 1995 as a joint-venture between Sony Music Entertainment Japan and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan, but which in 2001 became a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. It was prominent in the early to mid 1990s producing and licensing music for animated series such as ''Roujin Z'' from acclaimed Japanese comic artist Katsuhiro Otomo and Capcom's ''Street Fighter'' animated series. Until March 2007, Sony Music Japan also had its own North American sublabel, To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aniplex
Aniplex, Inc. (株式会社アニプレックス, ''Kabushiki-gaisha Anipurekkusu'') is a Japanese entertainment company and a subsidiary of Sony, Sony Group Corporation, founded in September 1995 by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The company focuses on planning, producing, and distributing anime series, both its own and those based on licensed Intellectual property, intellectual properties (IPs). It also engages in related multimedia initiatives. Aniplex's operations include the development and distribution of Feature film, theatrical films, Video game, video games, and Merchandising, merchandise associated with its Media franchise, media franchises. It releases home media, produces original Soundtrack, soundtracks, and organizes events such as Musical theatre, musicals, stage performances, and live promotions. The company also manages Copycopyrights and License, licensing agreements. Through Aniplex Online, its e-commerce platform, the company sells products directly to consume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
