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Oresuki
, short for , is a Japanese harem–romantic comedy light novel series written by Rakuda and illustrated by Buriki. ASCII Media Works published seventeen volumes from February 2016 to January 2022 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with illustration by Yū Ijima was serialized via Shueisha's online manga app ''Shōnen Jump+'' from February 2017 to August 2020. It has been collected in six volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Connect aired from October to December 2019. An OVA was released in September 2020. Synopsis ''Oresuki'' revolves around Amatsuyu "Joro" Kisaragi, an ordinary high school student who is invited out alone by two beautiful girls: the upperclassman Sakura "Cosmos" Akino and his childhood friend Aoi "Himawari" Hinata. Expecting to hear their confessions, he triumphantly goes to meet each of them in turn. However, both Cosmos and Himawari confess to Joro that they like his best friend, Taiyо̄ "Sun-chan" Ōga, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connect (studio)
is a Japanese animation studio that is a division of Silver Link. The studio was initially founded as a separate company, in April 2012 as a subsidiary of Silver Link, but was later wholly absorbed and dissolved into its parent company on July 17, 2020, and it subsequently became a sub-studio within the company. History A majority of Connect's early works are co-productions with its parent company. Starting with the ''Monster Strike (anime), Monster Strike'' web anime, the studio was working less with its parent company, producing solo productions such as ''Senryu Girl'', ''Oresuki'', and ''The Irregular at Magic High School, The Honor Student at Magic High School''. Representative staff Current *Yukihiro Sugitani (4th CEO, co-presided by Yasui since 2024) *Kazunari Yasui (5th CEO) *Takashi Tanaka (board member) *Ryou Kimura (board member) *Jirou Nakagawa (executive officer, former board member) Former *Hayato Kaneko (board member and 1st CEO) *Masahiro Tabeya (executive offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sachika Misawa
is a freelance Japanese voice actress and singer from Yamanashi Prefecture. As a voice actress, she was previously affiliated with numerous agencies, with the recent being Stardust Promotion, departing from the agency in March 2023. As a singer, she is signed to Universal Music Japan. Some of her main roles include Kuroyukihime in '' Accel World'', Sakura Bakushin O in ''Uma Musume'', Minami Azuma in '' Tokyo ESP'', Rin in the music video for '' Shelter'', Yukari Kohinata in ''Locodol,'' Sakura "Cosmos" Akino in '' Oresuki'', and Moca Aoba in '' BanG Dream!''. Biography Misawa began her voice acting career after winning the "Kadokawa×Up-Front Style Idol Seiyū Audition 2008" competition in February 2009. She debuted in the anime ''Shangri-La'', voicing the character Yuri Gamagori. She graduated from high school in March 2011 and entered university in April of that same year. She finally graduated from university in March 2016. She took a part-time job as a shrine maiden at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haruka Shiraishi
is a Japanese actress who specializes in voice acting. A former member of Hirata Office, she currently works at Toy's Factory. Biography She starred in Goro Miyazaki's anime film '' From Up on Poppy Hill''. Filmography Television *''Kakko Kawaii Senken!'' (2012), Class President, Risu, Tori *'' Sengoku Collection'' (2012), Yoshitsugu Ōtani *''Glass no Kamen Desu ga'' (2013), Ayumi Himekawa *'' My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected'' (2013), Mori *'' Ronja, the Robber's Daughter'' (2014), Ronja *'' Mushishi: The Next Chapter'' (2014), Masumi *'' Himouto! Umaru-chan'' (2015–2017), Kirie Motoba *'' Anne Happy'' (2016), Ruri "Hibari" Hibarigaoka *''Action Heroine Cheer Fruits'' (2017), Kanon Shimura *'' A Centaur's Life'' (2017), Kyōko Naraku *'' Tsuki ga Kirei'' (2017), Aoi Takizawa *''Golden Kamuy'' (2018–present), Asirpa *'' Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru!'' (2018), Misha Takanashi *'' Anima Yell!'' (2018), Kana Ushiku *'' That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haruka Tomatsu
is a Japanese actress and singer, employed by Music Ray'n. She received the Rookie of the Year award at the 3rd Seiyu Awards and the Synergy Award at the 9th Seiyu Awards. Tomatsu is known for voicing main heroines as Asuna Yuuki in ''Sword Art Online'', Saki Rukino in '' Valvrave the Liberator'', Zero Two in '' Darling in the Franxx'', Lala Satalin Deviluke in '' To LOVE-Ru'', Kyoko Hori in '' Horimiya'', Morgiana in '' Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic'', Eleonora Viltaria in '' Lord Marksman and Vanadis'' and Naruko "Anaru" Anjo in '' Anohana''. Tomatsu began a singing career in 2008, performing the song "Naissance" which was used as the ending theme to the television drama series ''Here Is Greenwood''. Her second single "Motto Hade ni Ne" was used as the opening theme to '' Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens''. In 2009, she became part of the music unit Sphere, alongside Aki Toyosaki, Minako Kotobuki and Ayahi Takagaki. She released her first album ''Rainbow Road'' in 2010, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shuka Saitō
is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is currently affiliated with Holy Peak. She is known for her role as You Watanabe in the multimedia franchise '' Love Live! Sunshine!!''. She is also an idol in the unit Aqours, for the same franchise. In 2019, she made her solo debut as a musician under Sacra Music with the mini album . Later that year, she released the single ; the song "Papapa" was used as the opening theme to the anime series ''Oresuki''. Biography Shuka Saitō was born on August 16, 1996, the youngest of four children. She has an older sister and two brothers. She attended a hip-hop course in the fourth grade of elementary school, which had a great influence on her career aspirations at an early age. She took dance lessons until the third year of high school. In the second year of high school she also took singing lessons. In 2015, Saitō attended an audition for the role of You Watanabe from the anime television series '' Love Live! Sunshine!!'' and got the role. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aniplex Of America
Aniplex of America, or Aniplex USA, is an anime distributor based in Santa Monica, California that serves as the American distribution enterprise of Aniplex, an entertainment company owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan, where its goal is to reinforce the parent company's licensing business in the North American market. They operate the English language version of the Aniplex+ store, and from 2013 to 2017 operated a streaming service called Aniplex Channel through their website. The company most of the time only directly releases its titles in the Americas, however, some of its titles have been released in other territories by other distributors, such as Anime Limited, MVM Films, Siren Visual and corporate siblings Crunchyroll UK and Ireland (formerly Manga Entertainment) and Crunchyroll Store Australia (formerly Madman Anime). Their home video sets are distributed in the North American market by its corporate sibling, Crunchyroll Store (formerly Right Stuf), and their titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buriki
is a Japanese illustrator currently living in Osaka Prefecture. He is the illustrator of the light novel series '' Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai'' and '' Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl''. In 2012, he won the '' Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!'' award as best illustrator. Works Illustrations Light novels *'' Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai'' - Yomi Hirasaka (2009, MF Bunko J) *'' Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl'' - Hitoma Iruma (2009, Dengeki Bunko) *''Makai Tantei Meiōsei 0: Walking no W'' - Matarō Echizen (2010, Dengeki Bunko) *''Tokage no Ō'' - Hitoma Iruma (2011, Dengeki Bunko) *''Sentōki Shōjo Chronicle'' - Takuma Rurimaru (2015, Dengeki Bunko) *''Oresuki , short for , is a Japanese harem–romantic comedy light novel series written by Rakuda and illustrated by Buriki. ASCII Media Works published seventeen volumes from February 2016 to January 2022 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. A manga ...'' - Rakuda (2016, Dengeki Bunko) *'' Shine Post: Nee Shitteta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ASCII Media Works
, formerly , is a Japanese Publishing, publisher and brand company of Kadokawa Future Publishing headquartered in Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. It originally formed on April 1, 2008, as a result of a Mergers and acquisitions, merger between ASCII Corporation and MediaWorks (publisher), MediaWorks where MediaWorks legally absorbed ASCII. Despite this, the former president and CEO of ASCII, Kiyoshi Takano, became the first president and CEO of ASCII Media Works. It became an internal division of Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2013. The company specializes in publishing of books, entertainment and computer magazines, manga, and video games. ASCII Media Works is known for their brand magazines and book imprints which include such well-known magazines as ''Dengeki Daioh'', and ''Dengeki G's Magazine'', along with the company's main light novel publishing imprint (trade name), imprint Dengeki Bunko. Most of the company caters to the Japanese male otaku crowd, covering suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light Novel
A is a type of Genre fiction, popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting Adolescence, teens to Young adult, twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging. The abbreviation of "''raito noberu''" is or, in English, LN. The average length of a light novel is about 50,000 words, and is published in the ''bunkobon'' format (ISO 216, A6, ). Light novels are subject to dense publishing schedules, with new installments being published in three-to-nine-month intervals. Light novels are very commonly illustrated in a manga artstyle, and are often adapted into manga and anime. Whilst most light novels are published only as books, some have their chapters first Serial (literature), serialized monthly in anthology magazines or via the internet as Web fiction#Web novel, web novels before being collected and compiled into book format, similar to how manga is published. Details Plots frequently involve roman ... [...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] |
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] |
Anime News Network
Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan. The website offers reviews and other editorial content, forums where readers can discuss current issues and events, and an encyclopedia that contains many anime and manga with information on the staff, cast, theme music, plot summaries, and user ratings. The website was founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis, and operated the magazine '' Protoculture Addicts'' from 2005 to 2008. Based in the United States, it has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in five separate regions: the United States and Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and India. History The website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998. In May 2000, CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial staff, replacing editor-in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
