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is a Japanese light novel series written by Jin Shibamura and illustrated by Eizō Hōden. The first novel was released in February 2004, with a total of seven volumes that have been published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint (trade name), imprint. A manga adaptation by Suiren Matsukaze started serialization in MediaWorks (publisher), MediaWorks' ''Dengeki Comic Gao!'' magazine in February 2007; the manga transferred to ASCII Media Works ''Dengeki Daioh'' in April 2008 after the former was discontinued in February 2008. A 24-episode anime adaptation produced by Zexcs aired in Japan between April and September 2008. Plot Tōru and Noburo are brothers of the Takagami family who have just returned to their late mother's hometown of Mitsukawa. Toru has Yin in his blood and is constantly targeted by the and other creatures lurking in Japan. When Tōru is targeted by one, his brother Noburo releases the Inari Okami, fox deity Kūgen Tenko who protects Tōru f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy Comedy
Fantasy comedy or comic fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy that is primarily humorous in intent and tone. Typically set in imaginary worlds, fantasy comedy often involves puns on, and parodies of, other works of fantasy. Literature The subgenre rose in the nineteenth century. Elements of fantasy comedy can be found in such nineteenth century works as some of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales, Charles Dickens' "Christmas Books", and Lewis Carroll's Alice (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland), Alice books."Humorous Fantasy" in David Pringle,ed, ''The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy'', (pp.31-33). London, Carlton,2006. The first writer to specialize in the subgenre was "Thomas Anstey Guthrie, F. Anstey" in novels such as ''Vice Versa (novel), Vice Versa'' (1882), where magic disrupts Victorian society with humorous results. Anstey's work was popular enough to inspire several imitations, including E. Nesbit's light-hearted children's fantasies, ''The Phoenix and the Carpet'' (1904) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yōkai
are a class of supernatural entities and Spirit (supernatural entity) , spirits in Japanese folklore. The kanji representation of the word comprises two characters that both mean "suspicious, doubtful", and while the Japanese name is simply the Japanese transliteration or pronunciation of the Chinese term ''yaoguai, yāoguài'' (which designates similarly strange creatures), some Japanese commentators argue that the word ''yōkai'' has taken on many different meanings in Japanese culture, including referring to a large number of uniquely Japanese creatures. are also referred to as , or . However, most Japanese generally think of the two loose classes of spirits as highly different, although some academics and Shinto practitioners acknowledge similarities within the seeming dichotomy between the natures of them and most ''kami'', which are generally regarded as relatively beneficent in comparison, and class the two as ultimately the same type of spirits of nature or of a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kami
are the Deity, deities, Divinity, divinities, Spirit (supernatural entity), spirits, mythological, spiritual, or natural phenomena that are venerated in the traditional Shinto religion of Japan. ''Kami'' can be elements of the landscape, forces of nature, beings and the qualities that these beings express, and/or the spirits of venerated dead people. Many ''kami'' are considered the ancient ancestors of entire Japanese clans, clans (some ancestors became ''kami'' upon their death if they were able to embody the values and virtues of ''kami'' in life). Traditionally, great leaders like the Emperor of Japan, Emperor could be or became ''kami''. In Shinto, ''kami'' are not separate from nature, but are of nature, possessing positive and negative, and good and evil characteristics. They are manifestations of , the interconnecting energy of the universe, and are considered exemplary of what humanity should strive towards. ''Kami'' are believed to be "hidden" from this world, and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rie Kugimiya
is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is best known for her voice performances in anime, which include Alphonse Elric in the '' Fullmetal Alchemist'' series, Kagura in '' Gintama'', and Happy in '' Fairy Tail'' and '' Edens Zero'', and in video games, such as Haruka Sawamura in the '' Yakuza'' series, Kiana Kaslana in '' Honkai Impact 3rd'', and Rise Kujikawa from ''Persona 4''. Because of her roles for characters such as Shana in '' Shakugan no Shana'', Louise in '' The Familiar of Zero'', Nagi Sanzenin in '' Hayate the Combat Butler'', Taiga Aisaka in '' Toradora!'', Aguri Madoka/Cure Ace in '' DokiDoki! PreCure'', and Aria Holmes Kanzaki in '' Aria the Scarlet Ammo'', some of her fans have nicknamed her the "Queen of Tsundere." She is currently represented by the talent agency I'm Enterprise. She was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 1st Seiyu Awards and for Best Actress in Supporting Role. She also won Best Actress in a Supporting Role wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yui Kano
is a Japanese voice actress from Sumida, Tokyo, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea .... She currently works for Aoni Production. She also starred in the live-action film Cat Girl Kiki. Anime cast in *'' Ayakashi ~ Japanese Classic Horror'' as Wominaheshi (Tenshu Monogatari) *'' Chrome Shelled Regios'' as Dalshena Che Matelna *'' Claymore'' as Carla *'' D.C.S.S. ~Da Capo Second Season~'' as Female Student *'' Gintama'' as Eromes *'' Glass Mask'' as Official (ep 23) *'' Gosick'' as Cecile Lafitte *'' Himawari!'' as Momota *'' Kamisama Kazoku'' as Female student (ep 1); Nurse (ep 6) *'' Lucky Star'' as Hikage Miyakawa *'' Nabari no Ou'' as Kazuho Amatatsu *'' One Piece'' as Ban Dedessinée, Ishilly, Chao, Lady Tree, Charlotte Marnier, Charlotte Custard and Charlot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players per side). Badminton is often played as a casual outdoor activity in a Yard (land), yard or on a beach; professional games are played on a rectangular indoor court. Points are scored by striking the shuttlecock with the racquet and landing it within the other team's half of the court, within the set boundaries. Each side may only strike the shuttlecock once before it passes over the net. Play ends once the shuttlecock has struck the floor or ground, or if a fault has been called by the umpire, service judge, or (in their absence) the opposing side. The shuttlecock is a feathered or (in informal matches) plastic projectile that flies differently from the balls used in many other sports. In particular, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takahiro Mizushima
is a Japanese voice actor and singer. When voicing adult games, he is known as . After leaving the former office AXL-ONE on March 31, 2022, he changed his stage name to "Daichū Mizushima" while keeping the kanji. Biography Mizushima is a former Japan Ground Self-Defense Force official. He entered the JGSDF Youth Technical School, a boarding school for boys, as a member of the 38th class of JGSDF students, and graduated in 1994. He has been a member of Production Baobab since around 2000, and left at the end of May 2011 to become a member of Axlone in June 2011. In 2012, he became an instructor at Axl Zero, a training school directly under the Axlone office. In 2014, he announced the start of his music career under the name TAKA, and made his debut as a singer with his first mini-album "Reflection" in March of the same year. Filmography Anime television ;2002 * '' Shrine of the Morning Mist'' – Tadahiro Amatsu * '' Crush Gear Turbo'' – Rudolf Steiner * '' Forza! Hidema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saori Hayami
is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with I'm Enterprise. As a singer, she is signed to Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Hayami won the 10th Seiyu Awards for Best Supporting Actress. Biography Hayami became interested in voice acting while attending elementary school. In 2004, she attended junior class of Nihon Narration Engi Kenkyūjo, a voice acting training school. Her career began when she passed an audition for I'm Enterprise in 2006, at the end of her second year in training school. Her voice acting debut was in the '' Indian Summer'' drama CD. In 2007, she made her anime debut and landed her first major role as Momoka Kawakabe, the main heroine in '' Touka Gettan''. Since then, she has been active in voicing many other characters in anime-related media and other voice acting works. She placed #2 in 2015 '' Newtype'' x Machi Asobi Anime Awards for Best Voice Actress while her character Yukino Yukinoshita won Best Female Character Award. She has been hosti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gender Differences In Spoken Japanese
The Japanese language has some words and some grammatical constructions associated with men or boys, while others are associated with women or girls. Such differences are sometimes called "gendered language". In Japanese, speech patterns associated with women are referred to as or , and those associated with men are referred to as . In general, the words and speech patterns associated with men are perceived as rough, vulgar, or abrupt, while those associated with women are considered more polite, more deferential, or "softer". Some linguists consider the description of "rough–soft continuum" more accurate than the description of "male–female continuum". For example, Eleanor Harz Jorden in '' Japanese: The Spoken Language'' refers to the styles as "blunt/gentle", rather than male/female. There are no gender differences in written Japanese (except in quoted speech), and almost no differences in polite speech ('' teineigo''). Conventional women's speech The word , which is usu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Pronouns
Japanese are words in the Japanese language used to address or refer to present people or things, where present means people or things that can be pointed at. The position of things (far away, nearby) and their role in the current interaction (goods, addresser, addressee, bystander) are features of the meaning of those words. The use of pronouns, especially when referring to oneself and speaking in the first person, vary between gender, formality, dialect and region where Japanese is spoken. According to some Western grammarians, pronouns are not a distinct part of speech in Japanese, but a subclass of nouns, since they behave grammatically just like nouns. Among Japanese grammarians, whether pronouns should be considered a distinct has varied. Some considered them distinct, while others thought they were only nouns. The of today has followed Iwabuchi Etsutarō's model, which does not recognize pronouns as a distinct part of speech, but merely a subclass of nouns (see ). U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuxing (Chinese Philosophy)
( zh, c=五行, p=wǔxíng), usually translated as Five Phases or Five Agents, is a fivefold conceptual scheme used in many traditional Chinese fields of study to explain a wide array of phenomena, including terrestrial and celestial relationships, influences, and cycles, that characterise the interactions and relationships within Science and technology in China, science, Traditional Chinese medicine, medicine, Confucianism, politics, Taoism, religion and social relationships and education within Chinese culture. The five agents are traditionally associated with the classical planets Mars, Mercury (planet), Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn as depicted in the #Etymology, etymological section below. In ancient Chinese astronomy and Chinese astrology, astrology, that spread throughout East Asia, was a reflection of the seven-day planetary order of Fire (wuxing), Fire, Water (wuxing), Water, Wood (wuxing), Wood, Metal (wuxing), Metal, Earth (wuxing), Earth.), they are Wood, Fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
