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Ruri Rocks
, also known as ''Introduction to Mineralogy'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keiichirō Shibuya. The story features high school student Ruri, a girl who loves minerals and jewelry who meets graduate student Nagi, fostering an interest in mineralogy. It has been serialized in Enterbrain's manga magazine '' Harta'' since August 2019, with its chapters collected into six volumes as of July 2025. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Bind premiered in July 2025. Characters ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : Media Manga Written and illustrated by Keiichirō Shibuya, ''Ruri Rocks'' began serialization in Enterbrain's '' Harta'' magazine on August 10, 2019. The first volume was released on October 15, 2020. As of July 2025, six volumes have been released. Volumes Anime An anime television series adaptation was announced on September 11, 2024. It is produced by Studio Bind and directed by Shingo Fujii, with series composition handled by Mi ... [...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] |
Mineralogy
Mineralogy is a subject of geology specializing in the scientific study of the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical mineralogy, optical) properties of minerals and mineralized artifact (archaeology), artifacts. Specific studies within mineralogy include the processes of mineral origin and formation, classification of minerals, their geographical distribution, as well as their utilization. History Early writing on mineralogy, especially on gemstones, comes from ancient Babylonia, the ancient Greco-Roman world, ancient and medieval History of China, China, and Sanskrit texts from History of India, ancient India and the ancient Islamic world. Books on the subject included the ''Naturalis Historia, Natural History'' of Pliny the Elder, which not only described many different minerals but also explained many of their properties, and Kitab al Jawahir (Book of Precious Stones) by Persian scientist Al-Biruni. The German Renaissance specialist Georgius Agricola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadokawa Corporation
, formerly is a Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate based in Fujimi, Chiyoda, Tokyo. Created as a result of the merger of the original Kadokawa Corporation and Dwango (company), Dwango Co., Ltd. on October 1, 2014, the company has holdings in entertainment (including anime and video game studios), publishing, and real estate among other assets. Kadokawa is a member of the Motion Picture Association of Japan (MPPAJ) and is therefore one of the youngest of Japan's Big Four film studios. History The holding company known today as Kadokawa Corporation was originally founded in 1945 as Kadokawa Shoten, to "revitalize Japanese culture through publishing" in the postwar era. It was merged with Dwango (company), Dwango Co., Ltd. to form Kadokawa Dwango on October 1, 2014, and became a subsidiary of Kadokawa Dwango. In February 2019, Kadokawa Dwango announced that Dwango would stop being their subsidiary to be a direct subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation in a reorganizat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aniplus Asia
Aniplus Inc. () is a South Korean television channel and anime distributor. Founded in 2004, the company also operates different businesses including a video on demand platform and a merchandising arm in its own country. Aniplus is owned by JJ MediaWorks, a VOD service provider. It distributes its programs outside its own platforms to clients such as Netflix and Coupang Play. History The company originally started as a television station called SBN TV. Originally owned by C& Group, its parent company dissolved due to a liquidity crisis. JJ MediaWorks acquired the station in July 2009 and renamed the company to Aniplus Inc. the following month. The company launched the Aniplus television channel on December 7, 2009. Seung-Taek Jeon, the CEO of JJ MediaWorks, became the new CEO of Aniplus following the acquisition. Aniplus launched an independent television feed for Southeast Asia called Aniplus Asia in 2013. The following year, Aniplus established its subsidiary Plus Media Netw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rei Yasuda
Rachel Rhodes (born April 15, 1993), known professionally as , is a Japanese singer and model. She portrayed and co-voiced the character Lumi, the fictional lead vocalist of Genki Rockets in 2006. She debuted as a solo singer in 2013. Early life and education Rachel Rhodes was born in North Carolina, United States on April 15, 1993, but moved to Japan at the age of 3. She attended an American school at Yokota Air Base. Rhodes is a hāfu from an American father who was from Michigan and a Japanese mother and is fluent in both English and Japanese. When Rhodes was in first grade, she was inspired to become a singer after hearing her mother listening to " First Love" by Hikaru Utada. She was later influenced by Mariya Takeuchi and Love Psychedelico. When she was in third grade she listened to American R&B artists Alicia Keys and Usher. Her younger brother is model Musashi Rhodes. Career 2006–2013: Genki Rockets Yasuda first began modeling in 2006, and appeared in a promo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Series Composition
A head writer is a person who oversees the team of writers on a television or radio series. The title is common in the soap opera genre, as well as with sketch comedies and talk shows that feature monologues and comedy skits. In fictional comedy or drama TV shows, this is generally performed by an executive producer, who is usually also the showrunner. Overview The head writer conceives and outlines the long-term story of a scripted television or radio series. In daytime television, the over-arcing storylines are broken out into daily episodes, which are individually outlined by particular writers, and fleshed out with dialogue by others. In prime-time series, individual staff or freelance writers briefed with any long-term storylines generally pitch their episode ideas to the head writer/executive producer. The writer develops their ideas into an outline and a script, which is subsequently edited and revised by the series' entire writing team during the production process. Some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. In applying statistics to a s ... and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002. The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets () and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations. Results are announced every Tuesday and published in ''Oricon Style'' by subsidiary Oricon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic Natalie
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 opti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misuzu Yamada
is a Japanese voice actress from Tottori Prefecture who is affiliated with Link Plan. She started her career in 2020, and in 2021 played her first main role as Koshi Nagumo in the anime television series ''Mother of the Goddess' Dormitory''. She is also known for voicing Earnest Flaming in ''Classroom for Heroes'' and Michela McFarlane in ''Reign of the Seven Spellblades''. Biography During her high school years, Yamada was a member of her school's archery and broadcasting clubs. Her first involvement in the voice acting industry came in 2015 when, during her second year of high school, she was selected to represent Tottori Prefecture in a national voice acting competition. Prior to starting her voice acting career, she worked as a nursery school teacher in Tokyo. She became affiliated with the talent agency Link Plan after training at a voice acting school run by the agency Pro-Fit. In 2021, Yamada played her first main role in an anime series, voicing the protagonist Koshi Nag ... [...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] |
Yume Miyamoto
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and tarento. She is affiliated with Himawari Theatre Group. Debuting as an actress during her early childhood, she would then begin acting in television dramas, live-action films, and dubs of foreign movies. As a voice actress, she is known for her roles as Megumi Amatsuka in ''GJ Club'', Rumia Tingel in ''Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor'', and Rikka Takarada in ''SSSS.Gridman''. She also voiced Lilo in the Japanese dub of the cartoon series ''Lilo & Stitch: The Series'' and List of Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger characters#Zenkaigers, Magine / Zenkai Magine in ''Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger''. Biography Miyamoto was born in Fukuoka on January 22, 1997. She joined the Himawari Theatre Group at the age of four, and moved to Tokyo at the age of six. She debuted as an actress in the television program '':ja:Hamidashikeiji Jounetsukei, Hamidashikeiji Jounetsukei'', and she would then appear in the series '':ja:愛の家〜泣き虫サトと7人の ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asami Seto
is a Japanese voice actress currently affiliated with StarCrew. Her debut role was as Yoshino Takatsuki in '' Wandering Son'', with major roles including Raphtalia in '' The Rising of the Shield Hero'', Mai Sakurajima in the '' Rascal Does Not Dream'' series, Asuka Takizawa/Cure Flamingo in '' Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure'', Chihaya Ayase in '' Chihayafuru'', Shoko Sashinami in '' Valvrave the Liberator'', Asagi Aiba in '' Strike the Blood'', Mirage Farina Jenius in '' Macross Delta'', Nobara Kugisaki in '' Jujutsu Kaisen'' and Konatsu Miyamoto in '' Tari Tari''. Filmography Anime ;2011 *'' Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day'' as young Atsumu Matsuyuki *'' Chihayafuru'' as Chihaya Ayase *'' Dog Days'' as Amelita Tremper *'' Ro-Kyu-Bu!'' as Kagetsu Hakamada *'' Wandering Son'' as Yoshino Takatsuki ;2012 *'' Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne'' as Lan *'' Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic'' as Ri Seishun *'' Senki Zesshō Symphogear'' as Aoi Tomosato *'' Tari Tari'' as Konatsu Miyamoto ; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
