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Sailor Stars
''Sailor Moon Sailor Stars'', or simply ''Sailor Stars'', is the fifth and final season of ''Sailor Moon'', a Japanese magical girl anime series based on the ''Sailor Moon'' manga series by Naoko Takeuchi; the season was directed by Takuya Igarashi and produced by Toei Animation. Like the rest of the ''Sailor Moon'' series, it follows the adventures of Usagi Tsukino and her fellow Sailor Guardians. The season is divided into two story arcs, with the first 6 episodes consisting of a self-contained arc exclusive to the anime in which the Sailor Guardians encounter Queen Nehelenia again. The remaining 28 episodes adapt material from the "Stars" arc of the manga, in which the Sailor Guardians meet up with the Sailor Starlights, led by Princess Kakyuu. They discover that Sailor Galaxia, the leader of the " Shadow Galactica" organization and a corrupted Sailor Guardian, plans to increase her powers and rule the Milky Way. The season began broadcasting on TV Asahi on March 9, 1996 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Asahi
JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as , and better known as , is a Japanese television station serving the Kanto region as the flagship station of the All-Nippon News Network. It is owned-and-operated by the a subsidiary of , itself controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Company. Its studios are located in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo. TV Asahi is one of the "Big Six" broadcasters based in Tokyo, alongside Nippon Television, TBS, TV Tokyo, NHK General TV, and Fuji Television. History Pre-launch After NHK General TV, Nippon TV, and TBS TV were launched in 1953 and 1955, TV has become an important medium in Japan. However, most of the programs that were aired at that time were vulgar which caused well-known critic Sōichi Ōya to mention in a program that TV made people in Japan "a nation of 100 million idiots"; those criticisms already gave birth to the idea of opening an education-focused TV station. On February 17, 1956, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued freq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viz Media
Viz Media, LLC is an American entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco, California, focused on publishing manga, and distribution and licensing Japanese anime, films, and television series. The company was founded in 1986 as Viz, LLC. In 2005, Viz and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current Viz Media, which is owned by Japanese publishing conglomerates Shueisha and Shogakukan, as well as Japanese production company Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (ShoPro). In 2017, Viz Media was the largest publisher of graphic novels in the United States in the bookstore market, with a 23% share of the market. History Founding Seiji Horibuchi, originally from Tokushima Prefecture in Shikoku, Japan, moved to California, United States in 1975. After living in the suburbs for almost two years, he moved to San Francisco, where he started a business exporting American cultural items to Japan, and became a writer of cultural information. He also became interested in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadokawa Shoten
, formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing based in Tokyo, Japan. It became an internal division of Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2013. Kadokawa publishes manga, light novels, manga anthology magazines such as '' Monthly Asuka'' and '' Monthly Shōnen Ace'', and entertainment magazines such as '' Newtype''. Since its founding, Kadokawa has expanded into the multimedia sector, namely in video games (as Kadokawa Games) and in live-action and animated films (as Kadokawa Pictures). History Kadokawa Shoten was established on November 10, 1945, by Genyoshi Kadokawa. The company's first publication imprint, Kadokawa Bunko, was published in 1949. The company went public on April 2, 1954. In 1975, Haruki Kadokawa became the president of Kadokawa Shoten, following Genyoshi Kadokawa's death. On April 1, 2003, Kadokawa Shoten was renamed to Kadokawa Holdings, transferring the existing publishing businesses to Kadokawa Shoten. On July 1, 2006, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newtype
is a monthly magazine originating from Japan covering anime and, to a lesser extent, manga, voice actors, science fiction, , and video games. It was launched by publishing company Kadokawa Shoten on March 8, 1985, and has since been released in Japan on the 10th of every month. ''Newtype Korea'' was formerly published in South Korea. Spin-off publications of ''Newtype'' also exist in Japan, such as ''Newtype Hero'' and ''Newtype the Live'', which are dedicated to and ''NewWORDS'', which is geared toward a more adult market, as well as numerous limited-run versions such as ''Clamp Newtype''. An English language version, ''Newtype USA'', was published in North America between 2002 and 2008. The magazine's name comes from the " Newtypes" in the Universal Century timeline of the ''Gundam'' series, specifically ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' (1979) and its sequel '' Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'' (1985). ''Newtype'' launched a week after ''Zeta Gundam'' began airing on March 2, 1985. Content ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryōta Yamaguchi
is a Japanese people, Japanese anime screenwriter often associated with Studio Deen, Toei Animation, and Sunrise (company), Sunrise. He penned a number of scripts for Sunrise's anime TV series ''The Vision of Escaflowne'', as well as writing the movie version, ''Escaflowne (movie), Escaflowne: A Girl in Gaea'' with animation director, director Kazuki Akane. He also worked on scripts for the 2002 ''Kanon (visual novel), Kanon'' anime television series. His other major works include ''Ranma ½'', ''Sailor Moon Sailor Stars'', ''Cutey Honey Flash'', ''Digimon Data Squad, Digimon Savers'', ''DokiDoki! PreCure'', and ''Blue Exorcist''. Anime Television * series head writer denoted in bold *''Madö King Granzört'' (1989): as Shizumu Higa *''Mashin Hero Wataru, Mashin Hero Wataru 2'' (1991): as Shizumu Higa *''Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei'' (1992) *''Ranma ½, Ranma ½ Nettohen'' (1992) *''Super Zugan'' (1992–1993) *''Shippū! Iron Leaguer'' (1993–1994) *''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agency For Cultural Affairs
The is a special body of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). It was set up in 1968 to promote Japanese arts and culture. The agency's budget for FY 2018 rose to ¥107.7 billion. Overview The agency's Cultural Affairs Division disseminates information about the arts within Japan and internationally, and the Cultural Properties Protection Division protects the nation's cultural heritage. The Cultural Affairs Division is concerned with such areas as art and culture promotion, art copyrights, and improvements in the national language. It also supports both national and local arts and cultural festivals, and it funds traveling cultural events in music, theater, dance, art exhibitions, and film-making. Special prizes are offered to encourage young artists and established practitioners, and some grants are given each year to enable them to train abroad. The agency funds national museums of modern art in Kyoto and Tokyo and The National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonlight Densetsu
is a song that served as an opening theme for the anime series, ''Sailor Moon''. The song's original version was released in Japan on March 21, 1992, on a split single by Dali and Misae Takamatsu titled . The Dali recording of "Moonlight Densetsu" served as the opening theme for the first two seasons of ''Sailor Moon''s anime adaptation. Another version of "Moonlight Densetsu" by Moon Lips was the opening theme of the next two ''Sailor Moon'' anime seasons. The English dubbed ''Sailor Moon'' broadcast in North America adopted an English cover version with rewritten lyrics. Reception The song "Moonlight Densetsu" was a big hit in Japan. In 1995, the original 1992 single by Dali et al. was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan. An online survey conducted in 2008 by Goo recognized it as the most popular song from an anime series for karaoke from 1991 to 2000. "Moonlight Densetsu" won first place in the Song category in Animage's 15th and 16th Anime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alisa Mizuki
is a Japanese actress and singer. She began her career as a child model and gained attention for starring in commercials for Fujifilm, Fujicolor, among other brands, in the early 1990s. She released her debut single "Densetsu no Shōjo" in 1991, for which she won the Newcomer Award at the 33rd Japan Record Awards. Mizuki has recorded material penned by Yumi Matsutoya, Anri and Tetsuya Komuro, the latter of whom produced her signature song, "Too Shy Shy Boy!". Mizuki made her film debut in ''Chōshōjo Reiko, Reiko, Psyche Resurrected'' (1991), which garnered her the Japan Academy Film Prize for Newcomer of the Year. As an actress, she is best known for her portrayal of Izumi Asakura in the comedy series ''Nurse no Oshigoto'' (1996–2002), which spawned a feature film. She was further nominated for a Japan Academy Film Prize for her lead role in ''My House (film), My House'' (2003). In 2010, Mizuki set the Guinness World Records, Guinness World Record for being the leading act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaze Mo Sora Mo Kitto
is a song performed by Japanese recording artist Arisa Mizuki, featured as the seventh track on her third compilation album, '' Fiore II''. It was released on April 20, 1996 as the second single from the album. Written by Chika Ueda, the song served as ending theme for the final season of the TV Asahi anime ''Sailor Moon'', ''Sailor Stars''. Two versions of the song were used on the show: an initial version, arranged by Takao Konishi (episodes 167-172), and the actual single version (episodes 173-199), arranged by Hiroyuki Ōtsuki. Chart performance "Kaze mo Sora mo Kitto..." debuted on the 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 ... Weekly Singles chart at number 24 with 14,130 copies sold in its first week. The single charted for three weeks and has sold a tota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sailor Star Song
is a single by Japanese singer Kae Hanazawa. It served as an opening theme song for the fifth and final season of the ''Sailor Moon'' anime series, ''Sailor Moon Sailor Stars''. The song is written by original creator and mangaka Naoko Takeuchi, composed by Masaki Araki, and arranged by Hal. The single was released on April 20, 1996, alongside . Track listing #"Sailor Star Song" – Kae Hanazawa (3:51) #* Lyrics: Naoko Takeuchi, Composition: Masaki Araki, Arrangement: Hal #"A Better Morning will Come" – Kae Hanazawa (4:12) #* Lyrics: Yuhiro Nakata, Composition: Kiyōka Chiho, Arrangement: Hal #"Sailor Star Song" (Instrumental) (3:51) #"A Better Morning will Come" (Instrumental) (4:12) Other versions *Hong Kong singer Michelle Hui provided a Cantonese version of the song for the Hong Kong version of the anime in 1998. *Japanese voice actress and singer Mitsuko Horie provided a version of the song for the ''Sailor Moon'' 20th Anniversary Memorial Tribute Album in 2014. *Japane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theme Music
Theme music is a musical composition which is often written specifically for radio programming, television shows, video games, or films and is usually played during the title sequence, opening credits, closing credits, and in some instances at some point during the program. The purpose of a theme song is often similar to that of a leitmotif. The phrase theme song or signature tune may also be used to refer to a signature song that has become especially associated with a particular performer or dignitary, often used as they make an entrance. Purpose From the 1950s onwards, theme music, and especially theme songs also became a valuable source of additional revenue for Hollywood film studios, many of which launched their own recording arms. This period saw the beginning of more methodical cross-promotion of music and movies. One of the first big successes, which proved very influential, was the theme song for ''High Noon'' (1952). Types Television Theme music has been a featur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tubi TV
Tubi (stylized as tubi) is an American over-the-top ad-supported streaming television service owned by Fox Corporation since 2020. The service was launched on April 1, 2014, and is based in Los Angeles, California. In 2023, Tubi, Credible Labs, and a few other Fox digital assets were placed into a new division known as the Tubi Media Group. In May 2024, it was reported to have 80 million monthly active users. As of January 2025, it is reported to have 97 million monthly active users. The service was ranked 33rd in ''Fast Company''s "The World's 50 Most Innovative Companies of 2025". History Tubi was founded by Farhad Massoudi and Thomas Ahn Hicks of AdRise in San Francisco, launching in 2014 as a free service under the name Tubi TV. In May 2017, they raised US$20 million in a round of funding from Jump Capital, Danhua Capital, Cota Capital, and Foundation Capital. In June 2019, Tubi announced that it had over 20 million active monthly users, and later in September, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
