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Sawa Ishige
is a Japanese voice actress. Filmography Anime 1999 *Pop Harukaze in Ojamajo Doremi (Magical Doremi) *Takako Takakura in Magic User's Club 2000 *Paiway Underberg in Vandread *Chiyo in InuYasha *Satoko Takanashi in Gate Keepers 2001 *Norma in Little Snow Fairy Sugar 2002 *Sinobu Amou in The King of Fighters EX2: Howling Blood *Izumi Orimoto ( Zoe Orimoto) in Digimon Frontier 2003 *Sho-gun in Stratos 4 2005 *Haruna Saotome in Negima *Loco in MÄR *Tomoko Egawa in Gokujou Seitokai *Yuuna Kashiwagi and Yuuma Kashiwagi in Pani Poni Dash! *Minami Shibuya in Hell Girl *Meryl Tyler in SoltyRei 2006 *Yumiko in Gunbuster (DVD appendix part) 2008 *Benika Jūzawa in Kure-nai *Kosuzu Sakurazaki / Tanpopo in Sumeba Miyako no Cosmos-Sou *Ikue Ogawa in High School Girls *Madoka in Otomedius *Gelato in Hamtaro *Mari in Dream C Club 2017 *Haruna Saotome in UQ Holder! ''UQ Holder!'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. It was serialize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiba Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the northwest, and Tokyo to the west. Chiba (city), Chiba is the capital and largest city of Chiba Prefecture, with other major cities including Funabashi, Matsudo, Ichikawa, Chiba, Ichikawa and Kashiwa. Chiba Prefecture is located on Japan's eastern Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast to the east of Tokyo, and is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, the most populous metropolitan area in the world. Chiba Prefecture largely consists of the Bōsō Peninsula, which encloses the eastern side of Tokyo Bay and separates it from Kanagawa Prefecture. Chiba Prefecture is home to Narita International Airport, the Tokyo Disney Resort, and the Keiyō Industrial Zone. Etymology The name of Chiba Prefecture in Japanese is formed from two kanji char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pani Poni Dash!
, also known by the title of its anime adaptation, , is a Japanese manga series by Hekiru Hikawa that uses parody, frequently referencing Japanese and American pop-culture in many ways. It mainly follows child prodigy Rebecca Miyamoto, an MIT graduate newly hired as a homeroom teacher at Peach Moon Academy, where she deals with the antics of the Class 1-C students during everyday school life. The manga was serialized in Square Enix's '' G Fantasy'' between the November 2000 and October 2011 issues, and the chapters are collected in 17 ''tankōbon'' volumes. A 26-episode anime television series adaptation aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between July 4 and December 26, 2005 with its title renamed as ''Pani Poni Dash!''. The anime is licensed by Funimation in North America. There have also been several drama CDs created based on the TV series and manga. A special OVA was released with a DVD box set containing the anime series on April 15, 2009 in Japan. Plot ''Pani Poni Dash!''s c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Births
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** In 1979, the United States officially severed diplomatic ties with the Republic of China (Taiwan). This decision marked a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy, turning to view the People's Republic of China as the sole legitimate representative of China. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 6 – Geylang Bahru family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Train Named Hope
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version is often written in one of two forms: the double-storey and single-storey . The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English, '' a'' is the indefinite article, with the alternative form ''an''. Name In English, the name of the letter is the ''long A'' sound, pronounced . Its name in most other languages matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. History The earliest known ancestor of A is ''aleph''—the first letter of the Phoenician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Things That Want To Be Told
Things or The Things may refer to: Music * ''Things'' (album), by Uri Caine and Paolo Fresu, 2006 * "Things" (Bobby Darin song), 1962; covered by Ronnie Dove, 1975 * "Things", a song by Joe Walsh from '' There Goes the Neighborhood'', 1981 * "Things", a song by John Cale from ''HoboSapiens'', 2003 * "Things", a song by Split Enz, 1979 * "Things", a song by Paul Westerberg from '' 14 Songs'', 1993 * "The Things", a song by Audio Bullys from ''Ego War'', 2003 Literature * ''Things'', a 1914 novel by Alice Duer Miller * '' Things: A Story of the Sixties'' (), a 1965 novel by Georges Perec * "Things", a 1970 short story by Ursula K. Le Guin, originally published as "The End" in the 1970 anthology '' Orbit 6'', edited by Damon Knight * ''Things'', a 1981 picture book by Roger Hargreaves * ''The Things'', a 1994 novel by Martyn Godfrey * ''Things'', a 1997 novel by Rodman Philbrick and Lynn Harnett, the second installment in the ''Visitors'' trilogy * "The Things" (short story), a 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UQ Holder!
''UQ Holder!'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 2013 to 2016 and later transferred to ''Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine'', where it was serialized from 2016 to 2022. Set several generations later in the world of his previous work ''Negima! Magister Negi Magi'', it follows the adventures of Tōta Konoe, a young boy who is transformed into a vampire and joins a secret society composed of immortal beings. Plot Tōta Konoe, the grandson of Negi Springfield, aspires to leave his village and live life in the city of Shin-Tokyo, which has a tower structure rising into space. When he is mortally wounded by a bounty hunter who was hunting after his guardian, Yukihime. He discovers he has been made into an immortal vampire by Yukihime, a 700-year-old vampire mage Evangeline A.K. McDowell. Picking up another boy named Kuromaru along the way, they go to a place outside Shin-Tokyo where Yuk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dream C Club
is a dating sim video game developed by Tamsoft and published by D3 Publisher for the Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, and PlayStation 3. The game was released in Japan only on August 27, 2009. Gameplay The player's goal of the game is to achieve a happy ending with a hostess working at the club by repeatedly visiting her there and eventually winning her heart. Visiting the club costs money which is raised by doing part-time jobs which are performed by the player simply selects one work option from among two to four, after which the result of player's work is immediately displayed and money is collected. Money is spent on club entrance, drinks purchased there for both the player and a selected hostess, and on gifts for hostesses. The majority of the game is spent at the club one-on-one with a hostess of player's choice, trying to raise her level of affection for the player by answering her questions in a favorable way, giving her desired presents, and scoring high on mini-games w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamtaro
''Hamtaro'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga and storybook series created and illustrated by Ritsuko Kawai about a hamster. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Shōgaku Ninensei'' (''Second Grade'') magazine in April 1997; more ''Hamtaro'' stories would later be added into the other grade-level magazines, as well as in '' Ciao''. The series focuses on a hamster named Hamtaro, who has a variety of adventures with other hamsters known as the "Ham-Hams" ("Hamuchans" in the Japanese version). Viz Media published the manga adaptations and storybooks in English. Multiple anime adaptations were produced by TMS Entertainment and aired on TV Tokyo. The first series was dubbed in English by The Ocean Group. Plot The series revolves around a hamster named Hamtaro, who is owned by a 10-year-old girl named Laura Haruna (Hiroko Haruna in the Japanese/Original version). Curious by nature, he ventures out each day to make friends and go on adventures with a clan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otomedius
is a side-scrolling shooter video game by Konami which features personification of space fighters from various Konami games. The game's title is a pun, being a portmanteau of the terms " Otome" and " Gradius", with a set of equipment resembling space fighters from ''Gradius''. ''Otomedius'' was released as an arcade game in Japan on October 15, 2007. It received an Xbox 360 port titled ''Otomedius Gorgeous!'' in 2008. A sequel, '' Otomedius Excellent'', was released in 2011. Versions ''Otomedius'' is Konami's first arcade shooter since '' Gradius IV: Resurrection'' in 1999. The arcade title was announced in AOU2007 Amusement Expo on February 16, 2006, with test version available. Unlike previous Konami's arcade shooters, player can continue after losing all lives using a single credit. Player can choose which stage to play, with maximum of three stages playable using 1 credit. There are 4 stages in each game, with 4 (normal, hard, expert, ultimate) difficulty settings. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High School Girls
is a Japanese manga series, created by Towa Oshima, which was originally serialized in Futabasha's ''Weekly Manga Action'' magazine from 2001, and then subsequently '' Comic High!'' from 2004. It was adapted in 2006 into an anime television series, entitled , which premiered in Japan on April 3, 2006, and completed its 12-episode run on June 19, 2006. It was produced by Genco, animated by ARMS, written by Hideki Shirane, and directed by Yoshitaka Fujimoto (director of the anime '' Cyber Team in Akihabara'' and '' Nuku Nuku TV''). A ''Girl's High'' PlayStation 2 video game, was made and released in late September 2006. The manga series was published in North America by DrMaster (formerly ComicsOne), whereas the anime was distributed across the region by Media Blasters, which released the series under the name ''Girl's High'' with no English dub available. The series premiered on Toku in the United States in January 2016. Plot Eriko and her friends Yuma and Ayano are exci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kure-nai
is a Japanese light novel series by Kentarō Katayama, with illustrations by Yamato Yamamoto. A manga adaptation started serialization in the first issue of ''Jump Square'' magazine and had its last chapter published in the June 2012 issue. An anime adaptation by Brain's Base aired in Japan from April 3, 2008, to June 19, 2008. Plot Orphaned sixteen-year-old high school student Shinkurō Kurenai, a specialist in settling squabbles between people, is one day approached by his employer Benika Jūzawa with the seven-year-old daughter of a powerful plutocratic family asking him to be the child's bodyguard. Characters ; : :The main protagonist of the series and is a student at a local high school. Despite his looks and easygoing personality, he is a capable and strong worker who works for Benika as a dispute mediator. When he was young, he lost his family in a terrorist attack. As a result, he became withdrawn from the world until he met Benika. He wished to be as strong as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
