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Selector Infected Wixoss
''WIXOSS'' (pronounced ''whii-kros'') is a Japanese gacha strategy Trading Card Game created by Hobby Japan along with lead game designer Shouta Yasooka, and first published by Takara Tomy on April 2014 in Japan and on November 2021 for English audiences. The game has spawned a multimedia franchise produced as a collaboration between Takara Tomy, J.C.Staff, and Warner Bros. Entertainment Japan. The stories in multimedia revolves around the eponymous trading card game and follows girls known as Selectors who battle against each other in order to have their wishes granted. An anime television series by J.C.Staff, titled ''selector infected WIXOSS'', aired in Japan between April and June 2014, with a second season, ''selector spread WIXOSS'', airing between October and December 2014. A compilation film, titled ''selector destructed WIXOSS'', was released on February 13, 2016. A sequel anime television series, titled ''Lostorage incited WIXOSS'', aired from October to December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Fantasy
Dark fantasy, also called fantasy horror, is a subgenre of fantasy literary, artistic, and cinematic works that incorporates disturbing and frightening themes. The term is ambiguously used to describe stories that combine horror fiction, horror elements with one or other of the standard formulas of fantasy. Definition A strict definition for dark fantasy is difficult to pin down. Gertrude Barrows Bennett has been called "the woman who invented dark fantasy". Both Charles L. Grant''The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works, and Wonders'', Volume 1, edited by Gary Westfahl, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2005. and Karl Edward Wagner are credited with having coined the term "dark fantasy"—although both authors were describing different styles of fiction. Brian Stableford argues "dark fantasy" can be usefully defined as subgenre of stories that attempt to "incorporate elements of horror fiction" into the standard formulae of fantasy stories. Stableford a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nippon BS Broadcasting
() is a private satellite broadcasting station in Kanda, Tokyo, Japan. It is an independent television station and is a subsidiary of Bic Camera. Its channel name is BS11 (''BS Eleven'') and was BS11 Digital until March 31, 2011. It was founded as on August 23, 1999, changed its name to Nippon BS Broadcasting on February 28, 2007, and high-definition television broadcasts commenced on December 1, 2007. BS11 gives high priority to news programs, sports, K-drama, TV Show, anime including late night anime and 3D television 3D television (3DTV) is television that conveys depth perception to the viewer by employing techniques such as stereoscopy, stereoscopic display, free viewpoint television, multi-view display, or any other form of 3D display. Most modern 3D te ... programs. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AT-X (TV Network)
is a Japanese anime television network owned by AT-X, Inc. was founded on June 26, 2000 as a subsidiary of TV Tokyo Medianet, which is (in turn) owned by TV Tokyo. Its headquarters are in Minato, Tokyo. AT-X network has been broadcasting anime via satellite, cable, and IPTV since December 24, 1997. AT-X broadcasts many ''Comic Gum'' anime adaptations. ''Ikki Tousen'', ''Ah My Buddha'' and ''Juden Chan'' were shown on this channel first, before they were rebroadcast on Tokyo MX. Due to its status as a Pay television, premium channel, AT-X is also known for showing uncensored versions of several anime like ''Juden Chan'', ''Ah My Buddha'', ''Girls Bravo'', ''Elfen Lied'', ''Mahoromatic'', ''High School DxD'' and ''Redo of Healer'', which would normally get censored on free-to-air television because of the large amounts of mature content. Timeline * December 24, 1997 - AT-X begins broadcasting on DirecTV Japan, DirecTV Channel 270. * November 30, 1998 - Bandai Chara Net TV (own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Aichi
Aichi Television Broadcasting Company, Ltd. (TVA; ), also referred to as , with the callsigns JOCI-DTV (channel 10) is a Japanese television station A television station is a set of equipment managed by a business, organisation or other entity such as an amateur television (ATV) operator, that transmits video content and audio content via radio waves directly from a transmitter on the earth's s ... in Nagoya serving as the affiliate of the TX Network for the Aichi prefecture. TVA started broadcasting in 1983. Nikkei, Inc. is the biggest shareholder of TVA. Broadcasting Analog (as of 11/07/11 end date) JOCI-TV (1983/09/01-11/07/11) *Nagoya: Channel 25 *Toyohashi: Channel 52 Digital JOCI-DTV (2003/12/01) *Channel ID 10 *Nagoya: Channel 23 *Toyohashi: Channel 26 Programmes (times in JST) Now on air Past in Aichi Prefecture *:ja:ベニー・ヒル・ショー, Bakushō Chokuyunyū Benny Hill Show () - broadcasts The Benny Hill Show *Ōsu no Cosplay Monogatari () - features cosp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo MX
JOMX-DTV (channel 9), branded as Tokyo MX (officially stylized as TOKYO MX), is an independent station, independent television station in Tokyo, Japan, owned by the . It is the only television station that exclusively serves the city and parts of nearby prefectures. It competes with Nippon Television, TV Asahi, NHK General TV, NHK Educational TV, TBS Television (Japan), TBS TV, TV Tokyo, and Fuji TV, all of which are flagship (broadcasting), flagship stations of national networks. Tokyo MX was founded on April 30, 1993, and broadcasts commenced on November 1, 1995. Shareholders include the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo FM, Tokyo FM Broadcasting, and others. (MXTV is an associate company of Tokyo FM.) Every week, Tokyo MX airs the press conferences of the Governor of Tokyo. It is a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS). History Although Tokyo is at the center of Japan's media industry, the proliferation of independent television st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainichi Broadcasting System
JOOY-DTV (channel 4), branded as or (formerly known as from 1959 to 2011), is a Japanese television station serving as the Kansai region key station of the Japan News Network, owned-and-operated by a subsidiary of MBS Media Holdings with its studios being based in the Kita-ku ward of Osaka. From its sign on in 1959 to 2021, MBS operated as a unified broadcaster, with its radio and television operations being intact until 2017 when a major restructuring caused the operations to be held under the second incarnation of MBS. In 2021, the radio division was spun-off as a separate wholly-owned subsidiary. Overview MBS is a core station of the Japan News Network (JNN), with TBS TV as its key station. MBS is a member of the "Five Company Federation" (comprising it, TBS, HBC, CBC and RKB) and is also a major shareholder of TBS Holdings. It distributes G-Guide EPG data, and used to distribute analog G-Guide program data to Tokushima Prefecture, where the only commercial TV stati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime Limited
Anime Limited, also known as All the Anime, is a British anime distribution company based in Glasgow, Scotland. It releases anime for British, Irish, French and other European audiences. The company was established in 2012 by Andrew Partridge, best known from his role in Scotland Loves Anime. The company releases both old and new anime titles both on home video and theatrically, aided by the Scotland Loves Anime film festival. From 2015 to 2018, Anime Limited served as the distributors for Funimation in Britain & Ireland. History On 14 December 2012, Kazé UK representative and Scotland Loves Anime director Andrew Partridge launched the social media and website for Anime Limited, and stated that he would be launching a new anime distribution company in 2013, with a focus on collector style home video releases, and " evelopinga theatrical market for Japanese animation" in the British market. After reaching 1000 likes on its Facebook page, on 22 December 2012, Anime Limite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maiko Iuchi
is a Japanese composer and arranger. Much of her work is for video games and anime. Biography Iuchi was born in Hiroshima. She learned piano and percussion from a young age. As a high school student, she performed as a drummer in various bands. She graduated from the music design program at the Kunitachi College of Music and began her career working for video game hardware and software company SNK. In 2002, she left SNK to work for music production group I've as an outsource affiliate. In 2013 she became a full time employee at I've. In 2017 she retired from her full time position at the company but remained as a partner. As a composer, she has written music for many video games and anime series including the ''A Certain Magical Index'' series, ''A Certain Scientific Railgun is a Japanese manga series written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Motoi Fuyukawa, which began serialization in the April 2007 issue of ASCII Media Works' '' Dengeki Daioh'' magazine. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mari Okada
is a Japanese screenwriter, director and manga artist. She is one of the most prolific writers currently working in the anime industry. She won the 16th Animation Kobe Award. Among her credits, Okada is best known for her writing and producing work on acclaimed anime series and films, including '' Toradora!'', '' Anohana'', '' Gosick'', '' The Pet Girl of Sakurasou'', '' Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms'', and her original manga series and its anime adaptation '' O Maidens in Your Savage Season''. Early life Okada was born in Chichibu, Saitama. She has stated that she was often bullied at school and was thus truant to deal with social anxiety. She would consequently spend most of her time alone at home writing stories. She believes that it gradually helped with her anxiety and resocializing. She has also stated that no one in her life "had high hopes for her" and that, as a senior, she was repeatedly told that she “would not survive in the real world.” She went o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takuya Satō (director)
is a Japanese anime screenwriter and director. Works *'' Street Fighter II V'' (1995) Storyboard (ep 11), Animation Director (ep 1), Assistant Director *''Trigun'' (1998) Storyboard (ep 25) *'' Serial Experiments Lain'' (1998) Storyboard (ep 10) *'' NieA 7'' (2000) Director, Series Composition, Storyboard, Animation (OP/ED) *'' Princess Tutu'' (2002–2003) Script (6, 11) *'' The Twelve Kingdoms'' (2002–2003) Storyboard (episodes 3, 8, 19, 32) *''Midori Days'' (2004) Scenario, Screenplay (eps 2, 6, 9) *'' Strawberry Marshmallow'' (2005) Director, Series Composition, Script (eps 1–2), Storyboard (eps 1, 12) *''Fate/stay night'' (2006) Series Composition *'' Code-E'' (2007) Series Composition *'' Student Council's Discretion'' (2009) Director *'' Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works'' (2010) Screenplay *''Steins;Gate'' (2011) Director *'' Say "I love you"'' (2012) Director, Series Composition *'' Steins;Gate: The Movie − Load Region of Déjà Vu'' (2013) Chief director *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funimation
Funimation was an American Video on demand#Subscription models, subscription video on-demand Over-the-top media service, over-the-top Streaming media, streaming service. Launched in 2016, the service was one of the leading distributors of anime and other foreign entertainment properties in North America. It streamed popular series, such as ''Dragon Ball'', ''One Piece'', ''Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'', ''YuYu Hakusho'', ''My Hero Academia'', ''Attack on Titan'', ''Fairy Tail'', ''Black Clover'', ''Fruits Basket'', ''Assassination Classroom'' and ''Tokyo Ghoul'' among many others. The service and its parent company were acquired by Sony, who ran the service through Sony Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment from 2017 to 2019 and then through SPE and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex from 2019 to its closure in 2024. In 2021, Sony acquired Crunchyroll. In March 2022, Funimation Global Group, the service's parent company, was rebranded as Crunchyroll, LLC and a large ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
