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Sewayaki Kitsune No Senko-san
is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by Rimukoro. It has been serialized online via Kadokawa Shoten's Comic Newtype website since October 2017 and has been collected in twelve ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Doga Kobo aired on AT-X and Tokyo MX from April to June 2019. Plot Kuroto Nakano is a young salaryman with a very unhappy and stressful life, almost entirely occupied by his job at the company for which he works. One night, after yet another day spent overworking, the moment he opens the door of his home he finds a seemingly young girl with fox ears and a tail cooking dinner for him – her name is Senko, an 800-year-old fox demigod. Senko has been sent to Earth from the spirit world to relieve Kuroto from his unhappy life and help him find happiness again. Characters ; : : Senko is an 800-year-old kitsune sent from the spirit world to relieve Kuroto from his overworked and stressful life. She moves into Kuroto's home ... [...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] |
Japanese Honorifics
The Japanese language makes use of a system of honorific speech, called , which includes honorific suffixes and prefixes when talking to, or referring to others in a conversation. Suffixes are often gender-specific at the end of names, while prefixes are attached to the beginning of many nouns. Honorific suffixes also indicate the speaker's level, their relationship, and are often used alongside other components of Japanese honorific speech.Reischauer, Edwin O. (2002). Encyclopedia of Japan. Tōkyō: NetAdvance Inc. Honorific suffixes are generally used when referring to the person someone is talking to or third persons, and are not used when referring to oneself. The omission of suffixes indicates that the speaker has known the addressee for a while, or that the listener joined the company or school at the same time or later. Common honorifics The most common honorifics include: ''San'' , sometimes pronounced in Kansai dialect, is the most commonplace honorific and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayane Sakura
is a Japanese voice actress. She is affiliated with Aoni Production. Her roles included Natsumi Koshigaya in '' Non Non Biyori'', Shiromi Iori in '' Blue Archive'', Secre Swallowtail in '' Black Clover'', Ochaco Uraraka in '' My Hero Academia'', Tsubaki Sawabe in '' Your Lie in April'', Iroha Isshiki in '' My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected'', Suzuka Dairenji in ''Tokyo Ravens'', Nagato-class, Sendai-class, Kuma, Tama, Shimakaze in ''Kantai Collection'', Cocoa Hoto in '' Is the Order a Rabbit?'', Ran Mitake in '' BanG Dream!'', Clarisse in '' Granblue Fantasy'', Yotsuba Nakano in '' The Quintessential Quintuplets'', Hasuki Komai in '' Boarding School Juliet'', Nao Tomori in '' Charlotte'', Rinne in '' Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live'' and '' King of Prism'', Yae Sakura in '' Honkai Impact 3rd'', Prinz Eugen in '' Azur Lane'', Gabi Braun in '' Attack on Titan: The Final Season'', Ephnel in '' SoulWorker'', Yae Miko in '' Genshin Impact'', and Fiona Frost in ''Spy × ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maaya Uchida
is a Japanese actress and singer who works for I'm Enterprise. She won the Best Rookie Actress Award at the 8th Seiyu Awards. She is best known for her roles such as Fischl in ''Genshin Impact'', Rikka Takanashi in ''Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions'', Irina Shido in ''High School DxD'', Hiyori Iki in '' Noragami'', Ranko Kanzaki in ''The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls'' and Catarina Claes in '' My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!''. She debuted as a singer in 2014 under Pony Canyon with the song " Soushou Innocence". Her best-selling single is youthful beautiful. With her rising success, she also participated in many music festivals and held one-man lives in large venues such as Yoyogi National Gymnasium two days with 13,291 capacity and Nippon Budokan with 14,471 capacity. As an actress, she debuted in '' Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger'' with the role of Hakase Hiroyo. She is the older sister of Yuma Uchida. Biography While in elementary school, she had a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Campbell (voice Actor)
Aaron Campbell (born September 17, 1991) is an American voice actor, most known for his voice work in English dubs of Japanese anime, particularly those associated with Funimation. Notable roles include Madoka from ''Chainsaw Man,'' Perospero and Napoleon from ''One Piece,'' Red from '' Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside,'' Majestic and Kotaro Shimura from ''My Hero Academia,'' Gauma from ''SSSS.Dynazenon,'' Aizo Shibasaki from ''Heroines Run the Show,'' Makoto Shibe from '' Tomodachi Game,'' Kuroto Nakano from '' The Helpful Fox Senko-san,'' Itsuki Aoyama from '' Stand My Heroes,'' Taichi Narata from ''Kageki Shojo!!'' and Morisawa Chiaki from ''Ensemble Stars!''. Career Following his graduation from Drury University with a degree in Theatre and Multimedia Production and Journalism, Campbell served as a news anchor and reporter at FOX 5 KRBK from 2014 to 2017. Campbell later obtained his M.F.A in Acting at Southern Methodist Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junichi Suwabe
is a Japanese voice actor from Tokyo. He is affiliated with Haikyō. His popular roles include Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez in ''Bleach'', Omega Zero in '' Megaman Zero 3'', Keigo Atobe in ''The Prince of Tennis'', Victor Nikiforov in '' Yuri!!! on ICE'', Freed Justine in '' Fairy Tail'', Masataka Ninomiya in '' World Trigger'', Yami Sukehiro in ''Black Clover'', Sentinel Prime in '' Transformers: Animated'' & ''Transformers One'', Ryomen Sukuna in ''Jujutsu Kaisen'', Archer in ''Fate/stay night'', Ren Jinguji in '' Uta no Prince-sama'', Undertaker in '' Black Butler'', Leone Abbacchio in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind'', Daiki Aomine in '' Kuroko's Basketball'', Jurota Shishida and Shōta Aizawa in ''My Hero Academia'', Dandy in ''Space Dandy'', Bercouli Synthesis One in ''Sword Art Online'', Akira Hayama in '' Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma'', Dark Choco Cookie in '' Cookie Run: Kingdom'', Shoei Barou in '' Blue Lock'', Oda Sakunosuke in ''Bungo Stray Dogs'' and Ry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristen McGuire
Kristen Maegan McGuire (born August 27, 1985) is an American voice actress. She started as a comic book artist, before later joining Funimation as a voice actress. Some of her noteworthy roles for Funimation and Sentai Studios include Milim Nava in ''That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime'', Akane Kurokawa in ''Oshi no Ko'', Ruri in '' Dr. Stone'', Chiyo Kurihara in ''Prison School'', Senko in '' The Helpful Fox Senko-san'', and Alice in '' The Duke of Death and His Maid''. Biography McGuire started working professionally as a comic artist. She was later invited to a comic book convention as a guest of honor, where she met a voice actor with Funimation. After hearing Funimation offered open auditions, she decided to apply. Five months later in June 2013, she was asked to come in for an audition, where she was cast as minor characters in a Funimation dub. Personal life McGuire was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 21. In 2021, McGuire became engaged with fellow voice acto ... [...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] |
Azumi Waki
is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo who is affiliated with Haikyō. She debuted in 2015, playing the role of Sanae Katagiri in the video game '' The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls''. She is also known for her roles as Lapis Rosenberg in '' The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie'', Galko in '' Please Tell Me! Galko-chan'', Steyr AUG in '' Girls' Frontline'', Maika Sakuranomiya in '' Blend S'', Special Week in '' Uma Musume Pretty Derby'', and Senko in '' The Helpful Fox Senko-san''. In January 2020, she made her debut as a solo singer under Nippon Columbia. Biography Waki was born in Tokyo. She has three older siblings. Although she had been interested in anime since she was young, she initially dreamed of becoming a flight attendant. She continued pursuing this dream after entering junior high school, although she gave up upon reaching high school because she felt that her English language skills were inadequate. At the age of 13, as her interest in anime gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitsune
The , in popular Japanese tradition, are foxes or fox spirits that possess supernatural abilities such as shapeshifting, and capable of bewitching people. General overview , though literally a 'fox', becomes in folklore a ' fox spirit', or perhaps a type of . They are ascribed with intelligence and magical or supernatural powers, especially so with long-living foxes. The ''kitsune'' exhibit the ability of , or transforming its shape and appearance, like the '' tanuki'' as well as the ability to , i.e. beguile or bewitch; these terms are related to the generic term meaning "spectre" or "goblin". Another scholar ascribes the ''kitsune'' with being a "disorienting deity" (that makes the traveler lose his way) and such capabilities were also ascribed to badgers (actually '' tanuki'' or raccoon dog) and occasionally to cats (cf. '' bakeneko''). The archetypal method by which the ''kitsune'' tricks () humans is to lead them astray, or make them lose their way. The experiences ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salaryman
The term is a Japanese word for salary, salaried workers. In Japanese popular culture, it is portrayed as a white-collar worker who shows unwavering loyalty and commitment to his employer, prioritizing work over anything else, including family. "Salarymen" are expected to work long hours, whether overtime is paid or not. They socialize with colleagues and bosses, including singing karaoke, Nomikai, drinking, and visiting Host and hostess clubs, hostess bars. "Salarymen" typically Simultaneous recruiting of new graduates, enter a company after graduating from college and Shūshin koyō, stay with that corporation for the duration of their career. In conservative Japanese culture, becoming a salaryman is a typical career choice for young men and women, as parents map out their child's education path in order to make sure they can attend a prestigious university which in turn will lead to recruitment by a major company. Those who do not take this career path are regarded as living w ... [...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] |
