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Shōtarō
Shōtarō, Shotaro or Shoutarou (written: 正太郎, 昭太郎, 正太朗, 章太郎, 庄太郎, 祥太郎 or 翔太郎) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese writer *, Japanese cyclist *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese voice actor and singer *Shotaro Mamiya (間宮 祥太朗, born 1993), real name Shotaro Mawatari (馬渡祥太朗), Japanese actor *Shotaro (rapper), full name , Japanese K-pop idol, member of NCT and Riize *, Japanese writer *Regina Shotaro (born 1981), Micronesian sprinter See also *7594 Shotaro, a main-belt asteroid *Shōta *Shotacon {{DEFAULTSORT:Shotaro Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shotacon
, abbreviated from , is, in Japanese contexts, the attraction to young (or young-looking) boy characters, or media centered around this attraction. The term refers to a genre of manga and anime wherein prepubescent or pubescent male characters are depicted in a suggestive or erotic manner, whether in the obvious role of object of attraction, or the less apparent role of "subject" (the character the reader is designed to associate with). In some stories, the boy character is paired with an older boy or man, usually in a homoerotic manner, which is most common in yaoi works meant for female readers, but some of these works are male-oriented, such as '' Boku no Pico''. In others, he is paired with a female, which the general community would call "straight shota." In some works, the ''shota'' character is paired with an older girl or woman, which is known as ''oneshota'' (おねショタ), a blend of ''onē-san'' (お姉さん, older sister) and ''shota''. It can also apply to pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōtarō Ikenami
was a Japanese author. He wrote a number of historical novels. He won the Naoki Award for popular literature in 1960. Many of his historical novels were adapted for TV and cinema. Early life Ikenami was born on January 25, 1923, in Shintencho, Asakusa-ku, Tokyo (now 7-chome Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo). His father, Tomijiro was a clerk at a Nihonbashi tinsel wholesaler. His mother, Suzu Kyosan was the third daughter of an Asakusa craftsman, specialising in the creation of metal ornaments. Shotaro was their eldest son. During the Great Kanto Earthquake, he moved to Urawa, Saitama, with his parents, and stayed there until the age of six (1929). Eventually, his parents moved back to Tokyo, where Ikenami entered Negishi Elementary School. Tomijiro, whose business was unsatisfactory, opened a ballpark at Shimotani Kaminegishi with the investment of his close relatives. However, Ikenami's parents divorced that year due to marital discord. Shotaro was taken over by his mother and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shotaro Ishinomori
, né , was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist, writer and director. Known as the "King of Manga" (漫画の帝王 (''Manga no Teiou)'' or 漫画の王様 (''Manga no Ousama)''), he is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential manga artists of all time. Outside of manga he is also one of the most prolific creators in the history of anime, , and Japanese superhero fiction, creating several immensely popular long-running series such as '' Cyborg 009,'' the ''Super Sentai'' series (later adapted into the ''Power Rangers'' series which Ishinomori has also been credited for co-creating), and the ''Kamen Rider'' series. He was twice awarded by the Shogakukan Manga Awards, in 1968 for '' Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae'' and in 1988 for ''Hotel'' and ''Manga Nihon Keizai Nyumon''. He was also known as prior to 1986, when he changed his family name to Ishinomori by adding the character in katakana. Career In December 1954, Ishinomori published his first work, ''Nikyuu Tens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōtarō Yasuoka
was a Japanese writer. Biography Yasuoka was born in pre-war Japan in Kōchi, Kōchi, but as the son of a veterinary corpsman in the Imperial Army, he spent most of his youth moving from one military post to another. In 1944, he was conscripted and served briefly overseas. After the war, he became ill with spinal caries, and it was "while he was bedridden with this disease that he began his writing career." Yasuoka died in his home at age 92 in Tokyo, Japan. Awards As an influential Japanese writer, Yasuoka's work has won him various prizes and awards. Notably, he received the Akutagawa Prize for ''Inki na tanoshimi'' (''A Melancholy Pleasure'', 1953) and ''Warui nakama'' (''Bad Company'', 1953); ''Kaihen no kōkei'' (''A View by the Sea'', 1959) won him the Noma Literary Prize; and his ''Maku ga orite kara'' (''After the Curtain Fell'', 1967) won the Mainichi Cultural Prize. He also received the Yomiuri Literary Prize for ''Hate mo nai dōchūki'' (''The Never-ending Trave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōtarō Iribe
is a Japanese professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . In 2019 he won the Japanese National Road Race Championships. For the 2021 season, he rode for amateur team Yowamushi Pedal Cycling Team. Major results ;2014 : 3rd Tour de Okinawa ;2015 : 2nd Tour de Okinawa : 8th Overall Tour de Hokkaido ;2016 : 9th Overall Tour de Kumano : 10th Tour de Okinawa The is an annual professional road bicycle racing classic one-day race held in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was first started in 1989 as an amateur race, but became professional in 1999. It became part of the UCI Asia Tour in 2005. Until 2007, ... ;2017 : 1st Stage 1 Tour de Kumano : 7th Overall Tour of Thailand ;2018 : 1st Stage 2 Tour of Thailand : 1st Stage 2 Tour de Kumano : 4th Road race, National Road Championships : 5th Overall Tour de Tochigi ;2019 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships ;2021 : 9th Road race, National Road Championships ;2024 : 6th Overall Tour de Kyushu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōtarō Akiyama
was a renowned Japanese photographer A photographer (the Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who uses a camera to make photographs. Duties and types of photograp .... Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, editor. . Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. References 1920 births 2003 deaths Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon 20th-century Japanese photographers {{Japan-photographer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōtarō Adachi
was a Japanese photographer A photographer (the Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who uses a camera to make photographs. Duties and types of photograp .... Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, editor. . Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. References Japanese male photographers 1901 births 1995 deaths {{Japan-photographer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Showtaro Morikubo
is a Japanese voice actor and singer who has voiced characters in anime, drama CDs, and video games. He was formerly affiliated with I'm Enterprise, Sigma Seven and VIMS. His most notable roles were Shikamaru Nara from ''Naruto'', Souji Okita in the '' Hakuouki'' series, X in the '' Mega Man X'' series, Yuusuke Makishima from '' Yowamushi Pedal'', and Yosuke Hanamura from ''Persona 4''. Biography Morikubo graduated from Third Junior & Senior High School of Nihon University in 1992, and dropped out of Tama Art University. Before becoming a full-fledged voice actor, he worked at a talent agency, and was recruited by people in the voice acting industry who saw a performance by the Onigiri Skippers, a theater troupe he founded with his seniors from the lab party he attended in elementary school. During his first dubbing session, he made sounds out of flipping pages on the script because he had no experience as a voice actor at that time. The script for the first episode had fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōta
is a common masculine Japanese given name. Written forms Shōta can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *消太, "erase, thick" *正太, "correct, thick" *翔太, "soar, thick" *章太, "composition, thick" *奨太, "reward, thick" *将太, "general, thick" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People with the name *, Japanese golfer *, Japanese singer, actor, and voice actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese footballer *, stage name Soul, Japanese singer, member of South Korean boy band P1Harmony * Shota Hazui (born 1986), Japanese water polo player *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese futsal player *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball outfielder *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player *, Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shotaro Mamiya
is a Japanese actor. He is represented by Tristone Entertainment. Personal life On July 8, 2024, Mamiya announced his marriage to his non-celebrity partner, whom he has been dating for quite some time. Mamiya announced through his agency that his wife had given birth to their first child on May 2, 2025. Filmography TV dramas Films Stage production Dubbing Awards and nominations References External links * – Official profile by his affiliated office * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mamiya, Shotaro Japanese television personalities Japanese male stage actors Male actors from Yokohama 1993 births Living people Japanese male television actors Japanese male film actors 21st-century Japanese male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shotaro (rapper)
, known mononymously as Shotaro (, ), is a Japanese rapper, singer and dancer based in South Korea. Shotaro first came to public attention in 2020 when he joined NCT (group), NCT, a South Korean boy band managed by SM Entertainment. After departing NCT in 2023, he later debuted as a member of another SM boy band, Riize. Early life Osaki Shotaro was born on November 25, 2000 in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and was raised in the city of Zama, Kanagawa, Zama. He began dancing at the age of five, after being inspired by his mother, who is also a dancer. After deciding in middle school to pursue dance professionally, Shotaro trained at LDH (company)#EXPG, LDH's LDH (company)#EXPG, EXPG Studio in Tokyo. During this time, he appeared as an extra in advertisements for brands such as Pocari Sweat. He also performed a backup dancer for artists such as Japanese boy band Exile (Japanese band), Exile and singer-songwriter Gackt. Shotaro knew he wanted to become an Korean idol, idol after se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
