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Working!!
''Working!!'', released in the US as ''Wagnaria!!'', is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga series written and illustrated by Karino Takatsu, which follows the activities of the unusual employees at one of the units of the Wagnaria family restaurant chain. The series was serialized in Square Enix's ''Young Gangan'' seinen manga magazine between January 2005 and November 2014. Square Enix released three drama CDs between 2007 and 2009 with scripts written by Shōgo Mukai. An anime television series was produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Yoshimasa Hiraike, airing in three seasons in 2010, 2011, and 2015, respectively. In North America, the first two anime seasons are licensed by NIS America while the third is licensed by Aniplex of America. The series is a spin-off of an earlier webcomic also titled ''Working!!'', later published in print form as ''Web-ban Working!!'', set in another Wagnaria restaurant and following a different group of characters. It was adapted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A-1 Pictures
is a Japanese animation studio and production company founded by ex- Sunrise producer Mikihiro Iwata. It is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan's anime production firm Aniplex. History The company was established by SMEJ's animation production division, Aniplex, on May 9, 2005, to animate its anime series and productions. In 2006, it co-produced the original production '' Zenmai Zamurai'', and in October of the same year, established a studio in Asagaya. In the following year, 2007, the studio produced its first series, '' Ōkiku Furikabutte''. Originally established to oversee the production of only a few of Aniplex's family-oriented series, the studio has since grown and expanded as a full-fledged studio involved in the production of a wide range of media and anime productions and other activities, which it has overseen. The studio has also expanded its international presence, participating in the noted international convention, Anime Expo 2007 (AX 2007), hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kana Asumi
is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and a former member of the girl group Lisp. Career She worked for Voice & Heart until 2007 and has worked for 81 Produce since 2008. She won the Best Lead Actress Award in the 7th Seiyu Awards. Personal life On January 14, 2014, Asumi announced her marriage on her blog. In 2022 she announced the birth of her first child from her Twitter account. Filmography Anime television series ;2005 *'' Canvas 2: Nijiiro no Sketch'' – Waitress (ep 3), Choir member (ep 21) ;2007 * '' Hidamari Sketch'' – Yuno * '' Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann'' – Kiyal * '' Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica'' – Policewoman Kusunome (ep 11) * '' Bokurano'' – Kana Ushiro * ''Shugo Chara!'' – Ran * '' Prism Ark'' – Bridget ;2008 * '' Rosario + Vampire'' – Sumae Mizuno (ep 11) * '' Persona -trinity soul-'' – Megumi Kayano * '' Aria the Origination'' – Anzu (ep 4) * '' Sekirei'' – Yukari Sahashi * '' Rosario + Vampire Capu2'' – Sumae Mizuno * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saki Fujita
, known professionally as , is a Japanese voice actress. She is best known for voicing Akagi in ''Kantai Collection'', Ayano Sugiura in '' YuruYuri'', Yukari Kotozume/Cure Macaron in '' Kirakira PreCure a la Mode'', Torako Koshi in '' My Deer Friend Nokotan'' and providing voice samples for the VOCALOID software Hatsune Miku. Fujita also sang the ending theme to '' Tokimeki Memorial Only Love'', "Kiseki no Kakera", (奇跡のかけら) along with Yuki Makishima and Yukako Yoshikawa, and the opening songs for '' Working!!'' – ''Someone Else'', ''Coolish Walk'', ''Now!!!Gamble'' with Kana Asumi and Eri Kitamura. Filmography Anime series ;2005 * '' Akahori Gedou Hour Rabuge'' (Maid) * '' Happy Seven ~The TV Manga~'' (Tomomi Sasaki) * '' Shuffle!'' – (A schoolgirl) * '' SPEED GRAPHER'' (Kozue Kokubunji) ;2006 * '' Tokimeki Memorial Only Love'' (Mina Yayoi) * '' Tsuyokiss Cool×Sweet'' (Kinu Kanisawa) * '' Yoshinaga-san Chi no Gargoyle'' (Momo Katagiri, Rimu)(*) ;2007 * '' Gaku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jun Fukuyama
is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He played Lelouch Lamperouge in '' Code Geass'', Yukio Okumura in Blue Exorcist, Koro-sensei in '' Assassination Classroom'', Ichimatsu in '' Osomatsu-san'', Yuta Togashi in '' Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions'', Kraft Lawrence in '' Spice and Wolf'', Hero in '' Maoyu'', Kimihiro Watanuki in '' xxxHOLiC'', Joker in '' Persona 5'', Riku in '' Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon'', King in '' The Seven Deadly Sins'', Finral in '' Black Clover '' and Makoto Hanamiya in '' Kuroko's Basketball''. Filmography TV animation Original video animation (OVA) Original net animation (ONA) Live-Action Drama/Film Anime films Video games The Japanese vocal tracks for these characters also appear in the Chinese and Korean versions of the game. Drama CDs Live-action films Dubbing Discography Jun Fukuyama Persona Show PONY CANYON FlyingDog References External links * Official agency profile * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fukuyama, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aniplex Of America
Aniplex of America, or Aniplex USA, is an anime distributor based in Santa Monica, California that serves as the American distribution enterprise of Aniplex, an entertainment company owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan, where its goal is to reinforce the parent company's licensing business in the North American market. They operate the English language version of the Aniplex+ store, and from 2013 to 2017 operated a streaming service called Aniplex Channel through their website. The company most of the time only directly releases its titles in the Americas, however, some of its titles have been released in other territories by other distributors, such as Anime Limited, MVM Films, Siren Visual and corporate siblings Crunchyroll UK and Ireland (formerly Manga Entertainment) and Crunchyroll Store Australia (formerly Madman Anime). Their home video sets are distributed in the North American market by its corporate sibling, Crunchyroll Store (formerly Right Stuf), and their titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takao Yoshioka
is a Japanese anime screenwriter. After leaving Shin-Ei Animation, he debuted as a screenwriter with '' Happy Lesson''. Since ''Happy Lesson'', he has been in charge of screenwriting for many series, some of which are ''Elfen Lied'', '' Your Lie in April'', ''High School DxD'', ''Horimiya'', and '' The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments''. Biography The first series Yoshioka worked on was '' Elf-ban Kakyūsei''. He later worked at Shin-Ei Animation for some time, but later left and became a freelancer. After going freelance, the first series he was in charge of screenwriting was '' Happy Lesson''. Since ''Happy Lesson'', Yoshioka has been in charge of screenwriting for many other series. Works *'' Happy Lesson'' (2001) (screenwriter) *''Ikki Tousen'' (2003) (screenwriter) *''Elfen Lied'' (2004) (screenwriter) *''Sekirei'' (2008) (screenwriter) *'' Demon King Daimao'' (2010) (screenwriter) *'' Working!!''' (2011–2016) (screenwriter) *''Senran Kagura'' (2012) (screenw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nippon Ichi Software
is a Video gaming in Japan, Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher. The company was founded in 1991 and has developed several role-playing video games, most notably the ''Disgaea'' and ''Marl Kingdom'' series. Its mascot is the penguin-like ''Disgaea'' character Prinny. #NIS America, NIS America, a localization and global publishing branch of the company, was founded in 2003. It originally focused solely on the North American market until being expanded to include Europe and other regions in 2007 and has also published anime. History Nippon Ichi Software was founded in September 1991 in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, as an entertainment software company. It was relocated and reincorporated on July 12, 1993. The company has made several acquisitions, mergers, and forming new subsidiaries. In the early 2010s, the company formed Nippon Ichi Software Asia Pte. Ltd and Nippon Ichi Software Vietnam Co., Ltd. In 2016, NIS merged with System Prisma Corporation and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Gangan
is a manga imprint owned by Square Enix Holdings. It originated as a manga imprint for Enix before the company merged with Square to form Square Enix. It publishes manga in several anthologies aimed at different reader demographic groups in the Japanese market. Its anthologies are home to some popular Square Enix manga series which were adapted into anime series, like ''Fullmetal Alchemist'', '' Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit'', '' Nabari no Ou'', '' Inu x Boku SS'', '' The Case Study of Vanitas'' and ''Soul Eater''. The comics are later collected in paperback volumes under brand names such as , and , which identify the anthology of serialisation. These paperback brand names are formed by omitting any or in the magazine name and inserting directly after the word ''Gangan''. Anthologies ''Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' (since 1991) is a monthly manga anthology that regularly has over 600 pages. ''Shōnen Gangan'' was launched by Enix (now Square Enix) in 1991, to compete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshimasa Hiraike
is a Japanese storyboard artist, screenwriter, and director. He has collaborated with famed director Junichi Sato in series such as ''Aria'', ''Kaleido Star'', and '' Prétear''. Anime involved in *''Excel Saga'': Episode Director (7, 12, 17, 22, 25) *'' Vandread'': Episode Director (5) *'' Prétear'': Episode Director (4, 8) *'' Vandread: The Second Stage'': Storyboard (ep 6), Episode Director (1, 6, 8, 11), Assistant Director *'' Saikano'': Storyboard (ep 7), Episode Director (2, 7) *''Kaleido Star'': Director (Season 2), Assistant Director *'' SoltyRei'': Director, Storyboard (ep 1) *'' Aria The Natural'': Storyboard (ep 15, 22), Episode Director (15, 22) *'' Sketchbook ~full color'S~'': Director, Storyboard (ep 1, 6), Episode Director (13) *'' Working!!'': Director, Series Composition, Storyboard (ep 1, 2) *'' Amagami SS'': Director, Series Composition, Storyboard (1, 13), Episode Director (26) *'' AKB0048'': Director, Storyboard (ep 1, 2, 5, 9) *'' AKB0048 next stage'': Direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaru Yokoyama
is a Japanese composer and arranger, known for his work on television dramas and anime series. Biography Yokoyama was born in Nagano Prefecture. He started to take piano lessons at the age of three, taught by his aunt who is an alumna of Kunitachi College of Music, but became interested in music when he was in elementary school, after playing his own compositions. When he was in middle school, he began to compose music using a synthesizer that he bought and his computer, and had also briefly played in a band. Interested in computers, Yokoyama attended National Institute of Technology, Nagano College, studying electronic engineering for five years after graduating from middie school. Influenced by Joe Hisaishis music in Studio Ghiblis films that he watched when he was young and musician Tetsuya Komuro, Yokoyama decided to pursue a career in music and attended Kunitachi College of Music when he was nineteen, following his aunt's encouragement. While in college, he met guitarist Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy
Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in Ancient Greek theatre, theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing ''agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses which e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime
is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Japanese, describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. Many works of animation with a Anime-influenced animation, similar style to Japanese animation are also produced outside Japan. Video games sometimes also feature themes and art styles that are sometimes labelled as anime. The earliest commercial Japanese animation dates to 1917. A characteristic art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka and spread in the following decades, developing a large domestic audience. Anime is distributed theatrically, through television broadcasts, Original video animation, directly to home media, and Original net animation, over the Internet. In addition to original works, anime are often adaptations of Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
