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Yukari Sendo
The Japanese manga series ''Rosario + Vampire'' features an extensive cast of characters by Akihisa Ikeda. The main character of the series is #Tsukune Aono, Tsukune Aono, a teenage boy who, after not getting accepted to any local high schools, enrolls in Yokai Academy, a boarding school for monsters. He meets Moka Akashiya, a vampire who soon takes a liking to the sweet taste of his blood, and throughout the series, befriends and attracts a variety of monster girls including: #Kurumu Kurono, Kurumu Kurono, a succubus; #Yukari Sendo, Yukari Sendo and #Ruby Tojo, Ruby Tojo, who are witches; and #Mizore Shirayuki, Mizore Shirayuki, a yuki-onna, snow fairy. While protecting Tsukune's identity as a human, they join the school's Newspaper Club; they wind up fighting a variety of monster gangs as well as some teachers. In the second manga serialization, the Newspaper Club faces more monster characters and a larger organization known as Fairy Tale, whose members include Moka's own family. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosario + Vampire Cast
Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city, located northwest of Buenos Aires on the west bank of the Paraná River, is the third-most populous city in the country after Buenos Aires and Cordoba. With a growing and important metropolitan area, Greater Rosario has an estimated population of 1,750,000 . One of its main attractions includes the neoclassical architecture, neoclassical, Art Nouveau, and Art Deco architecture that has been preserved in hundreds of residences, houses and public buildings. The city is also famous for being the birthplace of the Argentine footballer Lionel Messi. Rosario is the head city of the Rosario Department and is located at the heart of the major industrial corridor in Argentina. The city is a major rail transport, railroad terminal and the shipping center for north-eastern Argentina. Ships reach the city via the Paraná River, which allows the existence of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucca Comics & Games
Lucca Comics & Games is an annual Comic book convention, comic book and gaming convention in Lucca, Italy, traditionally held at the end of October, in conjunction with All Saints' Day. It is the largest comics festival in Europe, and the second biggest in the world after the Comiket. History Salone Internazionale dei Comics The Salone Internazionale dei Comics ("International Congress of Comics") was launched by a Franco-Italian partnership, consisting of Italians and Romano Calisi and Frenchman (forming the International Congress of Cartoonists and Animators), and was first held 21–22 February 1965 in Bordighera, Imperia. On September 24–25, 1966, the Salone was held in Lucca for the first time, in the Piazza Napoleone in the center of town; it grew in size and importance over the years. The 1968 edition, held November 16–17, also saw the birth of Immagine, the Center for Iconographic Studies, is born, a private cultural organization sponsored by the University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyabi Fujisaki
''Miyabi'' (雅) is one of the traditional Japanese aesthetic ideals, though not as prevalent as Iki or Wabi-sabi. In modern Japanese, the word is usually translated as "elegance," "refinement," or "courtliness" and sometimes to a "sweet loved one". The ideal posed by the word demanded the elimination of anything that was absurd or vulgar and the "polishing of manners, diction, and feelings to eliminate all roughness and crudity so as to achieve the highest grace." It expressed that sensitivity to beauty which was the hallmark of the Heian era. Miyabi is often closely connected to the notion of Mono no aware, a bittersweet awareness of the transience of things, and thus it was thought that things in decline showed a great sense of miyabi. An example of this would be one of a lone cherry tree. The tree would soon lose its flowers and would be stripped of everything that made it beautiful and so it showed not only mono no aware, but also miyabi in the process. Adherents to the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyokuro Shuzen
is a type of green tea from Japan. It differs from the standard ''sencha'' (a classic green tea grown in the sun) in being grown under the shade rather than the full sun. The name "gyokuro" translates as "jewel dew" (or "jade dew"). According to the Japan Tea Central Association, gyokuro is defined as "a tea manufactured in the same manner as sencha from tea leaves picked from covered tea gardens that are almost completely shaded from sunlight for about 20 days using covering materials such as reed screens, straw, or shading nets, from the time when the new shoots of the first flush start to grow." While most sencha is from the cultivar of ''Camellia sinensis'', gyokuro is often made from a specialized variety such as Asahi, Okumidori, Yamakai, and Saemidori. Most gyokuro is grown in the Fukuoka, Kyoto, and Mie prefectures. Gyokuro tea production dates back to the 1830s, when the merchant Yamamoto Kahei discovered some Japanese farmers were covering tea plants with a netting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aqua Shuzen
Aqua is the Latin word for water. As such, it is often used in many words which relate to water, such as aquatic life. In English, it may also refer to: Arts * Aqua (color), a greenish-blue color Business * Aqua (Chicago), an 82-story residential skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, US * Aqua Multiespacio, a 22-story office building in Valencia, Spain * Aqua Restaurant, an upscale seafood restaurant in San Francisco, California, US * Aqua, an appliance brand owned by Haier * Aqua, a brand of drinking water owned by Danone in Indonesia Entertainment * Aqua (''Kingdom Hearts''), a fictional character from Square Enix's video game series * Aqua (''KonoSuba''), a fictional character from the light novel series ''KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!'' * ''Aqua'' (manga), a Japanese manga by Amano Kozue * ''Aqua'' (video game), a 2010 video game for Xbox LIVE * Team Aqua, a fictional villainous team from ''Pokémon Sapphire'' and its remake, as well as ''Pokémon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigurui
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takayuki Yamaguchi. It was first serialized in Akita Shoten's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Champion Red'' from 2003 to 2006, and later in ''Champion Red Ichigo'' from 2007 to 2010; its chapters were collected in fifteen ''tankōbon'' volumes. It is based on the first chapter of the novel ''Suruga-jō Gozen Jiai'' by Norio Nanjō. An anime television adaptation, aired on Wowow from July to October 2007. The series was directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki, written by Seishi Minakami, and produced by Madhouse. The anime was licensed in North America by Funimation under the fully translated title ''Shigurui: Death Frenzy''. The licensing was announced in May 2008 and the full series was released in March 2009, on Blu-ray and DVD. The manga and anime are both known for their graphic violence and sexual content. Plot The story begins in 1629 Shizuoka during Tokugawa Tadanaga's rule. The ''daimyō'' staged a tournament where the par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ushio And Tora
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiro Fujita. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from January 1990 to October 1996, with its chapters collected in 33 volumes. The series follows the adventures Ushio Aotsuki, the son of a temple keeper, who after having reluctantly released the imprisoned powerful tiger-like monster, Tora, the two begin a journey together, fighting against supernatural beings threatening the world. An 11-episode (including an additional episode) original video animation (OVA) adaptation, produced by Toho and animated by Pastel, was released from September 1992 to October 1993. The series was later adapted into a 39-episode anime television series by MAPPA and Studio VOLN, which aired from July 2015 to June 2016. In North America, the OVA was licensed by ADV Films in 1998, and re-released in 2003, while the anime television series was licensed by Sentai Filmworks in 2015. ''Ushio & Tora'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yu Yu Hakusho
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. It tells the story of Yusuke Urameshi, a teenage delinquent who is struck and killed by a car while saving a child's life. After several tests presented to him by Koenma, the son of the ruler of the afterlife, Yusuke is revived and appointed the title of "Underworld Detective". With this title, he must investigate various cases involving demons and apparitions in the Human World, with the manga gradually becoming more focused on martial arts battles and tournaments as it progresses. Togashi began creating ''YuYu Hakusho'' around November 1990, basing the series on his interests in the occult and horror films and an influence of Buddhist mythology. The manga was originally serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 1990 to July 1994. It consists of 175 chapters collected in 19 volumes. In North America, the manga is licensed by Viz Media, who first serialize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Younger Toguro
The ''YuYu Hakusho'' manga series features a diverse cast of Character (arts), characters created by Yoshihiro Togashi. It follows a fourteen-year-old junior high school delinquent #Yusuke Urameshi, Yusuke Urameshi, who dies but is resurrected in order to become the Underworld's detective of paranormal events in the Human World. He begins his work in the Human World, but ends up traveling to the Underworld and then eventually to the Demon Plane. In each case he undertakes, Yusuke meets several new enemies and allies. Other predominant characters include Yusuke's rival delinquent #Kazuma Kuwabara, Kazuma Kuwabara, the fox demon #Kurama, Kurama, and the sword-wielding fire demon #Hiei, Hiei. While several characters are humans, many are demons, and both have different supernatural abilities due to harnessing their Reiki, one's own aura or life energy. Creation and conception Togashi did not give much thought to the names of the characters. He came up with them by skimming through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
