Natsume Sōseki, pen name Sōseki, born Natsume Kin'nosuke, was a Japanese novelist. He is best known for his novels Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat, Kusamakura and his unfinished work Light and Darkness. He was also a scholar of British literature and writer of haiku, kanshi poetry and fairy tales.
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The story begins in 1878, the 11th year of the Meiji era in Japan, and follows a former assassin of the Bakumatsu, known as Hitokiri Battosai. After his work against the bakufu, he becomes Himura Kenshin, a wandering swordsman who protects the people of Japan with a vow never to take another life. Watsuki wrote the series based on his desire to make a shōnen manga different from others being published at the time, with Kenshin being a former assassin and the story taking a more serious tone as it progressed.
Kokoro is a 1914 Japanese novel by Natsume Sōseki, and the final part of a trilogy starting with To the Spring Equinox and Beyond and followed by The Wayfarer. Set in the Meiji era, the novel tells of the acquaintance between a young man and an older man called "Sensei", who holds a secret from his past regarding the death of a friend.
Infinite Ryvius is a 26-episode science fiction drama anime series produced by Sunrise.
Takeshi Obata is a Japanese manga artist that usually works as the illustrator in collaboration with a writer. He first gained international attention for Hikaru no Go (1999–2003) with Yumi Hotta, but is better known for Death Note (2003–2006) and Bakuman (2008–2012) with Tsugumi Ohba. Obata has mentored several well-known manga artists, including Nobuhiro Watsuki of Rurouni Kenshin fame, Black Cat creator Kentaro Yabuki, and Eyeshield 21 artist Yusuke Murata.
The Amanojaku or Amanjaku is a demon-like creature in Japanese folklore.
Natsume is a Japanese feminine given name and a surname, and may refer to:
K, or k, is the eleventh letter of the English alphabet.
Ageha (揚羽) is a Japanese word meaning "swallowtail butterfly". It is Taira clan's Mon.
Kokoro Kikuchi is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Kenyuu Office. She currently plays Sarada Uchiha in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, and is the current voice actress for Maruko, in Chibi Maruko-chan.
Nariko Enomoto (榎本ナリコ) is a Japanese manga author and manga critic who uses this name for children's and women's magazines. She writes under the name Nobi Nobita (野火ノビタ) for Boys Love and doujinshi, and for critical works. She made her professional debut in 1997 with Season of Sentiment (センチメントの季節), published by Shogakukan. She won a special award in the Sense of Gender Awards in 2003 with her work The Four Hundred Blows (大人は判ってくれない―野火ノビタ批評集成).
Majestic Prince is a science fiction multimedia project created by Japanese company FIELDS. A manga series, written by Rando Ayamine, illustrated by Hikaru Niijima and with original work/planning credited to Fields/Sotsu, began serialisation in 2011. Its anime television series, Majestic Prince was developed by Doga Kobo and Orange, and was broadcast in Japan on Tokyo MX from April 4, 2013 to September 19, 2013 and was streamed with English subtitles by Crunchyroll. The anime was licensed by Sentai Filmworks, and the Anime Network. with its dub home video release in 2014. In July 2016 the episodes were rebroadcast, with a new "25th episode" on September 29, 2016, with events leading to a feature film released in November. The manga series concluded in March 2019.
The Heart is a 1955 Japanese drama film directed by Kon Ichikawa. It is based on the 1914 novel Kokoro by Natsume Sōseki.
KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!, often referred to simply as KonoSuba, is a Japanese light novel series written by Natsume Akatsuki and illustrated by Kurone Mishima. The series follows Kazuma Satou, a boy who is sent to a fantasy world with MMORPG elements following his death, where he forms a dysfunctional adventuring party with a goddess, an archmage, and a crusader. Originally serialized as a web novel on Shōsetsuka ni Narō between December 2012 and October 2013, KonoSuba was published as a printed light novel series by Kadokawa Shoten under the company's Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint from October 2013 to May 2020. The light novel series features a divergent plot.
"Kokoro no Chikara" is a song recorded by Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo, from her sixteenth studio album, Tsukikage. It was released by Pony Canyon as the album's second single on April 27, 2005. The song was featured as the theme song on the first installment of the Pretty Cure anime film series, Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart the Movie (2005), for which she also voiced the character of the Queen of the Garden of Hope. A separate edition of the single including an alternate version of the song, as well as another song from the movie performed by Mayumi Gojo, was released by Marvelous Entertainment on May 25, 2005.
Mio is a feminine Japanese given name, as well as a unisex Swedish given name. Notable people with the name include:
The Dangers in My Heart, or abbreviated as BokuYaba (僕ヤバ), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Norio Sakurai. It began serialization in Weekly Shōnen Champion in March 2018 and was moved to Champion Cross, before being moved again to Manga Cross. It has been published in 11 tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Shin-Ei Animation aired from April to June 2023, licensed by Sentai Filmworks and streamed on Hidive. Plus Media Networks Asia to carried the anime in Southeast Asia, to be premiered on Aniplus Asia. A short spin-off original net animation (ONA) for the series was released on December 10, 2023. A second season aired from January to March 2024.
The Heart, also titled Love Betrayed, is a 1973 Japanese drama film written and directed by Kaneto Shindō. It is based on the 1914 novel Kokoro by Natsume Sōseki.
Lonely Castle in the Mirror is a Japanese novel written by Mizuki Tsujimura and published by Poplar Publishing in May 2017. A manga adaptation illustrated by Tomo Taketomi was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump from June 2019 to February 2022, with its chapters collected into five tankōbon volumes. An anime film adaptation by A-1 Pictures premiered on December 23, 2022 in Japan.
