Peace Maker Kurogane is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nanae Chrono. It is unrelated to the Peace Maker manga by Ryōji Minagawa. The story begins in 19th century Japan before the Meiji Restoration,a chain of events that led to enormous changes in Japan's political and social structure while the seeds of the revolution are being planted. The story follows the boy protagonist,Tetsunosuke Ichimura,who joins the Shinsengumi while seeking strength to avenge his parents' death at the hands of a Chōshūrebel.
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny is an anime television series,a direct sequel to Mobile Suit Gundam SEED by Sunrise and the overall tenth installment in the Gundam franchise. It retains most of the staff from Gundam SEED,including Director Mitsuo Fukuda. Set two years after the original Mobile Suit Gundam SEED,the plot follows the new character Shinn Asuka,a soldier from the Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty,or ZAFT,composed of humans born genetically enhanced labelled as Coordinators. As ZAFT is about to enter into another war against the regular human race,the Naturals,the series focuses on Shinn's as well as various returning characters' involvement in the war. The series spanned 50 episodes,aired in Japan from October 2004 to October 2005,on the Japan News Network television stations Tokyo Broadcasting System and Manichi Broadcasting System.
Ah My Buddha,known in Japan as Amaenaide yo!!,is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Toshinori Sogabe that was serialized in Comic Gum magazine from March 25,2004 to February 24,2007. An anime adaptation aired on TV Tokyo's anime satellite channel,AT-X between July and September 2005. A second "season" of the manga,named:Amaenaideyo!! MS! was serialized from July 25,2007 to August 22,2009.
Alice Nine is a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in Tokyo in 2004. They were a part of PS Company until 2014. The band had King Records as its record label until 2010,when they joined Tokuma Japan. Then,in 2013,the band joined Universal Music Group's Nayutawave Records. They shortened their name to A9 in 2015,but switched back to Alice Nine in 2019. In 2023,Alice Nine announced that they would be going on a indefinite hiatus from September 3,following a last tour that began in May.
"Rusty Nail" is the tenth single by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan,released on June 10,1994.
"Rocket Dive" is the eighth single by Japanese musician hide,the first to bear the hide with Spread Beaver name,released on January 28,1998. It reached number 4 on the Oricon Singles Chart and was the 33rd best-selling single of the year. It has been certified double platinum by the RIAJ for sales over 500,000 copies.
Saint Seiya:The Lost Canvas –The Myth of Hades,also known as simply The Lost Canvas,is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shiori Teshirogi. It is a spin-off based on the manga series Saint Seiya,which was created,written and illustrated by Japanese author Masami Kurumada. The Lost Canvas was published by Akita Shoten in the Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine since August 24,2006,concluding after 223 chapters on April 6,2011,with twenty-five tankōbon released. Originally envisioned as a comic book whose purpose was to work simultaneously with Kurumada's Saint Seiya:Next Dimension as a multi-angle interpretation of the shared elements of its storyline,which stems from an event mentioned in Kurumada's original Saint Seiya manga;the approach was quickly abandoned,as both works greatly diverged,Kurumada's Next Dimension stayed as the canonical telling of these events,and The Lost Canvas as a separate alternate retelling. The story takes place in the 18th century,and focuses on how an orphan known as Tenma becomes one of Athena's 88 warriors known as Saints and finds himself in a war fighting against his best friend Alone who is revealed to be the reincarnation of Athena's biggest enemy,the God Hades.
Rookies is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Masanori Morita. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from February 1998 to August 2003,with the chapters collected in 24 tankōbon volumes. The manga has been adapted into a television series which was broadcast on Tokyo Broadcasting System between April 19,2008 and July 26,2008. The series was later released on DVD by TC Entertainment,and the soundtrack released on June 28,2008. The finale of the TV series was in the form of a film,called Rookies:Graduation which premiered on Japanese cinemas on May 31,2009. Rookies is one of the best-selling manga series,with over 21 million copies in circulation.
Human Crossing,originally titled Human Scramble,is a Japanese manga written by Masao Yajima and illustrated by Kenshi Hirokane. The manga is about a series of unrelated stories of people's life and their lessons in life. Human Crossing received the 1985 Shogakukan Manga Award for the General category.
"Believe" / "Kumorinochi,Kaisei" is a single released by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on March 4,2009 through their record label J Storm. "Believe" was used as the theme song for the Takashi Miike movie Yatterman starring Arashi member Sho Sakurai,and "Kumorinochi Kaisei" was used as the theme song for the drama Uta no Oniisan starring member Satoshi Ohno. The single was released in three editions:a regular edition containing a bonus track and instrumental versions of all the songs released in the single,and two limited edition both containing a DVD with a music video of one of the A-side tracks.
Koi suru Tenshi Angelique is a spinoff anime series of the Angelique series. Koi suru Tenshi Angelique:Kokoro no Mezameru Toki and its sequel Koi suru Tenshi Angelique:Kagayaki no Ashita were directed by Susumu Kudo and animated by Satelight.
Marginal Prince is a Japanese anime series. The anime is based on Japanese cell phone service NTT DoCoMo's dating simulation game released on August 15,2005. The anime,directed by Takayuki Inagaki,premiered on both Tokyo MX TV and TV Saitama on October 1,2006. The anime's 13 episodes were released between October 1,2006,and December 24,2006. An extra episode was released on July 19,2007.
The Kabocha Wine is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mitsuru Miura. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1981 to 1984. The Kabocha Wine received the 1983 Kodansha Manga Award for the shōnen category.
Shugo Chara!,also known as My Guardian Characters,is a Japanese shōjo manga series created by the manga author duo,Peach-Pit. The story centers on elementary school girl Amu Hinamori,whose popular exterior,referred to as "cool and spicy" by her classmates,contrasts with her introverted personality. When Amu wishes for the courage to be reborn as her would-be self,she is surprised to find three colorful eggs the next morning,which hatch into three Guardian Characters:Ran,Miki,and Su.
