Love Live! is a media mix project that began in 2010. It started as a user-participation type “school idol project” by “Dengeki G’s magazine” (KADOKAWA), Lantis, and Sunrise. At the beginning of the project, it was not an anime or game, but mainly a short story in the magazine “Dengeki G’s magazine”. In parallel, in August of the same year, an idol unit featuring...
Weathering with You is a 2019 Japanese animated film directed by Makoto Shinkai. Shinkai, who gained worldwide success with his previous film Your Name, once again captured the audience’s attention with a perfect blend of stunning visuals and emotional storytelling.The film features exquisite animation typical of Shinkai’s work, as well as the urban charm of modern-day Tokyo, with the rain and sky in particular...
Blue Exorcist is a Japanese manga created by Kazue Kato, first serialized in Jump Square in 2009. The story follows Rin Okumura, a boy born as the son of Satan, who decides to fight his fate by becoming an exorcist dedicated to combating demons. The anime adaptation, produced by A-1 Pictures, was released in 2011 and gained popularity both in Japan and internationally. A...
Hozuki’s Coolheadedness is a Japanese anime based on a manga work by Natsumi Eguchi. The work was serialized in Morning magazine from 2011 to 2020, with the anime airing in 2014. The anime was well received and attracted many viewers with its unique black humor and unique characters. The comedy-drama is set in Hell and centers on Hozuki, an official working in the afterlife....
“MAZINGER Z” is a manga and TV animation created by Go Nagai, creator of the masterpieces “Devilman” and “Cutie Honey”. It is also the name of the main robot in the series.Broadcast from 1972 to 1974, the series became a historical hit in Japan, with the highest viewer rating exceeding 30%, and was also popular overseas in Europe and elsewhere (in Spain it recorded...
Demon Slayer is a Japanese manga series by Koyoharu Gotouge, whose manga was serialized in a weekly magazine from 2016 to 2020. An anime was televised from 2019. In 2020, the theatrical anime “Endless Train” which depicts the middle part of the story, was released. The film’s box-office revenue in Japan reached over 40 billion yen, making it the number one box-office hit of...
“GHOST IN THE SHELL S.A.C. (STAND ALONE COMPLEX)” is a manga work by Masamune Shirow. As a genre, it belongs to science fiction (including parallel world).An anime film based on this work was released in 1995, and an animated TV series was released in 2002. In the original version by Masamune Shirou, the film versions GHOST IN THE SHELL and INNOCENCE by Mamoru Oshii,...
“ONE PIECE” is a pirate adventure series by Eiichiro Oda serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump. Since its serialization began in 1997, the series has quickly gained popularity, and a TV animation series began airing in 1999. It has become a long-running series that has always been highly popular, and in 2018 it finally surpassed 900 episodes.Many movies have also been produced, and it is...
