Japanese dictionary of manga and video games #20

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Pacman

alternative words: Pac Man
keywords: game , title
related topics: Namco
related web sites: http://village.infoweb.ne.jp/~junamano/lsigames/pacpacmn/pacpacmn.htm
explanation: One of the oldest video games. It consists to move a creature, called "Pacman" in a labyrinth so that he could swallow the maximum of points while avoiding encountering other monsters. Developed by Namco for its arcade machine (July 1980), a great number of similar games have appeared on the market with every kind of medium ( from arcade games to LSI panels by passing through personal computers) all the more since there had existed no law to protect intellectual properties at that time.

Paperback collection

keywords: general , publishing
related topics: Comic
explanation: When all the comics (Tankoubon in Japanese) is published in a serial form, it becomes "paperback collection" (Bunkobon in Japanese). The most famous one in manga should be "Kodansha Comics" which contains all the volumes of Sailormoon.

PC-Engine

alternative words: PC Engine
keywords: machine , model , nec
related topics: Nihon Denki , PC-FX
explanation: Consumer game machine released by Nec in October 1987, in association with Hudson. It has known a difficult start because of its high price (24800 yens) and a weak power of calculation (8 bits), but became gradually popular thanks to its extremely rich color pallette at that epoch (256 colors), and especially after the addition of a CD-Rom device (the first example for a console). Its longevity (fabrication stopped in 1996) shows the popularity in Japan.

PC-FX

Japanese characters of 'pishiiehuekkusu'

alternative words: PC FX
keywords: machine , model , nec
related topics: Nihon Denki , PC-Engine
explanation: Consumer game machine released by Nec in December 1994. As the successor of PC-Engine, a CD-Rom device is automatically integrated. It is a 32-bits machine and rich in the animation capacity. It has never been popular in foreign countries but in Japan, thanks to its graphic performance and an incorporated CD-Rom device, several publishers have thrown onto a creation of erotic games for this machine.

Pen-pen

alternative words: Penpen
keywords: character , evangelion
related topics: Evangelion , Misato Katsuragi
explanation: Living being stemming from biological synthesis. Considered as a failure, he has been nearly being destroyed but saved by Misato at the last moment. He is living now in her fridge. The word "Penpen" is stemming from the onomatopoeia of penguin.

Phantom Inuyasha

Japanese characters of 'youkaiinuyashya'

keywords: character
related topics: Inuyasha , Kagome Higurashi
explanation: Hero of the manga, Inuyasha. He was born of phantom father and human mother. Once he had been sealed by a shaman, Kikyo but liberated by Kagome who has arrived from the present. He is striving to collect the fragments of Shikon no Tama (4 sprit ball) together with Kagome to become a true human.

Piccolo-Daimao

alternative words: Piccolo Daimao, Piccolo
keywords: character , dragon ball
related topics: Dragon Ball
explanation: One of redoubtable enemies of Son Goku in Dragon Ball with an awful face. It is virtually invincible and enable to create own soldiers by laying eggs. Later he will associate with Son Goku to fight against extraterrestrial invaders.

Pikachu

keywords: character , pokemon
related topics: Pokemon , Ash
explanation: He is a star of Pokemon game among 151 of "poket monsters" because he is the most cute. The name of "Pokemon" comes from a combination of 2 onomatopoeias: "pika" for the sound of a lightning and "chu" for a cry of the mouse. His pokemon number is 25 and he has been offered by professor Oak to Ash.

Pilaf

keywords: character , dragon ball
related topics: Dragon Ball
explanation: Boss of a small group of gangsters who fight against Son Goku with robots at the early episode of "Dragon Ball". He looks for dragon balls to become taller.

Pink

keywords: general
related topics: Hentai
explanation: Indirect manner to say "pornographic" in Japanese. It derives from the initial letter of "Hentai".

Planet Namek

alternative words: Namek
keywords: diverse , dragon ball
related topics: Dragon Ball
explanation: Planet where Piccolo came from in the episode of Dragon Ball. It has been a fierce battle field between Vegita and Freezer and explode at the end.

Play Station

Japanese characters of 'pureisuteeshyonn'

alternative words: Playstation
keywords: machine , model , sony
related topics: Sony , Playstation 2
related web sites: http://www.scei.co.jp
explanation: Consumer game machine with 32 bits cpu, released by Sony in December 1994. It had disputed with Saga Saturn the market of new generation but encountered a difficulty because of its weak capacity vs. Saturn in the market dominated by Super Famicom of Nintendo. But taking advantage of the delay of Nintendo 64, it has successfully rallied Japanese game publishers and become as a result the most popular machines in Japan by ousting Nintendo from the first place.

Playstation 2

Japanese characters of 'pureisuteeshyonntsuu'

alternative words: Play Station 2, Playstation II, Play Station II, PS2
keywords: machine , model , sony
related topics: Play Station , Sony
related web sites: http://www.scei.co.jp/ps2/ , http://ps2mag.hoops.ne.jp
explanation: The newest game console created by Sony as the successor of "Play Station". It was released on March 4, 2000 in Japan with an initial price of 39,800 yens. Equipped with a 128 bits cpu of 394 M hertz "Emotion Engine" and a DVD drive, it threatens seriously its rivals, Nintendo and Sega. In order to protect a huge intellectual investment around "Play Station" with 60 million units sold around the world, the forward compatibility is guaranteed.

Pokemon

Japanese characters of 'pokettomonnsutaa'

alternative words: Pocket Monster
keywords: anime , game , pokemon
related topics: Game Boy , Ash , Pikachu , Nintendo , TV Tokyo
related web sites: http://www.gamefreak.co.jp , http://www.pokemon-daisuki.com , http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp , http://www.geisya.or.jp/~iriechao/pokemon/ , http://www2.odn.ne.jp/palette/pokemon/index2.htm
explanation: Developed by Gamefreak and commercialized by Nintendo in February 1996, the concept of this RPG for Color Game Boy is a continuation of Tamagocchi : the goal of this game is not only to bring up the monsters but also to beat others by connecting 2 machines. The hero of this game is a boy who makes trip by taming "pokemon" (Pocket Monster). Being adapted to an anime series, it has provoked a crisis epileptic among certain.

Pokemon Stadium

Japanese characters of 'pokemonnsutajiamu'

keywords: nintendo , pokemon
related topics: Pokemon , Nintendo 64 , Game Boy
explanation: 3D battle game of Pokemon for Nintendo 64 released in August 1998. You can even let participate your own character created by Game Boy via an adaptator, 64GB Pack.

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