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Shonen Magazine
alternative words: Shounen Magazine, Shoonen Magazine
keywords:
magazine
,
title
related topics:
Kodansha
,
Shonen Sunday
,
Ashita no Joe
related web sites:
http://www.shonenmagazine.com
explanation: The most important manga magazine in Japan with a circulation of more than 4.5 million copies. It is a weekly magazine published by Kodansha et its first issue dated March 17, 1959 as its rival, Shonen Sunday.
Shonen Sunday
alternative words: Shonensunday, Shonen-sunday, Shonensande, Shounen Sunday, Shounensunday, Shounen-sunday
keywords:
magazine
,
title
related topics:
Shogakukan
,
Detective Conan
,
Ranma 1/2
,
Osomatsukun
related web sites:
http://www.shogakukan.co.jp
explanation: One of the most important weekly manga magazines, published by Shogakukan. Its first issue appeared on March 17, 1959, at the same time as its rival, Shonen Magazine. Among mangas which has become popular on this magazine, we can quote Osomatsukun of "Fujio Akatsuka" and Ranma 1/2 of "Rumiko Takahashi". Currently, "Detective Conan" is under publication on this magazine.
Shotaro Ishinomori
alternative words: Ishinomori Shotaro, Shotaro Ishimori, Ishimori Shotaro
keywords:
author
,
manga
related topics:
Osamu Tezuka
,
Fujiko Fujio
,
Fujio Akatsuka
,
Cyborg 009
related web sites:
http://www.alles.or.jp/~morigin/
,
http://www.mars.sphere.ne.jp/strinx/ISFC/
explanation: Born on January 25, 1938 in Miyagi prefecture. He belongs to the first generation of mangaka after WWII, living together with Fujio Akatsuka and Fujiko Fijio at Tokiwa dormitory in Tokyo and learned manga technique from Osamu Tezuka. He is well known as a precursor of SF manga and his most representative works are Cyborg 009 (1964) and Masked rider (1971). He died on January 30, 1998. He change his pen name from Ishimori to Ishinomori in 1980.
Shueisha
alternative words: Shuesha, Shuueisha
keywords:
company
,
publishing
related topics:
Shonen Jump
related web sites:
http://www.shueisha.co.jp
explanation: One of the biggest Japanese publishing company, founded in August 1926. As manga magazine it publishes, we can quote "Shonen Jump" for boys and "Marguerite" for girls. It employs about 700 persons.
Silver crystal
keywords:
sailormoon
,
thing
related topics:
Sailormoon
explanation: Crystal with a strong magic power. The enemies of sailormoon strive to obtain it.
Son Gohan
alternative words: Songohan
keywords:
character
,
dragon ball
related topics:
Dragon Ball
,
Son Goku
explanation: At the beginning of Japanese manga/anime "Dragon Ball", "Son Goku" had been a small kid. He has grown later and given birth to a son, "Son Gohan". By the way, his name is based on a pun as it appears frequently in Japanese mangas. In fact, in Asian tradition, the children inherit frequently a part of parents name, so goku becomes gohan but the latter means also "a bowl of rice" in Japanese.
Son Goku
alternative words: Songoku
keywords:
character
,
dragon ball
related topics:
Dragon Ball
,
Akira Toriyama
explanation: Hero of Japanese manga/anime of Akira Toriyama, "Dragon Ball". Half monkey, half human, he has been brought up by an old expert of martial arts in a isolated Chinese mountain. When he encounters a beautiful girl, called "Bulma", he decided to leave for a search of 7 dragon eggs. the name of "Son Goku" comes from a famous Chinese novel which tells the story of a monkey who goes to a trip to the west for a search of holly book by protecting his master, a Buddhist priest.
Sonic the hedgehog
keywords:
game
,
sega
,
title
related topics:
Sega
explanation: Action video game from Sega. Developed first for its arcade machine, it has let the people quickly enthusiast thanks to its speed and a rhythmical music. The main character, a small hedgehog, has become the mascot of Sega, in the same way as Mario in Nintendo.
Sony
keywords:
company
,
game
,
sony
related topics:
Play Station
,
Playstation 2
,
Gran Turismo
related web sites:
http://www.sony.co.jp
explanation: Japanese electronic giant, founded in May 1946. Its name comes from the combination of an English word "sonny" (=kid) and a Latin word "sonus" (=sound). Initially, it had been making tape recorders. After a great hit of miniaturized radio sets thanks to transistors, it has begun to develop really. Recently, it entered the video game market by releasing a 32 bits console, "Play Station".
Soryu Asuka Langley
alternative words: Asuka, Asuka Langley
keywords:
character
,
evangelion
related topics:
Evangelion
explanation: Girl of 14 years old and the last of the 3 pilots of Evangelion robot. Hybrid between German and Japanese, she owns a fiery and haughty character. In spite of her age, she has been already graduated from an university.
Space Battleship Yamato
alternative words: Uchu senkan Yamato
keywords:
anime
,
manga
,
title
related topics:
Leiji Matsumoto
related web sites:
http://www2a.biglobe.ne.jp/~shinpage/menuy.htm
,
http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002394/yamato/yamato.html
explanation: Manga and anime created by Leiji Matsumoto. It tells the story about earthlings who defend their planet with a huge space battleship "Yamato", after having suffered a brutal attack of extraterrestrials. Manga has been published in a monthly, Boken-oh between November 1974 and April 1975, at the same time as a TV series by TV Asahi between October 1974 and March 1975. In the presence of a huge hit, other series and a movie version have been created.
Space Invader
keywords:
game
,
title
related topics:
Taito
,
Family Computer
explanation: At the beginning, most of the video games for the home usage were merely an adaptation of popular arcade games. "Space Invader" developed and adapted to "Family Computer" by Taito falls into this category. The game consists to shoot the invaders who are falling from the top screen. In some period, this game was visible everywhere in Japan, like game centers and coffee shops. Though it seems very simple nowadays, it is considered as the ancestor of all the shooting games which would follow.
Sprite
keywords:
general
,
machine
explanation: Technique which consists to generate image of a small icon thanks to a special electronic circuit without passing through the cpu. At the early period of console devices, the technique had a limited capacity. For example, "family Computer" of Nintendo displayed only 5 sprites and bothered considerably the game players.
Square
alternative words: Square Soft, Squaresoft
keywords:
company
,
game
related topics:
Final Fantasy
,
Legend of Mana
related web sites:
http://www.square.co.jp
explanation: Publisher of video games founded in September 1986. It is well known to be the publisher of the most popular video game, "Final Fantasy" (RPG).
Squirtle
alternative words: Zenigama
keywords:
character
,
pokemon
related topics:
Pokemon
explanation: One of pocket monsters and looks like a turtle. He protects himself by retracting the head and legs inside the shell. His weapon is a powerful water jet. His name comes from a composite word, "zeni" which means "coin" and "kame" which means "turtle". His pokemon number is 7.
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