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Gainax
keywords:
anime
,
company
,
evangelion
related topics:
Secret of blue water
,
Evangelion
,
TV Tokyo
related web sites:
http://www.gainax.co.jp
explanation: Producer of cartoons and video games founded in December 1984. You can quote as their main works: Nadia (cartoon for the national TV, NHK, March 1990), Silent Mebius (video game for personal computers, August 1990), Princess Maker (video game for personal computers, February 1991), Evangelion (cartoon for TV Tokyo, October 1995).
Galaxy Express 999
alternative words: Galaxie Express 999
keywords:
anime
,
manga
,
title
related topics:
Leiji Matsumoto
related web sites:
http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/movie/999/
,
http://ginga999.shogakukan.co.jp
,
http://www3.justnet.ne.jp/~hiroshi.f/
explanation: Manga and anime created by Leiji Matsumoto. In a distant future, the mankind could be immortal by replacing their body with machine parts. Main character, Testuro, goes in search of that method with a beautiful woman, Marina, on the board of a space train, Express 999. Manga has been published in a weekly magazine, Shonen King, between January 1977 and November 1981, at the same time TV anime between September 1978 and March 1981.
Game & Watch
alternative words: Game watch, Game and watch
keywords:
machine
,
model
,
nintendo
related topics:
Nintendo
related web sites:
http://www.people.or.jp/~kodama/gm/gm.htm
explanation: Portable game video device released by Nintendo in April 1980. Contrary to their successors, like Game Boy, the game is not interchangeable. In spite of this handicap and an expensive price (5000 yens for only one game), it was a huge hit among Japanese school kids because the concept of a portable game device had been unknown at that time. Unfortunately for Nintendo, the machine being protected by no patents, the market has been quickly invaded by the imitations.
Game Boy
alternative words: Gameboy
keywords:
machine
,
model
,
nintendo
related topics:
Nintendo
,
Pokemon
,
Gameboy advance
related web sites:
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/
explanation: Portable game device released by Nintendo in April 1989. This technical wonder has immediately delighted the youngsters of the world by its miniature size and performance: Since then, they can play favorite games everywhere, in bus, in train even in school. The initial version had only black and white screen but now a color version has been released with Pokemon as the flagship software.
Game Center
keywords:
game
,
general
explanation: In Japan, some game makers possess an own chain of game centers like Sega or Taito. Many new video games have been tested there before released on the market.
Game Gear
alternative words: Gamegear
keywords:
machine
,
model
,
sega
related topics:
Sega
explanation: Portable game device released by Sega. In spite of its exceptional performance for portable devices of that period, i.e. a color screen and a possibility to watch TV by adding a tuner, it has not been successful because of its weight and a great consumption of the battery.
Game machine
alternative words: Game device
keywords:
game
,
general
related topics:
Console
explanation: There exist 2 categories of game machines: consoles (consumer game machine) for home usage and arcade machines for game centers.
keywords:
magazine
,
title
related topics:
Sanpei Shirato
,
Legend of kamui
,
Shigeru Mizuki
,
Yoshiharu Tsuge
,
Nejishiki
related web sites:
http://www.garo.co.jp
,
http://www.freefactory.net/~nagai/
explanation: Magazine created by Katsuichi Nagai in September 1964, in order to publish "Legend of Kamui" of Sanpei Shirato. It is destined to advanced manga readers and of which interests are to promote sophisticated drawing technique and quality scenario rather than commercial ones. Once "Legend of kamui" finished, the magazine began to have financial difficulty and was bought by another company. Shigeru Mizuki and Yoshiharu Tsuge have been "discovered" by this magazine.
Gatchan
alternative words: Gat-chan, Gat chan, Norimaki Gajira
keywords:
character
,
dr. slump
related topics:
Dr. Slump
explanation: Friend of Arale in Dr. Slump. he has born from an unearthed old egg et eats everything excepting for rubber. His name alludes to a Japanese monster, "Godzilla", because in Japanese people don't distinguish "l" from "r".
Gegege no Kitaro
alternative words: Hakaba no Kitaro, Gegege no Kitarou, Hakaba no Kitarou
keywords:
manga
,
title
related topics:
Shigeru Mizuki
,
Shonen Magazine
related web sites:
http://www.mars.dti.ne.jp/~techno/column/column2.htm
explanation: Manga adventure created by Shigeru Mizuki, of a boy who was born in a tomb after the death of his mother. He forms a pair with his left eye who is in reality his late father. It shows the complexity and the depth of manga art: you can make manga quite attractive only with good pictures but no serious scenario. Initially, it was published for rental books with the name of "Hakaba no Kitaro", i.e. Kitaro of tomb. When Shonen Magazine took the right to publish in 1966, its name has been changed.
Gendo Ikari
alternative words: Gendo, Ikari Gendo
keywords:
character
,
evangelion
related topics:
Evangelion
explanation: Father of Shinji and president of Nerv, an organism responsible for fighting against attacks of "Angels" in Evangelion. He has a chilly character and for that reason the relationship with his son is conflicting.
Genma Saotome
alternative words: Saotome Genma
keywords:
character
,
ranma 1/2
related topics:
Ranma 1/2
,
Ranma Saotome
explanation: Father of Ranma and instructor of a gym of karate. By a curse, he turns into a great panda if he sprays himself with waters. Then unable to speak, he uses a placard to explain. he becomes normal thanks to hot waters.
Gian
alternative words: Goda Takeshi, Takeshi Goda, Gouda Takeshi, Takeshi Gouda
keywords:
character
,
doraemon
related topics:
Doraemon
explanation: Classmate of Nobita in Doraemon. Nobita is always bothered by him because he is very strong. He is a good baseball player but wants to become a singer.
Gigantor
alternative words: Ironman 28, Iron man no 28, Tetsuji 28 go
keywords:
anime
,
manga
,
title
related topics:
Mitsuteru Yokoyama
,
Astroboy
related web sites:
http://www.mars.dti.ne.jp/~matsumu/yama-006.html
,
http://www.fsinet.or.jp/~somethin/tetujin28.htm
explanation: During WWII, 2 Japanese scientists had been working to create a super robot to oppose Americans. The project is finished after the war, so, a son of one of the scientists, Shotaro Kaneda alias Jimmy Sparks, uses it to fight against evil powers. The robot is remotely controlled, contrary to Astroboy, published at the same epoch and who owns intelligence. Manga was published between 1956 and 66 on a monthly magazine, Shonen while anime version was aired between Oct. 1963 and Nov. 65
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