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Below the cut will be a list of some of my favorite Japanese names. I like to write a lot of original characters that are based in different animes, so I thought this would be useful to have. These will be placed under a read more, as this post got quite long. There are 70 feminine names, 75 masculine names, and 31 gender neutral names. Please like or reblog this post if you found it useful. Thank you. :)

Feminine Names.

Airi.

Aina.

Amane.

Ami. / Aimi.

Anzu.

Asuna.

Aya.

Chidori.

Chiharu.

Chou.

Danuja.

Doi.

Ema.

Emica. / Emika.

Emi.

Emiko.

Etsuko.

Gina.

Hatsue. / Hatsu.

Hana.

Hanae.

Hanakao

Haruka.

Himari.

Himwari.

Hina.

Honoka.

Kairi.

Kaori.

Kanna. / Kana.

Karin.

Katsumi.

Kyoko.

Machi.

Mai.

Manae.

Mari.

Matsuri.

Mayumi.

Megumi.

Mei.

Midori.

Mika.

Mina.

Mirai.

Misa.

Misaki.

Miyah.

Miho.

Naho.

Nako.

Nami.

Nanami.

Naomi.

Reina.

Rei.

Rena.

Rika.

Sakura.

Saori.

Sarina.

Sayuri.

Seika.

Seina.

Shizuka.

Tae.

Tora.

Yuka.

Yuna.

Yurina.

Masculine Names.

Akane.

Akihito.

Akito.

Anji.

Arata.

Benjiro.

Choei.

Daihachi.

Daiji.

Daijiro.

Daisuke.

Daishiro.

Eiji.

Enzo.

Etsuji.

Genji.

Gorou.

Hajime.

Haruto.

Hatsuo.

Hideji.

Hiro.

Hiroshi.

Hiroto.

Hisaki.

Hyuga.

Judai.

Jun.

Jun'ichi.

Junpei.

Kaito.

Kakashi.

Kanji.

Kazuki.

Keitaro.

Kenji.

Ken'ichi.

Kentaro.

Kenzo.

Kiyoshi.

Koji.

Kota.

Kyo.

Masao.

Michaiki.

Mitsuhide.

Mokuba.

Naoki.

Naoe.

Renji.

Riku.

Ryo. / Ryu. / Ryou. / Ryuu.

Ryota.

Ryuuji.

Sasuke.

Satoshi.

Satoru.

Seto.

Shinji.

Shino.

Shintaro.

Soma.

Tadashi.

Taichi.

Takahashi.

Takeshi.

Taro.

Tooru.

Yota.

Yudai.

Yugi.

Yuji.

Yuma.

Yusei.

Zenji.

Gender Neutral Names.

Akari.

Akira.

Akihito.

Asuka.

Ayame.

Chiyo.

Dai.

Daichi.

Haku.

Haruhi.

Haru.

Hikaru.

Hikari.

Hinata.

Ino.

Kaeda.

Kai.

Kaoru.

Kenta.

Kita.

Minato.

Mitsuki.

Nara.

Noa.

Reiji.

Ren. / Rin.

Sato.

Shin.

Shion.

Shun.

Shuya.

Sora.

Yui.

Yuki.

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Madou Monogatari: Fia and the Mysterious School launches November 28 in Japan - Gematsu

Madou Monogatari: Fia and the Mysterious School, formerly Madou Monogatari 4, will launch for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch on November 28 in Japan for 8,580 yen, the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu reveals. A limited edition will also be available for 17,380 yen, which includes an art book, CD, acrylic diorama, and card game, among other bonuses.

Published by Compile Heart and developed by Sting in cooperation with D4 Enterprise, with participation by former Compile staff, Madou Monogatari: Fia and the Mysterious School features a game cycle of life in a school of sorcery, command-based battles in automatically-generated 3D dungeons, and character development through a grimoire skill tree.

The game’s staff and cast include:

Staff

Producer and Director: Hikaru Yasui

Advisors: Kazunari Yonemitsu, Kenji Oda

Character Design: Sunaho Tobe

Sub-Character Design: Shinichirou Otsuka, Katsumi Enami, Ichi

Music: k.h.d.n

Devleopment: Sting

Cast

Fia (voiced by Saya Aizawa) – A girl with good fortune who enrolled at the school of sorcery.

Will (voiced by Maki Kawase)

Lina (voiced by Nichika Oomori)

Totto (voiced by Shun Horie)

Escha (voiced by Moe Kahara)

Carbuncle (voiced by Tomoko Kaneda)

Suketoudara (voiced by Hisayoshi Suganuma)

Banshee Trio (voiced by Mariko Honda)

Momomo (voiced by Jun Osuka)

Skeleton T (voiced by Kenichi Ono)

Owlbear (voiced by Youji Ueda)

Zoh Daimaoh (voiced by Hiroki Yasumoto)

Jurk (voiced by Kaito Morita)

Garreldo (voiced by Kouta Suzuki)

Mew (voiced by Aoi Nagatsuki)

Vesta (voiced by Mana Nakatomi)

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“18if” 

Serie TV anime, 7 luglio 2017

Serie anime originale, inizialmente intitolata “18 Anime”, parte di un progetto crossmediale. Ogni episodio avrà un regista diverso.

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-STAFF-

Direttore generale Kouji Morimoto 

Regia: Akira Nishimori e altri

Sceneggiatura: Asuhiro Tomioka 

Supervisione design: Hiroko Kazui 

Character design: Tadashi Oppata 

Fondali: Tatsuya Sakai  

Direttore artistico: Sawako Takagi 

Colorazioni: Hisae Suzuki, Yuuko Satou 

Computer grafica: Akane Nagamine 

Direttore della fotografia: Naoki Kitamura

Montaggio: Akari Saitou 

Direttore del suono: Youta Tsuruoka

Musiche: Ryuudai Abe 

Studio di animazione: Gonzo

-CAST-

Haruto Tsukishiro: Nobunaga Shimazaki 

Katsumi Kanzaki: Takehito Koyasu 

Lily: Kaori Nazuka 

Natsuki Kamikawa: Misato Fukuen 

Yurina Kanzaki: Nao Touyama 

Airi Kojima: Ai Kakuma 

Mirei Saegusa: Azumi Asakura 

Yuuko Sakurabe: Aya Endo 

Kayo Sugisaki: Nao Tamura 

Sono: Fumiko Orikasa 

Nene: Inori Minase 

Mana Hayashida: Yu Shimamura 

Misaki: Emi Nitta 

Strega: Shiho Nanba 

L'anime sarà parte di un franchise multimediale che comprende già 18: Kimi to Tsunagaru puzzle , un puzzle game da cellulare di Mobcast , ed un nuovo gioco di realtà virtuale dal titolo 18 Yume Sekai VR che è stato prodotto da Morimoto.

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Battle Royale Movie Review Spoiler Alert

Romaji: Batoru Rowaiaru Japanese: バトル・ロワイアル Director: Kinji Fukasaku Writer: Koushun Takami (novel), Kenta Fukasaku Producer: Kenta Fukasaku, Kinji Fukasaku, Kimio Kataoka, Chie Kobayashi, Toshio Nabeshima, Masumi Okada Cinematographer Katsumi Yanagijima Release Date: December 16, 2000 / November 20, 2010 (Battle Royale 3D) Runtime: 114 Min. Genre: Award Winning-Action / Death Game / Award Winning-Suspense-Thriller / Best Film-Movie of the Year Distributor: Toei Language: Japanese Country: Japan

Di sinilah ketika kesetiaan lo dgn Hollywood diuji. Sebagai orang yg mendedikasikan tontonnya hanya untuk hollywood sejak 2010. Akhir-akhir ini iseng nonton film dan drama-drama asia lagi dan akhirnya mulai kembali addicted. Ketika harus nonton Battle Royale di mana Fujiwara Tatsuya dan Kou Shibasaki main di film yang sama. Baru ngeh kalau ini Hunger Games nya Jepang.

Well, Hunger Gamesnya Jepang karena gue lebih dulu adore sama Hunger Games nya Hollywood ala Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson. (2012). Fakta bahwa Battle Royale adalah film tahun 2000 di mana komik dan novelnya rilis jauh sebelum tahun itu akhirnya mulai mengguncang gue kalau... Versi Jennifer dan Josh mungkin lebih tepat disebut Battle Royale-nya Hollywood. Get it?

Siapa ngikutin siapa, gak akan gue bahas di sini. Karena gue lebih ingin bahas Battle Royale nya aja. Semoga gak ada hawa-hawa ngebandingin direview gue.

Battle Royale bercerita tentang masa di mana Jepang sedikit mengalami kemunduran. Intinya adalah pendidikan yang kacau balau. Sehingga pemerintah bekerja sama dengan militer membuat sistem pendidikan ekstrem yang ingin mencetak anak-anak yang survive dari sebuah teror yang sengaja diciptakan oleh orang-orang dewasa.

Secara random akan ada satu kelas dari sebuah sekolah yang “beruntung” terpilih dan dipaksa ikut sebuah camp. Satu kelas itu akan diisolasi di sebuah pulau yang didesain khusus untuk acara ini. Berbagai zona bahaya sudah ditentukan oleh panitia. Setiap murid dibekali oleh peta, makanan dan minuman seadaannya, senter, dan 1 jenis senjata yang dimasukkan secara random bisa pistol, cangkul, parit, alat cukur (?), pisau, dan lain-lain. Rules nya mudah. Siapa yang bisa bertahan hidup selama 3 hari adalah pemenangnya. Hanya satu yang bisa bertahan. Terserah mau saling bunuh atau apa. Kalau ada yang macam-macam, alat peledak yang dijadikan kalung disetiap leher siswa bisa diledakkan kapan saja. 3 hari terlalu banyak yang berhasil, bisa aja diledakkan semuanya. Bebas. Intinya menyebarkan teror agar anak-anak muda itu menyesal atas sikap kasarnya kepada orang tua selama ini.

Jangan pikir anak-anak muda lugu. Yang awalnya dijanjikan mau tour ini bakal anteng-antengnya ketika tahu guru mereka malah masukkin mereka ke pulau. Di sinilah keluar sifat asli mereka. Siapa yang ingin bertahan hidup. Dari yang pura-pura baik. Berkelompok. Cari aman. Sampai emang ada yang seneng banget ngebunuh. Siapa bilang juga kalau cara ngebunuh mereka bakal kaku karena ga tau caranya ngebantai orang. Dari yang emang masih kaku, sampe yang paling sadis ada.

Film ini gore banget. Pembantaian. Darah. Ada semua. Jadi ya. Buat yang sedikit geli sama adegan penggorokkan leher, suara senapan, dont try watch this one.

21 siswa dan 21 siswi akan mati satu per satu. Dan nantinya akan ada pengumuman siapa saja yang sudah mati dan berapa sisanya. Fukijiwara Tatsuya berperan sebagai Shuya Nanahara siswa yang akhirnya selamat dia dibantu oleh murid luar yang ikut kembali setelah memenangkan episode sebelumnya, Shogo Kawada (Taro Yamamoto). Juga temen perempuan Nanahara, Noriko Nakagawa (Aki Maeda). Nanahara, Kawada, dan Nakagawa akhirnya berhasil melewati tiga hari. Kawada ikut kembali menjadi peserta karena ia ingin membalas dendam kematian temannya di episode sebelumnya. Ia akhirnya beraliansi dengan Nanahara dan Nakagawa. Di akhir ia sempat berpura-pura menembak Nanahara dan Nakagawa mengakali alat pelacak, ketika ia dipercaya memenangkan kembali permainan ia dibawa ke ruang kontrol bertemu dengan Kitano (Takeshi Kitano) guru olah raga yang menjadi penanggung jawab untuk sekolah Nanahara. Di sana Kitano melihat Nanahara dan Nakagawa masuk ke dalam ruangan. Di antara semua muridnya Kitano sangat respect dengan Nakagawa begitupula dengan Nakagawa. Kitano merasa bahwa Nakagawa satu-satunya murid yang sopan dan dia berharap Nakagawalah yang menang. Hingga akhirnya ia meminta Nakagawa menembak Kitano, karena tidak tega, Nanahara lah yang menembak Kitano. Mereka bertiga berlayar dengan sebuah kapal kecil. Namun, Kawada meninggal di tengah perjalanan. Nanahara dan Nakagawa kini menjadi buronan di kota, mereka kabur dan bersembunyi.

So…. sounds familiar heh? The story? Yess. Much. But character, i can says that it much rich and good then the Hollywood ones. Beberapa tokoh siswa/siswi selain si tokoh utama cukup digambarkan. Bukan hanya digambarkan bagaimana survive, membunuh, atau dibunuh, tapi juga latar belakangnya. Contohnya tokoh Mitsuko. Gadis paling brutal. Dia membunuh 6/7 orang senjatanya awalnya hanya berupa arit tapi akhirnya beragam karena ia mengambil senjata-senjata dari korbannya. Mitsuko diperankan oleh Kou Shibasaki (well, my favorit Japanesse artist dan alasan gue nonton BR karena ada dia) dia stunning banget. Cantik, feminim, tapi brutal. Dan keji. Masa lalunya cukup kelam. Ayahnya entah kemana, ibunya juga gak jelas. Ia mengalami pelecehan seksual saat kecil dan ga sengaja ngedorong pelakunya jatuh dari tangga dan mati. Sejak saat itu kayaknya dia jadi kelam dan antisosial.

Dari film ini, akting Kou Shibasaki dan Fujiwara Tatsuya langsung diperhitungkan dan banyak banget film mereka sekarang. Walaupun di sini Fujiwara meranin Nanahara yang sedikit pengecut hehe. Well ya tokoh utamanya justru lebih pengecut. Atau mau dikasih lihat kesan orang baik pasti selamat? Entahlah tapi kurang stunning aja malah dibandingkan dengan Mitsuko yang tokoh kesekian tapi keji.

I thought you better watch it then feel it. I’m not judging anything. So… it’s still the best gore japanesse movie so far.

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Within the Land of Dreams: Exploring the Fascinating Worlds of 18if

Just what is 18if? Riding high off the success of Akiba’s Trip, Gonzo has returned this season with yet another video game adaptation. Based on the mobile puzzle game 18: Kimi to Tsunagaru Puzzle, 18if follows its mysterious protagonist Haruto Tsukishiro as he navigates the dreams of troubled teenage girls under the direction of the equally mysterious Lily and the counsel of professor Katsumi Kanzaki. What might have otherwise been a straight parody like their previous title has been transformed by its unique production into an arthouse series hearkening back to Gonzo’s oddball origins.

The main attraction of 18if is undoubtedly its structure. Fans of the unique production of Space Dandy may find a new favorite with 18if. Each episode treats us to a vignette featuring the mental landscape of a different teenage girl afflicted with sleeping beauty syndrome, a mysterious ailment that renders them comatose and trapped in a world of their own dreams. Haruto must navigate these environments to resolve their inner conflicts and break the spell preventing them from waking. This is where the hook comes in. What better way to portray so many deeply personal worlds built from individual imagination than by providing each dreamer with their own director? The individual approach of different creators ensures each episode provides a distinct visual and thematic style to the minds that Haruto explores.

Where Flip Flappers created distinct worlds every episode and Space Dandy gave different directors free reign, 18if indulges its audience with both. Not only has each episode taken place in vastly different spaces but the pacing and visuals have been immensely unique.

The Witch of Thunder, directed by Satoshi Toba (Ergo Proxy, Turn A Gundam) introduces us to the concept of dreamworlds by providing by far the most abstract environment, taking place in an Alice in Wonderland world with cartoonish creatures and unreal scene transitions, important details were brought into focus with an almost manga panel-like picture-in-picture. Yuko’s flight from the painful circumstances in the real world are highlighted by the distortion in the world of dreams and her retreat from rationality into a nonsense world driven by fulfilling simplistic urges.

Time Stopped at Age 12, directed by Kyosuke Suzuki (D.Gray-Man Hallow) revolves around a single room frozen in the traumatic moment that its resident has been unable to move beyond. The eerie atmosphere was set with a number of dutch angles while the red lighting and supernatural of its resident witch Mana established the burning edge of her hatred, with her victims taking on pathetic, disgusting forms like insects she summarily crushed. This episode spent a great deal of time on the characters eyes, with Haruto's take on an appearance similar to Mana's as he eventually concludes her actions are just.

The Witch of First Love, directed by Toshiro Fuji (Naruto Shippuden, Psycho-Pass 2) is my personal favorite despite occurring in a world almost indistinguishable from an ordinary Japanese suburb save for its complete absence of people. Where the characters interactions are entirely ordinary, our own perceptions as the audience are distorted, transitioning between the vibrant colors of Kayo’s memories to the lifeless palette of her twilight hours. We’re shown the same interactions from both characters perspectives to display the distance between the Haruto and Kayo, which she is desperately attempting to close. The scenes are brilliantly staged to show how different the same atmosphere can appear at different moments, together and alone.

While each episode leans heavily into its self-contained narrative, the overarching narrative is tantalizing on its own, revolving around the bizarre sleeping beauty affliction. Each victim has, in some way, rejected the reality of their waking life before falling into a stupor. Within their dreams these girls become witches, twisted versions of themselves who possess supernatural powers. There is undoubtedly some supernatural quality to the condition since the witches can not only exercise their powers within a Jungian shared dream space but even exert their influence over the real world, with one carrying a Freddy Krueger-like killing spree in which her sleeping victims die in the real world. Katsumi’s own daughter suffers from sleeping beauty syndrome and he believes Haruto possesses a unique power for being able to navigate the collective unconscious without the aid of his equipment.

Most fascinating, Haruto’s persona adapts to fulfill a needed role within the witches worlds. Whether by empathetic instinct or in response to the conceptual pull of his environments, Haruto has shown different faces to each witch, becoming the hero they need to rescue them from their strife. To Yuko he becomes the supportive friend she needed to weather the antagonism of bullies. To Kayo he became the romantic partner she desired to experience the love her fatal illness would deny her and the survivor to grieve after her passing. For Mana, Haruto even became a murderer, relishing the opportunity to share in the experience of making her victims suffer for ruining her life.

Haruto’s mercurial personality raises questions about his true nature. He appears, confused, in each domain before falling seamlessly into its narrative. His uncertainty if he is dreaming or awake, along with his failure to appear in the waking world begs the question if he is also trapped with the realm of dreams or, perhaps, is a dream himself. Katsumi describes a being of Lily’s description as an avatar of the dreamworld yet she refers to Haruto as “brother” and only he is capable of seeing her. Rather than take action, Lily directs Haruto to act on her behalf. They obviously share some sort of special connection which might imply that he is some sort of avatar given her nature as an anima of the dream world or, perhaps, they are one and the same.

Where many video game adaptations follow wrote storylines, it's immensely satisfying seeing Gonzo find such a unique way to portray its source material. Letting creators run wild may not always pay off financially but have resulted in some of the most fascinating anime ever produced. The fact that Gonzo could look to an adaptation to fit in such a perfect opportunity to create a playground for an arthouse project is such impressive and, after witnessing their celebration of fandom in Akiba’s Trip, makes me enthusiastic for what other ideas they may have for the future. In the meantime, I look forward to what new surprises each episode of 18if will have to offer.

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Peter Fobian is an Associate Features Editor for Crunchyroll and author of Monthly Mangaka Spotlight. You can follow him on Twitter @PeterFobian.

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Madou Monogatari: Fia and the Mysterious School first trailer, details, and screenshots - Gematsu

Publisher Compile Heart and developer Sting have released the first trailer, information, and screenshots for Madou Monogatari: Fia and the Mysterious School, which is due out for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch on November 28 in Japan. The official website is also live.

Get the details below.

About

Madou Monogatari: Fia and the Mysterious School the official title of the latest entry in the Madou Monogatari series. It will launch on November 28 in Japan. With former Compile developers returning, Madou Monogatari: Fia and the Mysterious School is an RPG featuring the untouched worldview and familiar characters of the Madou Monogatari series, in all of its nostalgic glory. After several decades, lease look forward to a new chapter in the Madou Monogatari series.

Participating Creators

Producer and Director: Hikaru Yasui

Advisors: Kazunari Yonemitsu, Kenji Oda

Character Design: Sunaho Tobe

Sub-Character Design: Shinichirou Otsuka, Katsumi Enami, Ichi

Music: k.h.d.n

Development: Sting

Story

An ancient school of sorcery. Where students study true magic and cultivate their ambitions. Fia, a girl who aims to be a great sorcerer, leaves her hometown and enrolls in an ancient school of sorcery once attended by her grandmother in order to study sorcery. Surrounded by strict but humorous instructors, and chaotic but amusing classmates, Fia will study sorcery and develop her abilities.

Characters

Fia (voiced by Saya Aizawa)

Will (voiced by Maki Kawase)

Leena (voiced by Nichika Oomori)

Totto (voiced by Shun Horie)

Eska (voiced by Moe Kahara)

Carbuncle (voiced by Tomoko Kaneda)

Jurk (voiced by Kaito Morita)

Mew (voiced by Aoi Nagatsuki)

Garreldo (voiced by Kouta Suzuki)

Vesta (voiced by Mana Nakatomi)

Momomo (voiced by Jun Osuka)

Puyo

Skeleton T (voiced by Kenichi Ono)

Suketoudara (voiced by Hisayoshi Suganuma)

Owlbear (voiced by Youji Ueda)

Banshee Trio (voiced by Mariko Honda)

Zoh Daimaoh (voiced by Hiroki Yasumoto)

Dragon Oyaji

Game Editions

Standard Physical / Digital Edition (8,580 yen)

Pre-Order Bonus

Fia x Carbuncle mini curry spoon

Physical Deluxe Edition (17,380 yen)

Special box with original illustration by Sunaho Tobe

Visual art book featuring character designs, event CG, rough drafts, and more

Soundtrack CD with over 20 tracks by k.h.d.n., including the background music, opening, and ending themes

Book cover that looks like the grimoire used by Fia in the game

Acrylic diorama featuring Fia and friends

A completely original card game created by advisor Kenji Oda featuring characters from the game, including a play mat and rule guide

Digital Deluxe Edition (10,780 yen)

Digital art book featuring character designs, event CG, rough drafts, and more

Digital soundtrack with over 20 tracks by k.h.d.n., including the background music, opening, and ending themes

Watch the trailer below. View the screenshots at the gallery.

Reveal Trailer

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Katsumi Mana and Aelius - A walk in Demarch Mines

“Heh ~ So u like to walk a little in the evening?” - Katsumi “Hm? Yeah... remind me my sister sometimes.” - Aelius

Happy B-day (Really late) @staystrongaways!!