When did the anime series Clannad begin?
List of Clannad episodes
Of the 24 episodes planned for release by Kyoto Animation, 23 were aired on television with the first 22 being regular episodes, followed by an additional extra episode. The last episode was released as an original video animation on the eighth DVD on July 16, 2008 and is set in an alternate universe from the anime series in which Tomoya and Tomoyo are dating. The OVA episode was previewed on May 31, 2008 for an audience of four-hundred people picked via a mail-in postcard campaign. The broadcast time was first announced on August 11, 2007 at the TBS festival "Anime Festa", which is also when the first episode was showcased. The episodes aired between October 4, 2007 and March 27, 2008 on the TBS Japanese television network in 4:3 aspect ratio. The anime also aired in 16:9 aspect ratio between October 26, 2007 and April 4, 2008 on the BS-i Japanese television network. The anime series was released in a set of eight DVD compilations in Japan released between December 19, 2007 and July 16, 2008 by Pony Canyon, with each compilation containing three episodes. A Blu-ray Disc box set of "Clannad" was released on April 30, 2010 in Japan.
Clannad (visual novel)
The "Clannad" visual novel has four pieces of theme music: one opening theme, two ending themes, and an insert song. The opening theme is by Eufonius. The two ending themes are and sung by Riya of Eufonius; the latter is used as the ending theme in the After Story arc. The insert song "Ana" is sung by Lia. Six of the characters have background music leitmotifs—the five heroines, and Yukine Miyazawa. Nagisa's theme is the self-titled ; Kyou's theme is ; Kotomi's theme is "Étude Pour les Petites Supercordes"; Tomoyo's theme is ; Fuko's theme is ; lastly, Yukine's theme is .
Enya
In the 1970s several members of Enya's family formed Clannad, a Celtic band with Nicky Ryan as their manager, sound engineer and producer and his future wife Roma Ryan assisting with the tour management and administrative duties. In 1980, after her year at college, Enya decided not to study music at university and instead accepted Ryan's invitation to join the group with the aim of expanding their sound by incorporating keyboards and another backup vocalist. She toured across Europe and played an uncredited role on their sixth album, "Crann Úll" (1980), with a line-up of siblings Máire, Pól and Ciarán Brennan and twin uncles, Noel and Pádraig Duggan. Enya became an official and credited member by the time of their next album "Fuaim" (1981), which features a front cover photograph of her with the band. Nicky maintains it was never his intention to make Enya a permanent member, and realised she was "fiercely independent ... intent on playing her own music. She was just not sure of how to go about it". This sparked discussions between the two on the idea of using Enya's voice to form a "choir of one", a concept based on the "wall of sound" technique by Phil Spector that interested them both.
Theme from Harry's Game
Clannad's debut trans-Atlantic album, "Anam", was released in the United States in 1992 and became an enormous American success - spurred on by a strong reaction to "Harry's Game," including extensive video exposure on VH1. The song went on to garner the Billboard Music Award for World Music Song Of The Year
Music of Clannad
/ Torch" is a single for the "Clannad After Story" anime series by Kyoto Animation which was released on November 14, 2008 in Japan by Key Sounds Label bearing the catalog number "KSLA-0044". The single contains the opening and ending themes from the anime version in full length, TV length, and off-vocal versions; the vocal songs are sung by Lia. The single is composed, arranged, and produced by Jun Maeda, Shinji Orito, Kai, Anant-Garde Eyes, and Kentarō Fukushi. The single achieved a daily ranking of No. 3 the day of its release on Japan's Oricon charts for singles, and ranked in at No. 13 in the weekly singles charts for the week of November 16, 2008. The single dropped to No. 19 on the weekly singles charts for the week of November 23, 2008. By November 26, 2008, the single had sold 15,765 units. The total reported sales of the single reached 21,706 units.
Music of Clannad
""Toki o Kizamu Uta / Torch" Piano Arrange Disc" is a piano arrange album for the "Clannad After Story" anime series by Kyoto Animation which was released on December 28, 2008 at Comiket 75 in Japan by Key Sounds Label bearing the catalog number "KSLC-0003". The album contains one disc with two tracks, which are piano arrange versions of the opening and ending themes from the anime version. The album is composed, arranged, and produced by Jun Maeda, Shinji Orito, and Ryō Mizutsuki. The album came bundled with the "Toki o Kizamu Uta / Torch" piano sheet music book.
Chain Chronicle
A film trilogy titled was released in Japan, with the first, second and third films premiering on December 3, 2016, January 14, 2017, and February 11, 2017 respectively. The anime television version begin airing in January 2017 after the release of the first anime film. The opening theme for the movie version is titled "Chain the World" by Nao Tōyama while the ending song is titled "PARAISO" by Nano. For the TV broadcast, the opening theme is titled "MY LIBERATION" by Nano while the ending theme is titled "True Destiny" by Nao Tōyama. Crunchyroll has licensed the series in North America.
Clannad (visual novel)
Across the national ranking of bishōjo games in amount sold in Japan, the "Clannad" limited edition Windows release premiered at number one twice since its release, and the third ranking brought the Windows release down to 46 out of 50. The first two weeks of June 2004 held the final ranking for the original release at 40 out of 50. The "Clannad" regular edition Windows release premiered at number 26 in the rankings. The next two rankings for the regular edition were at 37 and 41. According to sales information taken from the Japanese Amazon website, the original Windows version of "Clannad" sold 100,560 copies in 2004. "Clannad Full Voice" ranked twice in terms of highest selling PC games nationally in Japan, achieving sales rankings of 7 and 20 in February and March 2008, respectively. For the week of April 18, 2011, the PlayStation 3 port of "Clannad" sold 7,466 units. As of April 18, 2011, the console versions of "Clannad" had sold over 113,000 copies. The two-volume PSP editions of "Hikari Mimamoru Sakamichi de" sold 28,984 copies by the end of 2010. The English release of the Windows version debuted on the Steam charts at number three, above "" and "Grand Theft Auto V", and just below "Fallout 4" and "".
List of Clannad episodes
The license holding company Sentai Filmworks licensed the "Clannad After Story" anime series, and Section23 Films localized and distributed the television series and the OVA starting with the first half season box set consisting of 12 episodes with English subtitles, Japanese audio, and no English language track, released on October 20, 2009. The second half season box set containing the remaining episodes was released on December 8, 2009. Sentai Filmworks re-released "Clannad After Story" with an English dub in April 2011.
Clannad (visual novel)
"Clannad" is a drama and romance visual novel in which the player assumes the role of Tomoya Okazaki. Much of its gameplay is spent on reading the story's narrative and dialogue. "Clannad" follows a branching plot line with multiple endings; depending on the decisions that the player makes during the game, the plot will progress in a specific direction.
List of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED episodes
"Mobile Suit Gundam SEED" was dubbed in English and its first English air date was on April 17, 2004 on the American cable network Cartoon Network as part of its Toonami saturday night primetime action animation block and its late Friday night/Early Saturday morning late-night primetime slot. It was later broadcast on Canada's YTV starting on September 10, 2004, Australia's Cartoon Network Australia starting on December 12, 2005, and the United Kingdom's AnimeCentral starting on January 5, 2008.
Fuaim
Fuaim (Irish for "sound") is the sixth album by Irish folk group Clannad. It was released in 1982. It was produced by Nicky Ryan and was the last Clannad album to feature younger sister Eithne Ní Bhraonáin, later known as Enya. It is also the only Clannad album to credit her; while she performed keyboard and backing vocals on the previous album "Crann Úll", she was not credited for this. She departed, along with Nicky Ryan, shortly thereafter to begin a solo career.
Case Closed
The anime version of "Case Closed" is produced by Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation and TMS Entertainment. Over 900 episodes have aired in Japan since the anime's premiere on January 8, 1996, making it the sixteenth longest anime series to date. Initially, Shogakukan collected and released the episodes on VHS video cassettes between June 1996, and October 2006. Four hundred and twenty-six episodes were released on VHS until Shogakukan abandoned the format and switched over to DVDs, starting over from the first episode. For the fifteenth anniversary of the anime series, the series was made available for video on demand. "Case Closed" was later broadcast in North America on NHK's cable network TV Japan. Crunchyroll began simulcasting the series in October 2014.
Clannad (visual novel)
Gamania Entertainment hosted a collaboration event with "Clannad" and their two massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) "Hiten Online" and "Holy Beast Online". Between March 26 and June 26, 2008, the two games offered costumes characters could wear which looked like the winter school uniforms from "Clannad", along with offering Kyou's pet boar Botan for players to adopt. Players of either game who had a character over level 20 could enter a lottery where 500 people were chosen to win "Clannad"-related goods which included virtual and real-world items such as file folders, "netcash" cards, sports towels, tapestries, and various items used during gameplay.
Clannad (visual novel)
The first half of the story takes place primarily at Hikarizaka Private High School, a fictional school located in Japan. Outside of the school, frequented locations include the bakery run by Nagisa's parents, and the dormitory where Youhei Sunohara lives. Throughout the story, glimpses into an Illusionary World are shown. This world is devoid of all life except for a young girl, though she later makes a body out of junk pieces through which the player can interact with her. The remaining half of the story takes place in the same city, after the conclusion of the first half. While the town's name was never directly mentioned, one can infer that the town's name is Hikarizaka based on the many companies and establishments that share this name.
Clannad
Between 1988 and 1991, Clannad were involved in side projects including "Atlantic Realm" (1989) and "The Angel and the Soldier Boy" (1990). "Atlantic Realm" was a small album made for a BBC documentary about the Atlantic Ocean. The recording was mainly instrumental as their voices as instruments. "The Angel and the Soldier Boy" was a half – hour animation without voice overs, with the music telling the story. Both albums proved to be a minor success, and also demonstrated once again that Clannad were one of the most acclaimed soundtrack artists in the music industry. Two greatest hits albums were released at around this time:
Music of Clannad
is a maxi single arranged by the J-pop band Eufonius first released in Japan on July 14, 2007 by Frontier Works. The music CD was only available to those who have already pre-ordered film tickets. The CD contains three tracks, two theme songs sung by Riya for the "Clannad" film, and an instrumental version of track one.
Key (company)
Key is a Japanese visual novel studio which formed on July 21, 1998 as a brand under the publisher Visual Arts and is located in Kita, Osaka. Key's debut visual novel "Kanon" (1999) combined an elaborate storyline, up-to-date anime-style art, and a musical score which helped to set the mood for the game. Key's second game "Air" (2000) had a similar if not more complex storyline to "Kanon" and a more thorough gameplay. Both "Kanon" and "Air" were originally produced as adult games, but Key broke this trend with their third title "Clannad" (2004) released for all ages. Key has worked in the past with Interchannel and Prototype for the consumer port releases of the brand's games. Key collaborated with P.A. Works and Aniplex to produce the anime series "Angel Beats!" (2010) and "Charlotte" (2015). Key has released 13 games, the latest being the visual novel "Summer Pockets" in 2018.
Clannad in Concert
Clannad in Concert is the fourth album by Irish folk group Clannad. It is their first live album, taken from a 1978 concert while on tour in Switzerland and was released in 1979. It was during this tour that the group decided to go professional. The LP came in a gatefold cover and early copies of the Irish issue included a large poster. (A bootleg was released as "Ring of Gold")
Clannad (visual novel)
A second Internet radio show to promote the "Clannad After Story" anime series called was broadcast between October 10, 2008 and April 10, 2009, containing 26 episodes. The show was also produced by Onsen and Animate TV, and was streamed online every Friday. The show had three hosts including the previous two plus Ryōtarō Okiayu who plays Akio Furukawa in the anime series. Two two-disc CD compilations were released containing the second radio shows broadcasts, the first released on February 18, 2009, followed by the second on May 29, 2009.
A Magical Gathering: The Clannad Anthology
A Magical Gathering: The Clannad Anthology is a greatest hits compilation album by Clannad, released by Rhino Records in 2002. With performances in English and Gaelic, Rhino’s two-disc release is the first-ever career-spanning collection from the group. With 34 tracks released between 1973 and 1998, it includes signature songs like "Theme from Harry's Game" and "In a Lifetime".
List of S-CRY-ed episodes
The anime was licensed by Bandai Entertainment in early 2003. Starting in 2003, Bandai released the show in North America as six individual Region 1 volumes, followed by a complete six-disc box set in November 2004. Bandai's European branch Beez Entertainment published the series in the United Kingdom. The release was in a total of six DVD volumes released between June 6, 2005 and February 27, 2006. Later, the series premiered on Adult Swim in the United States on May 28, 2005, after select episodes had been aired on Adult Swim's Video On Demand service for nearly a year. On September 27, 2005, Bandai re-released "s-CRY-ed" under the Anime Legends banner, in three two-disc volumes, followed by the Anime Legends Complete Collection on October 24, 2006. Following the 2012 closure of Bandai Entertainment, Sunrise announced at Otakon 2013, that Sentai Filmworks has rescued "S-CRY-ed", along with a handful of other former BEI titles.
List of Chrono Crusade episodes
The anime series Chrono Crusade premiered in Japan on Fuji TV on November 23, 2003 and ran for twenty-four episodes until its series finale on June 10, 2004. Produced by Gonzo Digimation, the series is adapted from the first three volumes of the eight-volume manga series of the same name by Daisuke Moriyama across the first thirteen episodes. The remainder of the series is primarily an original story line that occasionally still pulls from the source manga, which was incomplete at the time the anime series finished.
Clannad: Live in Concert
Live in Concert is a live album by the Irish folk group Clannad which was released in 2005. It features new versions of material from across the band's catalogue as far back as their 1973 debut album. Songs originally released in their simplest acoustic form are now performed here with brand new full band arrangements. "In A Lifetime" features a duet with former Riverdance singer Brian Kennedy. An 11-minute medley of music from the "Robin of Sherwood" TV series features previously unreleased music. The album was compiled from concerts recorded during their 1996 European tour.
Cartoon Network (UK &amp; Ireland)
In September 2000, Toonami began broadcasting weekdays for two hours between 4pm until 6pm, and from 9pm until 11pm, as well as weekends from 10am until noon and 10pm until midnight. "Dragonball Z" had already been airing on Cartoon Network since March 2000, and had been attracting very good ratings, which may have contributed to the decision to launch Toonami in the UK. Its output consisted almost solely of Japanese anime such as the cult "Dragonball Z", "Tenchi Muyo", and "Gundam Wing". The only non-Japanese shows for quite some time were the American-produced "The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest" and "Batman Beyond" ("Batman of the Future" in the UK).
Clannad (visual novel)
A magazine-sized 39-page book called "pre-Clannad" was published by SoftBank Creative on April 15, 2004. The book contained images from the visual novel, and short explanations of the characters, along with production sketches and concept drawings. A 160-page visual fan book was published by Enterbrain on October 12, 2004 which contained detailed story explanations, computer graphics, sheet music for the opening and ending themes, and interviews from the creators. Near the end of the book contains original illustrations of "Clannad" characters from various artists, three additional chapters of the "Official Another Story", and production sketches.
List of Bleach episodes
The episodes have aired since October 5, 2004, on TV Tokyo in Japan. Viz Media obtained the foreign television, home video, and merchandising rights to the "Bleach" anime from TV Tokyo Corporation and Shueisha on March 15, 2006. Subsequently, Viz Media contracted Studiopolis to create the English adaptation of the anime, and has licensed its individual "Bleach" merchandising rights to several different companies. The English adaptation of the "Bleach" anime premiered on Canada's YTV channel in the Bionix programming block on September 8, 2006. Cartoon Network began airing "Bleach" the following evening as part of Adult Swim. Adult Swim stopped broadcasting new episodes of the English adaptation on October 20, 2007, after airing the first 52 episodes of the series. It was replaced with another Viz Media series, "Death Note", to provide Studiopolis more time to dub additional episodes of the series. The series returned from hiatus on March 2, 2008, and had returned to hiatus for almost a year after airing episode 167 on November 21, 2009. The hiatus ended on August 28, 2010, with the airing of episode 168 and the show has been regularly airing with new episodes since.
Music of Clannad
The is the soundtrack to the "Clannad" film released by Frontier Works on November 21, 2007 bearing the catalog number "FCCM-0198". The album spans one disc with twenty-seven tracks featuring music composed by Yoshichika Inomata. Four songs are performed by Eufonius and sung by Riya, "Mag Mell (frequency⇒e Ver.)", "Marmelo (fildychrom)", "Marmelo (fildychrom La la la Ver.)", and "Chiisana Tenohira (Eufonius Ver.)"; the last song on the soundtrack, "Yakusoku", is sung by Lia.
Clannad (visual novel)
The two anime series and film DVDs have shown consistent high sales figures. The first anime limited edition DVD ranked third for the week of December 19 and December 25, 2007. The second through fifth limited edition DVDs all ranked first during their first week of sales, while the sixth limited edition DVD volume was ranked fourth for the week of May 21 and May 27, 2008. The seventh and eighth limited edition DVD volumes both ranked first during their first week of sales. The third limited edition DVD ranked sixth for the most anime DVDs sold between December 2007 and November 2008. A Blu-ray Disc box set of "Clannad" ranked third for the week of April 26 and May 2, 2010, and ranked again at 13 the following week. The special edition film DVD first ranked at number three during its first week of sales, and dropped down to number 10 the following week.
Crayon Shin-chan
"Crayon Shin-chan" first appeared in 1990 in a Japanese weekly magazine called "Weekly Manga Action", which is published by Futabasha. It started as a spin-off of the character Shinnosuke Nikaido (二階堂信之介) of another series by Yoshito Usui, Darakuya Store Monogatari (だらくやストア物語). The chapters were collected into 50 tankōbon volumes, which were published under Futabasha's "Action Comics" imprint, from April 11, 1992 to July 10, 2010.
Clamp School Detectives
An anime adaptation directed by Osamu Nabeshima and produced by the animation studio Pierrot aired in Japan on TV Tokyo for 26 episodes from May 3, 1997 to October 25, 1997. Bandai Visual released the series on 13 VHS and LD volumes and in a DVD box. The anime was licensed by Bandai Entertainment as one of their launching titles and released the anime on subtitled VHS under the AnimeVillage label. Bandai eventually re-released the series on DVD with an English dub produced by Coastal Studios. Maiden Japan has since licensed and will re-release the series on DVD on September 13, 2016.
Case Closed (season 1)
The season premiered from January 8, 1996, through August 12, 1996, on Nippon Television Network System in Japan. Episodes one through twenty-eight are collected in a seven DVD compilation produced by Shogakukan and released in Japan between the twenty-second and twenty-fourth of February 2006. The first season was then licensed and dubbed by Funimation Entertainment for release in English speaking countries. "Case Closed" was aired on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block and on Canada's YTV station. The English adaption was collected and released on a four DVD compilations between February 21, 2006 and September 19, 2006. The English adaption of season one was later released in a DVD boxset by Funimation on July 22, 2008 and contained the first twenty-six episodes, or twenty-five according to the Japanese numbering system. The season one DVD boxset Viridian edition was released on July 14, 2009. For the fifteenth anniversary of the anime series, the episodes were made available for video on demand in Japan.
List of Neon Genesis Evangelion episodes
Neon Genesis Evangelion is an anime series created by Gainax. It began broadcasting in Japan on TV Tokyo on October 4, 1995 and ended on March 27, 1996. WOWOW aired the series again during 2003. It was written and directed by Hideaki Anno and produced by Project Eva, which included TV Tokyo and Nihon Ad Systems (NAS). "Evangelion" is an apocalyptic anime in the mecha genre. It focuses on a teenage boy recruited by a paramilitary organization named NERV to control a giant cyborg called an Evangelion to fight monstrous beings known as Angels. The show takes place largely in a futuristic Tokyo years after a worldwide catastrophe. It also centers on other Evangelion pilots and members of NERV as they try to prevent another catastrophe.
Clannad
Pól initially left the group to pursue a solo career and work with the WOMAD (World of Music, Arts and Dance) organisation in Britain. He released a trio album in 1993 with Guo Yue and Joji Hirota under the new name Trísan. The true reason for Pól's departure is unknown; being a family band, very little information is released about personal and professional relations about and between the members. Pól rejoined the band in January 2011, when Clannad performed at Temple Bar TradFest. Initially a single concert, it was extended with an extra two nights.
List of Blood Lad episodes
"Blood Lad" is a 2013 Japanese anime series based on the manga written and illustrated by Yuuki Kodama. In another dimension, otaku vampire, Staz Charlie Blood and his gang stumble upon Fuyumi Yanagi—a high school girl who somehow finds her way into their dimension from the human world. Fuyumi's presence induces a vampiric infatuation from Staz, but his time with her is cut short after she is killed by a rogue carnivorous demon plant and turns into a ghost, leaving Staz determined to resurrect her as a living human.
Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life
The story takes place a month after the events of "Clannad" during summer vacation after Tomoya has graduated from high school; he is still in the same town "Clannad" was set in. One day it is discovered that Tomoyo has a younger half-sister named who had been living with her mother. Tomo, a young kindergartner, is the illegitimate child of Tomoyo's father and another woman named . Tomo moves into Tomoya's apartment due to her mother's psychological problems which greatly affected the young girl. Tomoyo loves her half-sister very much and takes care of her constantly since she has always had a weakness for children.
Clannad (visual novel)
The player assumes the role of Tomoya Okazaki, the protagonist of "Clannad". Tomoya has been labeled a delinquent; at the beginning of the story, he even expresses hatred toward the city he has lived in all his life where "Clannad" is set. He is very straightforward in his comments to others and will not hesitate to speak his mind, even if he comes off as rude during such times. Despite this, Tomoya is loyal to his friends, and has been known to dedicate himself for those around him in need of help or support. He generally has a selfless personality and does not ask much from others in return for what he does for them.
Clannad (visual novel)
Key announced in 2001 a release date of 2002 for "Clannad" and, after several postponements, "Clannad" was released on April 28, 2004 as a limited edition version, playable on a Windows PC as a DVD. The limited edition came bundled with the remix album "Mabinogi" remixing background music tracks featured in the visual novel. The regular edition was released on August 6, 2004; While "Clannad" originally had no voice acting, Key released a version for Windows titled "Clannad Full Voice" on February 29, 2008 with full voice acting (except for Tomoya). "Clannad Full Voice" contained one new CG, and had updated support for Windows Vista PCs. "Clannad Full Voice" was re-released by Key under the name "Clannad" on July 31, 2009 in a box set containing five other Key visual novels called Key 10th Memorial Box. An updated version compatible for Windows 7 PCs titled "Clannad Memorial Edition" was released on May 28, 2010.
Clannad (visual novel)
"Clannad" was released for Windows on Steam by Sekai Project in English on November 23, 2015. In November 2014, Sekai Project used the crowdfunding website Kickstarter to raise funds to produce the English translation of "Clannad". After less than 24 hours, the project reached its goal of US$140,000. When the Kickstarter campaign reached its US$320,000 stretch goal, Sekai Project announced that they would also be translating and releasing the "Hikari Mimamoru Sakamichi de" side stories for Windows. Overall, the Kickstarter campaign raised US$541,161, exceeding all of its stretch goals. "Hikari Mimamoru Sakamichi de" was released on Steam on June 2, 2016.
Clannad
Even though the rock-infused "Sirius" and the pop-inclined "Macalla" were successful for Clannad, it was their breakthrough style that they created themselves that has left the greatest legacy. Clannad's influence can be found in the film "Titanic", where James Horner admitted to basing the soundtrack on Clannad's style. The soundtrack was so like Clannad's work that it has been incorrectly credited to them for many years. Clannad's 'Celtic mysticism' is a recurring theme in the film "Intermission". The "otherworldly" and "ethereal" Clannad sound comes from the ancient hills and glens that surround Gweedore, according to lead singer Moya Brennan. Traces of Clannad's legacy can be heard in the music of many artists, including Enya, Altan, Capercaillie, The Corrs, Loreena McKennitt, Anúna, Riverdance, Órla Fallon and even U2. Bono stated that Moya has "one of the greatest voices the human ear has ever experienced".
Outlaw Star
The 26-episode anime adaptation of "Outlaw Star" began broadcasting in Japan on TV Tokyo from January 8, 1998 and ended on June 25, 1998, though the broadcast began on January 9, as it was in a 1:15 A.M. time slot. The series was licensed by Bandai Entertainment The English version was produced by ZRO Limit Productions and was aired on the evening Toonami block beginning on January 15, 2001 
and ended on February 21, 2001. This broadcast of the show was heavily edited due to its adult content. Profanity was removed, scenes with violence and lewd behavior were cut or toned down, and many scenes containing nudity were altered by digitally inserting clothing onto characters. Episode 23, in which the Outlaw Star crew visits a hot spring planet, was not aired due to nudity and suggestive themes. However, some instances of adult language were not removed for the anime's initial run. Toonami's creative director Sean Akins claimed that Cartoon Network made all of their own edits to their licensed properties during this time period, which they did "in a way that preserves the story". The role of Fred Luo, a recurring homosexual character, was considerably toned down. Cartoon Network had no specific editing policy with regard to gay characters, but that "overt sexuality or implied sexuality of any kind are not allowed". "Outlaw Star" was also aired on the late night Adult Swim block throughout 2002. However, the broadcast was cancelled late in the year and (according to Akins) the network allowed its rights to the anime to expire by 2003. "Outlaw Star" was aired in the United Kingdom on CNX in October 2002.
List of Clannad characters
This is a list of characters from the visual novel, manga, and anime series "Clannad". The main character is Tomoya Okazaki, an average guy who became a delinquent after a fight with his father that permanently damaged the tendon in his right arm. There are five heroines in this story: Nagisa Furukawa, a shy girl who wants to re-establish the long disbanded theatre club; Kyou Fujibayashi, a loud and aggressive girl; Kotomi Ichinose, a silent genius who is usually found in the library studying advanced topics; Tomoyo Sakagami, a cool headed delinquent transfer student who wants to become the student council president in order to preserve the cherry blossom trees; and Fuko Ibuki, a childish girl who carves wooden starfish to distribute to others as inviting them to her sister's wedding. There is also Ushio Okazaki, Tomoya and Nagisa's daughter, who appears primarily in the After Story.
Anam (album)
Anam is a 1990 album by Irish folk group Clannad. "Anam" is an Irish language noun meaning "soul".The 1992 USA release featured two bonus tracks: "In a Lifetime" (a duet with Bono) was included as the second track after "Rí na Cruinne", and "Theme from Harry's Game" was inserted between "Wilderness" and "Why Worry?" as the seventh track.
Clannad (visual novel)
After the ending of the 23rd episode of the first "Clannad" anime series, a 15-second teaser trailer aired promoting a second season titled "Clannad After Story". The anime is again animated by Kyoto Animation, and animates the After Story arc from the visual novel, which is a continuation of Nagisa's story, into 24 episodes. The same staff and cast from the first anime were used and the series broadcast in Japan between October 3, 2008 and March 26, 2009. Of the 24 episodes, 22 are regular episodes, the 23rd is an extra episode, and the last episode is a summary episode showcasing highlights from the series. The episodes were released on eight DVD compilation volumes between December 3, 2008 and July 1, 2009. The eighth DVD volume came with an additional OVA episode set in an alternate universe from the anime series where Tomoya and Kyou are dating. The OVA episode was previewed on May 24, 2009 to a limited number of people. A BD box set of "Clannad After Story" was released on April 20, 2011 in Japan with English subtitles.
Clannad (visual novel)
In the second part of the story, which starts immediately after the end of the first part but extends into the next seven years, Tomoya and Nagisa start living together, and eventually get married. Tomoya has to endure several hardships that the family has been suffering from, especially Nagisa's illness. Just after Nagisa gives birth to their daughter Ushio, she dies, which causes Tomoya to become severely depressed. He is barely able to function, let alone look after an infant. As a result, Nagisa's parents, Akio and Sanae, take care of their granddaughter. Five years later, Tomoya meets with Shino Okazaki, his paternal grandmother. Shino tells Tomoya of his father's traumatic past, which is eerily similar to Tomoya's current situation. Afterwards, Tomoya resolves to raise Ushio and acknowledges Naoyuki as his father. Shortly after Tomoya overcomes his depression, Ushio is stricken with the same disease that Nagisa had. Tomoya, Sanae and Akio struggle to save her—Tomoya even quits his job—but all of their efforts turn out to be in vain. In the coming winter, wanting to do anything for his daughter, Tomoya takes her on a trip, but she dies shortly after.
Hellsing
Following the release of the manga, Gonzo produced a thirteen-episode anime series that uses the same characters and settings, but narrates a different story from its source manga. Written by Chiaki J. Konaka and directed by Umanosuke Iida, the series premiered on Fuji Television on October 11, 2001, and ran until its conclusion on January 17, 2002. The series is licensed for English language release in North America by Geneon Entertainment, in the United Kingdom previously by ADV Films until September 2009 and as of January 2013, Manga Entertainment has the license, and in Australia by Madman Entertainment. Geneon's English dub of the series aired in the United States on Starz's Encore Action channel from December 21, 2003, to March 15, 2004, and in Canada on G4techTV Canada's "Anime Current" block in 2007.
Clannad (visual novel)
An Internet radio show to promote the "Clannad" anime series called was broadcast between October 5, 2007 and October 3, 2008, containing 52 episodes. The show, produced by Onsen and Animate TV, was hosted by Mai Nakahara, who played Nagisa Furukawa in the anime, and Kikuko Inoue, who played Sanae Furukawa, and was streamed online every Friday. Several voice actors from the anime adaptation appeared on the show as guests who included Ryō Hirohashi (as Kyou), Atsuko Enomoto (as Yukine), Akemi Kanda (as Ryou), Yuichi Nakamura (as Tomoya), and Daisuke Sakaguchi (as Youhei). A two-disc CD compilation containing the show's first 13 broadcasts was produced on June 18, 2008. The second two-disc CD compilation containing the 14th through 26th broadcasts was released on October 15, 2008, and a third CD volume followed on November 19, 2008. A fourth and final volume was released on February 18, 2009 containing the rest of the broadcasts.
Clannad
In 1982, Clannad attracted international attention with their hit single "Theme from Harry's Game", which was included on "Magical Ring" (1983). They adopted a musical direction of Celtic and pop music in the 1980s and 1990s, as evident on "Macalla" (1985), and "Anam" (1990). After "Landmarks" (1997), the band were on hiatus before the original line-up reformed in 2007 before a four-piece of Moya, Ciarán, Noel, and Pádraig completed a full-scale tour in 2008. They then released "Nádúr" (2013), their first studio album in fifteen years. Pádraig Duggan died on 9 August 2016.
Clannad (visual novel)
The first limited edition DVD for "Clannad After Story" ranked second during its first week of sales selling 17,521 units. The second through fourth limited edition DVDs for "Clannad After Story" ranked first during their first week of sales each selling over 16,000 units each. The fifth through seventh limited edition DVDs for "Clannad After Story" ranked first during their first week of sales selling over 14,000 units each. The eighth limited edition DVD for "Clannad After Story" ranked second during its first week of sales selling over 19,800 units. The sixth limited edition DVD volume ranked again the week of May 11 and May 17, 2009 at number three for anime DVDs. The seventh limited edition DVD volume ranked again the week of June 8 and June 14, 2009 at number six for anime DVDs. The eighth limited edition DVD volume ranked again the week of July 6 and July 12, 2009 at number five for anime DVDs.
Clannad (visual novel)
The gameplay of "Clannad" follows a branching plot line which offers pre-determined scenarios with courses of interaction, and focuses on the appeal of the five female main characters by the player character. The game was ranked as the best-selling PC game sold in Japan for the time of its release, and charted in the national top 50 several more times afterwards. Key went on to produce an adult spin-off titled "" in November 2005, which expanded on the scenario of Tomoyo Sakagami, one of the five heroines from "Clannad".
Clannad
After "Magical Ring", Clannad were commissioned to score the 26-episode drama series "Robin of Sherwood", aired from 1984 to 1986. They once again began to stretch themselves, creating music for a range of characters and events. For the first time in the career, the album was recorded in its entirety in English. The soundtrack was released in 1984 as "Legend" and won the band a BAFTA award for Best Original Television Music, the first Irish band to win it. In 2003, Clannad revealed that there were other pieces recorded for the third series of "Robin of Sherwood" that were not included on "Legend", yet the master recordings have yet to be found.
In 1985, Clannad released "Macalla" (Irish for "Echo") which was recorded in Switzerland, England, and Ireland. It contained all original material except one traditional song and yielded the group a hit single "In a Lifetime", a duet with U2 singer Bono which begins with Máire being heard teaching Gaelic to Bono during the introduction. The album features numerous backing musicians who have continued to tour with them, including ex-King Crimson saxophonist Mel Collins, Moving Hearts' guitarist Anthony Drennan, and drummer Paul Moran. Also on board was producer Steve Nye, who oversaw the pop-flavoured "Closer to Your Heart" and the ballad "Almost Seems (Too Late to Turn)" and became hit singles, the latter serving as the Children in Need charity single in 1985.
Chrono Crusade
Chrono Crusade, originally known in Japan as , due to a typo, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Moriyama. It was originally published by Kadokawa Shoten in "Comic Dragon", then a special issue of the "Dragon Magazine". A 24-episode anime television series based on the manga ran from 2003 to 2004 on Fuji TV. The animation work was done by Gonzo. The series was released in North America by ADV Manga and ADV Films, titled "Chrono Crusade".
Music of Clannad
The "Clannad Original Soundtrack", from the visual novel "Clannad", was first released on August 13, 2004 in Japan by Key Sounds Label bearing the catalog numbers "KSLA-0012—0014". The soundtrack contains three discs totaling fifty-six songs composed, arranged, and produced by Jun Maeda, Shinji Orito, and Magome Togoshi. Tracks nine through nineteen on disc three are considered to be bonus tracks. Riya provides vocals for three songs, "Mag Mell", "-Kage Futatsu-", and "Chiisana Tenohira"; Lia provides vocals for the song "Ana".
Code Geass
"Code Geass" first ran in Japan on MBS from October 6, 2006, to July 29, 2007. Its sequel series, , ran as a simulcast on JNN stations (like MBS and TBS) from April 6, 2008 to September 28, 2008. The series has also been adapted into various manga and light novels with the former showing various alternate scenarios from the TV series. Bandai Entertainment also licensed most parts from the franchise for English release in December 2007, airing the two TV series on Adult Swim. Most manga and light novels have also been published in North America by Bandai. At the "Code Geass" 10th anniversary event on November 27, 2016, it was announced that the series will be receiving a new anime, along with a compilation film trilogy in 2017 that recapped the events from both seasons of the anime series. A new film, titled , will take place several years after the Zero Requiem. It will be released in theaters on February 9, 2019.
Beginnings: The Best of the Early Years
Beginnings: The Best of the Early Years is a greatest hits compilation album by Irish group Clannad. The albums contains tracks from most of the group's 1970s albums, and was released in August 2008.
Clannad (visual novel)
There have also been four sets of manga anthologies produced by different companies and drawn by a multitude of different artists. The first volume of the earliest anthology series, released by Ohzora under the title "Clannad", was released in June 2004 under their Twin Heart Comics imprint. Volumes for this series continued to be released until April 2005 with the fifth volume. The second anthology was released in a single volume by Jive on January 25, 2005 titled "Clannad Comic Anthology: Another Symphony". The third anthology series was released in two volumes by Ichijinsha on June 25, 2004 and July 24, 2004 under their "DNA Media Comics"; a third special volume was released much later on December 25, 2007. The first volume of the last anthology series, a collection of four-panel comic strips released by Enterbrain under the title "Magi-Cu 4-koma Clannad", was released on February 25, 2008 under their MC Comics imprint; the tenth volume in the series was released on August 26, 2009. Each of the anthology series are written and drawn by an average of 20 people per volume.
Clannad (visual novel)
Tomoya meets Nagisa Furukawa, the main heroine of "Clannad", at the onset of the story. Nagisa is a shy girl who has an illness which causes her to rely on those around her for support. She has developed the strange habit of muttering the names of favorite foods that she plans to eat as a way to motivate herself, such as anpan. Kyou Fujibayashi, another of "Clannad" heroines, is a loud, aggressive girl well known as a good cook among her friends and family. When angry she does not hesitate to throw a dictionary at people that she often carries around for such purposes. Despite this attitude, she also has a more subdued side, especially towards her younger fraternal twin sister Ryou Fujibayashi.
History of anime
In 2012, the Toonami block in the US was relaunched as an adult-oriented action block on Adult Swim, bringing uncut anime to a far wider audience. In addition to re-releasing older shows, the block (as well as Adult Swim itself) oversees the premiere of English dubbed releases for various new shows, including: "Durarara!!" (2010), "Deadman Wonderland" (2011), "Hunter x Hunter" (2011), "Sword Art Online" (2012), "Attack on Titan" (2013), "Kill la Kill" (2013), "Space Dandy" (2014), "Akame ga Kill!" (2014), "Parasyte -the maxim-" (2014), "One Punch Man" (2015), "My Hero Academia" (2016), "" (2017), "Black Clover" (2017) and "Cells at Work!" (2018)
Clannad (film)
Tomoya Okazaki is a male third-year high school student who does not feel at home anymore. He used to play basketball, his distant father works the night shift, and his mother died in an accident when he was a child. He simply goes to school in Hikarizara for no reason and does not have any interest in school activities. One day, Tomoya meets a third-year girl from his school early in the year named Nagisa Furukawa. Nagisa is repeating her last year due to illness most of the previous year, and she does not know what to do. Tomoya suggests she finds something new to do at school, and she comes up with restarting the Drama Club. By the time the sakura trees are done blooming, Nagisa has already started hand-making posters advertising the drama club's reformation, with an old group mascot called "The Big Dango Family". Tomoya and his good friend Youhei Sunohara, who used to play soccer, help Nagisa with putting them up around the school, but the student council president, Tomoyo Sakagami, and Kyou Fujibayashi, quickly go around using red paint to deface the posters and write 'invalid' on them because of school policy. This angers Youhei greatly and he beats up one of the student council members despite Tomoyo and Kyou's warning; Tomoya also takes a stand for Nagisa.
Music of Clannad
is an image album for the "Clannad" visual novel, and was first released on December 28, 2004 in Japan by Key Sounds Label bearing the catalog number "KSLA-0015". The album is a follow-up to the earlier released "Sorarado", and contains one disc with four tracks sung by Riya that sample tunes from background music featured in the "Clannad Original Soundtrack". The album is composed, arranged, and produced by Jun Maeda, Magome Togoshi, Manyo, and Takumaru.
Clannad (film)
A set of three DVDs packaged together contained preview footage and promotional material that was released on April 28, 2007, which came bundled with a promotional poster. The main feature was a nearly nine-minute teaser for the film which provided a general overview of the important characters and revealed some of the plot. Another video is a short one-minute-fifteen-second piece compiling scenes from the film that come together as a backdrop to the original version of the song "Mag Mell" taken from the visual novel's original soundtrack. The last two videos included are short television commercials, one thirty seconds in length, and the second fifteen seconds. The DVD set was only available to those who pre-ordered film tickets. The film was released on DVD in three editions: the Collector's Edition, the Special Edition, and the Regular Edition on March 7, 2008. The Collector's Edition is sold in a specialized box including, with a special illustrated jacket, a picture label, and a deluxe booklet. The Special Edition was similarly released in a box set containing the film DVD, along with the special illustrated jacket and the picture label, but also contained a bonus drama CD, and a bonus DVD. The Regular Edition contained no special features and was sold in a normal DVD case containing only the film DVD. Anime licensor Sentai Filmworks licensed the film and released the film in both English-subtitled and dubbed format in March 2011.
Mobile Suit Victory Gundam
"Victory Gundam" is the fourth "Gundam" television series and the first of four "Gundam" television series that aired on TV Asahi and its sister ANN stations in Japan sequentially from 1993 through 1996. In order to attract the younger elementary school age demographic that "SD Gundam" was popular with at the time, the show featured the youngest protagonist in the "Gundam" franchise, the thirteen-year-old Uso Ewin, and established a setting within Universal Century that was largely independent of previous "Gundam" works. Unlike previous "Gundam" series that started off in space colonies, the show starts off in Eastern Europe before moving to space 15 episodes later. The intent of this was for Tomino to dispel the association between "Gundam" and space. Nonetheless, the mature themes of the show, as well as the high casualty rate of the main cast, meant that the show would instead attract an older crowd, the young adults who had seen "Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam" and "Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ" a decade earlier.
Clannad
After Pól's exit, Clannad continued as a quartet and recorded "Anam" (Irish for "Soul") in Dublin and England. It marked a return to their sound heard on "Magical Ring" and "Macalla", and features greater contributions from Ciarán who is credited as a writer on nine of the album's ten original songs. The US edition, released in 1992, features "In a Lifetime" with Bono and "Theme from Harry's Game", which had been included in the film "Patriot Games" and a Volkswagen television advert, boosting the group's recognition in the country. The latter won a Billboard Music Award for World Music Song of the Year. Clannad dedicated "Rí na Cruinne", the opening track, was included on the "One World One Voice" charity album to raise awareness of environmental issues.
Clannad (visual novel)
The opening theme for the first season is Mag Mell' (cuckool mix 2007)" by Eufonius, a remix of the song Mag Mell' (cockool mix)", featured on the third disc of the game's original soundtrack, which is itself a remix of the game's opening theme . The first season's ending theme is by Chata. It carries the same tune as , the ending theme from the After Story arc of the game. The second season's opening theme is which uses the same tune as the background music track from the game's soundtrack. The ending theme is "Torch", and both the opening and ending themes are sung by Lia. The rest of the soundtrack for both anime series is sampled from several albums released for the "Clannad" visual novel including the "Clannad Original Soundtrack", "Mabinogi", "-Memento-", "Sorarado", and "Sorarado Append". The cover art for "Sorarado Append" is also visible as the last shot in the ending video animation of the first season.
Naruto
Viz licensed the anime series for broadcast and distribution in the Region 1 market. The English adaptation of the anime began airing on September 10, 2005 and concluded on January 31, 2009, with 209 episodes aired on Cartoon Network's Toonami in the United States. The episodes were also broadcast on SABC 2 (South Africa), YTV's Bionix (Canada) and Jetix's (United Kingdom) programming blocks, and were released on DVD on March 28, 2006. On August 25, 2017, Starz announced that they would be offering episodes of the series for their Video on Demand service starting September 1, 2017. The first 26 volumes contain four episodes; later DVD volumes have five episodes. Uncut editions were released in DVD box sets, each containing 12–15 episodes, with some variation based on story arcs. In the American broadcast, references to alcohol, Japanese culture, sexual innuendo, and the appearance of blood and death were sometimes edited but remained in the DVD editions. Other networks cut more material, for example Jetix censored scenes with blood, strong language, and smoking. The series was also licensed to Hulu, Joost, and Crunchyroll, which aired the episodes online with the original Japanese audio tracks and English subtitles. On June 1, 2017, it was announced that an HD remaster version of the original "Naruto" television anime series would debut on Japanese TV on June 24, starting with the show's first episode.
List of Clannad episodes
A continuation of the first anime series titled "Clannad After Story" produced by the same staff as with the first series, and containing the same cast of voice actors, adapts the After Story arc from the "Clannad" visual novel, which is a continuation of Nagisa's scenario. The second season aired in Japan between October 3, 2008 and March 26, 2009 on TBS in 4:3 aspect ratio with 24 episodes. Of the 24 episodes, 22 are regular episodes, the 23 is an extra episode, and the last episode is a summary episode showcasing highlights from the series. "Clannad After Story" also aired in 16:9 aspect ratio starting on October 24, 2008. The episodes were released on eight DVD compilation volumes between December 3, 2008 and July 1, 2009. The eighth DVD volume came with an additional original video animation (OVA) episode set in an alternate universe from the anime series where Tomoya and Kyou are dating. The OVA episode was previewed on May 24, 2009 for a limited number of people.
Bleach (TV series)
The adaptation of the "Bleach" anime premiered on Canada's YTV channel in the Bionix programming block on September 8, 2006. Cartoon Network's Adult Swim began airing "Bleach" in the United States in 2006 the following evening. Adult Swim stopped broadcasting new episodes of the English adaptation on October 13, 2007 after airing the first 52 episodes of the series. It was replaced with another Viz Media series, "Death Note", to provide Studiopolis more time to dub additional episodes of "Bleach". The series began airing again on March 2, 2008, but went back on hiatus on November 21, 2009, after the airing of its 167th episode. The anime aired again when Toonami returned to Adult Swim on May 26, 2012 The show ended on November 1, 2014, and continued airing on Adult Swim until February 1, 2015.
List of Chrono Crusade chapters
Written and illustrated by Daisuke Moriyama, the manga series "Chrono Crusade" spans 56 chapters, called "Acts". The first chapter premiered in the November 1998 issue "Dragon Age", where the series ran until its conclusion in the June 2004 issue. The individual chapters were published in eight "tankōbon" volumes by Kadokawa Shoten from December 1999 to September 2004.
Crayon Shin-chan
An anime adaptation of the series began airing on TV Asahi in 1992 and is still ongoing on several television networks, worldwide. The show has now been dubbed in 30 languages which aired in 45 countries, has over 970 episodes and 26 full-length films. More than 100 million copies of the manga have been sold worldwide.
Bleach (manga)
"Bleach" premiered in Canada on YTV, as part of their Bionix programming block, on September 8, 2006. Cartoon Network's Adult Swim began airing "Bleach" in the United States the following evening. Adult Swim stopped broadcasting new episodes of the English adaptation on October 13, 2007, after airing the first 52 episodes of the series. It was replaced with another Viz Media series, "Death Note", to provide Studiopolis more time to dub additional episodes of "Bleach". The series resumed on March 2, 2008, but went back on hiatus on November 21, 2009, after the airing of its 167th episode. Adult Swim would continue to air new episodes as part of the revived Toonami block, with the final episode airing on Saturday November 1, 2014, at 12am.
List of Trinity Blood episodes
"Trinity Blood" is an anime series of twenty-four episodes produced by Gonzo based on a series of light novels of the same name by Sunao Yoshida. Directed by Tomohiro Hirata, it features character designs by Atsuko Nakajima and music by Takahito Eguchi. In a post-apocalyptic future, the series' main character, Abel Nightroad, a vampire feeding on the blood of other vampires, protects humanity in service of the Vatican. The series premiered on the Japanese satellite network WOWOW from April 28 through October 6, 2005 and was first released on DVD from August 26, 2005 through July 28, 2006.
Visual novel
One of the most acclaimed visual novels of this subgenre was Key's "Clannad", written by Jun Maeda, Yūichi Suzumoto, and Kai and Tōya Okano. Released in 2004, its story revolved around the central theme of the value of having a family. It was voted the best bishōjo game of all time in a poll held by "Dengeki G's Magazine". It served as the basis for a media franchise, with successful adaptations into a light novel, manga, animated film, and acclaimed anime series.
Clannad
In 1980, Clannad became a six-piece band following the addition of Enya Brennan on keyboards and additional vocals. Ryan wished to expand the group's sound with vocals and electronic instruments and invited her to join. Enya's first recordings with the group were made as a guest musician for their "Crann Úll" (Irish for "Apple Tree"), their fifth studio album recorded in Cologne, Germany and released in 1980 on Tara Music. "Ar a Ghabháil 'n a 'Chuain Domh" featured a particularly full band arrangement reflective of their live jams at the time. "Lá Cuimhthíoch Fán dTuath" showed the first hints of the more atmospheric side of the band's arrangements.
List of Case Closed volumes
Case Closed, known as Meitantei Conan (名探偵コナン, lit. Great Detective Conan, officially translated as Detective Conan) in Japan, is written by Gosho Aoyama and serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday. The series began its serialization on January 19, 1994. Since Case Closed's premiere, over 1000 chapters have been released in Japan, making it the 21st longest running manga series. Several adaptations based on Case Closed have been made, including an anime series and animated films. A database consisting of all the cases from the manga was launched in 2007. Viz Media announced its licensing of the series on June 1, 2004, and following Funimation Entertainment's English localization, released the series under the name Case Closed with renamed characters. The series follows high school detective Jimmy Kudo who was transformed into a child after being forced to ingest an experimental poison.
Clannad (visual novel)
The first consumer console port of the game was released for the PlayStation 2 (PS2) on February 23, 2006 by Interchannel. The PS2 version was re-released as a "Best" version on July 30, 2009. The PS2 version was bundled in a "Key 3-Part Work Premium Box" package together with the PS2 versions of "Kanon" and "Air" released on July 30, 2009. An Xbox 360 version was released on August 28, 2008 also by Prototype. A PlayStation 3 (PS3) version was released by Prototype on April 21, 2011. A downloadable version of the PS3 release via the PlayStation Store was released by Prototype on February 14, 2013.
Clannad (visual novel)
Toei Animation (the same team who worked on the original "Kanon" anime and "Air" film) announced at the Tokyo Anime Fair on March 23, 2006 that an animated film would be produced. The "Clannad" film was released on September 15, 2007, directed by the same director of the "Air" film, Osamu Dezaki, and the screenplay was written by Makoto Nakamura. The film is a reinterpretation of the "Clannad" storyline which centers on the story arc of the female lead Nagisa Furukawa. The film was released on DVD in three editions: the Collector's Edition, the Special Edition, and the Regular Edition on March 7, 2008. Sentai Filmworks released an English-subbed and dubbed version of the film in March 2011.
Chrono (series)
The series is a video game franchise developed and published by Square, and is currently owned by Square Enix. The series began in 1995 with the time travel role-playing video game "Chrono Trigger", which spawned two continuations, "", and "Chrono Cross". A promotional anime called "Dimensional Adventure Numa Monjar" and two ports of "Chrono Trigger" were also produced. As of March 31, 2003, "Chrono Trigger" was Square Enix's 12th best-selling game, with 2.65 million units shipped. "Chrono Cross" was the 24th, with 1.5 million units. By March 2012, the two games sold over 5.4 million units combined. The games in the series have been called some of the greatest of all time, with most of the praise going towards "Chrono Trigger". The series' original soundtracks, composed by Yasunori Mitsuda, have also been praised, with multiple soundtracks being released for them.
List of Clannad episodes
Aside from the theme music used for the episodes, the rest of the soundtrack for both anime series is sampled from several albums released for the "Clannad" visual novel including the "Clannad Original Soundtrack", "Mabinogi", "-Memento-", "Sorarado", and "Sorarado Append". The cover art for "Sorarado Append" is also visible as the last shot in the ending video animation of the first season. This includes four insert songs used within the first season's episodes which include: and "Ana" used in episode nine, used in episode 18, and used in episode 22 which is also the main ending theme from the visual novel.
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
Bandai Entertainment licensed the animation of "Gundam SEED" on February 15, 2004, and it began airing in the United States and Canada in 2004 and 2005 respectively. The English adaptation was produced in association with The Ocean Group and the English-language dub was recorded at Ocean Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The series was released on ten DVDs in bilingual format between August 10, 2004, and May 10, 2005. The epilogue was not released on the North American DVD release because it was not licensed to Bandai Entertainment by Sunrise; however, it was released on the final European DVD release. Beez Entertainment also published the series in ten DVDs from June 13, 2005 to March 6, 2006. A two part box set called the "Anime Legends Edition" was released on January 8, 2008, and March 4, 2008, with each set containing five DVDs.
S-CRY-ed
, also known as s.CRY.ed or Scryed, is a 26 episode Japanese anime television series which first aired in Japan on TV Tokyo and Animax. The series is written by Yōsuke Kuroda, produced by Sunrise, and directed by Gorō Taniguchi, with music composed by Kōtarō Nakagawa. It is set in an alternative time in Kanagawa Prefecture where a phenomenon gave 1% of its people supernatural powers; they are known as Alters. The plot follows a young Alter mercenary known as Kazuma, as well as Ryuho, a man working for the Alter special forces known as HOLY, who become rivals as their areas clash.
Clannad (visual novel)
In the October 2007 issue of "Dengeki G's Magazine", poll results for the 50 best bishōjo games were released. Out of 249 titles, "Clannad" ranked first at 114 votes; in comparison, the second place title, "Fate/stay night", got 78 votes. The PlayStation 2 release in 2006 was reviewed by the Japanese video game magazine "Famitsu", which gave it an overall score of 26/40 (out of the four individual review scores of 7, 7, 6, and 6). In 2008, "Clannad" was voted No. 2 in the "Dengeki" poll of the most emotional games of all time. In 2011, "Clannad" was voted No. 4 in "Famitsu" poll of the most tear-inducing games of all time. In 2014, Sony Computer Entertainment conducted a poll with over 10,000 Japanese fans, where "Clannad" was voted No. 18 on the "Most Moving Games Over Books and Movies" list.
Clannad
Clannad released their third album "Dúlamán" in 1976. The album is named after the Irish folk song "Dúlamán" which became a fan favourite at Clannad concerts. "Dúlamán" was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales and is their first album produced by Nicky Ryan. They supported "Dúlamán" with their first tour of Europe which they completed in 1976, during which a standing ovation they received after an extended rendition of "Níl Sé'n Lá" convinced them to continue with Clannad full-time. Dates from their 1978 tour of Switzerland was released in the following year as "Clannad in Concert". Also in 1979, Clannad underwent a 36-date tour of North America, the most extensive by an Irish band at the time.
History of anime
Anime based on eroge and visual novels increased in popularity in the 2000s, building on a trend started in the late 1990s by such works as "Sentimental Journey" (1998) and "To Heart" (1999). Examples of such works include "Green Green" (2003), "SHUFFLE!" (2006), "Kanon" (2002 and 2006), "Fate/Stay Night" (2006), "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni" (2006), "" (2007), "True Tears" (2008), and "Clannad" (2008 and 2009).
Music of Clannad
"Mabinogi" is an arrange album which contains a selection of songs from the visual novel "Clannad", remixed by Hideki Higuchi. This album was released as a bonus item, included with the limited edition first printing of the PC version of the game released on April 28, 2004 by Key Sounds Label bearing the catalog number "KSLA-0010", though this was later corrected to "KSLA-0011". This album was not released for individual sale. Of the nine tracks on the one-disc album, only the first eight were arranged versions of background music found in the game. In 2014, it was re-released through Sekai Project's Kickstarter for the official English translation of the game. It was available as part of the "Clannad" Kickstarter Limited Box, a digital only addition to some tiers, and as a separate digital only Kickstarter add-on.
Dúlamán (album)
Dúlamán (, ) is the third studio album by Irish folk group Clannad. It was released in 1976. It is named for its first track, a rendition of the Irish folk song, "Dúlamán".
Clannad (visual novel)
The executive producer for "Clannad" was Takahiro Baba from VisualArt's, the publishing company which controls Key. Jun Maeda, who was one of three main scenario writers with Kai, and Yūichi Suzumoto, led the planning for "Clannad" and wrote the majority of the scenarios. Scenario assistance was provided by Tōya Okano. Itaru Hinoue headed the art direction, and also worked on the character design. Miracle Mikipon, Mochisuke, Na-Ga, and Shinory supplemented the computer graphics. Torino provided the background art. The game's music was composed by Maeda, Shinji Orito, and Magome Togoshi.
Blood Lad
The anime is produced by Brain's Base and directed by Shigeyuki Miya, with series composition by Takeshi Konuta, character designs by Kenji Fujisaki, art direction by Masaki Mayuzumi and Toshiyuki Sakae and sound direction by Satoki Iida. The 10 episode series began airing on July 7, 2013 on tvk and were later aired on Tokyo MX, Sun TV and BS11. The series has been licensed in North America by Viz Media for streaming on their online service Viz Anime, which was revealed at Anime Expo 2013 along with streaming by Neon Alley and home video release in 2014. The opening theme is "ViViD" by May'n whilst the ending theme is "Bloody Holic" by Yuuka Nanri.
Clannad (visual novel)
A maxi single by Eufonius was released in July 2007 for the "Clannad" film called "Mag Mell (frequency⇒e Ver.)". The single contained a remix version of the game's opening theme, and instrumental track of that remix, and an original track. An image album titled "Yakusoku" was released in August 2007 featuring a song sung by Lia, an instrumental version of that song, and two background music tracks used in the film. The film's original soundtrack was released in November 2007. The albums released for the film were produced by Frontier Works. A single was released in October 2007 for the first anime series called "Mag Mell / Dango Daikazoku" which contained the anime's opening and ending themes in original, short, and instrumental versions plus a remix version of , a track featured in "Sorarado" sung by Riya. A single for the second season anime series was released in November 2008 called "Toki o Kizamu Uta / Torch", and contains the anime's opening and ending themes sung by Lia. A remix album containing piano arrangement versions of the second anime series' opening and ending themes was released in December 2008 called ""Toki o Kizamu Uta / Torch" Piano Arrange Disc". The anime series' two singles and one album are released on Key Sounds Label.
Witchblade
In August 2004, Top Cow announced they had reached an agreement with Japanese animation studio GONZO to produce an anime adaptation of "Witchblade", which began broadcast during April 2006 and ran for 24 episodes. Although the anime features a new story with all new characters, it exists in the same continuity as the comic book and manga. The anime focuses on Masane Amaha, who has no recollection of her past beyond six years earlier.
Blood+
The "Blood+" anime series premiered in Japan on October 8, 2005, on MBS/TBS, replacing "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny", with a new episode airing weekly until the final episode aired September 23, 2006, totaling 50 episodes. The series is directed by Junichi Fujisaku and features original character designs by Chizu Hashii. Each season has separate opening and ending themes from a variety of artists, with the final episode using the season one ending theme. The series simultaneously aired on Animax, Sony's Japanese anime satellite channel, with its networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia also later airing the series.
List of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED episodes
"Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73 Stargazer" is a three episode original net animation (ONA) side story that takes place during the timeline of "Gundam SEED Destiny". Unlike the other series set in the Cosmic Era, "C.E. 73 Stargazer" is directed by Susumu Nishizawa and features a new cast of characters. The episodes were not broadcast on television, but streamed through the Bandai Channel and sold on one DVD in Japan. The first episode was released on the Bandai Channel on July 14, 2006, but it premiered a week earlier at the Tokyo Anime Center's Akiba 3D Theater on July 7, 2006. It uses one piece of music. The ending theme is by Satori Negishi.
Clannad (visual novel)
Theron Martin of Anime News Network gave the first season a 'B+' rating, criticizing its extensive use of moe elements, but considered it appealing entertainment for a "fan base who revels in this kind of thing." His review for the second season "After Story" was much more positive, giving it an 'A-' rating. He praised the second half of the season as "the best-written quarter of "Clannad"," stating that it "effectively builds up and delivers its emotional appeal, reinforces the series' central theme (i.e. the importance of family), and peaks visually," and concluding that "only the most cynical of souls will avoid shedding at least a few tears at certain points." On the DVD Talk website, the reviewer Todd Douglass Jr. gave "Clannad After Story" a "Highly Recommended" rating, stating that "the range of emotions "Clannad" takes you through is quite daunting. It's charming, cute, hilarious, mysterious, and tragic all at the same time. Few shows are as memorable, and few are this good for this long." He concludes that the storytelling is "heartfelt" and "memorable in so many ways," and that "few shows rise to the levels this one does."
Themes (Clannad album)
Themes is a compilation album released in 1992 (US: 1995) by the Irish music group Clannad.
List of Blood Lad episodes
The anime is produced by Brain's Base and directed by Shigeyuki Miya, with script writing by Takeshi Konuta and character designs by Kenji Fujisaki. The series premiered on tvk on July 7, 2013 with later airings on Tokyo MX, Sun TV and BS11. The series ran for ten episodes, ending on September 8, 2013 and was followed by an original video animation on December 1, 2013. Kadokawa Shoten released the series in Japan on 5 Blu-ray and DVD volumes between September 27, 2013 and January 31, 2014. The series was licensed by Viz Media in North America and was streamed with English subtitles on Viz Anime and in an English dub on Neon Alley. Anime Limited also licensed the series for a home media release in the United Kingdom. Hanabee Entertainment later obtained the series for release in Australia and New Zealand.
Clamp (manga artists)
Clamp originally began in the mid-1980s as an eleven-member dōjinshi circle named "Clamp Cluster". This included , , , , and , , and . Three of Clamp's artists—Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi—first began drawing manga when they were teenagers, inspired by friends. The three artists were good friends in the same school. They met and befriended Nanase Ohkawa through one of her friends who had bought comics from Mokona. The original group of twelve members began to meet at every event held in Osaka and Kobe, which usually occurred once a month. Before they began creating original work, the group produced dōjinshi of "Captain Tsubasa", and yaoi dōjinshi of "Saint Seiya". However, in 1987 the group stopped dōjinshi and began creating original work; it was at this time they began working on "RG Veda". Their first collaborative work was entitled "Clamp", which they continued to work on until shortly after their debut.
Clannad (visual novel)
A 3D virtual world called "Ai Sp@ce" was developed by the video game developer Headlock where users can interact with bishōjo game heroines from "Clannad", "Shuffle!", and "Da Capo II". Released in October 2008, the world recreates each game franchise on its own virtual island which are linked with a central Akihabara Island where users can interact, bridging the gap between the separate franchises. Users are able to create a customizable avatar to represent themselves in the game, along with choosing one game heroine to live with, which is referred to as a character doll, or chara-doll for short. The user and chara-doll reside together on one of the three in-game "islands" depending on which franchise the heroine is from, which includes a house with furniture and clothes that can be purchased. The chara-dolls can also be customizable in that they can develop a unique personality for each user.
Mobile Fighter G Gundam
Commemorating the 15th anniversary of the "Gundam" brand, "G Gundam" was produced to reboot the waning popularity of the long-running franchise. It is the first "Gundam" series with a self-contained plot set in an alternate calendar era from the original "Universal Century" timeline. Additionally, the show casts aside many of the conventions set by its predecessors and takes many new steps for its franchise, such as a focus on martial arts and decisive, personal duels as opposed to large-scale military conflicts. "G Gundam" was directed by Yasuhiro Imagawa, with its settings and characters significantly influenced by the director's interest in world cinema. The anime's real world locales were drawn from numerous foreign films and were planned using location scouting. "G Gundam" ran for 49 episodes on Japan's TV Asahi from April 1, 1994 to March 31, 1995. An English-language version produced by Bandai Entertainment aired in the United States on Cartoon Network's Toonami block beginning on August 5, 2002. Since its original broadcast, "G Gundam" has spawned manga, audio albums, video games, guide books, and several lines of scale models.
Clannad (film)
The film was first announced to be in production at the Tokyo Anime Fair on March 23, 2006 for a planned 2007 release. The original character design was conceived by Itaru Hinoue, the art director from Key who worked on the visual novel. This design was later used as a template for Megumi Kadonosono who provided the character art for the film adaptation. Kadonosono previously worked on two other animated films released in early 2007: "Fashionable Witches Love and Berry: Magic of Happiness" as the chief animation director, and the "Kiddy Grade" film, also providing the character design. The screenplay was written by Makoto Nakamura who had worked on the first "Kanon" anime television series in 2002, and the "Air" film in 2005, two other anime adapted from visual novels originally made by Key. Finally, the film was directed by Osamu Dezaki, who has been involved with animation direction since the first "Astro Boy" anime in 1963, and went on to direct the "Air" film.
Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 TV series)
The series aired on Cartoon Network for three seasons consisting of 25 episodes from 2003 to 2005, and was the first "Star Wars" television series since "Ewoks" in 1986. The first two seasons of "Clone Wars", known together as "Volume One", were produced in a two- to three-minute "micro" format, while the third and final season consisted of five fifteen-minute episodes making up "Volume Two". Both volumes were later released on home video edited as feature-length films. Since release, the series has received critical acclaim and won multiple awards, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program twice for both of its volumes.
Chrono Crusade
"Chrono Crusade" was first aired on Fuji TV in Japan on November 23, 2003 and ran for 24 episodes until its conclusion on June 10, 2004. The series was originally licensed for an English language release in North America by ADV Films, Kadokawa Video, Gonzo, Happinet Pictures and The Klock Worx, which aired its English dubbed version of the series on Showtime Beyond in the United States from February 17, 2006 to July 28, 2006. On June 25, 2010, anime distributor Funimation announced on their online panel FuniCon 4.0, that they had acquired the North American license for this series along with 3 other former ADV titles, after ADV's shutdown in 2009.
Clannad
Clannad () are an Irish family band formed in 1970 in Gweedore, County Donegal. Their music has been described as folk, folk rock, traditional Irish, Celtic and new-age, often incorporating elements of smooth jazz and Gregorian chant.