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Monday, December 2, 2013
Heroine, Wonder Woman
- Wonder Woman, Justice League, Paradise Lost
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Monday, March 8, 2010
Najica Blitz Tactics
Najica Blitz Tactics
Alternative Title(s):
Najica, Najica Dengeki Sakusen, Najica missions éclair, 나지카 전격작전
Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Comedy, Shoujo, Shounen
Studio: Studio Fantasia
Najica Blitz Tactics (ナジカ電撃作戦 Najika Dengeki Sakusen) is an anime television series by Studio Fantasia. It premiered across Japan between October 4, 2001 and December 27, 2001. The show is similar to that of Agent Aika—both being directed by Katsuhiko Nishijima and animated by Studio Fantasia—with much of the same content.
Though Najica was later adapted into a manga by Takuya Tashiro (田代 琢也 Tashiro Takuya), the majority of the difference in content were in the context of the missions and especially the ending.
Story
Najica Hiiragi is a noted perfumer for CRI Cosmetics, famous for being able to identify over 500 scents. As the series began, she is struggling to finish "The Day Series" (a series of scents modeled after the days of the week), trying to find the perfect scent for the final perfume, "Sunday".
Secretly however, Najica is actually a field agent for CRI's Intelligence Bureau, an agency unknown to the public (and even to most of its own employees for the sake of their own protection). She is an expert markswoman with her preferred weapon; the Stechkin APS, an old Russian firearm with selective fire (auto and semi-auto) and a wooden holster that doubles as a shoulder stock. The twenty round magazine is loaded with non-lethal plastic bullets.
Najica is also an expert helicopter pilot, and she has a custom-modified Mil Mi-35 Hind assault helicopter with remote control and advanced avionics.
Najica's first mission in the narrative is to recover a Humaritt (android) codenamed "ZZZ" and referred to as "Lila", Najica becomes suspicious when CRI Intelligence is contracted by Shinba Industrial to recover more lost and possibly rogue Humaritts; especially since most of them are in the hands of criminals, revolutionaries, guerillas or terrorist groups. Her suspicions increase when Lila is assigned to be her partner, even though Najica insists she be allowed to continue working alone. As time goes on however, Najica begins to trust Lila, even if Lila's lack of social graces make her wince. Soon however the two's bond is tested when they face the creator of the Humaritts and her ultimate plan...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Najica_Blitz_Tactics
Anime series | Manga series | Action anime and manga | Adventure anime and manga | ADV Films | Anime of 2001 | Ecchi anime and manga | Manga of 2002 | Science fiction anime and manga
Alternative Title(s):
Najica, Najica Dengeki Sakusen, Najica missions éclair, 나지카 전격작전
Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Comedy, Shoujo, Shounen
Studio: Studio Fantasia
Najica Blitz Tactics (ナジカ電撃作戦 Najika Dengeki Sakusen) is an anime television series by Studio Fantasia. It premiered across Japan between October 4, 2001 and December 27, 2001. The show is similar to that of Agent Aika—both being directed by Katsuhiko Nishijima and animated by Studio Fantasia—with much of the same content.
Though Najica was later adapted into a manga by Takuya Tashiro (田代 琢也 Tashiro Takuya), the majority of the difference in content were in the context of the missions and especially the ending.
Story
Najica Hiiragi is a noted perfumer for CRI Cosmetics, famous for being able to identify over 500 scents. As the series began, she is struggling to finish "The Day Series" (a series of scents modeled after the days of the week), trying to find the perfect scent for the final perfume, "Sunday".
Secretly however, Najica is actually a field agent for CRI's Intelligence Bureau, an agency unknown to the public (and even to most of its own employees for the sake of their own protection). She is an expert markswoman with her preferred weapon; the Stechkin APS, an old Russian firearm with selective fire (auto and semi-auto) and a wooden holster that doubles as a shoulder stock. The twenty round magazine is loaded with non-lethal plastic bullets.
Najica is also an expert helicopter pilot, and she has a custom-modified Mil Mi-35 Hind assault helicopter with remote control and advanced avionics.
Najica's first mission in the narrative is to recover a Humaritt (android) codenamed "ZZZ" and referred to as "Lila", Najica becomes suspicious when CRI Intelligence is contracted by Shinba Industrial to recover more lost and possibly rogue Humaritts; especially since most of them are in the hands of criminals, revolutionaries, guerillas or terrorist groups. Her suspicions increase when Lila is assigned to be her partner, even though Najica insists she be allowed to continue working alone. As time goes on however, Najica begins to trust Lila, even if Lila's lack of social graces make her wince. Soon however the two's bond is tested when they face the creator of the Humaritts and her ultimate plan...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Najica_Blitz_Tactics
Anime series | Manga series | Action anime and manga | Adventure anime and manga | ADV Films | Anime of 2001 | Ecchi anime and manga | Manga of 2002 | Science fiction anime and manga
Monday, November 6, 2006
24 (TV series)
24 (TV series)
Genre: Action, Thriller, Drama
Format: Serial drama
Created by: Joel Surnow, Robert Cochran
Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carlos Bernard, Elisha Cuthbert, Dennis Haysbert, James Morrison, Reiko Aylesworth, Kim Raver
D. B. Woodside, Penny Johnson Jerald, Roger Cross, Gregory Itzin, Cherry Jones, Louis Lombardi, Annie Wersching, Sarah Clarke and others
Composer(s): Sean Callery
Country of origin: United States
Language(s): English
Executive producer(s): Joel Surnow, Robert Cochran, Brian Grazer, Howard Gordon, Evan Katz, Kiefer Sutherland, Jon Cassar, Manny Coto, David Fury
Brad Turner, Brannon Braga, Alex Gansa, Chip Johannessen
Location(s): Los Angeles, South Africa, Washington, D.C., New York City
Running time: 43 minutes
Production company(s): Imagine Entertainment, 20th Century Fox Television
Real Time Productions, Teakwood Lane Productions
Distributor: 20th Century Fox Television
Original channel: Fox
Original run November 6, 2001 – May 24, 2010
Related shows: 24: Conspiracy, The Rookie
24 is an American serial drama television series starring Kiefer Sutherland as federal agent Jack Bauer, produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide. The show is presented in the semblance of real time, with each 24-episode season covering 24 hours in the life of Bauer. First broadcast on November 6, 2001, the show ran for 192 episodes over eight seasons, with the series finale broadcast on May 24, 2010. In addition, the television movie 24: Redemption was broadcast between seasons six and seven, while a feature film is also planned.
Bauer is the only character to have appeared in all eight seasons, as well as appearing in every episode of the series. The series begins with him working for the Los Angeles based Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU), for whom he is characterized as a highly proficient agent, but one taking an "ends justify the means" approach regardless of the perceived morality of some of his actions. Throughout the series most of the main plot elements unfold like a political thriller. A typical plot has Jack Bauer racing against the clock as he attempts to thwart multiple terrorist plots, including presidential assassination attempts, nuclear, biological and chemical threats, cyber attacks, as well as conspiracies dealing with government and corporate corruption.
The show has won numerous awards, including Best Drama Series at the 2003 Golden Globe Awards and Outstanding Drama Series at the 2006 Primetime Emmy Awards. Kiefer Sutherland has been awarded Best Actor – Television Series Drama at the 2001 Golden Globe Awards, and Outstanding Lead Actor – Drama Series at the 2006 Primetime Emmy Awards. At the conclusion of its eighth and final season, 24 became the longest-running espionage-themed television drama ever, surpassing both Mission: Impossible and The Avengers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_(TV_series)
Genre: Action, Thriller, Drama
Format: Serial drama
Created by: Joel Surnow, Robert Cochran
Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carlos Bernard, Elisha Cuthbert, Dennis Haysbert, James Morrison, Reiko Aylesworth, Kim Raver
D. B. Woodside, Penny Johnson Jerald, Roger Cross, Gregory Itzin, Cherry Jones, Louis Lombardi, Annie Wersching, Sarah Clarke and others
Composer(s): Sean Callery
Country of origin: United States
Language(s): English
Executive producer(s): Joel Surnow, Robert Cochran, Brian Grazer, Howard Gordon, Evan Katz, Kiefer Sutherland, Jon Cassar, Manny Coto, David Fury
Brad Turner, Brannon Braga, Alex Gansa, Chip Johannessen
Location(s): Los Angeles, South Africa, Washington, D.C., New York City
Running time: 43 minutes
Production company(s): Imagine Entertainment, 20th Century Fox Television
Real Time Productions, Teakwood Lane Productions
Distributor: 20th Century Fox Television
Original channel: Fox
Original run November 6, 2001 – May 24, 2010
Related shows: 24: Conspiracy, The Rookie
24 is an American serial drama television series starring Kiefer Sutherland as federal agent Jack Bauer, produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide. The show is presented in the semblance of real time, with each 24-episode season covering 24 hours in the life of Bauer. First broadcast on November 6, 2001, the show ran for 192 episodes over eight seasons, with the series finale broadcast on May 24, 2010. In addition, the television movie 24: Redemption was broadcast between seasons six and seven, while a feature film is also planned.
Bauer is the only character to have appeared in all eight seasons, as well as appearing in every episode of the series. The series begins with him working for the Los Angeles based Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU), for whom he is characterized as a highly proficient agent, but one taking an "ends justify the means" approach regardless of the perceived morality of some of his actions. Throughout the series most of the main plot elements unfold like a political thriller. A typical plot has Jack Bauer racing against the clock as he attempts to thwart multiple terrorist plots, including presidential assassination attempts, nuclear, biological and chemical threats, cyber attacks, as well as conspiracies dealing with government and corporate corruption.
The show has won numerous awards, including Best Drama Series at the 2003 Golden Globe Awards and Outstanding Drama Series at the 2006 Primetime Emmy Awards. Kiefer Sutherland has been awarded Best Actor – Television Series Drama at the 2001 Golden Globe Awards, and Outstanding Lead Actor – Drama Series at the 2006 Primetime Emmy Awards. At the conclusion of its eighth and final season, 24 became the longest-running espionage-themed television drama ever, surpassing both Mission: Impossible and The Avengers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_(TV_series)
Tuesday, October 14, 2003
Maburaho (2001-)
Maburaho (まぶらほ)
Genre: Fantasy, Harem, Comedy
Light novel
Written by: Toshihiko Tsukiji
Illustrated by: Eeji Komatsu
Published by: Fujimi Shobo
Demographic: Male
Magazine: Gekkan Dragon Magazine
Original run: October 2001 –
Manga
Written by: Toshihiko Tsukiji
Illustrated by: Miki Miyashita
Published by: Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher: Madman Entertainment, ADV Manga
Demographic: Shōnen
Magazine: Gekkan Dragon Age
Original run: 2003 – 2003
Volumes: 2
TV anime
Directed by: Shinichiro Kimura
Studio: J.C.Staff
Licensed by: Madman Entertainment, ADV Films
Network: WOWOW
Original run: October 14, 2003 – April 6, 2004
Episodes: 24
Maburaho (まぶらほ) is a romantic school comedy light novel series written by Toshihiko Tsukiji, illustrated by Eeji Komatsu and serialized in Gekkan Dragon Magazine. The light novel was adapted into a manga illustrated by Miki Miyashita and later developed into a 24 episode anime series produced by J.C.Staff and broadcast by WOWOW in Japan.
The series is about the story of Kazuki Shikimori, a second year student of the prestigious magic school, Aoi Academy. Unlike ordinary people who can use magic less than a hundred times and several of his classmates, who can use magic several thousand times, Kazuki can only use his magic eight times before he turns to ash. His life changes when it is revealed that Kazuki is descended from a line of world famous magicians and he has the potential to father the most powerful magician in the world. Suddenly three girls, Yuna Miyama, Kuriko Kazetsubaki and Rin Kamishiro, enter Kazuki's life in order to obtain his valuable genes.
A.D. Vision (ADV) acquired the English language distribution rights of the anime series in March 2004 and released it under its ADV Films division. Later the same year, ADV acquired the English language rights to the manga, which is released under the ADV Manga division.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maburaho
Genre: Fantasy, Harem, Comedy
Light novel
Written by: Toshihiko Tsukiji
Illustrated by: Eeji Komatsu
Published by: Fujimi Shobo
Demographic: Male
Magazine: Gekkan Dragon Magazine
Original run: October 2001 –
Manga
Written by: Toshihiko Tsukiji
Illustrated by: Miki Miyashita
Published by: Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher: Madman Entertainment, ADV Manga
Demographic: Shōnen
Magazine: Gekkan Dragon Age
Original run: 2003 – 2003
Volumes: 2
TV anime
Directed by: Shinichiro Kimura
Studio: J.C.Staff
Licensed by: Madman Entertainment, ADV Films
Network: WOWOW
Original run: October 14, 2003 – April 6, 2004
Episodes: 24
Maburaho (まぶらほ) is a romantic school comedy light novel series written by Toshihiko Tsukiji, illustrated by Eeji Komatsu and serialized in Gekkan Dragon Magazine. The light novel was adapted into a manga illustrated by Miki Miyashita and later developed into a 24 episode anime series produced by J.C.Staff and broadcast by WOWOW in Japan.
The series is about the story of Kazuki Shikimori, a second year student of the prestigious magic school, Aoi Academy. Unlike ordinary people who can use magic less than a hundred times and several of his classmates, who can use magic several thousand times, Kazuki can only use his magic eight times before he turns to ash. His life changes when it is revealed that Kazuki is descended from a line of world famous magicians and he has the potential to father the most powerful magician in the world. Suddenly three girls, Yuna Miyama, Kuriko Kazetsubaki and Rin Kamishiro, enter Kazuki's life in order to obtain his valuable genes.
A.D. Vision (ADV) acquired the English language distribution rights of the anime series in March 2004 and released it under its ADV Films division. Later the same year, ADV acquired the English language rights to the manga, which is released under the ADV Manga division.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maburaho
Monday, December 31, 2001
Xiaoao Jianghu (笑傲江湖, 2001)
Xiaoao Jianghu (笑傲江湖, 2001)
Alternative Names (異名):
Xiao Ao Jiang Hu, 笑傲江湖, Laughing in the Wind, State of Divinity, The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Blood Cold and Proud Hot
Genre: Wuxia
Directed by: Huang Jianzhong, Yuan Bin
Episodes: 40
Producer(s): Zhang Jizhong (張紀中)
Broadcast network: CCTV
Broadcast Year: 2001
Ending theme song: Xiao Ao Jiang Hu (笑傲江湖) by Liu Huan and Faye Wong
Xiao Ao Jiang Hu (Chinese: 笑傲江湖; pinyin: Xiào Ào Jiāng Hú) is a 2001 Chinese Wuxia (武俠) TV series produced by Zhang Jizhong (張紀中), starring Li Yapeng (李亞鵬) and Xu Qing in the leading roles. The series is an adaptation of Louis Cha (查良鏞; pen name Jin Yong, 金庸)'s Wuxia novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. It was first broadcast on hina Central Television (CCTV) in China in 2001.
Although Jin Yong was disappointed with several script changes, he told Xu Qing that "You are the Ren Yingying I have always imagined her to be."
Cast
Li Yapeng (李亞鵬) as Linghu Chong (令狐沖)
Xu Qing as Ren Yingying (任盈盈)
Wei Zi (巍子) as Yue Buqun (岳不群)
Miao Yiyi as Yue Lingshan (岳靈珊)
Li Jie as Lin Pingzhi (林平之)
Chen Lifeng as Yi Lin (儀琳)
Liu Dong as Ning Zhongze (寧中則)
Mao Weitao as Dongfang Bubai (東方不敗)
Tu Men as Zuo Lengchan (左冷禪)
Ba Yin as Xiang Wentian (向問天)
Li Qinqin as Dingyi (定逸)
Cong Zhijun as Qu Yang (曲洋)
Xiu Zongdi as Liu Zhengfeng (劉正風)
Yu Cheng Hui (于承惠) as Feng Qingyang (風清揚)
Lu Xiao He as Ren Woxing (任我行)
Zhang Jizhong (張紀中) as Wang Yuanba (王元霸)
Production Credits
Original writing (novel): Xiao Ao Jiang Hu by Jin Yong
Director: Huang Jianzhong (黄健中), Yuan Bin (元彬)
Producer: Zhang Jizhong
Music: Zhao Jiping (赵季平)
Songs
Xiao Ao Jiang Hu sung by Liu Huan and Faye Wong
Ren Xin Wu Qiong Da sung by Liu Huan
Tian Di Zuo He sung by Song Zuying
Bu Zai Qi Zhong Bu Liu Lei sung by Wang Yanqing
You Suo Si sung by Wang Yanqing
International releases
United States - the series was released in a four-part DVD volume by Knight Mediacom International in 2005.
Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughing_in_the_Wind
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smiling,_Proud_Wanderer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Smiling,_Proud_Wanderer_characters
Xiao Ao Jiang Hu/State of Divinity - CCTV 2001 http://sodcctv.tripod.com/
XAJH Photo Gallery http://xajhpics.tripod.com/
Asian television stubs | China stubs | Chinese drama | Chinese television | Wuxia television series
Alternative Names (異名):
Xiao Ao Jiang Hu, 笑傲江湖, Laughing in the Wind, State of Divinity, The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Blood Cold and Proud Hot
Genre: Wuxia
Directed by: Huang Jianzhong, Yuan Bin
Episodes: 40
Producer(s): Zhang Jizhong (張紀中)
Broadcast network: CCTV
Broadcast Year: 2001
Ending theme song: Xiao Ao Jiang Hu (笑傲江湖) by Liu Huan and Faye Wong
Xiao Ao Jiang Hu (Chinese: 笑傲江湖; pinyin: Xiào Ào Jiāng Hú) is a 2001 Chinese Wuxia (武俠) TV series produced by Zhang Jizhong (張紀中), starring Li Yapeng (李亞鵬) and Xu Qing in the leading roles. The series is an adaptation of Louis Cha (查良鏞; pen name Jin Yong, 金庸)'s Wuxia novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. It was first broadcast on hina Central Television (CCTV) in China in 2001.
Although Jin Yong was disappointed with several script changes, he told Xu Qing that "You are the Ren Yingying I have always imagined her to be."
Cast
Li Yapeng (李亞鵬) as Linghu Chong (令狐沖)
Xu Qing as Ren Yingying (任盈盈)
Wei Zi (巍子) as Yue Buqun (岳不群)
Miao Yiyi as Yue Lingshan (岳靈珊)
Li Jie as Lin Pingzhi (林平之)
Chen Lifeng as Yi Lin (儀琳)
Liu Dong as Ning Zhongze (寧中則)
Mao Weitao as Dongfang Bubai (東方不敗)
Tu Men as Zuo Lengchan (左冷禪)
Ba Yin as Xiang Wentian (向問天)
Li Qinqin as Dingyi (定逸)
Cong Zhijun as Qu Yang (曲洋)
Xiu Zongdi as Liu Zhengfeng (劉正風)
Yu Cheng Hui (于承惠) as Feng Qingyang (風清揚)
Lu Xiao He as Ren Woxing (任我行)
Zhang Jizhong (張紀中) as Wang Yuanba (王元霸)
Production Credits
Original writing (novel): Xiao Ao Jiang Hu by Jin Yong
Director: Huang Jianzhong (黄健中), Yuan Bin (元彬)
Producer: Zhang Jizhong
Music: Zhao Jiping (赵季平)
Songs
Xiao Ao Jiang Hu sung by Liu Huan and Faye Wong
Ren Xin Wu Qiong Da sung by Liu Huan
Tian Di Zuo He sung by Song Zuying
Bu Zai Qi Zhong Bu Liu Lei sung by Wang Yanqing
You Suo Si sung by Wang Yanqing
International releases
United States - the series was released in a four-part DVD volume by Knight Mediacom International in 2005.
Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughing_in_the_Wind
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smiling,_Proud_Wanderer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Smiling,_Proud_Wanderer_characters
Xiao Ao Jiang Hu/State of Divinity - CCTV 2001 http://sodcctv.tripod.com/
XAJH Photo Gallery http://xajhpics.tripod.com/
Asian television stubs | China stubs | Chinese drama | Chinese television | Wuxia television series
Tuesday, December 25, 2001
Canvas: A Motif Sepia Coloured (2001)
Canvas: A Motif Sepia Coloured
Alternative Names (異名):
Canvas: A Motif Sepia Coloured, Canvas ～セピア色のモチーフ～, Canvas ~Motif of Sepia~
Original video animation
Studio: TripleX / Studio Kyuuma / Lemon Heart
Released: 25 December 2001
Episodes: 2
TV anime: Canvas 2 ~Niji Iro no Sketch~
Director: Itsuro Kawasaki
Studio: ZEXCS
Network: TV Kanagawa
Original run: 3 October 2005 – 27 March 2006
Episodes: 24
Canvas: Motif of Sepia (Canvas ～セピア色のモチーフ～) is an anime OVA released in 2001 based on the PS2 Eroge Visual Novel of the same name. A sequel was released in 2005 called Canvas 2: Niji Iro no Sketch ～虹色のスケッチ～ (Canvas2 ~Rainbow Coloured Sketch~).
A related Dreamcast game was released in 2001,a PS2 port of the game was also released in 2003, both of these releases had H images removed.
Anime OVAs | Anime series | Anime and manga stubs | Anime of the 1990s
Alternative Names (異名):
Canvas: A Motif Sepia Coloured, Canvas ～セピア色のモチーフ～, Canvas ~Motif of Sepia~
Original video animation
Studio: TripleX / Studio Kyuuma / Lemon Heart
Released: 25 December 2001
Episodes: 2
TV anime: Canvas 2 ~Niji Iro no Sketch~
Director: Itsuro Kawasaki
Studio: ZEXCS
Network: TV Kanagawa
Original run: 3 October 2005 – 27 March 2006
Episodes: 24
Canvas: Motif of Sepia (Canvas ～セピア色のモチーフ～) is an anime OVA released in 2001 based on the PS2 Eroge Visual Novel of the same name. A sequel was released in 2005 called Canvas 2: Niji Iro no Sketch ～虹色のスケッチ～ (Canvas2 ~Rainbow Coloured Sketch~).
A related Dreamcast game was released in 2001,a PS2 port of the game was also released in 2003, both of these releases had H images removed.
Anime OVAs | Anime series | Anime and manga stubs | Anime of the 1990s
Tuesday, October 16, 2001
Smallville (2001-)
Smallville
Smallville is an American television series developed by writers/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The television series was initially broadcast by The WB, premiering on October 16, 2001. After its fifth season, The WB and UPN merged to form The CW, which is the current broadcaster for the show in the United States. The longest-running comic book based series in television history, Smallville began its ninth season on September 25, 2009, and was renewed for its tenth and final season on March 4, 2010. The series follows the adventures of Clark Kent (Tom Welling), who resides in the fictional town of Smallville, Kansas, during the years before he becomes Superman. The first four seasons focused on Clark and his friends' high school years. Since season five, the show has ventured into more adult settings, eventually focusing on his career at the Daily Planet, as well as introducing other DC comic book superheroes and villains.
The concept for Smallville was derived after a potential series chronicling a young Bruce Wayne's journey toward becoming Batman failed to get off the ground. After meeting with the president of Warner Bros. Television, Gough and Millar pitched their "no tights, no flights" rule, which would break Superman down to the bare essentials and look at the events that led Clark Kent to become Superman. After seven seasons with the show, series developers Gough and Millar departed without providing a specific reason. Smallville is predominantly filmed in and around Vancouver, with some of the local businesses and buildings substituting for Smallville locations. The music for the first six seasons is primarily composed by Mark Snow, who incorporates elements of John Williams's musical score from the original Superman film series. In season seven, Louis Febre—who had worked with Snow from the beginning—took over as primary composer. The song played under the opening titles is "Save Me" by Remy Zero; several episodes also contain songs written and performed by other bands.
The series received generally positive reception when it began broadcasting. Former Superman star Christopher Reeve voiced his approval of the series, and the pilot episode broke the record for highest rated debut for The WB, with 8.4 million viewers. With nine seasons completed, Smallville has averaged approximately 4.47 million viewers per episode, with season two averaging the highest ratings at 6.3 million.
Series overview
Season one sees the introduction of the regular cast, and storylines which regularly included a villain deriving a power from kryptonite exposure; the one-episode villains were a plot device developed by Gough and Millar. The first season primarily dealt with Clark trying to come to terms with his alien origins, and the revelation that his arrival on Earth was connected to the deaths of Lana's parents. After the first season, the series used fewer villain-of-the-week episodes, focusing more on story arcs which affected each character and explore Clark's origins. Main story arcs include: Clark's discovery of his Kryptonian heritage; the disembodied voice of Clark's biological father Jor-El is introduced, communicating to Clark via his space ship, setting the stage for plots involving the fulfillment of Clark's earthly destiny; Clark seeking out three Kryptonian stones, at the instruction of Jor-El, which contain the knowledge of the universe and form his Fortress of Solitude; Clark battling Brainiac in his attempts to release the Kryptonian criminal General Zod; other escaped Phantom Zone criminals Clark must either capture or destroy; the arrival of Clark's biological cousin Kara; and Lex finally discovering Clark's secret. The eighth season features storylines involving the introduction of Davis Bloome, who is Smallville's interpretation of Doomsday, and a woman named Tess Mercer to replace the exit of Lex Luthor from the series. Justin Hartley reprises his role as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow, being upgraded to a series regular. With the ninth season, "Major" Zod (Callum Blue), along with other members of Zod's military group, are revived by Tess Mercer, though without their Kryptonian powers. Their efforts to obtain those powers becomes the central conflict for the season's story arc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallville
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| Genre | Action, Adventure, Science fiction, Drama |
| Created by | Characters: Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster |
| Developed by | Alfred Gough, Miles Millar |
| Opening theme | "Save Me" by Remy Zero |
| Composer(s) | Mark Snow, Louis Febre |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
Smallville is an American television series developed by writers/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The television series was initially broadcast by The WB, premiering on October 16, 2001. After its fifth season, The WB and UPN merged to form The CW, which is the current broadcaster for the show in the United States. The longest-running comic book based series in television history, Smallville began its ninth season on September 25, 2009, and was renewed for its tenth and final season on March 4, 2010. The series follows the adventures of Clark Kent (Tom Welling), who resides in the fictional town of Smallville, Kansas, during the years before he becomes Superman. The first four seasons focused on Clark and his friends' high school years. Since season five, the show has ventured into more adult settings, eventually focusing on his career at the Daily Planet, as well as introducing other DC comic book superheroes and villains.
The concept for Smallville was derived after a potential series chronicling a young Bruce Wayne's journey toward becoming Batman failed to get off the ground. After meeting with the president of Warner Bros. Television, Gough and Millar pitched their "no tights, no flights" rule, which would break Superman down to the bare essentials and look at the events that led Clark Kent to become Superman. After seven seasons with the show, series developers Gough and Millar departed without providing a specific reason. Smallville is predominantly filmed in and around Vancouver, with some of the local businesses and buildings substituting for Smallville locations. The music for the first six seasons is primarily composed by Mark Snow, who incorporates elements of John Williams's musical score from the original Superman film series. In season seven, Louis Febre—who had worked with Snow from the beginning—took over as primary composer. The song played under the opening titles is "Save Me" by Remy Zero; several episodes also contain songs written and performed by other bands.
The series received generally positive reception when it began broadcasting. Former Superman star Christopher Reeve voiced his approval of the series, and the pilot episode broke the record for highest rated debut for The WB, with 8.4 million viewers. With nine seasons completed, Smallville has averaged approximately 4.47 million viewers per episode, with season two averaging the highest ratings at 6.3 million.
Series overview
Season one sees the introduction of the regular cast, and storylines which regularly included a villain deriving a power from kryptonite exposure; the one-episode villains were a plot device developed by Gough and Millar. The first season primarily dealt with Clark trying to come to terms with his alien origins, and the revelation that his arrival on Earth was connected to the deaths of Lana's parents. After the first season, the series used fewer villain-of-the-week episodes, focusing more on story arcs which affected each character and explore Clark's origins. Main story arcs include: Clark's discovery of his Kryptonian heritage; the disembodied voice of Clark's biological father Jor-El is introduced, communicating to Clark via his space ship, setting the stage for plots involving the fulfillment of Clark's earthly destiny; Clark seeking out three Kryptonian stones, at the instruction of Jor-El, which contain the knowledge of the universe and form his Fortress of Solitude; Clark battling Brainiac in his attempts to release the Kryptonian criminal General Zod; other escaped Phantom Zone criminals Clark must either capture or destroy; the arrival of Clark's biological cousin Kara; and Lex finally discovering Clark's secret. The eighth season features storylines involving the introduction of Davis Bloome, who is Smallville's interpretation of Doomsday, and a woman named Tess Mercer to replace the exit of Lex Luthor from the series. Justin Hartley reprises his role as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow, being upgraded to a series regular. With the ninth season, "Major" Zod (Callum Blue), along with other members of Zod's military group, are revived by Tess Mercer, though without their Kryptonian powers. Their efforts to obtain those powers becomes the central conflict for the season's story arc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallville
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Friday, August 3, 2001
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
Rush Hour 2
Rush Hour 2 is a 2001 martial arts/action comedy film. This is the second installment in the Rush Hour film series. A sequel to the 1998 film Rush Hour, the film stars Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker who respectively reprise their roles as Inspector Lee and Los Angeles police detective James Carter. The film finds Lee and Carter embroiled in a counterfeit scam involving the Triads.
Rush Hour 2 was released August 3, 2001 and grossed $347,325,802 at the worldwide box-office, becoming the 11th top grossing film of 2001 worldwide, the highest grossing live action martial arts film of all time, and the second-highest-grossing martial arts film of all time, behind Kung Fu Panda.
Plot
L.A.P.D. Detective James Carter (Chris Tucker) is on vacation in Hong Kong, visiting his good friend Hong Kong Police Force Chief Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan). Carter is interested in having a good time; however, soon after he arrives, a bomb explodes at the American Consulate. Inspector Lee is assigned to the case, which becomes personal when it is discovered that it somehow involves Ricky Tan (John Lone), his late police officer father's former partner. Tan, who was suspected, but never proven, of having a role in Lee's father's death, is now a leader of the Triads.
The United States Secret Service, led by Agent Sterling (Harris Yulin), and the Hong Kong Police Force soon get into a fight over the jurisdiction of the case. Lee, believing Tan is the head of the operation, learns that Tan will be attending a dinner party on his yacht. Tan scolds his underling, Hu Li (Zhang Ziyi), who then leaves as Lee and Carter confront Tan. Tan claims that someone is trying to frame him. Hu Li suddenly appears and shoots Ricky Tan, making her escape in the chaos, and an angry Sterling holds Lee responsible for Tan's death, and orders him off the case. Carter is ordered to be flown back to Los Angeles for involving himself. However, Lee and Carter return to Los Angeles together.
On the plane, Carter tells Lee about a man named Steven Reign (Alan King), a Los Angeles hotel billionaire. Carter says that he saw Reign on Tan's boat and that his calm demeanor during the shooting was suspicious. They set up camp outside the Reign Towers, spotting a sexy Secret Service agent named Isabella Molina (Roselyn Sánchez), whom Carter met on Ricky Tan's yacht. After they watch Molina undress, and a few misunderstandings, Molina tells the two men that she is undercover, looking into Reign's money laundering of US$ 100 million dollars in superdollars (high grade counterfeit US$ 100 bills).
Lee and Carter pay a visit to Kenny (Don Cheadle), an ex-con known to Carter who owns a Chinese restaurant. He tells them that a usually broke customer recently came in to his establishment with a suspicious amount of hundred-dollar bills. Carter speculates them and confirms that they are Reign's counterfeits. They trace the money back to a bank friendly to the Triads, who are waiting for them and knock the two cops unconscious, with Molina looking on. After arriving in Las Vegas, Lee and Carter wake up inside one of the Triads' trucks and escape. After finding out where they are, they realize that Reign is laundering the $100 million through the new Red Dragon Casino in Vegas.
At the Red Dragon, Lee and Carter split up. Lee attempts to infiltrate the back area to find the engraving plates (which were used to make the counterfeit money). However, Hu Li captures Lee and places a small bomb in his mouth, then takes him up to the penthouse, where it is revealed that Ricky Tan faked his death and, as Lee suspected, is in charge of the operation. Tan soon departs the room, and Molina attempts to arrest Hu Li. In the enusing chaos, Carter is able to free Lee from the bomb in his mouth before Hu Li has the chance to detonate it. Carter then fights Hu Li, while Lee heads to the penthouse to prevent Tan from escaping with the plates.
In the penthouse, Reign opens the safe and takes the plates, running into Tan as he leaves. After Reign announces he is cutting their deal short and keeping the plates, Tan stabs him with a knife, killing him. Lee arrives and confronts Tan, along with Carter who shortly appears after (accidentally) knocking out Hu Li. After a tense standoff, where Tan admits he killed Lee's father, Tan tries to break free, but Lee kicks Tan out of the window and he falls on a parked car. Hu Li then enters, holding a time bomb. Lee and Carter leap out of the window just as the bomb goes off, sliding on decoration wires with their jackets and barely escaping the traffic on the street in the process.
Later, at the airport, Sterling thanks Lee for his work on the case. Molina says she would like to tell Lee something, and proceeds to kiss him for a short time, an event witnessed from afar by Carter. Lee and Carter plan to go their separate ways, but Lee reveals that he has always wanted to go to Madison Square Garden and watch a New York Knicks basketball game. Carter tells Lee he could go for one more vacation, and the two of them decide to go to the Big Apple.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_Hour_2
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| Directed by | Brett Ratner |
| Produced by | Roger Birnbaum, Jonathan Glickman, Arthur Sarkissian, Jay Stern |
| Written by | Screenplay: Jeff Nathanson Characters created by: Ross LaManna |
| Starring | Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, John Lone, Alan King, Roselyn Sánchez, Harris Yulin, Zhang Ziyi |
| Music by | Lalo Schifrin |
| Cinematography | Matthew F. Leonetti |
| Editing by | Mark Helfrich, Robert K. Lambert |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
| Release date(s) | August 3, 2001 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States, Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Budget | $90 million |
| Gross revenue | $347,425,832 |
| Preceded by | Rush Hour (1998) |
| Followed by | Rush Hour 3 (2007) |
Rush Hour 2 is a 2001 martial arts/action comedy film. This is the second installment in the Rush Hour film series. A sequel to the 1998 film Rush Hour, the film stars Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker who respectively reprise their roles as Inspector Lee and Los Angeles police detective James Carter. The film finds Lee and Carter embroiled in a counterfeit scam involving the Triads.
Rush Hour 2 was released August 3, 2001 and grossed $347,325,802 at the worldwide box-office, becoming the 11th top grossing film of 2001 worldwide, the highest grossing live action martial arts film of all time, and the second-highest-grossing martial arts film of all time, behind Kung Fu Panda.
Plot
L.A.P.D. Detective James Carter (Chris Tucker) is on vacation in Hong Kong, visiting his good friend Hong Kong Police Force Chief Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan). Carter is interested in having a good time; however, soon after he arrives, a bomb explodes at the American Consulate. Inspector Lee is assigned to the case, which becomes personal when it is discovered that it somehow involves Ricky Tan (John Lone), his late police officer father's former partner. Tan, who was suspected, but never proven, of having a role in Lee's father's death, is now a leader of the Triads.
The United States Secret Service, led by Agent Sterling (Harris Yulin), and the Hong Kong Police Force soon get into a fight over the jurisdiction of the case. Lee, believing Tan is the head of the operation, learns that Tan will be attending a dinner party on his yacht. Tan scolds his underling, Hu Li (Zhang Ziyi), who then leaves as Lee and Carter confront Tan. Tan claims that someone is trying to frame him. Hu Li suddenly appears and shoots Ricky Tan, making her escape in the chaos, and an angry Sterling holds Lee responsible for Tan's death, and orders him off the case. Carter is ordered to be flown back to Los Angeles for involving himself. However, Lee and Carter return to Los Angeles together.
On the plane, Carter tells Lee about a man named Steven Reign (Alan King), a Los Angeles hotel billionaire. Carter says that he saw Reign on Tan's boat and that his calm demeanor during the shooting was suspicious. They set up camp outside the Reign Towers, spotting a sexy Secret Service agent named Isabella Molina (Roselyn Sánchez), whom Carter met on Ricky Tan's yacht. After they watch Molina undress, and a few misunderstandings, Molina tells the two men that she is undercover, looking into Reign's money laundering of US$ 100 million dollars in superdollars (high grade counterfeit US$ 100 bills).
Lee and Carter pay a visit to Kenny (Don Cheadle), an ex-con known to Carter who owns a Chinese restaurant. He tells them that a usually broke customer recently came in to his establishment with a suspicious amount of hundred-dollar bills. Carter speculates them and confirms that they are Reign's counterfeits. They trace the money back to a bank friendly to the Triads, who are waiting for them and knock the two cops unconscious, with Molina looking on. After arriving in Las Vegas, Lee and Carter wake up inside one of the Triads' trucks and escape. After finding out where they are, they realize that Reign is laundering the $100 million through the new Red Dragon Casino in Vegas.
At the Red Dragon, Lee and Carter split up. Lee attempts to infiltrate the back area to find the engraving plates (which were used to make the counterfeit money). However, Hu Li captures Lee and places a small bomb in his mouth, then takes him up to the penthouse, where it is revealed that Ricky Tan faked his death and, as Lee suspected, is in charge of the operation. Tan soon departs the room, and Molina attempts to arrest Hu Li. In the enusing chaos, Carter is able to free Lee from the bomb in his mouth before Hu Li has the chance to detonate it. Carter then fights Hu Li, while Lee heads to the penthouse to prevent Tan from escaping with the plates.
In the penthouse, Reign opens the safe and takes the plates, running into Tan as he leaves. After Reign announces he is cutting their deal short and keeping the plates, Tan stabs him with a knife, killing him. Lee arrives and confronts Tan, along with Carter who shortly appears after (accidentally) knocking out Hu Li. After a tense standoff, where Tan admits he killed Lee's father, Tan tries to break free, but Lee kicks Tan out of the window and he falls on a parked car. Hu Li then enters, holding a time bomb. Lee and Carter leap out of the window just as the bomb goes off, sliding on decoration wires with their jackets and barely escaping the traffic on the street in the process.
Later, at the airport, Sterling thanks Lee for his work on the case. Molina says she would like to tell Lee something, and proceeds to kiss him for a short time, an event witnessed from afar by Carter. Lee and Carter plan to go their separate ways, but Lee reveals that he has always wanted to go to Madison Square Garden and watch a New York Knicks basketball game. Carter tells Lee he could go for one more vacation, and the two of them decide to go to the Big Apple.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_Hour_2
2001 films | American films | Sequel films | English-language films | Cantonese-language films | Mandarin-language films | Films shot anamorphically | 2000s action films | Films set in Los Angeles, California | Films set in Hong Kong | Films set in Las Vegas | New Line Cinema films | Action comedy films | Martial arts films | Buddy films | Police detective films | Films directed by Brett Ratner | American action comedy films
Sunday, April 8, 2001
Hanaukyo Maid Tai (2001~)
Hanaukyo Maid Tai
Genre: Harem, Romantic comedy
Manga
Author: Morishige
Publisher: Akita Shoten
English publisher: Studio Ironcat
Demographic: Shōnen
Magazine: Shōnen Champion
Original run: 2000 – 2006
Volumes: 13
TV anime
Director: Yasunori Ide
Studio: m.o.e.
Licensor: Geneon
Network: WOWOW
Original run: 8 April 2001 – 29 June 2001
Episodes: 12
Original video animation
Director: Yasunori Ide
Studio: m.o.e.
Released: 2001
Episodes: 3
TV anime: Hanaukyo Maid Team: La Verite
Director: Takuya Nonaka
Studio: m.o.e.
Licensor: Geneon
Original run: 4 April 2004 – 20 June 2004
Episodes: 12
Hanaukyo Maid Team (花右京メイド隊 Hanaukyō Meido Tai, lit. Hanaukyō Maid Corps) is an anime and manga bishōjo series created by Morishige.
Hanaukyo Maid Team is about a young boy, Taro Hanaukyo, who has inherited a vast family fortune and, more importantly, the hundreds of employees working at the family mansion. While dressed and referred to nominally as 'maids', there are discrete albeit sometimes unusual departments for most of the employees (including Defence, Science, Catering, etc.). Presumably the various extensive projects in the house pay for most of its expenses.
The original anime, which aired as part of the omnibus program Anime Complex, was cut short when the series ran into production issues. Continuity was later rebooted for the new series Hanaukyo Maid Team - La Verite (Hanaukyō Maid Tai - La Verite in Japan). Many of the early episodes mirror each other closely, with some variations. Both anime versions use the same voice actors.
Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanaukyo_Maid_Tai
http://browse.minitokyo.net/215/hanaukyo-maid-tai/
Manga series | Anime series | Anime OVAs | Anime of 2001 | Anime of 2004 | Geneon | Manga of 2000 | Shōnen manga | Harem anime and manga
Genre: Harem, Romantic comedy
Manga
Author: Morishige
Publisher: Akita Shoten
English publisher: Studio Ironcat
Demographic: Shōnen
Magazine: Shōnen Champion
Original run: 2000 – 2006
Volumes: 13
TV anime
Director: Yasunori Ide
Studio: m.o.e.
Licensor: Geneon
Network: WOWOW
Original run: 8 April 2001 – 29 June 2001
Episodes: 12
Original video animation
Director: Yasunori Ide
Studio: m.o.e.
Released: 2001
Episodes: 3
TV anime: Hanaukyo Maid Team: La Verite
Director: Takuya Nonaka
Studio: m.o.e.
Licensor: Geneon
Original run: 4 April 2004 – 20 June 2004
Episodes: 12
Hanaukyo Maid Team (花右京メイド隊 Hanaukyō Meido Tai, lit. Hanaukyō Maid Corps) is an anime and manga bishōjo series created by Morishige.
Hanaukyo Maid Team is about a young boy, Taro Hanaukyo, who has inherited a vast family fortune and, more importantly, the hundreds of employees working at the family mansion. While dressed and referred to nominally as 'maids', there are discrete albeit sometimes unusual departments for most of the employees (including Defence, Science, Catering, etc.). Presumably the various extensive projects in the house pay for most of its expenses.
The original anime, which aired as part of the omnibus program Anime Complex, was cut short when the series ran into production issues. Continuity was later rebooted for the new series Hanaukyo Maid Team - La Verite (Hanaukyō Maid Tai - La Verite in Japan). Many of the early episodes mirror each other closely, with some variations. Both anime versions use the same voice actors.
Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanaukyo_Maid_Tai
http://browse.minitokyo.net/215/hanaukyo-maid-tai/
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Wednesday, February 14, 2001
Chobits (2001~2002)
Chobits (2001~2002)
Alternative names: ちょびっツ, Chobittsu
Genre: Romantic comedy, Science Fiction, SF
Manga
Author: Clamp
Publisher: Kodansha
English publisher: Madman Entertainment, Tokyopop, Dark Horse Manga
Demographic: Seinen
Magazine: Young Magazine
Original run: 14 February 2001 – 29 November 2002
Volumes: 8
TV anime
Director: Morio Asaka
Studio: Madhouse
Licensor: Madman Entertainment, Geneon (2003-2007), Funimation Entertainment (2011), MVM Films, ADV Films, MC Entertainment
Network: Animax, TBS, BS-I
English network: Animax Asia, Anime Network
Original run: 2 April 2002 – 24 September 2002
Episodes: 26
Chobits (ちょびっツ, Chobittsu) is a Japanese manga created by the Japanese manga collective Clamp. It was published by Kodansha in Young Magazine from February 2001 to November 2002 and collected in eight bound volumes. Unlike most stories by Clamp, Chobits is a seinen series commonly mistaken for shōjo because of its strong romantic themes and flowery art style.[citation needed] Chobits was adapted as a 26-episode-long anime television series broadcast on TBS and Animax from April to September 2002. In addition, it has spawned a video game as well as various merchandise such as figurines, collectable cards, calendars, and artbooks.
The series tells the story of Hideki Motosuwa, who finds an abandoned persocom (パソコン, PasoKon), or personal computer (パーソナルコンピュータ pāsonaru konpyūta) with human form, that he names "Chi" after the only word it initially can speak. As the series progresses, they explore the mysteries of Chi's origin together and questions about the relationship between human beings and persocoms. The manga is set in the same universe as Angelic Layer, taking place a few years after the events of that story, and like Angelic Layer, it explores the relationship between human beings and electronic devices shaped like human beings. Chobits branches off as a crossover into many other stories in different ways, such as Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, xxxHolic and Kobato.
Plot
Story
The series centers on the life of Hideki Motosuwa, a held-back student attempting to qualify for university by studying at Seki prep school in Tokyo. Besides a girlfriend, he dreams of having a persocom (パソコン): an android used as a personal computer, which is expensive. On his way home one evening, he stumbles across a persocom in the form of a beautiful girl with long hair lying against a pile of trash bags, and he carries her home. Upon turning her on, she instantly regards Hideki with adoration. The only word the persocom seems capable of saying is "chi" (ちぃ, Chii), thus he names her that. Hideki assumes that there must be something wrong with her, and so the following morning he has his neighbor Hiromu Shinbo analyze her with his mobile persocom Sumomo. After Sumomo crashes during the attempt they conclude that she must be custom-built.
Shinbo introduces Hideki to Minoru Kokubunji, a twelve-year-old prodigy who specializes in the field of custom-built persocoms. Minoru's persocoms, including Yuzuki, a fairly exceptional custom-built persocom, are not able to analyze Chi either, and thus they conclude that she may be one of the Chobits, a legendary series of persocoms rumoured to have free will and emotions. Although this is a possibility, Minoru is confident that it is only rumour. Yuzuki also adds that she does not resemble any persocom model in any available database and so she must be custom made after all.
A major part of the plot involves Hideki attempting to teach Chi words, concepts, and appropriate behaviours, in between his crammed schedule of school and work. At the same time, Chi seems to be developing feelings for Hideki, at an emotional depth she is not supposed to possess, and Hideki struggles with his feelings for her. The need to figure out more about Chi and her mysterious functions and past becomes a pull for the characters in the series.
Hideki's feelings intensify for Chi whether she is a persocom or not, despite horrible experiences of his friends involving persocoms. Chi becomes aware of her purpose through a picture book series called A City with No People which she finds in a bookstore. The books speak about many different things involving human and persocom relationships: persocoms and their convenience as friends and lovers, how there are things that they cannot do and questioning whether a relationship between a persocom and a human is really one-sided. It also speaks about the Chobits series; that they are different from other persocoms, and what they are incapable doing unlike other persocoms. These picture books awaken Chi's other self, her sibling Freya who is aware of their past and helps Chi realize what she must do when she decides who her "person just for me" is. Together, Chi and Hideki explore the relationship between human beings and persocoms, as well as their friends' and their own.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chobits
Manga series | Anime series | 2002 television series debuts | 2002 television series endings | ADV Films | Anime of 2002 | Clamp (manga artists) | Chobits | Drama anime and manga | Ecchi anime and manga | Geneon | Madhouse | Anime distributed by Madman Entertainment | Manga distributed by Madman Entertainment | Manga of 2001 | Romantic comedy anime and manga | Science fiction anime and manga | Seinen manga | Tokyopop titles | Funimation Entertainment
Alternative names: ちょびっツ, Chobittsu
Genre: Romantic comedy, Science Fiction, SF
Manga
Author: Clamp
Publisher: Kodansha
English publisher: Madman Entertainment, Tokyopop, Dark Horse Manga
Demographic: Seinen
Magazine: Young Magazine
Original run: 14 February 2001 – 29 November 2002
Volumes: 8
TV anime
Director: Morio Asaka
Studio: Madhouse
Licensor: Madman Entertainment, Geneon (2003-2007), Funimation Entertainment (2011), MVM Films, ADV Films, MC Entertainment
Network: Animax, TBS, BS-I
English network: Animax Asia, Anime Network
Original run: 2 April 2002 – 24 September 2002
Episodes: 26
Chobits (ちょびっツ, Chobittsu) is a Japanese manga created by the Japanese manga collective Clamp. It was published by Kodansha in Young Magazine from February 2001 to November 2002 and collected in eight bound volumes. Unlike most stories by Clamp, Chobits is a seinen series commonly mistaken for shōjo because of its strong romantic themes and flowery art style.[citation needed] Chobits was adapted as a 26-episode-long anime television series broadcast on TBS and Animax from April to September 2002. In addition, it has spawned a video game as well as various merchandise such as figurines, collectable cards, calendars, and artbooks.
The series tells the story of Hideki Motosuwa, who finds an abandoned persocom (パソコン, PasoKon), or personal computer (パーソナルコンピュータ pāsonaru konpyūta) with human form, that he names "Chi" after the only word it initially can speak. As the series progresses, they explore the mysteries of Chi's origin together and questions about the relationship between human beings and persocoms. The manga is set in the same universe as Angelic Layer, taking place a few years after the events of that story, and like Angelic Layer, it explores the relationship between human beings and electronic devices shaped like human beings. Chobits branches off as a crossover into many other stories in different ways, such as Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, xxxHolic and Kobato.
Plot
Story
The series centers on the life of Hideki Motosuwa, a held-back student attempting to qualify for university by studying at Seki prep school in Tokyo. Besides a girlfriend, he dreams of having a persocom (パソコン): an android used as a personal computer, which is expensive. On his way home one evening, he stumbles across a persocom in the form of a beautiful girl with long hair lying against a pile of trash bags, and he carries her home. Upon turning her on, she instantly regards Hideki with adoration. The only word the persocom seems capable of saying is "chi" (ちぃ, Chii), thus he names her that. Hideki assumes that there must be something wrong with her, and so the following morning he has his neighbor Hiromu Shinbo analyze her with his mobile persocom Sumomo. After Sumomo crashes during the attempt they conclude that she must be custom-built.
Shinbo introduces Hideki to Minoru Kokubunji, a twelve-year-old prodigy who specializes in the field of custom-built persocoms. Minoru's persocoms, including Yuzuki, a fairly exceptional custom-built persocom, are not able to analyze Chi either, and thus they conclude that she may be one of the Chobits, a legendary series of persocoms rumoured to have free will and emotions. Although this is a possibility, Minoru is confident that it is only rumour. Yuzuki also adds that she does not resemble any persocom model in any available database and so she must be custom made after all.
A major part of the plot involves Hideki attempting to teach Chi words, concepts, and appropriate behaviours, in between his crammed schedule of school and work. At the same time, Chi seems to be developing feelings for Hideki, at an emotional depth she is not supposed to possess, and Hideki struggles with his feelings for her. The need to figure out more about Chi and her mysterious functions and past becomes a pull for the characters in the series.
Hideki's feelings intensify for Chi whether she is a persocom or not, despite horrible experiences of his friends involving persocoms. Chi becomes aware of her purpose through a picture book series called A City with No People which she finds in a bookstore. The books speak about many different things involving human and persocom relationships: persocoms and their convenience as friends and lovers, how there are things that they cannot do and questioning whether a relationship between a persocom and a human is really one-sided. It also speaks about the Chobits series; that they are different from other persocoms, and what they are incapable doing unlike other persocoms. These picture books awaken Chi's other self, her sibling Freya who is aware of their past and helps Chi realize what she must do when she decides who her "person just for me" is. Together, Chi and Hideki explore the relationship between human beings and persocoms, as well as their friends' and their own.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chobits
Manga series | Anime series | 2002 television series debuts | 2002 television series endings | ADV Films | Anime of 2002 | Clamp (manga artists) | Chobits | Drama anime and manga | Ecchi anime and manga | Geneon | Madhouse | Anime distributed by Madman Entertainment | Manga distributed by Madman Entertainment | Manga of 2001 | Romantic comedy anime and manga | Science fiction anime and manga | Seinen manga | Tokyopop titles | Funimation Entertainment
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