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Legend of Zelda

ゼルダの伝説
alternative words: Zelda
keywords: game , nintendo , title
related topics: Nintendo , Family Computer , Disk System
related web sites: http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~qw2n-smz/zelda/zelda.htm
explanation: Video game for "Family Computer" released in February 1986. Nintendo has developed this game in order to demonstrate the ability of "Disk System" for its machine. For users accustomed to cartridge based games, its wealth wad astounding. Since other games for "Disk System" have not become equally popular, it may possess an own intrinsic quality and should be one of the best action RPG. Recently, Nintendo 64 version has been released.

Magic Knight Rayearth

魔法騎士レイアース レイアース
alternative words: Mahou Kishi Rayearth, Magical Knight Rayearth, Rayearth, Ray Earth, MKR
keywords: anime , manga , title
related topics: Clamp
related web sites: http://www2.gateway.ne.jp/~umichan/clamp.htm , http://www.geocities.co.jp/AnimeComic-Cell/5464/ , http://cephiro.anime.net/menu.html
explanation: One day, during a visit to Tokyo tower, 3 Japanese girls, Hikaru Shidou, Umi Ryuuzaki et Fuu Hououji, happen to be projected to a strange world of Cephiro. In order to save Cephiro from a total destruction by evil powers, they transform themselves to amazons endowed with magical powers like Sailormoon. Manga written by Clamp and published by Nakayoshi between November 1993 and April 1996. Anime series has been aired by Yomiuri TV and Nihon TV between 1994 and 1995.

Maison Ikkoku

めぞん一刻
keywords: anime , maison ikkoku , manga , title
related topics: Rumiko Takahashi , Godai , Kyoko
related web sites: http://plaza.harmonix.ne.jp/~pingshan/maison.html
explanation: Manga written by a female mangaka Rumiko Takahashi. It is a sentimental and humorous story created by young people living in the same dormitory called "Maison Ikkoku" located in the suburbs of Tokyo. The author of this manga borrows the scenery from her memory of student's life. Appeared first time in Big Comic Spirits 1980-1987, since then it has been adapted to TV (Fuji TV between March 1986 and March 1988) and to a video game.

Metal Gear Solid

メタルギアソリッド
alternative words: Metalgear Solid, Metal Gear, Metalgear
keywords: game , title
related topics: Konami
related web sites: http://www.din.or.jp/~kiri1113/ , http://www.skz.or.jp/memorin/metal/
explanation: Action video game in 3D, commercialized by Konami. Initially developed for MSX2 and Super Famicom in 1987 with the name of "Metal Gear", the public was not enthusiast at that time; Since the release of a Play Station version in September 1998, the public comes back because the style of drawing has completely changed. It tells the story of a nuclear laboratory in Alaska captured by terrorists. According to Konami, the game should be classified into the category "tactical espionage action".

My neighbor Totoro

となりのトトロ
alternative words: Totoro
keywords: anime , title
related topics: Hayao Miyazaki
explanation: With this anime, Miyazaki has successfully shown that he masters not only the scenery on science fiction and fantasy but also those of everyday life. It tells the story about a young girl which lives in a Japanese countryside before 1960 when there were no cars nor TV. She is living with her father and grand mother while her mother is at hospital. One day, she meets a strange creature called Totoro. This film made a great hit in Japan and USA. Studio Ghibli (1988).

Nakayoshi

なかよし
keywords: magazine , title
related topics: Kodansha , Princess knight , Sailormoon , Card captor Sakura
related web sites: http://www.nakayosi-net.com
explanation: Monthly manga magazine for girls published by Kodansha. The first issue dates in December 1954. As mangas which have become popular on this magazine, we can quote "Princess knight", "Sailormoon" and "Card captor Sakura". Nokayoshi means "to be friend" in Japanese.

Nausicaa of the valley of wind

風の谷のナウシカ
alternative words: Nausicaa
keywords: anime , manga , title
related topics: Hayao Miyazaki
related web sites: http://www.nausicaa.net , http://www.ddt.or.jp/~watanabe/nausicaa/jiten.html
explanation: After an environmental disaster, the Earth is covered with an immense "sea of the corruption", while a tribal war takes place in the remaining lands. It tells the tale about a young princess, Nausicaa, which strives to save the Earth from a total destruction. Written by Hayao Miyazaki, this manga appears first in a monthly "Animage" between February 1982 and March 1984 and then adapted to an anime in 1984. It has created a great impact on the public by inventing a new category of animes, "Eco-fantasy".

Nejishiki

ねじ式
alternative words: Screw method
keywords: manga , title
related topics: Garo , Yoshiharu Tsuge
related web sites: http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~luc/comic/review/neji.htm
explanation: Short manga written by Tsuge Yoshiharu and published on Garo in 1968. With his work, manga has become a matured art acceptable even for intellectuals. The story is as follows: a young man left the beach to look for a doctor after having been picked by a medusa. He drifts then between the reality and the imagination and finally found a doctor who put on his left arm a tube equipped with a screw. This surrealist manga was adapted to a movie by Teruo Ishii in 1998.

Nobunaga no Yabo

信長の野望
alternative words: Nobunaga
keywords: game , title
related topics: Koei
related web sites: http://www.koei.co.jp/products/ee/new/retupu/retupu_01.htm
explanation: Historic simulation of a Japanese civil war around 16th. You are playing the role of Nobunagaga, the most powerful war lord of that period. Your goal is to unify Japan by fighting against or allying with other war lords. The game was published by Koei in March 1988 for "Family Computer" of Nintendo and made a great hit in Japan. It has been adapted also to several platforms, including Windows and Macintosh.

Osomatsukun

おそ松くん
alternative words: Osomatsu-kun, Osomatsu kun, Young sextuplets
keywords: anime , manga , title
related topics: Fujio Akatsuka , Shonen Sunday
explanation: Manga written by Fujio Akatsuka and published by Shonen Sunday from April 1962 to 1967. Thanks to innumerable gags and funny characters, it shared the popularity with "Iga no Kagemaru" of "Mitsuteru Yokoyama" (a tale of Ninja) on Shonen Sunday. The shout "chez" of a French loving character, "Iyami", became a popular expression of that epoch. The anime version was aired by Mainich TV between February 1966 and March 1967.

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