Space Battleship Yamato宇宙戦艦ヤマトalternative words: Uchu senkan Yamato keywords: anime , manga , title related topics: Leiji Matsumoto related web sites: http://www2a.biglobe.ne.jp/~shinpage/menuy.htm , http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002394/yamato/yamato.html explanation: Manga and anime created by Leiji Matsumoto. It tells the story about earthlings who defend their planet with a huge space battleship "Yamato", after having suffered a brutal attack of extraterrestrials. Manga has been published in a monthly, Boken-oh between November 1974 and April 1975, at the same time as a TV series by TV Asahi between October 1974 and March 1975. In the presence of a huge hit, other series and a movie version have been created. Space Invaderスペースインベイダーkeywords: game , title related topics: Taito , Family Computer explanation: At the beginning, most of the video games for the home usage were merely an adaptation of popular arcade games. "Space Invader" developed and adapted to "Family Computer" by Taito falls into this category. The game consists to shoot the invaders who are falling from the top screen. In some period, this game was visible everywhere in Japan, like game centers and coffee shops. Though it seems very simple nowadays, it is considered as the ancestor of all the shooting games which would follow. Star of Giants巨人の星alternative words: Kyojin no hoshi, Kyojinnohoshi keywords: anime , manga , title related topics: Shonen Magazine , Noboru Kawasaki related web sites: http://www.big.or.jp/~hoyohoyo/densetsu.html , http://tokyo.cool.ne.jp/hoshi16/ explanation: One of the classic sport mangas, written by Noboru Kawasaki based on a scenario of Ikki Kajiwara. It tells the story of a father who forms his son with a Spartan training to be accepted by the famous Japanese baseball team, "the Giants". The manga was published on Shonen Magazine in 1966, while an anime version was broadcasted between March 1968 and September 1971 (182 episodes!). Street Fighterストリートファイターkeywords: game , title related topics: Capcom related web sites: http://www.capcom.co.jp/zero3/ explanation: Video game of beat'em up developed by Capcom and released for "Super Famicom" in June 1992. By the complexity of tactics to follow and choice of characters, it has well settled the interests of this category of games. After a great hit, this game has been adapted also for "Play Station", "Sega Saturn" and arcade. Super Mario Brothersスーパーマリオブラザーズalternative words: Mario Brothers keywords: game , nintendo , title related topics: Nintendo , Family Computer , Game Boy , Nintendo 64 explanation: Video game initially developed by Nintendo for its machine, "Family Computer" and released in September 1985. The game which consists to let move or jump a small man with a mustache and a red hat (Mario), has been sold more than 5 million copies thanks to a simple concept but not to bore players even in several repetitions. It had created so a golden age of video games in Japan. this games has been adapted later to all the machines of Nintendo, i.e. Game Boy, Super Famicom and Nintendo 64. Tekken鉄拳keywords: game , title related topics: Play Station , Namco related web sites: http://mitsuko.jaist.ac.jp/tekken/ , http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~idk/game/review/tekken.htm explanation: Video game of 3D beat'em up. First, the arcade version was released in winter 1994 and "Play Station" version in March 1995. It has experienced a laborious start because of the concurrence of another game "Virtual Fighter". After the release of Tekken II which has corrected flaws of the first version (arcade in Summer 1995 and Play Station in March 1996), it has stood out. There exist few differences between "Play Station" version and the arcade one because the latter uses a compatible card. Tetrisテトリスkeywords: game , title related topics: Nintendo , Family Computer explanation: Famous video game coming from Russia and which consists to fill in holes by guiding falling blocks. By combining cleverly the interest of a puzzle and a reflex game, it became very popular at game centers. After a fierce battle between Nintendo and Sega for the adaptation to the console device, it was finally Nintendo which got the license from BPS and released a version for "Family Computer" in December 1988. Tokimeki Memorialときめきメモリアルkeywords: game , title related topics: Konami related web sites: http://www.konami.co.jp/kcet/vx095/ explanation: Video game on girl hunt simulation developed by Konami. You are a young high school boy. The goal of the game is to get the maximum number of love confessions from other high school boys. Initially developed for PC-Engine (May 1994), Konami has succeeded to form progressively fans of this game, in spite of its very original category: not only it has been adapted to other platforms like Super Famicom and Sega Sturn but to a movie. Tokyo Babylon東京Babylonkeywords: clamp , manga , title related topics: Clamp related web sites: http://www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown-Domino/5768/tb.html , http://sakurazukamori.net/ueno_park/world01.htm explanation: Occult manga written by Clamp and published on Wings between 1990 and 1992. Descendent of a prestigious medium family (onmyoji), clan Sumeragi, Subaru is fighting against malefic sprits through his medium cabinet in the opulent city of Tokyo, together with his twin sister, Hokuto Sumeragi and her fried, Seishiro Sakurazuka, another medium, though working as veterinary. UFO robot GrendizerUFOロボット・グレンダイザーalternative words: Grendizer keywords: anime , title related topics: Go Nagai explanation: Anime produced by Go Nagai and broadcasted by Fuji TV between October 1975 and February 1977. Between 1970 and 1980, there was a proliferation of cartoons on the giant robots piloted from inside by human beings or similar. It tells the story about a young prince from planet Fleed, who comes to pilot a giant robot in order to defend the justice. Being a huge hit in France, it has formed manga fans of the first generation in France. Page number: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 83 articles extracted from postgresql database. | |
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