In what time period was the prequel to "Fate/stay night" named a best anime series?
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2012 in anime In Japanese polling, "Newtype"' s best releases of Autumn 2011 to Summer 2012 announced the best anime series as "Fate/Zero", "The Idolmaster", "Nisemonogatari", "Tari Tari" and "Hyouka". For movies, the poll named only three awards for the "K-On! Movie", "Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie" and "Wolf Children". Another series debut was "Sword Art Online". Kotaku's Richard Eisenbeis praised "Sword Art Online", even before the series conclusion, for its complex and genre-crossing storyline and intelligent portrayal of sociological and psychological issues. Eisenbeis would also pick five different movies for top film of 2012, including "The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki", "Evangelion 3.0", "", "" and "" as his top five movies.
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Fate/Zero Fate/Zero (Japanese: フェイト/ゼロ , Hepburn: Feito/Zero ) is a Japanese light novel written by Gen Urobuchi, illustrated by Takashi Takeuchi, and is a prequel to all routes in Type-Moon's visual novel, "Fate/stay night". "Fate/Zero" is set ten years before the events of "Fate/stay night", and tells the story of the Fourth Holy Grail War, a secret magical tournament held in Fuyuki City, Japan where seven magicians known as Masters summon Servants, reincarnations of legendary souls and heroes from all across time, where they fight in a deadly battle royale where the winner obtains the Holy Grail, a magical legendary chalice capable of granting wishes. The main protagonist, Kiritsugu Emiya, the foster father of "Fate/stay night"'s protagonist, Shirō Emiya, is known as a merciless mage killer who joins the tournament on behalf of his wife's family, the Einzberns.
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List of Fushigi Yûgi episodes This is a complete episode listing for the anime series "Fushigi Yûgi". Directed by Hajime Kamegaki, the fifty-two episode series was produced by Studio Pierrot. It is based on the first fourteen volumes of the "Fushigi Yûgi" manga series written and illustrated by Yuu Watase. The series premiered on TV Tokyo and on the satellite channel Animax on April 6, 1995 and concluded on March 28, 1996. The series was followed by three Original Video Animation releases. The first three episode OVA, released October 25, 1996, was not based on the manga, but was purely an anime creation. The second OVA is based on the final four volumes of the manga series. Spanning six episodes, the series was released as two three-episode volumes, with the first released on May 25, 1997, and the second coming over a year later on August 25, 1998. The final OVA, titled "Fushigi Yûgi Eikoden", is based on two related light novels written by Megumi Nishizaki. Released on December 21, 2001, the series spans four episodes.
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List of Castlevania media "Castlevania" is a video game series created and developed by Konami. The series debuted in Japan on September 26, 1986 with "Akumajō Dracula" (悪魔城ドラキュラ , Akumajō Dorakyura , lit. "Devil's Castle Dracula") , which was later released as "Castlevania" in the United States (May 1, 1987) and PAL (December 19, 1988). The series is one of Konami's most celebrated franchises, appearing on several best-of lists. The games take place in their fictional universe, which centers around the Belmont clan and their fight against the vampire Dracula.
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B-Daman Crossfire B-Daman Crossfire (Japanese: クロスファイトビーダマン, Cross Fight B-Daman) is the first "B-Daman" anime of the Cross Fight series and the seventh B-Daman anime series, overall. Premiering on October 2, 2011 in Japan, it became the first B-Daman anime to air in almost five years, following the finale of "Crash B-Daman" on December 25, 2006. Its last episode, "Conclusion! Cross Fight's New Era" aired on September 30, 2012 in Japan. A sequel series, "B-Daman Fireblast", premiered the following week.
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Ukiyo-zōshi Ukiyozōshi (浮世草子 , "books of the floating world") is the first major genre of popular Japanese fiction, written between the 1680s and the 1770s in Kyoto and Osaka. "Ukiyozōshi" literature developed from the "kanazōshi" genre and was in fact initially classified as "kanazōshi". The term ""ukiyozōshi"" first appeared in about 1710 in reference to amorous or erotic works, but the term later came to refer to literature that encompassed a variety of subjects and aspects of life during the Edo period.
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A Thousand and One Nights (1969 film) A Thousand and One Nights (Japanese: 千夜一夜物語 , Hepburn: Senya Ichiya Monogatari ) is a 1969 adult anime feature film directed by Eiichi Yamamoto, conceived by Osamu Tezuka. The film is part of Mushi Production's "Animerama", a series of films aimed at an adult audience.
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Diabolik Lovers Diabolik Lovers (Japanese: ディアボリックラヴァーズ , Hepburn: Diaborikku Ravāzu ) is a Japanese visual novel franchise by Rejet. Its first entry was released on October 11, 2012 for the PlayStation Portable system. Thus far the popular franchise has released six games with the first two having been remastered for the PlayStation Vita and released as ""Limited V Editions"". The franchise has brought forth two 12-episode anime television adaptations by Zexcs which aired from September 16, 2013 to December 9, 2013 and September 23, 2015 to December 9, 2015. The first series was followed by an OVA which was included in "Diabolik Lovers: Dark Fate" on February 28, 2015. It has been made into various manga, anime, drama CDs, music CDs and fanbooks. Two well received stage plays also ran in August 2015 and August 2016.
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The Ultraman The Ultraman (ザ☆ウルトラマン , Za Urutoraman ) is a Japanese animated television series co-produced by Tsuburaya Production and Tokyo Broadcasting System. The series aired on TBS Television affiliates on the Wednesday 7:00 PM time slot from April 4, 1979 to March 26, 1980, lasting a total of 50 episodes. It was the eighth installment in the Ultra Series and aired four years after the end of "Ultraman Leo". The show was the first animated incarnation of Tsuburaya's iconic superhero Ultraman, as well as one of the earliest works of anime studio Nippon Sunrise (now known simply as Sunrise), who also worked on their now-iconic mecha series "Mobile Suit Gundam" during the same year.
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List of Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episodes "", known in Japan as "Kirby of the Stars" (星のカービィ "Hoshi no Kābī"), is an anime series adapted from the video game series of the same title by Masahiro Sakurai. Produced by Studio Sign and directed by Sōji Yoshikawa, the series was broadcast on Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting from October 6, 2001 to September 27, 2003. It follows the adventures of the titular character Kirby as he fights off monsters to his village's well-being. Meta Knight does not appear if Kirby does not have a copy ability depending on the episode.
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List of Dragon Ball episodes "Dragon Ball" is the first of two anime adaptations of the "Dragon Ball" manga series by Akira Toriyama. Produced by Toei Animation, the anime series premiered in Japan on Fuji Television on February 26, 1986, and ran until April 12, 1989. Spanning 153 episodes (Episode 140 was delayed by the death of Emperor Shōwa), it covers the first 194 chapters of the 519 chapters-long manga series. It is followed by "Dragon Ball Z", which covers the remainder of the manga.
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Kirby: Right Back at Ya! Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby (星のカービィ , Hoshi no Kābī , "Kirby of the Stars") , is a Japanese anime series created by Warpstar, Inc. and based on Nintendo's "Kirby" franchise. The series ran for one hundred episodes from October 6, 2001 to September 27, 2003. The series aired on Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting in Japan and in the United States on 4Kids TV; 4Kids Entertainment heavily edited the content in the process.
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The Adventures of the Little Prince (TV series) The Adventures of the Little Prince is an anime series based on the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Made by the animation studio Knack Productions, the series, originally titled The Prince of the Stars: Le Petit Prince (星の王子さま プチ・プランス , Hoshi no Ōjisama Puchi Puransu ) , aired in Japan on the TV Asahi network from July 1978 to March 1979. Dubbed into English, the series premiered in the United States in 1985 on Nickelodeon and was rerun through June 1, 1985 to December 29, 1989. It was also broadcast on TVOntario in 1989, a station that would later pick up the dub of the 2010 French adaptation. Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, of "Mobile Suit Gundam" fame, was involved in this series as a director.
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Brave Raideen Brave Raideen (勇者ライディーン , Yūsha Raidīn ) is a super robot anime series. Produced by Tohokushinsha, Asahi News Agency and Sunrise, it aired on NET (now TV Asahi) from 4 April 1975 to 26 March 1976, with a total of 50 episodes. The official name being Raideen the Brave, it is mainly known as "Brave Raideen" or "Heroic Raydeen". A series called Raideen the Superior (超者ライディーン ) was broadcast from 1996 to 1997 on TV Tokyo, and another series called "Reideen" was broadcast in 2007 on WOWOW.
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Key the Metal Idol Key the Metal Idol (キィ・ザ・メタル・アイドル , Kii Za Metaru Aidoru ) is an original video animation (OVA) anime series that was released in Japan from 1994 to 1997. The series consists of fifteen episodes divided into four parts. "First Program" consists of episodes 1 through 7. "Second Program" is 8 through 13. "Third Program" and "Final Program" are films 1 and 2 (a.k.a. episodes 14 and 15) respectively. "Key" is a serious and somewhat dark drama with elements of science fiction, supernatural, and action.
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Dengeki Novel Prize The Dengeki Novel Prize (電撃小説大賞 , Dengeki Shōsetsu Taishō ) is a literary award handed out annually (since 1994) by the Japanese publisher ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks) for their Dengeki Bunko light novel imprint. The contest has discovered many popular and successful light novelists, like Kouhei Kadono and Yashichiro Takahashi. Originally called the Dengeki Game Novel Prize, the name was changed in 2003. The main Dengeki Novel Prize awards consist of the Grand Prize (¥3 million), Gold Prize (¥1 million) and Silver Prize (¥500,000). In addition to the money received, the winning novelists get their work published under Dengeki Bunko with the addition of an artist for the illustrated aspects of the light novels. However, if an entry is awarded the Media Works Bunko Prize, the winning novel will be published under ASCII Media Works' Media Works Bunko imprint, along with the author winning ¥1 million. Often, the name of the novel series is changed from what it was originally titled when it won the prize. There are over 5,000 submissions annually since 2011, and it is considered the largest prize for light novels.
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List of Full Metal Panic! episodes The episodes of the Japanese anime television series "Full Metal Panic!" are directed by Koichi Chigira and animated by Gonzo. They are based on the light novel series of the same name, written by Shoji Gatoh and illustrated by Shiki Douji, using material from the first three novels ("Fighting Boy Meets Girl", "Running One Night Stand", and "Into the Blue") of the series over 24 episodes. The series focuses on Sousuke Sagara, a Sergeant from the mercenary group Mithril who is assigned to protect Kaname Chidori, student from a Japanese high school. The first season began in Japan, on January 8, 2002, and ended on June 18, 2002.
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The Legend of Zorro (anime series) The Legend of Zorro (Japanese: 快傑ゾロ , Hepburn: Kaiketsu Zoro , lit. "Extraordinary Zorro") is an Italian/Japanese anime, based on the western character Zorro. Fifty-two episodes were produced, however, only forty-six were broadcast in Japan. The series became very popular in European countries, including Portugal and Spain, the colonial powers in the story.
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Eat-Man Eat-Man (Japanese: イートマン , Hepburn: Īto Man ) is a Japanese manga series created by Akihito Yoshitomi in 1996 which was serialized by MediaWorks monthly in 19 volumes until 2002 manga magazine "Dengeki Comic Gao!". In 1997 Studio Deen adapted the manga into a 12 episode anime television series which was broadcast in Japan from January 9 to March 27, 1997 on TV Tokyo. A sequel, "Eat-Man '98", was also animated by Studio Deen and ran from October 8 to December 23, 1998. Both anime series are licensed in North America by Bandai Entertainment and the manga series was licensed by Viz Communications before it was dropped.
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Twilight Q Twilight Q (トワイライトQ , Towairaito Kyū ) is an anime OVA series released in Japan in 1987 by Network Frontier (now Bandai Visual). The series is similar to "The Twilight Zone" in content and presentation. It was aired in Japan on the anime television network Animax on August 5, 2007.
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Slayers Special (OVA) Slayers Special (スレイヤーズすぺしゃる , Sureiyāzu supesharu ) , also known as Slayers: Dragon Slave, Slayers: Explosion Array and Slayers: The Book of Spells in North America, is a series of three comic fantasy themed OVA self-conclusive episodes adapted from the "Slayers Special" series of light-novels by Hajime Kanzaka, serving as a part of the prequel to the main "Slayers" saga. The three episodes were all directed by Hiroshi Watanabe and originally released separately in Japan in 1996-1997. Both "Special" and the second OVA series, 1998's "Slayers Excellent", were directed by Watanabe and share the same soundtrack ("Slayers The Motion Picture "S""), although each series had their own production committees and has its own opening and ending themes.
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List of Fate/stay night episodes The "Fate/stay night" anime is based on the visual novel "Fate/stay night" by Type-Moon. The episodes are directed by Yuji Yamaguchi, animated by Studio Deen and produced by the Fate Project, which included Geneon Entertainment, TBS, CREi, Type-Moon and Frontier Works Inc. The plot of the episodes is primarily based on the "Fate" storyline in the "Fate/stay night" visual novel, although certain elements of the other two storylines, "Unlimited Blade Works" and "Heaven's Feel", are incorporated into the plot.