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Bleach (ブリーチ, Burīchi ?, romanized as BLEACH in Japan) is a manga series written and illustrated by Tite Kubo and its anime adaptation is Directed by Noriyuki Abe. The series tells the adventures of a teenager named Ichigo Kurosaki, who accidentally obtained the powers of a shinigami thanks to Rukia Kuchiki. Once he obtained these abilities he was forced to defend humans from hollows and guide good souls after death. The series is based on a one-shot that Kubo had made for the Shōnen Jump magazine after finishing his first manga, Zombie Powder . However, the pilot chapter was initially rejected by the magazine, though it was later published by Akamaru Jump. Later, the one-shot got published in Shōnen Jump, and that's where it still continues to be published.
The manga began to be published in August 2001 by Shūeisha publishing house, in the Japanese weekly magazine Shōnen Jump and until December 2009 it consists of 42 volumes collected in tankōbon . The manga was later adapted into an anime series produced by Pierrot studios, and it is still ongoing as it fits the story of the original work. The anime exceeds 250 episodes, divided into thirteen sagas and began airing on October 5, 2004 in Japan on TV Tokyo. The series has also spawned two OVAs, three animated films, seven rock musicals, and numerous video games, as well as led to the merchandising of many types of merchandise related to the series. The Spanish versions of the manga are published by the editorial Glénat in Spain, and by Editorial Vid in Mexico and Latin America.
Both the anime and manga have achieved great success inside and outside of Japan. In 2005, the manga won the Shōgakukan award in the shōnen category, one of the most prestigious awards given annually in Japan. In a ranking published by TV Asahi on the hundred best anime of 2006, Bleach reached number seven, in 2008 it was the fifth best-selling manga in Japan, while in 2009 it was the third. In 2006, Kubo created a large-format, full-color artbook, called “Bleach: All Color But The Black”, which reviews all the characters. of the series with comments and anecdotes from the author that reveal some of the keys to his creative world.
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Death Note (デスノート , Desu Nōto?) is a manga series created by Tsugumi Ōba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, and whose anime adaptation was directed by Tetsurō Araki. The story centers on Light Yagami, a high school student who finds a supernatural notebook called the “Death Note”, which is capable of killing people if their names are written on it and if the holder Mentally visualize the face of the person you want to kill. Light tries to eliminate all criminals and create a world where evil does not exist, but his plans are thwarted by L, a famous private detective. The series is based on a one-shot that was released by Shūeisha, for Shōnen Jump magazine, and became widespread again when the thirteenth volume was published, « How to Read», which is a guide that contains relative data about the franchise, including the profile of all the main characters.
The manga began to be published in December 2003 by the publisher Shūeisha, in the Japanese weekly magazine Shōnen Jump, until its end in May 2006 with the twelfth volume, reaching a total of one hundred and eight chapters. Later, the manga story was adapted into an anime produced by Madhouse, until it reached its end with a total of 37 episodes. The anime aired in Japan from October 3, 2006 to June 26, 2007 on Nippon Television. Likewise, the work has been adapted into three films shot in real image, two light novels and multiple video games created by Konami for Nintendo DS. The Spanish versions of the manga were published by Glénat editorial in Spain, by Editorial Vid in Mexico, and by Larp editores in Argentina.
Various manga, anime, and other outlets have both praised and criticized the series. Although its plot has been said to be entertaining for audiences, Death Note was banned in China due to children modifying their notebooks to look like the Death Note.
In 2006, Tsugumi Ōba created an artbook called “Blanc et Noir”, which contains illustrations about the series, and was officially published by Shūeisha; In addition, several supplementary books have been created on the franchise. Later, a new one-shot was created that narrates the events that take place two years after the end of the original manga, as well as two special episodes called "Death Note Rewrite: The Visualizing God". » and «Death Note Rewrite 2: L's Successors», which are sorts of summaries of the first and second part of the series narrated by Ryuk.
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Fullmetal Alchemist (鋼の錬金術師, Hagane no Renkinjutsushi?, lit. «the steel alchemist», also known as Full Metal Alchemist, FMA or Hagaren, Japanese abbreviation) is a manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. Its first anime adaptation was directed by Seiji Mizushima and the second by Yasuhiro Irie. The world of Fullmetal Alchemist has a steampunk style, similar to the one after the European Industrial Revolution. In this fictional universe in which alchemy is one of the most advanced scientific techniques known to man, the story focuses on the brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric, who want to restore their bodies by means of the philosopher's stone after a failed attempt to resurrect his mother through alchemy.
The manga began publication in August 2001 by Square Enix, in the Japanese monthly magazine Shōnen Gangan until it came to an end in June 2010 with one hundred and eight chapters compiled into twenty-seven volumes.. The manga was adapted into an anime series produced by BONES until it reached its end with a total of fifty-one episodes. The anime was broadcast in Japan from October 4, 2003 to October 2, 2004 on the MBS-TBS and Animax television channels.
Later, the movie Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa was released, a sequel that concluded the anime's story. Subsequently, a second anime series called Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood was created, which began broadcasting in Japan on April 5, 2009 on MBS-TBS. This second series is more faithful to the original plot of the manga. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (鋼の錬金術師FA, 'Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood& #39;?) ended on July 4, 2010 with a total sixty-four episodes. The series has also spawned a light novel, multiple original animations, drama CDs, and various video games, as well as the merchandising of many types of merchandise based on the franchise's characters, collectible card games, various supplemental books, OVAs, and 2 movies. The Spanish version of the manga is published by Norma Editorial in Spain.
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Elfen Lied (エルフェンリート, Erufen Rīto?) is a Japanese manga created by Lynn Okamoto, as well as the anime based on it. It is about a mysterious and deadly race of horned humans called diclonius and the chaos they unleash on humanity. Contains nude scenes and a generous dose of blood, gore and psychological violence. The title of Elfen Lied is German and means "Elven Song", being pronounced approximately [ˈɛlfən liːt].
Elfen Lied began as a manga that appeared in the weekly magazine Young Jump; was published in Japan by Shūeisha until its end in the twelfth volume. The anime adaptation began to be broadcast on July 25, 2004, when the manga was still unfinished, which caused the anime's plot to differ in some points from the manga. On April 21, 2005, an OVA was broadcast that added some more information to the background.
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Cardcaptor Sakura (カードキャプターさくら, Kādokyaputā Sakura?, also known as Sakura Cardcaptors or Sakura, Card Captor in the Spanish version, or simply abbreviated as CCS or SCC) es a manga series written and illustrated by the mangaka group CLAMP, and whose anime adaptation was directed by Morio Asaka. The story centers on Sakura Kinomoto, a little girl who discovers her strange magical powers after accidentally releasing a set of letters that were inside a book. After this, Sakura, with the help of her friends, is forced to collect and take care of the "Clow cards" to prevent a "catastrophe" from occurring in the world.
The manga was first published in May 1996 by Kōdansha, in the Japanese monthly shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi, until it came to an end in June 2000 with the twelfth volume, collecting fifty chapters. Subsequently, the manga story was adapted into an anime series by Madhouse studios, which aired in Japan from April 7, 1998 to March 21, 2000 on the NHK television network, where it ended with a total of seventy episodes. In addition, the work has been adapted into two animated films, numerous video games, and various supplementary books, such as artbooks, picture books, and anime comics. In addition, various types of merchandise related to Cardcaptor Sakura have been produced. The Spanish versions of the manga were published by the publisher Ediciones Glénat in Spain, by Editorial Toukan in Mexico for distribution in the rest of Latin America, and by Editorial Ivrea in Argentina.
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Fullmetal Alchemist (鋼の錬金術師, Hagane no Renkinjutsushi?, lit. «the steel alchemist», also known as Full Metal Alchemist, FMA or Hagaren, Japanese abbreviation) is a manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. Its first anime adaptation was directed by Seiji Mizushima and the second by Yasuhiro Irie. The world of Fullmetal Alchemist has a steampunk style, similar to the one after the European Industrial Revolution. In this fictional universe in which alchemy is one of the most advanced scientific techniques known to man, the story focuses on the brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric, who want to restore their bodies by means of the philosopher's stone after a failed attempt to resurrect his mother through alchemy.
The manga began publication in August 2001 by Square Enix, in the Japanese monthly magazine Shōnen Gangan until it came to an end in June 2010 with one hundred and eight chapters compiled into twenty-seven volumes.. The manga was adapted into an anime series produced by BONES until it reached its end with a total of fifty-one episodes. The anime was broadcast in Japan from October 4, 2003 to October 2, 2004 on the MBS-TBS and Animax television channels.
Later, the movie Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa was released, a sequel that concluded the anime's story. Subsequently, a second anime series called Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood was created, which began broadcasting in Japan on April 5, 2009 on MBS-TBS. This second series is more faithful to the original plot of the manga. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (鋼の錬金術師FA, 'Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood& #39;?) ended on July 4, 2010 with a total sixty-four episodes. The series has also spawned a light novel, multiple original animations, drama CDs, and various video games, as well as the merchandising of many types of merchandise based on the franchise's characters, collectible card games, various supplemental books, OVAs, and 2 movies. The Spanish version of the manga is published by Norma Editorial in Spain.
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Maria-sama ga Miteru (マリア様 がみてる, ''Maria-sama ga Miteru'' ? literally in Spanish: The Virgin Mary is watching us; in Spain, Mary looks at us), also known informally as Marimite (マリみて, 'Marimite'?), is a light novel series Japanese shōjo with connotations of drama, comedy and romance yuri, originally created in February 1997 by Oyuki Konno and made with additional illustrations by Reine Hibiki.
The plot of this series combines elements more associated with the real world and does not focus on fantastic situations. This story shows some special clichés, added to the persistent appearance of female characters, the austerity of the environment, a slow plot centered on the relationships of the characters; the latter has been associated with the lesbianism of some characters, but not related to a physical attraction but rather a platonic or idealized one.
At first it was made as a short story within Cobalt Magazine, but due to its success it was turned into a novel series starting in 1998. This series has not yet been completed and contains 37 volumes to date. (The thirty-seventh volume was published in January 2010.)
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Naruto (ナルト, '' Naruto''?) is a manga series created by Masashi Kishimoto, later adapted into anime, about a teenage ninja named Naruto Uzumaki. The manga was first published by Shūeisha in 1999 in the 43rd issue of Shōnen Jump magazine in Japan, and it continues its edition with one chapter per week, compiled so far in 40 volumes.
The success of the manga led to its plot being adapted into an anime series originally broadcast on TV Tokyo that only began to be translated into other languages when it had been airing in Japan for a long time. Both manga and anime have achieved notable distribution abroad. In addition, both are distributed online through scanlation and fansub shortly after being broadcast in Japan, disseminating the work long before they are officially translated in other countries.
In TV Asahi's ranking of the top 100 anime of 2006 (based on an online survey in Japan), Naruto ranked 17th.
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Gintama (銀魂, '' Gintama''? lit."Silver Soul") is a manga series written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi and its anime adaptation, directed by Shinji Takamatsu from episodes one to one hundred and five and by Yoichi Fujita from episode one hundred onwards. The play takes place in Edo —the old name given to the city of Tokyo—, which had been conquered by strange alien beings called "Amanto"; In that world, the story narrates the adventures of a samurai known as Gintoki Sakata, who works independently with his friends Shinpachi Shimura and Kagura. Sorachi commented that the series is based on two one-shots that he had made in 2003 for Shōnen Jump magazine, a magazine in which he is still editing. Likewise, he explained that he had incorporated science fiction into the material so that the development of the characters would be "to his liking" from him.
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Naruto Uzumaki (うずまきナルト, Uzumaki Naruto?) is the main character of the manga and anime Naruto, created by the mangaka Masashi Kishimoto. Initially, Kishimoto wanted to create a character that was "simple and stupid", but later endowed him with a "dark past" to, in Kishimoto's own words, make him unique. The initial design was modified several times, constantly changing his costume to give him a more striking appearance and to facilitate the drawing process.
In both the manga and anime, Naruto is a ninja from Konoha's Hidden Village and is part of "Team 7", made up of Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno and their leader and sensei, Kakashi Hatake. Later, Sasuke leaves the team after fleeing the village in search of Orochimaru, so he was replaced in the group by Sai. Initially, the villagers of Konoha hated Naruto because he has the Nine-Tailed Fox sealed inside him (九尾狐, Kyūbi no Yōko ?), a beast that had attacked Konoha previously. Thus, these feelings caused the character to aspire to become the Hokage of the village, in order to obtain recognition from him. On the other hand, Naruto maintains a cheerful and hyperactive personality throughout the plot, which allows him to make early friends with various ninjas from Konoha and other villages. Later, it is revealed that his father was the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, who had sealed the Kyūbi inside his son to save the village from being destroyed. While his mother was Kushina Uzumaki, a ninja from the Country of Whirlpool who had been brought to Konoha to become the jinchūriki of the Kyūbi .
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Senpai (先輩, '' Senpai''? literally "partner from before", also written as sempai) and kōhai (後輩, ''kōhai'' ? literally "partner after") are Japanese terms that describe an interpersonal relationship informal that is present in the organizations, associations, clubs, companies and schools of Japan.
The senpai-kōhai relationship is properly interdependent, since a senpai needs a kōhai and vice versa, establishing a bond that is determined by the date of entry into the organization. The concept is based on Japanese philosophy and has permeated within their society.
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Elfen Lied (エルフェンリート, Erufen Rīto?) is a Japanese manga created by Lynn Okamoto, as well as the anime based on it. It is about a mysterious and deadly race of horned humans called diclonius and the chaos they unleash on humanity. Contains nude scenes and a generous dose of blood, gore and psychological violence. The title of Elfen Lied is German and means "Elven Song", being pronounced approximately [ˈɛlfən liːt].
Elfen Lied began as a manga that appeared in the weekly magazine Young Jump; was published in Japan by Shūeisha until its end in the twelfth volume. The anime adaptation began to be broadcast on July 25, 2004, when the manga was still unfinished, which caused the anime's plot to differ in some points from the manga. On April 21, 2005, an OVA was broadcast that added some more information to the background.