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Kirarin Revolution is a Japanese shōjo manga by An Nakahara. The series' title is the supposed name of Kirari's debut single. As of August 2007, it runs in the shōjo magazine Ciao published by Shogakukan. It won the 2007 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga. The anime…
Kirari Tsukishima is a 14-year old junior high student who has a passion for eating. When she saved a turtle stuck in a tree, its owner,Seiji Hiwatari, gave Kirari a ticket to a SHIPS concert. She tries to get in and there are too many people in front so she goes in the staff entrance. She is met by a young man who gets hostile when she mentions Seiji's name. He rips up her ticket and she runs away. She ends up in the vent over the stage where she sees Seiji and the young man from earlier singing on stage. She falls onto the stage and sets off a cloud of white feathers. Kirari decides to become an Idol.
Kirari attempts to figure out ways to become an idol. Because her ideas are ridiculous, her friends Miyu and Sayaka show an article that SHIPS is holding an audition to find the next idol. Kirari rushes to the place and surprisingly figures out that this audition is for guys. She disguises herself as a male and enters the audition. Although Kirari's identity was discovered, her confidence and persistence allowed her to become an idol.
Kirari must compete with Ogura Erina in a cake commercial. The girl whose commercial appeals to the staff the most will be able to debut. Of course, Erina secretly tries to make Kirari lose.
Muranishi assigns Kirari a manager: Kasumi Kumoi. Before Kirari can progress as an idol, Kumoi asks for permission from Kirari's father to become an idol. To Kirari's dismay, her father turns her down. Kirari attempts to find many ways to convince her father to pursue a career in the entertainment world but fails. Seeing Kirari petitioning to become an idol on his way home, Kirari's father decides to approve her request.
Director Nezumi chooses Kirari's first job as an idol. Secretly, Erina switches the job to a more ridiculous and difficult task, helper to a group of amateur entertainers. Erina makes the task harder by telling whining and making direct lies at Tomy, the person who runs Kirari's 1st job location. Tomy, originally unsatisfied with Kirari trying to take his place during his shows, finally accepts her.
Muranishi eyes Kirari as a marketing model for a company called Rainbow Cosmetics. However, Kirari's unclear and strange mind of being an idol results in a rejection of her modeling for Rainbow Cosmetics. To help Kirari become a proper idol, Muranishi assigns Kirari as the manager of SHIPS for a day.
An influential CD producer has his eyes set on Kirari and even decides to debut her CD, but Kirari can't sing. Her destructive singing voice causes her to be kicked out by every CD producer. Na-san, with some background on singing, teaches her how to become a better singer. With a slim chance of Kirari ever debuting her first CD, Seiji finds a perfect method for Kirari's singing debut.
Kirari performs live on TV with SHIPS for the first time! Erina, trying to take place of Kirari, kidnaps Na-san with taiyaki and ships Na-san into a zoo far away. With the live show about to begin, Kirari desperately searches for Na-san. As the show runs late, Erina convinces the producers to let her perform. Instead, SHIPS will take place until Kirari arrives. Na-san finds his/her route back and reunites with Kirari just in time for the live show.
During Kirari's latest shooting, a mysterious magician attacks Kirari and SHIPS with a variety of magic tricks and sea creatures. The magician reveals himself as Arashi. He convinces Kirari to quit her idol work and fulfill the promise they made when they were in their childhood. Surprisingly, Kirari has no memory of such events.
As Kirari becomes more recognized by people in the entertainment world, going to school becomes more challenging as the media and her fans would crowd around her. Muranishi assigns Kirari a new school for idols that SHIPS attends. Erina, also in her new class, tries to make Kirari's first day a nightmare. Erina, however, only makes her recognition more positive.
Kirari will be the leading role of a new drama, "The Sonata of Love and Youth". However, since there will be a kiss, the director has to choose between Seiji, Hiroto, or Arashi. But, Arashi plans to take Kirari's first kiss and to change the drama. I wonder what's next...
Since Kirari never had a boyfriend before, she cannot interpret her role properly in the pure love drama. What's this? Seiji asks her to a date?
Kirari's insecurity about the kiss in the drama interferes with her other idol activities, but with Seiji's help, she finally gains determination to go through with the climatic scene. When the day really comes, however, will she truly really give up her first kiss to Hiroto?
In order to promote "The Sonata of Love and Youth", there will be a competition between Kirari and SHIPS to determine who can sell the most CDs. Over time, everyone starts to take sides over who will win, and Kirari, overwhelmed by the pressure, loses her will to fight against her friends.
Kirari's lack of resolve to fight against SHIPS causes her to quit being an idol! After the premiere of the drama starring her, will she have second thoughts? Who will win this confrontation?
There's news that auditions for a Morning Musume member are coming up! Kirari is inspired by the group that she ends up joining the audition. Even though she always passes the rounds, Hiroto and Seiji soon intervene, saying that this MoMusu audition is a fake. Surprisingly, Morning Musume's leader, Hitomi Yoshizawa, had come in disguise and forces the "judges" to admit defeat.
Kirari attends the idol swimming competition with Erina, SHIPS, Arashi, etc. Kirari is not very competitive at these sporting events, making winning a very challenging task for her team. Erina, who fares worse, refuses to go into the water as water will only destroy her appearance. As the competition goes on, Erina's shortcut to protect herself from contact with water only makes their team lose more.
Two weeks of film shooting had suddenly been canceled, meaning that Kirari can go spend time with her friends Sayaka and Miku. However everywhere they go, fans will appear and chase the girls around. Sayaka and Miku start to think that Kirari cares for the fans more instead of her friends.
Kirari and Erina have to do a joint segment where they will solve a mystery in a deserted hotel. Of course Erina wants to get all the credit and tries to trick Kirari again.
Kirari's older brother, Subaru, has come from America. Envious of Kirari's idol status, Subaru secretly disguises himself as Kirari to take over one of her jobs.
When Kirari will be part of Nojo's Top Idol competition, she meets Todou Fubuki of rivaling Higashiyama Co. Fubuki claims that Kirari does not have the potential of being a perfect idol.
The first challenge of the tiebreaker will be to create a wedding scenario with SHIPS. Kirari naturally chooses Seiji, but she doesn't know why her heart pounds for Hiroto.
The second challenge is to create a dress to show to the fans. Fubuki is naturally an expert, while Kirari is hopeless. Hiroto helps Kirarin and she soon finds the perfect things needed for her dress.
The final challenge is to write lyrics for a song. After having gone out with Hiroto to the beach, Kirari seems to have found inspiration, feelings of love. And around now would be the perfect time for Kirari to confess her feelings to Seiji. But why is Kirari not able to do it?
Fubuki has already finished her lyrics while Kirari is running out of time! Hiroto tells Kirari that she express her feelings for Seiji. However, Kirari finds herself in a predicament, she loves Seiji, but she always gets nervous around Hiroto. Finally, Kirari's lyrics become her feelings for Hiroto.
Kirari is the winner of the tiebreaker, with Fubuki questioning why she had lost. At the celebration, Fubuki soon recalls how Kirari had technically given her Mya-san. Having admitted loss, Fubuki remains on good terms with Kirari...for now.
Kirari will star on a talk show, but Higashiyama Co. dispatches a non-stop talking girl to ruin Kirari's image.
Seeing Mya-san and ToriToshi in the newspaper, Na-san decides to try to become an idol, following steps that Kirari did to become an idol. As a cat, Na-san was rejected instantly during an idol audition. Kirari decides to give Na-san a chance.
Kirari was so busy with work that she goes in a panic when exams are coming up! After overhearing that Kirari will have to study every chance she gets, Erina secretly tries to get Kirari to fail the exams.
Kirari will be part of a school festival, which means LOTS OF FOOD!! Wrong! Because no one has ever seen Kirari's food obsession, she is forbidden to eat lots of food for it can ruin her image. And just when Higashiyama Co. sends their paparazzi team to find Kirari...
Kirari and Co. head to New York! However, a sleepy Kirari accidentally gets lost in the city, and without her knowledge of English, how will she find her way back?
Continuing from the previous episode, Kirari and Seiji were found out by American-Japanese idol Tina Garland. Kirari also spreads her popularity to New York.
When Kirari is casted as the main role in a drama, the other leading actress tests Kirari's confidence with lines not in the script. (She is from Higashiyama Co., meaning she is rivaling Kirari.)
Hiroto is out in the streets of Kirari's hometown! That's the perfect chance for Kirari's grandmother to see him, and things get worse when Grandmother drags Hiroto everywhere with her...
Doing another publicity stunt, Kirari becomes policewoman for a day and helps a detective track down mysterious criminal Phantom X.
There's a pet competition, and some of the contestants include Naa-san, Kame-san, Nayan, Tantan, Mya-san, Toridoshi, and Catherine. However, Higashiyama's director plans to make her Catherine the winner...
An incident during Kirari's photoshoot reveals so much. Muranishi tells Kirari and SHIPS about Kasumi Kumoi's past and why Muranishi Co. and Higashiyama Co. are rivals.
Not only is it the 3rd anniversary of SHIPS' debut, but it's also Seiji's birthday! Hiroto sees this as the perfect time for Kirari to confess to him!
The Super Idol Festival is here, with Kirari, SHIPS, and Erina from Muranishi Co, and Fubuki and Akane from Higashiyama Co. With Higashiyama wanting to win, Akane is given the exact same dress design as Kirari's!
Naa-san is a big help these days. When SHIPS is about to leave for Hawaii, Hiroto's brother Kouta wants Naa-san to be with him. Kirari agrees to let Naa-san stay for three days. But Kouta really sees Naa-san as a best friend...
Aoi and kirari perform on stage together to promote a new rainbow cosmetic but higarasyima tries to mess it up.
Kirari accidentally injures a performer playing "Pink" in EatRanger. To help out in EatRanger shows for little kids, Kirari takes her spot and dresses up as Pink. With such little experience, she accidentally ruins the show.
Cappucino, a famous water illusionist from Las Vegas impresses Kirari will all his visual tricks. He claims to hold the #1 title for best magicians. Arashi tries to challenge him with his fairytale (Cappucino claims him in 3rd place.).
Kirari and Erina enter a quiz show. This quiz show tests people's critical thinking and IQ. Being confident that they will win the grand prize, a 7-year-old genius, Rizuko-chan, continuously answers all of the questions correctly, beating out other competitors.
Na-san was invited as a guest for a miracle circus. The ringmaster was proud to meet Na-san, but becomes depressed when his animals do not show interest in Na-san. After seeing Na-san's acts, the animals leave the circus. Kirari and Na-san convince the animals to return to the circus.
Seiji accidentally pulls down Hiroto's shorts and Hiroto accidentally spills soda over Seiji's pet Kame-san. These two induce an argument, forcing them to split apart. Kirari has to do something to bring them back together.
Erina finds methods to impress everyone over Kirari. The media concur Kirari being one of the most popular idols. Challanging Kirari to difficult events such diving off a high location, Erina hopes Kirari will lose in favor of her.
Kirari, Akane, and Aoi were chosen as candidates for the idol queen.
Akane framed Kirari and the news about it spread quickly.
With Akane withdrawing from the idol queen, Aoi and Kirari are working to win that title through concerts. Higashiyama, angry at Akane's withdrawal, decides to take revenge on Kirari by cancelling one of her concerts.
Kirari's rankings are still far behind from Aoi, her idol queen opponent. She tries to promote her image to everyone all around the country through interviews, concerts, and Live TV. Kirari and Aoi then compete one-on-one at the final idol queen competition.
Nā-san
Hiroto Kazama
Hiroto Kazama
Seiji Hiwatari
Seiji Hiwatari
Arashi Amamiya
Erina Ogura
Atsushi Arisawa enrolls at Jougaouka High School to be near Masami Shibata (Ma-chan) who was his childhood crush. Unbeknownst to Atsushi, however, Masami no longer works at the school and his brother, Masayoshi is now the nurse. Atsushi mistakes Masayoshi for Masami and is horrified because to him, it appears that Masami's personality has done a complete 180. Add to the fact that Atsushi's friend, Kouji Inagaki is totally in love and constantly trying to make-out with him, Atsushi's life at Jougaoka is hell... until he starts thinking that maybe the new Ma-chan isn't so bad afterall and that, maybe he actually likes the way Ma-chan is now. Until of course, he finds out that Masayoshi isn't Masami.
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Dragons, the rulers of the sky. To many people on the surface, they are a dire threat, but at the same time, a valuable source of medicine, oil, and food. There are those who hunt the dragons. They travel the skies in dragon-hunting airships. This is the story of one of those ships, the “Quin Zaza,” and its crew.
Zen Seizaki is a prosecutor with the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Office. While investigating illegal acts by a certain pharmaceutical company, Seizaki stumbles upon a page stained with a mixture of blood, hair and skin, along with the letter "F" scribbled all across the sheet. As he investigates further, the case goes beyond Zen's imagination and becomes vastly complex, challenging his sense of justice and his knowledge of the truth. Digging deeper into the investigation, Zen begins to uncover a concealed plot behind the ongoing mayoral election and ties to many people of interest involved in the election and those closer than he thinks. The case grows more severe and propels Zen into an unforeseen hurricane of corruption and deceit behind the election, the establishment of the Shiniki district, and the mysterious woman associated with it all.
Sakaido is a genius detective who can track down any criminal. But when his daughter is murdered, revenge lands him on the other side of the law. Now in prison, he helps the police solve mysteries using a system that invades a person’s identity. Little by little, a trail of blood forms, and it all leads back to his daughter’s murderer.
A high-school girl Itō, captivated by women's bicycle racing “Girls Keirin,” enters a training school and has a fateful encounter with Hiratsuka, who becomes both their lifelong rival and close friend. They practice and compete together, to realize their dream, to win the top title of Keirin athlete, “Girls' Fresh Queens”!
Tenkai Knights is a 2013 Japanese-Canadian-American anime series, produced by Shogakukan Productions and Spin Master. Initial reports, according to Anime News Network, indicated the series was being animated by Bones, according to an entry on Studio Wanpack's Blog back in May 2013, although has been since removed. While the series was broadcast on Cartoon Network in the United States in August 2013, there is no word as to when the series will air in Japan.
Shizuka's friends are worried that her shyness will keep Mr. Right from noticing her beauty and character. They persuade her to join a dating service called The Wedding Club, but when her first match seems to be quite a dud, Shizuka wonders if a trip down the aisle just isn't in her future. Kiyomi seems to have no interest whatsoever in finding a husband. Her sisters have other ideas, though, and when a co-worker asks her out on a date, the women convince the suitor to propose marriage that very night.This is easier said than done, however, as Kiyomi's attitude can be quite intimidating.
Based on a manga by Ishinomori Shoutarou, originally serialised in the business paper Nippon Keizai Shinbun. In the middle of the 1980s, yuppie career girl Sawako Matsumoto graduates from Harvard Business School and returns to Japan. As the country struggles under the export pressures brought by the high Yen, she works through the night to produce a business plan that will drag her company out of its rut.
Fubuki Todou
Izumi Amakawa
Takashi Tsukishima
Subaru Tsukishima
Chairman Muranishi
