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Senin, 11 Juli 2011

Scandal Japanese Band

Scandal (スキャンダル Sukyandaru, stylized as SCANDAL) is a Japanese pop rock band. Proclaiming themselves as "The Most Powerful Japanese Girlie Pop Rock", they are composed of four young women from Osaka, Japan. They are Haruna Ono (vocals, guitar), Tomomi Ogawa (bass, vocals), Mami Sasazaki (guitar, vocals) and Rina Suzuki (drums, percussions, keyboards, vocals).

Formation

In August 2006, the four girls met in an Osakan vocal and dance school called Caless. As they became friends, they decided to form Scandal, writing and playing their own songs while juggling their regular school lives. Shortly thereafter, they started performing street lives every weekend at Shiroten in Osaka Castle Park. As time went on, the group started to get offers from clubs and music halls around Osaka and Kyoto.
Eventually, over one hundred fans began to consistently attend their live performances, causing the band to become more noticed by the Japanese public. In August 2007, Scandal seized the opportunity to participate in a special event at Shibuya Club Asia, a highly recognized and respected club in Shibuya. It was during this time that record label Kitty Records (a subsidiary of Kitty Films) first asked the four girls if they would like to have their music recorded with them. Several months later, the girls had worked out a flexible independent agreement with Kitty in partnership withTower Records

Indie Label

In 2008, Scandal released three indie singles, all of which were exclusive to Tower Records. Their first indie single was released on March 3, 2008 in celebration of Girl's Day, which, despite being ranked second on Tower Records' "Indies Weekly Chart", sold out throughout Japan and had a hard time being kept in stock due to high demand. In an attempt to alleviate the fan's troubles in getting this album, the single was released on both the US and Japanese iTunes Music Store on April 9, 2008. Two more singles (in CD form) were released in the months following, both being ranked number 1 on the "Indies Weekly Chart". Their second single, Koi Moyō, was also designated as the Japanese iTunes Store's "Song of the Week" from April 16 to April 22, 2008.
Right after their first release, Scandal left Japan to go on their first international tour, "Japan Nite US Tour 2008", followed by two concerts at the Japanese cultural and anime convention, "Sakura-Con 2008" from March 16 to March 30. In July of the same year, they performed at France's Japan Expo and also at Hong Kong's Ani-Com in August. Scandal concluded their indie career with the release of their first mini-album, Yah! Yah! Yah! Hello Scandal.

Major Label

In early September 2008, Scandal began talks with the head of Sony Music Japan because with Kitty, their CDs were made in very limited quantities (only 2000 of each) which caused them to sell out quickly. They soon worked out a contract with Sony, who signed them on to their Epic Records label. However, due to Sony's ongoing disagreements with Apple Inc. over their iTunes Music Store and Sony's own Mora, the band's music which was formerly available on iTunes, was quickly removed from both the US and Japanese iTunes stores.
In October, they released their major debut single, entitled "Doll". It gave them more exposure, including appearances on mainstream music television shows like Music Station. They released "Sakura Goodbye" in March 2009 to commemorate Mami and Tomomi's high school graduation. The following month, "Shōjo S" was used as the tenth opening of the anime series Bleach This brought their popularity up even higher, as the single ranked #6 on the Oricon charts when it was released two months later in June.
On October 14, Scandal released "Yumemiru Tsubasa" and their first album, Best Scandal, a week later. The album ranked #5 on the Oricon weekly chart, making them the first Japanese girl band since ZONE to have a debut album chart in the top five.On December 30, 2009, the 51st Japan Record Awards was held, of which Scandal was nominated for Best New Artist. In the end, they were voted runner-up to Korean boy band Big Bang.
2010 was a busy year for the group. Their single, "Shunkan Sentimental" was released, in which the title song was used as the fourth ending theme of the anime series Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. In June, the band released their single, "Taiyō to Kimi ga Egaku Story", and their first live concert DVD, Scandal First Live -Best Scandal 2009-. They released another single a month later, entitled "Namida no Regret", followed by their second album, Temptation Box. Scandal released another single on October 6, 2010 titled "Scandal Nanka Buttobase". It ranked #3 on the Oricon weekly chart, the highest ranking of any singles they've released so far.

Fanclub 

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Scandal, as represented in their animated form.
In October 2009, pamphlets were enclosed in the band's first album, "Best Scandal", announcing the formation of "Club Scandal".
Club Scandal is a cellphone-based fanclub with exclusive videos and interviews, behind the scenes bonus material, pictures, and up-to-the minute news on the band. It is only available for Japanese cellphones. The date it launched depends on the cellphone service provider:
  • NTT Docomo: Monday, November 9, 20

Traditional

On August 21, 2010 (the 4-year anniversary of the band being founded), Scandal launched a separate, traditional mail-based fanclub alongside "Club Scandal", called "Scandal Mania".
When joining, one would receive an official membership card, a full color newsletter mailed to the member tri-annually, a special birthday message written by their favorite member (chosen at sign-up) and signed by the whole band, as well as perks such as getting advance notice on tickets to live events, and special live events only for members.

Kamis, 26 Mei 2011

Anime


Anime began at the start of the 20th century, when Japanese filmmakers experimented with the animationtechniques also pioneered in France, Germany, the United States, and Russia.[4] The oldest known anime in existence first screened in 1917 – a two-minute clip of a samurai trying to test a new sword on his target, only to suffer defeat.[5][6] Early pioneers included Shimokawa OtenJun'ichi Kouchi, and Seitarō Kitayama.[7]
By the 1930s animation became an alternative format of storytelling to the live-action industry in Japan. But it suffered competition from foreign producers and many animators, such as Noburō Ōfuji and Yasuji Murata still worked in cheaper cutout not cel animation, although with masterful results.[8] Other creators, such as Kenzō Masaoka and Mitsuyo Seo, nonetheless made great strides in animation technique, especially with increasing help from a government using animation in education and propaganda.[9] The first talkie anime was Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka, produced by Masaoka in 1933.[10][11] The first feature length animated film wasMomotaro's Divine Sea Warriors directed by Seo in 1945 with sponsorship by the Imperial Japanese Navy.[12]
The success of The Walt Disney Company's 1937 feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs influenced Japanese animators.[13] In the 1960s, manga artist and animator Osamu Tezuka adapted and simplified many Disney animation-techniques to reduce costs and to limit the number of frames in productions. He intended this as a temporary measure to allow him to produce material on a tight schedule with inexperienced animation-staff.
The 1970s saw a surge of growth in the popularity of manga – many of them later animated. The work of Osamu Tezuka drew particular attention: he has been called a "legend"[14] and the "god of manga".[15][16] His work – and that of other pioneers in the field – inspired characteristics and genres that remain fundamental elements of anime today. The giant robot genre (known as "Mecha" outside Japan), for instance, took shape under Tezuka, developed into the Super Robot genre under Go Nagai and others, and was revolutionized at the end of the decade by Yoshiyuki Tomino who developed the Real Robot genre. Robot anime like the Gundam and The Super Dimension Fortress Macrossseries became instant classics in the 1980s, and the robot genre of anime is still one of the most common in Japan and worldwide today. In the 1980s, anime became more accepted in the mainstream in Japan (although less than manga), and experienced a boom in production. Following a few successful adaptations of anime in overseas markets in the 1980s, anime gained increased acceptance in those markets in the 1990s and even more at the turn of the 21st century.

10 film anime terbaik

1. Akira (1988)


Akira merupakan anime tahun 1988 yang naskah dan penyutradaraannya ditangani oleh Katsuhiro Otomo. Diangkat dari manga populer berjudul sama yang juga dikarang oleh Otomo. Manga-nya sendiri pernah diterbitkan oleh Elex Media pada awal 90-an. Genre yang diangkat pada film ini adalah Cyberpunk, sub kategori dari fiksi ilmiah, dan merupakan salah satu anime termahal yang pernah diproduksi.

2. Ghost In the Shell (Kôkaku kidôtai) (1995)


Jiwa dalam Cangkang (Bahasa Inggris: Ghost in The Shell, Bahasa Jepang: 攻殻機動隊 dibaca Kōkaku Kidōtai, contohnya mobil van antipeluru polisi), adalah film anime beraliran cyberpunk yang berasal dari Jepang dan dibuat oleh Masamune Shirow.

Cerita lanjutannya, Ghost in the Shell 2: Man/Machine Interface (Titik pertemuan antara Manusia/Mesin), diterbitkan pada tahun 2002.

Pada tahun-tahun selanjutnya, anime ini kemudian diadaptasi menjadi:

* Tiga film animasi : Ghost in the Shell, Ghost in the Shell 2: innocence (kepolosan/ tak berdosa), dan Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society
* Dua film animasi serial televisi: : Stand Alone Complex dan 2nd Gig all produced by Production I.G., beserta two Playstation video games.

3. The Grave of FireFlies (Hotaru no Haka) (1988)


The Grave of FireFlies adalah film animasi tahun 1988 yang ditulis dan disutradarai oleh Isao Takahata.Ini adalah film pertama yang diproduksi oleh Shinchosha, yang mempekerjakan Studio Ghibli untuk melakukan pekerjaan produksi animasi. Ini adalah adaptasi dari novel semi-otobiografi dengan judul yang sama oleh Akiyuki Nosaka, dimaksudkan sebagai permintaan maaf pribadi kepada saudara penulis sendiri.

Beberapa kritik (yang paling menonjol Roger Ebert) menganggapnya sebagai salah satu yang paling kuat film anti-perang yang pernah dibuat. Animasi sejarawan Ernest Rister membandingkan film Steven Spielberg yang Schindler's List dan berkata, "itu adalah manusia yang paling mendalam film animasi yang pernah saya lihat."

4. Ninja Scroll (Jûbei ninpûchô) (1993)


Ninja scroll adalah action thriller anime jepang ditetapkan di feodal Jepang, dengan kritis diakui sutradara / penulis Yoshiaki Kawajiri yang terkenal karena film thriller sebelumnya Wicked City (Yōjū Toshi). Desain karakter dilakukan oleh Yutaka Minowa. Film adalah sebuah penghormatan kepada seri Ninpōchō, ninja novel oleh Futaro Yamada. Karakter utama, Kibagami Jubei, adalah sebuah penghormatan kepada samurai Jepang yang terkenal pahlawan rakyat Yagyuu Juubei Mitsuyoshi.

Film ini dirilis pada tanggal 5 Juni 1993 dan menerima rilis Barat pada tanggal 6 Desember 1995. Film ini juga dirilis di beberapa daerah seperti Jubei Ninpucho: The Wind Ninja Chronicles. Hal ini dilisensi oleh Manga Entertainment di Amerika Utara. Gulir ninja memenangkan Citizen's Award di tahun 1993 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. Ninja Gulir adalah salah satu film anime paling populer di luar Jepang, bersama dengan film seperti Akira dan Ghost in the Shell. Itu diterima dengan baik dalam penggambaran ninja dan makhluk legendaris Jepang seperti Golem Stone, dan Blind Assassin.

5. Perfect Blue (1997)


Disutradarai : Satoshi Kon
Diproduksi : Hiroaki Inoue
Durasi : 80 menit

6. Princess Mononoke (Mononoke-hime) (1997) --


Princess Mononoke adalah animasi sejarah Jepang tahun 1997 yang ditulis dan disutradarai oleh Hayao Miyazaki dan Studio Ghibli. Pertama kali diliris di Jepang pada 12 juli 1997 dan di Amerika serikat pada 29 oktober 1999.

7. Spirited away (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi)(2001)


Spirited Away atau Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (千と千尋の神隠し) adalah sebuah film tahun 2001 yang disutradarai sutradara anime dan mangaka Jepang Hayao Miyazaki yang dibuat di Studio Ghibli.

Spirited Away dirilis di Jepang pada Juli 2001, menarik penonton sebanyak sekitar 23 juta dan meraup pendapatan sebesar 30 miliar yen, mengalahkan Titanic untuk menjadi film tersukses dalam sejarah Jepang. Film ini memenangkan penghargaan Oscar pada tahun 2003 dalam kategori Film Animasi Terbaik dan menjadi anime pertama yang meraih penghargaan dalam kategori tersebut.

Miyazaki, yang juga menyutradarai My Neighbor Totoro (1988) dan Princess Mononoke (1997), keluar dari masa pensiunnya untuk membuat film ini setelah bertemu dengan putri seorang teman yang menjadi inspirasi bagi tokoh utama dalam film ini.

8. Street Fighter 2 (1994)


Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, dikenal di Jepang sebagai Street Fighter II Movie (ストリートファイターII MOVIE,, Faitā Tsu Sutorīto MUBI?, Tidak menjadi bingung dengan adaptasi live-action) adalah anime tahun 1994 film adaptasi dari Street Fighter II melawan permainan ditulis oleh Kenichi Imai, disutradarai oleh Gisaburō Sugii dan animasi oleh Group TAC. Film, awalnya dirilis di Jepang pada tanggal 8 Agustus 1994, telah diadaptasi ke dalam bahasa Inggris disebut dan subjudul dalam format dengan Manga Entertainment. Group TAC kemudian menghasilkan serial anime Street Fighter II V.

Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie diterima baik di kalangan penggemar permainan, dan umumnya dianggap jauh lebih unggul dari yang live-action film yang mengikutinya. Rangkaian tindakan itu gambaran yang sangat realistis dibandingkan dengan Street Fighter anime lain, dan tindakan anime pada umumnya, karena bantuan K-1 pendiri dan pejuang profesional, Ishii Kazuyoshi dan Andy Hug.

9. The Transformers: The Movie (1986)


The Transformers: The Movie adalah sebuah film kartun teater yang dirilis tahun 1986. Film ini berbasis dari serial TV Transformers season dua, dan merupakan awal dari ide cerita untuk serial Transformers season ketiga.

Film ini disutradarai oleh Nelson Shin, yang juga merupakan produser asli serial TV Transformers versi AS, dan dibintangi oleh para pengisi suara serial Transformers, diantaranya Eric Idle, Judd Nelson, Leonard Nimoy, Casey Kasem, Robert Stack, John Moschitta, Peter Cullen dan Frank Welker.

10. Vampire Hunter D. (Kyûketsuki Hunter D) (1985)


Vampire Hunter D (D吸血鬼ハンターKyūketsuki hantā D) - salah satu film anime pertama dirilis di luar Jepang, tetap menjadi kultus klasik di dunia berbahasa Inggris. Ditagih oleh produsen Jepang sebagai "masa depan gelap roman fiksi ilmiah", Vampire Hunter D diatur pada tahun 12.090 Masehi, pada pasca-bencana nuklir dunia di mana seorang vampir Kebangsawanan terrorizes petani manusia.