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In Japanese popular culture, a bishōjo (美少女, lit. "beautiful girl"), also romanized as bishojo or bishoujo, is a cute girl character. Bishōjo characters appear ubiquitously in media including manga, anime, and computerized games (especially in the bishojo game genre), and also appear in advertising and as mascots, such as for maid cafés.
Shen, Lien Fan (April 4, 2014). "The Dark, Twisted Magical Girls: Shōjo Heroines in Puella Magi Madoka Magica". Heroines of Film and Television: 177–187. Saito, Kumiko (2014). "Magic, Shōjo, and Metamorphosis: Magical Girl Anime and the Challenges of Changing Gender Identities in Japanese Society". The Journal of Asian Studies. 73: 143–164.
Suo was created by anime director Tensai Okamura who aimed to create a different type of protagonist after ending the first Darker than Black anime. After being inspired by the series Soul Eater in regards to the concept of Suo's character, Okamura sought the help of writer Mari Okada who was more experienced with writing female characters.
Homura Akemi (Japanese: 暁美 ほむら, Hepburn: Akemi Homura) is a fictional character in the 2011 Japanese anime television series Puella Magi Madoka Magica.A mysterious magical girl who first appears in one of Madoka Kaname's nightmares, Homura tries her best to prevent Madoka from making a contract with the messenger of magic, Kyubey.
Teiichi succeeds in getting Yuuko's memories of himself back and from there, he helps her remember her past. A new character is introduced into Yuuko's past here: a young girl, referred to as Asa-chan. Asa was initially a dark and gloomy young girl, since most of her family had died from the plague and she expected to die soon as well.
The protagonist of the series, Maron is a beautiful 16-year-old (17-year-old from chapter 19) high school girl and rhythmic gymnast, who can also transform into the supernatural "Phantom Thief Jeanne" (怪盗 ジャンヌ, Kaitō Jannu). Maron lives in an apartment alone—having been left by her parents, who seem to work abroad but are really ...
An anime film titled Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 1st and adapted from the anime television series was released in Japan on January 23, 2010. [23] Aniplex displayed a trailer of the film as well as character-design sketches and original drawings at its booth at Tokyo International Anime Fair 2009. [ 24 ]
Himouto! Umaru-chan (Japanese: 干物妹!うまるちゃん, Hepburn: Himōto! Umaru-chan) [a] is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sankakuhead [].After two one-shot chapters published in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Miracle Jump [] in 2012, the manga was serialized in Weekly Young Jump from March 2013 to November 2017, with its chapters collected in 12 tankōbon volumes.