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Oogiri is a form of comedy that focuses on improvisation by providing a funny answer on the spot for a question or thematic topic. Usually presented like a game show or quiz show format, the comedians are asked a simple question, to which they must try to come up with spontaneous witty and funny responses. The question can vary from simple ...
The kanji for manzai have been written in various ways throughout the ages. It was originally written as lit. "ten thousand years" or banzai, meaning something like "long life" (萬歳), using 萬 rather than the alternative form of the character, 万, and the simpler form 才 for 歳 (which also can be used to write a word meaning "talent, ability").
Za Gaman (ザ・ガマン, lit. ' The Endurance ') is a Japanese television program from the 1980s. [1] It is not particularly well-known or remembered in Japan, [citation needed] but it became famous in other countries, particularly the United Kingdom.
Nasubi is the Japanese word for "eggplant"; the nickname was chosen due to his 30 cm long face that was said to be shaped like a Japanese eggplant, as well as the producers having to cover his genitals with an animated eggplant for the television audience when Hamatsu was standing on camera due to his nudity. Hamatsu believed that he was being ...
The characters of the Baka and Test series were created by Kenji Inoue, with illustration and character design by Yui Haga. The story centers on a boy named Akihisa Yoshii, also known as the idiot or "baka" of the title. He attends Fumizuki Academy, a school where the staff rigidly divides its students based on the results of their academic scores.
The variety style shows generally divided into segments of games, features, and "corners", some very short and some shows focusing (for a special episode) solely on one game or feature. Trivia , quiz , or game shows in Japan are often considered owarai as the contestants of such shows are often a mix of owarai geinin and other Japanese talents ...
GameCenter CX (ゲームセンターCX, Gēmu Sentā Shī Ekkusu), also known as Retro Game Master in other regions, is a Japanese gaming-variety show television program produced by Fuji Television and Gascoin Company . The name is a combination of "game center" (the Japanese term for an arcade) and Fuji TV's call sign, JOCX-TV.
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