Hellsing. Hellsing (ヘルシング, Herushingu?) Is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kouta Hirano. It first premiered in Young King Ours in 1997 and ended in September 2008. The individual chapters are collected and published in tankōbon volumes by Shōnen Gahosha. As of March 2009 all chapters have been released in 10 volumes in Japan. Hellsing chronicles the efforts of the mysterious and secret Hellsing Organization, as it combats vampires, ghouls, and other supernatural foes who threaten England. Both the manga and OVA adaptation are noted for their heavy violence. The manga series is licensed for English language release in North America by Dark Horse Comics, in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment, and in Singapore by Chuang Yi. An original video animation (OVA) entitled Hellsing Ultimate has been produced by Geneon.
Plot[edit] Media[edit] Manga[edit] Crossfire[edit] Hellsing: The Dawn[edit] Hellsing prototype manga[edit] Anime[edit] OVAs[edit] Hellsing Ultimate OVA, volume 1. Fullmetal Alchemist. Fullmetal Alchemist (Japanese: 鋼の錬金術師, Hepburn: Hagane no Renkinjutsushi? , lit. "Alchemist of Steel") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. It was serialized in Square Enix's Monthly Shōnen Gangan magazine between August 2001 and June 2010; the publisher later collected the individual chapters into twenty-seven tankōbon volumes. The world of Fullmetal Alchemist is styled after the European Industrial Revolution.
Set in a fictional universe in which alchemy is one of the most advanced scientific techniques, the story follows the Elric brothers Edward and Alphonse, who are searching for a philosopher's stone to restore their bodies after a failed attempt to bring their mother back to life using alchemy. The Fullmetal Alchemist manga has sold approximately 61 million volumes as of 2013. The English release of the manga's first volume was the top-selling graphic novel during 2005. Plot[edit] Production[edit] Themes[edit] The series explores social problems. Death Note. Viz Media licensed the Death Note manga in North America and has published all the twelve volumes from the series, a 13th volume which serves as a "reader's guide", as well as the light novels. The episodes from the anime first appeared in North America as downloadable by IGN. Viz later licensed the anime series and it aired on Bionix in Canada and on Cartoon Network in the United States, and was released on DVD in North America.
The live-action films briefly played in certain North American theaters since 2008. However, none of the video games have thus far been published in North America or Europe. Death Note is one of Weekly Shōnen Jump's best-selling manga series of all time, with sales over 26.5 million copies. Plot summary[edit] During their detention, a third Kira quickly appears. After this, Near and several members of the task force begin to suspect Light of being Kira. Mello returns and kidnaps Takada, who kills him with a hidden notebook piece.
Concepts[edit] The notebooks[edit] Serial Experiments Lain. Serial Experiments Lain (シリアルエクスペリメンツレイン Shiriaru Ekusuperimentsu Rein), is an anime series directed by Ryutaro Nakamura, original character design by Yoshitoshi ABe, screenplay written by Chiaki J. Konaka, and produced by Yasuyuki Ueda (credited as production 2nd) for Triangle Staff. It was broadcast on TV Tokyo from July to September 1998. A PlayStation game with the same title was released in November 1998 by Pioneer LDC. The anime series was licensed in North America by Geneon (formerly Pioneer Entertainment) on DVD, VHS, and LaserDisc. The series demonstrates influences embracing philosophy, computer history, cyberpunk literature, and conspiracy theory, and it was made the subject of several academic articles. Plot[edit] Masami Eiri is introduced as the project director on Protocol Seven (the next generation internet protocol in the series' time-frame) for major computer company Tachibana General Laboratories.
Characters[edit] Lain Iwakura (岩倉 玲音, Iwakura Rein?) Taro (タロウ, Tarō?) Darker than Black. A sequel titled Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor (DARKER THAN BLACK -流星の双子(ジェミニ)-, Dākā Zan Burakku -Ryūsei no Jemini-? , Darker than Black: Ryūsei no Gemini) premiered in Japan on October 8, 2009. Plot[edit] Ten years ago, a mysterious spatial anomaly known as "Heaven's Gate" appeared in South America, shortly followed by the opening of "Hell's Gate" in Tokyo altering the sky and wreaking havoc on the landscape. The real stars disappeared, replaced by false stars. During this time, people possessing various special abilities emerged, each capable of different supernatural feats - these are known as Contractors. Each Contractor has a corresponding fake star, which reacts to their activities. As such, Contractors are usually identified by their star's Messier catalogue number.
Following the disastrous Heaven's War, the United States lost its dominant position as a superpower to a mysterious organization named the Syndicate. Media[edit] Anime[edit] Season One[edit] Season Two[edit] Samurai Champloo.