Street Fighter(ストリートファイターSutorīto Faitā?), commonly abbreviated as SF or スト, is a fighting game franchise by Capcom.
The game's playable characters originate from around the world, each
with his or her own unique fighting style. It is Capcom's second
best-selling franchise, having significant success worldwide.[1]
With its first game released in 1987, the game has evolved through the
years as well as through its many iterations, and remains one of the most popular video games today.
In 2011, former Capcom employee Seth Killian suggested that Street Fighter V would arrive before 2019, saying "If I have anything to say about it, and I do, you will not have to wait ten years for Street Fighter 5."[33] In July 2013, Ono commented that while he desired to make a Street Fighter V for an eighth-generation console, such as the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One,
a next-generation game would require a large staff and a large budget.
He also stated that making the game a free-to-play title was an option,
though he was not fully open to it, and confirmed that the game was
currently not in development.[34] In June 2014, Ono refuted claims that Street Fighter V would include a "pay to win option", stating that Street Fighter V is still in the early planning stages.[35]
On December 5, 2014, a teaser trailer for Street Fighter V
was unintentionally released by Capcom to the public before being taken
down again. The trailer mentioned that the game would be exclusive to PlayStation 4 and PC,[36] and will enable cross platform gameplay.[37][38] The official announcement was made at Sony's PlayStation Experience event on December 6.[39] It is currently due for release in spring 2016.[40]
Microsoft Flight Simulator X (abbreviated to FSX) is a 2006 flight simulationcomputer game originally developed and published by Microsoft for Windows. It is the sequel to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 and the tenth and most current installment of the Microsoft Flight Simulator
series, which was first released in 1982. It includes a graphics engine
upgrade and was marketed by Microsoft as the most important
technological milestone in the series to date.
It is the first version in the flight simulator series to be released in October 2006 worldwide as a DVD.
It is also the first version in the series to feature a new type of
electronic distribution prevention using license keys, removing the need
for the user to insert the game disc into their computer in order to
run the software.
In December 2012, over six years after its release, the FSX multiplayer matchmaking system over the GameSpy network was discontinued. On July 9, 2014, Dovetail Games, the developer of RailWorks Train Simulator,
announced that it signed a licensing agreement with Microsoft and would
be developing and producing new flight software for the series.[1] On December 18, 2014, they released the FSX: Steam Edition version of the simulator online via Steam. The update includes Windows 8.1 support and the reintroduction of multiplayer via Steam.[2]
Overview
Flight Simulator X marks the tenth version of the popular line
of flight simulators. It was officially released to the US market on
October 17, 2006. According to Microsoft's Web site for the game, a
standard edition features everything from navaids to GPS and airways.
It also includes 18 planes, 28 detailed cities, and over 24,000
airports with a deluxe version featuring 24 aircraft, and 38 cities. The
player can fly anything from single-engine aircraft to jumbo jets. The
game features an immersive air traffic control
system and dynamic real-world condition weather. The geography matches
the part of the world that the player is flying in. Jetways and ground
equipment are also included in the game.
Flight Simulator X was officially unveiled at the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) as a gaming showcase for Microsoft Windows Vista and is now also compatible with Windows 7,
and with Windows 8 via Steam. Microsoft released screenshots as well as
a list of frequently asked questions as a press release on Microsoft
Flight Simulator Insider,[3]
and numerous flight simulator communities. This also included
mission-based gameplay with mission specific aircraft as well as an
upgraded rendering engine capable of increased detail. Following the
Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3)
in May 2006, Microsoft published new screenshots, videos and an
official trailer. The overall reaction by the community was quite
positive,[citation needed] and the graphical quality of the simulator has greatly increased.
CrossFire is an online tacticalfirst-person shooter for Microsoft Windows by South Korean developer SmileGate. Neowiz is the Korean publisher of CrossFire,
and deals with SmileGate directly. All other publishers must go through
Neowiz to get to the developers. The game was released in China by
Tencent, with Tencent as the exclusive agent service company. Tencent
operates the game through the internet, with service areas covered and
the networks supported by China Telecom and China Netcom. The tests for
its software bugs were started publicly on April 2008.
According to The Korea Herald, the game was the world's top grossing game of 2014 at 1.5 trillion won ($1.3 billion).[1]
Gameplay
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CrossFire is a free-to-play first-person shooter that features two mercenary
corporations named the "Black List" and "Global Risk," fighting each
other in an epic global conflict. Players assume the role of either a
Black List or Global Risk mercenary, joining an online team that must
work together to complete objective-based scenarios. With the exception
of the Zombie mode and Wave mode, each mode can support a maximum of 16
players, each divided into an 8-man team.
Players will progress and be promoted through various Military Ranks,
beginning at trainee, with the highest being Marshall. Players also
have the ability to customize their character's equipment and appearance
through in-game items. CrossFire has a free currency which is called Game Points
(GP), which are earned through playing and completing matches, buying
premium items that grant bonus GP, or fulfilling certain missions.
Premium and special items like modified weapons can only be bought using
monetary currencies. The content tends to vary from version to version.
Clash of Clans is an online multiplayer game in which players build a community, train troops, and attack other players to earn gold and elixir,
and Dark Elixir, which can be used to build defenses that protect the
player from other players' attacks, and to train and upgrade troops.[5] The game also features a pseudo-single player campaign in which the player must attack a series of fortified goblin villages.[5]
Troops
Troops are divided into Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, Dark Elixir Troops,
and Heroes. All Tier 1–3 troops are created and upgraded with elixir;
other troops and heroes require "dark elixir", a special type of elixir
that is only available at higher levels. Troops in each group are listed
in the order that they become available.
Tier #1 – Consists of Barbarians, Archers, and Goblins. All take up a single housing space in the barracks and army camps.
Barbarians: Popularly known by serious players as "Barbs", they
require the shortest training time of any troops (20 seconds). Travel at
normal speed (16 units) and have moderate health and damage. Cannot
attack airborne troops.
Archers: The first units that can attack air troops, they are
relatively fast to create (25 seconds). Ranged attack troops that fire
arrows at their targets, they are faster than Barbarians (1.5x), but
have less health (comparing maximum-level troops, the lowest of all
troops) and do slightly less damage per second.
Goblins: Useful for looting bases at lower levels, Goblins take 30
seconds to create. They have the highest damage per second of Tier 1
troops, not including the double damage they cause to resource buildings
(gold, elixir, and dark elixir storages; gold mines; elixir collectors;
dark elixir drills), but cannot attack airborne targets. Goblins are
also the fastest ground-based troops (2x Barbarian speed), but have low
health comparable to that of Archers. Before the winter 2014 update,
they were unlocked at barracks level 3, but they are now unlocked at
level 4, with Giants now being unlocked at level 3.
Tier #2 – Consists of Giants, Wall Breakers, Balloons, and Wizards.
Giants: Large (5 housing spaces) and slow troops (0.75x Barbarian
speed) with robust health used mainly as "meat shields" for more fragile
troops. Giants will attack defensive buildings until all of them are
destroyed, and can only attack on the ground.
Wall Breakers: Skeletons
that carry bombs, they require 2 housing spaces, travel at the same
speed as Archers, attack only ground targets, and preferably target
walls that guard buildings and their AI is trained such that they will
only attack buildings surrounded completely by wall with no gaps for
troops to enter. However this has been very controversial sparking
debates on the Supercell Forums. Wallbreakers take 2 minutes to train.
Once they reach a wall (or, if no walls are available, a building or
enemy troop), they halt for 1 second and detonate, blowing themselves up
and doing damage to the target (plus splash damage). They have fragile
health similar to that of Archers, and only modestly damage buildings or
troops, but their damage is multiplied by 40 against walls.
Balloons: The first airborne unit to become available, these are
Wall Breakers that have been "promoted" to manning hot air balloons,
dropping bombs on ground targets that cause splash damage (they cannot
attack airborne units). The slowest troops in the game (0.625x Barbarian
speed), requiring 5 housing spaces and 8 minutes to train, they
preferentially target defensive buildings. While they have strong damage
statistics, they are relatively fragile at low levels, making them most
useful as cleanup troops (especially in single-player missions).
However, at higher levels, they have enough health to be used in
high-level attack strategies.
Wizards: The first "premium" troops to become available, Wizards
shoot fireballs or lightning bolts (depending on level) at both ground
and air targets, doing splash damage. They take up 4 housing spaces,
require 8 minutes to train, and travel at the speed of the Barbarian.
They have moderate health (more than Barbarians, considerably less than
Giants) and the highest damage per second of all troops on a
per-housing-space basis.
Tier #3 – Consists of Healers, Dragons, and P.E.K.K.As.
Healers: The only units incapable of doing damage, Healers (flying
human-like female creatures or are popularly known as angels
particularly by people who do not have English as a first language)
shoot healing rays at friendly troops (or, while defending a base she
may heal the heroes such the Barbarian King and the Archer Queen or the
defending ground based clan castle troops such as barbarians or wizards
if they are avialable[6]).
Healers take up 14 housing spaces, move at Barbarian speed, require 15
minutes to train, and have health roughly comparable to that of a Giant.
They cannot heal airborne troops.
Dragons: One of the strongest units in the game, the Dragon travels
at Barbarian speed, has high health (equivalent to several Giants), and
causes very high splash damage to both ground and air troops. These
attributes are counterbalanced by its large housing space (20), long
training time (30 minutes), and high elixir cost. Dragons based attacks
such as "mass dragons" and "rage dragons" are considered to be the most
clichéd attack strategies at townhall seven and and eight due to the
immense power; since it offers one of the highest chances of a three
star and due the simplicity of the use.
P.E.K.K.As: A heavily armored sword-wielding warrior whose exact
identity is unconfirmed(though the P.E.K.K.A is believed to be a female
since the trivia at the loading screeen mentions the P.E.K.K.A as a
"her"), the P.E.K.K.A travels at Barbarian speed and has the highest
health and damage per second of all elixir-based troops. Can only attack
ground targets, but can usually "one-shot" lower-level troops, and can
even do the same to some buildings. The high health and damage are
counterbalanced by lack of ability to attack multiple targets, slow
attack speed, high housing space (25 spaces), training time (45
minutes), and very high elixir cost. In addition, its metallic armor
takes double damage from Hidden Teslas (a high-level defensive trap).
Dark Elixir Troops– Consist of Minions, Hog Riders,
Valkyries, Golems, Witches, and Lava Hounds, These troops are created
and upgraded with dark elixir, and are also trained in their own "dark
barracks".
Minions: Flying troops that resemble imps, they have the lowest
housing requirements (2 spaces), shortest training time (45 seconds),
and lowest cost of dark elixir troops. Minions attack both air and
ground targets by spitting dark elixir. They are the fastest flying
troops (same speed as Goblins), but have relatively low health.
Hog Riders: Hammer-wielding warriors bearing a strong resemblance to Mr. T
and mounted on hogs that are capable of leaping over walls. Somewhat
analogous to the Giant in that they require 5 housing spaces, train in 2
minutes, attack only on the ground, and preferentially target defensive
buildings. However, compared to Giants, they travel much faster (same
speed as Archers), have roughly half the health, and do several times
the damage.
Valkyries: Wielding a two-handed axe, Valkyries take up 8 spaces,
train in 8 minutes, and travel at Archer speed. Their ground-only attack
involves spinning their axe at high speed and every damaging swing
leads to them gaining a very small fraction of their health back They
preferentially attack groups of buildings adjacent to one another (or
enemy troops), and their attacks have a small area of splash damage.
Valkyries have very high health and damage, but are relatively expensive
to train.
Golems: Occupying 30 housing spaces, requiring 45 minutes to train,
traveling at the same speed as a Giant, and having extremely high health
(the highest of all ground troops), the Golem is a popular meat shield
for high-level ground attacks. It attacks only on the ground, doing
relatively little damage for its size, and preferentially targets
defensive buildings. When killed, it splits into two smaller units
called Golemites.
Witches: Occupy 12 housing spaces, require 20 minutes to train, and
travel at the same speed as a Giant. Shoot fireballs at both ground and
air targets, and also summon a group of skeleton warriors at regular
intervals. The summoned warriors travel at Archer speed and attack only
on the ground. Unlike other other troops they have only two levels in
which their appearance remains unchanged.
Lava Hounds: Flying creatures, resembling a cross between a Golem
and a dog, that travel slightly faster than Barbarians or Dragons
(1.25x) and spit fireballs at their targets. Preferentially target Air
Defenses, then other defensive buildings. Like Golems, require 30
housing spaces and 45 minutes to train, and also split into smaller
units (8–12 Lava Pups) when killed. Cause relatively little damage for
their size, but have the highest health of all troops, making them
useful meat shields for airborne attacks.
Heroes - Consist of the Barbarian King and the Archer Queen.
Heroes are immortal and are only trained once. They are summoned by an
altar rather than being trained in the barracks (or dark barracks) like
the other troops. They are trained and upgraded exclusively with dark
elixir. If they lose any or all of their health in battle, the Heroes
must rest or sleep on their altar for a set period to regenerate. After
several upgrades, both gain special abilities in attacks. The Barbarian
King is basically a larger, more powerful Barbarian. He is automatically
summoned once the Barbarian King Altar is constructed, which costs
10,000 Dark Elixir.The Barbarian King's "Iron Fist" restores a
significant portion of health, temporarily increases attack speed and
damage, and also summons a small group of Barbarians. The speed and
damage increase also affects any friendly Barbarians near the King. The
Archer Queen is basically a stronger, more powerful version of the
Archer. She is automatically summoned once the Archer Queen Altar is
constructed, which costs 40,000 Dark Elixir. As in the January 29th 2014
update, the Archer Queen gained a new special ability: Royal Cloak. The
Royal Cloak allows her to become "invisible" to enemy defenses for a
short period of time, in addition to greatly increasing her damage,
restoring some of her health and summoning up to 12 Archers to aid her
in battle (although the Archers are summoned by Royal Cloak, they are
otherwise unaffected by it unlike the Barbarian King, where barbarians
are affected). The Archer Queen gains this ability at Level 5, and it
becomes more powerful every five levels she gains. Unlike the Barbarian
King, The Archer Queen can attack air units like Balloons, Dragons, or
Minions, making her effective in guarding a village against players who
utilize air raids.The amount of time the hero sleeps to regenerate is
directly proportional to the health the hero has left at the end of the
battle. So if the hero is not damaged then the hero is ready to fight
immediately; however, if the hero falls in battle or even gets hit, then
he or she must sleep for some time to regenerate. You can temporarily
quadruple the hero's healing rate for 2 hours by spending 10 Gems.
Spells
Spells play an essential role in offense. They are made in spell
factory. Currently, Clash of Clans features 5 spells which are created
using elixir. They are-
1.Lightning Spell- The Lightning Spell is the first spell
unlocked in the Spell Factory, and is automatically unlocked once the
Spell Factory has finished construction. When this spell is used, a
number of lightning bolts drop from the sky, damaging all Buildings and
enemy Troops randomly within a circle 7 tiles wide. The only spot that
receives the full damage of the spell is the one-tile area onto which it
was targeted.As of the July 1, 2015 update, the lightning spell won't
affect storages.
2.Heal Spell- It takes 30 minutes to create in the Spell
Factory. When placed, the spell forms a stationary ring of healing on
the ground. All friendly units within the ring will be healed (ground or
air), which includes Healers. It lasts for a total of 12 seconds (40
healing 'pulses' every 0.3 seconds). Heroes can also be healed by the
Healing Spell, although the rate of healing is reduced to half of that
of normal troops.
3.Rage Spell- The Rage Spell creates a translucent purple ring
on the battlefield that boosts the movement speed and damage of any
friendly units inside the ring. In the case of Healers, the Rage Spell
increases their healing by a similar amount.
4.Jump Spell- The level 1 Jump Spell allows all ground Troops
(except for Hog Riders, which do not need the spell) and Heroes to jump
Walls. Upgrading the spell will increase its duration on the battlefield
(the level 3 Jump Spell lasts three times as long as the level 1 one).
5.Freeze Spell- The Freeze Spell is used to temporarily
disable defenses and/or ground troops from the enemy Clan Castle within a
small radius. Until the spell's duration finishes, the affected enemy
units will neither move nor attack. Enemy Troops that are not within its
radius when the spell is cast are unaffected by the Freeze Spell, even
if they move into the area of effect while it is still active. The
Freeze Spell is currently the final spell unlocked in the Spell Factory.
At its maximum level, it is the most expensive elixir spell in the
game. The Freeze Spell cannot freeze any Air Troops.
As of the July 1, 2015 update, a new dark spell factory was made available. It featured 3 new spells-
1.Poison Spell- It is the first spell available in the Dark
Spell Factory. It does damage to all enemy Troops, Heroes, and Skeletons
inside its area of effect as well as slow them down, but does not
damage buildings whatsoever.
2.Earthquake Spell-This is the second dark spell. It deals a
percentage of damage to all buildings within its area of effect, except
for Gold Storages, Elixir Storages, and the Dark Elixir Storage. It has a
preferential target which are walls and does more 4 times greater
damage to walls than other buildings. But from the July 1, 2015 update
Dark Elixir and other storages are immune to all forms of direct spell
attacks such as the Lightning spell and the Earthquake spell.
3.Haste Spell-The Haste spell is the 3rd and the last(till
now) dark spell. Like a Rage Spell, it boosts the speed of troops in its
area of effect; the Haste Spell, however, does not make them deal extra
damage. The Haste Spell has a slightly smaller radius than a Rage
Spell.
Buildings
Gameplay in Clash of Clans. A player is attacking another
player's village. The amount of resources available for capture are on
the top left. The troops available for deployment are along the bottom
of the screen.
To earn and store gold and elixir, players must build gold mines and
gold storages and elixir collectors and elixir storages, respectively.
Elixir is used to train new troops, carry out research in the laboratory
to upgrade troops and to build and upgrade certain buildings, mostly
pertaining to buildings used in attacking another player's base. Gold is
used to build defensive buildings[7]
and to upgrade the town hall, which allows access to more buildings and
higher levels for existing buildings. At higher levels, dark elixir
becomes available; this type of elixir is used to train and upgrade dark
elixir troops and heroes, create dark spells, and fuel the "inferno
tower", a defensive building that is available only at very high levels.
To earn and store dark elixir, players must build dark elixir drills
and dark elixir storages.[8]
There are a number of buildings available to the player to defend their village, including cannons, mortars, bombs, traps, archer towers, and wizard towers. Players can also build walls, which can be upgraded as they increase in level.[8][9]
Clan wars
Clans are groups of players who join together to support each other,
either materially (donating troops) or verbally (giving advice). Players
can join clans once they rebuild the special Clan Castle building early
on. A major component of the gameplay of Clash of Clans is clans
facing off against one another. Clan leaders and co-leaders can begin
wars against other clans. Each clan is then given one "preparation day"
and one "war day." When a player attacks a member of the opposing clan,
they receive stars based upon the amount of destruction they cause to
the opponent's community. Each player is limited to two attacks per war,
and the team with the most stars at the end of the war day is declared
victorious, with players receiving bonus war loot if he/she use their
attacks in the war and a one more war win record in the clan
description.[10]
Gems
Aside from gold and elixir, the game also uses gems as a currency.
Gems are awarded for reaching certain milestones, completing
achievements. One to six gems can be earned from clearing and obstacle
such as a tree or a mushroom from your base though the algorithm for
this is highly random. However, the main way to acquire gems is through
in-app purchases using real world money. Gems can be used to "boost"
building and heroes. Usually for a small sum 10 to 20 gems a player can
boost and thus speed up their building to give a times faster output for
roughly two hours. Barracks and spell factories are commonly boosted on
higher levels of play[5]
Players may also used gems to boost mines and collectors giving twice
the output for 24 hours. Bost costs are reduced on special days such as
on the anniversaries of Clash of Clans and on Christmas and Halloween.
Players may directly purchase gold and other resources for a really high
rate compared to boosting and fully finish a building.
New Super Mario Bros. U(ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ・UNyū Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Yū?) is a side-scrollingplatformvideo game in the Super Mario franchise developed by Nintendo for the Wii U. It is the fourth title in the New Super Mario Bros. series of Mario
games. It was released as a launch title in North America on November
18, 2012, in Europe and Australia on November 30, 2012, and in Japan on
December 8, 2012.[1] An additional campaign for the Year of Luigi, New Super Luigi U, was released as downloadable content
on June 20, 2013, and was released as a standalone package on July 13,
2013, in Japan, July 26, 2013, in Europe and August 25, 2013, in North
America.[2] The game was critically well-received and is currently the Wii U's third best-selling title.
Players use the Wii U GamePad's stylus to add platforms and stun enemies on the main screen.
New Super Mario Bros. U iterates on the gameplay featured in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. The objective of each level is to reach the goal flag at the end of each level while avoiding enemies and hazards.
The game can be controlled either using Wii Remotes or the Wii U GamePad, the latter of which allows for Off-TV Play, where the game can be played strictly on the GamePad's screen, without the use of a television.[3]Wii U Pro Controller support was added in the 1.3.0 patch.[4]
Up to five players can play simultaneously. In multiplayer, the
player using the Wii U GamePad cannot control a character, but instead
can interact with the environment, such as putting down blocks down or
stunning enemies. As such, in multiplayer, there must be an equal number
of controllers, excluding the GamePad, to the desired number of
on-screen characters.
Certain game modes also allow players to play Mii
characters saved on their console. New to this version is an asymmetric
multiplayer experience called Boost Mode. In this mode, the player with
the GamePad can use the touchscreen to place blocks on the screen or
stun enemies to aid the other player(s). This can be used to both assist
amateur players and allow expert players to perform speed runs.[5][6] The Koopalings, Bowser, Kamek, Boom Boom and Bowser Jr. appear as the game's main villains.
Along with returning elements, such as Ice Flowers and Yoshis, New Super Mario Bros. U introduces new power-ups, such as a flying squirrel suit that allows players to glide across long distances or slowly descend down vertical paths[5] and cling to the side of the walls.[7]
Baby Yoshis can be carried by the individual players. Each baby Yoshi
has a special ability based on its color, such as inflating in midair,
blowing bubbles to attack enemies and illuminating dark areas.[6] Some older power-ups also have new abilities; for example, the Mini Mushroom now allows players to run up walls.[8] Unlike the previous New Super Mario Bros. games, which have separate maps for each of the game's worlds, New Super Mario Bros. U features one large map containing all the game's worlds and levels, similar to that of Super Mario World. Some levels have multiple exits that lead to the different areas on the map.[9]
The Super Guide, which takes control of the player's character and
moves it automatically through a level, is available in case the player
has failed a level many times.
There is a new antagonist in the game named Nabbit, who appears at some levels and time, to be chased after stealing a power-up from Toad. Once Nabbit is caught, Toad rewards it to the player(s).
The game features two new modes of play, Challenge Mode and Boost
Rush. Challenge Mode adds unique challenges, such as clearing levels
quickly or earning as many 1-UPs in a row as possible without touching
the ground. The Coin Battles from New Super Mario Bros. Wii also
return and this time, the player can customize the battles with the
GamePad to place the coins and Star Coins on the course.
Boost Rush takes place on an automatically scrolling level which
increases in speed as players collect coins, with the goal to clear the
stage as quickly as possible.[8] The game also utilizes Miiverse, allowing players to share comments about particular levels with one another.[7][10]
Gin Tama(Japanese: 銀魂Hepburn: Gintama?, lit. "Silver Soul"), also styled as Gintama, is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi and serialized, beginning on December 8, 2003, in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump. Set in Edo which has been conquered by aliens named Amanto, the plot follows life from the point of view of samuraiGintoki Sakata, who works as a freelancer alongside his friends Shinpachi Shimura and Kagura
in order to pay the monthly rent. Sorachi added the science fiction
setting to develop characters to his liking after his editor suggested
doing a historical series.
The series has been adapted into an original video animation (OVA) by Sunrise and was featured at Jump Festa 2006 Anime Tour in 2005. This was followed by a full anime series, which debuted on April 4, 2006 in TV Tokyo and finished on March 25, 2010. A sequel titled Gintama '
first premiered in Japan on April 4, 2011 and ended on March 26, 2012,
before returning once again for a brief run from October 4, 2012 to
March 28, 2013. Continuation of the TV anime series titled Gintama° began airing on April 8, 2015. Two animated films have also been produced. Besides the anime series, there have been various light novels and video games based on Gin Tama.
The manga has been licensed by Viz Media in North America. In addition to publishing the individual volumes of the series, Viz serialized its first chapters in their Shonen Jump manga anthology. It debuted in the January 2007 issue, and was serialized at a rate of one chapter a month. The website Crunchyroll purchased the anime's streaming rights, while Sentai Filmworks licensed the series, with distribution from Section23 Films on DVDs.
In Japan, the Gin Tama manga has been popular, selling over 46
million copies. The anime and its DVDs have been featured, at various
time, in Top Ten of their respective media, while TV Tokyo has announced
that the first Gin Tama anime was responsible for high sales overseas along with the anime adaptation from Naruto. Publications for manga, anime and others have commented on the Gin Tama
manga. Positive response have focused on the comedy and characters from
the series, while negative responses concern the manga's artwork.
The story is set in the late Edo period. Humanity is attacked by aliens called "Amanto" (天人?, "Sky People"). The samurai of Japan join the battle against the aliens, but when the Shogun
realizes the power of aliens, he betrays the samurai and surrenders to
the aliens. The Shogun writes an unequal contract with aliens which
allows the aliens to enter the country and places a ban on carrying
swords in public. The swords of samurai are taken away so they can no
longer resist the aliens. After that the Shogunate becomes a puppet
government.
The plot is focused on an eccentric samurai, Gintoki Sakata (aka Odd Jobs Gin) who helps a teenager named Shinpachi Shimura save his sister Tae from a group of aliens who want to make her part of a brothel. Impressed with Gintoki, Shinpachi becomes his apprentice and works with him as a freelance odd-jobs man in order to pay the monthly rent on Gintoki's combination home and office, as well as to know more about him.
The two of them rescue a teenage alien girl named Kagura from a group of Yakuza who wanted to use her superhuman strength to kill people. Kagura joins Shinpachi and Gintoki to work as freelancers and the three become known as "Yorozuya" (万事屋?, "We do everything" or literally "The Anything Store").
While doing their job, they encounter the police force Shinsengumi
several times, who normally ally with Odd Jobs Gin in their work since
the jobs commonly involve dangerous criminals. They eventually meet some
of Gintoki's former comrades from the fight against the Amanto's
invasion, including the revolutionary Kotaro Katsura who maintains a friendly relationship with them despite his terrorist activities against the bakufu. On the other hand, Shinsuke Takasugi acts as a major antagonist throughout the series, as he wants to destroy the bakufu and sees his former comrades as enemies.
Although the series' story is commonly episodic, there are also a few story arcs which are developed through several chapters.[1] Across several story arcs Takasugi starts gaining allies including Kagura's brother, Kamui, and the elite unit Mimawarigumi to prepare for his large scale coup d'état.
Attack on Titan(進撃の巨人Shingeki no Kyojin?, lit. "Advancing Giants") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. The series began in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine on September 9, 2009, and has been collected into 17 tankōbon
volumes as of August 2015. It is set in a world where humanity lives
inside cities surrounded by enormous walls as a defense against the
Titans, gigantic humanoid creatures that eat humans seemingly without
reason. The story initially centers on Eren Yeager, his adopted sister Mikasa Ackerman and childhood friend Armin Arlert,
who joins the military to fight the Titans after their home town is
invaded and Eren's mother is eaten. However, as the story progresses and
the truths about the Titans are slowly revealed to the reader, the
narrative shifts to encompass Historia Reiss, squad leader Levi, and
other supporting characters.
A spin-off light novel
series began in December 2011, and has received a manga adaptation. An
additional light novel series and three additional spin-off manga series
are also being serialized. A television anime adaptation produced by Wit Studio and Production I.G aired in Japan on MBS
between April and September 2013 and a second season is confirmed to be
released in 2016. Four video game adaptations developed by Nitroplus
staffers in collaboration with Production I.G were announced to be
released as bonus content for the third and sixth volumes of the Blu-ray Disc release of the anime, with another game developed by Spike Chunsoft for the Nintendo 3DS. A two-part live-action film adaptation, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: End of the World, is also in production and set to premiere in 2015. Attack on Titan and three spin-off manga are published in North America by Kodansha Comics USA, while the novels are published by Vertical. An anime adaptation of the Junior High spin-off manga, produced by Production I.G, will begin airing in October 2015. The anime has been licensed by Funimation Entertainment for North America, by Manga Entertainment for the United Kingdom, and by Madman Entertainment for Australasia. Attack on Titan has become a commercial success. As of July
2015, the manga has 52.5 million copies in print, with 50 million copies
in Japan and 2.5 million copies overseas.[5]
The release of the anime also saw a boost in the series' popularity,
with it having received critical acclaim for its atmosphere and story.
Although it also gained fame in neighboring Asian countries, the series'
themes have been a subject of controversy.
The story of Attack on Titan centers around the adventures of Eren Yeager, his foster sister, Mikasa Ackerman, and their childhood friend, Armin Arlert.
After the wall which protects their hometown of Shinganshina is
breached by Titans, Eren watches in horror as one of them eats his mother. Vowing to kill all the Titans, Eren enlists in the military, along with his friends.
Five years later, the three cadet graduates are positioned in Trost
District, one of the border towns jutting out of Wall Rose, when the
Titans attack again. In the ensuing battle, Eren is eaten by one of the
Titans before Armin's eyes. A Titan later appears and begins fighting
the other Titans while ignoring humans; the Titan is revealed to be
Eren, who has developed the ability to transform into one. Though he is
seen as a threat by some, he helps the military take back Trost
District. After being placed on trial for being a danger to the humans,
he is taken in by the Survey Corps' Special Operations Squad, led by Captain Levi.
In an expedition to Shinganshina, the Scouts are attacked by a Female Titan
who attempts to capture Eren. Although the Scouts are able to briefly
capture the Female Titan, she breaks free and devastates Levi's squad,
forcing the expedition to retreat. Armin determines that the Female
Titan is Annie, one of the cadets who taught Eren to fight, and devises a
plan to capture her at Stohess. During this operation, collateral
damage reveals that Titans reside in and make up the walls surrounding
the human settlements.
Some of Eren's friends are also revealed to be able to transform into
Titans and had been sent as spies by an unknown party to find something
called "The Coordinate". It is later confirmed that the Coordinate is
the power to control other Titans at will, and that Eren holds that
power. The royal family and the Military Police track Eren and his
friend Krista Lenz, who is actually Historia Reiss, the successor to the real king, Rod Reiss, as the current king is but a figurehead.
The Survey Corps, losing all will to follow the current government,
stage a successful rebellion to overthrow the monarchy, culminating with
the death of Rod by the hands of his own daughter, who becomes the new
queen. It is then revealed that the Reiss Family was responsible for the
creation of the walls 100 years ago using the Coordinate, which was
stolen by Eren's father Grisha, who then transferred it to Eren's body
by turning him into a Titan before allowing his son to devour him. Eren
also obtains a new power that allows him to create massive and permanent
structures that the Survey Corps intend to use in order to seal the
breach in Shinganshina and reclaim Wall Maria.
After these events, a link between Eren's father and Eren's drill
instructor is discovered. It turns out that Eren's drill instructor was
the last commander of the survey corps and was a good friend of his
father who he first found outside the Wall where Grisha Yeager did not
know about the society within the Wall and claimed to have memory loss.
In this conversation it is revealed that he was present when Grisha
found Eren and transferred the Coordinate to him.
