Japanese dictionary of manga and video games #30

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UFO robot Grendizer

Japanese characters of 'yuuhoorobottogurenndaizaa'
alternative words: Grendizer
keywords: anime , title
related topics: Go Nagai
explanation: Anime produced by Go Nagai and broadcasted by Fuji TV between October 1975 and February 1977. Between 1970 and 1980, there was a proliferation of cartoons on the giant robots piloted from inside by human beings or similar. It tells the story about a young prince from planet Fleed, who comes to pilot a giant robot in order to defend the justice. Being a huge hit in France, it has formed manga fans of the first generation in France.

Uranaiobaba

Japanese characters of 'uranaiobaba'
keywords: character , dragon ball
related topics: Dragon Ball
explanation: Old lady sitting on a big crystal ball in Dragon Ball. She owns a supernatural clairvoyance. By the way, she is a young sister of Turtle Master.

Used book

Japanese characters of 'huruhonn'
alternative words: Used manga, Used manga book
keywords: manga
related topics: Rental book
related web sites: http://www.mandarake.co.jp , http://www.angel.ne.jp/~yama/ , http://www3.plala.or.jp/mangadaiou/
explanation: Used manga books are becoming more and more popular in Japan because not only the old manga fans want to see again mangas of their childhood but also because of the subjects they deal with: few science fictions nor super women but many tales on the world war II and samurai mangas especially ninja. Don't confuse used manga with rental book.

Vegita

Japanese characters of 'bejiita'
alternative words: Vegiita
keywords: character , dragon ball
related topics: Dragon Ball , Freezer
explanation: One of the worst enemy of Son Goku. He came to the Earth with 2 others (Raditsu and Nappa) in order to annihilate the human beings. Piccolo, Tenshinhan, Yamcha as well as Chaozu have been killed by him. Later, he works together with Son Goku and his friends to kill his old master, Freezer.

Video game

Japanese characters of 'terebigeemu'
keywords: game , general
explanation: We use this term for console games because they are connected to a TV set to be played in stead of an own monitor as in personal computers.

Virtual Boy

Japanese characters of 'baachyarubooi'
keywords: machine , model , nintendo
related topics: Nintendo
explanation: Video game machine released by Nintendo in July 1995. It is virtual glasses allowing to see pictures in relief thanks to small screens in liquid crystal set just before each eye. In spite of its appearance, it is a powerful system because it owns a 32 bits cpu and a graphic chip. The sales of machine was disappointing because of its complex programming.

Virtual Fighter

Japanese characters of 'baachyarufaitaa'
alternative words: Virtual Fighter 3
keywords: game , sega , title
related topics: Sega
related web sites: http://www.sega.co.jp/AM2/welcome/
explanation: Video game of 3D beta'em up developed by Sega. A console version was released at the same time as "Saturn" machine in November 1994, developed from the arcade version. A legend said that this game was so popular that Saga may have sold more copies of this game than the machine itself. There exists now a version for Dreamcast (Virtual Fighter III).

Warp

Japanese characters of 'waapu'
alternative words: Warp Japan
keywords: company , game
related topics: D2
related web sites: http://www.warp-jp.com
explanation: Young Japanese game company founded in March 1994 in Tokyo and employs 25 person. It is especially known as the creator of a horror-adventure game, "D no Shokutaku" and D2 which is its continuation.

Wired

Japanese characters of 'waiyaado'
alternative words: Wired World
keywords: diverse , lain
related topics: Serial Experiments Lain
explanation: A kind of super Internet to which everybody is connected or a virtual world created by it, in opposition to "real world" in "Serial Experiments Lain".

Wonder Swan

Japanese characters of 'wanndaasuwann'
alternative words: Wonderswan
keywords: bandai , machine , model
related topics: Bandai
related web sites: http://www.swan.channel.or.jp , http://www.aurora.dti.ne.jp/~hamayon/
explanation: Portable console machine released by Bandai in 1999. Its particularity is usable horizontally as well as vertically in order to maximize the useful screen surface whatever types of games. In order to avoid the error of "Game Gear", its dimension and the electricity consumption are kept at the minimum level. The screen is monochrome and the cpu is 16 bits.

World championship

Japanese characters of 'tennkaichibudoukai'
alternative words: Championship
keywords: diverse , dragon ball
related topics: Dragon Ball
explanation: In Dragon Ball, each 5 years (and each 3 years later), a world championship on karate takes place. Son Goku met Tenshinhan in this contest.

World masterpiece theater

Japanese characters of 'sekaimeisakugekijyou'
keywords: anime , diverse
related topics: Nippon Animation , Dog of Flanders , Remi the Homeless Girl
related web sites: http://www.nippon-animation.co.jp
explanation: Name given to a series of TV cartoons created by "Nippon Animation" since 1975. Having many adaptations of western literature like "Remi the homeless girl", "Little princess Sara" and "A Dog of Flanders", many titles have been broadcasted by European TV stations.

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