If after watching an anime series or movie you'd like to examine their characters and events they encountered that are not described in the anime, it's worth looking into the manga underlying the anime. Maybe the anime preceded the manga featuring further events or what happened before their meeting.
This website tells about anime (japanese animation) filmed after manga (japanese comics) and anime giving rise to drawing manga. Here you'll know about anime and manga authors and get other useful info.
Posted by Al | 10 May 2012
Squid Girl (TV)
Info: 2010.10.04, 2010.12.20, TV (12 episode(s) at 24 minutes each)
2010 saw the anime Squid Girl TV release based on the manga Shinryaku! Ika Musume by Masahiro Anbe released in 2007. Tsutomu Mizushima was the director. Tsutomu Mizushima who had filmed Genshiken OAV was invited director of Squid Girl. Tomoki Kikuya composed music for Squid Girl TV. 12 series were released all in all, each lasting for 24 minutes. Like the manga, the anime is filmed as a comedy.
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Posted by Al | 28 April 2012
Doraemon: What Am I for Momotaro (movie)
Info: 1981, movie (46 minutes)
The anime Doraemon: What Am I for Momotaro movie is filmed after the manga Doraemon. Takeyuki Kanda was the director. Fujiko F. Fujio began working on it after finishing Doraemon Plus.
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Posted by Al | 12 April 2012
Doraemon: Boku no Umareta Hi (movie)
Info: 2002.03.09, movie (28 minutes)
Susumu Watanabe was the Doraemon: Boku no Umareta Hi movie director who relied on Doraemon by Fujiko F. Fujio. Susumu Watanabe who had filmed Doraemon: A Grandmother's Recollections movie, Doraemon: Doraemon Comes Back movie and Doraemon: Ganbare! Gian!! movie was invited director of Doraemon: Boku no Umareta Hi. Shunsuke Kikuchi wrote music for Doraemon: Boku no Umareta Hi movie. The anime combines action, adventure, fantasy, science fiction.
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Posted by Al | 29 March 2012
Doraemon: Shin Nobita no Uchu Kaitakushi (movie)
Info: 2009.03.07, movie (102 minutes)
2009 saw the anime Doraemon: Shin Nobita no Uchu Kaitakushi movie release based on the manga Doraemon by Fujiko F. Fujio released in 1969. Shigeo Koshi was the director. Kan Sawada composed music for Doraemon: Shin Nobita no Uchu Kaitakushi movie. It's a adventure series with science fiction elements.
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Posted by Al | 15 March 2012
Doraemon: Nobita's Winged Heroes (movie)
Info: 2001.03.10, movie (91 minutes)
The anime Doraemon: Nobita's Winged Heroes movie is filmed after the manga Doraemon. Tsutomu Shibayama was the director. Fujiko F. Fujio began working on it after finishing Doraemon Plus. The music is written by Katsumi Horii who also wrote music for Doraemon: Nobita & Robot Kingdom movie and Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King movie. Like the manga, the anime is filmed as a action.