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45-617: The Please Teacher! anime series premiered in Japan on the WOWOW satellite television network between January 10 and March 28, 2002, spanning a total of 13 episodes, including twelve originally premiering on television plus an OVA episode released on DVD on October 25, 2002. It was adapted very soon into a manga , serialized in MediaWorks 's shōnen manga magazine, Dengeki Daioh , in January 2002, and

90-456: A business alliance with The Walt Disney Company in 1987, AE Planning became a distributor of Disney animated films across the country. In March 1989, AE Planning renamed itself Bandai Visual Sales and opened a second office in Shōwa-ku, Nagoya . Alongside its publishing and distribution of VHS releases for television series such as Ultraman and Mobile Suit Gundam , Visual Sales operated

135-477: A coherent plot, the jokes, and the supporting cast. She also notes that the OVA's main target audience is for adults, stating that it is "basically soft-core hentai." Theron Martin of Anime News Network gave the series a B− rating, praising the soundtrack, animation, character designs and development, as well as the chemistry between Kei and Mizuho, but criticized the plot for being too cliched. He handed out mild praise for

180-518: A former student younger than himself and can understand their situation personally. Both are allowed to stay so long as they do not reveal their status to the other students, and do not engage in any public displays of affection. The remainder of the series concerns the budding intimate relationships between the close friends, one of whom (Koishi Herikawa) is romantically interested in Kei, and another (Ichigo Morino) who has suffered even greater loss of time from

225-812: A general entertainment channel, Wowow Live (WOWOWライブ), covering sports, documentaries, movies and live performances, Wowow Cinema (WOWOWシネマ), a 24-hour movie channel and Wowow Plus. Wowow was the first 24/7, 3 channel, full high-definition broadcaster in Japan. Wowow began pre-opening broadcasts on November 29, 1990, with service beginning the following day, on November 30, 1990. By 1992, Wowow had 800,000 subscribers. Digital broadcasting began on December 1, 2000. The network began with 207,753 subscribers (31.5 billion yen in sales), growing to 2,667,414 two years later (64.5 billion yen in sales). As of December 2011, Wowow claimed approximately 2.56 million subscribers to its digital service. On July 24, 2011, Wowow shut down its analog broadcast. Wowow mostly rebroadcasts movies, but

270-428: A minor 'standstill' while in the vicinity of the lake, witnessing several unexplainable phenomena happening there, and then watching as a beautiful half-human alien named Mizuho Kazami materialize beside the shore. Kazami was sent to observe planet Earth by a seemingly benevolent Galactic Federation in order to prevent humans from making developmental mistakes. Kei, upon observing the materialization, attempts to escape

315-538: A subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings . They focused mainly in international distribution of anime properties in North America. Most of the anime and films that have been distributed and licensed by Bandai Visual have been released under the Emotion label. After the reorganization of Bandai Namco Holdings in 2006, Bandai Visual headed the group's Visual and Music Content Strategic Business Unit . Its subsidiaries included

360-667: A weakened state explains his predicament to the compassionate Mizuho, who ends up revealing her own origins and purpose on Earth. Several accidental activations of Mizuho's teleport technology (which were inadvertently caused by Kei) eventually place Kei and Mizuho in a couple of compromising situations in front of his uncle and aunt and his school's headmaster, but Kei protects Mizuho from charges for an inappropriate relationship between student and teacher by impulsively stating that they are married, resulting in an actual civil marriage that later blossoms into genuine affection for each other. The headmaster relents, partly because he, too, had married

405-594: Is a satellite broadcasting and premium satellite television station owned and operated by Wowow Inc. ( 株式会社WOWOW ) . Its headquarters are located on the 21st floor of the Akasaka Park Building in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo . Its broadcasting center is in Koto , Tokyo. On October 1, 2011, Wowow expanded their single channel broadcast satellite service to provide four high-definition TV channels: Wowow Prime (WOWOWプライム),

450-631: Is a double "Wow", and the three W's also stand for "World-Wide-Watching". Previously, Wowow's headquarters were in another facility in Akasaka. Wowow also broadcasts Japanese -dubbed American television series such as Friends , CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , Sex and the City , The Sopranos , Cold Case , Grey's Anatomy , Medium , The 4400 , Animaniacs , South Park , and The Simpsons , among others. Wowow has also screened Ultimate Fighting Championship events for Japanese audiences,

495-452: Is a great deal of help in Kei and Mizuho's relationship; Koishi's role is diminished somewhat; Hatsuho is only shown in only two frames, as a transmission call to the couple warning them of Maho's wrath and in the other world when Kei has a standstill; and finally, the Okinawan honeymoon is never shown or mentioned. The light novel version entitled Onegai Teacher: Mizuho and Kei's Milky Diary

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540-656: Is against the law. As a result, her status on Earth is revoked, she is banned from the planet and all memory of her is erased from everyone's, including Kei's, minds. With the help of her mother and sister she sneaks back and is devastated to learn that Kei, who she is deeply in love with, has no memory of her. While helping her move back in, Kei reveals that his memory has returned and the two express their love for each other and get married again. The Please Teacher! anime series, authored and scripted by Yōsuke Kuroda , directed by Yasunori Ide, and produced by Bandai Visual , Studio Orphee and Daume , originally premiered in Japan on

585-661: Is also well known for showing (and even co-producing and/or assisting in the production of) original anime series such as The Big O , Brain Powerd , Overman King Gainer , Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran , Trinity Blood , Cowboy Bebop (the complete uncut version), Ghost Hound , Crest of the Stars , Ergo Proxy , X/1999 , SHUFFLE! , Paranoia Agent , Now and Then, Here and There , Le Chevalier d'Eon , Shigurui , Berserk (2016 TV series) , as well as

630-447: Is under severe emotional distress. Before the beginning of the story, Kei, at 15 years of age, had fallen into a "standstill" lasting three years after witnessing the suicide of his elder sister. After recovering, he quietly moved away from home in order to avoid social difficulty due to his long absence, and began living with his uncle, a medical doctor , and aunt. Due to the strange nature of how he came to live there, Kei wanted to keep

675-454: The Anime Complex block. Due to the looser broadcast standards for satellite television in Japan, Wowow has become a primary means of widespread distribution for anime with themes or subject matter that regular broadcast networks cannot show. Several anime studios have partnership deals for distributing their more mature series, with the famed studio Madhouse among them. The channel's name

720-750: The satellite television network WOWOW , between January 10 and March 28, 2002, spanning a total of thirteen episodes, including twelve originally premiering on television plus an OVA episode concluding the series, released on DVD on October 25, 2002. It has also been broadcast across Japan by the anime satellite television network, Animax , who have aired the series across its respective networks worldwide, including East Asia , Latin America , and as well as its English language networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia . The series has been licensed for North American distribution by Bandai's distributive unit across

765-677: The Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. The president and CEO of Wowow is, as of March 2021, Akira Tanaka. Wowow was one of the 18 channels that as of early 2000 has its coverage in China restricted mostly to foreign compounds. More than 400,000 television service subscribers. Bandai Visual Bandai Visual Co., Ltd. was a Japanese anime , film production , and distribution company, established by Bandai and

810-475: The British comedy sketch show Little Britain , as well as the British drama/action show Ultimate Force under the name SAS: British Special Forces . Wowow began producing original live-action TV series in 2003. The series called "Drama W" includes works such as Penance , xxxHolic , The Grand Family and Futagashira . Wowow has broadcast all four tennis Grand Slam Championships since 2008. They are

855-537: The Emotion Music Company, Ltd. (whose logos also include the Moai from Easter Island), and Lantis music publishing labels. Until 2012, it was involved in the production and distribution of several anime titles, including those it has directly produced itself and anime series produced by the anime studio Sunrise , an alternate anime studio subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings. In September 2017, Bandai Visual acquired

900-671: The Emotion Theater movie theater in Bandai's B-Club Shop in Takadanobaba until its closure in 1997. Bandai Visual Sales was renamed again to Bandai Visual Co., Ltd. in August 1991. In the same year, it absorbed Bandai's Media Division as a means to unify the latter company's home video distribution businesses. The acquisition also gave Bandai Visual ownership of the Emotion label, which was used for its music, anime re-releases, and other products. As

945-558: The English dub, stating that it sticks very closely to the original Japanese, and handed out good marks for Sandy Fox 's performance as Maho Kazami. Martin ultimately concludes that "it is a mildly entertaining series with occasional strong points and some storytelling aspects which offer a different feel than most current romantic fare." WOWOW Wowow ( Wauwau , pronounced [waɯwaɯ] , stylized in all-uppercase in Japanese)

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990-546: The Honnêamise label (named after their Bandai Visual's first production, Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise ). Bandai Visual USA's anime products were distributed in North America initially by Image Entertainment and later, Geneon Entertainment USA and in Europe by Beez Entertainment . On May 23, 2008, Bandai Namco Holdings announced that Bandai Visual USA would be merged into the newly formed Bandai Entertainment which

1035-457: The OVA. Ross praised the animation, cast of characters, character designs and development, the opening track, the chemistry between Kei and Mizuho, but handed out criticism regarding the plot. He states that "the plot does rely on a whole lot of circumstances and cliches that do get grating as the series goes on. While the accessory characters are often just as well characterized as the leads, you do get really sick of them popping up to interfere with

1080-946: The Tokyo Stock Exchange on February 15, 2008, after Namco Bandai acquired the remaining 10% of the shares. In February 2018, it was announced Bandai Visual would be merged with Lantis into a new branch of BNH, called Bandai Namco Arts . The reorganizing took effect as of April 1, 2018. Bandai Visual remains only as a label of the new company. Bandai Visual USA was established in 2005 in Cypress, California to license anime properties from various Japanese companies for North American distribution; most of those licenses coming from Bandai and its sister company Sunrise . The company also licensed manga series for release with English translation, and published American-made graphic novels . Bandai Visual USA's releases were of high quality and were aimed at collectors. Their titles were released under

1125-541: The anime studio Actas . In February 2018, it was announced Bandai Visual would be merged with Lantis into a new branch of BNH, called Bandai Namco Arts . The reorganizing took effect as of April 1, 2018. Bandai Visual remains only as a label of the new company. On August 23, 1983, Japanese toy manufacturer Bandai established AE Planning Co., Ltd. (Account Executive Planning), an animation and film distributor, in Kōjimachi , Chiyoda . Bandai created AE Planning following

1170-501: The characters featured in the series, as the series' story happens after Please Teacher! . The series' opening theme is "Shooting Star" by Kotoko , and the ending theme is "Sora no Mori de" ( 空の森で , In the Forest of the Sky ) by Mami Kawada . The song "Sora wa Kataranai" ( そらは語らない ) by Kikuko Inoue is used as an insert song in episode 11, and the song "Love a Riddle" by Kotoko is used as

1215-485: The company continued generating profits, it began expanding its operations into other entertainment industries. In 1996, Bandai Visual began publishing video games under the Emotion Digital Software brand, releasing titles such as Return to Zork , MechWarrior 2: Arcade Combat Edition and Choujikuu Yousai Macross: Ai Oboete Imasu ka . In April 1996, Bandai Visual published Mobile Suit Gundam Wing ,

1260-579: The ending theme in episode 12. An official AMV of the series was released as "Snow Angel", the music is from the entry #6 of Kotoko's album "Stokesia". Please Teacher! was adapted into a manga series, authored by Japanese manga artist Shizuru Hayashiya , which was serialized in MediaWorks 's manga magazine, Dengeki Daioh , in January 2002, its run consisting of two- bound volume compilations. The manga has since been licensed for North American distribution by ComicsOne and in Brazil by Editora JBC , under

1305-471: The latter company often licensed many of Visual's anime series for publishing and distribution in North America, such as Cowboy Bebop , The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya , and multiple Gundam sequels. Bandai Entertainment also published English-translated manga series and American graphic novels , in addition to offering a "fan support" program to facilitate public screenings of licensed content at anime clubs and anime conventions . Bandai Visual

1350-399: The main relationship." Overall, Ross concludes that "there are moments in this show that are pure magic. While its flaws prevent it from being the best of the best, this anime is very well worth watching and picking up the moment you see it on the shelf." Smoller handed out mild praise for the OVA's animation, and the chemistry between the two main leads, but handed out criticism for the lack of

1395-405: The northwest part of the city. Please Teacher! is a story mainly revolving around a tight-knit group of friends in high school and how they cope with several life-changing events that are never too far off from intimate relationships . The main character is a boy named Kei Kusanagi who suffers from a very rare disease which causes a comatose state referred to as a " standstill " whenever he

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1440-491: The notable titles that Bandai Entertainment held included K-On! , The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and Lucky Star . Beez Entertainment was the European branch of Bandai Entertainment that also distributed anime and music and were also owned by Bandai Namco Holdings. The name is an acronym for Bandai Entertainment European Zone. Following the discontinuation of Bandai Entertainment, Beez has also stopped releasing anime in

1485-441: The pursuing Kazami. Kazami is under strict orders to prevent her true identity and mission from being discovered. During his attempt to escape, Kei falls into the lake. Kazami rescues Kei and, using information from his identification, is able to return him home in secret. The next day, Kazami has become Kei's new homeroom teacher and next-door neighbor. During assisting her in moving in, Kei suffers another standstill, and while in

1530-742: The region and its surrounding locations are featured prominently and accurately across the series. The novel states that the school the characters attend is the Nagano Prefectural Kizaki High School. This school is based upon the Old Matsumoto High School located in Agatanomori Park of Matsumoto , about an hour south of Lake Kizaki on the JR Ōito Line . The tower on which Kaede and Hyosuke stand upon can be found in Joyama Park on

1575-534: The region, Bandai Entertainment , who have released the series via a four-volume DVD release, and whose English dub has also been broadcast by Animax across its English-language networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia. The series is now licensed by Right Stuf under their Nozomi Entertainment label. The Please Teacher! anime series was soon continued with a spinoff, Please Twins! , which premiered on WOWOW between July 15 and October 14, 2003, featuring many of

1620-564: The same disease as he has; the problems of having to maintain the secrecy of the marriage; an interfering parent and sibling visiting from the Galaxy Federation; and Kei learning to overcome the ever-present threat of another lengthy 'standstill' stealing more of his life, particularly as he has fallen deeply in love with Mizuho and desperately wants to remain with her. Eventually Kei falls into another major "standstill" and in order to bring him out of it, Mizuho has to use her technology which

1665-472: The situation a secret from his new friends for fear of being ostracized as being too old to associate with them. After Kei had established himself in his new surroundings and had entered into a close group of mutually supportive friends, a Galactic Federation starship had entered Earth's atmosphere stealthily, approached Honshū Island and landed surreptitiously in Lake Kizaki. The story begins with Kei suffering

1710-674: The sixth mainline installment in the Gundam media franchise. Though it was a moderate success in Japan, Gundam Wing was especially popular in the United States, being credited for single-handedly popularizing the Gundam franchise for Western audiences. Following the show's success, Bandai established a subsidiary named Bandai Entertainment Inc. in Cypress, California as a subsidiary of its United States division, Bandai America. Though Bandai Visual did not have any direct control over Bandai Entertainment,

1755-451: The success of Emotion, its film distribution division, in 1982, and was part of Bandai's corporate reorganization and alteration of its business strategies. AE Planning primarily distributed original video animations (OVAs) from other companies, most notably Pierrot 's Dallos (1983). Beginning in October 1984, it licensed and distributed laserdisc films in Japan. After Bandai agreed to

1800-445: The title Onegai Teacher . The story maintains the basic plot, but adds comic humor that suits the manga format well, taking full advantage of still frames. However, there are quite a few minor details that have been omitted from the anime or were completely changed: the relationship between Hyosuke and Kaede is deflected, with Hyosuke ending up with Ichigo; Yamada is never introduced; Minoru is much more overt with his lecherousness, but

1845-413: Was a wholly owned subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. Namco Bandai announced on November 8, 2007, that it would buy the voting shares it did not own between that date and December 10, 2007, and turn the company into a wholly owned subsidiary. On December 18, 2007, Namco Bandai announced that it had owned 93.63% of Bandai Visual's shares since the end of November. The remaining shares were delisted from

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1890-508: Was also later adapted into a light novel , entitled Onegai Teacher: Mizuho and Kei's Milky Diary , published in March 2003. The Please Teacher! anime series was soon continued with a spin-off sequel, Please Twins! , which premiered on WOWOW between July 15 and October 14, 2003. The setting of the series, though left unsaid in either anime or manga, is Lake Kizaki , located in Nagano , Japan, and

1935-815: Was consummated on July 1, 2008. The company confirmed on January 2, 2012, that they would stop offering new DVD, Blu-ray disc and manga releases by February, but would continue to produce their current library of content. Bandai Entertainment was restructured to focus on licensing anime to other companies. On August 30, 2012, Bandai America announced that it will shut down Bandai Entertainment and discontinue distributing their home video and print catalog on March 1, 2013. They made their final shipment to retailers on November 30, 2012. Many former Bandai Entertainment titles have been re-licensed by other companies, including Funimation , Crunchyroll , Aniplex of America , Discotek Media , Media Blasters , Nozomi Entertainment , Viz Media , Maiden Japan and Sentai Filmworks . Most of

1980-522: Was listed on JASDAQ market in November 2001; by that time, the company was worth over ¥ 2.1 billion (US$ 20 million). In January 2003, the company acquired Emotion Music and made it a wholly owned subsidiary, as a means to further expand into the music industry. Bandai Visual also began supplying content for broadband distribution networks, such as the Bandai Channel television station. Bandai Visual

2025-489: Was written by Gō Zappa and illustrated by Taraku Uon and Hiroaki Gōda . It was published in Japan by MediaWorks in March 2003 and was only one volume in length. The English edition was released by Comics One in October 2003. Critical reception of Please Teacher! has been generally positive. Carlos Ross and Lauren Smoller of THEM Anime Reviews praised the series, giving the TV series 4 out of 5 stars, and 3 out of 5 stars for

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