Tuesday, 9 December 2014

EIN080_Yokai Watch Film Sets Toho Record with 840,000 Advance Tickets Sold 【Tambaboon IELTS Lab Sydney Australia】 英語 ニュース


I found noteworthy news on Anime News Network.
Anime News Network reported this story on 2014-11-28 15:57.
Film distributor TOHO announced on Thursday that the first anime film in LEVEL-5 Inc.'s Yo-kai Watch franchise, Yo-kai Watch: Tanjō no Himitsu da Nyan! (Yo-kai Watch the Movie: It's the Secret of Birth, Meow!), has sold 840,000 advance tickets. This is the highest number of advance tickets sold in the entire 82-year history of the film's distributor TOHO. TOHO said at the time that it aims to make Yo-kai Watch a long-running hit series in the vein of such beloved franchises as Doraemon, Crayon Shin-chan, Detective Conan, and Pokémon. The first film, which will tell the origin story of the watch, will open on December 20. The film will star Haruka Tomatsu as Keita Amano, Tomokazu Seki as Whisper, Etsuko Kozakura as Jibanyan, and Yuuki Kaji as Fuyunyan. Guest stars include AKB48 member Haruka Shimazaki as Yukippe, kabuki actor Ainosuke Kataoka as Ubaune, and actor and comedian Ken Shimura as Master Nyaada. (Anime News Network, 2014)
Statement analysis
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  1. Film distributor TOHO announced on Thursday 
  2. that the first anime film in LEVEL-5 Inc.'s Yo-kai Watch franchise, 
  3. Yo-kai Watch: Tanjō no Himitsu da Nyan! 
  4. (Yo-kai Watch the Movie: It's the Secret of Birth, Meow!), 
  5. has sold 840,000 advance tickets. 
  1. This is the highest number of advance tickets sold 
  2. in the entire 82-year history of the film's distributor TOHO.
  1. TOHO said at the time 
  2. that it aims to make Yo-kai Watch a long-running hit series 
  3. in the vein of such beloved franchises 
  4. as Doraemon, Crayon Shin-chan, Detective Conan, and Pokémon.
  1. The first film, 
  2. which will tell the origin story of the watch, 
  3. will open on December 20.
  1. The film will star Haruka Tomatsu as Keita Amano, 
  2. Tomokazu Seki as Whisper, 
  3. Etsuko Kozakura as Jibanyan, and Yuuki Kaji as Fuyunyan. 
  1. Guest stars include AKB48 member Haruka Shimazaki as Yukippe, 
  2. kabuki actor Ainosuke Kataoka as Ubaune, and 
  3. actor and comedian Ken Shimura as Master Nyaada. 

Word vocabulary - English
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 franchise
a general title or concept used for creating or marketing a series of products, typically films or television shows.

 meow
the characteristic crying sound of a cat.

 advance ticket
done, sent, or supplied beforehand.

 entire
with no part left out; whole.

 long-running
continuing for a long time.

 beloved
dearly loved.

 detective
a person, especially a police officer, whose occupation is to investigate and solve crimes.

 comedian
an entertainer whose act is designed to make an audience laugh.
Word vocabulary - Japanese
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franchise
frǽn[t]ʃaiz
【名-1】フランチャイズ、特権、参政権、選挙権、公民権、市民権、会員権
【名-2】人気選手、実力選手、主力選手
【名-3】免責金額
【他動】～に特権［一手販売権］を与える、選挙［市民］権を与える
【＠】フランチャイズ、【変化】《動》franchises | franchising | franchised、
【分節】fran・chise

 meow
miáu
【名】ニャー、ニャオ◆ネコの鳴き声
【自動】（ネコが）ニャー［ニャオ］と鳴く
【＠】ミアウ、【分節】me・ow

 advance ticket
前売券、前売切符

 entire
entáiə[r]
【形-1】全体の、全部の、全部そろっている
【形-2】全くの、完全な
【＠】インタイア、エンタイア、【分節】en・tire

 long-running
【形】長期の、長期間の、長年続く

 in the vein
《be ～》絶好調である、気が乗っている

 beloved
[a.n]bilʌ́vid,[v]bilʌ́vd
【形】《one's ～》最愛の、いとしい、愛される
【＠】ビラブド、ビラベッド、【分節】be・lov・ed

 detective
ditéktiv
【名】探偵、刑事
【形-1】探偵の
【形-2】探知用の
【＠】デテクティブ、ディテクティブ、【変化】《複》detectives、【分節】de・tec・tive

 comedian
kəmíːdiən
【名】コメディアン、こっけいな人、おどけもの、喜劇俳優
【＠】コミーディアン、コメディアン、【変化】《複》comedians、【分節】co・me・di・an

Reference
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Anime News Network. (2014). Yokai Watch Film Sets Toho Record with 840,000 Advance Tickets Sold. Available: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2014-11-27/yokai-watch-film-sets-toho-record-with-840000-advance-tickets-sold/.81527

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