animate
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an·i·mate
(ăn'ə-māt') 
tr.v., -mat·ed, -mat·ing, -mates.
tr.v., -mat·ed, -mat·ing, -mates.
- To give life to; fill with life.
- To impart interest or zest to; enliven: "The party was animated by all kinds of men and women" (René Dubos).
- To fill with spirit, courage, or resolution; encourage. See synonyms at encourage.
- To inspire to action; prompt.
- To impart motion or activity to.
- To make, design, or produce (a cartoon, for example) so as to create the illusion of motion.
- Possessing life; living. See synonyms at living.
- Of or relating to animal life as distinct from plant life.
- Belonging to the class of nouns that stand for living things: The word dog is animate; the word car is inanimate.
[Latin animāre, animāt-, from anima, soul.]
animacy an'i·ma·cy n.Roget's Thesaurus:
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animate
verb
- To make alive: quicken, vitalize, vivify. See live/die.
- To make lively or animated: brighten, enliven, light. See happy/unhappy.
- To raise the spirits of: buoy (up), elate, elevate, exhilarate, flush, inspire, inspirit, lift, uplift. Obsolete exalt. See happy/unhappy.
- To impart courage, inspiration, and resolution to: cheer (on), embolden, encourage, inspire, inspirit, motivate. See help/harm/harmless.
- To arouse the emotions of; make ardent: enkindle, fire, impassion, inspire, kindle, stir. See excite/bore/interest.
- To arouse to action or put in motion: activate, actuate. See action/inaction.
adjective
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animate
adj
Definition: alive
Antonyms: dead
adj
Definition: lively
Antonyms: discouraged, dull, quiet, shy, spiritless
v
Definition: bring to life
Antonyms: deaden, discourage, kill
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Animate
For other uses, see Animate (disambiguation).
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| Industry | Retail |
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| Founded | 1983 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
| Website | Official website |
animate Ltd. (株式会社アニメイト Kabushiki gaisha Animeito) is the retailing arm of MOVIC and is the largest retailer of anime, games, and manga in Japan. The first and headquarters store of Animate opened in 1983 and is located in Ikebukuro, a district in Tokyo, Japan.
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Retail Stores
Currently, there are 38 Animate stores in Japan, and two in Taipei, Taiwan.[1]
Former Stores
- Sakaihigashi Station, Osaka
- Ximending, Taiwan store
- Los Angeles, California (closed in 2003).
Subsidiaries
- animate film (アニメイトフィルム)
- Libre Publishing (リブレ出版株式会社): Originally part of BiBLOS Co.,Ltd (株式会社ビブロス）. Following the bankruptcy of Biblos on 2006-04-05 caused by the chain bankruptcy started by its parent company Hekitensha (碧天舎)[2], animate, MOVIC, Frontier Works Inc. funded the company allowing BiBLOS Co.,Ltd to continue operation. On 2006-05-01, the company was renamed to Libre Publishing and became a subsidiary of animate Ltd.[3] However, the company was still registered as established on 2000-12-28.
Group companies
- Movic Co. Ltd. (株式会社ムービック)
- Movic Promote Service(株式会社ムービックプロモートサービス)
- Marine ENTERTAINMENT Inc. (株式会社マリン・エンタテインメント)
- coade (株式会社コアデ): The company name was derived from its own slogan 'Code Anime Design'.
- Frontier Works Inc. (株式会社フロンティアワークス)
- ANIBRO Ltd. (株式会社アニブロ): On January 23, 2008, Animate's rival company, Broccoli, announced that they collaborated with Animate and made a new company "AniBro", with Animate holds 70% of the company, while Broccoli holds 30%. The president of the company will be the CEO of Animate, although he will continue to manage Animate along with AniBro. AniBro plans to expand using the AniBro brand to many places in Japan.[4]
- SHOSEN (株式会社書泉): Became part of animate Ltd. on 2011-06-29.[5]
Marketing
Meito Anisawa (兄沢 命斗 Anisawa Meito) is Animate's mascot character, affectionately known as the Anime Tenchō (アニメ店長). He is depicted as a wild anime character with spiky hair and rippling muscles, clad with the Animate uniform, going to extreme measures to promote Animate's goods. An original video animation based on the character was produced by Gainax and released in 2002.[6] Another OVA was released in 2010. An animation project which crosses over Anime Tencho with the Touhou Project is currently being produced by ufotable.[7] Meito has also made various appearances in other media, such as the Lucky Star anime series and video games such as Disgaea 4 and Touch My Katamari.[8] Meito is voiced by Tomokazu Seki in his anime appearances, and is voiced by Lex Lang in the English dub of Lucky Star.
References
- ^ Official Animate Taiwan Website
- ^ CPM license dispute
- ^ Demars, Anne (2008). "Les éditeurs de boys love". In Brient, Hervé (in French). Homosexualité et manga : le yaoi. Manga: 10000 images. Editions H. pp. 12–16. ISBN 978-2-9531781-0-4.
- ^ "株式会社アニメイトとの資本・業務提携及び合弁会社設立に関するお知らせ" (in Japanese). Broccoli. http://www.broccoli.co.jp/company/pr/pdf/080123_pr_teikei.pdf. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ^ 書泉、十字屋、秋葉原は うつろう
- ^ Anime Tenchō (OAV)
- ^ Anime Tenchou x Touhou, Railgun Promos Streamed (Updated)
- ^ Anime Tenchō Makes Cameo in Touch My Katamari Game
External links
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- Animate Group Homepage (Japanese)
- Animate Official Homepage (Japanese)
- Animate USA Official Webpage (English)
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Animate
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gøre levende, give liv, animere
adj. - levende, livlig
Nederlands (Dutch)
levend(ig), bezielen, animeren (film), leven geven aan
Français (French)
v. tr. - inspirer, animer, vivifier, (fig) animer, rendre vivant
adj. - vivant, animé, (Ling) animé
Deutsch (German)
v. - beleben, anregen, begeistern, beseelen
adj. - (auch Ling.) belebt, lebhaft
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ζωντανεύω, ζωογονώ, απεικονίζω σε κινούμενα σχέδια, δίνω κίνηση, ζωοποιώ, εμψυχώνω
Italiano (Italian)
animare, stimolare, ispirare
Português (Portuguese)
v. - animar, avivar, tonificar, vitalizar, tornar alegre
Русский (Russian)
оживлять, вдохновлять, воодушевлять
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - inspirar, animar, dar vida a, amenizar, vivificar
adj. - inspirado, animado, amenizado, vivificado
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ge liv åt, liva upp
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
赋予生命, 使有生命, 激励, 鼓舞, 使活泼, 使有活力, 使有生气, 驱动, 推动, 有生命的, 活泼的, 有活力的, 活的, 有生气的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 賦予生命, 使有生命, 激勵, 鼓舞, 使活潑, 使有活力, 使有生氣, 驅動, 推動
adj. - 有生命的, 活潑的, 有活力的, 活的, 有生氣的
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 에게 생명을 주다, 고무하다, 을 움직이다
adj. - 생명이 있는, 활발한
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 生命を与える, 活気づける, 動画化する
adj. - 生命のある, 生きた, 生き生きした
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يشجع, ينشط, مفعم بالحيويه
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - המריץ, החיה, עורר
adj. - מלא חיים, חי
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