A (hiragana: あ, katakana: ア) is a Japanese kana that represents the mora consisting of single vowel [a]. The hiragana character あ is based on the sōsho...

Anime (Japanese: アニメ, IPA: [aꜜɲime] ) is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, anime refers...

Asobi Asobase (あそびあそばせ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rin Suzukawa. It began serialization on Hakusensha's Young Animal Densi website...

Oh My Goddess! (Japanese: ああっ女神さまっ, Hepburn: Aa! Megami-sama), or Ah! My Goddess! in some releases, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated...

Aono (written: 青野) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Daisuke Aono (青野 大介, born 1979), Japanese football player Joanne Aono...

Azumi Waki (和氣 あず未, Waki Azumi, born September 8, 1994) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo who is affiliated with Haikyō. She debuted in...

Wonderful Pretty Cure! (Japanese: わんだふるぷりきゅあ！, Hepburn: Wandafuru Purikyua!, Wonderful PreCure!) is a Japanese magical girl anime television series produced...

and verbs tend to also be 平板: ねむい（眠い） → ねむけ（眠気） あぶない（危ない） → あぶなげ or あぶなꜜげ（危な気） あぶら（油） → あぶらけ（油気） おとな（大人） → おとなげ（大人気） For -ke/ge forms derived from 起伏...

Cat Planet Cuties (あそびにいくヨ!, Asobi ni Iku Yo!, lit. "Let's Go Play!") is a Japanese light novel series by Okina Kamino with illustrations by Eizo Hoden...

How Do We Relationship? (Japanese: 付き合ってあげてもいいかな, Hepburn: Tsukiatte Agetemo Ī Kana) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tamifull. It...

Agata Morio (Japanese: あがた森魚, born 12 September 1948) is a Japanese folk rock singer-songwriter and actor. He also directed three films. Agata was born...

Toa Yukinari (Japanese: 行成 とあ, Hepburn: Yukinari Toa, born 11 May) is a Japanese voice actress from Nagasaki Prefecture, affiliated with Arts Vision....

Azumi Uehara (Japanese: 上原 あずみ, Hepburn: Uehara Azumi, born April 10, 1984) is a former Japanese Porn actress and Japanese pop singer. Uehara debuted...

and drama CDs as well. From late 1993 to early 1994, the Oh My Goddess! (ああっ女神さまっ, Aa! Megami-sama) original video animation series was produced by Anime...

Yuria (written: 結李愛, 結李愛, 由梨愛 or ゆりあ in hiragana) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: Yuria Haga (芳賀 優里亜, born 1987)...

show regional variations between using baka in Kantō dialect and aho 阿呆 or あほ "fool; idiot; jackass" in Kansai dialect. In addition, the insult aho has...

Azumi Inoue (井上 あずみ or 井上杏美, Inoue Azumi, born February 10, 1965, in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese singer. She graduated from Yugakkan...

Asa ga Kita (あさが来た, Here Comes Asa!) is a Japanese television drama series which was broadcast by the 93rd Asadora (morning drama) six days a week on...

Naria Girls known in Japan as Mahō Shōjo? Naria Girls (魔法少女? なりあ☆がーるず, Mahō Shōjo? Naria☆Garuzu, "Magical Girl? Naria Girls") is a Japanese anime television...

Afghanis-tan (あふがにすタン, Afuganisu-tan, see note on name below) or Afghanistan is a Japanese yonkoma manga, originally published as a webcomic, by Timaking...

Sankarea: Undying Love (Japanese: さんかれあ, Hepburn: Sankarea) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mitsuru Hattori. The manga was serialized...

Neko Atsume: Kitty Collector (Japanese: ねこあつめ, "Cat Collection") is a mobile cat-collecting game developed by Hit-Point Co., Ltd. for iOS and Android...

Adachitoka (あだちとか) is the collective pen name used by female manga artists Adachi (あだち, born December 14) and Tokashiki (とかしき, born November 28). The former...

Apartment Wife: Moans from Next Door (団地妻　隣りのあえぎ, Danchi-zuma: tonari no aegi) aka Empty Room (空き部屋, Akibeya) is a 2001 Japanese pink film directed by...

Yua Aida (Japanese: あいだゆあ, Hepburn: Aida Yua) is a former Japanese model and AV idol. Yua Aida was born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on 12 August 1984...

Asadora! (Japanese: 連続漫画小説 あさドラ！, Hepburn: Renzoku Manga Shōsetsu Asadora!, lit. "Serial Manga Novel Asadora!") is a Japanese manga series written and...

Nishiwaki (西脇 綾香, Nishiwaki Ayaka, born 15 February 1989), nicknamed A~chan (あ～ちゃん, stylized as a-chan), is a Japanese singer and dancer. She is known as...

Japan about the preferred kanji, leading some to write it phonetically as からあげ. When used without a modifier, karaage usually refers to the chicken version...

Asaki Yuikawa (結川 あさき, Yuikawa Asaki, born 15 February) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo, affiliated with I'm Enterprise. She is known...

politician Jun Azumi (voice actor) (安澄 純), Japanese voice actor Ryō Azumi (あずみ 椋) (fl. 1980s to present), a Japanese manga artist Shiro Azumi (安積 四郎),...