Media Station ( メディアステーション , Media Suteeshon ) , founded as Cosmos Plan ( 宇宙企画 , Uchū Kikaku ) , was a Japanese adult video (AV) production company. In early 2011, they were integrated with the AV company KM Produce .
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62-474: A dog who waited for his deceased master at Shibuya Station every day from 1923 to 1935, created a national sensation due to his unwavering loyalty. A statue of Hachikō was built adjacent to the station, and the surrounding Hachikō Square is now one of the most popular meeting points in the area. During the occupation of Japan , Yoyogi Park was used as a housing compound for U.S. personnel known as "Washington Heights". The U.S. military left in 1964, and much of
93-686: A skyscraper and retail complex, was completed in 2018. The East Wing of a mixed-used skyscraper, Shibuya Scramble Square , was completed in August 2019. A shopping mall, Shibuya Fukuras, was completed in October 2019. Miyashita Park closed in 2017 and reopened in July 2020 as a shopping complex with a rooftop park. Shibuya includes many well-known commercial and residential districts such as Daikanyama , Ebisu , Harajuku , Hiroo , Higashi , Omotesandō , Sendagaya , and Yoyogi . Per Japanese census data,
124-460: A time. A statue of the dog Hachikō , remembered for his unwavering loyalty to his deceased owner, is installed outside Shibuya Station. The statue and its surrounding Hachikō Square are a common meeting place and are almost always crowded. On the southwest side of Shibuya Station, there is a Moyai statue , given to Shibuya by the people of Niijima Island in 1980. The main station in Shibuya
155-658: Is Shibuya Station . The southern half of Shinjuku Station , including the New South Entrance, is located in Shibuya. Several companies are headquartered in Shibuya. Calpis , Casio , Mixi , Niwango , Nihon Dempa Kogyo , and Tokyu Corporation have their headquarters in Shibuya. East Japan Railway Company have their headquarters in Yoyogi , Shibuya. 81 Produce has its headquarters in Tomigaya , Shibuya. At one time Smilesoft had its headquarters in
186-624: Is a special ward in Tokyo , Japan . A major commercial center, Shibuya houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shibuya Station and Shinjuku Station . As of January 1, 2024, Shibuya Ward has an estimated population of 230,609 in 142,443 households and a population density of 15,262.01 people per square kilometre (39,528.4 people/sq mi). The total area is 15.11 km (5.83 sq mi). Notable neighborhoods and districts of Shibuya include Harajuku , Ebisu , Omotesandō , Yoyogi and Sendagaya . Shibuya came into
217-600: The Meiji era , as a Hanamachi . Shibuya emerged as a railway terminus during the expansion of the railway network beginning in the 19th century, and was incorporated as a ward in the City of Tokyo on 1 October 1932. Shibuya, once a mediocre area developed around the railway terminus, overtook Shinjuku as a hub for youth culture in the 1970s. The coinciding competition between Seibu (whose most notable development projects include Shibuya 109 ) and Tokyu ( Tokyu Hands ) to develop
248-766: The X City Adult Video Grand Prix Awards . At the 2001 X City Grand Prix Awards, the studio took the Best Video Title Award for Small Girls' Fuck (starring Sayaka Tsutsumi) on their Bazooka label. At the 2002 awards, the Bazooka label again won the Best Video Title Award for their popular Fallen Angel X series. In 2004 the company took another award, the Best AV Title, at the 5th Takeshi Kitano Awards in 2004 for their video Faithful Pooch Saseko . Shibuya, Tokyo Shibuya ( 渋谷 区 , Shibuya-ku , IPA: [ɕibɯja] )
279-601: The CT Sasazuka Building in Shibuya. In May 1985 the headquarters of Bandai Visual moved to Shibuya. In March 1990 the headquarters moved to Shinjuku . A.D. Vision - Tokyo, Y.K., the Japanese subsidiary of A.D. Vision , was in Shibuya. Acclaim Entertainment once had its Tokyo office in the Nomora Building. The Japanese subsidiary of Titus Interactive , Titus Japan K.K., had its head office on
310-1094: The Central Library, the Nishihara Library, the Shibuya Library, the Tomigaya Library, the Sasazuka Library, the Honmachi Library, and the Rinsen Library. In addition, the Yoyogi Youth Hall houses the Yoyogi Library Room. Shibuya has appeared in the manga Alice in Borderland , Jujutsu Kaisen with its 'Shibuya Incident' arc, Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran , Tokyo Revengers and Ya Boy Kongming! . It has featured in
341-550: The Cosmos Plan label. In the later 1990s a number of future AV Idols made their debuts with the company, including Madoka Ozawa in 1996, Bunko Kanazawa and Sally Yoshino in 1997, and Minori Aoi in 1999. Kanazawa would go on to make more videos with the company than any other actress. By at least 1997, Cosmos Plan and a number of the other older AV companies including Alice Japan , Atlas21 , Max-A and Big Morkal had gathered around Kuki Inc. to pool resources and use
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#1732798164438372-588: The KMP website and from February 2011, the Cosmos and Bazooka labels were incorporated into KMP. In addition to the Cosmos Plan label, the company has also issued videos under the following label names: A number of prominent AV Idols have performed in Media Station videos: Media Station series include: Media Station was one of the companies associated with Kuki and the X City website which participated in
403-566: The X CITY website for sales and video on-demand , together forming the largest porn conglomerate in Japan at that time. In late 2007, the company, with headquarters in Shibuya, Tokyo , had capital of 20 million yen (about $ 200,000) and reported sales for the fiscal year 2005 of 1.5 billion yen (about $ 15 million). In earlier years sales figures had totalled 1.6 billion yen for fiscal year 2000 and 1.9 billion yen for 2002 and 2003. Media Station
434-529: The administration also moved to expel the homeless in Miyashita Park and other parks in the ward". Pointing out that the mayor of Shibuya Ward in an interview stated that this is not a matter of human rights, but of diversity, Yuri Horie claimed that the term of diversity seems to be used to divide citizens into the good and the bad; it raises only the ones who contribute to the consumeristic society as representer of "diversity of sexuality" while excluding
465-475: The area as a commercial center added to its appeal to young people, which in turn spread to other neighborhoods in the ward, such as Harajuku . Shibuya came into the possession of the Shibuya clan in the early 1160s, after which the area was named. The clan was a cadet branch of the Taira clan descended from Taira no Yoshifumi . The clan built a fortress near the present-day Konnō Hachimangu Shrine. The branch of
496-634: The certificate, couples must be 20-years-old or older residents of Shibuya Ward and have to state that "their relationship is based on love and mutual trust" in a notarized document. Koyuki Higashi (a former member of the Takarazuka Revue ) and Hiroko Masuhara (an entrepreneur), a lesbian couple, were the first to receive this certification. Since the Shibuya Ward passed the ordinance, seven other municipalities in Japan have begun offering similar certificates. The BBC notes that in practice,
527-563: The clan that ruled this area was defeated by the Later Hōjō clan on 13 January 1524, during the Sengoku period , and the area then came under their control. During the Edo period , Shibuya, particularly Maruyamachō on Dōgenzaka , prospered as a town on Oyama Road (present-day Route 246 ), and in the Meiji era , as a Hanamachi . The village of Shibuya was incorporated in 1889 by the merger of
558-770: The eighth floor of the Kotubuki Dogenzaka Building in Dōgenzaka . The former animation studio; Group TAC was also located here. Square Enix headquarters were located in Yoyogi before moving to Shinjuku in 2012. The Shibuya City Board of Education [ ja ] operates public elementary and junior high schools, while Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education operates public senior high schools. Public combined elementary and junior high schools Junior high schools: Elementary schools: Shibuya operates several public libraries, including
589-666: The modern Yoyogi and Hata areas) to form Shibuya-ku suburban ward upon being absorbed into Tokyo City in 1932. Shibuya became an urban special ward under the Local Autonomy Act in 1947. The Tokyu Toyoko Line opened in 1932, making Shibuya a key terminal between Tokyo and Yokohama , and was joined by the forerunner of the Keio Inokashira Line in 1933 and the forerunner of the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line in 1938. The story of Hachikō ,
620-548: The ordinance is not binding, though their names will be posted on the ward's website if they violate the ordinance. Shimizu says the system "is not equivalent to marriage, as it does not accord same-sex couples the same rights as heterosexual couples when it comes to inheritance, joint filing of taxes, or social welfare". As it requires at least a hundred thousand yen to apply for the certificate, it can be restrictive to some couples. Shimizu argues that Shibuya Ward has been criticized for pinkwashing as "while passing this ordinance,
651-439: The park was repurposed as venues for the 1964 Summer Olympics . The ward itself served as part of the athletics 50 km walk and marathon course during the 1964 games. In the mid-1990s, Shibuya-kei , a microgenre of pop music, became mainstream in Japan. Distinguished by a "cut-and-paste" approach, it peaked in the late 1990s and declined after its principal players began moving onto other music styles. Shibuya Stream ,
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#1732798164438682-622: The population is rising again after decline between 1960 and 2000. Shibuya is run by a city assembly of 34 elected members. The mayor is Ken Hasebe, an independent . In 2015, as the council passed "Ordinance for Promoting Respect of Gender Equality and Diversity in the Ward", Shibuya Ward became the first Japanese municipality that issues same-sex partnership certificates. According to this ordinance, same-sex couples who live in Shibuya are allowed "to rent apartments together, and have gained hospital visitation rights as family members". The ordinance
713-407: The possession of the Shibuya clan in the early 1160s, after which the area was named. The branch of the clan that ruled this area was defeated by the Later Hōjō clan on 13 January 1524, during the Sengoku period , and the area then came under their control. During the Edo period , Shibuya, particularly Maruyamachō on Dōgenzaka , prospered as a town on Oyama Road (present-day Route 246 ), and in
744-516: The title Media Station . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Media_Station&oldid=1184393796 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Station disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Media Station (company) The company
775-520: The useless ones. Yuki Tsuchiya, a lesbian activist, also argues that LGBT individuals are used to promote the ward. Shibuya is famous for its scramble crossing , called Shibuya Crossing . It is located in front of the Shibuya Station Hachikō exit and stops vehicles in all directions to allow pedestrians to inundate the entire intersection. Shibuya Crossing is the "world's busiest pedestrian crossing", with upwards of 3,000 people at
806-579: The villages of Kami-Shibuya, Naka-Shibuya and Shimo-Shibuya within Minami-Toshima County (Toyotama County from 1896). The village covered the territory of modern-day Shibuya Station area as well as the Hiroo , Daikanyama , Aoyama , and Ebisu areas. Shibuya became a town in 1909. The town of Shibuya merged with the neighboring towns of Sendagaya (which included the modern Senda , Harajuku and Jingumae areas) and Yoyohata (which included
837-403: Was affiliated with AV manufacturers KMP and Real Works , and the Media Station website, home.uchu.co.jp, was operated by KMP. In mid-2010 Media Station was releasing about 10 videos per month under its labels Cosmos Plan (with codes beginning with MDS) and Bazooka (with codes beginning MDB). However, by April 2011, the Media Station website announced that Cosmos Plan had been integrated into
868-527: Was assured with a series of popular "beautiful girl" ( 美少女 , bishoujo ) videos in the following years. Among the early stars of the studio was Keiko Nakazawa who made her AV debut for Cosmos Plan in December 1985 with the video Confusion ( とまどい , Tomadoi ) . The studio added a new label, Bazooka, in August 1989. In 1990, as its business expanded into other areas, the company changed its name to Media Station but continued to produce videos under
899-445: Was founded under the name Cosmos Plan on October 13, 1981 making it, along with h.m.p (then known as Samm) and Tadashi Yoyogi 's Athena Eizou , one of Japan's pioneering AV companies. The studio's first video, Lesbian College Dorm Bathroom ( 女子大生ルポ・風呂場のレズ ) , starring Emi Nakamura, was released in December 1981. The video, directed by pink film director Genji Nakamura , who later made an early gay pink film Beautiful Mystery ,
930-407: Was intended to bring three benefits to same-sex couples: "(1) rental housing within the ward (co-signing of tenancy agreements for municipal/public housing), (2) medical institutions within the ward (hospital visitation and medical decision-making rights as family members), and (3) employment conditions within the ward (e.g. family benefits, congratulations and condolence leave)". In order to apply for
961-491: Was one of earliest of the modern style adult videos. Soon afterward the studio also released one of the first S&M adult videos, Tanaka Tizuko First Time SM ( 田中千鶴子のSM初体験 ) . In 1982, Michiko Shyness Notes ( 美智子の恥じらいノート ) starring Michiko Miura broke new ground in AV with its documentary style, including an interview with the shy actress, a format still being used for debut videos of featured actresses. The studio's success