Gunma Prefecture | Takasaki, Gunma | Ueno, Gunma | Tomioka, Gunma | Miyagi, Gunma | Kawaba, Gunma | Ikaho, Gunma | Gunma prefecture | Annaka, Gunma | '''above:''' cherry tree; '''below:''' ''Phlox subulata'' in an ornamental planting at Yachounomori Garden in Tatebayashi, Gunma |
Yoshiya Kiryū (also called Joshua), a character in the video game The World Ends with You
Kiryu is also the nickname of Mechagodzilla in the Millennium series of the Godzilla franchise.
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Pachinko manufacturing arrived in Kiryū after World War II, during the period of industrial reconstruction, with the formation of two main companies—the Heiwa Corporation in 1949, and the Sophia Corporation in 1951.
Since the characters for Kōzuke are more commonly read "Ueno," Gunma Prefecture's Japan Rail stations do not use it as a name prefix, using "Gunma" instead.
A 13-episode anime adaptation produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Yasutaka Yamamoto began airing on ABC on July 4, 2013 and were later aired on Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, Hokkaido Broadcasting Company, Chukyo TV, BS11 and AT-X.