PHP FrameworkS behind a curtain

I like RoR-style frameworks. And I like phpMyEdit & MyDBO.

But It doesn't mean that I don't like traditional PHP frameworks.
In Japan, there some unique PHP Frameworks which has only Japanese pages. In the future, they may make English community. I think there are potentials to become one of the famous frameworks.

1) Ethna(http://ethna.jp/) - An enterprise level, quite mature PHP Framework.



This framework is being used for one of the largest SNS commercial service in Japan. GREE.jp They released their foundation, PHP framework as a opensource project. And originator of this framework is a member of "php.net".

2) Maple(http://kunit.jp/maple/)

I believe this is the first major framework developed and released in Japan. This framework has a "InterceptingFilter pattern".
Now, the auther is making S2Container.PHP5(DIContainer with AOP) too. (http://www.seasar.org/en/products.html)

3) Quicty(Quick application build environment for PHP depends on PEAR and Smarty)
http://quicty.zubapita.jp/?FrontPage

I think this is the latest PHP Framework being developed in Japan.(a framework announced at the PHP Users ML in Japan.) This framework has a unique feature, kind of "interactive scaffolding" feature. BSD licence.

Other frameworks:
- guesswork(http://www.guesswork.jp/)
- 速構Web Framework (http://www.pm9.com/newpm9/itbiz/php/framework/)
- Dino Lib (http://openlab.dino.co.jp/?key=%5B%5Bdinolib%5D%5D)
- Sabaphy(http://satolab.tiu.ac.jp/SabaphyHome/sabaphyMainHome/index.html)
Educational PHP Framework for university students. / for learning J2EE, EJB.
- Laiz (http://www.n314.com/Laiz/pukiwiki/)
- Pokox (http://www.glamenv-septzen.net/pukiwiki/index.php?pokox)
- rhaco (http://www.rhaco.org/)