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1988 In Anime
The events of 1988 in anime. Accolades * Ōfuji Noburō Award: '' My Neighbor Totoro'' Releases Births *February 4 - Ayano Niina, voice actress *February 19 - Miyu Irino, voice actor *March 16 - Azusa Kataoka, voice actress *April 15 - Manami Numakura, voice actress *June 2 - Ayaka Saitō, voice actress *June 11 - Yui Aragaki, voice actress *July 11 - Yuka Iguchi, voice actress *July 12 - Risa Taneda, voice actress *August 9 - Nozomi Yamamoto, voice actress *September 16 - Shizuka Hasegawa, voice actress *October 27 - Juri Nagatsuma, voice actress *November 11 - Mikako Komatsu, voice actress *December 6 - Nobunaga Shimazaki is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production. He won the Best Rookie Actor Award at the 7th Seiyu Awards and the Best Actors in Supporting Roles at the 15th Seiyu Awards. Biography Filmography Anime Theatrical animation Dra ..., voice actor *December 14 - Ayumu Murase, voice actor *December 26 - Arisa Noto, voice actre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of the English word ''animation'') describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. Animation produced outside of Japan with similar style to Japanese animation is commonly referred to as anime-influenced animation. The earliest commercial Japanese animations date to 1917. A characteristic art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka and spread in following decades, developing a large domestic audience. Anime is distributed theatrically, through television broadcasts, Original video animation, directly to home media, and Original net animation, over the Internet. In addition to original works, anime are often adaptations of Japanese comics (manga), light novels, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyoo Ashida
was an anime character designer, animation director and director. He was most notable for directing the original ''Vampire Hunter D'' anime, as well as for providing character designs for '' Vifam'', ''Mashin Hero Wataru'', ''Minky Momo'' and '' F-Zero GP Legend''. He is the founder of the anime production studio, Studio Live and as well as the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA) along with Satoshi Kon. His designs are similar to those of Akira Toriyama. Toyoo got his style while working on Dr. Slump. He was also heavily inspired by Tex Avery, Bob Clampett, the Fleischer Brothers, Harvey Kurtzman and Jack Davis. Notable works as character design and animator * ''Uchū Shōnen Soran'' (1965) (in-between animation) * ''Space Boy Soran'' (1965) (animation) * ''Bōken Gabotenjima'' (1967) (animation) * ''Moomin'' (1969) (animation director) * ''Cleopatra'' (1970) (animation) * ''New Moomin'' (1972) (animation director) * ''Wansa-kun'' (1973) (art director) * ''Heidi, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Sasagawa
is a Japanese creator of several anime and manga series. His name is romanized in some sources as ''Hiroshi Sasakawa''. Career Born in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, he is well known as one of creators of ''Time Bokan'' series (with Ippei Kuri, Mitsuki Nakamura and Yoshitaka Amano), he has directed several animation works in the fantasy and science fiction genre, many (though not all) of them with Tatsunoko Production. List of works * ''Space Ace'' (1965-1966) * ''Speed Racer'' (1967-1968) * ''Oraa Guzura Dado'' (1967-1968) * ''Dokachin the Primitive Boy'' (1968-1969) * ''The Genie Family'' (Hakushon Daimao) (1969-1970) * ''The Funny Judo Champion'' (Inakappe Taishou; original manga by Noboru Kawasaki) (1970-1972) * ''Hyppo and Thomas'' (1971-1972) * ''Science Ninja Team Gatchaman'' (1972-1974) * '' Demetan Croaker, The Boy Frog'' (1973) * ''The Song of Tentomushi'' (''Tentomushi no Uta''; original manga by Noboru Kawasaki) (1974-1976) * '' Tekkaman: The Space Knight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsurupika Hagemaru
, or simply ''Hagemaru'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinbo Nomura. The series was published in the Shogakukan magazine '' CoroCoro Comic'' from 1985 to 1995. It tells the story of a young boy named Hagemaru and his ideas for saving money. Premise The light-hearted story revolves around a young boy named Hagemaru with notably thick eyebrows and an unashamed positive and upbeat attitude. It spreads focus on his greedy family and the slice of life adventures he has with his schoolmates, typically his best friend and teacher who are irked by Hagemaru's schemes and disruptive demeanor. Cast *Noriko Tsukase as Hagemaru (episodes 1 – 37) *Kazuko Sugiyama as Hagemaru (episodes 38 – 52) *Jun'ichi Kanemaru as Masaru Kondou *Naoki Makishima as Pesu *Ginzô Matsuo as Homework Mask *Mariko Mukai as Aiko Hageda *Riyako Nagao as Kurumi *Ken'ichi Ogata as Yuji Hageda *Tomoko Ohtsuka as Mrs. Kondou *Yoshino Takamori as Sakiki Sakura Media Anime Due t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Legend Of Dragon Slayer
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Hisayuki Toriumi
, sometimes credited as Eikō Toriumi, was a Japanese animation director, storyboardist, screenwriter, and novelist. He is best known for directing the TV show ''Science Ninja Team Gatchaman'' and also credited for his contributions to several other anime series. He is known to Japanese fans for his TV series ''The Wonderful Adventures of Nils'' and ''Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō'' and to international fans for his work in ''Area 88'', ''Dallos'', ''The Mysterious Cities of Gold'', and '' Tekkaman: The Space Knight''. Toriumi's direction is very smart, dramatic, and complete. Mamoru Oshii was strongly influenced by him, and Oshii professes him to be "my mentor." He always dealt with family as a theme in his work, and the relationship between father and son was especially important to him. On the other hand, he had no interested in dramas between men and women. Toriumi also authored nearly two dozen novels. In addition to anime novelizations, he wrote mainly historically-themed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salamander (anime)
, retitled in North America and in the Japanese arcade re-release, is a scrolling shooter arcade game by Konami. Released in 1986 as a spin-off of '' Gradius'', ''Salamander'' introduced a simplified power-up system, two-player cooperative gameplay and both horizontally and vertically scrolling stages. Some of these later became normal for future ''Gradius'' games. ''Salamander'' was followed with a sequel in 1996 titled '' Salamander 2''. Gameplay The first player controls Vic Viper and the second player takes the reins of debuting spacecraft Lord British, which is sometimes referred to as "Road British" due to the ambiguity of Japanese-to-English romanization. The game features six stages which alter between horizontal and vertical scrolling. Players are allowed to continue from where they leave upon death instead of being returned to a predefined checkpoint as per ''Gradius'' tradition. There are no continues in single player mode, and two in the two-player mode. The nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakigake!! Otokojuku
, also known as simply ''Otokojuku'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Miyashita. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1985 to 1991. It is staged in an all-boys school that teaches how to be true men. The students are trained to "revive the Spirit of Japan" and mainly engage in events where they will polish their manhood and push through with their guts. Plot The genius principal of the private school, Heihachi Edajima, was a war hero during World War II. He trained his students to play an active role in politics, economics and industries in Japan and all over the world, though the way of training is highly anachronistic. The martial arts depicted in this series are also highly choreographed using various forms of martial arts. Story Early Gag Manga Arc The strongest of the Otokojuku first years, Momotaro Tsurugi, while enduring and overcoming the strict training of the malicious instructors and the seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunrise (company)
, previously and still famously known as Sunrise Inc., is a Japanese animation studio founded in September 1972 and is based in Ogikubo, Tokyo. Its former names were also Soeisha, Nippon Sunrise and Sunrise Studio. Its primary division, , is renowned for critically praised and popular original anime series such as ''Gundam'', '' Cowboy Bebop'', ''Space Runaway Ideon'', ''Armored Trooper Votoms'', ''Magic God Hero Legend Wataru'', ''Yoroiden Samurai Troopers'', ''Future GPX Cyber Formula'', ''Crush Gear Turbo'', ''The Vision of Escaflowne'', ''Love Live!'', ''Witch Hunter Robin'', ''My-HiME'', ''My-Otome'', '' Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion'', '' Tiger & Bunny'', and '' Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon'', as well as its numerous adaptations of acclaimed light novels including ''Crest of the Stars'', ''Dirty Pair'', ''Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere'' and ''Accel World'', and manga such as ''City Hunter'', ''Inuyasha'', ''Outlaw Star'', ''Yakitate!! Japan'', ''Planetes' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tale Of Neo Byston Well
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Studio Pierrot
is a Japanese animation studio established in May 1979 by former employees of both Tatsunoko Production and Mushi Production. Its headquarters are located in Mitaka, Tokyo. Pierrot is renowned for several worldwide popular anime series, such as ''Naruto'', '' Bleach'', ''Yu Yu Hakusho'', '' Black Clover'', '' Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'', ''Tokyo Ghoul'', and ''Great Teacher Onizuka''. The company's logo is the face of a clown. "Piero" is a Japanese loanword for clown, adopted from the classical character of Pierrot. ''Yu Yu Hakusho'' and ''Saiyuki'', two of the company's anime series, won the Animage Anime Grand Prix Award in 1994 and 1995, and 2000, respectively. Productions TV series 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Anime films OVAs and specials ''Note: This may not be a complete list.'' * ''Dallos'' (December 16, 1983–August 5, 1984) — 4 episodes * '' Cosmo Police Justy'' (July 20, 1985) * '' Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Eien no Once More'' (1984) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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