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8th Seiyu Awards
The 8th Seiyu Awards ceremony was held on March 1, 2014. References {{Seiyu Awards Seiyu Awards ceremonies Seiyu Seiyu Voice acting in Japan is an industry where actors provide voice-overs as characters or narrators in media including anime, video games, audio dramas, commercials, and dubbing for non-Japanese films and television programs. In Japan, and a ... 2014 in Japanese cinema 2014 in Japanese television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voice Acting In Japan
Voice acting in Japan is an industry where actors provide voice-overs as characters or narrators in media including anime, video games, audio dramas, commercials, and dubbing for non-Japanese films and television programs. In Japan, and actresses have devoted fan clubs due to a crossover with the idol industry, and some fans may watch a show merely to hear a particular voice actor. Many voice actors have concurrent singing careers and have also crossed over to live-action media. There are around 130 voice acting schools in Japan. Broadcast companies and talent agencies often have their own troupes of vocal actors. Magazines focusing specifically on voice acting are published in Japan, with '' Voice Animage'' being the longest running. The term character voice (abbreviated CV) has been commonly used since the 1980s by such Japanese anime magazines as ' and ''Newtype'' to describe a voice actor associated with a particular anime or game character. Definition and role A p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshimasa Hosoya
is a Japanese voice actor and narrator. Biography After attending Tokyo Announce Gakuin Performing Arts College and Mausu Promotion Actor Training Center, he joined Mausu Promotion. He is currently a freelancer. Among his many roles, he voiced Shichika Yasuri in ''Katanagatari'', Kuranosuke Shiraishi in ''The Prince of Tennis'', Kojou Akatsuki in '' Strike the Blood'', IV in ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal'', Reiner Braun in ''Attack on Titan'', Saburō Katō in '' Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199'', Junpei Hyūga in ''Kuroko's Basketball'', Sentarō Kawabuchi in ''Kids on the Slope'', Haruhiro in ''Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash'', Daryun in ''The Heroic Legend of Arslan'', Orga Itsuka in '' Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans'', Akari Hizamaru in ''Terra Formars'', Doppo Kunikida in '' Bungo Stray Dogs'', Asahi Azumane in ''Haikyuu!!'', Fumikage Tokoyami in ''My Hero Academia'', Nagare Akiba in ''Ushio and Tora'', John H. Watson in ''The Empire of Corpses'', Aren Kuboyasu in '' Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamoru Miyano
is a Japanese actor and singer. He is best known for his roles on '' Steins;Gate'', ''Durarara!!'', ''Death Note'', '' Soul Eater'', ''Wolf's Rain'', ''Ouran High School Host Club'', '' Ajin: Demi-Human'', '' Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood'', ''Free!'', ''Mobile Suit Gundam 00'', ''Hunter x Hunter'', ''Chihayafuru'', '' Bungo Stray Dogs'', ''Uta no Prince-sama'' and ''Zombieland Saga''. He was nominated for the award for ''Death Note'' at the 1st Seiyu Awards and won the "Best Voice Actor" award at the 2008 Tokyo International Anime Fair. At the 2nd Seiyu Awards, he won "Best Lead Actor Award" for his role as Setsuna F. Seiei in ''Mobile Suit Gundam 00'' and as Hakugen Rikuson in ''Kōtetsu Sangokushi''. His debut single, , was released at King Records. In March 2009, his debut album ''Break'' was released. Personal life Miyano was born in Saitama Prefecture in the Kantō region of Honshu, Japan on June 8, 1983. Miyano joined Himawari Theatre Group under the influence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gatchaman Crowds
is a 2013 anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Production and directed by Kenji Nakamura. It is a part of the ''Gatchaman'' franchise. The first season aired between July 12 and September 27, 2013, and the second season, titled ''Gatchaman Crowds Insight'', started with a prologue episode streamed on Hulu on June 20 before first airing on July 4 and finishing on September 26, 2015. Premise Early summer of 2015 in the city of Tachikawa, Japan. A "second metropolis" of Tokyo, Tachikawa is protected by the Gatchaman, warriors who fight in special reinforced suits called NOTE powered by the manifestation of their spiritual powers. After the introduction of their newest member, the energetic and cheerful Hajime Ichinose, the Gatchaman must deal with Berg Katze, an enigmatic alien creature who, having destroyed several planets, has turned his attention to Earth. Characters Gatchaman ; /(G-101) : : A 16-year-old high school girl living in Tachikawa City, who is a new membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm Enterprise
is a voice talent management firm in Japan. Members Female *Hikaru Akao *Saori Hayami *Yōko Hikasa *Hiromi Hirata *Kaede Hondo *Momoko Ishikawa *Rie Kugimiya *Rin Kusumi *Natsuko Kuwatani *MAKO * Ayano Matsumoto *Tomomi Mineuchi *Maria Naganawa *Mai Nakahara *Mayako Nigo *Miho Okasaki *Saori Ōnishi *Ari Ozawa *Chiwa Saitō *Tomo Sakurai (in cooperation with "Asakura Kaoru Engekidan") *Yū Sasahara *Sayaka Senbongi *Yumi Shimura *Aya Suzaki *Larissa Tago Takeda *Mikako Takahashi *Mutsumi Tamura *Yuiko Tatsumi *Hiromi Tsunakake *Maaya Uchida *Kana Ueda *Naomi Wakabayashi *Sayuri Yahagi *Akane Yamaguchi *Maria Yamamoto *Mayumi Yoshida *Haruka Yoshimura Male *Kōhei Amasaki *Junji Majima *Yoshitsugu Matsuoka * Takeo Ōtsuka *Gen Satō *Hiro Shimono *Tatsuhisa Suzuki *Motoki Takagi *Yuma Uchida is a Japanese voice actor and singer who works for Intention. His big roles have included Yuuma Kousaka in ''Gundam Build Fighters Try'', Nagisa Kiryū in ''Classroom Crisis'', Megum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maaya Uchida
is a Japanese voice actress and singer who works for I'm Enterprise. She won the Best Rookie Actress Award at the 8th Seiyu Awards. She is best known for her roles such as Rikka Takanashi in ''Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions'', Ranko Kanzaki in ''The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls'', Norman in ''The Promised Neverland'', Sharo Kirima in ''Is the Order a Rabbit?'', Lililuka Arde in ''Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?'', Hiyori Iki in ''Noragami'', Rui Tachibana in ''Domestic Girlfriend'' and Katarina Claes in '' My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!''. She debuted as a singer in 2014 under Pony Canyon with the song "Soushou Innocence". Her best-selling single is youthful beautiful. With her rising success, she also participated in many music festivals and held one-man lives in large venues such as Yoyogi National Gymnasium two days with 13,291 capacity and Nippon Budokan with 14,471 capacity. As an actress, she debuted in ''Unofficial Sentai Akiba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yowamushi Pedal
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Wataru Watanabe. It began serialization in the 12th issue of Akita Shoten’s Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Champion'' in 2008, and as of October 2022, the series has been compiled into 80 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The manga has been licensed in North America by Yen Press in 2015. Several new mangas continue to be published. An anime television series adaptation aired from October 2013 to July 2014, followed by a second season aired from October 2014 to March 2015, a third season aired from January to June 2017, a fourth season aired from January to June 2018, and a fifth season premiered in October 2022. The first three seasons have been licensed by Discotek Media in North America in 2014. A live-action television drama adaptation aired in August 2016. A live-action film adaptation was released on August 14, 2020. As of July 2021, ''Yowamushi Pedal'' had over 27 million copies in ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arts Vision
, stylized as ARTSVISION, is a Japanese talent agency based in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo that employs many high-profile voice actors. It was founded in 1984 by Sakumi Matsuda. General information Arts Vision was founded by former Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society manager Sakumi Matsuda as an independent corporation in 1984. The studio became famous in the 1990s during a boom time in the popularity of voice actors and voice-over acting. At its peak, the studio employed many of Japan's most popular voice actors, who became known as "Seiyū Idols." In 1997, however, many of those popular young performers moved to I'm Enterprise, a subsidiary agency also managed by Matsuda. Since that time few new performers have joined Arts Vision. In 2003, Chihiro Suzuki and Masumi Asano moved from I'm Enterprise to Arts Vision, but in subsequent years the trend has been in the opposite direction, with artists such as Yukari Tamura and Natsuko Kuwatani moving from Arts Vision to I'm Enter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daiki Yamashita
is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Arts Vision. He is best known for voicing the character Izuku Midoriya in the popular shonen anime ''My Hero Academia''. He won the ''Best Male Newcomer'' award at the 8th Seiyu Awards. Filmography Anime series Original video animation (OVA) *''Yowamushi Pedal'' (2013), Sakamichi Onoda *''Blue Spring Ride'' (2014), Naitō *''My Hero Academia, My Hero Academia: Save! Rescue Training'' (2016), Izuku Midoriya *''My Hero Academia, My Hero Academia: Training of the Dead'' (2017), Izuku Midoriya *''Oresuki, Oresuki: Oretachi no Game Set'' (2020), Amatsuyu "Jouro" Kisaragi Special *''Oresuki, Oresuki: Ore wa Teinei ni Susumeru'' (2019), Amatsuyu "Jouro" Kisaragi Anime films *''Tamako Love Story'' (2014), Inuyama *''Yowamushi Pedal, Yowamushi Pedal Re:Ride'' (2014), Sakamichi Onoda *''The Empire of Corpses'' (2015), Nikolai Krasotkin *''Yowamushi Pedal, Yowamushi Pedal Re: ROAD'' (2015), Sakamichi Onoda *''Yowamushi Pedal, Yowamushi Pedal: T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Ravens
is a Japanese light novel series written by Kōhei Azano and illustrated by Sumihei. It was adapted into a manga series in 2010. It received an anime series on October 9, 2013 and ended on March 26, 2014. Funimation simulcasted the series on their website. Plot Onmyodou magic was a powerful technique which was used by the Japanese during World War I. Later, infamous Yakou Tsuchimikado performed a ritual known as the 'Taizan Fukun Ritual', which will eventually bring out Japan as a formidable force. However, the ritual goes horribly wrong and the result of this becomes what is now known as the "Great Spiritual Disaster", an incident which haunts the entire Japanese continent to date. In addition to this, the Onmyo Agency was established to monitor supernatural activity in the area and to combat any spirits or demons that would make their way into the real world. In the present day, onmyodou has become more refined, simplified and modernised, even finding its use in the field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pro-Fit
is a Japanese talent agency based in Tokyo, which handles mainly voice actors. Attached talent Male *Shun Horie * Yuu Kawada * Shou Kiraike * Kosuke Kobayashi * Taro Masuoka * Kenichi Mine *Masato Nishino *Nobuhiko Okamoto * Koji Seki *Yoku Shioya * Kouichi Souma * Ryo Sugisaki *Shinya Takahashi *Takuya Tsuda Female *Fairouz Ai * Rie Haduki *Ikumi Hasegawa * Hikaru Iida *Manaka Iwami *Akari Kitō *Manami Komori *Keiko Manaka *Nozomi Masu *Akane Misaka *Marie Miyake *Fumi Morisawa *Juri Nagatsuma * Kumiko Nakane * Sachiko Okada *Misaki Oshima *Misano Sakai *Yukina Shuto *Natsumi Takamori *Tomoyo Takayanagi * Tomomi Tanaka *Hana Hishikawa Former talent *Taito Ban (moved to Office Osawa) *Shizuka Ishigami (moved to Office Osawa) *Kaito Ishikawa (moved to Stay-Luck) * Haruki Ishiya (moved to Office Osawa) *Ai Kayano (moved to Office Osawa) *Minoru Shiraishi (moved to GadgetLink) * Hiroshi Watanabe (moved to Kenyu Office) *Aoi Yūki (moved to Aoni Production) History The co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaito Ishikawa
is a Japanese voice actor. He is affiliated with Stay Luck. He voiced Nero in ''Devil May Cry'', Genos in ''One Punch Man'', Tenya Iida in ''My Hero Academia'' and Tobio Kageyama in ''Haikyu!!''. Biography Ishikawa performed in a production of ''Gamba's Great Adventure'' at a science society when he was in fifth grade. After graduating from high school, he joined a drama club. After making his debut, he was impressed when he heard about the concept of "living a role" from a colleague. After immersing himself in late-night anime like ''The Familiar of Zero'', he pursued roles in '' Kanon'' and ''Genesis of Aquarion''. He praised Hiroaki Hirata for voicing Jack Sparrow in '' Pirates of the Caribbean''. Ishikawa entered the Pro Fit Voice Actor Training Center with the money he earned from his part-time job. In 2012, he made his anime debut in ''Waiting in the Summer''. In April 2013, he played the first leading role in the anime series ''Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet''. He won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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