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Ai No Kusabi
is a Japanese novel written by Rieko Yoshihara. Originally serialized in the magazine '' Shōsetsu June'' between December 1986 and October 1987, the story was collected into a hardbound novel that was released in Japan in 1990, and eventually expanded on and released in 6 paperback volumes. This futuristic tale is set in a world ruled by a super computer Jupiter, where its cyborg creations, the Elites, who are assigned various social roles based on their hair color, rule over the human populace. Iason Mink, a high-class "Blondy" elite from the capital Tanagura, runs into Riki, a "Mongrel" from the slums, and makes him his "Pet". This decision was seen as taboo in Tanagura where Pets are a status symbol and are expected to be well-bred, and was also unacceptable to Riki who had his freedom taken away from him. As Riki learns of the dangers Iason faces by keeping him, he finds himself developing feelings for his master. While focusing on the relationship between Iason and R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaoi
''Yaoi'' (; ja, やおい ), also known by the ''wasei-eigo'' construction and its abbreviation , is a genre of fictional media originating in Japan that features Homoeroticism, homoerotic relationships between male characters. It is typically created by women for women and is distinct from Bara (genre), homoerotic media marketed to gay men, but it does also attract a male audience and can be produced by male creators. It spans a wide range of media, including manga, anime, drama CDs, novels, video games, television series, films, and Fan labor, fan works. "Boys' love" and "BL" are the generic terms for this kind of media in Japan and much of Asia; though the terms are used by some fans and commentators in the West, ''yaoi'' remains more generally prevalent in English. The genre originated in the 1970s as a subgenre of Shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga, or comics for girls. Several terms were used for the new genre, including , , and . The term ''yaoi'' emerged in the late 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kentarō Itō
is a Japanese voice actor and stage actor who was born in Hachiōji. He is currently affiliated with Mausu Promotion and is representative of Theater Company K-Show. He has taken over some of the roles held by the late Kazuyuki Sogabe and Takeshi Aono. His range is baritone. Biography After graduating from Meijigakuin Higashimurayama High School, Itō had the opportunity to help out with a theater company that he knew, and became interested in the "world of performance" for the first time. In 1993, he entered the drama department of Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music, and in the summer of the same year, he appeared on stage for the first time in '' Little Women''. In 1995, he joined Theater Company 21st Century FOX led by Kaneta Kimotsuki, and at the same time, he sought a performance-related career and made his debut as a voice actor. 2001 to April 2009, he belonged to Haikyo, and from May 2009 to 2010, he belonged to Mediarte. He has been a member of Amuleto (formerly AR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Huber
Chuck Huber is an American voice actor, ADR director, and writer primarily known for his work for Funimation and OkraTron 5000. He has provided numerous voices for Japanese anime series and video games. He is best known for his roles as Hiei in ''Yu Yu Hakusho'', Dr. Franken Stein in '' Soul Eater'', Pilaf in ''Dragon Ball'', Shou Tucker in ''Fullmetal Alchemist'', Android #17 in ''Dragon Ball Z'' and Turner Grey in ''Ace Attorney''. Career Huber has also been a TV, film and stage actor in over 20 years, most notably at Chicago’s Steppenwolf and Goodman Theaters; as the Director/Writer of ''Arbor Day - The Musical''; as a producer, co-writer and co-star of the bilingual feature ''Fragility of Seconds'', which took the top prize at the Houston International Film Festival; and in guest starring roles on NBC, FOX, CBS dramas. Huber is a Stage West board member. Huber has also worked in the education field as a workshop leader, teacher and principal for 20 years in a variet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takaya Kuroda
is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo, Japan. He is affiliated with Axlone, and was formerly with Mausu Promotion and 81 Produce. He is best known for his bass voice, which has usually seen him cast in villainous roles such as the voice of Yaiba in ''GoGo Sentai Boukenger''. He is best known to western audiences for providing the voice of Kazuma Kiryu, the protagonist of the ''Like a Dragon'' series. Because of his vocal resemblance to the late Hirotaka Suzuoki, he was chosen to replace Suzuoki as the voice of Starscream in '' Transformers: Cybertron'' as Suzuoki's health deteriorated. Kuroda is also the lead singer of the rock band ''Takaya Kuroda & Goodfellas''. Filmography Animation Film Video games Drama CDs Live action Dubbing roles References External links * Kazuma Kiryū's voice actor has a band — and it's beyond awesome!bIGDB.comvia Medium {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuroda, Takaya 1965 births Living people Japanese male stage actors Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shō Hayami
, known professionally as , is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer. He is mainly known for his smooth, deep voice. During his career, he has played a wide range of characters from kind-hearted heroes ( Father Remington, Maximilian Jenius, Nicholas D. Wolfwood) to twisted sociopaths (Sōsuke Aizen, Muraki Kazutaka, Enrico Maxwell and ''LoL'' champion Jhin). He is married to Rei Igarashi and works for Rush Style. Filmography Television animation ;1981 *''Queen Millennia'', Millennium Thief A (as Yasushi Ōhama) ;1982 *''Armored Fleet Dairugger XV'', Tatsuo Izumo *''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'', Maximilian Jenius *'' The New Adventures of Maya the Honey Bee'', Max ;1983 *''Aura Battler Dunbine'', Burn Bunnings *'' Kinnikuman: Scramble for the Throne'', Terryman, The Ninja, The Hawkman *''The Super Dimension Century Orguss'', Kei Katsuragi ;1984 *''Heavy Metal L-Gaim'', Gavlet Gablae, Preita Quoize ;1986 *'' Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin'', Kisaragi *'' Machine Robo: Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin-ichiro Miki
is a Japanese voice actor from Tokyo.Doi, Hitoshi.Miki Shinichirou. ''Seiyuu Database''. July 13, 2010. He is a member of 81 Produce. Miki is known for his distinctively smooth voice and often calm delivery in the roles he has landed. He often gets cast as handsome young men in anime, perhaps the most notable being Youji Kudou – Balinese (''Weiß Kreuz'') and Kojirō ("James") (''Pokémon''). Other famous roles include Takumi Fujiwara ('' Initial D'' anime, video game and mostly '' Arcade Stage'' series from ''Arcade Stage 4'' to ''Arcade Stage 8 Infinity''), Kisuke Urahara ('' Bleach''), Akira Yuki (''Virtua Fighter''), Lockon Stratos (''Mobile Suit Gundam 00''), Tatsuma Sakamoto ( ''Gintama''), Teppei Iwaki (''Area no Kishi''), Aikurō Mikisugi ('' Kill la Kill''), Hitomi ('' Code: Breaker''), Kagetora Aida (''Kuroko's Basketball''), Roy Mustang ('' Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood''), Zamasu (''Dragon Ball Super''), Bob Makihara ('' Tenejō Tenge''), Keisuke Yuuki (''Fushi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hideyuki Tanaka
is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Tokyo who is attached to Aoni Production. He is a graduate of the Toho Gakuen School of Music. He is most known for his roles in ''One Piece'' (as Donquixote Doflamingo), '' Dokaben'' (as Tarou Yamada), ''Kinnikuman'' (as Terryman), '' Captain Tsubasa'' (as Roberto Hongo), ''Detective Conan'' (as Yūsaku Kudō), ''Touch'' (as Eijirō Kashiwaba), ''Saint Seiya'' (as Leo Aiolia, the narrator, and the first voice of Wolf Nachi) and narration, ''Metal Gear'' (as Hal Emmerich), '' F-Zero: GP Legend'' (as Captain Falcon), ''Slam Dunk'' (as Kiminobu Kogure) and the current voice actor of Zoffy in the ''Ultra Series''. Filmography Television animation ;1970s *'' Dokaben'' (1976) (Tarō Yamada) *''Future Boy Conan'' (1978) (Luke, Cheet) *''Wakakusa no Charlotte'' (1978) (Perkins) *''Mobile Suit Gundam'' (1979) (Woody Malden) ;1980s *''Ganbare Genki'' (1980) (Shuichi Okamura) *'' Tsurikichi Sanpei'' (1980) (Kenichi) *''Urusei Yatsura'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hōchū Ōtsuka
is a Japanese voice actor and narrator affiliated with the talent management firm Crazy Box. He is best known for his roles as the voices of Kyao Mirao in ''Heavy Metal L-Gaim''; Mont Blanc Noland in ''One Piece''; Yazan Gable in ''Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam''; Akira Sendō in ''Slam Dunk''; SignalMan in ''Gekisou Sentai Carranger''; Imagin, Deneb in ''Kamen Rider Den-O'', Abuto in ''Gintama'', Makoto Sōda in '' Captain Tsubasa''; Jiraiya in ''Naruto'' and Sakonji Urokodaki in ''Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba''. He is also known for dubbing for Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donnie Yen (especially in ''Ip Man'' series), Jeff Goldblum, Ray Liotta, Tim Robbins, John C. McGinley, Brent Spiner, Robert Patrick and many more. He was also the first dubbing voice actor of Kiefer Sutherland and Christopher Lambert in their early days. Filmography Television animation ;1983 *'' Captain Tsubasa'' – Makoto Sōda *''Urusei Yatsura'' – Kuroko, Man in Glasses ;1984 *''Heavy Metal L-Gaim'' – Mirau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricco Fajardo
Ricco Fajardo is an American voice actor who has provided voices for English versions of Japanese anime series and video games. Some of his roles include Taiju Oki in ''Dr. Stone'', Itona Horibe in ''Assassination Classroom'', Mirio Togata in ''My Hero Academia'', Kotaro Tatsumi in ''Zombie Land Saga'', Daryun in ''The Heroic Legend of Arslan'', Tor Kokonoe in ''Absolute Duo'', Leon Luis in '' Garo: The Animation'', Kyousuke Munakata in '' Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak Academy'' and Haruhiro in ''Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash is a Japanese light novel series written by Ao Jūmonji and illustrated by Eiri Shirai. The story follows a group of people who suddenly find themselves in a fantasy world with no memories from before their arrival, and chronicles their str ...''. Filmography Anime Animation Film Video games References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fajardo, Ricco Living people American male voice actors Place of birth missing (living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōsuke Toriumi
is a Japanese voice actor affiliated to Arts Vision. Biography He is a member of and . To commemorate twenty years of his debut, a book entitled released on May 16, 2016. He created his YouTube channel on March 19, 2020. Filmography Anime television series ;1997 *''Remi, Nobody's Girl'' – Henry, Sailor B, Subordinate, Porters *'' Slayers TRY'' – Lizardman *''The King of Braves GaoGaiGar'' – Driver ;1998 *''DT Eightron'' – Garfy's Member, Waiter *''Gandalla (Nessa no Haou Gandalla)'' – Man B, Subordinates *'' Marvelous Melmo'' – Shikaku, Boy, Announcer, Ikehara, TV-Analyst, Inkichi, Banchō, Jirō *''Nazca'' – Delinquent, Soldier *''Outlaw Star'' – Prisoner ;1999 *''Di Gi Charat'' – Rik Heisenberg ;2000 *'' Saiyuki Reload: Burial'' – Kenyuu ;2001 *''Captain Tsubasa Road to 2002'' – Adult Tarō Misaki *''Prétear'' – Hayate *''The Prince of Tennis'' – Kiyosumi Sengoku ;2002 *''Naruto'' – Kiba Inuzuka ;2003 *''Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'' – Takashi * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōji Tsujitani
was a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and director of audiography credited for voicing many anime and video game characters. Tsujitani used to be affiliated with Sigma Seven. He married Kumiko Watanabe in 2012. He died of a stroke on October 17, 2018. Biography Filmography Anime *'' Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket'' (1989), Bernard Wiseman *''3×3 Eyes'' (1991), Yakumo Fujii *''The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird'' (1991–1992), Guard Rescue *'' Mobile Suit Gundam F91'' (1991), Seabook Arno *''Otaku no Video'' (1991), (Ken Kubo) *''Video Girl Ai'' (1992), (Takashi Niimai) *''Irresponsible Captain Tylor'' (1993), Tylor *''Genocyber'' (1994), Ryuu *''YuYu Hakusho'' (1994), (Itsuki) *''Saint Tail'' (1995), Noguchi *''Escaflowne'' (1996), Jajuka *''Grander Musashi'' (1997), Sugeru *'' Hajime no Ippo'' (2000), Ryuichi Hayami *''InuYasha'' (2001), Miroku *''PaRappa the Rapper'' (2001), Matt's Father *''Maburaho'' (2003), Akai Haruaki *'' Kyou Kara Maou'' (2004–20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Haberkorn
Todd Haberkorn is an American voice actor and director, who has dubbed in anime, films, and video games. Career While Haberkorn was working in theater, he joined Funimation as a voice actor, with minor roles in ''One Piece'', ''Black Cat'', and ''Peach Girl''. Since then, he has voiced characters such as Natsu Dragneel in ''Fairy Tail'', Italy in '' Hetalia: Axis Powers'', Hikaru Hitachiin in ''Ouran High School Host Club'', Allen Walker in '' D.Gray-man'', Death the Kid in '' Soul Eater'', Tsukune Aono in '' Rosario + Vampire'', Kimihiro Watanuki in '' xxxHolic'', and Yamato Akitsuki in '' Suzuka''. He has also worked in Los Angeles as an actor, director, producer and writer. He also played Aru Akise, one of the main set of characters in ''Future Diary'' and provided the English dub voice for Hiroki Hasegawa in ''Shin Godzilla'', as well as Razor for ''Genshin Impact''. Personal life Haberkorn is of partial Vietnamese descent on the maternal side of his family. Meanwhile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
