Appleseed (OVA)
is a Japanese cyberpunk-style OVA adaptation of the manga of the same name created by Masamune Shirow. The anime takes place in a non-determined future. The anime, produced by Gainax, departs greatly from the manga's storyline, sharing only the characters and setting. Plot After World War III, the General Management Control Office constructs an experimental city known as Olympus. It is inhabited by humans, cyborgs, and bioroids. Bioroids are genetically engineered beings created to serve Mankind. They oversee all the administration duties of Olympus. Olympus was meant to be a utopian society, but for some, it feels more like a cage. Charon Mautholos, an Olympus city police officer, is one of the many who feel that way. Charon secretly conspires with a terrorist, A. J. Sebastian, to destroy Gaia, a super computer that runs the various utilities and networks of Olympus. Out to stop them are Olympus City ESWAT (Enhanced SWAT) team members Deunan Knute and Briareos Hecatonchires. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cyberpunk
Cyberpunk is a subgenre of science fiction in a dystopian futuristic setting that tends to focus on a "combination of lowlife and high tech", featuring futuristic technological and scientific achievements, such as artificial intelligence and cybernetics, juxtaposed with societal collapse, dystopia or decay. Much of cyberpunk is rooted in the New Wave science fiction movement of the 1960s and 1970s, when writers like Philip K. Dick, Michael Moorcock, Roger Zelazny, John Brunner, J. G. Ballard, Philip José Farmer and Harlan Ellison examined the impact of drug culture, technology, and the sexual revolution while avoiding the utopian tendencies of earlier science fiction. Comics exploring cyberpunk themes began appearing as early as Judge Dredd, first published in 1977. Released in 1984, William Gibson's influential debut novel ''Neuromancer'' helped solidify cyberpunk as a genre, drawing influence from punk subculture and early hacker culture. Other influential cyberpunk ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vincent Marzello
Vincent Marzello (July 4, 1951 – March 31, 2020) was an American actor. Early life Marzello was born in the New York borough of Brooklyn on July 4, 1951. He trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Career Marzello was active on screen from 1976 in North America and Europe, his first role being in an episode of '' The Brothers''. Thereafter he appeared in productions that included '' The Spy Who Loved Me'', ''Superman'', ''Never Say Never Again'', '' The Witches'', ''Taggart'', ''The House of Eliott'', ''The Fragile Heart'', ''Dalziel and Pascoe'', ''Little Britain'', ''Nuclear Secrets'' and ''Mile High''. Marzello also lent his voice to the character of Fernando Ramirez in the '' UFO: Afterlight'' computer game and appeared in the U.K. ''Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel'' (1990 radio series) (with his wife). In 2006, he played Bob Zelnick in '' Frost/Nixon'' in London's West End, starting at the Donmar Warehouse in August and transferring to the Gielgud T ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Helen McCarthy
Helen McCarthy (born 27 February 1951) is the British author of such anime reference books as ''500 Manga Heroes and Villains'', ''Anime!'', ''The Anime Movie Guide'' and ''Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation''. She is the co-author of ''The Erotic Anime Movie Guide'' and the exhaustive ''The Anime Encyclopedia'' with Jonathan Clements. She also designs needlework and textile art. Background McCarthy was the first English-speaking author to write a book about anime, in addition to being "the first person in the United Kingdom to run an anime programme at a convention, start a dedicated anime newsletter, and edit a dedicated anime magazine." In 1991, she founded ''Anime UK'' magazine, and in 1992 became one of the principal contributors to ''Super Play'', an SNES title with a heavy anime and manga bias. ''Anime UK'' became ''Anime FX'' after a change of backer and closed at the end of 1996. Andy Frain of Manga Entertainment, then the most influential anime distributor i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Otaku USA
''Otaku USA'' is a bimonthly magazine published by Sovereign Media, which covers various elements of the "otaku" lifestyle (such as anime, manga, video games, cosplay and Japanese popular music) from an American perspective. The issues were accompanied by a DVD featuring three anime episodes but as of 2009 the DVD feature was dropped and the double sided poster feature of the Magazine was also dropped starting with the February 2010 issue. ''Otaku USA'' began publication in August 2007. The editor-in-chief of the magazine is Patrick Macias. After the shutdown of ''Newtype USA'' in February 2008, ''Anime Insider'' in March 2009, '' Shonen Jump'' in April 2012, and the discontinuation of ''Protoculture Addicts'' since August 2008, ''Otaku USA'' is the only remaining anime news magazine published for the North American market. Its only remaining trans-Atlantic competitor is '' Neo'', a British-based title that cover similar topics and is sold in American stores. Content Each issu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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THEM Anime Reviews
THEM Anime Reviews, otherwise known as THEM or T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews, is an Anime, anime Review, review website that writes about current and past anime in any form, including Original video animation, OVAs and Original net animation, ONAs. The website offers reviews, editorial content and hosts Internet forum, forums. History THEM was founded in 1993 by Arizona State University Barrett, The Honors College, Honors College students as a school club for fans of science fiction and fantasy. It became an anime review website, named THEM Online, in 1996, and Carlos Ross, who later became one of the editors in chief of the website, became a writer in 1999. By 2007, Ross would be part of Arizona State University's College of Liberal Arts & Science. In June 2000, the current domain name of the website was registered. At the time, the site was using ASU servers, which were later changed. In the first six years of the site, from 1996 to 2002, only one guest review was accepted and all "s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Appleseed (2004 Film)
is a 2004 Japanese animated post-apocalyptic action film directed by Shinji Aramaki and based on the '' Appleseed'' manga created by Masamune Shirow. It features the voice acting of Ai Kobayashi, Jūrōta Kosugi, Mami Koyama, Yuki Matsuoka, and Toshiyuki Morikawa. The film tells the story of Deunan Knute, a former soldier, who searches for data that can restore the reproductive capabilities of bioroids, a race of genetically engineered clones. Although it shares characters and settings with the original manga, this film's storyline is a re-interpretation, not a true adaptation. This ''Appleseed'' film should not be confused with the 1988 OVA which was also inspired by the manga. ''Appleseed'' was released on April 18, 2004. Plot Deunan Knute, a young soldier and one of the Global War's last survivors, is rescued by Hitomi, a Second Generation Bioroid. Knute's escape attempt is stopped by her former lover Briareos Hecatonchires, now a cyborg. She realizes that the war had ended ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yōsuke Akimoto
is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo. He is attached to Mausu Promotion. He is a graduate of the Hosei University business school A business school is a university-level institution that confers degrees in business administration or management. A business school may also be referred to as school of management, management school, school of business administration, o .... Filmography Animation Dubbing Video games References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Akimoto, Yousuke 1944 births Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Male voice actors from Tokyo Living people 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors Mausu Promotion voice actors ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kōji Totani
was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan who worked at Aoni Production. On February 6, 2006, at the age of 57, he died from acute heart failure. His final appearance was the Naruto 2006 New Year one-hour special, where he voiced Hoki. Following Totani's death, his ongoing roles were taken up by other voice actors. Filmography Anime television ;1979 *''Mobile Suit Gundam'' (Uragan, Cozun Graham) ;1984 *''Fist of the North Star'' (Club, Fox, Baron, Jagi, Shikaba, Young Ryuuken, Ren, Han, Zebra) ;1987 *''Dragon Ball'' (Draculaman) ;1990 *''Dragon Ball Z'' (Kiwi) ;1996 *''Dragon Ball GT'' (Don Kiar) Unknown date *''Air'' (Minagi's father) *''The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird'' (Guard Wing and Super Guardion) *''Brave Police J-Decker'' (Kuze) *''Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'' (Kacricon Cacooler, Gady Kinzei) *''Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ'' (Gottn Goh, August Gidan) *''Galaxy Express 999'' (Locomotive, others) *'' Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin'' (Akatora) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yasunori Matsumoto
is a Japanese actor and voice actor affiliated with Sigma Seven. Some of Matsumoto's most notable roles are Wataru Akiyama in '' Initial D'', Jean Havoc in ''Fullmetal Alchemist'', Magnum Ace in Shippū! Iron Leaguer, Gourry Gabriev in ''Slayers'' and Ryo Hibiki in ''Sonic Soldier Borgman''. His wife was voice actress Junko Sakuma, who died in March 2011. Career Matsumoto graduated from the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Chuo University after graduating from Yakuendai High School. He used to be a member of Production Baobab. He was also the vice-chairman of Sugoroku, a theater company led by Kenichi Ogata, and became the chairperson after Ogata retired. He later left the company in 2016. When Matsumoto was a student, he was the captain of a cycle racing club, and has even participated in the National Athletic Meet. However, he left the club due to a back injury. Originally a science fiction enthusiast, he was a science major until he was in high school. Howeve ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kenichi Ono
is a Japanese voice actor, tarento, and actor from Tokyo. His birth name is . He is best known for voicing as the villain character, Yoichi Takato from ''Kindaichi Case Files'' series. Filmography Anime television series *''Zillion'' (1987) (Dr. Kariga) *''Topo Gigio'' (1988) (Pierre) *'' Shurato'' (1989) (Antena) *''Idol Angel Yokoso Yoko'' (1990) (Zen) *''Future GPX Cyber Formula'' (1991) (Asurada) *''Tonde Burin'' (1994) (Shinichiro Kokubu) *''Saint Tail'' (1995) (Kawai) *''Mama Loves the Poyopoyo-Saurus'' (1995) (Gendai's Father) *''Martian Successor Nadesico'' (1996) (Prospector) *''B'TX'' (1996) (B'T Falcon) *''Inuyasha'' (2000) (Newscaster) *''Hikaru no Go'' (2001) (Kawaii-san) *''Eureka Seven'' (2005) (Morita) *'' RockMan.EXE'' (2005) (Dark Miyabi) *'' Keroro Gunsō'' (2008) (Alien Kanryō) *'' Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon'' (2021) (Nanahoshi) Unknown date *''Kaiketsu Zorori'' (Yocchan) *''Kindaichi Case Files'' (Takato Youichi, Watson) *'' Kinnikuman: Nisei'' (Ramenma ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yuzuru Fujimoto
was a Japanese voice actor. Filmography Television animation ;1960s *'' Gigantor'' (1963) – Narrator *''Ōgon Bat'' (1967) – Narrator *'' Yōkai Ningen Bem'' (1968) – Narrator ;1970s *'' Science Ninja Team Gatchaman'' (1972) – A detective *''Doraemon'' (1973) – Papa *''Brave Raideen'' (1975) – Professor Steam *''Gaiking'' (1975) – Namura *''Blocker Gundan 4 Machine Blaster'' (1976) – Yoshitarō Harao *'' Nobody's Boy: Remi'' (1977-1978) - Policeman (episode 10) *''Paul's Miraculous Adventure'' (1977) – Gabriel *''Angie Girl'' (1978) – Johann ;1980s *''Astro Boy'' (1980) – Professor Ikisugi *''Invincible Robo Trider G7'' (1980) – Tetsuo Atsui *'' Ninja Hattori-kun'' (1981) – Kentarō Mitsuba *''Ginga Hyōryū Vifam 13'' (1983) – Frederick Roden *''Magical Fairy Persia'' (1984) – Goken Muroi *'' Princess Sarah'' (1985) – Mr. Barrow *''Mister Ajikko'' (1987) – Ajiō-sama *''Zillion'' (1987) – Gord *''Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato'' (1989) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tamio Ōki
was a Japanese voice actor. He was affiliated with Mausu Promotion. Filmography Anime Film Drama CDs Video games Tokusatsu ;1967 *The X from Outer Space (Dr. Berman (Actor by Franz Gruber) ;1976 * Choujin Bibyun ( Sakasabashira (ep. 16)) ;1998 *Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack (Master Ranking) ;2008 *Engine Sentai Go-onger (Savage Water Barbaric Machine Beast Pot Banki Banki may refer to: * Banki turbine, a type of water turbine * Donát Bánki, inventor of the carburetor * KB Banki, a northern European bank, headquartered in Reykjavík, Iceland * Kamen Rider Banki, a character from ''Kamen Rider Hibiki'' * Bańk ... (ep. 14)) Dubbing roles References External links Official agency profile * * * Tamio Okiat Moviewalker {{DEFAULTSORT:Oki Tamio 1928 births 2017 deaths Japanese male voice actors Japanese male video game actors Male voice actors from Tokyo 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors Tokyo Actor's Consumer's ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |