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Akari Kaida
is a Japanese people, Japanese video game music composer. She composed various soundtracks for Capcom games, including multiple in the ''Mega Man series, Mega Man'' series. She has occasionally been credited as Akari Groves, taking the surname of her husband. Career Kaida was a jazz piano major in college, spending her first year at the Osaka College of Music before joining Capcom in 1994. She became a freelance composer in 2005, but still continued to work on various Capcom projects, most recently becoming part of the Inti Creates sound team for ''Mega Man'' games. Works References External links Brave Wave profile * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaida, Akari 1974 births Capcom people Freelance musicians Japanese women composers Living people Musicians from Hyōgo Prefecture Video game composers Osaka College of Music alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyōgo Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 () and has a geographic area of . Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to the southeast, and Okayama Prefecture and Tottori Prefecture to the west. Kōbe is the capital and largest city of Hyōgo Prefecture, and the seventh-largest city in Japan, with other major cities including Himeji, Nishinomiya, and Amagasaki. Hyōgo Prefecture's mainland stretches from the Sea of Japan to the Seto Inland Sea, where Awaji Island and a small archipelago of islands belonging to the prefecture are located. Hyōgo Prefecture is a major economic center, transportation hub, and tourist destination in western Japan, with 20% of the prefecture's land area designated as Natural Parks. Hyōgo Prefecture forms part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area, the second-most-populated urban region in Japan after the Greater Tokyo area and one of the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Street Fighter Alpha
''Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams'', known as in Japan, Asia, South America, and Oceania, is a 2D arcade fighting game by Capcom originally released in 1995 for the CP System II hardware. It was the first all new ''Street Fighter'' game produced by Capcom since the release of ''Street Fighter II'' in 1991. The game introduces several new features, expanding on the Super Combo system previously featured in '' Super Street Fighter II Turbo'', with graphics drawn in a similar art style to the one Capcom employed in '' Darkstalkers'' and '' X-Men: Children of the Atom''. The plot of ''Street Fighter Alpha'' is set after the original ''Street Fighter'' but before ''Street Fighter II'' and thus the game features younger versions of established characters, as well as characters from the original ''Street Fighter'' and ''Final Fight'', and a few who are new to the series. The game's story in this first entry of Zero/Alpha is officially no longer canon. Gameplay ''Street Fighter A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luminous Arc (video Game)
is a tactical role-playing game developed by Imageepoch for the Nintendo DS, and the first in the ''Luminous Arc'' series. The game was released on February 8, 2007 in Japan, August 14, 2007 in North America, and October 18, 2007 in Australia by Atlus, and in Europe the following day by Rising Star Games. The game features voiced scenes, character designs by Kaito Shibano and music by Akari Kaida, Yasunori Mitsuda, and Mitsuda's studio, Procyon. Along with the main gameplay, there is an online multiplayer battle option. The game has a sequel, ''Luminous Arc 2'', that was released in 2008. ''Luminous Arc 3, Luminous Arc 3: Eyes'' was released on December 10, 2009 in Japan. The latest entry in the series, ''Luminous Arc Infinity'', was released for the PlayStation Vita in Japan on August 6, 2015. Gameplay ''Luminous Arc'' is a tactical role-playing game and uses a battlefield grid viewed from an isometric perspective. The top screen is used to display unit information while move ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōkami
is an action-adventure video game developed by Clover Studio and published by Capcom. It was released for PlayStation 2 in 2006 in Japan and North America, and in 2007 in Europe and Australia. After the closure of Clover Studio a few months after the release, a port for Wii was developed by Ready at Dawn, Tose, and Capcom, and released in 2008. Set in classical Japan, ''Ōkami'' combines Japanese mythology and folklore to tell the story of how the land was saved from darkness by the Shinto sun goddess, named Amaterasu, who took the form of a white wolf. It features a sumi-e-inspired cel-shaded visual style and the Celestial Brush, a gesture-system to perform miracles. The game was planned to use more traditional realistic rendering, but this had put a strain on the graphics processing of the PlayStation 2. Clover Studio switched to a cel-shaded style to reduce the processing, which led to the Celestial Brush concept. The gameplay is modeled on ''The Legend of Zelda'', one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mega Man Battle Network 5
and are 2004 Role-playing video game, role-playing video games developed and published by Capcom for the Game Boy Advance (GBA) handheld game console. Combined, they make up the fifth mainline installment in the ''Mega Man Battle Network'' series, and follows Lan Hikari and his NetNavi MegaMan.EXE, as they attempt to take down Nebula, who have kidnapped Lan's father and taken over the internet, with an anti-Nebula task force. Development on the game started during the localization of ''Mega Man Battle Network 4, Battle Network 4'', and alongside the development ''Rockman EXE 4.5 Real Operation, 4.5: Real Operation''. It was announced in CoroCoro Comics in August 2004, with ''Team ProtoMan'' releasing in December 2004 in Japan''; Team Colonel'' released three months later in February 2005, while both versions were released simultaneously for Western territories in June 2005. ''Battle Network 5'' retains the same gameplay as its predecessor, but with the addition of "Liberation Mis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockman EXE 4 , a swimrun race in Rogaland, Norway
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Rockman may refer to: * ''Rockman'', the Japanese name for the ''Mega Man'' franchise ** Rockman, the Japanese name of Mega Man (character), the titular protagonist of the ''Mega Man'' video games * Alexis Rockman (born 1962), American contemporary artist * Rockman (amplifier), a brand name of headphone guitar amplifiers and other music technology products * Rockman Rock, a pseudonym of Jimmy Cauty from electronic music group The KLF * Rockman (comics), an early Marvel Comics hero * Rock Men, characters in the ''Conker'' series * Rockman (website), a Norwegian music website * Rockman Swimrun Rockman may refer to: * ''Rockman'', the Japanese name for the ''Mega Man'' franchise ** Rockman, the Japanese name of Mega Man (character), the titular protagonist of the ''Mega Man'' video games * Alexis Rockman (born 1962), American contemporary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masamichi Amano
is a Japanese music composer, arranger and conductor. He studied at the Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo and completed master's degree in 1982. Biography He graduated from Akita Minami High School and went on to study at Kunitachi College of Music, where he began a wide range of activities from classical and contemporary music to jazz, rock, folk music and songs. In 1980, he graduated first in his class in composition and was awarded the Takeoka Prize for excellence. After graduation, he went to Australia and became the first Japanese to master the Fairlight CMI (Computer Musical Instrument) and one of the founders of computer music in Japan. Since then, he has created music for many artists' albums, films, animations, videos, and many commercials and TV programs. His orchestral works include the musical scores of '' Battle Royale'', ''Giant Robo'' and '' Stratos 4''. The films and TV series featuring his music are genres action, science fiction, Hentai, and horror. Amano's orc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demon Siege
A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in religion, occultism, literature, fiction, mythology, and folklore; as well as in media such as comics, video games, movies, anime, and television series. Belief in demons probably goes back to the Paleolithic age, stemming from humanity's fear of the unknown, the strange and the horrific. ''A Dictionary of Comparative Religion'' edited by S.G.F. Brandon 1970 In ancient Near Eastern religions and in the Abrahamic religions, including early Judaism and ancient-medieval Christian demonology, a demon is considered a harmful spiritual entity which may cause demonic possession, calling for an exorcism. Large portions of Jewish demonology, a key influence on Christianity and Islam, originated from a later form of Zoroastrianism, and was transferred to Judaism during the Persian era. Demons may or may not also be considered to be devils: minions of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mega Man Battle Network (video Game)
''Mega Man Battle Network'' is a role-playing video game developed by Capcom for the Game Boy Advance (GBA) handheld console. It is the first title of the ''Mega Man Battle Network'' series of games. It was originally released in Japan as a GBA launch game on March 21, 2001 and was released later that year in North America and Europe. It was also released via the Wii U Virtual Console in Japan on July 9, 2014, in Europe on July 24, 2014, and in North America on July 31, 2014. ''Battle Network'' takes place during the 21st century in a world where society and everyday life is driven by the internet. Users are able to interact with and virtually explore nearly any electronic device using highly advanced, online avatars called "NetNavis". The game follows a young boy named Lan Hikari and his NetNavi MegaMan.EXE as they solve a series of crimes instigated by the " WWW (World Three)" organization. Rather than share the platform gameplay of its predecessors, ''Battle Network'' is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
