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Anime Evolution
Anime Evolution is the general name for a number of anime conventions held in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was organized by AE Convention Corp. until 2010 and by the Vancouver Anime Convention Society since 2012. It was traditionally held in August until 2012 before moving to June and then later July. The event was an annual three-day convention, and over time added two single day events, Harumatsuri and Akimatsuri. The summer event, called AE Summer, was shortened to a single day event in 2017. The 2019 Anime Evolution event: Harumatsuri saw a return to a multi-day format and a Burnaby venue. Despite similar names, Anime Evolution has no connection to Anime Revolution, another Vancouver anime convention. Programming Anime Evolution's programming, like many other anime conventions, includes anime screenings, panels, workshops, cosplay events, vendor and artist rooms, and video game groups. History ''Anime Evolution'' was originally known as ''Anime Showcase'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks among the top three universities in Canada. With an annual research budget of $759million, UBC funds over 8,000 projects a year. The Vancouver campus is situated adjacent to the University Endowment Lands located about west of downtown Vancouver. UBC is home to TRIUMF, Canada's national laboratory for Particle physics, particle and nuclear physics, which houses the world's largest cyclotron. In addition to the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies and Stuart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, UBC and the Max Planck Society collectively established the first Max Planck Institute in North America, specializing in quantum materials. One of the largest research libraries in Canada, the UBC Library system has over 9.9million volumes among it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Lee (comics Illustrator)
Patrick Lee (born June 28, 1975) is a Canadian comic book artist, publisher, former president, and co-founder of the now-defunct Dreamwave Productions. 2008-05-29. Biography After graduating high school at the age of 16, Lee began his career in the comic book industry by sending approximately 150 pages of sample artwork to uninterested Marvel and DC editors. It took over a year before he caught the attention of Image co-founder Rob Liefeld at a convention in Toronto, Canada in 1994. Four months later, he was hired by Image Comics and went to train at Extreme Studios. There, he learned a skill that would influence his art to a great degree: speed. In an interview with Wizard he states: Lee worked on various titles such as ''Bloodpool, Extreme Sacrifice, Black Flag, House of M: Iron Man, Glory, Darkchylde, Avengeblade, Extreme Prelude'', and ''Prophet''. Soon after, he was hired by Wildstorm Productions to work on Jim Lee's '' WildC.A.T.S., Allegra'' and Whilce Portacio's ''We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Ann Beley
Lisa Ann Beley is a Canadian voice actress who often voices over roles which have either regal, motherly, or older sisterly love and authority within them. Early life Beley grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, before moving to Vancouver, where she studied in the University of British Columbia's acting program and received her BFA in 1990. In 1995 she went back to school and received her MFA and Voice Teachers diploma from York University two years later Beley now lives in Washington D.C..Lisa Beley - Head of Voice and Text - Linkedin Voice roles Anime dubbing * '' .hack//Roots'' - Ender, Pi * ''Black Lagoon'' - Eda * ''Brain Powered'' - Dr. Irene Carrier, Kanan's Mother * ''The Daichis - Earth's Defense Family'' - Seiko Daichi * ''Death Note'' - Halle Lidner * ''Dragon Ball Z'' - Chi-Chi (Ocean Group dub) (Movie 1 '' Dead Zone'' and Movie 2 '' The World's Strongest'') * ''Dragon Drive'' - Agent L, Mukai's Mother * ''Elemental Gelade'' - Ofrus * '' Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture'' - M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back-On
Back-On (stylized as BACK-ON) is a Japanese rock band from Tokyo, Japan. They are recognized for creating anime and game opening themes such as the '' Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2'' opening theme, "fly away"; ''Air Gear'' opening theme, "Chain"; ''Murder Princess'' opening theme "Hikari Sasuhou (fk Metal ver.)", and ''Eyeshield 21''s "Blaze Line". They have also written ending themes for both anime and TV shows, including "flower" and "a day dreaming..." for ''Eyeshield 21'', and "Butterfly" for the late-night TV drama ''Shinjuku Swan'', "Sands of Time" for the mobile robot TV drama ''Keitai Sousakan 7,'' and "Strike Back" for the anime series ''Fairy Tail''. History Kenji03 and Gori have been friends since childhood, having attended the same school in Adachi, Tokyo. In their sixth year in school, they realized that they wanted to start a band, though in the beginning they did it all separately.http://www.jmusiceuropa.com Retrieved on April 24, 2007 While in high school, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ZZ (band)
ZZ is a Japanese band. Members * Sotaro (vocals) * Erichi (keyboards) * Matsuura (drums) * Kohsuke (guitarist) * Kyama (bassist) * Rey (Guitarist) Discography Albums * ''Definitive Energy Flow'' (2003) * ''Universal ZZ'' (2004) * ''A to ZZ - Complete Single Collection'' (CD and DVD) (2004) * ''Generation Hip Innocence'' (2005) * ''ZZB'' (2005) * ''A to ZZ2'' (2007) Singles *2003 ** "No Way Out" ** "Rhythmist" ** "" ** "A to Z (Normal Edition)" *2004 ** "Nobody Knows2" ** "Pride Yourself" ** "Just Only One/Samurai Crew" *2005 ** "Samurai Crew" *2006 ** "" - Song done in support of the Japan national football team The , nicknamed the , represents Japan in men's international Association football, football. It is controlled by the Japan Football Association (JFA), the governing body for football in Japan. Japan was not a major football force until the e .... The team's nickname is Samurai Blue. References Official homepageFanimeCon 2006 forum: Topic #3038 Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Stanworth
''Snafu Comics'' is a webcomics site maintained by David Stanworth. It serves as the home of several comics, including Stanworth's own creations, as well as those of other artists. Comics Comics by Stanworth Snafu Comics This is Stanworth's original series, which is video-game-themed. The content and art style have changed over time; Stanworth says he alters it "every week." Comics by Bleedman PowerPuff Girls Doujinshi A sequel that takes place 5 years after the original Powerpuff Girls. This comic was the "Outstanding Superhero Comic" and "Outstanding Character Art" winner on the Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards The Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards (WCCA) were annual awards in which established webcartoonists nominated and selected outstanding webcomics. The awards were held between 2001 and 2008, were mentioned in a ''The New York Times'' column on webco ... in 2005. References External links {{Portal, ComicsOfficial Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic Mignogna
Victor Joseph Mignogna (); born August 27, 1962)Birthday tweet: * is an American voice actor and musician known for his voice-over work in the English dubs of Japanese anime shows, such as Edward Elric from the ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' series, which earned him the American Anime Award for Best Actor in 2007. Other animation roles include Broly from the ''Dragon Ball'' films, Tamaki Suoh in ''Ouran High School Host Club'', Fai D. Flowright in '' Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'', Dark in ''D.N.Angel'', Kurz Weber in the ''Full Metal Panic!'' series, Zero and Ichiru Kiryu in the ''Vampire Knight'' series, Christopher Aonuma in ''Digimon Fusion'', Nagato and Obito Uchiha in ''Naruto Shippuden'', Ikkaku Madarame in ''Bleach'', Rohan Kishibe in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable'', Qrow Branwen in ''RWBY'', and Matt Ishida in ''Digimon Adventure tri.'' In video games, he has voiced E-123 Omega in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series and Junpei Iori from ''Persona 3''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alistair Abell
Alistair Abell is a Canadian actor, producer and director who works in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He has voiced several roles in anime, most notably Colin MacLeod in '' Highlander: The Search for Vengeance'' and Lord Djibril in ''Gundam Seed Destiny''. He has also worked in video games such as Electronic Arts' ''SSX 3'', and ''SSX On Tour'' (Psymon Stark). Filmography Live *''Freddy vs. Jason'' as Officer Goodman *''His and Her Christmas''_(TV_movie) *''The_New_Addams_Family.html" ;"title="'His_and_Her_Christmas''as_Rotten_Tomatoes_It_first_aired_on_December_19,_2005,_on_Lifetime_(TV_network).html" ;"title="Rotte ...'' (TV movie) *''The New Addams Family">'His_and_Her_Christmas''as_Rotten_Tomatoes_It_first_aired_on_December_19,_2005,_on_Lifetime_(TV_network).html" ;"title="Rotte ...'' (TV movie) *''The New Addams Family'' (TV) as Stanley *''Stargate SG-1'' (TV) as Jayem Seran (Season 10, Episode 16) Voice-acting *''.hack//Roots'' (TV) as Sakisaka *''007 Racing'' (VG ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathy Weseluck
Cathy Weseluck is a Canadian actress and comedian who frequently works with Ocean Productions in Vancouver, British Columbia and is known for her roles as Near in '' Death Note'', Cybersix/Adrian Seidelman in ''Cybersix'', and Spike in '' My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic''. Early life Cathy Weseluck has Russian ancestry. Her relatives are from the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union (now territory Belarus). Career Radio Before becoming a voice actress, Weseluck was an associate producer at CBC Radio until one of the hosts encouraged her to try voice acting. Her first voice work was a radio spot for the Vancouver Centre Mall. Voice acting Weseluck has provided voices for many cartoon and anime series. She has provided the voice of Mirai Yashima in ''Mobile Suit Gundam'', Dorothy Catalonia and Catherine Bloom in '' Gundam Wing'', Near in '' Death Note'', Cybersix in ''Cybersix'', Shampoo in '' Ranma '', Kagome's mother in ''InuYasha'', Verne in ''U.B.O.S.'', Misa Takatsuki in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Swaile
Bradley Swaile is a Canadian voice actor. His major roles include Light Yagami in ''Death Note'', Rock in ''Black Lagoon'', and Nightcrawler in '' X-Men: Evolution''. In the 1990s, he voiced Mousse in ''Ranma ½'' and Teen Gohan in the Ocean dub of ''Dragon Ball Z''. He has also voiced multiple roles in the ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' series, including Amuro Ray of ''Mobile Suit Gundam'', Quatre Raberba Winner of '' Gundam Wing'', Dearka Elsman of ''Gundam SEED'', Auel Neider of ''Gundam SEED Destiny'' and Setsuna F. Seiei of ''Gundam 00''. In video games, he voices Jin Kazama in ''Street Fighter X Tekken''. Biography Swaile attended Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School in Vancouver. He graduated from Kwantlen University with a degree in Graphic and Visual Design. Swaile has acted in several animated series. One of his earliest anime roles was in the English dub of ''Ranma ½'' where he voiced Mousse. When the Ocean Group dubbed ''Dragonball Z'' in the mid 1990s, Swaile voi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean O'Reilly
Sean Patrick O’Reilly is the owner and operator of Arcana Studio, a comic book company and animation studio located in British Columbia, Canada.Vancouver SunArcana Studio draws on a dream10 June 2006 He is considered to be one of the most prolific independent comic book writers in Canada, with his works having been published in eleven countries and in numerous different languages. Career O’Reilly has completed two degrees and a Masters, and teaches college level courses in Vancouver and the UCLA, in addition to being a Mentor and Scriptwriting consultant for Telefilm. Notable graphic novels include ''Kade'', which has gone on to be one of Arcana's top selling books, and has been published in numerous countries including Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Croatia and Poland. The first series by O’Reilly, ''Original Sun'', came out in 2005, followed by ''Sun of Perdition'' in 2007, ''Shiva's Sun'' (2008), ''Rising Sun'' (2009), ''Red Sun'' (2010) and ''Prodigal Sun'' (2011). Kad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirby Morrow
Kirby Robert Morrow (1973 – November 18, 2020) was a Canadian actor, comedian and writer. In animation, he was known as the voice of Miroku from ''InuYasha'', its four movies, and '' Inuyasha: The Final Act'', Van Fanel from the Ocean dub of ''Escaflowne'', Cyclops from '' X-Men: Evolution'', Jay from ''Class of the Titans'', Teru Mikami from '' Death Note'', Trowa Barton from ''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'', Ryo Takatsuki from '' Project ARMS'', Goku from Ocean's dub of '' Dragon Ball Z'' (from Episode 160 onwards), Hot Shot from '' Transformers: Cybertron'' and his main role as Cole from '' LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu''. On camera, he was known for the recurring role of Captain Dave Kleinman from ''Stargate Atlantis''. Life and career Morrow was born in Jasper, Alberta in 1973, and graduated with a degree in theatre at Mount Royal University in Calgary. He worked in Vancouver, British Columbia, for most of his acting career. Death Morrow died at the age of 47 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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