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Arpeggio Of Blue Steel
is a Japanese manga series produced by Ark Performance and serialized in Shōnen Gahosha's '' Young King Ours''. Twenty-three manga volumes have been released and an anime series by Sanzigen aired from October to December 2013. The same studio also produced two films based on the series, released in January and October 2015. Plot Due to global warming and rising sea levels in the early 21st century, much of Earth's landmass has been lost. In 2039, fleets of powerful sentient warships, armed with advanced technology and possibly 'alien' weaponry, mysteriously appear and devastate the world's naval forces. These ships, collectively known as 'The Fleet of Fog', impose a worldwide naval and aerial blockade, preventing humanity from both traveling the oceans and to other nations. During the blockade, the Fleet of Fog created Mental Models, humanoid avatars containing a ship's Union core, as a means to develop self cultivation and to overcome their lack of creative thinking of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of the English word ''animation'') describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. Animation produced outside of Japan with similar style to Japanese animation is commonly referred to as anime-influenced animation. The earliest commercial Japanese animations date to 1917. A characteristic art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka and spread in following decades, developing a large domestic audience. Anime is distributed theatrically, through television broadcasts, Original video animation, directly to home media, and Original net animation, over the Internet. In addition to original works, anime are often adaptations of Japanese comics (manga), light novels, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomokazu Sugita
is a Japanese voice actor and author. He mainly plays young men and is characterized by his "deep bass voice," and he often performs ad-libs and imitations. He is best known for his roles as Gintoki Sakata in ''Gintama'', Tadaomi Karasuma in '' Assassination Classroom'', Hideki Motosuwa in ''Chobits'', Rin Tsuchimi in ''Shuffle!'', Gyoumei Himejima in ''Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'', Kyon in ''The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', Yuichi Aizawa in '' Kanon'', Kazuyoshi "Switch" Usui in ''Sket Dance'', Hidenori Tabata in ''Daily Lives of High School Boys'', Yuuya Kizami from the Corpse Party series, Gundham Tanaka from the Danganronpa series, Ragna the Bloodedge in ''Blazblue'', Joseph Joestar in the 2012 ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' anime and '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle'', Yusuke Kitagawa in ''Persona 5'', Chrom in ''Fire Emblem'', Akuru Akutsu in ''Aho Girl'', Yahiro Takigawa in ''The Testament of Sister New Devil'', Kaede Manyuda in ''Kakegurui'', Charlotte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aichi M6A
The is a submarine-launched attack floatplane designed for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. It was intended to operate from I-400 class submarines whose original mission was to conduct aerial attacks against the United States. Design and development From the late 1920s, the Imperial Japanese Navy had developed a doctrine of operating floatplanes from submarines to search for targets.Layman and McLaughlin 1991, p. 176. In December 1941, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, proposed constructing a large fleet of submarine aircraft carriers (also designated STo or ''sen-toku'' — special submarine) whose purpose was to mount aerial attacks against American coastal cities. The submarines would surface to launch their aircraft by catapult, submerge to avoid detection, then surface again to retrieve the aircrews who would ditch their planes nearby. By June 1942, the plan was to build a fleet of eighteen such submarines. This wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mai Fuchigami
is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Fukuoka Prefecture, affiliated with the talent agency m&i. As a singer, she is signed under record label Lantis. After passing an audition held by the talent agency Sigma Seven, she played her first main role as Kaname Asagiri in the video game ''Ōkami Kakushi'' in 2009. She is known for her roles as Iona/I-401 in ''Arpeggio of Blue Steel'', Alice Yotsuba/Cure Rosetta in '' DokiDoki! PreCure'', Nagisa Shiota in '' Assassination Classroom'', Miho Nishizumi in ''Girls und Panzer'', and Karen Hojo in ''The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls''. Apart from voice acting, she also performed theme song for anime such as '' Planet With'' and '' Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight''. In 2014, she received the Synergy Award at the 8th Seiyu Awards. Biography Fuchigami was inspired to become a voice actress after watching a DVD of Nana Mizuki which was recommended to her by a friend in high school. Although she originally aspired to be an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aoi Yūki
, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer represented by Aoni Production. She voiced Komachi Hikigaya in '' My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected'', Rita Rossweisse in ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', Tanya von Degurechaff in ''The Saga of Tanya the Evil'', Lucy in ''Ninjala'', Lumine in ''Genshin Impact'', Nodoka Hanadera/Cure Grace in ''Healin' Good PreCure'', Krul Tepes in ''Seraph of the End'', Madoka Kaname in '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica'', Hibiki Tachibana in ''Senki Zesshou Symphogear'', Diane in ''The Seven Deadly Sins'', Tamaki Kotatsu in ''Fire Force'', Mami Nanami in ''Rent-A-Girlfriend'', the young Murasaki Kuhōin in ''Kure-nai'', Kumoko/Shiraori in '' So I'm a Spider, So What?'', and Lucy in '' Cyberpunk: Edgerunners''. Biography Yūki was born in Chiba Prefecture. She entered the entertainment industry at the age of four. As a child, she acted in films and dramas. From 1999 to 2002, she made regular appearances on the vari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main Protagonist
A protagonist () is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles. If a story contains a subplot, or is a narrative made up of several stories, then each subplot may have its own protagonist. The protagonist is the character whose fate is most closely followed by the reader or audience, and who is opposed by the antagonist. The antagonist provides obstacles and complications and creates conflicts that test the protagonist, revealing the strengths and weaknesses of the protagonist's character, and having the protagonist develop as a result. Etymology The term ''protagonist'' comes , combined of (, 'first') and (, 'actor, competitor'), which stems from (, 'contest') via (, 'I contend for a prize'). Ancient Greece The earliest known examples of a protagonist are found in Ancient Greece. At first, dramatic per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuyuki Okitsu
is a Japanese voice actor and narrator. After he graduated from the Osaka University of Arts, he was initially represented by the REM talent agency. However, since May 2007, he has been affiliated with Kekke Corporation. Filmography TV anime ;2007 *''Gin Tama'' as Kamemiya ;2008 *'' Black Butler'' as Vincent Phantomhive (Ciel's father) *'' Nodame Cantabile: Paris-hen'' as Theo *'' Rosario + Vampire Capu2'' as Zashiki-warashi *''Toradora!'' as Hisamitsu Noto ;2009 *'' Hanasakeru Seishōnen'' as Izmal *''Modern Magic Made Simple'' as Karl Cristbarth *''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's'' as Leo (ep.85) ;2010 *'' Kaichō wa Maid-sama!'' as Kenta; Kouma Yafu "Kou"; Yūta Utsumi *''Ladies versus Butlers!'' as Akiharu Hino *'' Sekirei: Pure Engagement'' as Yōichi Kimura *'' Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings 2'' as Akagawa Motoyasu *'' Shiki'' as Seishin Muroi *''The Qwaser of Stigmata'' as Tasuku Fujiomi ;2011 *'' Bakuman. 2'' as Kim Sunggyu *''Ben-To'' as Ren Nikaidou *'' Cross Fight B-Daman'' as Lai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jun Fukuyama
is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He played Lelouch Lamperouge in ''Code Geass'', Koro-sensei in '' Assassination Classroom'', Ichimatsu in ''Osomatsu-san'', Yuta Togashi in ''Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions'', Kraft Lawrence in ''Spice and Wolf'', Hero in ''Maoyu'', Kimihiro Watanuki in '' xxxHOLiC'', Joker in ''Persona 5'' and Riku Riku is both a masculine Finnish given name and a unisex Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese footballer * Riku Hahl (born 1980), Finnish NHL hockey player *, Japanese footballer *Riku Heini (born 1990), Finnis ... in '' Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon''. Filmography TV animation Original video animation (OVA) Original net animation (ONA) Live-Action Drama/Film Anime films Video games The Japanese vocal tracks for these characters also appear in the Chinese and Korean versions of the game. Drama CDs Live-action films Dubbing Discography Jun Fukuyama Persona Show PONY CANYON Fly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Submarine I-401
was an Imperial Japanese Navy ''Sentoku''-type (or ''I-400''-class) submarine commissioned in 1945 for service in World War II. Capable of carrying three two-seat Aichi M6A1 "Seiran" (Mountain Haze) float-equipped torpedo bombers, the ''Sentoku''-class submarines were built to launch a surprise air strike against the Panama Canal. Until 1965, the ''Sentaku''-type submarines — ''I-401'' and her sister ships and — were the largest submarines ever commissioned. Design and description The ''I-400''-class submarines had four diesel engines and carried enough fuel to circumnavigate the world one-and-a-half times. Measuring long overall, they displaced , more than double their typical American contemporaries. Until the commissioning of the United States Navy ballistic missile submarine in 1965, the ''I-400''-class were the largest submarines ever commissioned. The cross-section of the pressure hull had a unique figure-of-eight shape which afforded the strength and stability ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privateer
A privateer is a private person or ship that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the early 19th century all merchant ships carried arms. A sovereign or delegated authority issued commissions, also referred to as a letter of marque, during wartime. The commission empowered the holder to carry on all forms of hostility permissible at sea by the usages of war. This included attacking foreign vessels and taking them as prizes, and taking prize crews as prisoners for exchange. Captured ships were subject to condemnation and sale under prize law, with the proceeds divided by percentage between the privateer's sponsors, shipowners, captains and crew. A percentage share usually went to the issuer of the commission (i.e. the sovereign). Privateering allowed sovereigns to raise revenue for war by mobilizing privately owned armed ships and sailors to supplement state power. For participants, privateerin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
