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is a 1985 manga series by Masami Yuki (best known for his manga and anime series ''Mobile Police Patlabor''). The main character is a young would-be idol singer and high school student, Maron Namikaze, who has superhuman strength. She battles a mecha organization, Demon Seed, which has been terrorizing Tokyo. The manga was adapted into a 2 episode anime OVA in 1989. The series is a parody of Japanese pop culture. Three CDs were released: a single on September 20, 1989, an image soundtrack on October 25, 1989, and a concert CD March 5, 1990. Plot In near-future Tokyo, a group called the Demon Seed has been antagonizing the city with its thefts and giant robotic Power Suits. After various failed attempts against the Demon Seed, the Special Operations Anti-Demon Seed Team (five men in a downtown office) begins to look for an idol to pilot a robotic suit against the Demon Seed. A talent show is held; and after a particularly dull line-up of contestants, the extremely strong Maro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masami Yuki
, real name Shūji Satō (佐藤修司 ''Satō Shūji'', born December 19, 1957, in Kutchan, Abuta District, Hokkaidō), is a Japanese manga artist. Yuki graduated from Kutchan High School. He is a member of the artist group known as Headgear. In 1991, his manga '' Mobile Police Patlabor'' received the 36th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen. Works *'' Aliens Next Door'' (1 tankōbon) *''Assemble Insert'' *'' Atom: The Beginning'' *''Birdy the Mighty'' **Original version: 1 tankōbon **Remake: 20 tankōbon as of October 2008 *'' Birdy the Mighty: Evolution'' ** 13 tankōbon as of October 2012 *'' Doyō Wide Satsujin Jiken'' (1 tankōbon, co-authored with Miki Tori) **'' Doyō Wide Satsujin Jiken: Kyōto Waraningyō Satsujin Jiken'' (1 tankōbon) *''Jaja Uma Grooming Up!'' (26 tankōbon, 14 bunkoban) *'' Kyūkyoku Chōjin R'' (5 bunkobon) *'' Magical Lucy'' *''Mariana Densetsu'' (3 tankōbon) *''Pangea no Musume Kunie'' (5 tankōbon) *''Parody World'' *'' Mobile Police Patlabor'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patlabor
, also known as ''Patlabor'' (a portmanteau of "patrol" and "labor"), is a Japanese science fiction media franchise created by Headgear, a group consisting of manga artist Masami Yūki, director Mamoru Oshii, screenwriter Kazunori Itō, mecha designer Yutaka Izubuchi, and character designer Akemi Takada. The popular franchise includes a manga, a TV series, two OVA series, three feature-length movies, two light novel series, and a short film compilation, named because of its super deformed (chibi) drawing style. The series has been adapted into video games and licensed products from OST to toys. ''Patlabor'' is known for using mecha – designed by Yutaka Izubuchi – not just for police or military purposes, but also for industrial and municipal jobs. The series is one of the earlier examples of what is called a "media mix" in Japan, where there is no one source material: Multiple forms of media (in Patlabor's case the anime and manga) are worked on at the same time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Manga
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches ''Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States or the Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is elected president of Brazil by the Congress, ending the 21-year military rule. * January 20 – Ronald Reagan is privately sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. * January 27 – The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is formed, in Tehran. * January 28 – The charity single record "We Are the World" is recorded by USA for Africa. February * February 4 – The border between Gibraltar and Spai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Cassette Tape
The Compact Cassette or Musicassette (MC), also commonly called the tape cassette, cassette tape, audio cassette, or simply tape or cassette, is an analog magnetic tape recording format for audio recording and playback. Invented by Lou Ottens and his team at the Dutch company Philips in 1963, Compact Cassettes come in two forms, either already containing content as a prerecorded cassette (''Musicassette''), or as a fully recordable "blank" cassette. Both forms have two sides and are reversible by the user. Although other tape cassette formats have also existed - for example the Microcassette - the generic term ''cassette tape'' is normally always used to refer to the Compact Cassette because of its ubiquity. Its uses have ranged from portable audio to home recording to data storage for early microcomputers; the Compact Cassette technology was originally designed for dictation machines, but improvements in fidelity led to it supplanting the stereo 8-track cartridge and reel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warner Bros
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. Founded in 1923 by four brothers, Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack Warner, the company established itself as a leader in the American film industry before diversifying into animation, television, and video games and is one of the "Big Five" major American film studios, as well as a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). The company is known for its film studio division the Warner Bros. Pictures Group, which includes Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, the Warner Animation Group, Castle Rock Entertainment, and DC Studios. Among its other assets, stands the television production company Warner Bros. Television Studios. Bugs Bunny, a cartoon character created by Tex Avery, Ben Hardaway, Chuck Jones, Bob Givens and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masayuki Yamamoto
Masayuki (written: , ,, , , , , , , , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese animator and director *, Japanese actor *, Japanese baseball player and manager *, Japanese politician *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese pianist and composer *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese astronomer *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese physician *Masayuki Kawamura (golfer) (born 1967), Japanese golfer *, Japanese seismologist *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese animator and anime director *, Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese gymnast *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese anime director *, Japanese artist *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese actor *, Japanese film producer *, Japanese sculptor *, Japanese foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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is hand-drawn and 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, directly to home media, and over the Internet. In addition to original works, anime are often adaptations of Japanese comics ( manga), light novels, or video games. It is classified into numerous genres targeting various broad and n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyōko Matsumiya
is a very common feminine Japanese given name. Not to be confused with Kiyoko. Possible writings The final syllable "ko" is typically written with the kanji character for child, 子. It is a common suffix to female names in Japan. The first syllable "Kyō" can be written several different ways, with different meanings. *恭, "respectful," *京, "of the city or of the capital," *今日, "of today," *杏, "apricot," *鏡, "mirror," *響, "echo", "influential" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People with the name *Kyoko Aizome (恭子), an AV actress, singer, director, and writer *Kyoko Ariyoshi (京子), a Japanese shōjo manga artist *Kyoko Chan Cox, the daughter of Yoko Ono and jazz musician Anthony Cox *Kyoko Fukada (恭子), a Japanese actress, model, and singer * Kyoko Hamaguchi (京子), a Japanese freestyle wrestler *Kyōko Hasegawa (京子), a Japanese actress *Kyoko Hayashi (京子), a Japanese author *Kyoko Hikami (恭子), a Japanese voice actres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandy Bonhomme
Amanda Goodman, also known by her former stage name Mandy Bonhomme, is an American voice and television actress who has worked on the properties of Central Park Media, Media Blasters and The Right Stuf International. Goodman studied acting in New York and is best known for voicing Juri Arisugawa and Keiko Sonoda in Revolutionary Girl Utena, as well as Komaki Asagiri in Genshiken and its spinoff Kujibiki Unbalance. She also lends her voice to video games and audiobooks. Non-anime work includes Running Man on Cartoon Network, Pup 2 No Good, The Star Maker, and the Shadowy Woman in the Nicktoons series Speed Racer: The Next Generation and Amber, one of the Solid Gold Elite Dancers in the machinima This Spartan Life. Goodman currently resides in New York City. Filmography Voice roles * The Star Maker - Mom * Pup 2 No Good - Victoria, Farmer's Wife * ''Adolescence of Utena'' - Juri Arisugawa *''Assemble Insert'' - Kagairi Sonoba, Hostess *''Ayane's High Kick'' - Kimiyo Tasaka, Ayan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Kawamura
, better known by the stage name , is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Setagaya, Tokyo. Kawamura is a freelancer and a former affiliate of Arts Vision. In 1991, she married manga artist Mamoru Nagano. Filmography Television animation ;1980s * ''Aura Battler Dunbine'' (1983) (Cham Fau) * ''Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'' (1985) ( Beltorchika Irma) * ''Tales of Little Women'' (1987) (Sally Gardiner) * ''Peter Pan no Bōken'' (1989) (Tiger Lily, Luna) ;1990s * '' Robin Hood no Daiboken'' (1990) (Winifred Scarlet) * ''Kyatto Ninden Teyandee'' (1990) (Tokugawa Usako) * ''Trapp Family Story'' (1991) (Hedvic von Trapp) * ''Sailor Moon S'' (1994) (Eudial) * '' Romeo no Aoi Sora'' (1995) (Angeletta) * ''Juuni Senshi Bakuretsu Eto Ranger'' (1995) (Tart, Princess Aura) * ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' (1996) (Kyōko Zeppelin Soryu) * ''Revolutionary Girl Utena'' (1997) (Mamiya Chida, Shadow Girl A) * ''Brain Powerd'' (1998) (Higgins Saz) * ''Excel Saga'' (1999) (Kyoko) * ''Pokémon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chikao Ohtsuka
was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator. He was most known for the roles of Captain Hook (''Peter Pan no Bōken & Disney's Peter Pan''), Dick Dastardly (''Wacky Races'' & ''Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines''), Goemon Ishikawa XIII (''Lupin III''), Nezumi Otoko ('' GeGeGe no Kitaro''), Denzō Yamada (''Nintama Rantarō''), Professor Moriarty (''Sherlock Hound''), Jagi (''Fist of the North Star''), Doctor Eggman ('' Sonic the Hedgehog'' series), Gol D. Roger (One Piece), Xehanort ('' Kingdom Hearts'' series), Dr. Weil (''Mega Man Zero''), Taopaipai ('' Dragon Ball''), Piedmon and Apocalymon ('' Digimon''), and Wario in his commercials. He was the official dubbing artist of Charles Bronson and Richard Widmark. At the time of his death, he was attached with Aoni Production. He was the father of Akio Ōtsuka. The two occasionally performed together, such as in ''Black Jack 21'', ''Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Stardust Memory'', the '' Kingdom Hearts'' series, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
