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Baoh
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki, most famous for his manga ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''. Originally serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1984 to 1985, it was later compiled into two ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series was adapted into a single-episode original video animation (OVA) by Studio Pierrot and distributed by Toho in 1989. ''Baoh'' is Araki's first series to display his signature amount of over-the-top gore. Plot 17-year-old Ikuro Hashizawa is kidnapped and turned into a Baoh, a bioweapon with superhuman strength and other abilities, by the Doress Laboratory. He escapes with the help of Sumire, a 9-year-old psychic girl. Professor Kasuminome, head scientist at Doress, sends various assassins and monsters to try and kill Ikuro, in means of stopping the Baoh virus from spreading and infecting the world. Characters Main characters ; : :The 17-year-old Ikuro initially knows very little of h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenji Terada
is a Japanese scenario writer, anime director, series organizer and novelist. His more notable works include writing the first three games of the ''Final Fantasy'' series. He also worked on '' Batman: Dark Tomorrow'', created the concept for the Sega CD game ''Dark Wizard'', and was the series organizer and main script writer for the ''Kimagure Orange Road'' series among other things. Biography Kenji Terada was born in Tokyo, Japan. He graduated in 1973 from Waseda University with a degree in European History. During his degree, Terada did illustrations for newspapers and magazines, worked on film sets, and did some work as an animator. In 1978, he became an assistant for artist Osamu Tezuka, and in 1980 he became a freelance writer and director for various projects, including writing the scripts for ''Baoh'', ''Dirty Pair'', and ''Kimagure Orange Road''. He also did some work for Square, writing the scripts for the first three ''Final Fantasy'' video games. He remained a script ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirohiko Araki
is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his long-running series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', which began publication in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in 1987 and has over 120 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series in history. Biography Early life Araki grew up in Sendai, Japan with his parents and younger identical twin sisters. He cites his sisters' annoyances as the reason he spent time alone in his room reading manga, naming ''Ai to Makoto'' as the most important one to him. He supposes that his father's art books were his motive for drawing manga; he was particularly influenced by the work of French artist Paul Gauguin. After a school friend praised his manga, he began secretly drawing manga behind his parents' backs. He submitted his first work to a magazine in his first year of high school. All his submissions were rejected while other artists his age or younger were making successful debuts. He decided to go to the publishers' o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AnimEigo
AnimEigo is an American entertainment company that licenses and distributes anime, samurai films and Japanese cinema. Founded in 1988 by Robert Woodhead and Roe R. Adams III, the company was one of the first in North America dedicated to licensing anime and helped give anime a noticeable following in the region. Over its history, the company has released many anime titles, such as ''Urusei Yatsura'', ''You're Under Arrest'', ''Vampire Princess Miyu'', ''Otaku no Video'', the original ''Bubblegum Crisis'' OVA series, and ''Kimagure Orange Road''. Their name is a portmanteau of "anime" and "eigo" (英語), the Japanese word for the English language. History The company was founded in 1988 in Ithaca, New York by Robert Woodhead and Roe R. Adams III. It is now based in Wilmington, North Carolina and run by Natsumi Ueki, Woodhead's wife. Their first release was ''Metal Skin Panic Madox 01''. In July 2003, the company signed a deal with Koch Entertainment to help market and distribut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroyuki Namba
(occasionally credited as Hiroyuki Nanba) is a Japanese musician. He has composed for and arranged songs from Japanese anime, OVA and video games. Notably, Hiroyuki Namba composed for ''Dallos'', the first anime Original video animation. However, in the United States, he is known for composing the soundtrack to the ''Armitage III'' film. Namba plays keyboards in Sense of Wonder, a Japanese progressive rock band. Works * 1983 - ''Dallos'' (OVA) * 1987 - '' Ladius'' (OVA) * 1987 - '' Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei'' (OVA) * 1988 - ''Starship Troopers'' (OVA) * 1989 - ''Baoh'' (OVA) * 1989 - '' Wrestler Gundan Seisenshi Robin Jr.'' (TV series) * 1991 - '' Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings'' (OVA) * 1995 - ''Armitage III'' (OVA) * 1996 - ''Burn Up W'' (OVA) * 1997 - '' Armitage III: Poly-Matrix'' (Movie) * 1998 - ''DT Eightron'' (TV series) * 2000 - '' Transformers: Car Robot'' (TV series) * 2014 - ''Space Dandy'' (TV series) Associated acts * Sense of Wonder (1987 -) * Tatsu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Pierrot
is a Japanese animation studio established in May 1979 by former employees of both Tatsunoko Production and Mushi Production. Its headquarters are located in Mitaka, Tokyo. Pierrot is renowned for several worldwide popular anime series, such as ''Naruto'', '' Bleach'', ''Yu Yu Hakusho'', '' Black Clover'', '' Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'', ''Tokyo Ghoul'', and ''Great Teacher Onizuka''. The company's logo is the face of a clown. "Piero" is a Japanese loanword for clown, adopted from the classical character of Pierrot. ''Yu Yu Hakusho'' and ''Saiyuki'', two of the company's anime series, won the Animage Anime Grand Prix Award in 1994 and 1995, and 2000, respectively. Productions TV series 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Anime films OVAs and specials ''Note: This may not be a complete list.'' * ''Dallos'' (December 16, 1983–August 5, 1984) — 4 episodes * '' Cosmo Police Justy'' (July 20, 1985) * '' Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Eien no Once More'' (1984) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hideyuki Hori
, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese actor, voice actor and younger brother of fellow voice actor Yukitoshi Hori and works at Aoni Production. He is most known for his roles in ''Saint Seiya'' (as Phoenix Ikki), ''Sakigake!! Otokojuku'' (as Momotaro Tsurugi), ''Kinnikuman'' (as Warsman), ''Dragon Ball Z'' (as Captain Ginyu), ''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' (as Kyoji Kasshu / Schwarz Bruder), the '' Dead or Alive'' series and ''Ninja Gaiden'' (as Ryu Hayabusa), and ''One Piece'' (as Bartholomew Kuma). Career Along with Akira Kamiya and Hideyuki Tanaka, he was one of the most frequently used voice actors from the 80s~90s, having appeared in ''Saint Seiya'' (in which he co-starred with his brother Yukitoshi), ''Kinnikuman'', '' Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai'', ''Dragon Ball Z'', ''Fist of the North Star'', ''Sakigake!! Otokojuku'', and several others. As an actor, he performed in NHK's Taiga drama ''"Tokugawa Ieyasu"'' as Yuki Hideyasu. Filmography Television drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōki Uchiyama
is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Saitama Prefecture. affiliated with Himawari Theatre Group. He won Best Male Rookie at 5th Seiyu Awards. He also received one of Best Voice Actors at Tokyo Anime Award Festival in 2015. Filmography Television animation Original video animation (OVA) Film Tokusatsu Video games Other dubbing References External linksOfficial agency profile * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Uchiyama, Koki 1990 births Living people Japanese male child actors Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Male voice actors from Saitama Prefecture Waseda University alumni Square Enix people 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors Seiyu Award winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noriko Hidaka
, better known by the stage name of , is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and narrator. She played Minami Asakura in ''Touch'', Akane Tendo in ''Ranma ½'', Satsuki Kusakabe in ''My Neighbor Totoro'', Near in '' Death Note'', Jean Roque Raltique in '' Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water'', Kikyō in ''Inuyasha'' and Patricia O'Sullivan of '' Mischievous Twins: The Tales of St. Clare's''. She is also the dub actress for Jayma Mays in the American TV series '' Glee'', as well as in ''The Smurfs'' film series. Biography Hidaka was born in the Kudan area of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, where she attended Fujimi Elementary School. Her parents owned a Western-style clothing store named "Tailor Itō". She began her career as an idol star, but switched to voice acting, and was employed by the talent management firm 81 Produce. Hidaka used to use the kanji variant 日髙 (note that the second kanji is different). She switched to the current usage (日高) around 1995 when she found tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierrot (company)
is a Japanese animation studio established in May 1979 by former employees of both Tatsunoko Production and Mushi Production. Its headquarters are located in Mitaka, Tokyo. Pierrot is renowned for several worldwide popular anime series, such as ''Naruto'', ''Bleach (TV series), Bleach'', ''Yu Yu Hakusho'', ''Black Clover'', ''Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'', ''Tokyo Ghoul'', and ''Great Teacher Onizuka''. The company's logo is the face of a clown. "Piero" is a Japanese loanword for clown, adopted from the classical character of Pierrot. ''Yu Yu Hakusho'' and ''Gensomaden Saiyuki, Saiyuki'', two of the company's anime series, won the Animage Anime Grand Prix Award in 1994 and 1995, and 2000, respectively. Productions TV series 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Anime films OVAs and specials ''Note: This may not be a complete list.'' * ''Dallos'' (December 16, 1983–August 5, 1984) — 4 episodes * ''Justy (manga), Cosmo Police Justy'' (July 20, 1985) * ''Creamy Mami, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toho
is a Japanese film, theatre production and distribution company. It has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Outside of Japan, it is best known as the producer and distributor of many '' kaiju'' and ''tokusatsu'' films, the Chouseishin ''tokusatsu'' superhero television franchise, the films of Akira Kurosawa, and the anime films of Studio Ghibli, CoMix Wave Films, TMS Entertainment and OLM, Inc. All nine of the highest-grossing Japanese films are released by Toho. Other famous directors, including Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Masaki Kobayashi, and Mikio Naruse, also directed films for Toho. Toho's most famous creation is Godzilla, who is featured in 32 of the company's films. Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra, King Ghidorah and Mechagodzilla are described as Toho's Big Five because of the monsters' numerous appearances throughout the franchise, as well as spin-offs. Toho has also been involved in the pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viz Media
VIZ Media LLC is an American manga publisher, anime distributor and entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ Media LLC, which is owned by Japanese publishing conglomerates Shueisha and Shogakukan, as well as Japanese production company Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (ShoPro). In 2017, Viz Media was the largest publisher of graphic novels in the United States, with a 23% share of the market. In 2020, Viz Media saw a 70% growth in the U.S. market, in line with a 43% increase in overall manga sales in the United States the same year. Early history Seiji Horibuchi, originally from Tokushima Prefecture in Shikoku, Japan, moved to California, United States in 1975. After living in the suburbs for almost two years, he moved to San Francisco, where he started a business exporting American cultural items to Japan, and b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superhuman Strength
Superhuman strength is a superpower commonly invoked in fiction and other literary works such as mythology. A fictionalized representation of the phenomenon of hysterical strength, it is the power to exert force and lift weights beyond what is physically possible for an ordinary human being. Alternate terms of superhuman strength have included ''enhanced strength'', ''super-strength'' and ''increased strength''. Superhuman strength is an amorphous ability, varying in potency depending on the writer or the context of the story in which it is depicted. Characters and deities with superhuman strength have been found in multiple ancient mythological accounts and religions. Superhuman strength is a common trope in fantasy and science fiction. This is generally by means of mechanisms such as cybernetic body parts, genetic modification, telekinetic fields in science fiction, or magical/ supernatural sources within fantasy. A plethora of comic book superheroes and super-villain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
