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Colleen Clinkenbeard
Colleen Smith Clinkenbeard (born April 13, 1980) is an American voice actress, ADR director, line producer, and writer working for the anime-dubbing company Funimation. One of her major starts was as the English voice provider for Rachel Moore in the long-running detective series '' Case Closed''. She then later served as the Co-ADR director on ''Fullmetal Alchemist'', which aired on Adult Swim in 2004. She has since starred in many popular anime dubs, including as Monkey D. Luffy in ''One Piece'', Erza Scarlet in ''Fairy Tail'', and Momo Yaoyorozu in ''My Hero Academia''. Career As a stage actress in Dallas, Clinkenbeard got involved in voice-over when fellow voice actress Laura Bailey brought her to Funimation for an audition. Her first voice role was in ''Dragon Ball GT;'' her first lead role was Éclair in ''Kiddy Grade''. Midway through the Kiddy Grade series, director Justin Cook appointed Clinkenbeard as the ADR director for the rest of the episodes. Her other major role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voice Acting
Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talent. Voice acting is recognised as a specialized dramatic profession in the United Kingdom, primarily due to BBC broadcasts of radio drama production. Examples of voice work include animated, off-stage, off-screen or non-visible characters in various works such as feature films, dubbed foreign-language films, animated films, anime, television shows, video games, cartoons, documentaries, commercials, audiobooks, radio dramas and comedies, amusement rides, theater productions, puppet shows and audio games. Voice actors are also heard through pre-recorded and automated announcements that are a part of everyday modern life in areas such as shops, elevators, waiting rooms and public transport. The role of a voice actor may involve singing, most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Ball GT
is a 1996–1997 Japanese anime television series based on Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball (manga), ''Dragon Ball'' manga. Produced by Toei Animation, the series premiered in Japan on Fuji TV and ran for 64 episodes from February 1996 to November 1997. Unlike the previous two anime in the Dragon Ball, ''Dragon Ball'' franchise, ''Dragon Ball GT'' does not adapt the manga by Toriyama but is an anime-exclusive sequel show to the ''Dragon Ball Z'' anime with an original story using the same characters and universe, which follows the exploits of Goku, his granddaughter Pan, and their various associates. However, Toriyama had designed some of the new characters introduced to the show. Plot Black Star Dragon Balls/Baby Saga Five years after the 28th (10 years in the Funimation dub), Goku is accidentally turned back into a child by , a much more powerful version of Shenron created by the Nameless Namekian (before he split into Kami and King Piccolo) who can grant any single wis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RWBY
''RWBY'' (pronounced "Ruby") is an American Anime-influenced animation, anime-influenced Computer animation, computer-animated web series created by Monty Oum for Rooster Teeth. It is set in the fictional world of Remnant, where young people train to become warriors (called "Huntsmen" and "Huntresses") to protect their world from monsters called Grimm. The name ''RWBY'' is derived from the four main protagonists' forenames: Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang, and their respective theme colors (red, white, black and yellow). Following several promotional trailers, the first episode was screened at the Rooster Teeth convention event RTX (event), RTX and then released on their website in July 2013. Subsequent episodes were released approximately weekly, first to Rooster Teeth's subscribers and then to YouTube a week later. Oum died in 2015, during production of the third season for the series. This resulted in a delay in the production, as well as an overall shift in the series productio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borderlands (series)
''Borderlands'' is an action role-playing first-person looter shooter video game franchise set in a space Western science fiction setting, created and produced by Gearbox Software and published by 2K Games for multiple platforms. The series consists of four games, each with multiple downloadable content packs: ''Borderlands'' (2009), '' Borderlands 2'' (2012), '' Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel'' (2014) by 2K Australia and '' Borderlands 3'' (2019). ''Tales from the Borderlands'' (2014–) is a spin-off episodic graphic adventure game by Telltale Games. The series has received critical acclaim and commercial success for its loot-driven multiplayer co-op gameplay and its sense of humor. As of November 2022, more than 77 million copies of ''Borderlands'' games had been shipped, with 26 million from ''Borderlands 2''. An additional 5 million copies of '' Borderlands 3'' were sold within five days of release, bringing the total series' net revenues to over . This makes it one of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edens Zero
''Edens Zero'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese science fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' since June 2018, with its chapters collected into twenty-four ''tankōbon'' volumes as of December 2022. The manga is published digitally in six other languages as they are released in Japan, with Kodansha USA licensing the series for English publication in North America on Crunchyroll, Comixology, and Amazon Kindle. An anime television series adaptation produced by J.C.Staff aired from April to October 2021. A second season is set to premiere in April 2023. A video game adaptation by Konami was also released. Synopsis Setting ''Edens Zero'' takes place in the a fictional space-faring universe inhabited by humans, aliens, and sentient robots. The universe is divided into four smaller "cosmoses" that correspond to the seasons: the which represents spring and serves as the initial setting of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuko Ichihara
is a fictional character in the manga '' xxxHolic'', which was created by the artist group Clamp. Yuko is a witch who owns a shop where people come to have their wishes granted, and most of her jobs involve dealing with supernatural beings. At the beginning of ''xxxHolic'', she meets Kimihiro Watanuki, who becomes her assistant in exchange for removing spirits that follow him. Yuko also appears in the crossover manga '' Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'', where she assists the main characters in their journey across the multiverse, and is known as . She has also appeared in animated versions of the two series, as well as in other media. When creating Yuko, Clamp wanted to have a character who is aware of the multiple fictional universes they had created in their career. Her personality was inspired by the authors' beautician. Yuko is voiced by Sayaka Ohara in Japanese and Colleen Clinkenbeard in English in the animated adaptions of ''xxxHolic'' and ''Tsubasa''. Anne Watanabe por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosario + Vampire
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihisa Ikeda. The story revolves around Tsukune Aono, a boy who inadvertently enrolls in a boarding school for monsters. He quickly befriends Moka Akashiya, a vampire who soon develops an obsession with his blood, and later meets other monster girls who soon take a romantic liking to him. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Shonen Jump'' from July 2004 to June 2007, when the magazine ceased its publication. An extra chapter was published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in September 2007. The chapters were collected in ten ''tankōbon'' volumes. A sequel, titled ''Rosario + Vampire: Season II'', was serialized in ''Jump Square'' from November 2007 to February 2014. An epilogue chapter was published in ''Jump SQ.19'' in April 2014. The chapters were collected in fourteen ''tankōbon'' volumes. Both manga series were licensed in North America and in the United Kingdom by V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moka Akashiya
is a fictional title character from the Japanese manga and anime series '' Rosario + Vampire''. She serves as one of the love interests to Tsukune Aono, who is the only human enrolled in a school of monsters. She has a rosary that gives her a split personality; her outer persona is kind and sweet, but her inner persona, which manifests when her rosary is removed, is a cold and serious martial artist who mainly uses powerful kicks. In the Japanese version of the anime, her voice actress is Nana Mizuki, who is also responsible for performing the theme songs for both anime seasons. In the English version, Moka's outer personality is voiced by Alexis Tipton, while her inner personality is voiced by Colleen Clinkenbeard. Conception Ikeda drew inspirations from '' Kaibutsu-kun'' and has incorporated some references later into the first serialization of the ''Rosario+Vampire'' manga. In an interview at Lucca Comics 2012, Ikeda said he is a big fan of Tim Burton and was inspired by h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riza Hawkeye
The ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' manga and anime series feature an extensive cast of fictional characters created by Hiromu Arakawa. The story is set in a fictional universe within the 20th century in which alchemy is one of the most advanced scientific techniques. Although they essentially start off the same, the Fullmetal Alchemist (TV series), 2003 anime series begins to differ greatly from the manga midway through its run; to the point where by its final act it is narratively a completely different story from the original manga series. However, the second anime, ''Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood'', faithfully follows the entirety of events from the manga. The story follows the adventure of the titular character, named Edward Elric, also known as the “Fullmetal Alchemist”. Edward is frequently accompanied by his brother, named Alphonse Elric. While trying to revive their mother, the brothers lost parts of their bodies, with Alphonse's soul being contained in a suit of armor, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanator
''Destructoid'' is a website that was founded as a video game-focused blog in March 2006 by Yanier Gonzalez, a Cuban-American cartoonist and author. Enthusiast Gaming acquired the website in 2017, and sold it to Gamurs Group in 2022. History ''Destructoid'' was owned by Yanier "Niero" Gonzalez so that he could attend the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in 2006. After being rejected, Gonzalez began writing original editorials and drawing cartoons which were picked up by established gaming blogs like ''Joystiq'' and ''Kotaku''. In 2007 the site relaunched with user blogs, forums, and a team of contributors. Yanier's blog was moved off the home page in favor of a staff-edited, multi-author format. Similar to ''IGN'', ''Destructoid'' offers free registration and readers can submit off-homepage blogs. After E3, Gonzalez appeared at the press conference dressed as Mr. Destructoid (''Destructoid'' robot mascot, shown on logos and promotional material) to hand out promotional f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike McFarland
Michael McFarland is an American voice actor and ADR director who works on English dubs of Japanese anime at Funimation. He is known as the original English voice of Master Roshi and Yajirobe in Funimation's dubs of ''Dragon Ball'' and ''Dragon Ball Z''. McFarland's other notable roles include Jean Havoc in ''Fullmetal Alchemist'', Buggy the Clown in the Funimation dub of ''One Piece'', and Jean Kirstein in ''Attack on Titan''. He has voice directed on multiple Funimation titles including ''Dragon Ball'', ''Fullmetal Alchemist'', ''Case Closed'', and ''Attack on Titan'', the ''Rebuild of Evangelion'' films, and '' Summer Wars''. Filmography Anime [Baidu] |
