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Cutie Honey FX
is a '' Cutie Honey'' video game developed by DataWest and released by NEC for the PC-FX in Japan in 1995. Plot Mysterious disappearances have been occurring throughout the South Pacific at the mysterious resort on Austral Island. Honey Kisaragi catches wind of and decides to investigate by sneaking onto the island with help from Danbei Hayami and the player character who's a private detective (an associate of Danbei's son Seiji) who comes on the request to find a family's daughter named Mizue. The player arrives on Austral Island and befriends Miku Fujiwara. After spending some time on the island, the player finds a dark secret hidden in the shadows when Miku was being kidnapped by thugs. The player is later brought to Mizue who had been transformed into a kaijin by Panther Claw. Cutie Honey then appears after this revelation and fights the mutated Mizue off ending her life. The player finds out from Honey that Austral Island is really a place that Panther Claw uses to creat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PC-FX
The is a 32-bit home video game console developed by NEC and Hudson Soft. It was released in 1994 and discontinued in February 1998, as NEC's final home video game console. Based on the NEC V810 CPU and CD-ROM, it was intended as the successor to the PC Engine (known oherseas as the TurboGrafx-16). Unlike its predecessor, the PC-FX was only released in Japan. Its form factor is like that of a tower PC, intended to be similarly upgradeable. The PC-FX was uncompetitive with its fifth generation peers due to lack of a 3D polygon-based graphics chip, high price, and limited developer support and is considered a commercial failure. History In 1987, NEC partnered with game publisher Hudson Soft to create the PC Engine, released internationally as the TurboGrafx-16. The PC Engine was successful in Japan, but the TG-16 struggled in overseas markets. The success of the PC Engine created a strong relationship between NEC and Hudson, who began work on a true successor (as opposed to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daiki Nakamura
is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with 81 Produce. Some of his best-known work includes Gaine in ''The Brave Express Might Gaine'' and Grandpa in ''Grandpa Danger''. Filmography Anime *''After War Gundam X'' (Shingo Mori) *''Aoki Densetsu Shoot!'' (Junji Iwagami) *''Brave Exkaiser'' (Sky Max, God Max) *''The Brave Express Might Gaine'' (Gaine, Might Gaine, Great Might Gaine, Great Might Gaine Perfect Mode) *'' Colorful'' (Kariya) *''Cromartie High School'' (Friend of Pootan) *''Dragon Ball Z'' (Bun) *''Flame of Recca'' ( Mokuren Nagai) *''Grandpa Danger'' (Grandpa) *''Gurren Lagann'' (Dayakka) *'' Hunter × Hunter (2011)'' (Welfin) *''Initial D Fourth Stage This is a list of episodes for the anime series '' Initial D''. ''Initial D: First Stage (1998)'' Episodes in First Stage are numbered as Acts, such as "ACT.1 The Ultimate Tofu Store Drift". ''Initial D: Second Stage'' (1999–2000) Second St ...'' (Toru Suetsugu) *''InuYasha'' (Orochidayu) *''Monster Rancher (anime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainichi Shimbun
The is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by In addition to the ''Mainichi Shimbun'', which is printed twice a day in several local editions, Mainichi also operates an English language news website called ''The Mainichi'' (previously ''Mainichi Daily News''), and publishes a bilingual news magazine, ''Mainichi Weekly''. It also publishes paperbacks, books and other magazines, including a weekly news magazine, ''Sunday Mainichi''. It is one of the four national newspapers in Japan; the other three are the ''Asahi Shimbun'', the ''Yomiuri Shimbun'' and the '' Nihon Keizai Shimbun''. The Sankei Shimbun and The ''Chunichi Shimbun'' are not currently in the position of a national newspaper despite a large circulation for the both respectively. History The history of the ''Mainichi Shinbun'' began with the founding of two papers during the Meiji period. The ''Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun'' was founded first, in 1872. The ''Mainichi'' claims that it is the oldest existing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slayers
is a Japanese light novel series written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi. The novels have been serialized in ''Dragon Magazine'' since 1989, before being published into individual volumes. They follow the adventures of teenage sorceress Lina Inverse and her companions as they journey through their world. Using powerful magic and swordsmanship they battle overreaching wizards, demons seeking to destroy the world, and an occasional hapless gang of bandits. ''Slayers'' inspired several spin-off novel series and has been adapted into numerous manga titles, anime television series, anime films, OVA series, role-playing video games, and other media. Including the spin-off series, the novels have over 20 million copies in print. The anime series is considered to be one of the most popular of the 1990s. Plot Setting In the ''Slayers'' universe, the ultimate being is the Lord of Nightmares, the creator of at least four parallel worlds. An artif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lina Inverse
is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the comic fantasy-themed light novel, manga and anime series ''Slayers''. Lina Inverse is a young yet very powerful sorceress travelling the world in search of adventure and treasure. Lina has been consistently voiced by Megumi Hayashibara in Japanese, dubbed by Lisa Ortiz in the English version of the TV series and by Cynthia Martinez in the English version of the films and original video animation episodes. ''Slayers'' novels are narrated by Lina herself from her point of view. Lina was one of the most popular anime characters of the late 1990s and has since retained a sizable fan following. There have been also characters based on or inspired by her in both ''Slayers'' and in other works. Creation and design The ''Slayers'' creator Hajime Kanzaka had originally created the characters of Lina and Luna (the name of Lina's unseen sister in ''Slayers'') as the heroines of his science-fiction story that he had written when he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atsushi Kato
is a professional Go player. Biography Kato became a professional in 1990, and in the same year was promoted to 2 dan. In 1996, he had already reached 6 dan, and became 9 dan in 2011. As an insei, he was taught by Yasuro Kikuchi was a Japanese amateur Go player. Biography Kikuchi founded the prestigious ''Ryokusei Academy'' in 1975, which has become one of the most prolific Go schools in Japan. Some of the most famous players to come out of the academy include Kikuyo A .... Kato has been part of the Kisei league consistently for the last few years. Promotion record References Living people 1974 births Japanese Go players {{Japan-Go-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuburaya Productions
is a Japanese special effects studio founded in 1963 by special effects wizard Eiji Tsuburaya and was run by his family, until October 2007, when the family sold the company to advertising agency TYO Inc. The studio is best known for producing the ''Ultra Series ''Ultraman'', also known as the , is the collective name for all media produced by Tsuburaya Productions featuring Ultraman (character), Ultraman, his many brethren, and the myriad monsters. Debuting with ''Ultra Q'' and then ''Ultraman (1966 ...''. Since 2007, the head office has been located in Hachimanyama, Setagaya, Tokyo.The Official Tsuburaya Productions English Webpage company profile History [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinya Takahashi
commonly abbreviated as Nintendo EPD, is the largest division within the Japanese video game company Nintendo. The division focuses on developing and producing video games, mobile apps, and other related entertainment software for the company. EPD was created after merging their Entertainment Analysis & Development (EAD) and Software Planning & Development (SPD) divisions in September 2015. History The division was created on September 16, 2015, after the consolidation of two of Nintendo's former software divisions, Entertainment Analysis & Development (EAD) and Software Planning & Development (SPD), as part of a company-wide organizational restructure that took place under Nintendo's then newly appointed president, Tatsumi Kimishima. The division assumed both of its predecessors' roles, focusing on the development of games and software for Nintendo platforms and mobile devices; it also manages and licenses the company's various intellectual properties, alongside producing an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junji Nishimura
is a Japanese anime director and producer currently residing in Karatsu, Saga. After graduating from Meiji Gakuin University in 1980, Nishimura entered into the anime studio Nishiko Production. Nishimura had his first job as a producer for ''Baldios'' in 1980, and went on to be in charge of production in other series such as ''Six God Combination Godmars'', and ''Magical Princess Minky Momo'' in 1982. An episode of ''Urusei Yatsura'' he directed in 1982, "After You've Gone" (episode #44), was voted the favorite episode of the TV series by Japanese fans. In 1984, Nishimura resigned from Nishiko and in 1985 had his director debut with ''Pro Golfer Saru''. Since then, he has worked as the director on many anime produced by Studio Deen, notably ''Ranma ½'' (serving as series director on later television seasons and for the OVA series as well) and ''Kyo Kara Maoh!''. In 2019, he was named as director of a new anime series, ''Vladlove,'' about a girl vampire that was written by Mamoru O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Nishimori
is a Japanese anime director, known for directing series such as ''Rumic Theater'', ''Gallery Fake'', ''Petopeto-san'', ''Hitohira'', ''Zombie-Loan'', and three ''Battle Spirits Battle Spirits is a two-player collectible card game (CCG) jointly developed by Bandai and Sunrise, Inc. and a franchise which also includes several anime series, manga serializations, and other merchandise like toys and video games. The game ...'' television series. Works References External links * Living people Anime directors People from Miyazaki Prefecture Osaka University of Arts alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{Anime-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Yoshida
was a 20th-century Japanese painter and woodblock printmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the shin-hanga style, and is noted especially for his excellent landscape prints. Yoshida travelled widely, and was particularly known for his images of non-Japanese subjects done in traditional Japanese woodblock style, including the Taj Mahal, the Swiss Alps, the Grand Canyon, and other National Parks in the United States. Biography Hiroshi Yoshida (born Hiroshi Ueda) was born in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, in Kyushu, on September 19, 1876. He showed an early aptitude for art fostered by his adoptive father, a teacher of painting in the public schools. At age 19 he was sent to Kyoto to study under Tamura Shoryu, a well known teacher of western style painting. He then studied under Koyama Shōtarō, in Tokyo, for another three years. In 1899, Yoshida had his first American exhibition at Detroit Museum of Art (now Detroit Institute of Art). He then traveled to Bosto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go Nagai
, better known by the pen name , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with ''Meakashi Polikichi'', but is best known for creating popular 1970s manga and anime series such as ''Cutie Honey'', ''Devilman'' and ''Mazinger Z''. He is credited with creating the super robot genre and for designing the first mecha robots piloted by a user from within a cockpit with ''Mazinger Z'',Mark Gilson, "A Brief History of Japanese Robophilia", ''Leonardo'' 31 (5), pp. 367–369 68 and for pioneering the magical girl genre with ''Cutie Honey'', the post-apocalyptic manga/anime genre with ''Violence Jack'', and the ecchi genre with ''Harenchi Gakuen''. In 2005, he became a Character Design professor at the Osaka University of Arts. He has been a member of the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's nominating committee since 2009. Life Early life Go Nagai was born on September 6, 1945—in the Ishikawa Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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