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Calimero
''Calimero'' is an animated television series about a charming, but hapless anthropomorphized chicken; the only black one in a family of yellow chickens. He wears half of his egg shell still on his head. Calimero originally appeared on the Italian television show ''Carosello'' on July 14, 1963, and soon became a popular icon in Italy. The characters were created by the animation studio Organizzazione Pagot and originated as a series of animated advertisements for Miralanza AVA soap products shown throughout Italy. The creators of the main character were Nino Pagot, Toni Pagot and Ignazio Colnaghi. At the end of each episode, it turns out that Calimero is not actually black, but only very dirty, and becomes white after being washed by the advertised soap products. The characters were later licensed in Japan as an anime series twice, titled . The first was made by Toei Animation and ran from October 15, 1972, to September 30, 1975; the second, with new settings and charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toni Pagot
Toni Pagot (16 December 1921 – 7 July 2001) was an Italian comics artist and animator. Life and career Born Antonio Pagotto in Milan, in collaboration with his elder brother Nino, Pagot started his career in the fields of comics, animation and advertising. After the Second World War, the two brothers created with ''The Dynamite Brothers'', the first Italian feature-length animated film and the first Italian film in Technicolor. In 1963, the Pagot brothers created their main successful character, the black chick Calimero. In the 1970s, Pagot turned to work as a comic artist for ''Il Corriere dei Piccoli'', ''Il Giornalino'' and ''Il Corriere dei Ragazzi''. He was also co-creator and director of the animated series ''Grisù''. His nephew Marco Pagot and niece Gi Pagot also work in animation. They collaborated in the production of Hayao Miyazaki's ''Sherlock Hound'', and other Italo-Japanese productions including '' Soccer Fever'', ''Montana Jones'', and ''Reporter Blues''. Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaumont Animation
Gaumont Animation (formerly known as Alphanim) is a French animation studio. It was acquired by Gaumont Film Company in 2008 as a return to television production, and an entry into English-language productions, after Gaumont Television was sold in 1999. It was rebranded as Gaumont Animation in 2013. The company's animated catalog comprises over 800 half-hours, broadcast in over 130 countries. Its productions include ''Mona the Vampire'', ''Robotboy'', ''Galactik Football'', ''Calimero'', ''Noddy, Toyland Detective'' (after the rights were acquired from DreamWorks Animation in 2013), ''Trulli Tales'', ''Belle and Sebastian'', '' Furiki Wheels'', ''F is for Family'' and '' Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles''. Film projects in development include ''Plunder'' and a musical adaptation of Paul McCartney's novel ''High in the Clouds''. Productions Series *''Animal Crackers'' (1997–2000, co-production with CINAR Corporation) *''Atomic Puppet'' (2016–2017, co-production with Mercu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsue Miwa
is a Japanese voice actress from Osaka affiliated with the studio Aoni Production. She began her career in 1960 and has since starred in a number of voice-over roles for various anime, video games, films, and television commercials. Works Anime *'' Andersen Stories'' (Ugly Duckling) *'' Acrobunch'' (Miki Rando) *'' Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (Other voices) *''Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari'' (Nino) *'' Asari-chan Ai no Marchen Shōjo'' (Asari Hamano) *''Calimero'' (Calimero) *''Chie the Brat'' (Hirame Hirayama) *'' City Hunter 2'' (Takeda Kimiko) *''Mitsuo suwa'' (Perman) *''Dororo'' (Ku Sukero) *''Dr. Slump'' (Sparrow) *''Dragon Ball'' (Boy) *'' Ge Ge Ge no Kitarō'' *'' Genie Family'' (Kan-chan's Grandmother) *''Hell Girl'' (Momo) *''Himitsu no Akko-chan'' (Admiral) *'' Hello, Hiroshi and Utako'' (Hiroshi) *''Kaibutsu-kun'' (Hiroshi) *''Kamui the Ninja'' (Riyuu Hutoshi) *''Law of Ueki'' (Van) *'' Lupin III Part III'' (Julia) (episode 43) *'' Maeterlinck's Blue Bird'' (Other voices ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinobu Adachi
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator from Tokyo, Japan. Filmography Anime Television ;1980s * ''The Wonderful Adventures of Nils'' (1980) – Gacho * '' Maicching Machiko-sensei'' (1981) – Hiromi * ''Urusei Yatsura'' (1981) * '' Yume no Hoshi no Button Nose'' (1985) – Prince Flower * '' Uchuusen Sagittarius'' (1986) * '' Ai Shōjo Porianna Monogatar'' (1986) – Mary * '' Bug tte Honey'' (1986) – Midori * '' Fight! Kickers'' (1986) – Hideo Obata * '' Ahiru no Quack'' (1989) * '' Madō King Granzort'' (1989) – Rabi * ''Patlabor The Mobile Police'' (1989) – Tamiko Shinshi ;1990s * '' Madō King Granzort: Non-Stop Rabi'' (1990 special) – Rabi * ''Trapp Ikka Monogatari'' (1991) – Rupert * ''Future GPX Cyber Formula'' (1991) – Miki Jonouchi, Young Hayato * '' Oniisama E...'' (1991) – "Mona Lisa no Kimi" Komazawa * '' Watashi to Watashi: Futari no Lotte'' (1991) – Linne Kogel * ''Space Oz no Bouken'' (1992) – Toma * '' Calimero'' (1992) – Calimero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davide Garbolino
Davide Garbolino (born 24 September 1968 in Cirié) is an Italian voice actor, dubbing director, and television presenter. Garbolino contributes to voicing characters in anime, cartoons, live action and videogame content. He is well known for providing the voice of the protagonist Ash Ketchum in the Italian-language version of the anime series '' Pokémon'', Michelangelo in the first three series of ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', Plucky Duck and Young Donald Duck in the Italian dubs of ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' and ''DuckTales (2017 TV series)'', respectively, and Nobita in ''Doraemon''. He is also the current Italian voice of Bugs Bunny since 2007, replacing Massimo Giuliani. He works at Merak Film, Studio Asci, Raflesia, ADC Group, Studio P.V. and other dubbing studios in Italy. Voice Work Anime and animation * Konkichi in '' Dragon Ball'' * Gohan (older) in '' Dragon Ball Z'' * Gohan in ''Dragon Ball GT'' * Gohan in '' Dragon Ball Z: Return of Cooler'' (Second dub) * Goha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jōji Yanami
was a Japanese actor, Voice acting in Japan, voice actor and narrator who was affiliated with Aoni Production. Some of his major voice roles included the ''Dragon Ball'' anime series, which he narrated and voiced Dr. Briefs, Kaiō-sama ( King Kai or North Kaio), and Bobbidi. Other major roles included List of Cyborg 009 characters#Dr. Isaac Gilmore, Dr. Isaac Gilmore in ''Cyborg 009''; Gennai in ''Digimon''; Ittan Momen in ''GeGeGe no Kitarō''; List of Mazinger characters#Dr. Yumi, Dr. Yumi in ''Mazinger Z''; and numerous characters in the ''Time Bokan'' series. On September 25, 2015, Toei Animation announced that Yanami would be taking medical leave from ''Dragon Ball Super'' for an indefinite amount of time. His roles as the narrator and Kaiō-sama were passed to Naoki Tatsuta. Death He died on December 3, 2021, at the age of 90. Filmography Animation Film Japanese dubbing ;Live-action ;Animation Drama CD Video games References External links Offici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toei Animation
() is a Japanese animation studio primarily controlled by its namesake Toei Company. It has produced numerous series, including ''Sally the Witch,'' ''GeGeGe no Kitarō,'' ''Mazinger Z'', ''Galaxy Express 999'', ''Cutie Honey'', ''Dr. Slump'', ''Dragon Ball (TV series), Dragon Ball'', ''Saint Seiya'', ''Sailor Moon (TV series), Sailor Moon'', ''Slam Dunk (manga), Slam Dunk'', ''Digimon'', ''One Piece (TV series), One Piece'', ''Toriko'', ''World Trigger'', ''The Transformers (TV series), The Transformers'' (between 1984–1990, including several Japanese exclusive productions) and the ''Pretty Cure'' series. History The studio was founded by animators Kenzō Masaoka and Zenjirō Yamamoto in 1948 as . In 1956, Toei purchased the studio and it was renamed , doing business as Toei Animation Co., Ltd. outside Japan. In 1998, the Japanese name was renamed to Toei Animation. It has created a number of TV series and movies and adapted Japanese comics as animated series, many popular w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sachiko Chijimatsu
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator from Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. She is most known for the roles of Pyonkichi ('' Dokonjō Gaeru''), Nobita's Mama (''Doraemon''), Kabu ('' Sally, the Witch'' 1966), Shippona (''Himitsu no Akko-chan'' 1969), and 001/Ivan Whiskey (''Cyborg 009'' 1979). Chijimatsu was first affiliated with Aoni Production, then Production Baobab and now 81 Produce. Filmography Television animation *'' Sally, the Witch'' (1966) (Kabu) *''Himitsu no Akko-chan'' (1969) (Shippona) *''Tiger Mask'' (1969) (Chappy) *'' Andersen Stories'' (1971) (Mary) *''Sarutobi Ecchan'' (1971) (Miko) *'' Calimero'' (1972) (Deppa) *''Gatchaman'' (1972) (Yamori) *''Moomin'' (1972) (Menmen-kun) *''Saban's Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1972) (Boy) *''Umi no Triton'' (1972) (Moya) *''Doraemon'' (1973) (Sewashi) *''Cutey Honey'' (1973) (Twin Panther 1) *''Great Mazinger'' (1974) (Haruna Shiratori) *'' Majokko Megu-chan'' (1974) (Apo Kanzaki) *''Space Battleship Yamato'' (1974) ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigeru Ueda
is a Japanese anime storyboard artist and director. When he graduated from university, he joined AUBEC (now defunct) to work in the animation industry. After working as a production manager and assistant director, he made his directorial debut with ''Tsuruhime Ja!'' (before that, he had worked in anime and commercials as well). At that same time, he married a female animator. Later, after working as an episode director on '' Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings'', he left AUBEC and worked at various companies such as Anime Spot and Madhouse, and is currently working as a freelancer. He has been using the hiragana spelling of his name since his days as an assistant director (the Kanji spelling of his name is 上田茂) and this was simply because he believed that the quickest way to become a director was to stand out. Relationships Ueda cites Tameo Kohanawa as his mentor for direction. Kohanawa said that when Ueda was a rookie director, he would carefully coach him on how to dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masako Nozawa
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator. Throughout her life, she has been affiliated with Production Baobab, 81 Produce and self-owned Office Nozawa; she is also affiliated with Aoni Production. Her late husband, Masaaki Tsukada, was also a voice actor. Nozawa is the voice of Son Goku, Son Gohan, & Son Goten in the popular anime franchise '' Dragon Ball''. She has also voiced Tetsurō Hoshino (''Galaxy Express 999'') and Kitarō (''GeGeGe no Kitarō'', first and second series and '' Hakaba Kitarō'' and '' Yo-kai Watch Shadowside: Oni-ō no Fukkatsu''). In addition, she has also voiced two separate characters named "Hiroshi"; a character in ''Dokonjō Gaeru'', and the characters known in the U.S. as "Pidge" and "Haggar" in '' Hyakujūō Golion''. She also voiced Doraemon in the 1973 anime, replacing Kōsei Tomita, who voiced the character in the first 26 episodes. In the 1979 anime, she was replaced by Nobuyo Ōyama, however, Nozawa voiced Doraemon again in a 1988 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaneta Kimotsuki
was a Japanese actor and voice actor who was most known for the roles of Takeshi Goda before Suneo Honekawa in Fujiko F. Fujio's Doraemon. Career During his life he had been attached to TBS broadcast theater company and then Aoni Production, Production Baobab, he became a director of his own agency 21st century FOX; he was attached to 81 Produce at the time of his death. He was known to voice many characters in anime series for 62 years. He appeared in children's anime and educational programmes. In addition to ''Doraemon'', he had prominent roles in ''Cyborg 009'' (as 007/Great Britain), Dracula (Kaibutsu-kun), Kemumaki Kemuzou ( Ninja Hattori-kun), Pāyan ( Perman), Iyami ( Osomatsu-kun), Quackerjack ( Darkwing Duck), Tom (Tom and Jerry), Benzou Karino (Kiteretsu Daihyakka), Horrorman (Soreike! Anpanman), Conductor ( Galaxy Express 999) and Jiminy Cricket (Japanese dub of Pinocchio and all other appearances). He was the mentor of Kappei Yamaguchi. Gian In 1973, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michiko Nomura
is a Japanese actress and voice actress. Career Nomura was previously affiliated with Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society, then Aoni Production and now she is affiliated with Ken Production, an agency founded by the late Kenji Utsumi. Personal life She was married to fellow voice actor Kenji Utsumi until his death in 2013. Notable roles Animation *''Speed Racer'' (1967): Mitchi Shimura ("Trixie"; episode 5 onwards) *'' Andersen Stories'' (1971): Gerda, Ilze *''Babel II'' (1973): Yumiko Furumi *''Sazae-san'' (1976–2005): Wakame Isono (2nd voice) *''Doraemon'' (1979-2005): Shizuka Minamoto *'' Calimero'' (1974): Priscila *''Maya the Bee'' (1975): Maya *''Kämpfer is a Japanese light novel series by Toshihiko Tsukiji, with illustrations by Senmu. The series contains 15 volumes, published by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J imprint between November 2006 and March 2010. The main series covers 12 vo ...'' (2009): Tora Harakiri Live-action *''Sono Koe no Anat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |