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Casshan
''Casshan'', also known in Japan as , is an anime series created by Tatsunoko Productions founder Tatsuo Yoshida in 1973. The ''Casshern'' franchise also includes a 1993 original video animation titled '' Casshan: Robot Hunter'', and a 2004 live-action adaptation titled Casshern. In October 2008, a reboot of the franchise ''Casshern Sins'' premiered. In anticipation of the upcoming series, a DVD box set of the original series, ''Neo-Human Casshern Complete DVD-Box "All Episodes of Casshern",'' was released in Japan on September 24, 2008. Casshern also appears in ''Tatsunoko Fight'' and '' Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars'' as a playable character. At Anime Expo 2013, Sentai Filmworks announced that they had signed a deal with Tatsunoko to release some of their catalog, with Casshan being confirmed as one of the characters involved. Sentai Filmworks released the series on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in the United States on March 4, 2014. Plot , also known as ''Casshern'', i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatsunoko Productions
and often shortened to , is a Japanese animation company. The studio's name has a double meaning in Japanese: "Tatsu's child" (Tatsu is a nickname for Tatsuo) and "sea dragon", the inspiration for its seahorse logo. Tatsunoko's headquarters are in Musashino, Tokyo. History The studio was founded in October 1962 by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida and his brothers Kenji and Toyoharu (better known by his pen name "Ippei Kuri"). The studio's first production was the 1965 TV series ''Space Ace''. Since then many figures in the anime industry have worked with Tatsunoko, including Mizuho Nishikubo, Hiroshi Sasagawa, Koichi Mashimo, Katsuhisa Yamada, Hideaki Anno is a Japanese animator, filmmaker and actor. He is best known for creating the anime series ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' (1995)''.'' His style is defined by his postmodernist approach and the extensive portrayal of characters' thoughts and emotio ... (Tatsunoko provided animation work on the ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casshern (film)
is a 2004 Japanese ''tokusatsu'' superhero film adaptation of the anime series of the same name. It was written and directed by Kazuaki Kiriya. It is one of only a few films (''Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow'', ''Immortal'' (both 2004) and ''Sin City'' (2005), among others) to be shot entirely on a "digital backlot". Plot A fifty-year war between the Eastern Federation and Europa ends, with the Federation taking control of the continent of Eurasia. A resistance movement rises in Zone 7 and the Federation mobilizes its military. However, the war and heavy industry have exhausted the Federation and polluted the environment. Dr. Azuma presents his discovery of Neo Cells, human cells that, in theory, can be converted to regenerate human tissue. The Neo Cells are only found in the genome of "a primitive ethnic group." He states that he can develop the Neo Cells for human use, but is quickly denounced. But Kaoru Naito, from Nikko Hairal Inc., offers Dr. Azuma sponsorship. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casshern Sins
is a reboot of the 1973 anime series '' Casshan'', produced by Tatsunoko Productions and animated by Madhouse, it aired from October 2008 to March 2009. The series made its English broadcast premiere on Funimation Channel in December 2010. A manga adaptation was published in Jive's ''Comic Rush'' Magazine. The series discards the continuity presented in the original ''Casshan'' anime series, in which Casshern was a cybernetic superhero battling the evil robotic forces of Braiking Boss in a post-apocalyptic Earth. In ''Casshern Sins'', Casshern is presented as a cyborg subordinate of Braiking Boss who was ordered to assassinate the savior of mankind, and has thus doomed the Earth to ruin. Plot ''Casshern Sins'' tells the story of a world where robots subjugated humanity after becoming self-aware. Their leader, Braiking Boss, ruled over the world with an iron fist. One day, a mysterious girl named Luna was summoned by the people in order to bring the salvation of mankind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenji Utsumi
was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Kitakyūshū, affiliated with the self-founded Ken Production. He was best known for his roles in ''Sally the Witch (1966)'' (as Sally's Papa), ''Fist of the North Star'' (as Raoh and Kaioh), ''Dr. Slump Arale-chan'' (as Senbei Norimaki), the ''Dragon Ball'' series (as Shenlong, Commander Red, Reacoom and the Tenkaichi Budōkai announcer), ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' (as Alex Louis Armstrong) and ''Hajime no Ippo'' (as Coach Kamogawa). He was also known for dubbing over the voices of actors Carl Weathers, Steve McQueen, Jack Nicholson, Sammy Davis, Jr., Victor Mature and Robert Shaw in the Japanese-language editions of their films. He received a lifetime achievement award at the third Seiyu Awards. Personal life He was married to fellow voice actor Michiko Nomura until his death. Death He died from peritoneal cancer at 3:01 PM in JST on June 13, 2013. Voice roles Television animation ;1963 * '' Wolf Boy Ken'' (One-E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ippei Kuri
, real name , is a Japanese manga artist and the third president of animation production company Tatsunoko Pro. History Ippei Kuri was born Toyoharu Yoshida on January 1, 1940, in Kyoto. As a child, he read comics such as '' Superman'' that were discarded by American troops stationed in Japan during the Allied occupation following World War II. Kuri stated he wanted to make a manga like that when he grew up. This had an influence on his manga and anime character design style. He attended Kyoto Municipal Rakuyō High School (now Kyoto Municipal Rakuyō Technical High School), but left in 1958 before graduating in order to join his older brother Kenji in Tokyo to work as a manga artist. He worked as an assistant for his older brother Tatsuo, who was already a successful illustrator and manga artist. Kuri made his manga debut in 1959 with , published as an akahon and in the Japanese magazine ''Z-Boy'' from Shueisha. From 1960–1961, Kuri worked on with creator Minoru Kume. In 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatsunoko Fight
is a fighting video game developed by Electronics Application (Eleca) and published by Takara for the PlayStation game console released in Japan in October 2000. It features characters from various Tatsunoko superhero properties in addition to original creations developed exclusively for the game. Each series is represented by characters, backgrounds, music, and voice actors from the original television programs, along with new art and animated sequences produced by Tatsunoko Production. Plot In the future, a young scientist named Battering creates the "Salvasion System", a dimensional mobile device which allows for travel between parallel worlds. However, this device is stolen by the Demon King Dokucyber and his Jaleizer Empire to enact "Operation Dark Inferno", which sees Dokucyber, the Jaleizer Empire and all of the Tatsunoko villains from various worlds uniting to conquer the multiverse. To stop this, Battering created a combat strengthening suit to become Volter the Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatsuo Yoshida
was a Japanese cartoonist, writer, manga artist and anime pioneer who founded the anime studio Tatsunoko Productions. Biography Born in 1932, Yoshida grew up in the hardship of war-torn Japan. A self-taught artist, his first job was as working for local newspapers in Kyoto. After finding success as a manga artist in Tokyo, including winning the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1972 for ''The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee'', in 1962 he founded Tatsunoko with his two younger brothers, Kenji (who took over Tatsuo's position as producer after he died) and Toyoharu (a.k.a. Ippei Kuri). The studio's name has a double Japanese meaning of "Tatsu's child" and "sea dragon" which was the inspiration for its seahorse logo. Yoshida made the jump from print to the screen and found modest success with the anime racing series ''Mach GoGoGo''. Once adapted to the English language market, it achieved resounding, worldwide success as ''Speed Racer''. Yoshida also created the action series ''Gatcha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shunsuke Kikuchi
was a Japanese composer who was active from the early 1960s until 2017. He specialized in incidental music for media such as television and film. Kikuchi was regarded as one of Japan's most highly demanded film and TV composers, working principally on ''tokusatsu'' and anime productions, as well as violent action films, ''jidaigeki'', and television dramas. Early life and education Kikuchi was born on 1 November 1931 in the city of Hirosaki in Aomori Prefecture. He graduated from Aomori Prefectural Hirosaki Technical High School, specializing in mechanics. Shunsuke then attended the Nihon University College of Art. Career After graduating from the Nihon University College of Art, he made his debut composing for the 1961 film . '' The Tō-Ō Nippō Press'' wrote that the contrast between the heroic opening theme and the melancholic ballad ending theme that Kikuchi composed for the 1969 ''Tiger Mask'' anime, "changed Japanese anime music." Kikuchi composed the song , sung by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sentai Filmworks
Sentai Filmworks, LLC or just Sentai, is an American entertainment company owned by AMC Networks. Located in Houston, the company specializes in the dubbing and distribution of Japanese animation and Asian cinema. Its post-production arm is Sentai Studios. The company has its origins in A.D. Vision, which was founded in 1992 by video game fan John Ledford and Matt Greenfield. ADV collapsed due to low sales and eventually liquidated their assets in 2009. Ledford founded Sentai in 2008 and acquired the majority of ADV's titles. Sentai was then acquired by New York City-based AMC Networks in 2022 and became its subsidiary. Its offices are in the International District in Southwest Houston. History Origins In 1990, John Ledford, a native of Houston, started a Japanese video game and video console import business. He was introduced to anime when he watched ''My Neighbor Totoro'' at his friend's suggestion. His friend, Matt Greenfield, born in Sacramento, California, ran a local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reiko Mutō
was a Japanese actress and voice actress from Tokyo, Japan. She is best known for playing the voice of Elizabeth Taylor in Japanese dubbed television and films, and playing main characters in ''Marvelous Melmo'' (as Melmo), ''Astro Boy'' as Uran (Astro Girl in the English version), and '' Moomin'' (as Non Non). As a child, she found she enjoyed acting after joining the child acting troupe Gekidan Komadori. Mutō died of acute heart failure on October 29, 2006 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. Roles Anime television series *'' Mighty Atom'' (1963–1966, Uran) *'' Ribbon Knight'' (1967–1968, Hecate, Venus) *'' Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae'' (1968–1969, Midori) *''Star of the Giants'' (1968–1971, Kyōko) *'' Dororo'' (1969, Mio) *'' Kamui the Ninja'' (1969, Tone (ep.8)) *'' Moomin'' (1969–1970 and 1972, Non Non) *''Attack No. 1'' (1969–1971, Michiru Sanjō) *'' Andersen Stories'' (1971, Psyche (eps. 49)) *'' Lupin III'' (1971–1972, Linda) *''Marvelous Melmo'' (1971–1972, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikuo Nishikawa
is a Japanese voice actor who works for Production Baobab. Filmography Television animation *'' Star of the Giants'' (1968) (Mishima) *'' Judo Boy'' (1969) (Sanshiro) *'' Wandering Sun'' (1971) (Yumemaro) *''Casshan'' (1973) (Casshern) *'' Brave Raideen'' (1975) (Tarou Sarumaru) *''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (1980) (Jim) *'' New Tetsujin-28'' (1980) (Robby) *''The Irresponsible Captain Tylor'' (1993) (Robert J. Hanner) *''Nintama Rantarō'' (1993) (Rantaro's Father) *''Mahōjin Guru Guru'' (1994) (President of Darkness) *''Rurouni Kenshin'' (1996) (Saizuchi) *'' Berserk'' (1997) (Godo) *'' Rozen Maiden'' (2004) (Motoharu Shibasaki) *''Samurai 7'' (2004) (Gisaku) *''Naruto'' (2005) (Sukeza) *''Negima! Magister Negi Magi'' (2005) (Principal of Magic Academy) *'' Romeo × Juliet'' (2007) (Balthasar) *'' Naruto: Shippuden'' (2009) (Fukasaku) *'' Fate/Zero'' (2012) (Glen Mackenzie) OVA *''Legend of the Galactic Heroes'' (1996) *'' Blue Submarine No. 6'' (1998) (Hugh W. Conwell) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wizard Entertainment
Wizard Entertainment Inc., formerly known as GoEnergy and Wizard World, is a producer of multi-genre fan conventions across North America. The company started as the holding company for Strato Malmas' interests in the energy business. Gareb Shamus started the previous bearer of the Wizard Entertainment name in 1991 as Wizard Press the publisher of one monthly magazine ('' Wizard''). That company evolved into a multi-title publishing company with diversified interests in branded products and related convention operations. By 2011, the company had discontinued its print division to focus exclusively on its convention business. Since then, they have expanded to producing thirteen annual conventions around the U.S. History Gareb Shamus founded '' Wizard'' magazine in January 1991 shortly after he graduated from college.Babka, Allison"Wizard World Inc.: A roving comic con looks to corner the geek market,"''The Riverfront Times'' (Apr. 3, 2014). The company was originally based in Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
