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Detroit Metal City
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kiminori Wakasugi. It was serialized in Hakusensha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Young Animal'' from September 2005 to April 2010, with its chapters collected in ten ''tankōbon'' volumes. The manga was licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media. The series takes its name from the song "Detroit Rock City" by the American band Kiss. The manga was adapted into a twelve-episode (of thirteen minutes long and divided into two six-minute sections) original video animation (OVA) released in August 2008; a live action film adaptation also premiered in Japan in August 2008. Plot Soichi Negishi is a shy young musician who dreams of a career in pop. Dreams do not pay the bills, so he has ended up as the lead singer and guitarist of a blackened death metal band, "Detroit Metal City." In his stage costume, he is Johannes Krauser II, rumored to be a terrorist demon from hell, to have killed and raped his parents, to wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tankōbon
is the Japanese term for a book that is not part of an anthology or corpus. In modern Japanese, the term is most often used in reference to individual volumes of a manga series: most series first appear as individual chapters in a weekly or monthly manga anthology with other works before being published as volumes containing several chapters each. Major publishing imprints for include Jump Comics (for serials in Shueisha's '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' and other ''Jump'' magazines), Kodansha's Shōnen Magazine Comics, and Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday Comics. Japanese comics (manga) manga came to be published in thick, phone-book-sized weekly or monthly anthology manga magazines (such as ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' or '' Weekly Shōnen Jump''). These anthologies often have hundreds of pages and dozens of individual series by multiple authors. They are printed on cheap newsprint and are considered disposable. Since the 1930s, though, comic strips had been compiled into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosa Kato
is a Japanese actress and commercial model. Biography Career From April 2004 to March 2005, Kato was a regular guest student on ''Italian Conversation'', a 25-minute NHK TV program for beginners of Italian. She subsequently began appearing in commercials and became a popular model after appearing in ''Zexy'', a Japanese bridal magazine, in 2004. She appeared in the Japanese film ''Tokyo Tower'' with Jun Matsumoto in 2005. In late 2005, she began appearing in Japanese television dramas such as ''Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo''. She later won the "Best Newcomer Award" for her performance in ''Dance Drill'' (also known as ''Dandori'' in Japan) in 2006. In 2007, she starred in the Japanese drama ''Jotei'' with Hana Yori Dango actor Shota Matsuda. In 2008, Kato appeared in several TV dramas such as ''Oh! My Girl!'' with Mokomichi Hayami and ''Change'' with Takuya Kimura. Early life Kato's mother is Japanese and her father is Italian, both met at an Italian restaurant her father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masami Nagasawa
is a common Japanese given name and can be given to either sex. Possible writings *惟美, meaning "Considerate beauty" *真己, meaning "True self" or "Truth, Snake" *昌美, meaning "Prosperous beauty" *雅美, meaning "Gracious beauty" *成美, meaning "Become beautiful" *マサミ in (katakana) *まさみ in (hiragana) People with the name *Masami Akita (秋田 昌美), Japanese Noise musician *Masami Anno, Japanese director of the anime series ''Chūka Ichiban!'' which is based on the manga series of the same name * Masami Hirosaka (広坂 正美), Japanese radio-controlled car racer *Masami Horiuchi (堀内 正美), Japanese actor *, Japanese alpine skier * Masami Kikuchi (菊池 正美), Japanese voice actor * Masami Kobayashi (小林仁, 1890-1977), admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II * Masami Kubota, Japanese former gymnast who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics *Masami Kurumada (車田 正美), Japanese writer and manga artist known for his w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, featuring double kick and blast beat techniques; minor keys or atonality; abrupt tempo, key, and time signature changes; and chromatic chord progressions. The lyrical themes of death metal may include slasher film-style violence,Moynihan, Michael, and Dirik Søderlind (1998). Lords of Chaos (2nd ed.). Feral House. , p. 27 political conflict, religion, nature, philosophy, true crime and science fiction. Building from the musical structure of thrash metal and early black metal, death metal emerged during the mid-1980s. Bands such as Venom, Celtic Frost, Slayer, and Kreator were important influences on the genre's creation. Possessed, Death, Necrophagia, Obituary, Autopsy, and Morbid Angel are often considered pioneers of the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shibuya-kei
is a microgenre of pop music or a general aesthetic that flourished in Japan in the mid-to late 1990s. The music genre is distinguished by a "cut-and-paste" approach that was inspired by the kitsch, fusion, and artifice from certain music styles of the past. The most common reference points were 1960s culture and Western pop music, especially the work of Burt Bacharach, Brian Wilson, Phil Spector, and Serge Gainsbourg. Shibuya-kei first emerged as retail music from the Shibuya district of Tokyo. Flipper's Guitar, a duo led by Kenji Ozawa and Keigo Oyamada (Cornelius), formed the bedrock of the genre and influenced all of its groups, but the most prominent Shibuya-kei band was Pizzicato Five, who fused mainstream J-pop with a mix of jazz, soul, and lounge influences. Shibuya-kei peaked in the late 1990s and declined after its principal players began moving into other music styles. Overseas, fans of Shibuya-kei were typically indie pop enthusiasts, which contrasted with the tende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Pop
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) Swedish Open is a tennis tournament. Swedish Open may also refer to: * Swedish Open (badminton) *Swedish Open (table tennis) The Swedish Open, also known as the Swedish Open Championships (SOC), is an annual table tennis tournament in Sweden, ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inukai, Ōita
was a town located in Ōno District, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,324 and the density of 92.51 persons per km². The total area was 46.74 km². On March 31, 2005, Inukai, along with the towns of Asaji, Mie, Ogata Ogata (written: 尾形, 緒方, 緒形, 小形, 小県 or 尾方) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese stock car racing driver *, Japanese chemist *, Japanese sprint canoeist *, Japanese painter *, Japanese ... and Ōno, and the villages of Chitose and Kiyokawa (all from Ōno District), was merged to create the city of Bungo-Ōno. Notable people Fictional * Souichi Negishi/Johannes Krauser II, protagonist of comedy manga and live-action movie '' Detroit Metal City''. Dissolved municipalities of Ōita Prefecture Bungo-ōno, Ōita {{Oita-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenichi Matsuyama
is a Japanese actor. He is known for his affinity for strange character roles, and he is best known internationally for playing L in the 2006 films ''Death Note'', '' Death Note 2: The Last Name'' and '' L: Change the World'' in 2008, as well as voicing Gelus in the ''Death Note'' animated adaptation. He was cast to play lead character Toru Watanabe in the film adaptation of Haruki Murakami is a Japanese writer. His novels, essays, and short stories have been bestsellers in Japan and internationally, with his work translated into 50 languages and having sold millions of copies outside Japan. He has received numerous awards for his ...'s novel '' Norwegian Wood'', which was released in December 2010. Personal life On April 1, 2011, he married Koyuki, Koyuki Katō, who co-starred with him in ''Kamui Gaiden''. The couple's first child was born in January 2012, and their second child was born in January 2013 in South Korea. In July 2015, the couple had their third child. Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūji Ueda
is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer from Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. He is best known for voicing the roles of Sagara Sanosuke in ''Rurouni Kenshin'', Akito Tenkawa in ''Martian Successor Nadesico'', Takeshi/Brock and Sonansu/Wobbuffet in ''Pokémon'', Horohoro in '' Shaman King'', Johannes Krauser II in '' Detroit Metal City'', Keitarō Urashima in ''Love Hina'', Shiro Iori in '' Kill la Kill'', and Yousuke Fuuma in ''Wedding Peach''. Biography He was born in Fukuoka as 上田祐司 (same pronunciation). In July 2004, he left Arts Vision and officially made his name into an all-hiragana form. In April 2005, Ueda joined Office Osawa. Yūji is frequently called "Yū-chan" by veteran voice actresses; usually co-voice actresses from Pokémon. He is married to voice actress Omi Minami. In March 2012, Ueda and Minami both left Osawa, and launched a new agency called PomaRancz. Filmography Television animation ;1992 *''Calimero'' – Giuliano ;1994 *''Blue Seed'' – Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daisuke Kishio
is a Japanese voice actor, singer and narrator from Matsusaka, Mie. He changed his given name from 大輔 to だいすけ on June 1, 2007 with the pronunciation and romanization remaining the same. He joined Aoni Production on April 1, 2014. He used to belong to the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society (Haikyou) and Horipro and worked as an independent voice actor in between switching agencies. His best known roles include the voice of Jet the Hawk in the Japanese version of the '' Sonic the Hedgehog series'', Loke in '' Fairy Tail'', Cabba in ''Dragon Ball Super'' and Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu in the ''Danganronpa'' series. His other roles include Taigong Wang in the '' Warriors Orochi'' series from 2 to 4 and Sima Zhao in the ''Dynasty Warriors'' and '' Warriors Orochi'' series. At the second Seiyu Awards, he has been nominated for "Best Actor in a Leading role", "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" and "Best Radio Personality". Voice acting units Kishio is or used to be, a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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