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Fractale
is an 11-episode Japanese anime television series created by Mandelbrot Engine, an artist collective consisting of critic and novelist Hiroki Azuma, screenwriter Mari Okada, and director Yutaka Yamamoto. The anime aired in Japan between January and March 2011 on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block. A manga illustrated by Mutsumi Akasaki was serialized in Square Enix's ''Gangan Online'' between September 2010 and November 2011. Plot The story takes place on an island resembling a 22nd-century Republic of Ireland (certain scenes are taken directly from Galway, a city in the west of Ireland), in a world ruled by "Fractale", a satellite-based virtual reality and content delivery system which ensures mankind's stability and prosperity. One day, Clain meets a fleeing girl called Phryne, who disappears during the night leaving a pendant. When he is able to activate the pendant (which turns into a "doppel" named Nessa), Clain sets out on a journey with the girl-shaped avatar Nessa t ...
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Luci Christian
Louisa Michelle Christian (born March 18, 1973) is an American voice actress and ADR script writer at Funimation and Seraphim Digital/Sentai Filmworks. She has provided many voices for English versions of Japanese anime series and films. Life and career Christian grew up in Texas, where her parents, Mike and Barbara, were high school teachers. From age 3 to 9, she participated in some local beauty pageants, and later got involved in theater programs in high school. In college, she originally pursued journalism, but changed to theatre when she was offered a scholarship. She got her bachelor's degree in Theatre from Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, and her Master of Fine Arts in Theatre at the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her involvement in anime starts in ADV Films in Houston where she had some bit parts in ''Those Who Hunt Elves'' that involved about three hours of studio time. She did not hear back for some time until she got cast in ''Ne ...
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Yutaka Yamamoto
is a Japanese anime director from Osaka Prefecture. He is known for his incendiary behavior on Twitter and for being fired from Kyoto Animation and Ordet, the latter of which he helped co-found. Biography As a member of Kyoto Animation, Yamamoto rose to prominence within the company after serving as assistant director on '' Munto 2: Beyond the Walls of Time''. In 2006, he was selected to be the series production director of ''The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', after which he became well known among anime fans for the ending dance theme he choreographed. He was to make his full directorial debut with '' Lucky Star'', but was replaced after four episodes due to "performance issues". In a later radio interview, Yamamoto confirmed he was fired by Kyoto Animation and unsuccessfully attempted to win back his job. He later assumed the position of Ordet's president. In 2008, he directed '' Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens'' with Ordet and A-1 Pictures. In 2009, he directed a 90-second s ...
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Kana Hanazawa
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. A prolific voice performer in anime, she has amassed several film and television credits since her debut in 1990. She won the Seiyu Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2015, and won the Newtype Anime Awards for Best Voice Actress three times in 2015, 2017 and 2018. Hanazawa's voice roles include Nadeko Sengoku in ''Monogatari'', Anri Sonohara in '' Durarara!!'', Angel / Kanade Tachibana in ''Angel Beats!'', Kuroneko / Ruri Gokō in ''Oreimo'', Mayuri Shiina in '' Steins;Gate'', Akane Tsunemori in ''Psycho-Pass'', Kosaki Onodera in '' Nisekoi'', Marry Kozakura in ''Kagerou Project'', Kobato Hanato in ''Kobato'', Rize Kamishiro in ''Tokyo Ghoul'', Hinata Kawamoto in '' March Comes in Like a Lion'', Ichika Nakano in ''The Quintessential Quintuplets'', Mitsuri Kanroji in ''Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'', and Atsuko Hakari in ''Blue Archive'' Hanazawa's debut single, , was released on April 25, 2012 under the Aniplex/ Sony Mu ...
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Caitlin Glass
Caitlin Tiffany Glass (born November 16, 1981) is an American voice actress, ADR director, and script writer at Funimation, New Generation Pictures and Bang Zoom! Entertainment who provides voices for English versions of Japanese anime series and video games. Biography Caitlin Tiffany Glass was born on November 16, 1981 in Washington D.C., the daughter of Helen Glass. Glass grew up in the San Diego area and attended middle school and high school in Escondido, California. Glass graduated magna cum laude from the University of Texas at Arlington with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Arts in 2004. While still a college student, Glass went on a Funimation studio tour and was hired the same day by voice director Eric Vale. Her first roles were bit parts in '' Case Closed'' until she landed the role of Hiyono Yuizaki in '' Spiral''. Glass then went on to voice Triela in ''Gunslinger Girl''. One of Glass's most notable roles is Winry Rockbell in the English-language adaptation of ...
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Mari Okada
is a Japanese screenwriter, director and manga artist. She is one of the most prolific writers currently working in the anime industry. She won the 16th Animation Kobe Award. Personal life Okada was born in Chichibu. She was often bullied at school and skipped days to deal with social anxiety. After leaving middle school, she would spend most of her time confined at home. In spite of this, her proficiency at writing helped to get her into high school, although her social anxiety remained a problem. Nobody had high hopes for her, and as she was graduating, she was constantly told that she “wouldn't survive in the real world.” Okada enrolled at the Tokyo Amusement Media School to study about games. Career Through her studies, Okada developed a passion for screenwriting, but found it difficult due to anxieties. Her earliest jobs included creating scenarios for direct-to-video pornography and transcribing interviews for a magazine. It was through this latter job that she met ...
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Brina Palencia
Brina Michelle Palencia (born February 13, 1984) is an American voice and television actress. She has voiced a number of English-language versions of characters featured in anime. Palencia provided the dubbed voices of Tony Tony Chopper in ''One Piece'', Touka Kirishima in ''Tokyo Ghoul'', Vi Graythorn in '' Case Closed'', Eve in '' Black Cat'', Honoka Sakurai in '' Suzuka'', Ai Enma in ''Hell Girl'', Kazumi Yoshida in ''Shakugan no Shana'', Kurumu Kurono in '' Rosario + Vampire'', Ciel Phantomhive in '' Black Butler'', Juvia Lockser in ''Fairy Tail'', Holo in ''Spice and Wolf'', Kazuhiro Mitogawa in '' Ga-Rei: Zero'', Sakura Minamoto in ''Zombie Land Saga'', Yuno Gasai in ''Future Diary'', Miharu Rokujo in ''Nabari no Ou'', Ruiko Saten in ''A Certain Scientific Railgun'', Maho Minami in '' Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad'', Ryoko Okami in '' Okami-san and Her Seven Companions'', Minoru Mineta in ''My Hero Academia'', and Isuzu Soma in ''Fruits Basket''. On camera, s ...
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Noitamina
is a Japanese Block programming, programming block on Fuji TV devoted to anime, originally broadcast every Thursday late night/Friday morning from 00:45 to 1:15. It was launched with the intention of expanding the target audience beyond the typical young male demographic. The block debuted in April 2005 as a half-hour block. All anime production under the block are joint-venue by Fuji TV, Dentsu and usually Sony Music Entertainment Japan or Aniplex. The timeslot was expanded from half an hour to a full hour in 2010, and airs Thursday nights/Friday morning 00:45 to 1:45 but returned to half an hour timeslot in 2015 due to 5 noitaminA-produced films to be shown in Japanese theaters in the same year. So far the only non-anime series aired on noitaminA was the live-action adaptation of ''Moyashimon: Tales of Agriculture'' in 2010. On April 15, 2010, Fuji TV and Funimation announced an agreement that allows Funimation to simulcast series from the noitaminA block in North America with ...
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Yū Kobayashi
is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Holy Peak. Some of her most prominent roles include that of Tadamichi Aoba in '' Dan Doh!!'', Setsuna Sakurazaki in ''Negima! Magister Negi Magi'', Dan Kuso in ''Bakugan Battle Brawlers'', Misaki Hijiri in '' Saint October'', Kaede Kimura in ''Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei'', Sasha Blouse in '' Attack on Titan'', Lucina in the Japanese version of the ''Fire Emblem'' series, Luka Urushibara in '' Steins;Gate,'' and Charlotte Roselei in '' Black Clover'', among others. Biography Before venturing as a voice actress, Kobayashi worked as a model for magazines. In 2003, she auditioned for the role of Setsuna Sakurazaki in ''Negima! Magister Negi Magi'', beginning her career as a voice actress. In 2007, she made her debut as a singer with the single ''Sora no Kotoba'', which was the second closing theme of the Saint October anime. In 2008, she was nominated for "Best New Actress" at the second edition of the Seiyū Awards. Also in th ...
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Minami Tsuda
is a Japanese voice actress from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. She is affiliated with Aoni Production. Early life and career Since she was eight years old, Minami Tsuda was fascinated with voice acting as she was influenced by her sister and grew from watching '' Sailor Moon'' and '' Pokémon''. At the age of 10, she joined a choir, where she met actress and singer Eri Itō as her instructor for the next eight years. After graduating from high school, Tsuda quit the choir and attended Aoni Juku, the voice acting school of the talent agency Aoni Production, in Tokyo upon the recommendation of voice actress Michie Tomizawa. Tsuda's first voice role was recorded incoming voices on mobile phones. In 2009, she took the role of Shige in ''Nintama Rantarō Musical'', a musical theater performance based on the anime series of the same name. Filmography Anime TV series Original video animation (OVA) Original net animation (ONA) Anime films Video games Dubbing Animated TV ser ...
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Yuka Iguchi
is a Japanese voice actress and singer. Biography She auditioned for Broccoli Broccoli (''Brassica oleracea'' var. ''italica'') is an edible green plant in the cabbage family (family Brassicaceae, genus ''Brassica'') whose large flowering head, stalk and small associated leaves are eaten as a vegetable. Broccoli is cl .... Her song "Shining Star Love Letter" was used for '' A Certain Magical Index: The Movie – The Miracle of Endymion''. Filmography Anime Video games Drama CD * Shikisai-Train - Yuri Kaminuma, Megumi Kiryu, Kanade Sekina Discography Singles Albums Studio albums Mini albums References Notes Citations External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Iguchi, Yuka 1988 births 21st-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers Japanese female YouTubers Japanese YouTubers Japanese voice actresses Japanese video game actresses Japanese radio personalities Living people Music YouTubers People ...
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Ordet (studio)
is a Japanese animation studio, founded in 2007 by ex-Kyoto Animation director Yutaka Yamamoto and other staff. The company's name, “Ordet,” means “the word” in Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian. The company initially served as a subcontractor before producing their first fully solo work, an OVA episode of ''Black Rock Shooter'', which aired in the spring of 2010. This was followed up with an 8-episode series that aired on noitamina from February 2, 2012, to March 22, 2012. In 2011, with studios Sanzigen and Trigger, Ordet joined the Ultra Super Pictures joint holding company. Business Ordet was founded in 2007 by Yutaka Yamamoto after being fired by his former employer Kyoto Animation during the production of '' Lucky Star''. After ''Lucky Star'' completed its run, several members of the Kyoto Animation staff left the company and followed Yamamoto. Together, they founded Ordet with approximately ¥ 3 million of capital stock. Staff ;Former staff *Yutaka Yamamoto - Company ...
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A-1 Pictures
is a Japanese animation studio founded by ex-Sunrise producer Mikihiro Iwata and it is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan's anime production firm Aniplex. History The studio was established by SMEJ's animation production division, Aniplex, on May 9, 2005, to animate its anime series and productions. In 2006, it co-produced the original production ''Zenmai Zamurai'', and in October of the same year, established a studio in Asagaya. In the following year, 2007, the studio produced its first series, ''Ōkiku Furikabutte''. Originally established to oversee the production of only a few of Aniplex's family-oriented series, the studio has since grown and expanded as a full-fledged studio involved in the production of a wide range of media and anime productions and other activities, which it has overseen. The studio has also expanded its international presence, participating in the noted international convention, Anime Expo 2007 (AX 2007), held in Long Beach, California, ...
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