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Gasaraki
is a mecha anime television series produced by Sunrise. It was directed by Ryousuke Takahashi, who also co-created the series along with Sunrise (Hajime Yatate). Goro Taniguchi was the assistant director. The screenplay was written by Toru Nozaki. The series centers on Yushiro Gowa who pilots a bipedal weapons system known as a TA, short for Tactical Armor. Much of the initial plot is driven by means of news reports. Set in the near-future, the series is formed around political narratives that concern a fictional war between the US and the fictional Middle Eastern country of Belgistan. An influential Japanese family, the Gowa, produce a bipedal weapon, the TA. When US military forces attempt to seize the capital they are systematically wiped out by what appear to be rival TAs. The Gowa Family seizes this opportunity to demonstrate their weapon system, and civilian pilot Yuushiro Gowa and the military squad to which he is attached are deployed to Belgistan. There, he meets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryōsuke Takahashi
is a Japanese anime director, screenwriter, and producer. He has worked for Sunrise on many anime shows in the real robot genre, including ''Armored Trooper VOTOMS'', ''Fang of the Sun Dougram'', ''Panzer World Galient'', and ''Blue Comet SPT Layzner''. Works References External links * Sunrise (company) people Anime directors Japanese film directors Japanese screenwriters 1943 births Living people People from Tokyo {{Anime-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinto
Shinto () is a religion from Japan. Classified as an East Asian religion by scholars of religion, its practitioners often regard it as Japan's indigenous religion and as a nature religion. Scholars sometimes call its practitioners ''Shintoists'', although adherents rarely use that term themselves. There is no central authority in control of Shinto, with much diversity of belief and practice evident among practitioners. A polytheistic and animistic religion, Shinto revolves around supernatural entities called the . The are believed to inhabit all things, including forces of nature and prominent landscape locations. The are worshiped at household shrines, family shrines, and ''jinja'' public shrines. The latter are staffed by priests, known as , who oversee offerings of food and drink to the specific enshrined at that location. This is done to cultivate harmony between humans and and to solicit the latter's blessing. Other common rituals include the dances, rites of pass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isshin Chiba
is a Japanese voice actor who appeared in 35 films since he first started acting in 1990 and is best known for doing the voice of Jin Kazama from the ''Tekken'' series. Biography Isshin Chiba was born in Kesennuma, Miyagi, Japan. He graduated from Miyagi Prefecture Kesennuma High School. After graduating from high school, he had the idea to become a stage actor. However, because he had no experience in such extracurricular activities in particular, he attended Katsuma Voice Actor's Academy in Tokyo. He started his career as a voice actor at age 22 in 1990. In 1997, he landed the role for which he is best known, the role of Jin Kazama from the ''Tekken'' fighting game series. Starting from ''Tekken 3'', he voiced Jin in all other ''Tekken'' games, including crossovers ''Namco × Capcom'', ''Street Fighter X Tekken'', ''Project X Zone'', ''Project X Zone 2'', ''The King of Fighters All Star'' and adaptations '' Tekken: Blood Vengeance'' and the Japanese dub of the live-action ''Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Douglas
Jason Douglas is an American film, television and voice actor, known as Tobin on AMC's '' The Walking Dead'', as the voice of Beerus in the anime film '' Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods ''and the series Dragon Ball Super, and Krieg in the video game '' Borderlands 2'' and its sequel, '' Borderlands 3''. Douglas is noted for his appearances in films, including ''Sin City'', '' Parkland'', '' Two Step'' and ''No Country for Old Men'' as well as recurring and guest appearances on hit TV shows such as '' The Leftovers'', '' Breaking Bad'', '' Nashville'' and '' The Night Shift''. In addition to the role of Beerus in the '' Dragon Ball'' franchise, his prolific voice acting career includes roles in ''My Hero Academia'', ''RWBY'', '' Attack on Titan'', ''One Piece'', ''Fairy Tail'', ''Psycho-Pass'' and ''Parasyte''. Filmography Live-action Film Television Voice acting Anime * '' A.D. Police: To Protect and Serve'' – Officer Hans Klief * ''After the Rain (manga)'' – Masami K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sho Hayami
, known professionally as , is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer. He is mainly known for his smooth, deep voice. During his career, he has played a wide range of characters from kind-hearted heroes ( Father Remington, Maximilian Jenius, Nicholas D. Wolfwood) to twisted sociopaths (Sōsuke Aizen, Muraki Kazutaka, Enrico Maxwell and ''LoL'' champion Jhin). He is married to Rei Igarashi and works for Rush Style. Filmography Television animation ;1981 *''Queen Millennia'', Millennium Thief A (as Yasushi Ōhama) ;1982 *''Armored Fleet Dairugger XV'', Tatsuo Izumo *''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'', Maximilian Jenius *'' The New Adventures of Maya the Honey Bee'', Max ;1983 *''Aura Battler Dunbine'', Burn Bunnings *'' Kinnikuman: Scramble for the Throne'', Terryman, The Ninja, The Hawkman *''The Super Dimension Century Orguss'', Kei Katsuragi ;1984 *''Heavy Metal L-Gaim'', Gavlet Gablae, Preita Quoize ;1986 *'' Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin'', Kisaragi *'' Machine Robo: Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy McAvin
Andrew Mark McAvin (born January 4, 1952) is an American voice actor with nearly 80 credits to his resume. He also appeared in over 120 professional theatrical productions including Broadway musicals. He does voice work in anime dubs for ADV Films and Seraphim Digital. One of his most prominent roles was the genocidal villain Brian J. Mason in ''Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040'', the voice type of which is referred to by cast and crew-mates as the "slime that walks like a man" voice. He also did voice work for the '' AD Police: To Serve and Protect'' spin off and for '' Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris''. McAvin is also an instructor in powered paragliding, logging "over 4000 flights and several thousand hours" and has trained over 300 graduates.As of the 2005 press release for Into the Wind, McAvin "has trained about 160 people to paraglide." He is featured in a documentary called ''Into the Wind: The Sport of Powered Paragliding.'' Filmography Anime voice roles * ''Angelic Layer'' - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūji Takada
is a Japanese actor and voice actor represented by Ōsawa Office. Takada has featured in numerous anime television series and drama series, and has also appeared as a narrator in numerous productions. In 1998, he made his debut in an anime with the Sunrise series, ''Gasaraki''. Works Narration *''Takeshi no Banbutsu Sōseiki'' (1995–2001, TV Asahi) *''Tokumei Research 200X-II'' (2002–2004, Nippon TV) *''Tensai Terebikun'' (1993-, NHK) Anime television series *''Argento Soma'' (Frank, Yuri Leonov, Defense Official, Henry Harris) *''Gasaraki'' (Kazukiyo Gōwa, Tsuna Watanabe) *''Karakuri Kiden Hiwō Senki'' (Aka) *'' Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion'' ( Kyōshirō Tōdō) *'' s-CRY-ed'' (Martin Zigmarl) *''SPEED GRAPHER'' (Tatsumi Saiga) *'' BRIGADOON: Marin to Melan'' (Tadashi Tokita, Paion Silver) *''Full Metal Panic!'' (Andy) *''Hellsing'' (Chris Pickman) *''Popotan'' (Keith) *'' Meitantei Conan'' (Tendō Tōru, Kansuke Yamato) *''City Hunter'' (Jack Douglas) *'' Swor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Rial
Monica Jean Rial (born October 5, 1975) is an American voice actress and ADR script writer affiliated with Funimation and Seraphim Digital/Sentai Filmworks. She provides voices for English language versions of Japanese anime films and television series. Career Rial's first voice-over role was some walla in the 1999 dub of ''Martian Successor Nadesico''. In an interview with Otaku News, Rial said she had to talk for two minutes straight as folks in a crowd telling the Jovians to go home. She would later land main character roles as Miharu in ''Gasaraki'', Natsume in ''Generator Gawl'', and Hello Kitty in '' Hello Kitty's Animation Theater'', the last of which was one of ADV's best-selling DVDs. In 2001, she voiced Izumi in the baseball anime ''Princess Nine'' and in 2002, she got to voice Hyatt in ''Excel Saga'', which she listed among her absolute favorites. In 2003, Rial voiced best-friend character Kyoko Tokiwa in ''Full Metal Panic!'', and got to reprise her for ''Full Met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mami Kingetsu
is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Akashi, Hyōgo. She is currently affiliated with Aoni Production. She is best known for her role as Shiori Fujisaki in the ''Tokimeki Memorial'' series. Other notable roles include Izumi Himuro in ''Princess Nine'', Nagisa Shiozaki in ''If I See You In My Dreams'', Miss Merry Christmas & Stussy in ''One Piece'', Rei Kazama in '' eX-Driver'', Maki Kawasaki in ''Burn Up Excess'', Li Xiangfei in ''Fatal Fury'' / ''The King of Fighters''; and Da Ji in ''Warriors Orochi''. Filmography Anime Film Video games Dubbing Audio Discography ;Albums * (Konami, 1996) * ''Catchy'' (Konami, 1996) * (Konami, 1997) * ''K-Brand'' (Konami, 1998) * ''Touch and Go'' (Konami, 1998) * ''From the Bests'' (Konami, 1999) * (King, 2000) * ''Vintage'' (King, 2001) * ''Love Clue'' (King, 2001) * ''Watashi no Tsubasa'' (Toei, 2002) * ''Rainbow'' (Most, 2015) ; Compilation albums * (Konami, 2004) References External links * Mami Kingetsuat Oricon * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Patton
Chris Patton is an American voice actor who has worked on a number of English-language versions of Japanese anime series that have been dubbed by ADV Films, Funimation, and Sentai Filmworks. Some of his major roles at ADV include Sousuke Sagara in ''Full Metal Panic!'', Ikki Minami in ''Air Gear'', Ayato Kamina in ''RahXephon'', Fakir in ''Princess Tutu'', Hajime Aoyama in ''Ghost Stories'', and Tatsuhiro Sato in '' Welcome to the N.H.K.''. At Funimation, he voiced Greed in ''Fullmetal Alchemist'', Turles in '' Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might'', Graham Specter in ''Baccano!'', Manabu Yuuki in ''The Galaxy Railways'', Creed Diskenth in ''Black Cat'', Asura in '' Soul Eater'', and Agito in '' Origin: Spirits of the Past''. With Sentai, he voiced Keima Katsuragi in ''The World God Only Knows''. Personal life Patton was born in Houston, Texas. He moved to Annapolis, Maryland Annapolis ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland and the county seat of, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobuyuki Hiyama
is a Japanese Voice acting, voice actor, Narration, narrator, and radio personality currently affiliated with Arts Vision. His vocal register is described as a Tenor#Lyric, metallic lyric tenor suitable to voice a mature variation of coming of age young men. Combined with an impactful execution on Battle cry, battle cries, he earned his reputation in voicing heroic protagonists commonly found in works of the mecha, Fighting game, fighting, and fantasy genres. Hiyama is recognized for his portrayal of Hiei from ''Yu Yu Hakusho'', by starring twice within the Brave Series franchise as Maito Senpuuji of ''The Brave Express Might Gaine'', and Gai Shishioh of the ''King of Braves GaoGaiGar''. He also played Link (The Legend of Zelda), Link in ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''. Biography Hiyama was born in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima at the Red Cross Hospital, and grew up enjoying casual amateur baseball with friends. His mother was of Japanese descent born in Taiwan Taiwan under Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Test Pilot
A test pilot is an aircraft pilot with additional training to fly and evaluate experimental, newly produced and modified aircraft with specific maneuvers, known as flight test techniques.Stinton, Darrol. ''Flying Qualities and Flight Testing of the Airplane.'' American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., 1996, p. 265 History Test flying as a systematic activity started during the First World War, at the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) in the United Kingdom. An "Experimental Flight" was formed at the Central Flying School. During the 1920s, test flying was further developed by the RAE in the UK, and by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in the United States. In the 1950s, NACA was transformed into the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA. During these years, as work was done into aircraft stability and handling qualities, test flying evolved towards a more qualitative scientific profession. In the 1950s, test pilots were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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