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Great Pretender (TV Series)
''Great Pretender'' (stylized as ''GREAT PRETENDER'') is a Japanese original net animation series produced by Wit Studio, directed by Hiro Kaburagi and written by Ryōta Kosawa. The series' arcs are called "cases", and the first case (Los Angeles Connection) was released in June 2020 on Netflix in Japan. The series' first three cases (Los Angeles Connection, Singapore Sky, and Snow of London) were released worldwide on Netflix in August 2020, followed by its fourth case (Wizard of Far East) in November. The series also aired from July to December 2020 on Fuji TV's +Ultra anime programming block. Characters Team Confidence ; : :The protagonist, a small-time Japanese con man who aspires to greater things. Hoping to find a good job to pay his ill mother's medical bills, he starts working for a company that he is unaware is engaging in fraud, and is arrested and imprisoned for his involvement. Unable to find honest work after being paroled because of his arrest and the stigma from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing '' agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gashapon
, also called , is a trademark of Bandai. Among the variety of vending machine-dispensed capsule toys that originated in the 1960s, it became popular in Japan and elsewhere. "Gashapon" is onomatopoeic from the two sounds "gasha" (or "gacha") for the hand-cranking action of a toy-vending machine, and "pon" for the toy capsule landing in the collection tray. "Gashapon" is used for both the machines themselves and the toys obtained from them. Popular capsule toy manufacturers include Tomy, which uses the trademark for their capsule machines, and Kaiyodo. In many countries including Japan, China, United States and the United Kingdom, "Gashapon" is a registered trademark of Bandai. The model of capsule toy has been adapted digitally into numerous ''gacha'' video games, such as mobile phone games and massively multiplayer online games (MMOs). Description ''Gashapon'' machines are similar to the coin-operated toy vending machines seen outside grocery stores and other retailers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yōhei Tadano
is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Biography Yohei Tadano's interest in acting began in his elementary school years. In 1981, while studying at the University of the Ryukyus, he joined the production "Audience Seats" at the Okinawa Jean Jean festival. After graduating from college, he worked most immediately as a salesman, but later became involved with a series of theater companies. Tadano joined the Theater Echo Training Institute in 1988, and two years later became a research student at the same entity. He was named a troupe member in April 1994 and was further promoted in April 2000. Tadano is currently active mainly on stage and in voice-over work. On February 27, 2019, he became Kitakyushu City's Tourism Ambassador. His first voice-over assignment was in 1993 with the Japanese-language dubbing of the American film ''The Saint of Fort Washington''. Dubbing assignments for western movies continued for some time, but from 2006 Tadano expanded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Post
Laura Post (born June 23) is an American voice actress and voice director known for her works in anime dubbed in English by Bang Zoom! Entertainment and Studiopolis like portraying Aria Lieze in ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's'', Ragyo Kiryuin in ''Kill la Kill'', Rosalia in ''Sword Art Online'', Eri Watabe in ''Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne'', Blizzard in ''One-Punch Man, One Punch Man'', Bosbos in ''Redline (2009 film), Redline'', and Witch Regret in ''Edens Zero''. She also has portrayed characters in video games like Ahri in ''League of Legends'', Queen Azshara in ''World of Warcraft: Cataclysm'', Haruka Sakaki in ''Godzilla: The Planet Eater'', Valentine in ''Skullgirls'', Harley Quinn in ''Batman: The Enemy Within'', and Arfoire in ''Hyperdimension Neptunia''. Biography Post graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 2007. She was also taught by various voice actors like Steve Staley, Tony Oliver, Huck Ligget, Bob Bergen, Bill Holmes, and Richard Horvitz. Post started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mie Sonozaki
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Tokyo, Japan. She is best known for her role as Arle Nadja in ''Puyo Puyo Fever'' and ''Puyo Puyo Tetris''. She is also the official Japanese dubbing roles for Hayley Atwell, Elisha Cuthbert, Kirsten Dunst and many more. Filmography Television animation ;1997 * ''Dragoon'' (Bubb) ;1998 * '' Legend of Basara'' (Shinbashi) ;1999 * ''Elf ban Kakyuusei'' (Miyuki Iijima) * ''To Heart'' (female student; school announcement; Yoshii) ;2000 * ''Doki Doki Densetsu Mahōjin Guru Guru'' (Star Soldier; little girl) * ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters'' (Kenta) ;2001 * '' The Legend of Condor Hero'' ( Shouryuujo) * ''Comic Party'' (Aya Hasebe; Mayu Yumeji) * '' Steel Angel Kurumi 2'' (Uruka Sumeragi) ;2002 * ''Beyblade V-Force'' (Queen) * ''Cyborg 009'' (Lina) * ''Gun Frontier'' (Maya Yukikaze; Tarou) * ''Happy Lesson'' (Hazuki Yazakura; Female Student) * ''Whistle!'' (Akira Saionji) ;2003 * ''Kino's Journey'' (Female Examiner) ;2004 * ''Bleach'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Child Soldier
Children (defined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child as people under the age of 18) have been recruited for participation in military operations and campaigns throughout history and in many cultures. Children in the military, including state armed forces, non-state armed groups, and other military organizations, may be trained for combat, assigned to support roles such as porters or messengers, or used for tactical advantage as human shields or for political advantage in propaganda. Children are targeted for their susceptibility to influence, which renders them easier to recruit and control. While some are recruited by force, others choose to join up, often to escape poverty or because they expect military life to offer a rite of passage to maturity. Child soldiers who survive armed conflict frequently develop psychiatric illness, poor literacy and numeracy, and behavioral problems such as heightened aggression, which together lead to an increased risk of unemploy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baghdad
Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon. In 762 CE, Baghdad was chosen as the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, and became its most notable major development project. Within a short time, the city evolved into a significant cultural, commercial, and intellectual center of the Muslim world. This, in addition to housing several key academic institutions, including the House of Wisdom, as well as a multiethnic and multi-religious environment, garnered it a worldwide reputation as the "Center of Learning". Baghdad was the largest city in the world for much of the Abbasid era during the Islamic Golden Age, peaking at a population of more than a million. The city was largely destroyed at the hands of the Mongol Empire in 1258, resulting in a decline that would linger through many c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballet
Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary. Ballet has been influential globally and has defined the foundational techniques which are used in many other dance genres and cultures. Various schools around the world have incorporated their own cultures. As a result, ballet has evolved in distinct ways. A ''ballet'' as a unified work comprises the choreography and music for a ballet production. Ballets are choreographed and performed by trained ballet dancers. Traditional classical ballets are usually performed with classical music accompaniment and use elaborate costumes and staging, whereas modern ballets are often performed in simple costumes and without elaborate sets or scenery. Etymology Ballet is a French word which had its origin in Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kausar Mohammed
Kausar Mohammed is an American actress, comedian, writer, and voice actress. She is best known for her roles in ''East of La Brea'', ''What Men Want'', '' Little'' and voicing Yasmina 'Yaz' Fadoula in Netflix's ''Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous''. Life and career She graduated from UCLA and was a member of the UCLA Spring Sing Company. She has worked on and written many digital projects, such as "Smyle" and "Namaste" featured on Huffington Post, and NBC. She is also California's Census Campaign Digital Ambassador. Kausar also voices series lead characters on the anime show '' Great Pretender'', and the Netflix animated series ''Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous''. In July 2022, Nickelodeon announced that Kausar would voice the character Cleo de Nile in the 2022 animated reboot series ''Monster High Monster High is an American multimedia-supported fashion doll franchise created by toy designer Garrett Sander and launched by Mattel in 2010. Aimed at children aged 7 to 14, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natsumi Fujiwara
is a Japanese voice actress represented by Arts Vision. She graduated from the Japan Narration Performance Institute. She voiced Chihiro Komiya in ''Shōnen Maid'', Tōru Mutsuki in '' Tokyo Ghoul:re'', Daigo Shigeno in ''Major 2nd'' and Abigail Jones in '' Great Pretender''. Filmography Television animation OVA/Film Video games ;2017 * ''Fire Emblem Heroes'' as CLARISSE, Lieu * '' Exile Election'' as YURI HIMENO ;2018 * ''Dragalia Lost'' as CHILD RANZAL ;2019 * '' AI: The Somnium Files'' as OTA MATSUSHITA ;2021 * ''World's End Club'' as kansai * ''Azur Lane'' as ;2022 * ''Shadowverse'' as Itsurugi * '' Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness'' as Raul ;2023 * '' Final Fantasy XVI'' as Joshua Rosfield *''Uma Musume Pretty Derby'' as Katsuragi Ace Dubbing Live-action *''Annika'', Morgan (Silvie Furneaux) *''Malignant'', CST Winnie ( Ingrid Bisu) *'' Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway'', Liam (Owen Beamond) *''West Side Story'', Maria (Rachel Zegler) Animation *''E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playboy Lifestyle
''Playboy'' is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. Known for its centerfolds of nude and semi-nude models (Playmates), ''Playboy'' played an important role in the sexual revolution and remains one of the world's best-known brands, having grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (PEI), with a presence in nearly every medium. In addition to the flagship magazine in the United States, special nation-specific versions of ''Playboy'' are published worldwide, including those by licensees, such as Dirk Steenekamp's DHS Media Group. The magazine has a long history of publishing short stories by novelists such as Arthur C. Clarke, Ian Fleming, Vladimir Nabokov, Saul Bellow, Chuck Palahniuk, P. G. Wodehouse, Roald Dahl, Haruki Murakami, and Margaret Atwood. With a regular display of full-page color car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gentleman Thief
A gentleman thief, gentleman burglar, lady thief, or phantom thief is a stock character in fiction. A gentleman or lady thief is characterised by impeccable manners, charm, courteousness, and the avoidance of physical force or intimidation to steal, and often has inherited wealth. They steal not only to gain material wealth but also for the thrill of the act itself, which is often combined in fiction with correcting a moral wrong, selecting wealthy targets, or stealing only particularly rare or challenging objects. In fiction In fiction, the gentleman thief is typically superb at stealing while maintaining a gentleman's manners and a code of honour. For example, A. J. Raffles steals only from other gentlemen (and occasionally gives the object away to a good cause); Arsène Lupin steals from the rich who do not appreciate their art or treasures and redistributes it; Saint Tail steals back what was stolen or taken dishonestly or rights the wrongs done to the innocent by implicat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
