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Haruna Ikezawa
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. Her major roles in anime include: Gō Seiba in ''Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!'', Haruna Hiroko in ''Hamtaro'', Yoshino Shimazu in ''Maria-sama ga Miteru'', Momoka Nishizawa in ''Sgt. Frog''. In video games, she has voiced Athena Asamiya in ''The King of Fighters'' since 1998, and voiced Coco Bandicoot in ''Crash Bandicoot'' series. She announced her marriage on July 1, 2020. She is the eldest daughter of Akutagawa Prize-winning author Natsuki Ikezawa and the granddaughter of Takehiko Fukunaga. Filmography Anime Anime films Live-action voice-over Video games Drama CDs Other dubbing Animation *''Rugrats'' (1991-2021) as Chuckie Finster *''The Lorax'' (2012) as Mrs. Wiggins *'' Minions'' (2015) as Scarlet Overkill *'' Open Season'' (2006) as Giselle *''Hotel Transylvania'' (2012) as Wanda Other media *Macne Nana, Macne Petit and Whisper☆Angel Sasayaki ( Macne series) * ''Pun-Colle ~voice actresses' legendar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akutagawa Prize
The is a Japanese literary award presented biannually. Because of its prestige and the considerable attention the winner receives from the media, it is, along with the Naoki Prize, one of Japan's most sought after literary prizes. History The Akutagawa Prize was established in 1935 by Kan Kikuchi, then-editor of ''Bungeishunjū'' magazine, in memory of author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. It is currently sponsored by the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Literature, and is awarded in January and July to the best serious literary story published in a newspaper or magazine by a new or rising author. The winner receives a pocket watch and a cash award of 1 million yen. The judges usually include contemporary writers, literary critics, and former winners of the prize. Occasionally, when consensus cannot be reached between judges over disputes about the winning story or the quality of work for that half year, no prize is awarded. From 1945 through 1948 no prizes were awarded due to po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFO Baby
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mika Kawamura. The manga was serialized by Kodansha in ''Nakayoshi'' from February 1998 to March 2002, and the chapters were collected into 9 ''tankōbon'' volumes. It was adapted into a 78-episode anime television series produced by NHK, animated by J.C.Staff, and directed by Hiroaki Sakurai, which was broadcast between March 2000 and February 2002 on NHK's BS2 satellite television, broadcast satellite network. The series was one of the top-rated anime series during its initial broadcast. The story follows two junior high school students, Miyu and Kanata, who find and care for an abandoned Extraterrestrial life, alien baby without any of them discovering that they are living together without adult supervision. The anime adaptation concluded before the manga was completed, resulting in different endings for each series. Kawamura later wrote a sequel to the manga, . Plot Miyu Kouzuki is an 8th-grade student whose parents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big O
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice SOS
is a Japanese anime television series animated by J.C.Staff. It was broadcast every second week on NHK from April 6, 1998, until January 28, 1999. Story Takashi loves reading books and especially loves ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''. One day, he buys some used books, and he finds one book thrown in. When Takashi opens the book, ''the God of Math'', ''M-1'' appeared. Takashi is told that Alice is kidnapped, and he is asked to rescue her by M-1. Takashi goes on an adventure in Wonderland to rescue Alice. Characters ; : :Takashi is a junior high school student and a big fan of ''Alice in Wonderland''. He is asked to rescue Alice by M-1 and goes on an adventure to do this. His ability is average, but his brave heart is great. ; : :Hiromi is a neighbor and classmate of Takashi. She heard that Takashi is going on an adventure and decides to follow him. She is rowdy. But she is worried about Takashi, because he often does dangerous things. ; : :Toshio is a friend of Takashi. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyper Speed GranDoll
is an anime OVA about a high school girl who discovers that she is really part of a royal lineage of aliens from a distant planet. The anime was released in the United States by Central Park Media. This anime is part Sci-Fi and part Magical Girl similar to Sailor Moon and Galaxy Fraulein Yuna. Plot While Koichi Amagi is making a marriage proposal to his beloved Miki, a space ship fell right in front of them. Inside the space ship there was a little girl who they adopted and named Hikaru. Years are passing by normally while Hikaru is living her life as a normal girl, with a mad scientist as her father. Someday aliens are appearing to retrieve Hikaru back from Earth as she is an Alien and is the last member of a royal familyline of a planet far away. Video game A game based on this OVA was released for the PlayStation in Japan which is an action sidescrolling platformer similar to Metroid and Megaman. The game's plot closely follows the OVA's storyline, except for a few ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninpen Manmaru
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mikio Igarashi. It was serialized in the Enix magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' from 1995 to 1999. A 48-episode anime adaptation was produced by Shin-Ei Animation, directed by Tetsuo Yasumi, and broadcast on TV Asahi between July 5, 1997, and March 28, 1998. The official English name is ''Manmaru The Ninja Penguin''. Characters * * * Anime The anime uses two pieces of theme music. by Yumi Adachi is the series' opening theme while by Miho Komatsu is the series' ending theme. Staff *Written by: Mikio Igarashi *Chief animation director: Sueyoshi Yuuitirou *Art Director: Nakamura Takashi *Director of Photography: Itou Syuuiti *Editing: Okayasu Tadashi *Recording Director: Good Kobayashi Takashi *Music: Ootani Akihiro, Norio Ido *Producer: Kazi Makoto (TV Asahi), Tetsuya Watanabe (Dentsu), Katou Yoshio (SHIN-EI) *Director: Yasumi Tetsuo *Screenplay: Clear Yamazaki Department, Yasumi Tetsuo, Taeko Okina, Yonemura Shiyouz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clamp School Detectives
, also known as ''CLAMP Campus Detectives'', is a manga series by Clamp, which was adapted into a 26-episode anime series, produced by Bandai Visual and Studio Pierrot. The manga series was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's '' Monthly Asuka'' manga magazine between January 1992 and October 1993, spanning three ''tankōbon'', while the anime premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo between May 3, 1997 and October 25, 1997. An early work of the all-female '' manga artist'' group Clamp, the series outlines the adventures of the Elementary School Student Board in their attempt to better the lives of the female population of Clamp School. Tokyopop have released the manga in English across North America in three volumes. Now it's currently available on Kindle through Viz Media. Bandai Entertainment released the anime as one of their initial titles. It is now licensed by Maiden Japan. The anime series has been translated and dubbed into English by the anime television network, Animax, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demon Fighter Kocho
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nonki Miyasu. It was published in the Shueisha ''seinen'' magazine '' Weekly Young Jump'' with the chapters bound into four volumes between September 1995 and October 1997. It was adapted into two 1997 live-action films and an anime original video animation (OVA). The OVA was released on DVD by Media Blasters in the United States on December 19, 2000. The theme song of Demon Fighter Kocho's United States edition is "Theme From Demon Fighter Kocho" by the American new wave, synthpop band Devo. The title was just changed from Devo's " Peek-a-Boo!" to "Demon Fighter Kocho". Reception Chris Beveridge of Mania.com gave the OVA episode a mixed review. He noted the one episode might have been better as a compilation of similarly length anime from Media Blasters, though the inclusion of the dubbing extras somewhat made up for that. For the show itself he noted it may appeal to those who don't want hentai, but do want a high lev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kindaichi Case Files
is a Japanese detective fiction, mystery manga series based on the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi, the supposed grandson of the famous (fictional) private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. Written by Yōzaburō Kanari or Shin Kibayashi#Works, Seimaru Amagi (depending on series) and illustrated by Fumiya Satō, the ''Kindaichi series'' was serialized in Kodansha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from October 1992 to October 2017, spanning a total of 76 ''tankōbon'' volumes. It is one of the earliest works in the mystery manga genre. The series has been adapted by Toei Animation first as a feature film in 1996 and then a 148-episode anime television series broadcast from 1997 to 2000, and there has since been a live-action film, five live-action drama series, three live-action television specials and further animated features for cinema and television. A new anime television series adaptation, titled ''The Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virus Buster Serge
is a Japanese anime television series directed by Masami Ōbari, produced by Plum, and broadcast on AT-X and TV Tokyo from October 2 to December 19, 1997. It is based on the Sega Saturn adventure game ''Virus'', which was made in collaboration with Hudson Soft and Sega and featured characters designed by Madhouse. A light novel and second video game (for the PlayStation) were also created. In the year 2097 in the city of Neo Hong Kong, man and machine have melded nicely and the city has been blooming with technological advances. However, an entity that takes over the machines called the Virus is becoming a problem. For this problem, there exists the organization STAND equipped with their Gears (machine suits) led by the mysterious Raven. The latest member of the team is Serge, a man who cannot remember his past and thought joining STAND and confronting Raven would help him better understand. The anime is the only media in the ''Virus'' franchise that has been adapted in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haunted Junction
is a comedy anime and manga series created by Nemu Mukudori. The manga was serialized in the monthly manga magazine Dengeki Comic Gao! by MediaWorks from 1996 to 2001. The anime, produced by Bandai Visual and Studio Deen, aired between 2 April 1997 and 25 June 1997. Themes This series explores some themes of folk religion such as possession, exorcism, shamanism, yurei, and yokai. In the final episode, some more existential themes are explored. Characters Main cast ; * : The son of a Christian minister and president of Saitō High School's Holy Student Council. He has curly blonde hair and as the series progresses, he grows it long and keeps it in a ponytail. Though he has no spiritual powers aside of seeing ghosts, Haruto is entrusted with the seven badges of the school spirits and summons them as necessary. He hates his job and dealing with ghosts, but his attempts to resign or transfer schools are constantly sabotaged by the Chairman. His dream is to spend on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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