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Hiroko Maruyama
is a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo, affiliated with Teatro Echo. She is known for portraying Gon in ''First Human Giatrus'', Kinoppy in ''Paul's Miraculous Adventure'', Santa Minami in '' Chōgattai Majutsu Robo Ginguiser'', Minoru Yamada in ''Ojamanga Yamada-kun'', Togejirou in ''Ninja Hattori-kun'', Prince Komaro in ''Yattodetaman'', Ryo Ishizaki in ''Captain Tsubasa'', Mag in ''Choushinsei Flashman'', and Robotan in ''Robotan''. Biography Hiroko Maruyama, a native of Tokyo, was born on 22 October 1946 and educated at Ōmori High School. After spending one year at Toho School of Performing Arts, she joined Teatro Echo in 1966. In 1972, she voiced U-ko in ''Shin Obake no Q-Tarō''. In 1974, she voiced Gon in ''First Human Giatrus''. In 1976, she voiced Kinoppy in ''Paul's Miraculous Adventure''. In 1977, she voiced Santa Minami in '' Chōgattai Majutsu Robo Ginguiser''. In 1980, she voiced Minoru Yamada in ''Ojamanga Yamada-kun''. In 1981, she voiced Prince Komaro in ''Yat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Human Giatrus
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Shunji Sonoyama. It spawned two other manga, two anime television series, a television drama, and an anime film. The first TV series mark the debut of Joe Hisaishi, composer of ''My Neighbor Totoro'' and ''Spirited Away''. The official English title is Gon, The Stone-Age Boy. Media Manga It was first published from 1965 to 1975 in Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha's ''Weekly Manga Sunday'', and spawned two spin-off manga: the first, entitled and illustrated by Hideo Shinoda, was published in Gakken's ''Gakushū Magazine'' in 1966; the second, entitled , was published by Shogakukan's ''Gakunen Magazine'' in 1974. Shunji Sonoyama won the 1976 Bungeishunjū Manga Award for his work on the manga series. Anime series The third manga was adapted by Tokyo Movie into a homonymous anime television series consisting in 77 episodes, which was broadcast on ABC between October 5, 1974, and March 27, 1976. Another anime was produced; this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pastel Yumi, The Magic Idol
is a magical girl anime series by Studio Pierrot. It was simultaneously released as a manga by Kiyoko Arai. The fourth magical girl series created by Studio Pierrot, Pastel Yumi also appears in a feature-length OVA as well as the '' Majokko Club Yoningumi A-kūkan kara no Alien X'' OVA. Anime Sols attempted to crowd-fund the release of the show on North American DVD, but was not successful. The series became available on the streaming service RetroCrush on May 1, 2020. However the series was taken down on September 1, 2020 as it was discovered that the subtitles for episodes 16-25 on the site came from the fansubber Johnny English Subs without his approval. It eventually returned to RetroCrush on March 26, 2021. Story Yumi Hanazono loves flowers. She does not perform well in school, but loves to draw, and wants to be a manga artist. Her family runs a flower shop so she has grown up with a floral appreciation. Yumi is a very good artist, but does not always use the best judg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
And Yet The Town Moves
, abbreviated as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masakazu Ishiguro. The manga ran in the monthly magazine '' Young King OURs'' from March 2005 to October 2016, and was collected into sixteen bound volumes. The series follows the exploits of whiny Hotori Arashiyama, her friends, family, neighbors, shopkeepers and colleagues at the local maid café. The slice of life format is occasionally interspersed with stories dealing with aliens, ghosts and the paranormal. An anime television series adaptation by Shaft was broadcast from October to December 2010. The manga was first licensed by Crunchyroll; in 2020 it was also licensed by Manga Planet with the name ''SoreMachi: And Yet the Town Moves''. In 2018, ''And Yet the Town Moves'' won the 49th Seiun Award for the Best Comic category, as well as the Excellence Award at the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2013. Plot Hotori Arashiyama is a high school girl who works part-time as a waitress at Seaside co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moon Phase
is a Japanese manga series by Keitarō Arima. The manga was serialized in the monthly manga magazine ''Comic Gum'' from March 2000 to March 27, 2008. The series spanned sixteen manga volumes that were published by Wani Books in Japan. The manga series was later adapted into a 25 episode anime television series by Shaft, and aired on TV Tokyo from October 5, 2004 to March 29, 2005. An additional OVA episode dubbed "Episode 26" was later released only on DVD on February 22, 2006. Moon Phase is about a young vampire girl named Hazuki and a Japanese freelance photographer Kouhei Morioka whom Hazuki attempts to make into her servant. While there are differences in adaptations, the main theme of Kouhei protecting Hazuki from harm is present in both. The OVA storyline though has very little to do with the original series outside of having some of the same characters, and has a completely different storyline which does not fit into anything which came before it. Tokyopop publis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiki's Delivery Service
is a 1989 Japanese Anime, animated fantasy film written, produced, and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, adapted from the Kiki's Delivery Service (novel), 1985 novel by Eiko Kadono. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Yamato Transport (which licensed the trademark for the film) and the Nippon Television Network. It stars the voices of Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma and Kappei Yamaguchi. The story follows Kiki (Takayama), a young Witchcraft, witch who moves to a new town and uses her flying ability to earn a living. According to Miyazaki, the movie portrays the gulf between independence and reliance in teenage Japanese girls.Nausicaa.net The Hayao MIYAZAKI Web. The Hopes and Spirit of Contemporary Japanese Girls By Hayao Miyazaki 1989. Retrieved on 2007-01-05. ''Kiki's Delivery Service'' w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |