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Idol Jihen
is a Japanese media mix project by Mages. The plot revolves around an election battle between idols who represent Japan's 47 prefectures. The character designs are handled by various artists such as CUTEG, Tiv, Mottsun*, Akemi Mikoto, Yōsai Kūchū, Mamu Mitsumoto, and Yukihiro Matsuo. The project was initially announced as a game that planned to be released in Fall 2014, but was postponed until August of the same year. In Summer 2015, the same project was "rebooted" with changes to the work including the stories and characters. In 2016, an anime adaptation was announced and aired on Tokyo MX and BS Fuji in January 2017 and finished in March 2017. Cast Each character and their voice actress represent different prefectures in Japan. ; * Sarara Yashima as - Niigata Prefecture * Mai Fuchigami as - Fukuoka Prefecture * Reina Ueda as - Toyama Prefecture ; * Lynn as - Tokyo * Haruka Terui as - Iwate Prefecture * Saeko Zōgō as - Aichi Prefecture * Satom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MAPPA (studio)
is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Suginami, Tokyo. Founded in 2011 by Madhouse co-founder and producer Masao Maruyama, it has produced anime works including ''Terror in Resonance'', ''Yuri!!! on Ice'', ''In This Corner of the World'', '' Kakegurui'', '' Banana Fish'', ''Zombie Land Saga'', ''Dororo'' (in co-production with Tezuka Productions), ''Dorohedoro'', ''The God of High School'', ''Jujutsu Kaisen'', '' Attack on Titan: The Final Season'', ''Chainsaw Man''. MAPPA is an acronym for Maruyama Animation Produce Project Association. Business History The studio was founded on June 14, 2011, by Masao Maruyama, a co-founder and former producer of Madhouse, at the age of 70. Maruyama served as the company's first representative director, and the studio's initial goal was to produce Sunao Katabuchi's ''In This Corner of the World''. Due to financial difficulties at Madhouse, Maruyama and Katabuchi established MAPPA in the hopes of producing the film; however, des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 1,044,588 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi). Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefecture to the south, Nagano Prefecture to the east, and Niigata Prefecture to the northeast. Toyama is the capital and largest city of Toyama Prefecture, with other major cities including Takaoka, Imizu, and Nanto. Toyama Prefecture is part of the historic Hokuriku region, and the majority of prefecture's population lives on Toyama Bay, one of the largest bays in Japan. Toyama Prefecture is the leading industrial prefecture on the Japan Sea coast and has the advantage of cheap electricity from abundant hydroelectric resources. Toyama Prefecture contains the only known glaciers in East Asia outside of Russia, first recognized in 2012, and 30% of the prefecture's area is designated as national parks. History Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aya Suzaki
is a Japanese Voice acting in Japan, voice actress and narrator affiliated with I'm Enterprise. She is widely known for her work, such as Tamako Kitashirakawa in ''Tamako Market''. Biography Suzaki is good at singing, and lists soft tennis and scuba diving as her favorite sport. Her hobbies are playing the trumpet and flower arrangement. She is also a licensed teacher. She performed the opening and ending themes to the anime ''Tamako Market'' under her character name Tamako Kitashirakawa. She received one of the Best Female Newcomers at the 9th Seiyu Awards in March 2015. In December 2019, Suzaki married anime writer Takashi Ifukube. Filmography Television animation ;2010 *''Bakuman.'': Misayo Amane (Ep. 22) ;2011 *''Manyū Hiken-chō'': Grass C ;2012 *''My Little Monster'': Female Student B (Ep. 6) *''To Love-Ru, To Love Ru: Darkness'': Female Student (Ep. 12), Schoolgirl B (Ep. 5) ;2013 *''A Certain Scientific Railgun S'': Rikō Takitsubo *''Bakuman. 3'': Keiko Naka (Ep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sora Amamiya
is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo, Japan. She is affiliated with the talent agency Music Ray'n. After passing an audition held by Music Ray'n, she made her voice acting debut in 2012. She played her first main role as Kaori Fujimiya in the 2014 anime television series ''One Week Friends''. Some of her anime roles include Elizabeth Liones in ''The Seven Deadly Sins'', Aqua in ''KonoSuba'', Akame in ''Akame ga Kill!'', Touka Kirishima in ''Tokyo Ghoul'', Asseylum Vers Allusia in ''Aldnoah.Zero'', Chizuru Mizuhara in ''Rent-A-Girlfriend'', Isla in ''Plastic Memories'', Mayuri in '' Date A Live: The Movie – Mayuri Judgement'', Miia in ''Monster Musume'', Hitomi Uzaki in '' Killing Bites'', Ayame Himuro in ''Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It'', and Nazuna Nanakusa in ''Call of the Night''. She also performed theme songs for various anime she has acted in. In 2015, she received the Best Rookie Actress Award at the 9th Seiyu Awards. Amamiya is a member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunma Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,362 km2 (2,456 sq mi). Gunma Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima Prefecture to the north, Nagano Prefecture to the southwest, Saitama Prefecture to the south, and Tochigi Prefecture to the east. Maebashi is the capital and Takasaki is the largest city of Gunma Prefecture, with other major cities including Ōta, Isesaki, and Kiryū. Gunma Prefecture is one of only eight landlocked prefectures, located on the northwestern corner of the Kantō Plain with 14% of its total land being designated as natural parks. History The ancient province of Gunma was a center of horse breeding and trading activities for the newly immigrated continental peoples. The arrival of horses and the remains of horse tackle coincides with the arrival of a large migration from the mainland. From this point forward, the hor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukushima Prefecture
Fukushima Prefecture (; ja, 福島県, Fukushima-ken, ) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Fukushima Prefecture has a population of 1,810,286 () and has a geographic area of . Fukushima Prefecture borders Miyagi Prefecture and Yamagata Prefecture to the north, Niigata Prefecture to the west, Gunma Prefecture to the southwest, and Tochigi Prefecture and Ibaraki Prefecture to the south. Fukushima is the capital and Iwaki is the largest city of Fukushima Prefecture, with other major cities including Kōriyama, Aizuwakamatsu, and Sukagawa. Fukushima Prefecture is located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast at the southernmost part of the Tōhoku region, and is home to Lake Inawashiro, the fourth-largest lake in Japan. Fukushima Prefecture is the third-largest prefecture of Japan (after Hokkaido and Iwate Prefecture) and divided by mountain ranges into the three regions of Aizu, Nakadōri, and Hamadōri. History Prehistory The keyhole-shaped Ōy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Emi Bridcutt
is a Japanese voice actress from Iwaki, Fukushima. She is affiliated with Production Ace. Biography Bridcutt was born to a Japanese mother and Australian father. In the first grade of elementary school, she saw ''Detective Conan'' and admired Minami Takayama, who played Conan Edogawa, then deciding to become a voice actress. She started acting in high school and, after graduating, Bridcutt entered the Theater Department at Nihon University College of Art. She became a scholarship student when she was in her third year of college and began attending the Production Ace Acting Research Institute. In 2013, she made her debut by voicing Asuka Kudō in ''Problem Children Are Coming from Another World, Aren't They?''. Filmography Anime ;2013 * ''Red Data Girl'' (Jean Honoka Kisaragi) * ''Majestic Prince'' (Shion Natori) * ''Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya'' (Magical Bushidō Musashi) * ''Blood Lad'' (Bell Hydra) * ''Problem Children are Coming from Another World, aren't they?'' (Asuka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saitama Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture and Gunma Prefecture to the north, Nagano Prefecture to the west, Yamanashi Prefecture to the southwest, Tokyo to the south, Chiba Prefecture to the southeast, and Ibaraki Prefecture to the northeast. Saitama is the capital and largest city of Saitama Prefecture, with other major cities including Kawaguchi, Kawagoe, and Tokorozawa. Saitama Prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, the most populous metropolitan area in the world, and many of its cities are described as bedroom communities and suburbs of Tokyo with many residents commuting into the city each day. History According to ''Sendai Kuji Hongi'' (''Kujiki''), Chichibu was one of 137 provinces during the reign of Emperor Sujin. Chichibu Province was in western Saitama. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satomi Akesaka
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and former singer affiliated with the Amuleto talent agency. She voiced main characters Hina Satou in ''Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono'', Taeko Nomura in ''Coppelion'', Mutsuki in '' Danchigai'', krkr in '' Gdgd Fairies'', Teruha Andō in ''Girls Beyond the Wasteland'', Yūki Asano in '' Kyo no Gononi'', Miho Edogawa in ''Level E'', and Natsume in ''Master of Martial Hearts''. She also voices supporting characters such as: Esdeath in ''Akame ga Kill'', Varda in '' Engage Planet Kiss Dum'', Mari Kurokawa in ''Gate'', Arsene in ''Tantei Opera Milky Holmes'', Miho in '' Suzuka'', Kanon in ''Pretty Rhythm'' and Rinko Shirokane in ''BanG Dream!'' (2017–2018). On June 30, 2018, it was announced that Akesaka would retire from singing due to sudden hearing loss and left Roselia on September 17, 2018. However, she remained involved in the industry by continuing her voice acting work. Filmography Anime Television ;2004 *''Koi Kaze'', Futaba Anzai ;2005 *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture to the north, and Shizuoka Prefecture to the east. Overview Nagoya is the capital and largest city of Aichi Prefecture, and the fourth-largest city in Japan, with other major cities including Toyota, Okazaki, and Ichinomiya. Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya form the core of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, the third-largest metropolitan area in Japan and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. Aichi Prefecture is located on Japan's Pacific Ocean coast and forms part of the Tōkai region, a subregion of the Chūbu region and Kansai region. Aichi Prefecture is home to the Toyota Motor Corporation. Aichi Prefecture had many locations with the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens, The Chubu Centrair Internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saeko Zōgō
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. She is affiliated with Production Ace. Her major roles are: Ichiyon (M14) in ''Upotte!!'', Nadeshiko Sōma in ''Isuca'', Freon Flamel in ''Sky Wizards Academy'', Sōji Okita in '' Dai-Shogun - Great Revolution'', and Shiori Itsuka in '' Date A Live II''. She and fellow voice actress Kaori Sadohara were part of a duo called Two-Formula who sang songs on ''Isuca'' and ''Noucome''. She announced her marriage on May 21, 2017. Filmography Anime Video games * ''Granado Espada'' (Adelina Esperanza) Dubbing * ''American Graffiti'' (Budda) * ''Blue Crush 2'' (The Roxy Rep) * ''District 9'' (Phyllis Sinderson) * '' Marley & Me: The Puppy Years'' (Axel) * '' The New Daughter'' (Pam) * '' Red Lights'' (Rina) * ''Ruby Sparks'' (Mabel) * ''Saw 3D'' (Joan, Kara) * ''Scream 4'' (Jenny Randall) * ''Sofia the First'' (James) * ''Steven Universe'' (Sapphire) * '' Taken'' (Ingrid) * ''Titanic'' (Dorothy G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwate Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. It is the second-largest Japanese prefecture at , with a population of 1,210,534 (as of October 1, 2020). Iwate Prefecture borders Aomori Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the west, and Miyagi Prefecture to the south. Morioka is the capital and largest city of Iwate Prefecture; other major cities include Ichinoseki, Ōshū, and Hanamaki. Located on Japan's Pacific Ocean coast, Iwate Prefecture features the easternmost point of Honshu at Cape Todo, and shares the highest peaks of the Ōu Mountains—the longest mountain range in Japan—at the border with Akita Prefecture. Iwate Prefecture is home to famous attractions such as Morioka Castle, the Buddhist temples of Hiraizumi including Chūson-ji and Mōtsū-ji, the Fujiwara no Sato movie lot and theme park in Ōshū, and the Tenshochi park in Kitakami known for its huge, ancient cherry trees. Iwate has the lowest population density of any prefecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
