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Ishida Akira
is a Japanese actor and voice actor. For his portrayal of Saki Abdusha in '' You're Under Arrest'', Makoto Kurumizawa in ''BOYS BE'', Setsuna Aoki in ''Sakura Wars'', and Athrun Zala in ''Gundam SEED'' & ''Gundam Seed Destiny'', he was chosen as the most popular voice actor in the Animage Anime Grand Prix in 2004, and won the Best Supporting Character (male) award at the 1st Seiyu Awards in 2007. He is best known for his roles as Cho Hakkai in Saiyuki, Katsura Kotarou in ''Gin Tama'' and Gaara in ''Naruto''. Filmography Animation Puppet Theatrical animation Video games Tokusatsu Audio drama Dubbing roles References External links Official agency profile * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ishida, Akira 1967 births Living people Japanese male stage actors Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Male voice actors from Aichi Prefecture Mausu Promotion voice actors Nihon University alumni People from Nisshin, Aichi Seiyu Award winners 20th ... [...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] |
Fairy Tail
''Fairy Tail'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from August 2006 to July 2017, with the individual chapters collected and published into 63 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The story follows the adventures of Natsu Dragneel, a member of the popular wizard guild Fairy Tail, as he searches the fictional world of Earth-land for the dragon Igneel. The manga has been adapted into an anime series produced by A-1 Pictures, Dentsu Inc., Satelight, Bridge, and CloverWorks which was broadcast in Japan on TV Tokyo from October 2009 to March 2013. A second series was broadcast from April 2014 to March 2016. A third and final series was aired from October 2018 to September 2019. The series has also inspired numerous spin-off manga, including a prequel by Mashima, ''Fairy Tail Zero'', and a sequel storyboarded by him, titled '' Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest''. Additionally, A-1 Pictures has developed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protagonist (Persona 3)
is a player-named character from ''Persona 3'', a 2006 role-playing video game developed by Atlus. In the game, the protagonist is an orphan who transfers to Gekkoukan High School in Iwatodai City and discovers a phenomenon called the Dark Hour during which supernatural entities called Shadows roam freely. After awakening an ability called Persona, the protagonist joins their classmates in forming the Specialized Extracirricular Execution Squad (S.E.E.S.), dedicated to eliminating the Dark Hour and the threat of the Shadows. In the original release of ''Persona 3'' as well as ''Persona 3 FES'', the protagonist is male; for ''Persona 3 Portable'', Atlus added the option to play as a female version of the character, to provide more options to returning players and attract a female demographic. Both protagonists were designed by Shigenori Soejima, who aimed to create ordinary youth who the player could relate to. In Japanese, the male protagonist is voiced by Akira Ishida, whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persona 3
released outside Japan as ''Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3'', is a 2006 role-playing video game developed by Atlus. It is the fourth main installment in the ''Persona'' series, which is part of the larger ''Megami Tensei'' franchise. Atlus originally released the game for the PlayStation 2 in Japan in July 2006; the North American release of the game was delayed until 2007 due to issues with the publication of the official art book. ''Persona 3 FES'', an extended version containing a new playable epilogue among other changes, was released in Japan in 2007 and worldwide the following year. In ''Persona 3'', the player takes the role of a high-school student who joins the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad (SEES), a group of students investigating the Dark Hour, a time period between one day and the next that few people are aware of. During the Dark Hour, the player enters Tartarus, a large tower containing Shadows, creatures that feed on the minds of humans. To fight th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natsume's Book Of Friends
is a Japanese manga series by Yuki Midorikawa. It began serialization by Hakusensha in the '' shōjo'' manga magazine ''LaLa DX'' in 2005, before switching to ''LaLa'' in 2008. The chapters have been collected in twenty-nine bound volumes. The series is about Takashi Natsume, an orphaned teenage boy who can see spirits, and one day finds the notebook that his deceased and mysterious maternal grandmother Reiko Natsume who, possesseing extraordinarily strong spiritual powers, used to bind powerful spirits ('' ayakashi'' or ''yokai'') that she defeated under her control. He thus resolves to give back all the names in the notebook, and in the process joins forces with another spirit called Madara who knew Reiko when she was still alive. He takes the form of an overweight cat and intends to take back the notebook after Natsume dies. Until then he agreed to protect Natsume from the spirits who wants to harm him for being the grandson of the infamous ''miko'' Natsume Reiko. ''N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parasyte
is a Japanese science fiction horror manga series written and illustrated by Hitoshi Iwaaki and published in Kodansha's ''Morning Open Zōkan'' and ''Monthly Afternoon'' magazine from 1988 to 1995. The manga was published in North America first by Tokyopop, then Del Rey, and finally Kodansha USA. The series follows Shinichi Izumi, a high school senior who is the victim of a failed attempt by a parasyte organism to take over his brain. Instead of burrowing into his brain, the parasyte landed in his hand and matured partially up his arm. The manga has been adapted into two live-action films in Japan, in 2014 and 2015. An anime television series adaptation by Madhouse, titled ''Parasyte -the maxim-'', aired in Japan between October 2014 and March 2015. The English-language dub aired on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block in the United States between October 2015 and April 2016. In 1993, ''Parasyte'' received the 17th Kodansha Manga Award for the general category as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mob Psycho 100
is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by One. It was serialized on Shogakukan's ''Ura Sunday'' website from April 2012 to December 2017. It has been also available online on Shogakukan's mobile app ''MangaONE'' since December 2014. Shogakukan compiled its chapters into sixteen ''tankōbon'' volumes. The story follows Shigeo Kageyama, nicknamed Mob, a boy who has strong psychic powers, and his struggles to find the simple happiness he is looking for. An anime television series adaptation was produced by Bones. The first season aired between July and September 2016, followed by a second season from January to April 2019, and a third season from October to December 2022. A live-action series adaptation aired from January to April 2018. A spin-off manga series, titled ''Reigen'', was serialized in Shogakukan ''MangaONE'' app in 2018. In North America, Dark Horse Comics licensed the manga for English publication in 2018. Meanwhile, Crunchyroll licensed the an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sword Art Online
is a Japanese light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by abec. The series takes place in the then-near future and focuses on protagonists Kirito (Sword Art Online), Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya and Asuna (Sword Art Online), Asuna Yuuki as they play through various virtual reality Massively multiplayer online role-playing game, MMORPG worlds. Kawahara originally wrote the series as a web novel on his website from 2002 to 2008. The light novels began publication on ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko imprint from April 10, 2009, with a spin-off series launching in October 2012. The series has spawned twelve manga adaptations published by ASCII Media Works and Kadokawa Corporation, Kadokawa. The novels and the manga adaptations have been licensed for release in North America by Yen Press. An anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures, known simply as ''Sword Art Online (2012 TV series), Sword Art Online'', aired in Japan between July and December 2012, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Piece
''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chapters compiled into 104 ''tankōbon'' volumes . The story follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a boy whose body gained the properties of rubber after unintentionally eating a Devil Fruit. With his pirate crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, Luffy explores the Grand Line in search of the deceased King of the Pirates Gol D. Roger's ultimate treasure known as the "One Piece" in order to become the next King of the Pirates. The manga spawned a media franchise, having been adapted into a festival film produced by Production I.G, and an anime series produced by Toei Animation, which began broadcasting in Japan in 1999. Additionally, Toei has developed fourteen animated feature films, one original video animation, and thirteen television specials. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nurarihyon No Mago
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroshi Shiibashi. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from March 2008 to June 2012, and later in ''Jump Next!'' from August to December 2012. Its chapters were collected in twenty-five ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shueisha. A 24-episode anime adaptation produced by Studio Deen was broadcast in Japan from July to December 2010. A 24-episode second season, titled ''Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan - Demon Capital'', was broadcast from July to December 2011. In North America, Viz Media licensed the series for English-language release of the manga and anime adaptations. It was streamed on Viz Anime in 2010, while the twenty-five volumes of the manga were released from February 2011 to February 2015. Plot Rikuo Nura is 3/4 human and 1/4 ''yōkai'', in which he has a human form in the day but transforms into his ''yōkai'' form at night. He lives in a house full of ''yōkai'' along with his ''yōkai'' grandfather. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pandora Hearts
''Pandora Hearts'' (stylized as ''PandoraHearts'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jun Mochizuki. It was serialized in Square Enix's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly GFantasy'' from May 2006 to March 2015, with its chapters collected in twenty-four ''tankōbon'' volumes. In North America, it was originally licensed for an English release by Broccoli Books, but was later dropped. It was relicensed by Yen Press. A 25-episode anime television series adaptation by Xebec was broadcast from April to September 2009. A nine-episode extra original video animation (OVA) was released from July 2009 to March 2010. In North America, the anime series was licensed by NIS America. Plot Oz is the heir to the Vessalius house, one of the Four Great Dukedoms given excessive power by the country's royalty. He lives a luxurious life alongside his younger sister Ada and valet and best friend Gilbert. This extravagant lifestyle is only diminished by the constant absence o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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