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Kira Vincent-Davis
Kira Vincent-Davis is an American voice actress best known for her work in English-language versions of Japanese anime. She voices Lucy/Nyu in ''Elfen Lied'', Anchovy in ''Girls und Panzer'', Izuna Hatsuse in ''No Game No Life'', Ayumu Kasuga in ''Azumanga Daioh'', Mirai Kuriyama in ''Beyond the Boundary'', Kansai in ''World's End Club, Minagi Tohno in Air, ''Mizuki Tachibana in ''Gravion'', Rino Rando and Pucchan in ''Best Student Council'', Chaika Trabant in '' Chaika - The Coffin Princess'', and Mio Sakamoto in the '' Strike Witches'' series. She has worked with dubbing production companies ADV Films, Sentai Filmworks, and Funimation Crunchyroll, LLC, previously known as Funimation from 1994 to 2022, is an American entertainment company owned by Japanese conglomerate Sony as a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex that specializes .... Filmography Anime Film Video games Music * ''Voices for Peace'' (2006 album) – Vocals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime News Network
Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan. The website offers reviews and other editorial content, forums where readers can discuss current issues and events, and an encyclopedia that contains many anime and manga with information on the staff, cast, theme music, plot summaries, and user ratings. The website was founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis, and operated the magazine ''Protoculture Addicts'' from 2005 to 2008. Based in Canada, it has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in four separate regions: the United States and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. History The website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998. In May 2000, CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial staff, replacing editor-in-chief Isaac Alexander. On June 30, 2002, Anime News N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akame Ga Kill
is a Japanese manga series written by Takahiro and illustrated by Tetsuya Tashiro. It was serialized in Square Enix's '' Monthly Gangan Joker'' from March 2010 to December 2016, with its chapters collected in 15 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The story focuses on Tatsumi, a young villager who travels to the Capital to raise money for his home only to discover strong corruption in the area. The assassin group known as Night Raid recruits the young man to help them in their fight against the corrupt Empire. Plot Tatsumi is a fighter who is accompanied by his two childhood friends, Iyeyasu and Sayo, and sets off into the Capital to search of a way to make money in order to assist his poverty-stricken village. After being separated from his friends in a bandit attack, Tatsumi unsuccessfully attempts to enlist in the army and is swindled out of his money in the Capital. He is taken in by a noble family, but when an assassin group called Night Raid attacks, he learns that his noble hos ... [...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] |
Doreiku
or simply ''Doreiku'', is a Japanese novel series written by Shinichi Okada. A manga adaptation illustrated by Hiroto Ōishi ran for 10 volumes starting in 2012. A live action film was released under the title '' Tokyo Slaves'' in 2014, and an anime television series adaptation of the manga animated by Zero-G and TNK aired from April 13 to June 29, 2018. Characters ; : :A street smart girl who isn't afraid of speaking her mind out when it concerns the welfare of her friends. She is a tomboy who is quick-witted and can think fast on her feet when it comes to mind games and is not afraid of taking risk. She is always in the company of her dog Zushioumaru whom she doesn't know was once an experimental subject of Dr. Sumida who invented the "Slave Control Method" (SCM) which was intended to be used on animals such as dogs. ; : :A college student who is also a hustler for finding ways to make money and other forms of excitement and adventures, he got involved in the SCM distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domestic Girlfriend
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kei Sasuga. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from April 2014 to June 2020, with its chapters collected in twenty-eight ''tankōbon'' volumes. The manga was published digitally in English by Kodansha USA. An anime television series adaptation produced by Diomedéa was broadcast from January to March 2019 on the MBS's Animeism block. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series in North America and other countries. Synopsis Premise Natsuo Fujii is hopelessly in love with his teacher, Hina. Trying to move on, he agrees to a mixer. There he meets an odd girl, Rui Tachibana, who invites him to sneak out. She takes him to her house and asks him to have sex with her. Natsuo, frustrated that his love will not bear fruit anyway, loses his virginity to her. The next day, Natsuo's dad tells him that he wants to remarry and his prospective partner is coming to their house that evening. When the door opens, it turn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diabolik Lovers
is a Japanese visual novel franchise by Rejet. Its first entry was released on October 11, 2012 for the PlayStation Portable system. Thus far, the franchise has released seven games with the first two having been remastered for the PlayStation Vita and released as ''"Limited V Editions"''. The seventh game was released in March 2019 playable on Nintendo Switch. The franchise has brought forth two 12-episode anime television adaptations by Zexcs, which aired from September 16, 2013 to December 9, 2013 and September 23, 2015 to December 9, 2015. The first series was followed by an OVA, which was included in ''Diabolik Lovers: Dark Fate'' on February 28, 2015. It has been made into various manga, anime, drama CDs, music CDs and fanbooks. Three well received stage plays also ran in August 2015, August 2016, and January 2018. The soundtrack was written and composed by Zackary Baker with help of competition winner Myah Eketone, age 13 when the second season of the anime series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennō Coil
''Coil - A Circle of Children'', known in Japan as is a Japanese science fiction anime television series created, directed and written by Mitsuo Iso and produced by Madhouse. It aired 26 episodes from May to December 2007 on NHK Educational TV. It is a pioneering work that depicts daily life in a world where AR (augmented reality) technology, in which layers created by computer networks are superimposed on the real world, and MR (mixed reality) technology, in which high-resolution holograms are projected onto the real world and can be manipulated. It has received high praise among Japanese science fiction anime for its fusion of old-fashioned Japanese scenery and urban legends, a modern version of the Japanese folklore Kaidan, with a futuristic worldview, and for its story of children playing in an augmented reality world using a device called "Den-noh Megane" (cyber glasses), as if anticipating the subsequent emergence of smart glasses. ''Den-noh Coil'' has won several aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devils' Line
is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Ryo Hanada. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Morning Two'' from March 2013 to December 2018. The manga is licensed for English release in North America by Vertical. An anime television series adaptation by Platinum Vision aired from April to June 2018. Characters ; : :Yūki is a half vampire on his paternal side. He works as part of division 5. ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : Media Manga ''Devils' Line'', written and illustrated by Ryo Hanada, was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Morning Two'' from March 22, 2013, to December 22, 2018. A series of extra chapters were published in the magazine from January 22 to May 22, 2019. Kodansha collected its chapters in thirteen ''tankōbon'' volumes, released from September 20, 2013, to February 22, 2019. An additional volume, listed as fourteenth, was released on June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chihayafuru
is a Japanese ''josei'' manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Suetsugu. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''josei'' manga magazine ''Be Love'' from December 2007 to August 2022, with its chapters collected in 50 ''tankōbon'' volumes. It is about a school girl, Chihaya Ayase, who is inspired by a new classmate to take up ''Hyakunin Isshu karuta'' competitively. An anime television series adaptation aired from October 2011 to March 2012. The second season aired from January to June 2013 and the third from October 2019 to March 2020. Three live action film adaptations were released from 2016 to 2018. The manga has won the Manga Taishō and the Kodansha Manga Award. Since its fourth volume was released in March 2009, it has regularly appeared on the Japanese Comic Ranking chart, and as of December 2022, the manga had 28 million copies in circulation. Its popularity has boosted the profile of competitive karuta in Japan. Plot Chihaya Ayase is a girl who has spent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brynhildr In The Darkness
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Lynn Okamoto. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' from January 2012 to March 2016. An anime television series adaptation by Arms aired between April and June 2014. Plot Ten years ago, Ryōta Murakami along with his childhood friend Kuroneko set out to search for signs of alien life. Although Ryōta is skeptical about her theory, Kuroneko insists that aliens are real. During their search, a tragic accident occurs which gravely injures Ryōta but kills Kuroneko. Due to his strong memory, Ryōta cannot forget about Kuroneko. Since then, he has been continuously staring at the night sky in order to prove that aliens exist, and also to fulfill Kuroneko's dying wish. Presently, Ryōta is a top student at his school and the sole member of the Astronomy Club. Until he gets the shock of his life when a new transfer student named Neko Kuroha arrives in his class. She bears a striking rese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BanG Dream!
''BanG Dream!'', also known as , is a Japanese music media franchise owned by Bushiroad. Created by Bushiroad president Takaaki Kidani in January 2015 with original story by Kō Nakamura, the project began as a manga before expanding to other media. In addition to other manga, ''BanG Dream!'' includes an anime television series, List of BanG Dream! live performances, live concerts, BanG Dream! discography, singles and albums, and the mobile rhythm game ''BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!'' by Craft Egg. The franchise's premise is based around all-female bands whose members are also voice actresses in the anime and mobile game; , the project has seven groups, four of which are capable of playing their respective characters' instruments. The first band, Poppin'Party, was formed in February 2015, and further groups were introduced in 2017 with the launch of the mobile game: Afterglow, Pastel Palettes, Roselia (band), Roselia, and Hello, Happy World!. In 2018, a backup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayumu Kasuga
This is a list of characters from the manga series ''Azumanga Daioh'' by Kiyohiko Azuma, later adapted to anime. The main cast consists of six schoolgirls and two teachers, along with a few secondary characters, the latter including Kimura-sensei, a male teacher with an obsession with teenage girls, and Kaorin, a classmate with a crush on Sakaki. Four of the girls were included in ''Newtype''s top 100 anime heroines of 2002: Osaka was awarded 7th, Chiyo 11th, Sakaki 21st, and Yomi 78th. Together they made ''Azumanga Daioh'' the 2nd most popular series of 2002 for female characters. Major characters Students The students have a variety of different personalities. Chiyo Mihama (anime) , usually called Chiyo-chan, is a child prodigy, having skipped five grades to 10th grade (the first year of high school in Japan) at the start of the series, yet she is still at the top of the class. Such grade-skipping would be unthinkable in Japan, and the series humorously explores its pot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
