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Kunihiro Abe
was a Japanese animator. Abe was known for his mechanical animation, in particular his animation for various projects in Sunrise's Gundam franchise. Kunihiro Abe was also a notable animator in various AIC projects, such as ''Bubblegum Crisis,'' ''Dangaioh'', ''Vampire Princess Miyu'', ''Dragon Century, Megazone 23 Part III, Sol Bianca, Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight, Armitage III, El Hazard - The Magnificent World,'' and ''Blue Gender''s. Abe worked also with animator Masami Obari on ''Fight! Iczer-One, Dangaioh,'' and Daimaju Gekito Hagane no Oni and with animator Kou Matsuo. Abe died on 15 August 2018 at the age of 50 of undisclosed cause. Abe's daughter shared one of his illustrations, and noted that "she knew her father loved to draw and could not live as anything other than an animator". Works * '' Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory'' * ''Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Afterglow of Zeon'' * ''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'' * ''Mobile Suit Gundam Win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images, known as frames, which give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, and video games. Animation is closely related to filmmaking and like filmmaking is extremely labor-intensive, which means that most significant works require the collaboration of several animators. The methods of creating the images or frames for an animation piece depend on the animators' artistic styles and their field. Other artists who contribute to animated cartoons, but who are not animators, include layout artists (who design the backgrounds, lighting, and camera angles), storyboard artists (who draw panels of the action from the script), and background artists (who paint the "scenery"). Animated films share some film crew positions with regular live action films, such as director, producer, sound engineer, and editor, but differ radically ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stardust Memory
is a 13-episode anime OVA series set in the Gundam universe. The first volume containing two 30-minute episodes was released in Japan on May 23, 1991. Subsequent volumes, containing one 30-minute episode each, followed every one or two months; the final volume went on sale on September 24, 1992. The series was directed by Mitsuko Kase (episodes 1–7) and Takashi Imanishi (episodes 8–13). A movie compilation, also directed by Imanishi was released in Japan on August 29, 1992, a month before the final OVA volume went on sale. The characters were designed by Toshihiro Kawamoto. Mechanical designs were by Shoji Kawamori (of '' Macross'' fame) and Hajime Katoki. ''Gundam 0083:Stardust Memory'' was licensed in North America by Bandai Entertainment and was available on VHS and DVD. The OVA series aired on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim in 2002. Plot The year is Universal Century 0083, and three years have passed after the One Year War ended with the Principality of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Births
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being elected leader of the Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins, ending on April 8. ** 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash: A U.S. B-52 Stratofortress crashes in Greenland, discharging 4 nuclear bombs. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron-Blooded Orphans
, also known as ''Gundam IBO'' and , is a 2015 Japanese mecha anime series and the fourteenth mainline entry in Sunrise's long-running '' Gundam'' franchise, succeeding ''Gundam Reconguista in G''. The series is directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai and written by Mari Okada, a team which previously collaborated on ''Toradora!'' and '' Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day''. It aired in Japan on MBS and other JNN stations from October 4, 2015 to March 27, 2016, making this the first Gundam series to return to a Sunday late afternoon time slot since ''Mobile Suit Gundam Seed''. A second season would premiere the following year on October 2, 2016. ''Iron-Blooded Orphans'' follows the exploits of a group of juvenile soldiers who establish their own security company after rebelling against the adults who betrayed them on a futuristic, terraformed Mars. The series deals with several real-life problems such as war, slavery, child soldiers, poverty, neo-colonialism, and corruption. The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reconguista In G
, also referred to as , is a 2014 Japanese science fiction anime television series and the thirteenth installment in Sunrise's long-running '' Gundam'' franchise. Created for the Gundam 35th Anniversary celebration, it is the first ''Gundam'' TV series to be written and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino since '' Turn A Gundam'' in 1999 and features character designs by Kenichi Yoshida of '' Overman King Gainer'' & '' Eureka Seven'' fame. Airing in the MBS/ TBS networks' Animeism block from October 2014 to March 2015, it is the first traditional ''Gundam'' TV series to be initially released as a late night anime. A 5-part film compilation series was released from 2019 to 2022. Plot summary In Regild Century 1014, 1,014 years after the end of the Universal Century, a young member of the Capital Guard named , charged with protecting the orbital elevator Capital Tower, encounters and helps capture a highly advanced mobile suit, the G-Self and its pilot, , while defending the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gundam Build Fighters
is a 2013 Japanese science fiction anime television series based on Sunrise's long-running ''Gundam'' franchise. The series is directed by Kenji Nagasaki of ''No. 6'' and written by Yōsuke Kuroda of ''Mobile Suit Gundam 00''. Character designs were done by both Kenichi Ohnuki and Suzuhito Yasuda. The series was first unveiled under the name "1/144 Gundam Mobile" project by Sunrise, before its official announcement. In contrast to other ''Gundam'' series, ''Gundam Build Fighters'' focuses on the Gundam model (Gunpla) aspect of the franchise. The series was officially unveiled by Bandai on July 2, 2013, during the series's live press conference as part of Gundam's 35th anniversary in 2014. It premiered on TXN stations in Japan and on YouTube in limited international markets on October 7, 2013. One Manga adaptation and two photonovels were also announced by Sunrise, and currently running on '' Gundam Ace'' (''Gundam Build Fighters Amazing''), ''Hobby Japan'' (''Gundam Build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stargazer
Stargazer may refer to: * an observational astronomer, particularly an amateur Aerospace * Stargazer (aircraft), a Lockheed L-1011 airliner used to launch the Pegasus rocket * Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2, nicknamed Stargazer, the first successful space telescope * Star Gazers, a five-minute astronomy show on public television Fictional media * '' Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer'', a storyline in the series ''Gundam SEED Destiny'' * Stargazer, a werewolf tribe in the game ''Werewolf: The Apocalypse'' * ''Stargazer'' (novel), a book in the ''Evernight'' series by Claudia Gray * ''Stargazer'' (Patrick Carman), a book in the ''Land of Elyon'' series by Patrick Carman * The Stargazer, a fictional character in the epilogue of '' Mass Effect 3'' played by Buzz Aldrin * '' Star Trek: Stargazer'', a series of ''Star Trek'' novels *'' Stargazer: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel'' by Anne Hillerman *Commander Stargazer, the leader of the Silverhawks Music Artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
is an anime series developed by Sunrise and directed by Mitsuo Fukuda. The ninth installment in the ''Gundam'' franchise, ''Gundam SEED'' takes place in a future calendar era, in this case the Cosmic Era. In this era, mankind has developed into two subspecies: Naturals, who reside on Earth, and Coordinators, genetically enhanced humans capable of amazing feats of intellect who emigrate to man-made orbital colonies to escape persecution by natural humans. The story revolves around a young Coordinator Kira Yamato who becomes involved in the war between the two races after a third, neutral faction's space colony is invaded by the Coordinators. The television series was broadcast in Japan between 2002 and 2003, on the Tokyo Broadcasting System Television and MBS TV networks, beginning a broadcast partnership with the ''Gundam'' franchise. The series spawned three compilations films and was adapted into a manga as well as light novels. A sequel series, ''Mobile Suit Gundam S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'', also known in Japan as , is a 1995 Japanese mecha anime series directed by Masashi Ikeda and written by Katsuyuki Sumizawa. It is the sixth installment in the ''Gundam'' franchise, taking place in the "After Colony" timeline. As with the original series, the plot of ''Gundam Wing'' centers on a war in the future (specifically, After Colony 195) between Earth and its orbital colonies in the Earth-Moon system. The series aired in Japan on the terrestrial TV Asahi network. It ran for 49 episodes, beginning on April 7, 1995 and ending on March 29, 1996. It received multiple manga adaptations, as well as video games. Four original video animation (OVA) episodes were produced including a retelling of the series, ''Operation Meteor'', and a direct sequel, '' Endless Waltz''. In 2010, Sumizawa started writing the novel '' Frozen Teardrop'', another sequel to the series. While the series fared modestly well in Japan, it found greater success in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illustration
An illustration is a decoration, interpretation or visual explanation of a text, concept or process, designed for integration in print and digital published media, such as posters, flyers, magazines, books, teaching materials, animations, video games and films. An illustration is typically created by an illustrator. Digital illustrations are often used to make websites and apps more user-friendly, such as the use of emojis to accompany digital type. llustration also means providing an example; either in writing or in picture form. The origin of the word "illustration" is late Middle English (in the sense ‘illumination; spiritual or intellectual enlightenment’): via Old French from Latin ''illustratio''(n-), from the verb ''illustrare''. Illustration styles Contemporary illustration uses a wide range of styles and techniques, including drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, montage, digital design, multimedia, 3D modelling. Depending on the purpose, illustra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gundam
is a Japanese military fiction media franchise. Created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Sunrise (now Bandai Namco Filmworks), the franchise features giant robots, or mecha, with the name "Gundam". The franchise began on April 7, 1979, with ''Mobile Suit Gundam'', a TV series that defined the "real robot" mecha anime genre by featuring giant robots called mobile suits (including the original titular mecha) in a militaristic setting. The popularity of the series and its merchandise spawned a franchise that includes 50 TV series, films and OVAs as well as manga, novels and video games, along with a whole industry of plastic model kits known as Gunpla which makes up 90 percent of the Japanese character plastic-model market. Academics in Japan have viewed the series as inspiration; in 2008, the virtual Gundam Academy was planned as the first academic institution based on an animated TV series. As of March 2020, the franchise is fully owned by Bandai Namco Holdings through subsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fight! Iczer One
''Iczer One'', known in Japan as , is a 1983 sci-fi horror and yuri manga published in the hentai magazine ''Lemon People''. It was created by Aran Rei. In 1985 the story was adapted into a three part Original Video Animation directed by Toshihiro Hirano. The story is of an alien invasion of Earth, which is opposed by Iczer-One and her schoolgirl companion Nagisa. Together they can pilot the Iczer-Robo, a giant humanoid robot. The story features strong body horror. Iczer-1 also featured two "sound novel" dramas released. The first sound novel was released on an LP record, and was based on the first volume of the ''Iczer-1'' manga, entitled ''Golden Warrior Iczer-One''. The second drama CD is a crossover with the anime ''Dangaioh''. OVA Story Earth is attacked by an alien race, known as the . According to their initial strategy, the Cthulhu use parasitic creatures, called , to infest and replace humans across the world. Their hope is to eradicate humanity and take the world w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
