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Kōsei Hirota
is a Japanese voice actor. Filmography Television animation * ''Detective Conan'' (1997) (Tequila, Nagato Hideomi) * ''Neo Ranga'' (1998) (Samuel) * '' Cowboy Bebop'' (1999) (Udai Taxim) * ''Turn A Gundam'' (1999) (Quoatl) * ''The Legend of Condor Hero'' (2001) (Narration) * ''Beyblade V-Force'' (2002) (Zagard) * ''Full Metal Panic!'' (2002) (Master Sailor) * ''Heat Guy J'' (2002) (Valtat Jurgens) * ''Kiddy Grade'' (2002) (Admiral) * ''Bleach'' (2005) (Onabara Gengoro) * ''Naruto'' (2005) (Gosunkugi) * ''Digimon Savers'' (2006) (Merukimon) * ''Musashi Gundoh'' (2006) (Dabi-no-ji) * ''Higurashi When They Cry'' (2006) (Mion's Father) * ''Dinosaur King'' (2008) (Blackbeard) * ''Golgo 13'' (2008) (Whitney) * ''Michiko & Hatchin'' (2008) (City Official) * ''Spice and Wolf II'' (2009) (Arnold) * '' Gon'' (2012) (Kai) * ''One Piece'' (2012) (Shuzo) * ''Beast Saga'' (2013) (Al Dile) * '' Kill la Kill'' (2013) (Takiji Kuroido) * ''Captain Earth'' (2014) (Jack) * ''One Piece'' (2014) (Hack) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voice Acting In Japan
Voice acting in Japan is an industry where actors provide voice-overs as characters or narrators in media including anime, video games, audio dramas, commercials, and dubbing for non-Japanese films and television programs. In Japan, and actresses have devoted fan clubs due to a crossover with the idol industry, and some fans may watch a show merely to hear a particular voice actor. Many voice actors have concurrent singing careers and have also crossed over to live-action media. There are around 130 voice acting schools in Japan. Broadcast companies and talent agencies often have their own troupes of vocal actors. Magazines focusing specifically on voice acting are published in Japan, with '' Voice Animage'' being the longest running. The term character voice (abbreviated CV) has been commonly used since the 1980s by such Japanese anime magazines as ' and ''Newtype'' to describe a voice actor associated with a particular anime or game character. Definition and role A p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michiko & Hatchin
is a Japanese anime television series. The series was produced by Manglobe and directed by Sayo Yamamoto, her first directorial work. The two eponymous starring roles are portrayed by film actresses Yōko Maki (''The Grudge'') and Suzuka Ohgo (''Memoirs of a Geisha''). It was broadcast for 22 episodes on Fuji TV's (Noise) programming block from October 2008 to March 2009. The anime is licensed by Funimation in North America. The story takes place in the fictional country of Diamandra which has cultural traces from South American countries, mostly from Brazil. In the first episode, Michiko is introduced as a free-willed " sexy diva" who escapes from a supposedly inescapable prison fortress, while Hatchin is a girl fleeing her abusive foster family. The two join forces on an improbable escape to freedom. The music was composed by the Brazilian musician Alexandre Kassin and produced by Shinichirō Watanabe. Plot In a fictional South American country, the criminal Michiko Maland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens
is a Japanese novel series written by Chiaki Kisaki and illustrated by Hako Ichiiro. ASCII Media Works have published nine volumes since 2014 under their Media Works Bunko imprint. The novel won the Grand Prize at the 20th annual Dengeki Novel Awards. A manga adaptation with art by Kisara Akino was serialized in Square Enix's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''G Fantasy'' between July 2016 and May 2017. It was collected in two ''tankōbon'' volumes. A second manga adaptation titled ''Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens Dai 2-Shō'', with art by Chiako Nagaoka, was launched on August 18, 2017 in the same magazine. It was collected in two ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Satelight aired from January 12 to March 30, 2018. Characters ; : :A detective who runs his own agency called the Banba Detective Office. Born and raised in Hakata, he loves Tonkotsu ramen, Mentaiko, and baseball. He is also the identity of the famous assassin known as The Niwaka Samurai. ; : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroya Ishimaru
is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator most famous for performing the role of Koji Kabuto in the 1972 series ''Mazinger Z'' and its sequels. He also voiced Tutty from '' Bosco Adventure'' and Ultraman Taro in recurring Ultra Series entries. He is also the official Japanese dub-over voice artist for Jackie Chan. He voiced Dracula in '' Castlevania: Rondo of Blood''. He also voiced Lei Wulong from the '' Tekken'' fighting game series, who has a strong resemblance to Jackie Chan. He is also a fluent English Speaker. Filmography Television animation *''Mazinger Z'' (1972) (Koji Kabuto) *''Future Boy Conan'' (1978) (Orlo) *'' Space Battleship Yamato II'' (1978) (Cosmodart Nasca) *'' Starzinger'' (1978) (Jan Kugo) *'' Ashita no Joe 2'' (1980) (Tiger Ozaki) *'' Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God'' (1985) (Professor Kotarō Hazuki) *'' Transformers: The Headmasters'' (1987) ( Rodimus Convoy and Hot Rodimus) *''Godannar'' (2003) (Tatsuya Aoi) *'' Kenichi: The Mightiest Disc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motomu Kiyokawa
was a Japanese actor and voice actor. Among other roles, he is known for voicing Tem Ray in "Mobile Suit Gundam", Gargoyle in " Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water", Kōzō Fuyutsuki in "Neon Genesis Evangelion", and Tippy in "Is the Order a Rabbit?". Career In 1957, he entered the Haiyuza theatrical training school. In the same year, he joined a theater troupe fellowship, and in 1962, he formed Gekidan Theatre Company and Gekidan Dramahouse. His first voice acting role for an anime was for the 1964 anime adaption of ''Big X''. Through working for as an Acting Planner, he joined the Tokyo Actors' Co-operative in 1968. Kiyokawa has mostly voice acted as older men. Although stage acting is his main occupation, he made his voice acting debut dubbing a soldier in 1962's "Combat!" He himself states that the reason he does voice acting is "ustto make money." He was an instructor at the "Dramahouse Voice Actor School D.D." with Reiko Yamada. The two of them established the school toget ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Principal
is a Japanese anime television series produced by Studio 3Hz and Actas. The series was directed by Masaki Tachibana and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi, with original character designs by Kouhaku Kuroboshi and Yukie Akiya, and music by Yuki Kajiura. The series aired from July to September 2017. The first two installments of a six-part sequel film series '' Princess Principal: Crown Handler'' have also been released. A mobile game, ''Princess Principal: Game of Mission'', was launched in August 2017, and was available until December 28, 2018. Plot ''Princess Principal'' is set in a fictional analogue of Britain called Albion. During the early 20th century, the Kingdom of Albion monopolized a mysterious substance called "Cavorite" to construct a fleet of heavily armed airships that made Albion the dominant power in the world. However, the proletariat of Albion grew angry at their country's ruling class for largely ignoring their plight, sparking the "London Revolution" in which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brave Witches
, or ''World Witches Series: 502nd Joint Fighter Wing Brave Witches'', is an anime television series produced by Silver Link, which is a spin-off of the ''Strike Witches'' multimedia franchise created by Humikane Shimada. Taking place between the first and second seasons of ''Strike Witches'', the series centers on the Fuso witch Hikari Karibuchi as she joins the titular squadron to fight the Neuroi forces when her sister Takami is seriously injured in battle. The series was directed by Kazuhiro Takamura and written by the Striker Unit scriptwriting team with Seikou Nagaoka serving as the music composer. The series ran on Tokyo MX in Japan from October 6 to December 29, 2016 with later airings on 8 other stations; it was simulcast worldwide by Crunchyroll. In April 2017, Funimation announced that the English dubbed version would be streamed on their FunimationNow streaming service beginning on May 8. In Japan, the series was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in six compilations, e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassination Classroom
is a Japanese science fiction comedy manga series written and illustrated by Yusei Matsui. The series follows the daily life of an extremely powerful octopus-like being working as a junior high homeroom teacher, and his students dedicated to the task of assassinating him to prevent Earth from being destroyed. The students are considered "misfits" in their school and are taught in a separate building; the class he teaches is called 3-E. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine from July 2012 to March 2016, with its chapters collected in twenty-one ''tankōbon'' volumes. In North America, the manga has been licensed for English language release by Viz Media. The anime series has been licensed by Funimation. The series was obtained by Madman Entertainment for digital distribution in Australia and New Zealand. An original video animation (OVA) adaptation by Brain's Base was screened at the Jump Super Anime Tour from October to November 2013. This was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Earth
is a Japanese anime television series produced by Bones, directed by Takuya Igarashi and written by Yōji Enokido. It was broadcast for twenty-five episodes in Japan on MBS from April to September 2014. The series follows high-school student Daichi Manatsu who starts working for the Globe organization to pilot a giant robot called the Earth Engine Impacter to protect the Earth from the invading alien force known as the "Kill-T-Gang", that intends to drain all the life force of mankind to empower their immortal existences. Plot High-school student Daichi Manatsu works for the organization to pilot a giant robot called the to protect the Earth from the invading alien force known as the , that intends to drain all the life force of mankind to empower their immortal existences. In order to aid Daichi, Globe starts gathering allies including Teppei Arashi, a Kill-T-Gang whose memories have been erased and trapped inside a human's body; Hana Mutou, a mysterious girl connected to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beast Saga
is a Japanese multi-media franchise by Takara Tomy that includes a dice game, manga series, an anime television series and a video game for the Nintendo 3DS. It is similar to Takara's earlier Battle Beasts toyline. Characters ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : Anime On September 4, 2012 Japanese book publisher Shueisha announced the franchise would receive an anime television adaptation. The series, produced by SynergySP, premiered on TV Tokyo on January 13, 2013 at 8:44 a.m. It ran for thirty-eight 11-minute episodes in a half hour block shared with ''B-Daman Fireblast'', which both concluded on September 29, 2013. Similar to SynergySP's '' Beyblade: Shogun Steel'', ''Beast Sagas internet streaming and international versions were released as twenty-six 22-minute episodes. Two 11-minute episodes were merged into a 22-minute one and included the addition of seven unreleased episodes, which were previously announced as a second season. In 2014, voice actress Erin F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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