|
Kanokon
is a Japanese light novel series by Katsumi Nishino, with illustrations by Koin. The first novel was released by Media Factory on October 31, 2005 under its MF Bunko J imprint, and it published 15 volumes until December 24, 2010. A manga adaptation illustrated by Rin Yamaki was serialized in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine ''Monthly Comic Alive'' between the August 2006 and August 2010 issues. A drama CD was produced by Media Factory and released on March 28, 2007. A twelve-episode anime adaptation produced by Xebec (studio), Xebec aired in Japan between April and June 2008 on AT-X (company), AT-X, and has been licensed by Media Blasters for release in North America. A two-part original video animation, OVA sequel aired on AT-X in October 2009. A visual novel named ''Kanokon Esuii'' developed by 5pb. was released for the PlayStation 2 on July 31, 2008. Plot ''Kanokons story revolves around Kouta Oyamada, an extremely innocent young first-year high school student who mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Elias-Fahn
Dorothy Elias-Fahn (born March 13 in California), formerly known as Dorothy Melendrez, is an American voice actress. Some of her prominent lead roles include List of characters in Trigun#Meryl Stryfe, Meryl Stryfe in ''Trigun'', Sayaka Maizono, Chihiro Fujisaki, and Tsumugi Shirogane from the ''Danganronpa'' series, Kamiya Kaoru in ''Rurouni Kenshin'', Naru Narusegawa in ''Love Hina'', Tomoe Kashiwaba in ''Rozen Maiden'', Nina Purpleton in ''Mobile Suit Gundam 0083'' and Kanokon#Chizuru Minamoto, Chizuru Minamoto in ''Kanokon''. Personal life Elias-Fahn is married to fellow actor Tom Fahn. They have one daughter. Filmography Animation Video games Dubbing roles Anime Film Video games Live action References ; Bibliography * * * External links * Dorothy Elias-Fahninterview at 91.8 the Fan. * Dorothy MelendrezanDorothy Fahn at CrystalAcids Anime Voice Actor Database * {{DEFAULTSORT:Elias-Fahn, Dorothy 1962 births Actresses from California America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AT-X (company)
is a Japanese anime television network owned by AT-X, Inc. was founded on June 26, 2000 as a subsidiary of TV Tokyo Medianet, which is (in turn) owned by TV Tokyo. Its headquarters are in Minato, Tokyo. AT-X network has been broadcasting anime via satellite, cable, and IPTV since December 24, 1997. AT-X broadcasts many '' Comic Gum'' anime adaptations. ''Ikki Tousen'', ''Ah My Buddha'' and ''Juden Chan'' were shown on this channel first, before they were rebroadcast on Tokyo MX. As a premium channel, AT-X is also known for showing uncensored versions of several anime like ''Juden Chan'', ''Ah My Buddha'', ''Girls Bravo'', ''Elfen Lied'', ''Mahoromatic'', ''High School DxD'' and ''Redo of Healer'', which would normally get censored on free-to-air television because of the large amounts of mature content. History * December 24, 1997 - AT-X begins broadcasting on DirecTV Channel 270. * November 30, 1998 - Bandai Chara Net TV (owned by Bandai, which AT-X aired through) closes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xebec (studio)
was a Japanese animation studio based in Kokubunji, Tokyo, founded by former Tatsunoko Production animators on May 1, 1995. They have worked on many popular series such as '' Fafner'', ''Martian Successor Nadesico'', ''Love Hina'', ''Shaman King'', ''To Love Ru'', ''Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs'', and '' Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202''. The company logotype is interesting in that it includes the International Phonetic Alphabet transcription: íːbek not of the Japanese pronunciation, but of a presumed "English" pronunciation. Closure On November 20, 2018, Xebec's parent company, IG Port, sold the studio to Sunrise after constant deficits that the subsidiary had in different years. On March 5, 2019, Sunrise announced that they established a new company, Sunrise Beyond, at Xebec's address, with Xebec's operations being transferred to it. Xebec ceased to exist as a business entity on May 31, 2019. Its post-production teams, which were not part of the sale to S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamiko Noto
> is a Japanese actress and singer. Some of her prominent anime roles include Kotomi Ichinose in ''Clannad'', Rin in ''Inuyasha'', Kotori Monou in '' X'', Aoi Kannazuki in ''Kaitō Tenshi Twin Angel'', Durandal in ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', Haruka Nogizaka in ''Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu'', UMP9 in ''Girls' Frontline'', Fiel Nirvalen in ''No Game No Life'', Sawako Kuronuma in ''Kimi ni Todoke'', and Satellizer L. Bridget in ''Freezing''. Noto was nominated in the 1st Seiyu Awards for her work as Yakumo Tsukamoto in ''School Rumble'' and as Masane Amaha in ''Witchblade''. Noto has released several character songs and albums which have charted in Oricon and was a guest at the Otakon and Anime Expo conventions held in the United States. Biography Noto was born in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. After graduating from Baba Elementary School in Kanazawa City in 1992, she entered Kanazawa City Koshomachi Junior High School. In 1995, Noto entered Hokuriku Gakuin High School. After gradu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mona Marshall
Mona Marshall is an American voice actress, known for her work in a number of cartoons, anime shows, films and video games. Her major credits include ''South Park'', where she voices many of the female characters on the show; '' Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series'', ''CBS Storybreak'', and ''Digimon''. She has also appeared on-stage for television shows such as ''Cheers'' and '' Who's the Boss?'' Career Marshall has a theatre background and trained for the stage. When she was teaching fifth grade, the mother of one of her students suggested she enroll in a voice-over class taught by the late Daws Butler, voice of Yogi Bear and Quick Draw McGraw. She is often cast in the roles of young male characters. Her roles have included parts in not only in American animated television series and several animated feature films, but also in Japanese anime. Her most notable roles in American cartoons are Sheila Broflovski (1999–present, after original voice actress Mary Kay Bergman committe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayako Kawasumi
is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is affectionately referred to by her fellow voice actors and fans as "", "","" and "". She is a skilled pianist as she has played the piano since childhood. She performed "...To You", the opening theme to ''Piano,'' and played pianists in the anime ''Piano'' and ''Nodame Cantabile. ''She is one of the most prolific and well-known voice actresses in Japan. Throughout her career, she has voiced plenty of iconic and famous characters, such as Akari Kamigishi (''To Heart''), Saber (''Fate/stay night''), Elie (''Rave Master''), Melfina (''Outlaw Star''), Nodame (''Nodame Cantabile''), Lafiel (''Crest of the Stars'' – ''Banner of the Stars''), Fuu (''Samurai Champloo''), Leina (''Queen's Blade''), Aoi Sakuraba (''Ai Yori Aoshi''), Mahoro (''Mahoromatic'') and Natsuki Mogi ('' Initial D''). Filmography Television animation 1997 *'' You're Under Arrest'' – Female officer (episode 33) 1998 *''Outlaw Star'' – Melfina *''B Bidaman Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monthly Comic Alive
is a Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Media Factory. The first issue was released on June 27, 2006. Serialized titles *''Absolute Duo'' *''Alice or Alice'' (until 2015, part of the supplement magazine ''Comic Cune'') *'' Ano Ko ni Kiss to Shirayuri wo'' *'' Asobi ni Ikuyo!'' *'' Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai'' *''Bone Crusher'' *'' Chaos;Head -Blue Complex-'' *''Classroom Crisis'' *'' Combatants Will Be Dispatched!'' (ongoing) *''D-Frag!'' (ongoing) *''Gakuen 86'' *'' Hai-Furi'' *'' Hanna of the Z'' *'' Happiness!'' *'' Happy Days Academy'' *'' Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko.'' *''Hinako Note'' (until 2015, part of the supplement magazine ''Comic Cune'') *'' Honey Cosmos'' *'' Hortensia Saga'' (ongoing) *'' Iris Zero'' (ongoing) *''Infinite Stratos'' *'' Jishou F-Rank no Oniisama ga Game de Hyouka sareru Gakuen no Chouten ni Kunrin suru Sou desu yo?'' (ongoing) *''Kage Kara Mamoru!'' *''Kaiju Girl Caramelise'' *'' Kami wa Game ni Ueiteru'' *'' Kamiburo'' *'' Kandachime'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiyuki Toyonaga
is a Japanese actor and singer. He began working on television and stage as a child actor. Following his debut as a voice actor in 2002, he currently works with the Super Eccentric Theater Inc. He played Mikado Ryugamine in '' Durarara!!'', Yuri Katsuki in ''Yuri on Ice'', Shun Matsuoka in '' Kimi to Boku'', Hideyoshi Nagachika in ''Tokyo Ghoul'', Yuuki Tenpouin in '' Code:Breaker'', Mahiro Fuwa in ''Blast of Tempest'', Takeru Totsuka in ''Kamigami no Asobi'' and Goshi Kaneshiro in ''B-Project''. Along with his acting career, Toyanaga has also released a series of indie singles and released his first album, ''Music of the Entertainment'', on April 28, 2014. He later debuted on a major label with the single "Reason" on December 16, 2014, as the theme song to the game ''Durarara!! Relay''. Biography Toyonaga was born in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan on April 28, 1984. Filmography Television Anime Original video animation Films Video games Dubbing Live-action * ''Bleedin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MF Bunko J
is a publishing label affiliated with the Japanese publishing company Media Factory. It was established in July 2002 and is a light novel label that is aimed at young adult males with a focus on visual novel A , often abbreviated as VN, is a form of digital semi-interactive fiction. Visual novels are often associated with and used in the medium of video games, but are not always labeled as such themselves. They combine a textual narrative with sta ...-style plots and harem romantic comedies. Light novels published under MF Bunko J 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y Z References External links * {{in lang, ja 2002 establishments in Japan Book publishing company imprints ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Seas Entertainment
Seven Seas Entertainment is an American publishing company located in Los Angeles, California. It was originally dedicated to the publication of original English-language manga, but now publishes licensed manga and light novels from Japan, as well as select webcomics. The company is headed by Jason DeAngelis, who coined the term " world manga" with the October 2004 launch of the company's website. History In April 2005, Seven Seas became the first manga publisher to release downloadable manga content for the PlayStation Portable and, as a result, gained over 12,000 downloads in the first five days. Seven Seas followed the PlayStation Portable announcement with enlisting the platinum-selling Filipino group the J Brothers to create a theme song for its web OEL manga series ''Aoi House'' entitled "Itsumo Futaride". During Comic-Con 2005, Seven Seas Entertainment premiered the pilot of its ''No Man's Land'' flash anime series and later followed it with a flash animation music video ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Media Factory
, formerly is a Japanese publisher and brand company of Kadokawa Future Publishing. History It was founded on December 1, 1986, and its headquarters are situated in Shibuya, Tokyo. It is a subsidiary of Recruit Co., Ltd. Media Factory was possibly the first anime distributor to ask for sites to not link to fansub of any anime licensed by the company. On October 12, 2011, Media Factory was purchased by Kadokawa Corporation for ¥8,000,000,000. Media Factory also has a monthly manga magazine, ''Monthly Comic Alive'', and its own light novel imprint, ''MF Bunko J''. Media Factory also holds the license for the distribution of ''The 39 Clues'' in Japan. Media Factory ceased being a kabushiki gaisha, as well as retired the ''Pokémon'' anime series on October 1, 2013, when it was merged with eight other companies to become a brand company of Kadokawa Corporation. It had a record label, Pikachu Records, that produced ''Pokémon'' CDs and ''Pokémon'' soundtracks in Japan from 1997 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visual Novel
A , often abbreviated as VN, is a form of digital semi-interactive fiction. Visual novels are often associated with and used in the medium of video games, but are not always labeled as such themselves. They combine a textual narrative with static or animated illustrations and a varying degree of interactivity. The format is more rarely referred to as novel game, a retranscription of the ''wasei-eigo'' term , which is more often used in Japanese. Visual novels originated in and are especially prevalent in Japan, where they made up nearly 70% of the PC game titles released in 2006. In Japanese, a distinction is often made between visual novels (NVL, from "novel"), which consist primarily of narration and have very few interactive elements, and adventure games (AVG or ADV, from "adventure"), which incorporate problem-solving and other types of gameplay. This distinction is normally lost outside Japan, as both visual novels and adventure games are commonly referred to as "visual n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
