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Kaoru Wada
is a Japanese composer and arranger. He has composed the scores for many anime series, including ''Inuyasha'', '' D.Gray-man'', '' Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas'', ''Samurai 7'' and, more recently, ''Tesla Note''. He also became known to the West through his arranged works for orchestra and piano in video games like ''Kingdom Hearts'' and ''Kingdom Hearts II''. Wada, along with other later-famous musicians, studied at the Tokyo College of Music under Akira Ifukube and Sei Ikeno. He is also an apprentice of the famed Godzilla composer, Akira Ifukube. He is married to ''Inuyasha'' voice actress Akiko Nakagawa is a Japanese voice actress who was born in Sapporo. She is married to Inuyasha music composer Kaoru Wada. She is one of the voice actresses for Miyuki Nanase in ''Kindaichi Case Files'' series. Notable voice roles *Sōta Higurashi in Inuyasha *A ..., who voices Sota Higurashi in that anime. Works Anime Video games References External links * Discography at VGMd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimonoseki
is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. With a population of 265,684, it is the largest city in Yamaguchi Prefecture and the fifth-largest city in the Chūgoku region. It is located at the southwestern tip of Honshu facing the Tsushima Strait at the entrance to the Kanmon Straits (also known as the Straits of Shimonoseki) across from the city of Kitakyushu and the island of Kyushu. It is nicknamed the " Fugu Capital" for the locally caught pufferfish, and is the largest harvester of the pufferfish in Japan. History The geographical position of Shimonoseki has given it historical importance. The Heike and Genji fought at Dan-no-ura near the present Kanmon Bridge. In February 1691, German explorer Engelbert Kaempfer visited the town as part of his two-year stay in Japan, and described it as having around 400 to 500 houses, and as a major port in the region for supplying ship provisions. The Bombardment of Shimonoseki occurred in 1864, and the Treaty of Shimonoseki wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godzilla
is a fictional monster, or '' kaiju'', originating from a series of Japanese films. The character first appeared in the 1954 film ''Godzilla'' and became a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in various media, including 32 films produced by Toho, four American films and numerous video games, novels, comic books and television shows. Godzilla has been dubbed the "King of the Monsters", a phrase first used in ''Godzilla, King of the Monsters!'' (1956)'','' the Americanized version of the original film. Godzilla is an enormous, destructive, prehistoric sea monster awakened and empowered by nuclear radiation. With the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the '' Lucky Dragon 5'' incident still fresh in the Japanese consciousness, Godzilla was conceived as a metaphor for nuclear weapons. Others have suggested that Godzilla is a metaphor for the United States, a giant beast woken from its slumber which then takes terrible vengeance on Japan. As the film series expan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GeGeGe No Kitarō
, originally known as , is a Japanese manga series created in 1960 by Shigeru Mizuki. It is best known for its popularization of the folklore creatures known as ''yōkai'', a class of spirit-monster which all of the main characters belong to. This story was an early 20th-century Japanese folk tale performed on ''kamishibai''. It has been adapted for the screen several times, as anime, live action, and video games. The word in the title is similar to Japanese sound symbolism for a cackling noise but refers to Mizuki's childhood nickname, a mispronounciation of his given name. Selections of the manga and the theatrical live-action films have been published in English, simply titled ''Kitaro''. The 2018 anime series is streamed with English subtitles as ''GeGeGe no Kitaro''. Plot ''GeGeGe no Kitarō'' focuses on the young Kitarō—the last survivor of the Ghost Tribe—and his adventures with other ghouls and strange creatures of Japanese mythology. Along with: th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ginga Sengoku Gun'yūden Rai
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by George Manabe. It was first serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's ''Comic Comp'' Magazine beginning November 1989 up to January 1993. The series transferred publication to MediaWorks's ''Dengeki Comic Gao!'' Magazine from February 1993 to November 2001. The series focuses on Rai Ryuga, a young courageous warrior who seeks to unify the cosmos in a war against other two powerful forces. The series borrows heavily from events of the Sengoku period and events from the Chinese novel ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms''. An anime adaptation of the series aired on TV Tokyo from April 8, 1994, to March 31, 1995. It was known outside Japan as ''Thunder Jet: Raiders of the Galaxy Empire''. Plot After the collapse of the Sacred Galaxy Empire, a battle for control of the Milky Way Galaxy breaks out among the warlords. From the chaos emerges a young courageous warrior, Rai Ryuga. A fearless warrior to his foes but to others, he is a gentle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cockpit (OVA)
is a Japanese original video animation series, based on Leiji Matsumoto's World War II manga ''Battlefield''. The OVA series is written and directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Takashi Imanishi and Ryousuke Takahashi. Kawajiri's ''Slipstream'' follows a Luftwaffe pilot on his mission to protect Germany's trump card: the world's first atomic bomb. Imanishi's ''Sonic Boom Squadron'' explores the last hours of a Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka pilot on August 6, 1945. Takahashi's ''Knight of the Iron Dragon'' tells the story of two Japanese soldiers in Leyte as they attempt to keep a promise. Plot Slipstream Captain Erhardt Von Rheindars, a German fighter pilot who is disgraced for abandoning his Fw 190 after his wingman, Lt. Hartmann, is shot down by three enemy Spitfires during a night recon mission, is assigned to escort a captured American B-17 bomber flying to Peenemünde. The bomber is to carry his childhood sweetheart, her scientist father and a fearsome secret cargo - a Nazi ato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Angel (OVA)
''Battle Angel'', known in Japan as , is a 1993 original video animation (OVA) based on the ''Battle Angel Alita'' manga series by Yukito Kishiro. It is directed by Hiroshi Fukutomi, and jointly produced by KSS Inc., Movic, Animate and Madhouse. The OVA comprises two episodes, ''Rusty Angel'' and ''Tears Sign'', corresponding respectively to volumes 1 and 2 of the manga with some differences, serving as a compressed preview for the manga. According to Kishiro, only two episodes were originally planned since at the time he was too busy with the manga "to review the plan " and he was not serious about an anime adaptation. He has no plans to revive the anime. Plot Rusty Angel As he scavenges the Zalem dump heap for useful parts, cyberphysician Daisuke Ido comes across the remains of a female cyborg, who is still alive. Ido takes her home and decides to restore her, transferring her into a new cyborg body. Shortly after, the cyborg, now called Gally, becomes interested i ... [...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] |
Ninja Scroll
is a 1993 Japanese animated ''jidaigeki''- ''chanbara'' film written and directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, starring the voices of Kōichi Yamadera, Emi Shinohara, Takeshi Aono, Daisuke Gōri, Toshihiko Seki and Shūichirō Moriyama. The film was a co-production between JVC, Toho and Movic, with Madhouse serving as the animation studio. ''Ninja Scroll'' was theatrically released in Japan on June 5, 1993, and received an English- dubbed release produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and released in Western countries through Manga Entertainment in 1995. The film takes place in feudal Japan and follows Kibagami Jubei, a mercenary swordsman who battles the Eight Devils of Kimon, a team of ninjas with supernatural powers who are intent on overthrowing the Tokugawa shogunate. During his quest, he is aided by Dakuan, an elderly but crafty government spy, and Kagero, a Kōga kunoichi whose body is infused with poisonous toxins. Praised for its animation and action scenes, ''Ninja Scroll'' is reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shippū! Iron Leaguer
is an anime television series produced by Sunrise. Directed by Tetsurō Amino and featuring mecha designs by Kunio Okawara, it premiered on TV Tokyo on April 6, 1993, and ended its run on March 29, 1994, spanning a total of 52 episodes. An original video animation (OVA) titled was released between November 21, 1994, and April 25, 1995. Characters Iron Leaguers * Baseball Leaguer. Voiced by Yasunori Matsumoto. * Soccer Leaguer. Voiced by Ryotaro Okiayu. * Karate Leaguer. Voiced by Ryo Horikawa. * Football Leaguer. Voiced by Chafurin. * Kendo Leaguer. Voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi. * Basketball Leaguer. Voiced by Jurota Kosugi. * Hockey Leaguer. Voiced by Yukitoshi Hori. Gold Brothers *Gold Arm Baseball Leaguer *Gold Foot Soccer Leaguer *Gold Mask Baseball Leaguer Humans * * * * Music ;Opening Theme: by Atsuo Tanimoto ;Ending Theme: # "Dreamy Planets" by Chisa Yokoyama (eps 1-26) # by Yasunori Matsumoto and Ryotaro Okiayu (eps 27–51) # by Atsuo Tanimoto (ep 52) Original S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tekkaman Blade
is a 1992 Japanese anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Production and Sotsu Agency. The series was directed by Hiroshi Negishi and written by Mayori Sekijima and Satoru Akahori. The story follows an organization called the Space Knights and their war against aliens known as the Radam. The Space Knights are assisted by Takaya Aiba, who has the ability to transform into an armored warrior known as Tekkaman Blade. The first series, of 50 episodes (including episode 0), aired in Japan from February 18, 1992, to February 2, 1993, on TV Tokyo. This was followed by two specials. A sequel series called ''Tekkaman Blade II'', which is set ten years after the first series and follows the events of the second Radam invasion, was a series of six Japanese original video animation (OVA) releases from July 21, 1994, to April 21, 1995. A video game based on the series, titled ''Uchū no Kishi: Tekkaman Blade'', was released in Japan on July 30, 1993. The original series was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madara (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written by Eiji Ōtsuka and illustrated by Shou Tajima. Originally published from 1987 to 1994, it is set in a mythological era in Japan and tells the story of Madara, a goodhearted teenage boy who uses fantastic prosthetic limbs called "gimmicks" and a legendary sword to fight his own father, the evil overlord Miroku. The franchise has also spawned video games and a two-part OVA. Media Anime A two-episode OVA directed by Yuji Moriyama was released in 1991. Video games The Famicom video game ''Mōryō Senki MADARA'' was a Konami 1990 release that was never localized. It was large for its time at 4 megabits, and used the "VRC6" sound enhancement mapper chip that was also used in ''Akumajō Densetsu'', the Japanese version of '' Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse''. It differed from the ''Final Fantasy'' and ''Dragon Quest'' RPGs of the time in that it had movement around battlefields rather than stationary turn-by-turn movements. An orches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3×3 Eyes
''3×3 Eyes'' (pronounced in Japanese) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuzo Takada. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazines ''Young Magazine Kaizokuban'' and ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from 1987 to 2002, spanning to a total of 40 volumes. The English language translation was published by Dark Horse Comics, but was discontinued after the release of volume 8 in 2004. Two Original Video Animation (OVA) series based on ''3×3 Eyes'' were released in 1991 and 1995 and cover the storyline up to volume 5 of the manga. The first consists of four episodes averaging to half-hour of runtime and the second consists of three averaging out to 45 minutes of runtime. In the United States, the first OVA was originally distributed by Streamline Pictures and the second was distributed by Manga Entertainment shortly after the Japanese releases. The two OVAs were re-released in 2001 by Pioneer Entertainment in a collected set. There are also several ''3× ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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