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Kaze No Yō Ni
or ''Like the Wind'' is a one-shot manga by Tetsuya Chiba, published in ''Shojo Friend'' in 1969. In early 2016, Chiba began a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for a film adaptation. In March it met its goal of 2 million yen. Plot The manga takes place in a rural town in Japan. It focuses on Sanpei, a beekeeper and lone survivor of an accident that killed his entire family. While traveling alone, he meets a girl named Chiyo, who Sanpei helps after she is stung by a bee. Having nowhere else to go, he tries to begin a new life in her town. Sanpei begins to tend to an abandoned planting spot, but suddenly disappears afterwards. Soon the town begins to bloom with the flowers he planted, and Chiyo waits for Sanpei to return. Voice cast * Masako Nozawa as Sanpei * Minami Fukuhara as Chiyo * Hana Takeda as Kamekichi * Asako as Sabu * Aine Shiono as Kunio * Megu Ashiro as Shige * Yuri Noguchi as Sachi * Junpei Asashina as Sensei * Reiko Suzuki is a Japanese voice actres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetsuya Chiba
is a Japanese manga artist famous for his sports stories. Chiba's works include ''Ashita no Joe'', his best known work, and ''Notari Matsutarō''. Many of his early titles are still in print due to continued popularity. Life He was born in Chuo, Tokyo, Japan, but lived most of his early childhood in Shenyang, Liaoning when northeast China was colonized by Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War. His father was working in a paper factory when they lived in China. At the end of the Sino-Japanese War, Chiba's family lived in the attic of a work-acquaintance of his father until they could find a way to get back to Japan. Two of his younger brothers are manga artists: Akio Chiba, and Shigeyuki Chiba who is almost completely unknown outside Japan, despite writing many popular sports manga in Japan. Shigeyuki Chiba works under the pen name Taro Nami. In 1950, while in elementary school, he made a manga club with his friends. He created his first official manga, ''Fukushu no Semush ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodansha
is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' and ''Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine'', as well as the more literary magazines ''Gunzō'', ''Shūkan Gendai'', and the Japanese dictionary ''Nihongo Daijiten''. Kodansha was founded by Seiji Noma in 1910, and members of his family continue as its owners either directly or through the Noma Cultural Foundation. History Seiji Noma founded Kodansha in 1910 as a spin-off of the ''Dai-Nippon Yūbenkai'' (, "Greater Japan Oratorical Society") and produced the literary magazine ''Yūben'' () as its first publication. The name ''Kodansha'' (taken from ''Kōdan Club'' (), a now-defunct magazine published by the company) originated in 1911 when the publisher formally merged with the ''Dai-Nippon Yūbenkai''. The company has used its current legal name since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōjo Manga
is an editorial category of Japanese comics targeting an audience of adolescent females and young adult women. It is, along with manga (targeting adolescent boys), manga (targeting young adult and adult men), and manga (targeting adult women), one of the primary editorial categories of manga. manga is traditionally published in dedicated manga magazines, which often specialize in a particular readership age range or narrative genre. manga originated from Japanese girls' culture at the turn of the twentieth century, primarily (girls' prose novels) and ( lyrical paintings). The earliest manga was published in general magazines aimed at teenagers in the early 1900s, and entered a period of creative development beginning in the 1950s as it began to formalize as a distinct category of manga. While the category was initially dominated by male manga artists, the emergence and eventual dominance of female artists beginning in the 1960s and 1970s led to a period of signif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shojo Friend
Shojo may refer to: * , the Japanese word for "young girl", often romanized as (without a macron) or (with a letter u in the word) * ( or ), a sea spirit with red hair and a fondness for alcohol in Japanese mythology * ( or ), a less common Japanese word for orangutan * , the Japanese word for "female virgin" * , the Japanese word for letter (message) * manga, Japanese comics with a target demographic of young or teenage girls People with the surname *, Japanese mixed martial artist See also * ''Shōjo Comic , formerly published under its full name until December 2007, is a ''shōjo'' manga magazine published semimonthly in Japan by Shogakukan since 1968. The manga featured in ''Sho-Comi'' are later compiled and published in book form (''tankōbon' ...'', a manga magazine published by Shogakukan since 1968 * , a Buddhist temple in Yugawa, Japan * (other), the Japanese word for "young boy" or "minor" {{disambiguation, surname Japanese-language surnames [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is used in Japan to refer to both comics and cartooning. Outside of Japan, the word is typically used to refer to comics originally published in the country. In Japan, people of all ages and walks of life read manga. The medium includes works in a broad range of genres: action, adventure, business and commerce, comedy, detective, drama, historical, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction and fantasy, erotica ('' hentai'' and ''ecchi''), sports and games, and suspense, among others. Many manga are translated into other languages. Since the 1950s, manga has become an increasingly major part of the Japanese publishing industry. By 1995, the manga market in Japan was valued at (), with annual sales of 1.9billion manga books and manga magazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masako Nozawa
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator. Throughout her life, she has been affiliated with Production Baobab, 81 Produce and self-owned Office Nozawa; she is also affiliated with Aoni Production. Her late husband, Masaaki Tsukada, was also a voice actor. Nozawa is the voice of Son Goku, Son Gohan, & Son Goten in the popular anime franchise '' Dragon Ball''. She has also voiced Tetsurō Hoshino (''Galaxy Express 999'') and Kitarō (''GeGeGe no Kitarō'', first and second series and '' Hakaba Kitarō'' and '' Yo-kai Watch Shadowside: Oni-ō no Fukkatsu''). In addition, she has also voiced two separate characters named "Hiroshi"; a character in ''Dokonjō Gaeru'', and the characters known in the U.S. as "Pidge" and "Haggar" in '' Hyakujūō Golion''. She also voiced Doraemon in the 1973 anime, replacing Kōsei Tomita, who voiced the character in the first 26 episodes. In the 1979 anime, she was replaced by Nobuyo Ōyama, however, Nozawa voiced Doraemon again in a 1988 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asako
Asako (written: 麻子, 朝子, 浅子, 亜少子, あさ子 or あさこ in hiragana) from Japanese 麻 (''asa'') meaning "morning" combined with 子 (''ko'') meaning "child", is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable persons *, Japanese voice actress * Asako Hirabayashi, Japanese-American harpsichordist and composer *, Japanese businesswoman, banker and college founder *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese comedian *, Japanese journalist * Japanese voice actress *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese women's footballer and manager *, Japanese singer and composer *, Japanese sprint canoeist *, Japanese writer Fictional characters *, a character in the manga series ''My Little Monster'' *, a character in the manga series ''Ushio and Tora'' Films & Television * Asako I & II (寝ても覚めても, ''Netemo Sametemo'', "whether asleep or awake"), a 2018 Japanese romance drama film directed by Ryūsuke Hamaguchi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megu Ashiro
, also known under the name , is a Japanese voice actress from Yamagata, Japan and is employed by TAB Production. Filmography Anime *''_summer'' *''BASToF Lemon'' *''Canvas 2 ~Niji Iro no Sketch~'' *''Great Teacher Onizuka'' *''Jigoku Shōjo'' *''Mahoromatic'' *''Monster'' *''Otogi-Jūshi Akazukin'' *''Red Garden'' *''Samurai Shodown'' *''School Days (anime)'' as Kokoro Katsura *''Seven of Seven'' *''Shadow Star'' *''Sgt. Frog'' *''This Ugly Yet Beautiful World'' Games *'' Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water'' *'' One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e'' *''Raw Danger ''Raw Danger!'', known in Japan as is an action adventure survival game for the PlayStation 2. It was released on March 30, 2006 in Japan by Irem, and later internationally in 2007 by Agetec and 505 Games. The game follows six characters as th ...'' ReferencesMegumi Kobayashi at the Voice Artist DataBase {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashiro, Megu 1978 births Japanese voice actresses Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuri Noguchi
is a Japanese voice actress from Saitama Prefecture, Japan. She is best known for the roles of Shizuku Oikawa in '' The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls'' video-game and anime series, and Reisalin Stout, the protagonist of the '' Atelier Ryza'' series of video-games. Biography Filmography Anime ;2014 * '' Chibi Maruko-chan'' (2014-2017) as Elementary school boy, boy, Haruko, passerby ;2015 * '' The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls'' as Shizuku Oikawa * '' World Trigger'' as Fumika Teruya, soldier, younger boy * '' Ultimate Otaku Teacher'' as operator * ''Case Closed'' as colleague (ep 789) * '' Yuru Yuri San Hai!'' as Store woman (ep 9) * '' Dragon Ball Super'' as Clerk (ep 71); Fairy (ep 27); Mouse (ep 74); Woman (ep 75) ;2016 * '' Dragon Ball Super'' (2016-2017) as fairy, clerk, mouse, woman * '' One Piece'' (2016-2019) as Tontatta, Kid Mink, Town Mink, Mink, maid * '' Reikenzan'' as florist * '' Sailor Moon Crystal'' as female student, clerk * ''Magic-kyun! Renaissance'' as schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reiko Suzuki
is a Japanese voice actress. Filmography Television animation ;1970s *''Wakakusa no Charlotte'' ;1980s *''Birth'' *''Dragon Ball'' (1986) (Old Woman (episode 4), Sno's Mother) *''Golden Warrior Gold Lightan'' *''Lady!!'' ;1990s *''The Wonderful Galaxy of Oz'' *''Yaiba'' ;2000s *''Dennō Coil'' ;2010s *'' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders'' (2014) (Enya) *''Rin-ne'' (2016) (Tama) unknown date *''GeGeGe no Kitarō'' Theatrical animation *'' Dragon Ball: The Legend of Shenlong'' (1986) (Pansy's Mother) *'' Kukuriraige -Sanxingdui Fantasy-'' (Cancelled) Video games *''God of War'' (2005) (Narrator) *''God of War II'' (2007) (Gaia, Narrator) *''God of War III'' (2010) (Gaia, Narrator) *'' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven'' (2015) (Enya) *'' Senran Kagura: Estival Versus'' (2015) (Sayuri) *'' Gundam Breaker 3'' (2016) (Irato granny) Tokusatsu *''Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger'' ( Shinnooian Hakutaku (ep. 25, 34, 49)) *'' Ressha Sentai ToQger'' (Marchioness Morc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michiyo Yanagisawa
(born July 26, 1960) is a Japanese voice actress best known for her voice work on ''Soreike! Anpanman''. Anime roles *''Bonobono'' (TV) as Fennec Kitsune-kun *''Detective Conan'' (TV) as Kaneda Kanami (ep. 214) *''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' (TV) as Min *''Mobile Suit Gundam Seed'' (TV) as Erica Simmons *''Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny'' (TV) as Erica Simmons *''Mobile Suit Victory Gundam'' (TV) as Brasta Jellines; Elischa Kransky *''Saint Seiya'' (TV) as Tatsuya *''Soreike! Anpanman'' (TV and movies) as Currypanman *''Fuichin-san'' (OVA) as Fuichin Video games *'' Bushido Blade'' - Mikado Tokusatsu *''Gekisou Sentai Carranger is a Japanese tokusatsu television show. It was Toei's twentieth production of the Super Sentai metaseries. It is the second vehicle-themed Super Sentai, preceded by ''Kousoku Sentai Turboranger''. The show was written as a parody of its own ...'' - LL Onene External links * * Japanese voice actresses Living people Place of birth missing (li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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