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Kimiko
Kimiko is feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Kimiko Burton, former San Francisco Public Defender *, professional tennis player * Kimiko Douglass-Ishizaka, German pianist and weightlifter * , Japanese swimmer * Kimiko Gelman, Japanese American actress * Kimiko Glenn, Japanese-American actress and singer * Kimiko Hahn, poet *, Japanese women's basketball player *, Japanese-American actress *, Japanese singer *, Japanese voice actress *Kimiko Nishimoto (born 1928), Brazilian-born Japanese photographer and internet celebrity *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese actress * Kimiko Raheem, Sri Lankan swimmer Fictional characters *, main character from the webcomic ''Megatokyo'' * Kimiko Nakamura, secondary fictional character from the TV series ''Heroes'' * Kimiko Tohomiko, character from the animated television series ''Xiaolin Showdown'' *Kimiko, nicknamed "the Female (of the species)", a character from the comic ''The Boys'' and its TV adaptation * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megatokyo
(also stylized as ''MegaTokyo'') is an English-language webcomic created by Fred Gallagher (cartoonist), Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston. ''Megatokyo'' debuted on August 14, 2000, and has been written and illustrated solely by Gallagher since July 17, 2002. Fred Gallagher's news post announcing Caston's departure. Gallagher's style of writing and illustration is heavily influenced by Japanese manga. ''Megatokyo'' is freely available on its official website. The stated schedule for updates is Tuesday and Friday, but they typically are posted just once or twice a month on non-specific days (in the beginning a three-per-week schedule of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday was the goal). Recently, this schedule has slipped further, due to the health issues of Sarah Gallagher (Seraphim), Fred's wife. ''Megatokyo'' was also published in book-format by CMX (comics), CMX, although the first three volumes were published by Dark Horse Comics, Dark Horse. For February 2005, sales of the comic' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimiko Hahn
Kimiko Hahn (born July 5, 1955) is an American poet and distinguished professor in the MFA program of Queens College, CUNY. Her works frequently deal with the reinvention of poetic forms and the intersecting of conflicting identities. Biography Hahn was born in Mount Kisco, New York on July 5, 1955. Her parents are both artists. Her mother, Maude Miyako Hamai, was a Japanese American from Maui, Hawaii; her father, Walter Hahn, was a German American from Wisconsin. They met in Chicago, where Walter was a friend of the notable African American author Ralph Ellison. Her sister is Tomie Hahn, a performer and ethnologist. Hahn grew up in Pleasantville, New York, and between 1964 and 1965, the Hahns later lived in Tokyo, Japan. As a teen, she became involved in the New York City Asian American movement of the 1970s. Zhou Xiaojing has commented that her racially mixed background influenced "her profound understanding of the politics of the body" as seen in her poetry (113). In the U.S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Characters In Megatokyo
In '' Megatokyo'', the popular webcomic by Fred Gallagher, Japanese names are written in Japanese order, with the family name before the given name. The first feature of ''Megatokyo'' (a filler art day, referred to as a "dead piro day") which revealed a character's full name had aforementioned character's name written in Western order (given name before the family name). The first time a full Japanese name was mentioned in the actual comic, it was written with Japanese order. Most of the characters in Megatokyo speak English, Japanese (indicated with angle brackets), and/or L33t (usually subtitled). Not every character speaks every language, so occasionally characters are unable to understand one another. Protagonists Piro Piro (ぴろ) is ''Megatokyo'''s protagonist, an author surrogate of Fred Gallagher. Gallagher has stated that Piro is an idealized version of himself when he was in college. A news post by Fred Gallagher in which he states that the character "Piro" is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimiko Date
is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She reached the semifinals of the 1994 Australian Open, the 1995 French Open and the 1996 Wimbledon Championships, and won the Japan Open a record four times. She reached a career-high ranking of world No. 4 in 1995, and retired from professional tennis in November 1996. She returned to tennis nearly 12 years later, announcing an unexpected comeback in April 2008. She then won her eighth WTA title at the 2009 Korea Open, becoming the second-oldest player in the Open era, after Billie Jean King, to win a singles title on the WTA Tour. In 2013, she won three WTA Tour titles in doubles and at the 2014 US Open, aged 43, she reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam doubles tournament for the first time in her career. Date announced her final retirement in September 2017. Professional career 1989–1996 Date began 1990 by reaching the fourth round at the Australian Open, where she was defeated by fourth seed Helena Suková. The follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimiko Douglass-Ishizaka
Kimiko Douglass-Ishizaka (born 4 December 1976) is a German Japanese composer, pianist, and former Olympic weightlifting, Olympic weightlifter and powerlifter. Music Born in Bonn, Germany, Douglass-Ishizaka (known as Ishizaka) started playing the piano at age four, was a member of the Ishizaka Trio for 16 years with her brothers and graduated from Hochschule für Musik Köln. As a solo pianist, she has performed concerts throughout Europe, North America and Japan, as well as appearing with the Beethoven Orchester Bonn, the Klassische Philharmonie Bonn and the Jackson Symphony Orchestra (Michigan).Biography , Kimiko Ishizaka web page. Retrieved 14 December 2011. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimiko Itoh
is a Japanese jazz singer. She was born on the island of Shōdoshima in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. After graduating from Musashino Art University with a degree in oil painting, she studied under Yasushi Sawada. In 1982, she made her debut with her first jazz album, "Birdland". In 1989, she released the album "フォロー・ミー(FOLLOW ME)" simultaneously in Japan and the United States. It ranked 16th in the Radio & Records Contemporary Jazz charts. voted Kimiko Number 1 female vocalist in 1988–1996. In 2004, her cover of the song "River of Crystals" from her album "Follow Me" was featured in the Mamoru Oshii-directed film '' Ghost in the Shell: Innocence''. History * 1982 Released first album "Birdland". * 1986 Joined EPIC/Sony Records. Won Japanese jazz vocal prize. * 1987 Released album "For Lovers Only". * 1988 "For Lovers Only", from CBS Columbia. * 1989 Released "Follow Me" ranks 16th in Radio & Records' contemporary jazz list. * 1990 Released album "A Natural Wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimiko Glenn
Kimiko Elizabeth Glenn (June 27, 1989) is an American actress and Broadway performer known for portraying Brook Soso in the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black'', for which she received three ensemble Screen Actors Guild Awards. She also starred as Dawn Pinkett in the Broadway musical ''Waitress'' and has provided the voices of Ezor in '' Voltron: Legendary Defender'', Lena Sabrewing in ''DuckTales'', Peni Parker in '' Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'', Stefani Stilton in ''BoJack Horseman'', Bridgette Hashima in ''Close Enough'', Horse in ''Centaurworld'', Izzy Moonbow in '' My Little Pony: A New Generation'' and Paperstar in ''Carmen Sandiego (TV series)''. Early life and education Glenn was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, with her sister, Amanda. Her mother, Sumiko, is Japanese, and her father, Mark, is of Scottish, Irish, and German descent. Glenn began acting at the Valley Youth Theatre in Phoenix and several other local theaters when she was in fifth grade. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimiko Uehara
is a prominent Japanese '' shōjo'' and ''josei'' manga artist. She is best known for ''shōjo'' series such as ''Maiko no Uta'' ("Maiko's Poem"), ''Lovely Mari-chan'', ''Marybell'', ''Honoo no Romance'', ''Lolly no Seishun'', and ''Yumedokei'' ("Sweet Memory"). She received the 1990 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga for ''Lovely Mari-chan''. Uehara is cited by Naoko Takeuchi, author of '' Sailor Moon'', as an influence, especially her dialog in ''Lolly no Seishun'' and ''Honoo no Romance''. Her current manga is '' Inochi no Utsuwa'', published by Akita Shoten since 1991 in the ''josei'' magazine '' For Mrs.''. Overview Her first work "Flower of Black Cosmos" debuted in 1965 as a rental comic under the pen name of Kimiko Kaneda at age 19. In 1968, She began working for a commercial magazine as “Kumiko Uehara” when “Shoken Monogatari” was published in the November issue of “ Ribon” (Shueisha). She published 2 works in “Ribon” related magazines. Ueha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dresden Codak
''Dresden Codak'' is a webcomic written and illustrated by A. Senna Diaz (formerly Arryn Diaz). Described by Diaz as a "celebration of science, death and human folly", the comic presents stories that deal with elements of philosophy, science and technology, and/or psychology. The comic was recognized in 2008 at the Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards for Outstanding Use of Color and Outstanding Use of The Medium. On October 22, 2008, ''Dresden Codak'' concluded a long-running sequence called "Hob", which focused on the character Kimiko's discovery of a post- Singularity robot and its attempted recovery by people from a future in which Earth was destroyed in a war with the artificial intelligence that once tended the planet. On February 25, 2013, Senna Diaz launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a hard cover book edition of the webcomic. Dubbed ''The Tomorrow Girl: Dresden Codak Volume 1'', it collected the first 5 years of the webcomic plus additional art and reformatt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimiko Gelman
Kimiko Gelman (born February 20, 1966) is an American actress. Gelman is best known for starring in the television series ''Rags to Riches'' from 1987 to 1988, where she played the role of Rose. She has also made appearances on a number of other TV shows including ''CSI: Miami'', '' Providence'', ''The West Wing'', '' Beverly Hills 90210'' and '' Chicago Hope''. She appeared in the movie ''The Hunger Games ''The Hunger Games'' is a series of young adult dystopian novels written by American author Suzanne Collins. The first three novels are part of a trilogy following teenage protagonist Katniss Everdeen, and the fourth book is a prequel set 6 ...'' as Venia, a member of Katniss Everdeen's prep team. Gelman has also acted in various theater productions in the United States. , aldrichpr.com, retrieved 6 June 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimiko Tohomiko
''Xiaolin Showdown'' is an American animated television series that aired on Kids' WB and was created by Christy Hui. Set in a world where martial arts battles and Eastern magic are commonplace, the series follows Omi, Raimundo, Kimiko, and Clay, four young Xiaolin warriors in training who, alongside their dragon companion Dojo, battle the Heylin forces of evil, especially series antagonists Jack Spicer, Wuya, and Chase Young. The Xiaolin warriors set to accomplish this by protecting Shen Gong Wu, a set of ancient artifacts that have great magical powers, from villains who could use them to conquer the world. Typical episodes revolve around a specific Shen Gong Wu and the resulting race on both sides to find it. Episodes often climax with one good and one evil character challenging one another to a magical duel called a Xiaolin Showdown for possession of the artifact. Originally premiering on the Kids' WB block of programming on The WB on November 1, 2003, the series ran for 3 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimiko Koyama
is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture. Filmography Anime ;1997 *''Coji-Coji'' (Piroro) ;2001 *''Comic Party'' (Ikumi Tachikawa) *''Chibi Maruko-chan'' (Natsumi Murata) ;2002 *''Happy Lesson'' (Uzuki Shitennō) *''Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan'' (Mao Onigawara) *''Samurai Deeper Kyo'' (Ruru) ;2003 *''Ai Yori Aoshi'' Enishi (Natsuki Komiya) *'' Happy Lesson Advance'' (Uzuki Shitennō) *''Maburaho'' (Elizabeth) *''Raimuiro Senkitan'' (Akaito) ;2004 *''My-HiMe'' (Yayoi Ota) ;2005 *''Koi Koi Seven'' (Hifumi Inokai) *''Best Student Council'' (Maachi Hisakawa) *'' Comic Party: Revolution'' (Ikumi Tachikawa) *''Shakugan no Shana'' (Marianne) *'' Zoids: Genesis'' (Rei Mii) *''My-Otome'' (Yayoi Ota) *''Negima! Magister Negi Magi'' (Fūka Narutaki) *''MÄR'' (Aqua) *'' Raimuiro Ryukitan X'' (Akaito) ;2006 *'' Canvas 2: Niji Iro no Sketch'' (Yuzu Nanashiro) *''Negima!?'' (Fūka Narutaki) *'' Black Cat'' (Ellie) *''Makai Senki Disgaea'' (Mah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
