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Kuromukuro
is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by P.A. Works, directed by Tensai Okamura and written by Ryō Higaki, with character designs by Yuriko Ishii and music by Hiroaki Tsutsumi. The series was produced to celebrate P.A. Works' 15th anniversary. It follows a student of Tateyama International High School named Yukina Shirahane and a young samurai named Kennosuke Tokisada Ouma, who was born in the Sengoku period and reawakened in the present day inside a mysterious artifact called the Cube. When an extraterrestrial force called Efi Dorg invades Earth with a mission to collect all the fragments of an artifact called the Pivot Stone in order to achieve planet domination, Kennosuke pilots a stolen Efi Dorg mecha dubbed the Black Relic, with Yukina biometrically synchronized as the navigator due to an accident. Along with the help of the defense forces of the United Nations Kurobe Laboratory, the two fight back to prevent the mission of Efi Dorg from being accomplished. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yōhei Azakami
is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production. He gained recognition for his role as Guel Jeturk in '' Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury''. Biography Azakami was born in Gunma Prefecture on August 7, 1991. He attended Aoni Juku, the voice acting school of talent agency Aoni Production. He joined their agency in 2011 after graduating. Azakami initially performed under the stage name , until he changed it to Yōhei Azakami in 2012. He starred in his first lead role as Kennosuke Tokisada Ōma in the 2016 anime series ''Kuromukuro''. Filmography Television animation ;2012 * ''Gakkatsu!'' as Hiroshi-kun ;2016 * ''Kuromukuro'' as Kennosuke Tokisada Ōma ;2017 * '' Piacevole!'' as Kirihide Konno * ''Classroom of the Elite'' as Masayoshi Hashimoto ;2018 * ''The Seven Deadly Sins'' as Deathpierce ;2019 * ''One Piece'' as Charlotte Raisin ;2020 * ''Sakura Wars the Animation'' as Seijuro Kamiyama * '' Plunderer'' as Genji Akui * '' Get Up! Get Live!'' as Ren Kitam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reina Ueda
is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Toyama Prefecture. She is affiliated with 81 Produce. Beginning her career as a voice actress in 2012, her first main role was Naru Sekiya, the protagonist of the 2014 anime series '' Hanayamata''. She is also known for her roles as Mira Yurisaki in ''Dimension W'', Hane Sakura in ''Bakuon!!'', Mallow in '' Pokémon: Sun & Moon'', Shiori Shinomiya in '' Sakura Quest'', and Akane Shinjō in '' SSSS.Gridman''. She was one of the recipients of the Best New Actress Award in the 9th Seiyu Awards in 2015. She released a mini-album in 2016, and her first solo single in 2018. Biography Ueda was born in Toyama Prefecture on January 17, 1994. From an early age, she had an interest in performing, joining her school's theater club in elementary. While a member of her junior high school's theater club, she became interested in becoming a voice actress after interacting with a club member who wanted to pursue that profession. She decided to become a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kira Buckland
Kira Buckland (born July 16, 1987) is an American voice actress, who has provided voices for English dubbed Japanese anime, cartoons, and video games. Some of her major roles are Jolyne Cujoh in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean,'' 2B in '' Nier: Automata,'' Reimi Sugimoto in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable'', Trucy Wright in the ''Ace Attorney'' series, Hiyoko Saionji and Kirumi Tojo in the ''Danganronpa'' series, Rebecca Bluegarden in ''Edens Zero,'' Celine and Elise Schwarzer in '' The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel'' series, Talim in ''Soulcalibur VI'' (including 2B as its guest character), Beatrice in '' Re:Zero'', Heart Aino from ''Arcana Heart'' series in '' BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle'', Mitsuri Kanroji in ''Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'', Falke in ''Street Fighter V'', Edna in ''Tales of Zestiria'', Mary Saotome in '' Kakegurui'', Yung in ''Godzilla Singular Point'', Julis-Alexia von Riessfeld in ''The Asterisk War,'' and Kuki Shinobu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mao Ichimichi
is a Japanese actress and voice actress. She started her career as a Japanese idol member of Horipro's HOP Club under the stage name and is a gravure idol. She started an extensive voice acting career under the stage name . Biography Ichimichi worked with Horipro's idol group HOP Club with the stage name . She appeared in the variety show ''Enter! 371''. After the release of the idol DVD ''Ike Ike Go! Go! HOP Club'', she left the group. After signing with Yellow Cab Next, she became a co-host in the ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' variety show '' Sakiyomi Jan Bang!''. She played Luka Millfy/Gokai Yellow in the Super Sentai series ''Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger'', following the footsteps of her former HOP Club batch mate Suzuka Morita. She released her first solo gravure idol DVD ''A Distant Shore'', along with a companion photo book of the same title. She promoted her second idol video ''Apartment'' and photo book ''Afternoon Tea'' in December. She released modeling calendars through Try- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroaki Tsutsumi
is a Japanese musician and composer best known for his work on various anime television series. He started his musical career at the age of 14 when he first started playing the guitar. After winning a guitar contest three years later, he decided to become a professional musician and later graduated from Kunitachi College of Music. In 2013, he was given the role of lead composer for the first time with '' Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation''. Since ''Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation'', he has composed many series, including ''Dr. Stone'', ''Jujutsu Kaisen'', and ''Teasing Master Takagi-san''. Biography Hiroaki Tsutsumi was born in Tokyo on June 5, 1985, and began his musical career when he first started playing the guitar at the age of 14 after many of his peers started playing the instrument themselves. At the age of 17, he won a guitar contest, which became the reason he decided to become a professional musician. After practicing under guidance from and graduating fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurobe Dam
The or , is a high variable-radius arch dam on the Kurobe River in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The tallest dam in Japan, it supports the 335 MW Kurobe No. 4 Hydropower Plant and is owned by Kansai Electric Power Company. It was constructed between 1956 and 1963 at a cost of ¥51.3 billion yen. The project was a difficult engineering feat for the rapidly growing post–World War II Japan, and claimed the lives of 171 people. History In 1951, the Kansai Electric Power Company was formed to provide electric power for the Kansai region of Japan. Shortly after their formation, the area suffered from drought which caused power rationing. The drought along with the rapid growth of post–World War II Japan pushed the company to increase their generating capacity. After a series of geological and hydrological studies of the Kurobe River and Gorge, it was announced in late 1955 that the Kurobe Dam would be constructed. In July 1956, construction on the dam began. Problems quickly arose w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryce Papenbrook
Bryce Austin Papenbrook (born February 24, 1986) is an American voice actor and martial artist who has done voice work for Funimation, Bang Zoom! Entertainment, Viz Media, Animaze, Studiopolis and Scoffer Studios. He has voiced in several anime series, particularly those of young male protagonists. Early life Bryce Austin Papenbrook was born in the Reseda area of Los Angeles on February 24, 1986,Birthday references: * * the son of voice actors Debbie Rothstein (born 1956) and Bob Papenbrook (1955–2006). Papenbrook is half-Jewish, via his mother. He graduated from University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in political science. Career Papenbrook is best known for his portrayals of Kirito (Sword Art Online), Kirito in ''Sword Art Online'', Eren Yeager in ''Attack on Titan (TV series), Attack on Titan'', Inosuke Hashibira in ''Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba,'' Rin Okumura in ''Blue Exorcist'', Rokuro Enmado in ''Twin Star Exorcists'', List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherami Leigh
Cherami Leigh (born July 19, 1988) is an American actress. She has provided voices for a number of English-language versions of anime series and video games with Funimation, Bang Zoom! Entertainment, NYAV Post, Studiopolis and Viz Media. Some of her roles include Kazari Uiharu in ''A Certain Magical Index'' and ''A Certain Scientific Railgun'' series, Yoshika Miyafuji in ''Strike Witches'', Eucliwood Hellscythe in '' Is This a Zombie'', Mutsuki in ''KanColle: Kantai Collection'', Aisa in ''One Piece'', Mika Shimotsuki in ''Psycho-Pass'', Shijima Kurookano in ''Nabari no Ou'', Hibiki in ''Sekirei'', Elizabeth Midford in '' Black Butler'', Road Kamelot in '' D.Gray-man'', Sae Kashiwagi in ''Peach Girl'', Tamaki Kawazoe in ''Bamboo Blade'', Patty Thompson in '' Soul Eater'', Lucy Heartfilia in ''Fairy Tail'', Cecily Campbell in ''The Sacred Blacksmith'', Asuna Yuuki in ''Sword Art Online'', Sailor Venus , better known as , is a fictional character in the ''Sailor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aki Toyosaki
is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokushima (city), Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture. She had her first major voice acting roles in 2007, voicing Amuro Ninagawa in ''Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō'' and Su (Shugo Chara!), Su in ''Shugo Chara!''. She was named "Best New Actress" at the 4th Seiyu Awards in 2010 for her role as Yui Hirasawa in ''K-On!'' and Kana Nakamachi in ''Kanamemo'', and received the "Best Lead Actress" and "Best Personality" awards at the 5th Seiyu Awards in 2011. Her career as a musician began with her performance of the opening and ending Theme music, themes of the anime series ''K-On!'' in April 2009. In the same month, she and three other voice actresses debuted as the musical group Sphere (Japanese band), Sphere with their single "Future Stream". Later, ''K-On!''s ending theme was given Animation Kobe's "Best Song" award. She released her first solo single "love your life" in October 2009, and has since released two albums and eleven singles th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tensai Okamura
, born on December 13, 1961, in Fukushima Prefecture, is a Japanese anime director and animator. Okamura grew up in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. He is a graduate of Waseda University's department of science and engineering. In 1991, he changed his first name to Tensai. Biography As a child he read mangas about ninjas, spies and superheroes, and was particularly influenced by a Shirato Sampei manga about ninjas which helped young readers learn the art of ninja; "the spirit and the atmosphere of the spy series that rocked my childhood", such as ''The Fugitive'', were other influences on Okamura's series. During his university days at Waseda University, Okamura was a part of Waseda's manga research society and together with other budding animators, produced his first independent anime there. Upon graduating from university, Okamura joined the animation production studio Madhouse as an animator with the recommendation of a friend. '' Lensman: Secret of The Lens'' was the first h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pony Canyon
, also known by the shorthand form , is a Japanese mass media publishing company founded on October 1, 1966. The company publishes mainly physical home media on compact discs, including music, films and TV shows and video games. It is affiliated with the Japanese media group Fujisankei Communications Group. Pony Canyon is a major leader in the music industry in Japan, with its artists regularly at the top of the Japanese charts. Pony Canyon is also responsible for releasing taped concerts from its artists as well as many anime productions and several film productions. Pony Canyon is headquartered in Tokyo with offices in Taiwan, Malaysia and South Korea. It employs approximately 360 people. Pony Canyon also owns the recording label Flight Master. History On October 1, 1966, Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc. opened a new record label division, called as Nippon Broadcasting System Service, Inc., in order to produce and market music from Japanese artists. The division formally c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sengoku
The was a period in Japanese history of near-constant civil war and social upheaval from 1467 to 1615. The Sengoku period was initiated by the Ōnin War in 1467 which collapsed the feudal system of Japan under the Ashikaga shogunate. Various samurai warlords and clans fought for control over Japan in the power vacuum, while the emerged to fight against samurai rule. The arrival of Europeans in 1543 introduced the arquebus into Japanese warfare, and Japan ended its status as a tributary state of China in 1549. Oda Nobunaga dissolved the Ashikaga shogunate in 1573 and launched a war of political unification by force, including the Ishiyama Hongan-ji War, until his death in the Honnō-ji Incident in 1582. Nobunaga's successor Toyotomi Hideyoshi completed his campaign to unify Japan and consolidated his rule with numerous influential reforms. Hideyoshi launched the Japanese invasions of Korea in 1592, but their eventual failure damaged his prestige before his death in 1598. Tokug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
