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Masami Yatabe
is a common Japanese given name and can be given to either sex. Possible writings *惟美, meaning "Considerate beauty" *真己, meaning "True self" or "Truth, Snake" *昌美, meaning "Prosperous beauty" *雅美, meaning "Gracious beauty" *成美, meaning "Become beautiful" *マサミ in ( katakana) *まさみ in ( hiragana) People with the name * Masami Akita (秋田 昌美), Japanese Noise musician * Masami Anno, Japanese director of the anime series ''Chūka Ichiban!'' which is based on the manga series of the same name * Masami Hirosaka (広坂 正美), Japanese radio-controlled car racer * Masami Horiuchi (堀内 正美), Japanese actor *, Japanese alpine skier * Masami Kikuchi (菊池 正美), Japanese voice actor *Masami Kobayashi (小林仁, 1890-1977), admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II * Masami Kubota, Japanese former gymnast who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics *Masami Kurumada (車田 正美), Japanese writer and manga artist known f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequently-derived syllabic scripts of ''hiragana'' and ''katakana''. The characters have Japanese pronunciation, pronunciations; most have two, with one based on the Chinese sound. A few characters were invented in Japan by constructing character components derived from other Chinese characters. After World War II, Japan made its own efforts to simplify the characters, now known as shinjitai, by a process similar to China's simplified Chinese characters, simplification efforts, with the intention to increase literacy among the common folk. Since the 1920s, the Japanese government has published character lists periodically to help direct the education of its citizenry through the myriad Chinese characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masami Kubota
Masami Kubota (born 6 December 1931) is a Japanese former gymnast who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi .... References External links * 1931 births Possibly living people Japanese male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts of Japan Gymnasts at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Japan Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics 20th-century Japanese people {{Japan-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masami Odate
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Iyo Sky (stylized in all caps). She is a member of Damage CTRL and one-half of the current WWE Women's Tag Team Champions with fellow stablemate Dakota Kai in their second reign. She previously wrestled in WWE's developmental brand NXT under the ring name ( ), where she was a former NXT Women's Champion and NXT Women's Tag Team Champion. She is also known for her time in World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom), where she was a former two-time Wonder of Stardom Champion, six-time Artist of Stardom Champion, two-time World of Stardom Champion, the inaugural SWA World Champion, one-time Goddess of Stardom Champion, and one-time High Speed Champion. She was recognized as the " ace" of Stardom, and was the recipient of the 2015, 2016 and 2017 '' Tokyo Sports'' Joshi Puroresu Grand Prizes. Making her debut in March 2007, she spent several years working as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masami Ōbari
is a noted Japanese anime director, animation director and mecha and character designer. Biography After graduating from high school in 1985, Masami Obari began his career when he joined the animation studio Ashi Production, where he worked on shows such as ''Special Armored Battalion Dorvack'', ''Transformers'' (outsourced by Toei Animation to them sometimes), and '' Star Musketeer Bismarck''. Soon after, at the age of 19, he got his first major break when he landed the role of mecha designer on ''Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God''. Not too long after, at the young age of 21, he was given his first directorial role by directing episodes 5 and 6 of the ''Bubblegum Crisis'' OVA series. He also made three Fatal Fury OVAs from December 23, 1992, to July 16, 1994. In 1993, he founded Studio G-1 with fellow animators Kazuto Nakazawa, Masahiro Yamane, Takehiro Nakayama, and Atsuko Ishida, to whom Masami Obari was married, but from whom he is now divorced. Studio G-1 was later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masami Nagasawa
is a common Japanese given name and can be given to either sex. Possible writings *惟美, meaning "Considerate beauty" *真己, meaning "True self" or "Truth, Snake" *昌美, meaning "Prosperous beauty" *雅美, meaning "Gracious beauty" *成美, meaning "Become beautiful" *マサミ in (katakana) *まさみ in (hiragana) People with the name *Masami Akita (秋田 昌美), Japanese Noise musician *Masami Anno, Japanese director of the anime series ''Chūka Ichiban!'' which is based on the manga series of the same name *Masami Hirosaka (広坂 正美), Japanese radio-controlled car racer *Masami Horiuchi (堀内 正美), Japanese actor *, Japanese alpine skier *Masami Kikuchi (菊池 正美), Japanese voice actor *Masami Kobayashi (小林仁, 1890-1977), admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II *Masami Kubota, Japanese former gymnast who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics * Masami Kurumada (車田 正美), Japanese writer and manga artist known for his work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masami Mitsuoka
is a Japanese pop singer. Born and raised in Toyota, Aichi, Mitsuoka debuted in the girl group Sister Q under the stage name MASAMI in 2005. After the group disbanded of unknown reasons in October 2006, she signed a contract with Pony Canyon and released her debut solo single "Hana" in 2007 under her real name. Mitsuoka's fourth single "Last Cross", the theme song for '' Katekyō Hitman Reborn!'', was released on December 17, 2008, and charted at number thirteen on the '' Oricon'' weekly charts. It became her best selling single with a total of 13,470 copies sold. Her first studio album, ''Black Diary'', was released on January 28, 2009. In August 2009, she announced on her official website and blog that she will be changing her stage name, music style, and record label. Mitsuoka thus became known under the stage name Mizca and began releasing electropop Electropop is a hybrid music genre combining elements of electronic and pop genres. Writer Hollin Jones has describe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racecar Driver
Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organised, with the first recorded as early as 1867. Many of the earliest events were effectively reliability trials, aimed at proving these new machines were a practical mode of transport, but soon became an important way for automobile makers to demonstrate their machines. By the 1930s, specialist racing cars had developed. There are now numerous different categories, each with different rules and regulations. History The first prearranged match race of two self-powered road vehicles over a prescribed route occurred at 4:30 A.M. on August 30, 1867, between Ashton-under-Lyne and Old Trafford, a distance of eight miles. It was won by the carriage of Isaac Watt Boulton. Internal combustion auto racing events began soon after the constructi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masami Kuwashima
is a former racing driver from Japan. After some experience in the Japanese lower formulae, he made an attempt at Formula One. A deal to drive in the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix with the RAM team came to nothing, but Kuwashima found a seat with the then-struggling Wolf–Williams Racing, driving a Wolf–Williams FW05. He took part in the first practice session for the race, but proved rather slow. In any case, later that day his sponsors withdrew their financing of the Williams deal, and Frank Williams promptly replaced Kuwashima with Hans Binder Hans Binder (born 12 June 1948 in Zell am Ziller, Tyrol) is an Austrian former Formula One driver who raced for the Ensign, Wolf, Surtees and ATS teams. He won the European Formula Ford Championship in 1972 and moved into Formula 2 in 1976. Du ... for the second practice session and the race itself. Kuwashima was not to have another chance in Formula One, and he returned to the Japanese Formula 2000 and Formula Two series where h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
B't X
and stylized as B'T X, is a manga series, written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It was serialized in '' Shōnen Ace'' from 1994 to 2000. The series is set in a fictional universe where science has progressed to the creation of mechanical AI creatures known as B'ts. An anime adaptation containing 25 episodes was aired in Japan between April and September 1996, followed by a sequel containing 14 episodes called which was made between August to November 1997. The anime series strayed off from the manga series in ''Neo,'' giving its own conclusion to the show. The anime series was animated by TMS Entertainment; a total number of 39 episodes was produced. Synopsis Setting ''B't X'' is set on an alternate Earth, where a faction known as the Machine Empire rules a significant large piece of land known as "The Area" in the Gobi Desert. The Machine Empire invests highly in scientific advancements and schools children from an early age to become striving scientists. Mechani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Seiya
, also known as ''Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac'' or simply ''Knights of the Zodiac'' (translated from the French title ''Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque''), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1986 to 1990, with its chapters collected in twenty-eight ''tankōbon'' volumes. The story follows five mystical warriors called the Saints who fight wearing sacred sets of armor named "Cloths", the designs of which derive from the various constellations the characters have adopted as their destined guardian symbols, and empowered by a mystical energy called "Cosmo". The Saints have sworn to defend the reincarnation of the Greek goddess Athena in her battle against other Olympian gods who want to dominate Earth. In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Viz Media. Since 2006, Kurumada has been publishing a sequel manga titled '' Sain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ring Ni Kakero
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It was published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' between January 1977 and October 1981. The individual chapters were compiled by Shueisha into twenty-five ''tankōbon'' volumes. A sequel entitled ''Ring ni Kakero 2'' was serialized in '' Super Jump'' between 2000 and 2008. An anime adaptation produced by Toei Animation premiered in October 2004. It was followed by a second season premiered in April 2006, a third season in April 2010 and a fourth season in April 2011. ''Ring ni Kakero'' is one of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''s best-selling manga series, with over 13million copies sold. Plot The story centers around the life of a young boxer named Ryuuji Takane and his sister Kiku, who is his coach. Ryuuji and his sister both inherited their father's talent for boxing with Ryuuji inheriting his strength and techniques while Kiku picked up his talent for analysis and strategy. In the past, their father was a famous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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