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Masashi Hirose
is a Japanese voice actor from Osaka Prefecture, Japan. He works at Production Baobab. He is known for the roles of Ramba Ral (''Mobile Suit Gundam''), Rikishiman (''Kinnikuman''), Gosterro (''Blue Comet SPT Layzner'') and Nakano-sensei (''Lovely Complex''). In September 2014, Hirose was hospitalized for an unspecified illness. As a result, he was replaced by Katsuhisa Hōki in ''Gundam Build Fighters Try'', Banjō Ginga in ''One Piece'', and Akio Ōtsuka in ''In Search of the Lost Future''. Filmography Anime television Original Video Animations *'' Armored Trooper Votoms: Big Battle'' (Radah Neeva) (1986) *''Gunbuster'' (Admiral Yuzo Takaya) (1988) *''Legend of the Galactic Heroes'' (1989) (Arthur Lynch) *'' Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team'' (1996) (Baresto Rosita) *''The Silent Service'' (Keisuke Hamamoto, Aleksei) (1997-1998) *''Getter Robo Armageddon'' (Stinger) (1998) *'' Hellsing Ultimate'' (Sir Penwood) (2008) *'' Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple'' (James Shiba) ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Search Of The Lost Future
, subtitled ("In search of the lost future" in French language, French), sometimes abbreviated as , is a Japanese eroge, adult visual novel developed by Trumple and released for Microsoft Windows, Windows on November 26, 2010. The title is derived from ''In Search of Lost Time'', a French novel written by Marcel Proust. There have been two manga adaptations published by Kadokawa Shoten and Media Factory. A 12-episode anime adaptation, produced by Feel (animation studio), Feel and directed by Naoto Hosoda, aired in Japan between October and December 2014. Gameplay ''In Search of the Lost Future'' is a Romance (love), romance visual novel in which the player assumes the role of Sō Akiyama. Much of its gameplay is spent on reading the story's narrative and dialogue. The text in the game is accompanied by character Sprite (computer graphics), sprites, which represent who Sō is talking to, over background art. Throughout the game, the player encounters CG artwork at certain po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detective Conan
''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese detective fiction, detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since January 1994, with its chapters collected in 102 ''tankōbon'' volumes as of September 2022. Due to legal problems with the name ''Detective Conan'', the English language releases from Funimation and Viz were renamed to ''Case Closed''. The story follows the high school detective Shinichi Kudo who was transformed into a child while investigating a mysterious organization and generally solved a multitude of cases by impersonating his childhood best friend's father and various other characters. The manga was adapted into an anime television series by Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation and TMS Entertainment, which premiered in January 1996. The anime resulted in List of Case Closed films, animated feature films, List of Case Closed OVAs, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After War Gundam X
, is a 1996 Japanese anime television series and the seventh installment in the long running ''Gundam'' franchise that started in 1979, but takes place in an alternate timeline called . The series has 39 episodes, aired in Japan from April 5, 1996, to December 28, 1996, across TV Asahi's ANN stations. It was directed by Sunrise veteran Shinji Takamatsu (''Mobile Suit SD Gundam'', ''The Brave of Gold Goldran'', ''School Rumble''), and the screenplay was written by Hiroyuki Kawasaki. The series was released on DVD in North America in 2016. It was then released on Blu-ray in North America in 2020. Plot The year is A.W. 15. 15 years after the end of the 7th Space War which led to the catastrophic destruction of much of the world, the surviving residents of Earth try to make a living as best they can in the post-apocalyptic landscape. Mobile Suits and weapons left over from the war fall into the hands of civilians as well as other organizations on the planet. In an effort to ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Mobile Report Gundam Wing
''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'', also known in Japan as , is a 1995 Japanese mecha anime series directed by Masashi Ikeda and written by Katsuyuki Sumizawa. It is the sixth installment in the ''Gundam'' franchise, taking place in the "After Colony" timeline. As with the original series, the plot of ''Gundam Wing'' centers on a war in the future (specifically, After Colony 195) between Earth and its orbital colonies in the Earth-Moon system. The series aired in Japan on the terrestrial TV Asahi network. It ran for 49 episodes, beginning on April 7, 1995 and ending on March 29, 1996. It received multiple manga adaptations, as well as video games. Four original video animation (OVA) episodes were produced including a retelling of the series, ''Operation Meteor'', and a direct sequel, '' Endless Waltz''. In 2010, Sumizawa started writing the novel '' Frozen Teardrop'', another sequel to the series. While the series fared modestly well in Japan, it found greater success in the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahoujin Guru Guru
''Magical Circle Guru Guru'' ( ja, 魔法陣グルグル, Mahōjin Guru Guru) is a Japanese manga by Hiroyuki Etō, which was serialized in Enix's ''Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' from 1992 to 2003. It was later adapted into an anime series on October 13, 1994. A second manga series was serialized in ''Gangan Online'' in 2012. ''Mahōjin Guru Guru'' is a light series aimed at older children. It contains occasional toilet gags and some innuendo. It also is a parody of early role-playing video games (RPGs), particularly turn-based games, such as those in the Dragon Quest series. The narrator speaks in place of the dialogue in such games, and this is one of the comedy elements of the show. Information boxes are often displayed on screen with accompanying narration in the traditional RPG style. The overall goal of the main characters, Nike and Kukuri, is to defeat Giri, the ruler of the darkness. Since the anime is based on an RPG, several side quests need to be completed before th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru
is a mecha multimedia franchise originally created by Sunrise and Red Entertainment. The first series aired on April 15, 1988, replacing the 17:00–17:30 timeslot used for '' Transformers: The Headmasters''. Sunrise credited "Hajime Yatate" for the storyline and Shuji Iuchi directed the series. The series employs a kinetic visual gag style, often employing characters running with their feet over their shoulders derived from Sunrise's previous Super Robot anime series ''Choriki Robo Galatt''. Story The story is about a 9-year-old boy named who is magically transported to a magical realm by a magical dragon named Ryujinmaru (龍神丸, Dragon God Round) - this realm is known as , which he is supposed to save from an evil, magical, demonic ruler. The series incorporates many elements of RPG games including dungeon levels and quests for magical objects. Soukaizan itself is represented as a series of magical tiered platforms each floating magically above the one beneath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osomatsu-kun
is a comedy manga series by Fujio Akatsuka which ran in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' magazine from 1962 to 1969. The series revolves around a group of sextuplet brothers who cause all sorts of mischief. It has been adapted into two different anime series of the same name, the first of which was produced by Studio Zero in 1966, and the second by Studio Pierrot in 1988. A new anime series by Pierrot, ''Mr. Osomatsu'', began airing in October 2015 to celebrate Akatsuka's 80th birthday, with a manga adaptation by Masako Shitara serialized in Shueisha's ''You'' magazine from January 2016. This series helped establish Akatsuka's reputation as a gag comic artist, long before his other popular manga, ''Tensai Bakabon,'' was released. Several adaptations of Charlie Chaplin routines can be found in the manga. ''Osomatsu-kun'' has appeared in numerous special issues of ''Shōnen Sunday''. In 1964, Akatsuka won the 10th Shogakukan Manga Award for ''Osomatsu-kun''. Chara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Hunter
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1985 to 1991 and collected into 35 ''tankōbon'' volumes by its publisher Shueisha. The manga was adapted into an anime television series by Sunrise Studios in 1987. The anime series was popular in numerous Asian and European countries. ''City Hunter'' spawned a media franchise consisting of numerous adaptations and spin-offs from several countries. The franchise includes four anime television series, three anime television specials, two original video animations, several animated feature films (including a film released in February 2019 and upcoming one in 2022), several live-action films (including a Hong Kong film starring Jackie Chan and a French film), video games, and a live-action Korean TV drama. It also had a spin-off manga, ''Angel Heart'', which in turn spawned its own anime television series and a live-action Japanese TV drama. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revenge Of Cronos
, known in France as La Revanche des GoBots ("Revenge of the GoBots"), is a Japanese anime television series produced by Ashi Productions. It ran on TV Tokyo from July 3, 1986, through May 28, 1987. A large portion of the ''Machine Robo'' toy line was exported and sold by Tonka in America as GoBots and Rock Lords. Central Park Media released 15 English-subtitled episodes of the series on three DVDs in 2003; these remained the only official English releases until 2022, when Discotek Media released the complete series and its associated OVAs on one SD Blu-ray set. Story The story takes place on the mechanical world of Cronos. A band of villains called the Gyandlar have come to the planet in search of the mythical energy known as the Hyribead. Characters Heroes *Rom Stol (played by Kazuhiko Inoue) : Master of the martial art Tenkū Chūshin Ken (天空宙心拳 literally ''Sky Space Heart Fist''). Using the Wolf Sword Kenrō (剣狼), Rom can combine with Kenryū and Baika ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fist Of The North Star
is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara. It was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' for 245 issues published from 1983 to 1988 and initially collected in 27 ''tankōbon'' volumes under the Jump Comics imprint. Set on a post-apocalyptic Earth after a nuclear war, the story centers on a warrior named Kenshiro, the successor of a deadly martial art known as ''Hokuto Shinken'', which gives him the ability to kill his opponents by striking their secret vital points, which often results in an exceptionally violent and gory death. Kenshiro dedicates his life to fighting against the various gangs, bandits, and warlords who threaten the lives of the defenseless and innocent, as well as rival martial artists, including his own "brothers" from the same school. ''Fist of the North Star'' was adapted into two anime television series produced by Toei Animation, which together aired on Fuji TV and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armored Trooper Votoms
is a Japanese military science fiction mecha anime series produced by Nippon Sunrise, created and directed by Ryosuke Takahashi and featuring mechanical designs by Kunio Okawara. Following directly in the footsteps of Takahashi's previous series, ''Fang of the Sun Dougram'', ''VOTOMS'' continued the trend towards hard science in the mecha anime subgenre. The series was supplemented by numerous original video animation releases, and also inspired a number of spin-off works whose media ranges from serialized light novels to video games. The TV anime was originally licensed by the now-defunct Central Park Media who released the series on DVD and VHS. Currently, it is licensed by Maiden Japan, a unit of Section23 Films, who also released all OVAs other than ''Armor Hunter Mellowlink''. Plot In the Astragius Galaxy, the Gilgamesh and Balarant nations had until recently been locked in a century-old galactic war whose cause was long ago forgotten. Now, the war is end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
