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Mysterious Girlfriend X
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Riichi Ueshiba. It was originally published as a one-shot story in 2004 before becoming a serialized comic in Kodansha's ''Monthly Afternoon'' magazine in 2006. The manga is licensed in North America by Vertical. An anime adaptation by Hoods Entertainment aired in Japan from April to June 2012, with an original video animation episode released in August 2012. Plot The series follows the relationship of Akira Tsubaki and Mikoto Urabe. Urabe is a transfer student who recently came to Tsubaki's school. After a series of strange events, Tsubaki finds himself addicted to Urabe's drool. Once she claims the addiction as love sickness, the relationship slowly progresses, focusing on the odd bond that comes out of the drool attachment. As the story progresses, the relationship between the two deepens into genuine love. The manga strongly foreshadows that they will never break up, but rather will stay together for life. Characters Main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typical romantic comedy, the two lovers tend to be young, likeable, and seemingly meant for each other, yet they are kept apart by some complicating circumstance (e.g., class differences, parental interference, a previous girlfriend or boyfriend) until, surmounting all obstacles, they are finally united. A fairy-tale-style happy ending is a typical feature. Romantic comedy films are a certain genre of comedy films as well as of romance films, and may also have elements of screwball comedies. However, a romantic comedy is classified as a film with two genres, not a single new genre. Some television series can also be classified as romantic comedies. Description The basic plot of a romantic comedy is that two characters meet, part ways due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One-shot (comics)
In comics, a one-shot is a work composed of a single standalone issue or chapter, contrasting a limited series or ongoing series, which are composed of multiple issues or chapters.Albert, Aaron"One Shot Definition" About Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2016. One-shots date back to the early 19th century, published in newspapers, and today may be in the form of single published comic books, parts of comic magazines/anthologies or published online in websites. In the marketing industry, some one-shots are used as promotion tools that tie in with existing productions, movies, video games or television shows. Overview In the Japanese manga industry, one-shots are called , a term which implies that the comic is presented in its entirety without any continuation. One-shot manga are often written for contests, and sometimes later developed into a full-length series, much like a television pilot. Many popular manga series began as one-shots, such as ''Dragon Ball'', ''Fist of the North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takahiro Mizushima
is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He is currently affiliated with Axlone. When voicing adult games, he is known as . Biography Mizushima is a former Japan Ground Self-Defense Force official. He entered the JGSDF Youth Technical School, a boarding school for boys, as a member of the 38th class of JGSDF students, and graduated in 1994. He has been a member of Production Baobab since around 2000, and left at the end of May 2011 to become a member of Axlone in June 2011. In 2012, he became an instructor at Axl Zero, a training school directly under the Axlone office. In 2014, he announced the start of his music career under the name TAKA, and made his debut as a singer with his first mini-album "Reflection" in March of the same year. Filmography Anime television ;2002 * ''Shrine of the Morning Mist'' – Tadahiro Amatsu * ''Crush Gear Turbo'' – Rudolf Steiner * ''Forza! Hidemaru'' – Golbo * '' G-On Riders'' – Bankara, Man (C) * ''Witch Hunter Robin'' – Witch, Security ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayumi Fujimura
is a Japanese retired Voice acting in Japan, voice actress from Tokyo, Japan. Starting from April 1, 2019, it was announced that she took an indefinite hiatus. Filmography Anime ;2005 *''Kotenkotenko'' (Fairy) ;2006 *''Nana (manga), NANA'' (Woman) *''Nishi no Yoki Majo, Nishi no Yoki Majo - Astraea Testament'' (Marie Oset) *''Ramen Fighter Miki'' (Child 1 (ep. 1), Female student (ep. 4), Pink Star (ep. 3), Sales assistant (ep. 5) *''Koi suru Tenshi Angelique'' (Girl (ep. 1)) *''Kemonozume'' (Girl (ep. 2), Shokujinki B (ep. 9)) *''Garine's is Music'' (Garine Sakura) *''Living for the Day After Tomorrow'' (Karada Iokawa) *''Ghost Slayers Ayashi'' (Daughter) *''Hell Girl, Hell Girl: Two Mirrors'' (Takuma Kurebayashi) *''Bartender (manga), Bartender'' (Miwa Kurushima) ;2007 *''Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!'' (Futsal member (ep. 8)) *''Nodame Cantabile'' (Flight attendant (ep. 1), Minako Momodaira (young), Yuki Inoue) *''Hayate the Combat Butler'' (Chiharu Harukaze) *''Touka Gettan' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yū Shimamura
is a Japanese voice actress. She was formerly affiliated with Office Kaoru and is now affiliated with Ken Production. Filmography Television animation Original video animation (OVA) Anime films Web anime *''The Wings of Rean'' (2005) – Luxe Houjou *'' The King of Fighters: Destiny'' (2017–2018) – Mature *''Sword Gai'' (2018) - Mina Haraya *''7 Seeds'' (2019) – Ayu *''Hero Mask'' (2019) – Tina Hurst Video games *'' The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword'' (2011) – Princess Zelda *''Toushin Toshi Girls Gift RPG'' (2014) – Serena *''Tokyo Xanadu'' (2015) – Asuka Hiiragi *''Assassin's Creed Syndicate'' (2015) – Evie Frye *''Final Fantasy XV'' (2016) – Cindy Aurum *'' The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild'' (2017) – Princess Zelda *''Fate/Grand Order'' (2017) – Berserker of El Dorado/Penthesilea *'' BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle'' (2018) – Blake Belladonna *''The King of Fighters All Star'' (2018) - Mature *''Azur Lane'' (2018) - Minneapolis *''Devil May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carli Mosier
Carli Mosier (born February 28, 1978) is an American voice actress and political activist, who has worked for ADV Films, Funimation and Seraphim Digital/Sentai Filmworks. She is also a board member for the River Oaks Area Democratic Women (ROADWomen). Mosier has provided voices for a number of English-language versions Japanese anime series. Early life Mosier was born on February 28, 1978 in Houston, Texas. She is the daughter of Bruce Debs Mosier (1936-2017) and Diane Mosier (1948-2018) who were members of the Democratic Party and is one of four children in the family. Mosier at a young age attended Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and the University of Houston. Voice acting Mosier voiced characters on many anime shows starting with '' Another'' which was her voice acting debut in 2012. She also starred in '' Mythical Detetive Loki Ragnarok'' and ''Godannar''. She voiced Yukika in ''Nerima Daikon Brothers'', and Yuri Kurosu in ''Magikano'' She also voices W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misato Fukuen
is a Japanese actress and voice actress affiliated with StarCrew. Her real name is . She has also performed activities as a singer under the name of MIRI. Filmography TV anime Original video animation *''To Love Ru'' – Golden Darkness *'' To Love Ru Darkness'' – Golden Darkness *'' Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin'' – Fraw Bow Theatrical animation TV Drama *''Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger'' (2021) – Secchan Video games *''Street Fighter IV'' () – Sakura Kasugano *'' Star Ocean: The Last Hope'' () – Reimi Saionji *'' Tokimeki Memorial 4'' () – Miyako Okura *''Super Street Fighter IV'' () – Sakura Kasugano *'' Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition'' () – Sakura Kasugano *'' Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition'' () – Sakura Kasugano *'' Your Diary'' () – Natsuki Fujimura *''Street Fighter X Tekken'' () – Sakura Kasugano *''Granblue Fantasy'' () – Carmelina *''Ultra Street Fighter IV'' () – Sakura Kasugano *'' Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines'' () – Kochin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Ayres
Greg Ayres is an American voice actor who works on a number of English versions of Japanese anime series at ADV Films, Funimation and Sentai Filmworks. He voiced Hideki in ''Nerima Daikon Brothers'', Koyuki Tanaka in '' Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad'', Son Goku in ''Saiyuki'', Clear in ''Dramatical Murder'', Chrono in ''Chrono Crusade'', Yuu Nishinoya in ''Haikyu!!'', Kaoru Hitachin in ''Ouran High School Host Club'', Negi Springfield in ''Negima'', Heihachi Hayashida in ''Samurai 7'', Frost in ''Dragon Ball Super'' and Tomoki Sakurai in ''Heaven's Lost Property''. Outside of voice acting, he has worked as a nightclub DJ and even performs as such at anime conventions. Filmography Film Dubbing roles Anime Film Video games References Further reading * * * Greg AyresInterview at Anime Herald External links * (up to 2006) * * Greg Ayresat Crystal Acids Voice Actor Database * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ayres, Greg Living people American male voice actors American male video ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūki Kaji
Yuki, Yūki or Yuuki may refer to: Places * Yuki, Hiroshima (Jinseki), a town in Jinseki District, Hiroshima, Japan * Yuki, Hiroshima (Saeki), a town in Saeki District, Hiroshima, Japan * Yūki, Ibaraki, a city on Honshu island in Japan * Yuki, Tokushima, a town in Kaifu District, Japan * Yuki, North Korea, now officially called 'Sonbong', a sub-division of the North Korean city of Rason People * Yuki (given name), including a list of people named Yuki or Yūki * Yūki clan, a clan in 14th century Japan * Yuki people, an indigenous people of northwestern California * Yuqui people, also spelled Yuki, an indigenous people of Bolivia * Yu~ki, a 1990s bassist of Malice Mizer Family name * Yūki (surname), Japanese surname (, , , etc.) * Hiroe Yuki (1948–2011), Japanese badminton player * Kaori Yuki, manga artist active since 1987 Characters * Yuki-onna, a character in Japanese folklore * Asuna Yuuki, a character in the ''Sword Art Online'' light novel series * Mikan Yuuki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittney Karbowski
Brittney Marie Karbowski (born ; June 26, 1986) is an American voice actress who has voiced in a number of English-language versions of Japanese anime series for Funimation, Sentai Filmworks and ADV Films. Early life Karbowski was born on June 26, 1986 in Sugar Land, Texas. She graduated Kempner High School in 2004 and attended University of Houston briefly where she majored in theater. Career Karbowski started her acting career in theater productions such as '' Little Shop of Horrors'', ''Seussical'', and ''Pirates of Penzance'' in Houston, Texas. While playing Janet in a local stage production of ''The Rocky Horror Show'', she was noticed by a director from ADV Films. Her start into the anime business occurred in 2004, when she was asked to be an extra in the series ''Gantz''. By December 2006 she stated that Fuko from ''Gilgamesh'' was her favorite dub as she thought the character was "cute and wicked, but wicked in a good way". She eventually received starring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryō Hirohashi
is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Aoni Production. She mainly voices young girls and young boys. She is known for voicing Miles "Tails" Prower in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series. Biography Hirohashi was born in Niigata Prefecture, her family's home being a Buddhist temple. Due to family reasons, she attended Ryukoku University in Kyoto, a Buddhist university, but in the middle of her first year, she was told by her parents that she could do what she liked even if it wasn't related to Buddhism, so she sought out what she wanted to do. During her second year, she remembered a radio show she used to listen to in junior high school and became interested in voice acting, so she attended the Aoni Coaching School Osaka while attending university at the same time. The radio personality she had listened to in junior high school was a voice actor, so upon learning that such a job exists, she decided to become a voice actor herself. She graduated from the 16th class of Aoni Coac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Idol
An is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese pop culture. Idols are primarily singers with training in acting, dancing, and modeling. Idols are commercialized through merchandise and endorsements by talent agencies, while maintaining a parasocial relationship with a financially loyal consumer fan base. Japan's idol industry first emerged in the 1960s and became prominent in the 1970s and 1980s due to television. During the 1980s, regarded as the "Golden Age of Idols", idols drew in commercial interest and began appearing in commercials and television dramas. As more niche markets began to appear in the late 2000s and early 2010s, it led to a significant growth in the industry known as the "Idol Warring Period." Today, over 10,000 teenage girls in Japan are idols, with over 3,000 groups active. Japan's idol industry has been used as a model for other pop idol industries, such as K-pop. Sub-categories of idols include gravure idols ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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