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Nyanbo!
is a Japanese anime television series by Shirogumi. It is a spin-off of Kiyohiko Azuma's ''Yotsuba&!'' manga, based on the cat versions of the Danbo (character), Danbo characters within the series. It began airing on September 27, 2016, on NHK Educational TV, NHK-E. Figures The original Nyanbo or Nyanboard 60mm figures were created by Sentinel in December 2015. The figure maker Kotobukiya (toy company), Kotobukiya released smaller 35mm versions called in December 2016, and larger 90mm versions called ''Nyanboard [mini]'' in January 2017. Characters Main characters ; : :A tiger-stripped Nyanbo and the leader of the group. He is the most eager to gather the UFO pieces and tries his best to motivate the others to help with it, with mixed results. ; : :Another tiger-stripped Nyanbo and Tora's younger sister, she is the only child in the group. ; : :A white-colored Nyanbo who is infatuated with Tora, and is always trying to win his affection. ; : :A black-colored Nyanbo who rare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yotsuba&!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kiyohiko Azuma, the creator of ''Azumanga Daioh''. It has been serialized since March 2003 in the monthly magazine '' Dengeki Daioh'' by ASCII Media Works, formerly MediaWorks, and has since been collected into 15 ''tankōbon'' volumes. It depicts the everyday adventures of a young girl named Yotsuba as she learns about the world around her, guided by her adoptive father, their neighbors, and their friends. Several characters in ''Yotsuba&!'' were previously featured in a one-shot manga by Azuma called "Try! Try! Try!" The phrase ''Yotsuba to'' means "Yotsuba and," a fact reflected in the chapter titles, most of which take the form "Yotsuba and 'something''" The manga was licensed for English-language distribution by ADV Manga, which released five volumes between 2005 and 2007. Volume six was originally set to release to in February 2008, but was indefinitely delayed. At New York Comic Con 2009, Yen Press announced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yui Horie
is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with VIMS and Starchild. She has been affectionately nicknamed by her Japanese fans. She debuted as a voice actress in 1997, releasing her debut single "''My best friend''" on . Since then, she has been involved in excess of 350 productions in addition to promotional material, concert performances, as well as charting several albums and singles. She won the award for Best Supporting Voice Actress in the 4th Seiyu Awards. She is one of a handful of Japanese idol voice actors that rose to prominence in the 2000s, whose popularity today has been attributed to their solid experience and long-term interaction with their fan base, as opposed to the contemporary norms of youth and beauty in the entertainment industry. As a result of her ongoing success, she has performed solo at large music venues, such as the Nippon Budokan in 2009 and the Yoyogi National Gymnasium's First Stadium in 2015, each with capacities of approximately 14,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romi Park
Due to technical issues, Park's name is often written as due to the '' Hyōgaiji'' status of (which is the kan'on reading of the kanji). She has also been referred by 朴路美 and 朴王路美. is a Japanese actress and singer affiliated with LAL. She graduated from the Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music and studied Korean at the Korean Language Institute (한국어학당) in Yonsei University. She won numerous awards, including the Best Actress Award at the 1st Seiyu Awards. Park is known for her roles as tough, calm and mature preteen or teenage boys who are often called prodigies in their fictional universes (for example, Tao Ren, Ken Ichijouji, Tōshirō Hitsugaya, Edward Elric, Kosuke Ueki and Natsume Hyūga). Her female roles also fit the "tough/punk lady" archetype ( Temari, Nana Osaki and Teresa of the Faint Smile). Personal life Park was born in Edogawa, Tokyo. She attended and graduated from (和洋国府台女子高等学校) in 1990. She entered the thea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rie Kugimiya
is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is best known for her voice performances in anime, which include Alphonse Elric in the ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' series, Kiana in ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', Kagura in ''Gin Tama'', and Happy in ''Fairy Tail'' and ''Edens Zero''. Because of her roles for characters such as Shana in ''Shakugan no Shana'', Louise in ''The Familiar of Zero'', Nagi Sanzenin in ''Hayate the Combat Butler'', Taiga Aisaka in ''Toradora!'', Aguri Madoka/Cure Ace in '' DokiDoki! PreCure'', and Aria Holmes Kanzaki in ''Aria the Scarlet Ammo'', some of her fans have nicknamed her the "Queen of Tsundere." She is currently represented by the talent agency I'm Enterprise. She was nominated for Best Actress in Leading Role in the first Seiyu Awards for the role of Louise in ''The Familiar of Zero'' and for Best Actress in Supporting Role for the role of Kagura in ''Gintama'', and jointly won Best Actress in a Supporting Role with Mitsuki Saiga at the second Seiyu Awards. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yotsuba Koiwai
, also known as just , is a fictional character and the main protagonist in the comedy manga series ''Yotsuba&!'', as well as the one-shot manga "Try! Try! Try!", both by Kiyohiko Azuma. As the title character of the series and almost every chapter, Yotsuba is usually the focus of each episode; most stories revolve around her meeting, and often childishly misunderstanding, a new concept or activity indicated in the chapter title. She is noted for her childish energy, unusual naïveté, and iconic appearance. Development Yotsuba first appeared in a one-shot manga published in 1998 and two webcomics called "Try! Try! Try!", where she appears very similar as she does in ''Yotsuba&!''; for example, Yotsuba has the same personality and a very similar chibi design. Appearance and personality Yotsuba is drawn as a small girl with green hair done in four pigtails, giving her somewhat the appearance of her namesake, a . She has a carefree and energetic personality, taking deli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinnosuke Mitsushima
is a Japanese actor. He graduated from Okinawa Prefecture Koza High School. He is represented with Humanitè. Mitsushima's older sister is former Folder and Folder 5 member turned actress Hikari Mitsushima. His younger sister is model Minami Mitsushima. Mitsushima's younger brother is Kotaro Mitsushima, a basketball player for Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka of the Japan Basketball League. Biography After graduating from high school Mitsushima moved to Tokyo from Okinawa, he worked as an after-school childcare worker there, and became a production director for the film '' Be Sure to Share''. After living in Tokyo for about two years, he took a chance to cycle around Japan for seven months from May to November 2009. Mitsushima traveled around the country from Hokkaido to Kagoshima Prefecture. On the street, he saw posters, signboards, and magazines of a film in which his older sister appeared and realized that his sister "impressed a lot of people" and he has "to work hard as well", and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazutoshi Hatano
is a Japanese voice actor from Ōita, Japan. Voice roles *''Ai Yori Aoshi'' as Takashi *'' Dōjin Work'' as Junichirō Hoshi *'' Gift ~eternal rainbow~'' as Masaki 'Maki' Edo *'' Lamento: Beyond the Void'' as Konoe *''Mouse'' as SAT Agent (Ep 4) *''Nyanbo!'' as Blaze Dubbing *''Takers'', Eddie "Hatch" Hatcher (Jay Hernandez) *''Veteran'', Detective Yoon (Kim Shi-hoo Kim Si-Hoo (born Kim Young-Joon on 2 January 1988) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Films Television series Awards and nominations References External links * * * * South Korean male film actors South Korean male televis ...) References * External linksKazutoshi Hatano's profile at Kaleidoscope 1979 births Japanese male voice actors Male voice actors from Ōita Prefecture Living people {{japan-voice-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sachika Misawa
is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Yamanashi Prefecture who is affiliated with Stardust Promotion. As a singer, she is signed to Universal Music Japan. Some of her main roles include Kuroyukihime in ''Accel World'', Minami Azuma in ''Tokyo ESP'', Rin in the music video for ''Shelter'', Yukari Kohinata in ''Locodol,'' Sakura "Cosmos" Akino in ''Oresuki'', and Moca Aoba in ''BanG Dream!''. Biography Misawa began her voice acting career after winning the "Kadokawa×Up-Front Style Idol Seiyū Audition 2008" competition in February 2009. She debuted in the anime ''Shangri-La'', voicing the character Yuri Gamagori. She graduated from high school in March 2011 and entered university in April of that same year. She finally graduated from university in March 2016. She took a part-time job as a shrine maiden at the age of 20, having been fascinated with it since her childhood. Despite already being preoccupied with voice acting and furthering her studies, she accepted it as a lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayaka Suwa
is a Japanese voice actress from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. She is represented by the agency Arts Vision. She has loved watching anime since she was a child, and realized the joy of acting in a Musical theatre she did in elementary school. She first learned about voice acting when she fell in love with Ryoma Echizen from The Prince of Tennis in junior high school. She was fascinated by the breadth of voice acting work, and after being involved in theater in high school and college, and with the encouragement of my friends around her, she decided to become a voice actor. Since there were not many training schools or vocational schools for voice actors in Nagoya, where she was born, she entered the Japan Narration Acting Institute, which had a school in Nagoya. She took lessons once a week while attending university. After working at the Japan Narration Acting Institute, she joined her current agency. Voice roles TV anime ;2012 *'' Code:Breaker'', Tsubomi *'' Chousoku Henkei Gyrozet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junko Takeuchi
is a Japanese actress and voice actress employed by Ogipro The Next Co. Inc. & BQMAP. Taking a well-trod path by many voice actresses, she often voices young male characters with generally very quirky and goofy personalities. One of her most well-known roles includes Naruto Uzumaki from the popular anime series ''Naruto.'' She has played Takuya Kanbara in ''Digimon Frontier'', Rin Natsuki/Cure Rouge in ''Yes! PreCure 5'', Metabee in ''Medabots'', Mamoru Endou in ''Inazuma Eleven'' and ''Inazuma Eleven GO'', Gon Freecss in the 1999 version of ''Hunter × Hunter'', and GingerBrave in '' Cookie Run: Kingdom''. Personal life She is the youngest of three children. As a child she studied ballet and piano for seven and a half years. She enrolled in 1991 at Nihon University, College of Art but dropped out two years later. For several years she worked as a shoe salesperson and gave piano lessons at a private school in Tokyo. Originally she wanted to work in a bank office. In 1996 she join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirogumi
, member of The Association of Japanese Animations, is a company centralized in the production of animated series and feature films, as well as the making and adjusting of visual effects. History In 1973, Tatsuo Shimamura established . To expand business, the studio was disbanded and found the company known today. The company owns computer graphics and VFX technology, so they produced many original live-action films like '' Juvenile'' and '' Returner''. They made the first anime production '' Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture'' in 2007. Apart from the headquarters in Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo, the company has a sub-studio based in Chōfu, Tokyo. Like the mainstream, they also have various sub-studios in Tokyo. In order to develop human resources Human resources (HR) is the set of people who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, industry, or economy. A narrower concept is human capital, the knowledge and skills which the individuals command. Similar t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danbo (character)
is a Character (arts), fictional cardboard box robot character from Kiyohiko Azuma, Kiyohiko Azuma's manga series ''Yotsuba&!''. In the ADV Manga English translation of the manga the name ''Cardbo'' was used, but the name was restored to Danbo in the later released Yen Press English translation. In reality, Danbo is merely Miura Hasayaka, a friend of the protagonist Yotsuba Koiwai, Yotsuba’s neighbor Ena, inside of a costume made of cardboard. Danbo was later picked up as an Internet meme, and inspired various electronic gadgets. Origin Miura created the costume out of cardboard boxes as a school project in volume 5 of the series. 5-year-old protagonist Yotsuba Koiwai, Yotsuba is convinced it's a real robot. Danbo was also seen in volume 10, when Yotsuba visits Miura’s apartment in an apartment complex (Yotsuba thinks it’s a castle), Yotsuba finds the head of the costume. Appearances Chapter 28: "Yotsuba & Cardbo" Danbo first appeared in chapter 28 of the manga. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |