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Orient (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinobu Ohtaka. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from May 2018 to January 2021 and later transferred to ''Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine'' in February 2021. Kodansha USA licensed the manga for English release in North America. An anime television series adaptation by A.C.G.T aired from January to September 2022. Plot The story revolves around a 15-year-old boy named Musashi and takes place during Japan's Sengoku period. At the time, Japan is ruled by Oni and Samurai, Bushi are considered taboo. Musashi is blending in as a miner along with others who are brainwashed into thinking the demons are their saviors and fed lies about the samurai being evil. However, Musashi knows the truth. He wants to confront the demons with his certain special power. Characters Main characters ; : :Musashi is a cheerful and caring person. He firmly proposed to be a Bushi along with his friend Kojiro Kanemaki, and has gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tankōbon
is the Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ... term for a book that is not part of an anthology or corpus. In modern Japanese, the term is most often used in reference to individual volumes of a manga series: most series first appear as individual chapters in a weekly or monthly List of manga magazines, manga anthology with other works before being published as volumes containing several chapters each. Major publishing Imprint (trade name), imprints for include Jump Comics (for serials in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' and other Jump (magazine line), ''Jump'' magazines), Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine, Shōnen Magazine Comics, and Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday Comics. Japanese comics (manga) manga came to be published in thick, phone book, phone- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animax (Asian TV Channel)
Animax is the pay television channel in Asia owned by KC Global Media Asia which broadcasts Japanese language anime and Simulcast anime, anime programming through English-language feeds in Southeast Asia (formerly including Brunei), South Asia (except India), and East Asia. It is the first television channel in Asia dedicated to anime, and was initially launched in Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia in January 2004,Sony Pictures Entertainment to Launch Animax Asia', Press Release, SPE, 29 October 2003, Anime News Network. Animax cooperate the distributors to acquire content popular anime series such as Muse Communication, Medialink, Mighty Media and Crunchyroll. The channel was formerly owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, but was sold to KC Global Media Entertainment on January 1, 2020. History On December 17, 2015, Animax Asia announced that it will begin broadcasting in high definition ( HD), with high definition channel will be a simulcast with its standard definition ( SD) chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon McInnis
Brandon McInnis is an American voice actor and translator. He previously worked as a software engineer before pursuing a career as an actor after being convinced by his brother to do so. Some of his noteworthy roles include Finral in ''Black Clover'', Yūta Hibiki in '' SSSS.Gridman'', Gen Asagiri in ''Dr. Stone'', Sir Nighteye in ''My Hero Academia,'' and Gyutaro in ''Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.'' Biography In high school, Brandon McInnis did musical theater. However, at the time he did not pursue acting and instead graduated from college with a degree in Japanese. After working in Tokyo, he moved back to the United States to work as a software engineer. At the time, he had no plans of becoming an actor. However, his brother forced him to audition for the town's local performance of ''Les Misérables'', where he was eventually cast as a major character. After that, McInnis decided to pursue a career in acting. McInnis is openly bisexual and engaged to fellow voice actor J. Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiro Shimono
is a Japanese voice actor and singer affiliated with I'm Enterprise. His notable roles include Ayato Kamina in ''RahXephon'', Akihisa Yoshii in ''Baka and Test'', Haruka Kasugano in ''Yosuga no Sora'', Keima Katsuragi in ''The World God Only Knows'', Syo Kurusu in ''Uta no Prince-sama'' series, Nai in '' Karneval'', Hanzō Urushihara in ''The Devil Is a Part-Timer!'', Connie Springer in ''Attack on Titan'', Norifumi Kawakami in ''Ace of Diamond'', Dabi in ''My Hero Academia'', Rex in ''Xenoblade Chronicles 2'', Zenitsu Agatsuma in ''Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'', Nacht Faust in '' Black Clover'', Ryunosuke Naruhodo in '' The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures,'' Rindou Haitani in ''Tokyo Revengers,'' and adult Kozuki Momonosuke in ''One Piece''. Personal life On July 2, 2021, it was announced that Shimono had tested positive for COVID-19 and was undergoing treatment. On July 12, 2021, it was announced Shimono has recovered and would return to resume activities. In an interview i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daman Mills
Daman Mills is an American Voice acting, voice actor and ADR Director from Seattle, Washington. He is known for his work in anime and video game Dubbing (filmmaking)#Localization, dubs, and works frequently with Crunchyroll, Bang Zoom! Entertainment, Studiopolis and Sound Cadence Studios. Filmography Anime series Films Video games Animated series * ''RWBY'' (2017), Leonardo Lionheart Web series * ''Red vs. Blue'' (2020), Diesel References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mills, Daman Living people American male voice actors Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American male actors American voice directors 21st-century LGBT people Year of birth missing (living people) American gay actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satoshi Hino
is a Japanese voice actor. He is known for his voice acting roles in anime, many of which also feature voice actress Rie Kugimiya, such ''Shakugan no Shana'', ''Zero no Tsukaima'', ''Gintama'', and ''Nabari no Ou''. Early life and career Hino was born in the United States and raised in Tokyo. He lived in San Francisco until the age of five. He was a member of the Children's Theater Company when he was a teenager. Hino originally aimed to be a stage actor, but changed goals to become a voice actor in earnest following his participation in the dubbing of the American drama television series '' ER''. In 2001, he played his first lead role as Eddie in the overseas drama ''Wanda Eddy'' broadcast on NHK Educational TV. While initially not aware of dubbing's connection to anime, he was called to the audition for, and eventually secured a role in, ''Ikki Tousen'', a work in which the dubbing director participated. Hino has performed as a voice actor in various fields such as dubbing, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emi Lo
Emi Lo ( zh, t=羅元湘) is an American voice actor and cosplayer of Chinese and Taiwanese descent. They are known for voice acting in anime dubs for Funimation and Bang Zoom! Entertainment. Personal life Lo is agender Non-binary and genderqueer are umbrella terms for gender identities that are not solely male or femaleidentities that are outside the gender binary. Non-binary identities fall under the transgender umbrella, since non-binary people typically ... and has a Siberian cat named Noctis. Filmography Anime series Anime films Animation Video games References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lo, Emi American voice actors Living people 21st-century American actresses 1991 births Non-binary voice actors American non-binary actors Actresses from New York City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime News Network
Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan. The website offers reviews and other editorial content, forums where readers can discuss current issues and events, and an encyclopedia that contains many anime and manga with information on the staff, cast, theme music, plot summaries, and user ratings. The website was founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis, and operated the magazine ''Protoculture Addicts'' from 2005 to 2008. Based in Canada, it has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in four separate regions: the United States and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. History The website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998. In May 2000, CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial staff, replacing editor-in-chief Isaac Alexander. On June 30, 2002, Anime News N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rie Takahashi
is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with 81 Produce. She had a leading role in the anime series ''Seiyu's Life!'', where she became part of the musical unit Earphones. She voiced Futaba Ichinose in ''Seiyu's Life!'', Megumin in ''KonoSuba'', Emilia in '' Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World'', Takagi-san in ''Teasing Master Takagi-san'', Mash Kyrielight in ''Fate/Grand Order'', Mirai Asahina/Cure Miracle in ''Witchy PreCure!,'' Dan Kouzo in '' Bakugan: Battle Planet'', and Hu Tao in ''Genshin Impact''. She performed theme songs for the same series. She won the Best Female Newcomer at the 10th Seiyu Awards. Biography Takahashi was born in Saitama Prefecture. She watched ''Ojamajo Doremi'', '' Higurashi When They Cry'' and '' Soul Eater'' while in high school. She noticed that many male characters were voiced by female voice actors; as this fact interested her, she decided to pursue a career in voice acting. She joined her school's broadcasting club during her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soma Saito
is a Japanese voice actor and singer affiliated with 81 Produce and Sacra Music. Biography Early life Saito was born on April 22, 1991, in Shōwa, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. He is the eldest of three siblings, with two younger sisters. He started wanting to become a voice actor in high school, inspired by Akira Ishida's role as Koyemshi in ''Bokurano''. Prior to that, he wanted to become a musician or a novel writer. Voice acting career Saito joined the second 81 Produce’s Audition in 2008. In that audition, a total of 1,035 people participated with only 33 going to the final audition to decide who would win and stay training under the talent agency. He won the audition for the male category and started taking voice acting classes at ''81 ACTOR'S STUDIO'' afterwards, while still attending high school. In 2009, Saito won the "Judges' Special Prize" in the recitation competition at the 33rd . Veteran voice actor Nobuyo Ōyama was one of the judges present at that time. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuma Uchida
is a Japanese voice actor and singer who works for Intention. His big roles have included Yuuma Kousaka in ''Gundam Build Fighters Try'', Nagisa Kiryū in ''Classroom Crisis'', Megumi Fushiguro in ''Jujutsu Kaisen'', Eishirō Yabuki in ''The Asterisk War'', Hayate Immelmann in ''Macross Delta'', Ein Dalton in '' Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans'', Iori Kitahara in ''Grand Blue'', Kyo Sohma in ''Fruits Basket'', and Ash Lynx in '' Banana Fish'', he is currently voicing Kawaki in '' Boruto: Naruto Next Generations''. In 2017, he received the 11th Seiyu Awards for Best Male Newcomer with Setsuo Itō and Yusuke Kobayashi. In 2019, he won Best Male Lead Actor in the 13th Seiyu Awards. He made his singing debut in May 2018 under the King Records label. His older sister is voice actress Maaya Uchida. Musical career Uchida made his solo debut in May 2018 under the record label, King Records, releasing his first solo single "New World"; it peaked at 9th place on the Oricon W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samurai
were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the '' daimyo'' (the great feudal landholders). They had high prestige and special privileges such as wearing two swords and ''Kiri-sute gomen'' (right to kill anyone of a lower class in certain situations). They cultivated the '' bushido'' codes of martial virtues, indifference to pain, and unflinching loyalty, engaging in many local battles. Though they had predecessors in earlier military and administrative officers, the samurai truly emerged during the Kamakura shogunate, ruling from 1185 to 1333. They became the ruling political class, with significant power but also significant responsibility. During the 13th century, the samurai proved themselves as adept warriors against the invading Mongols. During the peaceful Edo period (1603 to 1868), they became the stewards and chamberlains of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
