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Prefectural Earth Defense Force
is a Japanese manga series by Kōichirō Yasunaga which ran in Shōnen Sunday Zōkan beginning in 1983. The manga was written as a parody gag manga inspired by the tokusatsu series '' Ultraseven''. An anime OVA based on the manga was released in 1986. The anime was released on DVD in North America by ADV Films on April 18, 2006. Summary The evil secret society known as the Telephone Pole Gang seeks to take over the world by first taking over a certain prefecture on Kyūshū (they never specify which one). In order to thwart the evil plans of the Telephone Pole Gang, Imazuru High School creates the Prefectural Earth Defense Force, composed of problem teachers and students from the school. They are also joined by a cyborg transfer student from India. The Telephone Pole Gang is commanded by Chilthonian (full name ). His staff includes , also known as , who has taken on the role of a student at Imazuru High School, and , a transfer student from India. Manga There are four volum ...
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Kōichirō Yasunaga
is a Japanese manga artist who made his debut in ''Shōnen Sunday'' in 1980. He is best known for his manga titled ''Prefectural Earth Defense Force''. Works *''MM Little Morning'' (MMリトルモーニング/青空にとおく酒浸り) *''Prefectural Earth Defense Force'' *''Rikugun Nakano Yobikō'' (陸軍中野予備校) *''Kyonyū Hunter'' (巨乳ハンター) *''Kaitei Junrui Anchovie'' (海底人類アンチョビー) *''Chō Kankaku Analman'' (超感覚ANALマン) *''Kaseijin Deka'' (火星人刑事) *''Eichi Man'' (エイチマン) *''Ganjō Ningen Spartacus'' (頑丈人間スパルタカス) *''Chōjin Totokarucho'' (超人トトカルチョ, yet to be published in Japan, but has been published in Taiwan and China) *''Jitsuroku Jion Taiiku Daigaku'' (実録ジオン体育大学, yet to be published in Japan, but has been published in Taiwan and China) External linksYasunaga Kōichirō @ Comics Page
(in Japanese) Manga artists Living people 1962 births People from ...
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Hirotaka Suzuoki
was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture who graduated from Tokyo Keizai University. His best known roles include ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' ( Bright Noa), '' Captain Tsubasa'' ( Kojirou Hyuga), ''Saint Seiya'' ( Dragon Shiryū), ''Dragon Ball'' (Tenshinhan), ''The Transformers'' (Starscream), ''Ranma ½'' ( Tatewaki Kuno), ''Rurouni Kenshin'' (Saitō Hajime), ''Pokémon'' (Giovanni), and ''Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3'' (Banjō Haran). He was also the official Japanese dub-voice for Tom Cruise and John Travolta. In 2006, Suzuoki died at the age of 56 as a result of lung cancer. Career Suzuoki's most notable trait is his soft, dignified voice. He was affiliated with Ken Production, in which he worked in many animation roles. In 1978, Suzuoki made his voice acting debut in ''Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3''. Suzuoki was the best friend of fellow voice actor Toru Furuya, who co-starred with him in several different series. Suzuoki felt that Fu ...
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Kentarō Haneda
was a Japanese pianist, composer and arranger. He composed for popular anime series, movies and video games. His popular name was Haneken. Biography Haneda was born in Tokyo, Japan. After graduating from the Toho Gakuen School of Music, he taught as a professor at the Tokyo College of Music. He was best known as the composer of ''Wizardry''—which was ported to NES and SNES console by Ascii at early 1990—, ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'' series, ''Barefoot Gen'', ''Ys Symphony'', ''Symphony Sorcerian'' and '' Genso Suikoden Ongaku-shu''. He died of liver cancer on June 2, 2007, at the age of 58. Selected works Anime soundtracks *''The Adventure of Kohsuke Kindaichi'' (1977) *''Treasure Island'' (1978) *''Space Warrior Baldios'' (1980) *''Natsu e no Tobira'' (1981) *''Manga Mito Kōmon'' (1981) *''Thunderbirds 2086'' (Scientific Rescue Team Technovoyager) (1982) *''Space Cobra'' (1982) *''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'' (1982) *''Super Dimension Century O ...
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Kazunori Itō
is a Japanese anime screenwriter and artist who is well known for his work in the ''.hack'' franchise and his writing for the 1995 ''Ghost in the Shell'' movie. Itō supervised the writing for the novel, '' .hack//Another Birth'' which was written by his student, Miu Kawasaki. He is a member of the artist group known as Headgear. Helen McCarthy Helen McCarthy (born 27 February 1951) is the British author of such anime reference books as ''500 Manga Heroes and Villains'', ''Anime!'', ''The Anime Movie Guide'' and ''Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation''. She is the co-author of ... in ''500 Essential Anime Movies'' calls him "one of the best screenwriters in anime". Filmography External links * Kazunori Itoat Media Arts Database * * 1954 births Living people Japanese screenwriters Anime screenwriters Special effects people Tokusatsu People from Yamagata Prefecture Waseda University alumni {{anime-bio-stub ...
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Toshiko Fujita
was a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and narrator. She was affiliated with Aoni Production at the time of her death. Biography Since the age of 8 in 1958, Fujita worked in radio and television as an actress, singer and comedian. In addition, she also sang theme songs for anime such as the 1969 adaptation of ''Dororo''. She also dubbed several English-language films in Japanese, as well as lending her voice to anime, such as '' Ikkyū-san'' (Ikkyu), ''Kiteretsu Daihyakka'' (Kiteretsu ), ''Digimon Adventure'' ( Taichi Yagami), ''Fist of the North Star'' (Mamiya) and '' Cat's Eye'' (Rui Kisugi). She was widely used especially in works produced by Toei Animation and Nippon Animation. In 1984, she received the award for "Best Voice Actor" in the 1st Nihon Anime Taishou. Sadly in her later years, her work was limited due to her poor physical condition and health problems. It was announced on December 28, 2018, that she died of invasive breast cancer at 68. Filmography ...
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Takeshi Aono
was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Asahikawa, Hokkaidō. He was attached to Aoni Production at the time of his death. He graduated from Hokkaidō Asahikawa Higashi High School. Career Aono was most known for the roles of Shiro Sanada (Space Battleship Yamato), Rihaku (Fist of the North Star), Nurarihyon (''GeGeGe no Kitaro''), Piccolo Daimao and Kami (Dragon Ball), Kami-sama (''Dragon Ball (anime), Dragon Ball''), Kumahachi Kumada (''Kiteretsu Daihyakka''), Dakuan (''Ninja Scroll''), Gen Fu (''Dead or Alive (franchise), Dead or Alive''), Deathsaurus (''Transformers: Victory''), Jinpachi Mishima (Demon form) (''Tekken 5, Tekken 5/Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection'') and Tomozō Sakura (''Chibi Maruko-chan''). In the live action field, Aono was the official dubbing artist of Joe Pesci and Christopher Lloyd. Aono was also known to appear in the first ten ''One Piece'' movies. He is also known to gamers as the voice of the diabolical Dr. Wily in the PlayStation-era Mega M ...
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Rika Fukami
is a Japanese voice actress, narrator and singer from Saitama Prefecture who is affiliated with Vi-Vo. She made her voice acting debut in 1982 with ''Tokimeki Tonight''. Fukami is best known for her role in the ''Sailor Moon'' series as Sailor Venus. She had major roles in ''Final Fantasy XII'' (as Fran), ''Ashita no Nadja'' (as Carmen la Bailaora), ''Ninja Senshi Tobikage'' (as Schaffe) and '' New Cutey Honey'' (as Daiko Hayami). In addition to anime shows, she provides the Japanese dub localization for numerous international film and television actors including Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angelina Jolie, Sharon Stone and Jodie Foster. Filmography Television animation ;1980s *''Tokimeki Tonight'' (1982) (Michael) *''Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel'' (1983) (Prince of Tongari Kingdom, others) *''Igano Kabamaru'' (1983) (Receptionist, Schoolgirl A, Schoolgirl B, Schoolgirl C, Peasant, Valet) *'' Dr. Slump: Arale-chan - The Penguin Village Fire Brigade'' (1984) (Butako-chan) *'' Persia, th ...
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Kōhei Miyauchi
, better known by the stage name , was a Japanese actor and voice actor born in Kagoshima Prefecture. On June 2, 1995, Miyauchi died on his hospital bed at the Nihon University Itabashi Hospital from abdominal varices. At the time of Miyauchi's death, he was represented by Aoni Production. Selected voice roles Television animation *''Ōgon Bat'' (1967) (Hossein) *'' Andersen Stories'' (1971) (Eliza's Father) *''Heidi, Girl of the Alps'' (1974) (Alm-Onji) *''La Seine no Hoshi'' (1975) (Francis, Holy Roman Emperor) *''Space Battleship Yamato III'' (1980) (Shalibart Elder) *''The Wonderful Adventures of Nils'' (1980) (Rosenbaum) *'' Dr. Slump'' (1981) ( Kami-sama) *''Manga Nihon-shi'' (1984) ( Honda Masanobu) *''Fist of the North Star'' (1984) (Jūkei, Lin's Village Elder Ukoku, Mako and Aki's grandfather, Mamiya's Village Elder, Sojin) *'' Bosco Adventure'' (1986) (Ender) *''Dragon Ball'' (1986) ( Kame-Sennin) *''Saint Seiya'' (1987) (Mitsumasa Kido) *''Dragon Ball Z'' (1989) (Kame ...
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Masaharu Satō
is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator currently working for Aoni Production. He was born in Ōta, Tokyo. Satō is best known for the roles of Buffaloman, Sunshine (''Kinnikuman''), Miyamoto Musashi (''Yaiba''), Adah ('' Mushiking: King of the Beetles''), and Dora-med III (''The Doraemons''). He is also known for playing numerous roles in the ''Kinnikuman'', ''Dr. Slump and Arale-chan'', ''Fist of the North Star'', and ''Dragon Ball'' series. Satō also made a voice guest in episode 3 of ''GoGo Sentai Boukenger'' and ''Juken Sentai Gekiranger'' as a rare moment. Filmography Anime television series ;1978 *''Galaxy Express 999'' (Clone B) *''Majokko Tickle'' (Station Attendant, Employee (A)) ;1979 *''Mobile Suit Gundam'' (Marigan, Twanning) *''Cyborg 009'' (Announcer, Commander, Gasur, Hitman B, Minister of the Military) *''Manga Kotowaja Jiten'' (Tsuruo) ;1980 *''Manga Kotowaja Jiten'' (Tsuruo) ;1981 *''Queen Millennia'' (Councilor A, Teacher) *''Sengoku Majin Goshōg ...
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Kōji Totani
was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan who worked at Aoni Production. On February 6, 2006, at the age of 57, he died from acute heart failure. His final appearance was the Naruto 2006 New Year one-hour special, where he voiced Hoki. Following Totani's death, his ongoing roles were taken up by other voice actors. Filmography Anime television ;1979 *''Mobile Suit Gundam'' (Uragan, Cozun Graham) ;1984 *''Fist of the North Star'' (Club, Fox, Baron, Jagi, Shikaba, Young Ryuuken, Ren, Han, Zebra) ;1987 *''Dragon Ball'' (Draculaman) ;1990 *''Dragon Ball Z'' (Kiwi) ;1996 *''Dragon Ball GT'' (Don Kiar) Unknown date *''Air'' (Minagi's father) *''The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird'' (Guard Wing and Super Guardion) *''Brave Police J-Decker'' (Kuze) *''Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'' (Kacricon Cacooler, Gady Kinzei) *''Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ'' (Gottn Goh, August Gidan) *''Galaxy Express 999'' (Locomotive, others) *'' Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin'' (Akatora) ...
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Keiko Han
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and western astrologer. She sang the theme songs in productions such as '' Story of the Alps: My Annette'' and '' Kazoku Robinson Hyōryūki Fushigi na Shima no Furōne''. Han is a fortune teller of western horoscopes. She wrote books on the subject. She is employed by talent agency Never Land Arts, and was previously affiliated with Aoni Production & 81 Produce. She is most known for the roles of Lalah Sune (''Mobile Suit Gundam''), Saori Kido (''Saint Seiya''), Yurika Sugadaira ( Goldfish Warning!) and Luna and Queen Beryl (''Sailor Moon''). Keiko's daughter, Megumi Han is also a voice actress. Early life She was born in Tokyo. She graduated from Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin University and Nihon University College of Arts and Future Theater. Han is the daughter of Taiwanese parents. Early in her career, Han performed with Kenji Utsumi's troupe. She was invited by Utsumi and Michiko Nomura to work as a voice actress for film and television. ...
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Hideyuki Tanaka
is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Tokyo who is attached to Aoni Production. He is a graduate of the Toho Gakuen School of Music. He is most known for his roles in ''One Piece'' (as Donquixote Doflamingo), '' Dokaben'' (as Tarou Yamada), ''Kinnikuman'' (as Terryman), '' Captain Tsubasa'' (as Roberto Hongo), ''Detective Conan'' (as Yūsaku Kudō), ''Touch'' (as Eijirō Kashiwaba), ''Saint Seiya'' (as Leo Aiolia, the narrator, and the first voice of Wolf Nachi) and narration, ''Metal Gear'' (as Hal Emmerich), '' F-Zero: GP Legend'' (as Captain Falcon), ''Slam Dunk'' (as Kiminobu Kogure) and the current voice actor of Zoffy in the ''Ultra Series''. Filmography Television animation ;1970s *'' Dokaben'' (1976) (Tarō Yamada) *''Future Boy Conan'' (1978) (Luke, Cheet) *''Wakakusa no Charlotte'' (1978) (Perkins) *''Mobile Suit Gundam'' (1979) (Woody Malden) ;1980s *''Ganbare Genki'' (1980) (Shuichi Okamura) *'' Tsurikichi Sanpei'' (1980) (Kenichi) *''Urusei Yatsura'' ...
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