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Ring Ni Kakero
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It was published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' between January 1977 and October 1981. The individual chapters were compiled by Shueisha into twenty-five ''tankōbon'' volumes. A sequel entitled ''Ring ni Kakero 2'' was serialized in '' Super Jump'' between 2000 and 2008. An anime adaptation produced by Toei Animation premiered in October 2004. It was followed by a second season premiered in April 2006, a third season in April 2010 and a fourth season in April 2011. ''Ring ni Kakero'' is one of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''s best-selling manga series, with over 13million copies sold. Plot The story centers around the life of a young boxer named Ryuuji Takane and his sister Kiku, who is his coach. Ryuuji and his sister both inherited their father's talent for boxing with Ryuuji inheriting his strength and techniques while Kiku picked up his talent for analysis and strategy. In the past, their father was a famous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Manga
is a genre of Japanese manga and anime that focuses on stories involving sports and other athletic and competitive pursuits. Though Japanese animated works depicting sports were released as early as the 1920s, sports manga did not emerge as a discrete category until the early 1950s. The genre achieved prominence in the context of the occupation of Japan, post-war occupation of Japan, and gained significant visibility during and subsequent to the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Noted as among the most popular genres of manga and anime, sports manga is credited with introducing new sports to Japan, and popularizing existing sports. Characteristics Narrative The core element of a sports manga series is a depiction of a specific sport. The genre is inclusive of a breadth of sports that are both Japanese and non-Japanese in origin, including sports with mainstream popularity (e.g. baseball, association football, boxing, cycle sport, cycling), comparably niche and esoteric sports (e.g. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rie Tanaka
is a Japanese voice actress and singer who is currently affiliated with Office Anemone. Notable among her numerous roles in anime are Lacus Clyne in ''Mobile Suit Gundam Seed'' and ''Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny'', Chi in ''Chobits'', Hikari Kujou/Shiny Luminous in ''Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart'', Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke in ''Strike Witches'' and Suigintou in the anime adaptation of ''Rozen Maiden''. In video games, she provides the voice of title character Neptune in the ''Hyperdimension Neptunia'' franchise, Morrigan Aensland in ''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3'' and ''Project X Zone'', Sesshoin Kiara in ''Fate/Extra'' and ''Fate/Grand Order'', Murata Himeko in ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', Mitsuru Kirijo in ''Persona 3'', Lisa in ''Genshin Impact'' and Ciel in '' Megaman Zero''. Biography When Tanaka was in elementary school, she was a member of the book club. She loved to read to others, and would give picture story shows to the younger students in the morning before the ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agency For Cultural Affairs
The is a special body of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). It was set up in 1968 to promote Japanese arts and culture. The agency's budget for FY 2018 rose to ¥107.7 billion. Overview The agency's Cultural Affairs Division disseminates information about the arts within Japan and internationally, and the Cultural Properties Protection Division protects the nation's cultural heritage. The Cultural Affairs Division is concerned with such areas as art and culture promotion, art copyrights, and improvements in the national language. It also supports both national and local arts and cultural festivals, and it funds traveling cultural events in music, theater, dance, art exhibitions, and film-making. Special prizes are offered to encourage young artists and established practitioners, and some grants are given each year to enable them to train abroad. The agency funds national museums of modern art in Kyoto and Tokyo and The National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takahiro Sakurai
is a Japanese voice actor, narrator, and radio personality from Aichi Prefecture, Japan. His well-known roles include heroes such as Cloud Strife in ''Compilation of Final Fantasy VII'', Suzaku Kururugi in ''Code Geass'' and X in ''Mega Man X'', as well as villains such as Maximilien Robespierre in ''Le Chevalier D'Eon'', Hiltz in '' Zoids: Guardian Force'', Sasori in ''Naruto Shippūden'', and Rohan Kishibe in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable''. He voiced the main character Miyuki Kazuya in ''Ace of Diamond.'' He is the official Japanese dub voice for Robert Pattinson since ''Twilight''. His range is tenor. He is currently affiliated with INTENTION. Early life Sakurai is the eldest of three siblings born to a family that owned a rice shop. When he was a child, he became interested in voice acting after watching a television interview with a voice actor. He graduated from Okazaki Johsei High School. After graduating from Yoyogi Animation Academy in Nagoya a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takaya Kuroda
is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo, Japan. He is affiliated with Axlone, and was formerly with Mausu Promotion and 81 Produce. He is best known for his bass voice, which has usually seen him cast in villainous roles such as the voice of Yaiba in ''GoGo Sentai Boukenger''. He is best known to western audiences for providing the voice of Kazuma Kiryu, the protagonist of the ''Like a Dragon'' series. Because of his vocal resemblance to the late Hirotaka Suzuoki, he was chosen to replace Suzuoki as the voice of Starscream in '' Transformers: Cybertron'' as Suzuoki's health deteriorated. Kuroda is also the lead singer of the rock band ''Takaya Kuroda & Goodfellas''. Filmography Animation Film Video games Drama CDs Live action Dubbing roles References External links * Kazuma Kiryū's voice actor has a band — and it's beyond awesome!bIGDB.comvia Medium {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuroda, Takaya 1965 births Living people Japanese male stage actors Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiyuki Morikawa
is a Japanese voice actor, narrator and singer who is the head of Axlone, a voice acting company he founded in April 2011. His name is also sometimes mistranslated as Tomoyuki Morikawa. In 2003, he and Fumihiko Tachiki formed the band "2Hearts", one of their works being the ending theme of the video game '' Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires''. He has voiced many characters in anime and video games, including Yoshikage Kira in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable'', Kengo Akechi in ''Kindaichi Case Files'', Sephiroth in the ''Final Fantasy'' series and '' Kingdom Hearts'' series, Dante in ''Devil May Cry'', Kagaya Ubuyashiki in ''Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'', Isshin Kurosaki in '' Bleach'', Minato Namikaze in '' Naruto: Shippuden'', Julius Novachrono in '' Black Clover'', Mard Geer Tartaros in ''Fairy Tail'', Eizen in ''Tales of Berseria'', Boros in ''One Punch Man'', both Eneru, Hatchan and Scopper Gaban in ''One Piece'', Tyki Mikk in '' D.Gray-man'', Naraku in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiro Yuki
Hiro may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hiro'' (film), a Canadian short film * Hiro (TV channel), an Italian channel * "Hiro's Song", by Ben Folds * "Yuko and Hiro", a Blur song * "Letter from Hiro", a song by The Vapors, off New Clear Days *Hiro the main character of darling in the franxx *Hiro Amanokawa,the main character of Digimon Ghost Game People * Hiro (given name) * Hiro (photographer) (1930–2021), American photographer * Kazu Hiro (born 1969), American prosthetic makeup artist * Hiroshi "Hiro" Kawaguchi (composer) (born 1965), Japanese composer * Hiro-x (born 1980), a Japanese singer and modern J-pop artist. Places * Hiro Hachiman Shrine, a Shinto shrine located in Hirogawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan * Hiroshima, a city in Japan * Hiro Naval Arsenal at Kure, Hiroshima Other uses * Hiro (unit) a Japanese unit of length, 1.8 m (a fathom) * Hiro H2H, a Japanese patrol flying boat of the 1930s * Hiro Type 94, a W-18 liquid-cooled aircraft engine See also * ''Hiro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hikaru Midorikawa
is a Japanese Voice acting in Japan, voice actor from Otawara, Tochigi who is represented by Aoni Production. He is best known for the roles of Softon in ''Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'', Tamahome in ''Fushigi Yûgi'', Seiran Shi in ''Saiunkoku Monogatari'', Gridman in ''Gridman the Hyper Agent'', Heero Yuy in ''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'', Kaede Rukawa in ''Slam Dunk (manga), Slam Dunk'', Ayato Sakamaki in ''Diabolik Lovers'', Rantaro Amami in ''Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony'', Zelgadis Greywords in ''Slayers'', Ryuho in ''s-CRY-ed'', Ein (Dead or Alive), Ein/Hayate (Dead or Alive), Hayate from the ''Dead or Alive (franchise), Dead or Alive'' series, Marth (Fire Emblem), Marth from the ''Fire Emblem (series), Fire Emblem'' series, Characters of Persona 3#Akihiko Sanada, Akihiko Sanada from ''Persona 3'', Lancer from ''Fate/Zero'', Kyōsuke Natsume from ''Little Busters!'', Sakamoto from ''Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto'', Zora Ideale from ''Black Clover'', Kouga from ''Saint Seiya Omega'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takehito Koyasu
is a Japanese voice actor from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.Doi, Hitoshi"Koyasu Takehito" ''Seiyuu Database''. January 3, 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2011. He is affiliated with and representative of T's Factory, a voice acting agency he founded in October 1998.「子安武人、野中政宏、安井邦彦 スーパートークバトル'97」《ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ'97 〜オフィシャルコレクション〜》, Shinseisha, September 27, 1997, page 26 His son is , a fellow voice actor. Koyasu has taken over many of the characters played by Kaneto Shiozawa after his death. Career When Koyasu was in junior high school, he, as an aspiring screen actor himself, was such a movie buff that he would watch movies every day without going to school. By chance, he saw the scene before Tetsurō Hoshino's departure in '' Adieu Galaxy Express 999'' where a group of nameless soldiers take him on the 999 and send him on his way, and was impressed by it. This sparked hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mai Aizawa (voice Actress)
is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Aoni Production. She played Ayano in '' Lucky Star'', Natsumi Murakami in ''Negima'' and Mio Naganohara in ''Nichijou''. Her album, ''Moi'', was illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. Aizawa performed theme songs for the variety show ''Gyōkai yōgo no kiso chishiki dan mitsu on'na gakuen'' ( :ja:業界用語の基礎知識 壇蜜女学園). Filmography Anime series Video games Discography Albums Singles Drama CD References External linksOfficial agency profile *Mai Aizawaat Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Aizawa, Mai Living people Aoni Production voice actors Japanese women pop singers Japanese video game actresses Japanese voice actresses Singers from Tokyo Voice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mami Kingetsu
is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Akashi, Hyōgo. She is currently affiliated with Aoni Production. She is best known for her role as Shiori Fujisaki in the ''Tokimeki Memorial'' series. Other notable roles include Izumi Himuro in ''Princess Nine'', Nagisa Shiozaki in ''If I See You In My Dreams'', Miss Merry Christmas & Stussy in ''One Piece'', Rei Kazama in '' eX-Driver'', Maki Kawasaki in ''Burn Up Excess'', Li Xiangfei in ''Fatal Fury'' / ''The King of Fighters''; and Da Ji in ''Warriors Orochi''. Filmography Anime Film Video games Dubbing Audio Discography ;Albums * (Konami, 1996) * ''Catchy'' (Konami, 1996) * (Konami, 1997) * ''K-Brand'' (Konami, 1998) * ''Touch and Go'' (Konami, 1998) * ''From the Bests'' (Konami, 1999) * (King, 2000) * ''Vintage'' (King, 2001) * ''Love Clue'' (King, 2001) * ''Watashi no Tsubasa'' (Toei, 2002) * ''Rainbow'' (Most, 2015) ; Compilation albums * (Konami, 2004) References External links * Mami Kingetsuat Oricon * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Kamiya
is a Japanese voice actor, singer and narrator affiliated with Aoni Production. He is best known for the voice of Levi Ackerman in ''Attack on Titan'', Trafalgar Law in ''One Piece'', Mephisto Pheles in ''Blue Exorcist'', Izaya Orihara in ''Durarara!!'', Shinji Matō in the ''Fate'' franchise, Takashi Natsume in '' Natsume Yūjin Chō'', Choromatsu in ''Mr. Osomatsu'', Akashi Seijuro in ''Kuroko's Basketball'', Yuzuru Otonashi in ''Angel Beats!'', Yato in ''Noragami'', Ranpo Edogawa in '' Bungo Stray Dogs'', Nozomu Itoshiki in ''Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei'', Koyomi Araragi in the ''Monogatari'' series, Sōma in ''Working!!'', Juli in ''Brothers Conflict'', Balder Hringhorni in ''Kamigami no Asobi'', Tieria Erde in ''Mobile Suit Gundam 00'', Saiki Kusuo in '' The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.'' and Kinshirō Kusatsu in '' Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!''. He won "Best Lead Actor" and "Best Personality" at the 3rd Seiyu Awards, and "Best Supporting Actor" at the 2nd Seiyu Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
