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Raideen
is a super robot anime series. Produced by Tohokushinsha, Asahi News Agency and Soeisha (later renamed as Sunrise), it aired on Nihon Educational Television (now TV Asahi) from 4 April 1975 to 26 March 1976, with a total of 50 episodes. The official name being ''Raideen the Brave'', it is mainly known as "Brave Raideen" or "Heroic Raydeen". A series called was broadcast from 1996 to 1997 on TV Tokyo, and another series called ''Reideen'' was broadcast in 2007 on WOWOW. Story After a slumber of twelve millennia, the Demon Empire awakens to seize control of the Earth. Raideen, the giant robot-like protector of the lost continent of Mu, senses the evil presence and awakens within its golden pyramid. A young Japanese boy, Akira Hibiki, is alerted about the Demon Empire by a mysterious voice and rushes to the pyramid. It is soon revealed that Akira is a descendant of the ancient people of Mu who must help Raideen save the Earth. Akira enters the robot by accelerating his moto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshiyuki Tomino
is a Japanese mecha anime creator, animator, director, screenwriter, songwriter and novelist best known for creating the ''Gundam'' anime franchise. He was born in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, and studied at Nihon University's College of Art. Career & Legacy Tomino began his career in 1963 with Osamu Tezuka's company, Mushi Productions, scripting the storyboards and screenplay of the first Japanese anime television series, '' Tetsuwan Atomu'' (also known as ''Astro Boy''). According to anime producer Seiji Suzuki, while at the company, he was under the mentorship of Hiroshi Wakao, the later founder and first president of production studio Shaft. He later became one of the most important members of the anime studio Sunrise, going on to direct numerous anime through the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Tomino is perhaps best known for his transformation of the "Super Robot" mecha anime genre into the "Real Robot" genre with 1979's ''Mobile Suit Gundam'', the first in the ''Gundam'' f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandai Namco Filmworks
, previously and still famously known as Sunrise Inc., is a Japanese animation studio founded in September 1972 and is based in Ogikubo, Tokyo. Its former names were also Soeisha, Nippon Sunrise and Sunrise Studio. Its primary division, , is renowned for critically praised and popular original anime series such as ''Gundam'', '' Cowboy Bebop'', ''Space Runaway Ideon'', ''Armored Trooper Votoms'', ''Magic God Hero Legend Wataru'', '' Yoroiden Samurai Troopers'', '' Future GPX Cyber Formula'', ''Crush Gear Turbo'', ''The Vision of Escaflowne'', ''Love Live!'', ''Witch Hunter Robin'', ''My-HiME'', ''My-Otome'', '' Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion'', '' Tiger & Bunny'', and '' Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon'', as well as its numerous adaptations of acclaimed light novels including ''Crest of the Stars'', ''Dirty Pair'', '' Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere'' and '' Accel World'', and manga such as ''City Hunter'', ''Inuyasha'', ''Outlaw Star'', ''Yakitate!! Japan'', '' Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junpei Takiguchi
, better known by his stage name , was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Chiba Prefecture. Besides his many narration and dubbing roles, he was also known for his roles in ''Time Bokan'' (as Perasuke), ''Yatterman'' (as Dokurobei), ''Mazinger Z'' (as Count Brocken), '' Tekkaman: The Space Knight'' (as Ranbos), '' Yuusha Raideen'' (as Barao), and for his narration roles in ''Burari Tochūgesha no Tabi'' and ''Pittankokan Kan''. Death Takiguchi died at 7:33am JST on August 29, 2011, aged 80, from stomach cancer. Filmography Television animation *''Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse'' (1960) – Narrator *''Moomin'' (1969) – Moran *'' Andersen Stories'' (1971) - Mole *''Mazinger Z'' (1972) – Count Brocken *''New Moomin'' (1972) – Moran *'' We Know You, Moonlight Mask-kun!'' (1972) – Satan's Claw *''Vicky the Viking'' (1974) – Snorre *'' Tekkaman: The Space Knight'' (1975) – Rambos *''Time Bokan'' (1975) – Perasuke *''Dinosaur War Izenborg'' (1977) – Gor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Kamiya
is a Japanese voice actor. He played several notable roles in Japanese manga and anime television series, including Kenshiro in ''Fist of the North Star'', Ryo Saeba in ''City Hunter'' and Shutaro Mendo in ''Urusei Yatsura''. In mecha anime, he voiced Ryoma Nagare in ''Getter Robo'', Akira Hibiki in ''Brave Raideen'', Sanshirō Tsuwabuki in ''Gaiking'', Roy Focker in ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'', and Sincline in ''Beast King GoLion''. Biography Early life Kamiya was born in Yokohama. He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Shiba Commercial High School and became a freelancer after being affiliated with Theatre Echo, Aoni Production, Production Baobab, Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society and Ups. Kamiya then founded Saeba Shoji, a talent agency. Background His father ran a furniture manufacturing factory, but it suddenly closed and his parents divorced. After that, Kamiya's mother raised him and his brother. As a result of his mother's search for work, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tohokushinsha
is a Japanese film distributor, production company and dubbing studio based in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo. It was founded in 1961 by Banjirō Uemura (who was also once the head of the Japanese branch of ITC Entertainment) as a dubbing house for foreign films; members of the Uemura family continue as its largest shareholders. Anime * '' Adventures of the Little Koala'' * ''Aikatsu Planet!'' * ''Amon Saga'' * '' Appleseed'' * ''Assemble Insert'' * ''Brave Raideen'' * '' Garo series'' * '' Mr Locomotive'' * ''Mary and the Witch's Flower'' * '' New Tetsujin-28'' * ''Paranoia Agent'' * ''Patlabor'' ** '' Patlabor: The Movie'' ** '' Patlabor 2: The Movie'' ** '' WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3'' * '' Ray the Animation'' * ''Saikano'' ** ''Saikano: Another Love Song'' * ''Spirited Away'' * ''Tachiguishi-Retsuden'' * ''Tetsuko no Tabi'' * ''Tweeny Witches'' * ''Windy Tales'' Films * ''Aikatsu Planet! The Movie'' * '' Fine, Totally Fine'' * ''Hasami Otoko'' * '' Lost in Translation'' * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadao Nagahama
__notoc__ Tadao Nagahama (長浜 忠夫 ''Nagahama Tadao''; September 26, 1936 – January 14, 1980) was a Japanese director of both puppet shows and animation. He is best known as the director of Sunrise and Toei Company's Robot Romance Trilogy, which added human drama to the Super Robot Genre. Nagahama also directed several hit anime series that are still well known among Japanese viewers. Moreover, he produced hits with works of all genres, including sports, comedies, '' shōnen'', '' shōjo'', and Super Robots. He and his wife contracted hepatitis while traveling overseas. Although his wife survived, he died from the disease at the age of 43. Filmography Puppetry * 伊賀の影丸 (''Iga no Kagemaru''), 1964 * ひょっこりひょうたん島 (''Hyokkori Hyōtanjima''), 1964–1969 Anime * ''Obake no Q-tarō'', 1965 (episode director) * ''Perman'', 1967 (episode director) * '' Star of the Giants'', 1968 (director) * ''Chingo Muchabei'', 1971 (episode director) * '' Shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaki Tsuji
is a Japanese anime screenwriter, mystery writer, manga author, travel critic, essayist, professor as well as mystery fiction novels writer. Tsuji was most active in the business from the 1960s through the 1980s, and worked as a script writer on many popular anime television series for Mushi Production, Toei Animation, and Tokyo Movie Shinsha. He is well known for his association with the animated adaptations of the works of Osamu Tezuka and Go Nagai. In April 2007, Tsuji headed Japan's first international anime research lab as part of Digital Hollywood University. On December 4, 2007, Tsuji was given a lifetime achievement award at the 11th Japan Media Arts Festival. On September 24, 2008, Tsuji won a Special Award in the 13th Animation Kobe for his writing work. Filmography See also * Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan is a Japan-based organization for mystery writers who write ''honkaku'' (i.e. authentic, orthodox) mystery. The organization was founded on 3 November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikuo Nishikawa
is a Japanese voice actor who works for Production Baobab. Filmography Television animation *''Star of the Giants'' (1968) (Mishima) *''Judo Boy'' (1969) (Sanshiro) *''Wandering Sun'' (1971) (Yumemaro) *''Casshan'' (1973) (Casshern) *''Brave Raideen'' (1975) (Tarou Sarumaru) *''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (1980) (Jim) *''New Tetsujin-28'' (1980) (Robby) *''The Irresponsible Captain Tylor'' (1993) (Robert J. Hanner) *''Nintama Rantarō'' (1993) (Rantaro's Father) *''Mahōjin Guru Guru'' (1994) (President of Darkness) *''Rurouni Kenshin'' (1996) (Saizuchi) *'' Berserk'' (1997) (Godo) *''Rozen Maiden'' (2004) (Motoharu Shibasaki) *''Samurai 7'' (2004) (Gisaku) *''Naruto'' (2005) (Sukeza) *''Negima! Magister Negi Magi'' (2005) (Principal of Magic Academy) *''Romeo × Juliet is an anime television series, loosely based on William Shakespeare's classical play, ''Romeo and Juliet'', along with numerous references and characters from other Shakespearean plays. Though the anime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Robot
Mecha anime and manga, known in Japan as and , are anime and manga that feature robots (mecha) in battle. The genre is broken down into two subcategories; "super robot", featuring super-sized, implausible robots, and "real robot", where robots are governed by realistic physics and technological limitations. Mecha series cover a wide variety of genres, from action to comedy to drama, and the genre has expanded into other media, such as video game adaptations. Mecha has also contributed to the popularity of scale model robots. History The 1940 short manga featured a powered, piloted, mechanical octopus. The 1943 Yokoyama Ryūichi's propaganda manga featured a sword-wielding, steam-powered, giant humanoid mecha. The first series in the mecha genre was Mitsuteru Yokoyama's 1956 manga ''Tetsujin 28-go'' (which was later animated in 1963 and also released abroad as ''Gigantor''). Yokoyama was inspired to become a manga creator by Osamu Tezuka, and began serializing the manga in ''Sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reideen
''Reideen'' (stylized as ''REIDEEN'') is a Japanese animated television series remake of the 1975 Super Robot anime ''Brave Raideen''. It was produced by Production I.G and directed by Mitsuru Hongo. Which was originally broadcast on the satellite network Wowow in 2007. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the anime for North American release. The anime series has a two-volume manga counterpart, running in Kadokawa Shoten's '' Monthly Shōnen Ace from November 25, 2006 to July 26, 2007. The show is the only entry of the ''Reideen'' series to not be animated by Sunrise who previously animated the original 1975 ''Brave Reideen'' and the 1996 re-imagining ''Reideen the Superior''. Overview Junki Saiga is a normal high school student with a gift in mathematics. His daily routine is disrupted when his family gets news that his father's remains have been discovered- a noted archaeologist and researcher who had gone missing while exploring a site many years before. Among his remains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keisuke Yamashita
Keisuke (written: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese general *, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *Keisuke Hoashi (born 1967), American actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese actor and voice actor *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese physician and biologist *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese actor *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese film director *, Japanese actor *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese-Korean racing driver *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese musician and singer-songwriter * Keisuke Makino (born 1969), Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
