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Shamanic Princess
is a six episode OVA series developed by the Princess Project creative collective and produced by Animate (retailer), Animate Film in association with Triangle Staff starting in June 1996 and continuing over a two-year period. Central Park Media licensed the series for North America release in 2000. Following the closure of Central Park Media, the series has been re-licensed to Media Blasters for a 2013 release. The OVA premiered on Toku (TV network), Toku in the United States in January 2016. Format & Release ''Shamanic Princess initial Japanese release was on laserdisc and VHS, in 6 installments. The first episode was released in June 1996, and the last was released in June 1998. It was released on 2 DVD region code#Region codes and countries, region 2 DVDs starting in 2001. The show is known partially for its odd chronology: the first 4 episodes properly consist of what fans dub the "Throne of Yord Saga", and the final two episodes cover the happenings that lead up to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the epic and the lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's '' Poetics'' (c. 335 BC)—the earliest work of dramatic theory. The term "drama" comes from a Greek word meaning "deed" or " act" (Classical Greek: , ''drâma''), which is derived from "I do" (Classical Greek: , ''dráō''). The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional generic division between comedy and tragedy. In English (as was the analogous case in many other European languages), the word ''play'' or ''game'' (translating the Anglo-Saxon ''pleġan'' or Latin ''ludus'') was the standard term for dramas until William Shakespeare's time—just as its creator was a ''play-maker'' rather than a ''dramatist'' and the building was a ''play-house'' r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demon
A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in religion, occultism, literature, fiction, mythology, and folklore; as well as in media such as comics, video games, movies, anime, and television series. Belief in demons probably goes back to the Paleolithic age, stemming from humanity's fear of the unknown, the strange and the horrific. ''A Dictionary of Comparative Religion'' edited by S.G.F. Brandon 1970 In ancient Near Eastern religions and in the Abrahamic religions, including early Judaism and ancient-medieval Christian demonology, a demon is considered a harmful spiritual entity which may cause demonic possession, calling for an exorcism. Large portions of Jewish demonology, a key influence on Christianity and Islam, originated from a later form of Zoroastrianism, and was transferred to Judaism during the Persian era. Demons may or may not also be considered to be devils: minions of the Devil. In ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime Works
Media Blasters, sometimes abbreviated as MB, is an American entertainment corporation that was founded by John Sirabella in 1997 and is based in New York City. It is in the business of licensing, translating, and releasing to the North American market manga and anime compilations, Asian films and television series, adult anime, monster movies, concert films, independent films, horror films, and exploitation films. Over its history, the company has licensed several popular titles, such as ''Rurouni Kenshin'', '' Berserk'', ''Bakuman'', ''Eiken'', and ''Blade of the Immortal''. History Founding and growth Before Media Blasters was founded, John Sirabella had previously founded Software Sculptors in 1992. After it was purchased by Central Park Media, Sirabella decided to leave and found Media Blasters in 1997 in New York City, New York. The company is divided into several divisions that target different aspects of the video market. They license titles for release and are involved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Manga
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The '' Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). With up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Anime OVAs
File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on board; Eight people die in a blizzard on Mount Everest; Dolly the Sheep becomes the first mammal to have been cloned from an adult somatic cell; The Port Arthur Massacre occurs on Tasmania, and leads to major changes in Australia's gun laws; Macarena, sung by Los del Río and remixed by The Bayside Boys, becomes a major dance craze and cultural phenomenon; Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 crash-ditches off of the Comoros Islands after the plane was hijacked; the 1996 Summer Olympics are held in Atlanta, marking the Centennial (100th Anniversary) of the modern Olympic Games., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Centennial Olympic Park bombing rect 200 0 400 200 TWA FLight 800 rect 400 0 600 200 1996 Mount Everest disaster rect 0 200 300 400 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuyontana
Wuyuntana(, mn, Уюнтана / , Uyuntana known in Japan as , is a Mongols, Mongolian singer from the Horqin district of Tongliao, Inner Mongolia, China. She has been living in Japan since 1987 and has contributed vocals to a variety of anime including ''Macross Plus'', ''Shamanic Princess'', '' Betterman'' and the first ''Cardcaptor Sakura , abbreviated as ''CCS'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp. Serialized monthly in the ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from May 1996 to June 2000, it was also published in 12 ''tankōbon'' ...'' movie. Albums * Khorchin (ホルチン, 1998) * Ten no Kabe (天の壁, 2001) 21st-century Mongolian women singers 20th-century Mongolian women singers Living people Anime musicians Year of birth missing (living people) {{Mongolia-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongolia
Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, making it the world's most sparsely populated sovereign nation. Mongolia is the world's largest landlocked country that does not border a closed sea, and much of its area is covered by grassy steppe, with mountains to the north and west and the Gobi Desert to the south. Ulaanbaatar, the capital and largest city, is home to roughly half of the country's population. The territory of modern-day Mongolia has been ruled by various nomadic empires, including the Xiongnu, the Xianbei, the Rouran, the First Turkic Khaganate, and others. In 1206, Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous land empire in history. His grandson Kublai Khan conquered China proper and established the Yuan dynasty. After the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomo Sakurai
is a Japanese actress and singer. Sakurai was a member of I'm Enterprise but later became freelance until her retirement. She previously announced her retirement on September 1, 2016, but on June 1, 2019, she announced that she would return to the entertainment industry. Career Debut At 14, Sakurai debuted as a sub-member for "Kiss Fairlies," a group that worked as campaign girls for the local Kijima Motorcycle Racing Team. All members were over 15 years old, aside from Tomo. In age of "Lemon Angel" At 17, she joined the idol-pop unit, Lemon Angel, a counter project of Cream Lemon coordinated by the same company that produced "Kiss Fairlies". The project contained comic, animated, and idol pop units. The unit played themselves in Midnight Anime Lemon Angel. She released 5 albums during her time at Lemon Angel. After Lemon Angel Sakurai joined a new video game idol unit and released one album with this unit. After leaving, she focused her career mainly on voice acting wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crispin Freeman
Crispin Freeman is an American voice actor, voice director, and screenwriter who is best known for voicing characters in English-language dubs of Japanese anime, animation, and video games. Some of his prominent anime roles include Zelgadis Graywords in ''Slayers'', Kyon in ''The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', Togusa in the ''Ghost in the Shell'' franchise, Alucard in ''Hellsing'', Kirei Kotomine in '' Fate/Zero'' and '' Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works'', Itachi Uchiha in ''Naruto'', Gyomei Himejima in ''Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'', Hagi in ''Blood+'' and Shizuo Heiwajima in '' Durarara!!'' Early life Freeman was born in Chicago His father is Jewish. He is the oldest of three children. His sister, Cassidy Freeman is an actress, while his brother Clark is an actor and musician. Freeman graduated from the Latin School of Chicago in 1990 and earned a BA from Williams College, where he majored in theater and minored in computer science. He then earned an MFA in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōichi Yamadera
is a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and singer from Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture. He graduated from Tohoku Gakuin University's economics school and is currently affiliated with Across Entertainment. Before that, he was affiliated with the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. He is known for his roles in '' Cowboy Bebop'' (as Spike Spiegel), the ''Yakuza'' videogame series (as Shun Akiyama), '' Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū'' (as Sukeroku), ''Ghost in the Shell'' (as Togusa), ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' (as Ryoji Kaji), ''Gintama'' (as Utsuro), ''Ninja Scroll'' (as Jūbei Kibagami), ''Dragon Ball Super'' (as Beerus), ''Anpanman'' (as Cheese), ''Ranma ½'' (as Ryōga Hibiki/P-chan and the Jusenkyō Guide), ''Space Battleship Yamato 2199'' (as Aberdt Desler) and the second generation voice of Koichi Zenigata (''Lupin III''). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiro Yūki
is a Japanese voice actorDoi, Hitoshi"Yuuki Hiro" ''Seiyuu Database''. December 22, 2010.Archivedby WebCite on December 24, 2010. who is part of the voice actor quartet ''Weiß'', which also consists of Weiß Kreuz voice castmates Tomokazu Seki, Takehito Koyasu and Shin-ichiro Miki. In June 2007, Yuki changed the spelling of his name to 優希比呂 from 結城比呂, which still reads as ''Yūki Hiro''. He's the official Japanese-dubbing voice actor for Stan Marsh in South Park. Filmography Anime *''Dragon Ball Z'' (1989-1996) – Dende (took over the role in 1996) *''Oishinbo'' (1991) – Masashi *''Future GPX Cyber Formula'' (1991) – Henri Claytor *'' Nintama Rantaro'' (1993) – Rikichi Yamada *''The Brave Express Might Gaine'' (1993) – Yulius *''Brave Police J-Decker'' (1994) – Drillboy *'' Haou Taikei Ryū Knight'' (1994) – Adeu Waltham *''Tekkaman Blade II'' (1994) – Dead End/Tekkamen Dead * ''Virtua Fighter'' (1995–1996) – Jimmy Gates *'' Dragon Ball Z: W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
