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Shigeru Ushiyama
is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Nagano Prefecture. He is affiliated with Gekidan Subaru and is married to fellow voice actress Keiko Aizawa. Filmography Television animation *''Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ'' (1986) (Meccha Mucha) *''Ninku'' (1995) (General Maki) *''Meiken Lassie'' (1996) (Richard Jones) *''Rurouni Kenshin'' (1996) (Sakuramaru) *'' Go! Go! Itsutsugo Land'' (2001) (Yurika's dad) *'' Noir'' (2001) (Wellman) *''One Piece'' (2001) ( Doctor Hiruluk) *''Tokyo Underground'' (2002) (Suijen) *''Phoenix'' (2004) (Robita) *''Tetsujin 28'' (2004) (Professor Shikishima) *''Black Lagoon'' (2006) (Wentzel Ahbe) *''Spice and Wolf II'' (2009) (Lutz Eringin) *''Naruto Shippuden'' (2010) (Tazuna) *''Gate'' (2015) (Russian President Zyuganov) *'' Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū'' (2016) (Matsuda) *''Ultraman'' (2019) (Alien Zetton Edo) *''Jujutsu Kaisen'' (2020) (Takeda) *''Yasuke'' (2021) (Abraham) Unknown date *''Devil Lady'' (Production Manager) *'' Fortune Quest L'' (Woodward) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetsujin 28-go (2004 TV Series)
is a 2004 Japanese anime series based on the manga of the same name by Mitsuteru Yokoyama. It was animated by Genco and Palm Studio and written and directed by Yasuhiro Imagawa. The series has been released in the United States under its original name by Geneon and in the United Kingdom by Manga Entertainment, the first time a ''Tetsujin-28'' property has not been localized to Gigantor in America or other English speaking nations. It was then rescued by Discotek Media for a SD Blu-ray release on September 25, 2018, with the movie (being released as ''Morning Moon of Midday'') released on sub-only Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack on January 29, 2019. While not fully based on the original manga, it followed an extremely different storyline than in the 1960s series. Plot The story takes place ten years after World War II, approximately the same time as the manga debuted, focused mainly on Shotaro's pursuit to control and fully understand Tetsujin's capabilities, all the while encounter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakitate!! Japan
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takashi Hashiguchi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from December 2001 to January 2007, with its chapters collected in 26 ''tankōbon'' volumes. A sixty-nine episode anime television series adaptation by Sunrise was broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 2004 to March 2006. In North America, the manga was licensed in English by Viz Media in 2005 and Nozomi Entertainment licensed the anime series in 2014. In 2004, ''Yakitate!! Japan'' won the 49th Shogakukan Manga Award for the '' shōnen'' category. Plot Kazuma Azuma is a boy on a quest to create ''"Ja-pan"'', a national bread for Japan, as many other countries have their own signature breads. He heads to Tokyo with the intention of working at the famous bread-making chain Pantasia. Along the way, he meets other bakers, both learning from and competing against them. The characters bake their bread using their burning passion and even anger, sim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kindaichi Case Files
is a Japanese mystery manga series based on the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi, the supposed grandson of the famous (fictional) private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. Written by Yōzaburō Kanari or Seimaru Amagi (depending on series) and illustrated by Fumiya Satō, the ''Kindaichi series'' was serialized in Kodansha's '' shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from October 1992 to October 2017, spanning a total of 76 ''tankōbon'' volumes. It is one of the earliest works in the mystery manga genre. The series has been adapted by Toei Animation first as a feature film in 1996 and then a 148-episode anime television series broadcast from 1997 to 2000, and there has since been a live-action film, five live-action drama series, three live-action television specials and further animated features for cinema and television. A new anime television series adaptation, titled ''The Kindaichi Case Files R (Returns)'', bega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortune Quest L
Fortune may refer to: General * Fortuna or Fortune, the Roman goddess of luck * Luck * Wealth * Fortune, a prediction made in fortune-telling * Fortune, in a fortune cookie Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''The Fortune'' (1931 film), a French film * ''The Fortune'', a 1975 American film * Fortune TV, Burma * '' Fortune: Million Pound Giveaway'', a 2007 UK TV programme * "Fortune" (''Smallville''), a US TV episode Music * Fortune Records, 1946–1995 * Fortune (band), 1980s, US * The Fortunes, an English harmony beat group * ''Fortune'' (Beni album), 2011 * ''Fortune'' (Callers album) and its title song, 2008 * ''Fortune'' (Chris Brown album), 2012 * "Fortune" (song), by Nami Tamaki, 2005 * "Fortune", a song by Emma Pollock from ''Watch the Fireworks'', 2007 * "Fortune", a song by Great Big Sea from ''Sea of No Cares'', 2002 Sports and games * Fortune (''Metal Gear''), a video game character * Fortune (professional wrestling) Theatres * Fortune Playhouse, a th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devil Lady
''Devil Lady'', known in Japan as , is a 1997 manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai, and the sequel to ''Devilman''. It was originally serialized by Kodansha from January 1997 to July 2000 in the magazine ''Weekly Morning'', and later collected in 17 volumes. The story follows Jun Fudo, a model who can transform into the powerful Devil Lady and protects humanity from devil beasts and their creations. The manga was adapted into a twenty-six episode anime series by TMS Entertainment from 1998−1999, which was released in the US by ADV Films in 2003–2004, and later available through streaming by Midnight Pulp. A manga crossover with ''Cutie Honey'', another Nagai series, was published in 2013 under the title ''Cutie Honey vs. Devilman Lady''. Plot Manga Set in Japan after the events of ''Devilman'', the story follows Jun Fudo, a teacher and former athlete who lives alone with her younger brother, Hikaru, while their father is away in the United States. For reason ... [...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] |
Yasuke (TV Series)
''Yasuke'' is a Japanese-American original net anime series loosely based on the historical figure of the same name, an African warrior who served under Japanese daimyo Oda Nobunaga during the Sengoku period of samurai conflict in 16th century Japan. Created by LeSean Thomas and animated by Japanese animation studio MAPPA, the series stars Lakeith Stanfield as the titular character. The series was released on Netflix on April 29, 2021. Synopsis In an alternate-reality 16th century feudal Japan reimagined with magic and advanced technology, an African man named Yasuke went from being in the service of Jesuit missionaries during the Nanban trade to being a warrior and retainer in the service of Lord Oda Nobunaga. In the year 1582, he witnessed the fall of Nobunaga's forces in battle at Honnō-ji Incident, Honnō-ji Temple against the army of the Akechi Mitsuhide, Dark General, who serves the demonic warlord Yami no Daimyō. With Nobunaga's seppuku, death and the defeat of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jujutsu Kaisen
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gege Akutami. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since March 2018, with its chapters collected and published in 21 ''tankōbon'' volumes . The story follows high school student Yuji Itadori as he joins a secret organization of Jujutsu Sorcerers to eliminate a powerful Curse named Ryomen Sukuna, of whom Yuji becomes the host. ''Jujutsu Kaisen'' is a sequel to Akutami's ''Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School'', serialized in Shueisha's ''Jump GIGA'' from April to July 2017, later collected in a ''tankōbon'' volume, retroactively titled as ''Jujutsu Kaisen 0'', in December 2018. ''Jujutsu Kaisen'' is licensed for English-language release in North America by Viz Media, which has published the manga in print since December 2019. Shueisha publishes the series in English on the ''Manga Plus'' online platform. Two novels, written by Ballad Kitaguni, were published in Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultraman (manga)
''Ultraman'' (stylized as ''ULTRAMAN'') is a Japanese manga series written by Eiichi Shimizu and drawn by Tomohiro Shimoguchi of ''Linebarrels of Iron'' fame. Published in ''Monthly Hero's'' since the magazine's inaugural issue. It is part of the Ultra Series, ''Ultraman'' franchise and a manga sequel of the Ultraman (1966 TV series), 1966 television series. The series has been collected in 18 ''tankōbon'' volumes as of April 2022. A 3DCG original net animation (ONA) anime adaptation co-produced by Production I.G and Sola Digital Arts was released on Netflix in April 2019. A second season was released in April 2022. A third and final season will be released in 2023. Story Decades have passed since the events of ''Ultraman (1966 TV series), Ultraman'', with the legendary now a memory, as it is believed he returned home after fighting the many giant aliens that invaded the Earth. Shin Hayata's son Shinjiro seems to possess a strange ability, and it is this ability, along wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruko Kumota. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''ITAN'' magazine from 2010 to 2016 and collected in ten volumes. The manga was released in North America by Kodansha USA. The manga was adapted into two original video animations which were bundled with special editions of the seventh and eighth manga volumes on 6 March – 7 August 2015, respectively. It was also adapted into an anime television series which aired between 9 January 2016 and 2 April 2016. A second season of the anime television series aired between 7 January 2017 and 25 March 2017. A live-action series adaptation aired on NHK between 12 October and 14 December 2018. Plot A man is released from prison and becomes the apprentice of a famous rakugo performer, Yakumo Yurakutei. The story focuses on the backstories of the performers and their struggle to gain popularity, following Yakumo's apprenticeship and rise to fame and his friendship with fellow performer S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gate (novel Series)
, is a Japanese fantasy novel series written by Takumi Yanai and illustrated by Daisuke Izuka and Kurojishi. Originally, it was serialized from 2006 to 2009 on the user-generated novel publishing website Arcadia until it was acquired by publisher AlphaPolis in 2010. A manga adaptation illustrated by Satoru Sao began in July 2011, and three spin-off manga began in 2015. The first half of an anime television series adaptation aired from July to September 2015, and the second half aired from January to March 2016. The series has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America. A sequel novel series, ''Gate Season 2: Jieitai Kano Umi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri'', began publication in 2017. Plot In modern-day Ginza, Tokyo, a portal from another world suddenly appears and a legion of Roman-styled medieval soldiers and monsters emerge to attack the city. Using modern weaponry and tactics, the Japan Self-Defense Forces easily repels the enemy and passes through the Gate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
