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Takeru Shibaki
is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo. He is best known for his role as Kai Samezu/GaoBlue in the ''Super Sentai'' series ''Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger''. Filmography Television * ''Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger'' (2001–2002) (Kai Samezu/Gao Blue) * ''GoGo Sentai Boukenger'' (Ragi) * ''Denace'' (2006) Video games * ''Grandia 3'' (Ull/Ulf) Film * ''Boogiepop and Others is a Japanese light novel written by Kouhei Kadono and illustrated by Kouji Ogata. The first in the ''Boogiepop'' series, it was released in 1998 by MediaWorks and won the fourth Dengeki Game Novel Contest. A manga adaptation by Kouji O ...'' (2000) * '' Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai'' (2001) (Kai Samezu/Gao Blue) * '' Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger Fire Mountain Roars'' (2001) (Kai Samezu/Gao Blue) * '' Battle Royale II: Requiem'' (2003) (Shugo Urabe) * ''Hirakata'' (Takahito Murata) * ''Reflections'' (2005) * ''Boku no Kanojo tosono Kareshi ~Drop In Ghost~'' (2007) (Ryo Fuuma) Stage s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voice Acting In Japan
Voice acting in Japan is an industry where actors provide voice-overs as characters or narrators in media including anime, video games, audio dramas, commercials, and dubbing for non-Japanese films and television programs. In Japan, and actresses have devoted fan clubs due to a crossover with the idol industry, and some fans may watch a show merely to hear a particular voice actor. Many voice actors have concurrent singing careers and have also crossed over to live-action media. There are around 130 voice acting schools in Japan. Broadcast companies and talent agencies often have their own troupes of vocal actors. Magazines focusing specifically on voice acting are published in Japan, with '' Voice Animage'' being the longest running. The term character voice (abbreviated CV) has been commonly used since the 1980s by such Japanese anime magazines as ' and ''Newtype'' to describe a voice actor associated with a particular anime or game character. Definition and role A p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Sentai
is a Japanese superhero team metaseries and media franchise consisting of television series and films produced by Toei Company, and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi ("Sentai" is the Japanese word for "task force" or "fighting squadron"). The shows are of the ''tokusatsu'' genre, featuring live action characters and colorful special effects, and are aimed at children. ''Super Sentai'' airs alongside the '' Kamen Rider'' series in the ''Super Hero Time'' programming block on Sunday mornings. In North America, the ''Super Sentai'' series is best known as the source material for the ''Power Rangers'' series. Series overview In every ''Super Sentai'' series, the protagonists are a team of people who – using wrist-worn or hand-held devices – transform into superheroes and gain superpowers – color-coded uniforms, signature weapons, sidearms, and fighting skills – to battle a group of otherworldly supervillains that threaten to take over the Earth. In a typical episode, the her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger
is Toei's twenty-fifth production of the ''Super Sentai'' metaseries airing in 2001 and celebrated the franchise's 25th anniversary. Footage from this show was used in the 2002 American series ''Power Rangers Wild Force'' and was later dubbed in 2010 as the retitled ''Power Rangers: Jungle Force'' for South Korean television in place of ''Samurai Sentai Shinkenger''. Gaoranger aired alongside ''Kamen Rider Agito''. On May 14, 2018, it was announced that Shout! Factory had licensed ''Gaoranger'' for release in North America and it was released on December 18, 2018. This is 11th Super Sentai to be released in North America on DVD in Region 1 format as '' Jetman'' was released before ''Gaoranger''. Plot A millennia ago, humans fought a war against demon ogres known as the Orgs. With the help of the Power Animals, the ancient Gao Warriors were able to defeat the Orgs' leader Hyakkimaru, sealing the Orgs away along with one of their own. When the seal wanes, the Power Animals selec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GoGo Sentai Boukenger
is the 30th series in Toei Company, Toei's Super Sentai series, a metaseries of Japanese language, Japanese tokusatsu programming. It was the first installment to be broadcast in the 16:9 aspect ratio. It premiered on February 19, 2006, at 7:30 JST on TV Asahi's 2006 ''Super Hero Time'' programming block, along with ''Kamen Rider Kabuto''. Its footage was used in the American series, ''Power Rangers Operation Overdrive'' in Standard-definition television, SD, while the original footage was dubbed into Korean for the South Korean series, ''Power Rangers Treasure Force''. Plot summary Powerful relics known as the Precious have started to appear throughout the world. Noticing these relic's power, various Negative Syndicates wish to take the Precious for themselves and utilize them for evil means. To make sure that the Precious does not fall into the hands of the Negative Syndicates, the Search Guard Successor Foundation has developed its own special operations team, the Boukengers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grandia 3
is a role-playing video game developed by Game Arts and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2 console. Originally released in Japan in August 2005, the game was released in English in North America in February 2006, and is the first main series ''Grandia'' title to not be released in Europe. ''Grandia III'' was re-released on the North American PlayStation 3 store on July 21, 2016. The game was designed by much of the key staff of previous games in the series and includes many features seen in its predecessors, including the battle system. Music for the game was provided by series veteran Noriyuki Iwadare, and features the opening theme song "In the Sky" performed by Japanese pop/rock artist Miz. The game is set in a fantasy world where humans fly in magic-powered aircraft. A boy named Yuki is determined to become a great pilot like his idol, the Sky Captain Schmidt. When he and his mother encounter a girl named Alfina who has the ability to communicate with the spiritua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boogiepop And Others
is a Japanese light novel written by Kouhei Kadono and illustrated by Kouji Ogata. The first in the ''Boogiepop'' series, it was released in 1998 by MediaWorks and won the fourth Dengeki Game Novel Contest. A manga adaptation by Kouji Ogata began serialization in 1999. It is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment under the title ''Boogiepop Doesn't Laugh''. The story takes place in an unnamed Japanese city, and follows five students at Shinyo Academy as they try to piece together the puzzle of a new drug and recent disappearances among the student populace. While the teachers believe them to only be runaways, the female students whisper among themselves about the urban legend Boogiepop, who is said to be a ''shinigami''. Explanation of the novel's title The titles used in the Boogiepop Series can typically be separated into multiple titles. The full, Japanese title of this novel is ''Boogiepop wa Warawanai Boogiepop and Others''. Typically the translation of ''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger
is a Japanese Tokusatsu television series and Toei's twenty-fifth production of the ''Super Sentai'' metaseries airing in 2001 and celebrated the franchise's 25th anniversary. It aired from February 18, 2001, to February 10, 2002, replacing ''Mirai Sentai Timeranger'', and was replaced by '' Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger''. Footage from this show was used in the 2002 American series ''Power Rangers Wild Force'' and was later dubbed in 2010 as the retitled ''Power Rangers: Jungle Force'' for South Korean television in place of ''Samurai Sentai Shinkenger''. Gaoranger aired alongside ''Kamen Rider Agito''. On May 14, 2018, it was announced that Shout! Factory had licensed ''Gaoranger'' for release in North America and it was released on December 18, 2018. This is the 11th Super Sentai to be released in North America on DVD in Region 1 format as '' Jetman'' was released before ''Gaoranger''. Plot A millennium ago, humans fought a war against demon ogres known as the Orgs. With the he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Requiem
A Requiem or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead ( la, Missa pro defunctis) or Mass of the dead ( la, Missa defunctorum), is a Mass offered for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons, using a particular form of the Roman Missal. It is usually, but not necessarily, celebrated in the context of a funeral (when it is often called a Funeral Mass). Musical settings of the propers of the Requiem Mass are also called Requiems, and the term has subsequently been applied to other musical compositions associated with death, dying, and mourning, even when they lack religious or liturgical relevance. The term is also used for similar ceremonies outside the Roman Catholic Church, especially in Western Rite Orthodox Christianity, the Anglo-Catholic tradition of Anglicanism, and in certain Lutheran churches. A comparable service, with a wholly different ritual form and texts, exists in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches as well as some M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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