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Toshihiro Hirano
is a Japanese anime director (film), director, animator, and character designer. His wife is a fellow animator and Mangaka, manga artist Narumi Kakinouchi. Some of his works have appeared in the adult manga magazine ''Lemon People''. He is representative of Toshiki Hirano Office Ltd. Career While still a student at Tokyo Designer Gakuin College, Hirano began drawing in-betweens for Toei Animation, Toei Doga. After working at Studio No.1, Bebo led by Tomonori Kogawa, Studio Io led by himself, Artland (company), Artland led by Noboru Ishiguro, and Anime International Company, AIC led by Tōru Miura, he is now the representative of Toshiki Hirano Office Ltd. In 1982, while working at Artland, Hirano worked as a character animation director on the TV animation series ''Super Dimension Fortress Macross'', which was well received for the female characters' charm and attracted attention from anime fans. Following the theatrical animation ''Macross: Do You Remember Love?'' released in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninja Senshi Tobikage
, known as ''Ninja Robots'' outside Japan, is a Japanese anime television series, produced by Pierrot, which aired from 6 October 1985 to 13 July 1986 on the Nippon Television network. It was also broadcast to parts of Asia and Australia on Cartoon Network, but never aired in the United States. Plot It is the 23rd century and the earthlings have colonized Mars and the Moon. Much like the legendary convicts in Australia during the 18th and 19th century, the settlers of Mars consist mostly of convicts from Earth. The Martian colony is run by a dictatorial Commander Hazzard Pascha, who tests every settler on whether they should serve in the military or become a laborer. Joe Maya is a 16-year-old who lives on Mars and dreams of returning to Earth. He has two friends: Mike Coil and Jenny Ai. When escaping from the Martian military police, Joe and Mike stumble upon a crashed spaceship, the ''Xenos 5'', being attacked by huge robots. In his attempt to escape chasing robots, Joe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Heart (manga)
is a manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo published in the ''Weekly Comic Bunch'' from 2001 throughout 2010. After the cancellation of ''Bunch'', the manga was renewed in ''Monthly Comic Zenon'' under the title of ''Angel Heart: 2nd Season'', which ran from 2010 to 2017. An animated television series based on the manga aired in Japan from October 3, 2005 to September 25, 2006. The author mentioned in the first ''tankōbon'' volume that ''Angel Heart'' shares the same characters as ''City Hunter'' but is not its continuation. Therefore, the events take place in a parallel universe. Plot A young woman stands on top of a building in Shinjuku as she receives a call from her handler. The handler, who calls her "Glass Heart", congratulates her with a job well done regarding her latest kill, which he refers to as her 50th. Glass Heart recounts the day's events. She had just killed a man sitting on a park bench with a silenced gun. As she was leaving the park, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iczer Girl Iczelion
''Iczelion'', known in Japan as , is a 2-episode Japanese original video animation (OVA) series released in 1995. It was created by Toshihiro Hirano, director of the original Fight! Iczer One and Iczer Reborn series. AIC and KSS were the animation production companies in charge of Iczelion. The series was licensed in North America by ADV Films. Unlike its predecessor, Iczelion did not feature female-female intimacy. Although the series hinted at a possible continuation, none was ever written or created. The story seems to take place in an alternate timeline from Iczer-One and Iczer Reborn because of its placement in modern-day and with a seemingly different Nagisa. Iczelion was also made into a radio drama series, released as three drama CDs. The radio drama served as a bridge between Iczer-3 and Iczelion, as characters from the Iczer-3 OVA series were featured in it, including Nagisa Kasumi, who became the title Iczelion instead of the OVA's Nagisa Kai. Iczel was also sent t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iczer Reborn
''Iczer Reborn'', known in Japan as , is a 6-episode Original Video Animation series. It is the sequel to Fight!! Iczer One. Although originally released in North America on VHS and Laserdisc under the title "Iczer-3" (taken from its Japanese name), Central Park Media renamed it "Iczer Reborn" for the DVD release. A sound novel trilogy, based on the manga version of the OVA and released as , functions as a sequel to the manga version of Fight!! Iczer-1, and features a 19-year-old Nagisa Kanō as the main heroine. The trilogy was released on three cassette tapes prior to the OVA. Plot Nagisa Kasumi (the granddaughter of Nagisa Kanou, the heroine of "Fight! Iczer One") has a job as a delivery girl and makes her deliveries with a girl named Kawai on a base in the Moon. The two encounter a new race of alien villains, but are saved by Iczer-3! While Iczer-1 recovers from her long battle against Big Gold's legacy and self-proclaimed successor, Neos Gold, Sister Grey sends young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Dangaioh
is a 2001 Japanese mecha anime series produced by AIC as the sequel to the 1987 OVA ''Hyper Combat Unit Dangaioh''. It is directed by Toshiki Hirano and written by Sumio Uetake, while Hirano's wife, Narumi Kakinouchi, was the animation director for episodes 1 and 3. It aired in TV Asahi in Japan from 5 April 2001 to 5 July 2001. Plot Somewhere in Japan, a bright light suddenly blasted from the ground. The light in a blink destroyed everything within a hundred-mile radius. People argued that falling space debris caused it, but others felt that the unusual movement of terrestrial magnetism caused the light. The truth, however, remained hidden and blurred from people's memories. A little girl named Miya is the only one that knows what the light is. Ten years later, an army of giant robots suddenly appear and devastates the Earth. They call themselves "EX Tartaro," whom pilot four major robots - the Four Kyokuohand. Their mission is to "purify the world". Three battle robots, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Do It Mako! Mako Sexy Symphony
Don't, Dont, or DONT may refer to: Films * ''Don't'' (1925 film), a 1925 silent comedy film * ''Don't'' (1974 film), a 1974 film about the monarch butterfly * ''Don't'', a fake trailer from the film ''Grindhouse'' (2007) Songs * "Don't" (Billy Currington song) * "Don't" (Bryson Tiller song) *"Don't", by Dinosaur Jr. from their album '' Bug'', 1988 * "Don't" (Ed Sheeran song) * "Don't" (Elvis Presley song) * "Don't!", a song by Shania Twain * "Don't", by M2M from their album ''The Big Room'' Other uses * ''Don't'' (game show), a 2020 American game show with Adam Scott and Ryan Reynolds * DONT, Disturb Opponents' Notrump, a bridge bidding convention * "-dont" (actually "-odont"), a suffix meaning "tooth", used in taxonomy * Jakob Dont, Austrian composer Related uses * Do not assemble (DNA), an abbreviation and term used in printed circuit board production. * Do not contact (DNC), an abbreviation and term used in person databasing * Do not equip (DNE), an abbreviation and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Movie Database
The , more commonly known as simply JMDb, is an online database of information about Japanese movies, actors, and production crew personnel. It is similar to the Internet Movie Database but lists only those films initially released in Japan. Y. Nomura started the site in 1997, and it contains movies from 1899 (Second Year of Movies in Japan recorded) to the present day. See also * IMDb References External links * Internet properties established in 1997 Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ... Online film databases {{film-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vampire Princess Miyu
is a Japanese horror manga series by Narumi Kakinouchi and Toshiki Hirano, as well as an anime adaptation by the same creators. The anime was originally presented in a 4-episode OVA (Original Video Animation) licensed by AnimEigo in 1988, and was later adapted into a 26-episode television series licensed by Tokyopop (later by Maiden Japan) and released in 1997. Plot Stranded in the space between the human world and the demon underworld, the series central characters are a Japanese vampire girl named Miyu and her Western Shinma companion Larva. Miyu is the daughter of both a human being and a Shinma (a name for a race of "god-demon"). She was born a vampire and as such, she was awakened as the guardian whose destiny is to hunt down all stray Shinma and send them back to "the Darkness"; charged with the responsibility of returning the evil demons away. Before turning 15 years old, she yearns to return to the darkness herself but not until she has banished all the Shinma ... [...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] |
TMS Entertainment
, formerly known as the , also known as or , is a Japanese animation studio established on October 22, 1946. TMS is one of the oldest and most famous anime studios in Japan, best known for numerous anime franchises such as ''Lupin the Third'', ''Lilpri'', ''The Gutsy Frog'', ''The Rose of Versailles'', ''Anpanman'', ''Case Closed, Detective Conan'', ''Monster Rancher (TV series), Monster Rancher'', ''Magic Knight Rayearth'', ''Hamtaro'', ''Sonic X'', ''D.Gray-man'', ''Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple'', ''Fruits Basket'' (since 2019), ''Obake no Q-Taro'' (until 1972), ''Bakugan Battle Brawlers'' and feature-length films ''Golgo 13: The Professional'', ''Akira (1988 film), Akira'' and ''Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland'', alongside animation works for Western animation such as ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'', ''Inspector Gadget (1983 TV series), Inspector Gadget'', ''The Real Ghostbusters'', ''Rainbow Brite (1984 TV series), Rainbow Brite'', ''DuckTales'', ''The New Adv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hagane No Oni ), such as those in Japanese swords, chisels or planes
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means "steel" in Japanese. Hagane may also refer to: * '' Hagane: The Final Conflict'', a video game * ''Hagane'', a manga by Masaomi Kanzaki * A Space Noah Class starship from the game '' Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation'' and its sequel * The nickname of the 4th Tank Division of the Imperial Japanese Army during the second world war * A central character in the Japanese manga anthology ''Glass Wings'' * A steel used for making blades (which may also be called tamahagane ''Tamahagane'' (玉鋼) is a type of steel made in the Japanese tradition. The word ''tama'' means "precious". The word ''hagane'' means "steel". Tamahagane is used to make Japanese swords, knives, and other kinds of tools. The carbon content ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
