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Tien Shinhan
, known as Tenshinhan in Japanese media and Viz Media's release of the manga, is a fictional character in the ''Dragon Ball'' manga series created by Akira Toriyama. He is introduced in chapter #113 "The 22nd Tenka'ichi Budōkai", first published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine on February 24, 1987, entering the martial arts tournament to kill Son Goku and his fellow-students. However, he later teams up with them to defeat Piccolo Daimaō, accompanied by his best friend Chaozu. Tien becomes Goku's rival for a period and is notable for being the first person in the series to fly using and to use the technique. The character of Tien has received praise from reviewers of manga and anime. They praised his quest for redemption in the Piccolo arc and his fights have been celebrated as dramatic, intense, and entertaining. Numerous pieces of merchandise have been released bearing his likeness including action figures, key chains, and capsule toys. Design The character's is named a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Ball
is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. The Dragon Ball (manga), initial manga, written and illustrated by Toriyama, was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 individual chapters collected into 42 ''tankōbon'' volumes by its publisher Shueisha. ''Dragon Ball'' was originally inspired by the classical 16th-century Chinese novel ''Journey to the West'', combined with elements of Hong Kong martial arts films. The series follows the adventures of protagonist Goku, Son Goku from his childhood through adulthood as he trains in martial arts. He spends his childhood far from civilization until he meets a teen girl named Bulma, who encourages him to join her quest in exploring the world in search of the seven orbs known as the Dragon Balls, which summon a wish-granting dragon when gathered. Along his journey, Goku makes several other friends, becomes a family man, discovers his alien heritage, and battles a wide variety of villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journey To The West
''Journey to the West'' () is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It is regarded as one of the greatest Classic Chinese Novels, and has been described as arguably the most popular literary work in East Asia. Arthur Waley's abridged translation, '' Monkey'', is known in English-speaking countries. The novel is an extended account of the legendary pilgrimage of the Tang dynasty Buddhist monk Xuanzang, who traveled to the "Western Regions" (Central Asia and India) to obtain Buddhist sacred texts (sūtras) and returned after many trials and much suffering. The monk is referred to as Tang Sanzang in the novel. The novel retains the broad outline of Xuanzang's own account, ''Great Tang Records on the Western Regions'', but adds elements from folk tales and the author's invention: Gautama Buddha gives this task to the monk and provides him with three protectors who agree to help him as an atonement for their sins. Thes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master Roshi
Master Roshi, known in Japan as as well as , is a fictional character from the ''Dragon Ball'' series created by Akira Toriyama. Within the series, he is an elderly martial arts master, born on March 20th, who is the innovator of the technique. His students include List of Dragon Ball characters#Grandpa Gohan, Grandpa Son Gohan, List of Dragon Ball characters#Ox-King, The Ox-King, Son Goku (Dragon Ball), Son Goku, Krillin and Yamcha. He is bald, sports a thick van dyke beard, and wears sunglasses, beach clothes, or martial arts suits. He usually wields a walking stick and, in early appearances, wears a turtle's shell on his back. In spite of his lechery, cantankerousness and occasional whimsy or foolishness, he is often depicted as wise and perceptive. While a popular character with ''Dragon Ball'' fans, the depiction of some of his antics has been met with criticism or deemed highly controversial. Voice actors Master Roshi's design was inspired by the character of List of Dr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Burgmeier
John Burgmeier is an American voice actor, writer and musician who works for Funimation for English dubbed anime. As a voice actor, he is best known as the voice of Kurama from ''Yu Yu Hakusho'', Tien (Dragon Ball), Tien from the ''Dragon Ball (anime), Dragon Ball'' series, Shigure Sohma from ''Fruits Basket'', Eyes Rutherford from ''Spiral (anime), Spiral'', and Switzerland from ''Hetalia: Axis Powers''. Burgmeier is also the son of voice actress Linda Young. Discography Burgmeier is also a musician and member of the rock banEl Gato He plays guitar, keyboard, and other instruments across the band's two albums and EP. While the members of El Gato are not currently active, they will still occasionally play a show. EP Everybody's a Pinata(1997) Albums We're Birds(2002) Surrender!(2008) Dubbing roles Anime Video games Live action dubbing References External links * John Burgmeier at CrystalAcids English Voice Actor & Production Staff Database {{DEFAULTS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Cason
Christopher S. Cason is an American voice actor for English-language productions of Japanese anime shows mostly with Funimation. Some of his major roles include Babbit in ''Kodocha'', Haruki Hanai in ''School Rumble'', Gluttony in ''Fullmetal Alchemist'', and Shu in ''Dragon Ball''. He has also worked as an ADR director and script writer for various studios. Filmography Anime * ''AM Driver'' - Kukk "KK" Karan * ''Aria the Scarlet Ammo'' - Ryo Shiranui * '' Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Season 2'' - Mikhail * ''Baldr Force EXE Resolution'' - Genha * ''Basilisk'' - Kazamachi Shogen * '' BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad'' - Akage * ''Beet the Vandel Buster'' - General Grineed * ''Big Windup!'' - Kazutoshi Oki * '' Birdy the Mighty: Decode'' - Masakubo * ''Black Blood Brothers'' - Rinsuke Akai * ''Case Closed'' - Bank Clerk, Shunen, Chiba, Emori * ''Chrome Shelled Regios'' - Dixerio Maskane * ''Corpse Princess'' - Rinsen Shirae * '' D.Gray-man'' - No. 65 * ''Darker than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funimation
Crunchyroll, LLC, previously known as Funimation from 1994 to 2022, is an American entertainment company owned by Japanese conglomerate Sony as a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex that specializes in the dubbing and distribution of East Asian media, with a long history of working with Japanese anime. The company was founded in May 1994 as Funimation Productions by Gen Fukunaga and his wife Cindy Brennan in Silicon Valley, with funding by Daniel Cocanougher and his family, who became investors in the company, which then relocated to North Richland Hills, later to Flower Mound, Texas, and after that in Coppell, Texas. Funimation was one of the leading distributors of anime and other foreign entertainment properties in North America. It licensed popular series, such as ''Dragon Ball'', ''One Piece'', ''Yu Yu Hakusho'', ''My Hero Academia'', '' Attack on Titan'', ''Fairy Tail'', '' Black Clover'', ''Fruits Basket'', '' Assassination ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Ball Kai
''Dragon Ball Z Kai'' (known in Japan as ) is a revised version of the anime series ''Dragon Ball Z'', produced in commemoration of its 20th anniversary. Produced by Toei Animation, the series was originally broadcast in Japan on Fuji TV from April 5, 2009 to March 27, 2011. A follow-up series, which adapts the remaining story arcs from the original manga, was aired in Japan from April 6, 2014, to June 28, 2015. ''Kai'' features remastered high definition picture, sound, and special effects as well as a re-recorded voice track by most of the original cast. As most of the series' sketches and animation cels had been discarded since the final episode of ''Dragon Ball Z'' in 1996, new frames were produced by digitally tracing over still frames from existing footage and filling them with softer colors. This reduced visible damage to the original animation. To convert the 4:3 animation to 16:9 widescreen, some shots were selectively cropped while others feature new hand drawn port ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hikaru Midorikawa
is a Japanese Voice acting in Japan, voice actor from Otawara, Tochigi who is represented by Aoni Production. He is best known for the roles of Softon in ''Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'', Tamahome in ''Fushigi Yûgi'', Seiran Shi in ''Saiunkoku Monogatari'', Gridman in ''Gridman the Hyper Agent'', Heero Yuy in ''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'', Kaede Rukawa in ''Slam Dunk (manga), Slam Dunk'', Ayato Sakamaki in ''Diabolik Lovers'', Rantaro Amami in ''Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony'', Zelgadis Greywords in ''Slayers'', Ryuho in ''s-CRY-ed'', Ein (Dead or Alive), Ein/Hayate (Dead or Alive), Hayate from the ''Dead or Alive (franchise), Dead or Alive'' series, Marth (Fire Emblem), Marth from the ''Fire Emblem (series), Fire Emblem'' series, Characters of Persona 3#Akihiko Sanada, Akihiko Sanada from ''Persona 3'', Lancer from ''Fate/Zero'', Kyōsuke Natsume from ''Little Busters!'', Sakamoto from ''Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto'', Zora Ideale from ''Black Clover'', Kouga from ''Saint Seiya Omega'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revenge Of King Piccolo
Revenge is committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Francis Bacon described revenge as a kind of "wild justice" that "does... offend the law ndputteth the law out of office." Primitive justice or retributive justice is often differentiated from more formal and refined forms of justice such as distributive justice and divine judgment. Function in society Social psychologist Ian Mckee states that the desire for the sustenance of power motivates vengeful behavior as a means of impression management: "People who are more vengeful tend to be those who are motivated by power, by authority and by the desire for status. They don't want to lose face". Vengeful behavior has been found across a majority of human societies. Some societies encourage vengeful behavior, which is called a feud. These societies usually regard the honor of individuals and groups as of central importance. Thus, while protecting of their reput ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burst Limit
is a fighting game, fighting video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 based on the anime ''Dragon Ball Z''. The game was developed by Dimps and published in North America and Australia by Atari, Inc. (1993–present), Atari, and in Japan and Europe by Namco Bandai under the Bandai label. It was released in Japan on June 5, 2008, in Europe on June 6, 2008, North America on June 10, 2008, and in Australia on July 3, 2008. The game allows the player the opportunity to let their character battle other characters controlled by the in game AI, or another player both on or offline depending on the mode of play the player or players choose. The game's Z Chronicles story mode allows players the chance to relive key points of the three sagas within the ''Dragon Ball'' story with the aid of items called Drama Pieces that give what has been called an immense ''Dragon Ball'' experience. The game became a top rated title for the PlayStation 3 and was nominated for a Spike Video Game Awards, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
