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Utsutsu Miya
is a 2013 anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Production and directed by Kenji Nakamura. It is a part of the ''Gatchaman'' franchise. The first season aired between July 12 and September 27, 2013, and the second season, titled ''Gatchaman Crowds Insight'', started with a prologue episode streamed on Hulu on June 20 before first airing on July 4 and finishing on September 26, 2015. Premise Early summer of 2015 in the city of Tachikawa, Japan. A "second metropolis" of Tokyo, Tachikawa is protected by the Gatchaman, warriors who fight in special reinforced suits called NOTE powered by the manifestation of their spiritual powers. After the introduction of their newest member, the energetic and cheerful Hajime Ichinose, the Gatchaman must deal with Berg Katze, an enigmatic alien creature who, having destroyed several planets, has turned his attention to Earth. Characters Gatchaman ; /(G-101) : : A 16-year-old high school girl living in Tachikawa City, who is a new membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatsunoko Production
and often shortened to , is a Japanese animation company. The studio's name has a double meaning in Japanese: "Tatsu's child" (Tatsu is a nickname for Tatsuo) and " sea dragon", the inspiration for its seahorse logo. Tatsunoko's headquarters are in Musashino, Tokyo. History The studio was founded in October 1962 by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida and his brothers Kenji and Toyoharu (better known by his pen name "Ippei Kuri"). The studio's first production was the 1965 TV series ''Space Ace''. Since then many figures in the anime industry have worked with Tatsunoko, including Mizuho Nishikubo, Hiroshi Sasagawa, Koichi Mashimo, Katsuhisa Yamada, Hideaki Anno (Tatsunoko provided animation work on the ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' TV series), and Kazuo Yamazaki. Sasagawa is notable for bringing his fondness for comedy animation to the forefront in Tatsunoko series such as the ''Time Bokan'' (1975) franchise. The company later licensed ''Macross'' to Harmony Gold, who then produced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samurai
were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the '' daimyo'' (the great feudal landholders). They had high prestige and special privileges such as wearing two swords and ''Kiri-sute gomen'' (right to kill anyone of a lower class in certain situations). They cultivated the '' bushido'' codes of martial virtues, indifference to pain, and unflinching loyalty, engaging in many local battles. Though they had predecessors in earlier military and administrative officers, the samurai truly emerged during the Kamakura shogunate, ruling from 1185 to 1333. They became the ruling political class, with significant power but also significant responsibility. During the 13th century, the samurai proved themselves as adept warriors against the invading Mongols. During the peaceful Edo period (1603 to 1868), they became the stewards and chamberlains of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsuji Mori
is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Tokyo. He is most known for the roles of Go Mifune (''Mach GoGoGo''), Joe Shimamura/009 (''Cyborg 009'' 960s, Ken the Eagle (''Science Ninja Team Gatchaman''), Jouji Minami ('' Tekkaman: The Space Knight''), and Garma Zabi (''Mobile Suit Gundam''). Biography Mori was previously affiliated with Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society, then Aoni Production and now he is the founder of Office Mori. Filmography Television animation ;1960s *''Mach GoGoGo'' (1967) – Go Mifune *''Cyborg 009'' (1968) – Joe Shimamura a.k.a. 009 *'' Attack No. 1'' (1969) – Tsutomu Ichinose ;1970s *''Tiger Mask'' (1969) – Naoto Date/Tiger Mask (ep. 31~39) *''Gatchaman'' (1972) – Ken the Eagle/G-1 *''Aim for the Ace!'' (1973) – Takayuki Tōdō *''Cutey Honey'' (1973) – Seiji Hayami *'' Tekkaman: The Space Knight'' (1975) – Jouji Minami/Tekkaman *''Dokaben'' (1977) – Shō Doigaki *''Invincible Super Man Zambot 3'' (1977) – Uchūta Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaori Ishihara
is a Japanese voice actress and singer managed by Style Cube. She was formerly part of Up-Front Agency in which she was involved with Happy! Style and Team Dekaris. She was affiliated with Sigma Seven from 2013 to 2017. She was a member of StylipS until April 2013, alongside YuiKaori and Yui Ogura. As a solo singer, she recorded several character songs for one of each characters. A couple of singles have charted on Oricon. Career She made her first single, "Blooming Flower", at Pony Canyon. It peaked at 12th place on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart and stayed on the chart for three weeks. She released her second single, "Ray Rule" and peaked at 13th place on Oricon on July 11, 2018. In the same year, she released her first solo album titled "Sunny Spot" on November 14. It peaked at 13th place on Oricon Albums Chart. She held her first solo live titled "Sunny Spot Story" on December 29, 2018. A Blu-ray and DVD version of the concert was released on April 17, 2019. She released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannon Emerick
Shannon Emerick is an American voice actress who voices a number of English language localizations of Japanese anime shows with ADV Films, Seraphim Digital and Sentai Filmworks. She graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in Theater Studies and English. In anime, she is known as the voice of Charlotte Dunois from the ''Infinite Stratos'' series, Kei Kishimoto from ''Gantz'' and Riki Naoe from the ''Little Busters!'' series. Outside of voice acting, she is a stage actress in the Houston area. She won the Best Actress award from ''Houston Press'' for her theater work twice in 2006 and 2011, respectively. Biography In 2017, Emerick is slated to voice Arata Wataya as a young child in Sentai Filmworks' English dub of the adaptation of Yuki Suetsugu's manga series ''Chihayafuru is a Japanese ''josei'' manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Suetsugu. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''josei'' manga magazine '' Be Love'' from December 2007 to August 2022, with its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayumu Murase
is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with the agency VIMS. Biography Murase was born in the United States, but grew up in Aichi, Japan. He lived in Aichi until graduating from high school, after which he attended university in Kyoto Prefecture. Later, he moved to Tokyo. After showing an interest in theatre, Murase joined the Japan Narration Actors Institute with the aim of becoming a voice actor. In 2011, he made his debut as a voice actor in the role of a male student in the TV anime '' Persona 4: The Animation''. The following year, he played the first main character in the role of Shun Aonuma (14 years old) in '' From the New World''. In 2014, he starred in the role of Shoyo Hinata in ''Haikyu!!''. In 2016, Murase won the Seiyu Award for Best Male Rookie. Filmography Television animation Theatrical animation Original video animation (OVA) *''Haikyu!!'' (2014), Shoyo Hinata *'' Yarichin Bitch Club'' (2018), Kyōsuke Yaguchi Original net animation (ONA) *'' Sword Gai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luci Christian
Louisa Michelle Christian (born March 18, 1973) is an American voice actress and ADR script writer at Funimation and Seraphim Digital/Sentai Filmworks. She has provided many voices for English versions of Japanese anime series and films. Life and career Christian grew up in Texas, where her parents, Mike and Barbara, were high school teachers. From age 3 to 9, she participated in some local beauty pageants, and later got involved in theater programs in high school. In college, she originally pursued journalism, but changed to theatre when she was offered a scholarship. She got her bachelor's degree in Theatre from Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, and her Master of Fine Arts in Theatre at the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her involvement in anime starts in ADV Films in Houston where she had some bit parts in ''Those Who Hunt Elves'' that involved about three hours of studio time. She did not hear back for some time until she got cast in ''Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aya Hirano
is a Japanese actress and singer associated with the voice acting agency Grick. Beginning in the entertainment industry as a child actor in television commercials, she appeared in her first voice acting role in the anime television series '' Angel Tales'' (2001). In 2006, she became known for her role as Haruhi Suzumiya in the ''Haruhi Suzumiya'' franchise, winning the Voice Acting Award at the 2007 Tokyo Anime Awards, the Best Newcomer Award at the 1st Seiyu Awards in 2007, and the Best Lead Actress award at the 2nd Seiyu Awards in 2008. In addition, she also provided the voice of Misa Amane in ''Death Note'', Konata Izumi in '' Lucky Star'', and Lucy Heartfilia in ''Fairy Tail''. In 2010, Hirano began transitioning her acting career to television and stage plays, starring in '' Konna no Idol Janain!?'' (2012) and ''Muse no Kagami'' (2012). In the late 2000s and early 2010s, Hirano was regarded as an idol voice actor and is notable for being a voice actor who was able to c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Origami
) is the Japanese paper art, art of paper folding. In modern usage, the word "origami" is often used as an inclusive term for all folding practices, regardless of their culture of origin. The goal is to transform a flat square sheet of paper into a finished sculpture through folding and sculpting techniques. Modern origami practitioners generally discourage the use of cuts, glue, or markings on the paper. Origami folders often use the Japanese word ' to refer to designs which use cuts. On the other hand, in the detailed Japanese classification, origami is divided into stylized ceremonial origami (儀礼折り紙, ''girei origami'') and recreational origami (遊戯折り紙, ''yūgi origami''), and only recreational origami is generally recognized as origami. In Japan, ceremonial origami is generally called "origata" (:ja:折形) to distinguish it from recreational origami. The term "origata" is one of the old terms for origami. The small number of basic Origami techniques, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carli Mosier
Carli Mosier (born February 28, 1978) is an American voice actress and political activist, who has worked for ADV Films, Funimation and Seraphim Digital/Sentai Filmworks. She is also a board member for the River Oaks Area Democratic Women (ROADWomen). Mosier has provided voices for a number of English-language versions Japanese anime series. Early life Mosier was born on February 28, 1978 in Houston, Texas. She is the daughter of Bruce Debs Mosier (1936-2017) and Diane Mosier (1948-2018) who were members of the Democratic Party and is one of four children in the family. Mosier at a young age attended Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and the University of Houston. Voice acting Mosier voiced characters on many anime shows starting with '' Another'' which was her voice acting debut in 2012. She also starred in '' Mythical Detetive Loki Ragnarok'' and ''Godannar''. She voiced Yukika in ''Nerima Daikon Brothers'', and Yuri Kurosu in ''Magikano'' She also voices W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotori Koiwai
is a Japanese voice actress, lyricist, and composer from Kyoto. Biography Koiwai was born in Kyoto on February 15, 1990. She initially took interest in voice acting after hearing the voice of Pikachu in the Pokémon anime. Afterwards, after working as a make-up model and as a narrator while still in high school, she became a voice actress. Her debut as a voice actress was in 2011 in the anime ''Blue Exorcist''. Koiwai is also a songwriter and a lyricist. She writes songs and lyrics for voice actress Rie Tanaka. She also wrote the song and lyrics for a song for ''Idolmaster Million Live!'' that she also performs herself. In 2019, she announced that she had been accepted into Mensa. In 2020, she started doing ASMR streams and created her own ASMR Label: Kotoneiro. Filmography Anime ;2011 * ''Blue Exorcist'' (Yoshikuni) ;2012 * ''Psycho-Pass'' (Yuki Funahara) * ''Joshiraku'' (Kigurumi Harōkitei) ;2013 * ''Day Break Illusion'' (Minori Murakami) * ''Fantasista Doll'' (Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clint Bickham
Clint Bickham is an American voice actor and ADR script writer working with Funimation and Sentai Filmworks/Seraphim Digital. After collaborating with illustrator Priscilla Hamby on ''Devil's Candy'', which was featured in the first volume of ''Rising Stars of Manga'', he also worked for the manga publisher Tokyopop, writing the English adaptations of manga such as '' Domo'' and ''Jyu-Oh-Sei''. Bickham is best known for his roles of Akihito Kanbara in ''Beyond the Boundary'', Finland in '' Hetalia: Axis Powers'', Renji Aso in '' Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two'', Mochizo Oji in ''Tamako Market'', Teichi Niya in ''Dusk Maiden of Amnesia'', Haru in ''Tsuritama'', Luca in ''La storia della Arcana Famiglia'', and Ikki Kurogane in ''Chivalry of a Failed Knight''. Anime Production credits Manga adaptation * '' Domo'' * ''Eensy Weensy Monster'' * ''Future Diary'' * '' Hetalia Axis Powers'' (volumes 1-5) * ''Maria Holic'' * ''Jyu-Oh-Sei'' * ''Speed Grapher ''Speed Grapher'' (sty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
