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Unshō Ishizuka
was a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and theatre director from Katsuyama, Fukui. He was affiliated with Aoni Production at the time of his death and was known for providing the voice of both the narrator and Professor Oak on the Japanese anime series ''Pokémon''. In addition to that, he regularly appeared in both the Japanese and English-language versions of the ''Pokémon'' anime, voicing Onix, Steelix and numerous other Pokémon. Ishizuka was known for his deep, strong voice and is often cast in the role of older mature male characters, such as Jet Black from '' Cowboy Bebop'', Eugene Gallardo from '' Tales of Rebirth'' and Captain Matthews in the ''Xenosaga'' trilogy. He was also the Japanese dub voice of Captain Gantu in every version of ''Lilo & Stitch'' to date. He was also the fourth Japanese voice of Heihachi Mishima in the ''Tekken'' video game series, and the second Japanese voice for Mr. Satan in the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise, taking over both roles since t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nihon Tarento Meikan
is a Japanese illustrated annual directory of Japanese entertainers, or ''tarentos'', issued by VIP Times Inc. that was first published in 1970. The directory's company established on 1969 and its current representative director is Mutsuko Igusa. Overview Genres of entertainers and their offices are described in many profiles which are active in Japan. It is adopted as a portal site of entertainer database. It is first published on 1970 as . It is renamed to ''Nihon Tarento Meikan'' from 1973. VIP Times Company is founded by Shigetaro Igusa who has an experience of television stations during his time at office, and felt the need of the photos, names, and agencies can be triggered in its first issue. History VIP Time's predecessor Leisure Tsūshin-sha was established on 1968, which Shigetaro Igusa was appointed as representative director. It issued the leisure newspaper, ''VIP Times'', that introduced attractions, historic sites, and entertainment industry news around Japan. It w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kizaru
The ''One Piece'' manga features an extensive cast of characters created by Eiichiro Oda. The series takes place in a fictional universe where vast numbers of pirates, soldiers, revolutionaries, and other adventurers fight each other, using various superhuman abilities. The majority of the characters are human, but the cast also includes Dwarf (folklore), dwarfs, giants, Merman, mermen and mermaids, List of piscine and amphibian humanoids, fishmen, sky people, and minks, and many others. Many of the characters possess abilities gained by eating "Devil Fruits". The series' storyline follows the adventures of a group of pirates as they search for the mythical "One Piece" treasure. #Luffy, Monkey D. Luffy is the series' main protagonist, a young pirate who wishes to succeed #Gol D. Roger, Gol D. Roger, the deceased King of the Pirates, by finding his treasure, the "One Piece". Throughout the series, Luffy gathers himself a diverse crew, named the #The Straw Hat Pirates, Straw Hat P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Persona 4 Characters
The plot of Atlus's PlayStation 2 console role-playing game, role-playing game ''Persona 4'' is centered on a group of high-school students dedicated to capturing the culprit responsible for the murders and kidnappings that happened in their small town of Inaba starting on April 11, 2011. The case is linked by the TV world, a dimension where the characters use alter-egos known as Persona (series)#Personas, "Personas" to defeat the Shadows, beings that represent people's hidden thoughts that killed the first two victims. The protagonist is Yu Narukami, a high-school student who moved into the town from the city. He is met by #Yosuke Hanamura, Yosuke Hanamura, the son of the local department store manager; Chie Satonaka, an energetic girl with a strong interest in kung fu; #Yukiko Amagi, Yukiko Amagi, a calm and refined girl whose family owns the local inn; Kanji Tatsumi, a first-year student whose punk reputation hides a softer side; #Teddie, Teddie, a mysterious figure from the T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Initial D
is a Japanese street racing manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from 1995 to 2013, with the chapters collected into 48 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The story focuses on the world of illegal Japanese street racing, where all the action is concentrated in the mountain passes and rarely in cities or urban areas, and with the drifting racing style emphasized in particular. Professional race car driver and pioneer of drifting Keiichi Tsuchiya helped with editorial supervision. The story is centered on the prefecture of Gunma, more specifically on several mountains in the Kantō region and in their surrounding cities and towns. Although some of the names of the locations the characters race in have been fictionalized, all of the locations in the series are based on actual locations in Japan. ''Initial D'' has been adapted into several anime television and original video ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamond Is Unbreakable
is the fourth story arc of the Japanese manga series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' for a little more than 3 years, from April 21, 1992 to November 13, 1995, with the 174 chapters collected into eighteen ''tankōbon'' volumes. In its original publication, it was titled ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Jōsuke Higashikata''. It was preceded by ''Stardust Crusaders'' and followed by '' Golden Wind''. This arc is notable for introducing the Stand Arrow, which causes anyone pierced by it to develop a Stand if they are mentally strong enough. The Arrow was retroactively revealed to be the source of DIO's stand as well as the Joestar family's stands. The arc was adapted into an anime television series by David Production, '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable'', that began in April 2016. A live-action film adaptation by Toho and Warner Bros. titled '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stardust Crusaders
is the third story arc of the manga series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. The arc was serialized for a little over 3 years. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from March 27, 1989 to April 14, 1992 for 152 chapters, which were later collected into 16 ''tankōbon'' volumes. In its original publication, it was known as ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3 Jotaro Kujo: Heritage for the Future''. The arc was preceded by ''Battle Tendency'' and followed by '' Diamond Is Unbreakable''. In 2012, ''Stardust Crusaders'' was digitally colored and released as digital downloads for smartphones and tablet computers. A ten-volume hardcover re-release under the title ''JoJonium'' was published in 2014 and 2015. Viz Media initially released the sixteen-volume format of the arc in North America between 2005 and 2010. They released the hardcover format from 2016 to 2019. It is the most popular arc of the ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' series as it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Joestar
is a fictional character in the Japanese manga series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. Joseph is the main protagonist of the series' second story arc, ''Battle Tendency'', and the grandson of the first arc's protagonist, Jonathan Joestar. Having been brought up by his grandmother Erina and family friend Speedwagon, he developed a coarser and more rebellious attitude than that of his gentlemanly grandfather, but the character still has a noble heart. While able to use the supernatural power Hamon like his grandfather, Joseph is not initially as skilled in its use until he trains under Lisa Lisa. He initially uses a pair of Hamon-empowered clackers in battle, but relies more on mind games rather than brute strength in fights, employing his uncanny ability to predict his opponent's actions down to what they say. He returns as a main character in '' Stardust Crusaders'', set 50 years later, in which he has acquired the vine-like spiritual po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magic Kaito
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It began in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' in June 1987. The story tells of a phantom thief named Kaito Kid. Aoyama put the manga on hiatus after the first two ''tankōbon'' volumes were published in 1988, and only occasionally draws new chapters; the third volume was published in 1994, the fourth in 2007, and the fifth in 2017. Kaito Kid and other characters from ''Magic Kaito'' make occasional appearances in ''Case Closed'', another manga series by Aoyama that has also been adapted into an anime. 12 animated television specials based on the series have been produced by TMS Entertainment and aired between 2010 and 2012. A 24-episode anime series titled ''Magic Kaito 1412'' was produced by A-1 Pictures and aired from October 2014 to March 2015. Plot Kaito Kuroba is a normal teenage student whose father died under mysterious circumstances eight years ago. Eight years later, he is made aware of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detective Conan
''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since January 1994, with its chapters collected in 102 ''tankōbon'' volumes as of September 2022. Due to legal problems with the name ''Detective Conan'', the English language releases from Funimation and Viz were renamed to ''Case Closed''. The story follows the high school detective Shinichi Kudo who was transformed into a child while investigating a mysterious organization and generally solved a multitude of cases by impersonating his childhood best friend's father and various other characters. The manga was adapted into an anime television series by Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation and TMS Entertainment, which premiered in January 1996. The anime resulted in animated feature films, original video animations, video games, audio disc releases and live action episodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ginzo Nakamori
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It began in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' in June 1987. The story tells of a phantom thief named Kaito Kid. Aoyama put the manga on hiatus after the first two ''tankōbon'' volumes were published in 1988, and only occasionally draws new chapters; the third volume was published in 1994, the fourth in 2007, and the fifth in 2017. Kaito Kid and other characters from ''Magic Kaito'' make occasional appearances in ''Case Closed'', another manga series by Aoyama that has also been adapted into an anime. 12 animated television specials based on the series have been produced by TMS Entertainment and aired between 2010 and 2012. A 24-episode anime series titled ''Magic Kaito 1412'' was produced by A-1 Pictures and aired from October 2014 to March 2015. Plot Kaito Kuroba is a normal teenage student whose father died under mysterious circumstances eight years ago. Eight years later, he is made aware of his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naruto
''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. The story is told in two parts – the first set in Naruto's pre-teen years, and the second in his teens. The series is based on two one-shot manga by Kishimoto: ''Karakuri'' (1995), which earned Kishimoto an honorable mention in Shueisha's monthly ''Hop Step Award'' the following year, and ''Naruto'' (1997). ''Naruto'' was serialized in Shueisha's magazine, ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1999 to 2014, and released in ''tankōbon'' (book) form in 72 volumes. The manga was adapted into an anime television series produced by Pierrot and Aniplex, which broadcast 220 episodes in Japan from 2002 to 2007; the English dub of the series aired on Cartoon Network and YTV from 2005 to 2009. '' Naruto: Shippuden'', a sequel to the original series, prem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zabuza Momochi
The manga and anime series features an extensive cast of characters created by Masashi Kishimoto. The series takes place in a fictional universe where countries vie for power by employing ninja who can use superhuman abilities in combat. The storyline is divided into two parts, simply named Part I and Part II, with the latter taking place two-and-a-half years after the conclusion of Part I. It is followed by the sequel series '' Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'' by Ukyō Kodachi, which continues where the epilogue of the first series left off. The series' storyline follows the adventures of a group of young ninja from the village of Konohagakure (Village Hidden in the Leaf). The eponymous character of the first series is Naruto Uzumaki, an energetic ninja who wishes to become Hokage, the leader of Konohagakure and holds a monster called the Nine Tails in his body. During the early part of the series, Naruto is assigned to Team 7, in which he meets his rival Sasuke Uchiha, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
