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Wing Man
is a Japanese science fiction manga series written and illustrated by Masakazu Katsura. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1983 to 1985, with the chapters collected into 13 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shueisha. Synopsis ''Wing-Man'' is the story of Kenta Hirono, a fan of superheroes and sentai television shows to the point where he dreams of becoming such a hero himself. To that end, he creates a superhero of his own called "Wingman," and, much to the chagrin of his teachers, acts out his fantasies of being Wingman at school. When Kenta meets Aoi Yume, the beautiful blue-haired princess of an alternate universe called Podreams, he gets his chance to make his fantasy come true, as Aoi carries a book called a Dream Note which can make any dream come true, and Kenta draws a picture of Wingman in the book, allowing him to become Wingman for real. Kenta, Aoi and Kenta's classmate and love interest, Miku Ogawa, team up to save Podreams from the evil dictator Rime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superhero Comics
Superhero comics are one of the most common genres of American comic books. The genre rose to prominence in the 1930s and became extremely popular in the 1940s and has remained the dominant form of comic book in North America since the 1960s. Superhero comics feature stories about superheroes and the universes these characters inhabit. Beginning with the introduction of Superman in 1938 in ''Action Comics'' #1 — an anthology of adventure features — comic books devoted to superheroes (heroic people with extraordinary or superhuman abilities and skills, or god-like powers and attributes) ballooned into a widespread genre, coincident with the beginnings of World War II and the end of the Great Depression. Precursors In comics format, superpowered and costumed heroes like Popeye and The Phantom had appeared in newspaper comic strips for several years prior to Superman. The first fully-masked hero The Clock first appeared in the comic book ''Funny Pages'' #6 (Nov. 1936). H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, extraterrestrial life, sentient artificial intelligence, cybernetics, certain forms of immortality (like mind uploading), and the singularity. Science fiction predicted several existing inventions, such as the atomic bomb, robots, and borazon, whose names entirely match their fictional predecessors. In addition, science fiction might serve as an outlet to facilitate future scientific and technological innovations. Science fiction can trace its roots to ancient mythology. It is also related to fantasy, horror, and superhero fiction and contains many subgenres. Its exact definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers. Science fiction, in literature, film, television, and other media, has beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michitaka Kobayashi
is a Japanese voice actor. For a time, he was known as . He currently works for Aoni Production. Voice roles Television *''Atashin'chi'' (????) (Mizushima Husband) *''Digimon Xros Wars'' (????) (Angemon) *''Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman'' (????) (Ryuu) *'' Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin'' (????) (Jinnai) *''Legend of the Galactic Heroes'' (????) (Tonio) *''One Piece'' (????) ( Yasopp) *''Saint Seiya , also known as ''Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac'' or simply ''Knights of the Zodiac'' (translated from the French title ''Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque''), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It w ...'' ((????) Libra Dohko) Film *'' Saint Seiya: The Movie'' (????) ( Sagitta Maya) *'' One Piece Film: Red'' (2022) (Yasopp) References External links * Aoni Production* 1955 births Living people People from Mobara Japanese male voice actors Male voice actors from Chiba Prefecture Aoni Production voice actors {{Japan-voice-actor-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jōji Yanami
was a Japanese actor, Voice acting in Japan, voice actor and narrator who was affiliated with Aoni Production. Some of his major voice roles included the ''Dragon Ball'' anime series, which he narrated and voiced Dr. Briefs, Kaiō-sama ( King Kai or North Kaio), and Bobbidi. Other major roles included List of Cyborg 009 characters#Dr. Isaac Gilmore, Dr. Isaac Gilmore in ''Cyborg 009''; Gennai in ''Digimon''; Ittan Momen in ''GeGeGe no Kitarō''; List of Mazinger characters#Dr. Yumi, Dr. Yumi in ''Mazinger Z''; and numerous characters in the ''Time Bokan'' series. On September 25, 2015, Toei Animation announced that Yanami would be taking medical leave from ''Dragon Ball Super'' for an indefinite amount of time. His roles as the narrator and Kaiō-sama were passed to Naoki Tatsuta. Death He died on December 3, 2021, at the age of 90. Filmography Animation Film Japanese dubbing ;Live-action ;Animation Drama CD Video games References External links Offici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeshi Aono
was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Asahikawa, Hokkaidō. He was attached to Aoni Production at the time of his death. He graduated from Hokkaidō Asahikawa Higashi High School. Career Aono was most known for the roles of Shiro Sanada (Space Battleship Yamato), Rihaku (Fist of the North Star), Nurarihyon (''GeGeGe no Kitaro''), Piccolo Daimao and Kami (Dragon Ball), Kami-sama (''Dragon Ball (anime), Dragon Ball''), Kumahachi Kumada (''Kiteretsu Daihyakka''), Dakuan (''Ninja Scroll''), Gen Fu (''Dead or Alive (franchise), Dead or Alive''), Deathsaurus (''Transformers: Victory''), Jinpachi Mishima (Demon form) (''Tekken 5, Tekken 5/Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection'') and Tomozō Sakura (''Chibi Maruko-chan''). In the live action field, Aono was the official dubbing artist of Joe Pesci and Christopher Lloyd. Aono was also known to appear in the first ten ''One Piece'' movies. He is also known to gamers as the voice of the diabolical Dr. Wily in the PlayStation-era Mega M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumi Shimamoto
, real name , is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator of film and anime and video games. After graduating from the Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music, she joined Gekidan Seinenza, a theatrical acting troupe. She is currently independent of any talent management company. She is married to Daisuke Koshikawa, one of the founders of the comedy troupe Chibikko Gang. Their first child, Shiori, has also done voice acting. Roles Her best-known voice roles include Nausicaä in '' Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'', Suzuko in Fire Tripper and Kyoko Otonashi in ''Maison Ikkoku''. She won the role of Nausicaä after she impressed Hayao Miyazaki with her role as Clarisse in his debut film ''The Castle of Cagliostro'', subsequently appearing in two more of his movies, ''My Neighbor Totoro'' and ''Princess Mononoke''. Anime TV ;1977 *'' Seito Shokun'' (Māru (Mariko Hōjō) ;1980 *''Lupin the Third Part II'' (Maki Ōyamada in ''Farewell Beloved Lupin'' episode) ;1982 *''Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōji Yada
was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator who was represented by Aoni Production. Kōji Yada was also his birth name, but was written with different kanji . He died in Tokyo due to chronic kidney disease on May 1, 2014. Notable voice roles Anime television series * Star of the Giants (1969) (Jirō Masuda, Tsuneo Horiuchi) * Andersen Stories (1971) (Elen's Grandfather) *Getter Robo (1974) (Monji Ogarashi, Daizo Jin, Daimajin Yura) * Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey (1980) (Tyltyl and Mytyl's Father, Spirit of the Time) *Fist of the North Star (1984) (Colonel, Hidora) * Yume Senshi Wingman (1984) (Kenta's Father) * Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin (1986) (Sniper, Daisuke's Father) * City Hunter '91 (1991) (Boss) * High School Mystery: Gakuen Nanafushigi (1991) (Shinichi Tajima) *Dragon Ball Z (1992) (#20/Dr. Gero) * 21 Emon (1992) (Orino Masakazu) * A Dog of Flanders: My Patrasche (1992) (Bowman) *Aoki Densetsu Shoot! (1994) (Coach Matoba) *Dr. Slump (Rema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsuko Horie
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. She was born in Yamato, Kanagawa. She has voiced several characters throughout her career, such as Sailor Galaxia in '' Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars'' and Remi in the Nippon Animation World Masterpiece Theater series ''Remi, Nobody's Girl''. She is also part of the judging panel at the Animax Anison Grand Prix, with fellow singers Ichirou Mizuki, and Yumi Matsuzawa. As a voice actress, she is contracted to Aoni Production. Filmography Anime * Akko in ''Himitsu no Akko-chan'' (1988) * Polaris Hilda in ''Saint Seiya'' * Beron, in '' Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship'' * Remi, in ''Remi, Nobody's Girl'' * Judy Abbott in ''My Daddy Long Legs'' * Jeanie MacDowell in ''Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair'' * Monica in ''Porphy no Nagai Tabi'' * Sailor Galaxia in '' Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars'' * Narration, Cinderella in ''Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics'' * Tsuntsunodanoteiyugo Tsun & Obotchaman in '' Dr. Slump Arale-Chan'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seiko Nakano
is a Japanese former voice actress. She has contributed to more than twenty films and television series since 1974 until 1990. Selected filmography References External links * * 1952 births Living people Japanese voice actresses People from Hiroshima Prefecture {{Japan-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuriko Yamamoto
is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and narrator from Hino, Tokyo. She is represented by Aoni Production. Her debut role was the title character in ''Hello! Sandybell'' in 1981. She has voiced many major roles in 1980s and 1990s anime such as ''Fight! Iczer One'', ''Gall Force'', ''Saint Seiya'', ''Magical Taluluto'', and ''RG Veda is a manga created by Clamp, consisting of ten volumes in all. It was first published in Japan in 1989 as Clamp's debut manga. The story features elements of Vedic mythology; the title itself is pronounced ''Rigveda'', the name of one of t ...''. Biography Filmography Anime Drama audio recordings Yamamoto has voiced in drama CDs and cassettes. Video games References External links Official agency profile * 1960 births Living people Voice actresses from Tokyo Japanese video game actresses Japanese voice actresses 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses 20th-century Japanese women singer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoko Watanabe (voice Actress)
is a Japanese voice actress from Suginami, Tokyo. She is affiliated with Aoni Production. Biography Filmography Television animation * ''Princess Sarah'' (1985) – Lottie Legh * ''Bosco Adventure'' (1986–1987) – Raby * ''Dragon Ball'' (1986–1989) – Pu'ar, Snow, Mint * ''Saint Seiya'' (1986–1990) – Miho * ''Dragon Ball Z'' (1989–1996) – Chi-Chi (episode 88 onwards), Pu'ar * ''Chibi Maruko-chan'' (1990–present) – Tamae Honami (Tama-chan) * ''Dragon Ball GT'' (1996–1997) – Chi-Chi * '' Tales of Destiny'' (1997) – Chelsea Torn * ''Dragon Ball Kai'' (2009–2015) – Chi-Chi, Pu'ar * '' Stitch! ~ Zutto Saikō no Tomodachi ~'' (2010-2011) – Dark End * ''Dragon Ball Super'' (2015–2018) – Chi-Chi, Pu'ar Original video animation *'' Leda: The Fantastic Adventure of Yohko'' (1985) – Omuka * ''Gall Force'' (1986-1992) - Catty * ''Vampire Princess Miyu'' (1988–1989) – Miyu * '' Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans'' (1993) - C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryō Horikawa
is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Osaka. He is married to fellow Japanese voice actress Hitomi Oikawa since 1988, whose birth name is also . His former stage name is also , which uses the kanji of his given name, though pronounced "Ryō". He is best known for his role as Vegeta from the ''Dragon Ball'' series, Reinhard von Lohengramm from '' Legend of the Galactic Heroes'', Andromeda Shun from ''Saint Seiya'', Heiji Hattori from ''Detective Conan'', and Captain Falcon in the '' Super Smash Bros.'' series. Career Horikawa started out as a child actor in elementary school. He made his debut in voice acting as Kenta Hirono, the protagonist of the 1984 anime '' Dream Soldier Wing-Man''. From there, he became famous for his anime character roles as Andromeda Shun (''Saint Seiya''), Reinhard von Lohengramm ('' Legend of the Galactic Heroes''), Vegeta (''Dragon Ball'' series), and Heiji Hattori (''Detective Conan''). He is also well known for his game role as Captain Falcon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
