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X (1996 Film)
''X'', also known as ''X/1999'' and ''X: The Movie'', is a 1996 Japanese anime film directed by Rintaro and animated by Madhouse. Rintaro wrote it alongside Clamp head writer Nanase Ohkawa. It is based on Clamp's manga of the same name. It premiered August 3, 1996, in Japan and had a limited screening in North America during 2000. The supernatural thriller focuses on the roles Kamui Shiro, Kotori Monou, and Fuma Monou play in the Apocalypse. After his mother's death, the young Kamui returns to Tokyo to participate in a Holy War between two groups that will either protect mankind or protect nature at the cost of mankind. Rintaro was approached by Kadokawa Shoten to direct this movie and found this part of his career unique due to how he work with Ohkawa, Clamp's head writer, while also aiming to show a self-contained story with a style and atmosphere that might be rejected by the viewers. The film's theme song is " Forever Love" by X Japan. The film was released in both VH ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamui Shiro
, also written as Kamui Shirou, is a fictional character that was created by Clamp (manga artists), Clamp and introduced as the protagonist of the manga series ''X (manga), X''. Kamui is a young Extrasensory perception, esper who returns to his home, Tokyo, after a six-year absence following his mother's last will. According to her, he can change the world's fate. He can either join the groups a Dragons of Heaven or Dragons of Earth and fight for mankind or the nature, respectively. Kamui has also appeared in the anime, animated adaptations of ''X'', in which he follows a different course of action, and he also appears as an alternative persona from a Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic Tokyo in the manga ''Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle''. Clamp's head writer Nanase Ohkawa originally created Kamui during high school as character in a story involving warriors fighting for justice. His incorporation to ''X'' includes themes Ohkawa thought about since she was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadokawa Shoten
, formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing based in Tokyo, Japan. It became an internal division of Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2013. Kadokawa publishes manga, light novels, manga anthology magazines such as ''Monthly Asuka'' and '' Monthly Shōnen Ace'', and entertainment magazines such as ''Newtype''. Since its founding, Kadokawa has expanded into the multimedia sector, namely in video games (as Kadokawa Games) and in live-action and animated films (as Kadokawa Pictures). History Kadokawa Shoten was established on November 10, 1945, by Genyoshi Kadokawa. The company's first publication imprint, Kadokawa Bunko, was published in 1949. The company went public on April 2, 1954. In 1975, Haruki Kadokawa became the president of Kadokawa Shoten, following Genyoshi Kadokawa's death. On April 1, 2003, Kadokawa Shoten was renamed to Kadokawa Holdings, transferring the existing publishing businesses to Kadokawa Shoten. On July 1, 2006, the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūko Minaguchi
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator from Bunkyō, Tokyo. She is affiliated with Aoni Production. In 2012, Minaguchi took a nineteen-month-long hiatus from acting in order to study abroad in the United States. This resulted in Shino Kakinuma being cast as Videl for the final arc of ''Dragon Ball Kai'', although Minaguchi did reprise her role as the character for 2013's theatrical film '' Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods'' and continued to voice her afterwards. Filmography Television animation ;1980s *''Bosco Adventure'' (1986) (Princess Apricot) *'' Kamen no Ninja Akakage'' (1987) (Akane) *''Sally the Witch'' (1989) (Nancy) *'' YAWARA! a fashionable judo girl!'' (1989) (Yawara Inokuma and Kaneko Inokuma) *''Jushin Liger'' (1989) (Yuki) ;1990s *''The Laughing Salesman'' (1990) (Reiko) *'' Here is Greenwood'' (1991) (Misako) *''Yadamon'' (1992) (Kira) *''Dragon Ball Z'' (1993) (Videl and Pan) *''Sailor Moon S'' (1994) ( Hotaru Tomoe (Sailor Saturn), Mistress 9, Girl) *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denica Fairman
''Captain Star'' is a 1997 animated series created by Steven Appleby based on Appleby's comic ''Rockets Passing Overhead''. It stars Richard E. Grant as the voice of Captain Jim Star. The show as produced by Cosgrove Hall Films and HTV. 13 half-hour episodes were produced and aired from 1997 to 1998. Plot The story of ''Captain Star'' involves the crew of a rocket ship called The Boiling Hell, who have been ordered to a dry planet known as "The Nameless Planet", at the Ragged Edge of the Universe, in order to wait for their next assignment. The ship's crew consists of the deeply egocentric and often paranoid Captain Star, the Science Officer Scarlett, the nine-headed, six-armed mutant Engineer/Stoker "Limbs" Jones, and the fish-keeping milquetoast Navigator Black. They are later joined by a robot, Jim-Bob-Bob, who does laundry duty and several other acts of menial servitude. Captain Star is introduced in the opening theme as "the greatest hero any world has ever known". A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atsuko Takahata
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and tarento from Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. She is married to actor Ryosuke Otani. They have a son, Yuta Takahata. Filmography Drama * ''Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion (1985) – Space Witch Gilza * ''Kamen Rider Black RX'' (1988) – Maribaron * ''Special Rescue Police Winspector'' (1990) – Calra/Miyuki Fukano (Episode 27) * ''Special Rescue Exceedraft'' (1992) – Hidemi Takeuchi (Episode 6) * '' Tokusou Robo Janperson'' (1993) – Reiko Ayanokouji * ''Kinpachi-sensei'' (1995) – Kazumi Honda * ''Doremisora'' (2002) * ''Shiroi Kyotō'' (2003) – Masako Azuma * '' 14-sai no Haha'' (2006) – Haruko Matoba * '' Atsuhime'' (2008) – Honjuin * ''Mother'' (2010) – Toko Suzuhara * '' Kyō wa Kaisha Yasumimasu.'' (2014) – Mitsuyo Aoishi * '' Dr.Rintarō'' (2015) – Ruriko Aizawa * ''Sanada Maru'' (2016) – Kaoru * ''Naomi and Kanako'' (2016) – Akemi Ri * '' Spring Has Come'' (2017) * ''Black Leather Notebook'' (2017) – Ichiko Nakaoka * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junko Iwao
is a Japanese voice actress and singer. Her most notable role is in ''Cardcaptor Sakura'', providing the voice to Sakura's best friend and cousin, Tomoyo Daidōji. She also voiced lead character Mima Kirigoe in ''Perfect Blue'', Ceres in ''Ceres, Celestial Legend'', and Kikyo in ''Hunter x Hunter''. In video games, she voiced Pai Chan in ''Virtua Fighter'', Carole Pepper in ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', Mint in ''Tales of Phantasia'' and Serika in ''To Heart ''To Heart'' is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Leaf and released on May 23, 1997 for Windows. It was later ported to the PlayStation and given voice acting. A second PC version, titled ''To Heart PSE'' was released containin ...''. Filmography Anime Film Overseas dubbing Video games Drama CDs * ''Boxer Wa Inu Ni Naru'' series 2: ''Doctor Wa Inu wo Kau'' (Mihou) Discography Albums References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Iwao, Junko 1970 births Living people Voice actresses f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Henderson (voice Actor)
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Adam Henderson may refer to: * Adam Henderson (footballer) (1873–after 1901), English footballer * Adam Henderson (fl. 1989–1995), British musician and founding member of Inkubus Sukkubus Inkubus Sukkubus are an English goth and pagan band, formed in 1989 by Candia Ridley, Tony McKormack and Adam Henderson, who have been described as one of the most enduringly popular underground Goth bands in the UK. They also have been descr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Marriott (voice Actor)
Alan Marriott (born July 19, 1971) is a Canadian voice actor and instructor. Marriott moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1980 to attend the Studio 58 acting school. He left Studio 58 to join the first season of Salmon Arm Summer Stock Youth Theatre (SASSY) and did two seasons with the company. Marriott spent four years working with the improvisational theatre group Vancouver Theatresports and also played the character of Aldous Bacon in VSL's original production of ''Suspect'' (an improvised murder mystery). Marriott moved to London, England to complete his formal acting training at The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Upon finishing LAMDA Marriott began working in improv once again, starting London Theatresports and creating and playing in numerous different improv formats including ''Hamlet Improvised'', ''Impro Lear'', ''Impro Lab'' (London's first 2-act improvised play), ''The Impro Musical'', ''Lust Boulavarde'' (an improvised soap opera), and ''Improp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorata Arisugawa
The fictional characters of the '' X'' manga series were created by manga group known as Clamp, composed of Satsuki Igarashi, Nanase Ohkawa, Mick Nekoi, and Mokona Apapa. ''X'' takes place in the year 1999 when the end of the world is fast approaching as superhuman individuals gather and take sides in the city of Tokyo, site for the battle of Armageddon. Most of the series' characters with Kamui Shiro's exception originated from Clamp's ''dōjinshi'' they created before creating ''X'' while characters like Subaru Sumeragi appear as returning characters from the manga ''Tokyo Babylon'' meant to support the lead due to his parallel and tragic past. Ohkawa wrote the script while the other three members made the art. The series follows Kamui, a young esper who goes back to Tokyo to fulfill his role in the Armageddon. He can join two groups for different objectives: either Dragons of Heaven and protect mankind from being extinguished, or the Dragons of Earth to protect the planet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of X Characters
The fictional characters of the '' X'' manga series were created by manga group known as Clamp, composed of Satsuki Igarashi, Nanase Ohkawa, Mick Nekoi, and Mokona Apapa. ''X'' takes place in the year 1999 when the end of the world is fast approaching as superhuman individuals gather and take sides in the city of Tokyo, site for the battle of Armageddon. Most of the series' characters with Kamui Shiro's exception originated from Clamp's ''dōjinshi'' they created before creating ''X'' while characters like Subaru Sumeragi appear as returning characters from the manga ''Tokyo Babylon'' meant to support the lead due to his parallel and tragic past. Ohkawa wrote the script while the other three members made the art. The series follows Kamui, a young esper who goes back to Tokyo to fulfill his role in the Armageddon. He can join two groups for different objectives: either Dragons of Heaven and protect mankind from being extinguished, or the Dragons of Earth to protect the planet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seishirō Sakurazuka
is a fictional character that was created by Clamp and first appeared in the manga ''Tokyo Babylon''. He appears as a kind veterinarian who shows romantic affection for the young exorcist (referred as ''onmyōji'') Subaru Sumeragi. During the story, it is revealed he is the , Japan's number-one assassin who is targeting Subaru. The character returns in the apocalyptic manga '' X'' as a combatant in the battle of Armageddon, a Dragon of Earth and Subaru's rival. An alternative version of Seishiro appears in Clamp's crossover series '' Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'' as a young treasure hunter who is searching for two vampires, one of whom is an alternative version of Subaru. Seishiro was created alongside Subaru and his twin sister Hokuto as the main characters for a ''dōjinshi'' novel. After undergoing major changes, he was used as a main character in ''Tokyo Babylon''. Multiple actors voiced the character in animated adaptations of the manga. Since his introduction in ''Tok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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