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Yasushi Ishii
is a Japanese musician from Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. He specializes in experimental, jazz fusion and hard rock. He is famous for his work with anime scores. He composed music for and scored the first ''Hellsing'' anime, with the music released as two separate soundtracks. He also was the voice for the Intelligencer in the video game ''Chaos Legion''. In 1991, he debuted as a composer for Epic Records Japan, and started composing music for Misato Watanabe, Takashi Utsunomiya, and went on tour with the band T.utu with the Band. It was at this time that Ishii changed how he wrote his given name from to , though the pronunciation stayed the same. In 1994, T.utu put out their first album, and Utsunomiya, as one of the members of the former members of T.utu, split off into another band named Boyo-Bozo which Ishii also helped compose music for. After Boyo-Bozo broke up, Ishii composed music for a number of other artists including Lazy Knack, Tomoe Shinohara, Masayuki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utsunomiya, Tochigi
is the prefectural capital city of Tochigi Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 519,223, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Utsunomiya is famous for its ''gyoza'' (pan fried dumplings). There are more than two hundred ''gyoza'' restaurants in Utsunomiya. had a population of 888,005 in the 2000 census. The nearby city of Oyama, Tochigi, Oyama is included in Greater Tokyo, but Greater Utsunomiya is not, despite the two areas amalgamating somewhat. It is the 10th most populated city in the Kantō region. Geography Utsunomiya is located in south-central Tochigi Prefecture in the northern Kantō plains. It is approximately north of Tokyo. The historic town of Nikkō, Tochigi, Nikkō is approximately northwest of Utsunomiya. The average altitude of the city is . Surrounding municipalities Tochigi Prefecture * Nikkō, Tochigi, Nikkō * Kanuma, Tochigi, Kanuma * Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Shimotsuke * Mooka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masayuki Suzuki
Masayuki Suzuki (鈴木雅之, ''Suzuki Masayuki'', born September 22, 1956, in Ōta, Tokyo) is a Japanese singer best known as a former member of group Rats & Star (previously called ''Chanels''), and for performing the opening themes for the anime television series '' Kaguya-sama: Love Is War''. He is also called Japan's King Of Love Songs. His trademarks are sunglasses and a moustache, and he is nicknamed "Martini". Profile Suzuki was born in Tokyo on September 22, 1956. His sister Kiyomi Suzuki is also a musician. He rose to fame as a member of the band Rats & Star (formerly known as Chanels), which began activities in 1975. His first single "Runaway" was released in 1980. He would continue solo music activities after Rats & Star disbanded in 1996. Since 2019, Suzuki has performed the opening themes for the anime television series '' Kaguya-sama: Love Is War''. In 2019, he sang "Love Dramatic feat. Rikka Ihara", the opening theme for the series's first season. In 2020, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Utsunomiya, Tochigi
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Musicians
This list tries to include all artists/bands from ''all'' genres originating from Japan. This list does not include artists/bands who perform in Japanese but are of different origin. 0-9 and symbols * °C-ute *12012 *175R * 44 Magnum * 88Kasyo Junrei *9mm Parabellum Bullet *9Goats Black Out A * AAA *Abingdon Boys School * A.B.'s * Aburadako *Access *Acid *Acid Android * Acid Black Cherry * Acid Mothers Temple * Acidman * ACO * Ado * Afilia Saga * Ai Otsuka * Aice5 * aiko *Aimer *Aimyon * Aion * Aira Mitsuki * Ajico * Akanishi Jin *AKB48 *Akeboshi *Aki Misato * Akiko Suwanai * Akiko Yano *Akino Arai *Akira Ifukube *Akira Kushida *Akishibu Project * Aldious * Alexandros *Alice Nine * Aliene Ma'riage * Ali Project * Alma Kaminiito *Ami Onuki *Ami Suzuki *Amoyamo * AMWE * An Cafe *Angela *Angela Aki *Angelo * Animetal * Annabel *Anna S * Anri *Anthem *Anti Feminism *Aphasia *Aqua Timez *Arashi is a Japanese boy band consisting of five members formed under the Johnny & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Births
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Hellsing (TV Series)
''Hellsing'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kouta Hirano. It was serialized in Shōnen Gahōsha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Young King OURs'' from May 1997 to September 2008, with its chapters collected in ten ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series chronicles the efforts of the mysterious and secret Hellsing Organization as it combats vampires, ghouls, and other supernatural foes who threaten England. The series was licensed for English language release in North America by Dark Horse Comics. From 2002 to 2006, Hirano released a six-chapter prequel series, ''Hellsing: The Dawn'', in ''Young King OURs Zōkan'' (later ''Young King OURs+'' before ceasing publication). A thirteen-episode anime television series adaptation by Gonzo, directed by Umanosuke Iida and Yasunori Urata, with screenplay by Chiaki J. Konaka, was broadcast on Fuji TV from October 2001 to January 2002. A ten-episode original video animation (OVA), titled '' Hell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dawn
Dawn is the time that marks the beginning of the twilight before sunrise. Dawn may also refer to: * Dawn (name), a given name, including a list of people with the name Places * Dawn, Missouri, an unincorporated community in the United States * Dawn, Ohio, an unincorporated community in the United States * Dawn, Texas, an unincorporated community in the United States * Dawn (PAT station), a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network * 1618 Dawn, an asteroid * Dawn Township, Ontario, Canada, today part of Dawn-Euphemia Township. There is also a community in the township called Dawn. Organisations * Dawn (Iceland), an Icelandic political organization formed in 2012 * Dawn (Slovakia), a Slovakian political party formed in 2005 * Dawn – National Coalition, a Czech political party * Dawn (Bengali educational society), a society founded in 1902 * Dawn Bible Students Association, an American organization established in 1932 * Dawn Career Institute, a te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kouta Hirano
is a Japanese manga artist born in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan, most famous for his manga ''Hellsing'' and ''Drifters''. Career Hirano said he learned how to be a manga artist from reading Akira Toriyama and Akira Sakuma's ''Hetappi Manga Kenkyūjo''. Starting his career first as a manga artist's assistant (self-described as "horrible" and "lazy" in said assistant position), and later a hentai manga artist, he went on to enjoy somewhat limited success with other relatively unknown manga titles such as ''Angel Dust'', ''Coyote'', ''Gun Mania'' and ''Hi-Tension''. His first major success came with his manga series ''Hellsing'', which got its start and was subsequently serialized in a monthly manga magazine, '' Young King OURs'', towards the latter half of 1997. However, ''Hellsing'' was not the earliest Hirano series to be published in ''Young King OURs'' monthly. In 1996, the same year ''Hellsings precursor, ''The Legends of Vampire Hunter'', was first released as a single H short stor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drifters (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kouta Hirano. The manga started serialization in Shōnen Gahosha's magazine ''Young King Ours'' in April 2009. It focuses on various historical figures summoned to an unknown world where their skills and techniques are needed by magicians in order to save their world from total destruction. An anime television series adaptation aired between October and December 2016; three additional original video animation (OVA) episodes were released from December 2017 to November 2018. Plot Shimazu Toyohisa, while involved at the Battle of Sekigahara, manages to mortally wound Ii Naomasa, but is critically injured in the process. As he walks from the field wounded and bleeding, Toyohisa finds himself transported to a corridor of doors, where a bespectacled man at a desk waits for him. This man, Murasaki, sends Toyohisa through the nearest door where he wakes up in another world. There, Toyohisa meets other great warriors like him who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayato Matsuo
is a Japanese music composer and orchestrator who primarily does work in video games and anime. He has worked on titles such as ''Front Mission 3'', ''Final Fantasy XII'', the ''Shenmue'' series, ''Magic Knight Rayearth'', and '' Hellsing Ultimate''. Inspired by his mother, a piano teacher, he graduated from the music composition department of Tokyo University of the Arts. While in college, he composed for the band G-Clef, and occasionally stood in for members. Upon graduating in 1991, he went to work under Koichi Sugiyama, composer for the ''Dragon Quest'' series, where he arranged his tracks for the 1991 anime '' Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai''. Around the same time Matsuo began to compose original game music, his first being for ''Master of Monsters''. Over the next few years, he worked on several games and anime series. In 1995, he joined the independent music composition group Imagine. He has continued since then to compose and orchestrate works for several game, anime, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryūsei No Gemini
Ryūsei, Ryusei or Ryuusei may refer to: Vehicles *, a World War II Japanese bomber *, a NASDA reentry demonstrator *, a Japanese transport ship during World War II Other *Ryūsei (given name), a masculine Japanese given name *, a Go competition *, a single by Japanese rock band FLOW *Ryusei (song), a CD single by Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe *Ryūsei-ha ''Ryūsei-ha'' (龍生派) is a Japanese school of ''ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. It is also known as . The tradition dates back to Heian period, when floral offerings were made at altars. Later, flower arrangements ..., a Japanese school of ''ikebana'' See also * Longjing (other), ''Ryūsei'' in Japanese {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daisuke Asakura
is a Japanese musician, songwriter and producer who is known for his compositional work and skill at the keyboards. Early life and career Asakura's childhood consisted of piano and electronic organ lessons, though he was expected to follow the family trade of plumbing. He started working with Yamaha keyboards and synthesizers in his early teens. Asakura began his career with a job at Yamaha right after finishing high school. While at Yamaha, Asakura worked on the EOS synthesiser, and was also featured in the instructional video for the SY77. His talent was discovered by Tetsuya Komuro of TM Network and Asakura was pulled from Yamaha to work under Komuro as his protégé. Subsequently, Asakura played the bass synthesizer during TM Network's 1990–91 Rhythm Red tour. In 1992, Asakura met the vocalist Hiroyuki Takami and featured him in some of his solo work. The two eventually formed Access (or "AXS") in 1992, after Asakura broke away from TM Network. He and Takami went on to ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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