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Ikuo Nishikawa
is a Japanese voice actor who works for Production Baobab. Filmography Television animation *''Star of the Giants'' (1968) (Mishima) *''Judo Boy'' (1969) (Sanshiro) *''Wandering Sun'' (1971) (Yumemaro) *''Casshan'' (1973) (Casshern) *''Brave Raideen'' (1975) (Tarou Sarumaru) *''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (1980) (Jim) *''New Tetsujin-28'' (1980) (Robby) *''The Irresponsible Captain Tylor'' (1993) (Robert J. Hanner) *''Nintama Rantarō'' (1993) (Rantaro's Father) *''Mahōjin Guru Guru'' (1994) (President of Darkness) *''Rurouni Kenshin'' (1996) (Saizuchi) *'' Berserk'' (1997) (Godo) *''Rozen Maiden'' (2004) (Motoharu Shibasaki) *''Samurai 7'' (2004) (Gisaku) *''Naruto'' (2005) (Sukeza) *''Negima! Magister Negi Magi'' (2005) (Principal of Magic Academy) *''Romeo × Juliet is an anime television series, loosely based on William Shakespeare's classical play, ''Romeo and Juliet'', along with numerous references and characters from other Shakespearean plays. Though the anime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ehime Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,342,011 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 5,676 km2 (2,191 sq mi). Ehime Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the northeast, Tokushima Prefecture to the east, and Kōchi Prefecture to the southeast. Matsuyama is the capital and largest city of Ehime Prefecture and the largest city on Shikoku, with other major cities including Imabari, Niihama, and Saijō. Notable past Ehime residents include three Nobel Prize winners: they are Kenzaburo Oe (1994 Nobel Prize in Literature), Shuji Nakamura (2014 Nobel Prize in Physics), and Syukuro Manabe (2021 Nobel Prize in Physics). History Until the Meiji Restoration, Ehime Prefecture was known as Iyo Province. Since before the Heian period, the area was dominated by fishermen and sailors who played an important role in defending Japan against pirates and Mongolian invasions. After the Battle of Sekigahara, the Tokugaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rozen Maiden
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Peach-Pit. It was serialized in '' Monthly Comic Birz'' between the September 2002 and July 2007 issues. The individual chapters were collected and released into eight ''tankōbon'' volumes by Gentosha. The eight volumes were localized to North America by Tokyopop between March 2003 and June 2007. The story follows Jun Sakurada, a middle school student who withdrew from society after suffering persecutions from his classmates. Following his withdrawal, he is chosen to become the master to a Rozen Maiden named Shinku. Rozen Maidens are seven sentient porcelain dolls who compete against each other to become a perfect doll dubbed as Alice. ''Rozen Maiden'' received a sequel under the series' katakana title. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Young Jump'' between April 2008 and January 2014. ''Rozen Maiden'' has spun off anthology manga and novel stories, art books, and four anime series; the four anime series are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Precursor Legacy
''Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy'' is a 2001 platform video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the Sony PlayStation 2 on December 3, 2001, as the first game of the '' Jak and Daxter'' series. The game follows the protagonist, a young teenager named Jak, as he tries to help his friend Daxter after he is transformed into an ''ottsel'', a fictional hybrid of an otter and a weasel. With the help of Samos the Sage, a master of the mysterious energy called 'Eco' created by an ancient race known as the Precursors, the pair learn that they must save their world from the rogue sages Gol and Maia Acheron, who plan to flood the world with "Dark Eco", a mysterious substance which corrupts all it touches. The game offers a large range of missions, collectibles and objectives often in the form of minigames which provide a variety of gameplay experiences, as well as puzzles and platforming stages which are completed by the player to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninja Clash In The Land Of Snow
A or was a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan. The functions of a ninja included reconnaissance, espionage, infiltration, deception, ambush, bodyguarding and their fighting skills in martial arts, including ninjutsu.Kawakami, pp. 21–22 Their covert methods of waging irregular warfare were deemed dishonorable and beneath the honor of the samurai. Though ''shinobi'' proper, as specially trained spies and mercenaries, appeared in the 15th century during the Sengoku period, antecedents may have existed as early as the 12th century. In the unrest of the Sengoku period, mercenaries and spies for hire became active in Iga Province and the adjacent area around the village of Kōga. It is from these areas that much of the knowledge regarding the ninja is drawn. Following the unification of Japan under the Tokugawa shogunate in the 17th century, the ninja faded into obscurity. A number of ''shinobi'' manuals, often based on Chinese military philosophy, were written in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Or Alive
Dead or Alive most commonly refers to: * Dead or Alive (band), a British band *Dead or alive, a phrase on a Wanted poster Dead or Alive may also refer to: Film and television * ''Dead or Alive'' (1921 film), an American silent film directed by Dell Henderson * ''Dead or Alive'' (1944 film), an American film starring Tex Ritter *''Dead or Alive'', or '' A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die'', a 1968 film *''Dead or Alive 1918'', a 2012 Finnish dramatized documentary about the Battle of Tampere in the Finnish Civil War *''Lupin III: Dead or Alive'', a 1996 animated film * ''Dead or Alive'' (1999 film), a Japanese yakuza action film ** '' Dead or Alive 2: Birds'', 2000 ** '' Dead or Alive: Final'', 2002 *'' DOA: Dead or Alive'', a 2006 film, based on the video game series *"Dead or Alive", an episode of ''Hunter'' Games * ''Dead or Alive'' (franchise), a video game series ** ''Dead or Alive'' (video game), 1996 Literature * ''Dead or Alive'' (novel), a 2010 book by Tom Clancy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
