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Ai Shōjo Pollyanna Monogatari
is a Japanese anime series by Nippon Animation, and part of the ''World Masterpiece Theater'' series. It consists of 51 episodes. Premiering across Fuji TV from 12 January to 28 December 1986, it has rerun across Japan on Animax from February 2007. It was dubbed in other languages for some regions of the world outside Japan including Portugal, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Ukraine, the Arab World, and the Philippines. It was based on the 1913 novel ''Pollyanna'' and following 1915 sequel '' Pollyanna Grows Up'' by Eleanor H. Porter. Premise The story follows Pollyanna, a young orphan girl whose parents passed away when she was younger. The series begins when Pollyanna is sent to the town of Beldingsville to live with her Aunt Polly Harrington, one of her few remaining relatives. Characters * Narrator: Taeko Nakanishi Whittier Harrington and Chilton families ; : :The main character, she is the 8 year old daughter of Pastor John and Jennie Whittier, and niece of Polly Harringt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandai Visual
was a Japanese anime, film production, and distribution company, established by Bandai and a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings. They focused mainly in international distribution of anime properties in North America. Most of the anime and films that have been distributed and licensed by Bandai Visual have been released under the Emotion label. After the reorganization of Bandai Namco Holdings in 2006, Bandai Visual headed the group's Visual and Music Content Strategic Business Unit. Its subsidiaries included the Emotion Music Company, Ltd. (whose logos also include the Moai from Easter Island), and Lantis music publishing labels. Until 2012, it was involved in the production and distribution of several anime titles, including those it has directly produced itself and anime series produced by the anime studio Sunrise, an alternate anime studio subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings. In September 2017, Bandai Visual acquired the anime studio Actas. In February 2018, it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arab World
The Arab world ( '), formally the Arab homeland ( '), also known as the Arab nation ( '), the Arabsphere, or the Arab states, comprises a large group of countries, mainly located in West Asia and North Africa. While the majority of people in the Arab world are ethnically Arabs, Arab, there are also significant populations of other ethnic groups such as Berbers, Kurds, Somalis and Nubians, among other Demographics of the Arab world, groups. Arabic is used as the lingua franca throughout the Arab world. The Arab world is at its minimum defined as the 19 states where Arabs form at least a wiktionary:plurality, plurality of the population. At its maximum it consists of the 22 member states of the Arab League, members of the Arab League, an international organization, which on top of the 19 plurality Arab states also includes the Bantu peoples, Bantu-speaking Comoros, and the Cushitic-speaking peoples, Cushitic-speaking Djibouti and Somalia. The region stretches from the Atlantic O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banjō Ginga
, sometimes credited as his real name , is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator who was born in Kofu, Yamanashi. Ginga is affiliated with Aoni Production. He is married to voice actress Gara Takashima. Known for his deep baritone voice, his most well-known roles include Gihren Zabi (''Mobile Suit Gundam''), Crocodine ('' Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken''), Jean Paul Rocchina ('' Armored Trooper Votoms''), Shōhei Harada (''Touch''), Souther (''Fist of the North Star'', original 1980s series), Babbo (''MÄR''), Bayman in the ''Dead or Alive'' series, Heihachi Mishima and the various models of Jack in the ''Tekken'' series, and Liquid Snake and Zero in the ''Metal Gear'' series. His hobbies include painting, salsa dance, riding horses and playing music. On November 5, 2020, it was announced Ginga had tested positive for COVID-19. On November 16, 2020, it was announced that he had recovered. Filmography Television animation ;1975 *''Grendizer'' - Zuril ;1977 *'' Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hideyuki Hori
, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator and younger brother of fellow voice actor Yukitoshi Hori and works at Aoni Production. He is most known for his roles in ''Saint Seiya'' (as Phoenix Ikki), '' Sakigake!! Otokojuku'' (as Momotaro Tsurugi), ''Kinnikuman'' (as Warsman), ''Dragon Ball Z'' (as Captain Ginyu), ''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' (as Kyoji Kasshu / Schwarz Bruder), the ''Dead or Alive'' series and '' Ninja Gaiden'' (as Ryu Hayabusa), and ''One Piece'' (as Bartholomew Kuma). Career Along with Akira Kamiya and Hideyuki Tanaka, he was one of the most frequently used voice actors from the 80s~90s, having appeared in ''Saint Seiya'' (in which he co-starred with his brother Yukitoshi), ''Kinnikuman'', '' Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai'', ''Dragon Ball Z'', ''Fist of the North Star'', '' Sakigake!! Otokojuku'', and several others. As an actor, he performed in NHK's Taiga drama ''"Tokugawa Ieyasu"'' as Yuki Hideyasu. Filmography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenichi Ogata (voice Actor)
is a Japanese actor and Voice acting in Japan, voice actor from Fukuoka Prefecture. Some of his most notable projects have been ''Ranma ½'' as Genma Saotome, ''Mahōjin Guru Guru'' as Kita Kita Oyaji, ''Detective Conan'' as Professor Hiroshi Agasa, ''Atashin'chi'' as Father, ''Inuyasha'' as List of Inuyasha characters#Myoga, Myōga, ''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!'' as King Dedede, and the ''Ganbare Goemon'' series as Ebisumaru, Boxy & Boat Captain in the ''You're Under Arrest (manga), You're Under Arrest'' manga, television and film, respectively. The work in which he voiced the most characters was in the ''Super Robot Wars'' series. He used to work at Aoni Production and now is working at Umikaze. Biography Kenichi Ogata was born on March 29, 1942.Doi, Hitoshi"Ogata Kenichi" ''Seiyuu Database''. October 1, 2010. After graduating junior high school, Ogata studied cooking, and then went to high school, where he aimed to be a comedy performer, and worked for some theatrical companies. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiko Han
is a Japanese actress and voice actress. She sang the theme songs in productions, such as '' Story of the Alps: My Annette'' and '' The Swiss Family Robinson: Flone of the Mysterious Island''. She is a fortune teller of western horoscopes. She wrote books on the subject, and is employed by talent agency Never Land Arts. She was a former member of Aoni Production and 81 Produce. She is most known for the roles of Lalah Sune (''Mobile Suit Gundam''), Saori Kido (''Saint Seiya''), Yurika Sugadaira ( Goldfish Warning!) and Luna and Queen Beryl (''Sailor Moon''). Her daughter, Megumi, is also a voice actress. Personal life Born in Tokyo, she graduated from Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin University and Nihon University College of Arts and Future Theater. Han is the daughter of Taiwanese parents. She has performed with Kenji Utsumi's troupe. She was invited by Utsumi and Michiko Nomura to work as a voice actress for film and television. Career At the time of the appearance of ''Mobile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masako Nozawa
is a Japanese actress. Beginning work as a child actress at the age of three, by the time she became an adult, voice acting had inadvertently become her main occupation. Throughout her career, Nozawa has been affiliated with Production Baobab, 81 Produce, the self-owned Office Nozawa and Aoni Production. She is best known as the voice of Son Goku in the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise, beginning with its first animated adaptation in 1986. She also voices most of the character's male relatives, namely Son Gohan, Son Goten, and Bardock. Nozawa's other roles include Kitarō in '' GeGeGe no Kitarō'' (1968, 1971 and 2008), Doraemon in the 1973 anime, and Tetsurō Hoshino in '' Galaxy Express 999'' (1978). Credited as a pioneer of voice acting in Japan, Nozawa has received awards from the Animation Kobe Awards, Tokyo Anime Awards, Seiyu Awards, Japanese Movie Critics Awards, Japan Academy Film Prize, and the Kikuchi Kan Prize. Her work voicing Goku in ''Dragon Ball'' video ga ... [...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'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pastor
A pastor (abbreviated to "Ps","Pr", "Pstr.", "Ptr." or "Psa" (both singular), or "Ps" (plural)) is the leader of a Christianity, Christian congregation who also gives advice and counsel to people from the community or congregation. In Lutheranism, Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy and Anglicanism, pastors are always Ordination, ordained. In Methodism, pastors may be either License to Preach (Methodist), licensed or ordained. The New Testament typically uses the words "bishops" (Acts 20:28) and "presbyter" (1 Peter 5:1) to indicate the ordained leadership in early Christianity. Likewise, Peter instructs these particular servants to "act like Shepherd, shepherds" as they "oversee" the flock of God (1 Peter 5:2). The words "bishop" and "presbyter" were sometimes used in an interchangeable way, such as in Titus 1:5-6. However, there is ongoing dispute between branches of Christianity over whether there are two Holy orders, ordained classes (presbyters and deacons), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hideyuki Tanaka
is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Tokyo who is attached to Aoni Production. He is a graduate of the Toho Gakuen School of Music. He is most known for his roles in ''One Piece'' (as Donquixote Doflamingo), '' Dokaben'' (as Tarou Yamada), ''Kinnikuman'' (as Terryman), '' Captain Tsubasa'' (as Roberto Hongo), ''Detective Conan'' (as Yūsaku Kudō), '' Transformers: Victory'' (as Star Saber), ''Touch'' (as Eijirō Kashiwaba), ''Saint Seiya'' (as Leo Aiolia, the narrator, and the first voice of Wolf Nachi) and narration, ''Metal Gear'' (as Hal Emmerich), '' F-Zero: GP Legend'' (as Captain Falcon), ''Slam Dunk'' (as Kiminobu Kogure) and the current voice actor of Zoffy in the ''Ultra Series''. Filmography Television animation ;1970s *'' Dokaben'' (1976) (Tarō Yamada) *'' Future Boy Conan'' (1978) (Luke, Cheet) *'' Wakakusa no Charlotte'' (1978) (Perkins) *''Mobile Suit Gundam'' (1979) (Woody Malden) ;1980s *'' Ganbare Genki'' (1980) (Shuichi Okamura) *'' Tsurik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orphan
An orphan is a child whose parents have died, are unknown, or have permanently abandoned them. It can also refer to a child who has lost only one parent, as the Hebrew language, Hebrew translation, for example, is "fatherless". In some languages, such as Swedish language, Swedish, the term is "parentless" and more ambiguous about whether the parents are dead, unknown or absconded, but typically refers to a child or younger adult. In common usage, only a child who has lost both parents due to death is called an orphan. When referring to animals, only the mother's condition is usually relevant (i.e., if the female parent has gone, the offspring is an orphan, regardless of the father's condition). Definitions Various groups use different definitions to identify orphans. One legal definition used in the United States is a minor (law), minor bereft through "death or disappearance of, abandonment or desertion by, or separation or loss from, both parents". In everyday use, an orphan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsuko Horie
is a Japanese actress, Voice acting in Japan, voice actress and singer from Yamato, Kanagawa. She is known as the . Horie has voiced several characters throughout her career, such as Shadow Galactica#Sailor Galaxia, 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 * Pollyanna Whittier in ''The Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love'' (1986) * Akko in ''Himitsu no Akko-chan'' (1988) * Polaris Hilda in ''Saint Seiya'' (1986–1989) * Beron in ''Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship'' (2011) * Remi in ''Remi, Nobody's Girl'' (1996–1997) * Judy Abbott in ''My Daddy Long Legs'' (1990) * Jeanie MacDowell in ''Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (TV series), Jeanie with the Light Brown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
