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Berserk (1997 TV Series)
''Berserk'', known in Japan as is a Japanese anime television series based on Kentaro Miura's manga series ''Berserk (manga), Berserk''. The series follows Guts (Berserk), Guts, a skilled mercenary warrior who gets entangled with the Band of the Hawk, a mercenary group, and its ambitious leader, Griffith (Berserk), Griffith. ''Berserk'' was produced by Nippon Television and VAP, Inc., VAP, animated by OLM, Inc., Oriental Light and Magic and directed by . It was broadcast for 25 episodes on Nippon TV from October 1997 to April 1998. ''Berserk'' was formerly licensed for English release in North America by Media Blasters, and later acquired by Discotek Media. The series has received critical acclaim, with critics praising its storytelling, characters, setting, and soundtrack by Susumu Hirasawa. Plot Guts (Berserk), Guts, a lone mercenary warrior driven solely by his will to survive, becomes entangled with the Band of the Hawk, a mercenary group lead by the ambitious and chari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guts (Berserk)
is a fictional character and the protagonist from the manga series ''Berserk (manga), Berserk'', created by Kentaro Miura. Guts is a mercenary who travels from company to company and companionship to companionship. After meeting Griffith (Berserk), Griffith, Guts is defeated in battle by Griffith and is forced to join the Band of the Hawk as the latter proclaims he now "owns" him. The dynamic and turbulent relationship between Guts and Griffith, the leader of the Band of the Hawk, forms the primary focus of the manga. After the events of the Eclipse, during which he loses his left forearm and right eye, Guts seeks revenge on Griffith. The character has also appeared in the animated adaptations of ''Berserk'' as well as video games with multiple voice actors. Miura conceptualized Guts' character while he was an assistant to George Morikawa. He mentioned multiple influences including Kenshiro from ''Fist of the North Star'', Conan the Barbarian, ''Dororo'', and Mad Max (film), ''M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berserk (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kentaro Miura. Set in a medieval Europe–inspired dark fantasy world, the story centers on the characters of Guts, a lone swordsman, and Griffith, the leader of a mercenary band called the "Band of the Hawk". The series follows Guts' journey seeking revenge on Griffith, who betrayed him and the rest of their comrades. Miura premiered a prototype of ''Berserk'' in 1988. The series began the following year in Hakusensha's manga magazine ', which was replaced in 1992 by the semimonthly magazine '' Young Animal'', where ''Berserk'' has continued its publication. Following Miura's death in May 2021, the final chapter that he worked on was published posthumously in September of the same year; the series resumed in June 2022, under supervision of Miura's fellow manga artist and childhood friend and Miura's group of assistants and apprentices from Studio Gaga. ''Berserk'' was adapted into a 25-episode anime tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Kromer
Christopher Edward "Chris" Kromer (born August 1, 1973) is an American actor and television host. He is co-host of the reality series '' Beat the House'' on HGTV. Early life Kromer was born in Queens, New York and was raised in New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas .... Kromer's mother was a successful real estate agent, and he grew up in the real estate business. Career As an actor, Kromer has starred in short films and played roles in national commercials for Sprint, Chrysler, and Clearisil as well as guest roles in the television series ''Thumb Wrestling Federation'' (TWF), '' Law & Order'', '' Guiding Light'', '' Gossip Girl'', and '' Royal Pains''. He has been a host of the television show '' Cool In Your Code.'' In 2014, he became co-host of the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Ishida
is a Japanese actor who specializes in voice acting. For his portrayal of Saki Abdusha in '' Sakura Wars'', and Athrun Zala in '' Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'', '' Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny'' and '' Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom'' and Masahiro Sanada in '' Tenjō Tenge'', he was chosen as the most popular voice actor in the Animage Anime Grand Prix in 2004, and won the Best Supporting Character (male) award at the 1st Seiyu Awards in 2007. He is best known for his roles as Gaara in '' Naruto'', Zeref in '' Fairy Tail'', Cho Hakkai in '' Saiyuki'', Kaworu Nagisa in '' Neon Genesis Evangelion'', Kuja in '' Final Fantasy'', Otto Apocalypse in '' Honkai Impact 3rd'', Luocha in '' Honkai: Star Rail'', Kamisato Ayato in '' Genshin Impact'', Katsura Kotarou in '' Gin Tama'' & Eishi Tsukasa in '' Food Wars Shokugeki no Sōma''. Filmography Animation Puppet Theatrical animation Video games Tokusatsu Audio drama Dubbing roles References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akiko Yajima
is a Japanese voice actress from Kashiwazaki, Niigata. Her best-known role is as the title character Shinnosuke Nohara in the long-running anime series '' Crayon Shin-chan''. She also voices Mipple in the original '' Futari wa Pretty Cure'', Sally Yoshinaga in '' The Brave Express Might Gaine'', Paffy Pafuricia in '' Haō Taikei Ryū Knight'', Relena Peacecraft in '' Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'', Ayumi Himekawa in '' Glass Mask'', Riku and Diva in '' Blood+'', Longlong in '' Shizuku-chan'' and Kohaku in '' Inuyasha''. In video games, she voices Annie Barrs in '' Tales of'' series, and has dubbed for Anakin Skywalker and Harry Potter in some of the live-action films and video games. She is also known for being the voice of Spyro the Dragon in the '' Spyro'' video games, which she retired from in 2000. On June 29, 2018, Akiko Yajima retired from her career as Shinnosuke Nohara's voice actress and newly announced that Yumiko Kobayashi took over the role as Shinnosuke Nohara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrie Keranen
Carrie Keranen is an American voice actress. Her roles include Misato Katsuragi in the Netflix dub of Neon Genesis Evangelion, Satsuki Kiryuin in '' Kill la Kill'', Casca in '' Berserk'', and Alya Césaire in '' Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir''. In her live-action work, she has played Piper Tate in '' Untitled Web Series About a Space Traveler Who Can Also Travel Through Time''. Early life and career Keranen grew up in Oak Park, Michigan. She is of Finnish and Swedish descent through her father, who is half Finnish and half Swedish. She had always been involved in acting, including high school plays, but in an interview with Everything Geek Podcast, she said she was more active in sports. She attended University of Michigan, and originally intended to major in international business with a specialization in Japanese but would be drawn back into doing plays and subbing in for major roles there. She graduated with a BA in theatre and linguistics, and after visiting E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūko Miyamura
, also known by her nickname , is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and sound director. She played Kazuha Toyama in '' Detective Conan'', Casca in '' Berserk'' and Asuka Langley Soryu in '' Neon Genesis Evangelion''. Personal life Miyamura was born in Kobe, and graduated from the theater division for Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music. She was diagnosed with Graves' disease and exophthalmos in May 2007. She was initially married to manga artist, Nakatani D. from 1998 to 1999. Miyamura married stuntman Takayuki Seki in 2004. They had two children together, a daughter born in 2004 and a son born in 2011, before they divorced in 2016. The family lived in Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ..., Australia, until she returned to Japan. Career Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiyuki Morikawa
is a Japanese voice actor, narrator and singer who is the head of Axlone, a voice acting company he founded in April 2011. His name is sometimes, although incorrectly, transliterated as Tomoyuki Morikawa. In 2003, he and Fumihiko Tachiki formed the band "2Hearts", one of their works being the ending theme of the video game '' Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires''. He has voiced many characters in anime and video games, including Yoshikage Kira in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable'', Kengo Akechi in '' Kindaichi Case Files'', Sephiroth in the '' Final Fantasy'' series and '' Kingdom Hearts'' series, Dante in '' Devil May Cry'', Kagaya Ubuyashiki in '' Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'', Isshin Kurosaki in '' Bleach'', Minato Namikaze in '' Naruto: Shippuden'', Julius Novachrono in '' Black Clover'', Mard Geer Tartaros in '' Fairy Tail'', Eizen in '' Tales of Berseria'', Boros in '' One-Punch Man'', both Eneru, Hatchan and Scopper Gaban in '' One Piece'', Tyki Mik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Diraison
Marc Diraison is an American voice actor, ADR director and script writer who has worked for Bang Zoom! Entertainment, NYAV Post, 4Kids Entertainment and DuArt Film and Video. He is best known as the English voice of Guts in ''Berserk'' animated adaptations, specifically the 1997 anime adaptation and the 2012 movie trilogy. He has also portrayed Akihiko Kayaba in '' Sword Art Online'' and Tokiomi Tohsaka in '' Fate/Zero.'' Filmography Anime Animation Films Video games References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Diraison, Marc Living people American male voice actors American people of French descent American voice directors American male video game actors 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Actors from San Rafael, California 1975 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobutoshi Canna
, better known by the stage name , is a Japanese actor, voice actor, singer and narrator who is affiliated with Aoni Production. He first started acting as a child. Canna is best known for his performances as Tasuki ('' Fushigi Yûgi''), Ban Mido ('' GetBackers''), Nnoitra Gilga ('' Bleach''), Lancer ('' Fate/Stay Night''), Basara Nekki ('' Macross 7''), Kabuto Yakushi ('' Naruto''), Cao Pi in '' Dynasty Warriors'' and '' Warriors Orochi'' series, Kai Kogashiwa in '' Initial D'' anime and mostly video game is '' Initial D Arcade Stage'' series from '' Arcade Stage 4'' all the way to ''Arcade Stage 8 infinity'', Guts ('' Berserk''), Knuckles the Echidna ( ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise, since 1998), Lee Pai-Long (''Shaman King is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei. It follows the adventures of Yoh Asakura as he attempts to hone his shaman skills to become the Shaman King by winning the Shaman Fight. Takei chose shamanism as the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flashforward
A flashforward (also spelled flash-forward, and more formally known as prolepsis) is a scene that temporarily takes the narrative forward in time from the current point of the story in literature, film, television and other media. Flashforwards are often used to represent events expected, projected, or imagined to occur in the future. They may also reveal significant parts of the story that have not yet occurred, but soon will in greater detail. It is similar to foreshadowing, in which future events are not shown but rather implicitly hinted at. It is also similar to an ellipsis, which takes the narrative forward and is intended to skim over boring or uninteresting details, for example the aging of a character. It is primarily a postmodern narrative device, named by analogy to the more traditional flashback, which reveals events that occurred in the past. Literature An early example of prolepsis which predates the postmodern period is Charles Dickens' 1843 novella '' A Chr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archdemon
In some occult and similar writings, an archdemon (also spelled archdaemon), archdevil, or archfiend is a spiritual entity prominent in the Hell, infernal hierarchy as a leader of demons. Essentially, the archdemons are the evil opponents of the archangels. Christian traditions Archdemons are described as the leaders of demonic hosts, just as archangels lead Hierarchy of angels, choirs of angels. Based upon the writings of Saint Paul (Col. 1:16; Eph. 1:21) the angelic court had been constructed by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite and comprised nine orders of angels with three orders each to three hierarchies. The first hierarchy consists of seraphim, cherubim and Throne (angel), thrones. The second hierarchy consists of Domination (angel), dominations, Virtue (angel), virtues and Power (angel), powers. The third hierarchy consists of Principality (angel), principalities, archangels and angels. This system of classifying angels has been accepted by the majority of Christian schol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
