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List Of Nana Characters
The Japanese manga series '' Nana'', written and illustrated by Ai Yazawa, features a cast of fictional characters of which the two main characters share the name Nana. The series chronicles their friendship and their lives as each chases her dreams. Nana Komatsu is a small town girl who goes to Tokyo to follow her boyfriend and college friends, with the hope of having her dream life. Nana Osaki was in a popular punk band in her home town. Nana Osaki's friends include her bandmates in the Black Stones (Blast) and her former bandmate who is involved in a band called Trapnest. Main characters Nana Osaki ; : : :Nana Osaki is a 20-year-old girl who moves to Tokyo to pursue a professional music career with her band, Black Stones, of which she is the main vocalist. From a young age, Nana O. was abandoned by her mother and never knew her biological father, leading her to grow up with her grandmother. Throughout high school, Nana O. was also a loner and feared by her classmates until N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manga
are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics and cartooning. Outside of Japan, the word is typically used to refer to comics originally published in Japan. In Japan, people of all ages and walks of life read manga. The medium includes works in a broad range of genres: action, adventure, business and commerce, comedy, detective, drama, historical, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction and fantasy, erotica ( and ), sports and games, and suspense, among others. Many manga are translated into other languages. Since the 1950s, manga has become an increasingly major part of the Japanese publishing industry. By 1995, the manga market in Japan was valued at (), with annual sales of 1.9billion manga books and manga magazines (also known as manga anthologies) in Japan (equivale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroki Narimiya
(born September 14, 1982), better known as , is a Japanese actor. Early life He was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. His parents are from Okinawa Prefecture. His parents divorced when he was young, and in his third year of junior high school, his mother died and he raised his brother by dropping out of school, taking on part-time jobs, and paid for his brother's high school and college expenses. He had made a promise to his mother to become serious about acting and through his multitude of part-time jobs, was eventually scouted and passed an audition making his way into his debut in 2000. Career He soon debuted in 2000 in the play "Horobikaketa Jinrui, Sono Ai no Honshitsu to wa (Perishing Humankind, What is the Essence of Its Love?)." Hiroki was chosen for the part of Kane out of the 3000 actors who auditioned. In February 2001, he made his movie debut in "Oboreru Sakana", a Toei production. In 2002, he appeared as Noda in the television drama, "Gokusen." With his life-sized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Lufkin
Olivia Lufkin (born December 9, 1979), known professionally as Olivia, is a Japanese singer and songwriter.Oricon Profile Retrieved November 09 2007 Lufkin began her solo career after singing in the Japanese girl group D&D. She gained mainstream success in 2006 after creating songs for the fictional band Trapnest under the alias "Olivia Inspi' Reira (Trapnest)." The songs were used for the popular anime adaptation of '' Nana''. Early life Lufkin was born in , |
Aya Hirano
is a Japanese actress and singer. Beginning in the entertainment industry as a child actor in television commercials, she appeared in her first Voice acting in Japan, voice acting role in the anime television series ''Angel Tales'' (2001). In 2006, she became known for her role as Haruhi Suzumiya (character), the title character in the ''Haruhi Suzumiya'' franchise, winning the Voice Acting Award at the 2007 Tokyo Anime Awards, the Best Newcomer Award at the 1st Seiyu Awards in 2007, and the Best Lead Actress award at the 2nd Seiyu Awards in 2008. In addition, she also provided the voice of Misa Amane in ''Death Note'', List of Lucky Star characters#Konata Izumi, Konata Izumi in ''Lucky Star (manga), Lucky Star'', and Lucy Heartfilia in ''Fairy Tail''. In 2010, Hirano began transitioning her acting career to television and stage plays, starring in ''Konna no Idol Janain!?'' (2012) and ''Muse no Kagami'' (2012). In the late 2000s and early 2010s, Hirano was regarded as an Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sid Vicious
Simon John Ritchie (10 May 1957 – 2 February 1979), better known by his stage name Sid Vicious, was an English musician, best known as the second bassist for the punk rock band Sex Pistols. After his death in 1979 at the age of 21, he remained an icon of the punk subculture; one of his friends noted that he embodied "everything in punk that was dark, decadent and nihilistic." Early life Simon John Ritchie was born in Lewisham to John and Anne Ritchie (''née'' McDonald; later named Anne Beverley; 1936–1996). Anne had dropped out of school and joined the British Army The British Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of the United Kingdom. the British Army comprises 73,847 regular full-time personnel, 4,127 Brigade of Gurkhas, Gurkhas, 25,742 Army Reserve (United Kingdom), volunteer reserve perso ..., where she met Ritchie's father, a guardsman at Buckingham Palace and a semi-professional trombone player on the London jazz scene. Shortly after Simon's birth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sex Pistols
The Sex Pistols are an English punk rock band formed in London in 1975. Although their initial career lasted just two and a half years, they became culturally influential in popular music. The band initiated the punk movement in the United Kingdom and later inspired many punk, post-punk and alternative rock musicians, while their clothing and hairstyles were a significant influence on the early punk fashion, punk image. The Sex Pistols' first line-up consisted of vocalist Johnny Rotten (byname of John Lydon), guitarist Steve Jones (musician), Steve Jones, drummer Paul Cook, and bassist Glen Matlock, with Matlock replaced by Sid Vicious in early 1977. Under the management of Malcolm McLaren, the band gained widespread attention from British press after swearing live on-air during a December 1976 television interview. Their May 1977 single "God Save the Queen (Sex Pistols song), God Save the Queen", which described the monarchy as a "fascist regime", was released to coincide wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobuo Kyo
is a Japanese actor who is represented by the talent agency Cube. He graduated from Ichikawa High School. Biography Kyo was born with Korean nationality in Japan and later became a naturalized Japanese. In 1998, he won the photogenic award and P-mail grand prix at the ''11th Junon Super Boy Contest''. His application was submitted by his sister.「姜暢雄as霞一鍬」、『宇宙船』Vol.100（2002年5月号）、Asahi Sonorama、2002年5月1日、 31頁、 雑誌コード：01843-05。 Kyo signed with the talent agency, Cube, and made his stage debut as a member of Studio Life, a troupe Cube managed. In 2002, Kyo later debuted in ''Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger'' as Isshuu Kasumi / Kuwaga Raiger. After that he appeared in television dramas, films, and stage shows. Kyo appeared in dramas and films such as ''Wakaba'', ''Trick'', ''Nana2'', and ''Hanazakari no Kimitachi e''. He, with Kohei Yamamoto, Yujiro Shirakawa, Ryuichiro Nishioka, and Yūsuke Tomoi , known professional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryuhei Matsuda
is a Japanese film and television actor. Matsuda's best known film roles include the young and desirable samurai Sōzaburō Kanō in ''Taboo'' and the rock star Ren Honjo in '' Nana''. Early life Matsuda was born on 9 May 1983 in Tokyo, to Yūsaku Matsuda, a Japanese actor of partial Korean ancestry, and Miyuki Matsuda (née Kumagai), a Japanese actress. He has two younger siblings, a younger brother, Shota Matsuda, who is also an actor, and a younger sister, Yuuki Matsuda, who is a singer, and one older half-sister by his father's first marriage. His father died from bladder cancer in 1989, when Ryuhei was six years old. He attended Horikoshi High School, a Japanese high school that caters to celebrity students, but did not graduate. Career At age 15, Matsuda was offered the role of the desirable young samurai Kanō Sōzaburō in Nagisa Ōshima's 1999 film ''Taboo''. The role helped boost him from an entirely unknown actor to a film star, earning him a Japanese Academy aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Vincent (voice Actor)
Samuel Vincent Khouth is a Canadian voice actor working for Ocean Productions. Vincent is known for voicing Krypto in ''Krypto the Superdog (TV series), Krypto the Superdog'', List of Ed, Edd n Eddy characters#Edd (Double D), Edd "Double D" in ''Ed, Edd n Eddy'', Lloyd Garmadon in ''Ninjago (TV series), Ninjago'', Jerry Mouse in ''Tom and Jerry Tales'', Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck & Tweety in ''Baby Looney Tunes'', Hare in the ''Monster Rancher (TV series), Monster Rancher'' anime, Ōban Star-Racers#Main characters, Jordan C. Wilde in ''Ōban Star-Racers'', and Eli Shane in ''Slugterra''. In live-action, he portrayed Dr. Maurice in the 2005 sitcom ''Hot Properties (TV series), Hot Properties''. Career Vincent's roles in English dubs of anime include Athrun Zala in ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' and its sequel ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny'', Hikaru Shindo in ''Hikaru no Go'', Julian Star in ''Cardcaptor Sakura, Cardcaptors'', and Tieria Erde in ''Mobile Suit Gundam 00''. Other rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hidenobu Kiuchi
is a Japanese voice actor. Some of his major roles include Hol Horse in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders'', Yūshi Oshitari in ''The Prince of Tennis'', Kenzo Tenma in ''Monster'', Ren Honjo in '' Nana'', Hei in ''Darker than Black'', Shisui Uchiha in ''Naruto Shippuden'' and Dad (Mr Yamada) in ''Chi's Sweet Home''. He began as a stage actor when one of his seniors got him to do voice acting. He had leading roles in each series, such as Jose in ''Gunslinger Girl'' and Ramsbeckite Hematite in ''Cluster Edge is an anime television series created by Masashi Ikeda and Sunrise Sunrise (or sunup) is the moment when the upper rim of the Sun appears on the horizon in the morning, at the start of the Sun path. The term can also refer to the entir ...''. In 2008, he was the first Japanese voice actor to guest at an anime convention in Australia. Filmography Anime Tokusatsu Anime films Video games Overseas dubbing References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Drummond
Brian Drummond (born August 10, 1969) is a Canadian voice actor. He formerly served on the board of directors for the New Westminster-based Urban Academy along with his wife, Laura Drummond, also a voice artist. Usually working in Vancouver, he is often cast in antagonistic or authoritative voice roles. Career Drummond was born in Salmon Arm, British Columbia. A graduate of the acclaimed Studio 58, he started out as a theatre actor, but eventually found himself moving into voice acting full-time. Based out of Vancouver, BC, he works on various animated programs. Most well known for his role as Vegeta, Yajirobe, and Vegito in the Ocean Studios English dub of the anime series ''Dragon Ball Z'', Drummond tends to be cast as either an impassive warrior (Andrew Waltfeld), or a kind-hearted father-figure ( Reverend Malchio). Lately, he has also played the role of the cowardly Yuna Roma Seiran in '' Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny'' as well as Ryuk in ''Death Note''. He has l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanata Hongo
Kanata may refer to: People *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese actor, voice actor and model *, Japanese actor, musician and fashion model *, a multi-platinum songwriter *, Japanese manga artist Fictional characters * Kanata Asumi, the main character of tokusatsu series '' Ultraman Decker'' * Kanata Futaki, a character from visual novel series ''Little Busters!'' * Kanata Higa, a character from anime manga series '' Harukana Receive'' * Kanata Izumi, a character from the anime/manga series ''Lucky Star'' * Kanata Konoe, a character from the media project Nijigasaki High School Idol Club * Kanata Shinkai, a character from the idol rhythm game ''Ensemble Stars!'' * Maz Kanata, a former space pirate in the sequel era of the ''Star Wars'' universe Other uses * Kanata, Ontario, a suburban district of Ottawa, Canada * ''Kanata'', an Iroquoian term meaning "village" or "settlement," considered to be the origin of the name of Canada * 52500 Kanata, an asteroid See also * Canada (dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
