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Masami Ōbari
is a noted Japanese anime director, animation director and mecha and character designer. Biography After graduating from high school in 1985, Masami Obari began his career when he joined the animation studio Ashi Production, where he worked on shows such as '' Special Armored Battalion Dorvack'', ''Transformers'' (outsourced by Toei Animation to them sometimes), and ''Star Musketeer Bismarck''. Soon after, at the age of 19, he got his first major break when he landed the role of mecha designer on ''Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God''. Not too long after, at the young age of 21, he was given his first directorial role by directing episodes 5 and 6 of the '' Bubblegum Crisis'' OVA series. He also made three Fatal Fury OVAs from December 23, 1992, to July 16, 1994. In 1993, he founded Studio G-1 with fellow animators Kazuto Nakazawa, Masahiro Yamane, Takehiro Nakayama, and Atsuko Ishida, to whom Masami Obari was married, but from whom he is now divorced. Studio G-1 was lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 km² (3,274 sq mi). Hiroshima Prefecture borders Okayama Prefecture to the east, Tottori Prefecture to the northeast, Shimane Prefecture to the north, and Yamaguchi Prefecture to the southwest. Hiroshima is the capital and largest city of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region, with other major cities including Fukuyama, Kure, and Higashihiroshima. Hiroshima Prefecture is located on the Seto Inland Sea across from the island of Shikoku, and is bounded to the north by the Chūgoku Mountains. Hiroshima Prefecture is one of the three prefectures of Japan with more than one UNESCO World Heritage Site. History The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
(NJPW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo. Founded on January 13, 1972, by Antonio Inoki, the promotion was sold to Yuke's, who later sold it to Bushiroad in 2012. TV Asahi and Amuse, Inc. own minority shares of the company. Naoki Sugabayashi has served as the promotion's Chairman since September 2013, while Takami Ohbari has served as the president of the promotion since October 2020. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, NJPW is the largest and longest-running professional wrestling promotion in Japan. It was affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance at various points in its history. NJPW has had agreements with various MMA and professional wrestling promotions around the world, including WWE, World Championship Wrestling, American Wrestling Association, World Class Championship Wrestling, Impact Wrestling, WAR,Jersey All Pro Wrestling, UWFi, Ring of Honor, Pride Fighting Championships, and All Elite Wrestling. NJPW's bigg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gravion Zwei
is a Japanese anime television series produced by Gonzo. It aired in Japan from October 7, 2002 to December 16, 2002 and ran for 13 episodes. In 2004, was released and aired from January 8 to March 25 in Japan, running for twelve additional episodes, answering the questions generated from the first series. Both ''Gravion'' and ''Gravion Zwei'' were created and directed by Masami Ōbari with mecha designs from Kunio Okawara. Both series were released in North America by ADV Films. After ADV Films lost the rights to the series, the series was re-licensed by Funimation (now Crunchyroll). Plot In ''Gravion'', Eiji Shigure is sent a letter from his missing older sister Ayaka Shigure. Responding to its message, his search for her leads him to the mysterious billionaire Klein Sandman, and Eiji secretly infiltrates his enormous ''Saint-Germain Castle'' while he is hosting a party for Earth Federation Alliance (EFA) leaders, in order to find her. He ends up piloting the ''G-Attack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platinumhugen Ordian
is a Japanese anime series. Directed by Masami Ōbari, the 24 episodes were broadcast on WOWOW between April 4 and September 19, 2000. Ordian was Masami Obari's second attempt at directing an anime television series, following 1997's '' Virus Buster Serge''. Anime The series uses three pieces of theme music; one opening theme and two ending themes. "Shinryaku: the Chariots VII" by OZWORLD is the series' opening theme. "Eien no Remake" by Yuumi Kobayashi is the series' first ending theme and "TSUIOKU: Only Eternity" by Miki Takaesu Miki may refer to: Places *Miki, Hyōgo, a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan *Miki, Kagawa, a town in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan *Miki, Azerbaijan, a village in Astara Rayon, Azerbaijan People *Miki (given name) *Miki (surname) *Miki Núñez (born ... is the series' second ending theme. Plot Yū Kananase is just an ordinary high-school student. Since he has mysterious inside knowledge about piloting a mecha, he is recruited by the Internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virus Buster Serge
is a Japanese anime television series directed by Masami Ōbari, produced by Plum, and broadcast on AT-X and TV Tokyo from October 2 to December 19, 1997. It is based on the Sega Saturn adventure game ''Virus'', which was made in collaboration with Hudson Soft and Sega and featured characters designed by Madhouse. A light novel and second video game (for the PlayStation) were also created. In the year 2097 in the city of Neo Hong Kong, man and machine have melded nicely and the city has been blooming with technological advances. However, an entity that takes over the machines called the Virus is becoming a problem. For this problem, there exists the organization STAND equipped with their Gears (machine suits) led by the mysterious Raven. The latest member of the team is Serge, a man who cannot remember his past and thought joining STAND and confronting Raven would help him better understand. The anime is the only media in the ''Virus'' franchise that has been adapted in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rise
Rise or RISE may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities * '' Rise: The Vieneo Province'', an internet-based virtual world * Rise FM, a fictional radio station in the video game ''Grand Theft Auto 3'' * Rise Kujikawa, a video game character from ''Persona 4'' Films *''Rise'', a 2011 film with Andrew Stevens * ''Rise'' (2014 film), an Australian film * '' Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'', often abbreviated as "Rise" in promotional material * '' Rise: Blood Hunter'', a 2007 horror/thriller film directed by Sebastian Gutierrez * ''Rise'' (2022 film), an American biographical sports-drama film Music Albums * ''Rise'' (Herb Alpert album), 1979 * ''Rise'' (Annabelle Chvostek album), 2012 * ''Rise'' (The Answer album), 2006 * ''Rise'' (Army of Me EP), a 2006 EP by Army of Me * ''Rise'' (Bad Brains album), 1993 * ''Rise'' (Daryl Braithwaite album), 1990 * ''Rise'' (Building 429 album) * ''Rise'' (Danny Gokey album), 2017 * ''Rise'' (Gabrielle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marine A Go Go
Marine is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the sea or ocean. Marine or marines may refer to: Ocean * Maritime (other) * Marine art * Marine biology * Marine debris * Marine habitats * Marine life * Marine pollution Military * Marines, a naval-based infantry force ** United States Marine Corps ** Royal Marines of the UK ** Brazilian Marine Corps ** Spanish Marine Infantry ** Fusiliers marins (France) ** Indonesian Marine Corps ** Republic of China Marine Corps ** Republic of Korea Marine Corps ** Royal Thai Marine Corps *"Marine" also means "navy" in several languages: ** Austro-Hungarian Navy () ** Belgian Navy (, , ) ** Royal Canadian Navy () *** Provincial Marine (1796–1910), a predecessor to the Royal Canadian Navy ** Navy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo () ** Royal Danish Navy () ** Finnish Navy (, ) ** French Navy () ** Gabonese Navy () ** German Navy () ** Royal Moroccan Navy () ** Royal Netherlands Navy () ** Swedish Navy () Places * Marines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Blade
:''It is entirely unrelated to the 1997 PlayStation game "Angel Blade - Neo Tokyo Guardians".'' is part of the Vanilla Series of explicit mature OVA. It was created and directed by Masami Ōbari, who was also responsible for the design of the characters and would also be responsible for the development of the short anime adaptation of ''The King of Fighters XV''. The anime is a parody of Go Nagai's manga and anime ''Cutey Honey'' and ''Kekko Kamen''. The storyline is continued in a three-episode sequel series, ''Angel Blade Punish!''. The first series was released in the U.S. on two DVDs, entitled ''Angel Blade'' (containing episodes 1–2) and ''Angel Blade Returns'' (containing episode 3 and some bonus material). ''Angel Blade Punish!'' was released in the U.S. as a single DVD containing all three episodes. The doujin video game company ''Digi Anime'' released an eroge visual novel of ''Angel Blade'' in 2002 based on the first series. Synopsis ''Angel Blade'' takes pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voogie's Angel
is a three-episode Japanese original video animation , abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the first part of an OVA ... series, based on a 1996 radio drama series of the same name created by Aoi Takeuchi. Character designs in the animation were redone by Masami Oobari, based on the original designs created by Shin'ichi Miyamae for the radio series and its CD releases. A hundred years after the Earth's surface is invaded by aliens (Space Emigrants, or SE) and humans have been forced to live in underwater cities, the last hope of saving the Earth lies in the hands of five cybernetically enhanced women. These women are trained to carry out attacks against the SE in hopes of reclaiming Earth for mankind. An OVA directed by Hayato Date titled 電脳戦隊ヴギィ’ズ・エンジェル外伝 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
