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Tsugumi Higasayama
is a Japanese voice actress from Saitama, Japan. Her name is sometimes misread as Ami Higasayama. Filmography *'' Aquarion'' as Tsugumi Rosenmeier *''Best Student Council'' as Miiko Mikawa (eps 1,2) *''Boogiepop Phantom'' as Megumi Toyama *''Futakoi'' as Boy (ep 5) *''Genshiken'' as ComiFes staff (ep 10); Female registerer (ep 2); Female student council member (ep 11); Okada (ep 9); Saleswoman (ep 1); Waitress (ep 7) *''Haibane Renmei'' as Child; Haibane of Abandoned Factory *''Jyu Oh Sei'' as Girl (ep 2) *''NieA 7'' as Waitress *''Otogi Zoshi'' as Village girl (ep 2) *''Pani Poni Dash!'' as Otome Akiyama *''Project Blue Earth SOS'' as Margaret *''Psychic Academy'' as Myuu *''Tactical Roar is a Japanese anime television series centered around the mostly female crew of a commercial Warship, the ''Pascal Magi'', which is trying to fight pirates in the near future. The series is mix of serious combat, political intrigue, light rom ...'' as Sakura Sasahara *'' To Heart - Remem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voice Acting In Japan
Voice acting in Japan is an industry where actors provide voice-overs as characters or narrators in media including anime, video games, audio dramas, commercials, and dubbing for non-Japanese films and television programs. In Japan, and actresses have devoted fan clubs due to a crossover with the idol industry, and some fans may watch a show merely to hear a particular voice actor. Many voice actors have concurrent singing careers and have also crossed over to live-action media. There are around 130 voice acting schools in Japan. Broadcast companies and talent agencies often have their own troupes of vocal actors. Magazines focusing specifically on voice acting are published in Japan, with '' Voice Animage'' being the longest running. The term character voice (abbreviated CV) has been commonly used since the 1980s by such Japanese anime magazines as ' and ''Newtype'' to describe a voice actor associated with a particular anime or game character. Definition and role A p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otogi Zoshi
, is a 2002 action video game developed by FromSoftware and published by Sega. It was released for the Xbox in Japan in December 2002, by Sega in North America in August 2003, and Europe in September 2003. ''Otogi'' follows former executioner Raikoh Minamoto as he attempts to purge the demons that have overrun Japan and restore the Great Seal that kept them at bay. It received positive reviews and was followed by a sequel, '' Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors'', in 2003. Plot The game's protagonist Raikoh Minamoto (based on Minamoto no Yorimitsu) was born into a clan of executioners under the emperor's command. Raikoh was given the order to kill his own father. He couldn't bring himself to do it, so he stole Soul Shrine, his clan's ancestral sword, and fled the capital city of Kyoto. Upon his departure, the Great Seal separating the demon and human worlds was broken. Kyoto was all but leveled and a wave of demons appeared. Raikoh was almost killed by the flood of darkness, but a Princ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Voice Actresses
Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japonicum * Japonicus * Japanese studies Japanese studies (Japanese: ) or Japan studies (sometimes Japanology in Europe), is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japanese ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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To Heart
''To Heart'' is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Leaf and released on May 23, 1997 for Windows. It was later ported to the PlayStation and given voice acting. A second PC version, titled ''To Heart PSE'' was released containing the PlayStation version as well as bonus games. ''To Heart PSE'' and the PlayStation version had the adult scenes removed. ''To Heart'' is Leaf's fifth game, and the third title in the Leaf Visual Novel Series, following '' Shizuku'' and ''Kizuato'' and preceding ''Routes''. The gameplay in ''To Heart'' follows a plot line which offers pre-determined scenarios with courses of interaction, and focuses on the appeal of the eight female main characters. A sequel of ''To Heart'', ''To Heart 2'', was released on December 28, 2004 directly to the PlayStation 2. A special bundle of ''To Heart 2'' and a PS2 version of ''To Heart'' was released on the same day. The original PC release of the visual novel was titled ''To Heart'', however the anime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tactical Roar
is a Japanese anime television series centered around the mostly female crew of a commercial Warship, the ''Pascal Magi'', which is trying to fight pirates in the near future. The series is mix of serious combat, political intrigue, light romance, and comedy, a classic story of the underdogs trying prove their worth amidst superior enemies, and doubtful arrogant allies. The series was produced with mix of traditional and computer generated animation. This was an anime produced with cooperation from the Japanese Self-Defense Force (JSDF) during a period that there was no collaboration between anime producers and fandoms of similar types of anime. The show was broadcast on TV Kanagawa, Chiba TV, TV Saitama, TV Aichi, Sun TV and KBS Kyoto. Reportedly, the Pascal Magi was based on the Murasame-class destroyer, and the ship in the show was given a designation with the consent of the JSDF, which the producers worked with to create realistic battle scenes and models for the anime. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychic Academy
is a Japanese seinen manga, ''seinen'' manga series written and illustrated by Katsu Aki. It was published by Kodansha in ''Magazine Z'' between 1999 and 2003. An anime ONA (original net animation) adaptation was produced by E.G. Films in 2002. Both manga and anime have been licensed in North America by Tokyopop. Plot ''Psychic Academy'' follows the life of Ai Shiomi in modern-day Japan. He has psychic powers, also known as "aura power." This ability has emerged in the world, but not all people have it. Aura power allows certain elements such as fire, water, ice, lightning, earth, wind, and light to be used by those with this ability. The type of power they can use depends on their aura and what they are taught. Ai agrees to attend the Psychic Academy School after being pressured by his brother. The school is where elite students go to learn how to use their elemental aura power. Ai knows that somewhere within the Academy is his childhood friend Orina. However, at school, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project Blue Earth SOS
is an anime series consisting of six hour-long (with commercials) episodes. It was aired on the Japanese television network, AT-X, from July 2 to December 3, 2006. It was originally licensed by ADV Films for $180,000. In 2008, it became one of over 30 ADV titles transferred to Funimation Entertainment. It is an adaptation of a novel by science fiction illustrator Shigeru Komatsuzaki, written between 1948 and 1951. Plot summary The entire series takes place in a version of the nineties redone into Retro-futurism, being behind in current technologies, and far ahead in others. On January 1, 1995, a G-Reactive fighter plane was being tested, while it was hit by a mysterious rainbow light and disappeared. 5 years later, two boys, Billy Kimura and Penny Carter, meet at a train station where a new bullet train utilizing G-Reactive was being launched. However, to their shock, the train was hit by a rainbow beam of light, and disappeared. After a series of events and acquaintances, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pani Poni Dash!
, also known by the title of its anime adaptation, , is a Japanese manga series by Hekiru Hikawa that uses parody, frequently referencing Japanese and American pop-culture in many ways. It features several first year students and their teachers in a school in Japan, though the main focus is on class 1-C. The manga was serialized in Square Enix's ''G Fantasy'' between the November 2000 and October 2011 issues, and the chapters are collected in 17 ''tankōbon'' volumes. A 26-episode anime television series adaptation aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between July 4 and December 26, 2005 with its title renamed as ''Pani Poni Dash!''. The anime is licensed by Funimation in North America. There have also been several drama CDs created based on the TV series and manga. A special OVA was released with a DVD box set containing the anime series on April 15, 2009 in Japan. Plot ''Pani Poni Dash!s central storyline revolves around Rebecca Miyamoto, a child prodigy homeroom teacher, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NieA 7
, also known as ''NieA under 7'', is a doujinshi manga series created by graphic designer Yoshitoshi ABe and later published by Kadokawa Shoten on their monthly ''Shōnen'' magazine ''Monthly Ace Next'' from October 1999 to January 2001. The manga revolves around a poor, introverted student named Mayuko Chigasaki, who lives above a Japanese bathhouse, and a freeloading and freewheeling outcast alien named NieA, who lives in Mayuko's closet. The manga is adapted into a 13-episode anime series by Triangle Staff and aired on WOWOW from April 16 to July 19, 2000. Much of the anime's staff also worked on ''Serial Experiments Lain'', as producer Yasuyuki Ueda suggested the team work on a lighter anime as relief from the dark, heavily psychological ''Lain''. The character Chiaki, a UFO fanatic, shares a name with Chiaki J. Konaka, the script writer for ''Lain''. Plot Set in a retro-future setting, the series revolves around Mayuko Chigasaki, a high school graduate who goes to cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saitama Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture and Gunma Prefecture to the north, Nagano Prefecture to the west, Yamanashi Prefecture to the southwest, Tokyo to the south, Chiba Prefecture to the southeast, and Ibaraki Prefecture to the northeast. Saitama is the capital and largest city of Saitama Prefecture, with other major cities including Kawaguchi, Kawagoe, and Tokorozawa. Saitama Prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, the most populous metropolitan area in the world, and many of its cities are described as bedroom communities and suburbs of Tokyo with many residents commuting into the city each day. History According to ''Sendai Kuji Hongi'' (''Kujiki''), Chichibu was one of 137 provinces during the reign of Emperor Sujin. Chichibu Province was in western Saitama. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jyu Oh Sei
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsumi Itsuki. The manga was first serialized in Hakusensha's monthly shōjo manga magazine, ''LaLa'' in December 1993. Several chapters of the series were serialized in Hakusensha's other bi-monthly ''shōjo'' manga magazine, Melody. The chapters released were then collected into five ''tankōbon'' volumes and later re-released into three ''kanzenban'' volumes. It was licensed and released in English in North America by Tokyopop, with translations by Yuya Otake and English adaptation by Clint Bickham. An 11-episode anime adaptation was animated by Bones and premiered on April 13, 2006 in Japan as part of Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block. On May 2, 2009, the series made its North American television debut on the Funimation Channel. The series deals with the adventures of twins Thor and Rai, who live on space colony Juno, a planet resembling earth, until they are abandoned and sent to Chimaera, a secret planet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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