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Yōko Asagami
is a Japanese voice actress who is represented by Aksent. She is most known for the roles of (''Space Battleship Yamato'') and Saeko Nogami ('' City Hunter''). Her married name is . Asagmi was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō. In 1952, she began to study traditional Japanese storytelling ''kōdan'' under the master . By 2004, she had risen to become a star ''kōdanshi''. When she performs as a storyteller, she goes by the art name . Since 2012, even the work of voice actor has started using the name of Ichiryūsai Harumi. In 2022, she won the Merit Award at the 16th Seiyu Awards. Filmography Television animation ;1970s *''Space Battleship Yamato'' (1974) – Yuki Mori *''La Seine no Hoshi'' (1975) – Michelle *'' Blocker Gundan 4 Machine Blaster'' (1976) – Yuka Hōjō *''Galaxy Express 999'' (1978) – Claire, Kasumi *''Majokko Tickle'' (1978) – Tiko ;1980s *''The Littl' Bits'' (1980) – Belfy, or "Lillabit" in the U.S. version *''Space Runaway Ideon'' (1980) – Harulu Ajiba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otaru, Hokkaidō
is a city and port in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan, northwest of Sapporo. The city faces Ishikari Bay and the Sea of Japan, and has long served as the main port of the bay. With its many historical buildings, Otaru is a popular tourist destination. Because it is a 25-minute drive from Sapporo, it has grown as a commuter town. As of July 31, 2023, the city had an estimated population of 107,432 and a population density of 441 persons per km² (1,100 persons per mi²). The total area is . Although it is the largest city in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, the subprefecture's capital is the more centrally located Kutchan. History The name "Otaru" is of Ainu origin, possibly meaning "River running through the sandy beach". The very small remaining part of the Temiya Cave contains carvings from the Zoku-Jōmon period of Ainu history, around A.D. 400. Mount Akaiwa (Northwest part of Otaru) is memorialized in the Ainu tradition in the story of Sitonai, village chief's te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urusei Yatsura
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from September 1978 to February 1987. Its 366 individual chapters were collected in 34 ''tankōbon'' volumes. It tells the story of Ataru Moroboshi, and the alien Lum (Urusei Yatsura), Lum, who believes she is Ataru's wife after he accidentally proposes to her. The series makes heavy use of Japanese mythology, Culture of Japan, culture, and puns. It was adapted into two anime television series that aired on Fuji TV affiliates. The manga series was republished in different formats in Japan. Viz Media released the series in North America in the 1990s under the names ''Lum * Urusei Yatsura'' and ''The Return of Lum'', but dropped it after nine volumes. They re-licensed the manga and released an omnibus edition under its original title with new translations from 2019 to 2023. The first television series, produced by Kitty Films, was broadcast from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Drop
is a Japanese science fiction Yuri (genre), yuri manga created by Akihito Yoshitomi. It comprises five chapters that were serialized in the shōnen manga magazine ''Dengeki Comic Gao!'' from June 2004 to December 2005, and later collected into a single Tankōbon, volume. In 2007, Yoshitomi began to work on a new ''Blue Drop'' manga, titled , which was serialized in the manga magazine ''Champion Red'' between February 19, 2007, and January 19, 2008, with its 14 chapters later compiled into 2 volumes. Each volume contained a chapter of another series called where Kasagi is a member of an alien race of females called the Arume. She spends her time playing matchmaker for unsuspecting, cute human girls. The third and fourth chapters were not released until 2008. A ''Blue Drop'' anime series directed by Masahiko Ohkura and produced by Asahi Production and BeSTACK aired in Japan between October 2 and December 25, 2007, under the title . The first DVD release on December 26, 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Heart (anime)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo published in the ''Weekly Comic Bunch'' from 2001 throughout 2010. After the cancellation of ''Bunch'', the manga was renewed in ''Monthly Comic Zenon'' under the title of ''Angel Heart: 2nd Season'', which ran from 2010 to 2017. An animated television series based on the manga aired in Japan from October 3, 2005, to September 25, 2006. The author mentioned in the first ''tankōbon'' volume that ''Angel Heart'' shares the same characters as ''City Hunter'' but is not its continuation. Plot A young woman stands on top of a building in Shinjuku as she receives a call from her handler. The handler, who calls her "Glass Heart", congratulates her with a job well done regarding her latest kill, which he refers to as her 50th. Glass Heart recounts the day's events. She had just killed a man sitting on a park bench with a silenced gun. As she was leaving the park, a small girl runs in with some ice cream and Gla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Galaxy Railways
is a Japanese anime television series produced by Leiji Matsumoto, creator of ''Galaxy Express 999'', and is about flying trains set in the far reaches of outer space. It began airing on October 4, 2003. Funimation licensed the anime for release in the United States. It debuted on American TV in a syndicated Funimation Channel programming block airing on CoLours TV on Monday, June 19, 2006. The series has also aired on the linear Funimation Channel. Two sequels have been produced, both currently unlicensed in English regions. An off take of the series called was released as a Drama CD in March 2009. The story follows the Mizar platoon and their adventures. Plot ''The Galaxy Railways'' The story takes place in an alternate future, where trains are capable of interplanetary travel. The fleet of the Galaxy Railways is protected by the Space Defence Force, or SDF, against intergalactic terrorists, meteor storms, and malicious alien life. In the series, it seems that the Gala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PaRappa The Rapper (TV Series)
is a 2001 Japanese anime television series based on and a prequel to NanaOn-Sha's ''PaRappa the Rapper'' video game series created by Masaya Matsuura and Rodney Alan Greenblat. The series was produced by Fuji Television and SME Visual Works, animated by J.C.Staff and aired in Japan on Fuji TV between April 2001 and January 2002, running for thirty episodes. Episodes 29 and 30 aired together as a 1-hour special. Summary The series focuses on PaRappa, a cute and happy dog who enjoys music, dancing and spending time with his friends PJ Berri, Katy Kat, and his love interest, Sunny Funny. The show includes various characters who make returning appearances from the video games. It also introduces several new characters who are exclusive to the TV series, such as Matt Major, an athletic, popular dog, Paula Fox, Katy's rival, but Sunny's friend, Pinto, PaRappa's little sister, and Gaster and Groober, a villainous duo who cause all sorts of mischief. Production During the producti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risky Safety
is a manga series created by Rei Omishi and it follows the journeys of an apprentice shinigami, or death god, named Risky and an apprentice angel named Safety who have been trapped in the same body. Whoever is in charge of the body depends on the emotions of those around them; if people are happy, then Safety appears, but if people are upset, then Risky takes charge. Characters ; Risky: A shinigami in training, Risky takes to her job quite gleefully. She is robed in a skull studded black outfit with a jewel in the center, long black stockings, and a large hat that looks like a cross between a ten-gallon hat and a stereotypical witch's hat. She has black hair and dark blue-grey eyes. She wields a scythe that, among other things, can take the souls of the living who are filled with sadness, present illusions dealing with the cause of the current target's sadness, and act as a microphone. Risky isn't as cruel as she leads people to think, since she tried to undo the damage she d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Of Vicious Criminal Ryo Saeba
Death is the end of life; the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. Death eventually and inevitably occurs in all organisms. The remains of a former organism normally begin to decompose shortly after death. Some organisms, such as ''Turritopsis dohrnii'', are biologically immortal; however, they can still die from means other than aging. Death is generally applied to whole organisms; the equivalent for individual components of an organism, such as cells or tissues, is necrosis. Something that is not considered an organism, such as a virus, can be physically destroyed but is not said ''to die'', as a virus is not considered alive in the first place. As of the early 21st century, 56 million people die per year. The most common reason is aging, followed by cardiovascular disease, which is a disease that affects the heart or blood vessels. As of 2022, an estimated total of almost 110 billion humans have died, or roughly 94% of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
