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Yūji Mikimoto
, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Filmography Television animation ;1970s *''The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee'' (1974) – minor role *'' Hoshi no Ko Chobin'' (1974) – minor role *''Hurricane Polymar'' (1974) – minor role *''Time Bokan'' (1976) – Kaku-san *'' Ippatsu Kanta-kun'' (1977) – Morita *''Cyborg 009'' (1979) – Yacob *'' Gatchaman Fighter'' (1979) – Ganda ;1980s *'' Gyakuten! Ippatsuman'' (1982) – Gulliver *''Space Cobra'' (1982) – Leo *'' Cat's Eye'' (1983) – A police officer *''Fist of the North Star'' (1984) – Fuuga, Junk, Gunter and others *''Blue Comet SPT Layzner'' (1985) – Dal *''Musashi no Ken'' (1985) – Kiyokazu Musha *''Saint Seiya'' (1986) – Bear Geki, Centaurus Babel *''City Hunter'' (1987) – Ogino (ep. 3) *'' Machine Robo: Battle Hackers'' (1987) – Yarsand *'' Transformers: The Headmasters'' (1987) – Apeface, Blanker (Pointblank) *''Meimon! The Third Baseb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niigata Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,131,009 (1 July 2023) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area at . Niigata Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture to the southwest, Gunma Prefecture to the south, Fukushima Prefecture to the east, and Yamagata Prefecture to the northeast. Niigata, Niigata, Niigata is the capital and largest city of Niigata Prefecture, with other major cities including Nagaoka, Niigata, Nagaoka, Jōetsu, Niigata, Jōetsu, and Sanjō, Niigata, Sanjō. Niigata Prefecture contains the Niigata Major Metropolitan Area centered on Niigata with a population of 1,395,612, the largest metropolitan area on the Sea of Japan coast and the twelfth-largest in Japan. Niigata Prefecture is part of the historic Hokuriku region and features Sado Island, the sixth largest island of Japan in area following the List o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Seiya
, also known as ''Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac'' or simply ''Knights of the Zodiac'' (translated from the French title ''Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque''), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1985 to 1990, with its chapters collected in 28 volumes. In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Viz Media. The story follows five mystical warriors called the Saints who fight wearing sacred sets of armor named "Cloths", the designs of which derive from the various constellations the characters have adopted as their destined guardian symbols. The Saints have sworn to defend the reincarnation of the Twelve Olympians, Olympian goddess Athena in her battle against other gods who want to dominate Earth. The manga was adapted by Toei Animation into a 114-episode anime television series broadcast on TV Asahi from 1986 to 1989. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trigun
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhiro Nightow. It was first serialized in Tokuma Shoten's manga magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Captain'' from March 1995 to December 1996, until the magazine ceased its publication; its chapters were collected in three volumes. The series continued its publication in Shōnen Gahosha's manga magazine '' Young King OURs'', under the title ''Trigun Maximum'', from October 1997 to March 2007. Shōnen Gahosha republished the ''Trigun'' chapters in two volumes, and collected the ''Trigun Maximum'' chapters in 14 volumes. Set on the fictional planet known as No Man's Land, the plot follows Vash the Stampede, a famous gunman who is constantly fighting bounty hunters seeking to obtain the immense bounty on his head. As the narrative progresses, Vash's past is explored. ''Trigun'' originated from Nightow's fascination with Western movies. Nightow wanted Vash to be different from cowboys in Western movies by avoiding kill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rurouni Kenshin
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The story begins in 1878, the 11th year of the Meiji era in Japan, and follows a former assassin of the Bakumatsu, known as Hitokiri Battosai. After his work against the , he becomes Himura Kenshin, a wandering swordsman who protects the people of Japan with a vow never to take another life. Watsuki wrote the series based on his desire to make a Shōnen manga, manga series different from others published at the time, with Kenshin being a former assassin and the story taking a more serious tone as it progressed. ''Rurouni Kenshin'' was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from April 1994 to September 1999. Its chapters were collected in 28 volumes; it was later republished in a 22-volume edition and a 14-volume edition. The manga was adapted into an anime Rurouni Kenshin (1996 TV series), television series, produced by SPE Visual Works and animated by Studio Gallop and l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'', also known in Japan as , is a 1995 Japanese mecha anime series directed by Masashi Ikeda and written by Katsuyuki Sumizawa. It is the sixth installment in the '' Gundam'' franchise, taking place in the "After Colony" timeline. As with the original series, the plot of ''Gundam Wing'' centers on a war in the future (specifically, the year After Colony 195) between Earth and its orbital colonies in the Earth-Moon system. The series aired in Japan on the terrestrial TV Asahi network. It ran for 49 episodes, beginning on April 7, 1995, and ending on March 29, 1996. It received multiple manga adaptations, as well as video games. Four original video animation (OVA) episodes were produced including a retelling of the series, ''Operation Meteor'', and a direct sequel, '' Endless Waltz''. In 2010, Sumizawa started writing the novel '' Frozen Teardrop'', another sequel to the series. While the series fared modestly well in Japan, it found greater suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slam Dunk (manga)
''Slam Dunk'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese sports manga, sports manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Inoue. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from October 1990 to June 1996, with the chapters collected into 31 volumes. The story follows Hanamichi Sakuragi, a brash and impulsive high school student who joins a basketball team at Shohoku High School, located in the Shōnan area of Japan. The manga was adapted into an anime television series by Toei Animation which aired from October 1993 to March 1996. The series has been broadcast worldwide, gaining popularity especially in Japan, Europe, and several other Asian countries. In December 2022, an anime feature film titled ''The First Slam Dunk'' was released in Japan. ''Slam Dunk'' has 185 million copies in circulation, making it one of the List of best-selling manga, best-selling manga series in history. In 1994, it received the 40th Shogakukan Manga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramenman
The following is a list of characters from ''Kinnikuman'', a manga/anime series written by Yudetamago. The majority of the cast of Kinnikuman are Choujin (超人 ''Chōjin''; "superhuman"), superpowered individuals who comes in all shapes and sizes, though for the most part adhering to a humanoid form. As the series shifts from being a superhero pastiche to be more wrestling-focused, the Choujins' role also evolves from being superheroes to being superhuman wrestlers. They are initially introduced as a force of good, but as the series progresses, it introduces more morally gray Choujin, such as the Brutal Choujin, or even malicious factions such as the Devil Choujins. The upstanding Choujins would soon be described as Justice Choujins, who typically assume the role of the conventional superhero. The most popular and exemplary Justice Choujins are known as the Idol Choujins, which makes up the principal cast of protagonists. This includes the main protagonist himself, Kinnikuman. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinnikuman
is a Japanese manga series created by the duo Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada, known as Yudetamago. It follows Suguru Kinniku, a superhero who must win a wrestling tournament to retain the title of prince of Planet Kinniku. Nakai and Takashi planned the series when they were attending high school originally as a parody to '' Ultraman''. The manga was originally published in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1979 to 1987, and was first adapted by Toei Animation into a 137-episode anime series broadcast on Nippon Television from 1983 to 1986. It restarted publication in 2011 in Shueisha's web magazine ''Shū Play News'', and has spawned spin-off manga and anime series, video games, anime films, and several ''Kinnikuman''-related merchandise. There is also a sequel, the manga that was serialized in ''Weekly Playboy'' between 1998 and 2004. It was published in North America by Viz Media under the title of ''Ultimate Muscle''. It was al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
