Zero Tester

	Zero Tester is a mecha anime series produced by Crystal Art Studio (later renamed as Studio Nue) and Tohokushinsha and animated by Soeisha (later renamed as Nippon Sunrise). It consists of 66 episodes and was originally broadcast on Fuji TV. The first 39 episodes tells the attempted invasion of the earth by Armanoid aliens, while the remaining 27 episodes, with the series retitled ''Zero Tester: Save the Earth!'' (''Chikyu o Mamotte!''), are about an attack by Gallos aliens. According to Jonathan Clements and Helen McCarthy's '' The Anime Encyclopedia'', it was "an early gathering of many of anime's future greats, particularly for the ''Gundam'' series". Plot The first directorial work by Ryosuke Takahashi. In response to the failure of Hazedon in the previous year, the second work of Soeisha changed the project content from marine adventure to science fiction. "Thunderbird was a Japanese copyright's" Tohokushinsha planning as a concept of "Japanese-made Thunderbird" is, was prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mecha Anime And Manga Mecha anime and manga, known in Japan as and , are anime and manga that feature robots (mecha) in battle. The genre is broken down into two subcategories; "super robot", featuring super-sized, implausible robots, and "real robot", where robots are governed by realistic physics and technological limitations. Mecha series cover a wide variety of genres, from action to comedy to drama, and the genre has expanded into other media, such as video game adaptations. Mecha has also contributed to the popularity of scale model robots. History The 1940 short manga featured a powered, piloted, mechanical octopus. The 1943 Yokoyama Ryūichi's propaganda manga featured a sword-wielding, steam-powered, giant humanoid mecha. The first series in the mecha genre was Mitsuteru Yokoyama's 1956 manga ''Tetsujin 28-go'' (which was later animated in 1963 and also released abroad as ''Gigantor''). Yokoyama was inspired to become a manga creator by Osamu Tezuka, and began serializing the manga in ''Shon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Iemasa Kayumi was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from the Tokyo Metropolitan area. He was the official voice-over actor for Frank Sinatra and Donald Sutherland. Biography Iemasa Kayumi was born in Tokyo Prefecture and moved to Kagoshima Prefecture when he was a boy because of wartime evacuation. He entered Kagoshima Prefectural Daini-Kagoshima Middle School. Due to educational reform in occupied Japan, Daini-Kagoshima Middle School became Kagoshima Prefectural Konan High School. He studied at Kagoshima Konan High School and was in drama club. Because he came to aspire to an actor during his high school life, he went to Tokyo and learned at the acting school, Butai Geijutsu Gakuin (Theater Art College, :ja:舞台芸術学院). He became an actor of shingeki and then also worked as a voice actor since 1956. During his long career, he was belonged with some troupes and affiliated with talent agencys for voice actors, for example, Aoni Production. He was finally affiliated with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yoshiaki Yoshida Yoshiaki is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yoshiaki can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: 義明, "justice, bright" 義昭, "justice, bright" 義章, "justice, chapter" 吉明, "good luck, bright" 吉昭, "good luck, bright" 吉旭, "good luck, rising sun" 善明, "virtuous, bright" 善彰, "virtuous, clear" 芳明, "virtuous/fragrant, bright" 芳昭, "virtuous/fragrant, bright" 良明, "good, bright" 良晃, "good, clear" 慶昭, "congratulate, bright" 由晃, "reason, clear" 与志明, "give, determination, bright" 嘉明, "excellent, bright" 嘉秋, "excellent, autumn" The name can also be written in hiragana よしあき or katakana ヨシアキ. Notable people with the name Yoshiaki Ashikaga (足利義昭, 1537–1597), a shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate in Japan * Yoshiaki Arata (荒田吉明, 1924–2018), a Japanese pioneer of nuclear fusion * Yoshiaki Banno (番野欣昭, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Masaaki Sakurai Masaaki (written: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: , Japanese politician , Japanese poet , Japanese baseball player , Japanese singer-songwriter , Japanese baseball player , Japanese politician , Japanese judoka , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer , Japanese ninjutsu practitioner , Japanese footballer , Japanese food historian , Japanese drummer , Japanese footballer , Japanese aviator , Japanese baseball player , Japanese business theorist , Japanese ''daimyō'' , Japanese politician , Japanese Go player , Japanese politician , Japanese sport wrestler , Japanese footballer and manager , Japanese footballer , Japanese academic , Japanese guitarist , Japanese baseball player , Japanese footballer , Japanese baseball player , Japanese baseball player , Japanese cross-country skier , Japanese video game producer , Japanese professional wrestler , Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kenichi Matsuzaki is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Ken'ichi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: 賢一, "wise, one" 健一, "healthy, one" 憲一, "constitution, one" 謙一, "humble, one" 建一, "build, one" 研一, "polish, one" 兼一, "concurrently, one" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People with the name , Japanese World War II flying ace * Ken'ichi Chen (建一, born 1956), Chinese-Japanese chef Kenichi Ego (賢一, born 1979), Japanese football player Kenichi Endō (憲一, born 1961), Japanese actor Kenichi Enomoto (健一, 1904–1970), Japanese singing comedian Kenichi Fukui (謙一, 1918–1998), Japanese chemist , Japanese ice hockey player Ken'ichi Kasai (ケンイチ, born 1970), Japanese anime director * Keni'chi Kōbō (賢一, born 1973), former sumo wrestler Kenichi Konishi (健一, born 1909), Japanese field hockey player Kenichi Hagiwara (健一, born 1950), Japanese actor and lead singer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yu Yamamoto Yu Yamamoto (山本優, ''Yamamoto Yū'', born 20 August 1988) is a Japanese softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ... player. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal. References 1988 births Living people Softball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Japanese softball players Olympic softball players of Japan Asian Games medalists in softball Softball players at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Softball players at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in softball Olympic gold medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hisayoshi Yoshizawa Hisayoshi (written: , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: , Japanese baseball player , Japanese judoka , Japanese water polo player , Japanese musician and composer , Japanese swimmer , Japanese voice actor , Japanese botanist , Japanese swimmer {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Haruya Yamazaki Haruya (written: 遥也 or 陽也) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yōko Asagami is a Japanese voice actress who is represented by Aksent. She is most known for the roles of Yuki Mori (''Space Battleship Yamato'') and Saeko Nogami (''City Hunter''). Her married name is . Asagmi was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō. In 1992, 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. 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 ''Urusei Yatsura'' (1981) – Miki (ep. 39) ''I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Taichirō Hirokawa was a Japanese voice actor and narrator. He was born in Tokyo on February 15, 1939, and died on March 3, 2008, in Shibuya from cancer. His death was announced at the beginning of the 2nd Seiyu Awards. Roles Film * Lupin the Third: Pilot Film (1969) (Arsène Lupin III) Otoko wa tsurai yo (1969) (Sakura's boyfriend) Warau Michael (2006) (Narrator) Television dramas * Phantom Agents (1964) (Tsukiaki) Television animation Moomin (1969) (Snorken) Tomorrow's Joe (1970) (Carlos Rivera) * Andersen Monogatari (1971) (Ib) Star of the Giants (1971) (Nishioka) Tensai Bakabon (1971) Space Battleship Yamato Series (1974) (Mamoru Kodai) Vicky the Viking (1974) (Snope) La Seine no Hoshi (1975) (The Black Tulip, Narrator) Captain Future (1978) (Captain Future) Sherlock Hound (1984) (Holmes) Miracle Girls (1993) (Narrator) * Soreike! Anpanman (1998) (Hamled) Mezzo DSA (2004) (Kenichi Kurokawa) OVA Yamato 2520 (1995) (Narrator) Theatrical animation * Saint Seiya: Legend of Crims ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Zero Tester is a mecha anime series produced by Crystal Art Studio (later renamed as Studio Nue) and Tohokushinsha and animated by Soeisha (later renamed as Nippon Sunrise). It consists of 66 episodes and was originally broadcast on Fuji TV. The first 39 episodes tells the attempted invasion of the earth by Armanoid aliens, while the remaining 27 episodes, with the series retitled ''Zero Tester: Save the Earth!'' (''Chikyu o Mamotte!''), are about an attack by Gallos aliens. According to Jonathan Clements and Helen McCarthy's '' The Anime Encyclopedia'', it was "an early gathering of many of anime's future greats, particularly for the ''Gundam'' series". Plot The first directorial work by Ryosuke Takahashi. In response to the failure of Hazedon in the previous year, the second work of Soeisha changed the project content from marine adventure to science fiction. "Thunderbird was a Japanese copyright's" Tohokushinsha planning as a concept of "Japanese-made Thunderbird" is, was prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mecha Anime And Manga Mecha anime and manga, known in Japan as and , are anime and manga that feature robots (mecha) in battle. The genre is broken down into two subcategories; "super robot", featuring super-sized, implausible robots, and "real robot", where robots are governed by realistic physics and technological limitations. Mecha series cover a wide variety of genres, from action to comedy to drama, and the genre has expanded into other media, such as video game adaptations. Mecha has also contributed to the popularity of scale model robots. History The 1940 short manga featured a powered, piloted, mechanical octopus. The 1943 Yokoyama Ryūichi's propaganda manga featured a sword-wielding, steam-powered, giant humanoid mecha. The first series in the mecha genre was Mitsuteru Yokoyama's 1956 manga ''Tetsujin 28-go'' (which was later animated in 1963 and also released abroad as ''Gigantor''). Yokoyama was inspired to become a manga creator by Osamu Tezuka, and began serializing the manga in ''Shon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Iemasa Kayumi was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from the Tokyo Metropolitan area. He was the official voice-over actor for Frank Sinatra and Donald Sutherland. Biography Iemasa Kayumi was born in Tokyo Prefecture and moved to Kagoshima Prefecture when he was a boy because of wartime evacuation. He entered Kagoshima Prefectural Daini-Kagoshima Middle School. Due to educational reform in occupied Japan, Daini-Kagoshima Middle School became Kagoshima Prefectural Konan High School. He studied at Kagoshima Konan High School and was in drama club. Because he came to aspire to an actor during his high school life, he went to Tokyo and learned at the acting school, Butai Geijutsu Gakuin (Theater Art College, :ja:舞台芸術学院). He became an actor of shingeki and then also worked as a voice actor since 1956. During his long career, he was belonged with some troupes and affiliated with talent agencys for voice actors, for example, Aoni Production. He was finally affiliated with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yoshiaki Yoshida Yoshiaki is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yoshiaki can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: 義明, "justice, bright" 義昭, "justice, bright" 義章, "justice, chapter" 吉明, "good luck, bright" 吉昭, "good luck, bright" 吉旭, "good luck, rising sun" 善明, "virtuous, bright" 善彰, "virtuous, clear" 芳明, "virtuous/fragrant, bright" 芳昭, "virtuous/fragrant, bright" 良明, "good, bright" 良晃, "good, clear" 慶昭, "congratulate, bright" 由晃, "reason, clear" 与志明, "give, determination, bright" 嘉明, "excellent, bright" 嘉秋, "excellent, autumn" The name can also be written in hiragana よしあき or katakana ヨシアキ. Notable people with the name Yoshiaki Ashikaga (足利義昭, 1537–1597), a shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate in Japan * Yoshiaki Arata (荒田吉明, 1924–2018), a Japanese pioneer of nuclear fusion * Yoshiaki Banno (番野欣昭, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Masaaki Sakurai Masaaki (written: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: , Japanese politician , Japanese poet , Japanese baseball player , Japanese singer-songwriter , Japanese baseball player , Japanese politician , Japanese judoka , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer , Japanese ninjutsu practitioner , Japanese footballer , Japanese food historian , Japanese drummer , Japanese footballer , Japanese aviator , Japanese baseball player , Japanese business theorist , Japanese ''daimyō'' , Japanese politician , Japanese Go player , Japanese politician , Japanese sport wrestler , Japanese footballer and manager , Japanese footballer , Japanese academic , Japanese guitarist , Japanese baseball player , Japanese footballer , Japanese baseball player , Japanese baseball player , Japanese cross-country skier , Japanese video game producer , Japanese professional wrestler , Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kenichi Matsuzaki is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Ken'ichi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: 賢一, "wise, one" 健一, "healthy, one" 憲一, "constitution, one" 謙一, "humble, one" 建一, "build, one" 研一, "polish, one" 兼一, "concurrently, one" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People with the name , Japanese World War II flying ace * Ken'ichi Chen (建一, born 1956), Chinese-Japanese chef Kenichi Ego (賢一, born 1979), Japanese football player Kenichi Endō (憲一, born 1961), Japanese actor Kenichi Enomoto (健一, 1904–1970), Japanese singing comedian Kenichi Fukui (謙一, 1918–1998), Japanese chemist , Japanese ice hockey player Ken'ichi Kasai (ケンイチ, born 1970), Japanese anime director * Keni'chi Kōbō (賢一, born 1973), former sumo wrestler Kenichi Konishi (健一, born 1909), Japanese field hockey player Kenichi Hagiwara (健一, born 1950), Japanese actor and lead singer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yu Yamamoto Yu Yamamoto (山本優, ''Yamamoto Yū'', born 20 August 1988) is a Japanese softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ... player. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal. References 1988 births Living people Softball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Japanese softball players Olympic softball players of Japan Asian Games medalists in softball Softball players at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Softball players at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in softball Olympic gold medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hisayoshi Yoshizawa Hisayoshi (written: , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: , Japanese baseball player , Japanese judoka , Japanese water polo player , Japanese musician and composer , Japanese swimmer , Japanese voice actor , Japanese botanist , Japanese swimmer {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Haruya Yamazaki Haruya (written: 遥也 or 陽也) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yōko Asagami is a Japanese voice actress who is represented by Aksent. She is most known for the roles of Yuki Mori (''Space Battleship Yamato'') and Saeko Nogami (''City Hunter''). Her married name is . Asagmi was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō. In 1992, 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. 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 ''Urusei Yatsura'' (1981) – Miki (ep. 39) ''I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Taichirō Hirokawa was a Japanese voice actor and narrator. He was born in Tokyo on February 15, 1939, and died on March 3, 2008, in Shibuya from cancer. His death was announced at the beginning of the 2nd Seiyu Awards. Roles Film * Lupin the Third: Pilot Film (1969) (Arsène Lupin III) Otoko wa tsurai yo (1969) (Sakura's boyfriend) Warau Michael (2006) (Narrator) Television dramas * Phantom Agents (1964) (Tsukiaki) Television animation Moomin (1969) (Snorken) Tomorrow's Joe (1970) (Carlos Rivera) * Andersen Monogatari (1971) (Ib) Star of the Giants (1971) (Nishioka) Tensai Bakabon (1971) Space Battleship Yamato Series (1974) (Mamoru Kodai) Vicky the Viking (1974) (Snope) La Seine no Hoshi (1975) (The Black Tulip, Narrator) Captain Future (1978) (Captain Future) Sherlock Hound (1984) (Holmes) Miracle Girls (1993) (Narrator) * Soreike! Anpanman (1998) (Hamled) Mezzo DSA (2004) (Kenichi Kurokawa) OVA Yamato 2520 (1995) (Narrator) Theatrical animation * Saint Seiya: Legend of Crims ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]