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Pacifica Casull
The following is a list of characters from the light novel series and anime ''Scrapped Princess'', written by Ichiro Sakaki with illustrations by Yukinobu Azumi. Humans Pacifica Casull , also referred to as the Scrapped Princess. According to a prophecy from the Church of Mauser, she is cursed to destroy the world of Providence on her sixteenth birthday. Her parents worried about her power, so she was abandoned by them when she was an infant. She was later adopted and raised by the Casull family. Her adoptive siblings, Shannon and Raquel Casull, act as her bodyguards throughout their adventure. Blonde-haired and blue-eyed, she is a sweet and cheerful girl with a healthy appetite, but she wonders how so much suffering can come from her existence and blames herself for it. According to the prophecy, on the day of her sixteenth birthday, her power to destroy Providence would have reached its zenith and the spell within her would activate. To prevent this, Pacifica is stabbed and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light Novel
A light novel (, Hepburn: ''raito noberu'') is a style of young adult novel primarily targeting high school and middle school students. The term "light novel" is a '' wasei-eigo'', or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Light novels are often called or, in English, LN. The average length of a light novel is about 50,000 words, and is published in the ''bunkobon'' format ( A6, 10.5 cm×14.8 cm or 4.1"x5.8"). Light novels are subject to dense publishing schedules, with new installations being published in 3–9-month intervals. Light novels are commonly illustrated in a manga art style and are often adapted into manga and anime. While most light novels are published only as books, some have their chapters first serialized monthly in anthology magazines before being collected and compiled into book format, similar to how manga is published. Details Light novels developed from pulp magazines. To please their audience, in the 1970s, most of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetsuo Kanao
is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo attached to Theatre Company Subaru. Biography Filmography Anime Film Video games Drama CDs Tokusatsu Dubbing roles [Baidu] |
Katsuyuki Konishi
is a Japanese voice actor from Wakayama, Wakayama. He is affiliated with Ken Production. His debut role was Volfogg/Big Volfogg in ''GaoGaiGar''. He is most well known for portraying Kamina in ''Gurren Lagann'', Laxus Dreyar in ''Fairy Tail'' and Tanktop Master in ''One Punch Man''. In the early 2000s until the year 2008 he gave the voice to Ikki of Phoenix in Saint Seiya throughout the Hades Saga. He is also known for voicing two characters, Keigo Asano and Shuhei Hisagi, both from ''Bleach''. He has recently been gaining recognition as Diavolo from '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind,'' Jonathan Joestar from the '' Phantom Blood'' film, and Tengen Uzui from '' Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba''. He was the special guest at the 2010 Anime Expo in Los Angeles, USA, where he met his fans and revealed that his favorite anime character was Kamina from '' Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann''; also adding that each character whom he voiced is important to him. Konishi was awarded the Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Elias-Fahn
Dorothy Elias-Fahn (born March 13 in California), formerly known as Dorothy Melendrez, is an American voice actress. Some of her prominent lead roles include Meryl Stryfe in ''Trigun'', Sayaka Maizono, Chihiro Fujisaki, and Tsumugi Shirogane from the ''Danganronpa'' series, Kamiya Kaoru in ''Rurouni Kenshin'', Naru Narusegawa in ''Love Hina'', Tomoe Kashiwaba in ''Rozen Maiden'', Nina Purpleton in '' Mobile Suit Gundam 0083'' and Chizuru Minamoto in ''Kanokon''. Personal life Elias-Fahn is married to fellow actor Tom Fahn. They have one daughter. Filmography Animation Video games Dubbing roles Anime Film Video games Live action References ; Bibliography * * * External links * Dorothy Elias-Fahninterview at 91.8 the Fan. * Dorothy MelendrezanDorothy Fahnat CrystalAcids Anime Voice Actor Database * {{DEFAULTSORT:Elias-Fahn, Dorothy 1962 births Actresses from California American video game actresses American voice actresses Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takako Honda
is a Japanese voice actress and narrator affiliated with Office Osawa. She is the regular dubbing voice actress for Halle Berry, Hilary Swank and Milla Jovovich (especially in '' Resident Evil'' film series). In 2006, Takako was chosen to succeed Atsuko Tanaka as Lara Croft in the Japanese dub of the Tomb Raider franchise, much like Atsuko, also eventually voicing the character in over five games. Filmography Television animation ;2000 * ''Ghost Stories'' - Hajime Aoyama * '' Hamtaro'' - Noppo-kun in ''Tottoko Hamutaro'' ;2001 * '' Figure 17'' - Shinji Ogawa * '' Hikaru no Go'' - Yuri Hidaka ;2002 * '' Tokyo Mew Mew'' - Sakura Momomiya, Tomoya ;2003 * '' Godannar'' - Kiriko Aoi * '' Naruto'' - Anko Mitarashi ;2004 * '' Bleach'' - Jinta Hanakari * '' Tweeny Witches'' - Barunn, Hata ;2005 * ''Cyborg 009'' - Child Joe Shimamura * '' Jigoku Shoujo'' - Hone-Onna * ''Speed Grapher'' - Hibari Ginza * '' Trinity Blood'' - Cardinal Caterina Sforza ;2006 * '' Bleach'' - Dalk (Doll) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women Warriors In Literature And Culture
The portrayal of women warriors in literature and popular culture is a subject of study in history, literary studies, film studies, folklore history, and mythology. The archetypal figure of the woman warrior is an example of a normal thing that happens in some cultures, while also being a counter stereotype, opposing the normal construction of war, violence and aggression as masculine. This convention-defying position makes the female warrior a prominent site of investigation for discourses surrounding female power and gender roles in society. Folklore and mythology Greek legends of the Amazons The Amazons were an entire tribe of woman warriors in Greek legend. The earliest known recording of the Amazons can be found in Homer's epic poem the ''Iliad'', in which Homer described them as Amazon ''antianeirai'', a term with multiple translations including "the equal of men." "Amazon" has become an eponym for woman warriors and athletes in both modern and ancient society. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendee Lee
Wendee Lee is an American voice actress, writer, and director. Biography Lee studied dance and theater and later became a full-time dancer in her teens. According to her interview on the '' Magic Knight Rayearth'' DVDs, she started doing voices at school and got in trouble for it. Her first anime voice role was in Harmony Gold production '' Robotech'' in the 1980s, where she voiced Vanessa Leeds, one of the operators aboard the SDF-1 Macross. She also worked with Streamline on several anime productions including ''Dragon Ball''. She would continue dance and work part-time as a make-up artist, choreography and dance instruction. Career Lee's major voice roles in anime include Kei in the Pioneer dub of '' Akira'', Faye Valentine on '' Cowboy Bebop'', Myōjin Yahiko in '' Rurouni Kenshin'', Takeru "T.K." Takaishi on ''Digimon Adventure'', Haruhi Suzumiya on '' The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'' and Konata Izumi on '' Lucky Star''. She has also worked as an ADR director on ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuki Matsuoka
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator. She graduated from Otemae Women's University in Nishinomiya. She is affiliated with Production Baobab. Her notable roles include Ayumu "Osaka" Kasuga in ''Azumanga Daioh'', Orihime Inoue in ''Bleach'', Tsuruya in '' The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', and Alisa Bosconovitch in ''Tekken is a Japanese media franchise centered on a series of fighting video and arcade games developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment (formerly Namco). The franchise also includes film and print adaptations. The main games in the series ...''. Filmography Main current role Anime series OVA Films Video games Drama CDs References *Maeda, Hisashi. "The Official Art of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya". (November 2007) ''Newtype USA''. pp. 133–139. External links Official agency profile Yuki Matsuokaat GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database Yuki Matsuokaat Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database * * {{DEFAULTSO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Papenbrook
Robert DeWayne Papenbrook (September 18, 1955 – March 17, 2006) was an American voice actor. Career Fellow voice actors often nicknamed him "Pappy". He was very well known in the worlds of anime and video game voice-overs for his voice acting of "gruff" characters. However, he was especially well known in his various live action voice-overs which, most notably, included the ''Power Rangers'' franchise. He was discovered by filmmakers Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, which got him his very first voice acting role in the hit film '' Raiders of the Lost Ark'' (1981) as the voices of all the Hovito natives who pursue Indiana Jones in the beginning of the film. His best-known roles included the voices of Rito Revolto in '' Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' and '' Power Rangers Zeo'', Shadowborg in '' Big Bad Beetleborgs'', Scorpix in '' Beetleborgs Metallix'' and Deviot in '' Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy''. Personal life Aside from acting, he also taught kickboxing and other martial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masahiko Tanaka
is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He is known for voicing Gauron from '' Full Metal Panic!'', Ryo Mashiba from ''Hajime no Ippo'', and Kyoichi Sudo from ''Initial D''. Filmography TV animation *''Initial D'' (1998) (Kyoichi Sudo) *''The Candidate for Goddess'' (2000) (Headmaster) *''Hajime no Ippo'' (2000) ( Ryo Mashiba) *''Digimon Tamers'' (2001) ( Mihiramon) *'' Shaman King'' (2001) (Ryu and Mohamed "Turbine" Tabarsi) *'' Full Metal Panic!'' (2002) (Gauron) *''GetBackers'' (2002) (Fudou Takuma) *''Naruto'' (2003) (Rasa/The Fourth Kazekage) *''Stellvia'' (2003) (Carl Hutter) *''Monster'' (2004) (Dr. Boyer) *'' Fafner in the Azure'' (2004) (Fumihiko Makabe) *'' Black Lagoon'' (2006) (The Captain) *'' Rin~Daughters of Mnemosyne'' (2008) (Tajimamori) *''Future Diary'' (2011) (Keigo Kurusu) *''Tiger & Bunny'' (2011) (Muramasa Kaburagi) *'' Naruto Shippuden'' (2012) (Rasa/The Fourth Kazekage) *''Attack on Titan'' (2013) (Dot Pixis) *'' Hajime no Ippo: Rising'' (2013) (Ryo Mashiba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Wittenberg
Dave Wittenberg, sometimes credited as Dave Lelyveld, is a South African-born American voice actor and scriptwriter. Early life Wittenberg was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was raised in the Los Angeles area. Career Wittenberg voices Kakashi Hatake in ''Naruto'', Michael Lee in ''Witch Hunter Robin''. Bash Johnson in '' Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'', Franz's singing voice in the Disney animated film ''Planes'', The Vision in '' Marvel Heroes'', and Time Baby in '' Gravity Falls''. In video games, he voices Trigger Happy from the '' Skylanders'' series, Mad Doctor from ''Epic Mickey'', and Buddy Alexander from '' Resident Evil: Damnation''. He is also an adaptive scriptwriter for English dubs of anime whose work includes episodes of the ''Digimon'' television series. Wittenberg also narrates many documentaries and specials for the Travel Channel and the Food Network. Filmography Anime Animation Films Video games * '' .hack//INFECTION'' – Sora * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junji Majima
is a Japanese voice actor who is contracted to I'm Enterprise. He was born in Nagoya, Aichi. Filmography Anime ;2002 *'' Midnight Horror School'' – Borocca *''Princess Tutu'' – Funeral Attendee (ep 4), Townsperson B (ep 6) ;2003 *'' BASToF Syndrome'' – Fake *''Scrapped Princess'' – Forsyth ;2004 *''Uta∽Kata'' – Kōji (ep 3) *'' Destiny of the Shrine Maiden'' – Souma Oogami *''Monkey Turn'' – Takehiro Doguchi *''Monkey Turn V'' – Takehiro Doguchi *''Rozen Maiden'' – Yamamoto (ep. 5-10) 2005 *''Glass Mask'' – Gotou (ep 11-14), Grand chamberlain (ep 15) *'' Canvas 2: Niji Iro no Sketch'' – Shouta Hajizume *''Gunparade Orchestra'' – Hiroshi Ishizuka *''Best Student Council'' – Friend B (ep 8), Male Student 3 (ep 10), Trainee (ep 9) *''Shakugan no Shana'' – Male Student A (ep 9) *''Shuffle!'' – Father (ep 17) *''ToHeart2'' – Male Student (ep 3) *''Trinity Blood'' – Tom (ep 21) *''Fushigiboshi no Futago Hime'' – Haru *''Honey and Clover'' – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
