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Ryō Horikawa
is a Japanese actor and Voice acting in Japan, voice actor from Osaka. He is married to fellow Japanese Voice acting in Japan, voice actress Hitomi Oikawa since 1988. His former stage name is also , which uses the kanji of his given name, though pronounced "Ryō". He is best known for his roles as Vegeta from the ''Dragon Ball'' series, Reinhard von Lohengramm from ''Legend of the Galactic Heroes'', Andromeda Shun from ''Saint Seiya'', Heiji Hattori from ''Detective Conan'', and Captain Falcon in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. Career Horikawa started out as a child actor in elementary school. He made his debut in voice acting as Kenta Hirono, the protagonist of the 1984 anime ''Wing-Man, Dream Soldier Wing-Man''. From there, he became famous for his anime character roles as Andromeda Shun (''Saint Seiya''), Reinhard von Lohengramm (''Legend of the Galactic Heroes''), Vegeta (''Dragon Ball'' series), and Heiji Hattori (''Detective Conan''). He is also well known for his game r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osaka
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in Japan, following the special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7 million in the 2020 census, it is also the largest component of the Keihanshin, Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, which is the List of metropolitan areas in Japan, second-largest metropolitan area in Japan and the 10th-List of urban areas by population, largest urban area in the world with more than 19 million inhabitants. Ōsaka was traditionally considered Japan's economic hub. By the Kofun period (300–538) it had developed into an important regional port, and in the 7th and 8th centuries, it served briefly as the imperial capital. Osaka continued to flourish during the Edo period (1603–1867) and became known as a center of Japanese culture. Following the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fist Of The North Star
is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' for 245 issues published from 1983 to 1988 and initially collected in 27 volumes under the Jump Comics imprint. Set on a post-apocalyptic Earth after a nuclear war, the story centers on a warrior named Kenshiro, the successor of a deadly martial art known as ''Hokuto Shinken'', which gives him the ability to kill his opponents by striking their secret vital points, which often results in an exceptionally violent and gory death. Kenshiro dedicates his life to fighting against the various gangs, bandits, and warlords who threaten the lives of the defenseless and innocent, as well as rival martial artists. ''Fist of the North Star'' was adapted into two anime television series produced by Toei Animation, which together aired on Fuji TV and its affiliates from 1984 through 1988, comprising a combined total of 152 episo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost Sweeper Mikami
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takashi Shiina. It was published in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from May 1991 to September 1999, with its chapters collected in 39 volumes. It follows the exploits of a group of exorcists who try to combat supernatural forces in an effort to get paid. The series explores some folk religion themes such as possession, exorcism, shamanism, , and . A 45-episode anime television series adaptation by Toei Animation was broadcast on the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation from April 1993 to March 1994. An anime film premiered in August 1994. The anime series was licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks. In November 2013, Toei Animation released all of the episodes with English subtitles to YouTube. In 1993, ''Ghost Sweeper Mikami'' won the 38th Shogakukan Manga Award in the category. Plot Overdevelopment and crowding in Japan has forced many of its indigenous spirits and ghosts to lose thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaiba
''Yaiba: Samurai Legend'' (stylized as ''Y∀IBA'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from September 1988 to December 1993, with its chapters collected in 24 volumes. The manga has been licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media. The story follows Yaiba Kurogane, a samurai boy raised in the forest by his father who ends up returning to city life in Japan. Yaiba encounters a rival swordsman, Takeshi Onimaru, but when the battle just so happens to end in a stalemate, a humiliated Onimaru is lured into malevolence upon stumbling across a magical katana, culminating in his plans to take over the world with an army of demons. This forces Yaiba and his allies to go on a quest to defeat the newly transformed demon lord, while also encountering several figures from Japanese history and mythology along the way. A 52-episode anime television series adaptatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of YuYu Hakusho Characters
The ''YuYu Hakusho'' manga series features a diverse cast of characters created by Yoshihiro Togashi. It follows a fourteen-year-old junior high school delinquent Yusuke Urameshi, who dies but is resurrected in order to become the Underworld's detective of paranormal events in the Human World. He begins his work in the Human World, but ends up traveling to the Underworld and then eventually to the Demon Plane. In each case he undertakes, Yusuke meets several new enemies and allies. Other predominant characters include Yusuke's rival delinquent Kazuma Kuwabara, the fox demon Kurama, and the sword-wielding fire demon Hiei. While several characters are humans, many are demons, and both have different supernatural abilities due to harnessing their Reiki, one's own aura or life energy. Creation and conception Togashi did not give much thought to the names of the characters. He came up with them by skimming through a dictionary and combining kanji characters he found appealing. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YuYu Hakusho
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. It tells the story of Yusuke Urameshi, a teenage delinquent who is struck and killed by a car while saving a child's life. After several tests presented to him by Koenma, the son of the ruler of the afterlife, Yusuke is revived and appointed the title of "Underworld Detective". With this title, he must investigate various cases involving demons and apparitions in the Human World, with the manga gradually becoming more focused on martial arts battles and tournaments as it progresses. Togashi began creating ''YuYu Hakusho'' around November 1990, basing the series on his interests in the occult and horror films and an influence of Buddhist mythology. The manga was originally serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 1990 to July 1994. It consists of 175 chapters collected in 19 volumes. In North America, the manga is licensed by Viz Media, who first serializ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magical Taluluto
, also known as ''Magical Taluluto'', is a Japanese manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ... series written and illustrated by Tatsuya Egawa. It was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from November 1988 to September 1992, with its chapters collected in 21 volumes. The manga was published digitally in North America by Manga Planet in 2020. An 87-episode anime television series adaptation animated by Toei Animation, was broadcast on TV Asahi from September 1990 to May 1992. Three feature anime films along with several video games based on the anime were released from 1991 to 1992. By November 2020, the manga had over 12.6 million copies in circulation. Premise In Tokyo, there lived an outcast fifth grader named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Quest (TV Series)
previously published as ''Dragon Warrior'' in North America until 2005, is a series of role-playing video games created by Japanese game designer Yuji Horii (Armor Project), character designer Akira Toriyama (Bird Studio), and composer Koichi Sugiyama (Sugiyama Kobo) and published by Square Enix (formerly Enix). Since its inception, development of games in the series have been outsourced to a plethora of external companies until Dragon Quest X, the tenth installment, with localized remakes and ports of later installments for the Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo Switch being published by Nintendo outside of Japan. With its first game published in 1986, there are eleven main-series games, along with numerous spin-off games. In addition, there have been numerous manga, anime and novels published under the franchise, with nearly every game in the main series having a related adaptation. The series introduced a number of features to the genre and has had a significant impact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Ball Z
''Dragon Ball Z'' (''DBZ'') is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Part of the ''Dragon Ball'' media franchise, it is the sequel to the 1986 ''Dragon Ball'' television series and adapts the latter 325 chapters of the original ''Dragon Ball'' manga series created by Akira Toriyama. The series aired in Japan on Fuji TV from April 1989 to January 1996 and was later dubbed for broadcast in at least 81countries worldwide. ''Dragon Ball Z'' continues the adventures of Son Goku in his adult life as he and his companions defend the Earth against villains including aliens (Vegeta, Frieza), androids ( Cell), and magical creatures ( Majin Buu). At the same time, the story follows the life of Goku's son, Gohan, as well as the development of his rivals, Piccolo and Vegeta. Due to the success of the series in the United States, the manga chapters making up its story were initially released by Viz Media under the ''Dragon Ball Z'' title. The anime's popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiteretsu Daihyakka
is a Japanese manga series by , which ran in the children's magazine ''Chagurin, Kodomo no Hikari'' from April 1974 to July 1977. The manga was later made into an animated anthology television special which aired in 1987 on Fuji Television and its affiliates and a Kiteretsu Daihyakka (TV series), 331-episode anime television series that ran on the same channel from 27 March 1988 to 9 June 1996. Plot The series is the story of a scientific inventor boy genius named Eiichi Kite, a descendant of an inventor named Kiteretsu Saisama, who has built a companion robot named Korosuke. His friends are Miyoko, a girl in his neighborhood who has a crush on him, Buta Gorira (Kumada Kaoru), a local bully, and Tongari, a rich boy. They all attend the same school and are in the same grade. Eiichi goes on frequent adventures with his friends and Korosuke in the time machine which he built. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady!!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Youko Hanabusa. It was published by Akita Shoten in the ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Hitomi Comics'' from 1987 to 1993 and collected in 12 tankoubon volumes. The manga series was adapted into two anime television series, entitled, ''Lady Lady!!'' and its sequel ''Hello! Lady Lynn'', produced by Toei Animation. The first season of the anime series, entitled consists of 21 episodes and was aired on Wednesdays from October 21, 1987 to March 23, 1988 on TBS. Youko later made two sequels, ''Lady Lynn!!'' (レディ リン!) and the dōjinshi ''Lynn no Kodomotachi & Peter Pan'' (リンのこどもたち&ぴぃたぁぱん). In Italy it was published with the original title by Goen from February 2011 to January 2013. Summary Young Lynn and her mother travel from Japan to meet Lynn's father, The Viscount of Marble, who lives in England. On their way to the Marble Mansion, Lynn and her mother get into a tragic car accident i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esper Mami
is a manga series created by in 1977 and serialized in '' Shōnen Big Comic''. It tells stories about Mami, a middle schoolgirl who one day finds out she has various psychic powers, and how she uses them to help people. The series was later adapted into an anime series in 1987 and an anime film in 1988. This series has a similar premise to one of Fujiko F. Fujio's earlier shorts titled '' Akage no Anko'' ("Redheaded Anko"), later retitled ''Anko Ōi ni Okoru'' ("When Anko Really Gets Angry"), which is about Anko Aoyama, a teenage girl who discovers her psychic powers and the dark secret of her mother's lineage of true witches, and who also poses nude for her own father. Plot Mami Sakura used to be a normal junior high school student, but she happened to acquire supernatural powers. Using her powers and with the help of her childhood friend, Kazuo Takahata, she solves mysterious occurrences. She then saves people in trouble with her psychic powers, such as telekinesis and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
