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Aikatsu Friends!
is an arcade collectible card game in Bandai's Data Carddass line of machines, which launched on April 5, 2018. It is the successor to the '' Aikatsu!'' and '' Aikatsu Stars!'' series of arcade games. The game revolves around using collectible cards featuring various clothes to help aspiring idols pass auditions. An anime television adaptation by BN Pictures aired from April 5, 2018, to September 26, 2019, replacing the ''Aikatsu Stars!'' series. A manga adaptation by Chihiro Komori began serialization in Shogakukan's ''shōjo'' manga magazine '' Ciao'' from April 3, 2018. On October 5, 2019, the series was followed by a spin-off titled '' Aikatsu on Parade!''. Plot Aine Yūki, an ordinary student at Star Harmony Academy's normal division, meets Mio Minato from the idol division, who invites her to fulfill her goal of making friends. Joined by other idols, including Maika Chōno and Ema Hinata, Aine and Mio form a pair of best friends to become the bright Diamond Frien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musical Film
Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the Character (arts), characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate "production numbers". The musical film was a natural development of the musical theater, stage musical after the emergence of sound film technology. Typically, the biggest difference between film and stage musicals is the use of lavish background scenery and locations that would be impractical in a theater. Musical films characteristically contain elements reminiscent of theater; performers often treat their song and dance numbers as if a live audience were watching. In a sense, the viewer becomes the diegesis, diegetic audience, as the performer looks directly into the camera and performs to it. With the Sound film, advent of sound in the late 1920s, musicals gained popularity with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandai
is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational toy manufacturer and distributor headquartered in Taitō, Taitō, Tokyo. Its international branches, Bandai Namco Toys & Collectables America and Bandai UK, are respectively headquartered in Irvine, California, and Richmond, London. Since 2005, Bandai is the toy production division of Bandai Namco Holdings, currently the world's second largest toy company measured by total revenue. Between 1981 and 2001, Bandai was a manufacturer of :Bandai consoles, video game consoles. Bandai was founded by World War II veteran Naoharu Yamashina as Bandai-Ya on July 5, 1950, as the corporate spin-off of a textile wholesaler. The company began as a distributor of metallic toys and rubber swimming rings, before moving to metal cars and aircraft models. It was renamed Bandai Co., Ltd. in 1961 and achieved considerable success with its action figures based on the anime ''Astro Boy (1963 TV series), Astro Boy''. History Origins and success wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saori Ōnishi
is a Japanese voice actress who is affiliated with I'm Enterprise. She voiced La Folia Rihavein in her first main role for the anime series ''Strike the Blood''. She is known for her roles as Eriri Spencer Sawamura in '' Saekano'', Ais Wallenstein in ''Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?'', Vignette April Tsukinose in '' Gabriel DropOut'', Miyako Shikimori in '' Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie'', and Akari Watanabe in '' More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers''. She won the Best Supporting Actress award and the Personality Award at the 12th Seiyu Awards. Biography Ōnishi began aspiring to become an actress in elementary school, while watching television. Maaya Sakamoto and Sanae Kobayashi inspired her to pursue the profession. While attending elementary and junior high school, Ōnishi was part of a brass band club. Although she was part of the science class in high school, she did not join any clubs. She attended a voice acting training school. Ōnishi initial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yōko Hikasa
is a Japanese voice actress and singer, known for voicing characters such as Yoh Asakura in ''Shaman King'', Atom in Pluto (manga), Kyoko Kirigiri in '' Danganronpa'', Mio Akiyama in '' K-On!'', Rias Gremory in ''High School DxD'', Tomoe Udagawa in '' BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!'', and Emilie in '' Genshin Impact''. Biography Hikasa became interested in acting while watching ''Sailor Moon'' and '' Neon Genesis Evangelion'', which coincidentally featured Megumi Hayashibara, who would also be in ''Shaman King''. She attended Nihon Narration Engi Kenkyūjo, a voice actor training school. She formed a pop music group Ro-Kyu-Bu!, with Kana Hanazawa, Yuka Iguchi, Rina Hidaka and Yui Ogura. It takes the name for each characters for the anime series '' Ro-Kyu-Bu!''. Their first single "Shoot!" was released on August 17, 2011, and was used as the opening theme for the series. The album ''Pure Elements'' was released on October 5, 2011. Hikasa has been married since 2015. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūki Kuwahara
is a Japanese voice actress. Biography Kuwahara graduated from the Tokyo Announcement College Voice Academy and entered the Mausu Promotion Actor Training School as a 27th grader. Before entering vocational school, she used self-taught books and books of voice actors at the library, and participated in Romi Park's workshop. She joined Mausu Promotion in 2014. Filmography Anime series ;2012 *'' Haitai Nanafa'' – Eleking ;2013 *''Shonen Hollywood: Holly Stage for 49'' – Female Clerk (Ep 4) *'' Freezing Vibration'' – Rattle ;2014 *'' Aikatsu!'' – Anna Kodama, Onnanoko *'' Himegoto'' – Hime Arikawa *'' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders'' – Laughing Flower B (Ep 20) ;2015 *'' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders'' – Visiting Girl A (Ep 28) *'' Mikagura School Suite'' – Girl (Ep 3) *'' Bikini Warriors'' – Child A (Ep 1), Woman (Ep 3) *'' Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers'' – Villager (Ep 2) *'' YuruYuri'' – Female student (Ep 1) *'' Shomin S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is an American Video on demand#Subscription models, subscription video on-demand Over-the-top media service, over-the-top Streaming media, streaming service owned by Sony, Sony Group Corporation. The service primarily distributes films and television series produced by East Asian cinema, East Asian media, including Anime, Japanese anime, and is headquartered in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, with a Japanese branch located in Shibuya, Tokyo. Launched in mid-2006 by a group of University of California, Berkeley, graduates, the service has over 120million registered users worldwide. Crunchyroll was previously a subsidiary of Otter Media, itself a subsidiary of AT&T's WarnerMedia, and from 2016 to 2018, the service partnered with Funimation, which Sony acquired in 2017 and would eventually merge into its brand in 2022 after Sony acquired Crunchyroll from AT&T in 2021. Crunchyroll is a member of The Association of Japanese Animations (AJA). "Crunchyroll-Hime", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayaka Ōhashi
is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo. She is affiliated with the talent agency HoriPro International. As a singer, she is signed under Lantis. Originally a child actress, she appeared in many commercials, dramas, NHK Educational TV programs, and stage productions. After participating in an audition sponsored by Horipro, she played her first main role as Fleur Blanc in the anime ''Eureka Seven AO'' in 2012. She is known for her roles as Ran Shibuki in '' Aikatsu!'', Sāya Yamabuki in ''BanG Dream!'', and Uzuki Shimamura in ''The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls''; as Sāya, she is a member of the band Poppin'Party as its drummer. She also performed theme songs for anime such as '' Masamune-kun's Revenge'', and '' Knight's & Magic''. Biography Ōhashi was born in Urawa, Saitama on September 13, 1994, and moved to Tokyo when she was five. There, she joined a theater company and appearing in various television commercials, dramas, NHK Educational TV programs, and stage prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azusa Tadokoro
is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is affiliated with the talent agency HoriPro International and signed to record label Lantis. She participated in an audition sponsored by this agency. Her notable roles include Aoi Kiriya in '' Aikatsu!'', Shizuka Mogami in '' The Idolmaster Million Live!'', Kaoru Seta in ''BanG Dream!'', Phino Bloodstone in '' Yu-Shibu'', Chtholly Nota Seniorious in ''WorldEnd'' and Moroha in '' Yashahime''. She performed theme songs for anime, such as ''Myriad Colors Phantom World'' and ''Trickster''. Biography Tadokoro was born in Mito, Ibaraki. She became interested in acting after hearing Akiko Yajima voicing Kohaku in the anime series '' Inuyasha''. She participated in the 36th Horipro Talent Scout Caravan and was declared the winner. She joined the talent agency Horipro and decided to debut as a singer with the record label Lantis. She made her voice acting debut in 2012, voicing a character in a commercial for SSK Foods. That same year sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yui Ninomiya
is a Japanese voice actress and singer known for voicing protagonist Ema Hinata in ''Aikatsu Friends!''. She released her first studio album. ''Ai toka Kanjō.'' in January 2020. Personal life On February 27, 2024, it was announced that Ninomiya would be going on hiatus due to health issues. She resumed her activities on August 31, 2024. On September 30, 2024, it was announced that Ninomiya left Horipro is a Japanese talent agent, talent agency that manages actors, entertainers and musicians, as well as commercial and television productions. It has locations in Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville and Los Angeles in the United States. History I .... Filmography Anime Anime films Discography Studio albums References External links Official blog Yui Ninomiyaat Lantis {{DEFAULTSORT:Ninomiya, Yui 2001 births Singers from Tokyo Lantis (company) artists Japanese child actresses Japanese film actresses Voice actresses from Tokyo Actresses from Tokyo Living peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Miyama
is a Japanese actress and voice actress. She used to be part of the Gekidan Tohai talent agency, and is now part of Horipro talent agency. She portrayed the young Ann Uekusa in the live-action drama '' Sand Chronicles''. In anime, she provided the voice of title character Momo Miyaura in the 2011 film '' A Letter to Momo'', and she provides the voice of main character Ichika Usami Cure Whip in '' Kirakira PreCure a la Mode''. Filmography Drama Film Anime Dubbing roles References External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Miyama, Karen 1996 births Living people Horipro artists Japanese child actresses Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses People from Higashimurayama, Tokyo Voice actresses from Tokyo Metropolis 21st-century Japanese actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rin Aira
is a Japanese voice actress from Hiroshima Prefecture, Who is currently a freelance VA and was previously affiliated with Horipro. She is known for voicing Wakaba Harukaze in ''Aikatsu Friends!'', Raki Kiseki in '' Aikatsu on Parade!'', and Hip Hop Break in ''Aikatsu Planet!''. Biography Rin Aira, a native of Hiroshima Prefecture, was born on 24 May 2002. Familiar with games and anime from an early age, she became interested in radio shows and events performed by voice actors after being influenced by voice actress Miyu Matsuki. Eventually, she would decide to become a voice actress and participating in various auditions. In 2018, Aira was selected as the grand prize winner in the Miracle Seiyū Audition for ''Aikatsu Friends!'', in 2019, she made her voice acting debut in the series as Wakaba Harukaze. Prior to her debut, she had no acting experience, and she decided to use a recording website to try voice acting. She also performs as a singer as a member of Best Friends!, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibuki Kido
is a Japanese voice actress from Aomori Prefecture who is affiliated with HoriPro International. She began her career after participating in a voice acting audition held by Horipro in 2011. She played her first main role as Akiko Himenokōji in the 2012 anime series '' OniAi''; she is also known for her roles as Natsuki Andō in '' Chronicles of the Going Home Club'', Nanami Knight Bladefield in '' If Her Flag Breaks'', Megumi Jinno in '' Eromanga Sensei'', and Mio Minato in '' Aikatsu Friends!''. From 2014 to 2017, she was a member of the singing duo Everying! together with Erii Yamazaki. Biography Kido was born in Aomori Prefecture on November 14, 1997. She had wanted to pursue a career in acting since she was three years old, when she began doing "pretend plays". During her fourth year of elementary school, she developed an interest in anime after watching the television series ''Shugo Chara!'' The acting performance of Nana Mizuki, who played the role of Utau Hoshina in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
