Bakuman Characters
The ''Bakuman'' manga series features a cast of characters created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. The writer of the series, Ohba, developed the basic character traits while Obata, the artist, created the visual character designs. The story follows talented artist Moritaka Mashiro and aspiring writer Akito Takagi, two ninth grade boys who team up to become manga artists, with Mashiro as the illustrator and Takagi as the writer. The majority of the other characters are also involved in the manga industry as artists, editors, or assistants. Main characters Moritaka Mashiro : :Portrayed by: Takeru Satoh (film), Hiroki Suzuki (play) was once content in following the usual life of a Japanese citizen by attending a university and becoming an office worker, however he is inspired to become a manga artist like his late uncle Nobuhiro. He has a crush on his classmate Miho Azuki that he ends up making a promise to marry her after both of them achieve their dreams. He teams up with ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pen Name
A pen name or nom-de-plume is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise the author's gender, to distance the author from their other works, to protect the author from retribution for their writings, to merge multiple persons into a single identifiable author, or for any of several reasons related to the marketing or aesthetic presentation of the work. The author's real identity may be known only to the publisher or may become common knowledge. In some cases, such as those of Elena Ferrante and Torsten Krol, a pen name may preserve an author's long-term anonymity. Etymology ''Pen name'' is formed by joining pen with name. Its earliest use in English is in the 1860s, in the writings of Bayard Taylor. The French-language phrase is used as a synonym for "pen name" ( means 'pen') ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gravure Idol
A model is a person with a Role (other), role either to display commercial product (business), products (notably fashion clothing in fashion shows) or to serve as an Model (art), artist's model. Modelling ("modeling" in British and American English spelling differences#Doubled consonants, American English) entails using one's body to represent someone else's body or someone's artistic imagination of a body. For example, a woman modelling for shoes uses her foot to model the potential customers' feet. Modelling thus is different from posing for portrait photography, portrait painting, and distinct from other types of public performance, such as acting or Dance, dancing. Personal opinions are normally not expressed, and a model's reputation and image are considered critical. Types of modelling include: fine art, Fashion modeling, fashion, Glamour modeling, glamour, fitness, and body-part Promotional modeling, promotional modelling. Models are featured in various media ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Seiyū
Voice acting in Japan is an industry where actors provide voice-overs as characters or narrators in media including anime, video games, audio dramas, commercials, and dubbing for non-Japanese films and television programs. In Japan, and actresses have devoted fan clubs due to a crossover with the idol industry, and some fans may watch a show merely to hear a particular voice actor. Many voice actors have concurrent singing careers and have also crossed over to live-action media. There are around 130 voice acting schools in Japan. Broadcast companies and talent agencies often have their own troupes of vocal actors. Magazines focusing specifically on voice acting are published in Japan, with '' Voice Animage'' being the longest running. The term character voice (abbreviated CV) has been commonly used since the 1980s by such Japanese anime magazines as ' and '' Newtype'' to describe a voice actor associated with a particular anime or game character. Definition and role A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nana Komatsu (actress)
is a Japanese actress and model. She is best known for her roles in '' The World of Kanako'', ''Destruction Babies'', '' Drowning Love'', '' The Black Devil and the White Prince'', '' My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday'', '' After the Rain'', ''Farewell Song'', ''Threads: Our Tapestry of Love'' and ''Sakura''. She made her Hollywood debut role in the film ''Silence''. Early life Komatsu was born on February 16, 1996 in Tokyo and grew up in Yamanashi Prefecture. Her father is from Saga Prefecture while her mother is from Okinawa. She has two older brothers. Komatsu began dancing in third grade of elementary school and continued until her third year of junior high school, and also learned to play the flute during junior high. Career Komatsu made her film debut in '' The World of Kanako'' and won numerous Best New Actress awards including the Newcomer of The Year award at the 38th Japan Academy Film Prize. She has been a House Ambassador for Chanel since 2015. She had a contract with ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stephanie Sheh
Stephanie Sheh (born April 10, 1977) is an American voice actress, ADR director, writer, and producer who has worked for several major companies. She is often involved with work in English dubs of anime, cartoons, video games, and films. Her notable voice roles include Hinata Hyuga in the ''Naruto'' franchise, Orihime Inoue in ''Bleach'', Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon in the Viz Media redub of ''Sailor Moon'', Lotte Jansson in ''Little Witch Academia'', Yui Hirasawa in ''K-On!'', Eureka in '' Eureka Seven'', Armor in ''X-Men'', Katana in '' DC Super Hero Girls'', Mikuru Asahina in '' The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', Yui in ''Sword Art Online'', Illyasviel von Einzbern in ''Fate/stay night'', Mamimi Samejima in '' FLCL'', Blanca in '' White Snake'' and '' Green Snake'' and Mitsuha Miyamizu in '' Your Name''. Career Stephanie Sheh was born on April 10, 1977 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to a family of Han Chinese descent; her mother is from China and her father is from Taiwan. S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Saori Hayami
is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with I'm Enterprise. As a singer, she is signed to Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Hayami won the 10th Seiyu Awards for Best Supporting Actress. Biography Hayami became interested in voice acting while attending elementary school. In 2004, she attended junior class of Nihon Narration Engi Kenkyūjo, a voice acting training school. Her career began when she passed an audition for I'm Enterprise in 2006, at the end of her second year in training school. Her voice acting debut was in the '' Indian Summer'' drama CD. In 2007, she made her anime debut and landed her first major role as Momoka Kawakabe, the main heroine in '' Touka Gettan''. Since then, she has been active in voicing many other characters in anime-related media and other voice acting works. She placed #2 in 2015 '' Newtype'' x Machi Asobi Anime Awards for Best Voice Actress while her character Yukino Yukinoshita won Best Female Character Award. She has been hosti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Minako Kotobuki
is a Japanese actress and singer. She played Tsumugi Kotobuki in the anime series '' K-On!'' about a high school girl band. The show launched her music career as she performed the opening and ending themes, and joined three other voice actresses as the music group Sphere. Acting career At the age of three years, Kotobuki, along with her parents, was caught up in the Great Hanshin earthquake. Not long after having seen a 1997 Japanese film entitled ''Chikyuu ga Ugoita Hi'' ("The Day the Earth Moved"), all of these events inspired Kotobuki to pursue her career as a voice actress. Kotobuki played Tsumugi Kotobuki in '' K-On!'', Karina Lyle/Blue Rose in '' Tiger & Bunny'', Rikka Hishikawa/Cure Diamond in '' DokiDoki! PreCure'', Mitsuko Kongō in '' A Certain Magical Index'' and '' A Certain Scientific Railgun'', Yūko Nishi in '' A Channel'', Lana and Cia from '' Hyrule Warriors'', Natsumi Aizawa in '' Natsuiro Kiseki'', Touko Nanami in '' Bloom Into You'', Asuka Tanaka in ' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dragon Ball (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. Originally serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1984 to 1995, the 519 individual chapters were collected in 42 volumes. ''Dragon Ball'' was inspired by the Chinese novel '' Journey to the West'' and Hong Kong martial arts films. It initially had a comedy focus but later became an action-packed fighting series. The story follows the adventures of Son Goku, from childhood to adulthood, as he trains in martial arts and explores the world in search of the Dragon Balls, seven magical orbs which summon a wish-granting dragon when gathered. Along his journey, Goku makes several friends and battles villains, many of whom also seek the Dragon Balls. The original manga was adapted into two anime series produced by Toei Animation: '' Dragon Ball'' and '' Dragon Ball Z'', which were broadcast in Japan from 1986 to 1996; an anime sequel to ''Dragon Ball Z'', '' Dragon Ba ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aiko Iwase
is a feminine Japanese given name. is a Japanese surname, also romanized as Aikoh or Aiko. Aiko or Ayko is also a traditional masculine given name in northern Germany and parts of Scandinavia. In Germany, it can also be spelled Aik or Aike and is considered one of the old "gentry names", as a variation of the name Eike. It is derived from the Old German word Ekke/Ekka, which translates to "blade". Possible meanings The meaning varies depending on the kanji used to write it. Several written forms include: * — Love, child, child of love * — Love fortune. * — Hollyhock and child; the same kanji can be used to write Riko and Kiko as well as the more similar Aoko, Aoiko, and Ako. * - Indigo, child. Notable people with this name * Aiko (Czech singer), a Czech singer-songwriter * Aiko (Japanese singer) ( 愛子), a Japanese singer-songwriter * Aiko, Princess Toshi ( 愛子内親王), a Japanese princess * Aiko Anzai ( 安西愛子), a vocalist and politician * Aiko As ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yoshihiko Aramaki
is a Japanese actor and voice actor who has portrayed characters for stage, films, television and video games. Yoshihiko also has a history of theatre, including the ''Live Act "BlazBlue" ~Continuum Shift~'' as Jin Kisaragi (2014), ''Ruritsubame Blues'' (2015), ''Cute High Earth Defense Club Love!'' as Zaō Ryū (2016), ''Jiden: Hibi no Ya Yo Chiruran'' (2019), and ''Bakuman is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, the same creative team responsible for ''Death Note''. It was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from Augus ... THE STAGE'' as Takagi Akito (2021). Selected filmography Television Film Stage Video games *''Ikemen vampire'' (2017) as Vincent van Gogh *''Sengoku Night Blood'' (2017) as Uesugi Kagekatsu *'' Granblue Fantasy Versus'' (2019) as Fehr *''Wind boys!'' (2020) *''ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos'' (2020) as Aoba Iwaza References External linksAramaki Yoshihiko ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ryunosuke Kamiki
is a Japanese actor. Starting his career as a child prodigy, he has garnered critical acclaim and numerous awards for his performances across 25 years in the industry. Kamiki debuted in a 1995 commercial. Four years later, he had a leading role in the television drama ''Good News'' (1999). His early film roles include ''Spirited Away'' (2001), '' Bayside Shakedown 2'' (2003), '' Howl's Moving Castle'' (2004), '' Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur 2006'' (2006) and '' Big Man Japan'' (2007). He had his first leading roles in Takashi Miike's ''The Great Yokai War'' (2005) and Daihachi Yoshida's '' The Kirishima Thing'' (2012) and played supporting characters in Keishi Ōtomo's ''jidaigeki'' actioners '' Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno'' and '' Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends'' as well as Miike's horror film '' As the Gods Will'' (all 2014). In 2016, Kamiki voiced the lead in Makoto Shinkai's anime film ''Your Name'', for which he won the Best Actor Award at the 11th Seiyu Awards. Aft ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |