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Emi Shinohara
, known professionally as , was a Japanese voice actress from Fukushima Prefecture. At the time of her death, she was affiliated with 81 Produce. She was best known for voicing Sailor Jupiter in the first anime adaptation of ''Sailor Moon'', Kaho Mizuki in ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' and its sequel '' Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card'', and Kushina Uzumaki in '' Naruto: Shippuden''. She was married to tokusatsu actor Hiroshi Watari. Biography Shinohara was born in Fukushima Prefecture on August 8, 1963, and raised in Ueda, Nagano. She joined the drama and choir clubs during her later years in elementary school. Since junior high school, she had always wanted to become an actor, and after graduating from Ueda High School, she thought that "singing can also be a way to study acting", and she was subsequently educated at the Kunitachi College of Music Department of Music Education. While at the college, she joined an off-campus club and performed in musicals. While aiming to become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukushima Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Fukushima Prefecture has a population of 1,771,100 () and has a geographic area of . Fukushima Prefecture borders Miyagi Prefecture and Yamagata Prefecture to the north, Niigata Prefecture to the west, Gunma Prefecture to the southwest, and Tochigi Prefecture and Ibaraki Prefecture to the south. Fukushima, Fukushima, Fukushima is the capital and Iwaki, Fukushima, Iwaki is the largest city of Fukushima Prefecture, with other major cities including Kōriyama, Aizuwakamatsu, and Sukagawa. Fukushima Prefecture is located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast at the southernmost part of the Tōhoku region, and is home to Lake Inawashiro, the fourth-largest lake in Japan. Fukushima Prefecture is the third-largest prefecture of Japan (after Hokkaido and Iwate Prefecture) and divided by mountain ranges into the three regions of Aizu, Nakadōri, and Hamadōri. History Prehistory The keyhole-shaped Ōya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunitachi College Of Music
The is a private university, private music conservatory in Tachikawa, Tokyo, Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1926 as the Tokyo Conservatory of Music, Kunitachi now offers study programs in performance, music education, composition, computer music, and musicology, for bachelor's degree, post-bachelor's diploma, master's degree, and doctorate. It has signed cooperation agreements with notable music schools around the world, such as Geneva University of Music, California Institute of Arts, among others. Notable alumni *Masamichi Amano, composer *Ahn Eak-tai, composer and conductor *Masashi Fujimoto, actor, singer, musician, and entertainer *Okuda Hiroko, inventor and composer *Kohmi Hirose, singer *Joe Hisaishi, composer and director *Masato Honda, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist *Yukihiro Ikeda, tubist *Ichiyo Izawa, pianist of Tokyo Jihen; frontman of Appa (band), Appa; dropped out *Motohiro Kawashima, composer *Mayumi Miyata, Shō (instrument), shō player *Michiru O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Whisker Away
is a 2020 Japanese animated romantic fantasy film produced by Studio Colorido, Toho Animation, and Twin Engine. Directed by Junichi Sato and Tomotaka Shibayama, with the latter being his directorial debut, the film was released on June 18, 2020, on Netflix in Japanese. The film stars Mirai Shida, Natsuki Hanae, Minako Kotobuki, Susumu Chiba, Ayako Kawasumi, Sayaka Ohara, Daisuke Namikawa, Hiroaki Ogi, and Koichi Yamadera. Originally slated to premiere alongside the Japanese release of the film, the English dub's release was delayed until June 28, 2020, when it was officially released on Netflix. Plot Miyo Sasaki is a 14-year-old girl living in the town of Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture. She does not get along with her stepmother, Kaoru. She always flirts with her crush, Kento Hinode, even though he has no romantic feelings for her at all, and often stays away from her. One day, she receives a magical Noh mask from a mysterious mask seller, which lets her become a cat. As "Tar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger
is a Japanese Tokusatsu television show and Toei's twenty-seventh production of the ''Super Sentai'' metaseries. After Toei filed a trademark for the series on 17 October 2002, it aired from 16 February 2003, to 8 February 2004, replacing '' Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger'', and was replaced by ''Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger''. The program was part of TV Asahi's 2003 Super Hero Time block with '' Kamen Rider 555''. The series is based on dinosaurs and explosions. Its action footage, and episode 10 in its entierty, was used in '' Power Rangers Dino Thunder''. The cast members from the series reprised their roles for the 2014 film '' Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur Battle! Farewell Our Eternal Friends''. Shout! Factory released the series on Region 1 DVD on 8 November 2022. Plot Scientists believe that 65,000,000 years ago, a meteorite's crash on Earth killed off the dinosaurs. In truth, it split Earth into two parallel universes. Dino Earth is an Earth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tales Of Rebirth
is a Japanese action role-playing game published for the PlayStation 2. It is the eighth main entry of Namco's '' Tales'' series of video games. The game was developed by Namco Tales Studio and published by Namco. The game was released for the PlayStation 2 on December 16, 2004, and then later re-released on the PlayStation Portable on March 19, 2008. ''Rebirth'', set in a world populated by humans (Huma) and beast people (Gajuma), follows the adventures of Veigue Lungberg, a human whose friend Claire Bennett is kidnapped by agents of Agarte, heir to the throne of the kingdom of Karegia. Setting out to rescue Claire, Veigue and those who join him becomes entangled in escalating racial conflicts consuming the land. As with previous ''Tales'' games, it features an action-based battle system, called the ''Three-Line Linear Motion Battle System''. The game was developed by the 2D ''Tales'' development unit Team Destiny. The characters were designed by Mutsumi Inomata, who had previou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claymore (manga)
''Claymore'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Norihiro Yagi. It debuted in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Jump'' in June 2001, where it continued until the magazine was shut down in June 2007. The series was transferred to the newly launched ''Jump Square'', serialized from November 2007 to October 2014. Its chapters were collected in 27 volumes. A 26-episode anime television series adaptation by Madhouse was broadcast on Nippon Television from April to September 2007. A CD soundtrack for the anime and a CD of character songs using its voice actresses were released in July and September 2007, respectively. The ''Claymore'' manga was licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media and released its 27 volumes from April 2006 to October 2015. The anime adaptation was licensed for release in North America by Funimation. Madman Entertainment has licensed the anime for release in Australia and N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria-sama Ga Miteru
, often shortened to , is a Japanese light novel series written by with illustrations by Reine Hibiki. Originally written as a short story in 1997, Shueisha published 37 light novel volumes from April 1998 to April 2012. The story focuses on a group of Adolescence, teenage girls attending the Catholic school, Catholic Lillian Girls' Academy in Tokyo, Japan. Its storyline largely revolves around the lives and close relationships of the school's student council known as the #Yamayuri Council, Yamayuri Council. A manga adaptation was published by Shueisha in ''Margaret (magazine), Margaret'' and its sister magazine ''The Margaret''. Between 2004 and 2009, the series was adapted by Studio Deen into three 13-episode anime television series and a five-episode original video animation (OVA) series. The anime adaptations have been released in North America by Right Stuf Inc., Nozomi Entertainment under the title ''Maria Watches Over Us''. The license was later transferred to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloodlust
Bloodlust may refer to: *Homicidal ideation Homicidal ideation is a common medical term for thoughts about homicide. There is a range of homicidal thoughts which spans from vague and fleeting to detailed and fully formulated plans without the act itself. Most people who have homicidal idea ... * Human hematophagy * '' Bloodlust!'', a 1961 thriller film * ''Bloodlust'', the home video title of the 1981 film '' Docteur Jekyll et les femmes'' * ''Bloodlust'' (1992 film), a 1992 Australian vampire film * '' Bloodlust: Subspecies III'', a 1994 horror film * ''Bloodlust'' (Through the Eyes of the Dead album), 2005 * ''Bloodlust'' (Body Count album), 2017 * '' Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust'', a 2000 Japanese animated film * "Bloodlust" (''Supernatural''), an episode of the television series ''Supernatural'' See also * Blood (other) * Lust (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Midnight Detective
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magic Knight Rayearth
is a Japanese manga series created by CLAMP. Appearing as a serial in the manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from the November 1993 issue to the February 1995 issue, the chapters of ''Magic Knight Rayearth'' were collected into three bound volumes by Kodansha. They were published from July 1994 to March 1995. A sequel was serialized in the same manga magazine from the March 1995 issue to the April 1996 issue. It was published by Kodansha in three bound volumes from July 1995 to April 1996. The series follows three eighth-grade girls who find themselves transported from modern-day Japan into a magical world, where they are tasked with rescuing a princess. ''Rayearth'' combines elements from the magical girl and mecha anime genres with parallel world fantasy. The manga was adapted into two anime series in 1994 and an original video animation (OVA) in 1997. A new anime project has been announced. Plot ''Magic Knight Rayearth'' focuses on three eighth-grade girls: the tomboyish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ComicBook
''ComicBook.com'' is an entertainment website that offers news in the fields of comic books, television, films, video games, and anime. The site came online in 1996 serving as a holding page for sales links and press releases related to comic books under various domain names, before becoming ''ComicBook.com'' in 2004. In 2007, Joe Blackmon founded the website as a comic book news site. The site was relaunched in 2014 following Shannon Terry becoming CEO. ''ComicBook.com'' was acquired by CBS Interactive (which later became part of Paramount Global) in 2018 before Paramount Global sold it to Savage Ventures in 2024, and Ben Kendrick was hired as the editorial director. Background ''ComicBook.com'' began as a holding page containing sales links and press releases related to comic books and had various names used by various companies: in 1996, American Entertainment used it for their websites, ''Smash'', ''Another Universe'', and ''Mania Magazine''. The site was acquire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sailor Moon
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's Shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from 1991 to 1997; the 60 individual chapters (later reorganized into 52), along with several side stories, were compiled in 18 Tankōbon, volumes. The series follows the adventures of a schoolgirl named Sailor Moon (character), Usagi Tsukino as she transforms into the eponymous character to search for a magical artifact, the . She leads a group of comrades, the Sailor Soldiers, called Sailor Guardians in later editions, as they battle against villains to prevent the theft of the Silver Crystal and the destruction of the Solar System. The manga was adapted into Sailor Moon (TV series), an anime series produced by Toei Animation and broadcast in Japan from 1992 to 1997. Toei also developed three animated feature films, a television special, and three short films based on the anime. A live-action television ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
