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Gasaraki
is a 1998 mecha anime television series produced by Sunrise. It was directed by Ryousuke Takahashi, who also co-created the series along with Sunrise (Hajime Yatate). Goro Taniguchi was the assistant director. The screenplay was written by Toru Nozaki. The series centers on Yushiro Gowa who pilots a bipedal weapons system known as a TA, short for Tactical Armor. Much of the initial plot is driven by means of news reports. Set in the near-future, the series is formed around political narratives that concern a fictional war between the US and the fictional Middle Eastern country of Belgistan. An influential Japanese family, the Gowa, produce a bipedal weapon, the TA. When US military forces attempt to seize the capital they are systematically wiped out by what appear to be rival TAs. The Gowa Family seizes this opportunity to demonstrate their weapon system, and civilian pilot Yuushiro Gowa and the military squad to which he is attached are deployed to Belgistan. There, he m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobuyuki Hiyama
is a Japanese voice actor, narrator, and radio personality currently affiliated with Arts Vision. His vocal register is described as a metallic lyric tenor suitable to voice a mature variation of coming of age young men. Combined with an impactful execution on battle cries, he earned his reputation in voicing heroic protagonists commonly found in works of the mecha, fighting, and fantasy genres. Hiyama is recognized for his portrayal of Hiei from '' YuYu Hakusho'', by starring twice within the Brave Series franchise as Maito Senpuuji of '' The Brave Express Might Gaine'', and Gai Shishioh of the '' King of Braves GaoGaiGar''. He also played Link in '' The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''. Biography Hiyama was born in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima at the Red Cross Hospital, and grew up enjoying casual amateur baseball with friends. His mother was of Japanese descent born in Taiwan during the end of World War II who resettled back to Japan after the war. Greatly influe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Patton
Christopher David Patton is an American voice actor who has worked on a number of English-language versions of Japanese anime series. Some of his major roles include Sousuke Sagara in '' Full Metal Panic!'', Turles in '' Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might'', Greed in '' Fullmetal Alchemist'', Ayato Kamina in '' RahXephon'', Graham Specter in ''Baccano!'', Hajime Aoyama in '' Ghost Stories'', Manabu Yuuki in '' The Galaxy Railways'', Creed Diskenth in '' Black Cat'', Ikki Minami in ''Air Gear'', Asura in '' Soul Eater'', Agito in '' Origin: Spirits of the Past'', and Keima Katsuragi in '' The World God Only Knows''. Personal life Patton was born in Houston, Texas. He moved to Annapolis, Maryland Annapolis ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland. It is the county seat of Anne Arundel County and its only incorporated city. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east ..., in 2013, and occasionally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūji Takada
is a Japanese actor and voice actor represented by Ōsawa Office. Takada has featured in numerous anime television series and drama series, and has also appeared as a narrator in numerous productions. In 1998, he made his debut in an anime with the Sunrise series, ''Gasaraki''. Works Narration *''Takeshi no Banbutsu Sōseiki'' (1995–2001) Anime television series *''Gasaraki'' (1998), Kazukiyo Gōwa, Tsuna Watanabe *''Detective Conan'' (1999–present), Kansuke Yamato *'' Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion'' (2006), Kyōshirō Tōdō Anime films * '' Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback'' (2025), Kansuke Yamato Video games *'' Persona 2: Eternal Punishment'' (2000), Katsuya Suō References External links * 1960 births Living people Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Male voice actors from Kanagawa Prefecture 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors {{Japan-voice-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunrise (company)
is a Japanese entertainment company owned by Bandai Namco Holdings with its business focused on production, planning, and management of anime. It was founded in September 1972 by former Mushi Production staff as the animation studio branch of . In 1977, it gained independence from Shoeisha and Tohokushinsha and rebranded itself to In 1987, the studio rebranded to a name which would remain in use for over 35 years. In 1994, the company was acquired by toy and entertainment company Bandai and was integrated into Namco Bandai Holdings in 2005. In 2022, as part of a major group restructuring of the Bandai Namco Group, the company would merge with the home video division of Bandai Namco Arts and Bandai Namco Rights Marketing to form Bandai Namco Filmworks. As part of this restructuring, Sunrise would continue to operate as a division within the company with the changes taking effect on April 1, 2022. History According to an interview with Sunrise members, the studio was founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Weaver
Brett A. Weaver (born November 16, 1966) is an American voice actor. He is known for his roles in the English-language dubs of anime series. He lives in Austin, Texas Austin ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat and most populous city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and W ... with his wife, cartoonist and graphic novelist E.K. Weaver. Weaver got his start in radio before providing anime voice-over roles with ADV Films. He was also a member of a theatre group with fellow ADV alumni Chris Patton, Laura Chapman, Christine Auten, and Amanda Winn Lee. Anime roles * '' Attack on Titan'' - Gunther * '' Attack on Titan: Junior High'' - Gunther * '' Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040'' - Kane * '' Burst Angel: Infinity'' - Commissioner * '' Case Closed'' - Hamilton Timberman, Hadrian Timberman, Mark Newman (FUNimation dub) * '' Casshern Sins'' - Tet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryōsuke Takahashi
is a Japanese anime director, screenwriter, and producer. He has worked for Sunrise on many anime shows in the real robot genre, including '' Armored Trooper VOTOMS'', '' Fang of the Sun Dougram'', ''Panzer World Galient'', and '' Blue Comet SPT Layzner''. Works References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Takahashi, Ryosuke 1943 births Anime directors Film people from Tokyo Japanese film directors Japanese screenwriters Living people Sunrise (company) people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mami Kingetsu
is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Akashi, Hyōgo. She is currently affiliated with Aoni Production. She is best known for her role as Shiori Fujisaki in the ''Tokimeki Memorial'' series. Other notable roles include Izumi Himuro in '' Princess Nine'', Nagisa Shiozaki in '' If I See You In My Dreams'', Miss Merry Christmas & Stussy in ''One Piece'', Rei Kazama in '' eX-Driver'', Maki Kawasaki in '' Burn Up Excess'', Li Xiangfei in ''Fatal Fury'' / ''The King of Fighters''; and Da Ji in ''Warriors Orochi''. Filmography Anime Film Video games Dubbing Audio Discography ;Albums * (Konami, 1996) * ''Catchy'' (Konami, 1996) * (Konami, 1997) * ''K-Brand'' (Konami, 1998) * ''Touch and Go'' (Konami, 1998) * ''From the Bests'' (Konami, 1999) * (King, 2000) * ''Vintage'' (King, 2001) * ''Love Clue'' (King, 2001) * ''Watashi no Tsubasa'' (Toei, 2002) * ''Rainbow'' (Most, 2015) ; Compilation albums * (Konami, 2004) References External links * Mami Kingetsuat Orico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Rial
Monica Jean Rial (born October 5, 1975) is an American voice actress and ADR script writer affiliated with Funimation/Crunchyroll, ADV Films/ Sentai Filmworks and Toei Animation USA. She provides voices for English language versions of Japanese anime films and television series. Early life Monica Rial was born in Houston, Texas. Her father is from Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. When she was young, her family would often visit Spain. She would translate for her younger brother some of the European Spanish-dubbed cartoons, which included anime shows ''Doraemon'' and '' Dragon Ball Z'', often imitating the various characters. Rial studied ballet, tap, and jazz, but transitioned to musical theater when she was 12. She studied acting through high school as well as college at the University of Houston. In an interview with Otaku News, Rial mentioned voice actor inspirations from ''The Simpsons'', ''Family Guy'' and ''Beavis and Butt-head''. Career Rial's first voice-over role was s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meimu
Meimu (or Mei Mu, born 24 September 1963), real name , is a Japanese manga illustrator. While attending classes at Osaka University of Arts, he made his debut as a manga artist. Meimu's talents have been featured in various genres of storytelling, from science fiction to horror. Some of his works have also appeared in the adult manga magazine '' Lemon People'' and the manga anthology series ''Petit Apple Pie''. His wife is manga artist Misuzu Suzuki.. Meimu was the character designer for the first ''Star Ocean is a franchise of science fantasy Action role-playing video game, Action role-playing video games developed by the Japanese company tri-Ace and published by Square Enix (formerly Enix). Development History ''Star Ocean'' is known as one of the ...'' video game. Works References External links * 1963 births Living people Manga artists Hentai creators Japanese video game artists People from Kanagawa Prefecture Osaka University of Arts alumni {{ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Osaka
JOBH-DTV (channel 7), branded as , is a Japanese television station serving as the affiliate of the TX Network for the Osaka prefecture. Owned-and-operated by , the station's headquarters and studios are in the Chūō-ku, Osaka, Chūō-ku ward of Osaka. Nikkei, Inc. is the biggest shareholder of TVO. The mascot character is "Takoru-kun" (たこるくん). History Television Osaka, Inc. was founded in 1981 as part of the reorganization of Tokyo Channel 12 Ltd (now TV Tokyo). On March 1 the following year, TV Osaka started broadcasting as the first affiliate of the "Mega TON Network" (メガTONネットワーク, now TX Network) outside of Tokyo. On December 1, 2003, TV Osaka adopted a new logo to reflect the digital era, when they commenced digital telecasts. Analog telecasts were terminated on July 24, 2011. TV Osaka is currently building its new headquarters building, and plans to move into its new headquarters in 2024. Anime produced #Maya the Honey Bee, The New Adventures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Douglas
Jason Douglas (born February 14, 1973) is an American film, television and voice actor, known for portraying Tobin on AMC's '' The Walking Dead'', voicing Beerus in the anime film '' Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods ''and the series '' Dragon Ball Super'', Tomomi Masaoka in '' Psycho-Pass, Krieg in the video game '' Borderlands 2'' and its sequel, '' Borderlands 3''. Douglas is noted for his appearances in films, including ''Sin City'', '' Parkland'', '' Two Step'' and ''No Country for Old Men'' as well as recurring and guest appearances on hit TV shows such as ''Breaking Bad'', '' The Leftovers'', ''Nashville'', '' The Night Shift'', ''Preacher'', and '' Cruel Summer''. In addition to the role of Beerus in the '' Dragon Ball'' franchise, his prolific voice acting career includes leading roles in '' Chainsaw Man'', '' My Hero Academia'', ''RWBY'', ''Attack on Titan'', '' One Piece'', '' Fairy Tail'', '' Psycho-Pass'' and '' Parasyte''. Filmography Live-action Film Televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuniaki Haishima
is a Japanese musician and composer. He is known for his music in several anime and ''tokusatsu'' shows, as well as video games, films and Japanese television drama, dorama. His compositions for the Fuji TV series Tales of the Unusual, ''Tales of the Unusual'' are his most famous work, though he also composed the soundtrack for ''Metroid: Other M'' for the Wii, for which he is known abroad. Works Anime Live action Video games References External links * Interview at RocketBaby * * Year of birth missing (living people) Anime composers Japanese film score composers Japanese male film score composers Japanese male musicians Living people Musicians from Saitama Prefecture Japanese video game composers {{Anime-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
