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Guardian Of Darkness
is a three-episode OVA anime series released by J.C.Staff between March 1990 through January 1992. The episodes are licensed for release in North America by Central Park Media and in the United Kingdom by ADV Films UK division. Plot Terumi () is a lonely high school girl, teased for being mousy and homely by her classmates. Her childhood friend Kouichi () is oblivious to her being in love with him. An ancient dragon lord offers to make her beautiful and popular in exchange for allowing him to possess her. Desperate, she agrees, and later rips apart the souls of the girls who once bullied her. Meanwhile, Kouichi is approached by another god, Susano (), who wants to possess his body, so he can defeat the dragon. Reluctantly, Kouichi agrees and later meets a priestess named Sayoko () who explains more to him about the current war between the gods. However, itokill the dragon, his host must die too leaving Kouichi struggling to figure out how to defeat the dragon spirits while also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horror Fiction
Horror is a genre of speculative fiction that is intended to disturb, frighten, or scare an audience. Horror is often divided into the sub-genres of psychological horror and supernatural horror. Literary historian J. A. Cuddon, in 1984, defined the horror story as "a piece of fiction in prose of variable length... which shocks, or even frightens the reader, or perhaps induces a feeling of repulsion or loathing". Horror intends to create an eerie and frightening atmosphere for the reader. Often the central menace of a work of horror fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for larger fears of a society. History Before 1000 The horror genre has ancient origins, with roots in folklore and religious traditions focusing on death, the afterlife, evil, the demonic, and the principle of the thing embodied in the person. These manifested in stories of beings such as demons, witches, vampires, werewolves, and ghosts. Some early European horror-fiction were the Ancient Greeks and Ancie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshiko Sakakibara
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator. Career In 1981, Yoshiko made her voice acting debut as Flore in '' Six God Combination Godmars''. In addition to her voice acting roles, she has worked as a narrator for various news programs, including a long term position on TV Asahi News Station, where she narrated for over 10 years. She has been interested in theatrical performance since elementary school, and after gaining experience in the theater club in the middle and high school era, she majored in the theater department. While working with various theater companies, voice actors set up a new agency, and she joined upon invitation from a person who was the husband and teacher of Mari Shimizu, a participant in the launch. The president of the agency and senior colleagues also encouraged her to be a voice actor. Filmography Anime ;1980s * 1981 '' Six God Combination Godmars'' – Flore * 1981 ''Urusei Yatsura'' – Otama * 1982 ''Space Cobra'' – Armaroid Lady * 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horror Anime And Manga
Horror may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Genres *Horror fiction, a genre of fiction ** Psychological horror, a subgenre of horror fiction ** Christmas horror, a subgenre of horror fiction ** Analog horror, a subgenre of horror fiction ** Erotic horror, a subgenre of horror fiction ** Space horror, a subgenre of horror fiction **Folk horror, a subgenre of horror fiction ** Japanese horror, Japanese horror fiction **Korean horror, Korean horror fiction *Horror film Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit physical or psychological fear in its viewers. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with Transgressive art, transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements of the genre include Mo ..., a film genre ** Art horror, a subgenre of horror film ** Body horror, a subgenre of horror film ** Comedy horror, a subgenre of horror film ** Erotic horror film, a subgenre of horror film ** Slasher film, a subgenre of horror film ** Splatter film, a subgenr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Anime OVAs
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the 15th pope. Births Valerian R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen McCarthy
Helen McCarthy (born 27 February 1951) is the British author of such anime reference books as ''500 Manga Heroes and Villains'', ''Anime!'', ''The Anime Movie Guide'' and ''Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation''. She is the co-author of ''The Erotic Anime Movie Guide'' and the exhaustive '' The Anime Encyclopedia'' with Jonathan Clements. She also designs needlework and textile art. Background McCarthy was the first English-speaking author to write a book about anime, in addition to being "the first person in the United Kingdom to run an anime programme at a convention, start a dedicated anime newsletter, and edit a dedicated anime magazine." In 1991, she founded '' Anime UK'' magazine, and in 1992 became one of the principal contributors to '' Super Play'', an SNES title with a heavy anime and manga bias. ''Anime UK'' became ''Anime FX'' after a change of backer and closed at the end of 1996. Andy Frain of Manga Entertainment, then the most influential anime distrib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Clements
Jonathan Michael Clements (born 9 July 1971) is a British author and scriptwriter. His non-fiction works include biographies of Confucius, Koxinga and Qin Shi Huang, as well as monthly opinion columns for '' Neo'' magazine. He is also the co-author of encyclopedias of anime and Japanese television dramas. Background Clements speaks both Chinese and Japanese, and many of his works relate to East Asia. He wrote his master's degree at the University of Stirling on manga and anime exports, predicting the rise of several trends in the international industry including back-to-front printing, direct American investment in anime, and the proliferation of attempts to substitute non-Japanese products. Subsequently, he translated over 70 anime and manga works for British distributors, and worked as a voice director and actor. He wrote his PhD at the University of Wales on the industrial history of Japanese animation, later published by the British Film Institute as ''Anime: A History'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon
Amazon most often refers to: * Amazon River, in South America * Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin * Amazon (company), an American multinational technology company * Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology Amazon or Amazone may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Amazon (Amalgam Comics) * Amazon, an alias of the Marvel supervillain Man-Killer * Amazons (DC Comics), a group of superhuman characters * The Amazon, a '' Diablo II'' character * The Amazon, a '' Pro Wrestling'' character * Amazon (''Dragon's Crown''), a character from the ''Dragon's Crown'' game * '' Kamen Rider Amazon'', title character in the fourth installment of the ''Kamen Rider'' series Film and television * ''The Amazons'' (1917 film), an American silent tragedy film * ''The Amazon'' (film), a 1921 German silent film * '' War Goddess'', also known as ''The Amazons'', a 1973 Italian adventure fantasy drama * ''Amazons'' (1984 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime News Network
Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan. The website offers reviews and other editorial content, forums where readers can discuss current issues and events, and an encyclopedia that contains many anime and manga with information on the staff, cast, theme music, plot summaries, and user ratings. The website was founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis, and operated the magazine '' Protoculture Addicts'' from 2005 to 2008. Based in the United States, it has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in five separate regions: the United States and Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and India. History The website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998. In May 2000, CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial staff, replacing editor-in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigeaki Komatsu
Shigeaki (written: 茂章, 茂昭, 成章, 成亮, 成彬, 成彰 or 重昭) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese racing driver *, Japanese politician and businessman *, Japanese idol and singer *, Japanese historian *, Japanese composer *, Japanese modern pentathlete *, Japanese luger *, Japanese Go player {{given name Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobuhisa Abe
Nobuhisa (written: 信久, 信尚, 信寿, 暢久, 修久 or 延尚) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese astronomer *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer {{given name Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osamu Yamazaki
is a Japanese freestyle skier. He competed in the men's moguls event at the 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Albertville '92 (Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile '92''), were a winter multi-sport event held from 8 to 23 February 1992 in and aroun .... References 1964 births Living people Japanese male freestyle skiers Olympic freestyle skiers for Japan Freestyle skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Skiers from Hokkaido 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Gregory (voice Actor)
Theodore Anthony Gregory (born February 11, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for one season with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Syracuse Orangemen, earning consensus All-American honors in 1987. Gregory was selected in the first round of the 1988 NFL draft by the Denver Broncos. He listed his height as 6'1". However, a shocked Dan Reeves, who is also listed as 6'1" commented, "I'm taller than he is!" upon meeting Gregory after the draft. By Reeves's estimate, Gregory was closer to 5'9".Pearlman, JeffThe 100 Worst Players in NFL History, part 2 Deadspin, 2010-11-16. Gregory had injured his knee in his last collegiate game, and the knee gave out during training camp. Following scathing criticism from the press for wasting a pick on damaged goods, the Broncos traded him to the Saints for Shawn Knight before the season. He is now regarded as one of the biggest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
