Isshin Chiba
is a Japanese voice actor who appeared in 35 films since he first started acting in 1990 and is best known for doing the voice of Jin Kazama from the ''Tekken'' series. Biography Isshin Chiba was born in Kesennuma, Miyagi, Japan. He graduated from Miyagi Prefecture Kesennuma High School. After graduating from high school, he had the idea to become a stage actor. However, because he had no experience in such extracurricular activities in particular, he attended Katsuma Voice Actor's Academy in Tokyo. He started his career as a voice actor at age 22 in 1990. In 1997, he landed the role for which he is best known, the role of Jin Kazama from the ''Tekken'' fighting game series. Starting from ''Tekken 3'', he voiced Jin in all other ''Tekken'' games, including crossovers ''Namco × Capcom'', ''Street Fighter X Tekken'', ''Project X Zone'', ''Project X Zone 2'', ''The King of Fighters All Star'' and adaptations ''Tekken: Blood Vengeance'', ''Tekken: Bloodline'' and the Japanese dub o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kesennuma, Miyagi
is a Cities of Japan, city in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 59,803 and a population density of in 26,390 households. The total area of the city is . Large sections of the city were destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and major fires on March 11, 2011. Geography Kesennuma is in the far northeastern corner of Miyagi Prefecture. The city wraps around the western part of Kesennuma Bay and also includes the island of Ōshima. Its deeply indented rias coastline forms the southern boundary of the Sanriku Fukkō National Park, which stretches north to Aomori Prefecture. The city borders Hirota Bay, Kesennuma Bay, and the Pacific Ocean to the east and Minamisanriku, Miyagi to the south. Iwate Prefecture makes up the remainder of its borders, with the city of Ichinoseki, Iwate, Ichinoseki to the west, and the city of Rikuzentakata, Iwate, Rikuzentakata to the north. The highest point in Kesennuma is the high Mount Ōmori, on the bord ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Project X Zone
(pronounced as "Project Cross Zone") is a crossover tactical role-playing video game for the Nintendo 3DS developed by Monolith Soft with assistance from Capcom and Red Entertainment and published by Namco Bandai Games. It is a follow-up to '' Namco × Capcom'' and features characters from Namco Bandai, Capcom, and Sega. The game was released on October 11, 2012 in Japan; June 25, 2013 in North America; and July 5, 2013 in Europe. ''Project X Zone'' received mixed to positive reviews upon release; praise went towards the game's cast, combat system, and presentation, but criticism was directed at its repetitive gameplay and confusing storyline. A sequel, '' Project X Zone 2'', was released in Japan in November 2015 and in North America and Europe in February 2016. Gameplay Stages in ''Project X Zone'' take place in grid-based locations from the game's many crossover titles. Each friendly unit is made up of two characters (thus referred to as a Pair Unit), though a third ch ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Akira Yuki
is a series of fighting games created by Sega AM2 and designer Yu Suzuki. The original ''Virtua Fighter'' was released in December 1993 and has received four main sequels and several spin-offs. The highly influential first ''Virtua Fighter'' game is widely recognized as the first 3D fighting game released. Gameplay Similar to most other fighting games, the default gameplay system of the ''Virtua Fighter'' series involves two combatants needing to win two of three rounds, with each round being 30 seconds long or more. Combatants utilize various attacks in an attempt to deplete the other fighter's stamina gauge and deal a knockout (K.O.), winning a round. If a character is knocked out (or falls out) of the ring, their opponent wins the round in a Ring Out. An extra round is necessary if a double knockout (both players knocking each other out at the same time) occurs in a previous round and the match is tied one round each. In this round, players fight on a small stage wherein on ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shin-ichiro Miki
is a Japanese voice actor from Tokyo.Doi, Hitoshi.Miki Shinichirou. ''Seiyuu Database''. July 13, 2010. He is a member of 81 Produce. Miki is known for his distinctively smooth voice and often calm delivery in the roles he has landed. He often gets cast as handsome young men in anime, perhaps the most notable being Youji Kudou – Balinese ('' Weiß Kreuz'') and Kojirō ("James") ('' Pokémon''). Other famous roles include Takumi Fujiwara ('' Initial D'' anime, video game and mostly '' Arcade Stage'' series from ''Arcade Stage 4'' to ''Arcade Stage 8 Infinity''), Kisuke Urahara ('' Bleach''), Akira Yuki ('' Virtua Fighter''), Lockon Stratos ('' Mobile Suit Gundam 00''), Tatsuma Sakamoto ('' Gintama''), Teppei Iwaki ('' Area no Kishi''), Aikurō Mikisugi ('' Kill la Kill''), Hitomi ('' Code: Breaker''), Kagetora Aida ('' Kuroko's Basketball''), Roy Mustang ('' Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood''), Zamasu ('' Dragon Ball Super''), Bob Makihara ('' Tenjho Tenge''), Keisuke ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Virtua Fighter
is a series of fighting games created by Sega AM2 and designer Yu Suzuki. The original ''Virtua Fighter (video game), Virtua Fighter'' was released in December 1993 and has received four main sequels and several spin-offs. The highly influential first ''Virtua Fighter'' game is widely recognized as the first 3D computer graphics, 3D fighting game released. Gameplay Similar to most other fighting games, the default gameplay system of the ''Virtua Fighter'' series involves two combatants needing to win two of three rounds, with each round being 30 seconds long or more. Combatants utilize various attacks in an attempt to deplete the other fighter's stamina gauge and deal a knockout (K.O.), winning a round. If a character is knocked out (or falls out) of the ring, their opponent wins the round in a Ring Out. An extra round is necessary if a double knockout (both players knocking each other out at the same time) occurs in a previous round and the match is tied one round each. In this ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
is a Japanese composer of video game music, singer, and video game voice actor. He has composed music for various games produced by Sega, including '' Virtua Fighter 2'' and '' Shenmue''. He first gained major recognition after the release of '' Daytona USA'', for which he had written all music and personally sang all vocals. With the arcade games, '' Derby Owners Club'', '' World Club Champion Football'' and '' Star Horse'', he also recorded live orchestras. Aside from original compositions, he also arranges, provides vocals, and is a performer for a variety of projects, including S.S.T from 1988 to 1993, and .from 2004 onwards. He is well-known voicing the character Kage-Maru of ''Virtua Fighter'' franchise. He has a younger brother named , who is a manga artist and member of the artist-writer duo Ark Performance along with Kōichi Ishikawa. Works Video games Voice acting Concerts Mitsuyoshi's music from ''Shenmue'' was performed live at the first '' Symphonic Game ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mortal Kombat
''Mortal Kombat'' is an American media franchise centered on a series of fighting game, fighting video games originally developed by Midway Games in 1992. The original ''Mortal Kombat (1992 video game), Mortal Kombat'' arcade game spawned List of Mortal Kombat media, a franchise consisting of action-adventure games, a comic book series, a card game, films, an animated TV series, and a live-action tour. ''Mortal Kombat'' has become the best-selling fighting game franchise worldwide with over 100 million copies and one of the List of highest-grossing media franchises, highest-grossing media franchises of all time. The series has a reputation for high levels of graphic violence, including, most notably, its Fatality (Mortal Kombat), fatalities, which are finishing moves that kill defeated opponents instead of knocking them out. Controversies surrounding Mortal Kombat, Controversies surrounding ''Mortal Kombat'', in part, led to the creation of the Entertainment Software Rating Bo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Scorpion (Mortal Kombat)
Scorpion is a character in the ''Mortal Kombat'' fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. A ninja dressed in yellow, his primary weapon is a '' rope dart'', which he uses to harpoon opponents. Since his debut in the original 1992 game, Scorpion has appeared as a playable character in every main installment except '' Mortal Kombat 3'' (1995). The series' original Scorpion is Hanzo Hasashi (), an undead Japanese warrior principally defined by his quest to avenge the deaths of himself, his family, and his clan. After the death of Bi-Han / Sub-Zero, Hasashi develops a feud with who he believed to be the killer, Bi-Han's younger brother and second Sub-Zero, Kuai Liang, that spans most of the franchise before discovering the sorcerer Quan Chi is the real murderer. While Hasashi has been depicted as a neutral figure focused primarily on seeking revenge, he will side with those who can help him achieve his goals. Following two reboots, Kuai Liang ( zh, c=奎凉, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ed Boon
Edward Boon (born February 22, 1964) is an American video game programmer, voice actor, and director. Boon was employed for over 15 years at Midway Games. Since 2011, he has worked for Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for one of its subsidiaries, NetherRealm Studios. Boon is best known for the widely popular ''Mortal Kombat'' series, which he created with John Tobias, and the ''Injustice (franchise), Injustice'' series. In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time. Life and career Boon graduated from high school at Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois, Wilmette. Boon is of Hispanic descent, from the Dominican Republic. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and computer science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After graduation, he was employed by Williams Entertainment in their pinball department, working on approximately 20 pinball games over the next two years. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tekken (2009 Film)
''Tekken'' is a 2009 American science fiction martial arts film directed by Dwight Little from a screenplay by Alan B. McElroy, loosely based on the video game series of the same name published by Namco Bandai Games. The film stars Jon Foo, Kelly Overton, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Ian Anthony Dale, Cung Le, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Candice Hillebrand, and Luke Goss. The plot follows Jin Kazama in his attempts to enter the Iron Fist Tournament in order to avenge the loss of his mother, Jun Kazama, by confronting the forces of the city that are also holding the competition. The film was originally announced by publisher Namco Bandai in 2002, but did not start development until 2007. Experienced in sports movies, Little decided to make ''Tekken'' focused on realism, resulting in the removal of supernatural elements from the video game series as well as comic relief characters. This also led to the inclusion of martial artists as the main cast to produce well-choreographed battles. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bloodline
Heredity, also called inheritance or biological inheritance, is the passing on of Phenotypic trait, traits from parents to their offspring; either through asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction, the offspring cell (biology), cells or organisms acquire the genetic information of their parents. Through heredity, variations between individuals can accumulate and cause species to evolution, evolve by natural selection. The study of heredity in biology is genetics. Overview In humans, eye color is an example of an inherited characteristic: an individual might inherit the "brown-eye trait" from one of the parents. Inherited traits are controlled by genes and the complete set of genes within an organism's genome is called its genotype. The complete set of observable traits of the structure and behavior of an organism is called its phenotype. These traits arise from the interaction of the organism's genotype with the Environment (biophysical), environment. As a result, many as ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |