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Jeeg
, also known as ''Kotetsu Jeeg'' or ''Koutetsu Jeeg'', is a Japanese mecha anime series created by manga artists Go Nagai and Tatsuya Yasuda and produced by Toei Doga (now Toei Animation), directed by Masayuki Akehi. It was first broadcast on NET in Japan from October 5, 1975 to August 29, 1976, lasting for 46 episodes. Steel Jeeg also ran as a manga in several children's publications, with the original manga was first serialized in Kodansha's ''TV Magazine'' from August 1975 to June 1976. The series is the first installment in Takara's ''Magne-Robo'' Franchise, which later became its own series after the rights of the show were passed to Dynamic Productions. A sequel series called '' Kotetsushin Jeeg'' aired on the satellite network WOWOW, beginning April 5, 2007. Story Hiroshi Shiba is a young car racer who is mortally wounded. His father Professor Shiba, a talented scientist and archaeologist, manages to restore him to life by means of a powerful relic from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotetsushin Jeeg
is a 13-episode Japanese television anime sequel to the 1975 Super Robot series ''Steel Jeeg'', created by Go Nagai. It is directed by Jun Kawagoe (previously known for ''New Getter Robo'' and '' Innocent Venus''). This 21st century sequel began airing on the satellite network WOWOW on April 5, 2007 at 11:30 p.m. JST. Press material describes ''Koutetsu Jeeg'' as "A simple tale of 'Good versus Evil' while at the same time einga robot anime created for the sake of the adult core audience." On February 19, 2007, it was announced that the JAM Project song "STORMBRINGER" would be the opening theme. Plot The story takes place 50 years after the original and features a new cast of characters—primarily the new main character Kenji Kusanagi, a high school student and motorcycle racer who becomes Koutetsushin Jeeg to fight the sudden reappearance of "Haniwa Genjin" ("Haniwa Phantom Gods", or clay robots) from the Great Jama Kingdom ruled by Queen Himika. Other characters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichirou Mizuki
, better known by his stage name , was a Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, voice actor and actor best known for his work on theme songs for anime and tokusatsu. For over 50 years, he had recorded over 1,200 songs for Japanese film, television, video and video games. He was referred to by fans and fellow performers alike as the of the ''anison'', or anime music genre. He produced the singing duo Apple Pie since 1990 and created the Anison band JAM Project in 2000. Biography Career Mizuki was born in Setagaya, Tokyo. In January 1968, he signed to the Nippon Columbia label and released his first single called "Kimi ni sasageru Boku no Uta", composed by Kanae Wada. In 1971, Mizuki recorded the song which was used as the opening theme for '' Genshi Shōnen Ryū''. This began his foray into recording well over 1200 songs for various soundtracks as well as original singles and albums. Other early songs sung by Mizuki include the themes to '' Chojin Barom 1'', ''Mazinger Z'', ''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memo Aguirre
Juan Guillermo Aguirre Mandiola (born December 22, 1951), better known as «Memo Aguirre» or «Capitán Memo», is a Chilean singer and musician famous for performing the opening and closing themes of several Animated series during the 1970s and 1980s. Biography Juan Guillermo Aguirre was born on December 22, 1951 in Santiago de Chile, his early musical career started during his adolescence when participated in the band named "Los Sacros", in 1972 Aguirre moved to the United States, setting in San Francisco, working as a singer in bars and nightclubs. Later he got a job in the company Sound Connection Studios. Aguirre during the 1970s and 1980s sung the opening and credits songs for cartoon and anime shows such as: ''He-Man'', ''Captain Future'', ''Steel Jeeg'', ''Candy Candy'', and ''Little Lulu'', some of them in collaboration with the American Chuki Levy. In addition to composing jingle for famous series such as Dallas and Dynasty, he also composed for albums by American perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Robot Wars L
This list provides an index of video game titles in Banpresto's ''Super Robot Wars'' franchise, known as ''Super Robot Taisen'' in Japan. Most of the games in the series are tactical role-playing games, but several games representing other genres were also released. List is divided by video game genre and ordered by initial release date. Only the original games, ''Neo Super Robot Wars'' and ''Super Robot Wars Compact'', had final bosses that were not directly created by Banpresto. Tactical role-playing games Other genres Notes References External links Super Robot Wars Official WebsiteSuper Robot Wars Official 20th Anniversary Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Super Robot Wars video games Video games Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device to generate visual feedback. This feedb ... Lists of video games by franch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatsuya Yasuda
, also known as is a former member of Dynamic Productions. He was born in 1952 in the island of Hokkaido. Tatsuo joined Dynamic in 1975. He is mostly known for being the co-creator of ''Kotetsu Jeeg , also known as ''Kotetsu Jeeg'' or ''Koutetsu Jeeg'', is a Japanese mecha anime series created by manga artists Go Nagai and Tatsuya Yasuda and produced by Toei Doga (now Toei Animation), directed by Masayuki Akehi. It was first broadca ...'' along with Go Nagai, which was also Yasuda's debut. Other titles were also created by Nagai and him. External links Tankōbon list of Tatsuo Yasudaat Dynamic Land webpage at BEN's homepage 1952 births Manga artists People from Hokkaido Living people {{manga-artist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go Nagai
, better known by the pen name , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with ''Meakashi Polikichi'', but is best known for creating popular 1970s manga and anime series such as '' Cutie Honey'', '' Devilman'' and '' Mazinger Z''. He is credited with creating the super robot genre and for designing the first mecha robots piloted by a user from within a cockpit with ''Mazinger Z'',Mark Gilson, "A Brief History of Japanese Robophilia", ''Leonardo'' 31 (5), pp. 367–369 68 and for pioneering the magical girl genre with ''Cutie Honey'', the post-apocalyptic manga/anime genre with '' Violence Jack'', and the ecchi genre with '' Harenchi Gakuen''. In 2005, he became a Character Design professor at the Osaka University of Arts. He has been a member of the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's nominating committee since 2009. Life Early life Go Nagai was born on September 6, 1945—in the Ishik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masayuki Akehi
is a Japanese anime director. Works Director Source: *''Steel Jeeg'' (TV series, 1975–1976) *'' Grendizer, Getter Robo G, Great Mazinger: Kessen! Daikaijuu'' (film, 1976) *'' Bonjour Galaxy Express 999'' (television film, 1979) *'' Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Vortex'' (film, 1980) * '' Arsene Lupin vs. Herlock Sholmes'' (television film, 1981) *''Kaba Enchō no Dōbutsuen Nikki'' ( ja) (television film, 1981) *'' Queen Millennia'' (film, 1982) * ''Two Years' Vacation'' (television film, 1982) *'' Tatakae!! Ramenman'' (short film, 1988) *''Tatakae!! Ramenman'' (TV series, 1988) *'' Saint Seiya: Saishū Seisen no Senshitachi'' (film, 1989) *''Hoero Basukettoman Tamashii!! Hanamichi to Rukawa no Atsuki Natsu ''Slam Dunk'' (stylized as ''SLAM DUNK'') is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Inoue. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from October 1990 to June 1996, wi ...'' (film, 1995) Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toei Animation
() is a Japanese animation studio primarily controlled by its namesake Toei Company. It has produced numerous series, including '' Sally the Witch,'' '' GeGeGe no Kitarō,'' '' Mazinger Z'', '' Galaxy Express 999'', '' Cutie Honey'', '' Dr. Slump'', '' Dragon Ball'', '' Saint Seiya'', '' Sailor Moon'', ''Slam Dunk'', '' Digimon'', '' One Piece'', '' Toriko'', '' World Trigger'', '' The Transformers'' (between 1984–1990, including several Japanese exclusive productions) and the '' Pretty Cure'' series. History The studio was founded by animators Kenzō Masaoka and Zenjirō Yamamoto in 1948 as . In 1956, Toei purchased the studio and it was renamed , doing business as Toei Animation Co., Ltd. outside Japan. In 1998, the Japanese name was renamed to Toei Animation. It has created a number of TV series and movies and adapted Japanese comics as animated series, many popular worldwide. Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Yasuji Mori, Leiji Matsumoto and Yōichi Kotabe have worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toei Doga
() is a Japanese animation studio primarily controlled by its namesake Toei Company. It has produced numerous series, including '' Sally the Witch,'' ''GeGeGe no Kitarō,'' ''Mazinger Z'', ''Galaxy Express 999'', ''Cutie Honey'', '' Dr. Slump'', '' Dragon Ball'', ''Saint Seiya'', ''Sailor Moon'', ''Slam Dunk'', ''Digimon'', ''One Piece'', ''Toriko'', ''World Trigger'', '' The Transformers'' (between 1984–1990, including several Japanese exclusive productions) and the ''Pretty Cure'' series. History The studio was founded by animators Kenzō Masaoka and Zenjirō Yamamoto in 1948 as . In 1956, Toei purchased the studio and it was renamed , doing business as Toei Animation Co., Ltd. outside Japan. In 1998, the Japanese name was renamed to Toei Animation. It has created a number of TV series and movies and adapted Japanese comics as animated series, many popular worldwide. Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Yasuji Mori, Leiji Matsumoto and Yōichi Kotabe have worked with the company. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
