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Kan Tanaka
is a Japanese Voice acting in Japan, voice actor affiliated with 81 Produce. Voice roles Anime *Ah! My Goddess The Movie (Ishii) *Avenger (anime), Avenger (Commissioner, Scholar B) *D.Gray-man (Tapp Dopp) *Duel Masters (Dr. Root) *Geneshaft (Elder Ewers) *Ginga Legend Weed (Chourou, Hook) *Glass Mask (TV 2005) (Kuroiwa (ep.8,10,12)) *Heat Guy J (Carlo) *Honey and Clover (Professor A (ep.16), Teacher A (ep.21,24)) *Ichigeki Sacchu!! HoiHoi-san (OVA) (Pharmacy owner) *Kaikan Phrase (Director (ep.34-35), office manager (ep.36)) *Maburaho (Principal Mori) *Madlax (Brian) *MÄR (Senior) *Naruto (Akame Iwana) *Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (Hidero) *PaRappa the Rapper (Bank Employee (ep.6, 24), Father (ep.16), Security Guard (ep.29)) *Petite Princess Yucie (Doctor (ep.24-25), History teacher (ep.5)) *Pumpkin Scissors (Grandfather (ep.3)) *Puni Puni Poemy (Narrator) *Requiem from the Darkness (Heisuke (ep.11)) *Saiyuki Reload (Meichin (ep.8)) *Shinobi no Ittoki (Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voice Acting In Japan
Voice acting in Japan is an industry where actors provide voice-overs as characters or narrators in media including anime, video games, Radio drama#Japan, audio dramas, Television advertisement, commercials, and dubbing for non-Japanese films and television programs. In Japan, and actresses have devoted fan clubs due to a crossover with the Japanese idol, idol industry, and some fans may watch a show merely to hear a particular voice actor. Many voice actors have concurrent singing careers and have also crossed over to live-action media. There are around 130 voice acting schools in Japan. Broadcast companies and talent agencies often have their own troupes of vocal actors. Magazines focusing specifically on voice acting are published in Japan, with ''Voice Animage'' being the longest running. The term character voice (abbreviated CV) has been commonly used since the 1980s by such Japanese anime magazines as ' and ''Newtype'' to describe a voice actor associated with a part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PaRappa The Rapper
is a rhythm video game developed by NanaOn-Sha and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It was originally released in Japan in 1996 and worldwide in 1997. Created by music producer Masaya Matsuura in collaboration with artist Rodney Greenblat, the game features unique visual design and rap-based gameplay and is considered to be the first true rhythm game. It was ported to the PlayStation Portable in 2006 in celebration of its 10-year anniversary. A remastered version of the original PlayStation game was released for PlayStation 4 in 2017 for the game's twentieth anniversary. ''PaRappa the Rapper'' was acclaimed by critics, who praised its music, story, animation, and gameplay, though its short length was criticized. Several publications list it as one of the best video games ever made. It spawned two follow-up titles; a guitar-based spin-off titled '' Um Jammer Lammy'', released in 1999 for the PlayStation, and a direct sequel, '' PaRappa the Rapp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle
is a Japanese light novel series, written by Senri Akatsuki and illustrated by Ayumu Kasuga and Yuichi Murakami. SB Creative published twenty volumes from August 2013 to August 2020 under their GA Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation written by Itsuki Watanabe, with art by Fumi Tadauri, was serialized by Square Enix and GA Bunko's online magazine ''Gangan Online'' from July 2014 to May 2018. It has been collected in eleven ''tankōbon'' volumes. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Lerche aired from January to March 2016. Plot Five years ago, a revolt has overthrown the Arcadia empire. The empire's former prince, Lux Arcadia, accidentally trespasses in a female-only bathing area, and witnesses the new kingdom's princess Lisesharte Atismata naked and her secret. After a duel with Lisesharte, Lux attends the female-only academy where they train students to become royal Drag-Knights. There, it is discovered that he is the Black Hero who single-handedly destroyed an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE
A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of water, interrupting a watercourse to form an embayment within it, excavating, or building any number of retaining walls or levees to enclose any area to store water. Types Dammed valleys Dammed reservoirs are artificial lakes created and controlled by a dam constructed across a valley and rely on the natural topography to provide most of the basin of the reservoir. These reservoirs can either be ''on-stream reservoirs'', which are located on the original streambed of the downstream river and are filled by creeks, rivers or rainwater that runs off the surrounding forested catchments, or ''off-stream reservoirs'', which receive diverted water from a nearby stream or aqueduct or pipeline water from other on-stream reservoirs. Dams are typically loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinity Blood
is a series of Japanese light novels written by Sunao Yoshida with illustrations by Thores Shibamoto and originally serialized in ''The Sneaker''. Set 900 years after an apocalyptic war between humans and vampires, the series focuses on the ongoing Cold war (general term), cold war between the Holy See, Vatican, the human government, and the "New Human Empire", the government of the vampiric Methuselah. Fighting on the Vatican's side is Abel Nightroad, a Crusnik—a vampire that feeds on vampires. The novels blend science fiction, fantasy, and political intrigue, with some in the Vatican and the Empire striving for peace, and the Rosen Kreuz Order doing anything in its power to stop it. ''Trinity Blood'' has been adapted into both manga and anime series, with continuity differences between the three versions. After Yoshida's death in 2004, his friend Kentaro Yasui aided in completing the manga, with illustrations by Kiyo Kyūjō. The anime series, spanning 24 episodes, was p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Robot Wars Original Generation
is a tactical role-playing game for the Game Boy Advance. It was developed by Banpresoft and published by Banpresto in Japan, Atlus in North America, and 505 Games in Europe. The game was originally released in Japan on November 22, 2002, and stars various original characters created by Banpresto for their ''Super Robot Wars'' series. Like the much earlier ''Super Robot Wars Gaiden'', the game features no licensed mecha or characters at all - instead, it uses only Banpresto's own creations, in an original story. The games sold well in Japan, and later adapted for a short animated OVA called '' Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Animation'', which takes place after the second game in the series. A television series, '' Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine Wars'', retells the story of the first game. ''Original Generation'' was released in the United States on August 8, 2006. It is the first game in the ''Super Robot Wars'' series to ever be commercially released o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starship Operators
is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryo Mizuno. Six volumes were published by MediaWorks (now ASCII Media Works) between 2001 and 2005. An anime television series adaptation animated by J.C.Staff aired on TV Tokyo from January to March 2005. ''Starship Operators'' is licensed in North America by Geneon. Plot ''Starship Operators'' is about the 73rd class of the Defense University of the Planet Kibi. As they are returning home after the maiden voyage of the , they find that their home planet, Kibi, has been taken over by one of the Henrietta region's super powers, Henrietta Alliance of Planetary Nations. The original command crew all abandon ship, as per the conquerors' demands. Left alone on the ship, the cadets decide to keep their command and fight on. To this end, they have decided to ask Galaxy Network to fund the operation of ''Amaterasu'' as a fleeing self-governed nation in exchange for letting them broadcast the ship's adventures live - as a reality TV pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Girls
is a Japanese anime franchise produced by Konami and animated by J.C.Staff. A 30-minute OVA episode was released on August 25, 2006 and a television series adaptation aired on Chiba TV from July 5, 2007, to December 27, 2007. Plot In the year 2071, humanity sees the appearance of mechanical cell clusters, known as WORMs. The technology begins sweeping away the human race on a massive scale, destroying one-third of the human population in just under two years. This leads humanity to overcome their national differences, and unite as a single force. Not being able to turn the situation in their favor, humanity decided to permit the use of weapons of mass destruction. Finally, they succeeded in the annihilation of the WORMs, but after paying an enormous price, and wreaking havoc on the planet. All the major continents were broken apart. Antarctica disappeared, and half of the remaining land mass was submerged. The largest damage this war caused was the loss of 90% of all mili ... [...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] |
Shinobi No Ittoki
is an original Japanese anime television series produced by DMM Pictures and TMS Entertainment and animated by Troyca. It aired from October to December 2022. Plot In modern-day Japan, after an attempt is made to kill him, Ittoki Sakuraba learns that he is a direct descendant of and rightful heir to the Iga Ninja clan. His mother sends him to Ninjutsu Gakuen, the only national ninja school in Japan, to study and train as a ninja while investigations are being made to discover who is trying to kill him and why. At the school, Ittoki becomes involved with his new classmates, which include some beautiful yet deadly young ninja girls, but danger is always present...especially when there is a suspected traitor inside the school. Cast ; : :The main protagonist who escapes a failed assassination attempt and enrolls into the Ninja Academy. He is reluctant to become his clan's next chief but is forced to accept reality as he is thrust into the war between his clan and Koga. ; : :It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saiyuki Reload
is a Japanese manga series that is a sequel to the series '' Saiyuki'', which Kazuya Minekura wrote and illustrated. ''Saiyuki Reload'' began serialization in Ichijinsha's manga magazine ''Monthly Comic Zero Sum'' from March 2002 to June 2009, the chapters of which were collected and published in ten volumes. ''Saiyuki Reload'' manga includes a sequel titled '' Saiyuki Reload Blast''. ''Saiyuki Reload'' was adapted into two anime television series, '' Saiyuki Reload'' and '' Saiyuki Reload Gunlock'', both of which were broadcast in Japan from October 2003 to September 2004. An original video animations (OVA) titled '' Saiyuki Reload: Burial'', which covers the "Burial" arc, was broadcast in 2007. A remake of the anime series '' Saiyuki Reload Gunlock'' that was titled '' Saiyuki Reload: Zeroin'', which covers the "Even a Worm" arc, was broadcast between January and March 2022. ''Saiyuki Reload'' has been licensed in North America by Tokyopop, which published nine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Requiem From The Darkness
is an anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment based on the series of short stories written and collected under the title by Natsuhiko Kyogoku. The series was initially licensed in English by Geneon USA and now licensed by Discotek Media, and into a series of live action TV specials directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi. Plot Taking place during the Bakumatsu of the Edo period when the foundations of the Tokugawa shogunate have begun to sway, a young writer named Momosuke wishes to write a book of 100 ghost stories. While researching old myths and legends, he comes across a mysterious trio who call themselves the Ongyou. They are detectives who are investigating the legends to reveal their truths, and bring those in the wrong to justice. Each time Momosuke meets the Ongyou, he must face horrible truths and battle with his morals, and he's seeing things he shouldn't be seeing... Characters ;Momosuke Yamaoka :Voiced by (English): Grant George :Voiced by (Japanese): ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
