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Kemonozume
is a Japanese anime television series that was created, directed and written by Masaaki Yuasa, with Nobutake Itō in charge of character designs and Kei Wakakusa composing the music. The series was produced by Madhouse and aired on WOWOW from August 5 to November 5, 2006. Plot Since ancient times, there has existed a race of flesh eating monsters called , which could either assume a human-like form or otherwise live in the shadows while feeding on humans. The martial arts style school was created to hunt down these mythical creatures and its teachings have been passed down through the generations to the Momota family. The fictional story revolves around the forbidden romance between Toshihiko, the latest heir of the ''Kifūuken'' school and Yuka, a young woman who is also a ''shokujinki''. Characters Toshihiko Momota (桃田 俊彦, ''Momota Toshihiko'') is a 30-year-old skilled, disciplined swordsman and the chosen heir of the Kifūken dojo. Throughout his life, he has b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaaki Yuasa
is a Japanese director, screenwriter, and animator affiliated with Science SARU, a Japanese animation studio which he co-founded with producer Eunyoung Choi in 2013. Yuasa previously served as president of Science SARU, but stepped down from this role in 2020. Recognized for his idiosyncratic art style and directorial voice, Yuasa began his career as an animator on the landmark television series '' Chibi Maruko-chan'' (1990–1992) and '' Crayon Shin-chan'' (1992–present), before moving into directing with the feature film '' Mind Game'' (2004) and developing a cult appeal following. Yuasa spent much of the 2000s and early 2010s working in television directing, helming a trio of series, ''Kemonozume'' (2006), '' Kaiba'' (2008), and '' The Tatami Galaxy'' (2010), before releasing the crowdfunded short film '' Kick-Heart'' (2013). During the production of ''Kick-Heart'', Choi proposed the establishment of Science SARU, and the resultant works created at the studio, combined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hekiru Shiina
is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She debuted as a singer at the age of 17. Her first voice role was Tenshiko in ''K.O. Beast'' in 1992. Some of her major voice roles include Hikaru Shidou in ''Magic Knight Rayearth'', Alpha in '' Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō'', Ami Chono in ''Girls und Panzer'', Tenjōin Katsura in '' YAT Anshin! Uchu Ryokou'', and Celestia in '' Danganronpa: The Animation''. In video games, she provided the voice of Mega Man in '' Mega Man: The Power Battle'' and '' Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters'' and Pastel in the ''TwinBee'' games. Shiina was previously associated with Arts Vision, a major agency for talent in Tokyo, and was working under Sony Music Records, her record label until 2009, when she changed over to Lantis and later Warner Music Japan. She moved from Arts Vision to Voice Kit in February 2021. Filmography Anime Film Video games Overseas dubbing Discography Studio albums Compilation albums Singles References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hidenobu Kiuchi
is a Japanese voice actor. Some of his major roles include Hol Horse in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders'', Yūshi Oshitari in ''The Prince of Tennis'', Kenzo Tenma in ''Monster'', Ren Honjo in '' Nana'', Hei in ''Darker than Black'', Shisui Uchiha in ''Naruto Shippuden'', and Dad (Mr Yamada) in ''Chi's Sweet Home''. He began as a stage actor when one of his seniors got him to do voice acting. He has taken lead roles such as Jose in ''Gunslinger Girl ''Gunslinger Girl'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series by Yu Aida. It began serialization on May 21, 2002 in '' Dengeki Daioh'' and ended on September 27, 2012. The chapters were also published in 15 ''tankōbon'' volumes by A ...'' and Ramsbeckite Hematite in '' Cluster Edge''. In 2008, he was the first Japanese voice actor to guest at an anime convention in Australia. Filmography Anime television Tokusatsu Anime Films Video Games Overseas dubbing References External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shino Kakinuma
is a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo, Japan. She is best known for her roles as Naru Osaka in ''Sailor Moon'', Suzuko in '' Mahô tsukai Sally'' (1980s remake), and voiced Videl in ''Dragon Ball Kai'' while her original voice actor, Yūko Minaguchi was on a hiatus. Kakinuma is married to fellow voice actor Toshio Furukawa and is attached to Aoni Production. Filmography Anime television *'' Dream 9 Toriko & One Piece & Dragon Ball Z Chō Collaboration Special!!'' (Videl) *'' GeGeGe no Kitarō'' 1985 series *'' GeGeGe no Kitarō'' 1996 series *''Goldfish Warning!'' (Chieiko (ep. 15)) *''Hello! Lady Lynn'' (Peggy) *''Kemonozume'' (Rie Kakinoki) *''Lady Lady!!'' (Jill) *''Sailor Moon'' ( Naru Osaka) *''Sailor Moon Crystal'' (Keiko Tomoe) *''Dragon Ball Kai'' ( Videl, Pan) *''Fight! Kickers'' (Shinsuke Koga) *''Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei'' (Kiyoko Takashimaya) *'' Shōnen Santa no Daibôken'' (Luweny (ep. 24), Twenty) *'' Sally the Witch 2'' (Suzuko) *'' Sorcerer Hunters'' (girl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rei Sakuma
is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and narrator from Tokyo, Japan. She is best known in Japan for her voice work in the long running children's series '' Soreike! Anpanman''; her most famous role in the English-speaking world, however, is probably as the Chinese Amazon Shampoo in ''Ranma ½''. Other popular roles include Yōko Sakakibara in '' Azuki-chan'', Mariemaia Khushrenada in '' New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz'', My Melody in '' Onegai My Melody'' and Mini-Doras in the Doraemon'' 1979 anime series Filmography Television animation *''The Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love'' (1986), Sadie Dean *'' Tales of Little Women'' (1987), Amy March *''Mami the Psychic'' (1987), Kaori Hana *''City Hunter 2'' (1988), Azusa Nakayama *'' F'' (1988), Ruiko *'' Soreike! Anpanman'' (1988), Batako-san *''Ranma ½'' (1989), Shampoo *'' Dash! Yonkuro'' (1989), Rinko Sumeragi *'' Moomin'' (1990), Little My *''Miracle Girls'' (1993), Rumiko Daijōji *''Doraemon'' (1994), Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenji Utsumi
was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Kitakyūshū, affiliated with the self-founded Ken Production. He was best known for his roles in '' Sally the Witch (1966)'' (as Sally's Papa), '' Fist of the North Star'' (as Raoh and Kaioh), '' Dr. Slump Arale-chan'' (as Senbei Norimaki), the '' Dragon Ball'' series (as Shenlong, Commander Red, Reacoom and the Tenkaichi Budōkai announcer), ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' (as Alex Louis Armstrong) and ''Hajime no Ippo'' (as Coach Kamogawa). He was also known for dubbing over the voices of actors Carl Weathers, Steve McQueen, Jack Nicholson, Sammy Davis, Jr., Victor Mature and Robert Shaw in the Japanese-language editions of their films. He received a lifetime achievement award at the third Seiyu Awards. Personal life He was married to fellow voice actor Michiko Nomura until his death. Death He died from peritoneal cancer at 3:01 PM in JST on June 13, 2013. Voice roles Television animation ;1963 * '' Wolf Boy Ken'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroyuki Yoshino
is a Japanese voice actor and singer affiliated with Sigma Seven. On leading roles, he played Yoshimori Sumimura in ''Kekkaishi'', Yuji Kagura in '' Tona-Gura!'', Takumi Nishijō in '' Chaos;Head'', Yusuke "Bossun" Fujisaki in '' Sket Dance'', Meow in '' Space Dandy'', Favaro in '' Rage of Bahamut: Genesis'' and Galina in '' Yatterman Night''. On supporting roles, he played Bernard Firestar in '' Divergence Eve'', Chrome in '' Cluster Edge'', Debito in '' La storia della Arcana Famiglia'', Natsuki Minami in ''Minami-ke'', Allelujah Haptism in ''Mobile Suit Gundam 00'', Yuto Kido in ''Inazuma Eleven'', Rin Hirakoba in ''The Prince of Tennis'', Kenichi Saruyama in ''To Love Ru'', Hajime Iwaizumi in '' Haikyuu!!'', Houka Inumuta in '' Kill la Kill'', Hizashi Yamada in ''My Hero Academia'' and Yasutumo Arakita in '' Yowamushi Pedal''. On August 3, 2021, it was announced that Yoshino had tested positive for COVID-19. Filmography Animation Film Live action Video games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osamu Kobayashi (illustrator)
(January 10, 1964 – April 17, 2021 ) was a Japanese animator, illustrator, mechanical designer, and animation director primarily known for '' BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad'' and ''Paradise Kiss''; his guest appearance as director of episode 4 of ''Gurren Lagann'', and, most recently, episode 15 of ''Dororo''. After graduating from high school, he worked as a designer and manga artist, but following his participation in ''Grandia'' he was mainly active in the field of animation. He originally directed avant-garde shorts and music videos for Studio 4°C and has more recently done two TV series for Madhouse Studios.Wong, Amos. "Creator Profile: Osamu Kobayashi". ''Newtype USA''. 6 (1) pp. 44–47. January 2007. . Kobayushi was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2019, and died on April 17, 2021, at 57 years old, due to a relapse of a colon infection. His name is occasionally rendered in full katakana to differentiate from Osamu Kobayashi, an unrelated anime episode director. Filmograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenji Nakamura
Kenji Nakamura (中村 健治 ''Nakamura Kenji''; born March 25, 1970) is a Japanese anime director. He is best known for directing the critically acclaimed anime series '' Mononoke'', '' Control'', ''Tsuritama'' and '' Gatchaman Crowds''. Career After graduating from university, Nakamura worked as a salaryman for several years before entering the anime industry at Toei Animation. Originally an animator, he quit due to tendinitis and instead worked his way up the production process to become a director. He has since moved on to be a freelance director. In March 2021, Twin Engine announced they were working with Nakamura on a new original anime, codenameYotogi Notable works TV productions *'' Kindaichi Case Files'' (1998, production assistance) *''Shinzo'' (2000, assistant director) *'' The SoulTaker'' (2001, episode director) *''Yobarete Tobidete Akubi-chan'' (2002, episode director) *'' The Big O'' (2003, episode director) *'' Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales'' (2006, sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katteni-Shiyagare
is a swing/jazz band with punk influences, formed in 1997, with its major label debut on Epic Records Japan in 2004. They are perhaps best known in the US for the opening theme to the Japanese series Kemonozume, "Auvers Blue" as well as the first opening to the anime Gallery Fake, "Ragtime". They also performed a cover of Cole Porter's "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" with fellow Sony Music Japan artist Mika Nakashima, which was released on the Katteni-Shiyagare tribute album and also included with her single ''Eien no Uta''. Members * (trumpet) * (trombone and vocals) * (drums and lead vocals) * (double bass) * (tenor saxophone) * ( baritone saxophone) * (piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a musica ...) External links Official siteInterview with the band Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhouse (company)
is a Japanese animation studio founded in 1972 by ex–Mushi Pro staff, including Masao Maruyama, Osamu Dezaki, and Yoshiaki Kawajiri. Madhouse has created and helped to produce many well-known shows, OVAs and films, starting with TV anime series '' Ace o Nerae!'' (produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha) in 1973, and including '' Wicked City'', ''Ninja Scroll'', ''Perfect Blue'', '' Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust'', ''Trigun'', '' Di Gi Charat'', ''Black Lagoon'', ''Death Note'', ''Paprika'', ''Wolf Children, Parasyte: The Maxim'' and the first season of '' One-Punch Man''. Unlike other studios founded at this time such as AIC and J.C.Staff, their strength was and is primarily in TV shows and theatrical features. Expanding from the initial Mushi Pro staff, Madhouse recruited important directors such as Morio Asaka, Masayuki Kojima, and Satoshi Kon during the 1990s. Their staff roster expanded in the 2000s to include Mamoru Hosoda, Takeshi Koike, and Mitsuo Iso, as well as many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daisuke Gōri
was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Kōtō, Tokyo. Throughout his life, he was attached to TV Talent Center Tokyo, Yoshizawa Theatre School and then Mausu Promotion; he was attached to Aoni Production at the time of his death. His real name, as well as his former stage name, was . He was best known for his roles in the ''Dragon Ball'' series (as Mister Satan and numerous other characters), the '' Gundam'' series (as Dozle Zabi and Bask Om), '' Ninja Scroll'' (as Gemma Himuro), '' Kinnikuman'' (as Robin Mask), '' Patlabor'' (as Hiromi Yamazaki), '' Star Fox'' (as Pigma Dengar), ''Dead or Alive'' (as Bass Armstrong), ''Tekken'' (as Heihachi Mishima), and '' Soulcalibur'' (as Edge Master) – as well as his distinctive deep, booming voice. Death According to fellow voice actors, Gōri was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus a few years prior to his death and his vision was affected by retinal detachment as a result of the disease. He complained to coworkers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
