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Kohei Tanaka (composer)
is a Japanese composer, arranger, conductor and singer-songwriter. He is affiliated with the music production company Imagine. He has created numerous musical scores for anime television series, OVAs, films, video games and ''tokusatsu'' series including ''Gunbuster'', ''Sakura Wars, The King of Braves GaoGaiGar, Betterman,'' and ''One Piece''. Biography Tanaka was a student at Berklee College of Music. While employed playing the piano in a hotel lounge, he was requested to arrange a song in '' Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX'', a 1982 TV anime, and it became his first work as a composer. Afterwards, he produced some songs and arrangements for the Super Sentai series and his first work as a lead composer was for the television anime ''Konpora Kids'' in 1985. Notably, the background music in ''Gunbuster'' made his name and talent very famous among anime fans and is recognized as one of his most important works. He also handled the composition of ''Diebuster'', a sequel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osaka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Nara Prefecture to the southeast, and Wakayama Prefecture to the south. Osaka is the capital and largest city of Osaka Prefecture, and the third-largest city in Japan, with other major cities including Sakai, Higashiōsaka, and Hirakata. Osaka Prefecture is located on the western coast of the Kii Peninsula, forming the western is open to Osaka Bay. Osaka Prefecture is the third-most-populous prefecture, but by geographic area the second-smallest; at it is the second-most densely populated, below only Tokyo. Osaka Prefecture is one of Japan's two " urban prefectures" using the designation ''fu'' (府) rather than the standard '' ken'' for prefectures, along with Kyoto Prefecture. Osaka Prefecture forms the center of the Keihanshin metro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betterman (TV Series)
is a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise's internal "Studio 7" and JVC. It is a spinoff of ''The King of Braves GaoGaiGar'', produced under the direction of Yoshitomo Yonetani and writer Hiroshi Yamaguchi. It aired on TV Tokyo from April 1, 1999 to September 30, 1999, and was the first anime to broadcast in widescreen, though it was letterboxed. Plot In the year 2006, the world is affected by a mysterious disease dubbed "Algernon" that causes mass suicides and murders. Meanwhile, while preparing for the opening ceremony at the geofront underground amusement park "Bottom the World", a mysterious mass fatality accident occurs. Mayo Tsuko of the Algernon research institute Mode Warp, who came to investigate with the police, concludes that Algernon was the cause of the accident. At the same time, Keita Aono accidentally enters the closed Bottom the World. As he wanders, he encounters a gigantic humanoid mecha (or "neuronoid") called "Kakuseijin 01". In the cockpi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doteraman
Doteraman is an anime television series created by Tatsunoko Production. Plot Suzuki is a middle-aged entrepreneur who lives in a small town near Tokyo and owns a small business. Despite his hopelessly normal life, he dreams of becoming a celebrity and being popular. One day he happens to discover the entrance to an unknown space. By traveling through it, he reaches a world of goblins and uses a device to make them obey his commands. He uses his newfound minions for his greedy desires and sets his hand to evil things. Meanwhile, Hajime and his girlfriend Mariko come across a strange alien detective who allows them to don the appearance of a goblin. Dressed like the goblins, they transform into Doteraman and Doterapink respectively. With Doteraman's supernatural strength, they challenge the Suzuki and successfully liberate the manipulated goblins. Cast * Noriko Tsukase as Satou Hajime * Chie Koujiro as Nakamura Mariko * Yuriko Fuchizaki as Onizou * Kazuomi Ikeda as Zukan Sokun ... [...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 and 1990, including several Japanese exclusive productions), and the ''Pretty Cure'' series. History The studio was founded by animators Kenzō Masaoka and Sanae Yamamoto in 1948 as often shortened to . 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 Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Ageru Yo
is a song by Japanese musician Hiroki Takahashi, released on vinyl and cassette on March 1, 1986. It was Takahashi's debut single. The song is best known for serving as the opening theme song of the ''Dragon Ball'' anime series. It later was re-released on mini CD on March 21, 1998. It is coupled with , the show's outro/closing theme song by Ushio Hashimoto. Background and recording The audition for the job of composing the theme songs to the ''Dragon Ball'' anime adaptation was held in December 1985. Composer Takeshi Ike was invited to participate by a producer who said he was good at writing melodies for girls, and given lyrics to two songs. He composed "Romantic Ageru yo" in about 10 days, and then used the remaining two days before the deadline to compose "Makafushigi Adventure!". Ike later said he heard that around 30 demos were submitted for the opening theme alone, indicating a big audition for the time period. He then found out that he had been given the job for both t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Button Nose
is a 26-episode Japanese animated TV series that aired from 19 October 1985 to 26 April 1986. The series takes place in a fairy tale and science fiction setting and follows the protagonist Button Nose as she finds out she is descended from royalty. It was the first TV series produced by Sanrio. Background The Button Nose character was originally designed by Masayo Hirose (広瀬昌代) for Sanrio, and introduced in 1978. Sanrio's character profiles portray Button Nose as a sweet and lively girl, who makes strawberry jam and likes cookies. She is called Button Nose because her nose is small and round. In 1983 Sanrio built a strawberry shaped store based on the fictional home of Button Nose. Located in Tokyo, the store was originally planned to be in place for a limited time, but due to positive customer response it remained in operation until 2011. Official Sanrio blog as verified by Production ''Button Nose'' was animated by Topcraft and was the first TV series produce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshio Okada
is an anime producer, author, and lecturer. He is a co-founder and former president of the production company Gainax. He is portrayed by actor Gaku Hamada in the 2014 TV Drama '' Aoi Honō'' based on the autobiographical manga by his fellow Kazuhiko Shimamoto. He is representative director of Otaking Inc. and Cloud City Inc., as well as the founder of FREEex Inc. He also served as a part-time lecturer at the University of Tokyo's college of art and sciences and as a visiting scholar at Osaka University of Arts' character creative arts department. Biography Childhood Okada was born on July 1, 1958, in Osaka, Japan. He has written several Japanese-language books on otaku culture, and lectured on the topic as an adjunct instructor at University of Tokyo from 1996 to 1997. He is considered the foremost authority on otaku and in addition, in a tribute to his own otaku-ness has been called "Otaking" amongst his colleagues and fellow otaku. University, Daicon Film and General Produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konami Yoshida
Konami Yoshida (, formerly ; born June 6, 1967) is a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo, Japan. Filmography Television animation *Woman (A) in Armored Police Metal Jack (1991) *Maria Shiratori, Hidenori Kondo in Matchless Raijin-Oh (1991) *Taeko in Crayon Shin-chan (1992) *Announcer in Genki Bakuhatsu Ganbaruger (1992) *Martina Kransky, Sofia Ierines, and Mizuho Minegan in Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (1993) *Kukuri in Magical Circle Guru Guru (1994) *Miku in Metal Fighter Miku (1994) * Umi Ryuuzaki in Magic Knight Rayearth (1994) *Kanako in Saint Tail (1995) * Hana Hatsuno and others in King of Braves GaoGaiGar (1997) *Tatsuko in Flame of Recca (1997) *Natsume in Generator Gawl (1998) *Michael in Digimon Adventure 02 (2000) *Alexandria Meat, Old Woman in Ultimate Muscle (2002) *Seiko Taniguchi in Futari wa Pretty Cure (2004) *Isamu Kaneda in Digimon Fusion (2012) *Sky Land Queen in Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure (2023) Unknown date *Shimarisu-kun in '' Bonobono'' * Robnos, Elly, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokai Radio Broadcasting
is a Japanese radio station based in Higashi-ku, Nagoya serving the areas of Aichi Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, and Mie Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Mie Prefecture has a population of 1,781,948 () and has a geographic area of . Mie Prefecture is bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the north, Shiga Prefecture an ... as an affiliate of the National Radio Network with its headquarters and studios being located in the Higashi-ku ward of Nagoya alongside Tokai Television. External links TOKAI RADIO FM92.9MHz AM1332kHz- Official Site References Radio stations in Japan Mass media in Nagoya Mass media companies established in 1959 Radio stations established in 1960 {{media-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diebuster
''DieBuster'', also known as and ''GunBuster 2'', is a Japanese original video animation (OVA) series directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, written by Yōji Enokido and animated by Gainax. It was created to commemorate the studio's 20th anniversary in 2004, and is a sequel to their 1988 OVA '' GunBuster''. A compilation film, titled , which condenses ''GunBuster'' and ''DieBuster'' into two feature-length films, was released on October 1, 2006. It was licensed for American release by Bandai Visual USA as ''GunBuster 2''. Discotek Media has since re-licensed ''DieBuster'' as ''GunBuster 2: DieBuster'' and was released on May 21, 2013. A manga adaptation of the series is available in Japan. Story ''Top o Nerae 2! DieBuster'' follows the story of Nono, a country girl who dreams of becoming a space pilot (or, to be more precise, "like Nonoriri", the meaning of which is revealed as the series progresses) who, due to a chance encounter with an ''actual'' space pilot, finds her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
