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Kurogane Communication
is a Japanese manga series written by Hideo Kato and illustrated by Tomomasa Takuma. The individual chapters were originally serialized in ''Dengeki Daioh'' in 1997 and published in two ''tankōbon'' volume by MediaWorks. Set in a post-apocalyptic world in which a lone human survivor, a girl named Haruka, lives with a family of five robots. The manga series is licensed for an English language release in North America by Go! Comi. A 24-episode anime television series adaptation animated by A.P.P.P. premiered in Japan on Wowow on October 5, 1998 and ran until its conclusion on March 29, 1999. The anime series was released to Region 1 DVD in North America by Media Blasters. A two volume light novel series, written by Mizuhito Akiyama, was also published in Japan 1998 and 1999 by MediaWorks under their '' Dengeki Bunko'' label. Plot Haruka is an ordinary 13-year-old girl, but her life is extraordinary because as far as she knows, she is the sole human survivor of a global ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure
An adventure is an exciting experience or undertaking that is typically bold, sometimes risky. Adventures may be activities with danger such as traveling, exploring, skydiving, mountain climbing, scuba diving, river rafting, or other extreme sports. Adventures are often undertaken to create psychological arousal or in order to achieve a greater goal, such as the pursuit of knowledge that can only be obtained by such activities. Motivation Adventurous experiences create psychological arousal, which can be interpreted as negative (e.g. fear) or positive (e.g. flow). For some people, adventure becomes a major pursuit in and of itself. According to adventurer André Malraux, in his '' Man's Fate'' (1933), "If a man is not ready to risk his life, where is his dignity?". Similarly, Helen Keller stated that "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." Outdoor adventurous activities are typically undertaken for the purposes of recreation or excitement: examples are ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime
is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of the English word ''animation'') describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. Animation produced outside of Japan with similar style to Japanese animation is commonly referred to as anime-influenced animation. The earliest commercial Japanese animations date to 1917. A characteristic art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka and spread in following decades, developing a large domestic audience. Anime is distributed theatrically, through television broadcasts, directly to home media, and over the Internet. In addition to original works, anime are often adaptations of Japanese comics (manga), light novels, or video games. It is classified into numerous genres targeting various broad and nic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Father Figure
A father figure is usually an older man, normally one with power, authority, or strength, with whom one can identify on a deeply psychological level and who generates emotions generally felt towards one's father. Despite the literal term "father figure", the role of a father figure is not limited to the biological parent of a person (especially a child), but may be played by uncles, grandfathers, elder brothers, family friends, or others. The similar term mother figure refers to an older woman. Several studies have suggested that positive father figures and mother figures (whether biological or not) are generally associated with healthy child development, both in boys and in girls. Definition The ''International Dictionary of Psychology'' defines "father figure" as "A man to whom a person looks up and whom he treats like a father." The ''APA Concise Dictionary of Psychology'' offers a more extensive definition: "a substitute for a person's biological father, who performs typical p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendee Lee
Wendee Lee is an American voice actress, writer, and director. Biography Lee studied dance and theater and later became a full-time dancer in her teens. According to her interview on the '' Magic Knight Rayearth'' DVDs, she started doing voices at school and got in trouble for it. Her first anime voice role was in Harmony Gold production ''Robotech'' in the 1980s, where she voiced Vanessa Leeds, one of the operators aboard the SDF-1 Macross. She also worked with Streamline on several anime productions including '' Dragon Ball''. She would continue dance and work part-time as a make-up artist, choreography and dance instruction. Career Lee's major voice roles in anime include Kei in the Pioneer dub of '' Akira'', Faye Valentine on '' Cowboy Bebop'', Myōjin Yahiko in ''Rurouni Kenshin'', Takeru "T.K." Takaishi on '' Digimon Adventure'', Haruhi Suzumiya on '' The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'' and Konata Izumi on ''Lucky Star''. She has also worked as an ADR director on '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rica Fukami
is a Japanese voice actress, narrator and singer from Saitama Prefecture who is affiliated with Vi-Vo. She made her voice acting debut in 1982 with ''Tokimeki Tonight''. Fukami is best known for her role in the ''Sailor Moon'' series as Sailor Venus. She had major roles in ''Final Fantasy XII'' (as Fran), ''Ashita no Nadja'' (as Carmen la Bailaora), ''Ninja Senshi Tobikage'' (as Schaffe) and '' New Cutey Honey'' (as Daiko Hayami). In addition to anime shows, she provides the Japanese dub localization for numerous international film and television actors including Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angelina Jolie, Sharon Stone and Jodie Foster. Filmography Television animation ;1980s *''Tokimeki Tonight'' (1982) (Michael) *''Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel'' (1983) (Prince of Tongari Kingdom, others) *''Igano Kabamaru'' (1983) (Receptionist, Schoolgirl A, Schoolgirl B, Schoolgirl C, Peasant, Valet) *'' Dr. Slump: Arale-chan - The Penguin Village Fire Brigade'' (1984) (Butako-chan) *'' Persia, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mona Marshall
Mona Marshall is an American voice actress, known for her work in a number of cartoons, anime shows, films and video games. Her major credits include '' South Park'', where she voices many of the female characters on the show; '' Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series'', '' CBS Storybreak'', and '' Digimon''. She has also appeared on-stage for television shows such as ''Cheers'' and '' Who's the Boss?'' Career Marshall has a theatre background and trained for the stage. When she was teaching fifth grade, the mother of one of her students suggested she enroll in a voice-over class taught by the late Daws Butler, voice of Yogi Bear and Quick Draw McGraw. She is often cast in the roles of young male characters. Her roles have included parts in not only in American animated television series and several animated feature films, but also in Japanese anime. Her most notable roles in American cartoons are Sheila Broflovski (1999–present, after original voice actress Mary Kay Bergman c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiromi Ishikawa
is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Tokyo. She is represented by two talent agencies: 81 Produce and Caramel Box, and was formerly represented as a stage actor by Theatre Echo. Filmography Television animation *''Bonobono'' (Nagareboshi-kun) *''Brave Police J-Decker'' (Yuta Tomonaga) *'' Buckets de Gohan'' (Rīchi) *'' Cynical History Hour'' (Tsuneko) *'' Crayon Shin-chan'' (Atsuko Kutsuzoko) *'' Daigunder'' (Makoto) *''Detective Conan'' (girl) *'' Dr. Slump'' (the Prince) *'' El Hazard: The Alternative World'' (Parnasse) *'' Flint the Time Detective'' (Rodan) *''Hamtaro'' (Oasis-kun) / (Omar) *''Imagination Science World Gulliver Boy'' ( James the 2nd) *'' Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo'' (1997) (Chris Einstien, ep.13-15) *'' Kurogane Communication'' (Spike) *''Mahōjin Guru Guru'' (Zaza) *''Mobile Suit Victory Gundam'' (Francesca O'Hara) *''Mokke'' (Kazuma Hiyoshi, ep.17) *''Nintama Rantarō'' (Ibuki, Naomi) *'' Pluster World'' (Harnia) *''Pokémon (Tsukushi) *''Romeo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Maddalena
Julia Maddalena is an American voice actress who has worked on dubs of Japanese anime, cartoons, and video games. Some of her major voice roles are Silvia Maruyama from '' Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan'', Arusu from '' Tweeny Witches'', Hikaru Shidou from '' Magic Knight Rayearth'', Tamaki Nakamura from '' Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School'', Sakuya Kumashiro from '' Tenchi in Tokyo'', and Cotton from the anime film '' Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror''. Early in her acting career, she portrayed Rachel in the 1984 movie adaptation of ''Children of the Corn''. Filmography Anime * ''3x3 Eyes'' – Ken-Ken (Streamline Dub) * '' Battle Athletes Victory'' – Tanya Natdhipytadd * ''Black Jack'' – Pinoko (Ep. 1–6) * '' Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card'' – Meiling Li * '' Chobits'' – Yumi Omura * '' Crayon Shin-chan'' – Mitsy Nohara (Phuuz dub) * '' Cowboy Bebop'' – Hologram * '' Digimon Adventure/Digimon Adventure 02'' – Mrs. Tachikawa * ''El-Haz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yui Horie
is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with VIMS and Starchild. She has been affectionately nicknamed by her Japanese fans. She debuted as a voice actress in 1997, releasing her debut single "''My best friend''" on . Since then, she has been involved in excess of 350 productions in addition to promotional material, concert performances, as well as charting several albums and singles. She won the award for Best Supporting Voice Actress in the 4th Seiyu Awards. She is one of a handful of Japanese idol voice actors that rose to prominence in the 2000s, whose popularity today has been attributed to their solid experience and long-term interaction with their fan base, as opposed to the contemporary norms of youth and beauty in the entertainment industry. As a result of her ongoing success, she has performed solo at large music venues, such as the Nippon Budokan in 2009 and the Yoyogi National Gymnasium's First Stadium in 2015, each with capacities of approximately 14,00 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dream
A dream is a succession of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. Humans spend about two hours dreaming per night, and each dream lasts around 5 to 20 minutes, although the dreamer may perceive the dream as being much longer than this. The content and function of dreams have been topics of scientific, philosophical and religious interest throughout recorded history. Dream interpretation, practiced by the Babylonians in the third millennium BCE and even earlier by the ancient Sumerians, figures prominently in religious texts in several traditions, and has played a lead role in psychotherapy. The scientific study of dreams is called oneirology. Most modern dream study focuses on the neurophysiology of dreams and on proposing and testing hypotheses regarding dream function. It is not known where in the brain dreams originate, if there is a single origin for dreams or if multiple regions of the bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flashback (psychological Phenomenon)
A flashback, or involuntary recurrent memory, is a psychological phenomenon in which an individual has a sudden, usually powerful, re-experiencing of a past experience or elements of a past experience. These experiences can be frightful, happy, sad, exciting, or any number of other emotions. The term is used particularly when the memory is recalled involuntarily, especially when it is so intense that the person "relives" the experience, and is unable to fully recognize it as memory of a past experience and not something that is happening in "real time". History Flashbacks are the "personal experiences that pop into your awareness, without any conscious, premeditated attempt to search and retrieve this memory". These experiences occasionally have little to no relation to the situation at hand. For those suffering post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), flashbacks can significantly disrupt everyday life. Memory is divided into voluntary (conscious) and involuntary ( unconscious) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robot
A robot is a machine—especially one programmable by a computer—capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically. A robot can be guided by an external control device, or the control may be embedded within. Robots may be constructed to evoke human form, but most robots are task-performing machines, designed with an emphasis on stark functionality, rather than expressive aesthetics. Robots can be autonomous or semi-autonomous and range from humanoids such as Honda's ''Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility'' ( ASIMO) and TOSY's ''TOSY Ping Pong Playing Robot'' ( TOPIO) to industrial robots, medical operating robots, patient assist robots, dog therapy robots, collectively programmed ''swarm'' robots, UAV drones such as General Atomics MQ-1 Predator, and even microscopic nano robots. By mimicking a lifelike appearance or automating movements, a robot may convey a sense of intelligence or thought of its own. Autonomous things are expected to proliferat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
