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M3 The Dark Metal
is a Japanese anime television series produced by Satelight. It aired from April 21, 2014 to October 1, 2014. It is directed by Junichi Sato, written by Mari Okada and has mecha designs by Shōji Kawamori. A manga adaptation with art by Kazuomi Minatogawa was serialized in Mag Garden's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Monthly Comic Blade'' from April 30, 2014 to September 10, 2015. Plot The story focuses on a group of 4 boys and 4 girls (later on 5) who met, when they were younger, in a realm full of darkness. A mysterious substance called Necrometal devours or infects anything that comes within a certain distance of a place called the Lightless Realm. To counteract this threat, large combat robots called the Vess are produced. It starts at an ordinary school in a city of close proximity to the Lightless Realm and focuses on Akashi for the most part. Akashi is number 1 in the school when using training versions of Vess to defeat schoolmates and is first seen fighting his best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junichi Sato
is a Japanese anime director. After working for Toei Dōga (currently Toei Animation) and then TYO Animations (formerly Hal Film Maker), he joined Twin Engine in 2017. Sato has been active since the 1980s and is a hit maker who, as series director of children's TV animation during his time at Toei Dōga, brought out the first series of long-running popular titles such as ''Sailor Moon'' and ''Ojamajo Doremi''. After leaving Toei, he has continued to demonstrate his skills by working on popular series such as ''Sgt. Frog'' and ''Pretty Cure''. He won the Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film in 1996 and 2020 for his films. Early life Sato was born in Nagoya and moved to Ama, when he entered junior high school, where he stayed until he moved to Tokyo for university. Career Sato passed Toei Dōga's trainee recruitment exam while still a student in the animation course of the film department of Nihon University College of Art, and dropped out of university to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manga
are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics and cartooning. Outside of Japan, the word is typically used to refer to comics originally published in Japan. In Japan, people of all ages and walks of life read manga. The medium includes works in a broad range of genres: action, adventure, business and commerce, comedy, detective, drama, historical, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction and fantasy, erotica ( and ), sports and games, and suspense, among others. Many manga are translated into other languages. Since the 1950s, manga has become an increasingly major part of the Japanese publishing industry. By 1995, the manga market in Japan was valued at (), with annual sales of 1.9billion manga books and manga magazines (also known as manga anthologies) in Japan (equivale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risa Taneda
is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Office Osawa talent agency. She is also a member of the seiyuu idol unit ''Rhodanthe*'' () since 2013, along with Nao Tōyama, Asuka Nishi, Manami Tanaka and Yumi Uchiyama. Some of her major roles include Mirai Kuriyama in '' Beyond the Boundary'', Yukina Himeragi in '' Strike the Blood'', Rize Tedeza in '' Is the Order a Rabbit?'', Kaori Miyazono in '' Your Lie in April'', Erina Nakiri in Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma. Biography At the 7th grade, Taneda first learned about voice acting and became interested in it after listening to radio programs hosted by voice actors. Meanwhile, Taneda was also into the fantasy world of Harry Potter series. "I want to play in the series!" aspired Taneda. She then started self-practicing voice acting skills in her middle school years. In 2007, Taneda went to university in Tokyo. She majored in Design and later graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. Taneda also holds a certification as middle schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayumu Murase
is a Japanese voice actor who was formerly affiliated with the agency VIMS. Biography Murase was born in the United States, but grew up in Aichi, Japan. He lived in Aichi until graduating from high school, after which he attended university in Kyoto Prefecture. Later, he moved to Tokyo. After showing an interest in theatre, Murase joined the Japan Narration Actors Institute with the aim of becoming a voice actor. In 2011, he made his debut as a voice actor in the role of a male student in the TV anime '' Persona 4: The Animation''. The following year, he played the first main character in the role of Shun Aonuma (14 years old) in '' From the New World''. In 2014, he starred in the role of Shoyo Hinata in '' Haikyu!!''. In 2016, Murase won the Seiyu Award for Best Male Rookie. Murase left VIMS and established his own agency Aster Nine on April 30, 2023. Filmography Television animation Theatrical animation Original video animation (OVA) * '' Haikyu!!'' (2014), Shoyo Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misato Fukuen
is a Japanese actress and voice actress affiliated with StarCrew. Her real name is . She has also performed activities as a singer under the name of MIRI. Filmography TV anime Original net animation Original video animation *'' To Love Ru'' – Golden Darkness *'' To Love Ru Darkness'' – Golden Darkness *'' Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin'' – Fraw Bow Theatrical animation Tokusatsu *'' Ultraman Z'' (2020) – Kanegon *'' Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger'' (2021) – Secchan *'' Kamen Rider Gotchard'' (2023) – Hopper1 Video games *'' Rosario + Vampire: Tanabata's Miss Yokai Academy'' () – Kurumu Kurono *'' Street Fighter IV'' () – Sakura Kasugano *'' Star Ocean: The Last Hope'' () – Reimi Saionji *'' Rosario + Vampire Capu2: The Rhapsody of Love and Dreams'' () – Kurumu Kurono *'' Tokimeki Memorial 4'' () – Miyako Okura *'' Super Street Fighter IV'' () – Sakura Kasugano *'' Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition'' () – Sakura Kasugano *'' Super Street Fight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minami Tsuda
is a Japanese voice actress from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. She is affiliated with Aoni Production. Early life and career Since she was eight years old, Minami Tsuda was fascinated with voice acting as she was influenced by her sister and grew from watching ''Sailor Moon'' and ''Pokémon''. At the age of 10, she joined a choir, where she met actress and singer Eri Itō as her instructor for the next eight years. After graduating from high school, Tsuda quit the choir and attended Aoni Juku, the voice acting school of the talent agency Aoni Production, in Tokyo upon the recommendation of voice actress Michie Tomizawa. Tsuda's first voice role was recorded incoming voices on mobile phones. In 2009, she took the role of Shige in ''Nintama Rantarō Musical'', a musical theater performance based on the anime series of the same name. Filmography Anime TV series Original video animation (OVA) Original net animation (ONA) Anime films Video games Dubbing Animated TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetsuya Kakihara
is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He is a former member of 81 Produce. His agency, Zynchro, was established on May 15, 2013. In 2010, Kakihara has been affiliated with Kiramune, a music label by Bandai Visual and Lantis, where he made his first mini album, ''Still on Journey''. His first single, " String of Pain", served as the ending theme song for the anime series '' Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East''. He has released two full albums, five mini albums and six singles. His third single, "咲いちゃいな (Saichaina)", was released on 15 April 2015. Kakihara has voiced young men with fiery personalities, including Natsu Dragneel in '' Fairy Tail''. He also starred in otome games, including Shin in ''Amnesia'' and K1-B0 in '' Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony''. He is also active in BL (boys' love) Drama CDs. Biography Kakihara was fascinated by Japanese entertainment culture and decided to become a voice actor. In 2001, Kakihara went to the Amusement Media Academy (a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayuri Yahagi
is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with I'm Enterprise. She is the narrator of Animax. Biography Yahagi lived in Hachinohe, Aomori. She thought "Anime is a picture talking" and said that she had no idea about voice acting until her friend talked about it. She attended junior high school in the wake of a friend telling her that she "sounds like anime". Without a theater club, she joined the softball club in accordance with her father's recommendation. On January 31, 2015, the official site of her office announced that Yahagi was married to a man outside of the industry. Filmography Anime series ;2005 *'' Chibi Vampire'' – Karin Maaka ;2006 *'' Fairy Musketeers'' – Gretel, Kyupi *'' Kanon'' – Shiori's Classmate *'' School Rumble: 2nd Semester'' – Mio Tennōji *'' Tokimeki Memorial Only Love'' – Yuuka Fujikawa *'' Buso Renkin'' – Hanaka Busujima *'' Wan Wan Celeb Soreyuke! Tetsunoshin'' – Audrey ;2007 *'' Venus Versus Virus'' – Tsukuyo *'' Over Drive'' – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rina Satō
is a Japanese voice actress with hundreds of television and video game productions, many multi-year, and is active in film and as a singer as well. She won the Best Lead Actress Award at the 8th Seiyu Awards. Satō has been appearing since 2003, and as of 2016 was affiliated with a talent-management agency, the , also known as . Biography Satō was born in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture. She later relocated to Yamaguchi Prefecture and Hiroshima Prefecture, and then to Ehime Prefecture. She received training at the Haikyō Voice Actors Studio, finishing in 2001 in the "19th gen" class, and joined the Haikyō cooperative in 2002. Filmography Anime Film Video games Drama CD Dubbing Discography Singles Albums Personal life On New Year's Day 2017, Satō announced that she had been married since December 31, and that she has given birth to son. On January 27, 2022, Satō tested positive for COVID-19. As of 2022, Satō had qualifications in calligraph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomoaki Maeno
is a Japanese voice actor Voice acting is the art of Acting, performing a character or providing information to an audience with one's voice. Performers are often called voice actors/actresses in addition to other names. Examples of voice work include animation, animated, .... He was the second main character in '' Cells at Work!'' as White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) U-1146. Career He attended the Amusement Media Academy and the Japan Narration Actors Institute. He worked as a part-time assistant and experienced three years of custody, recruiting registration and six years of laying down. He won the New Actor Award at the 4th Seiyu Awards. Personal life In 2020, Maeno announced that he had married voice actress Mikako Komatsu. On 17 August 2022, they announced that Komatsu was pregnant with their first child. On 15 January 2023, they welcomed their first child. On 18 September 2024, the couple announced that they are expecting their second child and that Komatsu is due around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotori Koiwai
is a Japanese voice actress, lyricist, and composer from Kyoto. Biography Koiwai was born in Kyoto on February 15, 1990. She initially took interest in voice acting after hearing the voice of Pikachu in the Pokémon anime. Afterwards, after working as a make-up model and as a narrator while still in high school, she became a voice actress. Her debut as a voice actress was in 2011 in the anime ''Blue Exorcist''. Koiwai is also a songwriter and a lyricist. She writes songs and lyrics for voice actress Rie Tanaka. She also wrote the song and lyrics for a song for ''Idolmaster Million Live!'' that she also performs herself. In 2019, she announced that she had been accepted into Mensa. In 2020, she started doing ASMR streams and created her own ASMR Label: Kotoneiro. Filmography Anime ;2011 * '' Blue Exorcist'' (Yoshikuni) ;2012 * '' Psycho-Pass'' (Yuki Funahara) * '' Joshiraku'' (Kigurumi Harōkitei) ;2013 * '' Day Break Illusion'' (Minori Murakami) * '' Fantasista Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoko Hikasa
is a Japanese voice actress and singer, known for voicing characters such as Yoh Asakura in ''Shaman King'', Atom in Pluto (manga), Kyoko Kirigiri in ''Danganronpa'', Mio Akiyama in ''K-On!'', Rias Gremory in ''High School DxD'', Tomoe Udagawa in '' BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!'', and Emilie in ''Genshin Impact''. Biography Hikasa became interested in acting while watching ''Sailor Moon'' and ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'', which coincidentally featured Megumi Hayashibara, who would also be in ''Shaman King''. She attended Nihon Narration Engi Kenkyūjo, a voice actor training school. She formed a pop music group Ro-Kyu-Bu!, with Kana Hanazawa, Yuka Iguchi, Rina Hidaka and Yui Ogura. It takes the name for each characters for the anime series ''Ro-Kyu-Bu!''. Their first single "Shoot!" was released on August 17, 2011, and was used as the opening theme for the series. The album ''Pure Elements'' was released on October 5, 2011. Hikasa has been married since 2015. In the K-On ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
