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Mika Kikuchi
is a Japanese actress, Voice acting in Japan, voice actress and singer affiliated with BLACK SHIP. Biography In 2000, Mika made her stage debut as Janet in the Japanese version of the musical Annie (musical), Annie. She also had small roles in Suicide Circle and Battle Royale II: Requiem before landing the role of ''Koume "Umeko" Koudo''/''DekaPink'' in 2004's iteration of the Super Sentai franchise, Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger. Mika then diversified into voice acting in 2005, voicing the character ''Mokona'' in the anime Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle#Anime, Tsubasa Chronicle and xxxHoLiC, based on Clamp (manga artists), Clamp's popular manga. She has also presented a children's variety show Nyanchuu World on the NHK channel, as well as net radio work for Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle#Anime, Tsubasa Chronicle (with fellow voice actress Yui Makino) and Mai Otome (with Ami Koshimizu), the popular anime in which she plays the lead character ''Arika Yumemiya''. On December 16, 2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kikuchi (surname)
Kikuchi (written: or ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese singer, actress, model and idol, former member of AKB48 *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese mathematician, educator, and education administrator *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese jazz pianist *, Japanese writer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese composer *, Japanese painter *Kokoro Kikuchi (born 1982) Japanese voice actress *, Japanese idol and actor Masabumi Kikuchi, 1939-2105, Japanese jazz pianist *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese actress, voice actress and singer *, Japanese musician, singer, model and actress *, Japanese actress, entertainer, singer, and scholar *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese actress *, Japanese classical pianist *, Japanese professional baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese rower *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese physicist *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese composer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arika Yumemiya
This article is a list of fictional characters who primarily appear in the '' My-Otome'' anime series and its OVAs—sequel '' My-Otome Zwei'' and prequel '' My-Otome 0: S.ifr''. Additionally, this article also covers some characters' information from the My-Otome manga series. Garderobe Academy Coral Otome *: A main character of ''My-Otome''. She enters Garderobe dreaming of becoming an Otome like her mother into the Coral class at rank 51, later progressing to rank 29. She possesses the , a memento from her mother. It was initially believed that she might be the true heir of the throne, as she possesses the Blue Sky Sapphire. However, this is later revealed to be incorrect and she is indeed the daughter of Lena Sayers, the previous user of the gem. She forms a contract with Mashiro as a Coral Otome, and later as Meister Otome. In the sequel, she is shown to be able to channel a "Zwei" form of a Robe, thought to be the true form, which allows for immense strength. She frequentl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Period
was an online free-to-play role-playing game created by Happy Elements. It was released in Japan in May 2016 for Android and iOS devices. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff aired from April 12 to June 28, 2018. The game was discontinued in December 2022. Characters ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : Other media An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff aired from April 12 to June 28, 2018. The opening theme is by Natsuki Hanae and Yukari Tamura, and the ending theme is by Wiseman; a group consisted by Sayaka Harada, Akari Kitō, and Ayumi Mano under their character names. Crunchyroll Crunchyroll is an American Video on demand#Subscription models, subscription video on-demand Over-the-top media service, over-the-top Streaming media, streaming service owned by Sony, Sony Group Corporation. The service primarily distributes fi ... streamed the series. The series ran for 12 episodes. Reception The game has been downl ... [...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] |
Robot Girls Z
is an anime television series created by Dynamic Planning and animated by Toei Animation. The series is a comedic parody of various mecha series produced by Toei, anthropomorphizing robots from those series into magical girls. The series aired on the Toei Channel between January 4, 2014 and March 2, 2014 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. A preview was streamed on YouTube on October 18, 2013. The opening theme is by Kikai♡Shoujotai ( Mariko Honda, Inori Minase, Kazusa Aranami, Maaya Uchida, and Minami Tsuda), whilst the ending theme is by Robot Girls Team Z (Honda, Minase, and Aranami). Characters Robot Girls Team Z ; : :The leader of Team Z. Z-chan is hotblooded and impulsive usually destroying city blocks while paying no mind to the destruction she causes. She is often called a kid with strong athletic abilities by Gre-chan due to this. However Z-chan likes to fight evil, while causing a bit more mayhem than her enemies do and having little interest in justice. ; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girls Und Panzer
, abbreviated as ''GuP'' or ''Garupan'' , is a Japanese franchise created by Actas. It depicts a competition between girls' high schools practicing tank warfare as a sport. The series was directed by Tsutomu Mizushima, written by Reiko Yoshida and produced by Kiyoshi Sugiyama. Takaaki Suzuki, who had earlier acted as a military history advisor for '' Strike Witches'' and '' Upotte!!'', was involved in the production of the anime series. It aired in Japan between October and December 2012, with two additional episodes that aired in March 2013 and an original video animation released in July 2014. Nine manga series and a light novel adaptation have been published by Media Factory. An animated film was released in Japanese theaters on November 21, 2015. A six-part theatrical anime series premiered in 2017. A four-part anime film adaptation of the spin-off manga ''Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu!'' is set to premiere in Q1 2026. Story Setting The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reborn!
''Reborn!'', known in Japan as and also as ''Hitman Reborn!'' for disambiguation purposes, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Amano. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from May 2004 to November 2012, with its chapters collected into 42 volumes. The series follows Tsunayoshi Sawada, a young boy who discovers that he is next in line to become boss of the Vongola family, a powerful Mafia organization. The Vongolas' most powerful hitman, a gun-toting infant named Reborn, is sent to teach Tsuna how to be a boss. An anime television series adaptation by Artland was broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 2006 to September 2010, and ran for 203 episodes. A number of video games, light novels, and other products were also created based on the series. In North America, Viz Media licensed the manga and the streaming rights for the television series for English release. Viz Media only published the first sixteen volumes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl Who Leapt Through Space
is a Japanese anime television series, created and produced by Sunrise (company), Sunrise. Based on the original concept by Hajime Yatate, the Sunrise animation staff, the series is directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Jukki Hanada, overseeing a team of animators noted for their previous work on ''My-HiME'' and ''My-Otome''. The anime began airing in Japan on the TV Tokyo television network on January 5, 2009. The series is set in the far future where humans now live in Space habitat, space colonies orbiting far from Earth. A manga adaptation, ''Sora Kake Girl R'', began serialization in the March 2009 issue of Ichijinsha's ''Comic Rex'', and another manga, ''Sora Kake Girl D'', began serialization in the April 2009 issue of ASCII Media Works' ''Dengeki Daioh''. A light novel adaptation began serialization in Ichijinsha's ''Chara Mel'' in December 2008, and an Internet radio show has also been created. Plot In the year 311 of the orbital calendar, humanity has migrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XxxHolic
''xxxHolic'' (stylized as ''×××HOLiC''; pronounced "Holic") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp. The series, which crosses over with another Clamp work, '' Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'', revolves around Kimihiro Watanuki, a high school student who is disturbed by his ability to see the supernatural, and Yūko Ichihara, a powerful witch who owns a wish-granting shop. When Watanuki asks Ichihara to remove his ability to see spirits, she grants it on the condition that he pay for his wish by working for her. Clamp created ''xxxHolic'' to link the supernatural and fantasy series. ''xxxHolic'' was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' periodically from February 2003 until March 2010. It then moved to the manga magazine ''Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine'' in June 2010, where it ended serialization in February 2011; its chapters were collected in 19 volumes. A sequel, ''xxxHolic: Rei'', started in ''Wee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capeta
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masahito Soda. The manga won the Kodansha Manga Award for the '' shōnen'' category in 2005. The series consists of three separate arcs. The first is about Capeta's first experiences with kart racing at the age of 10. The next arc, which starts four years later, deals with Capeta trying to handle his growing financial issues due to the high cost involved in kart racing. The third is about Capeta trying to realize his dream of beating his rival and becoming a professional racer, venturing through into a more senior category: Formula Three. Both the anime and manga features numerous references and homages to '' Initial D'' and '' Best Motoring International'', as well as Formula One. In addition to this, there are many karting and racing references that not only add flesh to the story, but are also factual (such as comments about racing lines, tire usage, slipstreaming and general commentary on the world of four-wheel r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Frontier
A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force commitment. An engagement with only limited commitment between the forces and without decisive results is sometimes called a skirmish. The word "battle" can also be used infrequently to refer to an entire operational campaign, although this usage greatly diverges from its conventional or customary meaning. Generally, the word "battle" is used for such campaigns if referring to a protracted combat encounter in which either one or both of the combatants had the same methods, resources, and strategic objectives throughout the encounter. Some prominent examples of this would be the Battle of the Atlantic, Battle of Britain, and the Battle of France, all in World War II. Wars and military campaigns are guided by military strategy, whereas batt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mokona Modoki
The ''Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'' manga series and its respective anime, animated adaptations feature a large cast of fictional characters designed by Clamp (manga artists), Clamp. The series takes place in a fictional multiverse with Parallel universe (fiction), parallel dimensions where several characters – taken from many of Clamp's past works – can appear in several of the universes as having the same character names and designs but differing histories and settings. The story begins in the desert Kingdom of Clow where Syaoran (Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle), Syaoran, a devoted and kind archeologist, investigates its ruins. His childhood friend Sakura (Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle), Sakura, the kind and well-loved princess of the kingdom who holds an undeveloped magic, mysteriously has her memories scattered across the dimensions in the form of feathers and will die if they are not returned to her. To save her, Syaoran takes her to the Dimensional Witch Yūko Ich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
