No-Rin
is a Japanese light novel series written by Shirow Shiratori, with illustrations by Kippu. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Silver Link aired from January to March 2014. Funimation streamed the series on their video website. Plot The sudden retirement of the famous idol Yuka Kusakabe from the entertainment industry shocks the world and devastates her biggest fan, a teenager named Kosaku Hata. His classmates at the Tamo Agriculture School manage to get him out of his depression and bring him out of his room to attend his classes. However, as he does, Kusakabe enters their class under the name Ringo Kinoshita as a transfer student. Kosaku realizes he has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get to personally know his dream girl. With his group of friends, and under the persuasion of his teacher, he tries to find out why she came to the agricultural school. Characters ; : :Class representative of 2-A class. His parents had decided to move to Aioi and become f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shin Oonuma
is a Japanese anime director, animator, and storyboard artist best known for his contributions to studios Shaft and Silver Link. Early life As a child, Oonuma did not care much for anime and found more interest in video games. He watched some parts of ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' while in elementary school without understanding it, and vividly remembered parts of a '' Gamba no Bouken'' rerun because of a weasel character he was terrified by, but otherwise was obsessed Famicon that was released around that time. It wasn't until late in high school that Oonuma watched various anime. Since he loved games, he was vaguely interested in going into the entertainment industry, so he watched anime as a part of that idea. This led to Oonuma's discovery of the 1992 OVA ''Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki'', which resonated with him through its characters, comedy style, and in particular the nature of its protagonist who is teased at the beginning of the story but essentially becomes a hero by its end. ''Te ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shirow Shiratori
Shirow Shiratori (白鳥士郎 ''Shiratori Shirō,'' born 1981 is a Japanese light novelist. He is most known for his series ''No-Rin'' and ''The Ryuo's Work Is Never Done!''. He is from Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture. Career After graduating from Tajimi Kita Senior High School, he attended and graduated from Kanazawa University from the faculty of law. Then, he attended Meijo University graduate school of law and completed his course. During the second year of university, Shiratori started writing novels.''The Ryuo's Work Is Never Done!'' Vol. 3 Afterword In April 2008, he debuted with ''Rajikaru Erementsu'' (らじかるエレメンツ), published by SB Creative publishing label GA Bunko. The series spanned three volumes and concluded in January 2009. From August 2009 to March 2010, Shiratori wrote and published ''Sōkai Gāruzu'' (蒼海ガールズ!), which also spanned three volumes and was published by GA Bunko. In July 2011, he published the first volume of his first breakou ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yukari Tamura
is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Amuleto. She released her debut single "Yūki o Kudasai" on March 26, 1997. Biography Born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Tamura gained fame as an advocate for the Lolita fashion movement, wearing Lolita-style clothing in public, and for her music releases, often in music videos and for album cover on CD releases. Affectionately called Yukarin by her fans, several of her releases have been used as opening and ending themes for anime series, while some have reached the Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that ... top 100 singles and album charts. In 2001, Tamura and Yui Horie formed a unit called Yamato Nadeshiko. Two singles were released, ''Mō Hitori no Watashi'' and ''Merry Merrily'' - the latter of which was an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kana Hanazawa
is a Japanese actress and singer. A prolific voice performer in anime, she has amassed several film and television credits since her debut in 2003. She won the Seiyu Awards, Seiyu Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2015, and won the Newtype Anime Awards for Best Voice Actress three times in 2015, 2017 and 2018. Her debut single, , was released on April 25, 2012, under the Aniplex/Sony Music Entertainment Japan label. Career Hanazawa began acting when she was in kindergarten. She made regular appearances at the variety program ''Yappari Sanma Daisensei''. She made her voice acting debut as Holly in ''Last Exile.'' She played Ryoko Kaminagi in ''Zegapain''. She signed up with the voice acting agency Office Osawa. Hanazawa went to university in 2007, at the same time, she began to make her mark as a voice actress. She voiced the title character in ''Kobato.'', Suou in ''Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor'', Nadeko Sengoku in ''Bakemonogatari'', Angel Beats#Kanade Tachib ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Derick Snow
Derick Snow is an American voice actor. Inspired by the work of other actors, Snow eventually began a career in acting in 2000. In 2014, he began voice acting in anime. Some of his noteworthy roles include Hermes in '' Kino's Journey'', Yukitoshi Shimizu in'' Arifureta'', Shinra Kusakabe in '' Fire Force'', Ikuto Tsumura in '' Smile Down the Runway'', and Nagara in '' Sonny Boy''. Biography Snow was born in Missouri on August 25 and grew up in Utqiagvik, Alaska. While growing up, Snow was a fan of voice actor Noel Blanc. In 2000, Snow began performing in various musical theater performances. In order to combine these passions, Snow later decided to move to Dallas, an area he had previously done commercial work in. In 2016, Snow began voice acting and singing in anime with his first role being Kei Kamatori in ''No-Rin is a Japanese light novel series written by Shirow Shiratori, with illustrations by Kippu. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Silver Link ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Megan Shipman
Megan Shipman (born March 13) is an American voice actress, known for providing voices in English-language dubbing of Japanese anime series. Some of her notable roles include Yuzu Aihara in ''Citrus (manga), Citrus'', Aoba Suzukaze in ''New Game!'', Grey in ''Black Clover'', Maple in ''Bofuri'', Sakura Adachi in ''Adachi and Shimamura'', Komichi Akebi in ''Akebi's Sailor Uniform'', La Brava in ''My Hero Academia'', and Anya Forger in ''Spy × Family (TV series), Spy × Family''. Outside of voice acting, she also livestreams as a VTuber under the name Eisei Tsukimaru. Biography Megan Shipman was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. She started voice acting while studying at Louisiana State University. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in music education, Shipman returned to Dallas to work as a middle school choir teacher. She later quit her job and pursued a voice acting career. Shipman is married. In June 2022, she revealed that she had a miscarriage. In October 2023, Shipma ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Silver Link
is a Japanese animation studio. It was founded by ex-Frontline animation producer Hayato Kaneko in December 2007 and is based in Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most .... History After the company's establishment in 2007, Shin Oonuma, who was previously a director alongside Shaft directors Akiyuki Shinbo and Tatsuya Oishi, joined the studio. A majority of Silver Link's productions have involved Oonuma as a director or co-director since his joining of the studio. The company had also owned two subsidiaries: Beep Co., Ltd., a subcontracting animation studio, and Connect, Inc., a studio that started off co-producing series with Silver Link, and has since expanded into producing its own works. Both subsidiaries have since been dissolved by the studio, though they ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Austin Tindle
Austin Tindle is an American voice actor. He is best known for voicing the lead role of Ken Kaneki in the ''Tokyo Ghoul'' series, Kiyoshi Fujino in ''Prison School,'' Ayumu Aikawa in '' Is This a Zombie?'', Yu Ishigami in '' Kaguya-sama: Love Is War'', Setsuna Sanzenkai in ''Island'', Accelerator in the ''A Certain Magical Index'' series, as well as its spinoffs '' A Certain Scientific Accelerator'' and '' A Certain Scientific Railgun S'', Karma Akabane in ''Assassination Classroom'', Shu Ouma in ''Guilty Crown'', Tsukasa Yugi in ''Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun'', Vali Lucifer in ''High School DxD'', Marco Bodt in ''Attack on Titan'', Neito Monoma in ''My Hero Academia'', Kenji Kazama in '' D-Frag!'', Crowley Eusford in ''Seraph of the End'', Leopold Vermillion in ''Black Clover'' and Yoshio Kobayashi in ''Trickster In mythology and the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a character in a story (god, goddess, spirit, human or anthropomorphisation) who exhibits a great ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jad Saxton
Jad Saxton (, born September 27) is an American voice actress and voice director. Early life Her name is an acronym of her parents' names, Jimmi and David, and is pronounced "Jayd". She grew up with a good singing voice, which eventually led to her first voice role in '' Sasami: Magical Girls Club'' as Eimi Mori, and her first major voice role was Masako Hara in '' Ghost Hunt''. She graduated summa cum laude from Texas Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Arts in music in 2005. Having spent years as a voice actress for Funimation, Sentai Filmworks and 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 ..., Saxton began to work as an ADR director in 2017. Filmography Anime Films Video games References External links Official agency profile* ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wataru Hatano
is a Japanese voice actor, singer, actor, narrator and comedian affiliated with 81 Produce. At the 2nd Seiyu Awards in 2008, Hatano won the Best Male Rookie Award for his roles as Sam Houston in '' Toward the Terra'' and Tenshi Yuri in ''Saint Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshitan''. Other major roles voiced include Sōjin Tokita in Sen no Hatō, Tsukisome no Kōki, Shigemo in ''Jujutsu Kaisen'', Gajeel Redfox in '' Fairy Tail'', Metal Bat in ''One Punch Man'' and Yūto Ayase in ''Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu''. In video games, he voices Josuke Higashikata in the ''CyberConnect2'' developed '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' games, and Rufus in the ''Street Fighter'' franchise. On April 2, 2018, he announced his marriage with fellow voice actress Mai Hashimoto. Career After passing the summer audition held by Amuse, he attended the Voice Actor Talent Department of Amusement Media Academy as a special student, and later became a member of 81 after attending the 81 Produce Acting Institute ( ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tomoki Kikuya
is a Japanese composer, arranger and guitarist. Kikuya is best known for composing original soundtracks for anime series, including most notably ''Nisekoi'', '' Eromanga Sensei'', '' Bocchi the Rock!'', '' Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs'', '' A Sister's All You Need'' and '' Higehiro''. He is represented by the music production company POPHOLIC. Biography Kikuya was born in Tokyo, in 1968. His mother was a piano teacher, so he has had contact with music since an early age. He started his musician career in 1992, when in college, as a member of the rock band Mustang A.K.A., which lasted for two years. Later, he worked as a guitarist in the band Funanori. After that, besides guitar, he learned a wide range of musical instruments. In 2005, after joining POPHOLIC, Kikuya made his debut as a composer in the anime ''Tona-Gura! is a Japanese romantic comedy manga written and illustrated by Hidetaka Kakei. It is centered on four childhood friends and the romantic relations ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Michiko Yokote
is a Japanese screenwriter. Screenwriting • Head writer/series composition denoted in bold Anime television series *'' Patlabor: The TV Series'' (1990) *'' Ranma ½'' (1990–1992) *''Rurouni Kenshin'' (1996) *'' Magical Project S '' (1996–1997) *'' You’re Under Arrest'' (1996–1997) *'' Adventures of Mini-Goddess'' (1998–1999) *''Cowboy Bebop'' (1998–1999) *'' I’m Gonna Be An Angel!'' (1999) *'' Magic User’s Club'' (1999) *'' Phantom Thief Jeanne'' (1999–2000) *'' Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran'' (2000) *'' Strange Dawn'' (2000) *'' The Kindaichi Case Files'' (2000) *'' Gensomaden Saiyuki'' (2000–2001) *''Gravitation'' (2000–2001) *'' You’re Under Arrest 2'' (2001) *'' Comic Party'' (2001) *'' Haré+Guu'' (2001) *'' Hikaru no Go'' (2001–2003) *'' .hack//SIGN'' (2002) *'' Tokyo Underground'' (2002) *'' Seven of Seven'' (2002) *'' Princess Tutu'' (2002–2003) *''Naruto'' (2002–2005) *'' Air Master'' (2003) *'' Full-Blast Science Adventure - So That' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |