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Otogi Zoshi (anime)
is a Japanese anime television series produced by Production I.G. A manga adaptation was published in ''Comic Blade'' in 2005. Plot The story is divided in two story arcs. The "Heian Chapter" takes place in Kyoto during the Heian period and follows Minamoto no Hikaru, the younger sister of Minamoto no Raikō, on a quest to save Japan. The "Tokyo Chapter" follows the reincarnations of Hikaru and her comrades as the ancient evils of days past manifest themselves in present-day Tokyo. Heian Chapter The "Heian Chapter" is set in the middle of the Heian period, where the people of the capital of Kyoto are in deep agony, focusing their last hopes on the retrieval of the five magatama that represent the five elements (Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth). Legend has it that when the magatama are laid together, their circle of Affinity will save the capital from suffering and whoever places the last stone is to become the emperor. Three of the Magatamas are scattered through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Production I
Production may refer to: Economics and business * Production (economics) * Production, the act of manufacturing goods * Production, in the outline of industrial organization, the act of making products (goods and services) * Production as a statistic, gross domestic product * Production line Arts, entertainment, and media * Production, the act or role of assembling, crafting, creating, or presenting, a work of art, or the work of art itself. Motion pictures * Production, film distributor of a company * Production, phase of filmmaking * Production, video production Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media * ''Production'' (album), by Mirwais, 2000 * Production, category of illusory magic trick * Production, phase of video games development * Production, Record producer's role * Production, theatrical performance Science and technology * Production, deployment environment where changes go "live" and users interact with it * Production (computer science), formal-grammar co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magatama
are curved, comma-shaped beads that appeared in prehistoric Japan from the Jōmon period, Final Jōmon period through the Kofun period, approximately 1000 BCE to the 6th century CE. The beads, also described as jewels, were made of stone and earthen materials in the early period, but by the end of the Kofun period were made almost exclusively of jade. originally served as decorative jewelry, but by the end of the Kofun period functioned as ceremonial and religious objects. Jōmon period first appeared in Japan in the Jōmon period, Final Jōmon period (1000–300 BCE), and in this period were made from relatively simple, naturally occurring materials, including clay, talc, slate, quartz, gneiss, jadeite, nephrite, and serpentinite. from the Jōmon period were irregularly shaped, lacked continuity in form from region to region, and have been called "Stone Age " for this reason. are thought to be an imitation of the teeth of large animals, pierced with a hole, which are found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenta Miyake
is a Japanese voice actor and narrator. He is affiliated with 81 Produce. Biography Miyake wanted to become a voice actor after admiring an actress. After attending the Amusement Media Research Institute and joining 81 Produce, he replaced several voice actors, including Masashi Amenomori, Daisuke Gōri, Nobuyuki Furuta, Unshō Ishizuka, Shigezō Sasaoka, Yuu Shimaka, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Kazuya Tatekabe, and Kiyoyuki Yanada. Miyake won the Best Actor in a Supporting Role award at the 13th Seiyu Awards. Filmography Anime series Anime films Drama CD Live action Video games Dubbing roles Live action Japanese dubbing Animation Japanese dubbing References External links 81 Produce profile * * Kenta Miyake at Ryu's Seiyuu Infos * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Miyake, Kenta 1977 births Living people Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Male voice actors from Okinawa Prefecture Seiyu Award winners 81 Produce voice actors 20th-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Ann Taylor
Julie Ann Taylor (née Pickering, born January 29, 1966)Birthday references: * * is an American voice actress who is best known for her role of Ai Tanabe in '' Planetes'', Mutsumi Otohime in '' Love Hina'', Yukari Hayasaka in '' Paradise Kiss'' and Taiga Fujimura in '' Fate/stay night'' among others. She is also credited as Julie Pickering, Jean Howard and Cricket Brown. Filmography Anime * '' Ai Yori Aoshi~Enishi~'' - Natsuki Komiya * '' Aldnoah.Zero'' - Darzana Magbaredge * '' Argento Soma'' - Amian, Joan * '' Battle Athletes Victory'' - Pootashko * '' Beyblade Burst Rise'' - Rogia Koryu (Ep. 1) * '' Blade of the Immortal'' - Otatsu, Haya, Kagehisa Anotsu (Young) * '' BlazBlue Alter Memory'' - Kokonoe, Tsubaki Yayoi * '' Bleach'' - Lirin, Rin Tsubokura, Haineko (spirit), Nozomi Kujō, Jackie Tristan * '' Blood Lad'' - Officer Beros, Wolf (Young) * '' Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan'' - Minami * '' Blue Exorcist'' - Exorcist B (Ep. 10), Female Student (Ep. 3), Kashino (Ep. 6), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fumie Mizusawa
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and novelist. She is represented by Sigma Seven (2005 - July 2019; March 2024 - present) and was formerly represented by Aoni Production (December 2019 - November 2023). Personal life Mizusawa announced that she has registered her marriage with her non-celebrity partner on April 16, 2011. Filmography Anime television *'' Divergence Eve'' (2003), Kiri Mariarēte *'' Otogizōshi'' (2004), Minamoto no Hikaru *'' Misaki Chronicles ~Divergence Eve~'' (2004), Kiri Mariarēte *'' Major 1st Season'' (2004), Majima *'' Eureka 7'' (2005), Gidget, Linck *'' Futari wa Pretty Cure: Max Heart'' (2005), Miu Kagayama, Eternalun *''Witchblade'' (2006), Nanako *'' Otogi-Jūshi Akazukin'' (2006), Mahō Gakkō Seito *'' Galaxy Angel Rune'' (2006), Satō-san, Tanaka-san, Suzuki-san *''Coyote Ragtime Show'' (2006), Chris *'' Simoun'' (2006), Wapōrif *''Chocotto Sister'' (2006), Yuki's mother *''Tokyo Tribes'' (2006), Kei, Fujiwo *''Fate/stay night'' (2006), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamanote
and are traditional names for two areas of Tokyo, Japan. Yamanote refers to the affluent, upper-class areas of Tokyo west of the Imperial Palace.Iwanami Japanese dictionary, 6th Edition (2008), DVD version While citizens once considered it as consisting of Hongo, Kōjimachi, Koishikawa, Ushigome, Yotsuya, Akasaka, Aoyama and Azabu in the Bunkyō, Chiyoda, Shinjuku, and Minato wards, in popular conception, the area extended westwards to include the Nakano, Suginami, and Meguro wards after the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923. Shitamachi is the traditional name for the area of Tokyo including today the Adachi, Arakawa, Chiyoda (in part), Chūō, Edogawa, Katsushika, Kōtō, Sumida, and Taitō wards, the physically low part of the city along and east of the Sumida River, mostly consisted of commercial areas and chonin residential areas during the Edo period. The two regions have always been vaguely defined, as their identity was more based on culture and cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kintarō
is a folk hero from Japanese folklore. A child of superhuman strength, he was raised by a yama-uba ("mountain witch") on Mount Ashigara. He became friendly with the animals of the mountain, and later, after catching Shuten-dōji, the terror of the region around Mount Ōe, he became a loyal follower of Minamoto no Yorimitsu under the new name . He is a popular figure in Bunraku and kabuki drama, and it is a custom to put up a Kintarō doll on Boy's Day in the hope that boys will become equally brave and strong. Kintarō is supposedly based on a real person, Sakata Kintoki, who lived during the Heian period and probably came from what is now the city of Minamiashigara, Kanagawa. He served as a retainer for the samurai Minamoto no Yorimitsu and became well known for his abilities as a warrior. As with many larger-than-life individuals, his legend has grown with time. Legend Several competing stories tell of Kintarō's childhood. In one, he was raised by his mother, Princess Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urabe No Suetake
was a samurai of the Heian period (794 – 1185) in the service of Minamoto no Yorimitsu (948 – 1021), a regent of the Fujiwara clan. Suetake was formally known as , and also appears in literature as and . Suetake assisted Yorimitsu throughout his life, being referred to as one of ''Shitennō (samurai), Shitennō'', or "Four Guardian Kings" of Yorimitsu. Suetake originated from the House of Seiryū (Blue Dragon). In addition to Suetake, the other ''Shitennō'' of Yorimitsu were Usui Sadamitsu, Kintarō, and Watanabe no Tsuna. His ancestor is Sakanoue no Tamuramaro which he inherited his bow. Suetake is the subject of a tale in the Konjaku Monogatarishū, a collection of folk legends compiled in the late Heian period. The Japanese tale in which Suetake appears is known as Ōeyama. He died in 1022 at the age of 73. On a dark night, Taira no Suetake was crossing a river on horseback when he came across a Ubume holding a child in the middle of the river, who handed him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usui Sadamitsu
was a warrior of the mid-Heian period. His official name was . Stories featuring Sadamitsu According to Otogizōshi stories compiled several centuries later, Sadamitsu was a retainer (medieval), retainer of the Japanese legendary hero Minamoto no Raikō. Sadamitsu is known as one of The Four Guardian Kings under Raikō. Alternatively, in Konjaku Monogatari he is listed as one of three retainers to Raikō. Following the Tale of the Ground Spider within the tale of Raikō, Sadamitsu personally protected Raikō when he was suffering a mysterious ailment. Sadamitsu is also depicted in artwork and kabuki plays. At times Sadamitsu is depicted as female. On the way from Echigo to Ueno, Sadamitsu was sleeping outdoors while chanting sutras. He received a prophecy saying, "I am touched by the sincerity of your chanting and will grant you a sacred spring that will cure the illnesses of 40,000 people. I am the divine spirit of this mountain." Sadamitsu then investigated the surrounding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watanabe No Tsuna
(953–1025) was a Japanese samurai of the Heian period and a companion in arms of Minamoto no Yorimitsu (also known as Raikō), one of the earliest samurai to be famed for his military exploits in a number of tales and legends. Watanabe no Tsuna was the first person to take the surname Watanabe, and Watanabe is the fifth most common surname in Japan, with approximately 1.08 million people as of 2017. Because Watanabe no Tsuna is believed to be a hero associated with the legend that he vanquished ''oni'' historically considered to be the strongest, such as Shuten-doji and Ibaraki-doji, there is a tradition that ''oni'' stay away from people named Watanabe and their houses. For this reason, some families with the surname Watanabe have not practiced the custom of throwing beans on ''Setsubun'' for generations. Origin Watanabe no Tsuna was a samurai of the Saga Genji branch of the Minamoto clan, and his official name was Minamoto no Tsuna. He was the son of Minamoto no Atsuru ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minamoto Clan
was a Aristocracy (class), noble surname bestowed by the Emperors of Japan upon members of the Imperial House of Japan, imperial family who were excluded from the List of emperors of Japan, line of succession and demoted into the ranks of Nobility, the nobility since 814."...the Minamoto (1192-1333)". ''Warrior Rule in Japan'', page 11. Cambridge University Press. Several noble lines were bestowed the surname, the most notable of which was the Seiwa Genji, whose descendants established the Kamakura shogunate, Kamakura and Ashikaga shogunate, Ashikaga Shogun, shogunates following the Heian era. The Minamoto was one of the four great Japanese clans, clans that dominated Japanese politics during the Heian period, Heian period in History of Japan, Japanese history—the other three were the Fujiwara clan, Fujiwara, the Taira clan, Taira, and the Tachibana clan (kuge), Tachibana. In the late Heian period, Minamoto rivalry with the Taira culminated in the Genpei War (1180–1185 AD). T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
