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Rideback (manga)
''Rideback'' (stylized as ''RɪᴅᴇBᴀᴄᴋ'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine '' Monthly Ikki'' from April 2003 to October 2008, with its chapters collected in ten volumes. Set in Japan in the 2020s, it follows the story of college student Rin Ogata, as she comes across a two-wheeled automobile robot known as a Rideback. It was adapted into a 12-episode anime television series by Madhouse broadcast from January to March 2009. In North America, Funimation licensed the anime series for English release. Plot In the year of 2020 (2025 in the anime), an organization called the GGF (GGP in the anime) has taken control of the world. Rin Ogata was a promising up-and-coming ballet dancer but suffered a serious injury while dancing and decided to quit. Years later in college, she comes across a club building and soon finds herself intrigued by a transforming motorcycle-like robotic vehicle called a "Rideb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tankōbon
A is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as ''shinsho'' (17x11 cm paperback books) and ''bunkobon''. Used as a loanword in English, the term specifically refers to a printed collection of a manga that was previously published in a serialized format. Manga typically contain a handful of chapters, and may collect multiple volumes as a series continues publication. Major publishing Imprint (trade name), imprints for of manga include Jump Comics (for serials in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' and other Jump (magazine line), ''Jump'' magazines), Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine, Shōnen Magazine Comics, Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday Comics, and Akita Shoten’s Weekly Shōnen Champion, Shōnen Champion Comics. Manga Increasingly after 1959, manga came to be published in thick, phone book, phone-book-sized weekly or monthly anthology list of manga magazines, manga magazines (such as ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' or ''Weekly Shōnen Jump ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Television
is a commercial television station headquartered in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS). Office *the head office - Kobe Ekimae Just Square, 1-1, Higashi-Kawasakicho Itchome, Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan *Himeji Branch Office - Kobe Shimbun Building, 78, Toyozawacho, Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan *Tajima Branch Station - Kobe Shimbun Tajima Office, 7-23, Kotobukicho, Toyooka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan *Tamba Branch Station - Kobe Shimbun Tamba Office, 48-1, Kaibaracho-Kominami, Tamba, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan *Awaji Branch Station - Kobe Shimbun Awaji Office, 2-8, Sakaemachi Nichome, Sumoto, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan *Osaka Branch Office - Pacific Marks Higobashi Building, 10-8, Edobori Itchome, Nishi-ku, Osaka, Japan *Tokyo Branch Office - Nippon Press Center Building, 2-1 Uchisaiwaicho Nichome, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan *Kyushu Branch Station - 2-10-1, Daimyo Nichome, Chūō-ku, Fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rikiya Koyama
is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator currently affiliated with Haiyuza Theatre Company. He has done popular voicing roles in '' Hajime no Ippo'', ''Utawarerumono'', '' Kamen no Maid Guy'' and ''Yakuza'', and has become well known for voicing Yamato in ''Naruto Shippuden'' and Kogoro Mouri (second voice, 2009–present) in ''Case Closed''. In addition, he is known for voicing rather tall or massive inhuman villains like Coyote Starrk in ''Bleach'', Fukuro in '' Fairy Tail'' and Deep Sea King in '' One Punch Man''. He is the official dub-over artist of George Clooney, Kiefer Sutherland, Dwayne Johnson and Ma Dong-seok. In addition, he dubbed many roles of Denzel Washington, Keanu Reeves and Guy Pearce. Biography By the time Koyama was in high school, his voice had already taken on the quality it has today, and when he answered the phone at the time, his own aunt would sometimes mistake him for his father. After attending Ritsumeikan Junior and Senior High School, Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Young
Stephanie Young-Brehm is an American voice actress primarily known for her voice-over work in English-language dubs for Japanese anime. Her best-known roles include the Dominator in the ''Psycho-Pass'' universe, Nico Robin in the Funimation dub of ''One Piece'', Arachne in ''Soul Eater'', Towa in ''Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2'', Nana Shimura in ''My Hero Academia'', Clare in ''Claymore'' Olivier Armstrong in '' Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood'', Tamayo Kataoka in '' Rideback'', and Sylvia Sherwood in Spy × Family. Young graduated from Baylor University Baylor University is a Private university, private Baptist research university in Waco, Texas, United States. It was chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas. Baylor is the oldest continuously operating university in Te ... with a degree in theatre performance and was nominated twice for the Dallas Theatre League's Leon Rabin Award. She has also appeared in various TV and film projects, including th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romi Park
Due to technical issues, Park's name is often written as due to the '' Hyōgaiji'' status of (which is the kan'on reading of the kanji). She has also been referred by 朴路美 and 朴王路美. is a Japanese actress and singer of Korean descent. Park is affiliated with LAL. She graduated from the Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music and studied Korean at the Korean Language Institute (한국어학당) in Yonsei University. She won numerous awards, including the Best Actress Award at the 1st Seiyu Awards. Park is known for her roles as tough, calm and mature preteen or teenage boys who are often called prodigies in their fictional universes (for example, Tao Ren, Ken Ichijouji, Tōshirō Hitsugaya, Edward Elric, Kosuke Ueki and Natsume Hyūga). Her female roles also fit the "tough lady/punk girl" archetype ( Temari, Nana Osaki and Teresa of the Faint Smile). Personal life Park was born in Edogawa, Tokyo. She attended and graduated from (和洋国府台女子高� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankle Fracture
An ankle fracture is a break of one or more of the bones that make up the ankle joint. Symptoms may include pain, swelling, bruising, and an inability to walk on the injured leg. Complications may include an associated high ankle sprain, compartment syndrome, stiffness, malunion, and post-traumatic arthritis. Ankle fractures may result from excessive stress on the joint such as from rolling an ankle or from blunt trauma. Types of ankle fractures include lateral malleolus, medial malleolus, posterior malleolus, bimalleolar, and trimalleolar fractures. The Ottawa ankle rule can help determine the need for X-rays. Special X-ray views called stress views help determine whether an ankle fracture is unstable. Treatment depends on the fracture type. Ankle stability largely dictates non-operative vs. operative treatment. Non-operative treatment includes splinting or casting while operative treatment includes fixing the fracture with metal implants through an open reduction inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tia Ballard
Tia Ballard (born May 11) is an American voice actress and ADR director affiliated with Funimation and Sentai Filmworks. Some of her notable roles are Kusano in '' Sekirei'', Mizore Shirayuki in '' Rosario + Vampire'', Rin Ogata in '' Rideback'', Happy in '' Fairy Tail'', Eris in '' Cat Planet Cuties'', Nanami Momozono in '' Kamisama Kiss'', Kokomi Teruhashi in '' The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.'', Zero Two in '' Darling in the Franxx'', Itsuki Nakano in '' The Quintessential Quintuplets'' and Yashiro Nene in ''Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun''. Biography Ballard was born and grew up in Paris, Texas. She developed an interest in voice acting when she attended a local anime convention, seeing the panel of voice actors, and learned that Funimation was only two hours from her hometown. While attending Paris Junior College, she was a participant in the Disney College Program, after which she changed her major to theatre. Ballard graduated in 2006 with an associate degree in theatre a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nana Mizuki
, better known by the stage name , is a Japanese voice actress, singer, and narrator. She is represented by the agency StarCrew. Mizuki was trained as an enka singer, releasing one single under her birth name in 1993 and made her debut as a voice actress in 1996. Her prominent roles include Hinata Hyuga in the long-running ninja series ''Naruto'' as well in '' Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'', Tamao Tamamura in ''Shaman King'' 2001 and 2021, Colette Brunel in '' Tales of Symphonia'', Fate Testarossa in '' Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'', Tsubasa Kazanari in '' Symphogear'', Moka Akashiya in '' Rosario + Vampire'', Tsubomi Hanasaki (Cure Blossom) in '' Heartcatch Precure!'' and Ann Takamaki in '' Persona 5''. She also had official dubbing roles in live action version of '' Itazura na Kiss'' from Korea and Taiwan, as well in '' Hunger Games'' film series as Katniss Everdeen (played by Jennifer Lawrence). She is also famous for dubbing roles portrayed by Taiwanese actress, Ariel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funimation
Funimation was an American Video on demand#Subscription models, subscription video on-demand Over-the-top media service, over-the-top Streaming media, streaming service. Launched in 2016, the service was one of the leading distributors of anime and other foreign entertainment properties in North America. It streamed popular series, such as ''Dragon Ball'', ''One Piece'', ''Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'', ''YuYu Hakusho'', ''My Hero Academia'', ''Attack on Titan'', ''Fairy Tail'', ''Black Clover'', ''Fruits Basket'', ''Assassination Classroom'' and ''Tokyo Ghoul'' among many others. The service and its parent company were acquired by Sony, who ran the service through Sony Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment from 2017 to 2019 and then through SPE and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex from 2019 to its closure in 2024. In 2021, Sony acquired Crunchyroll. In March 2022, Funimation Global Group, the service's parent company, was rebranded as Crunchyroll, LLC and a large ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime
is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Japanese, describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. Many works of animation with a Anime-influenced animation, similar style to Japanese animation are also produced outside Japan. Video games sometimes also feature themes and art styles that are sometimes labelled as anime. The earliest commercial Japanese animation dates to 1917. A characteristic art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka and spread in the following decades, developing a large domestic audience. Anime is distributed theatrically, through television broadcasts, Original video animation, directly to home media, and Original net animation, over the Internet. In addition to original works, anime are often adaptations of Japanese ... [...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] |
Gagaga Bunko
is a light novel publishing imprint affiliated with the Japanese publishing company Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but .... It was established in May 2007. The imprint is aimed at a male audience, while its sister imprint that was established at the same time, Lululu Bunko, is aimed at a female audience. In May 2008, Shogakukan introduced a separate imprint titled Gagaga Bunko R or Gagaga Bunko Revival, which republishes works from the defunct label Super Quest Bunko. Published titles !–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T V W Y Z References External links * Official website Lululu{{in lang, ja Book publishing company imprints ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
