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Sentou Yousei Yukikaze
is a Japanese military science fiction novel series written by Chōhei Kambayashi. First published as a series of short stories, a collected ''bunkobon'' volume was released by Hayakawa Publishing in 1984. It was followed by two sequels, released in 1999 and 2009. A five-episode original video animation (OVA) series, produced by Gonzo and Bandai Visual, was released in Japan from August 2002 to August 2005. The series is notable for its air combat scenes, which were created with the help of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. The JASDF worked with the Gonzo production team by recording actual sounds of the F-15J Eagle and running test flights at Komatsu Air Base, and having discussions on air combat tactics. In 1985, ''Yukikaze'' received the 16th Seiun Award for Best Japanese Long Work. The OVA series has twice won the Tokyo Anime Award for Original Video Animation in 2003 and 2006. Premise ''Yukikaze'' occurs in the early 21st century. Thirty-three years before the events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chōhei Kambayashi
(born July 10, 1953) is a Japanese science fiction writer. Born in Niigata, Kambayashi graduated Nagaoka National College of Technology. He debuted in 1979 with the short story "Dance with a Fox", which was an honorable mention of the 5th Hayakawa SF Contest. He quickly became fan favorite, and he won the Seiun Award eight times (five for novels, three for short stories) during his career. In a 2006 SF Magazine poll he was ranked third best Japanese SF writer of all time; and in 2014 poll, the second. Kambayashi received Nihon SF Taishō Award in 1995 for ''Kototsubo''. He was the chairman of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan in 2001-2003. His writing often blurs reality and alternate reality. Early works, such as ''May Peace Be On Your Soul'', were often compared to Philip K. Dick, as Kambayashi himself acknowledges that Dick's works led him to science fiction writing. Probably his most popular work is '' Yukikaze''. It was made into an animated video seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masato Sakai
あ is a Japanese actor. Since the success of '' Naoki Hanzawa'' (2013), he has become one of the most famous actors in Japan. Career Sakai aspired to become a bureaucrat until high school, but when he entered university, he decided to pursue a career as an actor. He won the award for best actor at the 31st Yokohama Film Festival for '' The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio'' and ''The Chef of South Polar'' and the award for best supporting actor at the 2008 Nikkan Sports Film Award, at the 33rd Hochi Film Award and at the 51st Blue Ribbon Awards. He also received a nomination for best supporting actor at the 32nd Japan Academy Film Prize. Personal life He is married to Japanese actress and J-pop singer Miho Kanno is a Japanese actress and J-Pop singer. Her nickname is ''Kanchan'' (菅ちゃん). She was born in Sakado, Saitama, Japan. Career In 1992, Kanno made her debut as a member of a group called '' Sakurakko Club'' after passing the orientation .... He has two chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuki Yao
is a Japanese actor and narrator who is currently affiliated with Max Mix. He is married to actress Natsuki Hayashi. Biography As a child, Yao was very active, building secret bases with his friends and playing outside, and did not watch TV much. In addition, because his father was a government official, he had to be transferred every three years, so he moved from place to place. When he was in the second year of junior high school, he was transferred to Tokyo, and the government office building that he moved into was too small for a TV, so his family decided not to have a TV. At that time, his sister, who was four years older than him, and his mother were fond of musicals and plays, and Yao accompanied them to see them. At the time, it was popular for kabuki actors to perform William Shakespeare's plays, and he saw a Shakespeare play starring Kawarasaki Gonjūrō, and when he saw the stage greeting at the final performance of the play, it solidified his desire to become a st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Stone (voice Actor)
Doug Stone is a voice actor who is best known for providing the English voice of Psycho Mantis from the popular video game '' Metal Gear Solid'', as well as the voice of Matt Trakker and several other characters in '' M.A.S.K.'', and Dragonborg in '' Beetleborgs Metallix''. Filmography Anime dubbing * '' .hack//Liminality'' – Guard D * ''Ai Yori Aoshi'' – Aoi's Father * '' Arc the Lad'' – Ambassador, Dernitas, George, Soldier * ''Argento Soma'' – Dr. Ernest Noguchi * '' Armitage III'' – Lowell Gantz * '' Black Magic M-66'' – Major * ''BlazBlue Alter Memory'' – Valkenhayn R. Hellsing * '' Blue Dragon'' – General Orehill * '' Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'' – Victor * '' Boys Be...'' – Furata * '' Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran'' – Tonto Sharakusai * '' Chobits'' – Tetsuya Ohmura * '' Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion'' – Noble (Ep. 1), Kusakabe (Ep. 5, 7 & 8) * '' Cosmo Warrior Zero'' – Chief, Soldier A * ''Cowboy Bebop'' – Van * '' Daphne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hōchū Ōtsuka
is a Japanese voice actor and narrator affiliated with the talent management firm Crazy Box. He is best known for his roles as the voices of Kyao Mirao in ''Heavy Metal L-Gaim''; Mont Blanc Noland in ''One Piece''; Yazan Gable in ''Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam''; Akira Sendō in ''Slam Dunk''; SignalMan in ''Gekisou Sentai Carranger''; Imagin, Deneb in ''Kamen Rider Den-O'', Abuto in ''Gintama'', Makoto Sōda in ''Captain Tsubasa'', Jiraiya in ''Naruto'', Junjirō Takagi in ''The Idolmaster'', Dr. Ni Jianyi in Saiyuki; and Sakonji Urokodaki in '' Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba''. He is also known for dubbing for Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donnie Yen (especially in ''Ip Man'' series), Jeff Goldblum, Ray Liotta, Tim Robbins, John C. McGinley, Brent Spiner, Robert Patrick and many more. He was also the first dubbing voice actor of Kiefer Sutherland and Christopher Lambert in their early days. Filmography Television animation ;1983 *''Captain Tsubasa'' – Makoto Sōda *''Urusei Yatsura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Goodson
Barbara Goodson is an American voice actress who has done voice-over work in cartoons and shows. Her best-known role was providing the English dub voice of the main villain Empress Rita Repulsa in the ''Power Rangers'' television series, starting with ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'', and including ''Power Rangers Zeo'', '' Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie'', and '' Power Rangers in Space''. Early life Goodson was born in Brooklyn, New York. Career In 1988, Goodson did her rendition of Red Fraggle in '' Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series''. In the 1990s, Goodson was known for voicing Rita Repulsa in ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' and her other appearances in ''Power Rangers Zeo'', '' Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie'', and '' Power Rangers in Space''. Other ''Power Rangers'' characters she has played include Prince Sprocket and Orbus in ''Power Rangers Zeo'', and Mandilok in ''Power Rangers Wild Force''. She also voiced Ladyborg in '' Beetleborgs Metallix'', and Mother Talzin on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masako Ikeda
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator from Tokyo, Japan. She is most known for the roles of Reika "Madame Butterfly" Ryuuzaki in ''Aim for the Ace!'', Nodoka Saotome in ''Ranma ½'', in ''Galaxy Express 999'', Michiko in ''Harmagedon'', and for being the Japanese voice-over actress of Audrey Hepburn. Filmography Television animation ;1960s *''Princess Knight'' (1967) – Eros *''Judo Boy'' (1969) – Narieta *'' Kamui the Ninja'' (1969) – Nene ;1970s *'' Pinocchio: The Series'' (1972) – The Blue Fairy *''Aim for the Ace!'' (1973) – Reika "Madame Butterfly" Ryuuzaki *''3000 Leagues in Search of Mother'' (1976) – Cipriana *''Galaxy Express 999'' (1978) – Maetel *''The Story of Perrine'' (1978) – Marie Paindavoine ;1980s *''Patalliro!'' (1982) – Etrange, Patalliro's mother. *''Aura Battler Dunbine'' (1983) – Silkey Mau *'' Stop!! Hibari-kun!'' (1983) – Harue *'' Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature'' (1984) – Ryo's Mother *'' The Story of Pollyanna, Gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Frierson
Eddie Frierson is an American voice actor and writer. He has provided voices for such films as ''Wreck-It Ralph'', ''Hotel Transylvania (film), Hotel Transylvania'', ''The Princess and the Frog'', ''ParaNorman'', ''Curious George (film), Curious George'', ''Tangled'' the video games ''Medal of Honor: Airborne'' and ''Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes'' and the animated television series ''MÄR, MÄR: Märchen Awakens Romance''. On the stage, he played Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Christy Mathewson in the one-man show ''Matty: An Evening with Christy Mathewson''. Life and career Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, Frierson has been doing voicework for many anime series and movies since the 1980s, and has also been a voice actor for two of Saban Entertainment, Saban Entertainment's most well-known shows - the ''Power Rangers'' franchise and ''VR Troopers''. While during his tenure in the Saban shows, he only did voicework for one-shot characters in the earlier years, he was able t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takuya Kirimoto
is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Gifu Prefecture, Japan. He is attached to Aoni Production. He is the official dubbing actor for Bradley Cooper, Hyun Bin, So Ji-sub and many more. Biography Filmography Television animation *'' Turn A Gundam'' (1999), Yanny Oviess *'' Kirby: Right Back at Ya!'' (2001), Biggy *''Naruto'' (2003), Yoroi Akado *''Bleach'' (2004), Saito Eikichiro *''Eyeshield 21'' (2005), Agon Kongo *''Yakitate!! Japan'' (2005), Spencer Henry Hokou *'' Saru Get You -On Air-'' (2006), Pipotron Kuratsuku *'' Darker than Black'' (2007), Amagiri *''Death Note'' (2007), Aiber *'' Kamisama Dolls'' (2011), Kyousuke Karahari *'' Naruto: Shippuden'' (2011), Sadai *'' Eureka Seven: AO'' (2012), Gazelle *''Sword Art Online'' (2012), Sigurd *'' Sasami-san@Ganbaranai'' (2013), Susano'o *'' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders'' (2014), J. Geil *'' Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers'' (2014), Sabretooth *'' World Trigger'' (2014), Masamune Kido *'' Gangsta.'' (2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kari Wahlgren
Kari Wahlgren (born July 13, 1977) is an American voice actress who has provided English-language roles for animated movies, TV series, and video games. She got her start in anime voice-overs as List of FLCL characters#Haruko Haruhara, Haruko Haruhara in ''FLCL'', and would later land major roles in a number of shows and films: Saya Otonashi in ''Blood+'', Robin Sena in ''Witch Hunter Robin'', List of Last Exile characters#Lavie Head, Lavie Head in ''Last Exile'', List of Samurai Champloo characters#Fuu, Fuu in ''Samurai Champloo'', List_of_Hellsing_characters#Rip_van_Winkle, Rip van Winkle in ''Hellsing#Anime, Hellsing'', Scarlett in ''Steamboy'', Pacifica Casull in the ''Scrapped Princess'', List of Immortal Grand Prix characters#Team Satomi, Michiru Satomi and List of Immortal Grand Prix characters#Luca, Luca in ''Immortal Grand Prix'', Kagami Hiiragi in ''Lucky Star (manga), Lucky Star'', Saber (Fate/stay night), Saber in ''Fate/Zero'', ''Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miho Yamada
(real name/old stage name,山田 美穂) is a Japanese voice actress and narrator who was formerly part of Arts Vision. She is currently affiliated with Crazy Box. Notable voice roles Anime *'' Banner of the Stars'' as Atosryac Ssynec Atosr Lymh Faibdacr Loïc *'' Black Heaven'' as Layla Yuki *'' Blue Drop: Tenshitachi no Gikyoku'' as Yuko Sugawara *''Comic Party'' as Minami Makimura *''Dear Boys'' as Keiko Ōgami *'' Dragon Ball: Goku's Fire Brigade'' as Fire Safety Kids Girl *'' Futari Ecchi'' as Mika Yabuki *''Gakuen Alice'' as Serina Yamada *'' Godannar'' as Ecaterina *'' The Good Witch of the West'' as Sister Naomi *'' Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere'' as Yoshiki Aoi *'' Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere II'' as Yoshiki Aoi, Robert Dudley *'' Iketeru Futari'' as Yuki Umemiya *'' Inuyasha'' as Tsubaki (young form) *'' Invincible King Tri-Zenon'' as Sora Munakata *'' Izumo: Takeki Tsurugi no Senki'' as Nogiri *''Karakurizōshi Ayatsuri Sakon'' as Kaoruko Tachibana *'' Kirby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yōko Asagami
is a Japanese voice actress who is represented by Aksent. She is most known for the roles of (''Space Battleship Yamato'') and Saeko Nogami ('' City Hunter''). Her married name is . Asagmi was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō. In 1952, she began to study traditional Japanese storytelling ''kōdan'' under the master . By 2004, she had risen to become a star ''kōdanshi''. When she performs as a storyteller, she goes by the art name . Since 2012, even the work of voice actor has started using the name of Ichiryūsai Harumi. In 2022, she won the Merit Award at the 16th Seiyu Awards. Filmography Television animation ;1970s *''Space Battleship Yamato'' (1974) – Yuki Mori *''La Seine no Hoshi'' (1975) – Michelle *'' Blocker Gundan 4 Machine Blaster'' (1976) – Yuka Hōjō *''Galaxy Express 999'' (1978) – Claire, Kasumi *''Majokko Tickle'' (1978) – Tiko ;1980s *''The Littl' Bits'' (1980) – Belfy, or "Lillabit" in the U.S. version *''Space Runaway Ideon'' (1980) – Harulu Ajiba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
