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Shinji Matou
The Japanese adult visual novel ''Fate/stay night'' features a number of characters created by Type-Moon, some of whom are classified as Servants with special combat abilities. The characters listed have appeared mainly in two anime television series adaptations (''Fate/stay night'' and '' Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works'') with a movie trilogy adaptation ('' Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel'') produced by Studio Deen and Ufotable respectively, and its visual novel sequel, '' Fate/hollow ataraxia''. A '' Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works'' animated film was released prior to its TV series. Creation Kinoko Nasu wrote only one ''Fate/stay night'' in college intending Shirou and Saber to be the only couple. In his early drafts, ''Fate''s heroine Saber was a man, and the protagonist was a girl with glasses. This early draft was later embodied in the short original video animation (OVA) ''Fate/Prototype'', which was released with the final volume of the '' Carnival Phant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eroge
An ''eroge'' (, ''eroge'', or , ''erogē'', ), also called an H-game, is a Japanese genre of erotic video game. The term encompasses a wide variety of Japanese games containing erotic content across multiple genres. The first ''eroge'' were created in the 1980s, and many well-known companies in the Japanese gaming industry originally produced and distributed them. Some ''eroge'' are primarily focused on erotic content, while others, such as Key (company), Key's ''Kanon (video game), Kanon'', only contain occasional scenes in an otherwise non-erotic work. Games in the latter category are often re-released with sexual content removed for general audiences. Throughout its history, the genre has faced controversy for its use of explicit sexual content, and as a result has been banned from several console platforms. Etymology ''Eroge'' is a portmanteau of . Such games are also referred to as an . History ''Eroge'' is a Japanese erotic video game. The earliest known commercial ero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takashi Takeuchi
is a Japanese artist. He is notable as the co-founder of the visual novel, anime development and production enterprise Type-Moon, and for his illustrations on the visual novels, '' Tsukihime'' and ''Fate/stay night'', which were adapted into an anime and manga series. He has frequently collaborated with fellow game designer Kinoko Nasu. In 2008, they contributed the special scenario to the Sega/ Chunsoft Wii visual novel '' 428: Shibuya Scramble'', which subsequently received a sequel anime titled ''Canaan''. His real name is Tomotaka Takeuchi (竹内 友崇). Biography ; Mangaka :Takeuchi originally intended to become a mangaka and in 1996 his manga ‘F’ was awarded an honourable mention at the 3rd Enix 21st Century Manga Grand Prize. In the winter of 1997 his short comic ''Yuusha-bu tadaima katsudouchuu!!'' (勇者部ただいま活動中！！) was published in an edition of but he was unable to establish a regular serial. ;Video games: :He worked at the video game deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mascot
A mascot is any human, animal, or object thought to bring luck, or anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, sports team, university society, society, military unit, or brand, brand name. Mascots are also used as fictional, representative spokespeople for consumer products. In sports, mascots are also used for merchandising. Team mascots are often related to their respective team athletic nickname, nicknames. This is especially true when the team's nickname is something that is a living animal and/or can be anthropomorphism, made to have humanlike characteristics. For more abstract nicknames, the team may opt to have an unrelated character serve as the mascot. For example, the sport, athletic teams of the University of Alabama are nicknamed the Alabama Crimson Tide, Crimson Tide, while their mascot is an elephant named Big Al (mascot), Big Al. Team mascots may take the form of a logo, person, live animal, inanimate object, or a costumed c ... [...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] |
Michelle Ruff
Michelle Ruff is an American voice actress known for her work in anime and video games. In her early voice acting career, she used her mother's name, Georgette Rose, as a pseudonym. Some of her roles include Rukia Kuchiki in ''Bleach'', Yuki Nagato in '' The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', Yoko Littner in ''Gurren Lagann'', Fujiko Mine in ''Lupin the Third'', Chi in '' Chobits'', Aoi Sakuraba in ''Ai Yori Aoshi'', Elie in '' Rave Master'', Nat in ''The Promised Neverland'', and Sinon in ''Sword Art Online''. In video games, she is the voice of Jill Valentine in the ''Resident Evil'' series, Yukari Takeba and Sadayo Kawakami in the ''Persona'' series, Cream the Rabbit in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series and Crimson Viper in the ''Street Fighter'' series. Career Ruff grew up in Detroit, Michigan and graduated from Michigan State University. While she was there, she worked at a talent agency and attended a radio audition, which marked her first venture into the voiceover bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Higgins
Catherine Davis Higgins is an American voice actress, singer and jazz pianist. She is best known for her voice-acting roles of Sakura Haruno in ''Naruto'', Miles "Tails" Prower in the video game series ''Sonic the Hedgehog'', Frankie Stein in '' Monster High'', Pauline in '' Super Mario'', Barbie in '' Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse'', and as Purah in '' The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom'' and '' Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity''. Early life Higgins attended Auburn University where she studied music with jazz artist Bob Richardson. She would often play classical piano in her mother's Opelika restaurant, The Greenhouse. Higgins was a member of the band the Auburn Knights and has played shows at various bars and lounges. She graduated in 1991 with a degree in music and moved to Los Angeles to pursue her music career. Career Voice acting career Higgins first worked on commercials with singing after graduating, then landed a small voice-acting job as a singing cartoon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayako Kawasumi
is a Japanese Voice acting in Japan, voice actress and singer. She is affectionately referred to by her fellow voice actors and fans as "", "","" and "". She is a skilled pianist as she has played the piano since childhood. She performed "...To You", the opening theme to ''Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart, Piano,'' and played pianists in the anime ''Piano'' and ''Nodame Cantabile. ''She is one of the most prolific and well-known voice actresses in Japan. Throughout her career, she has voiced plenty of iconic and famous characters, such as List of To Heart series characters#Akari Kamigishi, Akari Kamigishi (''To Heart''), Saber (Fate/stay night), Saber (''Fate/stay night''), Elie (''Rave Master''), Melfina (''Outlaw Star''), Nodame (''Nodame Cantabile''), Lafiel (''Crest of the Stars'' – ''Banner of the Stars''), Fuu (''Samurai Champloo''), Leina (''Queen's Blade''), Aoi Sakuraba (''Ai Yori Aoshi''), Mahoro (''Mahoromatic''), Shenhe (''Genshin Impact'') and Natsuki Mogi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mona Marshall
Mona Marshall is an American television and voice actress, known for her work in a number of cartoons, anime shows, films and video games. Her major credits include ''South Park'', where she voices many of the female characters on the show, '' .hack//Sign'', '' Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series'', '' CBS Storybreak'', and ''Digimon''. She has also appeared on-stage for television shows such as ''Cheers'' and '' Who's the Boss?'' Career Marshall has a theatre background and trained for the stage. When she was teaching fifth grade, the mother of one of her students suggested she enroll in a voice-over class taught by the late Daws Butler, voice of Yogi Bear and Quick Draw McGraw. She is often cast in the roles of young male characters. Her roles have included parts not only in American animated television series and several animated feature films, but also in Japanese anime. Her most notable roles in American cartoons are Sheila Broflovski (1999–present,) after original voi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryce Papenbrook
Bryce Papenbrook, sometimes credited as Bryce Rothstein, (born February 24, 1986)Birthday reference: * * is an American voice actor. He typically provides voices for English versions of several Japanese anime series. Early life Bryce Papenbrook is the son of voice actors Debbie Rothstein (born 1956) and Bob Papenbrook (1955–2006). Papenbrook is Jewish, via his mother. He graduated from UCLA in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in political science. Career Papenbrook is best known for his portrayals of Kirito in ''Sword Art Online'', Eren Yeager in '' Attack on Titan'', Inosuke Hashibira in '' Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba,'' Rin Okumura in '' Blue Exorcist'', Rokuro Enmado in '' Twin Star Exorcists'', Masaomi Kida in '' Durarara!!'' series, Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', Shirou Emiya in '' Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works'', Meliodas & Zeldris in '' The Seven Deadly Sins'', Red in '' Pokémon Origins'', Adol Christin in the '' Ys'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Riegel
Samuel Brent Oscar Riegel (born October 9, 1976) is an American voice actor. He is best known for his voice roles as Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Donatello in the 2003 ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' series and Phoenix Wright in the ''Ace Attorney'' games. He has also worked for Nickelodeon as the voice director for ''Fresh Beat Band of Spies'' and ''Sanjay and Craig'', as well as the voice of Riven in the revival of ''Winx Club''. Since 2015, he has been a regular cast member of the web series ''Critical Role'', in which he and other voice actors play ''Dungeons & Dragons''. In 2022, the show's Critical Role campaign one, first campaign was adapted into the animated series ''The Legend of Vox Machina''. Early life Samuel Brent Oscar Riegel was born in Washington, D.C. on October 9, 1976, the son of Lenore and Kurt Riegel. His mother later married author Jerome Charyn. His father works as a radio astronomer, environmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noriaki Sugiyama
is a Japanese voice actor and narrator. He voiced Uryū Ishida in ''Bleach'', Sasuke Uchiha in ''Naruto'', and Shirō Emiya in ''Fate/stay night''. Filmography Anime ;2002 * ''Naruto'' ( Sasuke Uchiha) * '' Beyblade: V-Force'' (Blader DJ) * ''Mirage of Blaze'' (Additional voice) ;2003 * '' Beyblade G Revolution'' (Blader DJ) * ''Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu'' (Crewman) * '' Dark Shell'' (Fukushima) ;2004 * ''Bleach'' (Uryū Ishida) ;2005 * ''The Law of Ueki'' ( Ancho Kabara) * '' Kamichu!'' (Inu-Oshu/dog priest) * '' Hell Girl'' (Mamoru Hanagasa) * '' Fushigiboshi no Futagohime Gyu!'' (Hills) * ''Damekko Dōbutsu'' (Usahara) ;2006 * '' The Story of Saiunkoku'' ( Shōrin, Sânta) * '' Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion'' ( Rivalz Cardemonde, Kento Sugiyama) * ''Fate/stay night'' ( Shirō Emiya) * ''Gintama'' (Sniper Kame) ;2007 * '' Toward the Terra'' (Tony) * '' Ōkiku Furikabutte'' (Junta Takase) * '' Naruto: Shippuden'' (Sasuke Uchiha) * '' Koutetsu Sangokushi'' (Chouun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotaku
''Kotaku'' is a video game website and blog that was originally launched in 2004 as part of the Gawker Media network. Notable former contributors to the site include Luke Smith, Cecilia D'Anastasio, Tim Rogers, and Jason Schreier. History ''Kotaku'' was first launched in October 2004 with Matthew Gallant as its lead writer, with an intended target audience of young men. About a month later, Brian Crecente was brought in to try to save the failing site. Since then, the site has launched several country-specific sites for Australia, Japan, Brazil and the UK. Crecente was named one of the 20 most influential people in the video game industry over the past 20 years by ''GamePro'' in 2009 and one of gaming's Top 50 journalists by Edge in 2006. The site has made CNET's "Blog 100" list and was ranked 50th on ''PC Magazine''s "Top 100 Classic Web Sites" list. Its name comes from the Japanese '' otaku'' (obsessive fan) and the prefix "ko-" (small in size). In 2009, ''Business I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
