Sukitte Ii Na Yo
is a Japanese 2008 romance manga by Kanae Hazuki. An anime adaptation by Zexcs aired from October 6 to December 30, 2012. In North America, the manga is published by Kodansha USA and the anime is licensed by Sentai Filmworks. A live action film was released on July 12, 2014. Plot Quiet and unassuming Mei Tachibana has spent her high school years without making friends or getting a boyfriend. A childhood incident in which her friends turned out to be toxic and shallow left her scared of disappointment, leading her to be cautious around people - too cautious. She encounters a popular boy named Yamato Kurosawa, who becomes interested in her, and it is through their tentative friendship and blossoming relationship that Mei ultimately begins to branch out and befriend others. Characters ; : :Live-action Actor: Haruna Kawaguchi :Since Mei used to be constantly bullied as a child and her classmates blamed her for an accident she never did, she decides to never befriend anyone agai ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Romance Fiction
A romance novel or romantic novel generally refers to a type of genre fiction novel which places its primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and usually has an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Precursors include authors of literary fiction, such as Samuel Richardson, Jane Austen, and Charlotte Brontë. There are many subgenres of the romance novel, including fantasy, gothic, contemporary, historical romance, paranormal fiction, and science fiction. Although women are the main readers of romance novels a growing number of men enjoy them as well. The Romance Writers of America cite 16% of men read romance novels. "Many people today don’t realize that romance is more than a love story. Romance can be a complex plotline with a setting from the past in a remote, faraway place. Instead of focusing on a love story, it idealizes values and principles that seem lost in today’s world of technology and instant gratification. However, roma ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ai Kayano
is a Japanese voice actress. She was represented by the Pro-Fit talent agency until 2014. She has been represented by Office Osawa since 2015. She played leading roles in several anime series, including Meiko "Menma" Honma in '' Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day'', Inori Yuzuriha in '' Guilty Crown'', Alice Zuberg in '' Sword Art Online: Alicization'', Utaha Kasumigaoka in '' Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend'', Mashiro Shiina in '' The Pet Girl of Sakurasou'', Saori Takebe in ''Girls und Panzer'', Shiro in '' No Game No Life'', Darkness in ''KonoSuba'', and Mamako Oosuki in ''Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?''. She has also performed opening, ending and insert theme songs for each series. Biography Kayano wanted to work in a job that would involve "healing people", leading to initially take up a course at a vocational school. She worked in the beauty industry and became interested in acting, after watching ''Aria''. While attending school, Ka ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yumi Uchiyama
is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Office Osawa. Biography Uchiyama signed to Arts Vision and made her debut in 2005. However, she retired and got a job when she was 20 years old while she was in college because of family circumstances. After three years away, she rejoined Arts Vision in 2010 and made her comeback with the dubbing role of Abbey in the overseas drama ''Let's Love Vampire'' delivered on BeeTV. The following year, she won the first regular role as Nagisa Tennōji in '' A Channel''. In April 2017, it was reported that Uchiyama moved from Arts Vision to Office Osawa. Filmography Anime ;2005 *'' Aria the Animation'' (voice-acting debut) ;2011 *'' A-Channel'': Nagisa "Nagi" Tennōji *''Blue Exorcist'': Kashino *'' Kimi to Boku'': Junko; young Kaname Tsukahara; The Asaba twins mother *'' Ro-Kyu-Bu!'': Kikuchi *'' Shinryaku!? Ika Musume'': Tomomi Mochizuki *'' Usagi Drop'': Kazumi Kawachi ;2012 *''Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero'': Valkyria (Ep. 1) *''Bakuman. 3 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tasuku Nagase
(stylized in all caps) is a Japanese actor, model, and musician from Tottori Prefecture. Career In 2007, Nagase started his career as a Kansai Johnny's Jr. under Johnny & Associates, with which he was associated until 2010. He was a member of the Johnny's Jr. unit "Ossan" from 2007 to 2008. In 2011, he debuted as an actor under Ken-On is a talent management company in Japan. It was founded in October 1979. It is located in Roppongi. Subsidiaries * Ken-On Incorporated * Ken Kikaku Incorporated * MC Cabin Music Publishing * RAD Japan * Taisuke Management * Pin-ups Artists Ac ..., with which he was associated until August 2018. He worked as freelance from September 1, 2018. He is under Hitome from April 2021. Filmography TV series Film References External linksTusk at Hitome The Empty Orchestra at Hitome * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nagase, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Greg Ayres
Greg Ayres is an American voice actor who works on a number of English versions of Japanese anime series at ADV Films, Funimation and Sentai Filmworks. He voiced Hideki in '' Nerima Daikon Brothers'', Koyuki Tanaka in '' Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad'', Son Goku in '' Saiyuki'', Clear in '' Dramatical Murder'', Chrono in '' Chrono Crusade'', Yuu Nishinoya in '' Haikyu!!'', Kaoru Hitachin in '' Ouran High School Host Club'', Negi Springfield in ''Negima'', Heihachi Hayashida in '' Samurai 7'', Frost in ''Dragon Ball Super'' and Tomoki Sakurai in '' Heaven's Lost Property''. Outside of voice acting, he has worked as a nightclub DJ and even performs as such at anime conventions An anime convention is an event or gathering with a primary focus on anime, manga and Japanese culture. Commonly, anime conventions are multi-day events hosted at convention centers, hotels or college campuses. They feature a wide variety of activ .... Filmography Film Dubbing roles Anime Film Video g ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nobunaga Shimazaki
is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production. He won the Best Rookie Actor Award at the 7th Seiyu Awards and the Best Actors in Supporting Roles at the 15th Seiyu Awards. Biography Filmography Anime Theatrical animation Drama CD *'' Vanquish Brothers'' as Nobunaga *''WRITERZ'' as Ran Hirukawa *''Heart no Kakurega'' as Kawakura Haruto *''Hana no Bakumatsu Koi Suru Cho'' as Soji Okita *''Kiss x Kiss Vol.24'' as Takashi Arimura *''humANdroid Vol. 03 Type H *' as JOSHUA *''Heroic Spirit Lore Strange Tales ~ King of the Cavern Edmond Dantès'' ~ as Edmond Dantès *''Ikemen Vampire: Temptation in the Dark'' - as Napoleon Bonaparte Video games ;2010 *'' Gods Eater Burst'' (Federico Caruso) *'' Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage'' (younger Thouzer) ;2011 *'' Suto*Mani: Strobe*Mania'' (Yayoi Saijo) ;2013 *'' Dynasty Warriors 8'' ( Guan Xing) *''Geten no Hana'' ( Mori Ranmaru) *'' Super Robot Wars UX'' (Sun Quan/Sonken Gundam) ;2014 *'' Atelier Shallie'' (Alber ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Monica Rial
Monica Jean Rial (born October 5, 1975) is an American voice actress and Dubbing (filmmaking), ADR script writer affiliated with Funimation and Seraphim Digital/Sentai Filmworks. She provides voices for English language versions of Japanese anime films and television series. Career Rial's first voice-over role was some walla in the 1999 dub of ''Martian Successor Nadesico''. In an interview with Otaku News, Rial said she had to talk for two minutes straight as folks in a crowd telling the Jovians to go home. She would later land main character roles as Miharu in ''Gasaraki'', Natsume in ''Generator Gawl'', and Hello Kitty in ''List of Hello Kitty animated series, Hello Kitty's Animation Theater'', the last of which was one of ADV's best-selling DVDs. In 2001, she voiced Izumi in the baseball anime ''Princess Nine'' and in 2002, she got to voice Hyatt in ''Excel Saga'', which she listed among her absolute favorites. In 2003, Rial voiced best-friend character List of Full Metal P ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Risa Taneda
is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Office Osawa talent agency. She is also a member of the seiyuu idol unit ''Rhodanthe*'' () since 2013, along with Nao Tōyama, Asuka Nishi, Manami Tanaka and Yumi Uchiyama. Some of her major roles include Mirai Kuriyama in '' Beyond the Boundary'', Yukina Himeragi in ''Strike the Blood'', Rize Tedeza in '' Is the Order a Rabbit?'', Kaori Miyazono in '' Your Lie in April'', Erina Nakiri in '' Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma'', and Ai Mizuno in '' Zombie Land Saga''. Biography At the 7th grade, Taneda first learned about voice acting and became interested in it after listening to radio programs hosted by voice actors. Meanwhile, Taneda was also into the fantasy world of Harry Potter series. "I want to play in the series!" aspired Taneda. She then started self-practicing the voice acting skills in her middle school years. In 2007, Taneda went to university in Tokyo. She majored in Design and later graduated with a Bachelor of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sota Fukushi
is a Japanese actor. He rose to prominence portraying Gentaro Kisaragi in ''Kamen Rider Fourze'', and has since starred in television series '' Koinaka'' (2016) and ''My Lover's Secret'' (2017), as well as films '' Strobe Edge'' (2015), '' My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday'' (2016), '' Bleach'' (2018), and '' Kaiji: Final Game'' (2020). Filmography Television Film Bibliography Photobooks * ''After Chicken Rice Go To Merlion: Sōta Fukushi's First Photobook'' (Tokyo News Service, 30 May 2012) * ''Men's Photore Vol.2 Sōta Fukushi'' (Tokyo News Service, 22 August 2012) * ''Blue'' (Wani Books, 20 September 2013) * ''Fukushi Sōta no "Hajimete no ◯◯"'' (Shufunotomo, 5 June 2015) Awards * Elan d'or Awards: Newcomer of the Year, 2014 * 38th Japan Academy Film Prize The is the 38th edition of the '' Japan Academy Film Prize'', an award presented by the Nippon Academy-Sho Association to award excellence in filmmaking. It awarded the best films of 2014 and it took place on F ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Leraldo Anzaldua
Leraldo Anzaldua (born June 22, 1975 in Houston, Texas, USA) is an American voice actor, ADR director, scriptwriter and stunt coordinator who works with ADV Films and Seraphim Digital/Sentai Filmworks Sentai Filmworks, LLC or just Sentai, is an American entertainment company owned by AMC Networks. Located in Houston, the company specializes in the dubbing and distribution of Japanese animation and Asian cinema. Its post-production arm is .... He has an M.F.A. in acting from the University of Houston. In anime, he is known for providing the English voice of Yuta Togashi from the '' Chunibyo'' series, Ken Washio in '' Gatchaman'', and Zed in '' Kiba''. Filmography Anime Film References External links * * Leraldo Anzalduaat the CrystalAcids Anime Voice Actor Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Anzaldua, Leraldo 1975 births Living people American male voice actors American voice directors Louisiana Tech University alumni Male actors from Houston ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Takahiro Sakurai
is a Japanese voice actor, narrator, and radio personality from Aichi Prefecture, Japan. His well-known roles include heroes such as Cloud Strife in '' Compilation of Final Fantasy VII'', Suzaku Kururugi in ''Code Geass'' and X in '' Mega Man X'', as well as villains such as Maximilien Robespierre in '' Le Chevalier D'Eon'', Hiltz in '' Zoids: Guardian Force'', Sasori in '' Naruto Shippūden'', and Rohan Kishibe in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable''. He voiced the main character Miyuki Kazuya in '' Ace of Diamond.'' He is the official Japanese dub voice for Robert Pattinson since ''Twilight''. His range is tenor. He is currently affiliated with INTENTION. Early life Sakurai is the eldest of three siblings born to a family that owned a rice shop. When he was a child, he became interested in voice acting after watching a television interview with a voice actor. He graduated from Okazaki Johsei High School. After graduating from Yoyogi Animation Academy in N ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |