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Symphogear
, also known as simply ''Symphogear'', is a Japanese anime television series produced by Satelight. The original season aired on Tokyo MX between January and March 2012. The second season entitled ''Symphogear G'' aired between July and September 2013, The third season, ''Symphogear GX'', aired between July and September 2015, and the fourth season, ''Symphogear AXZ'', aired between July and September 2017. The fifth and final season, ''Symphogear XV'', aired between July and September 2019. A manga adaptation was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's ''Newtype Ace'' magazine between November 2011 and April 2013. A mobile game titled ''Symphogear XD UNLIMITED'' was released in June 2017 in Japan. Plot Two idols, Tsubasa Kazanari and Kanade Amō, collectively known as Zwei Wing, battle against an alien race known as Noise using armor known as Symphogear, which uses the power of music to counteract the Noise's destructive capability. However, Kanade sacrifices herself to protect ... [...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] |
Satelight
is a Japanese animation studio. Aside from several stand-alone projects, the studio is well known for producing the '' Aquarion'' and '' Symphogear'' franchises, as well as later installments of the '' Macross'' franchise. The company's Representative Director is Michiaki Satō. The noted anime director and creator Shōji Kawamori is a special adviser at the studio. The name Satelight consists of ''S'' for Sapporo, ''A'' for Animate, ''T'' for Technology, and ''E'' for Entertainment. History The studio was founded in late 1995, in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, their first project being ''Bit the Cupid'', the world's first fully digitally-animated television series. In August 2006, Satelight was acquired by pachinko maker Sankyo and served as its subsidiary until July 2020, when the capital alliance between Sankyo and the studio ended. In October that same year, Satelight announced a capital and business alliance with NetEase. In November 2022, Satelight and audio production company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aoi Yūki
, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer represented by Aoni Production. She voiced Nodoka Hanadera/Cure Grace in ''Healin' Good Pretty Cure'', Madoka Kaname in ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica'', Tsuyu Asui in ''My Hero Academia'', Komachi Hikigaya in '' My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected'', Rita Rossweisse in '' Honkai Impact 3rd'', Tanya von Degurechaff in ''The Saga of Tanya the Evil'', Lumine in ''Genshin Impact'', Hibiki Tachibana in '' Senki Zesshou Symphogear'', Diane in '' The Seven Deadly Sins'', Tamaki Kotatsu in '' Fire Force'', the young Murasaki Kuhōin in ''Kure-nai'', Mami Nanami in Rent-A-Girlfriend, Kumoko/Shiraori in '' So I'm a Spider, So What?'', Lucy in '' Cyberpunk: Edgerunners'', Futaba Sakura in '' Persona 5'', Sticks the Badger in ''Sonic Boom'', Maomao in '' The Apothecary Diaries'' and Lucy in '' Ninjala''. Biography Yūki was born in Chiba Prefecture. She entered the entertainment industry at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsumi Ono (director)
is a Japanese anime director. Ono has directed numerous works for Studio Gallop anime. His contributions include episode direction for the anime '' Legendz: Tale of the Dragon Kings'' for all episodes up to episode 25. Ono has also directed '' Hataraki Man'' and two series in the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise: ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's'' and '' Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V''. More recently, he has been directing '' Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendō'', starting from episode 53. Additionally, Ono has frequently collaborated with screenwriter Shin Yoshida on several projects, including ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's'', '' Isekai Izakaya: Japanese Food From Another World'', '' Girly Air Force'', and '' Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima'' along with its sequel. Both Ono and Yoshida were featured in an interview on the Japanese website Natalie, discussing said anime. Career Anime television series *'' Legendz: Tale of the Dragon Kings'' (2004–2005) - Episode director, Storyboard *'' Twin Princess of Wonder Planet'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Call
Evan Call (born June 29, 1988) is an American composer and arranger working in Japan. He has composed music for multiple anime series, such as '' Violet Evergarden'', ''Muv-Luv Alternative'' and '' Frieren: Beyond Journey's End''. Call is affiliated with the Japanese agency Miracle Bus and was previously a member of the musical group Elements Garden. Biography Call was born in California, U.S., on June 29, 1988. As a teenager, Call was diagnosed with occipital neuralgia and had to take a break from going to school. During that time, he learned to play bluegrass guitar from a local teacher. Call later made a friend in his hometown who taught him about Japanese anime and video games, which prompted him to start composing orchestral music. He joined the choir club when he entered high school. After graduating, Call enrolled at the Berklee College of Music, where he majored in film scoring. After graduating from college, he debated if he should pursue a career in film music in Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encourage Films
, previously known as is a Japanese animation studio founded by ex-Gonzo producer Tōyō Ikeda and anime director Fumitoshi Oizaki on August 5, 2008. The studio is based in Nerima, Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most .... __TOC__ Works Television series Original net animations Original video animations Notes References External links * * {{Japanese animation studios Animation studios in Tokyo Japanese animation studios Japanese companies established in 2008 Mass media companies established in 2008 Nerima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noriyasu Agematsu
is a Japanese composer, arranger and Record producer, music producer, as well as founding member of the musical group Elements Garden. He composed and arranged tracks on Nana Mizuki's singles ''Massive Wonders'' and ''Eternal Blaze'', ''"Brave Phoenix"'' on the single ''Super Generation'' and the track ''"Tears' Night"'' on the album ''Alive & Kicking (Nana Mizuki album), Alive & Kicking'', composed the track ''Shin'ai'' and the music for ''"UNCHAIN∞WORLD"'' on the single ''Silent Bible''. He composed and arranged the music for the track ''"Heart-shaped chant"'' on the single ''Secret Ambition (song), Secret Ambition'' and the track ''Justice to Believe / Aoi Iro, Justice to Believe''. He composed the music for the track ''Mugen (Nana Mizuki song), Mugen'' and the tracks ''"Trickster"'' and ''"DISCOTHEQUE"'' from the single ''Trickster (song), Trickster''. Along with his fellow Elements Garden members, he is the composer and arranger for the ''BanG Dream!'' franchise, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junpei Fujita
is a Japanese arranger and composer, and a founding member of Elements Garden. His work includes composition and arrangement of some tracks of singles and albums of Nana Mizuki including albums ''Hybrid Universe'', ''Ultimate Diamond'' and ''Impact Exciter'' and singles "Wild Eyes (Nana Mizuki song), Wild Eyes", "Super Generation", "Junketsu Paradox", "Mugen (Nana Mizuki song), Mugen" and ''Starcamp EP''. He also composed music for a track on Mamoru Miyano album ''Wonder (Mamoru Miyano album), Wonder'' and Mamoru Miyano single ''Refrain (Mamoru Miyano song), Refrain''. Along with other members of Elements Garden, he also worked on the soundtrack of the game ''Wild Arms XF'', and composed and arranged music for the game ''G Senjō no Maō'' and franchise ''BanG Dream!''. He also arranged music from the PC version of the visual novel ''Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka''. He married singer Suara in 2009. Filmography Anime Video games References External linksJunpei Fujita profile at Elem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo MX
JOMX-DTV (channel 9), branded as Tokyo MX (officially stylized as TOKYO MX), is an independent station, independent television station in Tokyo, Japan, owned by the . It is the only television station that exclusively serves the city and parts of nearby prefectures. It competes with Nippon Television, TV Asahi, NHK General TV, NHK Educational TV, TBS Television (Japan), TBS TV, TV Tokyo, and Fuji TV, all of which are flagship (broadcasting), flagship stations of national networks. Tokyo MX was founded on April 30, 1993, and broadcasts commenced on November 1, 1995. Shareholders include the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo FM, Tokyo FM Broadcasting, and others. (MXTV is an associate company of Tokyo FM.) Every week, Tokyo MX airs the press conferences of the Governor of Tokyo. It is a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS). History Although Tokyo is at the center of Japan's media industry, the proliferation of independent television st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AT-X (company)
is a Japanese anime television network owned by AT-X, Inc. was founded on June 26, 2000 as a subsidiary of TV Tokyo Medianet, which is (in turn) owned by TV Tokyo. Its headquarters are in Minato, Tokyo. AT-X network has been broadcasting anime via satellite, cable, and IPTV since December 24, 1997. AT-X broadcasts many '' Comic Gum'' anime adaptations. ''Ikki Tousen'', '' Ah My Buddha'' and '' Juden Chan'' were shown on this channel first, before they were rebroadcast on Tokyo MX. Due to its status as a premium channel, AT-X is also known for showing uncensored versions of several anime like ''Juden Chan'', ''Ah My Buddha'', ''Girls Bravo'', ''Elfen Lied'', '' Mahoromatic'', ''High School DxD'' and '' Redo of Healer'', which would normally get censored on free-to-air television because of the large amounts of mature content. Timeline * December 24, 1997 - AT-X begins broadcasting on DirecTV Channel 270. * November 30, 1998 - Bandai Chara Net TV (owned by Bandai, which AT-X ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celtic Rock
Celtic rock is a genre of folk rock, as well as a form of Celtic fusion which incorporates Celtic music, instrumentation and themes into a rock music context. It has been prolific since the early 1970s and can be seen as a key foundation of the development of successful mainstream Celtic bands and popular musical performers, as well as creating important derivatives through further fusions. It has played a major role in the maintenance and definition of regional and national identities and in fostering a pan-Celtic culture. It has also helped to communicate those cultures to external audiences. Definition The style of music is the hybrid of traditional Irish people, Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh people, Welsh and Breton people, Breton musical forms with rock music. This has been achieved by the playing of traditional music, particularly Sentimental ballad, ballads, jigs and Reel (dance), reels with rock instrumentation; by the addition of traditional Celtic instruments, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōnen Manga
is an editorial category of Manga, Japanese comics targeting an audience of both adolescent boys and young men. It is, along with Shōjo manga, manga (targeting adolescent girls and young women), Seinen manga, manga (targeting young adults and adult men), and Josei manga, manga (targeting adult women), one of the primary demographic categories of manga and, by extension, of Anime, Japanese anime. manga is traditionally published in dedicated List of manga magazines, manga magazines that often almost exclusively target the demographic group. Of the four primary demographic categories of manga, is the most popular category in the Japanese market. While manga ostensibly targets an audience of young males, its actual readership extends significantly beyond this target group to include all ages and genders. The category originated from Japanese children's magazines at the turn of the 20th century and gained significant popularity by the 1920s. The editorial focus of manga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
