The SoulTaker
is an anime series that focuses on seventeen-year-old Kyosuke Date who was killed by his mother Mio Date, and afterward gained the ability to turn into an incredibly powerful winged mutant known as "The SoulTaker" and that he has a long-lost twin sister named Runa, and that his past is all a lie. The series was directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and was Tatsunoko's first anime to utilize digital animation as well as the first anime to be broadcast on high-definition television, and features a seven-episode spinoff OVA miniseries featuring the character Komugi titled '' Nurse Witch Komugi'', albeit Shinbo did not return to direct the OVAs. Plot After being stabbed in the chest by his mother, Kyosuke Date is resurrected to find out he has a twin sister named Runa, and the ability to transform into the amazingly strong, powerful and dangerous superhuman mutant known as the SoulTaker. As he seeks out his twin sister, he is being pursued by the strange mutant doctors and nurses of t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tatsunoko Production
and often shortened to , is a Japanese animation company. The studio's name has a double meaning in Japanese: "Tatsu's child" (Tatsu is a nickname for Tatsuo) and " sea dragon", the inspiration for its seahorse logo. Tatsunoko Production was established in 1962 and is engaged in the planning and production of anime films and television series, as well as character licensing. The company produced many hit anime series from the 1960s through the 1980s, and holds numerous original rights and character copyrights for its original works in Japan and abroad. The company is one of Japan's leading anime studios in terms of the breadth and richness of its content, ranging from hard action heroes to comedies, science fiction, anthropomorphic animals, and domestic dramas. Since the first work, '' Space Ace'', they have produced many works such as '' Speed Racer'', ''Hakushon Daimaō'', '' Science Ninja Team Gatchaman'', and ''the Time Bokan series'', supporting the dawn of Japanese a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Masaya Onosaka
is a Japanese voice actor who works for Aoni Production. In 2010 he won the "Best Personality" Seiyu Award. Onosaka was born in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka. He is known for his Kansai accent in some of his roles. He is the known dub actor of Zhao Yun and Zhuge Liang in the Japanese version of ''Dynasty Warriors'' and ''Warriors Orochi'' series. Filmography Anime television series ;1986 *''Gegege no Kitarō'' (Kurage no Hinotama) ;1990 *'' Yawara!'' (Reporter) ;1991 *'' Kingyo Chūihō!'' (Asaba, *Episode 3*) ;1992 *'' Tsuyoshi Shikkari Shinasai'' (Tsuyoshi Ikawa) *''Sailor Moon'' (Jadeite) ;1993 *''Slam Dunk'' (Hikoichi Aida, Yasuharu Yasuda) ;1994 *'' Omakase Scrappers'' (Narimasu, Ten Q) *'' Captain Tsubasa J'' (Ryoma Hino, Announcer) *'' Sailor Moon S'' (Kameda) ;1997 *''Pokémon'' (Masaki) *''Detective Conan'' (Kobayashi) ;1998 *''Trigun'' (Vash the Stampede) *'' Momoiro Sisters'' (Keisuke Uchikawa) *'' Yoshimoto Muchikko Monogatari'' (Sashigame Watanabe) ;1999 *'' Omishi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brian Drummond
Brian Drummond (born August 10, 1969) is a Canadian voice actor. He formerly served on the board of directors for the New Westminster-based Urban Academy along with his wife, Laura Drummond, also a voice artist. Usually working in Vancouver, he is often cast in antagonistic or authoritative voice roles. Career Drummond was born in Salmon Arm, British Columbia. A graduate of the acclaimed Studio 58, he started out as a theatre actor, but eventually found himself moving into voice acting full-time. Based out of Vancouver, BC, he works on various animated programs. Most well known for his role as Vegeta, Yajirobe, and Vegito in the Ocean Studios English dub of the anime series ''Dragon Ball Z'', Drummond tends to be cast as either an impassive warrior (Andrew Waltfeld), or a kind-hearted father-figure ( Reverend Malchio). Lately, he has also played the role of the cowardly Yuna Roma Seiran in '' Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny'' as well as Ryuk in ''Death Note''. He has l ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Toshihiko Seki
is a Japanese actor, voice actor, singer and narrator. In June 2004, Seki was honored by the readers of Animage Magazine in the 26th Annual Reader's Poll, where he was ranked the 9th favorite voice actor, largely in recognition of his performance as Rau Le Creuset from ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED''. In August 2007 the Anime News Network called him one of the more prolific male voice actors with 215 roles credited to his name. Seki often voices characters who are very serious or easily agitated like Duo Maxwell in ''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'', Iruka Umino in ''Naruto'', Kaien Shiba in ''Bleach'' and Genjo Sanzo in Saiyuki but he also plays deranged villains like Legato Bluesummers, Rau Le Creuset, Embryo, Il Dottore and Muzan Kibutsuji. His most famous role is the Imagin Momotaros from ''Kamen Rider Den-O'', reprising the role numerous productions since then. In 2023, he starred as the voice of the titular character in ''Pluto''. Filmography Anime series ;1987 *'' Akai Koud ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Venus Terzo
Venus Terzopoulos is a Canadian actress who played Detective Angela Kosmo in ''Da Vinci's Inquest'' and its spinoff '' Da Vinci's City Hall''. She was nominated in 2002 for the Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role in that same role. She also has voiced several roles in animated shows: Jean Grey in '' X-Men: Evolution'', Blackarachnia in '' Beast Wars'' and ''Beast Machines'', the female Ranma Saotome from ''Ranma ½'', and the female Gintoki Sakata in ''Gintama°''. Selected filmography Film * Hostage Negotiator - ''Skyscraper'' * Marion Lane - '' Spectacular!'' * Bonnie - '' Meltdown: Days of Destruction'' * Barbarotious - ''Warriors of Virtue'' * Spanish Woman's Daughter Ruby - ''Immediate Family'' * Theresa Fernandez - ''Voyage of Terror'' * Carla Browning - '' Painkiller Jane'' * Susan Jennings - ''Circle of Friends'' * Kathy - ''Echo'' * Assistant - ''Born to Run'' * Stacey - ''To Grandmother's House We Go'' * Soap Opera Woman ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Miki Itō
is a Japanese voice actress and narrator who is affiliated with the Office Osawa () agency.Doi, Hitoshi"Itou Miki" ''Seiyuu Database''. January 3, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2011. Biography She graduated from the University of Tsukuba. She began attending the Katsuta Voice Actor's Academy in her third year, and in January 1985 she debuted as a voice actress in OVA ''Greed''. She first starred in a child's project in 1986. In the early 1990s, she transferred to the Office Osawa talent agency in order to work as a narrator. Filmography Television animation 1985 *''Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'' (Mineva Lao Zabi) 1986 *'' Bosco Adventure'' (Jenny) *'' Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ'' (Mineva Lao Zabi) *''Project A-ko'' (A-ko) 1987 *''Bubblegum Crisis'' (Irene) 1988 *'' City Hunter 2'' (Machiko Gamō) 1989 *'' Aoi Blink'' (Princess Kirara) *'' Chimpui'' (Sayaka Hata) *'' Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli'' (Kichi) 1992 *''Dragon Ball Z'' (Android 18) *'' Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon'' (Thetis, Pri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Paul Dobson (actor)
Paul Dobson is a British-born Canadian voice actor who works for various studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He performed the voices of Naraku and Myoga from '' Inuyasha'', Doctor Doom from '' Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes'', Juggernaut from '' X-Men: Evolution'', Happosai from ''Ranma ½'', Enzo Matrix from ''ReBoot'', Folken Fanel from the Ocean dub of '' Escaflowne'', Zarbon from the Ocean dub of ''Dragon Ball Z'', Graveheart from '' Shadow Raiders'', various characters from several ''Transformers'' series (''Beast Machines'', '' Armada'', '' Energon'' and '' Cybertron''), Moo from ''Monster Rancher'', Graham Aker from ''Mobile Suit Gundam 00 is a Japanese anime television series, the eleventh installment in Sunrise studio's long-running ''Gundam'' franchise comprising two seasons. The series is set on a futuristic Earth and is centered on the exploits of the fictional paramilit ...'' series, Sensei Wu from '' Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinji ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Masashi Ebara
, better known as , is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Kanagawa Prefecture. He is affiliated with Aoni Production. He had roles in the '' Initial D'' series (as Jōshima Toshiya "God Hand"), ''Naruto'' (as Might Guy), '' Eat-Man'' (as Bolt Crank), the '' Shakugan no Shana'' series (as Alastor the Flame of Heavens), '' Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!'' (as Doctor Tsuchiya), '' Buso Renkin'' (as Captain Bravo), '' The Transformers'' (as Ratchet) and '' Final Fantasy XIII'' (as Sazh Katzroy). He is also the official dub-over artist of Tom Hanks, Bill Murray, Wesley Snipes, Bruce Campbell and Robin Williams. He was also the first dubbing voice actor of Andy García and Alec Baldwin in their early days. Much of his roles are occupied by Koichi Yamadera in different editions of the films. Background Ebara graduated from Tōkyōtoritsu Chitosegaoka Senior High School. He initially did not aspire to be an actor, but he chose to attend the Toho Performing Arts Academy ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lisa Ann Beley
Lisa Ann Beley is a Canadian voice actress who often voices over roles which have either regal, motherly, or older sisterly love and authority within them. Early life Beley grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, before moving to Vancouver, where she studied in the University of British Columbia's acting program and received her BFA in 1990. In 1995 she went back to school and received her MFA and Voice Teachers diploma from York University two years later Personal life Beley now lives in Washington D.C., working in the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design. Beley is married to fellow voice actor Jonathan Holmes and has one daughter. Voice roles Anime dubbing * '' .hack//Roots'' – Ender, Pi * ''Black Lagoon'' – Eda * ''Brain Powered'' – Dr. Irene Carrier, Kanan's Mother * '' The Daichis – Earth's Defense Family'' – Seiko Daichi * ''Death Note'' – Halle Lidner * ''Dragon Ball Z'' – Chi-Chi (Ocean Group dub) (Movie 1 '' Dead Zone'' and Movie 2 '' The World's Strongest'') ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Akiko Hiramatsu
is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Ken Production.Doi, Hitoshi.Hiramatsu Akiko. ''Seiyuu Database''. June 11, 2010. Accessed June 28, 2010. Filmography Anime OVA Films Video games Dubbing *'' Bootmen'' (Linda ( Sophie Lee)) *'' Clueless'' (Tai Frasier (Brittany Murphy Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack (; November 10, 1977 – December 20, 2009) was an American actress and singer, known for her work in both comedy and drama. Born in Atlanta, Murphy moved to Los Angeles as a teenager to pursue a career in a ...)) References External links平松 晶子aKen Production * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hiramatsu, Akiko 1967 births Living people Japanese video game actresses Ken Production voice actors Voice actresses from Tokyo 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kelly Sheridan
Kelly Sheridan (born May 19, 1977) is a Canadian voice actress best known for being the voice for Barbie in the ''Barbie'' film series from 2001 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2015. She had also voiced in numerous animations and English-language dubs of Japanese anime, including as Sango in the English dub of the '' Inuyasha'', Diana Lombard in '' Martin Mystery'', Theresa in '' Class of the Titans'', Starlight Glimmer in '' My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' and Mammoth Mutt in '' Krypto the Superdog''. She has been a member of Genus Theatre Company since August 2005. Biography Sheridan grew up in Vancouver, Canada and studied at the Vancouver Youth Theatre. She attended Simon Fraser University and graduated with a BFA degree in theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a Stage (theatre), stage. The perfo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ikue Ōtani
is a Japanese actress who specializes in voice acting. She is best known for her anime roles in the ''Pokémon'' series (as Pikachu), ''One Piece'' (as Tony Tony Chopper), ''Detective Conan'' (as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya), '' Corpse Party'' (as Sachiko Shinozaki), ''Naruto'' (as Konohamaru Sarutobi), '' Cookie Run: Kingdom'' (as Pancake Cookie), '' Smile PreCure!'' (as Candy), '' Uchi no Sanshimai'' (as Fu), '' Konjiki no Gash Bell'' (as Gash), and '' Persona 5'' (as Morgana). She is currently attached to Mausu Promotion. Her pet name is "Iku-chan". She is known for playing both male and female roles, and sometimes plays multiple roles in one production. She is a native of Tokyo, but grew up in Niigata Prefecture. Biography Filmography Television animation ONA OVA Theatrical animation *'' My Neighbor Totoro'' (1988) – A Girl *''Detective Conan'' films (1997–) – Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya (except for '' Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem'') *'' Martian Succes ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |