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Tomohiro Ichikawa
is a Japanese tokusatsu drama, the 31st entry of Toei Company's ''Kamen Rider'' franchise, and the second series to debut during the Reiwa period. The series premiered on September 6, 2020, joining ''Mashin Sentai Kiramager'', and later, ''Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger'' in the Super Hero Time line-up after the finale of ''Kamen Rider Zero-One'' before being succeeded by ''Kamen Rider Revice'' on September 5, 2021. The series is notable for its use of a fantasy setting and its storybook theming. Premise The human world collides with Wonder World, a realm of fairy tales, because of a conflict over the ''Almighty Book'' – a legendary artifact of great power that a trio of monsters known as the Megids seek to acquire in order to create more of their kind, and that an organization of swordsmen known as the Sword of Logos seeks to protect. Two millennia later, the Dark Swordsman Hayato Fukamiya, also known as Kamen Rider Calibur, betrayed his comrades after learning a terrible truth and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokusatsu
is a Japanese term for live-action films or television programs that make heavy use of practical special effects. Credited to special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya, ''tokusatsu'' mainly refers to science fiction film, science fiction, War film, war, fantasy film, fantasy, or Horror film, horror media featuring such technology but is also occasionally dubbed a genre itself. Its contemporary use originated in the Mass media in Japan, Japanese mass media around 1958 to explain special effects in an easy-to-understand manner and was popularized during the ":ja:第一次怪獣ブーム, first monster boom" (1966–1968). Prior to the monster boom, it was known in Japan as or shortened . Subgenres of include ''kaiju'' such as the ''Godzilla (film series), Godzilla'' and ''Gamera'' series; superhero such as the ''Kamen Rider Series, Kamen Rider'' and ''Metal Hero Series, Metal Hero'' series; Kyodai Hero, ''Kyodai'' Hero like ''Ultra Series, Ultraman, and Gridman the Hyper Agent, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōki Uchiyama
is a Japanese actor who specializes in voice acting. He is affiliated with Himawari Theatre Group. He won Best Male Rookie at 5th Seiyu Awards. He also received one of Best Voice Actors at Tokyo Anime Award Festival in 2015. Uchiyama's voice roles include Roxas and Ventus in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series, Neku Sakuraba in ''The World Ends with You'', Yuu Otosaka in '' Charlotte'', Kei Tsukishima in ''Haikyu!!'', Tomura Shigaraki in ''My Hero Academia'', Rei Suwa in '' Buddy Daddies'', and Meruem in ''Hunter × Hunter''. Biography Filmography Television animation Original video animation (OVA) Film Tokusatsu Video games Other dubbing Live action References External links Official agency profile * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Uchiyama, Koki 1990 births Living people 21st-century Japanese male actors Japanese male child actors Japanese male video game actors Male voice actors from Saitama Prefecture Seiyu Award winners Waseda University alu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mashin Sentai Kiramager
is a Japanese tokusatsu drama. It is the 44th entry of Toei's long-running ''Super Sentai'' metaseries and the first series to air exclusively in the Reiwa era. ''Kiramager''s main motifs are genies, gemstones and vehicles. It is the fifth vehicle-themed ''Super Sentai'' series and the first to use a genie and gemstone motif. The show premiered on March 8, 2020, joining ''Kamen Rider Zero-One'', and later, '' Kamen Rider Saber'' in the Super Hero Time line-up on TV Asahi affiliate stations. After its finale in 2021, it was succeeded by ''Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger''. Story After planet Crystaria is invaded, Princess Mabushina takes the Kiramai Stones and seeks refuge on Earth to find individuals with strong "shining spirits", or Kiramental, to become the Kiramagers and fight off the threat of Yodonheim, an imperial army of darkness that now plans to invade Earth. With help from Muryo Hakataminami, the founder of CARAT, a private organization created in preparation for Yodonheim' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reiwa
is the current and 232nd era of the official calendar of Japan. It began on 1 May 2019, the day on which Emperor Akihito's eldest son, Naruhito, ascended the throne as the 126th Emperor of Japan. The day before, Emperor Akihito abdicated the Chrysanthemum Throne, marking the end of the Heisei era. The year 2019 corresponds with Heisei 31 from 1 January to 30 April, and with from 1 May. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan explained the meaning of ''Reiwa'' to be "beautiful harmony". Background Announcement The Japanese government on 1 April 2019 announced the name during a live televised press conference, as Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga traditionally revealed the kanji calligraphy on a board. Prime Minister Shinzō Abe said that ''Reiwa'' represents "a culture being born and nurtured by people coming together beautifully". Name selection A shortlist of names for the new era was drawn up by a nine-member expert panel comprising ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokusatsu
is a Japanese term for live-action films or television programs that make heavy use of practical special effects. Credited to special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya, ''tokusatsu'' mainly refers to science fiction film, science fiction, War film, war, fantasy film, fantasy, or Horror film, horror media featuring such technology but is also occasionally dubbed a genre itself. Its contemporary use originated in the Mass media in Japan, Japanese mass media around 1958 to explain special effects in an easy-to-understand manner and was popularized during the ":ja:第一次怪獣ブーム, first monster boom" (1966–1968). Prior to the monster boom, it was known in Japan as or shortened . Subgenres of include ''kaiju'' such as the ''Godzilla (film series), Godzilla'' and ''Gamera'' series; superhero such as the ''Kamen Rider Series, Kamen Rider'' and ''Metal Hero Series, Metal Hero'' series; Kyodai Hero, ''Kyodai'' Hero like ''Ultra Series, Ultraman, and Gridman the Hyper Agent, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamen Rider Revice
is a Japanese tokusatsu drama and the 32nd entry of Toei Company's ''Kamen Rider'' metaseries. It is the third series to debut during the Reiwa period and commemorates the 50th anniversary of the franchise. The series premiered on September 5, 2021, joining ''Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger'' and later, ''Avataro Sentai Donbrothers'' in the Super Hero Time line-up following the finale of ''Kamen Rider Saber'' and was followed by ''Kamen Rider Geats'' after its own finale. The series revolves around animals/dinosaurs/insects/birds/prehistoric creatures and demons. It also centered on the theme of deal with the devil, first introduced by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in Faust, as well as motifs of Genetic memory (psychology), genetic memory. Premise In 1971, a military organization called NOAH led an expedition in Latin America and discovered the remains of the first devil Giff and an artifact from which they developed Vistamps. In the present, Giff's remains are in the possession of a NOA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamen Rider Zero-One
is a Japanese tokusatsu drama series produced by Toei Company and TV Asahi. It is the 30th series in the ''Kamen Rider'' franchise and the first series in the Reiwa period. The show premiered on September 1, 2019, following the finale of '' Kamen Rider Zi-O'', and joined '' Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger'', and later, '' Mashin Sentai Kiramager'' in the Super Hero Time lineup before concluding on August 30, 2020. The series' theme revolves around technological singularity and artificial intelligence, a theme shared with the company, Hiden Intelligence, who face threats from the cyber-terrorist group, MetsubouJinrai.net, who want to take over and bring extinction to the human race via a tech uprising. Plot The story takes place in a world where Japan has entered a new era of technological innovations as Hiden Intelligence, the leading tech company in artificial intelligence research, develops human-like androids called Humagears, which quickly become a staple in both public and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
is a certified broadcasting holding company headquartered in Osaka, Japan. Until March 31, 2018, it was a unified radio and television broadcaster serving in the Kansai region. On April 1, 2018, its radio and television broadcasting divisions were spun off into two subsidiaries, with taking over the radio broadcasting business, and took over television broadcasting. History Radio In 1948, when the Asahi Shimbun set up a committee for a private radio station in Tokyo, the name ABC was decided upon to be the name of the station. Asahi Broadcasting requested licenses in December 1949 to both Tokyo and Osaka, but in December 1950, the original company merged with Tokyo Broadcasting (Dentsu), Yomiuri Broadcasting and Radio Nippon (funded by Mainichi Shimbun) to create Radio Tokyo (JOKR, KRT, now TBS). In 1951, the ABC plan was revived for a new radio station in Osaka. The new Asahi Broadcasting Corporation was founded in Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka on March 15, 1951, with Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-Nippon News Network
All-Nippon News Network (ANN; ) is a Japanese commercial television network run by TV Asahi Corporation (TV Asahi) in Tokyo, which is controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Company. The network's responsibility includes the syndication of national television news bulletins to its regional affiliates, and news exchange between the stations. Its affiliate stations also broadcast non-news programs originating from TV Asahi. Founded on 1 January 1970, and formalised on 1 April 1974, ANN is made up of 26 affiliates, including two stations that are double- or triple-affiliated with rival networks. Between 1989 and 2013, it also operated the 24-hour satellite and cable news channel Asahi Newstar. List of affiliates Stations are listed mostly in Japanese order of prefectures which is mirrored in ISO 3166-2:JP, with exceptions for the Kantō region, Aichi-Gifu- Mie, Kansai region (except Mie) and Okayama- Kagawa, which form single wide broadcasting markets respectively. Areas wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asatsu-DK
d/b/a ADK, formerly known as Asatsu-DK, is a Japanese advertising agency. Headquartered in the Toranomon Hills building complex in Minato, Tokyo since June 2014 (previously in Tsukiji, Chūō, Tokyo), the firm is Japan's third largest advertising agency after Dentsu and Hakuhodo. The agency has 80 offices in over 20 countries. One, Asatsu-DK Europe, was established in 1993 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Bain Capital has owned the company since 2018. History Asatsu Inc. was established in 1956 by Masao Inagaki. In August 1998, it entered a business tie-up with the WPP Group. It soon merged with fellow advertising agency Dai-ichi Kikaku Co., Ltd. (established in 1951) to form Asatsu-DK (the DK stands for Dai-ichi Kikaku) on January 1, 1999. Inagaki died on April 16, 2015. In October 2017, it was reported that U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital was looking to buy Asatsu-DK for ¥152 billion ($1.35 billion). On January 1, 2019, it was reported that Asatsu-DK fully acquired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Asahi
JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as , and better known as , is a Japanese television station serving the Kanto region as the flagship station of the All-Nippon News Network. It is owned-and-operated by the a subsidiary of , itself controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Company. Its studios are located in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo. TV Asahi is one of the "Big Six" broadcasters based in Tokyo, alongside Nippon Television, TBS, TV Tokyo, NHK General TV, and Fuji Television. History Pre-launch After NHK General TV, Nippon TV, and TBS TV were launched in 1953 and 1955, TV has become an important medium in Japan. However, most of the programs that were aired at that time were vulgar which caused well-known critic Sōichi Ōya to mention in a program that TV made people in Japan "a nation of 100 million idiots"; those criticisms already gave birth to the idea of opening an education-focused TV station. On February 17, 1956, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued freq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kousuke Yamashita
is a Japanese composer and arranger from Hamamatsu, Shizuoka. Yamashita is best known for his work on ''Digimon Xros Wars'', ''Xenosaga: The Animation'', and the tokusatsu television series ''Mahou Sentai Magiranger'', ''Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger'', and ''Kamen Rider Gaim''. He is a member of Project.R. Yamashita often collaborates with Nobuhiko Obayashi, as Yamashita met him soon after Yamashita graduated from the Tokyo College of Music. He is a board member of the Japanese Composer Arranger Association. Since April 2011, Yamashita has been a guest lecturer at the Senzoku Gakuen College of Music. In 2013, released the album ''A Classical'' in collaboration with J-pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki. It was the first classical music album to top the Oricon album chart. Works References External links Office Two One Official Profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
