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Wolf Children
is a 2012 Japanese animated fantasy drama film directed and co-written by Mamoru Hosoda. The second original feature film directed by Hosoda and the first work written by him, the film stars the voices of Aoi Miyazaki, Takao Osawa, and Haru Kuroki. The story's central theme is "parent and child", depicting 13 years in the life of a young woman, Hana, who falls in love with a werewolf while in college, and following his death must raise the resulting half-wolf half-human children, Ame and Yuki, who grow and find their own paths in life. Hosoda established Studio Chizu for production. Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, of '' Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water'' (1990) and '' Neon Genesis Evangelion'' (1995), designed the characters. ''Wolf Children'' had its world premiere in Paris on June 25, 2012, and was released theatrically on July 21, 2012, in Japan. Funimation licenses the film for North America and Manga Entertainment handles UK rights. Plot In Tokyo, Hana falls in love with an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamoru Hosoda
is a Japanese film director and animator. He is known for the short films that made up '' Digimon: The Movie'' (2000), '' The Girl Who Leapt Through Time'' (2006) and '' Summer Wars'' (2009). He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Animated Feature Film at the 91st Academy Awards for his seventh film '' Mirai'' (2018). Life and career Early life Hosoda was born in Kamiichi, Nakaniikawa District, Toyama, Japan. His father worked as a railway engineer, and his mother was a tailor. Hosoda was strongly influenced by the animation works he saw in 1979, when he was in the sixth grade, and set his sights on a career related to anime. These were Isao Takahata's ''Anne of Green Gables'', Osamu Dezaki's '' Aim for the Ace! The Movie'' and Yoshiyuki Tomino's ''Mobile Suit Gundam'', Rintaro's Galaxy Express 999 The Movie and Hayao Miyazaki's ''Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro''. Hosoda described the concentration of works in that one year that would go down in Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neon Genesis Evangelion
, also known as ''Evangelion'' or ''Eva'', is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Gainax and Tatsunoko Production, and directed by Hideaki Anno. It was broadcast on TV Tokyo and its affiliates from October 1995 to March 1996. The story is set fifteen years after a worldwide cataclysm in the futuristic fortified city of Tokyo-3. The protagonist is Shinji Ikari, a teenage boy recruited by his father Gendo to the mysterious organization Nerv. Shinji must pilot an Evangelion, a giant biomechanical mecha, to fight beings known as Angels. The series explores the experiences and emotions of the Evangelion pilots and Nerv members as they battle Angels. They are called upon to understand the ultimate cause of events and the motives behind human action. The series has been described as a deconstruction of the mecha genre, and features archetypal imagery derived from Shinto cosmology and mystical Judeo-Christian traditions, including Midrashic tales and Kabbalah. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendy Powell
Wendy Powell is an American voice actress and agent, best known for her work in anime dubs. Some of her notable roles include Envy from Fullmetal Alchemist, Miss Merry Christmas from One Piece, and Mukuro from YuYu Hakusho. She was married on March 19, 2011. Filmography Anime series Film Video games References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Powell, Wendy American video game actresses American voice actresses Living people 21st-century American actresses Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunta Sugawara
was a Japanese actor who appeared in almost 200 feature films. Dropping out of Waseda University, he worked as a model before entering the film industry in 1956. After years of work, Sugawara finally established himself as a famous actor at the age of 39, with the lead role of Shozo Hirono in the ''Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' series (1973–1976) of yakuza films. He quickly found additional success starring as the truck driver Momojiro Hoshi in the comedic '' Torakku Yarō'' series (1975–1979). In 1980, Sugawara won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a detective in the satirical '' Taiyō o Nusunda Otoko'' (1979). Life and career Sugawara was born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. His father was a newspaper reporter. His parents divorced when he was four, and he moved to Tokyo to live with his father and stepmother. As part of a wartime policy to evacuate children from major cities, he was moved back to Sendai during fourth grade. As an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lydia Mackay
Lydia Marie Mackay (born 1977) is an American actress, known internationally for her work for Funimation and OkraTron 5000. She has provided voices for a number of English versions of Japanese anime films, television series and video games. Early life Mackay was born in Fort Worth, Texas, the second of three sisters. Filmography Anime series Animation * ''Red vs. Blue'' – Kalirama the Undying Film Video games References External links *Lydia Mackayat CrystalAcids Anime Voice Actor Database * Lydia Mackayat TCU Department of Theater - Faculty Member {{DEFAULTSORT:Mackay, Lydia 1977 births 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Living people Actresses from Dallas American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses American video game actresses American voice actresses Actresses from Fort Worth, Texas Southern Methodist University alumni Texas Christian University faculty Texas Wesleyan University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megumi Hayashibara
is a Japanese voice actress, singer, lyricist and radio personality from Kita ward in Tokyo and is affiliated with self-founded Woodpark Office. One of the most prominent Japanese voice actresses since the 1990s, Hayashibara is best known for her roles in '' Neon Genesis Evangelion'', '' Saber Marionette J'', '' Magical Princess Minky Momo'', '' Mashin Hero Wataru'', ''Ranma ½'', ''Cowboy Bebop'', ''Slayers'', ''Detective Conan'', ''Pokémon'', '' All Purpose Cultural Catgirl Nuku Nuku'', '' Hello Kitty'', '' Video Girl Ai'', and ''Shaman King'' for which she also performed various OP and ED themes in both the 2001 and 2021 adaptations. Biography Hayashibara was born on March 30, 1967, in Kita Tokyo, Japan. She studied at a Catholic school and at one point was bullied in fifth grade. She was an active club member and participated in the Badminton, Biology, Broadcasting, Drama and English clubs. She played the role of Alice in an English language production of ''Alice in Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Liebrecht
Ernesto Jason Liebrecht is an American voice actor who voices for a number of English versions of Japanese anime series and video games. Some of his major roles include Lavi and the Millennium Earl in the '' D.Gray-man'' series, Tapion in '' Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon'', Syaoran in '' Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'' and '' Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card'', Rob Lucci in the Funimation dub of ''One Piece'', Akira Takizawa in '' Eden of the East'', Train Heartnet in ''Black Cat'', Hei in ''Darker than Black'', Larcade Dragneel in the final season of ''Fairy Tail'', Dabi in ''My Hero Academia'', Vulcan Joseph in '' Fire Force'', Hiroto Suwa in '' Orange'', Yato in '' Noragami'', Mars in ''Black Clover'' and Zeke Yeager in ''Attack on Titan''. Biography Liebrecht had a leading role in the indie film ''Home'' about which the ''Philadelphia City Paper'' said "The performances are uniformly strong, especially from winsome leads Liebrecht and Nicol Zanzarella," and for which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Viktorin
Alison Ruth Viktorin (née Retzloff; born February 1, 1981) is a former American voice actress, her most notable role being Conan Edogawa in the detective series ''Case Closed''. She also voiced Kuroko Shirai in ''A Certain Magical Index'' and its spinoff, ''A Certain Scientific Railgun'' and QT in ''Space Dandy''. Early life Alison Ruth Retzloff was born on February 1, 1981, to Sally (née Simonsen) and Albert Retzloff. In 2003, she graduated from California Lutheran University earning a BA in drama. Retzloff married Dustin Kayne Viktorin of Euless, Texas, on August 27, 2005, in Fredericksburg, Texas. Career Viktorin has provided voices for English-language versions of many anime dubs, such as the title character Sasami Iwakura in '' Sasami: Magical Girls Club'', Kobato Hasegawa in ''Haganai'' series, Kyo Soma in ''Fruits Basket'', Kuroko Shirai in ''A Certain Magical Index'' and ''A Certain Scientific Railgun'' series, Amy in ''Burst Angel'', Shelia in ''Fairy Tail,'' Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micah Solusod
Micah Solusod is an American voice actor. His best-known role in anime has been the title character Soul Evans in ''Soul Eater'', which was broadcast on Adult Swim's programming block ''Toonami''. He debuted as Malek Yildrim Werner in '' Blassreiter'', and later went on to play Toma Kamijo in ''A Certain Magical Index'', Yuichiro Hyakuya in ''Seraph of the End'', Yuno Grinberryall in ''Black Clover'', voice acted Shun Kaidous dub in '' the disasterous life of Saiki K'' and Yuri Plisetsky in '' Yuri on Ice''. Personal life Outside of voice acting, Solusod is a freelance artist, where he posts on DeviantArt. He also works on original web comic series called ''Ties That Bind.'' Solusod married voice actress Apphia Yu Apphia Yu, also known as Ayu Sakata, is an American voice actress and voice director. She has worked on games such as '' Loren The Amazon Princess'' and '' Tales of Aravorn: Seasons of the Wolf'', and on anime like '' Assassination Classroom'' ... in 2016. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jad Saxton
Jad Saxton (, born September 27) is an American voice actress and voice director. Early life Her name is an acronym of her parents' names, Jimmi and David, and is pronounced "Jayd". She grew up with a good singing voice, which eventually led to her first voice role in '' Sasami: Magical Girls Club'' as Eimi Mori, and her first major voice role was Masako Hara in '' Ghost Hunt''. She graduated summa cum laude from Texas Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Arts in music in 2005. Having spent years as a voice actress for Funimation, Sentai Filmworks and Crunchyroll Crunchyroll is an American Video on demand#Subscription models, subscription video on-demand Over-the-top media service, over-the-top Streaming media, streaming service owned by Sony, Sony Group Corporation. The service primarily distributes fi ..., Saxton began to work as an ADR director in 2017. Filmography Anime Films Video games References External links Official agency profile* ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Matranga
David Matranga is an American voice actor who works primarily for English dubbed anime. Matranga is best known as the voice of Shoto Todoroki from ''My Hero Academia'', Hideki Hinata from ''Angel Beats'', Genjo Sanzo from '' Saiyuki'', Orphen from ''Sorcerous Stabber Orphen'', Bertholdt Hoover from the popular ''Attack on Titan'' series, Tomoya Okazaki from the emotional ''Clannad'' series, Takumi Usui from ''Maid Sama'', Ghost from the ''Halo Legends'' movie, Briareos from the ''Appleseed'' series, Yu Himura from the ''EF'' series, God Serena from '' Fairy Tail'', and most recently, Ken Masters in '' Street Fighter 6''. Dubbing roles Anime ;2000 * '' Generator Gawl'' – Security Guard 1, Spider Generator ;2001 * '' Orphen'' – Orphen ;2002 * '' Chance Pop Session'' – Kaito Kosaka, Keiji, Additional Voices * '' Steel Angel Kurumi'' – Kamihito Kasuga ;2003 * '' Colorful'' – Hirokawa, Jamie * '' Dirty Pair: Project Eden'' – Carson D. Carson (ADV dub) * '' Martian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colleen Clinkenbeard
Colleen Smith Clinkenbeard (born April 13, 1980) is an American voice acting, voice actress, Dubbing, ADR director, line producer, and screenwriter, writer. One of her major starts was as the English voice provider for Rachel Moore (Case Closed), Rachel Moore in the long-running detective series ''Case Closed''. She then later served as the Co-ADR director on ''Fullmetal Alchemist (TV series), Fullmetal Alchemist'', which aired on Adult Swim in 2004. She has since starred in many popular anime dubs, including as Monkey D. Luffy in ''One Piece'', List of Fairy Tail characters#Erza Scarlet, Erza Scarlet in ''Fairy Tail'', Moka Akashiya in ''Rosario + Vampire'', Risa Aoyanagi in ''Psycho-Pass'', Maria in ''Burst Angel'', Gohan, Son Gohan in ''Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Z Kai '', and Momo Yaoyorozu in ''My Hero Academia''. She also voiced Kisara Nanjo in ''Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple''. Career As a stage actress in Dallas, Clinkenbeard got involved in voice-over when fellow voic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
