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Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop
is a Japanese animated slice-of-life romantic comedy-drama film produced by Sublimation and Signal.MD and directed by Kyōhei Ishiguro. It premiered at the 2020 Shanghai International Film Festival. It was released to Japanese theaters on July 22, 2021, and on Netflix the same day internationally. Set in a rural part of Japan with a large shopping mall, the film follows two people who have trouble communicating with others. Yui "Cherry" Sakura is a shy boy who can only express himself well through his writing of haiku. Yuki, aka "Smile", covers her mouth with a mask to hide her braces that try to fix her buckteeth and is an online influencer. A fateful meeting at the mall starts a romance between them. Plot At the local Oda Nouvelle Mall, Yui "Cherry" Sakura is working at an elderly care center for summer break. Cherry is a quiet and reserved boy who prefers to write haikus to express his feelings but struggles with reciting them in front of an audience. Amidst a chaotic chase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyōhei Ishiguro
is a Japanese anime director. He debuted in 2009, and after doing the storyboards for three series, he was given the full directorial role in the anime adaptation of '' Your Lie in April''. After directing other television series, he debuted as a film director with '' Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop''. Biography Kyōhei Ishiguro was born in Hadano, Kanagawa on April 2, 1980. After working for Sunrise, he made his directorial debut with the eighth episode of ''Fairy Tail''. He also did storyboarding for '' Wandering Son'', ''Saki Achiga-hen episode of Side-A'', and '' My Little Monster''. In 2013, Ishiguro married character designer Yukiko Aikei. In 2014, Ishiguro made his full directorial debut with the anime adaptation of Naoshi Arakawa's '' Your Lie in April''., which won the 2016 Sugoi Japan Award in the anime category. Following ''Your Lie in April''s success, Ishiguro directed the anime adaptation of '' Lance N' Masques''. He also later directed the television series adaptat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Lavagnino
Sam Lavagnino (born June 29, 2006) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Catbug in '' Bravest Warriors'', young Grizz in ''We Bare Bears'', Rolly in ''Puppy Dog Pals'', and Mr. Muffin in ''Asdfmovie''. Life and work Lavagnino is the son of voice actress Hope Levy and screenwriter Tom Lavagnino. At 14 months old, he was on the cover of ''TIME'' magazine where he was dressed up as Albert Einstein. He was cast for '' Bravest Warriors'' as the role of Catbug, "a creature that’s half-cat, half-ladybug, who’s actually a big draw for the series simply for the random comments he makes and the sound of his voice." The series was broadcast in 2013, and he participated in the Cartoon Hangover panel for Comic-Con 2013 when he was seven years old, as well as an autograph session for Catbug-related comics at Comic-Con 2014. He provided a voice in the trailer for the 2014 film '' The Boxtrolls''. In 2015, he was cast as the voice of the younger version of Grizzly in ''W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanako Mori
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator. She is signed to the Mausu Promotion agency. Career Under the stage name Chihaya Saeki, in 2005 she joined the Takarazuka Revue, where she was an ''otokoyaku'' in the Snow Troupe. She left the Takarazuka Revue in 2009 and began performing under her real name. She was a finalist in the Miss Universe Japan competition in 2012. She became part of the cast of ''Kirakira PreCure a la Mode'' in 2017. Filmography Television animation ;2010s *''Cross Ange'' (2014), Hikaru *''Kirakira PreCure a la Mode'' (2017), Akira Kenjō / Cure Chocolat *''Sakura Quest'' (2017), Angelica *''Megalobox'' (2018), Yukiko Shirato *''Sirius the Jaeger'' (2018), Dorothea *''Bloom Into You'' (2018), Miyako Kodama *''Fruits Basket'' (2019), Akimoto ;2020s *''Magia Record'' (2020), Kanae Yukino *''Megalobox, Megalobox 2: Nomad'' (2021), Yukiko Shirato *''Lupin the 3rd Part 6'' (2022), Arianna *''Shinobi no Ittoki'' (2022), Kominami Mitsuhashi *''The Iceblade S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minori Suzuki
is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Aoni Production. She started her career after passing an audition for the role of Freyja Wion in the 2016 anime television series ''Macross Delta'', beating 8,000 other auditionees for the role. Biography Career Suzuki loved singing ever since she was a child, and held an interest in voice-related work (such as singing, narration, and acting). In her elementary school years, she began to watch ''late night anime'', which inspired her to become a voice actor in order to do all the things she wanted to do. After saving up money working part-time in her first year of high school, she began to take lessons at a voice acting school in Tokyo once a week. In October 2014, the creators of the ''Macross'' franchise announced that auditions were going to be held, with the winner being cast in a role in the upcoming anime television series ''Macross Delta''. Her mother was a fan of '' Macross Frontier'', and knowing Suzuki's dream o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manami Numakura
is a Japanese voice actress and former singer. She is affiliated with Arts Vision. Her best-known role is in ''The Idolmaster'' video game franchise where she voices Hibiki Ganaha from the rival group known as Project Fairy. Other major roles include Pieck Finger in ''Attack on Titan'', Kohaku in '' Dr. Stone'', Mary in ''No Guns Life'', Riko in '' Love Lab'', Takao in '' Arpeggio of Blue Steel'', Machi Tokiwa in '' Hanayamata'' and Saya Endō in '' Dagashi Kashi''. She made her solo music debut in 2016, performing the opening theme to the anime series ''Magical Girl Raising Project''. From 2013 to 2016, she was a member of the voice acting unit Trident. Career Numakura decided to become a voice actress while in high school after listening to a drama CD lent to her by a friend who liked anime; she also became a fan of the ''Gundam'' franchise during this time and she cited this as another reason for her deciding to become a voice actress. Numakura made her voice acting debut in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maaya Sakamoto
is a Japanese actress and singer. She made her debut as a Voice acting in Japan, voice actress in 1992 as the voice of Chifuru in the anime ''Little Twins'', and became known as the voice of Hitomi Kanzaki in ''The Vision of Escaflowne''. Other major roles in anime include Leila Malcal in ''Code Geass: Akito the Exiled'', Jeanne d'Arc in ''Fate/Apocrypha'', Shiki Ryōgi in ''The Garden of Sinners'', Eto in ''Tokyo Ghoul'', Riho Yamazaki in ''Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective'', Moe Katsuragi in ''Risky Safety'', List of Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle characters#Princess Tomoyo, Princess Tomoyo in ''Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'', Haruhi Fujioka in ''Ouran High School Host Club'', Birdy the Mighty#Sayaka Nakasugi, Sayaka Nakasugi in ''Birdy the Mighty'', List of Black Butler characters#Ciel Phantomhive, Ciel Phantomhive in ''Black Butler'', List of Monogatari characters#Shinobu Oshino, Shinobu Oshino in ''Monogatari (series), Monogatari'', List of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED characters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Kamiya
is a Japanese voice actor, singer and narrator affiliated with Aoni Production. He is best known for the voice of Levi Ackerman in ''Attack on Titan'', Koyomi Araragi in the ''Monogatari'' series, Trafalgar Law in ''One Piece'', Mephisto Pheles in '' Blue Exorcist'', Izaya Orihara in '' Durarara!!'', Shinji Matō in the ''Fate'' franchise, Takashi Natsume in '' Natsume Yūjin Chō'', Choromatsu in '' Mr. Osomatsu'', Akashi Seijuro in '' Kuroko's Basketball'', Yuzuru Otonashi in ''Angel Beats!'', Yato in '' Noragami'', Ranpo Edogawa in ''Bungo Stray Dogs'', Nozomu Itoshiki in '' Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei'', Sōma in '' Working!!'', Juli in '' Brothers Conflict'', Balder Hringhorni in '' Kamigami no Asobi'', Tieria Erde in ''Mobile Suit Gundam 00'', Saiki Kusuo in '' The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.'' and Kinshirō Kusatsu in '' Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!''. He won "Best Lead Actor" and "Best Personality" at the 3rd Seiyu Awards, and "Best Supporting Actor" at the 2nd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aya Hisakawa
is a Japanese voice actress and singer. In addition to releasing various solo CDs, Hisakawa is well known for her voice roles in anime and video games. Some of her major roles are Retsu Unohana in ''Bleach'', Sailor Mercury in ''Sailor Moon'', Skuld in ''Oh My Goddess!'', Miki Kaoru in ''Revolutionary Girl Utena'', Yuri Tsukikage/Cure Moonlight in '' HeartCatch Pretty Cure!'', Kero in ''Cardcaptor Sakura'', Haruko Kamio in ''Air'', Kaoru Sayama in the Yakuza Series since Kiwami 2 and Michie Matsumoto in '' Sound! Euphonium''. She performs some of her roles in her native Kansai-ben. She is affiliated with Aoni Production. On February 14, 2018, she was announced as the new voice of Bulma in the ''Dragon Ball'' series, replacing original voice actress Hiromi Tsuru, who had held the role from the original anime's debut in 1986 to her death in 2017. Filmography Anime Films Video games Tokusatsu Other dubbing Drama CDs Discography Albums *Kyasha *Aya~Toki w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Mai Guest
Kim Mai Guest is an American voice actress. She is best known for her role as Mei Ling in ''Metal Gear series''. Early life She was born in Illinois, U.S.. She was interested in acting from childhood and took part in school plays after she went to college there she worked in theatre plays. Career After she graduated from college then she moved to Los Angeles and she joined a children's theatre group later she took a voice acting class with Kris Zimmerman after the class Kris hired her for ''Metal Gear Solid'' as Mei Ling after she learned chinese accent in three days. Personal life She lives in Los Angeles and she has a daughter. Filmography Television series Animation Anime series Film Podcast series Video games Audiobooks *''God Gave Us You'' by Lisa T. Bergren *''Anna and the French Kiss'' by Stephanie Perkins *''Their Fractured Light'' by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner *''One of Us Is Lying'' by Karen M. McManus *''Flamecaster'' by Cinda Williams Chima *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kikuko Inoue
is a Japanese voice actress, singer and narrator. She has been part of the singing groups DoCo and Goddess Family Club. She is the founder and manager of her voice-acting company, Office Anemone. Inoue tends to play the " perfect girlfriend" or "motherly" role in many series, but has also played more sultry and provocative roles. Biography Inoue's vocal roles are usually female characters characterized as dignified, reserved, beautiful, kind, regal, mature or domestic. For example, Belldandy, a goddess who is kind, compassionate and skilled at domestic tasks. Kasumi Tendo is an older sister who has taken over domestic duties after the death of her mother, and who acts as a counterbalance to the more rambunctious members of her family. Notably, both Kasumi and Belldandy are almost parallels of each other due to their roles as domestics in a home which could explode into chaos at any moment. She also plays Rune Venus in '' El-Hazard'', a princess and leader of her country; as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ping Wu
Ping Wu (born May 16, 1956) is an American television and film actor. Personal life Wu is Chinese–American. His father was author and educator Nelson Ikon Wu, and his sister, Ting Wu, is a genetics professor at the Harvard Medical School. Career Wu is best known for the recurring role of "Ping," the delivery boy, on the television sitcom, ''Seinfeld''. He has also appeared on other sitcoms, such as ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', ''How I Met Your Mother'', ''Two and a Half Men'', ''The King of Queens'', ''Anger Management'', and '' Rules of Engagement''. He appeared in the 1988 TV mini-series, '' Noble House,'' ''Rock Hudson'' and '' The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance''. He played a Japanese officer in the 2001 film ''Pearl Harbor'', as well as a physician in the 1991 medical drama ''The Doctor''. He appeared in three episodes of the fourth season of 24. He also appeared in an episode of ''Californication''; and has been featured in several televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōichi Yamadera
is a Japanese actor, narrator and singer from Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture. He graduated from Tohoku Gakuin University's economics school and is currently affiliated with Across Entertainment. Before that, he was affiliated with the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. He is known for his roles in ''Cowboy Bebop'' (as Spike Spiegel), the ''Yakuza'' videogame series (as Shun Akiyama), '' Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū'' (as Sukeroku), ''Ghost in the Shell'' (as Togusa), ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' (as Ryoji Kaji), ''Gintama'' (as Shoyo Yoshida / Utsuro), ''Ninja Scroll'' (as Jūbei Kibagami), '' Dragon Ball Super'' (as Beerus), '' Anpanman'' (as Cheese), ''Ranma ½'' (as Ryōga Hibiki/P-chan and the Jusenkyō Guide), '' Space Battleship Yamato 2199'' (as Aberdt Desler), '' Pretty Cure All Stars DX 3'' (as Black Hole) and ''Lupin III'' (as the official voice of Koichi Zenigata since 2011). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |