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Yanada Kiyoyuki
was a Japanese freelance voice actor who was formerly affiliated with Kyu Production, 81 Produce, and D-COLOR.「人気声優にがぶりより! 第32回 梁田清之さん」, Animedia February 1990, Gakken, February 1, 1990, magazine 01579-2, page 116 As a child, he wanted to be a physical education teacher before becoming a voice actor in 1987. The first role he auditioned for was Shutendouji in ''Ronin Warriors''. He took over some of the roles from the late Yō Yoshimura and Kazuyuki Sogabe. His hobbies included driving and sports such as baseball, soccer, and karate. On November 21, 2022, it was announced that Yanada died whilst undergoing cancer treatment on November 14 at the age of 57. Notable voice roles Television animation ;1980s *''Jushin Liger'' (1989) – Ryu Dolk ;1990s *''Kyatto Ninden Teyandee'' (1990) – Rikinoshin *''The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn'' (1992) – Turbo Lander, Violeece *''Slam Dunk'' (1993–96) – Takenori Akagi *''Shippū! Iron Leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerima
is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in the Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The ward refers to itself as Nerima City. , the ward has an estimated population of 721,858, with 323,296 households and a population density of 15,013 persons per km2, while 15,326 foreign residents are registered and 21.6% of the ward's population is over the age of 65. The total area is 48.08 km2. Districts and neighborhoods ;Kamiitabashi Area * Asahigaoka * Kotakechō ;Kaminerima Area * Asahimachi * Doshida * Hikarigaoka * Kasugacho * Mukōyama * Nukui * Tagara * Takamatsu ;Nakaarai Area * Nakamura * Nakamurakita * Nakamuraminami * Toyotamakami * Toyotamakita * Toyotamaminami * Toyotamanaka ;Nerima Area * Hayamiya * Hazawa * Heiwadai * Hikawadai * Kitamachi * Nerima * Nishiki * Sakaemachi * Sakuradai ;Ōizumi Area * Higashiōizumi * Minamiōizumi * Nishiōizumi * Nishiōizumimachi * Ōizumichō * Ōizumigakuen-chō ;Shakujii Area * Fujimidai * Kamishakujii * Kamishakujiiminami-chō ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takenori Akagi
The manga and anime series ''Slam Dunk'' features a cast of fictional characters created by Takehiko Inoue. The series takes place in Japan, with the main characters being high school basketball players from Kanagawa Prefecture. Creation and conception Inoue became inspired to make ''Slam Dunk'' as he had liked basketball since high school. With the series, Inoue wants to demonstrate the feelings of an athlete such as their thoughts when they win, lose or improve at their sport. As part of the character development, Inoue wants the readers to experience achievements as well as love for the sport. Inoue's own basketball experience also influenced the story: when he was younger he started playing basketball to be popular with girls, but later became obsessed with the sport. This is mirrored in the character of Hanamichi Sakuragi, who starts playing basketball to impress the girl he likes. Basketball teams Shohoku High School has long been regarded as an underdog and a one-man t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digimon Adventure (1999 TV Series)
, also known as ''Digimon: Digital Monsters Season 1'' in English-speaking territories, is a 1999 Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation in cooperation with WiZ, Bandai and Fuji Television. It is the first anime series in the ''Digimon'' media franchise, based on the Digital Monster virtual pet released in 1997. ''Digimon Adventure'' began production 1.5 months after the film of the same name was being produced, and it began broadcast in Japan a day after the film's theatrical release on March 7, 1999, airing until its conclusion on March 26, 2000. It was then followed up with the 2000 film '' Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!''. Both films were adapted and released in North America as '' Digimon: The Movie'' on October 6, 2000. With the success of ''Digimon Adventure'', a sequel television series, ''Digimon Adventure 02'', was broadcast from 2000 to 2001. For the series' 15th anniversary, a six-part film series titled '' Digimon Adventure tri.'' was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fancy Lala
''Fancy Lala'', known in Japan as , is a magical girl anime series produced by Studio Pierrot in 1998, following an OVA released in 1988. A two-volume manga adaptation by Rurika Kasuga ran in ''Ribon''. The original designs were created by Akemi Takada, who worked on many of the Studio Pierrot series of the 1980s. The anime series was licensed for English release by Bandai Entertainment with a dub produced in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada by Blue Water Studios which was owned by Ocean Productions in Vancouver. This was the last magical girl anime produced by Pierrot prior to Tokyo Mew Mew in 2002. Plot One day, a 9-year-old elementary schoolgirl named Miho Shinohara is given two stuffed dinosaurs by an unnamed stranger. The stuffed dinosaurs come to life and they present her with a magic sketchbook and pen. Within limits, and subject to varying degrees of control, she can draw in the sketchbook and bring the drawings to life. Miho can also transform into a teenage g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040
is a 1998 Japanese cyberpunk anime television series produced by AIC. It is a reboot of the 1987 OVA series ''Bubblegum Crisis'', which focuses on the Knight Sabers, a rogue vigilante group made up of four women who use powered suits to fight rogue Boomer robots made by the megacorporation Genom. ''Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040'' premiered on TV Tokyo on October 8, 1998, where it ran until its conclusion on March 31, 1999. Toshiba EMI released the series on VHS and Laserdisc across 13 volumes, each containing two episodes. The first volume was released on January 21, 1999; the final volume was released July 26, 2000. The series was later released on DVD, however the Japanese versions were simply the American DVD releases encoded to play for Region 2. The series was positively received by critics, with some deeming it an improvement over the original OVA series. Plot Like its predecessor, ''Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040'' takes place primarily in Tokyo. Much of the manual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokémon (TV Series)
abbreviated from the Japanese title of and currently branded in English as is a Japanese anime television series, part of The Pokémon Company's ''Pokémon'' media franchise, which premiered on TV Tokyo in April 1997. The anime franchise consists of eight sequential series in Japan, each based on a main installment of the ''Pokémon'' video game series. In the international broadcasts, these series are split across 27 seasons. The show originally followed Ash Ketchum, a young trainer of fictional creatures called Pokémon. Joined by his partner Pokémon Pikachu and a rotating cast of human characters, Ash goes on a journey to become a "Pokémon Master", traveling through the various regions of the Pokémon world and competing in various Pokémon-battling tournaments known as the Pokémon League. Starting with the 26th season, a new cast is featured, with new protagonists Liko and Roy. The anime series is accompanied by spin-off programming; including '' Pokémon Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YAT Anshin! Uchū Ryokō
is an anime series produced by Group TAC. It aired on NHK in Japan from October 1996 to September 1997; a second series aired from April to October 1998. Plot The series is set in the year 5808; human civilization has taken gigantic steps in the conquest of the space, and with the creation of the three-dimensional tunnel, people can travel to any Galaxy in the universe. "The Gentleman of the Cosmos" is a company that manages the tunnel and has come to dominate the tourism industry. The main characters of the series are part of Yamamoto Anshin Travel (YAT), with the plot revolving around Goro Hoshiwatari, an adolescent who has left his home to travel by the space and to find the whereabouts of his father, who disappeared fifteen years ago during the explosion of the main transporting center of the three-dimensional Tunnel that he created. Goro falls in love with Katsura, the commander's daughter; and becomes the YAT mechanic/janitor after an accident that he was responsible ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kage-Maru
is a series of fighting games created by Sega AM2 and designer Yu Suzuki. The original ''Virtua Fighter (video game), Virtua Fighter'' was released in December 1993 and has received four main sequels and several spin-offs. The highly influential first ''Virtua Fighter'' game is widely recognized as the first 3D computer graphics, 3D fighting game released. Gameplay Similar to most other fighting games, the default gameplay system of the ''Virtua Fighter'' series involves two combatants needing to win two of three rounds, with each round being 30 seconds long or more. Combatants utilize various attacks in an attempt to deplete the other fighter's stamina gauge and deal a knockout (K.O.), winning a round. If a character is knocked out (or falls out) of the ring, their opponent wins the round in a Ring Out. An extra round is necessary if a double knockout (both players knocking each other out at the same time) occurs in a previous round and the match is tied one round each. In this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtua Fighter (TV Series)
known specifically as ''Virtua Fighter Animation'' is a Japanese anime television series based on the Virtua Fighter (series), ''Virtua Fighter'' series of video games made by Sega. Produced by TV Tokyo, Yomiko Advertising and TMS Entertainment, TMS-Kyokuichi, it was directed by Hideki Tonokatsu, with Tsutomu Kamishiro handling series scripts, Ryō Tanaka designing the characters, Satoshi Katō serving as sound director and Kaoru Ōhori composing the music. Targeted towards children aged 6 to 15 years old, the series originally aired on TV Tokyo from October 2, 1995 to June 27, 1996. The episodes take place before the first game in the series, and accordingly portray the characters as slightly younger than they are in the games. Plot The series follows Akira Yuki and his quest to see the eight stars of heaven after he had gotten overconfident in his Bajiquan skills from his days training with his grandfather. Initially traveling to figure out how to see those stars again, he l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorcerer Hunters
is a Japanese light novel and manga series, written by Satoru Akahori and illustrated by Ray Omishi. Akahori and Omishi also published ''Sorcerer Hunters Special'', a one-volume story set sometime after the series' conclusion. In the United States the manga was serialized in '' MixxZine'', replacing ''Ice Blade'', which had ended. Plot ''Sorcerer Hunters'' is set on the Spooner Continent, where the populace is divided into two groups: the ordinary people, called the Parsoners, and the magic users, the Sorcerers. Marked by the triangles on their foreheads, many Sorcerers dominate, exploit, torment, murder, and enslave the Parsoners of the Spooner Continent. The Sorcerer Hunters are a group of warriors who protect humans from the Sorcerers. They are under the command of a holy woman who goes by the name of "Big Mama", the head of the popular Stella Church, who seeks to protect Parsoners from the gifted Sorcerers who have chosen to abuse their powers. The plot focuses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonobono
is a Japanese yonkoma manga series written and illustrated by Mikio Igarashi. From March 1986 to March 1987, the series ran in the Takeshobo manga magazine ''Tensai Club'' before the magazine was replaced with ''Manga Club'', where it had been serialized from April 1987 to April 2020. It had also been serialized in ''Manga Life'' from April 1986 to July 2022. In July 2022, the series moved to ''Manga Life Original'' after Manga Life folded. It has been adapted into an anime television series, as well as two anime films and two video games. While the series is considered a yonkoma manga, most of the "stories" use eight panels. The series follows the main character, a young sea otter after whom the manga is titled, and his daily adventures with his friends from the nearby forest. ''Bonobono'' combines gag comic and philosophical questions, bringing up comparisons to other manga such as ''Azumanga Daioh'', and to films such as ''Forrest Gump''. In 1988, ''Bonobono'' won th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magic Knight Rayearth
is a Japanese manga series created by CLAMP. Appearing as a serial in the manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from the November 1993 issue to the February 1995 issue, the chapters of ''Magic Knight Rayearth'' were collected into three bound volumes by Kodansha. They were published from July 1994 to March 1995. A sequel was serialized in the same manga magazine from the March 1995 issue to the April 1996 issue. It was published by Kodansha in three bound volumes from July 1995 to April 1996. The series follows three eighth-grade girls who find themselves transported from modern-day Japan into a magical world, where they are tasked with rescuing a princess. ''Rayearth'' combines elements from the magical girl and mecha anime genres with parallel world fantasy. The manga was adapted into two anime series in 1994 and an original video animation (OVA) in 1997. A new anime project has been announced. Plot ''Magic Knight Rayearth'' focuses on three eighth-grade girls: the tomboyish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
