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Sanrio Boys
is a Japanese media franchise created by Sanrio in November 2015. The Sanrio Boys were conceptualized as a social media project to promote merchandise for Sanrio's best-selling characters. Due to its popularity, it grew to have its own merchandise line, a manga series, a series of character drama CDs, a 2016 smartphone game for iOS and Android, and an anime television series by Pierrot aired from January to March 2018. Background The Sanrio Boys were created by Sanrio in November 2015 to promote merchandise for their best-selling characters on social media, a strategy of which has been compared to Twitter accounts run by characters from '' Uta no Prince-sama''. The Sanrio Boys originally consisted of five characters, but has since then expanded to seven. The characters were so well-received that they received their own line of character merchandise starting in June 2016. Characters Sanrio Boys ; : :Kota is a fan of Pompompurin and was given a plush toy from his grandmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing ''agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime News Network
Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan. The website offers reviews and other editorial content, forums where readers can discuss current issues and events, and an encyclopedia that contains many anime and manga with information on the staff, cast, theme music, plot summaries, and user ratings. The website was founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis, and operated the magazine '' Protoculture Addicts'' from 2005 to 2008. Based in Canada, it has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in four separate regions: the United States and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. History The website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998. In May 2000, CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial staff, replacing editor-in-chief Isaac Alexander. On June 30, 2002, Anime N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mai Ando
Mai, or MAI, may refer to: Names * Mai (Chinese surname) * Mai (Vietnamese surname) * Mai (name) * Mai (singer), J-Pop singer * Iris Mai (born 1962), German chess master Places * Chiang Mai, largest city in northern Thailand * Ma-i, a pre-Hispanic Philippine state * Mai, Non Sung, Thailand Organisations * Manufacturers Association of Israel, an Israeli business organization * Marina Abramović Institute, a performance art organization * Market for Alternative Investment, a stock market for small/medium enterprises in Thailand * Montreal Arts Interculturels, a multidisciplinary cultural organization in Montreal, Canada * Moscow Aviation Institute, an engineering and aviation university in Russia * Motorsports Association of India, the FIA arm of Indian Motorsports Science and Technology * Machine augmented intelligence, use of technology to amplify and empower human thought and consciousness * Mean annual increment, a measure of the average growth per year a tree or stand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makoto Furukawa
is a Japanese voice actor and singer previously affiliated with Space Craft Entertainment. He became a freelancer in September 2018. He joined the record label, Toy's Factory, in December 2018. He made his solo singer debut under Lantis in July 2018 with the song "miserable masquerade" produced by Satoru Kuwabara. He played Saitama in ''One-Punch Man,'' Banri Tada in '' Golden Time,'' Miyuki Shirogane in '' Kaguya-sama: Love Is War'' and Shaddiq Zenelli in '' Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury''. Voice roles Anime television series ;2012 *''Hidamari Sketch × Honeycomb'', Yoshio ;2013 *''A Certain Scientific Railgun S'', Kenji Madarame *''Gaist Crusher'', Shiren Quartzheart *'' Golden Time'', Banri Tada *''Log Horizon'', Smoking Thunder *''Sunday Without God'', Menhim ;2014 *''Aldnoah.Zero'', Shigō Kakei *''Haikyū!!'', Yūtarō Kindaichi *''Bladedance of Elementalers'', Kamito Kazehaya ;2015 *'' Aldnoah.Zero Part 2'', Shigō Kakei *'' Haikyū!! 2'', Yūtarō K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daisuke Kishio
is a Japanese voice actor, singer and narrator from Matsusaka, Mie. He changed his given name from 大輔 to だいすけ on June 1, 2007 with the pronunciation and romanization remaining the same. He joined Aoni Production on April 1, 2014. He used to belong to the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society (Haikyou) and Horipro and worked as an independent voice actor in between switching agencies. His best known roles include the voice of Jet the Hawk in the Japanese version of the '' Sonic the Hedgehog series'', Loke in '' Fairy Tail'', Cabba in ''Dragon Ball Super'' and Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu in the ''Danganronpa'' series. His other roles include Taigong Wang in the '' Warriors Orochi'' series from 2 to 4 and Sima Zhao in the '' Dynasty Warriors'' and '' Warriors Orochi'' series. At the second Seiyu Awards, he has been nominated for "Best Actor in a Leading role", "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" and "Best Radio Personality". Voice acting units Kishio is or used to be, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chihiro Suzuki
is a Japanese voice actor. He made his debut role as Soichiro Arima in ''Kare Kano''. Filmography Television animation ;1998 *'' Kareshi Kanojo no Jijō'' ( Soichiro Arima) ;2000 *'' Tottoko Hamutarō'' (Megane-kun and Mr Yoshi) ;2001 *'' Dā! Dā! Dā!'' (Mizuki Yamamura) *''Great Dangaioh'' ( Kuya Amagi) ;2002 *''Haibane Renmei'' (Hyohko) *''The Prince of Tennis'' ( Akira Kamio) *''Rizelmine'' (Ryuunosuke Hououin) *'' Rockman EXE'' (ElecMan.EXE) ;2003 *''Di Gi Charat Nyo!'' (Ky Schweitzer) ;2004 *''Elfen Lied'' ( Kouta) *''Desert Punk'' ( Sunabōzu/Kanta Mizuno) *'' Fantastic Children'' (Palza) ;2005 *'' Amaenaideyo!!'' ( Ikkou Satonaka) *''Angel Heart'' (Liu Xin Hong) *''Cluster Edge'' (Chrome Team No. 2) ;2006 *''Buso Renkin'' (Shi) *''Makai Senki Disgaea'' (Vyers) *''Pumpkin Scissors'' (Warrant Officer Machs) *'' Sumomomo Momomo'' (Hanzō) ;2007 *''Bakugan Battle Brawlers'' (Shun) *'' Heroic Age'' (Mehitaka Pore) *''Ōkiku Furikabutte'' (Yūto Sakaeguchi) ;2008 *'' N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akane Fujita
is a Japanese voice actress from Shizuoka Prefecture. She is affiliated with Ken Production. After passing an audition in 2011, she made her debut as a voice actress in 2012, and she played her first main role in 2016. She is known for her roles as Sagiri Izumi in ''Eromanga Sensei'', Sistine Fibel in ''Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor'', and Celia Claire in '' Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles''. Life and career Fujita had an interest in voice acting since at least her junior high school years, since she had regularly been watching anime, and she had friends who were anime and voice actor fans. According to her, one reason she decided to become a voice actor was because she "wanted to do something that was fun". During her high school years, she was a part of her school's broadcasting club. As a third-year student, she participated in a national broadcasting competition sponsored by NHK. In 2011, she decided to participate in an audition organized by the agency Ken P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wataru Hatano
is a Japanese voice actor and singer affiliated with 81 Produce. At the 2nd Seiyu Awards in 2008, Hatano won the Best Male Rookie Award for his roles as Sam Houston in '' Toward the Terra'' and Tenshi Yuri in ''Saint Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshitan''. Other major roles voiced include Haruta Shigemo in ''Jujutsu Kaisen'', Gajeel Redfox in ''Fairy Tail'', Metal Bat in '' One Punch Man'' and Yūto Ayase in '' Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu''. In video games, he voices Josuke Higashikata in the ''CyberConnect2'' developed ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' games, and Rufus in the ''Street Fighter'' franchise. On April 2, 2018, he announced his marriage with fellow voice actress Mai Hashimoto. Career After passing the summer audition held by Amuse, he attended the Voice Actor Talent Department of Amusement Media Academy as a special student, and later became a member of 81 after attending the 81 Produce Acting Institute (a training school directly under 81). After playing the role of an anno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
is a Japanese voice actor from Hokkaido affiliated with the talent agency I'm Enterprise. Honored at the 6th Seiyu Awards for Best New Actor in 2012 and the 10th Seiyu Awards for Best Lead Actor in 2016, he is best known for being the voice of Kirito from '' Sword Art Online'', Bell Cranel from '' Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?'', Sorata Kanda from '' The Pet Girl of Sakurasou'', Sora from '' No Game No Life'', Arata Kasuga/Astral Trinity from '' Trinity Seven'', Sōma Yukihira from '' Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma'', Fūtarō Uesugi in '' The Quintessential Quintuplets'', Masamune Izumi from '' Eromanga Sensei'', Petelgeuse Romanée-Conti from '' Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World'', and Inosuke Hashibira from '' Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba''. As of June 17, 2019, he is the current official '' Guinness World Record'' holder for the most unique sound bites provided by a voice actor, exceeding 10,000 words in '' Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinnamoroll
is a character series created by Sanrio in 2001, with character designs from Miyuki Okumura. The main character, Cinnamoroll, is a white puppy with chubby cheeks and long ears, blue eyes, pink cheeks, and a tail that resembles a cinnamon roll. He starred in his own manga series, an anime movie, and various animation shorts. In its initial run, the series expanded into two official side series: in 2005, which focuses on Azuki, Mocha, and Chiffon and in 2007, which focuses on both Berry and Cherry. Story Cinnamon is a white dog who lives at Café Cinnamon. He is friends with Chiffon, Mocha, Espresso, Cappuccino, and Milk. Characters ; : (Japan), Sunday Muse ("The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends"), Jenny Yokobori ("Hello Kitty and Friends: Supercute Adventures") : Cinnamon (born March 6) is a male white and chubby puppy with long ears that enable him to fly. He has blue eyes, pink cheeks, and a tail that resembles a cinnamon roll. Cinnamon flies around the town looking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuma Uchida
is a Japanese voice actor and singer who works for Intention. His big roles have included Yuuma Kousaka in '' Gundam Build Fighters Try'', Nagisa Kiryū in '' Classroom Crisis'', Megumi Fushiguro in '' Jujutsu Kaisen'', Eishirō Yabuki in '' The Asterisk War'', Hayate Immelmann in '' Macross Delta'', Ein Dalton in '' Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans'', Iori Kitahara in '' Grand Blue'', Kyo Sohma in '' Fruits Basket'', and Ash Lynx in ''Banana Fish'', he is currently voicing Kawaki in '' Boruto: Naruto Next Generations''. In 2017, he received the 11th Seiyu Awards for Best Male Newcomer with Setsuo Itō and Yusuke Kobayashi. In 2019, he won Best Male Lead Actor in the 13th Seiyu Awards. He made his singing debut in May 2018 under the King Records label. His older sister is voice actress Maaya Uchida. Musical career Uchida made his solo debut in May 2018 under the record label, King Records, releasing his first solo single "New World"; it peaked at 9th place on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello Kitty
, also known by her full name , is a fictional character created by Yuko Shimizu, currently designed by Yuko Yamaguchi, and owned by the Japanese company Sanrio. Sanrio depicts Hello Kitty as an anthropomorphized white cat with a red bow and no visible mouth. According to her backstory, she lives in a London suburb with her family, and is close to her twin sister Mimmy, who is depicted with a yellow bow. Hello Kitty was created in 1974 and the first item, a vinyl coin purse, was introduced in 1975. Originally Hello Kitty was only marketed towards pre-teenage girls, but beginning in the 1990s, the brand found commercial success among teenage and adult consumers as well. Hello Kitty's popularity also grew with the emergence of '' kawaii'' (cute) culture. The brand went into decline in Japan after the 1990s, but continued to grow in the international market. By 2010 the character was worth a year and ''The New York Times'' called her a "global marketing phenomenon". By 2014, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
