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Action film
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Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist or protagonists end up in a series of challenges that typically include violence, extended fighting, physical feats, and frantic chases. Advancements in CGI have made it cheaper and easier to create action sequences, while action has long been a recurring component in films, the action film genre began to develop in the 1970s along with the increase of stunts and special effects. The genre is associated with the thriller and adventure film genres. Some historians consider The Great Train Robbery to be the first action film, during the 1920s and 1930s, action-based films were often swashbuckling adventure films in which actors, such as Douglas Fairbanks, wielded swords in period pieces or Westerns. The 1940s and 1950s saw action in a new form through war, the film, along with a war-adventure called The Guns of Navarone, inspired producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman to invest in their own spy-adventure, based on the novels of Ian Fleming. The long-running success of the James Bond films or series introduced a staple of the action film. Such larger-than-life characters were a veritable “one-man army”, able to dispatch villainous masterminds after cutting through their disposable henchmen in increasingly creative ways, such heroes are ready with one-liners, puns, and dry quips. The Bond films also used fast cutting, car chases, fist fights, a variety of weapons and gadgets, Dirty Harry essentially lifted its star, Clint Eastwood, out of his cowboy typecasting, and framed him as the archetypal hero of the urban action film. In many countries, restrictions on language, adult content, and violence had loosened up, in the 1970s, martial-arts films from Hong Kong became popular with Western audiences and inspired big budget films such as Bruce Lees Enter the Dragon. Chuck Norris blended martial arts with cops and robbers in films such as Good Guys Wear Black, from Japan, Sonny Chiba starred in his first martial arts movie in 1973 called the Karate Kiba. His breakthrough international hit was The Street Fighter series, which established him as the reigning Japanese martial arts actor in international cinema and he also played the role of Mas Oyama in Champion of Death, Karate Bearfighter, and Karate for Life. Chibas action films were not only bounded by martial arts, but also action thriller, jidaigeki, in the 1980s Hollywood produced many big budget action blockbusters with actors such as Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lorenzo Lamas, Michael Dudikoff, Charles Bronson and Bruce Willis. Steven Spielberg and George Lucas paid their homage to the Bond-inspired style with Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 1982, veteran actor Nick Nolte and rising comedian Eddie Murphy broke box office records with the action-comedy 48 Hrs. credited as the first buddy-cop movie. That same year, Sylvester Stallone starred in First Blood, the first installment in the Rambo film series made the character John Rambo a pop culture icon. 1984 saw the beginning of the Terminator starring Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger and this story provides one of the grittiest roles for a woman in action and Hamilton was required to put in extensive effort to develop a strong physique. The 1988 film, Die Hard, was influential on the development of the action genre. In the film, Bruce Willis plays a New York police detective who becomes embroiled in a terrorist take-over of a Los Angeles office building high-rise. The film set a pattern for a host of imitators, like Under Siege and Sudden Death, by the end of the 1980s, the influence of the successful action film could be felt in almost every genre
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Science fiction
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Science fiction often explores the potential consequences of scientific and other innovations, and has been called a literature of ideas. Science fiction is difficult to define, as it includes a range of subgenres and themes. Author and editor Damon Knight summed up the difficulty, saying science fiction is what we point to when we say it, a definition echoed by author Mark C. Glassy, who argues that the definition of science fiction is like the definition of pornography, you do not know what it is, in 1970 or 1971William Atheling Jr. According to science fiction writer Robert A, rod Serlings definition is fantasy is the impossible made probable. Science fiction is the improbable made possible, Science fiction is largely based on writing rationally about alternative possible worlds or futures. Science fiction elements include, A time setting in the future, in alternative timelines, a spatial setting or scenes in outer space, on other worlds, or on subterranean earth. Characters that include aliens, mutants, androids, or humanoid robots, futuristic or plausible technology such as ray guns, teleportation machines, and humanoid computers. Scientific principles that are new or that contradict accepted physical laws, for time travel, wormholes. New and different political or social systems, e. g. utopian, dystopian, post-scarcity, paranormal abilities such as mind control, telepathy, telekinesis Other universes or dimensions and travel between them. A product of the budding Age of Reason and the development of science itself. Isaac Asimov and Carl Sagan considered Keplers work the first science fiction story and it depicts a journey to the Moon and how the Earths motion is seen from there. Later, Edgar Allan Poe wrote a story about a flight to the moon, more examples appeared throughout the 19th century. Wells The War of the Worlds describes an invasion of late Victorian England by Martians using tripod fighting machines equipped with advanced weaponry and it is a seminal depiction of an alien invasion of Earth. In the late 19th century, the scientific romance was used in Britain to describe much of this fiction. This produced additional offshoots, such as the 1884 novella Flatland, the term would continue to be used into the early 20th century for writers such as Olaf Stapledon. In the early 20th century, pulp magazines helped develop a new generation of mainly American SF writers, influenced by Hugo Gernsback, the founder of Amazing Stories magazine. In 1912 Edgar Rice Burroughs published A Princess of Mars, the first of his series of Barsoom novels, situated on Mars
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Thriller (genre)
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Thriller is a broad genre of literature, film and television, having numerous subgenres. Thrillers are characterized and defined by the moods they elicit, giving viewers heightened feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation, successful examples of thrillers are the films of Alfred Hitchcock. Thrillers generally keep the audience on the edge of their seats as the plot builds towards a climax, the cover-up of important information is a common element. Literary devices such as red herrings, plot twists, and cliffhangers are used extensively, a thriller is usually a villain-driven plot, whereby he or she presents obstacles that the protagonist must overcome. Homers Odyssey is one of the oldest stories in the Western world and is regarded as a prototype of the thriller. Thrillers may be defined by the mood that they elicit. In short, if it thrills, it is a thriller, as the introduction to a major anthology explains, Suspense is a crucial characteristic of the thriller genre. It gives the viewer a feeling of pleasurable fascination and excitement mixed with apprehension, anticipation and tension and these develop from unpredictable, mysterious and rousing events during the narrative, which make the viewer or reader think about the outcome of certain actions. Suspense builds in order to make those final moments, no matter how short, the suspense in a story keeps the person hooked to reading or watching more until the climax is reached. In terms of expectations, it may be contrasted with curiosity. The objective is to deliver a story with sustained tension, surprise, the second type of suspense is the. anticipation wherein we either know or else are fairly certain about what is going to happen but are still aroused in anticipation of its actual occurrence. According to Greek philosopher Aristotle in his book Poetics, suspense is an important building block of literature, common methods and themes in crime and action thrillers are mainly ransoms, captivities, heists, revenge, kidnappings. Common in mystery thrillers are investigations and the whodunit technique, common elements in dramatic and psychological thrillers include plot twists, psychology, obsession and mind games. Common in horror thrillers are serial killers, stalking, deathtraps, elements such as fringe theories, false accusations and paranoia are common in paranoid thrillers. Threats to entire countries, spies, espionage, conspiracies, assassins, the themes frequently include terrorism, political conspiracy, pursuit, or romantic triangles leading to murder. Plots of thrillers involve characters which come into conflict with other or with outside forces. The protagonist of these films is set against a problem, no matter what subgenre a thriller film falls into, it will emphasize the danger that the protagonist faces. While protagonists of thrillers have traditionally been men, women characters are increasingly common
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Northern America
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Northern America is the northernmost subcontinent of North America. It lies directly north of the region of Middle America, consisting of Mexico, the Caribbean, the land border between the two regions coincides with the border between the United States and Mexico. Geopolitically, according to the scheme of geographic regions and subregions, Northern America consists of Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, maps using the term Northern America date back to 1755, when the region was occupied by France, Great Britain, and Spain. The Solemn Act of the Declaration of Independence of Northern America in 1813 applied to Mexico, Central America Middle America Americas Anglo-America
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Cinedigm
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Cinedigm is a North American entertainment company, headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Cinedigm is engaged in digital cinema, software, and content marketing, Cinedigm provides the technology and the content necessary for transforming movie theaters worldwide into digital and networked entertainment centers. To date, Cinedigm has deployed 12,601 screens at 1,408 locations with 377 exhibitor partners in domestic and international territories. Cinedigm Digital Cinema, Corp was founded in 2000 under the name Access IT Digital Media, Inc. through a group led by Bud Mayo, Mayo directed Cinedigm until his retirement in 2010, and subsequently founded Digital Cinema Destinations Corp. In September 2013, the changed its name to Cinedigm Corp. In January 2011, Chris McGurk joined as Chairman and CEO, since that time, Cinedigm has grown and transformed from its pioneering origins in the digital cinema rollout in the overall digital entertainment content revolution. In August 2011, Screenvision acquired UniqueScreen Media, Inc. the cinema advertising division of Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp, in October 2013, the company acquired Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment, an independent film, television, DVD and digital distribution company operating in the United States and Canada. The acquisition made Cinedigm the largest digital and physical distributor of independent, in May 2014, Cinedigm launched Docurama, the OTT documentary channel available on Roku, Western Digital, Google TV, Yahoo Connected TV, Samsung, iPad, Android tablets, PS3, and Xbox. With a library of over 1,200 titles, Docurama offers full-length and short-form documentaries, non-fiction TV programming, behind-the-scenes interviews, as well as curated film festival coverage. Docurama’s titles include Oscar-nominated films such as The Invisible War by Kirby Dick, in February 2015, Cinedigm and Wizard World, producers of the largest chain of Comic Con and pop culture conventions in the United States, launched CONtv, a digital streaming network. Additionally, live coverage of events, panels and programs from Wizard World Comic Cons will be streamed, actor Bruce Campbell hosts Last Fan Standing, a game show filmed live at Wizard World Comic Con conventions nationwide. The series engages event attendees through a proprietary audience response system, the show culminates with the top four players vying for the coveted title of the Last Fan Standing. CONtv has licensed content from distributors including Starz Digital Media, RLJ Entertainment, DHX Media, The Jim Henson Company, Full Moon Films, Sentai Filmworks, Well Go USA, and Zodiak Media. In September 2015, Cinedigm partnered with The Dove Foundation to launch Dove Channel, an online streaming service of uniquely curated programming geared towards kids and faith-based viewers
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Anime
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Anime is Japanese hand-drawn or computer animation. The word is the pronunciation of animation in Japanese, where this term references all animation. Arguably, the abstract approach to the words meaning may open up the possibility of anime produced in countries other than Japan. For simplicity, many Westerners strictly view anime as a Japanese animation product, some scholars suggest defining anime as specifically or quintessentially Japanese may be related to a new form of orientalism. The earliest commercial Japanese animation dates to 1917, and Japanese anime production has continued to increase steadily. Anime is distributed theatrically, by way of television broadcasts, directly to home media and it is classified into numerous genres targeting diverse broad and niche audiences. Anime is an art form with distinctive production methods and techniques that have been adapted over time in response to emergent technologies. It consists of an ideal story-telling mechanism, combining art, characterization, cinematography. The production of anime focuses less on the animation of movement and more on the realism of settings as well as the use of effects, including panning, zooming. Being hand-drawn, anime is separated from reality by a gap of fiction that provides an ideal path for escapism that audiences can immerse themselves into with relative ease. Diverse art styles are used and character proportions and features can be quite varied, the anime industry consists of over 430 production studios, including major names like Studio Ghibli, Gainax, and Toei Animation. Despite comprising only a fraction of Japans domestic film market, anime makes up a majority of Japanese DVD sales and it has also seen international success after the rise of English-dubbed programming. This rise in popularity has resulted in non-Japanese productions using the anime art style. Anime is an art form, specifically animation, that all genres found in cinema. In Japanese, the term refers to all forms of animation from around the world. In English, anime is more used to denote a Japanese-style animated film or television entertainment or as a style of animation created in Japan. The etymology of the anime is disputed. The English term animation is written in Japanese katakana as アニメーション and is アニメ in its shortened form, in English, anime—when used as a common noun—normally functions as a mass noun
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Science fiction film
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Science fiction films have often been used to focus on political or social issues, and to explore philosophical issues like the human condition. The genre has existed since the years of silent cinema. The next major example in the genre was the film Metropolis - being the first feature length science fiction movie, from the 1930s to the 1950s, the genre consisted mainly of low-budget B movies. After Stanley Kubricks landmark 2001, A Space Odyssey, the fiction film genre was taken more seriously. This definition suggests a continuum between empiricism and transcendentalism, with science fiction film on the side of empiricism, and horror film, however, there are numerous well-known examples of science fiction horror films, epitomized by such pictures as Frankenstein and Alien. The visual style of fiction film can be characterized by a clash between alien and familiar images. This clash is implemented when alien images become familiar, as in A Clockwork Orange, as well, familiar images become alien, as in the films Repo Man and Liquid Sky. For example, in Dr. Strangelove, the, distortion of the make the familiar images seem more alien. Finally, alien and familiar images are juxtaposed, as in The Deadly Mantis, Science fiction films appeared early in the silent film era, typically as short films shot in black and white, sometimes with colour tinting. They usually had a theme and were often intended to be humorous. In 1902, Georges Méliès released Le Voyage dans la Lune, generally considered the first science fiction film, several early films merged the science fiction and horror genres. Examples of this are Frankenstein, a adaptation of Mary Shelleys novel. Taking a more adventurous tack,20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a based on Jules Verne’s famous novel of a wondrous submarine. In the 1920s, European filmmakers tended to use science fiction for prediction and social commentary, as can be seen in German films such as Metropolis and Frau im Mond. In the 1930s, there were big budget science fiction films, notably Just Imagine, King Kong, Things to Come. Starting in 1936, a number of science fiction comic strips were adapted as serials, notably Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers and these serials, and the comic strips they were based on, were very popular with the general public. Other notable science fiction films of the 1930s include Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, Doctor X, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, F. P. The 1940s brought us Before I Hang, Black Friday, Dr. Cyclops, The Devil Commands, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Man Made Monster, It Happened Tomorrow, It Happens Every Spring and The Perfect Woman
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International Space Station
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The International Space Station is a space station, or a habitable artificial satellite, in low Earth orbit. Its first component launched into orbit in 1998, and the ISS is now the largest man-made body in space, the ISS consists of pressurised modules, external trusses, solar arrays, and other components. ISS components have been launched by Russian Proton and Soyuz rockets, the ISS serves as a microgravity and space environment research laboratory in which crew members conduct experiments in biology, human biology, physics, astronomy, meteorology, and other fields. The station is suited for the testing of systems and equipment required for missions to the Moon. The ISS maintains an orbit with an altitude of between 330 and 435 km by means of reboost manoeuvres using the engines of the Zvezda module or visiting spacecraft and it completes 15.54 orbits per day. The ISS is the space station to be inhabited by crews, following the Soviet and later Russian Salyut, Almaz. The station has continuously occupied for 16 years and 156 days since the arrival of Expedition 1 on 2 November 2000. This is the longest continuous presence in low Earth orbit. It has been visited by astronauts, cosmonauts and space tourists from 17 different nations, Soyuz has very limited downmass capability. The ISS programme is a joint project among five participating space agencies, NASA, Roscosmos, JAXA, ESA, the ownership and use of the space station is established by intergovernmental treaties and agreements. The station is divided two sections, the Russian Orbital Segment and the United States Orbital Segment, which is shared by many nations. As of January 2014, the American portion of ISS is being funded until 2024, Roscosmos has endorsed the continued operation of ISS through 2024 but has proposed using elements of the Russian Orbital Segment to construct a new Russian space station called OPSEK. On 28 March 2015, Russian sources announced that Roscosmos and NASA had agreed to collaborate on the development of a replacement for the current ISS. NASA later issued a statement expressing thanks for Russias interest in future co-operation in space exploration. According to the original Memorandum of Understanding between NASA and Rosaviakosmos, the International Space Station was intended to be a laboratory, observatory and factory in low Earth orbit. It was also planned to provide transportation, maintenance, and act as a base for possible future missions to the Moon, Mars. In the 2010 United States National Space Policy, the ISS was given roles of serving commercial, diplomatic. The ISS provides a platform to conduct scientific research, the ISS simplifies individual experiments by eliminating the need for separate rocket launches and research staff
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Habanero
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The habanero is a variety of chili pepper. Unripe habaneros are green, and they color as they mature, common colors are orange and red, but white, brown, yellow, green, and purple are also seen. Typically, a ripe habanero chili is 2–6 cm long, habanero chilis are very hot, rated 100, 000–350,000 on the Scoville scale. The habaneros heat, its flavor, and its floral aroma have made it a popular ingredient in hot sauces, the name indicates something or someone from La Habana. In English, it is spelled and pronounced habañero, the tilde being added as a hyperforeignism patterned after jalapeño. The habanero chili comes from the Amazon region, from where it was spread, a specimen of a domesticated habanero plant, dated at 8,500 years old, was found at an archaeological site in Peru. An intact fruit of a domesticated habanero, found in pre-ceramic levels in Guitarrero Cave in the Peruvian highlands, was dated to 6500 BC. The habanero chili was disseminated by the Spanish to other areas of the world, to the point that 18th-century taxonomists mistook China for its place of origin, today, the largest producer is Mexicos Yucatan Peninsula. Habaneros are a part of Yucatecan food, accompanying most dishes. Other modern producers include Belize, Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, and parts of the United States, including Texas, Idaho, and California. The Scotch bonnet is often compared to the habanero, since they are two varieties of the species, but have different pod types. Both the Scotch bonnet and the habanero have thin, waxy flesh and they have a similar heat level and flavor. Although both varieties average around the level of pungency, the actual degree varies greatly from one fruit to another with genetics, growing methods, climate. In 1999, the habanero was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the worlds hottest chili, the bhut jolokia and Trinidad moruga scorpion have since been identified as native Capsicum chinense subspecies even hotter than the habanero. Breeders constantly crossbreed subspecies to attempt to create cultivars that will break the record on the Scoville scale, one such example is the Carolina Reaper, a cross between a Bhut jolokia pepper with a particularly pungent red habanero. As with all peppers, the habanero does well in an area with good morning sun, the habanero should be watered only when dry. Overly moist soil and roots will produce bitter-tasting peppers, the habanero is a perennial flowering plant, meaning that with proper care and growing conditions, it can produce flowers for many years. Habanero bushes are good candidates for a container garden, in temperate climates, though, it is treated as an annual, dying each winter and being replaced the next spring
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Mars
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Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, after Mercury. Named after the Roman god of war, it is referred to as the Red Planet because the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance. Mars is a planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface features reminiscent both of the impact craters of the Moon and the valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth. The rotational period and seasonal cycles of Mars are likewise similar to those of Earth, Mars is the site of Olympus Mons, the largest volcano and second-highest known mountain in the Solar System, and of Valles Marineris, one of the largest canyons in the Solar System. The smooth Borealis basin in the northern hemisphere covers 40% of the planet, Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos, which are small and irregularly shaped. These may be captured asteroids, similar to 5261 Eureka, a Mars trojan, there are ongoing investigations assessing the past habitability potential of Mars, as well as the possibility of extant life. Future astrobiology missions are planned, including the Mars 2020 and ExoMars rovers, liquid water cannot exist on the surface of Mars due to low atmospheric pressure, which is about 6⁄1000 that of the Earths, except at the lowest elevations for short periods. The two polar ice caps appear to be largely of water. The volume of ice in the south polar ice cap, if melted. On November 22,2016, NASA reported finding a large amount of ice in the Utopia Planitia region of Mars. The volume of water detected has been estimated to be equivalent to the volume of water in Lake Superior, Mars can easily be seen from Earth with the naked eye, as can its reddish coloring. Its apparent magnitude reaches −2.91, which is surpassed only by Jupiter, Venus, the Moon, optical ground-based telescopes are typically limited to resolving features about 300 kilometers across when Earth and Mars are closest because of Earths atmosphere. Mars is approximately half the diameter of Earth with an area only slightly less than the total area of Earths dry land. Mars is less dense than Earth, having about 15% of Earths volume and 11% of Earths mass, the red-orange appearance of the Martian surface is caused by iron oxide, or rust. It can look like butterscotch, other common colors include golden, brown, tan. Like Earth, Mars has differentiated into a metallic core overlaid by less dense materials. Current models of its interior imply a core with a radius of about 1,794 ±65 kilometers, consisting primarily of iron and this iron sulfide core is thought to be twice as rich in lighter elements than Earths. The core is surrounded by a mantle that formed many of the tectonic and volcanic features on the planet
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Tara Platt
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Tara Platt is an American actress and producer who has provided voices for dozens of English-language versions of Japanese anime films, television series, and video games. Her notable roles in anime include Temari in Naruto and Reina in Rave Master, on screen she has appeared in television shows like Scandal, Hawaii Five-0, Castle and Revenge, as well as the feature film The Call. They authored the book Voice-Over Voice Actor which gives career tips, Platt moved around a lot when she was young, and her family settled in Chelsea, Michigan when she was 14. She studied at Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts and she also studied at the London Academy of Theatre for a summer. She lived in New York and worked off-Broadway, and later moved to Los Angeles and they also created a live-action web-series Shelf Life about a group of superhero figurines, the series ran for four seasons on YouTube. They co-authored a book called Voice-Over Voice Actor, What Its Like Behind the Mic and their first child, Sagan Carter Lowenthal, was born in 2016. Voice-Over Voice Actor, What Its Like Behind the Mic, official website Monkey Kingdom Productions Tara Platt convention appearances on AnimeCons. com Tara Platt at Anime News Networks encyclopedia Tara Platt at the Internet Movie Database
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Derek Stephen Prince
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In the world of anime, he is most famous for his roles as Keitaro Urashima in Love Hina, DemiDevimon and Piedmon in Digimon, Ken Ichijouji and Veemon in Digimon 02 and Impmon in Digimon Tamers. Currently, he can be heard as Uryū Ishida in Bleach and he also provides the voice of Vexen in the English-language version of the Kingdom Hearts series. Derek has been part of the Voice123 roaster since September,2008 and he recently reprised his role as Ken Ichijouji for AficionadosChris review of Digimon
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Rikiya Koyama
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Rikiya Koyama is a Japanese actor and voice actor who is a member of Haiyuza Theatre Company. He has done popular voicing roles in Hajime no Ippo, Utawarerumono and he is also known by the nicknames Rikki and Riki-chan. He graduated from Ritsumeikan University, where he read law, in 1986, after graduation, he joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company in 1988. His first production with the company was The Idiot, in which he played the role of a servant and he came to the attention of the public when he was selected at an audition to play the role of Sebastian in Twelfth Night, directed by Michael Pennington. Since then, he has appeared in plays, including The Merchant of Venice. He played the role of Antonio, the play was performed in the UK, the Netherlands, Romania, and Japan and received a favorable reception. He played in Japanese TV dramas which dealt with problems, such as The School Will Change When the Headmaster Changes. He also does an attractive dubbing for the voice of the pediatrician, Dr. Doug Ross in the American TV drama ER and this dubbing made him leap to fame in Japan. Since then, he has dubbed all the roles played by George Clooney in films after The Peacemaker and has played leading characters in many major plays. He also starred in 2010 live-action film, Wonderful World, with voice actors, Mamoru Miyano, Tomokazu Sugita, Tomokazu Seki, Yuka Hirata, Showtaro Morikubo. Bagu Devil Survivor 2 The Animation, Ronaldo Kuriki Durarara. D. /Daisuke Domoto Full Metal Panic, the Second Raid, Belfangan Grouseaux Ghost in the Shell, Stand Alone Complex, Hideo Kuze Ginga e Kickoff. Sa Gojō Pokémon, Doctor Doc Rainbow, Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin, Rokurouta Sakuragi Rideback, Tenshirō Okakura Shigofumi, Letters from the Departed, ika Musume, Ayumi Tokitas father Shinryaku. Kimura, Mamoru Takamura Full Metal Panic
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Megazone 23
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Megazone 23 is a four-part original video animation created by AIC, written by Hiroyuki Hoshiyama, and directed by Noboru Ishiguro, Ichiro Itano, Kenichi Yatagai and Shinji Aramaki. It was originally titled Omega Zone 23 but the title was changed just before release, the story follows Shogo Yahagi, a delinquent motorcyclist whose possession of a government prototype bike leads him to discover the truth about the city. The story itself follows the population of Megazone Two Three, based on a part of Japan. Into this is thrown Shogo Yahagi, after he is given ownership of an experimental bike by an old friend of his. Over the course of the story, he discovers how false his world is, and eventually makes contact with the EVE Program, Megazone 23 was conceived as a 12-episode television series, but it was changed to a direct-to-video project after the sponsors withdrew their support mid-production. According to Noboru Ishiguro, the end result was a movie of already produced episodes. Megazone was not conceived as a multi-part story, as such, the original release of Part I lacks the subtitle that has been added to subsequent re-releases. For Part II, Yasuomi Umetsu was the designer, and for Part III. The original planned title was Omega City 23, then Vanity City and Omega Zone 23, the number 23 was originally a reference to the 23 municipal wards of Tokyo. In the retroactive continuity established by Part III, the number refers to the 23rd man made city-ship, Part I was spliced with The Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross by Carl Macek to create Robotech, The Movie in 1986. The new cut reestablished Shogos character as Mark Landry and included a new ending animated specifically for Robotech, the Japanese International Edition of Part 2 has an English-language voice cast that Carl Macek had orchestrated. The consequent adaptation rewrote Shogo as Johnny Winters and Yui as Sue and this creates a continuity error, as the name that appears on her bike helmet remains unchanged. The International Edition also added a narration to the exclusive alternate footage from Robotech, The Movie, Megazone Part II International was released on laserdisc in Japan. It was not included in the out-of-print DVD Box Set, but was available as an item to those who purchased all three installments individually. It is currently available as a Region 2 DVD bundled with the Limited Edition of the PS3 game Megazone 23, streamline Pictures later released a straight-dubbed version of Part 1 in 1994. Streamline Pictures released a dubbed version of Part 1 to VHS in 1995. Streamline also planned on releasing the two parts, but were unable due to a dispute with their distributor Orion Pictures. Manga Entertainment also released a version of Part 3 in the United Kingdom
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Anime News Network
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Additionally, it sometimes features similar happenings throughout the world. Founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis, the claims to be the leading English-language source for news and information about anime. The site operated, until 2008 the magazine Protoculture Addicts, the website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998. In May 2000, current CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the editorial staff. In January 2007, ANN launched a version for Australian audiences. On July 4,2008, ANN launched its platform with a library of anime trailers as well as its own news show ANNtv. In the fall of 2004, the staff at ANN became formally involved with the anime magazine Protoculture Addicts. On September 7,2004, the Sci Fi Channel online newsletter Sci Fi Weekly named the site the Web Site of the Week. The website maintains a listing of anime and manga titles, as well as people and companies involved in the production of those titles, staff members of ANN also publish their own blogs hosted on the site. ANN also hosts forums, and includes threads to accompany each news item for purposes of discussion, anime News Network hosts an IRC channel on the WorldIRC network, #animenewsnetwork
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International Standard Serial Number
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An International Standard Serial Number is an eight-digit serial number used to uniquely identify a serial publication. The ISSN is especially helpful in distinguishing between serials with the same title, ISSN are used in ordering, cataloging, interlibrary loans, and other practices in connection with serial literature. The ISSN system was first drafted as an International Organization for Standardization international standard in 1971, ISO subcommittee TC 46/SC9 is responsible for maintaining the standard. When a serial with the content is published in more than one media type. For example, many serials are published both in print and electronic media, the ISSN system refers to these types as print ISSN and electronic ISSN, respectively. The format of the ISSN is an eight digit code, divided by a hyphen into two four-digit numbers, as an integer number, it can be represented by the first seven digits. The last code digit, which may be 0-9 or an X, is a check digit. Formally, the form of the ISSN code can be expressed as follows, NNNN-NNNC where N is in the set, a digit character. The ISSN of the journal Hearing Research, for example, is 0378-5955, where the final 5 is the check digit, for calculations, an upper case X in the check digit position indicates a check digit of 10. To confirm the check digit, calculate the sum of all eight digits of the ISSN multiplied by its position in the number, the modulus 11 of the sum must be 0. There is an online ISSN checker that can validate an ISSN, ISSN codes are assigned by a network of ISSN National Centres, usually located at national libraries and coordinated by the ISSN International Centre based in Paris. The International Centre is an organization created in 1974 through an agreement between UNESCO and the French government. The International Centre maintains a database of all ISSNs assigned worldwide, at the end of 2016, the ISSN Register contained records for 1,943,572 items. ISSN and ISBN codes are similar in concept, where ISBNs are assigned to individual books, an ISBN might be assigned for particular issues of a serial, in addition to the ISSN code for the serial as a whole. An ISSN, unlike the ISBN code, is an identifier associated with a serial title. For this reason a new ISSN is assigned to a serial each time it undergoes a major title change, separate ISSNs are needed for serials in different media. Thus, the print and electronic versions of a serial need separate ISSNs. Also, a CD-ROM version and a web version of a serial require different ISSNs since two different media are involved, however, the same ISSN can be used for different file formats of the same online serial
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Agency for Cultural Affairs
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The Agency for Cultural Affairs is a special body of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. It was set up in 1968 to promote Japanese arts and culture, as of April 2016, it is led by the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs, Ryohei Miyata. The agencys budget for FY2015 rose to ￥103.8 billion, the Cultural Affairs Division is concerned with such areas as art and culture promotion, arts copyrights, and improvements in the national language. It also supports national and local arts and cultural festivals, and it funds traveling cultural events in music, theater, dance, art exhibitions. Special prizes are offered to young artists and established practitioners. The agency funds national museums of art in Kyoto and Tokyo and The National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo. The agency also supports the Japan Art Academy, which honors eminent persons of arts and letters, appointing them to membership, awards are made in the presence of the Emperor, who personally bestows the highest accolade, the Order of Culture. In 1989, for the first time two women — a writer and a costume designer — were nominated for the Order of Cultural Merit, the Cultural Properties Protection Division originally was established to oversee restorations after World War II. In addition, about 13,500 items had the designation of Important Cultural Properties, with fine arts and crafts accounting for the largest share. The government protects buried properties, of which some 300,000 had been identified, during the 1980s, many important prehistoric and historic sites were investigated by the archaeological institutes that the agency funded, resulting in about 2,000 excavations in 1989. The wealth of material unearthed shed new light on the period of the formation of the Japanese state. A1975 amendment to the Cultural Properties Protection Act of 1897 enabled the Agency for Cultural Affairs to designate traditional areas and buildings in urban centers for preservation. From time to time, various endangered traditional artistic skills are added to the agencys preservation roster, one of the most important roles of the Cultural Properties Protection Division is to preserve the traditional arts and crafts and performing arts through their living exemplars. Individual artists and groups, such as a troupe or a pottery village, are designated as mukei bunkazai in recognition of their skill. Major exponents of the arts have been designated as ningen kokuho. Each was provided an annual pension of ￥2 million and financial aid for training disciples. During the 1980s, the National Noh Theatre and the National Bunraku Theater were constructed by the government, the ministry is based in the Chiyoda Ward of Tokyo. loc. gov/frd/cs/. Agency for Cultural Affairs website Cultural Properties for Future Generations
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Kite (1999 film)
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Kite, known as A Kite in Japan, is a Japanese anime OVA written and directed by Yasuomi Umetsu. The original Japanese release ran for two 30-minute episodes, however, subsequent releases, including all three DVD releases in the United States, have edited the OVA into a 60-minute anime film. Kite revolves around a schoolgirl named Sawa who is orphaned in her early teens and her parents are the victims of a gory double murder. When the film opens Sawa is on a date with a celebrity, but he begins yelling at an old lady, Sawa kills him, and the old lady dies of a heart attack sometime later, after feeling around for her glasses in the bloody aftermath. The detectives investigating the crime, Akai and Kanie, are her guardians, Akai has had a sexual relationship with Sawa for the duration of his guardianship. Akai also gave her a pair of earrings, each one allegedly containing the blood of one of her parents. Sawa is an assassin, who the corrupt detectives make kill an alleged rapist of young girls, subsequently over the years, she kills whomever she is ordered to, including corrupt police officers and corporate fat cats. Sawas assassinations are famous among the police for her use of bullets that explode inside the body after piercing the skin. Eventually, Sawa meets an assassin named Oburi, who is of a similar age. Due to their relationship, Sawa slowly gains the strength to escape from her guardians to set out on her own. Oburi is leaving Akai and Kanies service after killing three more targets, but Akai orders Sawa to kill Oburi instead of letting him go. Realizing that Sawa has the drop on him, Oburi tells her that Akai and Kanie were the ones who murdered her parents and she lets Oburi live and goes to take out her next target. The bodyguards of this target nearly kill her in a struggle in the mens restroom, during it, she loses one of her earrings and sustains several minor injuries. When Oburi shows up alive, Kanie sends him after a district attorney, but the man is actually a SWAT officer. Oburi confronts Akai and tells him that he and Sawa are both leaving, but Akai overpowers and savagely beats him, Sawa comes to Oburis rescue again but is captured by Akai and Kanie. Akai appears to decide that just killing Oburi isnt enough, and after Akai says Sawa, thank me, when Kanie drags Oburi off afterward, Akai tells Sawa hes impressed with the depth of her plan to kill Oburi, saying that he almost believed her act. He tells her where Kanie is going to kill Oburi and that he is looking forward to finding Oburis body, Sawa then leaves, saying she has an exam the next day. The next morning, Akai arrives at a murder scene and he draws back the covering over the body and flinches when he sees it is Kanie
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Kite (2014 film)
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Kite is a 2014 action film directed by Ralph Ziman, based on the 1999 anime of the same name by Yasuomi Umetsu. The film stars India Eisley, Callan McAuliffe and Samuel L. Jackson, in a vast, multicultural and decimated urban landscape, set after a financial collapse, Sawa, a beautiful but emotionally detached young woman, lives a secret life as a covert assassin. The daughter of a detective involved in the investigation of human trafficking. India Eisley as Sawa Callan McAuliffe as Oburi Samuel L, the film, which takes place in a post-financial collapse corrupt society, follows a girl who tries to track down her fathers killer with help from his ex-partner. The content of the action film is expected to be toned down from the original OVA. On September 2,2011, David R. Ellis was hired to direct the remake, on December 17,2012, Samuel L. Jackson announced that he was the first actor to join the cast of Elliss Kite, with filming taking place in Johannesburg. Ellis died on January 7,2013, before shooting started, on February 3,2013, Ralph Ziman took over as director of the film, actors India Eisley and Callan McAuliffe subsequently joined the cast. Filming wrapped in February 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa, the 10-minute trailer for the film was released on January 6,2014, followed by another trailer on July 16. On May 10,2013, The Weinstein Company acquired worldwide rights for Kite outside of the U. S. On April 17,2014, Anchor Bay Entertainment acquired the US, the film was released in 2014. It is the first film based on the anime film licensed in the US by Anime Works, the film has a Rotten Tomatoes approval rating of 0%, based on 14 reviews. It also has a Metacritic score of 19 out of 100, but judging by the disappointing results, this uninspired Anchor Bay release awaits homevid obscurity. But the tedium soon sets in, thanks mostly to a story that feels clichéd beyond bearing, including a final twist that is so never mind, official website Kite at the Internet Movie Database Kite at Rotten Tomatoes Kite at Metacritic
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Ex-Girlfriend (song)
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Ex-Girlfriend is a song written by Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal, and Gwen Stefani for No Doubts fourth studio album Return of Saturn. The song was released as the albums first official single in mid-2000 and it was moderately successful, Gwen Stefani originally composed the song as a dirge about her relationship with Bushs lead singer Gavin Rossdale, whom she married in 2002. After listening to it, the band increased the tempo because the already included several ballads. The line you say youre gonna burn before you mellow is a reference to the lyrics in the Bush song Dead Meat, Ex-Girlfriend is a song composed in the key of E minor. It is written in time and moves at a fast tempo of 168 beats per minute. Stefanis vocal range in the song covers nearly an octave and a half and it features flamenco guitar riffs and influence from new wave and hip hop. The songs music video, which the video itself indicated was presented by Hype Williams, was based on the highly controversial anime Kite. In the video, Stefani cross-dresses to enter a mens bathroom and, upon being discovered, when Kanal regains consciousness, he grabs Stefani and jumps out the window, and the two plummet to the ground. The storyline is cut with scenes of the playing on a stage. No Doubts guitarist Tom Dumont initially played the part of an officer but was cut from the final version of the Ex-Girlfriend video. He enacts the role in MTVs Making the Video and these are the formats and track listings of major single releases of Ex-Girlfriend. S. Hot 100 chart and spent only one week on the Canadian Singles Chart, elsewhere the single experienced more success, and reached the Australian top ten and UK top thirty. It managed to be successful on U. S. S
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Robot Carnival
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Robot Carnival is a Japanese anthology original video animation released in 1987 by A. P. P. P. In North America, it was released in theaters by Streamline Pictures with the order of the slightly rearranged. This OVA has gained a cult following. It consists of nine shorts by different well-known directors, many of whom started out as animators with little to no directing experience, each has a distinctive animation style and story ranging from comedic to dramatic storylines. The music for all of the segments was composed by Joe Hisaishi, the Opening takes place in a desert. A boy finds a small coming soon poster advertising the Robot Carnival and he warns the people in his village, most likely to escape, when a huge machine with many robots performing in niches on its exterior grinds its way right over the village. Once a magnificent traveling showcase, it is now a decayed, rusted, malfunctioning, in the Ending segment, the Robot Carnival is stopped by a dune in the desert. Unable to climb the sandy obstruction, the Carnival stalls at its base, at sunrise, we see the platform chug forward with a sudden burst of power and crest over the dune in its way. The final push proves to be too much for the aged contraption, the bulk of the OVAs credits are then shown concluding with an epilogue. In the epilogue at the end of the credits, set years later and it is a music box featuring a miniature robot ballerina. As it dances, the children applaud, when it comes to life, the robot copies everything the scientist does. Overjoyed, the scientist dances with glee, trips, and falls, seeing this, the robot dances, trips, and falls on the scientist, killing him. Staff Director / Scenario / Character Designer, Koji Morimoto, Backgrounds, Yūji Ikehata Special Effects, Kazutoshi Satō In Deprive, an alien invasion of robot foot soldiers attacks a city and kidnaps people, including a young girl. Her companion, an android, is damaged, but retains her locket, a human with superhuman abilities is then seen who goes through waves of robots before being stopped by two powerful robots. Captured by the leader he is tortured, but it is also revealed to be the android from earlier. Defeating the two robots and the alien leader, he rescues the girl. Running through the wasteland carrying her, the girl wakes up. The setting seems to be British and of the twentieth century
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Cool Devices
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Cool Devices is a series of animated hentai pornographic videos. Originally, the series was licensed in North America by Nutech, because of litigation, the company lost the license, which is now owned by Critical Mass. An innocent girl named Ai is lured by her curiosity into the world of sado-masochists and exhibitionists by a couple who visits the club where she. For some strange reason, Ai follows the two, and is drawn into a world of bondage and rough sex, the experience transforms the girl, who embraces the lifestyle, and a weird but romantic relation with a man she is drawn to. A reclusive young man and his live in a mansion, where the young man frequently hosts sex parties. It is later revealed that he wants to have sex with his sister, an anthropomorphic female rabbit is held in a cell as sexual slave. Soon, a Catgirl enters her room and has sex with the rabbit through the cell, later, a man comes in and punishes the Catgirl for wandering off, then proceeds to rape her. With a subtle BDSM premise, a couple has sex in what seems to be a public bath house in the middle of winter. A reluctant girl is fondled, has her bathing suit cut off to expose her erogenous zones, an unnamed girl is coaxed into having sex in the womens bathroom. The ensuing sex acts culminate in anal sex which cures her constipation, in what seems to be an island paradise, two well-endowed girls called Rui and Kirei are on vacation. As time progresses, they notice there is something unusual with the natives. As they begin to notice these oddities, they begin to have sex with each other, the episode ends with the girls being gang raped, thrown down an oubliette, and emerging as butterflies. Marino, a virgin, is captured by the dominatrix Saki, Saki and her master spend the episode training Marino to be their sex slave, a process which involves Marino being forced to perform various sex acts and submit to the demands of her masters. As the episode progresses, it becomes apparent that Sakis current master is actually the son of her original master, Sakis original master made a living as a world-famous bondage artist. This, however, was only his public face and his true face was that of a masochist female dominator. The episode culminates with Marino being left chained in a cell to await her next session and this episode is a continuation of Operation 05, and takes place during a sex party commemorating the anniversary of Sakis masters death. Saki presents the guests with a gift, Marino and two girls, as their sex toys for the evening. Despite the introduction of new characters, this episode focuses mostly on Saki, scenes of Saki reminiscing about her S&M training as a child are interspersed with displays of Marino and the other girls being subjected to humiliation and torture at Sakis hands
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Mezzo Forte
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Mezzo Forte is a 2000 OVA directed by Yasuomi Umetsu, but in the United States these OVAs are edited into an anime movie and released it on DVD on the same year. Mezzo Forte takes place sometime after the events of Kite and her pistol also makes a cameo, being in the weapon stash in Kurokawas car. Both versions, however, retain the violent aspects of the movie. The United States release contains 20 minutes of footage not seen in the Japanese release, however. The abridged version of Mezzo Forte, however, has no sex scenes, but the uncut version is still up. In addition, a version was released in Japan on July 23,2004. This version includes 20 minutes of footage, but none of the adult scenes found in the directors cut or the uncut version. Momokichi Momoi, the mob boss owner of a baseball team known as the Peach Twisters, has a unique way of dealing with ineffective players. His daughter, Momomi, is twice as twisted as her father, Mikura and the Danger Service Agency are hired by a mysterious old man to kidnap Momokichi. But during that attempt they run afoul of Momomi, before the resulting firefight, Momokichi dies when his head falls on a ventilation pipe. Now Mikura and the D. S. A. have to come up with a new plan before they end up as Momomis next target and she also has a limited precognitive ability which enables her to see brief glimpses of the future, but she cannot control it. Mikura is strong, highly proficient at fighting and using firearms and she is determined, strong willed and can be a cold blooded killer if the situation requires her to be one. She is very competitive and unsociable, but she has a kind soul deep down and she also has a love of karaoke. Before the incident with the Momois, Mikura had visions which involved Momomi, in the uncut version, it is suggested she might have a crush on Kurokawa. Kenichi Kurokawa Voiced by, Taichirō Hirokawa, John Snyder Team leader who is an ex-cop and he is partners with Mikura and Harada in the DSA or Danger Service Agency. He loves noodles, drives a yellow Volkswagen Bug, howls at hot women, Mikura and Harada refer to Kurokawa as Pops for short. He likes to think that he is in charge, and more often-or-not, however, his knowledge in underworld dealings is valuable to the team. When the DSA was contracted to kidnap a baseball owner, he thought he recognized his face, tomohisa Harada Voiced by, Takumi Yamazaki, Jim Taggert The member of the Danger Service Agency who knows about all things technical
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Mezzo DSA
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Mezzo DSA is a 13-episode anime series created by Yasuomi Umetsu and the first not to be licensed by Anime Works, but instead licensed by ADV Films. It is a follow up to the 2001 OVA Mezzo Forte, Mikura, Kurokawa, and Harada are the 3 members of the Danger Service Agency. Mikura is the brawn of the group, Harada is the brains, theyll take on any job as long as it involves lots of danger and, of course, money. Their biggest case, however, could prove to be finding out why someone wants Kurokawa assassinated, the DSAs headquarters is an old red British double-decker bus that has been converted into living quarters for the three main characters. It has been placed on the rooftop of a two story building which houses Mugiyamas barber shop on the ground floor and they drive an old style pink Volkswagen Beetle. The series concerns three characters who comprise the Danger Service Agency, as well as an acquaintance of theirs. The main characters include, Mikura Suzuki Voiced by, Tomoko Kotani, Luci Christian The teams combat specialist who enjoys shooting first, Mikura is strong, highly proficient at fighting and using firearms, her preferred weapon being the Colt M1911A1 semi-automatic pistol. She also has a limited yet uncontrollable precognitive ability which enables her to see glimpses of the future. She is determined, strong willed and can be a cold blooded killer if the situation requires her to be one and she is very competitive and unsociable, but she has a kind soul deep down. She also has a love of karaoke, kenichi Kurokawa Voiced by, Taichirō Hirokawa, Andy McAvin The teams leader who is an ex-cop and loves eating noodles of any kind. He is partners with Mikura and Harada in the DSA, or Danger Service Agency and he drives a pink Volkswagen Beetle, howls at hot women and always cracks lame puns. Mikura and Harada refer to Kurokawa as Pops for short and he likes to think that he is in charge, and more often than not, he arranges jobs for the DSA. His knowledge in underworld dealings is valuable to the team and he is half Japanese and half American. Tomohisa Harada Voiced by, Takumi Yamazaki, Jason Douglas Member of the Danger Service Agency, hes a young man who is infatuated with Mikura. He is an expert on androids and all things technical, asami Igarashi Voiced by, Miyu Matsuki, Sasha Paysinger A schoolgirl who is rescued by Mikura in the first episode and becomes part of the D. S. A. She is often picked on by her classmates who bully her for money, when she doesnt have as much money as they would like, they say very hurtful comments to her and push her around. Therefore she is shy and quiet and she wants to one day become a strong woman like Mikura. She witnesses Mikura at work and begins hanging around the DSAs headquarters, chiyoki Mugiyama Voiced by, Yūichi Nagashima, Vic Mignogna He is a barber
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Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic
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Dantes Inferno, An Animated Epic is a direct to DVD animated dark fantasy action film released on February 9,2010. The film is based on Dantes Inferno video game, the movie is separated into several parts. Each chapter is animated with different styles and these vary in degree of difference and depict Dante with differing features, such as hair length, bodily proportions and armor. The film starts with Dantes return from the Third Crusade, speaking in inner monologue, he describes the forests as gloomy and nearly worse than death. He can detect someone following him, but each time he tries to approach, upon arriving, he finds his servants slain, his father dead and his beloved fiancee Beatrice lying on the ground, dying of a stab wound to the stomach. As she dies, she turns into a spirit and begins to ascend into Heaven, however Lucifer, as a shadow, comes and takes her through the gates into Hell. In pursuit, Dante comes to the gates and Virgil offers to him into hell. After Dante invokes his faith he is able to open the gates. Upon Entry, Dante and Virgil board Charon, a ferry that takes souls across into the First Circle of Hell. Charon and sends demons to attack the mortal Dante, Dante fights them off, but loses his sword in the process and so takes up one of the demons scythe to defend himself from then on and kills Charon, crashing him into the coasts off the first circle. Virgil and Dante enter the first circle, Limbo which is home to mostly virtuous pagans and it is here Dante learns Beatrice was pregnant with his child while he was away, but was miscarried in the womb. Without time for sorrow, he is attacked by demonic children and they move on, and eventually encounter King Minos whose task is to judge all condemned souls to their specific circle of hell. When he denies Dante access, they battle, Dante kills Minos by dropping him onto his own spinning wheel of judgment. Meanwhile, Lucifer tortures Beatrice in a cycle of killing her, tricking her endlessly with the hope of rescue, falling onto the storm-ravaged shores of the second circle, Dante notices bodies flying through the wind, intertwined. Virgil explains the island is the circle of Lust and those in the wind are caught in a never-ending storm of passion. Following Beatrices cries from the distance, Dante ends up in a room of succubi who transform into hideous demons. As they try to seduce him, he realizes he did break his promise to Beatrice. Having been under the illusion he was absolved of all sin, upon hearing this, Beatrice begins to lose her faith yet refuses Lucifers offers her his hand in marriage
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Galilei Donna
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Galilei Donna, Storia di tre sorelle a caccia di un mistero is an original television anime series produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Yasuomi Umetsu. Episode 1 was previewed at a screening in Tokyo on October 5,2013, regular broadcasting began on October 10,2013. Hozuki Ferrari Voiced by, Rina Hidaka The 13-year-old youngest Ferrari sister, junior school student and one of the four descendants of Galileo Galilei. Even if she tries something she doesnt keep at it for very long, science is her only strong point that she inherited from her ancestor Galileo and parents. She has a big interest in Japanese culture and food, and is seen eating Japanese confection. She is reserved and quiet, but in truth she is most likely to take action first of the three sisters and stand up for her own rights. Even though not shown in the beginning and her comment about her family being in pieces, she is very protective of her siblings. By finding the drawings left by Galileo, she gradually started wandering what love would feel like, later on her trip to the past and the few days spent there, she gradually fell in love with the young Galileo. And later realizing that the feelings they both shared were mutual by finding the seventh drawing and she has a fondness for goldfishes as she owns a pet goldfish and will build machines with the same appearance, referred to by most people as being weird. Kazuki Ferrari Voiced by, Rumi Ōkubo The 17-year-old middle Ferrari sister, a school student. She is the type who tries not to show her emotions. She is quite timid and prone to worrying and she has strong physical abilities and is very skilled at Shorinji Kempo. She is also skilled at cooking, and sometimes makes fun of Hazuki due to her lack in cooking. Hazuki Ferrari Voiced by, Kei Shindō The 20-year-old eldest Ferrari sister and she is very frank, that it immediately shows up on her face and says whatever she is thinking. She is a student living on her own studying law in hope to become a prosecutor one day. She is also one of the four descendants of Galileo Galilei and she has a tendency to drink and will often behave wildly. She has a verbal attack power, but has very strong feelings of wanting to protect her sisters. Whenever she thinks or knows something that is against the law of justice and or court, she will go wild, as seen in episode five, she argues about that stealing is still stealing and there shouldnt be any of those going on just for being against Adni Moon
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Wizard Barristers
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Wizard Barristers, Benmashi Cecil is an anime television series produced by Arms and directed by Yasuomi Umetsu. It aired from January 12,2014 to March 30,2014, in 2018, humans and wizards live together in Tokyo. Police continue to order in society, but wizards are tried according to magical law via Magic Prohibition Law. At age seventeen, half-Japanese, half-Canadian Cecil Sudo, has just become the youngest wizard barrister after passing the bar exam at age fifteen, while she hasnt realized it yet, she has tremendous magical potential. Cecil Sudo Voiced by, Rui Tanabe, Brittney Karbowski Cecil is the main protagonist and she wears a loud colored battle dress including a miniskirt and rides a scooter. She has shoulder-length purple hair, mostly in two braids with multi-colored spherical beads at the ends, the beads shatter when she uses her magic, and have to be replaced. Her motive for becoming a barrister is to save her mother from execution. Her first power was forming a giant robot vehicle from metal near her, Natsuna Hotaru Voiced by, Kei Shindou, Kira Vincent-Davis Natsuna has long black hair and brown eyes. She joined the firm on the day as Cecil and is initially jealous of Cecils reputation as a barrister. Eventually, after learning that Cecil plans to save her mother, mitsuhisa Hachiya Voiced by, Hiroki Touchi, David Wald He is a former prosecutor of the Court of Magic, but had to resign when he awakened as a wizard. He has long hair and green eyes. His magic is to create fast streams of water from thin air, moyo Tento Voiced by, Ayana Taketatsu, Monica Rial Although female, she is Lucifer in disguise and has the hots for Cecil. She has short hair and bright yellow eyes. The back of her black and red jacket shows a skull under the words GO TO HELL, as an archangel, she has many magic powers which she hides. She is an assistant rather than a barrister. Tsunomi Kabutohara Voiced by, Miho Arakawa, Krystal LaPorte She has short yellow-green hair, koromo Sasori Voiced by, Rumi Ōkubo, Allison Sumrall She has long brown hair, brown eyes and is man-crazy. Ageha Chono Voiced by, Ayumi Tsunematsu, Shelley Calene-Black The leader of the law firm and she has long orange hair and green eyes and uses two hairpins which look like butterflies. Seseri Chono Voiced by, Wataru Takagi, Mark X Laskowski He is the partner and has blue hair that sticks out to the side and then curls under and inward
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Lily C.A.T.
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Lily C. A. T. is a science fiction/horror anime film released in 1987. Famous Japanese artist and illustrator Yoshitaka Amano is co-credited for character design, main character designs were created by character designer Yasuomi Umetsu. Carl Macek, best known for producing and story editing Robotech, initially released in the 90s on VHS by Maceks now defunct Streamline Pictures, the DVD rights were obtained by Discotek Media in 2013. Visually and thematically, the film has many aspects in common with the American science-fiction/horror film Alien, as well as The Thing and 2001, the film is set in the 23rd century, when companies are now surveying distant planets for mining rights. The Sincam corporation is investing a new planet and has hired the Saldes. In addition, Nancy has brought her cat Lily on board, the ship allows its passengers to go into hypersleep for 20 years and only biologically age one year. The ship crew learns that two of the surveyors are imposters, but the trouble starts when Morgan is found dead from a mysterious infection. Dr. Mead, Lily, Guy, and Watts soon follow from what appears to be an infection, which dissolves the body. During this, Berry attempts to discover who the imposters are by checking their backgrounds, the bacteria quickly evolves into a hostile life-form capable of mimicking the form of its human victims, the now visible bacteria attacks and kills Dorothy while checking to see if she is infected. To make matters worse, the controls have been overrun by an unknown being. While searching for Dorothy, Hiro suggests to look in sickbay where they find her dissolved like the rest of the victims, after Hiro gives an explanation for the bacteria. With this however, both Hiro and Berry are revealed to be the imposters, Hiro was really a medical student who murdered three men and Berry was the determined to bring him in. Berry quickly handcuffs him, though Hamilton warns Berry there will be nobody to welcome you except a computer keeping records of a crime that happened 40 years ago, the survivors soon confront the bacteria, which results in Berry getting injured from the recoil of his shotgun. Hamilton and Jimmy create flamethrowers to deal with the bacteria, though Jimmy, Hamilton manages to survive and discovers that a robotic replica of Nancys cat is responsible for taking over the ship. Hamilton quickly realize that Sincam wanted to study the bacteria and didnt care about the human crew, Hamilton, Hiro, Berry, and Nancy flee to the main bridge, where Berry dies from the infection. In a fit of defeatism, Hiro attempts suicide, until Hamilton reveals a shuttle he stored and they Were Eleven Gall Force Lily C. A. T. at the Internet Movie Database Lily C. A. T. at Anime News Networks encyclopedia
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Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai
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Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai is a shōjo and romance manga created by Ai Yazawa. It was serialized in Ribon and later in eight volumes of graphic novels, an OVA adaptation was released in 1994. Midori Saejima is a student at the newly established Hijiri Gakuen. Midori is persuaded by her classmates to run for student council, although reluctant at first, once Midori realizes that Akira Sudō is also running for student council, she becomes eager to win the election. Ever since Midori had seen Akira during the beginning of the school year, Akira and Midori are elected president and vice-president respectively for the student council. Thus begins their story that centers on their relationship and the adventures of high school with their friends. Midori and Akira quickly become close, and Midori eagerly seeks the opportunity to become Akiras girlfriend, although Akira seems to have similar feelings for Midori, Midori eventually finds out about Akiras feelings toward Hiroko, who is Midoris favorite art teacher at their school. Akira explains his past with Hiroko and how he considers her to be an important person in his life, Midori is somewhat comforted by Akiras honesty and his explanation that his relationship with Hiroko is strictly platonic. Akira eventually comes to reciprocate Midoris feelings, however, their relationship is troubled by Midoris increasing jealousy toward Hiroko and Akiras strong connection. They break up after months of awkwardness, Midori finds comfort in her long-time friend Ken Nakagawa, who has secretly loved Midori for years. Once Akira abruptly leaves the country to find Masashi Sakamoto, Hirokos lover and Akiras half-brother, Midori and Akira rekindle their relationship after Akira comes back. The story ends with their graduation from high school, Midori Saejima The protagonist of the story. She is always happy and has friends at school. She falls in love with Akira, Akira Sudō A main character in the story. The guy who Midori falls in love with and he has a troubled past with an unhappy childhood, but eventually opens up to Midori. Ken Nakagawa Midoris friend from junior-high, Ken is a musician who dreams of becoming a star. He first appears in volume 3, when Midori meets up with some of her old friends on her birthday and he is often mentioned in another of Yazawas works, Gokinjo Monogatari, as the character Tsutomu bears an uncanny resemblance to him. Hiroko Maki Art teacher at Midoris school and she is popular among her students due to her beauty and kind personality
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Hurricane Polymar
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Hurricane Polymar is a Japanese anime and OVA series produced by Tatsunoko Productions. The show was created by Tatsuo Yoshida, who had produced many of Tatsunokos series, other romanizations of the name include Hurricane Polymer, and Hariken Polymar. Hurricane Polymar is the identity of Takeshi Yoroi. He wears a suit which enables him to fight crime. The suit is made of plastic which enables him to assume any shape. A remake was released in Japan on September 21,1996, followed by episode 2 on February 21,1997. It was later dubbed by New Generation Pictures, and was released in the United States by Urban Vision on VHS on October 1,1998. )It was re-released by Discotek Media on DVD on March 19,2013. Anime Sols attempted to crowd-fund the release of the show on North American DVD, onigawara, the director of the International Secret Police Agency, looked forward to making Takeshi a top-notch criminal investigator. Takeshi was given training, which turned him into a sportsman as well as martial arts expert. However, Takeshis attitude toward crime-fighting was so incompatible with Onigawaras, for a while Takeshi investigated crime alone, then he became a private detective Joe Kurumas assistant and general handyman. Secretly, however, Takeshi obtained from a scientist a new artificial polymer, polymet, with this polymet Takeshi transformed himself into Hurricane Polymar, an invincible costumed hero for fight for the justice and defeat to the different gangs. Polymars suit can also last up to minutes and one second before having to turn back. Because the suit is powered by magnetism it is vulnerable to high voltage, polymars vehicles are, Polymar Hawk, Polymar Grampus, Polymar Drill, Polymar Machine, and Polymar Roller. A two-part anime OVA was created in the mid-90s entitled Hurricane Polymar, Urban Vision initially released it on VHS in the late 1990s, but since then the U. S. DVD rights have gone to Discotek Media. Hurricane Polymar later appeared as a character in the Wii video game Tatsunoko vs. Capcom. It is set for a May 23,2017 release in Japanese theatres
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Hen (manga)
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Hen is a seinen manga which was the first work created by manga artist Hiroya Oku, who is best known for Gantz. There are two series of Hen, but they share the same setting, and characters from the first series appear in the second. The original Hen plot was about a man transforming into a woman, Suzuki & Satō, The first series,13 volumes—Ichirō Suzuki, a straight young man who becomes besotted with another guy, Yūki Sato, convinced his bishōnen love is a girl trapped in a boys body. Interestingly, author Hiroya Oku is one of the characters in the story, the first three volumes of this series collect Okus early short stories, including prototype versions of both Hen series. A prototype version of story was published in 変#2. Chizuru Yoshida Voiced by, Atsuko Kichiya, Sharon Becker, Live-Action, Asami Jō A beautiful and perfect student that excels in everything she does, Chizuru is every mans dream and she knows it. Playing men for whatever she wants, the high school model has a great life until she meets her current flings new neighbors. Instantly Chizuru, a girl who has never known love, falls heavily for the female neighbor. Chizuru, refusing to admit it at first, quickly comes to realize she must be with Azumi at any cost, now living with her fake boyfriend, Hiroyuki, just one apartment away from Azumi, she puts forth every effort to constantly be around her crush. Azumi Yamada Voiced by, Ayumi Sakurai, Allison Keith, Live-Action, Miho Kiuchi Azumi is an innocent, however, after moving from Kyushu to a new city and new apartment complex she meets Chizuru. At first the friendly Azumi tries to be nice to Chizuru, eventually though, the two become friends, although Azumi fears that there might be something weird about Chizuru. Azumi, who wishes to become a screenwriter, one day attempts to join the drama club, there she befriends a young, amateur film maker named Ryuichi Kobayashi. Ryuichi Kobayashi Live-Action, Yosuke Kubozuka Ryuichi is also a newly transferred high school student that enjoys making movies in his free time. Upon meeting Chizuru in the infirmary, he falls in love with her face. Ryuichi eventually befriends Azumi as they attempt to join the drama club, as evidenced from chapter 38 he has an enormous penis. He quickly falls in love with her after recognizing her as a model, after a little effort, Karasawa is able to trick Chizuru into admitting she is a model, infuriating her. She then convinces Karasawa to let her sleep at his apartment for the night and his name is written with the same kanji as Toshiaki Karasawa. However, when his new neighbors moved in with their daughter Azumi Yamada, Hiroyuki, realizing that Chizuru has a crush on Azumi, but truly believing that she loves him, has formed a plan to seduce and sleep with Azumi, ruining her for Chizuru
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Kimera (manga)
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Kimera, stylized as Ki*Me*Ra, is a two-volume manga series written and illustrated by Kazuma Kodaka and serialized in Super Jump. It was adapted into a single original video animation by Toho in 1996. Both the manga and OVA were licensed and released in English by ADV Films and it focuses on a man named Osamu, who falls in love with an androgynous vampire-like man named Kimera, being held by the Air Force and hunted by two other vampires. One vampire wishes to use Kimera for his/her hermaphroditic nature as the mother to revive their dying race, two cereal salesmen, Osamu and Jay, are driving along when they come upon an accident scene. They are ordered by Air Force to flee, but before they can they are attacked by vampiric creatures, Osamu is blown into a trailer where he finds a beautiful, green-haired androgynous-looking figure, Kimera, inside a cryogenic container. A silver bell he recently purchased and wears around his neck rings, two of the vampiric creatures arrive, with a long ebony-haired male vampire attacking Osamu, and a disfigured one defending him. They disappear, and Osamu and Jay are taken to the Air Force base and they are released as Jays father, Dr. Gibson, is on the research team there. Dr. Gibson tells Osamu and Jay to forget everything that happened, Gibson is called away and accidentally leaves his security card behind. Osamu and Jay decide to use it to search for Kimera, meanwhile, the ebony-haired male vampire from the previous night, Kianu, goes through the facility killing people in search of Kimera. He wears a bracelet that makes similar chime to Osamus bell necklace. One of the team members, Dr. Fender, meets with the deformed vampire, Ginzu, to discuss the status of the Mother system. Osamu and Jay find and frees Kimera from the container in a garden within the lab, Kianu attacks them again, explaining Kimera will bring about the downfall of the planet. Ginzu and his minions huge snakes break through the glass to attack Kianu, as Gibson, Kimera begins glowing and the room explodes. After the explosion, Kimera and Osamu are nowhere to be found, Kimera reappears in the city, wearing only Osamus lab coat. Two men find and attempt to rape Kimera, who ends up draining them of blood, Osamu dreams of Kimeras past and learns that Kimera and Kianu were in love. Before, Kimera lived peacefully, refusing to drink blood and having no desire to become a mother after seeing what one was, Kimera arrives and tries to make love to Osamu, though he tries to tell her that he isnt Kianu. Ginzu attacks capturing Kimera and has Fender install her in the Mother system in hopes of creating at least two or three children before Kimera is killed. He explains to Osamu that vampires on their planet are no longer able to reproduce and he also reveals that his, Kianus, and Kimeras biological mother was originally a kidnapped human woman
