#Tarō Ishida

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1988 AKIRA ‘TETSUO AWAKENING’ BOOTLEG TEE

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Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)

Director - Hayao Miyazaki, Cinematography - Hirokata Takahashi

"My prize is a treasure, locked away atop a high tower by an evil magician. Please allow this humble thief to steal it."

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Xiaolin Showdown in Japanese Dub

anonymous:

少林寺対決 (Shōrinji Taiketsu, literally knowing as Shaolin Showdown) is the Japanese dub of Xiaolin Showdown. It was dubbed by Aoi Studio.

CAST:

Main characters

Kazuhiro Kamifuji as Omi (Japanese: 尾見)

Miyuki Sawashiro as Kimiko Tohomiko (Japanese: 徒歩巫女貴美子)

Kazuyuki Okitsu as Raimundo Pedrosa (Japanese: ライムンド・ペドロサ)

Tomokazu Seki as Clay Bailey (Japanese: クレイ・ベイリー)

Yūichi Nagashima as Dojo Kanojo Cho (Japanese: 道場彼女長)

Takehito Koyasu as Jack Spicer (Japanese: ジャック・スパイサー)

Naoko Watanabe as Wuya (Japanese: ウーヤ)

Mahito Oba as Chase Young (Japanese: チェイス・ヤング)

Recurring characters

Gorō Naya as Master Fung (Japanese: フォン老師)

Yūji Takada as Master Monk Guan (Japanese: モンク・グアン先生)

Unshō Ishizuka as Grandmaster Dashi (Japanese: ダシ団長)

Akio Ōtsuka as Hannibal Roy Bean (Japanese: ハンニバル・ロイ・ビーン)

Additional voices

Mitsuo Iwata

Nozomu Sasaki

Mami Koyama

Tarō Ishida

Mizuho Suzuki

Tesshō Genda

Fukue Itō

Tatsuhiko Nakamura

Kazuhiro Kamifuji

Yuriko Fuchizaki

Masaaki Ōkura

Takeshi Kusao

Hiroshi Ōtake

Masato Hirano

Yukimasa Kishino

Kōichi Kitamura

Tarō Arakawa

Kayoko Fujii

Masami Toyoshima

Yuka Ôno

Michihiro Ikemizu

Kazumi Tanaka

Yōsuke Akimoto

Masayuki Katô

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Akira (1988)

Cinematography: Katsuji Misawa

Cast: Mitsuo Iwata (Shōtarō Kaneda), Nozomu Sasaki (Tetsuo Shima), Mami Koyama (Kei), Tarō Ishida (Colonel Shikishima), Mizuho Suzuki (Doctor Ōnishi), Tetsusho Genda (Ryūsaku), Fukue Itō (Kiyoko/No. 25), Tatsuhiko Nakamura (Takashi/No. 26), Kazuhiro Shindō (Masaru/No. 27), Kaori (Yuriko Fuchizaki)

Director: Katsuhiro Otomo

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What if Xiaolin Showdown was dubbed in Japan?

anonymous:

 少林寺対決 (Shōrinji Taiketsu, literally knowing as Shaolin Showdown) is the Japanese dub of Xiaolin Showdown that aired on Nippon TV and TV Asahi on January 20, 2005 to May 29, 2007. It was dubbed by Aoi Studio.

Cast:

Main characters

Kazuhiro Kamifuji - Omi (Japanese: 尾見)

Miyuki Sawashiro - Kimiko Tohomiko (Japanese: 徒歩巫女貴美子)

Kazuyuki Okitsu - Raimundo Pedrosa (Japanese: ライムンド・ペドロサ)

Tomokazu Seki - Clay Bailey (Japanese: クレイ・ベイリー,)

Yūichi Nagashima - Dojo Kanojo Cho (Japanese: 道場彼女長)

Takehito Koyasu - Jack Spicer (Japanese: ジャック・スパイサー)

Naoko Watanabe - Wuya (Japanese: ウーヤ)

Mahito Oba - Chase Young (Japanese: チェイス・ヤング)

Recurring characters

Gorō Naya - Master Fung (Japanese: フォン老師)

Yūji Takada - Master Monk Guan (Japanese: モンク・グアン先生)

Unshō Ishizuka - Grandmaster Dashi (Japanese: ダシ団長)

Akio Ōtsuka - Hannibal Roy Bean (Japanese: ハンニバル・ロイ・ビーン)

Additional voices

Mitsuo Iwata

Nozomu Sasaki

Mami Koyama

Tarō Ishida

Mizuho Suzuki

Tesshō Genda

Fukue Itō

Tatsuhiko Nakamura

Kazuhiro Kamifuji

Yuriko Fuchizaki

Masaaki Ōkura

Takeshi Kusao

Hiroshi Ōtake

Masato Hirano

Yukimasa Kishino

Kōichi Kitamura

Tarō Arakawa

Kayoko Fujii

Masami Toyoshima

Yuka Ôno

Michihiro Ikemizu

Kazumi Tanaka

Yōsuke Akimoto

Masayuki Katô

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I am genuinely impressed by the effort that was put into this fancasting Anon! Takehito Koyasu as Jack Spicer stood out to me because he voiced Kururu in Keroro Gunso and it's such a funny mental image right there

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The Case Study of Vanitas - Crunchyroll Winter 2022 Spotlight

  It's finally time to head to Gévaudan with the vampire Noé and the human doctor Vanitas, who is dedicated to saving the vampires! The second half of The Case Study of Vanitas kicked off on Friday, with the start of the 2022 winter season. But before that, allow us to introduce you to the anime series with this spotlight.

  Official Website

      Navigation

Launch Info

Official Trailers

Synopsis

Characters and Cast

Staff

Additional Info

    Launch Info

  Launch Time: January 14

Territories: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, MENA and India

Show Page

  Official Trailers 

      Synopsis

  In nineteenth-century France, humans and vampires coexist. The young vampire Noé is traveling to Paris in search of The Book of Vanitas, which is said to be capable of unleashing a curse upon all vampires. On an airship, he finds himself embroiled in a strange incident. It is Vanitas, a human calling himself a vampire expert, who appears before Noé in the ensuing chaos. In Vanitas’s hands is the very book that Noé has been searching for: The Book of Vanitas… Following this encounter, the curtain is set to rise on this tale of vampires, curses, and salvation…

  Characters and Cast

  Vanitas

VA: Natsuki Hanae (Tanjirou Kamado in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)

    Noé Archiviste

VA: Kaito Ishikawa (Tobio Kageyama in Haikyu!!)

    Jeanne

VA: Inori Minase (Itsuki Nakano in The Quintessential Quintuplets)

    Luca Oriflamme

VA: Shino Shimoji

    Dominique de Sade

VA: Ai Kayano (Akari Kawamoto in March comes in like a lion)

    Maître

VA: Akira Ishida (Zeref aus Fairy Tail)

    Murr

VA: Miyu Komaki

    Dante

VA: Tarō Kiuchi

    Johann

VA: Kōji Yusa (Gin Ichimaru in Bleach)

    Riche

VA: Riho Kuma

    Naenia

VA: Kaori Nazuka (Kiyoko Shimizu in Haikyu!!)

    Veronica de Sade

VA: Yōko Hikasa (Emi Yusa in The Devil is a Part-Timer!)

    August Ruthven

VA: Toshiyuki Morikawa (Kazuma Soma in Fruits Basket)

    Louis de Sade

VA: Miyuri Shimabukuro (Nozomi Onda in Farewell, My Dear Cramer)

    Roland Fortis

VA: Kengo Kawanishi (Gen Asagiri in Dr. STONE)

    Olivier

VA: Tomoaki Maeno (Veldora in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime)

    Astolphe Granatum

VA: Ayumu Murase (Kage in Ranking of Kings)

    Chloé d'Apchier

VA: Rie Kugimiya (Taiga Aisaka in Toradora!)

    Jean-Jacques Chastel

VA: Daiki Hamano (Gorou in DARLING in the FRANXX)

      Staff

  Original Creator

Jun Mochizuki

  Director

Tomoyuki Itamura (Hanamonogatari, Koyomimonogatari, Owarimonogatari, Nisemonogatari)

  Series Composition/Script

Deko Akao (Noragami, After the Rain, Dungeon of Black Company)

Takayo Ikami (Isekai Cheat Magician, Magical Girl Site)

  Character Design

Yoshiyuki Itō (Fullmetal Alchemist, Soul Eater, Space Dandy, Concrete Revolutio)

Chiyo Nakayama (Demon Lord, Retry!)

  Chief Animation Director

Yoshiyuki Itō (Soul Eater, Space Dandy, Concrete Revolutio)

  Art Director

Shingo Kanai (Hortensia Saga)

  Background Art

Kusanagi (Bungo Stray Dogs, Fullmetal Alchemist, No. 6, Non Non Biyori, Platinum End, Prince of Stride: Alternative)

  Color Design

Izumi Takizawa (Bakemonogatari, Nisekoi)

  Director of Photography

Ying Ying Zhang

  Editor

Rie Matsubara (March comes in like a lion, Pretty Boy Detective Club, KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR, Godzilla Singula Point)

  Sound Director

Kazuhiro Wakabayashi (Blue Exorcist, Bungo Stray Dogs, Mob Psycho 100, The Seven Deadly Sins, Soul Eater)

  Sound Effects

Shizuo Kurahashi (Cowboy Bebop, Dororo)

Sachiko Nishi (SK8 the Infinity)

  Music

Yuki Kajiura (Fate-Franchise, Fena: Pirate Princess, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Black Butler, Sword Art Online)

  Opening

Cour 1: "Sora to Utsuro“ by sasanomaly

Cour 2: "Your Name“ by Little Glee Monster

  Ending

Cour 1: "0 (zero)“ by LMYK

Cour 2: "salvation“ by MONONKVL

  Animation Production

BONES

  Additional Info

  The vampiric steampunk series The Case Study of Vanitas is based on Jun Mochizuki's manga of the same name. Mochizuki is also known for the 24-volume fantasy work Pandora Hearts, and both it and The Case Study of Vanitas are available in English via Yen Press.

  OP1 - "Sora to Utsuro“ by sasanomaly:

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Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. You can read his comics at subhumanzoids. Follow him on Twitter @Moldilox.

By: Joseph Luster

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The Freedom of Expression, radio version - Ep 42, July 2016 - Mode of Vulgar tour finished, Security issues at Rio de Janeiro Olympics, Actor Ishida Junichi running for Tokyo Governor?

After introducing Joe, Kaoru comments on how hot its been recently. Joe asks him if he is coping in the heat, and he admits that he hasn't spent much time outdoors due to work.  Since the tour finished he's been cooped up at home working on new songs. Joe says he did attend one of Dir's shows on the recent tour, and thought it was great. Just before recording this episode, he also interviewed Kaoru about the tour for Rolling Stone online. Kaoru says it was the type of interview that only Joe could produce.

Kaoru thanks the fans for the fact that Mode of Vulgar was totally sold out, and thanks them also for coming to the last minute additional date, that was added only a few days before it was due to take place. Joe asks Kaoru if he felt more relaxed at this additional show, knowing that the main tour had been successfully completed. Kaoru replies that he did. Joe then asks how it felt to play a past album on tour like this. Kaoru says that they have done this kind of thing once before when they did the Gauze tour, but this time was different. It was interesting to see how the current feel of the band was similar to the feeling contained in Vulgar. He also felt like the fans communicated thier thoughts to the band very well during the lives on this tour. Leading on from this, he plugs the new single Utafumi, and plays the promo edit version.

Next, they are joined by Hiranabe for the Tokyo Sports corner. Kaoru and Joe laugh, 'Its him, he appeared!', to which Hiranabe replies that he isn't a ghost. Hiranabe first talks about the fact that Dobashi hasn't appeared on the show for quite some time. The reason for this is that he as been appointed as the person responsible for the Rio Olympics coverage, and he has been very busy. He is due to head out to Rio the following week, and worries about whether he will ever be able appear on this show again after he returns. This is in relation to the fear of attacks/security issues at the Olympics, which was in the news at the time. Would Dobashi turn this show into a target if he attended the Olympics, and then came back to appear on it? According to Hiranabe, Dobashi is apparently also writing his will before leaving, due to him having a wife and children.

Hiranabe then changes the subject slightly to say that 450000 condoms will apparently be distributed in the Olympic village in Rio, to which Joe states this has nothing to do with security issues. Still, Hiranabe is pretty impressed with that number. He has given Dobashi orders to make sure he brings some back with him. They could be presents for Tokyo Sports subscribers, though he thinks this might make the Olympic Association pretty mad. Regardless of this, they all hope Dobashi makes it back to Japan safely. Joe asks if Dobashi will be actually covering the sporting events. Hiranabe snaps back, 'What else did you think he would be covering at the Olympics?!'. Joe says that knowing Tokyo Sports' reputation, it might be stories about night life in Rio, or anything. Hiranabe says newspapers in general do want stories like that, but they can't take the responsibility if thier reporters get mugged etc. If a reporter resisted, things could get ugly. Joe questions whether Hiranabe is in a good position to give advice as to how to avoid getting mugged in Brazil, considering his own history of getting mugged in Japan. Hiranabe then tells the story of how he recently dropped his wallet, but miraculously recovered it after it was handed in to the police. ¥25000 had been stolen from it, but his company ID, important work info, and all his other important cards etc had been left in it. The person who handed it in had been described as a mysterious man, who apparently handed the wallet in and then made a run for it without leaving his contact info. Hiranabe thinks this guy might have stolen the money, but felt scared of being put in contact with Hiranabe after seeing his photo on his driving license.

After Kaoru plays another record, Hiranabe says that if his wallet hadn't been found, he might be out of a job. He even wrote an apology to his boss, which went along the lines of, 'I, Hiranabe Kōchi, apologise for dropping my wallet which contained important company information. I won't let it happen again, and have reflected on my actions'. If lost, the conetents of his wallet could have cause so much damage, he probably wouldn't ever have been back on this show.

Hiranabe's next topic is about the actor Ishida Junichi, who had expressed his intention to run for the position of Tokyo Governor, but also said he will stand down if a better candidate arises. It seems like quite a vague move, and could be simply a form of self-advertisment for him. It fits with Ishida's general strategy for gaining popularity. Beat Takeshi also mentioned before that although Ishida has never starred in any big, defining movies or dramas, and has no big hits etc, he still somehow manages to be seen very favourably in the entertainment world. Hiranabe thinks that if he plays it well, he might beable to run in the election. If he did, he may be able to follow in the footsteps of fellow actor-turned-politician Yamamoto Tarō. But even if he doesn't run, the whole thing will be great promo for him. Ishida has a history of being able to get away with any scandals that arise about him. For example, he once said that adultery is a part of culture. He didn't then apologise for saying this, but stood firm with his opinion. He is very good at taking control of the discourse when scandals about him arise. Kaoru worries about the effect this type of thing has on his family. Hiranabe says that Ishida has basically set up a scenario in which he looks good either way, by saying he will step down for the sake of party unity if needed. He'll probably get work after this, as he may be asked on panel shows to give comments about the elections etc, raising his profile further. Its basically self promotion no matter how you look at it.

To finish Kaoru mentions that he played three records today, perhaps to stop Hiranabe from talking so much. Something slightly different happened anyhow...on the other side of the glass with Hiranabe, there is a visitor who has never been there before. Hiranabe claims its his sister. Joe says she doesn't look like him at all. Kaoru then ends by plugging the new jingle campaign, new single, and DSS tour.

Songs - Dir en grey/Utafumi, Def Leppard/Animal, Dir en grey/Rinkaku.

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Seeing those posts about childhood names, can you elaborate the naming system in Muromachi period?

In the West, we’re used to that the name you’re given at birth stays with you until you die. It’s the same in Japan now as well, but before the Meiji period it was different.

Now, this is only about the samurai class. 

When you were born, you got a simple name. When you went through a ceremony proclaiming that you were an adult from then on (genpuku), you got an adult name, when you retired, you changed your name again to symbolize that you were a retired person. With a change of position, the name changed as well.

Childhood names were usually simple, often ending with “maru”, often including the word “matsu” (pine) or “chiyo” (thousand generations).

For example: Bontenmaru (Date Masamune), Benmaru (Sanada Nobushige/Yukimura), Saruyashamaru (Azai Nagamasa), Umatsu (Uesugi Kagekatsu), Toramatsu (Ii Naomasa), Takechiyo (Tokugawa Ieyasu), Shōjumaru (Kuroda Nagamasa) etc.

When you became an adult (there was no set age for becoming an adult, you had to go trough genpuku, which was usually between 12 to 16, but it could be earlier or later as well, Uesugi Kagekatsu went through genpuku at the age of 5, Ii Naomasa at the age of 21 - apparently), there were basically two names. One of them was a common name that other people used to refer to you, the other one was a real name.

The real names: Nobunaga, Masamune etc. These were only used when you were either dealing with the Emperor or signing official documents. The people weren’t called by these names. By that I mean that no vassal would ever call Nobunaga “Nobunaga-sama”, it was always some variation of “Uesama”, “Oyakatasama” or by the court title the person held. Enemies and non-vassals might use the real name if they didn’t feel like being polite. 

Common names. There are several versions, one of them is a “numbered name”, so variations of Tarō, Jirō, Saburō, Shichirō, Gorō etc. Those simply mean first son, second son, third son etc. 

For example: Oda Saburō (Nobunaga), Takeda Tarō (Shingen), Takeda Shichirō (Katsuyori), Mōri Shōnojirō (Motonari), Mōri Shōnotarō (Takamoto), Mōri/Kikkawa Shōnojirō (Motoharu), Mōri Shōnotarō (Terumoto), Tokugawa Jirōsaburō (Ieyasu) etc.

Another version were court titles. In Muromachi period, or rather in Sengoku Jidai period, the daimyō didn’t go through the Emperor and were giving their vassals “court titles” that became their common names. (Hideyoshi went through proper channels… I think)

For example: Naoe Yamashiro no kami* (Kanetsugu), Uesugi Danjōshōhitsu (Kagekatsu), Ishida Jibunoshō (Mitsunari), Sanada Saemonsuke (Nobushige), Takenaka Hanbee (Shigeharu) etc.

* Kanetsugu was known as Yamashiro no kami before the Uesugi surrendered to Hideyoshi.

“Names” ending with -bee/-bei, -emon, -suke etc. are names for official posts that had no meaning in Sengoku Jidai anymore and were used as common names. (Names ending with -emon were also common for the merchant class.)

The names such as Kojūrō, Heihachirō, Sakon, Ukon, Kiheiji, Kinosuke etc. are also common names.

In some cases you could be known by both: Oda Kazusanosuke Saburō Nobunaga.

When the samurai retired, it usually meant leaving the clan to enter the priesthood, or entered priesthood (they still lived with the clan though, in most cases), they would accept a Buddhist name.

For example: Kuroda Josui, Uesugi Kenshin, Takeda Shingen, Ōtomo Sōrin etc.

If a monk became a warrior, he would accept the name of the temple as their “surname” - Ankokuji Ekei.

Now, during the life, the samurai could change the lord they served, they could get adopted into another clan, their position became higher etc. and they changed their name as well.

For example: Nagao Kagetora (became adopted by the Uesugi clan) Uesugi Masatora (donated money to the Muromachi shogunate and received a kanji from the shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru) Uesugi Terutora (became a monk) Uesugi Kenshin

The common name based on title could change as the person moved up in a hierarchy as well. 

(Tokugawa) Mikawa no kami, (Tokugawa) Naifu, (Tokugawa) Ōgosho.

I hope it isn’t too confusing.

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Upcoming ‘Seiken Tsukai no World Break’ Blu-ray Anime Box Set Reveals Packaging

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Upcoming ‘Seiken Tsukai no World Break’ Blu-ray Anime Box Set Reveals Packaging

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