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Download: Namu Amida Butsu wa Ai no Uta, [lower-alpha 1] also known as Download: Devil's Circuit [1] and Download: Song in Loving Homage to Amida Buddha, [2] is a direct-to-video anime inspired by the NEC PC Engine games Download and Download 2 . [3] [4]
Besides including themes that inspired psychological studies, such as brain–computer interfaces, [5] the OVA is notable for its production staff, [6] which included Rintaro and Yoshinori Kanada, [7] [8] two of the most acclaimed and important animators in anime history, [9] [10] [11] and Hiroshi "Monsieur" Kamayatsu, a member of the enormously popular 1960s band The Spiders and later a successful solo artist. [12]
Hardcore Gaming 101 , a respected retrogaming publication, [13] [14] [15] observed apparent influences from Akira and Megazone 23 . It highlighted that the title introduces Japanese Buddhist themes to the franchise, but criticized the fact that the length of the animation is not long enough to develop its plot. [16]
Kenichi Suzumura is a Japanese voice actor, narrator, and singer who is affiliated with and a representative of INTENTION, a voice acting company he founded in March 2012. He voiced Morley in Macross 7, Hikaru Hitachiin in Ouran High School Host Club, Masato Hijirikawa in Uta no Prince-sama, Kyoichi Kanzaki in BOYS BE, Shiki Tohno in Tsukihime, Tsubaki Asahina in Brothers Conflict, Yuya Aso in Super Gals!, Atsushi Murasakibara in Kuroko's Basketball, Momotaro Mikoshiba in Free!, Shinn Asuka in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny & Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom, Leo Stenbuck in Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner, Sōgo Okita in Gin Tama, Rogue Cheney in Fairy Tail, Lavi in D.Gray-man, Obanai Iguro in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Ryutaros in Kamen Rider Den-O and Rakushun in The Twelve Kingdoms. He is part of the group Nazo no Shin Unit STA☆MEN (謎の新ユニットＳＴＡ☆ＭＥＮ) with Junichi Suwabe, Daisuke Kishio, Hiroki Takahashi, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Makoto Yasumura, and Kohsuke Toriumi. His younger brother is stunt coordinator, stuntman and actor Masaki Suzumura.
Hiroshi "Monsieur" Kamayatsu was a Japanese singer and guitarist born in Tokyo.
Toshimitsu Deyama, known exclusively by his stage name Toshi, is a Japanese singer and songwriter who is the lead vocalist and a co-founder of the rock band X Japan, who rose to prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s and is credited as founders of the visual kei movement. Toshi began an extensive solo career in 1992 before leaving X Japan at the end of 1997. Toshi laments he was "brainwashed" by a group called Home of Heart, whose leader would control his musical output for the next 12 years. In 2007, X Japan reunited and began a world tour. Toshi severed ties with Home of Heart in January 2010 and renewed his solo career. His distinctive, impassioned tenor vocals have been compared to those of Steve Perry. In January 2018, he began to use the stage name Ryugen Toshi.
Kaze to Ki no Uta is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keiko Takemiya. It was serialized in the manga magazine Shūkan Shōjo Comic from 1976 to 1980, and in the manga magazine Petit Flower from 1981 to 1984. One of the earliest works of shōnen-ai, Kaze to Ki no Uta follows the tragic romance between Gilbert Cocteau and Serge Battour, two students at an all-boys boarding school in late 19th-century France.
Daisuke Ono is a Japanese voice actor and singer who won the 4th and 9th Seiyu Awards for best lead actor for his role as Sebastian Michaelis in Black Butler, Jotaro Kujo in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Shukuro Tsukishima in Bleach, as well as "Best Personalities" at the 9th Seiyu Awards. Other notable roles include Erwin Smith in Attack on Titan, Itsuki Koizumi in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Seishū Handa in Barakamon, Silver the Hedgehog in Sonic the Hedgehog, Drole in The Seven Deadly Sins, Shizuo Heiwajima in Durarara!!, Jyushimatsu in Osomatsu-san, Shintarō Midorima in Kuroko's Basketball, Subaru Asahina in Brothers Conflict, Hades Aidoneus in Kamigami no Asobi, Killer T Cell in Cells at Work! and Ushiromiya Battler in Umineko When They Cry and Nobuyuki Sanada in Samurai Warriors 4 and Warriors Orochi 4, Jing Yuan in Honkai: Star Rail, and Wriothesley in Genshin Impact. Ono was also featured in The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match as Nameless and the announcer of the game. He hosts radio show Dear Girl: Stories along with voice actor Hiroshi Kamiya.
CooRie is a self-produced Japanese music unit by singer-songwriter Rino that performs songs for anime and games. CooRie used to be a two-person unit when it debuted in 2003, with Rino doing the lyrics and vocals and Naoyuki Osada doing the music compositions and arrangements. After Osada left by the end of 2003, Rino maintained the name CooRie and composed the music by herself, although she sometimes sings under her own name, especially if the song is for adult games. CooRie's records are released under Lantis and Mellow Head.
Ai Kayano is a Japanese voice actress. She was represented by the Pro-Fit talent agency until 2014. She has been represented by Office Osawa since 2015. She played leading roles in several anime series, including Meiko "Menma" Honma in Anohana, Inori Yuzuriha in Guilty Crown, Alice Zuberg in Sword Art Online: Alicization, Utaha Kasumigaoka in Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend, Mashiro Shiina in The Pet Girl of Sakurasou, Saori Takebe in Girls und Panzer, Shiro in No Game No Life, Darkness in KonoSuba, Juliet Persia in Boarding School Juliet, and Mamako Oosuki in Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?. She has also performed opening, ending and insert theme songs for each series.
Asahi Production Inc. is a Japanese animation studio established on 1 June 1973. It is located in Nerima, Tokyo.
Yakyū-kyō no Uta is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinji Mizushima. It follows Yūki Mizuhara, a young woman who wants to do veterinary medicine at college but instead she became a baseball player. It was originally serialized in the Kodansha's Japanese manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine between 1972 and 1976 and has been adapted into several spin-off manga, a live-action film, an anime television series, an anime film, and a Japanese television drama. In 1973, it received the 4th Kōdansha Literature Culture Award for children's manga.
The following is a discography for Megumi Nakajima.
Yuma Uchida is a Japanese voice actor and singer who works for Intention. He is best known for his roles as Yuuma Kousaka in Gundam Build Fighters Try, Nagisa Kiryū in Classroom Crisis, Megumi Fushiguro in Jujutsu Kaisen, Eishirō Yabuki in The Asterisk War, Hayate Immelmann in Macross Delta, Ein Dalton in Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, Iori Kitahara in Grand Blue, Kyo Sohma in Fruits Basket, and Ash Lynx in Banana Fish. He is currently voicing Kawaki in Boruto. He received the 11th Seiyu Awards for Best Male Newcomer with Setsuo Itō and Yusuke Kobayashi. In 2019, he won Best Male Lead Actor in the 13th Seiyu Awards. He made his singing debut in May 2018 under the King Records label. His older sister is voice actress Maaya Uchida.
Aina Suzuki is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Hokkaido. She is affiliated with IAM Agency. She is known for her roles as Mari Ohara in Love Live! Sunshine!! and Jashin-chan in Dropkick on My Devil!, as well as her activities as a member of the idol group Aqours.
"Ai no Uta (Words of Love)" (Japanese: 愛の詩 (words of love), "Love Poem (words of love)") is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist Haruka Chisuga, taken from her debut studio album Try! (2016). It was released as the fifth single from the album by Victor Entertainment and their subsidiary label Flying Dog on April 27, 2016. The lyrics were written by Yamada Toshiaki and the music was composed and produced by Swedish electronic dance musician Rasmus Faber. Musically, "Ai no Uta (Words of Love)" is an electronic dance song with a four on the floor beat that features synthesizers and string arrangements in its instrumentation.
Ai Furihata is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Nagano Prefecture. She is affiliated with Across Entertainment.
Haruki Ishiya is a Japanese voice actor from Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. He was formerly affiliated with Pro-Fit and is now with Office Osawa.
Rui Tanabe is a Japanese voice actress. Her voice is featured in several anime series, including as Cecil in Wizard Barristers: Benmashi Cecil, Nanana in Nanana's Buried Treasure, and Yu Shuu in Soul Buster. She also voices Rui Aoi in Ai Tenchi Muyo!, Ai Nishimura in One Week Friends, Mafuyu Asahina in Project Sekai, and Kayoko in High School Fleet.
Takeo Ōtsuka is a Japanese voice actor from Tokyo. He is affiliated with I'm Enterprise.
"Fly to the Future" is an insert song featured in the 2019 animated film Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love Kingdom. The song is performed by Quartet Night, a fictional Japanese idol boy band consisting of the characters Ranmaru Kurosaki, Ai Mikaze, Reiji Kotobuki, and Camus. The song was released on August 1, 2018.
Masaaki Mizunaka is a Japanese voice actor. He is affiliated with Production Baobab. He is known for starring as Koreo in Brave Beats, Kakeru Ryūen in Classroom of the Elite, Diablo in How Not to Summon a Demon Lord, Taishakuten in Namu Amida Butsu! Rendai Utena , Kazami in Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise, Keisuke Baji in Tokyo Revengers, Poncho Panacotta in How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom, Kōshun Ka in Raven of the Inner Palace, Shalle Fen Shalle in Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, Hayato Kasubake in The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses, and Zion Alster in Wistoria: Wand and Sword.
"Ai Uta" is a song by the Japanese band Greeeen. It was released on May 16, 2007.
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