Mitsuo Yamaguchi,better known by his stage name Kappei Yamaguchi,is a Japanese actor,voice actor,and rakugoka affiliated with Gokūand 21st Century Fox. After making his voice acting debut in 1989 as the male version of Ranma Saotome in Ranma ½,Yamaguchi went on to other notable roles,including Inuyasha in Inuyasha and L in Death Note. He currently voices Shinichi Kudo and Kaito Kid in Detective Conan,Usopp in One Piece and Teddie in Persona 4. He is married and has a son,Ryunosuke,and a daughter,Akane. Ryunosuke and Akane are also voice actors,while the latter is also a rakugoka.
Mitsuru Adachi is a Japanese manga artist. After graduating from Gunma Prefectural Maebashi Commercial High School in 1969,Adachi worked as an assistant for Isami Ishii. He made his manga debut in 1970 with Kieta Bakuon,based on a manga originally created by Satoru Ozawa. Kieta was published in Deluxe Shōnen Sunday.
Tomohiro Nishimura is a Japanese actor,voice actor,singer-songwriter,theatre director and sound director. He used to be employed by the talent management firm 81 Produce,but today he is freelance. He is often mixed up with Tomomichi Nishimura.
Katsumi Suzuki is a Japanese voice actor. He is best known as the voice of Kagome's grandfather in Inuyasha after Ginzo Matsuo's death,and as the voice of Diddy Kong in many of Nintendo's video games since 2004 starting with Mario Power Tennis. He currently works at 81 Produce.
Nippon Animation Co.,Ltd. is a Japanese animation studio. The company is headquartered in Tokyo,with chief offices in the Ginza district of Chūōand production facilities in Tama City.
Yoku Shioya is a Japanese actor and voice actor debuting in Triton of the Sea (1972). He has done some voice directing in such anime as Basilisk:The Kouga Ninja Scrolls Ryota Miyagi in Slam Dunk and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. His real name is Tsubasa Shioya. His older brother is voice actor KōzōShioya.
Tsutomu Adachi was a Japanese manga artist born in Isesaki City,Gunma Prefecture,Japan,and the older brother of Mitsuru Adachi. Tsutomu was an assistant to Fujio Akatsuka,and was known as one of the "Four Protegés of Akatsuka". According to his younger brother,his definitive works include Jitsuroku Adachi Mitsuru Monogatari,Nigun no Hoshi Hanpa-kun and Tamagawa-kun.
Fujio Akatsuka was a Japanese manga artist. Known as the Master of Gag Manga,he created many popular manga such as Osomatsu-kun,Himitsu no Akko-chan,and Tensai Bakabon.
Osomatsu-kun is a comedy manga series by Fujio Akatsuka which ran in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine from 1962 to 1969. The series revolves around a group of sextuplet brothers who cause all sorts of mischief. It has been adapted into two different anime series of the same name,the first of which was produced by Studio Zero in 1966,and the second by Studio Pierrot in 1988. A new anime series by Pierrot,Mr. Osomatsu,began airing in October 2015 to celebrate Akatsuka's 80th birthday,with a manga adaptation by Masako Shitara serialized in Shueisha's You magazine from January 2016.
Hiroshi Masuoka was a Japanese actor,voice actor and narrator from Minami,Saitama Prefecture,Japan. He voiced the roles of Masuo Fuguta in Sazae-san and Jam Ojisan in Soreike! Anpanman. He also voiced Kame-Sennin during the last episodes of Dragon Ball Z and all of Dragon Ball GT,following Kōhei Miyauchi's death. He worked for the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society until his death in 2020.
Shima Shima Tora No Shimajirō is a 1993 Japanese children's slice of life anime series primarily aimed at preschoolers and animated by Pierrot Plus based on the Kodomo Challenge Educational Learning Program created by Benesse in 1988. It is created and directed by veteran director Hisayuki Toriumi and character designs by Shigehito Tsuji. The first Shimajiro series aired at TV Setouchi and all other TXN networks in Japan from December 13,1993,to March 31,2008. The second aired from April 7,2008 to March 29,2010. The third aired from April 5,2010 to March 26,2012,and the fourth and current one began airing on April 2,2012.
Hana no Keiji is a Japanese period manga series,based on the novel Ichi-Mu-An Fūryūki by Keiichiro Ryu and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara. It was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from March 1990 to August 1993. The story serves as a fictionalized account of the life of Keiji Maeda. Hana no Keiji is one of best-selling Weekly Shōnen Jump manga series of all time,with over 17 million copies in circulation. An English adaptation was published in Raijin Comics under the shortened title Keiji.
Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Miki Yoshikawa. It was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from February 2012 to February 2017,with its chapters collected in 28 tankōbon volumes. The series was published digitally in English by Crunchyroll starting in 2013 and was licensed in North America by Kodansha USA in 2015.
Barakamon (ばらかもん) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Satsuki Yoshino. It was serialized on Square Enix's Gangan Online website from February 2009 to December 2018. The story follows Seishu Handa,a calligrapher who moves to the remote GotōIslands off the western coast of Kyūshū,and his various interactions with the people of the island. An anime adaptation by Kinema Citrus aired in Japan between July and September 2014. Funimation has licensed the series for streaming and home video release. In February 2014,Yen Press announced they have licensed Barakamon for English release in North America. The manga resumed limited serialization in Monthly Shōnen Gangan from April to September 2023.
Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless is a Japanese slice of life comedy shōnen web manga series written and illustrated by Nozomi Uda. It was published by Square Enix,being serialized on the Gangan Online website from July 2013 to July 2019. Thirteen volumes have been released as of September 2019. An anime adaptation by Silver Link aired from April 9 to June 25,2016.
Masamune-kun's Revenge is a Japanese manga series written by Hazuki Takeoka and illustrated by Tiv. The series is published by Ichijinsha and was serialized in their Monthly Comic Rex magazine in Japan from October 2012 to June 2018. A sequel manga,titled Masamune-kun's Revenge engagement,was serialized on Ichijinsha's Comic HOWL website from April to December 2023. The series is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment in the United States. An anime television series adaptation by Silver Link aired from January to March 2017. The second season aired from July to September 2023.
Fumio Hisamatsu was a Japanese manga artist and character designer who frequently worked with TCJ in the 1960s and illustrated manga adaptations of their television series. In particular he created the manga for Super Jetter as well as serving as the anime's character designer. He also did the character designs for TCJ's Adventure on Gaboten Island. Hisamatsu wanted to be a manga artist since he was in third grade,and began writing manga in junior high school. His first work was Earth Crisis and was also his professional debut. He was an assistant to Osamu Tezuka.
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun is a Japanese manga series by Osamu Nishi. It has been serialized in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion since March 2017. As of June 2024,the series has been collected in thirty-eight tankōbon volumes.
Mother of the Goddess' Dormitory is a Japanese manga series by Ikumi Hino. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Ace from December 2017 to June 2022,and was collected in nine tankōbon volumes as of August 2022. An anime television series adaptation by Asread aired from July to September 2021.
My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 also known as Loving Yamada at Lv999! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mashiro. It began serialization on Comic Smart's Ganma! manga website in March 2019. As of April 2024,the series' individual chapters have been collected into nine volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Madhouse aired from April to June 2023.
