Anime Weeklies

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TEMPORARILY WITHOUT SCHEDULE

Hi guys! Sorry, my schedule is so all over the place right now, that I seem to keep forgetting to post on here or I simply don't have the time. I'm hoping that I can get back on a steady schedule but I don't know when that will be. I will still be posting on here, it just might now be every week. Again, I'm super sorry! I hope I can make it up to you!!!

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Weekly Anime

Deadman Wonderland (デッドマン・ワンダーランド)

It looked like it would be a normal day for Ganta Igarashi and his classmates—they were preparing to go on a class field trip to a certain prison amusement park called Deadman Wonderland, where the convicts perform dangerous acts for the onlookers' amusement. However, Ganta's life is quickly turned upside down when his whole class gets massacred by a mysterious man in red. Framed for the incident and sentenced to death, Ganta is sent to the very jail he was supposed to visit. But Ganta's nightmare is only just beginning. The young protagonist is thrown into a world of sadistic inmates and enigmatic powers, to live in constant fear of the lethal collar placed around his neck that is slowed only by winning in the prison's deathly games. Ganta must bet his life to survive in a ruthless place where it isn't always easy to tell friend from foe, all while trying to find the mysterious "Red Man" and clear his name, in Deadman Wonderland.

Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Episodes: 12

Aired: Apr 17, 2011 to Jul 3, 2011

Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Weekly Female Character

Morgiana (モルジアナ)

Descendant of the hunting tribe, Fanalis. Her name is based on the slave girl who served Alibaba in "Alibaba and the forty thieves". Morgiana was Jamil’s slave before. She was emotionless and unfriendly at first, but as time passed after she was liberated, she became more emotional little by little. Although she looks like a normal girl, she can get closer with an enemy far away in an instant. In addition to her strong leg strength which can even enable her to vertically run up walls, she has a keen sense of smell on par with that of a dog’s, can also smell the stench of death emanating from the bottom of the pit and the smell of someone hiding in unseen places. Although weaker than her leg strength, her arm strength is strong enough to send a human like Alibaba flying. After Alibaba’s departure from Qishan, she put the words of her defector, Goltas, on her chest, and started a journey to her hometown, Katarg. In the middle of her journey towards Balbadd, she helped Leila and Sahsa’s caravan to eliminate the thieves at the rock quarry. She reunites with Aladdin after that, and then joins Alibaba again in Balbadd. The name Morgiana (مرجانة) means coral in Arabic.

Anime: Magi: The Labyrinth Of Magic, Magi: The Kingdom Of Magic

Age: 14-16

Birthday: N/A

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Weekly English Voice Actor

Max Mittelman

Awards: - Breakthrough Voice Actor of the Year at 4th Annual BTVA Anime Dub Awards (People's Choice)

Birthday: 5 September 1990

Website: maxmittelman

IMDb Link

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Weekly Male Character

Shouyou Hinata (日向 翔陽)

Hinata has an unusually high ability to jump. Since he was young, Hinata trained his legs to compensate for his lack of height. He joins Karusuno High School Volleyball team and amazes the team with his natural affinity as a spiker. Although he is a complete beginner and never had any experience playing in a volleyball team, he grows rapidly through each match. Hinata has a cheerful and energetic personality. He's a natural schmoozer and his teammates would sometimes use him to win someone over, such as Nishinoya. Hinata gets excited easily and often talks loudly. He is the loudest member after Nishinoya and Tanaka. He is friendly and can befriend anyone easily, such as Kenma from Nekoma High and Aone from Date Tech High. Despite his easy-going personality, Hinata is extremely competitive, especially when it comes to volleyball. As stated by Sugawara, Hinata has a very big fortitude to win and thus, doesn't give up easily during a match no matter if it's a practice match or a real match. Hinata can also exhibit a very scary and intimidating face when people underestimate him. Despite that, Hinata gets scared easily, especially by larger and stronger opponents. However, he recovers quickly and will then confidently challenge the opponents.

Anime: Haikyuu!!

Age: 16

Birthday: 21 June

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He reminds me of myself before I met sensei. There is no mercy in his heart. A strong hatred for everything evil, eager to eliminate them all.

Genos (One Punch Man)

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Weekly Japanese Voice Actor

Miyuki Sawashiro (みゆき 沢城)

Debut role: Puchi Charat (Di Gi Charat) She began her voice-acting career in 1999 and has continued her work as a seiyuu for more than a decade. She is the older sister of seiyuu Chiharu Sawashiro. Married on June 2, 2014, her 29th birthday.

Birthday: 2 June 1985

Website: aoni

IMDb Link

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Weekly Female Character

Taiga Aisaka (逢坂 大河)

Taiga is a girl in Ryuuji's class. She has a well-regulated and beautiful appearance though is unable to stomach company from others. Due to her often snapping at others in brutal ways and her short stature, she is given the nickname "Palmtop Tiger." Her under-developed body and the added nickname has given her a complex which in turn serves to give her a negative attitude and facial expression. Essentially, Taiga gets upset easily and is considerably clumsy. She is also brutally honest, typically when she is lashing out at someone. Due to her cute looks (described as a doll by Ryuuji), she often gets confessions of love by boys, but she turns down every one of them, including Yuusaku Kitamura (which she later regrets). Despite coming from a well-to-do family, her life with them is very difficult because of various problems. Her father and mother got a divorce, leaving Taiga with her father. When he remarried another woman who was significantly younger than himself, it caused misunderstandings between Taiga and her step-mother. One day it became too much for Taiga, causing her to run away from home and since then, she has taken to living on her own. Since she came from a privileged household, she does not know how to do any domestic chores. When she meets Ryuuji and learns of his domestic talents, she ends up relying on Ryuuji to clean up after her. Aside from sleeping in her own house, and going to school, she spends most of her time at Ryuuji's house; so much so that she is considered a member of his family. At the beginning of the story, she is infatuated with his best friend Yuusaku Kitamura and gets nervous every time he appears around her. Ryuuji finds out due to a misplaced empty love letter from Taiga meant for Kitamura. Ryuuji then admits to having feelings for Taiga's best friend Minori. Due to this, Taiga and Ryuuji team up to help each other get into a relationship with each other's best friend.

Anime: Toradora!

Age: 16-17

Birthday: 27 July

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Weekly Anime

Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi - 千と千尋の神隠し)

Stubborn, spoiled, and naïve, 10-year-old Chihiro Ogino is less than pleased when she and her parents discover an abandoned amusement park on the way to their new house. Cautiously venturing inside, she realizes that there is more to this place than meets the eye, as strange things begin to happen once dusk falls. Ghostly apparitions and food that turns her parents into pigs are just the start—Chihiro has unwittingly crossed over into the spirit world. Now trapped, she must summon the courage to live and work amongst spirits, with the help of the enigmatic Haku and the cast of unique characters she meets along the way. Vivid and intriguing, Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi tells the story of Chihiro's journey through an unfamiliar world as she strives to save her parents and return home.

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Supernatural

Episodes: Movie

Aired: Jul 20, 2001

Rating: G - All Ages

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A little water never hurt anyone... besides, people always say I'm dripping with good looks.

Tamaki Suoh (Ouran High School Host Club)

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Weekly Male Character

Satoru Asahina (朝比奈 覚)

Saki's childhood friend. He is always energetic and full of mischief. He always argues with Saki. However, Satoru is pretty observant and smarter than most of his friends. He is also skillful in using his Force.

Anime: Shinsekai Yori

Age: N/A

Birthday: N/A

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Weekly English Voice Actor

Brittney Karbowski

Birthday: 26 June 1986

Website: N/A

IMDb Link

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Weekly Japanese Voice Actor

Kanjirou Tsuda (健次郎 津田)

He works at Stardust Promotion as an actor and Amuleto as a voice actor.

Birthday: 11 June 1971

Website: tsudaken

IMDb Link

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Weekly Male Character

Kazuya Shibuya (渋谷一也)

Shibuya Kazuya is the president of SPR. He is sharp and extremely intelligent, but very much a narcissist...so he has been nicknamed by Mai "Naru" (Short for narcissist). Contrary to the other characters, he does not appear to possess any kind of spiritual power, and must count on his companions' abilities and his own intellect and knowledge to solve the cases they investigate. Though appearing cold and critical in front of his friends, he does care for them deeply and has earned their trust and respect. He and Mai apparently share a close relationship as she is the only girl he addresses by given name, unlike Masako, who becomes jealous of Mai as a result.

Anime: Ghost Hunt

Age: 17

Birthday: 19 September 

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I am the bone of my sword. Steel is my body and fire is my blood. I have created over a thousand blades, unknown to death nor known to life. I have withstood pain to create many weapons. Yet those hands will never hold anything. So, as I pray, unlimited blade works!

Archer (Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works)

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Weekly Japanese Voice Actor

Sumire Uesaka (すみれ 上坂)

Uesaka Sumire is a voice actress currently affiliated with Space Craft Entertainment. Her blood type is O. Because of her interest in Russia she is also affectionately known under the nickname Sumipe (すみぺ, the letter R resembles a P in Russia's Cyrillic Alphabet). Other nicknames include Suminya (スミーニャ), because she likes to wear nekomimi accessory, and Gundanchou (軍団長, Corps Commander) because of her interest in military, especially tanks, and her radio show. At the age of eight Uesaka was scouted by Space Craft Junior Commercial Talent right when she was going home after an EIKEN Test in Practical English Proficiency. Afterwards she appeared in a Japanese Vidal Sassoon CM. In 2009 she took part in the WebRadio@DengekiBunko web radio, where she became a regular from September 2009 to December 2011. During her work there she wanted to breath life into her work, which became one of her inspirations to aspire to become a voice actress. Her other inspiration was voice actress Momoi Haruko, who she respects after she incidentally saw Nurse Witch Komugi-chan Magikarte when she was still a primary school student. Uesaka described the experience as shocking but it was there that she heard Momoi for the first time and yearned to become a voice actress afterwards. In April, 2011 she joined Space Craft Entertainment's anime section. Starting October 7, 2011 she became a radio personality on A&G NEXT GENERATION Lady Go!!. Following an announcement on August 12 of the same year at the Summer Comic Market 80, it was announced that she had being casted on the 2012 TV anime series Papa no Iukoto o Kikinasai!. In January 2012 she made her debut as voice actress, lending her voice to the heroine Takanashi Sora. Later Matsu Tomohiro, the original author, and Kawasaki Itsurou, the director, said that she was chosen at the audition despite technical flaws, because they couldn't picture anyone else as Sora. Following her first starring role she became gradually more busy during 2012. Uesaka is an avid fan of Russia and its history, culture, military, literature and art. This traces back to the time when she was a tenth grade student, in her first year of high school, and heard by chance for the first time the Soviet Union national anthem. Henceforth she began to develop an interest in Russia and devoted herself to studying about Russian society and history on her own. She couldn't picture herself studying anything other than Russian language at university. In April 2010, she entered the Faculty of Foreign Studies at the well known Sophia University after a recommendation from Kamakura Women's University Junior & Senior High School where she graduated. There she was majoring in Russian Studies. Her graduation thesis was a study of the early history of the Red Army. On July 10, 2012 she received Sophia University's Studies Prize For Excellent Work. Starting April, 2012 she received her own radio show, the Uesaka Sumire's Armored Guards Infantry Regiment Broadcast on Nico Nico Live. Because of her familiarity with Russia and interest in its military, she was casted as the Russian girl Nonna on TV anime series Girls und Panzer in October, 2012. She also sung two Russian insert songs during the show, Cossack no Komoriuta and Katyusha, both covers of well known folk songs. Her perfomance as voice actress and singer received a lot of attention in Japan and overseas thereafter. Uesaka likes to study languages and is, aside of Russian, proficient in English and Chinese as well, having passed several language proficiency tests. She also likes Lolita Fashion and as such became a model for the Baby, The Stars Shine Bright clothing brand. Photo shoots with her are published frequently in Kera, Gothic & Lolita Bible and other well known magazines. She likes to draw and often posts illustrations on her blog and pixiv account. Her favourite food includes lamb chop and Kinoko no Yama. Her favourite politician is Vyacheslav Molotov, her favourite manga and anime characters are Chirico Cuvie, Duke Tougou and Rudolf von Stroheim. Her favourite tank is the BT-5 produced by the Soviet Union. On May 26, 2012 she served as a one-day captain of the JS Yamayuki at the Marine Fiesta in Funabashi.

Birthday: 19 December 1991

Website: ameblo

IMDb Link

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Weekly Anime

The Legend of the Legendary Heroes (Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu -  伝説の勇者の伝説)

"Alpha Stigma" are known to be eyes that can analyze all types of magic. However, they are more infamously known as cursed eyes that can only bring destruction and death to others. Ryner Lute, a talented mage and also an Alpha Stigma bearer, was once a student of the Roland Empire's Magician Academy, an elite school dedicated to training magicians for military purposes. However, after many of his classmates died in a war, he makes an oath to make the nation a more orderly and peaceful place, with fellow survivor and best friend, Sion Astal. Now that Sion is the the king of Roland, he orders Ryner to search for useful relics that will aid the nation. Together with Ferris Eris, a beautiful and highly skilled swordswoman, Ryner goes on a journey to search for relics of legendary heroes from the past, and also uncover the secrets behind his cursed eyes.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Magic, Shounen

Episodes: 24

Aired: Jul 2, 2010 to Dec 17, 2010

Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)