Kisho Taniyama
Encyclopedia
is a seiyū
who is affiliated with Ken Production
. He is also the vocal and lyricist of the Japanese rock unit / band GRANRODEO under the name KISHOW.
Seiyu
Voice acting in Japan has far greater prominence than in most other countries. Japan's large animation industry produces 60% of the animated series in the world; as a result, Japanese voice actors, or , are able to achieve fame on a national and international level.Besides acting as narrators and...
who is affiliated with Ken Production
Ken Production
Ken Production is a Japanese voice talent management agency founded by veteran voice actors Kenji Utsumi on June 1, 1984.-Represented voice actors:*Ayumi Fujimura*Kei Hayami*Akiko Hiramatsu*Hyo-sei*Minoru Inaba...
. He is also the vocal and lyricist of the Japanese rock unit / band GRANRODEO under the name KISHOW.
TV Anime
- Basquash!Basquash!is a sports and sci-fi anime which aired on Mainichi Broadcasting System. It involves characters playing basketball while riding mecha. The series premise was created by Thomas Romain and Shoji Kawamori, with the animation produced by Satelight. Shoji Kawamori is handling the project direction,...
(Falcon Lightwing) - BleachBleach (manga)is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Noriaki "Tite" Kubo. Bleach follows the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki after he obtains the powers of a —a death personification similar to the Grim Reaper—from another Soul Reaper, Rukia Kuchiki...
(Kazeshini) - Bobobo-bo Bo-boboBobobo-bo Bo-bobois a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshio Sawai, published by Shueisha, and serialized in the Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine...
(Shou Mei) - Bottle FairyBottle Fairyis an anime series about four fairies who discover the secrets of the world from inside their little house. The show originally aired from October to December 2003 on UHF syndication in Japan, and each episode has a run time of only 12 minutes. It has been licensed in North America by Geneon and...
(Sensei-san) - Buso RenkinBuso Renkinis a manga series written and drawn by Nobuhiro Watsuki, the creator of Rurouni Kenshin. Buso Renkin was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from June 2003 to 2005, ending at 80 chapters. The individual chapters were collected by Shueisha into ten tankōbon volumes which were...
(Shusui Hayasaka) - Canvas 2 ~Niji Iro no Sketch~Canvas 2 ~Niji Iro no Sketch~, also known as just Canvas 2, is a visual novel by F&C FC01 with a 24-episode romance anime produced by Kadokawa Shoten based on the game, along with a manga series of the same name.-Plot:...
(Shinichirō Yanagi) - Chrome Shelled RegiosChrome Shelled Regiosis a Japanese light novel series by Shūsuke Amagi, with illustrations by Miyū. A short story light novel series is serialized in Dragon Magazine. A manga adaptation drawn by Miyū is serialized in the shōnen manga magazine Dragon Age Pure. A second manga adaptation drawn by Nodoka Kiyose is...
(Sharnid Elipton) - DearSDearSis a manga series co-written and illustrated by Banri Sendo and Shibuko Ebara, credited under their pen name Peach-Pit. It was serialized monthly by MediaWorks in their magazine Dengeki Comic Gao! from March 2002 to December 17, 2005 and was later published into a ten volume set by the company. The...
(Takeya Ikuhara) - Doki Doki School HoursDoki Doki School Hoursis a four panel manga series and anime series by Tamami Momose.Sensei no Ojikan was serialised in Bamboo Comics from 1997, published by Takeshobō. A 13 episode anime TV series adaptation was created by J.C.Staff. It was aired on TV Tokyo from April 4, 2004 to June 27, 2004, A 7 episode OVA, Sensei...
(Jōji Seki) - Hand Maid MayHand Maid Mayis an anime series directed by Shinichiro Kimura and produced by Pioneer Animation . The anime aired ten episodes on WOWOW between July 6 and September 22, 2000, and an OVA was bundled with a DVD box set released on February 21, 2001. It centers on the adventures of the main character, Kazuya...
(Juliano) - Hatenkou Yuugi (Soresta)
- Highschool of the DeadHighschool of the Deadis a manga series written by Daisuke Satō and illustrated by Shōji Satō. The story follows a group of high school students caught in the middle of a zombie apocalypse...
(Kōichi Shidō) - Junjo RomanticaJunjo Romantica, stylized as Junjo Romantica ~Pure Romance~, is a yaoi series by Shungiku Nakamura. It focuses on three storylines; the main couple, which comprises the bulk of the books, and two other male couples which provide ongoing side stories...
(Takahiro Takahashi) - Kimi ga Nozomu EienKimi ga Nozomu Eien, abbreviated as Kimibou or Kiminozo, is a Japanese visual novel adventure game created by âge. It was first released in 2001 for the PC and was later ported to the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 under the title Rumbling Hearts as all-age versions...
(Takayuki Narumi) - La Corda D'Oro (Len Tsukimori)
- Lamune (Kenji Tomosaka)
- Law of Ueki (B.J. (Jun'ichi Baba))
- Rockman.EXEMegaMan NT WarriorMega Man NT Warrior or Mega Man Battle Network, known in Japan as , is an anime and manga series based on the Mega Man Battle Network video game series...
series (Swallowman) - Midori DaysMidori Daysis a shōnen fantasy manga by Kazurou Inoue. It was published by Shogakukan in the magazine Shōnen Sunday from September 2002 until November 2004 and collected in 8 tankōbon volumes. It is licensed in English in North America by VIZ Media and in Singapore by Chuang Yi...
(Seiji Sawamura) - Nanatsuiro DropsNanatsuiro Dropsis a Japanese visual novel developed by UNiSONSHIFT and released on April 21, 2006. The first version, available on the PC, contains adult-only content. A version ported to the PlayStation 2 by MediaWorks was released without this content on September 20, 2007...
(Natsume Kisaragi) - NeedlessNeedlessis an action/comedy/science fiction manga and anime series by Kami Imai. Serialized in Shueisha's seinen magazine Ultra Jump beginning in 2004, an anime adaptation by Madhouse began airing on July 2, 2009.-Synopsis:...
(Saten) - Nurarihyon no MagoNurarihyon no MagoNura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, known in Japan as is a manga series written and illustrated by Hiroshi Shiibashi. The series was first published in Shueisha as a oneshot in 2007. The manga has been continuously serialized in the Japanese manga anthology Weekly Shōnen Jump since March 2008 and has...
(Kiyojyuji Kiyotsugu) - One PieceOne Pieceis a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 64th volume released as...
(Puzzle) - Ookiku Furikabutte (Azusa Hanai)
- Over DriveOver Drive (manga)is a manga series by Yasuda Tsuyoshi that has appeared in the Japanese Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 2005 until 2008. An anime adaptation began airing on 3 April 2007 and is produced by studio XEBEC...
(Takeshi Yamato) - Pandora HeartsPandora Heartsis a manga series by Jun Mochizuki. Originally starting serialization in the shōnen magazine GFantasy published by Square Enix in June 2006. Currently fourteen volumes have been released in Japan. The manga series was licensed for an English language release by Broccoli Books but has been dropped;...
(Glen Baskerville) - PetoPeto-sanPetopeto-sanis a light novel series by Kou Kimura, with illustrations by Yug. An anime adaptation ran from July 9, 2005 to October 1, 2005. The show takes place in a Japanese school where everything is normal, except for students from what are called "specified races." The specified races are based on yōkai...
(Jeremy Moriguchi) - Renkin 3-kyū Magical ? PokānRenkin 3-kyu Magical ? Pokanis an anime series that tells the story of the everyday life of four princesses from the Makai who are oblivious to the happenings in everyday life in the human world. The name of the anime is often shortened to Magipoka...
(Hongo) - SaikanoSaikanois a manga, anime, and OVA series by Shin Takahashi, creator of Iihito and Kimi no Kakera. Saikano was originally serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits magazine....
(Take and Nakamura) - Sky GirlsSky Girlsbegan as a single episode OVA anime by Konami, directed by Yoshiaki Iwasaki and animated by J.C.Staff. The 30 minute episode was released in Japan on August 25, 2006. A television adaptation of Sky Girls started on July 5, 2007, and ended on January 11, 2008.-Story:The Weapon Of Raid Machines ,...
(Ryohei Tachibana) - Special ASpecial A, also known as Special A or S.A, is a shōjo manga by Maki Minami. The series started serialization in the bimonthly magazine The Hana to Yume in 2003, and moved to the biweekly magazine Hana to Yume in 2004, after running for four chapters...
(Yahiro Saiga) - Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (Kittan Bachika)
- The Good Witch of the West (Roland Eusis)
- Toaru Majutsu no Index (Stiyl Magnus)
- Togainu no ChiTogainu no Chiis a Japanese BL visual novel created by Nitro+CHiRAL. The plot centers on Akira, a young man who was made to participate in a deadly game called "Igura" in post-apocalyptical Japan in exchange for being freed from jail. His goal is to beat "Il Re" , the strongest person in Igura...
(Gunji) - Uta no Prince-samaUta no Prince-samais a 2010 Japanese dating game series targeted towards female gamers published by Broccoli. The game has been adapted into manga and anime series.- Plot :...
(Shinomiya Natsuki) - XX (manga), also known as X/1999, is a Japanese shōjo manga series created by Clamp, a creative team made up by Satsuki Igarashi, Nanase Ohkawa, Tsubaki Nekoi, and Mokona. It premiered in Monthly Asukas May 1992 issue and ran there until the magazine's editors showed concern with the increasingly violent...
(Daisuke Saiki) - Konjiki no Gash Bell!!Zatch Bell!Zatch Bell!, known in Japan as is a shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Raiku. It was published in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday...
(Albert) - Zettai Karen ChildrenZettai Karen Childrenis a Japanese shōnen manga by Takashi Shiina. The manga started being serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Shōnen Sunday in 2005. An anime series began on April 6, 2008 which ran for fifty-one episodes. Shiina developed the series out of a short story he had written in a special issues of...
(Sakaki) - Zoids: GenesisZoids: Genesisis the fourth anime installment of the Zoids franchise. It tells the story of Ruuji Familon, a young boy who finds a Liger-type Zoid during a salvage mission. Initially, the village is attacked by Bio-Raptor Bio-Zoids, and later a Bio-Megaraptor...
(Ron Mangan)
Drama CD
- Hetalia - Axis Powers (Narrator)
- S.L.H Stray Love Hearts!S.L.H Stray Love Hearts!is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Aya Shouoto. It has been serialized in Sylph since 2008, and has been collected in five tankōbon volumes by MediaWorks so far.- Plot :...
(Ren Ichikawa)
OVA
- Akane ManiaxAkane Maniaxis an adventure game released for the PC by âge. It is a prequel of sorts to Muv-Luv and side story to Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, and features Suzumiya Akane from Kimi ga Nozomu Eien as its main heroine...
(Takayuki Narumi) - Sky GirlsSky Girlsbegan as a single episode OVA anime by Konami, directed by Yoshiaki Iwasaki and animated by J.C.Staff. The 30 minute episode was released in Japan on August 25, 2006. A television adaptation of Sky Girls started on July 5, 2007, and ended on January 11, 2008.-Story:The Weapon Of Raid Machines ,...
(Ryōhei Tachibana) - Enzai (Durer)
- Sensitive PornographSensitive Pornographis a Japanese yaoi anime OAV based after a Boys' Love manga anthology of short stories by Ashika Sakura who also authored the seinen series Sekirei under her other pen-name, Sakurako Gokurakuin. It has one episode which is made up of two separate and unconnected parts, the title story and the...
(Sono Hanasaki)
Game
- Catherine (video game)Catherine (video game)is a horror puzzle-platformer adventure game developed by Atlus Persona Team and published by Atlus for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game is Atlus' first internally-developed game for seventh-generation consoles in high definition, and is described as an "adult-oriented" title by the game's...
(Tobias Nebbins) - Daemon Bride (Reizei Abane/Rebelion)
- Enzai (Durer)
- Kimi ga Nozomu EienKimi ga Nozomu Eien, abbreviated as Kimibou or Kiminozo, is a Japanese visual novel adventure game created by âge. It was first released in 2001 for the PC and was later ported to the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 under the title Rumbling Hearts as all-age versions...
(Takayuki Narumi) - Kiniro no CordaKiniro no cordais a role-playing game series targeted at a female audience under the Neoromance series from Koei. The title comes from the Italian for The Golden String....
(Len Tsukimori) - Kiniro no Corda 3 (Chiaki Tohgane)
- Togainu no ChiTogainu no Chiis a Japanese BL visual novel created by Nitro+CHiRAL. The plot centers on Akira, a young man who was made to participate in a deadly game called "Igura" in post-apocalyptical Japan in exchange for being freed from jail. His goal is to beat "Il Re" , the strongest person in Igura...
(PS2) (Gunji) - Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd KissTokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd KissTokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Kiss is the sequel to Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side and the fifth main game in Konami's Tokimeki Memorial dating sim series...
(Tarou Majima) - Yo-Jin-BoYo-Jin-Bois a Japanese visual novel produced by Two-Five. In October 2006, Hirameki International released an English edition of the PC version in the United States....
(Kasumimaru Fuuma) - Yume Miru Kusuri (Hirofumi Tsubaki)
- Zettai Fukuju MeireiZettai Fukuju MeireiAbsolute Obedience, known in Japan as is one of the few BL game titles to see an official English release. The game is set in postwar West Germany, but makes little attempt at historical or linguistic accuracy. Released in the USA by JAST USA, publishers of Enzai and Teikoku Sensenki...
/Absolute Obedience (Ashraf Ali Ibrahim)
External links
- Kishō Taniyama at Ken Production (Japanese)
- Kishō Taniyama at Ryu's Seiyuu Infos