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Japanese superhero films (16 C, 40 P) Superheroes in anime and manga (15 C, 97 P) A. Anpanman (6 P) K. Kamen Rider (7 C, 38 P) M. ... Pages in category "Japanese ...
Nakamura Hiro of the NBC TV series Heroes; Nakiko Akane from the Dreamwave comic book series Darkminds; Nogami Ryotarou/Kamen Rider Den-O Plat Form; Oki Kazuya/Kamen Rider Super-1; Ōgon Bat, first Asian superhero, and one of the first superheroes in general; Peni Parker; Prince of Gamma, second Asian superhero, and one of the first superheroes ...
Ōkubo Toshimichi (1830–1878) Main founders of Modern Japan. Takeda Shingen (1521–1573) pre-eminent daimyō in feudal Japan; Himiko (d. 248) was a shaman queen of Yamataikoku in Wa (ancient Japan) Inō Tadataka (1745–1818) surveyor and cartographer, completed the first map of Modern Japan. Ishihara Yujiro (1934–1987) actor and singer
In Japanese folklore, heroes like Momotaro rescue women from violent kami and oni. Although the exploits of heroes are well known, Japanese mythology also featured heroines. [1] Ototachibana, the wife of Yamato Takeru, threw herself into the sea to save her husband's ship and quell the wrath of the storm that threatened them. [1]
Ultraman, is Japan's first and most famous Kyodai Hero. Kyodai Hero (巨大ヒーロー, Kyodai Hīrō, lit. ' Giant Hero ') is a television subgenre in tokusatsu that involves Japanese superheroes or robots either with the ability to grow to immense heights to fight giant monsters or who are originally giant as a part of their lives.
His name is often translated as Peach Boy, but is directly translated as Peach + Tarō, a common Japanese given name. Momotarō is also the title of various books, films and other works that portray the tale of this hero. There is a popular notion that Momotarō is a local hero of Okayama Prefecture, but this claim was invented in the modern ...
Ishikawa Goemon (石川 五右衛門, Ishikawa Goemon, August 24, 1558 – October 8, 1594) was the leader of a group of bandits during the Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan. . Over time, and especially during the Edo period (1603-1867), his life and deeds became a center of attention, and he became known as a legendary Japanese outlaw hero who stole gold and other valuables to give to the po
Voiced by: Shino Shimoji [1] (Japanese); Veronica Laux [2] (English) Country: Japan Teru is the main protagonist of the story. After her sister's passing, she inherited her Heart-Shift Bracelets and became Japan's hero while still attending middle school. As her hero name implies, she is very shy to a near crippling degree.