Hitoshi Doi (土井 仁志, Doi Hitoshi, born October 17, 1963[1]) is the owner of an English-language anime and voice actor information website, which was established on June 10, 1994.[1]
Born in Chigasaki, Kanagawa,[1] Doi got his undergraduate degree in Applied Math at University of Chicago in 1985, and his master's degree in Information and Computer Science at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 1987. Following college, he worked as a software engineer where he has worked on operating systems. In an interview with Sailor Week, Doi said that the anime that turned him into an otaku fan was Kimagure Orange Road and Sailor Moon. When he was watching, he noticed the voices of many of the characters sounded familiar, and started comparing cast listings from the closing credits. He also learned that the voice actors sing songs, have radio shows and other things. He started collecting the data and created the seiyuu database. On June 10, 1994, he made his website public. Doi said that back then net access meant working in a science or math job, or majoring in that at school.[2]
Doi's personal website contains over 94,000 individual pages, and he is considered to be one of the best known fans of anime and voice acting in the English-speaking world.[1][3] In addition to personal information, his views on various anime and manga series, and information on his hobbies, Doi's site contains a massive "Voice Actor Database". In 2001, the database contained over 50,000 entries,[4] and it is considered by anime fans to be a definitive source of Japanese voice acting information.[3] In 1998, Mary Grigsby called two of his sites "two of the more informative World Wide Web URL addresses", and used his site as a reference.[5]
^Grigsby, Mary (1998). "Sailormoon: Manga (Comics) and Anime (Cartoon) Superheroine Meets Barbie: Global Entertainment Commodity Comes to the United States" The Journal of Popular Culture32 (1) 59-80 doi:10.1111/j.0022-3840.1998.3201_59.x
^"#Sailorweek Interview with Hitoshi Doi". iconiQ: The Soundtrack Orchestra. July 6, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
^Wilner, Norman. "Anime fest invades Toronto." Toronto Star. June 18, 1999. Entertainment Start Page 1. Retrieved on April 1, 2012.
External linksEdit
Official website
Hitoshi Doi's anime page at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
Hitoshi Doi convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
August 28, 2023
hitoshi, 土井, 仁志, hitoshi, born, october, 1963, owner, english, language, anime, voice, actor, information, website, which, established, june, 1994, 土井仁志born, 1963, october, 1963, chigasaki, kanagawa, japannationalityjapaneseeducationuniversity, chicago, univer. Hitoshi Doi 土井 仁志 Doi Hitoshi born October 17 1963 1 is the owner of an English language anime and voice actor information website which was established on June 10 1994 1 Hitoshi Doi土井仁志Born 1963 10 17 October 17 1963 age 59 Chigasaki Kanagawa JapanNationalityJapaneseEducationUniversity of Chicago BS University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa MS OccupationOrganizer of the Seiyuu DatabaseYears active1994 currentWebsitewww wbr usagi wbr org wbr doi Contents 1 Personal website and voice actor database 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksPersonal website and voice actor database EditBorn in Chigasaki Kanagawa 1 Doi got his undergraduate degree in Applied Math at University of Chicago in 1985 and his master s degree in Information and Computer Science at University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa in 1987 Following college he worked as a software engineer where he has worked on operating systems In an interview with Sailor Week Doi said that the anime that turned him into an otaku fan was Kimagure Orange Road and Sailor Moon When he was watching he noticed the voices of many of the characters sounded familiar and started comparing cast listings from the closing credits He also learned that the voice actors sing songs have radio shows and other things He started collecting the data and created the seiyuu database On June 10 1994 he made his website public Doi said that back then net access meant working in a science or math job or majoring in that at school 2 Doi s personal website contains over 94 000 individual pages and he is considered to be one of the best known fans of anime and voice acting in the English speaking world 1 3 In addition to personal information his views on various anime and manga series and information on his hobbies Doi s site contains a massive Voice Actor Database In 2001 the database contained over 50 000 entries 4 and it is considered by anime fans to be a definitive source of Japanese voice acting information 3 In 1998 Mary Grigsby called two of his sites two of the more informative World Wide Web URL addresses and used his site as a reference 5 Hitoshi Doi was interviewed on CBC s Undercurrents about the otaku culture 6 Doi was a guest of honor at the 1999 Anime North convention in Toronto 7 See also EditPortals Japan Biography Anime and mangaReferences Edit a b c d Hitoshi Doi Hitoshi Doi official website Retrieved 2006 08 11 SailorWeek interview with Hitoshi Doi iconiQ The Soundtrack Orchestra iconiquestra org 6 July 2014 Retrieved 20 November 2016 a b Guests Web Picks Anime Web Turnpike 1999 08 30 Retrieved 2006 08 11 Seiyuu Database surpasses 50 000 entries Anime News Network 2001 11 02 Retrieved 2006 08 11 Grigsby Mary 1998 Sailormoon Manga Comics and Anime Cartoon Superheroine Meets Barbie Global Entertainment Commodity Comes to the United States The Journal of Popular Culture 32 1 59 80 doi 10 1111 j 0022 3840 1998 3201 59 x Sailorweek Interview with Hitoshi Doi iconiQ The Soundtrack Orchestra July 6 2014 Retrieved August 19 2016 Wilner Norman Anime fest invades Toronto Toronto Star June 18 1999 Entertainment Start Page 1 Retrieved on April 1 2012 External links EditOfficial website Hitoshi Doi s anime page at the Wayback Machine archive index Hitoshi Doi convention appearances on AnimeCons com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hitoshi Doi amp oldid 1170234319, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
