L DK, stylized as L♥DK, is a shōjo manga by Ayu Watanabe, serialized in the Japanese manga magazine Bessatsu Friend since 2009; it has been adapted into a live-action film that was released in 2014. The story tells about the relationship between a high school girl, Aoi Nishimori, and the school prince, Shūsei Kugayama, when they come to share a small apartment. The series volumes have appeared…
K (also called K Project) is a Japanese anime series created by the animation studio GoHands and GoRA, a group consisting of seven anonymous authors known as Kōhei Azano, Tatsuki Miyazawa, Yukako Kabei, Yashichiro Takahashi, Hideyuki Furuhashi, Suzu Suzuki, and Rei Rairaku. The series is directed by Shingo Suzuki, who also serves as its character designer. It began airing on MBS on October 5,…
Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None is a Japanese light novel series written by Itsuki Togami and illustrated by Yuri Kisaragi. It originally began as a web novel series on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in February 2021. Kodansha later began publishing it in print under its Kodansha Ranobe Books imprint in September 2021; nine volumes have been released as of October 2025. A manga adaptation…
I (Japanese: アイ, Hepburn: Ai) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mikio Igarashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s Monthly Ikki from June 2010 to June 2013, with its chapters collected in three wideban volumes. Publication I is written and illustrated by Mikio Igarashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s Monthly Ikki from June 25, 2010, to June 25, 2013. Shogakukan collected its chapters in three wideban volumes, released from July 29, 2011, to August 30,…
Hachimitsu ni Hatsukoi (ハチミツにはつこい; lit. “First Love Like Honey”) is a Japanese slice of life romance shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Ai Minase and serialized on Shogakukan‘s Shōjo Comic magazine. 12 volumes were published. It is published in France by Panini. Characters Koharu Shiina Natsuki Sugiura Aki Saionji Volumes 1 (November 26, 2012) 2 (December 26, 2012) 3 (March 26, 2013) 4 (June 26, 2013) 5 (September 26,…
G Senjō Heaven’s Door (Japanese: G戦場ヘヴンズドア, Hepburn: Jī Senjō Hevunzu Doa; lit. ‘G-battlefield Heaven’s Door‘) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoko Nihonbashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Monthly Ikki from November 2000 to June 2003, with its chapters published in three tankōbon volumes. It is about two boys, Machizo and Tetsuo, who work together to create manga. Plot Machizo Sakaida is the son of Daizō Sakai,…
F is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Noboru Rokuda. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 1986 to 1992, with its chapters collected in 28 tankōbon volumes. The story follows Gunma Akagi, a country boy who fulfills his dream by racing in a Formula One car. The series has been followed by F Regeneration Ruri (2002–2006), F Final (2009–2011), and Final Complete (since 2020). A 31-episode anime television series…
E’s (Japanese: エス, Hepburn: Esu) is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and drawn by Satoru Yuiga. It was originally serialized in Monthly GFantasy from 1997 through 2005, and later published in 16 tankōbon volumes by Square Enix from March 18, 2003, to February 27, 2010. The series focuses on Kai Kudō, an “Esper”, who is recruited by an organization called Ashurum to become a soldier to purportedly…
D-Frag! (Japanese: ディーふらぐ!, Hepburn: Dīfuragu!), also known as D-Fragments, is a comedic manga series by Tomoya Haruno that began serialization in Media Factory‘s Monthly Comic Alive in July 2008. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Brain’s Base aired from January 6 to March 24, 2014. Plot The story focuses on a semi-connected series of sketches as delinquent student Kenji Kazama is forced into joining his school’s…
C.M.B. 森羅博物館の事件目録 (C.M.B., C.M.B. ~Shinra Hakubutsukan no Jiken Mokuroku~; literally C.M.B. Shinra Museum’s Case Catalog) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Motohiro Katou. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s Monthly Shōnen Magazine from 2005 to 2020. Kodansha collected its chapters in forty-five tankōbon volumes, released from March 16, 2006, to October 16, 2020. It is a companion work of the Q.E.D. manga. The story revolves around the…
B Gata H Kei (Japanese: B型H系, Hepburn: Bī Gata Etchi Kei; lit. “Type: B; Style: H”) is a Japanese four-panel manga series by Yōko Sanri [ja]. It was published by Shueisha and ran in Weekly Young Jump from 2004 to 2011. The story focuses on the salacious wishes of a high school girl, whose perceived drawback of being a virgin leads to her lusting after and pursuing a rather average and…
A-bout! (stylized as A-BOUT!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masa Ichikawa. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from November 2009 to May 2013, with its chapters collected in 19 tankōbon volumes. It was followed by a sequel, A-bout!! – Asagiri Daikatsuyaku-hen, which ran in the same magazine from June 2013 to March 2014 and concluded in Magazine Special in May of the…
