K-On! (manga/anime/video game)

K-On! (Japanese: けいおん!, Hepburn: Keion!) is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Kakifly. It was serialized in Houbunsha‘s Manga Time Kirara magazine between the May 2007 and October 2010 issues, and also serialized in Houbunsha’s Manga Time Kirara Carat magazine. The manga relaunched from April 2011 to June 2012 with two separate storylines published in Manga Time Kirara and Manga Time Kirara Carat. The manga is licensed in North…

M3: The Dark Metal (anime TV series/manga)

M3: The Dark Metal (M3〜ソノ黒キ鋼〜, Emu Surī: Sono Kuroki Hagane; lit. “M3: That Black Steel”) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Satelight. It aired from April 21, 2014, to October 1, 2014. It is directed by Junichi Sato, written by Mari Okada and has mecha designs by Shōji Kawamori. A manga adaptation with art by Kazuomi Minatogawa was serialized in Mag Garden‘s shōnen manga magazine Monthly Comic Blade from April 30, 2014,…

Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn (manga/anime film/TV series)

Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn (Japanese: 紅殻のパンドラ, Hepburn: Kōkaku no Pandora) is a Japanese manga based on a concept by Masamune Shirow and written and illustrated by Kōshi Rikudō. The manga began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten‘s Newtype Ace magazine in October 2012, later moving to the Niconico Ace web publication, and ended in September 2024. It is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime adaptation has been produced by Studio…

Rage of Bahamut (manga/anime TV series)

Rage of Bahamut (Japanese: 神撃のバハムート, Hepburn: Shingeki no Bahamūto) is a Japanese anime television series produced by MAPPA that is based on the Rage of Bahamut game.[3] The series was directed by Keiichi Sato and written by Keiichi Hasegawa, featuring character designs by Naoyuki Onda and music by Yoshihiro Ike. The first season, titled Rage of Bahamut: Genesis (神撃のバハムート GENESIS, Shingeki no Bahamūto: Jeneshisu), consists of 12 episodes aired between October 6, 2014,…

Tachibanakan To Lie Angle (manga/anime TV series)

Tachibanakan To Lie Angle (立花館To Lieあんぐる, Tachibana-kan To Rai Anguru), also known as Tachibanakan Triangle or Love to Lie Angle, is a Japanese yuri manga series by Merryhachi. The series follows Natsuno Hanabi, a teenage girl who ends up in sexually suggestive situations with her female roommates. It was serialized in Ichijinsha‘s Comic Yuri Hime magazine from November 2014 to April 2020. The manga is licensed…

Val × Love (manga/anime TV series)

Val × Love (戦×恋ヴァルラヴ, Varu Ravu; “War × Love”) is a Japanese manga series by Ryousuke Asakura. It has been serialized in Square Enix‘s shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan since December 2015. The manga is licensed in North America by Yen Press. An anime television series adaptation by Hoods Entertainment aired from October to December 2019. Plot Ever since he was a child, Takuma Akutsu had a scary face. He…

Wakaba Girl (manga/anime TV series)

Wakaba Girl (わかば*ガール, Wakaba Gāru) is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Yui Hara and published by Houbunsha. An anime television series adaptation by Nexus aired in Japan between July and September 2015. Plot Wakaba Kohashi is a “a slightly out-of-tune super” daughter of a well-to-do family. She looks like an elegant rich daughter, but admires the trendy “gyaru” fashion subculture. Her friends…

Yaiba (manga/anime TV series/video game)

Yaiba: Samurai Legend (stylized as Y∀IBA) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from September 1988 to December 1993, with its chapters collected in 24 tankōbon volumes. The manga has been licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media. The story follows Yaiba Kurogane, a samurai boy raised in the forest by…

2.5 Dimensional Seduction (manga/anime TV series/video game)

2.5 Dimensional Seduction (Japanese: 2.5次元の誘惑リリサ, Hepburn: Nitengo-jigen no Ririsa; transl. “2.5 Dimensional Lilysa”), abbreviated as Nigoriri (にごリリ), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yu Hashimoto. It was serialized on Shueisha‘s Shōnen Jump+ website from June 2019 to December 2025. An anime television series adaptation produced by J.C.Staff aired from July to December 2024. A second season has been announced. Premise Masamune Okumura is a second-year high school student who serves…

B-Project (anime TV series/manga/video game)

B-PROJECT is a Japanese cross-media project by MAGES. about a group of virtual idols that began in 2015. The project was first announced via Twitter on August 9, 2015, with the first production presentation and song previews being released on September 4, 2015, via nico live. As of January 2018 the project features an anime series, a manga adaptation, a rhythm game, a stage play, multiple…

GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class (manga/anime TV series/game)

GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class (Japanese: GA 芸術科アートデザインクラス, Hepburn: GA Geijutsuka Āto Dezain Kurasu; Also written “GA Art Department Art Design Class”) is a Japanese seinen yonkoma manga series by Satoko Kiyuzuki. The series was serialized in Heiwa Shuppan‘s moe four-panel manga magazine Comic Gyutto! from its first issue on July 23, 2004, to its last issue (the third issue). Afterwards a one-shot manga appeared in the August 2005 issue of Houbunsha‘s…

.hack//Quantum (manga/anime)

.hack//Quantum is an animated three episode OVA series for the .hack franchise, produced by Kinema Citrus and presented by Bandai Visual. It was initially scheduled to be released in November 2010, but it was later changed. The first episode was released on January 28, 2011, with the following two episodes to be released in one month intervals. Excluding the all-CGI animation movie .hack//G.U….