2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team (Japanese: 2.43 清陰高校男子バレー部, Hepburn: Nī Ten Yonsan Seiin Kōkō Danshi Barē-bu) is a Japanese volleyball light novel series written by Yukako Kabei and illustrated by Aiji Yamakawa. Shueisha have published five volumes in three seasons since March 2015 under their Shueisha Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Yamakawa has been serialized in Shueisha’s josei manga magazine Cocohana from July to September 2018. An anime television series…
Café Kichijouji de (Café吉祥寺で, Café Kichijōji de; lit. “At Café Kichijōji“) is a manga written by Yuki Miyamoto and illustrated by Kyoko Negishi. The story surrounds five bishōnen and their rather unlucky manager as they go about their daily routine at their café. Characters Main characters Kurihara Taro Taro is usually considered the cutest and mature worker at the café. He is a fastidious neat freak in glasses,…
Fafner in the Azure (Japanese: 蒼穹のファフナー, Hepburn: Sōkyū no Fafunā) is a Japanese mecha anime franchise created by Xebec in collaboration with Starchild Records. The story focuses on a group of children who pilot the titular Fafners in an escalating war against giant aliens called Festum. The first series, subtitled Dead Aggressor, is directed by Nobuyoshi Habara and written by Yasuo Yamabe and Tow Ubukata with character designs from Hisashi…
Ga-Rei (喰霊), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Segawa. It has been serialized by Kadokawa Shoten in the magazine Shōnen Ace from 2005 to 2010 and collected in twelve tankōbon volumes. The English version was then released digitally on BookWalker on October 29, 2014. A prequel anime series, Ga-Rei: Zero, aired from October 5, 2008, to December 21, 2008, which details the backstory…
Maburaho (Japanese: まぶらほ) is a Japanese romantic school comedy light novel series written by Toshihiko Tsukiji, illustrated by Eiji Komatsu and serialized in Gekkan Dragon Magazine. The light novel was adapted into a manga illustrated by Miki Miyashita and later developed into a 24 episode anime series produced by J.C.Staff and broadcast by WOWOW in Japan. The series is about the story of Kazuki Shikimori, a second year student of…
Nagasarete Airantō (Japanese: ながされて藍蘭島, Hepburn: Nagasarete Airantō; lit. “Cast Away… Airan Island”) is a Japanese harem manga series by Takeshi Fujishiro. It was first serialized in Square Enix‘s Monthly Shōnen Gangan magazine in January 2002, and a few years later expanded into a multimedia franchise including drama CDs, light novels, and a 26-episode anime adaptation by Studio Feel that aired in Japan between April 4 and September 26, 2007. From the same author,…
An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a Villainess (Japanese: 自称悪役令嬢な婚約者の観察記録。, Hepburn: Jishō Akuyaku Reijō na Konyakusha no Kansatsu Kiroku) is a Japanese light novel series written by Shiki and illustrated by Wan Hachipisu. The series was originally posted as a web novel on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website, before Shiki removed it in March 2017. AlphaPolis later published it as a light novel…
RahXephon (Japanese: ラーゼフォン, Hepburn: Rāzefon) is a Japanese anime television series created and directed by Yutaka Izubuchi. The series follows 17-year-old Ayato Kamina, his ability to control a mecha known as the RahXephon, and his inner journey to find a place in the world. His life as a student and artist in Tokyo is suddenly interrupted by a mysterious stalker, strange planes invading the city and…
Saber Marionette J (Japanese: セイバーマリオネットJ, Hepburn: Seibā Marionetto Jei) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Studio Junio. aired on TV Tokyo from October 1, 1996, to March 25, 1997. It is the first installment of the Saber Marionette franchise. The show was localized in North America by Ocean Productions and into six other languages by various companies. In between production, Saber Marionette J spun off into other media. A manga…
Uchi no Otōto-domo ga Sumimasen (うちの弟どもがすみません; lit. ‘Sorry About My Younger Brothers!‘) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Ozaki. It began serialization in Shueisha‘s shōjo manga magazine Bessatsu Margaret in January 2020. A live-action film adaptation premiered in Japanese theaters in December 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by Lay-duce is set to premiere in 2026. Plot After attending high school for a year, Ito Narita has to…
Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki Jikenbo (Japanese: 薬師寺涼子の怪奇事件簿; lit. “Ryōko Yakushiji’s Strange Case Files”), known in English as Ryoko’s Case File, is a Japanese novel series written by Yoshiki Tanaka and illustrated by Narumi Kakinouchi. It was adapted into manga and an anime television series, two drama CDs had also been released prior to the anime adaptation with different voice actors. Plot The series is centered on an…
3 Seconds Later, He Turned Into a Beast (３秒後､野獣｡～合コンで隅にいた彼は淫らな肉食でした, 3-byō Ato, Yajū.: Gōkon de Sumi ni Ita Kare wa Midara na Nikushoku Deshita) is a Japanese manga series by Coa Momose. The series is published by Suiseisha in Japan and distributed by BookWalker online in English. An anime television series by Staple Entertainment was aired from April to June 2022. Plot Tsumugi Kume is…
