Kage Kara Mamoru! (陰からマモル, “Mamoru from the Shadows”, or lit. “I Will Protect You from the Shadows”) is a Japanese series of light novels written by Achi Taro. The light novels had ended in March 2008 with the release of Volume 12, but as of July 2009, a new series entitled Motto! Kage Kara Mamoru! (もっと!陰からマモル!, “More! Mamoru from the Shadows”) has started serialization….
Jin (Japanese: JIN-仁-) is a Japanese seinen manga written and illustrated by Motoka Murakami, which was featured on Super Jump during its original run from 2000 to 2010. It was compiled into 20 tankōbon by Shueisha and published between April 4, 2001, and February 4, 2011. The manga series has been adapted into three live-action television drama series: two in Japan in 2009 and 2011; and in South Korea…
I Hear the Sunspot (Japanese: ひだまりが聴こえる, Hepburn: Hidamari ga Kikoeru) is a Japanese manga series by Yuki Fumino. I Hear the Sunspot is serialized in the semi-monthly boys’ love manga anthology Canna since December 22, 2013. A live-action film adaptation of the first volume was released on June 24, 2017. Plot College student Taichi Sagawa learns that his lonely classmate, Kohei Sugihara, is deaf, and he enrolls in a part-time…
Hakai: Uri Geller-san, Anata no Kao wa Iikagen Wasurete Shimaimashita (Japanese: 破戒 ~ユリ・ゲラーさん、あなたの顔はいいかげん忘れてしまいました~, Hepburn: Hakai Yuri Gerā-san, Anata no Kao wa Iikagen Wasurete Shimaimashita), also known as The Broken Commandment, is a Japanese manga series written by Suzuki Matsuo and illustrated by Naoki Yamamoto. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Monthly Ikki from April to October 2004, with its chapters collected in a single volume. Publication Written by Suzuki Matsuo and…
Gaki Rock (ガキ☆ロック, Gaki Rokku, “Brat Rock”) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Daiju Yamauchi. It was adapted into a live action film in 2014. Characters Gen Shimura (Taiko Katono) Makoto (Kōki Maeda) Jimmy (Yōsuke Kawamura) Mattsun (Ryōji Nakamura) References ^ “Gaki Rock Fighting Manga Gets Live-Action Film by Rookies Director”. Anime News Network. May 1, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014. Gaki Rock ガキ☆ロック…
Fairy Tail is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s Weekly Shōnen Magazine from August 2006 to July 2017, with the individual chapters collected and published into 63 tankōbon volumes. The story follows the adventures of Natsu Dragneel, a member of the popular wizard guild Fairy Tail, as he searches the fictional world of Earth-land for the dragon Igneel. The…
Eensy Weensy Monster (Japanese: eensy-weensyイィンシィ-ウィンシィ モンスター, Hepburn: Iinshi-Uinshi Monsutā) is a shōjo manga by Masami Tsuda, published in Hakusensha’s LaLa and collected into two volumes. It was licensed in English by Tokyopop, and is licensed in French by Tonkam. Plot The story is about an average high school student, Nanoha Satsuki, who comfortably spends her time in the shadow of her two beautiful popular friends Renge Midou and Nobara…
Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools (Japanese: 魔導具師ダリヤはうつむかない ～今日から自由な職人ライフ～, Hepburn: Madōgushi Dariya wa Utsumukanai: Kyō kara Jiyū na Shokunin Raifu) is a Japanese light novel series written by Hisaya Amagishi. The series originated on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in April 2018, before being published in print with illustrations by Kei by Media Factory beginning in October 2018. Eight volumes have been…
Campione! (Italian for ‘Champion!’) (カンピオーネ!, Kanpiōne!) is a Japanese light novel series written by Jō Taketsuki and illustrated by Sikorski. It has been published by Shueisha since May 2008, first under their Super Dash Bunko imprint (which was abolished in 2014) and then under their Dash X Bunko imprint since. The series concluded with the 21st volume on November 22, 2017. It has been adapted into…
Baby Birth is a two-volume manga series written by Sukehiro Tomita and illustrated by Haruhiko Mikimoto. Story Hizuru Oborozuki is a student of the TIAA, a prestigious arts school in Tokyo, and the local ace of ice skating, though she doesn’t train much. Takuya Hijo is a young composer who has written a melody for the competition Hizuru’s going to take part in. His music…
Absolute Boyfriend (絶対彼氏。, Zettai Kareshi) is a six-volume manga series by Yuu Watase, first serialized in Shōjo Comic. Chuang Yi licensed it for an English language release in Singapore, with the first volume released in March 2005. Viz Media licensed the series for an English release in North America, serializing the series in its Shojo Beat manga anthology as well as releasing the volumes. The manga series was adapted into an 11-episode live-action…
th Sleep is a manga written and illustrated by Makoto Tateno. The manga was first published by Biblos on April 5, 2004 before being re-released by Futabasha on May 12, 2008. It is licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing, which released the manga through its imprint, Juné, on 16 December 2009.[2] Reception Christopher Nadolski of Mania.com commented that although it seems like a boys…
