Gakuen Heaven (Japanese: 学園ヘヴン, Hepburn: Gakuen Hevun, lit. “Academy Heaven”) is a Japanese media franchise originating from the Windows game Gakuen Heaven: Boy’s Love Scramble, originally released by the company SPRAY. The franchise gradually expanded to include more games, drama CDs, manga, and anime. Plot Keita Itō, an average high school boy, is surprised to find out that he’s been accepted into the elite and prestigious boarding school,…
Baccano! (Japanese: バッカーノ!, Hepburn: Bakkāno!, Italian for “ruckus”, Italian pronunciation: [bakˈkaːno]) is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Katsumi Enami. The series, often told from multiple points of view, is mostly set within a fictional United States during various time periods, most notably the Prohibition era. It focuses on various people, including alchemists, thieves, thugs, Mafiosi and Camorristi, who are unconnected to one another. After an immortality elixir is recreated…
Jinki: Extend (Japanese: ジンキ・エクステンド, Hepburn: Jinki Ekusutendo) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shirō Tsunashima. The story revolves around two girls who end up piloting giant humanoid robots called “Jinki” (which translates to “man-machine”) and the manipulation behind the scenes that drew them inexorably together in a final battle. It takes place in two parts, in Venezuela during 1988…
Hakumei and Mikochi (ハクメイとミコチ, Hakumei to Mikochi) is a Japanese manga series by Takuto Kashiki. It has been serialized since 2011 in Enterbrain‘s seinen manga magazine Fellows!, which was renamed to Harta in 2013. It has been collected in eleven tankōbon volumes. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Lerche aired from January 12 to March 30, 2018. An original video animation was included on the second Blu-ray/DVD volume released on June 27, 2018. Sentai Filmworks licensed the…
Gakuen Alice (Japanese: 学園アリス, Hepburn: Gakuen Arisu), also known as Alice Academy or Alice School, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tachibana Higuchi, serialized in the shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume from issue 19 of 2002 to issue 14 of 2013. It was adapted into an anime series produced by Aniplex and Group TAC which originally premiered on NHK BS-2. It spanned twenty-six episodes that aired between October 30, 2004 and May 14,…
Eiji (エイジ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hisashi Eguchi. It was serialized in Shueisha‘s shōnen manga magazine Fresh Jump from 1984 to 1985. Media[edit] Manga[edit] Written and illustrated by Hisashi Eguchi, Eiji was serialized in Shueisha‘s shōnen manga magazine Fresh Jump from 1984 to 1985. Shueisha collected its chapters in a single volume, which was released on July 15, 1985. It was followed by two short sequels; Eiji ’85 and Eiji 2. Shueisha released a bunkoban edition, which included…
Baby Steps (Japanese: ベイビーステップ, Hepburn: Beibī Suteppu) is a Japanese manga series by Hikaru Katsuki. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s Weekly Shōnen Magazine from October 2007 to November 2017, with its chapters collected in forty-seven tankōbon volumes. The story is centered on Eiichirō Maruo, a first year honor student who one day decides that he is lacking exercise. He then joins the Southern Tennis Club (STC) where…
Zipang (Japanese: ジパング, Hepburn: Jipangu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kaiji Kawaguchi. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s seinen manga magazine Morning from 2000 to 2009, with its chapters collected in forty-three tankōbon volumes. It tells the story of the members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force who are transported back in time more than 60 years to 1942. A twenty-six episode anime television series by Studio Deen and directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi was broadcast on TBS from…
Laid-Back Camp (Japanese: ゆるキャン△, Hepburn: Yurukyan), also known in Japan as Yuru Camp, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Afro. Set in and around Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, the series chronicles the adventures of Rin Shima, Nadeshiko Kagamihara, and their friends as they travel to various campsites across the country. The manga was first serialized in Houbunsha‘s Manga Time Kirara Forward magazine from July…
Daikaijū Monogatari (大貝獣物語) is a Japanese role-playing video game developed by Birthday and published by Hudson Soft for Super Famicom, in December 1994 in Japan. Daikaijū Monogatari Developer(s) Birthday Publisher(s) Hudson Soft Composer(s) Haruyoshi Rokudo Series Kaijū Monogatari Platform(s) SNES Release JP: December 22, 1994 Genre(s) Role-playing video game Mode(s) Single-player Gameplay In this game there are a series of natural disasters that are devastating the planet;…
Accel World (アクセル・ワールド, Akuseru Wārudo) is a Japanese light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by HiMA. The series began publication in ASCII Media Works‘ Dengeki Bunko imprint from February 2009 and is licensed in North America by Yen Press. Two manga series began serialization in Dengeki Bunko Magazine from May 2010, with another series beginning serialization in Dengeki Daioh in January 2013. An anime adaptation by Sunrise aired in Japan between April and…
Papuwa (stylized as PAPUWA) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ami Shibata and adapted into a 26-episode anime television series. The series follows Kotaro who is stranded on an uncharted island inhabited by strange talking animals and has no memory of his past. Papuwa is the sequel to Shibata’s 1991 series Nangoku Shōnen Papuwa-kun (南国少年パプワくん, lit. Southern Boy Papuwa), serialized in Enix‘s…
