Yamamoto Zenjirou to Moushimasu (Japanese: 山本善次朗と申します, lit. “I Am Called Yamamoto Zenjirō”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yōko Maki, author of Aishiteruze Baby. The series first ran in the February 2007 issue of Ribon. Plot Hotate is a ten-year-old girl with a unique gift: she can see and communicate with the spirits of those who have died. After the death of…
Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina (Japanese: 魔女の旅々, Hepburn: Majo no Tabitabi, lit. “The Witch’s Journey”) is a Japanese light novel series written by Jōgi Shiraishi and illustrated by Azure. SB Creative have released twenty volumes since April 2016 under their GA Novel label. A manga adaptation with art by Itsuki Nanao has been serialized online since November 2018 via Square Enix‘s online manga magazine Manga UP!. It has been…
Vassalord (Japanese: ヴァッサロード, Hepburn: Vassarōdo) is a josei manga series written and illustrated by Nanae Chrono. It was serialized in Comic Blade Avarus from March 30, 2006 until its conclusion on February 15, 2013. The individual chapters were collected and published in 7 bound volumes by Mag Garden, with the first volume released on May 10, 2006 and the final volume released on March 15, 2013. It is…
Uma Musume Pretty Derby (Japanese: ウマ娘 プリティーダービー, Hepburn: Uma Musume Puritī Dābī, lit. “Horse Girl Pretty Derby”) is a multimedia franchise created by Cygames. A mobile game for iOS and Android was scheduled to debut in late 2018 and then delayed to February 2021. A 13-episode anime television series adaptation by P.A. Works aired from April to June 2018, followed by a second season by Studio Kai which aired from January to March…
Talentless Nana (Japanese: 無能なナナ, Hepburn: Munō na Nana) is a Japanese manga series written by Looseboy and illustrated by Iori Furuya. It has been serialized in Square Enix‘s shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan since May 2016 and has been collected in ten tankōbon volumes. The manga is published digitally in North America by Crunchyroll. An anime television series adaptation by Bridge aired from October to December 2020. Plot In the near future, mysterious monsters…
Jinmen (ジンメン) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takahiro Katō. It was serialized on Shogakukan‘s Sunday Webry manga website from July 2016 to June 2019, with its chapters collected in thirteen tankōbon volumes. Publication Jinmen is written and illustrated by Takahiro Katō. The manga was serialized on Shogakukan’s Sunday Webry manga website from July 13, 2016, to June 24, 2019. Shogakukan collected its chapters in thirteen tankōbon volumes,…
I May Be a Guild Receptionist, But I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time (ギルドの受付嬢ですが、残業は嫌なのでボスをソロ討伐しようと思います, Guild no Uketsukejō desu ga, Zangyō wa Iya nanode Boss wo Solo Tōbatsu Shiyō to Omoimasu) is a Japanese light novel series written by Mato Kousaka and illustrated by Gaou. It began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in August 2020….
Hamatora (ハマトラ, lit. “Yokohama Troubleshooter”) is a Japanese mixed-media project created by Natsu Matsumai and Yūki Kodama. The project began with a manga series written by Yukino Kitajima and Yūki Kodama as the artist, with Yū Wazu adapting the original designs for animation. The manga, Hamatora: The Comic, started serialization in Shueisha‘s Young Jump magazine in November 2013. An anime television series, Hamatora: The Animation, by the…
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,…
Fallen Moon (堕天の月, Daten no Tsuki) is a stand-alone collection of short stories by manga artist Toui Hasumi. It is published by Blu Manga in America, the shōnen-ai and yaoi publishing division of Tokyopop. Description An angel loses his place in Eden only to find a mysterious and dangerous new patron… A poor painter finishes a woman’s portrait without his subject… Two bounty hunters face mysterious demons in the…
Eiken (エイケン) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Seiji Matsuyama. It was serialized in Akita Shoten‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion from April 2001 to August 2004, with its chapters collected in 18 tankōbon volumes. The story depicts the life of schoolboy Densuke Mifune after he is forced into the mysterious Eiken Club. It was adapted into a two-episode original video animation (OVA) produced by J.C.Staff. Both…
Daily Lives of High School Boys (Japanese: 男子高校生の日常, Hepburn: Danshi Kōkōsei no Nichijō) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasunobu Yamauchi. The manga was serialized in Gangan Online and was released in seven manga volumes between May 21, 2009, and September 27, 2012. A twelve-episode anime series produced by Sunrise aired between January 9 and March 26, 2012. The anime was licensed by NIS…
