Babel (2017 manga)

Babel (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūgo Ishikawa, based on Takizawa Bakin‘s novel Nansō Satomi Hakkenden. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from December 2017 to August 2021. Publication Babell, written and illustrated by Yūgo Ishikawa and based on Takizawa Bakin‘s novel Nansō Satomi Hakkenden, started in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior on December 22, 2017. From September 13, 2019, the manga was…

Abandon the Old in Tokyo (manga)

Abandon the Old in Tokyo (東京うばすて山, Tōkyō Ubasuteyama) is a collection of gekiga short stories by manga artist Yoshihiro Tatsumi. It collects eight stories by Tatsumi from 1970, which were serialized in various manga magazines including Weekly Shōnen Magazine and Garo, and was published by Drawn & Quarterly on August 1, 2006. The manga won the 2007 Harvey Award for Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material, sharing it with the…

7th Time Loop (manga/novel)

7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! (Japanese: ループ7回目の悪役令嬢は、元敵国で自由気ままな花嫁生活を満喫する, Hepburn: Loop 7-kaime no Akuyaku Reijō wa, Moto Tekikoku de Jiyū Kimamana Hanayome Seikatsu o Mankitsu Suru) is a Japanese light novel series written by Touko Amekawa. The series originated on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in February 2020, before being published in print with illustrations by Wan…

Zekkyō Gakkyū (manga/live action)

Zekkyō Gakkyū (Japanese: 絶叫学級, “Screaming Lessons”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Emi Ishikawa, and had been published in Shueisha‘s Ribon magazine from 2008 to 2015. The format was a collection of horror-themed short stories that were presented by a ghost girl named Yomi. It has been adapted in France by Tonkam. In 2010, the series was given a “vomic” (voiceover comic) that…

Yakuza Lover (manga/anime)

Yakuza Lover (Japanese: 恋と弾丸, Hepburn: Koi to Dangan, lit. “Love and Bullets”, titled Dangerous Lover in Japan) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nozomi Mino. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s Premium Cheese! from March 2018 to March 2019 and in Cheese! from April 2019 to June 2022. As of November 2022, the series’ individual chapters have been collected into twelve volumes. A live-action television drama adaptation aired from…

Walkin’ Butterfly (manga/anime)

Walkin’ Butterfly is a josei manga by Chihiro Tamaki. It was serialized by Kodansha in the manga magazine Vanilla until the magazine ceased publication in 2003, then by Kadokawa X Media by mobile phone until the series concluded in 2007. The series was collected in four bound volumes by Ohzora Publishing. The manga is licensed in North America by Aurora Publishing. The series was adapted as a live-action drama broadcast on TV…

Vampire Doll: Guilt-Na-Zan (manga)

Vampire Doll: Guilt-Na-Zan (Japanese: バンパイアドール・ギルナザン, Hepburn: Vanpaia Dōru Girunazan) is a manga by Erika Kari which takes place in modern time but holds a medieval, Gothic theme. The story starts out with Kyoji, an exorcist who revives the spirit of Guilt-Na-Zan, whom his ancestor entrapped in a cross. Guilt-Na-Zan, who was the greatest vampire a hundred years ago, is now forced to…

UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie (manga/anime)

UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie (円盤皇女ワるきゅーレ, Yūfō Purinsesu Warukyūre) is a Japanese manga series created by Kaishaku. The series was adapted into a 32-episode anime series and one specially released OVA episode by TNK. Seasons 1 and 2 were broadcast in Japan on Kids Station between 2002 and 2004. The anime series was released on DVD in Japan between 2002 and 2006. All episodes and the OVA special were dubbed…

Takanashi-san (manga/anime)

Takanashi-san (高梨さん) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Motoyuki Ōta. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s Monthly Ikki between 2009 and 2012. It was adapted into a Japanese television drama series in 2013. Characters Nobue Iketani as Etsuko Takanashi Yoshikazu Ebisu Ayumu Katō Mikihisa Azuma Hiroki Konno Yōichi Nukumizu Manga Takanashi-san is written and illustrated by Motoyuki Ōta. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s Monthly Ikki from September…

Sabishii no wa Anta dake ja Nai (manga)

Sabishii no wa Anta dake ja Nai (淋しいのはアンタだけじゃない, “You’re Not the Only Lonely One”) is a Japanese manga series about hearing disability, written and illustrated by Kōji Yoshimoto. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from January 2016 to September 2017, with its chapters collected in three tankōbon volumes. Publication Written and illustrated by Kōji Yoshimoto, Sabishii no wa Anta dake ja Nai was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from…

Rainbow Days (manga/anime)

Rainbow Days (Japanese: 虹色デイズ, Hepburn: Nijiiro Deizu) is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Minami Mizuno, and published in Shueisha‘s Bessatsu Margaret magazine. A drama CD was released with the seventh volume of the manga in October 2014. A 24-episode anime adaptation produced by Production Reed aired between January and June 2016. A live-action film was released in 2018. Plot The manga follows four high school boys who are all…

The Qwaser of Stigmata (manga/anime)

The Qwaser of Stigmata (Japanese: 聖痕のクェイサー, Hepburn: Seikon no Kueisā) is a Japanese manga series authored by Hiroyuki Yoshino featuring art by Kenetsu Satō. The series is notable for its violence, fan service, and the use of vital energy coming from women’s breasts (referred to as Soma) as a central plot device. The manga series was published in Japan in the manga magazine Champion Red from 2006 to 2016, and the…