Zero In (ゼロイン), also romanized as Zeroin, is a Japanese manga series released in 2004 by Sora Inoue, serialized in Monthly Dragon Age magazine, and published in Japan by Kadokowa Comics Dragon Junior. It is published in French by Pika Edition, in German by Egmont Manga & Anime, in South Korea by Haksan Publishing, and in Italy by Flashbook Edizioni. Story In the near future, the Japanese National Police Agency covertly establishes…
Zombie Land Saga (Japanese: ゾンビランドサガ, Hepburn: Zonbi Rando Saga) is an anime television series produced by MAPPA, Avex Pictures and Cygames. The series aired in Japan between October and December 2018. A second season titled Zombie Land Saga Revenge aired between April and June 2021. An anime film project has been announced. A manga adaptation that loosely follows the events of the anime, began serialization on Cygames’ Cycomi website in…
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (Japanese: ゾン100 ～ゾンビになるまでにしたい100のこと～, Hepburn: Zon 100 ~ Zonbi ni Naru made ni Shitai 100 no Koto ~, “Zom 100: 100 Things I Want to do Before I Become a Zombie”) is a Japanese manga series written by Haro Aso and illustrated by Kotaro Takata. It has been serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X since October 2018, with its chapters collected…
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (Japanese: 半妖の夜叉姫, Hepburn: Han’yō no Yashahime) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise. It is a sequel to the Inuyasha anime series, which itself is based on the original manga series of the same title written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It follows the adventures of Towa Higurashi and Setsuna, Sesshomaru and Rin‘s fraternal twin daughters, and Moroha, Inuyasha and Kagome Higurashi‘s daughter. The series’ first season aired from…
Warrior of Love Rainbowman (愛の戦士レインボーマン, Ai no Senshi Reinbōman) is a tokusatsu series created by Kōhan Kawauchi. This was the first superhero TV series produced by Toho Company Ltd., and was broadcast on NET (now TV Asahi) from October 6, 1972 to September 18, 1973, with a total of 52 episodes. Mitsuru Adachi wrote a manga series based on the show which was serialized in TV…
Tales of Wedding Rings (Japanese: 結婚指輪物語, Hepburn: Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Maybe. It started serialization in Monthly Big Gangan in March 2014 and has been published in thirteen volumes thus far. An anime television series adaptation by Staple Entertainment is set to premiere in 2024. Characters Satou (サトウ, Satō) Voiced by: Gen Satō Hime (ヒメ) Voiced by: Akari Kitō Nephrites (ネフリティス, Nefuritisu) Voiced by: Miyuri Shimabukuro…
Rascal Does Not Dream, known in Japan as Seishun Buta Yarō (Japanese: 青春ブタ野郎, Rascal, lit. “Teenage Pig”), is a Japanese light novel series written by Hajime Kamoshida and illustrated by Kēji Mizoguchi. ASCII Media Works have published thirteen volumes since April 2014 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Tsugumi Nanamiya has been serialized in ASCII Media Works’ seinen manga magazine Dengeki G’s Comic since December 2015. An anime television series adaptation…
The Quintessential Quintuplets (Japanese: 五等分の花嫁, Hepburn: Go-Tōbun no Hanayome, lit. “Five Equal Brides” or “The Five-Fifths Bride(s)”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Negi Haruba. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s Weekly Shōnen Magazine from August 2017 to February 2020. The series follows the daily life of a high school student Futaro Uesugi, who is hired as a private tutor for a group of identical quintuplets: Ichika,…
Queen’s Blade Rebellion (Japanese: クイーンズブレイド リベリオン, Hepburn: Kuīnzu Bureido Riberion) is a series of visual combat books published by Hobby Japan. The sequel to Queen’s Blade, it features an all-new cast of characters, as well as reinterpretations of characters from the original series. Like Queen’s Blade before it, Rebellion is also compatible with Flying Buffalo‘s Lost Worlds gamebooks. The first gamebook, featuring Annelotte, was released on November 29, 2008, with a…
Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring (Japanese: NARUTOナルト 外伝 〜七代目火影と緋色の花つ月〜, Hepburn: Naruto Gaiden: Nanadaime Hokage to Akairo no Hanatsuzuki) is a spin-off manga written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. Its plot, set shortly after the epilogue of the Naruto series, focuses on Sarada Uchiha, a young ninja in training from a country called Hinokuni (“Land of Fire”). Sarada is concerned about the identity of her absent father, Sasuke…
Back Street Girls (バックストリートガールズ, Bakku Sutorīto Gāruzu) is a Japanese manga series by Jasmine Gyuh. It is about three yakuza men forced by their boss to become a female idol group. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from March 2015 to September 2018 and was compiled into 12 volumes. The manga is licensed in English by Kodansha USA. A 10-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Chiaki…
100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams is a Japanese puzzle and role-playing smartphone game published by GCrest. It was released on Android and iOS devices in 2015. An original net animation by Satelight was released in 2017. An anime television series adaptation by Project No.9 premiered from July 5 to September 20, 2018. Sentai Filmworks have licensed the anime and are streaming it on Hidive. Plot summary A normal girl is transported to another world,…
