Ace of Diamond (Japanese: ダイヤのA, Hepburn: Daiya no Ēsu) is a Japanese baseball-themed manga series written and illustrated by Yuji Terajima. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from May 2006 to January 2015, with its chapters collected in 47 tankōbon volumes. A sequel titled Ace of Diamond Act II was serialized from August 2015 to October 2022, with its chapters collected in 34 tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation ran from October…
2001 Nights (2001夜物語, Nisen’ichi Ya Monogatari) is a science fiction manga series written and illustrated by Yukinobu Hoshino and originally serialized in Futabasha‘s Monthly Super Action starting from June 1984. It was then collected into three bound volumes by Futabasha, released between August 18, 1985 and October 24, 1986.[2] The series was licensed for an English-language release by Viz Media and published in North America starting in 1990. 2001 Nights is largely inspired by…
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You, often referred to simply as The 100 Girlfriends, is a Japanese harem and romantic comedy manga series written by Rikito Nakamura and illustrated by Yukiko Nozawa. It has been serialized in Shueisha‘s seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump since December 2019, with its chapters collected into nine individual tankōbon volumes as of March 2022. The manga has been licensed for…
The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? (Japanese: 八男って､ それはないでしょう!, Hepburn: Hachinan tte, Sore wa Nai Deshō!) is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Y.A. and illustrated by Fuzichoco. It was serialized online between June 2013 and March 2017 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was acquired by Media Factory, who published the first light novel volume in…
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…
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…
