RahXephon (Japanese: ラーゼフォン, Hepburn: Rāzefon) is a Japanese anime television series created and directed by Yutaka Izubuchi. The series follows 17-year-old Ayato Kamina, his ability to control a mecha known as the RahXephon, and his inner journey to find a place in the world. His life as a student and artist in Tokyo is suddenly interrupted by a mysterious stalker, strange planes invading the city and…
Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty (Japanese: おはよう、いばら姫, Hepburn: Ohayou, Ibarahime; lit. “Good Morning, Thorn Princess”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Megumi Morino. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s shōjo manga magazine Dessert from November 2014 to May 2017. It was published in six tankōbon volumes. Publication The series is written and illustrated by Megumi Morino. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s Dessert from November 22, 2014, to May 24, 2017. Its chapters were…
Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki Jikenbo (Japanese: 薬師寺涼子の怪奇事件簿; lit. “Ryōko Yakushiji’s Strange Case Files”), known in English as Ryoko’s Case File, is a Japanese novel series written by Yoshiki Tanaka and illustrated by Narumi Kakinouchi. It was adapted into manga and an anime television series, two drama CDs had also been released prior to the anime adaptation with different voice actors. Plot The series is centered on an…
Zankyō (Japanese: 残響; “Reverberation”) is a Japanese manga series written illustrated by Tsutomu Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from May 2015 to October 2016, with its chapters collected in three tankōbon volumes. Publication Zankyō, written and illustrated by Tsutomu Takahashi, was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from May 8, 2015, to October 14, 2016. Shogakukan collected its chapters in three tankōbon volumes, released in October 2015, May 2016 and…
3 Seconds Later, He Turned Into a Beast (３秒後､野獣｡～合コンで隅にいた彼は淫らな肉食でした, 3-byō Ato, Yajū.: Gōkon de Sumi ni Ita Kare wa Midara na Nikushoku Deshita) is a Japanese manga series by Coa Momose. The series is published by Suiseisha in Japan and distributed by BookWalker online in English. An anime television series by Staple Entertainment was aired from April to June 2022. Plot Tsumugi Kume is…
A.I. Love You (Japanese: A・I が止まらない!, Hepburn: A.I. ga Tomaranai!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. The story follows Hitoshi Kōbe, a high school boy who is not good at anything but programming. He creates a program in particular named Program 30 which is that of a female, and is shocked when she comes to life in the real world due…
B.B. (ビービー, Bī Bī) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Ishiwata. The manga ran in Shogakukan‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from 1985 issue 24 to 1991 issue 9. The title stands for “Burning Blood” and Ishiwata’s subsequent serial LOVe was a continuation of this series. In 1989, B.B. won the Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category. Plot One night after leaving a club where he was playing trumpet Ryō…
D.Gray-man is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsura Hoshino. Set in an alternate 19th century, it tells the story of a young Allen Walker, who joins an organization of exorcists named the Black Order. They use an ancient substance, Innocence, to combat a man known as the Millennium Earl and his demonic army of Akuma who intend to destroy humanity. Many…
G-Taste is a Japanese erotic manga series written and illustrated by Hiroki Yagami and serialized in Kodansha‘s Mr. Magazine from 1996 to 2000, before being moved to Young Magazine Uppers from 2000 to 2004. The “G” in “G-taste” is used symbolically as the letter between “F” (for “Fetish“) and “H” (for “hentai“). The anime was originally licensed in the US by SoftCel Pictures; the rights have…
The Fable (Japanese: ザ・ファブル, Hepburn: Za Faburu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsuhisa Minami. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from November 2014 to November 2019, with its chapters collected in 22 tankōbon volumes. A sequel series, titled The Fable: The Second Contact, ran in Weekly Young Magazine from July 2021 to July 2023. A third series, titled The Fable: The Third Secret, began serialization in…
The Earl and the Fairy (Japanese: 伯爵と妖精, Hepburn: Hakushaku to Yōsei) is a completed series of light novels written by Mizue Tani and published in Japan by Shueisha. The story is serialized in Cobalt magazine and illustrated by Asako Takaboshi (Ayuko). Shueisha has commercially released two drama CDs and a manga adaptation began serialization in Margaret in the September issue in 2008 and ended in the May issue in 2010. An anime adaptation…
A-Do (Japanese: 亜童, Hepburn: Adō) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jaku Amano. It began serialization in Kodansha‘s Monthly Young Magazine in May 2019, and has been compiled into eleven volumes as of July 2025. Plot The series takes place in a futuristic Japan where, following immigration reforms 25 years prior, tensions are rising between the local population and immigrants. Riko Saeki…
