Fairy Tail is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s Weekly Shōnen Magazine from August 2006 to July 2017, with the individual chapters collected and published into 63 tankōbon volumes. The story follows the adventures of Natsu Dragneel, a member of the popular wizard guild Fairy Tail, as he searches the fictional world of Earth-land for the dragon Igneel. The…
Eensy Weensy Monster (Japanese: eensy-weensyイィンシィ-ウィンシィ モンスター, Hepburn: Iinshi-Uinshi Monsutā) is a shōjo manga by Masami Tsuda, published in Hakusensha’s LaLa and collected into two volumes. It was licensed in English by Tokyopop, and is licensed in French by Tonkam. Plot The story is about an average high school student, Nanoha Satsuki, who comfortably spends her time in the shadow of her two beautiful popular friends Renge Midou and Nobara…
Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools (Japanese: 魔導具師ダリヤはうつむかない ~今日から自由な職人ライフ~, Hepburn: Madōgushi Dariya wa Utsumukanai: Kyō kara Jiyū na Shokunin Raifu) is a Japanese light novel series written by Hisaya Amagishi. The series originated on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in April 2018, before being published in print with illustrations by Kei by Media Factory beginning in October 2018. Eight volumes have been…
Campione! (Italian for ‘Champion!’) (カンピオーネ!, Kanpiōne!) is a Japanese light novel series written by Jō Taketsuki and illustrated by Sikorski. It has been published by Shueisha since May 2008, first under their Super Dash Bunko imprint (which was abolished in 2014) and then under their Dash X Bunko imprint since. The series concluded with the 21st volume on November 22, 2017. It has been adapted into…
Baby Birth is a two-volume manga series written by Sukehiro Tomita and illustrated by Haruhiko Mikimoto. Story Hizuru Oborozuki is a student of the TIAA, a prestigious arts school in Tokyo, and the local ace of ice skating, though she doesn’t train much. Takuya Hijo is a young composer who has written a melody for the competition Hizuru’s going to take part in. His music…
Absolute Boyfriend (絶対彼氏。, Zettai Kareshi) is a six-volume manga series by Yuu Watase, first serialized in Shōjo Comic. Chuang Yi licensed it for an English language release in Singapore, with the first volume released in March 2005. Viz Media licensed the series for an English release in North America, serializing the series in its Shojo Beat manga anthology as well as releasing the volumes. The manga series was adapted into an 11-episode live-action…
th Sleep is a manga written and illustrated by Makoto Tateno. The manga was first published by Biblos on April 5, 2004 before being re-released by Futabasha on May 12, 2008. It is licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing, which released the manga through its imprint, Juné, on 16 December 2009.[2] Reception Christopher Nadolski of Mania.com commented that although it seems like a boys…
Zenki (Japanese: 鬼神童子ZENKIゼンキ, Hepburn: Kishin Dōji Zenki, lit. “Demon God Child Zenki“) is a Japanese manga series written by Kikuhide Tani and illustrated by Yoshihiro Kuroiwa. It was introduced and serialized in the Shueisha publication, Monthly Shōnen Jump from December 1992 to September 1996. Zenki was adapted into a fifty-one episode anime television series in 1995 and a single original video animation in 1997 by Studio Deen and also received five video games. Enoki…
The Yakuza’s Guide to Babysitting (Japanese: 組長娘と世話係, Hepburn: Kumichō Musume to Sewagakari, transl. “The Yakuza Boss’s Daughter and her Caretaker”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukiya. It began serialization in the Comic Ride pixiv website in June 2018, and later transferred to Micro Magazine’s Comic Elmo manga service in May 2020. It has been collected in eight tankōbon volumes as of August 2022. An anime television series adaptation…
The Wallflower (Japanese: ヤマトナデシコ七変化, Hepburn: Yamato nadeshiko Shichi Henge, lit. “Perfect Girl Evolution”) is a manga series written by Tomoko Hayakawa. The individual chapters have been serialized in Bessatsu Friend since 2000, and in 36 tankōbon volumes in Japan by Kodansha. The series was licensed for an English language release in North America by Del Rey Manga and in Singapore by Chuang Yi, under the name My Fair Lady. The series ended in…
Vampire Knight (Japanese: ヴァンパイア騎士ナイト, Hepburn: Vanpaia Naito) is a Japanese manga series written by Matsuri Hino. It was serialized in Hakusensha‘s shōjo manga magazine LaLa from 2004 to 2013, with its chapters collected in nineteen tankōbon volumes. The manga series is licensed in English by Viz Media, who has released all nineteen volumes. The English adaptation premiered in the July 2006 issue of Viz’s Shojo Beat magazine, with the collected volumes being published on…
Ultimate Teacher (Japanese: 最終教師, Hepburn: Saishuu Kyoushi) is a 1981 Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atsuji Yamamoto. A 1988 OVA directed by Toyoo Ashida was produced by J.C.Staff. It was released on February 6, 1988, and was released in English by Manga Entertainment and Central Park Media. Plot Emperor High School seems to not care anymore about education, letting their students have free rein over nearly everything. The president…