The Saint’s Magic Power Is Omnipotent (聖女の魔力は万能です, Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannō Desu) is a Japanese light novel series written by Yuka Tachibana and illustrated by Yasuyuki Syuri. It began serialization online in 2016 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Fujimi Shobo, which has published the series since February 2017 under its Kadokawa Books…
Re:Monster is a Japanese light novel series written by Kogitsune Kanekiru and illustrated by Yamaada. It was serialized online between May 2011 and 2018 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by AlphaPolis, who have published nine main volumes, a side story volume and an extra volume between August 2012 and August 2017. A manga adaptation…
Natsume’s Book of Friends (Japanese: 夏目友人帳, Hepburn: Natsume Yūjin-chō) is a Japanese manga series by Yuki Midorikawa. It started in Hakusensha‘s shōjo manga magazine LaLa DX in June 2003, where it ran until April 2008; it has been serialized in LaLa since July 2007. The chapters and special chapters have been collected in 31 tankōbon volumes as of September 2024. The manga is licensed for English-language release in North America by Viz Media, which…
Last Samurai Standing (Japanese: イクサガミ, Hepburn: Ikusagami, “God of War”) is a Japanese manga series adapted from the novel of the same name written by Shogo Imamura and illustrated by Katsumi Tatsuzawa. It has been serialized in Kodansha‘s seinen manga magazine Morning since December 2022, with its chapters collected in four tankōbon volumes as of May 2024. Publication Originally written by Shogo Imamura based on his Ikusagami novel and illustrated by Katsumi Tatsuzawa, Last Samurai Standing started in Kodansha‘s seinen manga magazine Morning on December 8,…
Jormungand (Japanese: ヨルムンガンド, Hepburn: Yorumungando) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keitaro Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X from April 2006 to January 2012, with its chapters collected in eleven tankōbon volumes. An anime television series produced by White Fox was broadcast between April and June 2012. A second season titled Jormungand: Perfect Order aired from October to December 2012. The manga was licensed for English language…
I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die (Japanese: 青野くんに触りたいから死にたい, Hepburn: Aono-kun ni Sawaritai kara Shinitai) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Umi Shiina. It has been serialized in Kodansha‘s Monthly Afternoon since December 2016. A live-action television series adaptation aired from March to May 2022 on Wowow. Plot Yūri Kariya is a female high-school student who starts a relationship with…
Fate/hollow ataraxia (Japanese: フェイト/ホロウアタラクシア, Hepburn: Feito/horō atarakushia) is a 2005 PC visual novel video game developed by Type-Moon, and the sequel to Fate/stay night. The word “ataraxia” in the title is a Greek term for “tranquility“, giving the title the combined meaning of “empty (or false) tranquility”. The game also was ported to PlayStation Vita, adding full-voice acting, among other enhancements. This version was released in Japan on November…
Elementalors (精霊使い, Seirei Tsukai) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Okazaki. The manga was adapted into an animated movie, which was released by AIC in Japan and Dybex in France on April 1, 1995. The movie was licensed by Dybex but the license is now discontinued. Plot Elementalors are humans with the power to control the forces of nature. They are also needed…
Unlimited Fafnir, originally titled Jūō Mujin no Fafnir (銃皇無尽のファフニール, Jūō Mujin no Fafunīru) is a Japanese light novel series written by Tsukasa and illustrated by Riko Korie. Kodansha has published fifteen volumes from July 2013 to November 2017 under their Kodansha Ranobe Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Saburouta began serialization in Kodansha’s seinen manga magazine good! Afternoon from March 2014 to December 2015 and is being published digitally…
Tanken Driland (探検ドリランド, Tanken Dorirando, lit. “Exploration Driland”) is a Japanese mobile game developed by GREE, Inc. A manga adaptation began serialization in Jump Square in 2012. An anime series by Toei Animation and TV Tokyo began airing on 7 July 2012. Gameplay Tanken Driland is a card-battling quest-based RPG. The player assumes the role of a hunter, and acquires hero cards which are used to defeat dire monsters…
Re:Creators (stylized as Re:CREATORS) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Troyca. The series is about a high school student who becomes involved in a battle between several characters from manga, anime, and video games who somehow manifest in the real world. It aired from April to September 2017, and was exclusively streamed on Prime Video. A manga adaptation by Daiki Kase…
Peace Maker Kurogane (Japanese: PEACE MAKER鐵, Hepburn: Pīsu Meikā Kurogane) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nanae Chrono. It is unrelated to the Peace Maker manga by Ryōji Minagawa. The story begins in 19th century Japan before the Meiji Restoration, a chain of events that led to enormous changes in Japan’s political and social structure while the seeds of the revolution are being planted. The story…
