Ultimo (機巧童子ULTIMO, Karakuri Dōji Urutimo, literally Mechanical Boy: Ultimo) is a Japanese manga series created by American comic writer Stan Lee (and his production company Pow Entertainment) and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei. The plot of the story depicts a conflict between good and evil, implicated through the Karakuri Dôji created by the character Dr. Dunstan. The pilot chapter “Karakuri Dôji Ultimo Chapter: 0” (機巧童子 ウルティモ: ゼロ, “Karakuri Dōji ULTIMO: Zero”) was originally…
Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin (Japanese: RAINBOW 二舎六房の七人, “Rainbow: The Seven from Compound Two, Cell Six”), is a Japanese manga series written by George Abe and illustrated by Masasumi Kakizaki. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Sunday from November 2002 to July 2008, when the magazine ceased publication; it was then transferred to Weekly Big Comic Spirits, where it ran from June 2009 to…
Ogre Slayer (Japanese: 鬼切丸, Hepburn: Onikirimaru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kei Kusunoki. The manga has been adapted into a four-episode original video animation (OVA). Both the manga and anime were distributed in North America by Viz Media, though only two volumes of the manga were released. On July 11, 2013, plans for a follow-up manga were announced. Unlike its predecessor, Onikirimaruden (鬼切丸伝), takes…
Nana & Kaoru (Japanese: ナナとカオル, Hepburn: Nana to Kaoru) is a Japanese erotic romantic comedy manga series written and illustrated by Ryuta Amazume. It was serialized on Hakusensha‘s seinen manga magazine Young Animal Arashi (2008–2009) and Young Animal (2009–2016), with its chapters collected in eighteen tankōbon volumes. Three other manga series have also been released, as well as an original video animation and two live action films. Plot Kaoru Sugimura is a 17-year-old virgin who has an S&M…
Madness is a Japanese yaoi and adventure manga series written and illustrated by Kairi Shimotsuki, who also writes shonen and seinen manga. It is serialized in Comic Manga Lynx, under Gentosha Comics, Inc. It is set in 3000 AD, where Catholic priest Izaya and his mass-murderer teammate Kyou fight to save the world from a series of natural disasters. The manga is licensed in North…
Gaki Rock (ガキ☆ロック, Gaki Rokku, “Brat Rock”) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Daiju Yamauchi. It was adapted into a live action film in 2014. Characters Gen Shimura (Taiko Katono) Makoto (Kōki Maeda) Jimmy (Yōsuke Kawamura) Mattsun (Ryōji Nakamura) References ^ “Gaki Rock Fighting Manga Gets Live-Action Film by Rookies Director”. Anime News Network. May 1, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014. Gaki Rock ガキ☆ロック…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Sadamitsu the Destroyer (破壊魔定光, Hakaima Sadamitsu) is a manga series by Masahiko Nakahira. It was adapted into a 10 episode anime series. The series was licensed in North America by Media Blasters in 2003. Plot The story stars Tsubaki Sadamitsu, a young delinquent and leader of the Corpse Gang, who has a chance encounter with an alien robot working to capture banished intergalactic criminals who…
Rainbow Sentai Robin (Japanese: レインボー戦隊ロビン, Hepburn: Reinbō Sentai Robin, lit. “Rainbow Squadron Robin”) is an anime and manga created by Shotaro Ishinomori. It is the first anime to feature a 5-unit superhero team. While the animation was produced by Toei Animation (Toei Douga at the time), it was also technically produced by Ishinomori’s studio, Studio Zero, that he founded with Fujiko F….
