Lady Jewelpet (Japanese: レディ ジュエルペット, Hepburn: Redi Juerupetto) is a Japanese anime television series animated by Studio Comet and Zexcs. It is the 6th installment in the Jewelpet anime franchise based on the characters jointly created by Sanrio and Sega Toys.[3] It was written by Natsuko Takahashi (07-Ghost) and directed by Itsuro Kawasaki (Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father!, Rental Magica). Original character designs were done by Arco Wada (Fate/Extra), while the designs for…
Kosaku Shima (Japanese: 島耕作, Hepburn: Shima Kōsaku) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kenshi Hirokane. It depicts the growth and career of a fictional salaryman named Kōsaku Shima. It has been serialized in Kodansha‘s Morning, starting with the first series Kachō Shima Kōsaku in 1983 and has currently been divided into eight parts. The current part, Shagai Torishimariyaku Shima Kōsaku, began in 2022. The manga has also…
Jibaku-kun (ジバクくん) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ami Shibata. It was adapted into a 26-episode anime television series called Jibaku-kun: Twelve Worlds Story (ジバクくん TWELVE WORLDS STORY, Jibaku-kun: Tuerubu Wārudo Sutōrī) which was broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 5, 1999 to March 28, 2000. In some markets, the series is known as Bucky: The Incredible Kid, Bucky: Searching for World 0 or simply Bucky. Story The story…
I Get the Feeling That Nobukuni-san Likes Me (Japanese: となりの信國さんは俺のことが好きな気がする, Hepburn: Tonari no Nobukuni-san wa Ore no Koto ga Suki na Ki ga Suru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kousuke Yasuda. It has been serialized in Hakusensha‘s seinen manga magazine Young Animal since September 2020. Publication Written and illustrated by Kousuke Yasuda, I Get the Feeling That Nobukuni-san Likes Me started in Hakusensha‘s seinen manga magazine Young Animal on September 25, 2020. Hakusensha…
Haikyu!! (ハイキュー!!, Haikyū!!, from the kanji 排球 “volleyball”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was serialized in Shueisha‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from February 2012 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in 45 tankōbon volumes. The story follows Shoyo Hinata, a boy determined to become a great volleyball player despite his small stature. An anime television series adaptation produced by Production I.G, aired on MBS from April 2014 to September 2014,…
Gachiakuta (ガチアクタ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kei Urana. It began serialization in Kodansha‘s Weekly Shōnen Magazine in February 2022. As of February 2023, the series’ individual chapters have been collected into five volumes. Plot Living in the slums of a wealthy society are a population of “tribefolk,” who are descended from criminals exiled from society. Living amongst…
Fairy Cube (Japanese: 妖精標本, Hepburn: Yōsei Hyōhon) is a shōjo (targeted towards girls) fantasy manga written and illustrated by Kaori Yuki. Appearing as a serial in the Japanese manga magazine Hana to Yume from February 2005 to 2006, the Fairy Cube chapters were collected into three bound volumes by Hakusensha and published from October 2005 to July 2006. A related short story, “Psycho Knocker”, appeared in the October 2004 issues of the same magazine….
Eden is an original CGI anime streaming television series produced by CGCG Studio Inc. and Qubic Pictures. Directed by Yasuhiro Irie and written by Kimiko Ueno, it was released on May 27, 2021, on Netflix. Plot A thousand years after humans disappeared from Earth, a gleaming monolithic city known as “Eden 3” is inhabited solely by artificially intelligent robots whose former masters vanished long ago although…
Da Capo III (〜ダ・カーポ III〜, Da Kāpo III, abbreviated as D.C. III) is a Japanese visual novel developed by Circus that was released in limited and regular editions on April 27, 2012 as a DVD for Windows and is rated for ages 15 and up. It is the third main installment of the Da Capo visual novel franchise, after Da Capo and Da Capo II. The story takes place 20…
Babel (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūgo Ishikawa, based on Takizawa Bakin‘s novel Nansō Satomi Hakkenden. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from December 2017 to August 2021. Publication Babell, written and illustrated by Yūgo Ishikawa and based on Takizawa Bakin‘s novel Nansō Satomi Hakkenden, started in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior on December 22, 2017. From September 13, 2019, the manga was…
Abandon the Old in Tokyo (東京うばすて山, Tōkyō Ubasuteyama) is a collection of gekiga short stories by manga artist Yoshihiro Tatsumi. It collects eight stories by Tatsumi from 1970, which were serialized in various manga magazines including Weekly Shōnen Magazine and Garo, and was published by Drawn & Quarterly on August 1, 2006. The manga won the 2007 Harvey Award for Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material, sharing it with the…
7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! (Japanese: ループ7回目の悪役令嬢は、元敵国で自由気ままな花嫁生活を満喫する, Hepburn: Loop 7-kaime no Akuyaku Reijō wa, Moto Tekikoku de Jiyū Kimamana Hanayome Seikatsu o Mankitsu Suru) is a Japanese light novel series written by Touko Amekawa. The series originated on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in February 2020, before being published in print with illustrations by Wan…
