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 The Margaret in the September issue in 2008 and ended in the May issue in 2010….
D-Frag! (Japanese: ディーふらぐ!, Hepburn: Dīfuragu!), also known as D-Fragments, is a comedic manga series by Tomoya Haruno that began serialization in Media Factory‘s Monthly Comic Alive in July 2008. It has been collected in sixteen tankōbon volumes as of October 2021. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Brain’s Base aired from January 6 to March 24, 2014. Plot The story focuses on a semi-connected series of sketches as…
C.M.B. 森羅博物館の事件目録 (C.M.B., C.M.B. ~Shinra Hakubutsukan no Jiken Mokuroku~, literally C.M.B. Shinra Museum’s Case Catalog) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Motohiro Katou. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s Monthly Shōnen Magazine from 2005 to 2020. Kodansha collected its chapters in forty-five tankōbon volumes, released from March 16, 2006 to October 16, 2020. It is a companion work of the Q.E.D. manga. The story revolves around the…
B Gata H Kei (Japanese: B型H系, Hepburn: Bī Gata Etchi Kei, lit. “Type: B; Style: H”) is a Japanese four-panel manga series by Yoko Sanri. It was published by Shueisha and ran in Weekly Young Jump from 2004 to 2011. The story focuses on the salacious wishes of a high school girl, whose perceived drawback of being a virgin leads to her lusting after and pursuing a rather average…
A-bout! (stylized as A-BOUT!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ichikawa Masa. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from November 2009 to May 2013, with its chapters collected in nineteen tankōbon volumes. It was followed by a sequel, A-bout!! – Asagiri Daikatsuyaku-hen, which ran in the same magazine from June 2013 to March 2014 and concluded in Magazine Special in May of…
2.5 Dimensional Seduction (Japanese: 2.5次元の誘惑, Hepburn: 2.5-jigen no Yūwaku) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yu Hashimoto. It began serialization on Shueisha‘s Shōnen Jump+ website in June 2019. As of October 2022, the series’ individual chapters have been collected into fifteen tankōbon volumes. Plot Okumura is a second-year high school student who serves as the president and only member of his school’s manga club….
Zoids Wild (ZOIDS ゾイド ワイルド, Zoido Wairudo) is an anime series based on the Zoids model kits produced by Takara Tomy. It is the 5th Zoids anime and is part of a cross-media relaunch of the franchise encompassing a new toy line, manga series, and video game for the Nintendo Switch, predominantly aimed at boys aged 10–12. It ran from July 7, 2018 to June 29, 2019. Media Manga A manga series by…
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s (遊☆戯☆王5D’s, Yūgiō Faibu Dīzu) is the second main spin-off of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, succeeding Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Weekly Shonen Jump and the 15th anniversary of V Jump. The series aired in Japan from April 2, 2008 to March 30, 2011. The story focuses around characters playing a card game called Duel Monsters. This series introduces Synchro Monsters to…
Yagami-kun’s Family Affairs (Japanese: 八神くんの家庭の事情, Hepburn: Yagami-kun no Katei no Jijō) is a Japanese manga series by Kei Kusunoki which was originally serialized in Shogakukan‘s Shōnen Sunday Zōkan from March 1986 to May 1990. The manga was later adapted into a three–episode original video animation (OVA) in 1990, and an eleven–episode television drama. Plot The story follows Yūji Yagami, a high school student with a problem: his mother, Nomi, looks…
X-Kai- is a Japanese shōjo manga by Asami Tohjoh. It was serialized in the magazine Eyes Comics, published by Homesha, and the chapters were collected into two tankōbon. Story Plot summary During the day, Kaito works as a florist in a rundown flower shop, but he is actually an assassin trying to make enough money to care for his comatose older brother, who was badly burned in an…
Wasteful Days of High School Girls (女子高生の無駄づかい, Joshi Kōsei no Mudazukai) is a Japanese manga series by Bino, serialized online via Niconico Seiga, Comic Newtype, and pixiv Comic websites since 2014. It has been collected in nine tankōbon volumes by Kadokawa Shoten as of June 2021. An anime television series adaptation by Passione aired from July to September 2019. A live-action series aired on TV Asahi from January to March 2020. On June 9,…
Voices of a Distant Star (Japanese: ほしのこえ, Hepburn: Hoshi no Koe, lit. “Voices of a Star”) is a Japanese science fiction original video animation (OVA) short film created and animated by Makoto Shinkai. It follows the lives of two close childhood friends, a boy and a girl, who get separated once the girl is sent into space to fight in a war against aliens. As the…
