Nora: The Last Chronicle of Devildom (NORA-ノラ-) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazunari Kakei. It was serialized in Japan by Shueisha in Monthly Shōnen Jump from March 2004 to December 2006 and collected in nine bound volumes. There is a sequel series, Surebrec: Nora the 2nd (SUREBREC(シュアブレ ック) -NORA the 2nd), which is Cerberus spelled backwards, which began in August 2007 and…
No Matter How I Look at It, It’s You Guys’ Fault I’m Not Popular! (Japanese: 私がモテないのはどう考えてもお前らが悪い!, Hepburn: Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dō Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!), commonly referred to as WataMote (わたモテ), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by two people under the pseudonym Nico Tanigawa. It began serialization on Square Enix‘s Gangan Online service from August 4, 2011 and is published by Yen…
The Mario media franchise extends out of video games into non-game media. Mario and themes related to the franchise have appeared in television shows, anime, films, comics and manga, merchandise, and musical performance. Television Saturday Supercade is an animated television series produced for Saturday mornings by Ruby-Spears Productions. It ran for two seasons on CBS, beginning in 1983. Each episode comprised several shorter segments featuring video…
Mama Loves the Poyopoyo-Saurus (Japanese: ママはぽよぽよザウルスがお好き, Hepburn: Mama wa Poyopoyo-Zaurusu ga Osuki) is a yonkoma manga series by Takako Aonuma which ran in the Fujinseikatsusha child-raising magazine Petit Enfant. The manga was adapted to a 52-episode anime television series which ran on the MBS and TBS networks (except for TV Yamaguchi) from September 2, 1995 through August 31, 1996. The series is sometimes called Mama Poyo. The series follows the “adventures” of a young…
MADARA is a Japanese manga series written by Eiji Ōtsuka and illustrated by Shou Tajima. Originally published from 1987 to 1994, it is set in a mythological era in Japan and tells the story of Madara, a goodhearted teenage boy who uses fantastic prosthetic limbs called “gimmicks” and a legendary sword to fight his own father, the evil overlord Miroku. The franchise has…
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady (転生王女と天才令嬢の魔法革命, Tensei Ōjo to Tensai Reijō no Mahō Kakumei) is a Japanese light novel series written by Piero Karasu and illustrated by Yuri Kisaragi. It was originally serialized online on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō between February 2019 and August 2021. It was later acquired by Fujimi Shobo who…
Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story Collection (Japanese: 死びとの恋わずらい, Hepburn: Shibito no Koiwazurai) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Junji Ito. It was serialized in Nemuki from May to November 1996 and collected into one volume in May 1997. A live-action film adaptation, titled Love Ghost, was released in March 2001. Manga Written and illustrated by Junji Ito, the series was serialized in Nemuki from May to November…
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Himekawa, and is based on the video game of the same name. It was serialized through Shogakukan‘s MangaONE app from February 2016–January 2022, and spans 70 chapters across 11 volumes. Development After completing manga adaptations of other games from The Legend of Zelda series, the duo Akira Himekawa wanted to adapt The…
La storia della Arcana Famiglia (アルカナ・ファミリア, Arukana Famiria, Italian for “The Story of the Arcane Family”) is a Japanese visual novel series by HuneX and Comfort. The first game was released on October 27, 2011 for the PlayStation Portable (PSP). A fan disc also for the PSP titled Arcana Famiglia -Vascello Phantasma no Majutsushi- (アルカナ・ファミリア -幽霊船（ヴァスチェロ・ファンタズマ）の魔術師-, lit., “Arcana Famiglia -The Phantom Ship Magician-“) was released on June 21, 2012…
The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Final (勇者王ガオガイガー FINAL, Yūshaō Gaogaigā Fainaru) is a Japanese OVA anime series produced by Sunrise. It is the direct sequel to the 1997 anime television series The King of Braves GaoGaiGar and the first Brave metaseries officially funded by Bandai, following the acquisition of Sunrise. The series is directed by Yoshitomo Yonetani and written by both Fuyunori Gobu and Yuichiro Takeda. It was released in Japan…
The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior (僕らはみんな河合荘, Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou, lit. “We Are All From Dormitory Kawai”, a play on words that has a double meaning of “We Are All Pitiful”) is a Japanese manga series by Ruri Miyahara, published in Shōnen Gahōsha‘s seinen manga magazine Young King OURs from the June 2010 issue till the February 2018 issue. It has been…
Kanojo ga Suki na Mono wa Homo de Atte Boku de wa Nai (Japanese: 彼女が好きなものは ホモであって僕ではない, lit. “What She Likes Are Homosexuals, Not Me”) is a Japanese novel by Naoto Asahara and illustrated by Yōjirō Arai [ja]. The chapters were serialized on the website Kakuyomu [ja] from October 12 to October 28, 2016 before later receiving a print publication from Kadokawa. The novel follows Jun Andō,…
