Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō (manga/anime)

Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō (Japanese: 聖闘士星矢セイントセイヤ セインティア翔, Hepburn: Seinto Seiya Seintia Shō), also known simply as Saintia Shō, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Chimaki Kuori. It is a spin-off of the manga series Saint Seiya by Masami Kurumada. Saintia Shō started its serialization in Akita Shoten‘s Champion Red magazine on August 19, 2013, concluding after 86 chapters on July 19, 2021, with sixteen tankōbon released. A 10-episode original net animation produced…

Ray (manga/anime)

Ray is a science fiction manga by Akihito Yoshitomi that ran in Champion Red magazine from 2002 to 2006 and was compiled in seven volumes. An anime television series adaptation titled Ray the Animation was broadcast in Japan from April 6, 2006, through June 29, 2006. The anime series was produced by Tezuka Productions and animated by OLM. Plot The story takes place in the near future, and describes a…

Ōjōgiwa no Imi o Shire! (manga/TV drama)

Ōjōgiwa no Imi o Shire! (往生際の意味を知れ!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kyo Yoneshiro. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from February 2020 to July 2023, with its chapters collected in eight tankōbon volumes. An eight-episode television drama adaptation was broadcast on MBS from March to April 2023. Media Manga Written and illustrated by Kyo Yoneshiro, Ōjōgiwa no Imi o Shire! was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic…

Natsu no Kumo (manga)

Natsu no Kumo: Spinning Web (ナツノクモ Spinning Web, “Summer Spider: Spinning Web”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rokuro Shinofusa. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s Monthly Ikki from September 2003 to March 2007, with its chapters collected in eight tankōbon volumes. Publication Natsu no Kumo is written and illustrated by Rokuro Shinofusa. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s Monthly Ikki from September 25, 2003 to March…

Magic User’s Club (novel/manga/anime)

Magic User’s Club (魔法使いTai!, Mahō Tsukai Tai!) is a magical girl/boy anime created by Triangle Staff and Junichi Sato. It was first released as a six-part OVA in 1996 and then a 13-episode TV series in 1999, which was broadcast by WOWOW, and then by the anime television network Animax across its respective networks worldwide, including Southeast Asia, South Asia and other regions. Produced by Bandai Visual, the series is directed by Sato,…

Captivated, by You (manga/TV drama)

Captivated, by You (Japanese: 夢中さ、きみに。, Hepburn: Muchū sa, Kimi ni) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Yama Wayama. Originally written as a doujinshi (self-published manga) in February 2019, the manga was later acquired by the Comic Beam editorial department, who published the manga in one volume in August 2019. A television drama adaptation aired from January to February 2021. Synopsis Captivated, by You is an anthology…

Yasuko to Kenji (manga/TV drama)

Yasuko to Kenji (ヤスコとケンジ, lit. “Yasuko and Kenji”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Aruko. Yasuko to Kenji was serialized in the shōjo manga magazine Bessatsu Margaret from April 2005 to November 2006. In 2008, the series was adapted into a comedy drama which aired in Japan on Nippon Television. Plot The show focuses on a man named Kenji and his younger sister Yasuko, whose parents died in an…

Wata no Kunihoshi (manga/anime/film)

Wata no Kunihoshi (綿の国星, “Cotton’s Country Star” or “Planet of Cotton Country”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yumiko Ōshima. It was serialized by Hakusensha in LaLa magazine from 1978 to 1987 and collected in seven tankōbon volumes. The story is about an abandoned kitten called Chibi-neko (drawn as a small girl with cat ears and a tail) who is adopted by a young man named Tokio…

Vermeil in Gold (manga/anime)

Vermeil in Gold: The Failing Student and the Strongest Scourge Plunge Into the World of Magic is a Japanese manga series written by Kōta Amana [ja] and illustrated by Yōko Umezu about a young magician who accidentally makes a contract with a legendary and powerful female demon, eventually becoming her master and lover and the trials and challenges they face so…

Ultra-Fem Shishihara-kun (manga)

Ultra-Fem Shishihara-kun (Japanese: 女子力高めな獅子原くん, Hepburn: Joshiryoku Takamena Shishihara-kun) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mii Aimai. It began serialization on Comic Smart’s Ganma! website in September 2019. As of July 2023, Ichijinsha has released seven volumes. Publication Written and illustrated by Mii Aimai, the series originated as a one-shot released in August 2019. The one-shot was turned into a full series, which began serialization on…

A Tale of the Secret Saint (novel/manga)

A Tale of the Secret Saint (転生した大聖女は、聖女であることをひた隠す, Tensei Shita Daiseijo wa, Seijo de Aru Koto o Hitakakusu) is a Japanese light novel series written by Touya and illustrated by chibi. It initially began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing site Shōsetsuka ni Narō in January 2019. It was later acquired by Earth Star Entertainment who began publishing under their Earth Star Entertainment light novel…

The Vampires (manga/TV drama)

The Vampires (バンパイヤ, Banpaiya) is a manga by Osamu Tezuka that began published weekly during 1966 to 1967. Plot Toppei Tachibana, a mysterious teenager, visited Mushi Production and persuaded its president, Osamu Tezuka to let him work at his studio. But later Tezuka discovered that Toppei is more than he sees: he is a vampire, which is a species that can transform from humans to a variety…