I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons (妃教育から逃げたい私, Kisaki Kyōiku kara Nigetai Watashi) is a Japanese light novel series written by Izumi Sawano and illustrated by Miru Yumesaki. It was serialized online from August 2018 to May 2019 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Shufu to Seikatsu Sha, who have published two volumes…
Hanabi-chan Is Often Late (ハナビちゃんは遅れがち, Hanabi-chan wa Okuregachi) is a Japanese comedy manga series written by Ranpu Shirogane and illustrated by Mamimu. It has been serialized online via Hero’s Inc.’s Comiplex website since November 2019 and has been collected in seven tankōbon volumes. A short-form anime television series adaptation by Gaina aired from July to September 2022. Characters Hanabi Hana Ariake (有明ハナビ花, Ariake Hanabi Hana) Voiced by: Azumi Waki…
Elemental Gelade (Japanese: エレメンタルジェレイド, Hepburn: Erementaru Jereido, also translated as “Erementar Gerad”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mayumi Azuma. The fantasy adventure is a tale of a group of five who are on a journey to Edel Garden, the birthplace of mystical beings called Edel Raids who are described as “living weapons”. The manga series has been adapted into…
Dandadan (ダンダダン) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukinobu Tatsu [ja]. It has been serialized in Shueisha‘s Shōnen Jump+ app and website since April 2021, with its chapters collected in 15 tankōbon volumes as of July 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by Science Saru is set to premiere in October 2024. Plot Momo Ayase is a high school girl who believes in ghosts but not…
Bakuon!! (ばくおん！！, lit. “Roar!”) is a Japanese manga series by Mimana Orimoto. The series began serialization in Akita Shoten‘s seinen manga magazine Young Champion Retsu from February 2011 and has been collected in fifteen tankōbon volumes as of 20 January 2022. An anime television series adaptation by TMS Entertainment/8Pan aired between April and June 2016. Plot The series takes place at Okanoue Girls’ High School (丘乃上女子高等学校, Okanoue Joshikōtōgakkō), where girls are permitted to ride…
1122: For a Happy Marriage, simply known in Japan as 1122, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Peko Watanabe. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s seinen manga magazine Monthly Morning Two from September 2016 to May 2020, with its chapters collected in seven tankōbon volumes. A seven-episode live-action television drama adaptation premiered in June 2024. Characters Otoya Aihara (相原二也, Aihara Otoya) Portrayed by: Masaki Okada Ichiko Aihara (相原一子, Aihara Ichiko) Portrayed by: Mitsuki…
The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess (Japanese: ひきこまり吸血姫の悶々, Hepburn: Hikikomari Kyūketsuki no Monmon) is a Japanese light novel series written by Kotei Kobayashi and illustrated by Riichu. SB Creative began publishing the series in January 2020, with 13 volumes having been released as of March 2024. A manga adaptation by the novel’s illustrator began serialization in Monthly Big Gangan in December 2021. As of November 2023, the…
Pavane for a Dead Girl (亡き少女の為のパヴァーヌ, Naki Shōjo no Tame no Pavāne) is a Japanese manga series illustrated and written by Koge Donbo. The manga started serialization in the Japanese shōnen manga magazine Comic Blade on July 30, 2008, published by Mag Garden. It is ongoing, with seven volumes as of May 10, 2011. English-language distribution was being handled by Tokyopop; however, they were only able to publish…
Ōkami Kakushi (おおかみかくし, literally Wolfed Away) (wordplay on ōkami (wolf) and kamikakushi (spirited away)) is a Japanese visual novel developed by guyzware (now colorful Inc.) and published by Konami for the PlayStation Portable, with Ryukishi07 of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni fame as game director and the manga author duo Peach-Pit as character designers. The game was released on August 20, 2009 in Japan. An anime adaptation produced by AIC began airing in Japan on January 8, 2010 on TBS. Plot A 15-year-old boy,…
Natsuko no Sake (夏子の酒, literally “Natsuko’s Sake”) is a Japanese manga series by Akira Oze. It was adapted into a live-action television series in 1994. The story centers around Natsuko Saeki, a young woman trying to break into sake making, a business that’s traditionally carried out by men. A prequel to the story by the same author, Natsu no Kura, tells the story…
Magic-kyun! Renaissance (マジきゅんっ！ルネッサンス, Maji-kyun! Runessansu) is a Japanese media mix franchise by Sunrise, Pony Canyon, and Broccoli. A PlayStation Vita game was released on September 21, 2016, a manga series began serialization in the November 2016 issue of Sylph, which began serialization on September 22, 2016, and an anime television series produced by Sunrise began airing on October 2, 2016 and ended on December 25, 2016. Characters Main…
Kakafukaka (Japanese: カカフカカ) is a Japanese manga series by Takumi Ishida. Kakafukaka was serialized in the monthly josei manga magazine Kiss from October 25, 2013 to November 25, 2020. A live-action television drama adaptation titled Kakafukaka: Kojirase Otona no Sharehouse (カカフカカ-こじらせ大人のシェアハウス-, lit. “Kakafukaka: The Messed-up Adults’ Sharehouse”) was broadcast from April 25, 2019 to June 28, 2019 as part of MBS‘s Drama Tokku [ja] programming block. Plot Aki Terada, a young woman with no direction in her…
