Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki Jikenbo (Japanese: 薬師寺涼子の怪奇事件簿; lit. “Ryōko Yakushiji’s Strange Case Files”), known in English as Ryoko’s Case File, is a Japanese novel series written by Yoshiki Tanaka and illustrated by Narumi Kakinouchi. It was adapted into manga and an anime television series, two drama CDs had also been released prior to the anime adaptation with different voice actors. Plot The series is centered on an…
Zankyō (Japanese: 残響; “Reverberation”) is a Japanese manga series written illustrated by Tsutomu Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from May 2015 to October 2016, with its chapters collected in three tankōbon volumes. Publication Zankyō, written and illustrated by Tsutomu Takahashi, was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from May 8, 2015, to October 14, 2016. Shogakukan collected its chapters in three tankōbon volumes, released in October 2015, May 2016 and…
3 Seconds Later, He Turned Into a Beast (３秒後､野獣｡～合コンで隅にいた彼は淫らな肉食でした, 3-byō Ato, Yajū.: Gōkon de Sumi ni Ita Kare wa Midara na Nikushoku Deshita) is a Japanese manga series by Coa Momose. The series is published by Suiseisha in Japan and distributed by BookWalker online in English. An anime television series by Staple Entertainment was aired from April to June 2022. Plot Tsumugi Kume is…
A.I. Love You (Japanese: A・I が止まらない!, Hepburn: A.I. ga Tomaranai!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. The story follows Hitoshi Kōbe, a high school boy who is not good at anything but programming. He creates a program in particular named Program 30 which is that of a female, and is shocked when she comes to life in the real world due…
D.Gray-man is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsura Hoshino. Set in an alternate 19th century, it tells the story of a young Allen Walker, who joins an organization of exorcists named the Black Order. They use an ancient substance, Innocence, to combat a man known as the Millennium Earl and his demonic army of Akuma who intend to destroy humanity. Many…
G-Taste is a Japanese erotic manga series written and illustrated by Hiroki Yagami and serialized in Kodansha‘s Mr. Magazine from 1996 to 2000, before being moved to Young Magazine Uppers from 2000 to 2004. The “G” in “G-taste” is used symbolically as the letter between “F” (for “Fetish“) and “H” (for “hentai“). The anime was originally licensed in the US by SoftCel Pictures; the rights have…
The Fable (Japanese: ザ・ファブル, Hepburn: Za Faburu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsuhisa Minami. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from November 2014 to November 2019, with its chapters collected in 22 tankōbon volumes. A sequel series, titled The Fable: The Second Contact, ran in Weekly Young Magazine from July 2021 to July 2023. A third series, titled The Fable: The Third Secret, began serialization in…
C³, also known as C Cube (Japanese: シーキューブ, Hepburn: Shīkyūbu) or Cube×Cursed×Curious, is a Japanese light novel series written by Hazuki Minase, and illustrated by Sasorigatame. C³ is about a high school student named Haruaki Yachi, who receives a mysterious black cube from his father who is overseas. That night, Haruaki is woken by a noise and is surprised to find a girl named…
Z: Zed (Ｚ～ゼット～) is a Japanese zombie horror manga series created by Koji Aihara. It’s serialized in Bessatsu Manga Goraku magazine by Nihon Bungeisha. The first volume was published in April 2013. It was adapted into a live action film in 2014 directed by Norio Tsuruta. Film cast Mayu Kawamoto Noriko Kijima Miharu Tanaka References Ｚ～ゼット～ （１）. www.nihonbungeisha.co.jp (in Japanese). Nihon Bungeisha. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014. “Ring 0/Orochi’s…
The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls (Japanese: Y十Mワイ じゅう エム ～柳生忍法帖～, Hepburn: Y- Jyu -M – Yagyū Ninpōchō) is a Japanese manga series by Masaki Segawa, an adaptation of a novel Yagyū Ninpōchō by Futaro Yamada. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from May 2005 to June 2008, with its chapters collected in eleven tankōbon volumes. Like the author’s previous title Basilisk, The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls is based on a novel from Yamada’s Ninpōchō series and can…
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…
Taboo Charming Mother (Japanese: 艶母, Hepburn: Enbo; lit. ‘Charming Mother‘), also known as Erotic Heart Mother, is a hentai manga series written and illustrated by Tsuzuru Miyabi and published by Tsukasa Shobō between 1998 and 1999. It was later adapted into a six-episode original video animation (OVA) series produced by Milky between 2003 and 2005. The anime series was licensed in the US by JapanAnime. Plot Misako Amamiya is a young and beautiful housewife…
