RahXephon (Japanese: ラーゼフォン, Hepburn: Rāzefon) is a Japanese anime television series created and directed by Yutaka Izubuchi. The series follows 17-year-old Ayato Kamina, his ability to control a mecha known as the RahXephon, and his inner journey to find a place in the world. His life as a student and artist in Tokyo is suddenly interrupted by a mysterious stalker, strange planes invading the city and…
Saber Marionette J (Japanese: セイバーマリオネットJ, Hepburn: Seibā Marionetto Jei) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Studio Junio. aired on TV Tokyo from October 1, 1996, to March 25, 1997. It is the first installment of the Saber Marionette franchise. The show was localized in North America by Ocean Productions and into six other languages by various companies. In between production, Saber Marionette J spun off into other media. A manga…
B.B. (ビービー, Bī Bī) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Ishiwata. The manga ran in Shogakukan‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from 1985 issue 24 to 1991 issue 9. The title stands for “Burning Blood” and Ishiwata’s subsequent serial LOVe was a continuation of this series. In 1989, B.B. won the Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category. Plot One night after leaving a club where he was playing trumpet Ryō…
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…
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 Margaret in the September issue in 2008 and ended in the May issue in 2010. An anime adaptation…
B-Daman Fireblast, known in Japan as Cross Fight B-Daman eS (クロスファイト ビーダマンeS), is the second B-Daman anime series in the Crossfire saga, succeeding B-Daman Crossfire, and is based on the Emblem Charge System introduced in the toyline in September 2012. It premiered on October 7, 2012, after an airing of Beyblade: Shogun Steel at 8:45 JST on the TV Tokyo network. It was later moved…
Waccha PriMagi! (ワッチャプリマジ!, Waccha Purimaji!) is a Japanese arcade game by Takara Tomy Arts. It is the successor to Kiratto Pri☆Chan and the fourth entry in Takara Tomy’s Pretty Series. An anime television series adaptation by Tatsunoko Production and DongWoo A&E began airing from October 3, 2021, to October 9, 2022, It was followed by Himitsu no AiPri on April 7, 2024. Plot Matsuri Hibino is a first-year junior high school student…
Pandora Hearts (stylized as PandoraHearts) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jun Mochizuki. It was serialized in Square Enix‘s shōnen manga magazine Monthly GFantasy from May 2006 to March 2015, with its chapters collected in 24 tankōbon volumes. In North America, it was originally licensed for an English release by Broccoli Books but was later dropped. It was relicensed by Yen Press. The story follows Oz Vessalius, the…
Obake no Q-Tarō (Japanese: オバケのQ太郎, Hepburn: Obake no Kyū-Tarō) is a Japanese manga series by Fujiko Fujio about the titular obake, Q-Taro, who lives with the Ōhara family. Q-Tarō, also known as “Q-chan” or “Oba-Q”, is a mischief-maker who likes to fly around scaring people and stealing food, though he is deathly afraid of dogs. The story is usually focused on the antics of Q-Tarō and…
F is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Noboru Rokuda. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 1986 to 1992, with its chapters collected in 28 tankōbon volumes. The story follows Gunma Akagi, a country boy who fulfills his dream by racing in a Formula One car. The series has been followed by F Regeneration Ruri (2002–2006), F Final (2009–2011), and Final Complete (since 2020). A 31-episode anime television series…
Z/X (ゼクス, Zekusu), also known as Z/X Zillions of enemy X, is a collectible card game produced by Nippon Ichi Software and Broccoli. It is marketed as the first “free” collectible card game, with a free deck offered to players at card shops and events in Japan. A PlayStation 3 game titled Z/X Zillions of enemy X: Zekkai no Crusade, developed by Nippon Ichi Software and…
