Tail of the Moon (月のしっぽ, Tsuki no Shippo) is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Rinko Ueda. The series began serialization in Margaret magazine in 2002 and ran until 2007. The individual chapters have been collected into fifteen tankōbon volumes by Shueisha; the first on March 25, 2003 and the last on August 24, 2007. The series has been licensed by Viz Media for an English-language North American…
S.S. Astro (教艦ASTRO, Kyōkan ASTRO, lit. Teach-Warship Astro) is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga by Negi Banno about the lives of female teachers within a school at which they teach. The “Astro” in the title is actually an acronym abbreviating “Asahio Sogo Teacher’s ROom”, alluding to the school’s name Asahio Sogo. The original title, Kyōkan Astro, plays on the fact that kyōkan (教官) is ‘instructor’ in Japanese, but the…
Ragna Crimson (Japanese: ラグナクリムゾン, Hepburn: Raguna Kurimuzon) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daiki Kobayashi. It has been serialized in Square Enix‘s Monthly Gangan Joker since March 2017, with its chapters collected into eleven tankōbon volumes as of August 2022. An anime television series adaptation by Silver Link is set to premiere in 2023. Characters Ragna (ラグナ, Raguna)Voiced by: Chiaki Kobayashi Crimson (クリムゾン, Kurimuzon)Voiced by: Ayumu Murase Leonica (レオニカ, Reonika)Voiced by: Inori Minase Manga Ragna Crimson is written…
Queen Emeraldas (Japanese: クィーン・エメラルダス, Hepburn: Kuīn Emerarudasu) is a manga written and illustrated by Leiji Matsumoto, later adapted into a four-episode anime OVA of the same name. Queen Emeraldas is the story of the pirate spaceship, Queen Emeraldas, which is captained by the mysterious and beautiful Emeraldas, a strong and powerful privateer. Sometimes, the character Emeraldas is referred to as Pirate Queen Emeraldas. Plot The storyline follows…
Occultic;Nine (Japanese: オカルティック・ナイン, Hepburn: Okarutikku Nain) is a Japanese light novel series written by Chiyomaru Shikura, and is a part of the Science Adventure franchise. It was later adapted into a visual novel and published by Mages in November 2017. The light novel series is licensed in English by J-Novel Club. A manga, illustrated by Ganjii, was serialized in Kodansha‘s good! Afternoon from October 2015 to May 2017. An anime television series adaptation…
Machi de Uwasa no Tengu no Ko (町でうわさの天狗の子, “Tengu Child of Town Rumors”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nao Iwamoto. It was published by Shogakukan in Flowers. The first volume was published on 21 December 2007, with the final published on 10 January 2014. Characters Akihime Shun Takeru Reception It won the 55th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga, and was nominated for the 18th Tezuka…
D4 Princess (D4プリンセス, D4 Purinsesu) is a manga series created by Shotaro Harada (原田将太郎, Harada Shōtarō). The story was adapted into an anime series. The anime is composed of 24 thirteen-minute episodes and is part of the anime program Anime Complex II; it ran from April 6 to September 28, 1999. Summary A panzer is a powerful costumed fighter who uses a “tool” (ツール, it can…
3×3 Eyes (pronounced Sazan Aizu (サザンアイズ) in Japanese) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuzo Takada. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s seinen manga magazines Young Magazine Kaizokuban and Weekly Young Magazine from 1987 to 2002, spanning to a total of 40 volumes. The English language translation was published by Dark Horse Comics, but was discontinued after the release of volume 8 in 2004. Two Original Video Animation (OVA) series based on 3×3…
QQ Sweeper (QQ スイーパーキューキュースイーパー, Kyūkyū Suīpā) is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Kyousuke Motomi. After it ended in 2015, a sequel, titled Queen’s Quality (クイーンズ・クオリティ, Kuīnzu Kuoriti), began publication later the same year. Both series are published in North America by Viz Media. Plot Sixteen-year-old Fumi Nishioka is a homeless high school girl suffering from amnesia, often spending her nights in a secret…
Q.E.D. (Japanese: Q.E.D. 証明終了, Hepburn: Q.E.D. Shōmei Shūryō) is a manga series created by Motohiro Katou. Sou Touma is a university graduate who encounters a variety of investigative cases after returning to Japan from the US. He works with his friend, Kana Mizuhara, combining his deductive skills with Mizuhara’s social gifts. Q.E.D. has sold over 3 million copies in Japan and has been adapted as a live-action TV…
Nagareboshi Lens (流れ星レンズ, Nagareboshi Renzu, “Shooting Star Lens”) is a Japanese slice of life romance shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Mayu Murata. It began serialization in Shueisha‘s Ribon manga magazine in 2011 and ended on July 3, 2014; a total of 10 volumes were published. An original video animation adaptation was released in 2012. Characters Risa is the main female protagonist who has no experience in love. Once when her best…
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress (Japanese: 甲鉄城のカバネリ, Hepburn: Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri) is a Japanese anime television series by Wit Studio. It was broadcast for 12 episodes on Fuji TV‘s Noitamina programming block from April to June 2016. The series was streamed on Amazon Prime Instant Video service. Two compilation films premiered in Japanese theaters in December 2016 and January 2017. Crunchyroll and Funimation co-released the anime on Blu-ray and DVD in the…
