Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! (Japanese: 宇崎ちゃんは遊びたい！, Hepburn: Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!, lit. “Uzaki-chan Wants to Play!”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Take. It has been serialized through Niconico Seiga‘s Dra Dra Sharp website since December 2017 and collected in eight tankōbon volumes by Fujimi Shobo as of March 2022. In North America, the manga is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime television series adaptation by ENGI aired from July…
Ulysses: Jeanne d’Arc and the Alchemist Knight (ユリシーズ ジャンヌ・ダルクと錬金の騎士, Yurishīzu Jan’nu Daruku to Renkin no Kishi) is a Japanese light novel series written by Mikage Kasuga and illustrated by Tomari Meron. Seven volumes and one prequel volume have been published by Shueisha since August 2015 under their Dash X Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Yagi Shinba and Hirafumi titled Ulysses: Jeanne d’Arc…
There’s No Way a Side Character Like Me Could Be Popular, Right? (友人キャラの俺がモテまくるわけないだろ?, Yūjin Kyara no Ore ga Motemakuru Wakenai Daro?) is a Japanese romantic comedy light novel series written by Sekaiichi and illustrated by Tomari (first two volumes) and Tom Osabe (from third volume). The series was initially launched as a web novel on May 15, 2018, on Shōsetsuka ni Narō. Overlap released…
Telepathy Shōjo Ran Jiken Note (テレパシー少女「蘭」事件ノート, Telepathy Girl ‘Ran’ Incident Notes) is a novel series by Atsuko Asano. A manga adaptation by Toshitsugu Iida is serialized in the shōnen manga magazine Shōnen Sirius. A twenty-six-episode anime adaptation aired in Japan between June 21 and December 20, 2008. It is being produced by TMS Entertainment and was broadcast by NHK. Plot A bright and energetic young girl, Ran is…
Tantei Xeno to Nanatsu no Satsujin Misshitsu (Japanese: 探偵ゼノと7つの殺人密室, Hepburn: Tantei Zeno to Nanatsu no Satsujin Misshitsu, “Detective Xeno and the Seven Locked Murder Rooms”) is a Japanese manga series written by Kyoichi Nanatsuki and illustrated by Teppei Sugiyama. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from November 2017 to July 2019, with its chapters collected in eight tankōbon volumes. Publication Written by Kyoichi Nanatsuki and…
Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It (理系が恋に落ちたので証明してみた。, Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shōmei Shite Mita.) is a Japanese romantic comedy manga series by Alifred Yamamoto. It has been serialized online via Flex Comix‘s Comic Meteor website since 2016 and has been collected in thirteen tankōbon volumes. A four-episode live-action drama adaptation aired from September 1 to September 22, 2018, and…
Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts (贄姫と獣の王, Niehime to Kemono no Ō) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yū Tomofuji. It was serialized in Hakusensha‘s shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume from November 2015 to October 2020. It is licensed in North America by Yen Press. An anime television series adaptation is set to premiere in 2023. Plot The King of the Beasts and Demons…
Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (Japanese: Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活, Hepburn: Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu), often referred to simply as Re:Zero and also known as Re: Life in a different world from zero,[d] is a Japanese light novel series written by Tappei Nagatsuki and illustrated by Shin’ichirō Ōtsuka. It started serialization as a web novel on the user-generated website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in 2012. 39 light novels, as well as five…
Quality Assurance in Another World (Japanese: この世界は不完全すぎる, Hepburn: Kono Sekai wa Fukanzen Sugiru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masamichi Sato. It began serialization on Kodansha‘s Comic Days website in May 2020. As of March 2022, the series’ individual chapters have been collected into six volumes. Publication Written and illustrated by Masamichi Sato, the series began serialization on Kodansha‘s Comic Days manga website on May…
Pocket Monsters Emerald: Challenge!! Battle Frontier (ポケットモンスターエメラルド 挑戦!!バトルフロンティア, Poketto Monsutā Emerarudo: Chōsen!! Batoru Furontia) is a manga series that mixes comedy with Pokémon battling. It began publication in 2005 in CoroCoro Special and has been published into tankōbon. Plot The series stars Enta, a boy who has dreams of becoming the strongest pokémon trainer, but due to his lack of skill and the…
Our Alliance – A Lasting Partnership is a manga series. A collaboration between the United States armed forces in Japan and the creators of Maritan with artist Yukio Hirai, it commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan. The main characters are a Japanese girl called Anzu Arai and an American boy named Usa-kun,…
Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths (Japanese: 総員玉砕せよ!, Hepburn: Sōin Gyokusai Seyo!, literally “Whole Unit Ought to Fight to Death!”) is a one-shot manga written and illustrated by Shigeru Mizuki. In it, Mizuki describes his experiences as a soldier participating in the New Guinea campaign during World War II. He portrays the final weeks of his infantry service as the soldiers were instructed to die for their country…
