Warrior of Love Rainbowman (愛の戦士レインボーマン, Ai no Senshi Reinbōman) is a tokusatsu series created by Kōhan Kawauchi. This was the first superhero TV series produced by Toho Company Ltd., and was broadcast on NET (now TV Asahi) from October 6, 1972 to September 18, 1973, with a total of 52 episodes. Mitsuru Adachi wrote a manga series based on the show which was serialized in TV…
Vampire Master Dark Crimson (Vampire Master ダーククリムゾン, Vanpaiya Masutā Dāku Kurimuzon) is a Japanese manga series by Satoshi Urushihara which was serialized in Monthly Magazine Z published by Kodansha. The story is set from before the dawn of time, since which people (identified as Crimsons) have been under control of a deadly foe (identified as Clients), who considers themselves gods. At the end of the 20th century,…
Valvrave the Liberator (革命機ヴァルヴレイヴ, Kakumeiki Varuvureivu, lit. Revolution Machine Valvrave) is a Japanese mecha anime series, produced by Sunrise. It is directed by Kō Matsuo and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi. The series is set in a futuristic date in which three factions divided from 70% of mankind are in war. It focuses on Haruto Tokishima, a high school student from the faction of JIOR…
The Unwanted Undead Adventurer (Japanese: 望まぬ不死の冒険者, Hepburn: Nozomanu Fushi no Bōkensha) is a Japanese light novel series written by Yū Okano and illustrated by Jaian. It has been serialized online via the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō since September 2016. It was later acquired by Overlap, who have published ten volumes since October 2017 under their Overlap Novels imprint. A manga adaptation illustrated by…
Under Ninja (Japanese: アンダーニンジャ, Hepburn: Andā Ninja) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kengo Hanazawa. It has been serialized in Kodansha‘s Weekly Young Magazine since July 2018. An anime television series adaptation has been announced. Plot The ninja organization in Japan, which once flourished, was dismantled by the GHQ after the Pacific War and disappeared. However, the ninja still exist in secret, and it is said that there are…
Ultimate Otaku Teacher (Japanese: 電波教師, Hepburn: Denpa Kyōshi, lit. “Electromagnetic-wave Teacher”), subtitled He Is a Ultimate Teacher, is a Japanese manga series, written and illustrated by Takeshi Azuma. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine from November 2011 to March 2017, with its chapters compiled in twenty-six tankōbon volumes. A-1 Pictures produced two short anime clips, serving as promotion for the manga, and a 24-episode anime television series…
UFO Robot Grendizer vs. Great Mazinger (UFOロボ グレンダイザー対グレートマジンガー, UFO Robo Gurendaizā tai Gurēto Majingā) is a 1976 animated short film that crosses over Go Nagai‘s super robots Grendizer and Great Mazinger. The movie features alternate versions of events from both series, and, as with the rest of the Vs. films, is not canonical to either one. The film was released in almost all countries where the…
Tales of Wedding Rings (Japanese: 結婚指輪物語, Hepburn: Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Maybe. It started serialization in Monthly Big Gangan in March 2014 and has been published in thirteen volumes thus far. An anime television series adaptation by Staple Entertainment is set to premiere in 2024. Characters Satou (サトウ, Satō) Voiced by: Gen Satō Hime (ヒメ) Voiced by: Akari Kitō Nephrites (ネフリティス, Nefuritisu) Voiced by: Miyuri Shimabukuro…
Tadashii Kodomo no Tsukurikata! (正しいコドモの作り方！, “The Proper Way to Grow Perfect Children!”) is a Japanese manga series written by Marita Morita and illustrated by Takayoshi Kuroda. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from April 2012 to September 2013, with its chapters collected in seven tankōbon volumes. Publication Written by Marita Morita and illustrated by Takayoshi Kuroda, Tadashii Kodomo no Tsukurikata! was serialized in Shogakukan‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen…
Taboo Tattoo (タブー・タトゥー) is a Japanese action seinen manga series written and illustrated by Shinjirō. It was serialized by Media Factory in its Monthly Comic Alive magazine between November 2009 and June 2017. The series was compiled into thirteen volumes between 2010 and 2017. The series is published in French by Bamboo Édition‘s Doki-Doki imprint. An anime adaptation was greenlit and aired from July 2016 to September 2016. The manga has…
Rascal Does Not Dream, known in Japan as Seishun Buta Yarō (Japanese: 青春ブタ野郎, Rascal, lit. “Teenage Pig”), is a Japanese light novel series written by Hajime Kamoshida and illustrated by Kēji Mizoguchi. ASCII Media Works have published thirteen volumes since April 2014 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Tsugumi Nanamiya has been serialized in ASCII Media Works’ seinen manga magazine Dengeki G’s Comic since December 2015. An anime television series adaptation…
Written and illustrated by Mitsukazu Mihara, the chapters of R.I.P.: Requiem in Phonybrian were collected into one tankōbon volume and published in November 2000. Tokyopop licensed the manga for an English-language release in North America, and published it on September 5, 2006. Reception One reviewer described the manga as “[a]n excellent choice for fans of Mihara or Ai Yazawa or for manga/goth…
