G Senjō Heaven’s Door (Japanese: G戦場ヘヴンズドア, Hepburn: Jī Senjō Hevunzu Doa, lit. “G-battlefield Heaven’s Door”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoko Nihonbashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Monthly Ikki from November 2000 to June 2003, with its chapters published in three tankōbon volumes. It is about two boys, Machizo and Tetsuo, who work together to create manga. Plot Machizo Sakaida’s father is a…
A-bout! (stylized as A-BOUT!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ichikawa Masa. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from November 2009 to May 2013, with its chapters collected in nineteen tankōbon volumes. It was followed by a sequel, A-bout!! – Asagiri Daikatsuyaku-hen, which ran in the same magazine from June 2013 to March 2014 and concluded in Magazine Special in May of…
Zoids Wild (ZOIDS ゾイド ワイルド, Zoido Wairudo) is an anime series based on the Zoids model kits produced by Takara Tomy. It is the 5th Zoids anime and is part of a cross-media relaunch of the franchise encompassing a new toy line, manga series, and video game for the Nintendo Switch, predominantly aimed at boys aged 10–12. It ran from July 7, 2018 to June 29, 2019. Media Manga A manga series by…
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s (遊☆戯☆王5D’s, Yūgiō Faibu Dīzu) is the second main spin-off of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, succeeding Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Weekly Shonen Jump and the 15th anniversary of V Jump. The series aired in Japan from April 2, 2008 to March 30, 2011. The story focuses around characters playing a card game called Duel Monsters. This series introduces Synchro Monsters to…
Voices of a Distant Star (Japanese: ほしのこえ, Hepburn: Hoshi no Koe, lit. “Voices of a Star”) is a Japanese science fiction original video animation (OVA) short film created and animated by Makoto Shinkai. It follows the lives of two close childhood friends, a boy and a girl, who get separated once the girl is sent into space to fight in a war against aliens. As the…
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…
Cyclone! was an Australian superhero anthology comic book originally published in 1985. The title featured four ongoing stories: The Dark Nebula, a cosmic superhero title by Tad Pietrzykowski The Golden Age Southern Cross a superhero title by Tad Pietrzykowski and Glenn Lumsden The Jackaroo (known as Harry and the New Heroes in the first issue) by Gary Chaloner The Southern Squadron, a superhero team created by David de Vries with art by…
Bárbara is the title of an Argentine science fiction comic book series written by Ricardo Barreiro and drawn by Juan Zanotto, and the name of its protagonist. It was first published in the magazine Skorpio in 1979 and ended in 1982. Synopsis The series is set on Earth after an invasion by an alien humanoid race called the Adri. After an attack that reduces Earth to a primitive state, they…
Generation Tesla (Serbian: Generacija Tesla) was a Serbian comic book about a superhero team of the same name, created by writer Milan Konjević and artists Siniša Radović and Zdravko Zupan. The series was started in 1995, and a total of eight issues were published before the comic was cancelled. History Generation Tesla was started in 1995, by the publisher Luxor Strip. The comic represented one of…
Pokémon Adventures (Japanese: ポケットモンスター SPECIAL, Hepburn: Poketto Monsutā Supesharu, lit. “Pocket Monsters Special”, commonly Pokespe (ポケスペ / ポケSP) for short) is a Japanese manga series based on the Pokémon media franchise created by video game designer Satoshi Tajiri and managed by The Pokémon Company. Tajiri once stated that the series is closest to how he imagined the universe of Pokémon to be. The series is written by Hidenori Kusaka. Mato was the illustrator for the first nine…
Radiation House (Japanese: ラジエーションハウス, Hepburn: Rajiēshon Hausu) is a Japanese manga series written by Tomohiro Yokomaku and illustrated by Taishi Mori. It has been serialized in Shueisha‘s seinen manga magazine Grand Jump since October 2015. A two-season television drama adaptation, consisting of eleven episodes each, was broadcast on Fuji TV from April 2019 to December 2021. A live-action film premiered in April 2022. Media Manga Written by Tomohiro Yokomaku and illustrated by Taishi Mori, Radiation House started in Shueisha‘s seinen manga magazine Grand…
M3: The Dark Metal (M3〜ソノ黒キ鋼〜, Emu Surī: Sono Kuroki Hagane, lit. “M3: That Black Steel”) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Satelight. It aired from April 21, 2014 to October 1, 2014. It is directed by Junichi Sato, written by Mari Okada and has mecha designs by Shōji Kawamori. A manga adaptation with art by Kazuomi Minatogawa was serialized in Mag Garden‘s shōnen manga magazine Monthly Comic Blade from April 30, 2014…
