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…
Kamen Rider Spirits (仮面ライダーSPIRITSスピリッツ, Kamen Raidā Supirittsu, trans. Masked Rider Spirits) is a manga adaptation of the popular Kamen Rider franchise by Kenichi Muraeda. The story focuses on the ten original Kamen Riders with shifting focus on main characters. The original series ended when Magazine Z ceased publication and was then revived in the Monthly Shōnen Magazine under the title Shin Kamen Rider SPIRITS (新・仮面ライダーSPIRITS, Shin Kamen Raidā Supirittsu, New Masked Rider…
Jigoku Sensei Nūbē (地獄先生ぬ〜べ〜, lit. “Hell Teacher Nūbē”) is a Japanese manga series written by Shō Makura and illustrated by Takeshi Okano. It was serialized in Shueisha‘s magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from September 1993 to May 1999. The manga ran for 276 chapters and was compiled into 31 tankōbon volumes. The series follows Meisuke Nueno, aka Nūbē, the homeroom teacher for Class 5–3 at Dōmori…
Hands Off! (Japanese: その手をどけろ, Hepburn: Sono Te wo Dokero, lit. “Off Your Hand!”) is a manga series by Kasane Katsumoto (克本 かさね, Katsumoto Kasane), spanning eight volumes. It was published by Kadokawa Shoten and serialized in Asuka Magazine; in North America, it is licensed by Tokyopop. It is the sequel to Don’t Call Us Angels (俺たちを天使と呼ぶな, Oretachi wo Tenshi to Yobuna), also known as Hands Off! Don’t Call Us Angels. A Hands Off! Drama CD has…
H2O: Footprints in the Sand is a Japanese adult visual novel by Makura that was released on June 23, 2006 for Windows as a DVD; a version playable on the PlayStation 2 under the title H2O + followed on April 24, 2008 with adult content removed, but in its place will be additional scenarios and graphics not seen in the original release. H2O is Makura’s first game; a…
The Garden of Sinners, known in Japan as Kara no Kyoukai (空の境界, Kara no Kyōkai, lit. “Boundary of Emptiness”) sometimes referred to as Rakkyo (らっきょ), is a Japanese light novel series, written by Kinoko Nasu and illustrated by Takashi Takeuchi. Originally released as a series of chapters released independently online or at Comiket between October 1998 and August 1999, the chapters were later republished by Kodansha into two volumes in…
Gaist Crusher (ガイストクラッシャー, Gaisutokurasshā) is an action video game developed by Treasure and published by Capcom. It was released for the Nintendo 3DS on December 5, 2013 in Japan. The game launched as a part of a cross-media franchise including manga adaptations in Shueisha magazines and an anime television adaptation by Pierrot. A sequel, entitled Gaist Crusher God (ガイストクラッシャーゴッド, Gaisutokurasshā Goddo), was released in Japan on September 4, 2014, and features the original…
