Tales of the Tendo Family (天堂家物語, Tendō-ke Monogatari) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Saito. It was serialized in Hakusensha‘s shōjo manga magazine LaLa DX between August 2014 and August 2017, and was later transferred to LaLa in December 2017. Characters Ran (らん) Voiced by: Rie Takahashi (voice drama) Masato Tendo (天堂雅人, Tendō Masato) Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa (drama CD, voice drama) Tachibana (立花) Voiced by: Shin-ichiro Miki (voice drama) Media Manga Written…
Ōjōgiwa no Imi o Shire! (往生際の意味を知れ!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kyo Yoneshiro. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from February 2020 to July 2023, with its chapters collected in eight tankōbon volumes. An eight-episode television drama adaptation was broadcast on MBS from March to April 2023. Media Manga Written and illustrated by Kyo Yoneshiro, Ōjōgiwa no Imi o Shire! was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic…
Jōkyō Monogatari (上京ものがたり, “Going to Tokyo Story”) is a Japanese autobiographical manga written and illustrated by Rieko Saibara. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 2003 to 2004, with its chapters collected in a single tankōbon volume. A live-action film adaptation premiered in 2013. In 2005, the manga, along with Mainichi Kaasan, won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize‘s Short story Award. Cast Kii Kitano as Natsumi Takahara Fumino Kimura…
I Wanna Do Bad Things with You (Japanese: 君と悪いことがしたい, Hepburn: Kimi to Warui Koto ga Shitai) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yutaka. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from October 2022 to March 2024. Plot Tall and plain high school girl Mamori Wataya has always been a social outcast. One day, she meets and befriends Soushi Fuji, the most…
Captivated, by You (Japanese: 夢中さ、きみに。, Hepburn: Muchū sa, Kimi ni) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Yama Wayama. Originally written as a doujinshi (self-published manga) in February 2019, the manga was later acquired by the Comic Beam editorial department, who published the manga in one volume in August 2019. A television drama adaptation aired from January to February 2021. Synopsis Captivated, by You is an anthology…
Yasuko to Kenji (ヤスコとケンジ, lit. “Yasuko and Kenji”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Aruko. Yasuko to Kenji was serialized in the shōjo manga magazine Bessatsu Margaret from April 2005 to November 2006. In 2008, the series was adapted into a comedy drama which aired in Japan on Nippon Television. Plot The show focuses on a man named Kenji and his younger sister Yasuko, whose parents died in an…
Vermeil in Gold: The Failing Student and the Strongest Scourge Plunge Into the World of Magic is a Japanese manga series written by Kōta Amana [ja] and illustrated by Yōko Umezu about a young magician who accidentally makes a contract with a legendary and powerful female demon, eventually becoming her master and lover and the trials and challenges they face so…
Saint Seiya: Next Dimension – Myth of Hades (Japanese: 聖闘士星矢セイントセイヤ NEXT DIMENSION 冥王神話, Hepburn: Seinto Seiya Nekusuto Dimenshon Meiō Shinwa) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It is the canonical sequel to the manga series Saint Seiya by Kurumada, while also serving as a prequel to the events presented in it. The main plot is set in the 18th century during the previous “Holy War” between…
Raw Hero (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Hiramoto. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s Evening from September 2018 to August 2020, with its chapters collected in six tankōbon volumes. In North America, the manga is licensed for English release by Yen Press. Publication Raw Hero is written and illustrated by Akira Hiramoto. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s Evening from September 25, 2018,[2][3] to August…
Pastel (Japanese: ぱすてる, Hepburn: Pasuteru) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Toshihiko Kobayashi. It was first serialized in Kodansha‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from July 2002 to July 2003, then moved to Magazine Special in September 2003 and finished in January 2017. Its chapters were collected in 44 tankōbon volumes. It was published in North America by Del Rey Manga; only the first 14 volumes were released. Plot 16-year-old Mugi…
Ojisan and Marshmallow (おじさんとマシュマロ, Ojisan to Mashumaro) is a Japanese comedy manga series by Rekomaru Otoi, serialized online via the online community Pixiv, where it has received over 20 million views. It was later acquired by Ichijinsha and six tankōbon volumes have been published since 2014. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Creators in Pack aired between January 7 and March 25, 2016. Plot Habahiro Hige is a man in…
Natsu no Arashi! (Japanese: 夏のあらし!, lit. “Summer Storm!”) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Jin Kobayashi. The manga was serialized in Square Enix‘s Gangan Wing shōnen manga magazine from August 2006 to September 2010, with its chapters collected in eight bound volumes. Natsu no Arashi! was also adapted into two anime television series by Shaft under the direction of Akiyuki Shinbo, Shin Oonuma, and Kenichi Ishikura and broadcast in Japan from April…
