RahXephon (Japanese: ラーゼフォン, Hepburn: Rāzefon) is a Japanese anime television series created and directed by Yutaka Izubuchi. The series follows 17-year-old Ayato Kamina, his ability to control a mecha known as the RahXephon, and his inner journey to find a place in the world. His life as a student and artist in Tokyo is suddenly interrupted by a mysterious stalker, strange planes invading the city and…
Saber Marionette J (Japanese: セイバーマリオネットJ, Hepburn: Seibā Marionetto Jei) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Studio Junio. aired on TV Tokyo from October 1, 1996, to March 25, 1997. It is the first installment of the Saber Marionette franchise. The show was localized in North America by Ocean Productions and into six other languages by various companies. In between production, Saber Marionette J spun off into other media. A manga…
Uchi no Otōto-domo ga Sumimasen (うちの弟どもがすみません; lit. ‘Sorry About My Younger Brothers!‘) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Ozaki. It began serialization in Shueisha‘s shōjo manga magazine Bessatsu Margaret in January 2020. A live-action film adaptation premiered in Japanese theaters in December 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by Lay-duce is set to premiere in 2026. Plot After attending high school for a year, Ito Narita has to…
Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty (Japanese: おはよう、いばら姫, Hepburn: Ohayou, Ibarahime; lit. “Good Morning, Thorn Princess”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Megumi Morino. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s shōjo manga magazine Dessert from November 2014 to May 2017. It was published in six tankōbon volumes. Publication The series is written and illustrated by Megumi Morino. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s Dessert from November 22, 2014, to May 24, 2017. Its chapters were…
Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki Jikenbo (Japanese: 薬師寺涼子の怪奇事件簿; lit. “Ryōko Yakushiji’s Strange Case Files”), known in English as Ryoko’s Case File, is a Japanese novel series written by Yoshiki Tanaka and illustrated by Narumi Kakinouchi. It was adapted into manga and an anime television series, two drama CDs had also been released prior to the anime adaptation with different voice actors. Plot The series is centered on an…
3 Seconds Later, He Turned Into a Beast (３秒後､野獣｡～合コンで隅にいた彼は淫らな肉食でした, 3-byō Ato, Yajū.: Gōkon de Sumi ni Ita Kare wa Midara na Nikushoku Deshita) is a Japanese manga series by Coa Momose. The series is published by Suiseisha in Japan and distributed by BookWalker online in English. An anime television series by Staple Entertainment was aired from April to June 2022. Plot Tsumugi Kume is…
A.I. Love You (Japanese: A・I が止まらない!, Hepburn: A.I. ga Tomaranai!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. The story follows Hitoshi Kōbe, a high school boy who is not good at anything but programming. He creates a program in particular named Program 30 which is that of a female, and is shocked when she comes to life in the real world due…
The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses (Japanese: 女神のカフェテラス, Hepburn: Megami no Kafe Terasu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōji Seo. It has been serialized in Kodansha‘s Weekly Shōnen Magazine since February 2021, and has been compiled into 22 tankōbon volumes as of January 2026. An anime television series adaptation produced by Tezuka Productions aired from April to June 2023. Season Two aired from July to September 2024. Plot…
G-Taste is a Japanese erotic manga series written and illustrated by Hiroki Yagami and serialized in Kodansha‘s Mr. Magazine from 1996 to 2000, before being moved to Young Magazine Uppers from 2000 to 2004. The “G” in “G-taste” is used symbolically as the letter between “F” (for “Fetish“) and “H” (for “hentai“). The anime was originally licensed in the US by SoftCel Pictures; the rights have…
The Earl and the Fairy (Japanese: 伯爵と妖精, Hepburn: Hakushaku to Yōsei) is a completed series of light novels written by Mizue Tani and published in Japan by Shueisha. The story is serialized in Cobalt magazine and illustrated by Asako Takaboshi (Ayuko). Shueisha has commercially released two drama CDs and a manga adaptation began serialization in Margaret in the September issue in 2008 and ended in the May issue in 2010. An anime adaptation…
C³, also known as C Cube (Japanese: シーキューブ, Hepburn: Shīkyūbu) or Cube×Cursed×Curious, is a Japanese light novel series written by Hazuki Minase, and illustrated by Sasorigatame. C³ is about a high school student named Haruaki Yachi, who receives a mysterious black cube from his father who is overseas. That night, Haruaki is woken by a noise and is surprised to find a girl named…
X-Kai- is a Japanese shōjo manga by Asami Tohjoh. It was serialized in the magazine Eyes Comics, published by Homesha, and the chapters were collected into two tankōbon. Story Plot summary During the day, Kaito works as a florist in a rundown flower shop, but he is actually an assassin trying to make enough money to care for his comatose older brother, who was badly burned in an…
