The Earl and the Fairy (novel/manga/anime/video game)

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 (novel series/manga/anime)

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 (manga)

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…

Waccha PriMagi! (manga/anime/video game)

Waccha PriMagi! (ワッチャプリマジ!, Waccha Purimaji!) is a Japanese arcade game by Takara Tomy Arts. It is the successor to Kiratto Pri☆Chan and the fourth entry in Takara Tomy’s Pretty Series. An anime television series adaptation by Tatsunoko Production and DongWoo A&E began airing from October 3, 2021, to October 9, 2022, It was followed by Himitsu no AiPri on April 7, 2024. Plot Matsuri Hibino is a first-year junior high school student…

Taboo Charming Mother (manga/anime)

Taboo Charming Mother (Japanese: 艶母, Hepburn: Enbo; lit. ‘Charming Mother‘), also known as Erotic Heart Mother, is a hentai manga series written and illustrated by Tsuzuru Miyabi and published by Tsukasa Shobō between 1998 and 1999. It was later adapted into a six-episode original video animation (OVA) series produced by Milky between 2003 and 2005. The anime series was licensed in the US by JapanAnime. Plot Misako Amamiya is a young and beautiful housewife…

L DK (manga/film)

L DK, stylized as L♥DK, is a shōjo manga by Ayu Watanabe, serialized in the Japanese manga magazine Bessatsu Friend since 2009; it has been adapted into a live-action film that was released in 2014. The story tells about the relationship between a high school girl, Aoi Nishimori, and the school prince, Shūsei Kugayama, when they come to share a small apartment. The series volumes have appeared…

Hachimitsu ni Hatsukoi (manga)

Hachimitsu ni Hatsukoi (ハチミツにはつこい; lit. “First Love Like Honey”) is a Japanese slice of life romance shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Ai Minase and serialized on Shogakukan‘s Shōjo Comic magazine. 12 volumes were published. It is published in France by Panini. Characters Koharu Shiina Natsuki Sugiura Aki Saionji Volumes 1 (November 26, 2012) 2 (December 26, 2012) 3 (March 26, 2013) 4 (June 26, 2013) 5 (September 26,…

D-Frag! (manga/anime)

D-Frag! (Japanese: ディーふらぐ!, Hepburn: Dīfuragu!), also known as D-Fragments, is a comedic manga series by Tomoya Haruno that began serialization in Media Factory‘s Monthly Comic Alive in July 2008. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Brain’s Base aired from January 6 to March 24, 2014. Plot The story focuses on a semi-connected series of sketches as delinquent student Kenji Kazama is forced into joining his school’s…

C.M.B. (manga)

C.M.B. 森羅博物館の事件目録 (C.M.B., C.M.B. ~Shinra Hakubutsukan no Jiken Mokuroku~; literally C.M.B. Shinra Museum’s Case Catalog) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Motohiro Katou. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s Monthly Shōnen Magazine from 2005 to 2020. Kodansha collected its chapters in forty-five tankōbon volumes, released from March 16, 2006, to October 16, 2020. It is a companion work of the Q.E.D. manga. The story revolves around the…

B Gata H Kei (manga/anime)

B Gata H Kei (Japanese: B型H系, Hepburn: Bī Gata Etchi Kei; lit. “Type: B; Style: H”) is a Japanese four-panel manga series by Yōko Sanri [ja]. It was published by Shueisha and ran in Weekly Young Jump from 2004 to 2011. The story focuses on the salacious wishes of a high school girl, whose perceived drawback of being a virgin leads to her lusting after and pursuing a rather average and…

Yagami-kun’s Family Affairs (manga/anime)

Yagami-kun’s Family Affairs (Japanese: 八神くんの家庭の事情, Hepburn: Yagami-kun no Katei no Jijō) is a Japanese manga series by Kei Kusunoki which was originally serialized in Shogakukan‘s Shōnen Sunday Zōkan from March 1986 to May 1990. The manga was later adapted into a three–episode original video animation (OVA) in 1990, and an eleven–episode television drama. Plot The story follows Yūji Yagami, a high school student with a problem: his mother, Nomi, looks…

X-Day (manga)

X-Day (Japanese: 彼女達のエクス・デイ, Hepburn: Kanojo-tachi no Ekusu-Dei; lit. “Their X-Day” or “The Girls’ X-Day”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Setona Mizushiro. It was serialized in Princess magazine from March to November 2002 and published in two tankōbon volumes by Akita Shoten. Written in response to the Columbine High School massacre, the story follows three high school students and a teacher who meet online and plot to blow…