30-sai no Hoken Taiiku (30歳の保健体育, Sanjussai no Hoken Taiiku, trans. Health and Physical Education for 30-Year-Olds) is a Japanese guidebook series written by Mitsuba and published by Ichijinsha. The series is aimed at men in their 30s who have not had any romantic or sexual relationships with women. It includes colourful characters and some laughs. The manga adaptation by Rikako…
Umi Monogatari ~Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto~ (うみものがたり 〜あなたがいてくれたコト〜, lit. “Sea Story: That You Were There For Me”) is a Japanese anime series, directed by Yuu Kou and Junichi Sato and produced by Zexcs. It began airing on Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting on June 24, 2009. An unaired episode was featured in the final DVD volume, released on March 26, 2010. The anime is based on a pachinko game manufactured…
Tales of Yajikita College (やじきた学園道中記, Yajikita Gakuen Dōchūki, transl. “Yakita Academy Travel Journal”) is a manga series by Ryōko Shitō (市東亮子, Shitō Ryōko). The manga was published by Akita Shoten; 29 volumes (1982–1991, Bonita (ボニータ, Bonīta) magazine), 2003–2006, Mystery Bonita (ミステリーボニータ, Misutarī Bonīta) magazine, and compiled into 29 tankōbon volumes. Plot The stories follow the adventures of Shinokita Reiko (Kita) and Yajima Junko (Yaji) as they move from school to school fighting corruption, Yakuza, gangs,…
Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet. (最終兵器彼女, Saishū Heiki Kanojo), also known as She, the Ultimate Weapon, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shin Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from December 1999 to October 2001, with its chapters collected in seven tankōbon volumes. A 13-episode anime television series adaptation by Gonzo aired from July to September 2002. A two-episode…
Rakujitsu no Pathos (Japanese: 落日のパトス, Hepburn: Rakujitsu no Patosu, “Pathos of the Setting Sun”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsuya Tsuya. It has been serialized in Akita Shoten‘s seinen manga magazine Bessatsu Young Champion since November 2014. Publication Written and illustrated by Tsuya Tsuya, Rakujitsu no Pathos started in Akita Shoten‘s seinen manga magazine Bessatsu Young Champion on November 4, 2014.[2] Akita Shoten has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on…
Paradise of Innocence (Japanese: 無邪気の楽園, Hepburn: Mujaki no Rakuen) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Uran. It was serialized in Hakusensha‘s Young Animal Arashi from April 2010 to September 2017. An spin-off, titled Paradise of Innocence Parallel, was serialized in the same magazine from November 2017 to May 2018. The chapters were compiled in 13 tankōbon volumes. A three-episode original animation DVD (OAD) was released from August…
Nanatsuiro Drops (ななついろ★ドロップス, Nanatsuiro★Doroppusu, lit. Seven-Colored Drops) is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by UNiSONSHIFT and released on April 21, 2006 for Windows. The game was later ported to the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS. A light novel, written by Tamaki Ichikawa and illustrated by Noizi Ito, was published by Enterbrain in June 2006. Two manga adaptations were published by MediaWorks and later ASCII Media Works. A 12-episode anime produced by Studio Barcelona aired between July and September…
Lamune (ラムネ, Ramune) is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Neko Neko Soft originally released on July 30, 2004, for the PC. It was followed by an all-ages version for the PlayStation 2, and was released on August 25, 2005. A twelve-episode anime series based on the visual novel, entitled Lamune: Garasu Bin ni Utsuru Umi (ラムネ 〜ガラスびんに映る海〜, lit. Lamune: Sea Reflected in the Glass Bottle), was…
I My Me! Strawberry Eggs (あぃまぃみぃ! ストロベリー・エッグ, Ai Mai Mii! Sutoroberī Eggu), occasionally shortened to Strawberry Eggs, is a Japanese anime television series conceptualized by YOM. Produced by Pioneer LDC, Toshiba Digital Frontiers Inc., Pioneer Entertainment (USA) LP., TNK and Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, the series is directed by Yūji Yamaguchi, with Yasuko Kobayashi handling series composition, Maki Fujii designing the characters and Masara Nishida composing the…
Gakuen Polizi (Japanese: 学園ポリーチェ, Hepburn: Gakuen Porīche, “School Police”) is a Japanese romance yuri manga series written and illustrated by Milk Morinaga and serialized in Comic High! by Futabasha. It’s published in English by Seven Seas Entertainment. Plot Police officer Sasami Aoba is assigned to enter an all girls High School as an undercover cop to monitor for any suspicious activity, but when she arrives there she discovers that there…
The Familiar of Zero (Japanese: ゼロの使い魔, Hepburn: Zero no Tsukaima) is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Noboru Yamaguchi, with illustrations by Eiji Usatsuka. Media Factory published 20 volumes between June 2004 and February 2011. The series was left unfinished due to the author’s death in 2013, but was later concluded in two volumes released in February 2016 and February 2017 with a different…
Candy Candy (キャンディ・キャンディ, Kyandi Kyandi) is a Japanese series created by Japanese writer Keiko Nagita under the pen name Kyoko Mizuki. The main character, Candice “Candy” White Ardley, is a blonde girl with freckles, large emerald green eyes and long hair, worn in pigtails with bows. Candy Candy first appeared as a manga in April 1975, written by Mizuki and illustrated by…
