Zenryaku Milk House (Japanese: 前略・ミルクハウス, “Omission Milk House”) is a Japanese slice of life romantic comedy manga series written and illustrated by Yumiko Kawahara. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan‘s Bessatsu Shōjo Comic from the March 1983 issue to the May 1986 issue, with a total of 39 chapters. The individual chapters were compiled by Shogakukan under their imprint Flower Comics into ten tankōbon volumes. In 2014, the series was reissued…
Waltz in a White Dress (円舞曲は白いドレスで, Warutsu wa Shiroi Doresu de) is a Japanese shōjo/josei manga written and illustrated by Chiho Saito in 1990. The story is set in late 1930s Asia, on the eve of World War II. After four volumes in 1990, the series later continued with the spin-off Lilac Nocturne (紫丁香夜想曲 LILAC NOCTURNE, Shiteikō Yazōkyoku: Lilac Nocturne) in 1992, the three-volume sequel Magnolia Waltz (白木蘭円舞曲) in 1994, and…
Takopi’s Original Sin (Japanese: タコピーの原罪, Hepburn: Takopī no Genzai) is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by Taizan 5. It was published on Shueisha‘s web platform Shōnen Jump+ from December 2021 to March 2022, with its chapters collected in two tankōbon volumes. Plot Nnu-Anu-Kf is a Happian—an alien who resembles an octopus, who traveled from the Happy Planet in order to spread happiness to others. After…
Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend, known in Japan as Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata and the short form Saekano, is a Japanese romantic comedy light novel series written by Fumiaki Maruto, with illustrations by Kurehito Misaki. Fujimi Shobo published thirteen volumes between July 2012 and October 2017 under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. The story follows high school student Tomoya Aki, who recruits a trio of…
Papa Told Me (パパ トールド ミー, Papa Tōrudo Mī) is a Japanese josei manga by Nanae Haruno. It was serialized in the manga magazine Young You, published by Shueisha. The chapters were collected into 27 tankōbon. This manga was awarded the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo in 1990, and it was also adapted into a live-action series, broadcast by NHK. It was shown from April 12 to June 28, 2003, for a…
Nana & Kaoru (Japanese: ナナとカオル, Hepburn: Nana to Kaoru) is a Japanese erotic romantic comedy manga series written and illustrated by Ryuta Amazume. It was serialized on Hakusensha‘s seinen manga magazine Young Animal Arashi (2008–2009) and Young Animal (2009–2016), with its chapters collected in eighteen tankōbon volumes. Three other manga series have also been released, as well as an original video animation and two live action films. Plot Kaoru Sugimura is a 17-year-old virgin who has an S&M…
Madness is a Japanese yaoi and adventure manga series written and illustrated by Kairi Shimotsuki, who also writes shonen and seinen manga. It is serialized in Comic Manga Lynx, under Gentosha Comics, Inc. It is set in 3000 AD, where Catholic priest Izaya and his mass-murderer teammate Kyou fight to save the world from a series of natural disasters. The manga is licensed in North…
Lady Victorian (Japanese: レディー・ヴィクトリアン, Hepburn: Redeī Vikutorian) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Moto. It was serialized in Princess magazine from 1998 to January 2007 and published as 20 tankōbon volumes by Akita Shoten. Set during the Victorian era, the story follows the adventures of Bluebell Lily Everrose, nicknamed Bell, a young girl who travels to London to find a job as a governess. Synopsis When Bell comes…
Kage Kara Mamoru! (陰からマモル, “Mamoru from the Shadows”, or lit. “I Will Protect You from the Shadows”) is a Japanese series of light novels written by Achi Taro. The light novels had ended in March 2008 with the release of Volume 12, but as of July 2009, a new series entitled Motto! Kage Kara Mamoru! (もっと!陰からマモル!, “More! Mamoru from the Shadows”) has started serialization….
I Hear the Sunspot (Japanese: ひだまりが聴こえる, Hepburn: Hidamari ga Kikoeru) is a Japanese manga series by Yuki Fumino. I Hear the Sunspot is serialized in the semi-monthly boys’ love manga anthology Canna since December 22, 2013. A live-action film adaptation of the first volume was released on June 24, 2017. Plot College student Taichi Sagawa learns that his lonely classmate, Kohei Sugihara, is deaf, and he enrolls in a part-time…
Fairy Tail is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s Weekly Shōnen Magazine from August 2006 to July 2017, with the individual chapters collected and published into 63 tankōbon volumes. The story follows the adventures of Natsu Dragneel, a member of the popular wizard guild Fairy Tail, as he searches the fictional world of Earth-land for the dragon Igneel. The…
Eensy Weensy Monster (Japanese: eensy-weensyイィンシィ-ウィンシィ モンスター, Hepburn: Iinshi-Uinshi Monsutā) is a shōjo manga by Masami Tsuda, published in Hakusensha’s LaLa and collected into two volumes. It was licensed in English by Tokyopop, and is licensed in French by Tonkam. Plot The story is about an average high school student, Nanoha Satsuki, who comfortably spends her time in the shadow of her two beautiful popular friends Renge Midou and Nobara…
