Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools (Japanese: 魔導具師ダリヤはうつむかない ～今日から自由な職人ライフ～, Hepburn: Madōgushi Dariya wa Utsumukanai: Kyō kara Jiyū na Shokunin Raifu) is a Japanese light novel series written by Hisaya Amagishi. The series originated on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in April 2018, before being published in print with illustrations by Kei by Media Factory beginning in October 2018. Eight volumes have been…
Campione! (Italian for ‘Champion!’) (カンピオーネ!, Kanpiōne!) is a Japanese light novel series written by Jō Taketsuki and illustrated by Sikorski. It has been published by Shueisha since May 2008, first under their Super Dash Bunko imprint (which was abolished in 2014) and then under their Dash X Bunko imprint since. The series concluded with the 21st volume on November 22, 2017. It has been adapted into…
Baby Birth is a two-volume manga series written by Sukehiro Tomita and illustrated by Haruhiko Mikimoto. Story Hizuru Oborozuki is a student of the TIAA, a prestigious arts school in Tokyo, and the local ace of ice skating, though she doesn’t train much. Takuya Hijo is a young composer who has written a melody for the competition Hizuru’s going to take part in. His music…
Absolute Boyfriend (絶対彼氏。, Zettai Kareshi) is a six-volume manga series by Yuu Watase, first serialized in Shōjo Comic. Chuang Yi licensed it for an English language release in Singapore, with the first volume released in March 2005. Viz Media licensed the series for an English release in North America, serializing the series in its Shojo Beat manga anthology as well as releasing the volumes. The manga series was adapted into an 11-episode live-action…
The Yakuza’s Guide to Babysitting (Japanese: 組長娘と世話係, Hepburn: Kumichō Musume to Sewagakari, transl. “The Yakuza Boss’s Daughter and her Caretaker”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukiya. It began serialization in the Comic Ride pixiv website in June 2018, and later transferred to Micro Magazine’s Comic Elmo manga service in May 2020. It has been collected in eight tankōbon volumes as of August 2022. An anime television series adaptation…
The Wallflower (Japanese: ヤマトナデシコ七変化, Hepburn: Yamato nadeshiko Shichi Henge, lit. “Perfect Girl Evolution”) is a manga series written by Tomoko Hayakawa. The individual chapters have been serialized in Bessatsu Friend since 2000, and in 36 tankōbon volumes in Japan by Kodansha. The series was licensed for an English language release in North America by Del Rey Manga and in Singapore by Chuang Yi, under the name My Fair Lady. The series ended in…
Vampire Knight (Japanese: ヴァンパイア騎士ナイト, Hepburn: Vanpaia Naito) is a Japanese manga series written by Matsuri Hino. It was serialized in Hakusensha‘s shōjo manga magazine LaLa from 2004 to 2013, with its chapters collected in nineteen tankōbon volumes. The manga series is licensed in English by Viz Media, who has released all nineteen volumes. The English adaptation premiered in the July 2006 issue of Viz’s Shojo Beat magazine, with the collected volumes being published on…
Sadamitsu the Destroyer (破壊魔定光, Hakaima Sadamitsu) is a manga series by Masahiko Nakahira. It was adapted into a 10 episode anime series. The series was licensed in North America by Media Blasters in 2003. Plot The story stars Tsubaki Sadamitsu, a young delinquent and leader of the Corpse Gang, who has a chance encounter with an alien robot working to capture banished intergalactic criminals who…
Papa Datte, Shitai (Japanese: パパだって、したい, lit. “I’m a Father, But I Want to Do it”) is a Japanese yaoi manga series by Celina Seo. An anime adaptation by ComicFesta was broadcast in January 2019 in two versions. Plot Fourth-year college student Kōya Asumi takes a part-time job as a housekeeper and is hired by Keiichi Naruse, a single father. Kōya becomes attracted to Keiichi, and the two…
Ogenki Clinic (お元気クリニック, Ogenki Kurinikku) is a 1987 Seinen manga series by Haruka Inui which was originally published in Play Comic. The manga was adapted into an anime OVA series. There was also a live-action version, Welcome to Ogenki Clinic. The plotline revolves around the quirky (and perpetually horny) Doctor Sawaru Ogenki and his beautiful nurse, the busty Ruko Tatase, who help patients through their…
Nana (stylized as NANA) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ai Yazawa. It was serialized in the monthly shōjo manga magazine Cookie from May 2000 to May 2009 before going on hiatus. The series centers on Nana Osaki and Nana Komatsu, two women who move to Tokyo at the age of 20, with the story focused on Nana O.’s pursuit for fame and…
Made in Heaven is a 2-volume manga by Ami Sakurai, published by Gentosha in 2007. It is licensed in North America by Tokyopop (who released it in two parts) and in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment. Story The manga follows the story of a young man named Kazemichi who is given prosthetics after a horrendous accident almost takes his life….
