The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime (Japanese: 手塚治虫物語, Hepburn: Tezuka Osamu Monogatari) is a biographical manga based on Osamu Tezuka‘s life, created by Tezuka Productions and Tezuka’s assistant Toshio Ban. It was serialized by Asahi Shimbun‘s Asahi Graph from 1989 to 1992 and collected into two volumes in 1992. It was published in North America by Stone Bridge Press, with a translation by Frederik L. Schodt, on…
Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi (あかやあかしやあやかしの, Aka ya Akashi ya Ayakashi no), also known as AkaAka, is a Japanese visual novel that has been adapted into a manga series. The manga is published in English by Yen Press. Game The original visual novel was released as a PC game on 3 May 2011. It was created by the dōjin group HaccaWorks*, a group consisting of Kanan Misaki, Mizuki…
O-Parts Hunter, known as 666 Satan (Japanese: 666 ～サタン～, Hepburn: Roku-Roku-Roku Satan) in Japan, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Seishi Kishimoto. It was originally published by Enix, who later became Square Enix, in their Monthly Shōnen Gangan magazine from 2001 and 2007, with the chapters collected into 19 tankōbon volumes. The series draws heavily from Kabbalistic traditions and Judeo-Christian demonology for its plot, and less so on Japanese folklore. 666 Satan has been released…
Neon Genesis Evangelion (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン, Shin Seiki Evangelion) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto and published by Kadokawa Shoten. It began in Shōnen Ace in December 1994 and ended in June 2013. It consists of 14 volumes, each composed of several “stages” or chapters. It was initially released before the anime series of the same name by Gainax and Tatsunoko Production and was originally intended as a…
Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring (Japanese: NARUTOナルト 外伝 〜七代目火影と緋色の花つ月〜, Hepburn: Naruto Gaiden: Nanadaime Hokage to Akairo no Hanatsuzuki) is a spin-off manga written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. Its plot, set shortly after the epilogue of the Naruto series, focuses on Sarada Uchiha, a young ninja in training from a country called Hinokuni (“Land of Fire”). Sarada is concerned about the identity of her absent father, Sasuke…
Nakaimo – My Sister Is Among Them! (Japanese: この中に１人、妹がいる！, Hepburn: Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru!) is a Japanese light novel series by Hajime Taguchi. It was adapted into an anime television series by Studio Gokumi. The anime was aired between July 6 and September 28, 2012. The anime series is licensed by Sentai Filmworks and streamed on Crunchyroll and Anime Network. Synopsis The Mikadono Group (帝野グループ, Mikadono Gurūpu) is a worldwide business…
The Eminence in Shadow (陰の実力者になりたくて!, Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!) is a Japanese light novel series written by Daisuke Aizawa and illustrated by Tōzai. It began serialization online in May 2018 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Enterbrain, who have published four volumes since November 2018. A manga adaptation with art by Anri Sakano has been…
Edens Zero (stylized as EDENS ZERO) is a Japanese science fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It has been serialized in Kodansha‘s Weekly Shōnen Magazine since June 2018, with its chapters collected into nineteen tankōbon volumes as of February 2022. The manga is published digitally in six other languages as they are released in Japan, with Kodansha USA licensing the series for English publication in…
Love After World Domination (Japanese: 恋は世界征服のあとで, Hepburn: Koi wa Sekai Seifuku no Ato de) is a Japanese manga series written by Hiroshi Noda and illustrated by Takahiro Wakamatsu. It has been serialized in Kodansha‘s shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Magazine since October 2019, and has been collected in four tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Project No.9 is set to premiere in April 2022. Manga Love After World Domination is written by Hiroshi…
Living for the Day After Tomorrow (あさっての方向。, Asatte no Hōkō) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by J-ta Yamada. The manga was serialized in Mag Garden‘s magazine Comic Blade Masamune between March 3, 2005 and June 15, 2007; five bound volumes were released in Japan. The manga was adapted into an anime series produced by J.C.Staff, which aired in Japan between October and December 2006. The story…
Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout (異世界ファンタジー美少女受肉おじさんと, Fantajī Bishōjo Juniku Ojisan to, “With a Fogie Reincarnated as a Pretty Fantasy Girl”), abbreviated as Fabiniku (ファ美肉) is a Japanese manga series written by Yū Tsurusaki and illustrated by Shin Ikezawa. It has been serialized online via Cygames‘ Cycomi manga app and website since November 2019 and has been collected in…
Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato (Japanese: 天空戦記 シュラト, Hepburn: Tenkū Senki Shurato, lit. “Shurato of the Heaven Wars”, occasionally spelled in the Siddhaṃ script on the logo and related merchandise) is a Japanese manga created, written and illustrated by Hiroshi Kawamoto and later adapted to anime by Tatsunoko Productions. It ran 38 episodes on TV Tokyo from April 6, 1989 to January 18, 1990 and also received a 6-episode OVA followup series…
