Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn (manga/anime film/TV series)

Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn (Japanese: 紅殻のパンドラ, Hepburn: Kōkaku no Pandora) is a Japanese manga based on a concept by Masamune Shirow and written and illustrated by Kōshi Rikudō. The manga began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten‘s Newtype Ace magazine in October 2012, later moving to the Niconico Ace web publication, and ended in September 2024. It is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime adaptation has been produced by Studio…

K-On! (manga/anime/video game)

K-On! (Japanese: けいおん!, Hepburn: Keion!) is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Kakifly. It was serialized in Houbunsha‘s Manga Time Kirara magazine between the May 2007 and October 2010 issues, and also serialized in Houbunsha’s Manga Time Kirara Carat magazine. The manga relaunched from April 2011 to June 2012 with two separate storylines published in Manga Time Kirara and Manga Time Kirara Carat. The manga is licensed in North…

.hack//Legend of the Twilight (manga/anime)

.hack//Legend of the Twilight (.hack//黄昏の腕輪伝説, Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu; lit. “.hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet”) is a science fiction manga series written by Tatsuya Hamazaki and drawn by Rei Izumi. The twenty-two chapters of .hack//Legend of the Twilight appeared as a serial in the Japanese magazine Comptiq and published in three tankōbon by Kadokawa Shoten from July 2002 to April 2004. Set in a fictional MMORPG, The World, the series focuses on…

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…

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…

Obake no Q-Tarō (manga/anime/films/video games)

Obake no Q-Tarō (Japanese: オバケのQ太郎, Hepburn: Obake no Kyū-Tarō) is a Japanese manga series by Fujiko Fujio about the titular obake, Q-Taro, who lives with the Ōhara family. Q-Tarō, also known as “Q-chan” or “Oba-Q”, is a mischief-maker who likes to fly around scaring people and stealing food, though he is deathly afraid of dogs. The story is usually focused on the antics of Q-Tarō and…

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…

K (TV series – manga/anime/film)

K (also called K Project) is a Japanese anime series created by the animation studio GoHands and GoRA, a group consisting of seven anonymous authors known as Kōhei Azano, Tatsuki Miyazawa, Yukako Kabei, Yashichiro Takahashi, Hideyuki Furuhashi, Suzu Suzuki, and Rei Rairaku. The series is directed by Shingo Suzuki, who also serves as its character designer. It began airing on MBS on October 5,…

Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None (novel/manga/anime)

Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None is a Japanese light novel series written by Itsuki Togami and illustrated by Yuri Kisaragi. It originally began as a web novel series on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in February 2021. Kodansha later began publishing it in print under its Kodansha Ranobe Books imprint in September 2021; nine volumes have been released as of October 2025. A manga adaptation…

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…