The Magic of Chocolate (Japanese: ショコラの魔法, Hepburn: Shokora no Mahō) is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Rino Mizuho. It has been serialized in the monthly shōjo manga magazine Ciao and its sister magazine, Ciao DX , since September 2008. A 13-episode original video animation produced by SynergySP was released between 2011 and 2012, while a live-action film adaptation was released to Japanese theatres in 2021. In 2021, The Magic of…
Last Exile (ラストエグザイル, Rasuto Eguzairu) is a Japanese anime television series created by Gonzo. It featured a production team led by director Koichi Chigira, character designer Range Murata, and production designer Mahiro Maeda. The three had previously worked together in Blue Submarine No. 6, one of the first CG anime series. It aired on TV Tokyo from April to September 2003. A sequel series, Last Exile -Fam, the Silver Wing- (ラストエグザイル～銀翼のファム～, Rasuto…
Kaiju Girl Caramelise (Japanese: 乙女怪獣キャラメリゼ, Hepburn: Otome Kaijū Kyaramerize) is a seinen manga series by Spica Aoki. The plot centers around a student named Kuroe Akaishi who suffers from a mysterious illness, and how it may impact her newfound love interest. Kaiju Girl Caramelise appeared as a serial in the monthly manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive starting in early 2018. Kadokawa Shoten has published the chapters in seven bound volumes. American publishing company Yen…
The JoJoLands (stylized as The JOJOLands) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki, and the ninth part of the larger JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure series. Set in the U.S. state of Hawaii in the 2020s, it follows Jodio Joestar, a teenaged gangster intent on becoming wealthy. It is serialized by Shueisha in the seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump since February 17, 2023. Plot Jodio Joestar is a high…
Fantasista Doll (ファンタジスタドール, Fantajisuta Dōru) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Hoods Entertainment and directed by Hisashi Saitō. Gorō Taniguchi serves as the creative producer, while the series composition is handled by Noboru Kimura and Yūko Kakihara. The series aired in Japan between July 7 and September 28, 2013. Three manga adaptations are published by Kadokawa Shoten and Media Factory. Plot Uzume Uno, a girl who used…
El-Hazard (Japanese: 神秘の世界エルハザード, Hepburn: Shinpi no Sekai Eru Hazādo, lit. “The Magnificent World of El-Hazard”) is a Japanese Isekai anime franchise written by Ryoe Tsukimura and directed by Hiroki Hayashi. The series was animated by AIC and produced by Pioneer LDC. There is also a manga adaptation, which is published in English by VIZ Media. The series was formerly distributed in the U.S. by Geneon. The distribution rights to the Wanderers TV series were…
Damekko Dōbutsu (Japanese: だめっこどうぶつ, lit. “Useless Animals”) is a Japanese manga series by Noriko Kuwata serialized in Manga Life since the November 2001 issue. It was later adapted into a comedy anime series on Kids Station, a Japanese broadcast satellite station. It features characters that wear kigurumi costumes. Each character in the anime does not live up to the standards of their species, making them outcasts who must live in the “Useless” Forest….
Cantarella (Japanese: カンタレラ, Hepburn: Kantarera) is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by You Higuri. Set during the Italian Renaissance, it follows the life of Cesare Borgia, whose soul is damned in a pact made with the Devil. The manga was serialized in Akita Shoten‘s Princess Gold magazine from 2000 to 2010, with its chapters collected into 12 bound volumes. It was licensed for an English-language release…
Baka and Test (Japanese: バカとテストと召喚獣, Hepburn: Baka to Test to Shōkanjū, lit. “Idiots, Tests, and Summoned Beasts”), also known as Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts, is a Japanese light novel series written by Kenji Inoue with illustrations by Yui Haga. The series revolves around Akihisa Yoshii, the titular baka (idiot) and his friends at Fumizuki Academy, a school where students are sorted into classes…
100 Nichi Go ni Shinu Wani (100日後に死ぬワニ, “A Crocodile Who Will Die in 100 Days”) is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by Yuuki Kikuchi. The series, which depicts a crocodile’s last 100 days before his death, was self-published on Twitter between December 2019, and March 2020. A single tankōbon volume was published by Shougakukan on April 2020. An anime film adaptation produced by TIA,…
Yarichin Bitch Club (Japanese: ヤリチン☆ビッチ部, Hepburn: Yarichin Bitchi-bu, lit. “Playboy Slut Club”) is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by Ogeretsu Tanaka. Yarichin Bitch Club has been self-published on Pixiv since 2012, and in 2016 it received a print publication by Gentosha. In 2018, the webcomic also received two original animated videos by Grizzly, released direct-to-DVD. Plot Takashi Tōno is a freshman student who is transferred from Tokyo to Morimori Academy, a private college prep boarding high…
Waru (Japanese: 悪女, lit. “Bad Woman”) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Jun Fukami. The manga was published in Kodansha‘s semimonthly josei manga magazine Be Love from 1988 to 1997. In 1991 manga has win 15th Kodansha Manga Award in general category. Manga was collected in thirty-seven tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on July 13, 1989 and last on July 11, 1997. In 1992, manga was adapted…
