Maburaho (Japanese: まぶらほ) is a Japanese romantic school comedy light novel series written by Toshihiko Tsukiji, illustrated by Eiji Komatsu and serialized in Gekkan Dragon Magazine. The light novel was adapted into a manga illustrated by Miki Miyashita and later developed into a 24 episode anime series produced by J.C.Staff and broadcast by WOWOW in Japan. The series is about the story of Kazuki Shikimori, a second year student of…
An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a Villainess (Japanese: 自称悪役令嬢な婚約者の観察記録。, Hepburn: Jishō Akuyaku Reijō na Konyakusha no Kansatsu Kiroku) is a Japanese light novel series written by Shiki and illustrated by Wan Hachipisu. The series was originally posted as a web novel on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website, before Shiki removed it in March 2017. AlphaPolis later published it as a light novel…
Panic × Panic (Japanese: ぱにっく×ぱにっく, Hepburn: Paniku × Paniku) is a shōjo manga by Mika Kawamura, published in Kodansha’s Nakayoshi and collected into two volumes. It is licensed in English by Del Rey Manga. Reception Matthew Warner of Mania Entertainment felt the first volume was generic, feeling as if he had read the story before, and criticised the second volume for becoming “insultingly stupid”. Rachel Bentham of Active…
Saber Marionette J (Japanese: セイバーマリオネットJ, Hepburn: Seibā Marionetto Jei) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Studio Junio. aired on TV Tokyo from October 1, 1996, to March 25, 1997. It is the first installment of the Saber Marionette franchise. The show was localized in North America by Ocean Productions and into six other languages by various companies. In between production, Saber Marionette J spun off into other media. A manga…
The Valiant Must Fall (Japanese: 勇気あるものより散れ, Hepburn: Yūki Aru Mono Yorichire) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yu Aida. It has been serialized in Hakusensha‘s seinen manga magazine Young Animal since February 2021. Publication Written and illustrated by Yu Aida, The Valiant Must Fall started in Hakusensha‘s seinen manga magazine Young Animal on February 26, 2021. Hakusensha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on August 27, 2021. As of November 28,…
.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 (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, 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! (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 (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 (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, 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…
