The Walking Man (歩くひと, Aruku Hito) is a Japanese manga by Jiro Taniguchi. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s Morning Party Zōkan from 1990 to 1991. It has been published in English by Fanfare/Ponent Mon and in French by Casterman. It was nominated for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Japan at the 2007 Eisner Awards. The work has been described as poetry or meditation and compared to the works of Yasujirō Ozu. References…
Vampire Game (吸血遊戯, Kyūketsu Yūgi) is a manga by the Japanese author and artist, Judal. It originally ran in the monthly manga magazine Wings, with its last chapter serialized in the November 2004 issue. The series has 15 volumes in all. It was licensed in the U.S. by Tokyopop. The story One hundred years ago, Vampire King Duzell led a war against the…
Ultimate Girls (UG☆アルティメットガール, UG☆Arutimetto Gāru) is a Japanese anime television series produced by m.o.e. which parodies the genres of tokusatsu, kaiju, and superheroes; mainly themes from the Ultra Series and Kyodai Hero subgenre. It was broadcast in Japan from January 10, 2005, to March 28, 2005 and had a total of 12 episodes which ran for 13 minutes each. The series has been licensed in North America by Media Blasters and…
Takane and Hana (高嶺と花, Takane to Hana) is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Shiwasu. The series has been serialized in Hana to Yume since 2014. The story follows the interactions of 16-year-old Hana Nonomura and 26-year-old Takane Saibara after Hana takes her sister’s place in an arranged marriage meeting with Takane. The series received a live-action television series and…
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (Japanese: パンティ＆ストッキングwithガーターベルト, Hepburn: Panti ando Sutokkingu wizu Gātāberuto) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Gainax, as well as a series of tie-in media developed around it. The series ran from October to December 2010 on BS Nittele (a free-to-air satellite service of Nippon Television). In English-speaking areas, the series has been licensed by Funimation (now Crunchyroll) for distribution in North America, and Manga…
Naka no Hito nado Inai! Tokyo Hero Project (中の人などいない！ トーキョー・ヒーロー・プロジェクト) is an adult Japanese visual novel developed and published by ALcot. It was released for Windows as a DVD ROM on August 31, 2012, and released as a regular edition on February 22, 2013. A manga for Tokyo Hero Project was published by Enterbrain, and serialized in Enterbrain’s Tech Gian magazine. Media An audio CD was released by ALcot on December 28, 2012, entitled Naka no…
Mad Bull 34 (マッド★ブル34, Maddo Buru Sanjūyon) is a Japanese manga series written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Noriyoshi Inoue, serialized in Shueisha‘s Young Jump between 1985 and 1991, and collected in 27 tankōbon volumes. The series follows the violent exploits of the toughest cop in the NYPD‘s 34th precinct, “Sleepy” John Estes – known to his enemies as “Mad Bull” – and his partners, Daizaburo “Eddie”…
Lady Jewelpet (Japanese: レディ ジュエルペット, Hepburn: Redi Juerupetto) is a Japanese anime television series animated by Studio Comet and Zexcs. It is the 6th installment in the Jewelpet anime franchise based on the characters jointly created by Sanrio and Sega Toys.[3] It was written by Natsuko Takahashi (07-Ghost) and directed by Itsuro Kawasaki (Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father!, Rental Magica). Original character designs were done by Arco Wada (Fate/Extra), while the designs for…
I Get the Feeling That Nobukuni-san Likes Me (Japanese: となりの信國さんは俺のことが好きな気がする, Hepburn: Tonari no Nobukuni-san wa Ore no Koto ga Suki na Ki ga Suru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kousuke Yasuda. It has been serialized in Hakusensha‘s seinen manga magazine Young Animal since September 2020. Publication Written and illustrated by Kousuke Yasuda, I Get the Feeling That Nobukuni-san Likes Me started in Hakusensha‘s seinen manga magazine Young Animal on September 25, 2020. Hakusensha…
Fairy Cube (Japanese: 妖精標本, Hepburn: Yōsei Hyōhon) is a shōjo (targeted towards girls) fantasy manga written and illustrated by Kaori Yuki. Appearing as a serial in the Japanese manga magazine Hana to Yume from February 2005 to 2006, the Fairy Cube chapters were collected into three bound volumes by Hakusensha and published from October 2005 to July 2006. A related short story, “Psycho Knocker”, appeared in the October 2004 issues of the same magazine….
Eden is an original CGI anime streaming television series produced by CGCG Studio Inc. and Qubic Pictures. Directed by Yasuhiro Irie and written by Kimiko Ueno, it was released on May 27, 2021, on Netflix. Plot A thousand years after humans disappeared from Earth, a gleaming monolithic city known as “Eden 3” is inhabited solely by artificially intelligent robots whose former masters vanished long ago although…
Da Capo III (〜ダ・カーポ III〜, Da Kāpo III, abbreviated as D.C. III) is a Japanese visual novel developed by Circus that was released in limited and regular editions on April 27, 2012 as a DVD for Windows and is rated for ages 15 and up. It is the third main installment of the Da Capo visual novel franchise, after Da Capo and Da Capo II. The story takes place 20…
