A-un (阿・吽) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mari Okazaki. The series is set in the Heian period and follows two prominent Buddhist monks: Saichō, who founded the Enryaku-ji temple, and Kūkai, who established the Mount Kōya temple. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Monthly Big Comic Spirits from May 2014 to May 2021. Publication A-un, written and illustrated by Mari Okazaki, was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Monthly Big Comic Spirits from May…
1-nichi Gaishutsuroku Hanchō (1日外出録ハンチョウ, lit. “One-Day Outing Foreman”) is a Japanese manga series written by Tensei Hagiwara and illustrated by Motomu Uehara and Kazuya Arai. It is a spin-off of the main series Kaiji by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. It has been published in Kodansha‘s Weekly Young Magazine since December 2016. Part of the manga was adapted as segmented episodes within the Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues anime series. A drama CD based on the…
The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls: Revenge of the Hori Clan (Japanese: Y十M ～柳生忍法帖～, Hepburn: Wai Jū Emu: Yagyū Ninpōchō) is a period-themed seinen manga by Masaki Segawa that was serialized in Kodansha‘s Weekly Young Magazine from 2005 through 2007 and compiled into 11 collected volumes. Like the author’s previous title Basilisk, The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls is an adaptation on a novel from Futaro Yamada‘s Ninpōchō series and can therefore be considered a sequel…
X-Day (Japanese: 彼女達のエクス・デイ, Hepburn: Kanojo-tachi no Ekusu-Dei, lit. “Their X-Day” or “The Girls’ X-Day”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Setona Mizushiro. It was serialized in Princess magazine from March to November 2002 and published in two tankōbon volumes by Akita Shoten. Written in response to the Columbine High School massacre, the story follows three high school students and a teacher who meet online and plot to blow…
W Juliet (Japanese: W ジュリエット, Hepburn: Daburu Jurietto) is a shōjo romantic comedy manga series by Emura. It was published by Hakusensha in Hana to Yume between 1997 and 2002 and collected in 14 bound volumes. It is about the relationship between tomboy Ito Miura and the feminine Makoto Amano who share the common dream of becoming actors, as they work together to hide Makoto’s secret identity as a boy. It is licensed in English by Viz…
V.B.Rose (Japanese: V·B·ローズ, Hepburn: V.B. Rōzu, lit. “Velvet Blue Rose”) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Banri Hidaka. The manga was serialized in Hakusensha‘s shōjo magazine, Hana to Yume from February 20, 2004 to February 20, 2009, ending at 83 chapters. The individual chapters were published into 14 bound volumes by Hakusensha from August 19, 2004 to May 19, 2009. The manga is licensed in North America by Tokyopop, and in Italy by Jpop. Plot…
Übel Blatt (Japanese: ユーベルブラット, Hepburn: Yūberu Buratto, “Evil Blade”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Etorouji Shiono. It was serialized in the semi-monthly seinen manga magazine Young Gangan from December 2004 to 2009, when it was transferred to Monthly Big Gangan where it continued until its end in March 2019. Its 170 chapters were collected into 24 tankōbon volumes by Square Enix. The story of Übel Blatt takes place in a…
S.A (stylized as S・A; pronounced Special A) is a shōjo manga by Maki Minami. The series started serialization in the bimonthly magazine The Hana to Yume in 2003, and moved to the biweekly magazine Hana to Yume in 2004, after running for four chapters. The series ended after 99 chapters on March 19, 2009. Special A has been licensed for English-language release in North America by Viz Media and in…
R-15 (あーるじゅうご, Āru Jūgo) is a Japanese light novel series written by Hiroyuki Fushimi and illustrated by Takuya Fujima. The first volume was published by Kadokawa Shoten in July 2009 and eleven volumes have been released as of August 2012. A manga adaptation illustrated by Hayato Ōhashi started serialization in the June 2010 issue of Kadokawa Shoten’s Monthly Shōnen Ace magazine. An anime television series adaptation animated by AIC aired…
Q and A (Japanese: QあんどA, Hepburn: Q ando A) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mitsuru Adachi. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s Monthly Shōnen Sunday (Gessan) from May 2009 to March 2012. It was one of the first manga to be launched in Gessan. The “Q” in the title is for the nickname “Q-chan” for character Hisashi, and the “A” for Atsushi. Plot Atsushi…
Pan de Peace! (パンでPeace!, Pan de Pīsu, lit. “Peace Through Bread!”) was a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Emily. It had been serialized in Media Factory‘s Comic Cune magazine since August 2014 and the chapters have collected into five tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Asahi Production aired in Japan from April to June 2016. Media Manga Pan de Peace! was a four-panel manga series by Emily (styled as…
M×0 (エム×ゼロ, Emu × Zero) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhiro Kanō. It tells the story about a school that teaches students how to do magic and the crazy antics of a normal boy who was admitted under special circumstances. It was serialized in Shueisha‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from May 2006 to May 2008, within a total of ninety-nine chapters…
