B-Daman Crossfire, known in Japan as Cross Fight B-Daman (クロスファイト ビーダマン), is the first B-Daman anime of the Cross Fight series and the seventh B-Daman anime series, overall. Premiering on October 2, 2011 in Japan, it became the first B-Daman anime to air in almost five years, and first to be produced in 16:9 widescreen, following the finale of Crash…
Ace of Diamond (Japanese: ダイヤのA, Hepburn: Daiya no Ēsu) is a Japanese baseball-themed manga series written and illustrated by Yuji Terajima. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from May 2006 to January 2015, with its chapters collected in 47 tankōbon volumes. A sequel titled Ace of Diamond Act II was serialized from August 2015 to October 2022, with its chapters collected in 34 tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation ran from October…
2001 Nights (2001夜物語, Nisen’ichi Ya Monogatari) is a science fiction manga series written and illustrated by Yukinobu Hoshino and originally serialized in Futabasha‘s Monthly Super Action starting from June 1984. It was then collected into three bound volumes by Futabasha, released between August 18, 1985 and October 24, 1986.[2] The series was licensed for an English-language release by Viz Media and published in North America starting in 1990. 2001 Nights is largely inspired by…
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You, often referred to simply as The 100 Girlfriends, is a Japanese harem and romantic comedy manga series written by Rikito Nakamura and illustrated by Yukiko Nozawa. It has been serialized in Shueisha‘s seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump since December 2019, with its chapters collected into nine individual tankōbon volumes as of March 2022. The manga has been licensed for…
The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? (Japanese: 八男って､ それはないでしょう!, Hepburn: Hachinan tte, Sore wa Nai Deshō!) is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Y.A. and illustrated by Fuzichoco. It was serialized online between June 2013 and March 2017 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was acquired by Media Factory, who published the first light novel volume in…
Zero In (ゼロイン), also romanized as Zeroin, is a Japanese manga series released in 2004 by Sora Inoue, serialized in Monthly Dragon Age magazine, and published in Japan by Kadokowa Comics Dragon Junior. It is published in French by Pika Edition, in German by Egmont Manga & Anime, in South Korea by Haksan Publishing, and in Italy by Flashbook Edizioni. Story In the near future, the Japanese National Police Agency covertly establishes…
Zombie Land Saga (Japanese: ゾンビランドサガ, Hepburn: Zonbi Rando Saga) is an anime television series produced by MAPPA, Avex Pictures and Cygames. The series aired in Japan between October and December 2018. A second season titled Zombie Land Saga Revenge aired between April and June 2021. An anime film project has been announced. A manga adaptation that loosely follows the events of the anime, began serialization on Cygames’ Cycomi website in…
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (Japanese: ゾン100 ～ゾンビになるまでにしたい100のこと～, Hepburn: Zon 100 ~ Zonbi ni Naru made ni Shitai 100 no Koto ~, “Zom 100: 100 Things I Want to do Before I Become a Zombie”) is a Japanese manga series written by Haro Aso and illustrated by Kotaro Takata. It has been serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X since October 2018, with its chapters collected…
Ζ Mazinger (Ζマジンガー, Zēta Majingā, sometimes romanized as Zeta Mazinger) is a retelling of the Mazinger Z story by Go Nagai, mixing it with ancient Greek mythology. Here, Greek myths are the human testimony of the epic battles between robots piloted by extraterrestrials. The appearance of the robot remains similar to the original Mazinger, but with a more modern look. Set in…
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (Japanese: 半妖の夜叉姫, Hepburn: Han’yō no Yashahime) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise. It is a sequel to the Inuyasha anime series, which itself is based on the original manga series of the same title written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It follows the adventures of Towa Higurashi and Setsuna, Sesshomaru and Rin‘s fraternal twin daughters, and Moroha, Inuyasha and Kagome Higurashi‘s daughter. The series’ first season aired from…
Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii (Japanese: 来世は他人がいい, Hepburn: Raise wa Tanin ga Ī, “An Outsider is Better in the Afterlife”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Asuka Konishi. It has been serialized in Kodansha‘s Monthly Afternoon since August 2017. Plot Yoshino Somei is a high school girl who was born and raised in a yakuza family. Although her family environment is unique,…
Ya Boy Kongming! (Japanese: パリピ孔明, Hepburn: Paripi Kōmei, lit. “Kongming of the Party People”) is a Japanese manga series written by Yuto Yotsuba and illustrated by Ryō Ogawa. The series was serialized in Kodansha‘s Comic Days website from December 2019 to November 2021 and later in Weekly Young Magazine. It has been collected in nine tankōbon volumes as of April 2022. An anime television series adaptation by P.A. Works premiered in March 2022 on streaming…
