Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn (Japanese: 紅殻のパンドラ, Hepburn: Kōkaku no Pandora) is a Japanese manga based on a concept by Masamune Shirow and written and illustrated by Kōshi Rikudō. The manga began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten‘s Newtype Ace magazine in October 2012, later moving to the Niconico Ace web publication, and ended in September 2024. It is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime adaptation has been produced by Studio…
Obatarian (Japanese: オバタリアン) is a yonkoma manga series by Katsuhiko Hotta which was published by Takeshobo in Manga Life from 1988 through 1998. An anime series was adapted from the manga in 1990 by Sunrise, which aired on TV Asahi. The title Obatarian (or Obattalion) is a Japanese buzzword from the late 1980s, created as a pun portmanteau of the Japanese word おば (oba, meaning “middle-aged woman”) and the Japanese title (Battalion/バタリアン) of…
M3: The Dark Metal (M3〜ソノ黒キ鋼〜, Emu Surī: Sono Kuroki Hagane; lit. “M3: That Black Steel”) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Satelight. It aired from April 21, 2014, to October 1, 2014. It is directed by Junichi Sato, written by Mari Okada and has mecha designs by Shōji Kawamori. A manga adaptation with art by Kazuomi Minatogawa was serialized in Mag Garden‘s shōnen manga magazine Monthly Comic Blade from April 30, 2014,…
K-On! (Japanese: けいおん!, Hepburn: Keion!) is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Kakifly. It was serialized in Houbunsha‘s Manga Time Kirara magazine between the May 2007 and October 2010 issues, and also serialized in Houbunsha’s Manga Time Kirara Carat magazine. The manga relaunched from April 2011 to June 2012 with two separate storylines published in Manga Time Kirara and Manga Time Kirara Carat. The manga is licensed in North…
I Am a Hero (Japanese: アイアムアヒーロー, Hepburn: Ai Amu A Hīrō) is a Japanese zombie manga series written and illustrated by Kengo Hanazawa. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from April 2009 to February 2017, with its chapters collected in 22 tankōbon volumes. In North America the manga has been licensed for English language release by Dark Horse Comics. A live-action film adaptation premiered at the Sitges Film Festival in October 2015,…
The Fable (Japanese: ザ・ファブル, Hepburn: Za Faburu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsuhisa Minami. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from November 2014 to November 2019, with its chapters collected in 22 tankōbon volumes. A sequel series, titled The Fable: The Second Contact, ran in Weekly Young Magazine from July 2021 to July 2023. A third series, titled The Fable: The Third Secret, began serialization in…
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…
B-Daman Fireblast, known in Japan as Cross Fight B-Daman eS (クロスファイト ビーダマンeS), is the second B-Daman anime series in the Crossfire saga, succeeding B-Daman Crossfire, and is based on the Emblem Charge System introduced in the toyline in September 2012. It premiered on October 7, 2012, after an airing of Beyblade: Shogun Steel at 8:45 JST on the TV Tokyo network. It was later moved…
A-Do (Japanese: 亜童, Hepburn: Adō) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jaku Amano. It began serialization in Kodansha‘s Monthly Young Magazine in May 2019, and has been compiled into eleven volumes as of July 2025. Plot The series takes place in a futuristic Japan where, following immigration reforms 25 years prior, tensions are rising between the local population and immigrants. Riko Saeki…
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…
s-CRY-ed (Japanese: スクライド, Hepburn: Sukuraido), also known as s.CRY.ed or Scryed, is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series which first aired in Japan on TV Tokyo. The series is written by Yōsuke Kuroda, produced by Sunrise, and directed by Gorō Taniguchi, with music composed by Kōtarō Nakagawa. It is set in an alternative time in Kanagawa Prefecture where a phenomenon gave 1% of its people supernatural powers; they are known as…
