Sabagebu! -Survival Game Club!- (さばげぶっ!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hidekichi Matsumoto, began serialization in Kodansha‘s shojo manga magazine Nakayoshi from December 2010. The final chapter was published in the magazine’s January 2017 issue. An anime adaptation by Pierrot+ aired in Japan between July and September 2014. Plot Taking place at Aogiri Academy, the series follows a group of female high school students…
Tactics (stylized as tactics) is a Japanese manga series written as a collaboration between Sakura Kinoshita and Kazuko Higashiyama. It was serialized in Comic Blade Masamune. Kinoshita supplied the character “Kantarou”, and Higashiyama supplied the character “Haruka”. While the manga was previously licensed for released in English in paperback by both ADV Manga and Tokyopop, the manga was only available in English in digital format…
Valhallian the Black Iron (Japanese: 黒鉄のヴァルハリアン, Hepburn: Kurogane no Vuaruharian) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Toshimitsu Matsubara. The series was serialized in Shueisha‘s Weekly Young Jump magazine from July 2021 to September 2022, with its individual chapters being collected into six volumes. Fatherhood was a theme Matsubara wanted to focus on following his previous work Rikudō, whose protagonist never knew their father….
xxxHolic (stylized as ×××HOLiC; pronounced “Holic”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp. The series, which crosses over with another Clamp work, Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, revolves around Kimihiro Watanuki, a high school student who is disturbed by his ability to see the supernatural, and Yūko Ichihara, a powerful witch who owns a wish-granting shop. When Watanuki asks Ichihara to…
Yakitate!! Japan (焼きたて!! ジャぱん; ‘Freshly Baked!! Ja-pan’)is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takashi Hashiguchi. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from December 2001 to January 2007, with its chapters collected in 26 tankōbon volumes. A 69-episode anime television series adaptation by Sunrise was broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 2004 to March 2006. In North America, the manga was licensed in English by Viz Media in 2005…
Zangekikan (Japanese: 惨劇館, lit. ‘Mansion of Tragedy‘) or Horror Mansion is a Japanese horror omnibus shōjo manga series by Ochazukenori. It spans 45 chapters and 12 bonus stories collected into 10 volumes, 9 of them mostly serialized in Monthly Halloween and its final one being all original content. It has been adapted into 3 movies. The 2011 movie adaptation of the short story Blinds has been released in English-speaking countries as Horror…
2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team (Japanese: 2.43 清陰高校男子バレー部, Hepburn: Nī Ten Yonsan Seiin Kōkō Danshi Barē-bu) is a Japanese volleyball light novel series written by Yukako Kabei and illustrated by Aiji Yamakawa. Shueisha have published five volumes in three seasons since March 2015 under their Shueisha Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Yamakawa has been serialized in Shueisha’s josei manga magazine Cocohana from July to September 2018. An anime television series…
B. Ichi (B壱; “B1”) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Atsushi Ohkubo and serialized in Monthly Shōnen Gangan from 2001 to 2002. Set in the city of Toykyo, the series focuses on humans known as “Dokeshi”, whose abilities to use more than 50% of their brain power allows them to unleash special powers, provided they meet one unique condition each day….
Café Kichijouji de (Café吉祥寺で, Café Kichijōji de; lit. “At Café Kichijōji“) is a manga written by Yuki Miyamoto and illustrated by Kyoko Negishi. The story surrounds five bishōnen and their rather unlucky manager as they go about their daily routine at their café. Characters Main characters Kurihara Taro Taro is usually considered the cutest and mature worker at the café. He is a fastidious neat freak in glasses,…
D.Diver (Japanese: D.ダイバー, Hepburn: Di Daibā) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kouji Mori, following Kagura Wataru as he disocovers he has “dream-diving” powers. It has been serialized in Hakusensha‘s seinen manga magazine Young Animal since May 2023, with it currently being collected in four tankōbon volumes as of August 2025. Plot Kagura Wataru lost his parents when he was a child after someone set their house on fire….
Earthchild (Japanese: 地球の子, Hepburn: Chikyū no Ko) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideo Shinkai. It was serialized in Shueisha‘s Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine from February to September 2022; as of October 2022, its chapters have been collected into three tankōbon volumes. Publication Written and illustrated by Hideo Shinkai, the series was serialized in Shueisha‘s Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine from February 21 to September 5, 2022. As of…
Fafner in the Azure (Japanese: 蒼穹のファフナー, Hepburn: Sōkyū no Fafunā) is a Japanese mecha anime franchise created by Xebec in collaboration with Starchild Records. The story focuses on a group of children who pilot the titular Fafners in an escalating war against giant aliens called Festum. The first series, subtitled Dead Aggressor, is directed by Nobuyoshi Habara and written by Yasuo Yamabe and Tow Ubukata with character designs from Hisashi…
