Made in Heaven is a 2-volume manga by Ami Sakurai, published by Gentosha in 2007. It is licensed in North America by Tokyopop (who released it in two parts) and in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment. Story The manga follows the story of a young man named Kazemichi who is given prosthetics after a horrendous accident almost takes his life….
Lady Snowblood (Japanese: 修羅雪姫, Hepburn: Shurayuki-hime) is a Japanese manga series written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Kazuo Kamimura. It was serialized in Shueisha‘s Weekly Playboy magazine from February 1972 to March 1973. The series revolves around the title character, a female assassin who seeks vengeance against the bandits who raped her mother and murdered both her father and older brother. Lady Snowblood was translated into English and…
Kage Gari (影狩り, lit. Shadow Hunters) is a 1969 jidaigeki manga series by Takao Saito. It follows the adventures of three ronin – Jubei (十兵衛), Sunlight (日光), and Moonlight (月光) – who dedicate their lives to hunt down “shadows”, the ninja spies of the Tokugawa shogunate. Films The series was later adapted into two live-action films in 1972 Kage Gari and Kage Gari Hoero taiho directed by Toshio Masuda and…
Jihai (JIHAI〜磁海〜, lit. “Magnetic Sea”) is a SF Manga series by Toshimi Nigoshi that was serialized in Comic B’s-LOG magazine (an Enterbrain publication) from April 2006 until January 2008. The series was collected in three tankōbon volumes. The English-language release was licensed by CMX Manga. It was published in English in 2009. Plot In the future, mankind has installed a ring around the Earth to prevent the disasters that…
I Hate You More than Anyone (世界でいちばん大嫌い, Sekai de Ichiban Daikirai, lit. “The World’s Most Detestable”) is a Japanese shōjo manga written and illustrated by Banri Hidaka. Plot summary Akiyoshi Kazuha is the responsible oldest daughter in a large family. She attends an all-girls high school with her best friend Senko and has a crush on her little brother’s kindergarten teacher. During her…
Hajirau Kimi ga Mitainda (恥じらう君が見たいんだ, “I Want To See You Embarassed”) is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by Rakure Umagome. It has been serialized on Kodansha‘s YanMaga Web since January 2021. Publication Written and illustrated by Rakure Umagome, Hajirau Kimi ga Mitainda started on Kodansha‘s YanMaga Web on January 15, 2021. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on July 19,…
Gaishū Isshoku! (ガイシューイッショク！) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Konomi Shikishiro. It has been serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior since May 2017. Publication Written and illustrated by Konomi Shikishiro, Gaishū Isshoku! debuted in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior on May 26, 2017. Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on June 29, 2018. As of March 30, 2021, four volumes have been…
Fairy Navigator Runa (妖界ナビ・ルナ, Youkai Navi Runa) is a children’s novel series by Miyoko Ikeda published by Iwasaki Shoten. It was later adapted into a manga series by Michiyo Kikuta published in Nakayoshi by Kodansha and licensed by Del Rey. Publication was taken over by Kodansha after the second volume of the manga was released by Del Rey. Characters Runa Rindo Runa is a fourth grade ten-year-old…
Eden’s Bowy (Japanese: ヱデンズ ボゥイ, Hepburn: Wedenzu Bui) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kitsune Tennouji. It was originally published in the magazine Comptiq in 1994, but it moved to Shōnen Ace in 1996. It was adapted into a 26-episode animated series by Studio Deen in 1999. Plot Comic version After human civilization were destroyed and rebuilt for several times, the world was now a…
Dagashi Kashi (だがしかし) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kotoyama. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from June 2014 to April 2018 and has been collected into eleven tankōbon volumes. A light novel adaptation titled Dagashi Kashi: Mō Hitotsu no Natsu Yasumi, written and illustrated by Manta Aisora, was published in a single volume by Shogakukan in December 2015 under their Gagaga Bunko imprint….
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill (Japanese: とんでもスキルで異世界放浪メシ, Hepburn: Tondemo Sukiru de Isekai Hōrō Meshi) is a Japanese light novel series written by Ren Eguchi. The series originated on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in January 2016, before being published in print with illustrations by Masa by Overlap beginning in November 2016 under their Overlap Novels imprint. As of December 2022,…
Baby & Me (Japanese: 赤ちゃんと僕, Hepburn: Aka-chan to Boku) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Marimo Ragawa. It was published in Hakusensha‘s magazine Hana to Yume from 1991 to 1997. In North America, it was published by Viz Media. The series was adapted into an anime television series in 1996. As of November 2021, the manga had over 17.7 million copies in circulation. In 1995, Baby &…
