D-Frag! (Japanese: ディーふらぐ!, Hepburn: Dīfuragu!), also known as D-Fragments, is a comedic manga series by Tomoya Haruno that began serialization in Media Factory‘s Monthly Comic Alive in July 2008. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Brain’s Base aired from January 6 to March 24, 2014. Plot The story focuses on a semi-connected series of sketches as delinquent student Kenji Kazama is forced into joining his school’s…
C.M.B. 森羅博物館の事件目録 (C.M.B., C.M.B. ~Shinra Hakubutsukan no Jiken Mokuroku~; literally C.M.B. Shinra Museum’s Case Catalog) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Motohiro Katou. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s Monthly Shōnen Magazine from 2005 to 2020. Kodansha collected its chapters in forty-five tankōbon volumes, released from March 16, 2006, to October 16, 2020. It is a companion work of the Q.E.D. manga. The story revolves around the…
B Gata H Kei (Japanese: B型H系, Hepburn: Bī Gata Etchi Kei; lit. “Type: B; Style: H”) is a Japanese four-panel manga series by Yōko Sanri [ja]. It was published by Shueisha and ran in Weekly Young Jump from 2004 to 2011. The story focuses on the salacious wishes of a high school girl, whose perceived drawback of being a virgin leads to her lusting after and pursuing a rather average and…
A-bout! (stylized as A-BOUT!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masa Ichikawa. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from November 2009 to May 2013, with its chapters collected in 19 tankōbon volumes. It was followed by a sequel, A-bout!! – Asagiri Daikatsuyaku-hen, which ran in the same magazine from June 2013 to March 2014 and concluded in Magazine Special in May of the…
Yagami-kun’s Family Affairs (Japanese: 八神くんの家庭の事情, Hepburn: Yagami-kun no Katei no Jijō) is a Japanese manga series by Kei Kusunoki which was originally serialized in Shogakukan‘s Shōnen Sunday Zōkan from March 1986 to May 1990. The manga was later adapted into a three–episode original video animation (OVA) in 1990, and an eleven–episode television drama. Plot The story follows Yūji Yagami, a high school student with a problem: his mother, Nomi, looks…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Kami o Kiri ni Kimashita (髪を切りに来ました。; lit. “I’ve Come to Cut Your Hair”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shin Takahashi. It has been serialized in Hakusensha‘s shōjo magazine Melody since April 2019, with its chapters collected in five tankōbon volumes as of July 2022. the manga has also been serialized on Manga Park [ja] app since November 2020. Publication Written and illustrated by Shin Takahashi, Kami o Kiri ni Kimashita started…
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (Japanese: ジョジョの奇妙な冒険, Hepburn: JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was originally serialized in Shueisha‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1987 to 2004, and was transferred to the monthly seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump in 2005. The series is divided into a total of nine main story arcs, each following a new protagonist bearing the “JoJo” nickname. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is one…
I Couldn’t Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job, also known in its short form as Yu-Shibu, is a Japanese light novel series written by Jun Sakyou and illustrated by Masaki Inuzumi. The series was awarded Gold in the 23rd Fantasia Awards. An anime adaptation by Asread aired from October to December 2013. Plot The story revolves around…
