Ray is a science fiction manga by Akihito Yoshitomi that ran in Champion Red magazine from 2002 to 2006 and was compiled in seven volumes. An anime television series adaptation titled Ray the Animation was broadcast in Japan from April 6, 2006, through June 29, 2006. The anime series was produced by Tezuka Productions and animated by OLM. Plot The story takes place in the near future, and describes a…
Natsu no Kumo: Spinning Web (ナツノクモ Spinning Web, “Summer Spider: Spinning Web”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rokuro Shinofusa. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s Monthly Ikki from September 2003 to March 2007, with its chapters collected in eight tankōbon volumes. Publication Natsu no Kumo is written and illustrated by Rokuro Shinofusa. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s Monthly Ikki from September 25, 2003 to March…
Jōkyō Monogatari (上京ものがたり, “Going to Tokyo Story”) is a Japanese autobiographical manga written and illustrated by Rieko Saibara. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 2003 to 2004, with its chapters collected in a single tankōbon volume. A live-action film adaptation premiered in 2013. In 2005, the manga, along with Mainichi Kaasan, won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize‘s Short story Award. Cast Kii Kitano as Natsumi Takahara Fumino Kimura…
I Wanna Do Bad Things with You (Japanese: 君と悪いことがしたい, Hepburn: Kimi to Warui Koto ga Shitai) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yutaka. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from October 2022 to March 2024. Plot Tall and plain high school girl Mamori Wataya has always been a social outcast. One day, she meets and befriends Soushi Fuji, the most…
Danchi Tomoo (団地ともお, “Apartment Complex Tomoo”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tobira Oda. An anime adaptation was announced in January 2013 and ran between April 2013 and February 2015. Plot Danchi Tomoo stars elementary school student Tomoo Kinoshita who lives in the mammoth Edajima Apartment Complex in Building #29 with his mother Tetsuko and sister Kimiko, while his…
Captivated, by You (Japanese: 夢中さ、きみに。, Hepburn: Muchū sa, Kimi ni) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Yama Wayama. Originally written as a doujinshi (self-published manga) in February 2019, the manga was later acquired by the Comic Beam editorial department, who published the manga in one volume in August 2019. A television drama adaptation aired from January to February 2021. Synopsis Captivated, by You is an anthology…
Bakugyaku Familia (莫逆家族, Bakugyaku Kazoku, “Cordial Family”) is a Japanese manga series by Hiroshi Tanaka. It was adapted into a live action film in 2012. Cast Yoshimi Tokui as Tetsu Kento Hayashi as Shuhei Sadao Abe Tetsuji Tamayama Nao Ōmori Kazuki Kitamura Arata Iura Mitsuko Baisho Kento Ayashi Hirofumi Arai Jun Murakami Bakugyaku Familia 莫逆家族 (Bakugyaku Kazoku) Manga Written by Hiroshi Tanaka Published by Kodansha…
After School Dice Club (Japanese: 放課後さいころ倶楽部, Hepburn: Hōkago Saikoro Kurabu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirō Nakamichi. It focuses on a group of teenage girls and their efforts to set up a board game café. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Sunday from March 2013 to June 2021, with its chapters collected in nineteen tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Liden Films aired from October…
Vermeil in Gold: The Failing Student and the Strongest Scourge Plunge Into the World of Magic is a Japanese manga series written by Kōta Amana [ja] and illustrated by Yōko Umezu about a young magician who accidentally makes a contract with a legendary and powerful female demon, eventually becoming her master and lover and the trials and challenges they face so…
Ultra-Fem Shishihara-kun (Japanese: 女子力高めな獅子原くん, Hepburn: Joshiryoku Takamena Shishihara-kun) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mii Aimai. It began serialization on Comic Smart’s Ganma! website in September 2019. As of July 2023, Ichijinsha has released seven volumes. Publication Written and illustrated by Mii Aimai, the series originated as a one-shot released in August 2019. The one-shot was turned into a full series, which began serialization on…
Pastel (Japanese: ぱすてる, Hepburn: Pasuteru) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Toshihiko Kobayashi. It was first serialized in Kodansha‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from July 2002 to July 2003, then moved to Magazine Special in September 2003 and finished in January 2017. Its chapters were collected in 44 tankōbon volumes. It was published in North America by Del Rey Manga; only the first 14 volumes were released. Plot 16-year-old Mugi…
Natsu no Arashi! (Japanese: 夏のあらし!, lit. “Summer Storm!”) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Jin Kobayashi. The manga was serialized in Square Enix‘s Gangan Wing shōnen manga magazine from August 2006 to September 2010, with its chapters collected in eight bound volumes. Natsu no Arashi! was also adapted into two anime television series by Shaft under the direction of Akiyuki Shinbo, Shin Oonuma, and Kenichi Ishikura and broadcast in Japan from April…
