Wakaba Girl (わかば＊ガール, Wakaba Gāru) is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Yui Hara and published by Houbunsha. An anime television series adaptation by Nexus aired in Japan between July and September 2015. Plot Wakaba Kohashi is a “a slightly out-of-tune super” daughter of a well-to-do family. She looks like an elegant rich daughter, but admires the trendy “gyaru” fashion subculture. Her friends…
Xenon, also known as Heavy Metal Warrior Xenon (Japanese: 重機甲兵ゼノン, Hepburn: Jūki Kōhē Zenon), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masaomi Kanzaki. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s shōnen manga magazine Shōnen Big Comic from 1986 to 1987, before being canceled abruptly. Its chapters were collected in four tankōbon volumes. In North America, the manga was published by Viz Communications in partnership with Eclipse Comics, with 23 issues released in comic book format from…
Yaiba: Samurai Legend (stylized as Y∀IBA) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from September 1988 to December 1993, with its chapters collected in 24 tankōbon volumes. The manga has been licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media. The story follows Yaiba Kurogane, a samurai boy raised in the forest by…
Zange Meshi (ざんげ飯; lit. ‘Repentance Food‘) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hatsumi Kodama. It was first irregularly published in Kodansha‘s seinen manga magazine Morning from May 2020 to July 2021, and was published on the online platform Comic Days from August 2020 to December 2022; its chapters were collected in seven tankōbon volumes. Publication Written and illustrated by Hatsumi Kodama, Zange Meshi started its irregular serialization in Kodansha‘s seinen manga magazine Morning on May 7,…
2.5 Dimensional Seduction (Japanese: 2.5次元の誘惑リリサ, Hepburn: Nitengo-jigen no Ririsa; transl. “2.5 Dimensional Lilysa”), abbreviated as Nigoriri (にごリリ), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yu Hashimoto. It was serialized on Shueisha‘s Shōnen Jump+ website from June 2019 to December 2025. An anime television series adaptation produced by J.C.Staff aired from July to December 2024. A second season has been announced. Premise Masamune Okumura is a second-year high school student who serves…
A-un (阿・吽) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mari Okazaki. The series is set in the Heian period and follows two prominent Buddhist monks: Saichō, who founded the Enryaku-ji temple, and Kūkai, who established the Mount Kōya temple. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Monthly Big Comic Spirits from May 2014 to May 2021. Publication A-un, written and illustrated by Mari Okazaki, was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Monthly Big Comic Spirits from May 27,…
B-PROJECT is a Japanese cross-media project by MAGES. about a group of virtual idols that began in 2015. The project was first announced via Twitter on August 9, 2015, with the first production presentation and song previews being released on September 4, 2015, via nico live. As of January 2018 the project features an anime series, a manga adaptation, a rhythm game, a stage play, multiple…
Cactus’s Secret (サボテンの秘密, Saboten no Himitsu) is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Nana Haruta. The series began serialization in Ribon magazine on December 29, 2003, and ended its run on April 30, 2005. The individual chapters were collected into four tankōbon volumes by Shueisha; the first on August 11, 2004, and the final on October 14, 2005. The series has been licensed by Viz Media for…
D-Live!! (stylized as D-LIVE!!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryōji Minagawa. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine from 2002 to 2006. The manga tells the story of Satoru Ikaruga, a high schooler nicknamed “genius driver” who can operate almost any vehicle and works for a multinational specialist company called the Almighty Support Enterprise (ASE). Ikaruga is…
Earl Cain (Japanese: 伯爵カインシリーズ, Hepburn: Hakushaku Kain Shirīzu), also known as Count Cain, is a gothic shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Kaori Yuki. Earl Cain consists of five parts or “Series”: Forgotten Juliet (忘れられたジュリエット, Wasurerareta Jurietto), The Sound of a Boy Hatching (少年の孵化する音, Shōnen no Fukasuru Oto), Kafka (カフカ, Kafuka), The Seal of the Red Ram (赤い羊の刻印, Akai Hitsuji no Kokuin), and the sequel series Godchild (ゴッド チャイルド, Goddo Chairudo). Debuting in the Japanese manga magazine Bessatsu Hana to Yume in December 1991,…
Fabricant 100 (Japanese: 人造人間100, Hepburn: Jinzō Ningen 100) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Enoshima. It was serialized in Shueisha‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 2022 to September 2023 and collected into five volumes. Synopsis The Yao family, whose bloodline is known for having abnormally long lifespans, were murdered by a group of people with supernatural abilities. This group consists of…
GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class (Japanese: GA 芸術科アートデザインクラス, Hepburn: GA Geijutsuka Āto Dezain Kurasu; Also written “GA Art Department Art Design Class”) is a Japanese seinen yonkoma manga series by Satoko Kiyuzuki. The series was serialized in Heiwa Shuppan‘s moe four-panel manga magazine Comic Gyutto! from its first issue on July 23, 2004, to its last issue (the third issue). Afterwards a one-shot manga appeared in the August 2005 issue of Houbunsha‘s…
