Yasha (YASHA-夜叉-) is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Akimi Yoshida and published by Shogakukan. It has 12 volumes, the first published on 11 December 1996 and the last on 23 August 2002. It was adapted into a Japanese television drama series in 2000. A sequel manga series, Eve no Nemuri, has five volumes, the first published on 26 January 2004 and the last on 20 December 2005. Reception…
Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I’m Not the Demon Lord is a Japanese light novel series written by Satori Tanabata with illustrations by Tea. It initially began serialization as a web novel published on the user-generated novel publishing site Shōsetsuka ni Narō in June 2018. It was then acquired by Fujimi Shobo who began to publish it…
Unmet: Aru Nōgekai no Nikki (アンメット ーある脳外科医の日記ー, Anmetto: Aru Nōgekai no Nikki, “Unmet: A Brain Surgeon’s Journal”) is a Japanese manga series written by Yuzuru Kojika and illustrated by Kanto Ōtsuki. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s Morning magazine from December 2020 to July 2024. A live-action television drama adaptation aired from April to June 2024. Media Manga Written by Yuzuru Kojika and illustrated by Kanto…
Saiyuki (Japanese: 最遊記, Hepburn: Saiyūki) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuya Minekura. It was originally serialized in Square Enix‘s Shōnen magazine Monthly GFantasy between February 1997 and November 2001, with its chapters collected in nine tankōbon volumes; later republished by Ichijinsha, released the nine volumes with new covers from October 2002 to June 2003; and a five-volume bunkoban edition which was released from April to August 2015. The story,…
Natsuyuki Rendezvous (Japanese: 夏雪ランデブー, Hepburn: Natsuyuki Randebū, “A Summer Snow Rendezvous”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruka Kawachi. It was serialized in Shodensha‘s josei manga magazine Feel Young from June 2009 to December 2011. An anime television series adaptation by Doga Kobo aired on Fuji TV‘s Noitamina block between July and September 2012. The anime series has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America. Plot A young man named Ryosuke Hazuki (Yuichi Nakamura) decides…
Again!! (Japanese: アゲイン!!, Hepburn: Agein!!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mitsurō Kubo. It was serialized in 2011 in Weekly Shōnen Magazine published by Kodansha until reaching its conclusion in 2014. It was adapted into a Japanese television drama series in the summer of 2014. Synopsis Kin’ichirō Imamura, a high school senior, prepares to graduate with no friends and having never participated in extracurricular activities. An accident…
Yani Neko (ヤニねこ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by NyanNyanFactory. It has been serialized in Kodansha‘s seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine since February 2023. Publication Written and illustrated by NyanNyanFactory, Yani Neko started in Kodansha‘s seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine on February 20, 2023. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes, with the first one released on August 4, 2023. As of August 6, 2024, five volumes have been released….
Video Girl Ai, known in Japan as simply Video Girl (電影少女, Den’ei Shōjo), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masakazu Katsura. It was serialized in Shueisha‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 1989 to April 1992. It was followed by a short sequel entitled Video Girl Len, published between April and July 1992. The manga was compiled into fifteen tankōbon volumes by Shueisha and published…
Saint Young Men (Japanese: 聖セイント☆おにいさん, Hepburn: Seinto Oniisan) is a Japanese slice of life comedy manga series written and illustrated by Hikaru Nakamura. Its plot involves Jesus Christ and Gautama Buddha, who are living as roommates in an apartment in Tokyo. It has been serialized by Kodansha in the monthly seinen manga magazine Morning Two since September 2006, with chapters collected in twenty-one tankōbon volumes as of March 2024. Kodansha USA has been publishing the series in English in…
Re:Creators (stylized as Re:CREATORS) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Troyca. The series is about a high school student who becomes involved in a battle between several characters from manga, anime, and video games who somehow manifest in the real world. It aired from April to September 2017, and was exclusively streamed on Prime Video. A manga adaptation by Daiki Kase…
Natsume Arata no Kekkon (夏目アラタの結婚, lit. ‘Arata Natsume’s Marriage‘) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tarō Nogizaka. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from June 2019 to January 2024, with its chapters collected in twelve tankōbon volumes. A live-action film adaptation premiered in September 2024. Plot Arata Natsume, who works at a child protection center, receives a request from Takuto Yamashita, the orphan…
Magical Buffs: The Support Caster is Stronger Than He Realized! (雑用付与術師が自分の最強に気付くまで～迷惑をかけないようにしてきましたが、追放されたので好きに生きることにしました～, Zatsuyō Fuyojutsu-shi ga Jibun no Saikyō ni Kizuku made: Meiwaku o Kakenai Yō ni Shite Kimashitaga, Tsuihō Sareta node Suki ni Ikiru Koto ni Shimashita) is a Japanese light novel series written by Haka Tokura and illustrated by Eiri Shirai. It began serialization as a web novel published on…
