Edens Zero (stylized as EDENS ZERO) is a Japanese science fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It has been serialized in Kodansha‘s Weekly Shōnen Magazine since June 2018, with its chapters collected into nineteen tankōbon volumes as of February 2022. The manga is published digitally in six other languages as they are released in Japan, with Kodansha USA licensing the series for English publication in…
Love After World Domination (Japanese: 恋は世界征服のあとで, Hepburn: Koi wa Sekai Seifuku no Ato de) is a Japanese manga series written by Hiroshi Noda and illustrated by Takahiro Wakamatsu. It has been serialized in Kodansha‘s shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Magazine since October 2019, and has been collected in four tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Project No.9 is set to premiere in April 2022. Manga Love After World Domination is written by Hiroshi…
Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato (Japanese: 天空戦記 シュラト, Hepburn: Tenkū Senki Shurato, lit. “Shurato of the Heaven Wars”, occasionally spelled in the Siddhaṃ script on the logo and related merchandise) is a Japanese manga created, written and illustrated by Hiroshi Kawamoto and later adapted to anime by Tatsunoko Productions. It ran 38 episodes on TV Tokyo from April 6, 1989 to January 18, 1990 and also received a 6-episode OVA followup series…
Back Street Girls (バックストリートガールズ, Bakku Sutorīto Gāruzu) is a Japanese manga series by Jasmine Gyuh. It is about three yakuza men forced by their boss to become a female idol group. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from March 2015 to September 2018 and was compiled into 12 volumes. The manga is licensed in English by Kodansha USA. A 10-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Chiaki…
Hudson’s Adventure Island, known as Takahashi Meijin no Bōken Jima (高橋名人の冒険島, Master Takahashi‘s Adventure Island) in Japan and also known as Adventure Island, is a side-scrolling platform game produced by Hudson Soft that was released in Japan for the Famicom and MSX on September 12, 1986. Adventure Island was released in North America for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987 and in the PAL region in 1992. Adventure Island is an adaptation of the arcade game Wonder…
100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams is a Japanese puzzle and role-playing smartphone game published by GCrest. It was released on Android and iOS devices in 2015. An original net animation by Satelight was released in 2017. An anime television series adaptation by Project No.9 premiered from July 5 to September 20, 2018. Sentai Filmworks have licensed the anime and are streaming it on Hidive. Plot summary A normal girl is transported to another world,…
Batman: Child of Dreams is a manga series written and illustrated by Kia Asamiya, published in Kodansha‘s Magazine Z. The series follows Batman as he travels to Tokyo on the trail of a lethal drug that allows the person who ingests it to shapeshift into anyone they desire. Child of Dreams was collected in two volumes, released in November 2000 and November…
A Place Further than the Universe (Japanese: 宇宙そらよりも遠い場所, Hepburn: Sora yori mo Tōi Basho) is an anime television series produced by Madhouse. The series is directed by Atsuko Ishizuka, written by Jukki Hanada and features character designs by Takahiro Yoshimatsu. It aired in Japan between January and March 2018 and was co-produced and distributed internationally by Crunchyroll. Plot Mari Tamaki is a second-year high school student who wants to make…
Path of the Assassin (Japanese: 半蔵の門, Hepburn: Hanzō no Mon, lit. “Hanzō’s Teachings”) is a gekiga manga created by the writer Kazuo Koike and the artist Goseki Kojima and published in Weekly Gendai magazine (Kodansha). Unlike their previous collaborations on Lone Wolf and Cub and Samurai Executioner, this story focuses on two historical figures from 16th-century Japan. Path of the Assassin is the story of Hattori Hanzō, the master ninja whose duty it was to protect Tokugawa Ieyasu,…
Pan de Peace! (パンでPeace!, Pan de Pīsu, lit. “Peace Through Bread!”) is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Emily. It has been serialized in Media Factory‘s Comic Cune magazine since August 2014 and the chapters have collected into five tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Asahi Production aired in Japan from April to June 2016. Manga Pan de Peace! is a four-panel manga series by Emily (styled as “emily”),…
Fire Punch (Japanese: ファイアパンチ, Hepburn: Faia Panchi) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto. It was serialized through Shueisha‘s Shōnen Jump+ website from April 2016 to January 2018, with its chapters collected in eight tankōbon volumes. In North America, Viz Media licensed the manga for English release. Plot Fire Punch takes place on an Earth that has become frozen over and barren, purportedly at the hands of a being…
The Duke of Death and His Maid (Japanese: 死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド, Hepburn: Shinigami Botchan to Kuro Meido) is a Japanese romantic comedy manga series by Koharu Inoue. It has been serialized online via Shogakukan‘s Sunday Webry website since October 2017, with its chapters collected in fourteen tankōbon volumes as of November 2021. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff aired from July to September 2021. A second season has been announced. The Duke of…
