Umimachi Diary (Japanese: 海街diary, lit. “Seaside Town Diary”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akimi Yoshida. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s josei manga magazine Monthly Flowers from the August 2006 issue to the August 2018 issue (both sold on June 28 of their respective years). A film adaptation titled Our Little Sister, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda and starring Suzu Hirose, was first announced in the June 2014 issue…
Tamagotchi! (たまごっち!) is a 2009 Japanese fantasy slice of life anime series produced by OLM‘s Team Kamei division, officially based on the Tamagotchi digital pet jointly created by Bandai and WiZ. It is directed by Jōji Shimura (Pokémon) and written by Aya Matsui (Boys Over Flowers), with character designs done by Sayuri Ichiishi, Shouji Yasukazu and Miwa Sakai. It officially aired on TV Tokyo and other affiliate stations in Japan from 12…
Saikyō! Toritsu Aoizaka Kōkō Yakyūbu (最強!都立あおい坂高校野球部, lit. “Strongest! Aoizaka Metropolitan High School Baseball Club”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Motoyuki Tanaka. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s Weekly Shōnen Sunday from January 2005 to April 2010, with its chapters collected in 26 tankōbon volumes. In 2008, the manga won the 32nd Kodansha Manga Award for the shōnen category. Story Six years ago following a crushing defeat, a…
Ral Ω Grad (Japanese: BLUE DRAGON ラルΩグラド, Hepburn: Burū Doragon Raru Gurado) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsuneo Takano and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It is loosely based on the Blue Dragon video game. The story revolves around the journey of a young man named Ral from the kingdom of Sphaelite. Ral has a symbiotic relationship with Grad, a legendary shadow with the form of…
Parallel (ぱられる) is a Japanese shōnen manga by Toshihiko Kobayashi. It tells the story of two high school students, Shinnosuke Nekota and Sakura Hoshino, who are forced to live together in the same house when their parents become unofficially engaged and leave the country for their work. The manga spans four volumes, comprising a total of 19 chapters as well…
Oi! Tonbo (オーイ! とんぼ, “Hey! Tonbo”) is a Japanese manga series written by Ken Kawasaki and illustrated by Yū Furusawa. It has been serialized in Golf Digest’s golfing magazine Weekly Golf Digest since August 2014. An anime television series adaptation is set to premiere in 2024. Manga Written by Ken Kawasaki and illustrated by Yū Furusawa, Oi! Tonbo started in Golf Digest’s golfing magazine Weekly Golf Digest on August 4, 2014. Golf Digest has…
Nanbaka (ナンバカ), also known as Nanbaka – The Numbers, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shō Futamata. An anime television series adaptation by Satelight aired between 5 October 2016 and 22 March 2017. The title is a play on words, combining the name of the prison, which is the Japanese transcription of the word “number”, and the Japanese word “baka”…
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (マギ, Magi) is a Japanese fantasy adventure manga series written and illustrated by Shinobu Ohtaka. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from June 2009 to October 2017, with its chapters collected in 37 tankōbon volumes. In North America, the manga is licensed for English release by Viz Media. Taking place in a fantasy world that borrows elements from One Thousand and One Nights,…
Lance N’ Masques (Japanese: ランス・アンド・マスクス, Hepburn: Ransu Ando Masukusu) is a Japanese light novel series written by Hideaki Koyasu with illustrations by Shino. Pony Canyon has published the series in nine volumes from 2013 to 2018 under their Poni Can imprint. An anime television series adaptation by Studio Gokumi aired from October 1 to December 17, 2015. Plot The protagonist of the story is Yōtarō Hanabusa, a member…
Velveteen & Mandala (Japanese: べっちんとまんだら, Hepburn: Becchin to Mandara) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Jiro Matsumoto. Originally published as a Japanese-language series starting in 2007, this manga was later compiled into a Japanese-language Tankōbon, and subsequently was published in 2011 as an English-language paperback graphic novel. Plot Velveteen & Mandala takes place in a dystopian Tokyo that is in the midst of a war. The…
Kagome Kagome (かごめかごめ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Toshiki Yui. It was serialized in Shueisha‘s seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump from May 1999 to June 2001, with its chapters collected in three tankōbon volumes. Publication Written and illustrated by Toshiki Yui, Kagome Kagome was serialized in Shueisha‘s seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump from May 20, 1999, to June 19, 2001.[c] Shueisha collected its chapters in three tankōbon volumes, released from February 18, 2002, to September 19, 2001….
Jisatsutō (自殺島, “Suicide Island”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kouji Mori. It was serialized in Hakusensha‘s seinen manga magazine Young Animal from November 2008 to August 2016, with its chapters collected in seventeen tankōbon volumes. A prequel series, titled Muhōtō, was serialized in the same magazine from February 2019 to July 2022, with its chapters collected in six tankōbon volumes. Publication Jisatsutō, written and illustrated by Kouji…
