Wangan Midnight (Japanese: 湾岸ミッドナイト, Hepburn: Wangan Middonaito) is a Japanese racing manga series written and illustrated by Michiharu Kusunoki. It was first serialized in Shogakukan‘s Big Comic Spirits in 1990, but was later serialized in Kodansha‘s Weekly Young Magazine from 1992 to 2008. The manga was compiled into 42 volumes published by Kodansha. A second manga series titled Wangan Midnight: C1 Runner was published from 2008 to 2012. A third manga…
Vatican Miracle Examiner (Japanese: バチカン奇跡調査官, Hepburn: Bachikan Kiseki Chōsakan) is a Japanese light novel series written by Rin Fujiki and illustrated by THORES Shibamoto. The series began in 2007. A manga adaptation by Eiji Kaneda ran from 2012 to 2014, and a second one, illustrated by Anjue Hino, began serialization in 2016. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff aired from July 7 to September 22, 2017. Plot…
Umi Monogatari ~Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto~ (うみものがたり 〜あなたがいてくれたコト〜, lit. “Sea Story: That You Were There For Me”) is a Japanese anime series, directed by Yuu Kou and Junichi Sato and produced by Zexcs. It began airing on Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting on June 24, 2009. An unaired episode was featured in the final DVD volume, released on March 26, 2010. The anime is based on a pachinko game manufactured…
Tales of Yajikita College (やじきた学園道中記, Yajikita Gakuen Dōchūki, transl. “Yakita Academy Travel Journal”) is a manga series by Ryōko Shitō (市東亮子, Shitō Ryōko). The manga was published by Akita Shoten; 29 volumes (1982–1991, Bonita (ボニータ, Bonīta) magazine), 2003–2006, Mystery Bonita (ミステリーボニータ, Misutarī Bonīta) magazine, and compiled into 29 tankōbon volumes. Plot The stories follow the adventures of Shinokita Reiko (Kita) and Yajima Junko (Yaji) as they move from school to school fighting corruption, Yakuza, gangs,…
Paradise of Innocence (Japanese: 無邪気の楽園, Hepburn: Mujaki no Rakuen) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Uran. It was serialized in Hakusensha‘s Young Animal Arashi from April 2010 to September 2017. An spin-off, titled Paradise of Innocence Parallel, was serialized in the same magazine from November 2017 to May 2018. The chapters were compiled in 13 tankōbon volumes. A three-episode original animation DVD (OAD) was released from August…
Oi! Ryōma (お～い!竜馬, “Hey! Ryōma”), also known as Rainbow Samurai, is a Japanese manga series written by Tetsuya Takeda and illustrated by Yū Koyama. It is a comical and serious account mixing history and fiction of the life of the Bakumatsu period leader Sakamoto Ryōma. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s shōnen manga magazine Shōnen Big Comic (1986–1987) and seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Sunday (1987–1996), with its chapters collected in 23 tankōbon volumes. It was adapted into a 39-episode anime television…
Nanatsuiro Drops (ななついろ★ドロップス, Nanatsuiro★Doroppusu, lit. Seven-Colored Drops) is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by UNiSONSHIFT and released on April 21, 2006 for Windows. The game was later ported to the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS. A light novel, written by Tamaki Ichikawa and illustrated by Noizi Ito, was published by Enterbrain in June 2006. Two manga adaptations were published by MediaWorks and later ASCII Media Works. A 12-episode anime produced by Studio Barcelona aired between July and September…
Magi: Adventure of Sinbad (Japanese: マギ シンドバッドの冒険, Hepburn: Magi Shindobaddo no Bōken) is a Japanese manga series written by Shinobu Ohtaka and illustrated by Yoshifumi Ohtera. It is a spin-off and a prequel of Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic. It was first serialized in Shogakukan‘s Weekly Shōnen Sunday from May to June 2013, before being moved to Shogakukan’s website Ura Sunday (also later available on the MangaONE app) in September of the same year…
Lamune (ラムネ, Ramune) is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Neko Neko Soft originally released on July 30, 2004, for the PC. It was followed by an all-ages version for the PlayStation 2, and was released on August 25, 2005. A twelve-episode anime series based on the visual novel, entitled Lamune: Garasu Bin ni Utsuru Umi (ラムネ 〜ガラスびんに映る海〜, lit. Lamune: Sea Reflected in the Glass Bottle), was…
Kagihime Monogatari Eikyū Alice Rondo (鍵姫物語 永久アリス輪舞曲ロンド, lit. Key Princess Story: Eternal Alice Rondo), or simply Kagihime, is a Japanese manga series written by Kaishaku. The manga was serialised in Dengeki Daioh. A 2006 thirteen episode anime produced by Trinet Entertainment was adapted from the manga. Kagihime is one of many anime works influenced by Alice in Wonderland as the story focuses on the completion of a third Alice…
Jinsei (人生, literally “(Human) Life”), subtitled La Bonne Vie (The Good Life in French), is a Japanese light novel series written by Ougyo Kawagishi and illustrated by Meruchi Nanase. Ten volumes were published by Shogakukan from January 2012 to March 2015 under their Gagaga Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation was serialized in Shogakukan’s Monthly Sunday Gene-X magazine from February 2014 to March 2015, and was collected into three tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation…
Hammer Session (Japanese: ハンマーセッション!, Hepburn: Hanmā Sesshon!) is a Japanese manga series written by Yamato Koganemaru (first 31 chapters) and Hiroyuki Yatsu (onwards) and illustrated by Namoshiro Tanahashi. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from November 2006 to December 2008, with its chapters collected in 11 tankōbon volumes. A second series, Hammer Session! In High School, was serialized in the same magazine from May to November…
