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…
Gakuen Polizi (Japanese: 学園ポリーチェ, Hepburn: Gakuen Porīche, “School Police”) is a Japanese romance yuri manga series written and illustrated by Milk Morinaga and serialized in Comic High! by Futabasha. It’s published in English by Seven Seas Entertainment. Plot Police officer Sasami Aoba is assigned to enter an all girls High School as an undercover cop to monitor for any suspicious activity, but when she arrives there she discovers that there…
The Familiar of Zero (Japanese: ゼロの使い魔, Hepburn: Zero no Tsukaima) is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Noboru Yamaguchi, with illustrations by Eiji Usatsuka. Media Factory published 20 volumes between June 2004 and February 2011. The series was left unfinished due to the author’s death in 2013, but was later concluded in two volumes released in February 2016 and February 2017 with a different…
Daimidaler: Prince vs Penguin Empire, known in Japan as Daimidaler the Sound Robot (健全ロボ ダイミダラー, Kenzen Robo Daimidarā, “sound” as in health), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Asaki Nakama, serialized in Enterbrain‘s seinen manga magazine Fellows! from 2008 to 2012 and collected in four tankōbon volumes. A sequel titled Daimidaler the Sound Robot OGS began serialization in the same magazine (now called Harta) from October 2013. An…
Candy Candy (キャンディ・キャンディ, Kyandi Kyandi) is a Japanese series created by Japanese writer Keiko Nagita under the pen name Kyoko Mizuki. The main character, Candice “Candy” White Ardley, is a blonde girl with freckles, large emerald green eyes and long hair, worn in pigtails with bows. Candy Candy first appeared as a manga in April 1975, written by Mizuki and illustrated by…
Backflip!! (バクテン!!, “Bakuten!!”) is an original Japanese anime television series animated by Zexcs, directed by Seishirō Nagaya and Toshimasa Kuroyanagi and written by Toshizo Nemoto. The series aired from April to June 2021. A manga adaptation by Kei Sakuraba was serialized in Kodansha‘s Dessert manga magazine from January 22 to September 24, 2021. An anime film premiered on July 2, 2022. Story Shotaro Futaba loved sports, but…
Acro Trip (Japanese: アクロトリップ, Hepburn: Akuro Torippu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yone Sawata. It was serialized in Shueisha‘s shōjo manga magazine Ribon from February 2017 to December 2022, with its chapters collected in five tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Voil is set to premiere in 2024. Characters Chizuko Date (伊達 地図子, Date Chizuko) Voiced by: Miku Itō (PV) Berry Blossom (ベリーブロッサム, Berī Burossamu) Manga Written and illustrated by Yone Sawata, Acro…
Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina (Japanese: 魔女の旅々, Hepburn: Majo no Tabitabi, lit. “The Witch’s Journey”) is a Japanese light novel series written by Jōgi Shiraishi and illustrated by Azure. SB Creative have released twenty volumes since April 2016 under their GA Novel label. A manga adaptation with art by Itsuki Nanao has been serialized online since November 2018 via Square Enix‘s online manga magazine Manga UP!. It has been…
Vassalord (Japanese: ヴァッサロード, Hepburn: Vassarōdo) is a josei manga series written and illustrated by Nanae Chrono. It was serialized in Comic Blade Avarus from March 30, 2006 until its conclusion on February 15, 2013. The individual chapters were collected and published in 7 bound volumes by Mag Garden, with the first volume released on May 10, 2006 and the final volume released on March 15, 2013. It is…
Uma Musume Pretty Derby (Japanese: ウマ娘 プリティーダービー, Hepburn: Uma Musume Puritī Dābī, lit. “Horse Girl Pretty Derby”) is a multimedia franchise created by Cygames. A mobile game for iOS and Android was scheduled to debut in late 2018 and then delayed to February 2021. A 13-episode anime television series adaptation by P.A. Works aired from April to June 2018, followed by a second season by Studio Kai which aired from January to March…
Talentless Nana (Japanese: 無能なナナ, Hepburn: Munō na Nana) is a Japanese manga series written by Looseboy and illustrated by Iori Furuya. It has been serialized in Square Enix‘s shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan since May 2016 and has been collected in ten tankōbon volumes. The manga is published digitally in North America by Crunchyroll. An anime television series adaptation by Bridge aired from October to December 2020. Plot In the near future, mysterious monsters…
