Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii (Japanese: 来世は他人がいい, Hepburn: Raise wa Tanin ga Ī, “An Outsider is Better in the Afterlife”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Asuka Konishi. It has been serialized in Kodansha‘s Monthly Afternoon since August 2017. Plot Yoshino Somei is a high school girl who was born and raised in a yakuza family. Although her family environment is unique,…
Vampire Master Dark Crimson (Vampire Master ダーククリムゾン, Vanpaiya Masutā Dāku Kurimuzon) is a Japanese manga series by Satoshi Urushihara which was serialized in Monthly Magazine Z published by Kodansha. The story is set from before the dawn of time, since which people (identified as Crimsons) have been under control of a deadly foe (identified as Clients), who considers themselves gods. At the end of the 20th century,…
Tales of Wedding Rings (Japanese: 結婚指輪物語, Hepburn: Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Maybe. It started serialization in Monthly Big Gangan in March 2014 and has been published in thirteen volumes thus far. An anime television series adaptation by Staple Entertainment is set to premiere in 2024. Characters Satou (サトウ, Satō) Voiced by: Gen Satō Hime (ヒメ) Voiced by: Akari Kitō Nephrites (ネフリティス, Nefuritisu) Voiced by: Miyuri Shimabukuro…
Queen’s Blade Rebellion (Japanese: クイーンズブレイド リベリオン, Hepburn: Kuīnzu Bureido Riberion) is a series of visual combat books published by Hobby Japan. The sequel to Queen’s Blade, it features an all-new cast of characters, as well as reinterpretations of characters from the original series. Like Queen’s Blade before it, Rebellion is also compatible with Flying Buffalo‘s Lost Worlds gamebooks. The first gamebook, featuring Annelotte, was released on November 29, 2008, with a…
O-Parts Hunter, known as 666 Satan (Japanese: 666 ～サタン～, Hepburn: Roku-Roku-Roku Satan) in Japan, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Seishi Kishimoto. It was originally published by Enix, who later became Square Enix, in their Monthly Shōnen Gangan magazine from 2001 and 2007, with the chapters collected into 19 tankōbon volumes. The series draws heavily from Kabbalistic traditions and Judeo-Christian demonology for its plot, and less so on Japanese folklore. 666 Satan has been released…
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…
The Demon Girl Next Door (Japanese: まちカドまぞく, Hepburn: Machikado Mazoku, lit. “Street Corner Demon”) is a Japanese four-panel manga parody series by Izumo Itō, serialized in Houbunsha‘s seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat since 2014. It has been collected in six tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff aired between July and September 2019. A second season will premiere in April 2022. Plot One day, Yuko Yoshida wakes up with horns and a tail…
Dead End (Japanese: ジ・エンド, Hepburn: Ji Endo) is a manga by Shohei Manabe. Although the original name was actually a transliteration from the English The End, Tokyopop changed the name to Dead End for the US market. Story Shirou is a construction worker, tired of the usual daily routine of his job; he hopes that something will come to awake him from the monotony of…
Fairy Tail is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s Weekly Shōnen Magazine from August 2006 to July 2017, with the individual chapters collected and published into 63 tankōbon volumes. The story follows the adventures of Natsu Dragneel, a member of the popular wizard guild Fairy Tail, as he searches the fictional world of Earth-land for the dragon Igneel. The…
Parasyte (Japanese: 寄生獣, Hepburn: Kiseijū, lit. “Parasitic Beasts”) is a Japanese science fiction horror manga series written and illustrated by Hitoshi Iwaaki. It was published in Kodansha‘s Morning Open Zōkan and Monthly Afternoon magazine from 1988 to 1995. The manga was published in North America first by Tokyopop, then Del Rey, and finally Kodansha USA. The series follows Shinichi Izumi, a high school senior who is the victim of a failed attempt by…
Pokémon (an abbreviation for Pocket Monsters in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, a company founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures. The franchise was created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996, and is centered on fictional creatures called “Pokémon”. In Pokémon, humans, known as Pokémon Trainers, catch and train Pokémon to battle other Pokémon for sport. All media works within the franchise are set in…
