Last Inning (ラストイニング, Rasutoiningu) is a baseball manga written by Ryu Kamio, supervised by Kiyosi Kato and illustrated by Yu Nakahara. Plot Saitama High School went to the first round of the Koshien 36 years ago. However, after that they did not manage to win any. Keisuke Hatogaya one of the members of the team 23 years after going to the Koshien punched the Umpire for making…
Kajiba no Baka IQ (火事場のバカIQ, “The Fierceness of an Idiot’s IQ“) is a Japanese anthology manga series written and illustrated by Shunji Enomoto. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Monthly Ikki from January 2013 to September 2014, when the magazine ceased its publication, and continued its publication directly in tankōbon format. Shogakukan released three volumes. Publication Written and illustrated by Shunji Enomoto, Kajiba no Baka IQ was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Monthly Ikki from January…
Danchi Tomoo (団地ともお, “Apartment Complex Tomoo”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tobira Oda. An anime adaptation was announced in January 2013 and ran between April 2013 and February 2015. Plot Danchi Tomoo stars elementary school student Tomoo Kinoshita who lives in the mammoth Edajima Apartment Complex in Building #29 with his mother Tetsuko and sister Kimiko, while his…
750 Rider (Japanese: 750ライダー, Hepburn: Nanahan Raidā) is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Isami Ishii. It was published from 1975 to 1985 in the magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion, owned by Akita Shoten, with a total of 50 volumes. This manga was preceded by another work of the same author named 750 Rock, which was published between 1973 and 1974 in the magazine Weekly Shōnen…
I Think Our Son Is Gay (Japanese: うちの息子はたぶんゲイ, Hepburn: Uchi no Musuko wa Tabun Gei) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Okura. The series was initially serialized on Twitter from November 2018 to December 2022. It started serialization on the Gangan Pixiv website in August 2019. Its chapters have been collected in 5 tankōbon volumes. Plot The manga follows Tomoko Aoyama and her…
Dan Doh!! (stylized as DAN DOH!!) is a Japanese sports manga series written by Nobuhiro Sakata and illustrated by Daichi Banjō. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from March 1995 to July 2000. It was followed by Dan Doh! Xi (July 2000–April 2003) and Dan Doh! Next Generation (April–December 2004). Dan Doh!! was adapted into an anime television series broadcast on TV Tokyo from April to September 2004. Plot Dan Doh!! focuses on…
Ojarumaru (おじゃる丸) is a Japanese anime series created by Rin Inumaru, produced by NHK Enterprises, and animated by Gallop. The series has aired on NHK E-Tele since October 1998, making it the second longest-running anime on NHK behind Nintama Rantaro, and the third longest-running anime series to date. The series focuses on a 5-year-old Heian-era prince named Ojarumaru Sakanoue who accidentally time-warps to modern Japan and has adventures…
Natsu e no Tobira (Japanese: 夏への扉, “The Door into Summer”) is a Japanese manga series by Keiko Takemiya. It is an early example of a shōnen-ai manga. It was originally serialized in Hana to Yume in 1975, published by Hakusensha, and it was re-released in 2000 by Kodansha. An animated film version of this manga was released on March 20, 1981 in Japan. Manga The original manga…
The JoJoLands (stylized as The JOJOLands) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki, and the ninth part of the larger JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure series. Set in the U.S. state of Hawaii in the 2020s, it follows Jodio Joestar, a teenaged gangster intent on becoming wealthy. It is serialized by Shueisha in the seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump since February 17, 2023. Plot Jodio Joestar is a high…
Baka and Test (Japanese: バカとテストと召喚獣, Hepburn: Baka to Test to Shōkanjū, lit. “Idiots, Tests, and Summoned Beasts”), also known as Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts, is a Japanese light novel series written by Kenji Inoue with illustrations by Yui Haga. The series revolves around Akihisa Yoshii, the titular baka (idiot) and his friends at Fumizuki Academy, a school where students are sorted into classes…
Tamayura (たまゆら) is a Japanese anime series written and directed by Junichi Sato. The initial four-episode original video animation (OVA) series was produced by Hal Film Maker and released over two Blu-ray Disc and DVD volumes in November and December 2010. A 12-episode anime television series produced by TYO Animations, titled Tamayura: Hitotose, aired in Japan between October and December 2011. A second TV anime season, Tamayura: More Aggressive, aired between…
Ranma ½ is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday from August 1987 to March 1996, with the chapters collected into 38 tankōbon volumes by Shogakukan. The story revolves around a teenager named Ranma Saotome who has trained in martial arts since early childhood. As a result of an accident during a training journey, he is cursed to…
