Camera, Camera, Camera (Japanese: カメラ・カメラ・カメラ, Hepburn: Kamera Kamera Kamera) is a manga series written and illustrated by Kazura Matsumoto. The series was originally published in Japan by Shinshokan between February 2002, and February 2003. The manga is licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing under its Juné imprint, which released the first volume on 24 November 2007, and the second on February 12, 2008. It’s about Akira, a teenage…
B-PROJECT is a Japanese cross-media project by MAGES. about a group of virtual idols that began in 2015. The project was first announced via Twitter on August 9, 2015, with the first production presentation and song previews being released on September 4, 2015, via nico live. As of January 2018 the project features an anime series, a manga adaptation, a rhythm game, a stage play, multiple…
UFO Baby (だぁ!だぁ!だぁ!, Dā! Dā! Dā!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mika Kawamura. The manga was serialized by Kodansha in Nakayoshi from February 1998 to March 2002, and the chapters were collected into 9 tankōbon volumes. It was adapted into a 78-episode anime television series produced by NHK, animated by J.C.Staff, and directed by Hiroaki Sakurai, which was broadcast between March 2000 and February 2002 on NHK’s BS2 broadcast satellite network. The…
Otaku Elf (Japanese: 江戸前エルフ, Hepburn: Edomae Erufu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihiko Higuchi. It has been serialized in Kodansha‘s Shōnen Magazine Edge since June 2019, with its chapters collected into six tankōbon volumes as of June 2022. An anime television series adaptation by C2C has been announced. Manga Written and illustrated by Akihiko Higuchi, Otaku Elf began serialization in Kodansha‘s Shōnen Magazine Edge on June 17, 2019. As of June 2022, six tankōbon volumes…
Junji Ito’s Cat Diary: Yon & Mu (Japanese: 伊藤潤二の猫日記 よん&むー, Hepburn: Itō Junji no Neko Nikki: Yon & Mū) is an autobiographical seinen manga written and illustrated by Junji Ito. Appearing as a serial in the Japanese manga magazine Monthly Magazine Z from the January 2008 issue to the February 2009 issue, it follows the adventures of J-kun, a horror manga artist as he adjusts to life with cats: Yon, whom…
The Japanese That The Japanese Don’t Know (Japanese: 日本人の知らない日本語, Hepburn: Nihonjin no Shiranai Nihongo) is a manga and television series about a Japanese teacher and her students written by Takayuki Tomita and Umino Nagiko. It discusses the background of Japanese words and speech. There have been four paperback volumes as of August, 2013. It has also spawned a live action drama which aired on Yomiuri TV….
Happy Hustle High, originally known as H3 School! (Japanese: H3エッチスリースクール!, Hepburn: Eichi Surī Sukūru!), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rie Takada. The series is published in Japan by Shogakukan and in the United States in English by VIZ Media. Plot Happy Hustle High follows the exploits of Hanabi Ozora. Hanabi is an assertive 16-year-old who protects her less assertive friends. The all-girls school that Hanabi attends, Uchino…
Enchanting Apple (魅惑ノリンゴ, Miwaku no Ringo) is a yaoi manga illustrated by Kazuhiko Mishima. It follows the love-hate relationship between the wealthy boy Kei Ichijou and his teacher Satoru Hayashi. It adapted into Drama CDs. Plot Kei Ichijou is the son of a famous and powerful family. He’s disgusted by everyone always sucking up to him, even teachers. But the new…
A Channel (Aチャンネル, Ē Channeru), is a Japanese four-panel comic strip by bb Kuroda. It was serialized from 2008 to 2021 in the seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat ,published by Houbunsha. A prequel manga series, also by Kuroda, launched in Manga Time Kirara Carino from January 2012. An anime adaptation by Studio Gokumi aired in Japan between April 8, 2011, and June 24, 2011. An original video animation, A Channel +smile,…
Wanna Be the Strongest in the World! (Japanese: 世界でいちばん強くなりたい!, Hepburn: Sekai de Ichiban Tsuyoku Naritai!) is a Japanese joshi puroresu-themed manga series written by ESE and illustrated by Kiyohito Natsuki. It was serialized in Earth Star Entertainment‘s Comic Earth Star from March 2011 to December 2013. An anime television series adaptation by Arms aired from October to December 2013. Plot Sakura Hagiwara is a pop idol and member of the…
Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! (Japanese: 宇崎ちゃんは遊びたい！, Hepburn: Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!, lit. “Uzaki-chan Wants to Play!”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Take. It has been serialized through Niconico Seiga‘s Dra Dra Sharp website since December 2017 and collected in eight tankōbon volumes by Fujimi Shobo as of March 2022. In North America, the manga is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime television series adaptation by ENGI aired from July…
Oku-sama wa Mahō Shōjo: Bewitched Agnes (奥さまは魔法少女 Bewitched Agnes, literally My Wife is a Magical Girl: Bewitched Agnes) is a magical girl anime comedy created by J.C.Staff, director and scriptwriter Hiroshi Nishikiori and producer Kazuhiko Ikeguchi. It was broadcast on several television channels in Japan between July and September 2005. The series is about a housewife and magical girl who has been assigned a replacement…
