Z: Zed (Ｚ～ゼット～) is a Japanese zombie horror manga series created by Koji Aihara. It’s serialized in Bessatsu Manga Goraku magazine by Nihon Bungeisha. The first volume was published in April 2013. It was adapted into a live action film in 2014 directed by Norio Tsuruta. Film cast Mayu Kawamoto Noriko Kijima Miharu Tanaka References Ｚ～ゼット～ （１）. www.nihonbungeisha.co.jp (in Japanese). Nihon Bungeisha. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014. “Ring 0/Orochi’s…
Vagabond (Japanese: バガボンド, Hepburn: Bagabondo) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Inoue. It portrays a fictionalized account of the life of Japanese swordsman Musashi Miyamoto, based on Eiji Yoshikawa‘s novel Musashi. It has been serialized in Kodansha‘s seinen manga magazine Morning since September 1998, with its chapters collected in 37 tankōbon volumes by July 2014. Viz Media licensed the series for English release in North America and has published the 37 volumes…
Ubunchu! (うぶんちゅ！) is a comedy manga serialized in ASCII Media Works‘ Weekly ASCII and Ubuntu Magazine Japan between May 2008 and June 2013. Its name is a play on words combining the Linux distribution Ubuntu and a Japanese onomatopoeia for a kiss, chu (ちゅ). Plot The story follows the activities of the three members of the Ichinomiya Prefectural High School’s system administration club (part of the wider IT club)….
L DK, stylized as L♥DK, is a shōjo manga by Ayu Watanabe, serialized in the Japanese manga magazine Bessatsu Friend since 2009; it has been adapted into a live-action film that was released in 2014. The story tells about the relationship between a high school girl, Aoi Nishimori, and the school prince, Shūsei Kugayama, when they come to share a small apartment. The series volumes have appeared…
Hachimitsu ni Hatsukoi (ハチミツにはつこい; lit. “First Love Like Honey”) is a Japanese slice of life romance shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Ai Minase and serialized on Shogakukan‘s Shōjo Comic magazine. 12 volumes were published. It is published in France by Panini. Characters Koharu Shiina Natsuki Sugiura Aki Saionji Volumes 1 (November 26, 2012) 2 (December 26, 2012) 3 (March 26, 2013) 4 (June 26, 2013) 5 (September 26,…
D-Frag! (Japanese: ディーふらぐ!, Hepburn: Dīfuragu!), also known as D-Fragments, is a comedic manga series by Tomoya Haruno that began serialization in Media Factory‘s Monthly Comic Alive in July 2008. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Brain’s Base aired from January 6 to March 24, 2014. Plot The story focuses on a semi-connected series of sketches as delinquent student Kenji Kazama is forced into joining his school’s…
B Gata H Kei (Japanese: B型H系, Hepburn: Bī Gata Etchi Kei; lit. “Type: B; Style: H”) is a Japanese four-panel manga series by Yōko Sanri [ja]. It was published by Shueisha and ran in Weekly Young Jump from 2004 to 2011. The story focuses on the salacious wishes of a high school girl, whose perceived drawback of being a virgin leads to her lusting after and pursuing a rather average and…
A-bout! (stylized as A-BOUT!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masa Ichikawa. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from November 2009 to May 2013, with its chapters collected in 19 tankōbon volumes. It was followed by a sequel, A-bout!! – Asagiri Daikatsuyaku-hen, which ran in the same magazine from June 2013 to March 2014 and concluded in Magazine Special in May of the…
S.A (stylized as S・A; pronounced Special A) is a shōjo manga by Maki Minami. The series started serialization in the bimonthly magazine The Hana to Yume in 2003, and moved to the biweekly magazine Hana to Yume in 2004, after running for four chapters. The series ended after 99 chapters on March 19, 2009. Special A has been licensed for English-language release in North America by Viz Media and in…
O Maidens in Your Savage Season (Japanese: 荒ぶる季節の乙女どもよ。, Hepburn: Araburu Kisetsu no Otome-domo yo) is a Japanese manga series written by Mari Okada and illustrated by Nao Emoto. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s shōnen manga magazine Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine from December 2016 to September 2019, with its chapters collected in eight tankōbon volumes. The manga is licensed in English by Kodansha USA. An anime television series adaptation produced by Lay-duce was broadcast on MBS‘s Animeism programming block from July to…
Ultimate Otaku Teacher (Japanese: 電波教師, Hepburn: Denpa Kyōshi, lit. “Electromagnetic-wave Teacher”), subtitled He Is a Ultimate Teacher, is a Japanese manga series, written and illustrated by Takeshi Azuma. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine from November 2011 to March 2017, with its chapters compiled in twenty-six tankōbon volumes. A-1 Pictures produced two short anime clips, serving as promotion for the manga, and a 24-episode anime television series…
