Joshi Kausei (manga/anime)

Joshi Kausei (女子かう生) is a Japanese comedy manga series by Ken Wakai. It has been serialized via Futabasha‘s digital publication Web Comic Action since 2013 and has been collected in nine tankōbon volumes. It is a “silent” manga with no dialogue. The manga is published digitally in North America by Crunchyroll. An anime television series adaptation by Seven aired from April 6 to June 22, 2019. Characters Momoko Futo (富戸…

I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day (manga)

I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day (Japanese: きみが死ぬまで恋をしたい, Hepburn: Kimi ga Shinu made Koi wo Shitai) is a Japanese yuri manga written and illustrated by Aono Nachi. It was serialized in Ichijinsha‘s Comic Yuri Hime from August 2018 to January 2020, after which is was moved to online serialized in Yurihime@pixiv. It is licensed for an English-language release by Kodansha USA. Synopsis At a…

Tantei Opera Milky Holmes (manga/anime/video game/novel/film)

Tantei Opera Milky Holmes (Japanese: 探偵オペラ ミルキィホームズ, Hepburn: Tantei Opera Mirukii Hōmuzu, lit. “Detective Opera Milky Holmes”) is a media franchise owned by the Japanese entertainment company Bushiroad. The first release was an Internet radio drama, released in December 2009. An anime adaptation by J.C.Staff aired between October and December 2010, with a special episode aired on August 26, 2011. The second anime season aired between…

Yani Neko (manga)

Yani Neko (ヤニねこ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by NyanNyanFactory. It has been serialized in Kodansha‘s seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine since February 2023. Publication Written and illustrated by NyanNyanFactory, Yani Neko started in Kodansha‘s seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine on February 20, 2023. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes, with the first one released on August 4, 2023. As of August 6, 2024, five volumes have been released….

Re:Creators (manga/anime)

Re:Creators (stylized as Re:CREATORS) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Troyca. The series is about a high school student who becomes involved in a battle between several characters from manga, anime, and video games who somehow manifest in the real world. It aired from April to September 2017, and was exclusively streamed on Prime Video. A manga adaptation by Daiki Kase…

Gamerz Heaven (manga)

Gamerz Heaven (Japanese: ゲーマーズヘブン!, Hepburn: Gēmāzu Hebun!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Maki Murakami. It was serialized in Mag Garden‘s Shōnen manga magazine Monthly Comic Blade from 2002 to 2005 and published in four volumes. Plot The story follows young gamer Kaito Suzuki, who one day discovers a video game that transports the player to a different dimension. Upon reaching this strange new world, Kaito…

Bakuon!! (manga/anime)

Bakuon!! (ばくおん!!, lit. “Roar!”) is a Japanese manga series by Mimana Orimoto. The series began serialization in Akita Shoten‘s seinen manga magazine Young Champion Retsu from February 2011 and has been collected in fifteen tankōbon volumes as of 20 January 2022. An anime television series adaptation by TMS Entertainment/8Pan aired between April and June 2016. Plot The series takes place at Okanoue Girls’ High School (丘乃上女子高等学校, Okanoue Joshikōtōgakkō), where girls are permitted to ride…

I Want to End This Love Game (manga)

I Want to End This Love Game (Japanese: 愛してるゲームを終わらせたい, Hepburn: Aishiteru Gēmu O Owara Setai) is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Domoto. It has been serialized on Shogakukan‘s online platform Sunday Webry  since December 2021. Plot Yukiya Asagi (浅葱 優希也) and Miku Sakura (桜 みく), who were childhood friends, started the love game when they were Grade 6. In the game, they have…

After the Rain (manga/anime/live action)

After the Rain (Japanese: 恋は雨上がりのように, Hepburn: Koi wa Ameagari no Yō ni, lit. ‘Love Is Like After the Rain‘) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jun Mayuzuki. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s Monthly Big Comic Spirits magazine from June 2014 to November 2015, and later in Weekly Big Comic Spirits from January 2016 to March 2018. Its chapters were compiled into 10 tankōbon volumes. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Wit…

Patlabor (novel/manga/anime/video games)

Mobile Police Patlabor (Japanese: 機動警察パトレイバー, Hepburn: Kidō Keisatsu Patoreibā), also known as Patlabor (a portmanteau of “patrol” and “labor”), is a Japanese science fiction media franchise created by Headgear, a group consisting of manga artist Masami Yūki, director Mamoru Oshii, screenwriter Kazunori Itō, mecha designer Yutaka Izubuchi, and character designer Akemi Takada. The popular franchise includes a manga, a TV series, two OVA series, three feature-length movies, two light novel series, and a short film compilation,…

Last Karte (manga)

Last Karte: Hōjūi Gakusha Tōma Kenshō no Kioku (Japanese: ラストカルテ―法獣医学者 当麻健匠の記憶―, Hepburn: Rasuto Karute Hōjūi Gakusha Tōma Kenshō no Kioku) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Wakabi Asayama. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from January 2022 to April 2024. Publication Written and illustrated by Wakabi Asayama, Last Karte: Hōjūi Gakusha Tōma Kenshō no Kioku’ was serialized in Shogakukan‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from January 19,…

I Want to Be Naughty (manga)

The I Want to Be Naughty (Japanese: ワルイコトシタイ, Hepburn: Warui Koto Shitai) series is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated Mei Sakuraga. It is serialized in the monthly yaoi manga magazine Hanaoto and the quarterly magazine Boys Kyapi! since 2006. Plot Towa Aikawa is a high school delinquent who opposes the student council. He develops a friendship with Mikado Shirahane, but unbeknownst to him, Mikado has two secrets: the first…