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…
Last Game (Japanese: ラストゲーム, Hepburn: Rasuto Gēmu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinobu Amano. It was serialized in Hakusensha‘s shōjo manga magazine LaLa from July 2011 to June 2016. The series follows Naoto Yanagi and Mikoto Kujō from the time they meet in elementary school until their second year in college, where most of the series takes place. Plot Born into a wealthy family with…
I Think I Turned My Childhood Friend into a Girl, known in Japan as Koisuru (Otome) no Tsukurikata, is an otokonoko romantic comedy manga series by Azusa Banjo, published by Ichijinsha in Comic Pool and in collected tankōbon volumes. It was originally released through Banjo’s Twitter account starting on December 26, 2019, as Osananajimi (♂) o Onnanoko ni Shiteshimatta Hanashi, and was picked up for serialization due to positive reader response….
Canvas 2: Akane Iro no Palette (Canvas2 〜茜色のパレット〜, lit. Canvas 2 ~Red Colored Palette~), also known as just Canvas 2, is a Japanese visual novel developed by F&C FC01, a brand of F&C, released for Windows on April 23, 2004. The game was later ported to the PlayStation 2 by Kadokawa Shoten, on January 26, 2006. AiCherry produced a DVD Player Game version of Canvas 2 on November 28,…
Addicted to Curry (Japanese: 華麗なる食卓, Hepburn: Karēnaru Shokutaku, lit. “The Great Dining Table”) is a Japanese cooking manga series written and illustrated by Kazuki Funatsu. It was serialized in Shueisha‘s seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from January 2001 to December 2012, with its chapters collected in 49 tankōbon volumes. Story Addicted to Curry is the story of Sonezaki Yui, a schoolgirl whose father is the owner of Curry House Cooking Ganesha. Yui, who…
100% Pascal-sensei (Japanese: 100％パスカル先生, Hepburn: 100% Pasukaru-sensei, lit. 100% Pascal Teacher) is a Japanese gag comedy manga series written and illustrated by Yūji Nagai. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s CoroCoro Comic magazine from January 15, 2015, to October 15, 2018, and was compiled into seven tankōbon volumes on September 28, 2017. An anime television series adaptation by OLM, Inc. aired from April 15 to December 16, 2017. Crunchyroll later added…
Yasha (YASHA-夜叉-) is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Akimi Yoshida and published by Shogakukan. It has 12 volumes, the first published on 11 December 1996 and the last on 23 August 2002. It was adapted into a Japanese television drama series in 2000. A sequel manga series, Eve no Nemuri, has five volumes, the first published on 26 January 2004 and the last on 20 December 2005. Reception…
Venus in Love (ビーナスは片想い, Bīnasu wa Kataomoi, lit. “Unrequited Venus”), also known as Love for Venus, is a shōjo manga by Yuki Nakaji (なかじ 有紀, Nakaji Yūki).[1] The series revolves around the lives of a group of students at Koutou University in Hyōgo Prefecture and primarily around the relationships of the main characters, Suzuna Ashihara and Eichi Uozumi. The manga is published in English in Singapore by Chuang Yi as Love For…
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…
Venus Capriccio (Japanese: ヴィーナス綺想曲, Hepburn: Vīnasu Kapurichio) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mai Nishikata about a tomboyish girl and her childhood friend who take piano lessons together. It was first serialized in the Japanese semi-monthly shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume published by Hakusensha. It is licensed in North America by CMX Manga. Plot Venus Capriccio is about Takami and Akira who are childhood friends…
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…
