I Dream of Mimi, known as Buttobi!! CPU (ぶっとび!!CPU, Buttobi!! Shī Pī Yū, “Blasting Off!! CPU”) in Japan, is a Japanese series written and illustrated by Kaoru Shintani. It was serialized in Hakusensha‘s seinen manga magazine Young Animal from 1993 to 1997, with its chapters collected in three tankōbon volumes. The series was adapted into a three-episode original video animation (OVA) produced by Pink Pineapple and animated by OLM in 1997. It was released…
FairlyLife (フェアリーライフ, FearīRaifu) is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Hooksoft and was first released for Windows as a DVD on October 10, 2008 as a limited edition. FairlyLife is Hooksoft’s seventh title, along with other games such as _Summer and HoneyComing. The game is described by the development team as “infinite gravity! A full power noisy miracle romantic comedy ADV” (重力無限大!全力どたばたミラクルラブコメADV, jūryoku mugendai! Zenryoku dotabata mirakuru rabucome ADV). The gameplay in FairlyLife follows a plot line which offers pre-determined…
Eden* is a Japanese visual novel by Minori for Windows playable as a DVD and was released on September 18, 2009, with a rating for everyone. An updated adult patch of the game titled Eden* Plus+Mosaic was released on the same day. Other games by Minori include Wind: A Breath of Heart and Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two. A manga adaptation illustrated by Takeshi Moriki was serialized in Ichijinsha‘s Comic Rex magazine. An English version…
Da Capo II (〜ダ・カーポII〜, Da Kāpo II, commonly abbreviated as D.C. II) is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Circus which was first released on May 26, 2006 for Windows computers. It is a part of the ongoing Da Capo series of games by Circus, and is the direct sequel to Circus’ previous title Da Capo released in 2002. Da Capo II is described by Circus as a “ticklish…
B’t X, pronounced “beat X” (Japanese: ビート・エックス, Hepburn: Bīto Ekkusu) and stylized as B’T X, is a manga series, written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It was serialized in Shōnen Ace from 1994 to 2000. The series is set in a fictional universe where science has progressed to the creation of mechanical AI creatures known as B’ts. An anime adaptation containing 25 episodes was aired in Japan between…
07-Ghost (セブンゴースト, Sebun Gōsuto) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Amemiya and Yukino Ichihara. It is set in a fantasy world with different laws, kingdoms, gods and magic. It was serialized in Monthly Comic Zero Sum, a josei manga magazine published monthly by Ichijinsha. Seventeen bound volumes have been released by the publisher. The manga was originally licensed by Go! Comi for release in…
Ze (是ーZEー) is a yaoi manga series by Yuki Shimizu. It is published in Japanese by Shinshokan and in English by 801 Media. It has been adapted into a drama CD. No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN 1 December 20, 2004 4-403-66099-1 February 11, 2009 9781934129326 2 August 27, 2005 4-403-66118-1 April 8, 2009 9781934129333 3 February 25,…
Yakuza Girl – Blade Shikake no Hanayome (ヤクザガール 〜ブレイド仕掛けの花嫁〜, Yakuza Girl – The Blade Wielding Bride) is a manga written by Masaki Motonaga and drawn by Yu-Go Okuma. It started in February 2008. The manga is the second work in Motonaga’s Yakuza Girl series, after the light novel Yakuza Girl Missile Heart (ヤクザガール・ミサイルハート, Yakuza Gāru Misairu Hāto) from 2006 which has a similar setting. It has been licensed in…
Planetary Robot Danguard Ace (惑星ロボ ダンガードAエース, Wakusei Robo Dangādo Ēsu) is a Japanese science fiction anime series created by Leiji Matsumoto with Dan Kobayashi. Danguard Ace is Matsumoto’s only contribution to the mecha genre. Synopsis Danguard Ace takes place on a future Earth in which natural resources have been depleted. People have begun looking toward other planets to survive, in particular to the fictional tenth planet, Promete. Although people…
Vampeerz (Japanese: ヴァンピアーズ, Hepburn: Vanpiāzu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akili. It has been serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X since February 2019. Publication Written and illustrated by Akili, Vampeerz began serialization in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X on February 19, 2019. Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on August 19, 2019. As of November 17, 2022, eight volumes have been released. In…
Uchuu Eiyuu Monogatari (宇宙英雄物語, lit. “Space Hero Story”), called Space Hero Tales by some English sources, is a Japanese manga series by Takehiko Itō. It was Ito’s first serialized manga work, and second published work after his one-shot manga Good Morning Althea. Many of its themes and concepts would be reused by Ito in his later work Outlaw Star, which takes place…
Uchu Enban Daisenso (宇宙円盤大戦争, Uchū Enban Daisensō, “Battlefield of The Space Saucers”) is a 1975 Japanese animated short film created by Go Nagai and produced by Toei Doga. It was originally shown along with the short film Great Mazinger tai Getter Robot G: Kuchu Daigekitotsu, also from Toei and Nagai. The film is considered the prototype for the future anime television series UFO Robot Grendizer, which…
