The Eminence in Shadow (陰の実力者になりたくて!, Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!) is a Japanese light novel series written by Daisuke Aizawa and illustrated by Tōzai. It began serialization online in May 2018 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Enterbrain, who have published four volumes since November 2018. A manga adaptation with art by Anri Sakano has been…
Edens Zero (stylized as EDENS ZERO) is a Japanese science fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It has been serialized in Kodansha‘s Weekly Shōnen Magazine since June 2018, with its chapters collected into nineteen tankōbon volumes as of February 2022. The manga is published digitally in six other languages as they are released in Japan, with Kodansha USA licensing the series for English publication in…
Love After World Domination (Japanese: 恋は世界征服のあとで, Hepburn: Koi wa Sekai Seifuku no Ato de) is a Japanese manga series written by Hiroshi Noda and illustrated by Takahiro Wakamatsu. It has been serialized in Kodansha‘s shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Magazine since October 2019, and has been collected in four tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Project No.9 is set to premiere in April 2022. Manga Love After World Domination is written by Hiroshi…
Living for the Day After Tomorrow (あさっての方向。, Asatte no Hōkō) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by J-ta Yamada. The manga was serialized in Mag Garden‘s magazine Comic Blade Masamune between March 3, 2005 and June 15, 2007; five bound volumes were released in Japan. The manga was adapted into an anime series produced by J.C.Staff, which aired in Japan between October and December 2006. The story…
Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato (Japanese: 天空戦記 シュラト, Hepburn: Tenkū Senki Shurato, lit. “Shurato of the Heaven Wars”, occasionally spelled in the Siddhaṃ script on the logo and related merchandise) is a Japanese manga created, written and illustrated by Hiroshi Kawamoto and later adapted to anime by Tatsunoko Productions. It ran 38 episodes on TV Tokyo from April 6, 1989 to January 18, 1990 and also received a 6-episode OVA followup series…
Hudson’s Adventure Island, known as Takahashi Meijin no Bōken Jima (高橋名人の冒険島, Master Takahashi‘s Adventure Island) in Japan and also known as Adventure Island, is a side-scrolling platform game produced by Hudson Soft that was released in Japan for the Famicom and MSX on September 12, 1986. Adventure Island was released in North America for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987 and in the PAL region in 1992. Adventure Island is an adaptation of the arcade game Wonder…
100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams is a Japanese puzzle and role-playing smartphone game published by GCrest. It was released on Android and iOS devices in 2015. An original net animation by Satelight was released in 2017. An anime television series adaptation by Project No.9 premiered from July 5 to September 20, 2018. Sentai Filmworks have licensed the anime and are streaming it on Hidive. Plot summary A normal girl is transported to another world,…
Batman: Child of Dreams is a manga series written and illustrated by Kia Asamiya, published in Kodansha‘s Magazine Z. The series follows Batman as he travels to Tokyo on the trail of a lethal drug that allows the person who ingests it to shapeshift into anyone they desire. Child of Dreams was collected in two volumes, released in November 2000 and November…
A Place Further than the Universe (Japanese: 宇宙そらよりも遠い場所, Hepburn: Sora yori mo Tōi Basho) is an anime television series produced by Madhouse. The series is directed by Atsuko Ishizuka, written by Jukki Hanada and features character designs by Takahiro Yoshimatsu. It aired in Japan between January and March 2018 and was co-produced and distributed internationally by Crunchyroll. Plot Mari Tamaki is a second-year high school student who wants to make…
Fire Punch (Japanese: ファイアパンチ, Hepburn: Faia Panchi) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto. It was serialized through Shueisha‘s Shōnen Jump+ website from April 2016 to January 2018, with its chapters collected in eight tankōbon volumes. In North America, Viz Media licensed the manga for English release. Plot Fire Punch takes place on an Earth that has become frozen over and barren, purportedly at the hands of a being…
Destroy all humankind. They can’t be regenerated. (Japanese: すべての人類を破壊する。それらは再生できない。; Hepburn: Subete no jinrui wo hakai suru. Sorera wa saisei dekinai.) is a Japanese manga series written by Katsura Ise and illustrated by Takuma Yokota. It follows a pair of academic rivals in high school growing closer over games of Magic: The Gathering, during the late 90s. The series began serializing in Kadokawa‘s Monthly Shōnen…
The Demon Girl Next Door (Japanese: まちカドまぞく, Hepburn: Machikado Mazoku, lit. “Street Corner Demon”) is a Japanese four-panel manga parody series by Izumo Itō, serialized in Houbunsha‘s seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat since 2014. It has been collected in six tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff aired between July and September 2019. A second season will premiere in April 2022. Plot One day, Yuko Yoshida wakes up with horns and a tail…
