Obake no Q-Tarō (Japanese: オバケのQ太郎, Hepburn: Obake no Kyū-Tarō) is a Japanese manga series by Fujiko Fujio about the titular obake, Q-Taro, who lives with the Ōhara family. Q-Tarō, also known as “Q-chan” or “Oba-Q”, is a mischief-maker who likes to fly around scaring people and stealing food, though he is deathly afraid of dogs. The story is usually focused on the antics of Q-Tarō and…
Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None is a Japanese light novel series written by Itsuki Togami and illustrated by Yuri Kisaragi. It originally began as a web novel series on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in February 2021. Kodansha later began publishing it in print under its Kodansha Ranobe Books imprint in September 2021; nine volumes have been released as of October 2025. A manga adaptation…
F is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Noboru Rokuda. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 1986 to 1992, with its chapters collected in 28 tankōbon volumes. The story follows Gunma Akagi, a country boy who fulfills his dream by racing in a Formula One car. The series has been followed by F Regeneration Ruri (2002–2006), F Final (2009–2011), and Final Complete (since 2020). A 31-episode anime television series…
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…
Back Street Girls (バックストリートガールズ, Bakku Sutorīto Gāruzu) is a Japanese manga series by Jasmine Gyuh. It is about three yakuza men forced by their boss to become a female idol group. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from March 2015 to September 2018 and was compiled into 12 volumes. The manga is licensed in English by Kodansha USA. A 10-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Chiaki…
