Parallel World Pharmacy (異世界薬局, Isekai Yakkyoku, lit. “Alternate World Pharmacy”) is a Japanese light novel series written by Liz Takayama and illustrated by keepout. It began serialization online in July 2015 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Media Factory, who have published eight volumes since January 2016 under their MF Books imprint. A manga adaptation with art by…
Naniwa Kin’yudo (Japanese: ナニワ金融道, lit. The Way of Osaka Financing) is a Japanese manga series by Yūji Aoki which has been serialized in Weekly Morning since 1990. The series was awarded the 1992 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga and the 1998 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Award for Excellence. Plot The protagonist is Tatsuyuki Haibara, a young salaryman, Tokyo-born but living in Osaka. He loses his job at the start of the series…
JJM: Joshi Judou-bu Monogatari (JJM 女子柔道部物語, “Women’s Judo Club Story”) is a Japanese manga series created by Makoto Kobayashi and Olympic gold medalist judoka Yuko Emoto. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s seinen manga magazine Evening from August 2016 until February 2023, when the magazine ceased its publication, and the series moved to the Comic Days app in April of the same year. Publication Written by Yuko Emoto, 1996 Atlanta Olympic Women’s Judo-61 kg gold medalist, with Makoto…
Fancy Dance (ファンシィダンス) is a Japanese shōjo manga series by Reiko Okano. It won the 34th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo. It was adapted into a 1989 live action film directed by Masayuki Suo. References ^ 小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2010-01-08. Fancy Dance ファンシィダンス Manga Written by Reiko Okano Published by Shogakukan Magazine Petit Flower Demographic Shōjo Original run 1984 – 1990 Live-action film Directed by Masayuki…
Bad Company (バッドカンパニー, Baddo Kanpanī) is a one volume prequel manga to the series Shonan Junai Gumi. It was written and illustrated by Tooru Fujisawa shortly before starting work on Great Teacher Onizuka. The manga was serialized in Kodansha‘s Weekly Shōnen Magazine from June to July 1996 and the collected volume was published in 1997 by Kodansha. Synopsis Bad Company is made up of two parts, each dedicated in…
Sailor Ace (Japanese: セーラーエース, Hepburn: Sērā Ēsu) is a Japanese baseball-themed manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from June 2015 to April 2017, with its chapters collected in six tankōbon volumes. Publication Written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno, Sailor Ace was serialized in Kodansha‘s seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from June 1, 2015, to April 3, 2017. Kodansha collected its chapters in six tankōbon volumes, released from November 6, 2015, to May…
Gal Gohan (Japanese: ギャルごはん, Hepburn: Gyaru Gohan) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Marii Taiyou. It was serialized in Hakusensha‘s seinen manga magazine Young Animal from December 2016 to March 2020, with its chapters collected in seven tankōbon volumes. In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Seven Seas Entertainment. Premise Home Economics teacher Shinji Yabe is asked to teach Miku Okazaki, the flashiest “gal”…
Ekiben Hitoritabi (駅弁ひとり旅, “Train Lunch Solo Journey”) is a seinen manga series by Jun Hayase, serialized in Manga Action. It focuses on the main character, Nakahara Daisuke, as he eats ekiben, bento meals sold at train stations, as he travels around Japan by rail. A 12-episode live-action television series adaptation aired between April 5 and June 21, 2012. Plot Nakahara Daisuke is the owner…
Bad Boys (stylized as BADBOYS) is a manga series written and illustrated by Hiroshi Tanaka. It was adapted into an OVA and a live action film and it was adapted into a Japanese television drama series. As for 2021, the manga has sold 55 million copies. Characters Tsukasa Kiriki (Kento Nakajima, TV series) Jouji Kawanaka (Kenyu Horiuchi, TV series) References ^ “Manga-based Live-Action Bad Boys J Show…
Saikyō! Toritsu Aoizaka Kōkō Yakyūbu (最強!都立あおい坂高校野球部, lit. “Strongest! Aoizaka Metropolitan High School Baseball Club”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Motoyuki Tanaka. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s Weekly Shōnen Sunday from January 2005 to April 2010, with its chapters collected in 26 tankōbon volumes. In 2008, the manga won the 32nd Kodansha Manga Award for the shōnen category. Story Six years ago following a crushing defeat, a…
Parallel (ぱられる) is a Japanese shōnen manga by Toshihiko Kobayashi. It tells the story of two high school students, Shinnosuke Nekota and Sakura Hoshino, who are forced to live together in the same house when their parents become unofficially engaged and leave the country for their work. The manga spans four volumes, comprising a total of 19 chapters as well…
Velveteen & Mandala (Japanese: べっちんとまんだら, Hepburn: Becchin to Mandara) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Jiro Matsumoto. Originally published as a Japanese-language series starting in 2007, this manga was later compiled into a Japanese-language Tankōbon, and subsequently was published in 2011 as an English-language paperback graphic novel. Plot Velveteen & Mandala takes place in a dystopian Tokyo that is in the midst of a war. The…
