8 Man (8マン) or Eightman (エイトマン, Eitoman) or 8th Man (8人目, 8 Hitome, in the US) is a manga and superhero anime created in 1963 by science fiction writer Kazumasa Hirai and manga artist Jiro Kuwata. 8 Man is considered Japan‘s earliest cyborg superhero, pre-dating Kamen Rider. The manga was published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine and ran from 1963 to 1966. The anime series was produced by Eiken in association with TCJ Animation Center. It was broadcast on Tokyo Broadcasting System and ran from…
Zeni Geba (銭ゲバ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by George Akiyama. The series was originally serialized in Shogakukan‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from 1970 to 1971, with its chapters collected into two tankōbon volumes. Shōnen Sunday was once specified as “harmful” in some prefectures when the series has started, because of its violent and drastic depiction. The story was about a boy named Fūtarō Gamagōri (蒲郡風太郎) who…
The Walking Man (歩くひと, Aruku Hito) is a Japanese manga by Jiro Taniguchi. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s Morning Party Zōkan from 1990 to 1991. It has been published in English by Fanfare/Ponent Mon and in French by Casterman. It was nominated for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Japan at the 2007 Eisner Awards. The work has been described as poetry or meditation and compared to the works of Yasujirō Ozu. References…
Ultimate Girls (UG☆アルティメットガール, UG☆Arutimetto Gāru) is a Japanese anime television series produced by m.o.e. which parodies the genres of tokusatsu, kaiju, and superheroes; mainly themes from the Ultra Series and Kyodai Hero subgenre. It was broadcast in Japan from January 10, 2005, to March 28, 2005 and had a total of 12 episodes which ran for 13 minutes each. The series has been licensed in North America by Media Blasters and…
Mad Bull 34 (マッド★ブル34, Maddo Buru Sanjūyon) is a Japanese manga series written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Noriyoshi Inoue, serialized in Shueisha‘s Young Jump between 1985 and 1991, and collected in 27 tankōbon volumes. The series follows the violent exploits of the toughest cop in the NYPD‘s 34th precinct, “Sleepy” John Estes – known to his enemies as “Mad Bull” – and his partners, Daizaburo “Eddie”…
Jibaku-kun (ジバクくん) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ami Shibata. It was adapted into a 26-episode anime television series called Jibaku-kun: Twelve Worlds Story (ジバクくん TWELVE WORLDS STORY, Jibaku-kun: Tuerubu Wārudo Sutōrī) which was broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 5, 1999 to March 28, 2000. In some markets, the series is known as Bucky: The Incredible Kid, Bucky: Searching for World 0 or simply Bucky. Story The story…
Gachiakuta (ガチアクタ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kei Urana. It began serialization in Kodansha‘s Weekly Shōnen Magazine in February 2022. As of February 2023, the series’ individual chapters have been collected into five volumes. Plot Living in the slums of a wealthy society are a population of “tribefolk,” who are descended from criminals exiled from society. Living amongst…
Fairy Cube (Japanese: 妖精標本, Hepburn: Yōsei Hyōhon) is a shōjo (targeted towards girls) fantasy manga written and illustrated by Kaori Yuki. Appearing as a serial in the Japanese manga magazine Hana to Yume from February 2005 to 2006, the Fairy Cube chapters were collected into three bound volumes by Hakusensha and published from October 2005 to July 2006. A related short story, “Psycho Knocker”, appeared in the October 2004 issues of the same magazine….
Eden is an original CGI anime streaming television series produced by CGCG Studio Inc. and Qubic Pictures. Directed by Yasuhiro Irie and written by Kimiko Ueno, it was released on May 27, 2021, on Netflix. Plot A thousand years after humans disappeared from Earth, a gleaming monolithic city known as “Eden 3” is inhabited solely by artificially intelligent robots whose former masters vanished long ago although…
Babel (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūgo Ishikawa, based on Takizawa Bakin‘s novel Nansō Satomi Hakkenden. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from December 2017 to August 2021. Publication Babell, written and illustrated by Yūgo Ishikawa and based on Takizawa Bakin‘s novel Nansō Satomi Hakkenden, started in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior on December 22, 2017. From September 13, 2019, the manga was…
Zekkyō Gakkyū (Japanese: 絶叫学級, “Screaming Lessons”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Emi Ishikawa, and had been published in Shueisha‘s Ribon magazine from 2008 to 2015. The format was a collection of horror-themed short stories that were presented by a ghost girl named Yomi. It has been adapted in France by Tonkam. In 2010, the series was given a “vomic” (voiceover comic) that…
Vampire Doll: Guilt-Na-Zan (Japanese: バンパイアドール・ギルナザン, Hepburn: Vanpaia Dōru Girunazan) is a manga by Erika Kari which takes place in modern time but holds a medieval, Gothic theme. The story starts out with Kyoji, an exorcist who revives the spirit of Guilt-Na-Zan, whom his ancestor entrapped in a cross. Guilt-Na-Zan, who was the greatest vampire a hundred years ago, is now forced to…
