RahXephon (Japanese: ラーゼフォン, Hepburn: Rāzefon) is a Japanese anime television series created and directed by Yutaka Izubuchi. The series follows 17-year-old Ayato Kamina, his ability to control a mecha known as the RahXephon, and his inner journey to find a place in the world. His life as a student and artist in Tokyo is suddenly interrupted by a mysterious stalker, strange planes invading the city and…
Queen Millennia (Japanese: 新竹取物語 1000年女王, Hepburn: Shin Taketori Monogatari: Sennen Joō, lit. “The New Tale of the Bamboo Cutter: Millennium Queen”) is a manga series by Leiji Matsumoto which was serialized from 28 January 1980 through 11 May 1983 in both the Sankei Shimbun and Nishinippon Sports newspapers. The manga series was adapted into a 42-episode anime television series by Toei Dōga and broadcast on the Fuji TV network from 16 April 1981 through 25 March 1982. An anime…
Panic × Panic (Japanese: ぱにっく×ぱにっく, Hepburn: Paniku × Paniku) is a shōjo manga by Mika Kawamura, published in Kodansha’s Nakayoshi and collected into two volumes. It is licensed in English by Del Rey Manga. Reception Matthew Warner of Mania Entertainment felt the first volume was generic, feeling as if he had read the story before, and criticised the second volume for becoming “insultingly stupid”. Rachel Bentham of Active…
La Satanica (ラ・サタニカ, Ra・Satanika, Italian for “The Satanic”) is a Japanese manga anthology written and illustrated by Momoko Tenzen. It is licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing, which released the manga through its June imprint, on 9 September 2009. Reception Rachel Bentham liked the role reversal between the characters in that Mashita, the pursuer, becomes submissive in sexual matters. Danielle Leigh enjoyed the…
Jarinko Chie (Japanese: じゃりン子チエ, lit. “Chie the Brat”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Etsumi Haruki. It was serialized by Futabasha in Manga Action between 1978 and 1997 and collected in 67 bound volumes, making it the 45th longest manga released. Jarinko Chie received the 1981 Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga. Jarinko Chie was adapted twice, first as an anime theatrical film produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha and Toho and directed by Isao Takahata, which premiered in…
Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything with Low-Level Spells (Japanese: ハズレ枠の【状態異常スキル】で最強になった俺がすべてを蹂躙するまで, Hepburn: Hazure Waku no “Jōtai Ijō Sukiru” de Saikyō ni Natta Ore ga Subete o Jūrin Suru made) is a Japanese light novel series written by Kaoru Shinozaki. The series originated on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in November 2017, before Overlap acquired and published it in print with illustrations…
D4DJ (Dig Delight Direct Drive DJ) is a Japanese music media franchise created by Bushiroad, with original story by Kō Nakamura. Takaaki Kidani is credited as executive producer. It consists primarily of live disc jockey performances, a rhythm game for smartphones titled D4DJ Groovy Mix and a 13-episode anime television series titled D4DJ First Mix, which aired from October 2020 to January 2021. A spin-off anime series titled D4DJ…
A.I. Revolution (Japanese: A・Iレボリューション, Hepburn: A.I. Reboryūshon) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuu Asami. It was serialized in Princess magazine from 1994 to June 2003. The individual chapters were collected and published in 17 tankōbon volumes by Akita Shoten, with the first volume released in July 1995; the last volume was released in October 2003. The series was licensed for an English-language release by Go! Comi and…
7 Billion Needles (Japanese: 70億の針, Hepburn: 70 Oku no Hari) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuaki Tadano and published in North America by Vertical. It was inspired by the 1950 science fiction novel Needle by Hal Clement. Plot The story revolves around Hikaru Takabe, a reclusive teenage girl who is secretly host to a being known as Horizon, in search of an intergalactic murderer…
Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki Jikenbo (Japanese: 薬師寺涼子の怪奇事件簿, lit. “Ryōko Yakushiji’s Strange Case Files”), known in English as Ryoko’s Case File, is a Japanese light novel written by Yoshiki Tanaka and illustrated by Narumi Kakinouchi. It was adapted into manga and an anime television series, two Drama CDs had also been released prior to the anime adaptation with different voice actors. Plot The series is centered on an elite police…
Valkyr’ (ワルキューレ, Warukyūre) is an erotic thriller manga by Senno Knife about a doctor who creates an android in his daughter’s image that becomes uncontrollable. Alternative title: Yoshiwara Night ワルキューレ (Japanese) Genres: action, erotica, science fiction find similar manga based on genres Objectionable content: Intense Number of tankoubon: 2 Number of pages: 196 Vintage: 1985-08-01 to 1988-12-01 (serialized in Lemon People) 1989 Japanese staff Assistant: Hideyuki Watanabe Hiromi…
Ragna Crimson (Japanese: ラグナクリムゾン, Hepburn: Raguna Kurimuzon) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daiki Kobayashi. It has been serialized in Square Enix‘s Monthly Gangan Joker since March 2017, with its chapters collected into eleven tankōbon volumes as of August 2022. An anime television series adaptation by Silver Link is set to premiere in 2023. Characters Ragna (ラグナ, Raguna)Voiced by: Chiaki Kobayashi Crimson (クリムゾン, Kurimuzon)Voiced by: Ayumu Murase Leonica (レオニカ, Reonika)Voiced by: Inori Minase Manga Ragna Crimson is written…
