Najica Blitz Tactics (Japanese: ナジカ電撃作戦, Hepburn: Najika Dengeki Sakusen) is an anime television series by Studio Fantasia and Amber Film Works. It aired in Japan from October to December 2001. The series is similar to that of Agent Aika, both being directed by Katsuhiko Nishijima and animated by Studio Fantasia, with much of the same content. Though Najica was later adapted into a manga by Takuya Tashiro (田代 琢也, Tashiro Takuya), the majority of the difference…
Mai, the Psychic Girl (舞, Mai) is a Japanese manga series written by Kazuya Kudō and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s Weekly Shōnen Sunday from 1985 to 1986, with its chapters collected in six tankōbon volumes. The story follows Mai Kuju, a 14-year-old Japanese girl with powerful psychic abilities. She is being pursued by the Wisdom Alliance, an organization which secretly strives to…
Mad Love Chase, known in Japan as Harlem Beat wa Yoake Made (Harlem Beatは夜明けまで, Harlem Beat Until Dawn), is a manga by Kazusa Takashima. In 2001, it began serialization in Asuka and the first volume was released in July 2002. In 2009, it was licensed by TokyoPop under the name Mad Love Chase, the subtitle of the series. Plot A supernatural comedy about the Prince of Hell,…
Lagoon Engine (Japanese: ラグーンエンジン, Hepburn: Ragūn Enjin) is a manga by Yukiru Sugisaki. It was followed by Lagoon Engine Einsatz. The main protagonists are Yen and Jin Ragun. The name “Lagoon Engine” is derived from the phonetic pronunciation of the main characters’ names (Ragun Yen Jin). Volume 6 was released on December 1, 2009. Volume 7 was released in September 2010 in the US….
The Japanese That The Japanese Don’t Know (Japanese: 日本人の知らない日本語, Hepburn: Nihonjin no Shiranai Nihongo) is a manga and television series about a Japanese teacher and her students written by Takayuki Tomita and Umino Nagiko. It discusses the background of Japanese words and speech. There have been four paperback volumes as of August, 2013. It has also spawned a live action drama which aired on Yomiuri TV….
I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too (Japanese: 異世界でチート能力スキルを手にした俺は、現実世界をも無双する～レベルアップは人生を変えた～, Hepburn: Isekai de Chīto Sukiru o Te ni Shita Ore wa, Genjitsu Sekai o mo Musō Suru: Reberu Appu wa Jinsei o Kaeta) is a Japanese light novel series written by Miku and illustrated by Rein Kuwashima. It began as a web novel that started in…
Happy Hustle High, originally known as H3 School! (Japanese: H3エッチスリースクール!, Hepburn: Eichi Surī Sukūru!), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rie Takada. The series is published in Japan by Shogakukan and in the United States in English by VIZ Media. Plot Happy Hustle High follows the exploits of Hanabi Ozora. Hanabi is an assertive 16-year-old who protects her less assertive friends. The all-girls school that Hanabi attends, Uchino…
Hanako and the Terror of Allegory (Japanese: 花子と寓話のテラー, Hepburn: Hanako to Gūwa no Terā) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sakae Esuno. It was serialized in the publisher Kadokawa Shoten‘s magazine Monthly Shōnen Ace from April 2004 to September 2005. The series of individual chapters were compiled into four collected volumes and published from November 2004 to October 2005 by Kadokawa…
Getter Robo Hien ~THE EARTH SUICIDE~ (ゲッターロボ飛焔 〜THE EARTH SUICIDE〜, Gettā Robo Hien ~Ji Āsu Sūsaido~) is a Japanese manga created by Naoto Tsushima. It was a monthly serialized super robot manga continuing the Getter Robo mythos by way of the titular Getter Robo Hien. A total of 15 chapters were published the 28th of every month in Magna, a low-resolution free webcomic, only to be…
Gambling Emperor Legend Zero (Japanese: 賭博覇王伝 零, Hepburn: Tobaku Haōden Zero) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Fukumoto, who is renowned for his works Kaiji and Akagi. Similar to Fukumoto’s other works, the story revolves around gambling with high stakes, this time with a greater focus on competition and rivalry. The first part was serialized in Kodansha‘s Weekly Shōnen Magazine from September 2007 to March…
Fourth Generation Head: Tatsuyuki Oyamato(四代目・大和辰之) is Boys’ love manga/comic book written and illustrated by a Japanese manga artist Scarlet Beriko(スカーレット・ベリ子). It is Beriko’s third published comic, and also the sequel to her popular comic Give Me a Hand (みのりの手) and prequel to her latest comic Jealousy (ジェラシー）). Plot Tatsuyuki Oyamato, a son of the Yakuza boss Akitora Oyamato and an heir to Oyamato Family in Tokyo,…
Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M (Japanese: め組の大吾, Hepburn: Megumi no Daigo) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masahito Soda. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s Weekly Shōnen Sunday from September 1995 to June 1999. The manga has been licensed in North America by Viz Media. An anime film produced by Sunrise was released in July 1999. A Japanese television drama was broadcast on Fuji Television in 2004. A manga sequel, titled Megumi no…
