The Dawn of the Witch (魔法使い黎明期, Mahōtsukai Reimeiki) is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Kakeru Kobashiri and illustrated by Takashi Iwasaki, with partial character designs by Yoshinori Shizuma, and a spinoff sequel of Kobashiri’s earlier series Grimoire of Zero. Kodansha have published five volumes since August 2018 under their Kodansha Ranobe Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Tatsuwo has been serialized in Kodansha’s shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen…
Bambi and Her Pink Gun (Japanese: バンビ, Hepburn: Banbi) is a manga series by Atsushi Kaneko. It centers on a sixteen-year-old girl named Bambi, who has kidnapped a young boy from a crazy vampire star and is taking him back to the ‘Old Men’. The story is extremely violent, with every new scene taking on a different look and feel (Western, Latino, the 40s, traditional…
Babylon (Japanese: バビロン, Hepburn: Babiron) is a Japanese novel series written by Mado Nozaki and illustrated by Zain. A manga adaptation by Nobuhide Takishita was published in 2019, and an anime television series adaptation by Revoroot aired from October 6, 2019 to January 27, 2020 which was streamed worldwide on Amazon Video. Plot Zen Seizaki is a public prosecutor in the newly created Shiniki district west of…
Hudson’s Adventure Island, known as Takahashi Meijin no Bōken Jima (高橋名人の冒険島, Master Takahashi‘s Adventure Island) in Japan and also known as Adventure Island, is a side-scrolling platform game produced by Hudson Soft that was released in Japan for the Famicom and MSX on September 12, 1986. Adventure Island was released in North America for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987 and in the PAL region in 1992. Adventure Island is an adaptation of the arcade game Wonder…
Zombiepowder. (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tite Kubo. The manga ran in Shueisha‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump for 27 chapters from August 1999 to February 2000 before being canceled. The series was collected into four tankōbon volumes, released the following year. Zombiepowder. is distributed in North America by Viz Media, who licensed it in 2005. Although critical reception in the United…
Yowai 5000-nen no Sōshoku Dragon, Iwarenaki Jaryū Nintei (齢5000年の草食ドラゴン、いわれなき邪竜認定, “A 5000-year-old Herbivore Dragon Was Recognized as an Evil Dragon For No Reason”) is a Japanese light novel series written by Kaisei Enomoto and illustrated by Shugao. It was serialized online between June 2017 and June 2020 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Kadokawa…
Xam’d: Lost Memories, known in Japan as Xam’d of the Forgotten Memories (亡念のザムド, Bōnen no Zamudo), is an anime series, conceptualized by Bones and co-developed by Sony Computer Entertainment, Aniplex and Bones, which made its debut on Sony’s inaugural launch of the PlayStation Network (PSN) video download service at E3 in the United States on July 16, 2008, in Japan on September 24, 2008. Plot Sentan Island exists in a…
Wanna Be the Strongest in the World! (Japanese: 世界でいちばん強くなりたい!, Hepburn: Sekai de Ichiban Tsuyoku Naritai!) is a Japanese joshi puroresu-themed manga series written by ESE and illustrated by Kiyohito Natsuki. It was serialized in Earth Star Entertainment‘s Comic Earth Star from March 2011 to December 2013. An anime television series adaptation by Arms aired from October to December 2013. Plot Sakura Hagiwara is a pop idol and member of the…
The Vision of Escaflowne (Japanese: 天空のエスカフローネ, Hepburn: Tenkū no Esukafurōne, lit. Escaflowne of the Heavens) is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series created by Shōji Kawamori and Sunrise Studios and directed by Kazuki Akane. It premiered in Japan on April 2, 1996 on TV Tokyo, and the final episode aired on September 24, 1996. Sony’s anime satellite channel, Animax also aired the series, both in Japan and on its various worldwide networks, including Hong Kong, Taiwan,…
Ulysses: Jeanne d’Arc and the Alchemist Knight (ユリシーズ ジャンヌ・ダルクと錬金の騎士, Yurishīzu Jan’nu Daruku to Renkin no Kishi) is a Japanese light novel series written by Mikage Kasuga and illustrated by Tomari Meron. Seven volumes and one prequel volume have been published by Shueisha since August 2015 under their Dash X Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Yagi Shinba and Hirafumi titled Ulysses: Jeanne d’Arc…
Telepathy Shōjo Ran Jiken Note (テレパシー少女「蘭」事件ノート, Telepathy Girl ‘Ran’ Incident Notes) is a novel series by Atsuko Asano. A manga adaptation by Toshitsugu Iida is serialized in the shōnen manga magazine Shōnen Sirius. A twenty-six-episode anime adaptation aired in Japan between June 21 and December 20, 2008. It is being produced by TMS Entertainment and was broadcast by NHK. Plot A bright and energetic young girl, Ran is…
Tantei Xeno to Nanatsu no Satsujin Misshitsu (Japanese: 探偵ゼノと7つの殺人密室, Hepburn: Tantei Zeno to Nanatsu no Satsujin Misshitsu, “Detective Xeno and the Seven Locked Murder Rooms”) is a Japanese manga series written by Kyoichi Nanatsuki and illustrated by Teppei Sugiyama. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from November 2017 to July 2019, with its chapters collected in eight tankōbon volumes. Publication Written by Kyoichi Nanatsuki and…
