Peach Boy Riverside (ピーチボーイリバーサイド, Pīchi Bōi Ribāsaido) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Coolkyousinnjya, serialized on Neetsha’s webcomic distribution site Weekly Young VIP since January 2008. The remake version written by Coolkyousinnjya and illustrated by Johanne has been serialized in Kodansha‘s shōnen manga magazine Shōnen Magazine R, as well as the website and app Magazine Pocket, since August 2015 and has been collected in fifteen tankōbon volumes….
Jormungand (Japanese: ヨルムンガンド, Hepburn: Yorumungando) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keitaro Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X from April 2006 to January 2012, with its chapters collected in eleven tankōbon volumes. An anime television series produced by White Fox was broadcast between April and June 2012. A second season titled Jormungand: Perfect Order aired from October to December 2012. The manga was licensed for English language…
I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die (Japanese: 青野くんに触りたいから死にたい, Hepburn: Aono-kun ni Sawaritai kara Shinitai) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Umi Shiina. It has been serialized in Kodansha‘s Monthly Afternoon since December 2016. A live-action television series adaptation aired from March to May 2022 on Wowow. Plot Yūri Kariya is a female high-school student who starts a relationship with…
Peace Maker Kurogane (Japanese: PEACE MAKER鐵, Hepburn: Pīsu Meikā Kurogane) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nanae Chrono. It is unrelated to the Peace Maker manga by Ryōji Minagawa. The story begins in 19th century Japan before the Meiji Restoration, a chain of events that led to enormous changes in Japan’s political and social structure while the seeds of the revolution are being planted. The story…
Natsume Arata no Kekkon (夏目アラタの結婚, lit. ‘Arata Natsume’s Marriage‘) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tarō Nogizaka. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from June 2019 to January 2024, with its chapters collected in twelve tankōbon volumes. A live-action film adaptation premiered in September 2024. Plot Arata Natsume, who works at a child protection center, receives a request from Takuto Yamashita, the orphan…
Kakashi (Japanese: 案山子, lit. Scarecrow) is a 2001 horror film based on the Junji Ito manga of the same name. The film follows Kaoru Yoshikawa, whose search for her missing brother Tsuyoshi leads her to Kozukata, an isolated village that seems to harbor dark secrets. Plot The opening text narrates the tradition of “Kakashi”, where humans would burn animal and human hairs to…
Afterschool Charisma (Japanese: 放課後のカリスマ, Hepburn: Hokago no Charisma) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kumiko Suekane. It was serialized in Shogakukan‘s seinen manga magazine Monthly Ikki from April 2008 to September 2014, and its chapters were compiled by Shogakukan and released into twelve volumes. The manga is licensed in North America by Viz Media, and is partially available online at their website. It is also licensed in Taiwan…
Ōkami Kakushi (おおかみかくし, literally Wolfed Away) (wordplay on ōkami (wolf) and kamikakushi (spirited away)) is a Japanese visual novel developed by guyzware (now colorful Inc.) and published by Konami for the PlayStation Portable, with Ryukishi07 of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni fame as game director and the manga author duo Peach-Pit as character designers. The game was released on August 20, 2009 in Japan. An anime adaptation produced by AIC began airing in Japan on January 8, 2010 on TBS. Plot A 15-year-old boy,…
Jōkyō Seikatsuroku Ichijō (上京生活録イチジョウ, “Ichijō: Life in Tokyo”) is a Japanese manga series written by Tensei Hagiwara and illustrated by Tomoki Miyoshi and Yoshiaki Seto. It is a spin-off of the main series Kaiji by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s seinen manga magazine Morning from January 2021 to January 2023, with its chapters collected in six tankōbon volumes. Publication Jōkyō Seikatsuroku Ichijō, written by Tensei Hagiwara and illustrated by Tomoki…
Gamera Rebirth (stylized as GAMERA -Rebirth-) is a Japanese original net animation (ONA) series directed and co-written by Hiroyuki Seshita. Produced by Kadokawa Corporation and animated by ENGI, it is a reboot of the Gamera franchise following Gamera the Brave (2006), and the first animated entry in the franchise. The series was released worldwide on Netflix on September 7, 2023. Synopsis During summer 1989, three elementary students witness Gamera in battle as monsters…
Watari-kun’s ****** Is About to Collapse (渡くんの××が崩壊寸前, Watari-kun no xx ga Hōkaisunzen) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naru Narumi. It was originally serialized in Kadokawa Shoten‘s Young Ace magazine from August 2014 to January 2015. The series was later transferred to Kodansha‘s Monthly Young Magazine where it continued from November 2015 to September 2023. An anime adaptation has been announced. Media Manga Written and…
Undercover Cops (アンダーカバーコップス, Andākabākoppusu) is an arcade-style beat ’em up video game developed and published by Irem, originally for the arcades in 1992. It is Irem’s first attempt in the modern beat ’em up genre that was founded by Kung-Fu Master. Players control “city sweepers”, a police agent-like group who fight crime by taking down thugs in New York City in the year 2043. Gameplay…
