El-Hazard (Japanese: 神秘の世界エルハザード, Hepburn: Shinpi no Sekai Eru Hazādo, lit. “The Magnificent World of El-Hazard”) is a Japanese Isekai anime franchise written by Ryoe Tsukimura and directed by Hiroki Hayashi. The series was animated by AIC and produced by Pioneer LDC. There is also a manga adaptation, which is published in English by VIZ Media. The series was formerly distributed in the U.S. by Geneon. The distribution rights to the Wanderers TV series were…
Cantarella (Japanese: カンタレラ, Hepburn: Kantarera) is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by You Higuri. Set during the Italian Renaissance, it follows the life of Cesare Borgia, whose soul is damned in a pact made with the Devil. The manga was serialized in Akita Shoten‘s Princess Gold magazine from 2000 to 2010, with its chapters collected into 12 bound volumes. It was licensed for an English-language release…
Unbreakable Machine-Doll (機巧少女マシンドールは傷つかない, Mashin-Dōru wa Kizutsukanai) is a Japanese light novel series written by Reiji Kaitō and illustrated by Ruroo. Media Factory has published seventeen volumes under their MF Bunko J imprint from November 2009 to July 2017. A manga adaptation by Hakaru Takagi began serialization in Media Factory’s Monthly Comic Alive magazine in 2010. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation aired in Japan between October 7 and December 23, 2013…
Saint Seiya Omega (聖闘士星矢セイントセイヤΩオメガ, Seinto Seiya Omega, stylized as Saint Seiya Ω) is an anime series produced by Toei Animation. It is a spin-off of the Saint Seiya anime series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada, produced in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the franchise. The series began broadcasting in Japan on TV Asahi on April 1, 2012. The series follows a young teenager known as Koga…
Nanohana (なのはな, transl. “Rapeseed Blossoms” or “Cole Flowers”) is a Japanese manga anthology written and illustrated by Moto Hagio. Published from 2011 to 2012 in the manga magazine Monthly Flowers, the series is a collection of one-shots on nuclear power and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Noted as one of the first works on the incident published in Japan, the series focuses on a message of hope in the face of the…
Magic Knight Rayearth (魔法騎士マジックナイトレイアース, Majikku Naito Reiāsu) is a Japanese manga series created by CLAMP. Appearing as a serial in the manga magazine Nakayoshi from the November 1993 issue to the February 1995 issue, the chapters of Magic Knight Rayearth were collected into three bound volumes by Kodansha, and were published from July 1994 to March 1995. A sequel was serialized in the same manga magazine from the March…
Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji (Japanese: 賭博黙示録カイジ, Hepburn: Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. It has been serialized in Kodansha‘s seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine since February 1996. The story centers on Kaiji Itō, a consummate gambler, and his misadventures around gambling. The Kaiji manga consists of six series; the current series, Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji: 24 Oku Dasshutsu-hen, started in 2017. The first two manga series…
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Crazy Diamond’s Demonic Heartbreak[a] is a Japanese manga series written by Kouhei Kadono and drawn by Tasuku Karasuma. It is a spin-off from Hirohiko Araki‘s manga JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, narratively set between its third and fourth parts. It was serialized by Shueisha in their monthly magazine Ultra Jump from December 2021 to May 2023, with its chapters collected in three tankōbon volumes. A light novel adaptation, also written by Kadono, was…
Galaxy Angel (Japanese: ギャラクシーエンジェル, Hepburn: Gyarakushī Enjeru) is a bishōjo sci-fi metaseries composed of anime, manga and dating sim video games. It was created by Broccoli in July 2000, when it launched a multi-platformed project called Project G.A. The anime and Galaxy Angel Party manga comprise a comedy story in an alternate universe, while the games and the regular manga have a serious romance and action plot. A sequel game trilogy, Galaxy Angel II, was released…
Canon (Japanese: カノン, Hepburn: Kanon) is a Japanese shōjo manga by Chika Shiomi (潮見 知佳, Shiomi Chika). The series was originally serialized between 1994 and 1996 in Akita Shoten‘s manga magazine Mystery EX, and the chapters were compiled into four bound volumes. The series has been licensed by CMX Manga and has released all four volumes in English. Plot A vampire attacks a high school and kills thirty-nine students, leaving one “alive” — Canon Himuro…
Zyword (ガイオード, Gaiōdo) is a single-volume manga created by ex-Clamp member Tamayo Akiyama. It was first published in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten in September 2000. Story Zyword is an unbalanced dimensional structure held by three connection spells called Dawn, Deep, and Omega. Since these spells are unstable, Zyword is vulnerable to complete chaos. That’s exactly what happens when the three Goddesses of Zyword betray…
Uncle from Another World (Japanese: 異世界おじさん, Hepburn: Isekai Ojisan) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hotondoshindeiru. It started serialization on Kadokawa Shoten‘s ComicWalker in June 2018. As of March 2023, nine volumes have been released. The manga is licensed in North America by Yen Press. An anime television series adaptation produced by AtelierPontdarc aired from July 2022 to March 2023. Premise In modern-day Japan, Takafumi…
