Wolf's Rain is a Japanese anime television series created by writer Keiko Nobumoto and produced by Bones. It was directed by Tensai Okamura and featured character designs by Toshihiro Kawamoto with a soundtrack produced and arranged by Yoko Kanno. It focuses on the journey of four lone wolves who cross paths while following the scent of the Lunar Flower and seeking Paradise.
The Prince of Tennis is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from July 1999 to March 2008,with its chapters collected in 42 tankōbon volumes. Viz Media licensed the manga for English release in North America.
Gunslinger Girl is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yu Aida. It was serialized in Dengeki Daioh magazine from May 2002 to September 2012. Its chapters were collected in 15 tankōbon volumes by ASCII Media Works. Set in modern Italy,the series focuses on young cybernetic girls and their adult male handlers who use them as assassins under the directions of a government organization.
.hack//G.U. is a series of single-player action role-playing games for the PlayStation 2,developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment between 2006 and 2007. The series contains three games:.hack//G.U. Vol. 1//Rebirth,.hack//G.U. Vol. 2//Reminisce and .hack//G.U. Vol. 3//Redemption. As in the previous .hack games,.hack//G.U. simulates a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) called The World—the player controls a character who plays the fictional online game. They were directed by Hiroshi Matsuyama who aimed to address criticisms of the previous series. Its narrative,by Tatsuya Hamazaki,was written concurrently with .hack//Roots,an anime set before the events of the games.
Lucky Star is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga series by Kagami Yoshimizu. It has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Comptiq magazine since December 2003. Cameo strips were published in other magazines such as Shōnen Ace and others. It has no ongoing plot and typically focuses on the daily lives of the characters.
Aika R-16:Virgin Mission is a Japanese three-episode OVA series animated by Studio Fantasia. Developed as a prequel to the Agent Aika OVA series,it was released on the tenth anniversary of said series. It takes place ten years prior to the events of Agent Aika and follows the story of Aika's first mission when she is 16 years old. The series was followed by a three-episode OVA sequel called Aika Zero where she is 19 years old. As with its predecessor,both series are known for their abundance of fan service in the form of panty shots and nudity. Aika R-16:Virgin Mission was acquired by Bandai Entertainment.
.hack is a Japanese multimedia franchise that encompasses two projects:Project .hack and .hack Conglomerate. They were primarily created and developed by CyberConnect2,and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The series features an alternative history setting in the rise of the new millennium regarding the technological rise of a new version of the internet following a major global computer network disaster in the year 2005,and the mysterious events regarding the wildly popular fictional massively multiplayer online role-playing game The World. The series mainly comprises anime and video game titles which have been subsequently adapted into manga,novels,and other related media.
Candy☆Boy is an eight-minute original net animation produced by Anime International Company,and directed by Takafumi Hoshikawa. Since November 22,2007,the ONA is available through streaming on the Cho! animelo audiovisual website and the Nico Nico Douga online video service. This was followed by a seven-episode series,with episodes being streamed between May 2,2008 and May 8,2009. Additional episodes were released on DVD,one with the DVD version of the single,"Bring Up Love" by Nayuta,and another released with volume 2 of the series. A spin-off manga series by Hiro Tōge was serialized in Media Factory's Comic Flapper magazine between November 2009 and December 2010,with another series,also by Tōge,distributed on mobile phones.
Kannagi:Crazy Shrine Maidens,is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eri Takenashi. The manga was serialized in Ichijinsha's Comic Rex magazine from the January 2006 issue to the September 2017 issue. A 13-episode anime adaptation produced by A-1 Pictures aired between October and December 2008 in Japan. An original video animation (OVA) episode was released in May 2009. Bandai Entertainment licensed the manga and anime series,including the OVA.
Indian Summer is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Takehito Mizuki. The manga was serialised in MediaWorks's monthly Dengeki Daioh before MediaWorks moved the title to the quarterly Dengeki Moeoh. The manga was formerly licensed in English by ComicsOne and DrMaster.
Mazinkaizer SKL is a Japanese OVA sequel to Go Nagai's Mazinkaiser,which was in itself a spinoff of Mazinger Z. The first episode of the OVA was first screened on November 27, 2010 and was released on January 28, 2011. It also has a novel adaptation serialized in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Hobby Magazine and a manga adaptation published in the mobile phone magazine Shu 2 Comic Gekkin. Like Mazinger Edition Z:The Impact!,characters and references to other works of Go Nagai appear in this series.
Wanna Be the Strongest in the World! 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.
Kinema Citrus Co.,Ltd. is a Japanese animation studio,founded on March 3,2008,by former Production I.G and Bones members and based in Suginami,Tokyo. Its business directors are Muneki Ogasawara,Yuichiro Matsuka and Masaki Tachibana. Notable works include Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 in 2009,co-produced with Bones,.hack//Quantum,a 3-episode OVA series,Black Bullet and Barakamon in 2014,Made in Abyss in 2017,and The Rising of the Shield Hero in 2019.
Ebiten:Kōritsu Ebisugawa KōkōTenmonbu is a Japanese comedy manga series by Kira Inugami and SCA-ji,serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Comp Ace magazine. Three volumes have been released as of June 2012. A 10-episode original net animation adaptation by AIC ran on niconico between July and September,2012. Following the ONA series,an OVA episode was bundled with the fourth volume of the manga,released in December 2012. The series has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America.
Brothers Conflict,also known as BroCon,is a Japanese novel series created by Atsuko Kanase,written by Takeshi Mizuno and Kanase,and illustrated by Udajo. It has been adapted into two PlayStation Portable video games by Idea Factory,a yonkoma manga series and an anime television series. The 12-episode anime aired between July and September 2013. It is animated by Brain's Base. Funimation acquired the North American streaming rights for the anime. Funimation released a "The Complete Series + OVA - Limited Edition Blu-ray &DVD" on March 8,2016.
Puchimas! Petit Idolmaster is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Akane,based on Bandai Namco Games' The Idolmaster franchise. The series revolves around the daily lives of the idols of 765 Production as they are joined by miniaturized versions of themselves known as Puchidols. The manga began serialization in the September 2008 issue of ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Maoh magazine. An original net animation (ONA) series by Gathering was streamed online between January and March 2013,with a second season streamed between April and June 2014.
Nekopara,taglined Cats Paradise,is a series of adult visual novels developed by NEKO WORKs and published by Sekai Project. The first game in the series,Nekopara Vol. 1,was released in December 2014. Taking place in a world where humans live alongside adorable catgirls,the series follows Kashou Minaduki and Shigure Minaduki,siblings who have a family of catgirls named Chocola,Vanilla,Coconut,Azuki,Maple,Cinnamon and Cacao. It is centered around work life at Kashou's pâtisserie and home life at Shigure's family house.
Kuma Miko:Girl Meets Bear (くまみこ) is a Japanese manga series by Masume Yoshimoto,serialized in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Flapper since May 2013. It has been collected in seventeen tankōbon volumes and is also available on Media Factory's ComicWalker web comic service. An anime television series adaptation by Kinema Citrus and EMT Squared aired from April 3,2016 to June 19,2016.
Konohana Kitan (このはな綺譚) is a Japanese manga series by Sakuya Amano. Originally published in Ichijinsha's yuri manga magazine Comic Yuri Hime S under the name Konohana-tei Kitan (此花亭奇譚) between 2009 and 2010 before going on hiatus,the series relaunched in Gentosha's seinen manga magazine Comic Birz in December 2014. The manga is licensed in English by Tokyopop. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Lerche aired in Japan between October and December 2017.
