Negima! Magister Negi Magi,known in Japan as Magical Teacher Negima!,is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from February 2003 to March 2012,with its chapters collected into 38 tankōbon volumes.
Monster is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Urasawa. It was published by Shogakukan in its seinen manga magazine Big Comic Original between December 1994 and December 2001,with its chapters collected in 18 tankōbon volumes. The story revolves around Kenzo Tenma,a Japanese surgeon living in Düsseldorf,Germany whose life enters turmoil after he gets himself involved with Johan Liebert,one of his former patients,who is revealed to be a psychopathic serial killer.
Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen Mae Hashutsujo,often shortened to KochiKame (こち亀),and known in English as KochiKame:Tokyo Beat Cops,is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Akimoto. It takes place in the present day,in and around a neighborhood police station (kōban) in the downtown part of Tokyo,and revolves around the misadventures of middle-aged cop Kankichi Ryotsu.
The Wallflower is a manga series written by Tomoko Hayakawa. The individual chapters have been serialized in Bessatsu Friend since 2000,and in 36 tankōbon volumes in Japan by Kodansha. The series was licensed for an English language release in North America by Del Rey Manga and in Singapore by Chuang Yi,under the name My Fair Lady. The series ended in January 2015 after 36 volumes.
Noitamina is a Japanese programming block on Fuji TV devoted to anime,originally broadcast every Thursday late night/Friday morning from 0:45 to 1:15 JST. It was launched with the intention of expanding the target audience beyond the typical young male demographic. The block debuted in April 2005 as a half-hour block. All anime production under the block are joint-venue by Fuji TV,Dentsu and usually Sony Music Entertainment Japan or its subsidiary Aniplex.
Mainichi Kaasan is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by Rieko Saibara,based on her experiences as a housewife and mother. It was serialized on a weekly basis in the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper's morning edition from October 2002 to 26 June 2017. The manga was later collected into 14 tankōbon volumes. It won several awards,including the Excellence Award at the 8th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2004,the Short Story Award at the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes in 2005,and the President of the House of Councilors Award at the 40th Japan Cartoonist Awards in 2011. Mainichi Kaasan was adapted into an anime television series directed by Mitsuru Hongo that aired on TV Tokyo from 1 April 2009 to 25 March 2012. Spanning 142 episodes,the anime was licensed in English under the title Kaasan:Mom's Life on Crunchyroll's video streaming website. Mainichi Kaasan was also adapted into a live-action film directed by ShōtarōKobayashi,released in theaters in Japan on 5 February 2011. The film starred the real-life divorced couple Kyōko Koizumi and Masatoshi Nagase as the titular kaasan and her husband. It won the Best Film for Asian New Talent Award at the 14th Shanghai International Film Festival in 2011. Additionally,Koizumi won the Best Actress Award at the 66th Mainichi Film Awards in 2012 and Nagase won the Best Actor Award at the 20th Japanese Movie Critics Awards.
Kyūkyoku!! Hentai Kamen is a comedy manga series written and illustrated by KeishūAndo. It was originally serialized in the Shueisha shōnen anthology magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1992 to 1993. The series tells the tale of a young martial artist who transforms into a bizarre hero of justice by wearing a pair of panties on his head. A live action film adaptation titled Hentai Kamen was released in 2013. It was followed by a second film,Hentai Kamen:Abnormal Crisis,in 2016.
Miss Machiko,also known as Maicching Machiko-sensei is a manga series written by Takeshi Ebihara. It was serialized in Japan in Shōnen Challenge from May 1980 through February 1982. The individual chapters were collected and published in eight tankōbon volumes by Gakken.
Saki (咲-Saki-) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ritz Kobayashi. The story revolves around a first-year high school girl named Saki Miyanaga who is brought into the competitive world of mahjong by another first-year,Nodoka Haramura. The manga has been serialized in Square Enix's Young Gangan since February 3,2006 and is licensed in English by Yen Press. A 25-episode anime adaptation by Gonzo aired between April and September 2009 on TV Tokyo.
A Perfect Day for Love Letters is a Japanese manga short story series written and illustrated by George Asakura. Each story depicts a relationship that revolves around the use of love letters. The stories were originally published by Kodansha in the shōjo manga magazine Bessatsu Friend,and collected in two bound volumes. A Perfect Day for Love Letters received the Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo manga along with Oi Piitan!! by Risa Itou in 2005. A live action film adaptation premiered in Japan on December 4,2004. It was also adapted into a Japanese television drama in 2014.
What Did You Eat Yesterday? is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fumi Yoshinaga. The slice of life series focuses on the relationship between Shiro Kakei and Kenji Yabuki,a middle-aged gay couple living in Tokyo,Japan. The manga has been serialized in the manga magazine Morning since February 2007,and was adapted into a live-action television drama by Shochiku that aired on TV Tokyo in 2019;a film sequel to the television drama was released in November 2021. Both the manga and its live-action adaption have received widespread critical acclaim,winning a Kodansha Manga Award,a Galaxy Award,and multiple Television Drama Academy Awards.
Moteki (モテキ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by MitsurōKubo. It was serialized in Evening magazine from 2008 to 2010,with its chapters collected into four tankōbon volumes by Kodansha. It was adapted into a Japanese television drama in 2010 and a live-action film in 2011.
Hotaru no Hikari is a Japanese josei manga series by Satoru Hiura. It has been adapted into 2 television drama series and a live action film that was released on 7 July 2012. Kodansha USA have licensed the manga for North American viewers. The spinoff were the Hotaru no Hikari SP (2014-2017) and Hotaru no Hikari BABY (2017-2021).
ZekkyōGakkyū is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Emi Ishikawa,and had been published in Shueisha's Ribon magazine from 2008 to 2015. The format was a collection of horror-themed short stories that were presented by a ghost girl named Yomi. It has been adapted in France by Tonkam. In 2010,the series was given a "vomic" that starred Tomomi Kasai,Moeno Nitō,Haruka Ishida,and Reina Fujie,who are members of the Japanese idol group AKB48. It was adapted into a live action film that was released on June 14,2013.
Soil is a manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Kaneko. It was adapted into a Japanese television drama series in 2010. It has been published in French by Ankama.
Fuan no Tane is a Japanese horror manga series written and illustrated by Masaaki Nakayama. It was adapted into a live-action film released in July 2013.
Kamen Teacher is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tooru Fujisawa. It was serialized in Shueisha‘s Weekly Young Jump magazine from 2006 to 2007. A sequel manga,titled Kamen Teacher Black was published in the same magazine from 2013 to 2014. It was adapted into a live action television series in 2013 and was adapted into a live action film in 2014. The special for this film was broadcast by NTV on February 14,2014,on Kinyou Roadshow.
Prison School is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Hiramoto. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine from February 2011 to December 2017. Yen Press licensed the manga for English release in North America. The story takes place in a renowned and very strict school previously reserved for girls. But the establishment changes its policy and educates five young men who,by their behavior,will very quickly find themselves in quarantine. They will have to face all kinds of pitfalls to get out of this critical situation and escape the clutches of the Student Union.
Hori-san to Miyamura-kun is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroki Adachi,under the pseudonym Hero. It was self-published as a webcomic on Hero's website,Dokkai Ahen,from February 2007 to December 2011 in a four-panel format. The series received a print publication by Square Enix,who compiled the chapters in ten tankōbon volumes under its imprint Gangan Comics from October 2008 to December 2011. Additional side-story chapters were compiled in fifteen volumes from July 2012 to July 2021 as Hori-san to Miyamura-kun Omake.
Cheer Boys!! is a Japanese novel written by RyōAsai,first published on October 5,2010,by Shueisha. It follows the members of a university's all-male cheerleading squad. The novel is loosely based on the real-life men's cheerleading team "Shockers" from Waseda University. The series was also adapted as a manga by Kenichi Kondōfor the Shōnen Jump+ app starting on April 5,2016. An anime adaptation started airing on July 5,2016. It is directed by Ai Yoshimura and written by Reiko Yoshida for the studio Brain's Base. A live action film directed by Hiroki Kazama is slated to open in early 2019.
