Yasuhiro Irie is a Japanese animator,character designer and anime director.
Knights of Sidonia is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsutomu Nihei. It was serialized by Kodansha in their seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon between April 2009 and September 2015,with its chapters collected in 15 tankōbon volumes. It tells the story of Nagate Tanikaze,an "under-dweller" destined to become a Garde pilot,whose mission is to defend the massive starship Sidonia from a hostile alien species called Gauna.
Mob Psycho 100 is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by One. It was serialized on Shogakukan's Ura Sunday website from April 2012 to December 2017. It has been also available online on Shogakukan's mobile app MangaONE since December 2014. Shogakukan compiled its chapters in 16 tankōbon volumes. The story follows Shigeo Kageyama,nicknamed Mob,a boy who has strong psychic powers,and his struggles to find the simple happiness he is looking for.
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shūichi Asō. Following a series of one-shot chapters published from 2010 to 2011,the manga was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from May 2012 to February 2018. It was followed by a short serialization of 4-panel chapters published in the same magazine,and two one-shot chapters published in Jump GIGA in May and July 2018. Shueisha collected its chapters in twenty-six tankōbon volumes.
Scorching Ping Pong Girls is a Japanese manga series by Yagura Asano about table tennis. The original run began serialization in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Jump SQ.19 in 2013. After Jump SQ.19 ended publication in February 2015,the manga moved to Shueisha's online platform Tonari no Young Jump in May 2015,and finished in February 2019. It has been collected in seven tankōbon volumes. A continuation,titled Scorching Ping Pong Girls Reburn!!,began serialization on Takeshobo's Storia Dash website from April 2023. An anime television series adaptation by Kinema Citrus aired in Japan between October and December 2016.
Kakegurui –Compulsive Gambler is a Japanese manga series written by Homura Kawamoto and illustrated by Tōru Naomura. It began serialization in Square Enix's Gangan Joker in March 2014,with its chapters additionally collected into seventeen tankōbon volumes as of July 2023. In North America,the manga has been licensed for English-language release by Yen Press. The series has also inspired numerous spin-off manga,including a prequel titled Kakegurui Twin.
Teasing Master Takagi-san is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by SōichirōYamamoto. It started in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine supplement Monthly Shōnen Sunday Mini in June 2013,and later moved to the main magazine,Monthly Shōnen Sunday,in July 2016,and finished in October 2023,with its chapters collected in twenty tankōbon volumes. The series features the daily life of Takagi,who loves to tease her classmate Nishikata,and Nishikata's failed attempts to get back at her. In North America,the manga is licensed by Yen Press.
Blue Period is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsubasa Yamaguchi. The series has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon since June 2017 and has been collected in fifteen tankōbon volumes as of November 2023. The series is licensed in English by Kodansha USA. An anime television series adaptation produced by Seven Arcs aired from October to December 2021.
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime,also known as Regarding Reincarnated to Slime and by the contraction TenSura (転スラ),is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Fuse,and illustrated by Mitz Vah. The story follows Satoru Mikami,a salaryman who is murdered and then reincarnated in a sword and sorcery world as a titular slime,who goes on to gather allies to build his own nation of monsters.
Edens Zero is a Japanese science fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine since June 2018,with its chapters collected into thirty-one tankōbon volumes as of March 2024. Set in a fictional spacefaring universe,the story follows Shiki Granbell,a boy with gravity powers who embarks on a voyage aboard the titular starship in search of a cosmic entity named Mother.
Case Closed:Zero's Tea Time,also known as Detective Conan:Zero's Tea Time,is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takahiro Arai. It is a spin-off of the Case Closed manga by Gosho Aoyama,with Aoyama supervising the project,and is centered on the character Toru Amuro. The first part of the story was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from May 2018 to May 2022. A six-episode anime television series adaptation produced by TMS Entertainment was broadcast from April to May 2022.
The Way of the Househusband is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kousuke Oono. Published in the online manga magazine KurageBunch since 2018,The Way of the Househusband follows an ex-yakuza member who retires from crime to become a househusband. The series was adapted into a live-action television drama by Nippon TV in 2020.
Record of Ragnarok is a Japanese manga series written by Shinya Umemura and Takumi Fukui and illustrated by Azychika about a fighting tournament featuring prominent historical figures against gods from various mythologies,with the fate of mankind in the balance. It began in Coamix's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Zenon in November 2017. It was licensed in North America by Viz Media in June 2021.
Case Closed:The Culprit Hanzawa,also known as Detective Conan:The Culprit Hanzawa is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mayuko Kanba. It is a spin-off of the original manga Detective Conan by Gosho Aoyama and stars the black-silhouetted "criminal" that appears in the main series to represent the mystery culprits. Kanba launched the manga in Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday S in May 2017 and its chapters have been collected in eight tankōbon volumes as of October 2023. An anime television series adaptation produced by TMS Entertainment aired from October to December 2022.
High-Rise Invasion is a Japanese manga series written by Tsuina Miura and illustrated by Takahiro Oba. The series was serialized online in DeNA's Manga Box app from December 2013 to April 2019,with Kodansha compiling it into twenty-one tankōbon volumes. The manga is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. A sequel manga titled High-Rise Invasion Arrive was serialized in Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website and app from July 2019 to April 2021,with seven tankōbon volumes released.
Healer Girl is an original Japanese anime television series animated by studio 3Hz. The series is directed by Yasuhiro Irie,written by Noboru Kimura,and features character designs by Yukie Akiya,and music composed by Ryo Takahashi. It features singer voice actress choir unit Healer Girls,composed of the four main cast members. The series aired from April to June 2022.
Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop is a Japanese animated slice-of-life romantic comedy-drama film produced by Sublimation and Signal.MD and directed by Kyōhei Ishiguro. It premiered at the 2020 Shanghai International Film Festival. It was released to Japanese theaters on July 22,2021,and on Netflix the same day internationally. Set in a rural part of Japan with a large shopping mall,the film follows two people who have trouble communicating with others. Yui "Cherry" Sakura is a shy boy who can only speak through his writing of haikus. Yuki aka "Smile",covers her mouth with a mask to hide her braces that try to fix her buckteeth and is an online influencer. A fateful meeting at the mall starts a romance between them.
Below is a list of events affecting Japanese television in 2022.
Touko Machida is a Japanese anime screenwriter. She debuted as a screenwriter in 2001,and in 2006 got to become the lead screenwriter for the first time with Ramen Fighter Miki. Since Ramen Fighter Miki,she has done screenwriting for many works,such as Lucky Star,Show by Rock!!,and Battle Game in 5 Seconds.
