Tokyopop is an American distributor, licensor and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa and Western manga-style works. The German publishing division produces German translations of licensed Japanese properties and original English-language manga, as well as original German-language manga. Tokyopop's US publishing division publishes works in English. Tokyopop has its US headquarters near Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California. Its parent company's offices are in Tokyo, Japan and its sister company's office is in Hamburg, Germany.
Nozomu Tamaki is a Japanese manga artist. His most notable work, Dance in the Vampire Bund, was licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment and adapted into a 12-episode anime series by the studio Shaft.
Itsuro Kawasaki is a Japanese animator, storyboard artist, screenwriter, and director from Tokyo.
Orange is a Japanese romance manga series written and illustrated by Ichigo Takano, aimed at the shōjo and seinen demographics. The series follows high schoolgirl Naho Takamiya, who receives a letter written by herself ten years in the future. She is tasked with keeping an eye on Kakeru Naruse, a transfer student whose mother committed suicide on his first day of school. It was first serialized in 2012 in Bessatsu Margaret manga magazine and later in Monthly Action. It has been compiled into 7 volumes as of April, 2022. Its chapters are published online in English by Crunchyroll and in print by Seven Seas Entertainment. It is also published in France by Akata, in Poland by Waneko, and in Spain by Ediciones Tomodomo. A live action film adaptation of the same name was released on December 12, 2015. An anime television adaptation started to air in July 2016. A spin-off to the manga began serialization on March 25, 2016, in the Monthly Action magazine published by Futabasha. An anime theatrical film, titled Orange: Future, premiered in Japan on November 18, 2016.
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, also known as The Maid Dragon of Kobayashi-san is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Coolkyousinnjya. The series began serialization in Futabasha's Monthly Action magazine since May 2013 until 2024 when it was transferred to Manga Action after Monthly Action ended and is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. Four spin-off manga had also been serialized in Monthly Action and were transferred to Web Action.
Cross Infinite World is a California-based language localization company specializing in Japanese to English translation and publication of Japanese media such as light novels and manga.
Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru!, known as UzaMaid! for short, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kanko Nakamura. An anime television series adaptation by Doga Kobo aired between October and December 2018.
Gaina Co., Ltd., formerly known as Fukushima Gainax, is a Japanese animation studio subsidiary of the Kinoshita Group.
Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time is a Japanese fantasy manga series by Daisuke Hiyama. It was serialized in Futabasha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Action from August 2017 to February 2024 before being transferred to the Web Action manga website, where it finished serialization in August 2024. It has been collected in fifteen tankōbon volumes. The manga is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime television series adaptation by Wolfsbane aired from July to September 2020. A second season by Wolfsbane and Seven aired from October to December 2022.
Coolkyousinnjya is a Japanese manga artist known for the series Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying, and Komori-san Can't Decline.
Monthly Action was a Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Futabasha.
Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Asuka Konishi. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon since August 2017. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Deen premiered in October 2024.
Inside Mari is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shūzō Oshimi. It was serialized in Futabasha's Manga Action from March 2012 to September 2016, and published in nine volumes. A TV drama adaptation from Fuji TV was released in March 2017.
The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukiya. It began serialization in the Comic Ride pixiv website in June 2018, and later transferred to Micro Magazine's Comic Elmo manga service in May 2020. It has been collected in 13 tankōbon volumes as of December 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by Feel and Gaina aired from July to September 2022.
Andrew Hodgson, also known by the online alias Reading Steiner, is a British professional Japanese-to-English translator often working with J-Novel Club and PQube Games. His output encompasses numerous forms of Japanese media, including light novels, manga, video games, and art books. Some of his most notable works include Steins;Gate, In Another World With My Smartphone, Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris, Infinite Dendrogram, and Rance X: Showdown.
Loner Life in Another World is a Japanese light novel series written by Shoji Goji. The series originated on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in October 2016, before being published in print with illustrations by Booota and Saku Enokimaru by Overlap beginning in January 2018. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Bibi, began serialization on the Comic Gardo website in January 2019. An anime television series adaptation produced by Hayabusa Film and Passione premiered in October 2024.
Hikaru in the Light! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mai Matsuda. It was serialized in Futabasha's seinen manga magazine Manga Action from May 2021 to August 2022, with its chapters collected in four tankōbon volumes.
My Dear Detective: Mitsuko's Case Files is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsumi Ito. It began serialization on Futabasha's seinen manga magazine Manga Action in May 2021.
Azuki is a digital manga publishing and distribution service that aggregates English-translated manga legally from publishers such as Kodansha, Futabasha, Coamix, and Kaiten Books for reading online. Content is made available to read on the Azuki website, iOS app, or Android app through a single linked account, and readers may either subscribe monthly for access to thousands of chapters, or unlock manga volumes via individual purchases. Azuki also translates manga in-house and publishes series exclusive to its service such as Natsume & Natsume and Turning the Tables on the Seatmate Killer.
Shed that Skin, Ryugasaki-san! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazutomo Ichitomo. It was initially published as a webcomic on the Nico Nico Seiga manga website in November 2018. It was later acquired by Overlap began serialization on its Comic Gardo manga website in February 2019.
