Dragon Half is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryūsuke Mita. The manga was serialized in Fujimi Shobo‘s Dragon Magazine from January 30, 1988 to April 30, 1994 and the chapters collected into 7 tankōbon volumes. It was adapted into a 2-episode OVA series animated by Production I.G in 1993. ADV Films had previously licensed the anime series in North America. Discotek Media has since re-licensed the OVAs for a DVD release in 2014. The manga has been licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.
An oni is a kind of yōkai, demon, orc, ogre, or troll in Japanese folklore. Oni are mostly known for their fierce and evil nature manifested in their propensity for murder and cannibalism. Not withstanding their evil reputation, oni possess intriguingly complex aspects that cannot be brushed away simply as evil. They are typically portrayed as hulking figures with one or more horns growing out of their heads. Stereotypically, they are conceived of as red, blue, black, yellow, or white-colored, wearing loincloths of tiger pelt, and carrying iron kanabō clubs.A creature instills fear and danger from their grotesque outward appearance to their wild and strange behaviors and dangerous powers.
Chrono Crusade, originally known in Japan as Chrno Crusade, due to a typo, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Moriyama. It was originally published by Kadokawa Shoten in Comic Dragon, then a special issue of the Dragon Magazine. A 24-episode anime television series by Gonzo based on the manga ran from 2003 to 2004 on Fuji TV. The series was released in North America by ADV Manga and ADV Films, titled Chrono Crusade.
Skanda, also known as Wei Tuo and Idaten is a Mahayana bodhisattva regarded as a devoted guardian of Buddhist monasteries who protects the teachings of Buddhism. He is also sometimes called in the Chinese tradition "Hufa Weituo Zuntian Pusa", meaning "Honored Dharma Protector Skanda Bodhisattva", because he is one of the twenty-four celestial guardian deities mentioned in the Golden Light Sutra.
Yōtōden is a 3-episode Japanese original video animation produced by J.C.Staff, the studio's first production. In 1989, Yōtōden was re-edited into a feature film version titled Wrath of the Ninja for English-speaking regions, but is currently out of print. A manga adaptation was serialized in Newtype.
Violinist of Hameln is a Japanese manga series created by Michiaki Watanabe. The premise is as follows: a group of adventurers are traveling north to the Northern Capital to prevent a catastrophe. In this world, music has magical qualities. The manga and the anime are very different. The anime removes the majority of the humour from the manga, leaving the darker themes but never goes as heavy as the manga. The manga commonly jumps between humour action, and very dark scenes in a matter of pages. No licensed English translations exist to date for the manga or its adaptations.
Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales, known in Japan as Ayakashi: Japanese Classic Horror, is a Japanese anime horror anthology television series produced by Toei Animation.
Blood Will Tell: Tezuka Osamu's Dororo, released as Dororo (どろろ) in Japan, is a PlayStation 2 game released by Sega. It is based on the Japanese manga series Dororo, which was created by Osamu Tezuka. It concerns a hero named Hyakkimaru, who has had much of his body stolen by forty-eight fiends, and has prosthetic replacements. Along with his ally, the thief Dororo, Hyakkimaru must defeat all forty-eight fiends.
Hana to Akuma is a Japanese manga series by Hisamu Oto. It was serialized in the shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume, which is published by Hakusensha.
Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma, also known as Curse of the Undead: Yoma, is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Kei Kusunoki. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Ribon Original from 1985 to 1986. The individual chapters were collected into a one-shot bound volume by Shueisha on February 18, 1998. The manga was adapted into an original video animation by Takashi Anno.
Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura is a shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Arina Tanemura. It began serialization in Ribon magazine on December 1, 2008 and has been compiled into 12 volumes by publisher Shueisha. The series is licensed for English language publication in North America by Viz Media under their Shojo Beat imprint. They published the first volume on April 5, 2011.
From the New World is a Japanese novel by Yusuke Kishi, originally published in 2008 by Kodansha. It is titled after Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 "From the New World", whose Movement II appears in the story several times.
The Testament of Sister New Devil is a Japanese light novel series written by Tetsuto Uesu and illustrated by Nekosuke Ōkuma. Thirteen volumes have been published by Kadokawa Shoten since 2012 under their Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Shōnen Ace magazine since May 2013. A second manga adaptation has been serialized in Hakusensha's Young Animal Arashi magazine since February 2014. The first season of an anime television adaptation premiered on January 7, 2015. The first OVA episode was released on June 22, 2015. The second anime television season premiered on October 9, 2015. A second OVA episode was released on January 26, 2016. A third OVA episode was released on March 28, 2018.
Black Sun, Silver Moon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tomo Maeda. In Japan, she is the creator of several manga series in a variety of different genres.
So I'm a Spider, So What? is a Japanese light novel isekai series written by Okina Baba and illustrated by Tsukasa Kiryu. The story follows a class who dies from a mysterious explosion and is reincarnated into another world; the class' pet spider is reincarnated as a dungeon spider. The spider evolves and ends up having a significant influence on the world, becoming one of its most powerful creatures, while the students and their teacher deal with the fallout from her actions and those of other armies. The series has received a manga adaptation, and an anime television series adaptation by Millepensee aired from January to July 2021, although it received heavy criticism for its use of CGI.
White Snake is a 2019 Chinese-American computer animation fantasy film directed by Amp Wong and Zhao Ji, with animation production by Light Chaser Animation. The film was inspired by the Chinese folktale Legend of the White Snake and was released in China on January 11, 2019. A sequel White Snake 2: The Tribulation of the Green Snake was announced in 2020, and was released on July 23, 2021.
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End is a Japanese manga series written by Kanehito Yamada and illustrated by Tsukasa Abe. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday since April 2020, with its chapters collected in six tankōbon volumes as of November 2021. The series is licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media.
Demon Pond is a filmed stage production of Demon Pond, a play by Keishi Nagatsuka based on the 1913 play by Izumi Kyōka. The production, directed by Takashi Miike, was filmed before a live audience and released on DVD in Japan on May 25, 2005.
Momiji is a female oni (kijo) in Japanese folklore, whose story is known as The Legend of Momiji (紅葉伝説). The legend has been handed down in Kinasa, Togakushi, and Bessho Onsen in Nagano prefecture. It is a story about Taira no Koremochi fighting and defeating the kijo named Momiji.
