Rozen Maiden träumend is the second season of the anime series based on the manga Rozen Maiden by PEACH-PIT. It aired in 2005 and consists of 12 episodes. The series was produced by Nomad, with direction by Kou Matsuo. This season delves deeper into the mystery of the “Alice Game,” exploring the conflicts and bonds among the dolls. The protagonist, Jun Sakurada, and the...
DEVILMAN is a 53-episode media mix work published between 1972 and 1973. DEVILMAN is a Japanese manga/anime series written by Go Nagai, the manga artist who created numerous masterpieces such as Cutie Honey, The two works do not have the relationship of ‘manga work adapted into anime’ or ‘anime work adapted into manga’, but more like ‘two works drawn using the same basic setting’,...
“KNIGHTS OF THE ZODIAC” is a 28-volume fantasy battle manga series serialized in ‘Weekly Shonen Jump’ from 1986 to 1990 by Japanese manga artist Masami Kurumada. It is an animated battle action manga about the goddess Athena and her “saints,” boy warriors who serve her and wear armor called “holy robe,” and battle against other divine powers. The TV anime was broadcast from 1986...
Angel Heart is an anime based on the manga by Tsukasa Hojo, which aired from 2005 to 2006, comprising 50 episodes. Produced by TMS Entertainment, the series is known as a parallel world story to “City Hunter”. The plot revolves around the main character, Ryo Saeba, and a mysterious assassin named Xiang-Ying. Alongside its serious themes, the series explores love and redemption, delivering a...
“CAT’S EYE” is Tsukasa Hojo’s debut manga series, which was serialised between 1981 and 1985. It is one of his best-known works, along with City Hunter. It was adapted into an anime from 1983, with a total of 73 episodes broadcast over two seasons.In Japanese animation, Lupin III is probably the best known male thief, while Cat’s Eye is probably the best known female...
Zettai Shonen is a 26-episode original anime that aired in 2005, featuring a two-part story with elements of everyday fantasy. The first part, the “Tana Arc” (episodes 1-12), is set in a rural town during summer, where Ayumu Aizawa, a middle school boy who has stopped attending school, experiences a personal transformation through encounters with mysterious beings known as “Material Fairies.” The second part,...
“Ranma 1/2” is a Japanese manga work by Rumiko Takahashi, whose best known works are “Urusei Yatsura,” “Mezon Ikkoku,” and “Inuyasha”.It is the follow-up to “Urusei Yatsura” and was serialized from 1987 to 1996 and published in book form.As of 2007, the book has been published in 19 language editions in at least 22 countries and regions. It was also the first Japanese manga...
“DRAGON BALL” is a manga work by Akira Toriyama that was serialized in ‘Weekly Shonen Jump’ from 1984 to 1995. It was originally serialized as an excuse to end the serialization of “Dr. SLUMP,” which preceded “DRAGON BALL,” but it was adapted into an animated television series and became a world-famous work. It is an adventure anime with gags and adventures, in which the...
