“WORLD TRIGGER” is a Japanese shōnen manga by Daisuke Ashihara, serialised since 2013. An anime has been broadcast on TV since 2014. Synopsis Sangmon City, with a population of 280,000, is threatened by invaders from another dimension, the Neighbours. A junior high school student there, ‘Osamu Mikumo’, who has a strong sense of justice, meets a mysterious transfer student, ‘Yuma Kuga’.One day, a gate...
BERSERK is a manga and anime by Japanese manga artist Kentaro Miura. Serialization of the manga began in 1989, and the series has been published in book form both in Japan and abroad, garnering support around the world.In 2002, it won the 6th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize for Manga Excellence, and as of September 2023, a total of approximately 60 million copies have been...
“BUNGO STRAY DOGS” is a Japanese manga series by Asagiri Kafka (original story) and Harukawa 35 (artwork), serialised since 2013, with an anime broadcast on TV from 2021. Synopsis “BUNGO STRAY DOGS” is an anime about a group of detectives based on real-life literary giants. BUNGO STRAY DOGS | Recommendations “BUNGO STRAY DOGS” Highlights include a very easy-to-see, beautifully deformed drawing style. The drawing...
“DEATH NOTE” is a Japanese manga work written by Tsugumi Ohba and drawn by Takeshi Obata, serialised from 2003 to 2006; an anime was broadcast on TV from 2006 to 2007; a live-action film was also released.A live-action film was also released, which caused a ‘Death Note phenomenon’ throughout Japan upon its release. The original comics also sold explosively at the same time as...
“Hikaru no Go” is an anime based on a Japanese shōnen manga about Go by Yumi Hotta and Ken Obata, which was broadcast for 75 episodes from 2001 to 2003. Yukari Yoshihara, a female Go player affiliated with The Nihon Ki-in, supervised the manga, which was serialised from 1999 to 2003. Various forms of media mixing have also taken place, including an animated TV...
BLACK CAT is an anime adaptation of the manga by Kentaro Yabuki, which aired from 2005 to 2006, spanning 24 episodes. Produced by GONZO and directed by Shin Itagaki, the series follows Train Heartnet, a renowned assassin with a dark past who seeks freedom in his current life. Once an agent for the secret organization “Chronos,” Train now chooses to live as a bounty...
“Attack on Titan” is a Japanese manga work created by Hajime Isayama, which was later adapted into an anime. The work is a dark fantasy depicting a battle between humans and giant humanoid creatures, the Titans.It was serialised for 12 years, from 2009 to 2021, and was a tremendously popular manga hit.It has also been adapted into a number of media mixes, and an...
“Tokyo Ghoul” is a dark fantasy manga series created by Sui Ishida, serialized in Weekly Young Jump from 2011 to 2014. It gained significant popularity for its unique premise of depicting the coexistence of ghouls, beings that blend into human society and feed on human flesh. The anime adaptation, produced by Studio Pierrot, premiered in 2014 and captured the attention of anime fans around...
