Love Live! is a media mix project that began in 2010. It started as a user-participation type “school idol project” by “Dengeki G’s magazine” (KADOKAWA), Lantis, and Sunrise. At the beginning of the project, it was not an anime or game, but mainly a short story in the magazine “Dengeki G’s magazine”. In parallel, in August of the same year, an idol unit featuring...
“A CERTAIN SCIENTIFIC RAILGUN” is a Japanese manga series by Kazuma Kamaike (original story), Motoi Fuyukawa (artwork) and Kiyotaka Haimura (character design), which has been on the air since 2007. The second season was broadcast, and the third season will be broadcast in 2020. Synopsis The setting is a huge school city where 80% of the total population of 2.3 million are students, in...
Serialised in “Weekly Shōnen Sunday” from 1978 to 1987, it was made into a TV animation and a film, and was not only a huge boom at the time, but is an enduring classic that has influenced the current manga and anime world. The author is Rumiko Takahashi, whose works include Mezon Ikkoku, Ranma 1/2 and Inuyasha.” Urusei Yatsura” is her debut serialisation and...
Princess Princess is an anime adaptation of the manga by Mikiyo Tsuda, which aired in 2006, consisting of 12 episodes. Produced by Studio Deen and directed by Keitaro Motonaga, the story is set in an all-boys boarding school where selected boys, known as “princesses,” dress up to boost school morale during events. The main character, Toru Kono, transfers to the school and is quickly...
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,...
RED GARDEN is a mystery-horror anime that aired from 2006 to 2007. Directed by Kou Matsuo and produced by GONZO, the story is set in New York and follows the supernatural experiences of four high school girls. One day, they awaken to find out they had died and are now forced to fight for their survival under the command of mysterious figures. Known for...
“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...
Koi Koi 7 is an anime adaptation based on the manga of the same name by Morishige. The original manga was serialized from 2002 to 2007 in Monthly Champion RED and published in 9 volumes. The anime aired from April to June 2005, with 13 episodes. The series was produced collaboratively by Trinet Entertainment and Actas, with Morishige, the original creator, directing the anime....
