Penguindrum

English Title: Penguindrum Japanese Title: 輪るピングドラム — “Mawaru PENGUINDRUM” Author: Kunihiko Ikuhara, Kei Takahashi — 幾原邦彦, 高橋慶 Illustrator: Lily Hoshino — 星野リリイ Translator: TBA Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Supernatural Original Run: July 2011 – February 2012 English Run: May 2020 – ongoing Japanese Publisher: Gentosha Comics English Publisher: Seven Seas Volumes in Japanese: 3 (Complete) Volumes… Read More Penguindrum

Masquerade and the Nameless Women

English Title: Masquerade and the Nameless Women Note: Working title was “Serial Killer Detective” Japanese Title: 殺人鬼探偵の捏造美学 — Satsujinki Tantei no Netsuzou Bigaku — “The Fabricated Aesthetic of a Murderer Detective” — Masquerade’s Fabricated Aesthetic Author: Eiji Mikage — 御影 瑛路 Illustrator: Hiro Kiyohara — 清原紘 Translator: Daniel Morales Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Drama, Detective Fiction… Read More Masquerade and the Nameless Women

Echo

English Title: ECHO Japanese Title: エコー — “Echo” Author: Akira Illustrator: Oguchi Translator: Kevin Chen Genre: Drama, Mystery, Horror Original Run: February 2016 English Run: November 2018 Japanese Publisher: PHP Institute English Publisher: J-Novel Club Volumes in Japanese: 1 (Completed) Volumes in English: 1 (Completed) Average Price Per Volume: Kindle $7 – iBook $7 –… Read More Echo

The Dark Maidens

English Title: The Dark Maidens Japanese Title: 暗黒女子 — Ankoku Joushi — “Girls in the Dark” Author: Rikako Akiyoshi Illustrator: Booota Translator: Kristi Fernandez Genre: Mystery, Horror, Drama Original Run: June 2013 English Run: May 2018 Japanese Publisher: Futabasha English Publisher: Vertical Volumes in Japanese: 1 (Completed) Volumes in English: 1 (Completed) Average Price Per Volume:… Read More The Dark Maidens

Mia and the Forbidden Medicine Report

English Title: Mia and the Forbidden Medicine Report Japanese Title: ミアと禁断の創薬レポート — Mia to Kindan no Souyaku Report Author: Fumi Yamamoto Illustrator: Nitaka Translator: Charis Messier Genre: Mystery, Magic School, Steampunk Original Run: July 2016 – August 2016 (web novel) English Run: April 2018 Japanese Publisher: N/A English Publisher: Cross Infinite World Volumes in Japanese:… Read More Mia and the Forbidden Medicine Report

The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria

English Title: The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria Japanese Title: 空ろの箱と零のマリア — Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria — “Hakomari” Author: Eiji Mikage — 御影 瑛路 Illustrator: 415 (Tetsuo — 鉄雄) Translator: Luke Baker Genre: Supernatural, Drama, Mystery, Thriller Original Run: January 2009 – June 2015 English Run: October 2017 – ongoing Japanese Publisher:… Read More The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria