Btooom!

Btooom! (ブトゥーム! Butūmu!^?), stylized as BTOOOM!, is a Japanese manga series written by Jun'ya Inoue and serialized in Weekly Comic Bunchand later in Monthly Comic Bunch. An anime adaptation by Madhouse aired from October 4, 2012 to December 20, 2012. It has been licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks.

Ryōta Sakamoto is an unemployed 22-year-old who lives with his mother. In the real world, there may be nothing really special about him, but online, he's one of the world's top players of the combat game called Btooom!. One day, he awakes in what appears to be a tropical island, though he has no memory of how or why he has come to be there. While wandering around, Ryōta sees someone and calls out for help. The stranger responds by throwing a bomb at him. Ryōta soon realizes both that his life is in danger and that he has somehow been trapped in a real-life version of his favorite game. In the game Ryota meets Himiko, who is another Btooom! gamer — and supposedly Ryota's in-game wife.

IS (Infinite Stratos)

IS <Infinite Stratos> (Japanese: IS〈インフィニット・ストラトス〉 Hepburn: IS <Infinitto Sutoratosu>^?) is a Japanese light novel series by Izuru Yumizuru with illustrations provided by Okiura and CHOCO. As of April 2011, 7 volumes have been published by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J label. From volume 8 onwards, the novels will be published by Overlap under their Overlap Bunko label. A manga adaptation by Kenji Akahoshi was serialized in the seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive from May 2010 to July 2012 with five volumes published under their Alive Comics imprint. A 13-episode anime adaptation aired in Japan between January and March, 2011, and an OVA was released on December 7, 2011. The anime is licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America, and they released the series on April 10, 2012.

Code:Breaker

Cøde:Breaker (コード: ブレイカー Kōdo:Bureikā^?) is a manga written and illustrated by Akimine Kamijyo running in Weekly Shōnen Magazine throughKodansha. It tells the story of a high-school girl who is trained in martial arts and a new transfer student, a boy with mysterious powers. An animeadaptation produced by Kinema Citrus began airing on October 6, 2012. It has been licensed by Funimation Entertainment in North America

Riding the bus one day, Sakura Sakurakouji looks out the window to see people being burned alive with a blue fire as a boy her age remains unharmed and stands over the people. When she goes back to the site the next day, there are no corpses or evidence of any kind of murder, just a small fire. When Sakura goes to class, she discovers the new transfer student is the same boy she saw the day before. Sakura soon learns that he is Rei Ogami, the sixth "Code: Breaker," a special type of assassin with a strange ability and a member of a secret organization that serves the government.

Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?

Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? (これはゾンビですか? Kore wa Zonbi Desu ka?^?, lit. Is this a Zombie?), also known as Korezom (これゾン Korezon^?) for short, is a Japanese light novel series by Shinichi Kimura, with illustrations by Kobuichi and Muririn. As of April 2012, ten volumes have been published by Fujimi Shobo under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko label. There are currently five different manga adaptations based on the universe of Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? being serialized. A 12-episode anime adaptation produced by Studio Deen aired in Japan from January 11, 2011 to March 31, 2011 on TV Saitama and other networks. A second season, entitled Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? of the Dead (これはゾンビですか? オブザデッド Kore wa Zonbi Desu ka? Obu za Deddo^?), aired in Japan from April 5, 2012 to June 7, 2012 on Tokyo MX and other networks.

Kanokon

Kanokon (かのこん^?) is a Japanese light novel series by Katsumi Nishino, with illustrations by Koin. The first novel was released by Media Factory on October 31, 2005 under their MF Bunko J imprint, and published 15 volumes until December 24, 2010. Kanokon is an abbreviation of Kanojo wa Kon, to Kawaiku Seki o Shite (彼女はこん、とかわいく咳をして^?). A manga adaptation illustrated by Rin Yamaki was serialized in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive between the August 2006 and August 2010 issues. A drama CD was produced by Media Factory and released on March 28, 2007. A twelve-episode anime adaptation produced by Xebec aired in Japan between April and June 2008 on AT-X, and has been licensed by Media Blasters for release in North America. A two-part OVA sequel aired on AT-X in October 2009. A visual novel named Kanokon Esuiideveloped by 5pb. was released for the PlayStation 2 on July 31, 2008.

Toradora!

Toradora! (とらドラ!^?) is a Japanese light novel series by Yuyuko Takemiya, with illustrations by Yasu. The series includes ten novels released between March 10, 2006 and March 10, 2009, published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. Three volumes of a spin-off light novel series was also created, aptly titled Toradora Spin-off!. A manga adaptation by Zekkyō started serialization in the September 2007 issue of theshōnen manga magazine Dengeki Comic Gao!, published by MediaWorks. The manga ended serialization in Dengeki Comic Gao! with the March 2008 issue, but continued serialization in ASCII Media Works' manga magazine Dengeki Daioh with the May 2008 issue.

An Internet radio show was broadcast between September 2008 and May 2009 hosted by Animate TV. A 25-episode anime adaptation produced byJ.C.Staff aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between October 2008 and March 2009.A Blu-ray Disc box set containing an original video animation episode was released on December 21, 2011. NIS America licensed the anime and released it in North America in two half-season DVD collections in July and August 2010. A visual novel based on the series was released in April 2009 by Namco Bandai Games for the PlayStation Portable.

The title Toradora! is derived from the names of the two main characters Taiga Aisaka and Ryūji Takasu. Taiga sounds like tiger in English, and tigerin Japanese is tora (とら^?). Ryūji literally means son of dragon in Japanese, and a transcription of the English word dragon into Japanese is doragon (ドラゴン^?).

Hayate No Gotoku

Hayate the Combat Butler (ハヤテのごとく! Hayate no Gotoku!^?) is a Japanese manga series, written and illustrated by Kenjiro Hata, about a boy who starts a new job as a butler and the events he experiences with his employer. Shogakukan have released 29 volumes in Japan. The English edition of the series has been licensed by Viz Media for distribution in North America. The style of the manga has a comedic gag with a slight harem feel and constantly breaks the fourth wall. The series includes numerous references to other anime, manga, video games, and popular culture.

A 52-episode anime adaptation of the manga by SynergySP aired between April 2007 and March 2008 on TV Tokyo. A second, 25-episode anime season by J.C.Staff aired between April and September 2009. On July 4, 2008, Bandai Entertainment announced that they have licensed the first anime series.^[1] On June 11, 2009, Animax Asia started airing the first anime in South-East Asia with English dubs done by Red Angel Media. The second season English dub started airing on Animax Asia on July 21, 2010. An anime film adaption produced by Manglobe was released in August 2011. A third TV anime series by Manglobe will air beginning October 4, 2012.