WAkagi: Yami ni Oritatta Tensai is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. First published in 1991 in Takeshobo's weekly magazine Kindai Mahjong, it is a spin-off prequel of the author's previous work, Ten. It revolves around Shigeru Akagi, a boy who defeats yakuza members well versed in mahjong at 13. He returns to the game six years later, carrying a mythical status and still impresses his opponents.
WBlue Seed is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuzo Takada. The plot is based on the Izumo cycle of Japanese mythology. The main character, Momiji Fujimiya, is a descendant of the mythical Princess Kushinada . When Japan is menaced by Aragami spawned by Yamata no Orochi, Momiji is intended to be sacrificed to appease the Aragami. She instead, however, becomes a member of the Terrestrial Administration Center (TAC), a secret agency charged with fighting them.
WBonobono (ぼのぼの) is a yonkoma manga series by Mikio Igarashi. From March 1986 to March 1987, the series ran in the Takeshobo manga magazine Tensai Club before the magazine was replaced with Manga Club, where it had been serialized from April 1987 to April 2020. It is also been serialized in Manga Life since April 1986. It has been adapted into an anime television series, as well as two anime films and two video games.
WChitose Get You!! is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Etsuya Mashima. The manga was serialized in Takeshobo's Manga Life Original and Manga Life MOMO magazines from 2002 to 2014 and the chapters collected into 10 tankōbon volumes. A 26-episode anime television series adaptation animated by Silver Link aired between July 1, 2012 and December 24, 2012.
WDamekko Dōbutsu is a Japanese manga series by Noriko Kuwata serialized in Manga Life since the November 2001 issue. It was later adapted into a comedy anime series on Kids Station, a Japanese broadcast satellite station. It features characters that wear kigurumi costumes. Each character in the anime does not live up to the standards of their species, making them outcasts who must live in the "Useless" Forest. The main character, Uruno, is a wolf who has the personality of a shy rabbit; meanwhile, his friend and foil, Usahara the rabbit, has a wolf-like dominance and aggression. Each of the 26 episodes is 5 minutes long, bringing the total series to 130 minutes.
WDevilish Darlings Portal Fantasy is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Minoru Mitsuba. It was serialized in Takeshobo's Monthly Kissca from July 2018 to February 2020, with its chapters collected in a single tankōbon volume. In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Seven Seas Entertainment.
WDrugstore in Another World: The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist is a Japanese light novel series written by Kennoji. It was serialized online between 2016 and 2020 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was acquired by Linda Publishers, who have originally published two volumes with illustrations by Shōji Nigō between February and June 2017 under their Red Rising Books imprint, before going bankrupt. Hifumi Shobō later reacquired the series, who have published seven volumes with illustrations by Matsuuni since April 2018 under their Brave Novel imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Eri Haruno has been serialized online via Takeshobo's Web Comic Gamma Plus website since December 2018. Both the light novel and manga are licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime television series adaptation by EMT Squared aired from July to September 2021.
WFailed Princesses (できそこないの姫君たち) is a Japanese yuri manga written and illustrated by Ajiichi. It was serialization on Takeshobo's Manga Life Storia Dash website between 2018 and 2021, and collected into six bound volume. The series was licensed for an English-language release by Seven Seas Entertainment in 2019.
WFuriten-kun (フリテンくん) is a yonkoma manga series by Masashi Ueda which has been serialized in several magazine. In the early 1980s, the manga was published simultaneously in Takeshobo's Kindai Mahjong, Kindai Mahjong Original, and Gamble Punch. It was then published in Manga Life magazine from November 1984 to 1994. The series was started again in January 2001 and is currently running in Manga Life. The title of the series was changed to Shin Furiten-kun (新フリテンくん) in March 2002. The manga was adapted into a theatrical film and an OVA in the early 1980s.
WGolden Sakura is a sports manga series about mahjong, written by professional mahjong player Sayaka Okada and drawn by Kazuo Maekawa. It was serialized by Takeshobo in the magazine Kindai Mahjong from December 29, 2018, to September 1, 2020, and was collected in three tankōbon volumes in 2019–2020.
WIron Wok Jan is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Shinji Saijyo. The manga was licensed in English by ComicsOne before the license was transferred to DrMaster.
WItoshi no Kana is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yutaka Tanaka. It was published in three tankōbon volumes by Takeshobo.
WKaishain no Melody is a yonkoma Japanese manga series by Tsuyoshi Ōhashi which was serialized in Manga Club. It won the 1998 Bungeishunjū Manga Award.
WMade in Abyss is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihito Tsukushi. It has been serialized online in Takeshobo's digital publication Web Comic Gamma since 2012 and has been collected into ten tankōbon volumes.
WMahjong Hishō-den: Naki no Ryū is a Japanese mahjong-themed manga series written and illustrated by Junichi Nojo. It was serialized in Takeshobo's Bessatsu Kindai Mahjong between 1985 and 1990. It was adapted into a three-episode original video animation (OVA) between 1988 and 1990.
WMorita-san wa Mukuchi is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga written and illustrated by Tae Sano. The manga was originally published in the March 2007 issue of Takeshobo's Manga Life magazine, and later moved to Takeshobo's Manga Life Momo and Manga Club magazines. The first tankōbon volume was released in January 2009; as of December 2014, nine volumes have been published. An original video animation by Studio Gram was bundled with volume three of the manga in February 2011, with an extended version released separately in March 2011. An anime television series, instead animated by Seven, aired in Japan on KBS Kyoto between July and December 2011.
WMs. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles is a Japanese manga series by Naru Narumi. It began serialization in Takeshobo's Manga Life Storia magazine in September 2013. A live-action drama series adaptation aired from June 2015 to December 2016. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation co-animated by Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ aired in Japan from January 4 to March 22, 2018.
WMudazumo Naki Kaikaku is a Japanese satirical mahjong manga series by Hideki Ohwada. It was initially irregularly serialized in the Kindai Mahjong Original manga magazine published by Takeshobo, then switched to bimonthly serialization on Takeshobo's other mahjong manga magazine Kindai Mahjong in April 2009. An anime adaptation was released on February 26, 2010 as an original video anime. The premise of the manga is that international diplomacy is settled on the mahjong table, with real-life politicians depicted as masters of mahjong. The Japanese title is a parody of Junichiro Koizumi's slogan, "Reform with No Sanctuary" .
WObatarian is a yonkoma manga series by Katsuhiko Hotta which was published by Takeshobo in Manga Life from 1988 through 1998. An anime series was adapted from the manga in 1990 by Sunrise, which aired on TV Asahi. The title Obatarian is a Japanese buzzword from the late 1980s, created as a pun portmanteau of the Japanese word おば and the Japanese title of the 1985 zombie comedy movie The Return of the Living Dead.
WOneechan ga Kita is a Japanese 4-panel comedy manga series by Rikō Anzai, was serialized in Takeshobo's seinen manga magazine Manga Life as well as sister magazine Manga Life Momo from July 2011 to June 2020. It has been collected in 15 tankōbon volumes. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by C2C aired between January 8, 2014 and March 26, 2014, and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. A thirteenth OVA episode was included in the first Blu-ray volume released on March 22, 2014.
WPop Team Epic , also known as Poptepipic, is a Japanese four-panel surreal comedy webcomic and digital manga series written and illustrated by Bkub Okawa, which started serialization on Takeshobo's Manga Life Win website in August 2014. Takeshobo has released three volumes in Japan. The manga is licensed in North America by Vertical.
WPoyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki is a Japanese manga series created by Rū Tatsuki about a spherical cat named Poyo and the family that adopts him. It was adapted into an anime television series in January 2012. The anime is available subtitled in English on Crunchyroll. A video game based on the series in which players raise Poyo was released in April 2012 for the Nintendo 3DS.
WRecorder and Randsell is a Japanese manga series by Meme Higashiya. It follows the lives of two siblings: Atsushi, an elementary school boy with the appearance of an adult, and Atsumi, a high school girl with the appearance of a young child. An anime adaptation by Seven aired from January 5, 2012 to June 27, 2012, with another season airing in July 2013.
WSci-Fi HARRY is a 1995 Japanese manga series written by George Iida and illustrated by Asami Tohjoh which was adapted into an anime series broadcast in Japan in 2000. It was a joint production of TV Asahi Corporation and Nagoya Broadcasting Network. The series was produced for nighttime broadcast slot.
WShadow Skill is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Megumu Okada. The series has been adapted into four original video animations released from 1995 to 1996 and an anime adaptation produced by Studio Deen aired on TV Tokyo in 1998.
WSparrow's Hotel is a yonkoma manga series written and illustrated by Yuka Santō. An anime adaptation by Hotline aired between April 9 to June 25, 2013, on AT-X and was streamed with English subtitles by Crunchyroll.
WTen: Tenhō-dōri no Kaidanji is a mahjong-centric Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. It was serialized in Takeshobo's Kindai Mahjong Gold from 1989 to 2002, with its chapters collected in eighteen tankōbon volumes. Considered a hit in Japan, it was followed by a prequel focusing on one of the supporting characters Akagi in 1991.
WTesagure! Bukatsu-mono (てさぐれ！部活もの) is a Japanese anime television series. The series is animated using the program MikuMikuDance. The series began airing on NTV on October 2013. A second season titled Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono Encore aired from January 12, 2014. A manga illustrated by Kotora Suzune is published online on Manga Life Win by Takeshobo. The third season is a collaboration with Ryū Jikō and Kidani L's manga Minarai Megami: Puru Purun Charm, which is published in Monthly Shōnen Sirius, and titled Tesagure! Bukatsumono Spin-off Purupurun Sharumu to Asobou . Instead of each episode being 15 minutes as with the previous two seasons, the length of each episode is 30 minutes long to match the format of most TV anime.
WYami-ma no Mamiya is a Japanse manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. It is a sequel to Fukumoto's manga Ten, set 20 years later. It has been serialized in Takeshobo's Kindai Mahjong since July 2019.