Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Cross Game

OM Rank: 363
Categories: anime, comedy, drama, romance, school life, shounen, slice of life, sports, tragedy
Author: Adachi Mitsuru
Artist: Adachi Mitsuru
Original Publisher: Shogakukan
US Publisher: Viz Media
Start Date: 2005
Chapters: 170 - completed
Summary
Kitamura Koh has known the Tsukishima family for years. One of the Tsukishima daughters was even born on the exact same date as Koh! What will become of Koh when his best friend is no longer around?

Cross Epoch

OM Rank: 669
Categories: comedy, one shot, shounen
Author: Toriyama Akira, Oda Eiichiro
Artist: Toriyama Akira, Oda Eiichiro
Original Publisher: Shueisha
Start Date: 2006
Chapters: 1 - completed
Summary
Fusion between two of the greatest mangas of all time. (Dragon Ball x One Piece)
Special one-shot collaboration to celeberate One Piece's 10th anniversary.

Crimson Grave

OM Rank: 635
Categories: comedy, ecchi, fantasy, shounen
Author: Miyake Taishi
Artist: Miyake Taishi
Original Publisher: Fujimi shobo
Magazine: Dragon Age
Start Date: 2006
Chapters: 14 - ongoing - irregular
Summary
Many ages ago, a devil roamed the world. Bearing wings of black and eyes of molten gold, he traversed the world leaving a wake of death with his powers of glittering darkness. The Devil was slain by the 10 gods who created the world and to protect the world from further evil, the gods created 10 swords infused with their power....
Mirim is a member of the Ten Pillar Swords Guild. In fact, she is one of its top ranking members earning the title of "Crimson" and the right to wield one of the 10 swords forged by the gods. Her companion, Ash Grave, happens to be the devil of legend. Why is a swordswoman with a sword forged to protect the world teamed up with a demon seeking to destroy it? Perhaps there is more to this legend than meets the eye....

Detective Conan

OM Rank: 17
Categories: adventure, anime, comedy, live action, mystery, shounen
Author: Aoyama Gosho
Artist: Aoyama Gosho
Original Publisher: Shogakukan
US Publisher: Viz Media
Start Date: 2000
Chapters: 721 - ongoing - weekly
Summary
When ace high school detective Kudou Shinichi is fed a mysterious substance by a pair of nefarious men in black--poof! He is physically tranformed into a first grader. Until he can find a cure for his miniature malady, he takes on the pseudonym Conan Edogawa and continues to solve all the cases that come his way.

Captain Tsubasa

OM Rank: 698
Categories: anime, shounen, sports
Author: Takahashi Yoichi
Artist: Takahashi Yoichi
Original Publisher: Shueisha
Magazine: Weekly Shonen Jump
Start Date: 1994
Chapters: 64 - completed
Summary
Sequel to the original Captain Tsubasa story. Tells the story of the Japan Youth team entering the World Youth Tournament.

Bloody Cross

OM Rank: 646
Categories: action, fantasy, shounen, supernatural
Author: Yoneyama Shiwo
Artist: Yoneyama Shiwo
Original Publisher: Square enix
Magazine: Shonen GanGan
Start Date: 2009
Chapters: 7 - ongoing - irregular
Summary
Half angels: Individuals cursed because of their impure lineage. Tsukimiya is a Vampire Half Angel, and with her companion-of-convenience Hinata, with whom she shares a strained relationship at best, and an antagonistic one at worst, are on a search for the "God's Book of Prophecy". The book harbors immense power, and is supposedly the only thing capable of removing the half-blood curse that Tsukimiya and Hinata share.
The problem is that nobody knows if the book's power is enough to save two people, and neither is willing to share with the other

Ral Grad - Blue Dragon

OM Rank: 1145
Categories: action, comedy, ecchi, fantasy, shounen
Author: Takano Tsuneo
Artist: Obata Takeshi
Original Publisher: Shueisha
US Publisher: Viz Media
Start Date: 2006
Chapters: 29 - completed
Summary
In the world of Blue Dragon there are things as shadow dragons, that merge with their "host". This is the history of Ral, a young boy who was locked away in the dungeons of his father's castle together with his "shadow dragon", the Blue Dragon "Grado". One day when the castle is under attack by "the shadow", he is released by his personal teacher, Mistress Mio, to fight for the castle.