Japanese romantic comedy films

2010 film directed by Edgar Wright

Japanese manga series

Japanese manga series

Japanese manga series

, short for , is a Japanese light novel series written by Yomi Hirasaka, illustrated by Buriki, and published by Media Factory, with 11 volumes released from August 2009 to August 2015. It has been given several manga adaptations; the first incarnation, its title and basic plot unchanged, began serialization in 2010; it was written and illustrated by Itachi and published in Monthly Comic Alive. A retelling of the series, written by Misaki Harukawa and illustrated by Shuichi Taguchi and called Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai+ was published in Jump SQ.19. A 12-episode anime adaptation by AIC Build

Japanese manga series

Japanese manga series

2017 animated film directed by Masaaki Yuasa

Japanese manga series

Japanese manga series

Yawara! (also stylized as YAWARA!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Urasawa. It was serialized in Big Comic Spirits from 1986 to 1993, with its chapters collected into 29 volumes by publisher Shōgakukan. The story centers around Yawara Inokuma, a seemingly ordinary high school girl, but her grandfather, a living judo legend, has been secretly training her since she was a child so that she can win the gold medal at the Olympic Games. But Yawara has only one desire, to have a normal life.

Japanese manga series

2019 film

2006 film by Kentarō Ōtani

Japanese manga series

2022 Japanese animated film by Masato Jinbo

2015 Japanese film directed by Hayato Kawai

2017 film directed by Junichi Ishikawa

television film directed by Atsushi Kaneshige

Japanese manga series

Japanese manga series

1955 film by Kinuyo Tanaka

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuto Okada. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's manga magazine Young Champion from 2006 to 2009, with its chapters collected in eight volumes. It was adapted into four live-action films released from 2007 to 2009 and two more released in 2017. A live-action television drama miniseries was released in 2023. The manga is licensed in North America for English release by Yen Press.

2025 anime film

Japanese manga series

2012 manga series and film

Japanese manga series

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mitsurō Kubo. It was serialized in Evening magazine from 2008 to 2010, with its chapters collected into four tankōbon volumes by Kodansha. It was adapted into a Japanese television drama in 2010 and a live-action film in 2011.

2020 film directed by Yuichi Fukuda

Japanese manga series

2021 film directed by Hayato Kawai

1991 film by Yōji Yamada

is a 2013 Japanese romantic comedy film starring T-ara's Park Hyomin, Kento Yamazaki and Kurumi Shimizu. It was the first Japanese film to feature a South Korean Idol in a leading role. The film premiered at the 26th Tokyo International Film Festival, on October 20, 2013, becoming the first Japanese movie starring a foreign actress to achieve this honor. Additionally, It was nominated at the 14th Nippon Connection Film Festival in Frankfurt, Germany. The film's appeal extended across East Asia, with pre-sales to South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

2020 film by Sôshi Masumoto

1992 film by Clara Law

television series

1999 film by Shinobu Yaguchi

Japanese manga series and live-action film

2016 film