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Cardcaptor Sakura
Japanese manga series
Pocoyo
Pocoyo ( in Spanish and stylised as POCOYO, ) is an animated interactive preschool comedy television series created by David Cantolla, Luis Gallego, and Guillermo García Carsí, that premiered on 7 January 2005 on La 2. Until 2023, the series was produced by the Spanish animation company Zinkia Entertainment. The first two series were co-productions with Granada Kids, and the first series was a co-production of Cosgrove Hall Films, both in the United Kingdom. In 2019, Pocoyo was a co-production of Koyi Talent.
Bakuman
is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, the same creative team responsible for Death Note. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from August 2008 to April 2012, with its 176 chapters collected into 20 volumes. The story follows talented artist Moritaka Mashiro and aspiring writer Akito Takagi, two ninth grade boys who wish to become manga artists, with Mashiro as the illustrator and Takagi as the writer. Some characters resemble real authors and editors of Weekly Shōnen Jump, and many manga titles mentioned in Bakuman hav
Future Boy Conan
Japanese anime television series
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle
2005 Japanese manga by Clamp
Attack on Titan
Japanese anime television series
Planetes
is a Japanese hard science fiction manga written and illustrated by Makoto Yukimura. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Morning between January 1999 to January 2004, with its chapters collected into four volumes. It was adapted into a 26-episode anime television series by Sunrise, which was broadcast on NHK from October 2003 through April 2004. The story revolves around the crew of a space debris collection craft in the year 2075.
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
Japanese anime television series
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Japanese anime television series
Kingdom
Japanese manga series
Sound! Euphonium
novel series by Ayano Takeda
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun
Japanese manga series
Gakuen Alice
Japanese manga series
Rin-ne
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from April 2009 to December 2017, with its chapters collected in 40 volumes. The series follows Sakura Mamiya, a girl who gained the power to see ghosts after an incident as a child, and her classmate Rinne Rokudo, a boy of mixed human and heritage who helps lingering spirits finally pass on to be reincarnated.
The Mysterious Cities of Gold
1982 animated television series
Log Horizon
Japanese light novel series
Mrs. Pepper Pot
Japanese anime television series
Kobato
is a Japanese manga series by Clamp. It was first published in Shogakukan's manga magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X from December 2004 to August 2005, under the title Kobato (kari). It was later serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Newtype magazine from October 2006 to July 2011. Its chapters were collected in six volumes. The story features a mysterious young girl, Kobato Hanato, who works in a local kindergarten. In North America, the manga was first published by Newtype USA and later licensed by Yen Press. A 24-episode anime television series adaptation by Madhouse was broadcast from October 2009 t
March Comes in Like a Lion
Japanese manga series
To Your Eternity
Japanese manga series
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
Japanese manga series
Ronja, the Robber's Daughter
Japanese anime television series
Montana Jones
Italian-Japanese anime television series
Asadora
, colloquially known as , is a serialized, 15 minutes per episode, Japanese television drama program series broadcast in the mornings by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. The first such series aired in 1961 with the black-and-white , starring Takeshi Kitazawa which aired in Japan Monday through Friday mornings—it was also the only of such series to be aired for 20 minutes per episode. From 1975 onward, series aired in the first half of the year are produced by the NHK Tokyo Broadcasting station and series in the latter half of the year are produced by the NHK Osaka Broadcasting station; the Osa
The Twelve Kingdoms
Japanese novel series
Radiant
manfra series
The Story of Saiunkoku
Japanese light novel series
The Legend of Zorro
Italian-Japanese anime television series
Forest of Piano
Japanese manga series
Major
Japanese manga series
Phoenix
1954–1988 Japanese manga series by Osamu Tezuka
taiga drama
Japanese term coined by NHK for year-long historical drama television series
Yowamushi Pedal
Japanese manga series
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
Japanese manga series
Cinderella
Japanese anime television series
Robin Hood no Daibōken
Japanese anime television series
Belle and Sebastian
Japanese anime television series
Princess Tutu
Japanese anime television series
Love Live! Superstar!!
Japanese anime television series
Tsurune
is a Japanese light novel series written by Kotoko Ayano, with illustrations by Chinatsu Morimoto. The first novel won a Special Judge Award in the Kyoto Animation Award competition in 2016, and was published by the studio in December of that year.
The Three Musketeers
Japanese anime television series
Nintama Rantarō
Japanese anime television series
Aoashi
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūgo Kobayashi and based on a concept by Naohiko Ueno. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from January 2015 to June 2025, with its chapters collected in 40 volumes. The series involves youth football player Ashito Aoi and his journey and experiences in the Tokyo Esperion youth academy.
Azuki-chan
is a Japanese manga series about a young schoolgirl named Azusa Noyama, nicknamed Azuki-chan because when she was in first grade, Ken Takayanagi, a boy in her class, accidentally read her name, "Azusa(あずさ)", as "Azuki(あずき)". Originally serialized in Nakayoshi magazine, it was later adapted into an anime by Madhouse.
Dear Brother
Japanese manga series
The Legend of Snow White
Japanese-Italian TV anime series
Jing: King of Bandits
Japanese anime television series
UFO Baby
Japanese manga series
Hirayasumi
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It has been serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits since April 2021. A television drama adaptation aired from November to December 2025, and an anime television series adaptation produced by is set to premiere in January 2027.
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
first novel of the Moribito series by Nahoko Uehashi
Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
Japanese anime television series
Giant Killing
Japanese manga series
Guin Saga
Japanese novel series
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card
Japanese manga series
Captain Future
literary work
Moshidora
, or , is a 2009 Japanese novel by Natsumi Iwasaki. It follows high school girl Minami Kawashima who manages her school's baseball team using Peter Drucker's Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices to rally her dispirited teammates. A 10-episode anime television series by Production I.G aired between April and May 2011. A live-action movie was released in Japan on June 4, 2011.
Victory Kickoff!!
Japanese anime television series
Mao
Japanese manga series
Uninhabited Planet Survive!
Japanese anime television series
Blue Orchestra
Japanese manga series