Marmalade Boy (ママレード・ボーイ, Mamarēdo Bōi?) is a manga created by Wataru Yoshizumi and serialized in the monthly manga magazine Ribon by Shueisha. The manga was later adapted by Toei Animation into a 76-episode anime TV series which aired on the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation. There was also a short animated movie (only slightly longer than a normal episode) produced in 1995, which was a sort of prequel to the series. Marmalade Boy was also made into a 30-episode live-action television series (Chinese: 橘子醬男孩; pinyin: Júzǐjiāng Nánhái) which aired in Taiwan. The manga is published in English by TOKYOPOP (now out-of-print), which has also released the anime in four box-sets in co-operation with Studio E.

In terms of the series' anime and manga license, they have expired and Tokyopop will not renew these licenses, instead, FUNimation has picked up Tokyopop's anime line officially.

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Lucky Star (らき☆すた, Raki☆Suta?) is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga by Kagami Yoshimizu. The strip has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Comptiq magazine since January 2004. Cameo strips were published in other magazines such as Shōnen Ace and others. It was not originally meant to be serialized, but when Comptiq suddenly had pages to fill, Lucky Star was there.[citation needed] As it was popular, it was decided that the strip was to be serialized. Like many four-panel comic strips, it has no real plot, and typically focuses on the daily lives of the characters.

In August 2005, a drama CD based on the series was released, and in December 2005, a Nintendo DS video game entitled Lucky Star Moe Drill, was released. A sequel, also playable on the DS, called Shin Lucky Star Moe Drill was released in May 2007, and a PlayStation 2 visual novel will be released in January 2008. In September 2006, it was released to the press that Kyoto Animation would be animating an anime based on the series; it contains twenty-four episodes. The anime aired on the Chiba TV Japanese television network between April 8, 2007 and September 16, 2007. The anime has been licensed by Kadokawa Pictures and distributed by Bandai Entertainment. A light novel was released in September 2007.

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Eyeshield 21 (アイシールド21, Aishīrudo nijūichi?) is a manga about American football written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata. It has been adapted into an anime movie in 2004 (shown at Jump Festa), an anime television series in 2005, several video games and a trading card game from Konami.

The manga is serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump. The twenty five volumes have collectively sold over 16 million copies in Japan, and the number of children playing American football has almost doubled in the four years since it began. The manga is published in English by VIZ Media.

The anime version, produced by NAS and animated by Artland, premiered across Japan on TV Tokyo from 6 April 2005, and is currently airing across Japan on the satellite television network Animax. The anime is sponsored by NFL Japan. By fall of 2007, the series is planned to air on the free on demand Toonami Jetstream as a joint effort with NFL Rush.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (遊☆戯☆王デュエルモンスターズGX, Yūgiō Dyueru Monsutāzu Jī Ekkusu?, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX in the original Japanese language version) is an anime spin-off of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise. It first premiered in Japan on October 6, 2004.

Bible Black (バイブルブラック, Baiburuburakku?) is an eroge created by ActiveSoft in 2000 , and was adapted into an anime by Milky Studio. The adaptation of the original game was called La Noche de Walpurgis (The Night of Walpurgis) in English (and simply Bible Black (バイブルブラック, Baiburuburakku?) in Japanese), and consisted of 6 episodes. Additionally, there are 2 prequel episodes (Origin in US, Sidestory in Japan) and two special "ONLY" episodes. A sequel, titled La Lanza de Longinus (The Lance of Longinus) is currently being produced by Milky Studio as well, with 5 episodes already released. The game as well as both seasons of the anime have been translated and released in the U.S. by Kitty Media.

The whole series features frequent sex and horror scenes and revolves around a high school rumored to have been the base of operations of a coven several years ago (pre-2000). The school's unofficial "Witchcraft Club", as they called themselves, practiced black magic in the underground basement hidden away at the institute. Teachers, students, professors, and staff practicing the dark occult religion involving incantation sex and sacrifices of innocent victims is a common and recurring theme in all things Bible Black.

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