The Nihon Review

Fruits Basket

Synopsis: Since her mother died, Honda Tohru has been living in a tent so as not to be a burden

Synopsis: Sakakibara Kouichi moves to Yomiyama from Tokyo and attends what appears to be a normal middle school. However, his

Synopsis: Tokuchi Toua is a master gambler, and his specialty is One Outs, a simplified version of baseball where the

Synopsis: The city of Neo-Tokyo is wracked with stagnation, anti-government terrorism and gang violence in the years following World War

Synopsis: Kaiji Itou is a loser drifting through life stealing car emblems and slashing tires. When a debt collector contacts

Synopsis: Tohno Takaki and Shinohara Akari have been close since elementary school, but after Akari moves away with her family,

Synopsis: One summer’s day, three middle school students, Fujisawa Hiroki, Shirakawa Takuya, and Sawatari Sayuri made a promise to one

Synopsis: The Royal Space Force is a shambles. Frequently used by the powers-that-be as a political pawn, it has yet

Synopsis: Mikako Nagamine and Noboru Terao are two young lovers about to enter high school together. One day, a UN

Synopsis: The year is 1958. Nangou, a man in massive debt, sits at a Mahjong table and gambles with the