Monthly Comic Alive
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese seinen
manga
magazine published by Media Factory
. The first issue was released on June 27, 2006.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese seinen
Seinen
is a subset of manga that is generally targeted at a 20–30 year old male audience, but the audience can be older with some manga aimed at businessmen well into their 40s. In Japanese, the word Seinen means "young man" or "young men" and is not suggestive of sexual matters...
manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
magazine published by Media Factory
Media Factory
is a Japanese publisher. It was founded on December 1, 1986, and its headquarters are situated in Shibuya, Tokyo. It is a subsidiary of Recruit Co., Ltd...
. The first issue was released on June 27, 2006.
Serialized titles
- Asobi ni Ikuyo!Asobi ni Ikuyo!is a Japanese light novel series by Okina Kamino with illustrations by Hōden Eizō. As of July 2010, 14 volumes have been published by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J label. A manga adaptation by 888 started serialization in the seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive on August 26, 2006...
- Boku wa Tomodachi ga SukunaiBoku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai, also known as , is a Japanese light novel series written by Yomi Hirasaka, illustrated by Buriki, and published by Media Factory. It has twice been given manga adaptations; the first incarnation, its title and basic plot unchanged, began serialization in 2010; it was written and illustrated by...
- Bone Crusher
- Chaos;Head -Blue Complex-Chaos;Head, stylized as ChäoS;HEAd, is a Japanese visual novel developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus that was released on April 25, 2008 for the PC. A port of the game, named , for the Xbox 360 console was released on February 26, 2009. The game is described by the development team as a...
- D-Frag
- Hanna of the Z
- Happiness!Happiness!is a Japanese adult visual novel originally for the PC first released on October 21, 2005, and followed by the release of a fan-disk sequel Happiness! Re:Lucks on July 28, 2006. Both games were developed, produced, and published by Windmill...
- Happy Days Academy
- Honey Cosmos
- Iris Zero
- IS (Infinite Stratos)IS (Infinite Stratos)is a Japanese light novel series by Izuru Yumizuru with illustrations provided by Okiura. As of April 2011, 7 volumes have been published by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J label. A manga adaptation by Kenji Akahoshi started serialization in the seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive on May...
- Kage Kara Mamoru!Kage Kara Mamoru!is a series of light novels written by Achi Taro. The light novels had ended in March 2008 with the release of Volume 12, but as of July 2009, a new series entitled has started serialization. It features manga and anime adaptations...
- Kamiburo
- Kandachime
- KanokonKanokonis a Japanese light novel series by Katsumi Nishino, with illustrations by Koin. The first novel was released on October 31, 2005, and, as of December 21, 2010, fifteen volumes have been published by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J label...
- Kämpfer
- Magician's AcademyMagician's Academyis a Japanese light novel series by Ichirō Sakaki, with illustrations by Blade. Nine volumes were published between January 24, 2003 and August 30, 2007; there is also a series of five illustrated short stories called Macademi Radical. A manga adaptation by Blade was serialized in Enterbrain's...
- Maria HolicMaria Holicis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Minari Endō, the author of Dazzle. The manga was first serialized in the Japanese seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive on June 27, 2006, and is published by Media Factory. The manga was licensed by Tokyopop with the first volume in English...
- Mayo Chiki
- MM!MM!is a Japanese light novel series by Akinari Matsuno, with illustrations by QP:flapper. Twelve novels were published by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J imprint between February 2007 and September 2010, including two side story volumes. The author died on April 18, 2011, leaving the series...
- Ramen Tenshi Pretty Menma
- Re:BIRTH -The Lunatic Taker-
- Sasameki KotoSasameki Kotois a Japanese yuri manga series written and illustrated by Takashi Ikeda. It was serialized in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive between May 26, 2007 and September 27, 2011, and has been collected in eight tankōbon volumes as of October 2010...
- Seiken no BlacksmithSeiken no Blacksmith, is a Japanese light novel series by Isao Miura, with illustrations by Luna. As of June 2011, ten volumes have been published by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J label. A manga adaptation by Kōtarō Yamada started serialization in the seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive on March 27, 2009....
- Steins;GateSteins;Gateis a Japanese visual novel developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, and was released on October 15, 2009 for the Xbox 360. This is the two companies' second time collaborating together after Chaos;Head. A port to the Windows operating system on the PC was released on August 26, 2010 and a port for Sony's...
- Taboo-Tattoo
- Tears to Tiara: Kakan no DaichiTears to TiaraTears to Tiara is a Japanese eroge tactical role-playing game developed by Leaf. It was first released for PC on April 28, 2005 in Japan. Then it was followed by 12 years old and up version released for the PlayStation 3 platform on July 17, 2008 in Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan in which the...
- Unbreakable Machine Doll
- Yururizumi
- -OZ--Oz-, is a visual kei, alternative metal band from Japan, formed in October 2004. -OZ- is currently signed to Loop Ash and CLJ Records. They have released 2 studio Albums, VERSUS and ROUGE along with DVDS singles and maxi singles...
- Zero no TsukaimaZero no Tsukaimais a fantasy and comedy-oriented series of Japanese light novels written by Noboru Yamaguchi and illustrated by Eiji Usatsuka. The story features several characters from the second year class of a magic academy in a fictional magical world with the main characters being the inept mage Louise and...