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*''Anime/IdolDensetsuEriko'': Merchandise sales for this show [[https://55rider.jp/blog-entry-631.html amassed 8 Billion Yen]].
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** There's just something about {{ninja}}s that managed to get this manga to sell over 200 million copies and become the third best selling manga of all time. With 700 chapters, an anime with 720 episodes in total counting Part 1 and Shippuden, 11 movies (with a live-action one in development), several [=OVA=]s, dozens of video games (with a new one coming out soon), tons of action figures and toys, a couple of [[Manga/RockLeesSpringtimeOfYouth spin-off]] [[Manga/UchihaSasukesSharinganChronicles manga]], several collabs with big-name companies (Primitive, Coach, Adidas, Seiko, Hypland, Champion and even Nike), tons of merchandise, a themed smartphone, crossovers with other franchises (Hello Kitty, TMNT, Fortnite, etc), a few plays and musicals, several novels, a few theme parks and an ongoing SpinOffspring [[Manga/{{Boruto}} manga]] with over 70 chapters ''and'' anime with over 800 episodes to date, ''Naruto'' has proven its popularity as a cash cow.
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** There's just something about {{ninja}}s that managed to get this manga to sell over 200 million copies and become the third best selling manga of all time. With 700 chapters, an anime with 720 episodes in total counting Part 1 and Shippuden, 11 movies (with a live-action one in development), several [=OVA=]s, dozens of video games (with a new one coming out soon), tons of action figures and toys, a couple of [[Manga/RockLeesSpringtimeOfYouth spin-off]] [[Manga/UchihaSasukesSharinganChronicles manga]], several collabs with big-name companies (Primitive, Coach, Adidas, Seiko, Hypland, Champion and even Nike), tons of merchandise, a themed smartphone, crossovers with other franchises (Hello Kitty, TMNT, Fortnite, etc), a few plays and musicals, several novels, a few theme parks and an ongoing SpinOffspring [[Manga/{{Boruto}} manga]] with over 70 80 chapters ''and'' anime with over 800 293 episodes to date, ''Naruto'' has proven its popularity as a cash cow.
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* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', since its debut in Winter 2011, has quickly become one of these for both Creator/StudioShaft and Creator/{{Nitroplus}}, spawning a manga adaptation, three manga {{spinoff}}s, a novel, loads and loads of merchandise (both official and non-official), a UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable and Vita videogame adaptation, a magazine, two online video games, and a two-part CompilationMovie. A sequel movie was released in 2013. All the Blu-Ray volumes in the series have sold more than ''415,000'' copies altogether in Japan. And even more sequels [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-16/new-madoka-magica-show-considered-after-3rd-film are considered]] by the writer. It later sold a very impressive ''40 billion yen'' worth of merchandise.
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* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', since its debut in Winter 2011, has quickly become one of these for both Creator/StudioShaft and Creator/{{Nitroplus}}, spawning a manga adaptation, three manga {{spinoff}}s, a novel, loads and loads of merchandise (both official and non-official), a UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable Platform/PlayStationPortable and Vita Platform/PlayStationVita videogame adaptation, a magazine, two online video games, and a two-part CompilationMovie. A sequel movie was released in 2013. All the Blu-Ray volumes in the series have sold more than ''415,000'' copies altogether in Japan. And even more sequels [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-16/new-madoka-magica-show-considered-after-3rd-film are considered]] by the writer. It later sold a very impressive ''40 billion yen'' worth of merchandise.
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* For [[The80s '80s]] kids, it was Creator/YokoHanabusa's ''Manga/{{Lady}}''. The manga spawned two anime series, a compilation movie and two sequel manga. Creator/ToeiAnimation frequently used the anime series to shill toys associated with the Lady franchise, mainly the Lady's Crest and the Lady's Key, and they were very popular amongst young girls. Merchandise of the franchise is often the first thing that comes up when you search the series title on Twitter.
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* For [[The80s '80s]] kids, it was Creator/YokoHanabusa's ''Manga/{{Lady}}''. The manga spawned two anime series, a compilation movie and two sequel manga. Creator/ToeiAnimation frequently used the anime series to shill toys associated with the Lady franchise, mainly the Lady's Crest and the Lady's Key, and they were very popular amongst young girls. [[note]]Hell, FanWank is that the second season was made purely to sell toys, given how much it deviates from the manga and has Lynn obsess over winning the Lady's Crest[[/note]] Merchandise of the franchise is often the first thing that comes up when you search the series title on Twitter.
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*For [[The80s '80s]] kids, it was Creator/YokoHanabusa's ''Manga/{{Lady}}''. The manga spawned two anime series, a compilation movie and two sequel manga. Creator/ToeiAnimation frequently used the anime series to shill toys associated with the Lady franchise, mainly the Lady's Crest and the Lady's Key, and they were very popular amongst young girls. Merchandise of the franchise is often the first thing that comes up when you search the series title on Twitter.
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* Every Harem Series, especially those with apparent {{ecchi}} elements, is this by default. No matter what people say, who argue that they ´´came for the porn but stayed for the plot´´.
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* Every Harem Series, {{harem}} series, especially those with apparent {{ecchi}} elements, is this by default. No matter what people say, who argue that they ´´came for the porn but stayed for the plot´´.
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The entire HaremGenre, especially those with apparent {{ecchi}} elements, is this by default. No matter what people say, who argue that they ´´came for the porn but stayed for the plot´´.
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** ''Anime/PrettyCure'', which has been going strong since 2004. Notable in that its TV ratings has consistently rivaled those (and occasionally surpass) of Manga/OnePiece, and it usually makes ''at least'' '''10 BILLION yen a year''' annually ([[BlackSheep with]] [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar three]] [[Anime/DokiDokiPrettyCure major]] [[Anime/HappinessChargePrecure exceptions]]), it should probably be noted that ''Anime/DokiDokiPrecure'' and ''Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure'' almost killed the franchise.
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** ''Anime/PrettyCure'', which has been going strong since 2004. Notable in that its TV ratings has consistently rivaled those (and occasionally surpass) of Manga/OnePiece, and it usually makes ''at least'' '''10 BILLION yen a year''' annually ([[BlackSheep with]] (with [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar three]] [[Anime/DokiDokiPrettyCure major]] [[Anime/HappinessChargePrecure exceptions]]), it should probably be noted that ''Anime/DokiDokiPrecure'' and ''Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure'' almost killed the franchise.
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* ''Manga/KOn'', a previously mildly popular manga by Kakifly, simply exploded on the scene when Creator/KyoAni made it into an anime series. There's no escaping its presence throughout Japan, with stores even selling guitars using the show's imagery.
* ''Manga/IsTheOrderARabbit'', also from ''Magazine/MangaTimeKirara'' counts, having become profitable enough to spawn 3 seasons and 2 OVAS.
* ''Manga/IsTheOrderARabbit'', also from ''Magazine/MangaTimeKirara'' counts, having become profitable enough to spawn 3 seasons and 2 OVAS.
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* ''Magazine/MangaTimeKirara'' is no exception to this, as for every show that doesn't stick around, there is usually one that does and ends up becoming the company's favorite for years until the next one comes.
** ''Manga/HidamariSketch'' was Kirara's first venture into anime, and ended up lasting for four seasons and a host of extra specials. It also has plenty of merchandise including collectibles and video games.
** After, ''Manga/KOn'', a previously mildly popular manga by Kakifly, simply exploded on the scene when Creator/KyoAni made it into an anime series. There's no escaping its presence throughout Japan, with stores even selling guitars using the show's imagery. This and ''Hidamari'' would be the flagship franchises of Kirara during the late 2000s and early 2010s.
** Following the end of both, ''Manga/IsTheOrderARabbit'' quickly turned into this in the mid-to-late 2010s, as the show became profitable in no time to spawn 3 seasons and 2 OVAS, plush dozens of figures and tie-ins.
** ''Manga/LaidBackCamp'' was commissioned relatively fast for a Kirara manga (premiering less than three years after the debut of its manga) and exploded in popularity. It has received three seasons, a feature film, video games, and is present in many camping sites across Japan.
** ''Manga/BocchiTheRock'' became this due to the surprise success of its anime adaptation. While still new, it has already had a spin-off manga debut less than a year after the anime's release, a film slated for spring 2024, and various concerts across Japan. One could argue it is their biggest hit since ironically ''Manga/KOn'' itself.
** ''Manga/HidamariSketch'' was Kirara's first venture into anime, and ended up lasting for four seasons and a host of extra specials. It also has plenty of merchandise including collectibles and video games.
** After, ''Manga/KOn'', a previously mildly popular manga by Kakifly, simply exploded on the scene when Creator/KyoAni made it into an anime series. There's no escaping its presence throughout Japan, with stores even selling guitars using the show's imagery. This and ''Hidamari'' would be the flagship franchises of Kirara during the late 2000s and early 2010s.
** Following the end of both, ''Manga/IsTheOrderARabbit'' quickly turned into this in the mid-to-late 2010s, as the show became profitable in no time to spawn 3 seasons and 2 OVAS, plush dozens of figures and tie-ins.
** ''Manga/LaidBackCamp'' was commissioned relatively fast for a Kirara manga (premiering less than three years after the debut of its manga) and exploded in popularity. It has received three seasons, a feature film, video games, and is present in many camping sites across Japan.
** ''Manga/BocchiTheRock'' became this due to the surprise success of its anime adaptation. While still new, it has already had a spin-off manga debut less than a year after the anime's release, a film slated for spring 2024, and various concerts across Japan. One could argue it is their biggest hit since ironically ''Manga/KOn'' itself.
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* ''Franchise/FairyTail'', after the success of Rave Master, Hiro Mashima decided to create something shorter and planned to make Fairy Tail a ten volume manga. What followed was a manga that last 63 volumes, many spin-off manga, over 300 episodes of anime, multiple OVAs, two movies, and countless pieces of merchandise. Not to mention light novels and video games. Even Fairy Tail's sequel, Manga/FairyTail100YearsQuest, which is written and storyboarded by Mashima, has lasted over ten volumes and has an anime adaptation announced.
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* ''Franchise/FairyTail'', after the success of Rave Master, Hiro Mashima decided to create something shorter and planned to make Fairy Tail a ten volume manga. What followed was a manga that last lasted 63 volumes, many spin-off manga, over 300 episodes of anime, multiple OVAs, [=OVAs=], two movies, and countless pieces of merchandise. Not to mention light novels and video games. Even Fairy Tail's sequel, Manga/FairyTail100YearsQuest, ''Manga/FairyTail100YearsQuest'', which is written and storyboarded by Mashima, has lasted over ten volumes and has an anime adaptation announced.
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** There's just something about {{ninja}}s that managed to get this manga to sell over 200 million copies and become the third best selling manga of all time. With 700 chapters, an anime with 720 episodes in total counting Part 1 and Shippuden, 11 movies (with a live-action one in development), several [=OVA=]s, dozens of video games, tons of action figures and toys, a couple of [[Manga/RockLeesSpringtimeOfYouth spin-off]] [[Manga/UchihaSasukesSharinganChronicles manga]], several collabs with big-name companies (Primitive, Coach, Seiko, Hypland, Champion and even Nike), tons of merchandise, a smartphone, a play, several novels, a few theme parks and an ongoing SpinOffspring [[Manga/{{Boruto}} manga]] with over 70 chapters ''and'' anime with over 280 episodes to date, ''Naruto'' has proven its popularity as a cash cow.
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** There's just something about {{ninja}}s that managed to get this manga to sell over 200 million copies and become the third best selling manga of all time. With 700 chapters, an anime with 720 episodes in total counting Part 1 and Shippuden, 11 movies (with a live-action one in development), several [=OVA=]s, dozens of video games, games (with a new one coming out soon), tons of action figures and toys, a couple of [[Manga/RockLeesSpringtimeOfYouth spin-off]] [[Manga/UchihaSasukesSharinganChronicles manga]], several collabs with big-name companies (Primitive, Coach, Adidas, Seiko, Hypland, Champion and even Nike), tons of merchandise, a themed smartphone, crossovers with other franchises (Hello Kitty, TMNT, Fortnite, etc), a play, few plays and musicals, several novels, a few theme parks and an ongoing SpinOffspring [[Manga/{{Boruto}} manga]] with over 70 chapters ''and'' anime with over 280 800 episodes to date, ''Naruto'' has proven its popularity as a cash cow.
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** ''Anime/PrettyCure'', which has been going strong since 2004. Notable in that its TV ratings has consistently rivaled those (and occasionally surpass) of Manga/OnePiece, and it usually makes ''at least'' '''10 BILLION yen a year''' annually ([[BlackSheep with]] [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar three]] [[Anime/DokiDokiPrettyCure major]] [[Anime/HappinessChargePrecure exceptions]]), it should probably be noted that ''Anime/DokiDokiPrecure'' and ''Anime/HappinessChargePrecure'' almost killed the franchise.
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** ''Anime/PrettyCure'', which has been going strong since 2004. Notable in that its TV ratings has consistently rivaled those (and occasionally surpass) of Manga/OnePiece, and it usually makes ''at least'' '''10 BILLION yen a year''' annually ([[BlackSheep with]] [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar three]] [[Anime/DokiDokiPrettyCure major]] [[Anime/HappinessChargePrecure exceptions]]), it should probably be noted that ''Anime/DokiDokiPrecure'' and ''Anime/HappinessChargePrecure'' ''Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure'' almost killed the franchise.
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** ''Anime/PrettyCure'', which has been going strong since 2004. Notable in that its TV ratings has consistently rivaled those (and occasionally surpass) of Manga/OnePiece, and it usually makes ''at least'' '''10 BILLION yen a year''' annually ([[BlackSheep with]] [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar three]] [[Anime/DokiDokiPrettyCure major]] [[Anime/HappinessChargePrecure exceptions]]), it should probably be noted that ''Anime/DokiDokiPrettyCure'' and ''Anime/HappinessChargePrecure'' almost killed the franchise.
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** ''Anime/PrettyCure'', which has been going strong since 2004. Notable in that its TV ratings has consistently rivaled those (and occasionally surpass) of Manga/OnePiece, and it usually makes ''at least'' '''10 BILLION yen a year''' annually ([[BlackSheep with]] [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar three]] [[Anime/DokiDokiPrettyCure major]] [[Anime/HappinessChargePrecure exceptions]]), it should probably be noted that ''Anime/DokiDokiPrettyCure'' ''Anime/DokiDokiPrecure'' and ''Anime/HappinessChargePrecure'' almost killed the franchise.
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* ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' was especially notable for the sheer number of Radio Dramas, {{Image Song}}s, and merchandise for a show that for a long time had only ''fourteen episodes'' (though there's also the LightNovels). There were even PlayboyBunny Haruhi figures [[http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN948029 whose clothes changed color based on temperature]]. Though it was probably at least partially due to a dedication to a polished level of quality, the main reason for the second season not coming out until ''three years'' after the first was most likely because they wanted to milk the first for as much as they could. Unfortunately, this wouldn't last, as a number of factors (including the infamous "Endless Eight" arc, which was eight episodes of the same content with only a few minor deviations) would lead to [[FranchiseKiller the death of the franchise]] around the beginning of TheNewTens.
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* ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' was especially notable for the sheer number of Radio Dramas, {{Image Song}}s, and merchandise for a show that for a long time had only ''fourteen episodes'' (though there's also the LightNovels). There were even PlayboyBunny Haruhi figures [[http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN948029 whose clothes changed color based on temperature]]. Though it was probably at least partially due to a dedication to a polished level of quality, the main reason for the second season not coming out until ''three years'' after the first was most likely because they wanted to milk the first for as much as they could. Unfortunately, this wouldn't last, as a number of factors (including the infamous "Endless Eight" arc, which was eight episodes of the same content with only a few minor deviations) would lead to [[FranchiseKiller the death of the franchise]] around the beginning of TheNewTens.
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* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'', at least by the standards of the {{Seinen}} demographic, is pretty darn successful. Creator/KentaroMiura drew the manga from 1989 to his [[DiedDuringProduction death]] on May 6, 2021, by which time it was still unfinished at 41 volumes worth of material and had at least 50 million volumes in circulation. Adaptations include ''Anime/Berserk1997'' by Creator/OLMIncorporated; two videogame adaptations by Yuke's, ''VideoGame/SwordOfTheBerserkGutsRage'' (Dreamcast, 1999) and ''VideoGame/BerserkMillenniumFalconHenSeimaSenkiNoSho'' ([=PS2=], 2004); The ''Anime/BerserkTheGoldenAgeArc'' theatrical anime film trilogy (2012-2013) by Creator/Studio4C, which produced [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/guts_and_griffith_selling_fast_food.jpg this]] amusing fast food cross-promotion; ''Anime/Berserk2016'', a TV anime (2016-2017) by GEMBA and Millepensee which picks up after the movies; the videogame ''VideoGame/BerserkAndTheBandOfTheHawk'' (Fall 2016) developed by Omega Force; a light novel, ''LightNovel/BerserkTheFlameDragonKnight''; and an Official Guide Book. Fans can spend hundreds of dollars on high quality figurines of Guts, Griffith, or Casca, and all of the animated versions are available in deluxe UsefulNotes/BluRay box sets. Japanese fans can also buy ''Berserk'' keychains, pillows, and even underwear!
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* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'', at least by the standards of the {{Seinen}} demographic, is pretty darn successful. Creator/KentaroMiura drew the manga from 1989 to his [[DiedDuringProduction death]] on May 6, 2021, by which time it was still unfinished at 41 volumes worth of material and had at least 50 million volumes in circulation. Adaptations include ''Anime/Berserk1997'' by Creator/OLMIncorporated; two videogame adaptations by Yuke's, ''VideoGame/SwordOfTheBerserkGutsRage'' (Dreamcast, 1999) and ''VideoGame/BerserkMillenniumFalconHenSeimaSenkiNoSho'' ([=PS2=], 2004); The ''Anime/BerserkTheGoldenAgeArc'' theatrical anime film trilogy (2012-2013) by Creator/Studio4C, which produced [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/guts_and_griffith_selling_fast_food.jpg this]] amusing fast food cross-promotion; ''Anime/Berserk2016'', a TV anime (2016-2017) by GEMBA and Millepensee which picks up after the movies; the videogame ''VideoGame/BerserkAndTheBandOfTheHawk'' (Fall 2016) developed by Omega Force; a light novel, ''LightNovel/BerserkTheFlameDragonKnight''; ''Literature/BerserkTheFlameDragonKnight''; and an Official Guide Book. Fans can spend hundreds of dollars on high quality figurines of Guts, Griffith, or Casca, and all of the animated versions are available in deluxe UsefulNotes/BluRay box sets. Japanese fans can also buy ''Berserk'' keychains, pillows, and even underwear!
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* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' was especially notable for the sheer number of Radio Dramas, {{Image Song}}s, and merchandise for a show that for a long time had only ''fourteen episodes'' (though there's also the LightNovels). There were even PlayboyBunny Haruhi figures [[http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN948029 whose clothes changed color based on temperature]]. Though it was probably at least partially due to a dedication to a polished level of quality, the main reason for the second season not coming out until ''three years'' after the first was most likely because they wanted to milk the first for as much as they could. Unfortunately, this wouldn't last, as a number of factors (including the infamous "Endless Eight" arc, which was eight episodes of the same content with only a few minor deviations) would lead to [[FranchiseKiller the death of the franchise]] around the beginning of TheNewTens.
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* Some of Creator/OsamuTezuka's works continue to [[OutlivedItsCreator print tons of money even after his death.]]:
** ''Manga/AstroBoy'' continues on appearing on tons of merchandise, [[WesternAnimation/AstroBoy a CGI feature film]], video games, and a numerous collaborations. The franchise gains newer incarnations every 20 years to reintroduce the character to new audiences.
** ''Manga/KimbaTheWhiteLion'' also continues to appear on a lot Japanese merchandise and has also gained multiple animated incarnations.
** ''Manga/{{Unico}}'' has gained tons of merchandise, books, [[Anime/TheFantasticAdventuresOfUnico two]] [[Anime/UnicoInTheIslandOfMagic feature films]], and [[Anime/UnicoBlackCloudAndWhiteFeather four]] [[Anime/SavingOurFragileEarthUnicoSpecialChapter animated shorts]] produced by Creator/TezukaProductions. There is even a [[ContinuityReboot new manga in the works]] that will re-imagine [[Manga/UnicoAwakening the Unico franchise.]]
** ''Manga/AstroBoy'' continues on appearing on tons of merchandise, [[WesternAnimation/AstroBoy a CGI feature film]], video games, and a numerous collaborations. The franchise gains newer incarnations every 20 years to reintroduce the character to new audiences.
** ''Manga/KimbaTheWhiteLion'' also continues to appear on a lot Japanese merchandise and has also gained multiple animated incarnations.
** ''Manga/{{Unico}}'' has gained tons of merchandise, books, [[Anime/TheFantasticAdventuresOfUnico two]] [[Anime/UnicoInTheIslandOfMagic feature films]], and [[Anime/UnicoBlackCloudAndWhiteFeather four]] [[Anime/SavingOurFragileEarthUnicoSpecialChapter animated shorts]] produced by Creator/TezukaProductions. There is even a [[ContinuityReboot new manga in the works]] that will re-imagine [[Manga/UnicoAwakening the Unico franchise.]]
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* The ''Literature/{{Anpanman}}'' franchise has spanned books, an anime, movies, a multitude of products, and a few children's museums. The franchise often ranks high on "highest grossing franchises" lists as a result. What makes this growth notable is the surprising ''lack'' of spread Anpanman has, as it has normally stuck with the Asian market.
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** There's just something about {{ninja}}s that managed to get this manga to sell over 200 million copies and become the third best selling manga of all time. With 700 chapters, an anime with 720 episodes in total counting Part 1 and Shippuden, 11 movies (with a live-action one in development), several [=OVA=]s, dozens of video games, tons of action figures and toys, a couple of [[Manga/RockLeesSpringtimeOfYouth spin-off]] [[Manga/UchihaSasukesSharinganChronicles manga]], several collabs with big-name companies (Primitive, Coach, Seiko, Hypland, Champion and even Nike), tons of merchandise, a smartphone, a play, several novels, a few theme parks and an ongoing SpinOffspring [[Manga/{{Boruto}} manga]] with over 55 chapters ''and'' anime with nearly 200 episodes to date, ''Naruto'' has proven its popularity as a cash cow.
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** There's just something about {{ninja}}s that managed to get this manga to sell over 200 million copies and become the third best selling manga of all time. With 700 chapters, an anime with 720 episodes in total counting Part 1 and Shippuden, 11 movies (with a live-action one in development), several [=OVA=]s, dozens of video games, tons of action figures and toys, a couple of [[Manga/RockLeesSpringtimeOfYouth spin-off]] [[Manga/UchihaSasukesSharinganChronicles manga]], several collabs with big-name companies (Primitive, Coach, Seiko, Hypland, Champion and even Nike), tons of merchandise, a smartphone, a play, several novels, a few theme parks and an ongoing SpinOffspring [[Manga/{{Boruto}} manga]] with over 55 70 chapters ''and'' anime with nearly 200 over 280 episodes to date, ''Naruto'' has proven its popularity as a cash cow.
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* ''Manga/OnePiece'' is [[NotHyperbole literally]] the best selling manga in history. Its newer volumes continue to top one another as the highest selling book in Japan, and beat ''Manga/DragonBall'' to the title of best selling manga series of all time with [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-14/one-piece-manga-sets-guinness-world-record-for-copies-printed-for-comic-by-single-author/.89275 320 million copies in print]]. The franchise is particularly EVERYWHERE in Japan. You know you're a Cash Cow when there's tons of crap that people won't buy or touch, like''One Piece'' toilet paper, ''One Piece'' deodorant,....even ''One Piece'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o0SNAu6O0g razors]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pftA46e2mAI glasses]] cross promotions.
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* ''Manga/OnePiece'' is [[NotHyperbole literally]] the best selling manga in history. Its newer volumes continue to top one another as the highest selling book in Japan, and beat ''Manga/DragonBall'' to the title of best selling manga series of all time with [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-14/one-piece-manga-sets-guinness-world-record-for-copies-printed-for-comic-by-single-author/.89275 320 million copies in print]]. The franchise is particularly EVERYWHERE in Japan. You know you're a Cash Cow when there's tons of crap that people won't buy or touch, like''One like ''One Piece'' toilet paper, ''One Piece'' deodorant,....even ''One Piece'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o0SNAu6O0g razors]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pftA46e2mAI glasses]] cross promotions.
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** There's just something about {{ninja}}s that managed to get this manga to sell over 200 million copies and become the third best selling manga of all time. With 700 chapters, an anime with 720 episodes in total counting Part 1 and Shippuden, 11 movies, several [=OVA=]s, dozens of video games, a couple of [[Manga/RockLeesSpringtimeOfYouth spin-off]] [[Manga/UchihaSasukesSharinganChronicles manga]], a play, several novels, and an ongoing SpinOffspring [[Manga/{{Boruto}} manga]] with over 55 chapters ''and'' anime with nearly 200 episodes to date, ''Naruto'' has proven its popularity as a cash cow.
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* ''Manga/OnePiece'' is [[NotHyperbole literally]] the best selling manga in history. Its newer volumes continue to top one another as the highest selling book in Japan, and beat ''Manga/DragonBall'' to the title of best selling manga series of all time with [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-14/one-piece-manga-sets-guinness-world-record-for-copies-printed-for-comic-by-single-author/.89275 320 million copies in print]]. The franchise is particularly EVERYWHERE in Japan. You know you're a Cash Cow when there's ''One Piece'' toilet paper, ''One Piece'' deodorant,....even ''One Piece'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o0SNAu6O0g razors]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pftA46e2mAI glasses]] cross promotions.
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* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' has 82 million manga volumes in circulation. According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, "The series has spawned a media franchise that includes an animated television series that was produced by Studio Pierrot from 2004 to 2012, two original video animations, four animated feature films, ten rock musicals, and numerous video games, as well as many types of ''Bleach''-related merchandise."
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* ''Anime/{{Aggretsuko}}'' (made by Creator/{{Sanrio}}) is based on a Creator/{{TBS}} series that [[NoExportForYou never aired outside of Japan]], ''Aggretsuko'' became a worldwide hit when Creator/{{Netflix}} picked up and produced the series for everyone, winning acclaim for its animation and well-written humor.
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* ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' was probably WSJ's biggest franchises throughout TheEighties. It's even the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_media_franchises 17th highest grossing franchise]], two places behind ''Dragon Ball.''
* Creator/ProductionIG are quite well known throughout the anime industry by having some form of involvement in providing 3D CGI visual effects for numerous {{anime}}. It was their direct involvement in the production of ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'' and ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' that put their anime production on the map.
* Creator/ProductionIG are quite well known throughout the anime industry by having some form of involvement in providing 3D CGI visual effects for numerous {{anime}}. It was their direct involvement in the production of ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'' and ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' that put their anime production on the map.
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*''Franchise/FairyTail'', after the success of Rave Master, Hiro Mashima decided to create something shorter and planned to make Fairy Tail a ten volume manga. What followed was a manga that last 63 volumes, many spin-off manga, over 300 episodes of anime, multiple OVAs, two movies, and countless pieces of merchandise. Not to mention light novels and video games. Even Fairy Tail's sequel, Manga/FairyTail100YearsQuest, which is written and storyboarded by Mashima, has lasted over ten volumes and has an anime adaptation announced.
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* ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'', though not to the same extent as ''Sailor Moon'' or ''Pretty Cure'', was and still is a lucrative ''maho shojo'' property. There's the original manga, the original anime, two movies, lots of figures and dolls, 10 video games, several audio [=CDs=], replicas of the Clow Cards, themed cafes in Tokyo, Osaka and Sapporo during 2018, and a [[Manga/CardcaptorSakuraClearCard sequel]], all within the span of 20 years.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Aikatsu}}'' was this for a while. At one point, it made more money than ''Anime/PrettyCure'', at 14.1 billion yen. However, sales started dropping after it was dethroned by ''VideoGame/PriPara''. Once Season 3 rolled around, it didn't do as well, and Season 4 did even worse, resulting in the anime being cancelled. Its reboot, ''VideoGame/AikatsuStars'', was a last-ditch effort to the save the franchise, but it isn't helping the situation. Many kids in the target demographic did not approve of the changes to the game they once loved, which included a bigger screen and different cards that were inferior to the originals. Aikatsu Stars' movie also bombed when it was in theaters due to its low popularity. The lack of growth from ''Stars'' ultimately led into another reboot titled ''Anime/AikatsuFriends''.
* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' has become this since the advent of the anime adaptation. The anime has sold very well in Japan, volumes of the manga surged in sales[[note]]To the point it overtook the Manga/OnePiece manga [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-06-01/attack-on-titan-manga-tops-one-piece-in-half-year-sales/.75118 in sales in Japan for the first half of 2014]]; granted, the Manga/OnePiece manga has reached a saturation point a while ago while Manga/{{Attack On Titan}}'s manga is nowhere as near saturated yet plus Manga/AttackOnTitan saw the release of two volumes in that timeframe versus Manga/{{One Piece}}'s one; none the less, it's still very impressive[[/note]], there are three manga {{Spin Off}}s and one LightNovel SpinOff, [[Film/AttackOnTitan2015 a live action film]], and a ridiculous amount of merchandise and crosspromotions ranging from the more typical anime figures to things like [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-09-11/attack-on-titan-perfume perfumes]] to [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-24/official-live-action-attack-on-titan-subaru-forester-collaboration-tv-ad-streamed car commercials]] and a freaking [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2014-02-27/lotteria-attack-on-titan-burger-towers-above-the-rest Titan Burger]]!
* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'', at least by the standards of the {{Seinen}} demographic, is pretty darn successful. Creator/KentaroMiura drew the manga from 1989 to his [[DiedDuringProduction death]] on May 6, 2021, by which time it was still unfinished at 41 volumes worth of material and had at least 50 million volumes in circulation. Adaptations include ''Anime/Berserk1997'' by Creator/OLMIncorporated; two videogame adaptations by Yuke's, ''VideoGame/SwordOfTheBerserkGutsRage'' (Dreamcast, 1999) and ''VideoGame/BerserkMillenniumFalconHenSeimaSenkiNoSho'' ([=PS2=], 2004); The ''Anime/BerserkTheGoldenAgeArc'' theatrical anime film trilogy (2012-2013) by Creator/Studio4C, which produced [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/guts_and_griffith_selling_fast_food.jpg this]] amusing fast food cross-promotion; ''Anime/Berserk2016'', a TV anime (2016-2017) by GEMBA and Millepensee which picks up after the movies; the videogame ''VideoGame/BerserkAndTheBandOfTheHawk'' (Fall 2016) developed by Omega Force; a light novel, ''LightNovel/BerserkTheFlameDragonKnight''; and an Official Guide Book. Fans can spend hundreds of dollars on high quality figurines of Guts, Griffith, or Casca, and all of the animated versions are available in deluxe UsefulNotes/BluRay box sets. Japanese fans can also buy ''Berserk'' keychains, pillows, and even underwear!
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' has 82 million manga volumes in circulation. According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, "The series has spawned a media franchise that includes an animated television series that was produced by Studio Pierrot from 2004 to 2012, two original video animations, four animated feature films, ten rock musicals, and numerous video games, as well as many types of ''Bleach''-related merchandise."
* The light novel series ''LightNovel/BrothersConflict'' is a smash hit in Japan, spawning two otome games, an anime adaptation, drama [=CDs=], and countless other kinds of merchandise.
* ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'', though not to the same extent as ''Sailor Moon'' or ''Pretty Cure'', was and still is a lucrative ''maho shojo'' property. There's the original manga, the original anime, two movies, lots of figures and dolls, 10 video games, several audio [=CDs=], replicas of the Clow Cards, themed cafes in Tokyo, Osaka and Sapporo during 2018, and a [[Manga/CardcaptorSakuraClearCard sequel]], all within the span of 20 years.
* ''Manga/CaseClosed'' has over 900 chapters, spawned 20 movies, almost 800 anime episodes, over 10 OVA specials, and much much more. It has a huge following in Japan, with a statue of the main character in the author's hometown.
* The absolute phenomenon that is ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'', a manga with just 4 years of publication history got an anime that elevated the series to break all sorts of records previously thought to be impossible: 82 million manga volumes sold in a single year in 2020, 150 million volumes sold in just the 4 years the series was published, a movie adaptation that broke all records in Japanese cinema and so on; Creator/{{Aniplex}} holds the license close to its heart, to the point they personally oversee and publish all the first ventures in the expanded merchandising efforts, video game adaptations sticking out in particular since Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment had secured almost all licenses to publish anime based video games but here Aniplex do it by themselves.
* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'', yet another Creator/ToeiAnimation example. Inevitable given it's an anime based on toys, but it was a significant cash cow both in Japan and overseas back in the early days. It did experience a significant slump in this status for few years after ''Anime/DigimonTamers'', with its merch sales generally lagging along with interest in the anime...until ''Anime/DigimonFusion'' came along, breathing new life into the franchise and its money-printing abilities...only for [[Anime/DigimonXrosWarsTheYoungHuntersWhoLeaptThroughTime the sequel series]] to ruin that, with ratings and sales so bad it's sent the franchise back into obscurity. However, the release of ''Anime/DigimonAdventureTri'' appears to have won back the fans.
* ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}''. Having been around since 1969, the manga is one of the best-selling in the world, there have been three anime adaptations (1973; 1979-2004; 2005-present), and the films (which have been around since 1980) are among the highest grossing animated film franchises, as well as the highest of all anime film franchises. [[https://kotaku.com/anime-super-fans-house-is-dedicated-to-her-favorite-cha-1827711091 It's spawned so much merchandise, it can fill a house.]]
* The ''Franchise/DragonBall'' franchise has proven to be almost as unkillable as the Saiyans themselves. You've got [[Manga/DragonBall the manga]], [[Anime/DragonBallSuper multiple]] [[Anime/DragonBallZ anime]] [[Anime/DragonBallGT series]], action figures, a trading card game, scads of video games, a {{Live Action|Adaptation}}... [[Film/DragonballEvolution "adaptation"]]... there's just no stopping 'em.
** ''Anime/DragonBallZKai'', a condensed {{recut}} of the more-than-fifteen-years-old ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', began in Spring 2009, and it regularly garners ratings on par with ''Manga/OnePiece''.
** The proof is in how many times the series has been released on home video: VHS (both edited and uncut), uncut DVD singles (including boxsets), edited and uncut movie DVD singles, mini-DVD and Game Boy player (DBGT only) Ultimate Uncut singles, Season boxsets, Dragon Boxes, DBZ Movie double-features, movie boxsets, DBZ Kai, DBZ Blu-Ray, and there's sure to be more to come!
** You can practically slap ''Dragon Ball Z'' on ''anything'' and it ''will'' sell well in Japan. Even more so in [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff North America and South America.]]
* ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'', inspiring spinoffs, video games and toys since 1979. This especially applies the model kits. There are more grades, variants and designs that one can count.
* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' was especially notable for the sheer number of Radio Dramas, {{Image Song}}s, and merchandise for a show that for a long time had only ''fourteen episodes'' (though there's also the LightNovels). There were even PlayboyBunny Haruhi figures [[http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN948029 whose clothes changed color based on temperature]]. Though it was probably at least partially due to a dedication to a polished level of quality, the main reason for the second season not coming out until ''three years'' after the first was most likely because they wanted to milk the first for as much as they could. Unfortunately, this wouldn't last, as a number of factors (including the infamous "Endless Eight" arc, which was eight episodes of the same content with only a few minor deviations) would lead to [[FranchiseKiller the death of the franchise]] around the beginning of TheNewTens.
* ''Manga/KOn'', a previously mildly popular manga by Kakifly, simply exploded on the scene when Creator/KyoAni made it into an anime series. There's no escaping its presence throughout Japan, with stores even selling guitars using the show's imagery.
* ''Manga/IsTheOrderARabbit'', also from ''Magazine/MangaTimeKirara'' counts, having become profitable enough to spawn 3 seasons and 2 OVAS.
* The ''Franchise/LoveLive'' franchise had a very humble start in 2010 (the franchise's first single, "Bokura no LIVE, Kimi to no LIFE", sold only 434 copies upon its initial release, most of which were purchased by the voice actresses' families to show support) but has since expanded into various other media such as anime series, books, manga, mobile games, music albums, and even concerts. It wasn't until ''VideoGame/LoveLiveSchoolIdolFestival'' was released in Japan that the series really took off; the first Blu-Ray volume of the second season of ''Anime/LoveLive School Idol Project'' sold over ''90,000 copies'' in its first week, the highest of any anime at the time.
* ''Anime/MazingerZ'': Much like ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'', since its inception in 1972, it has spawned one dozen of different manga versions, sequels, spinoffs, {{Crossover}}s, video games and toys, and it does not stop even forty years after its creation.
* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'', with all the spinoffs, video games, toys and other merchandise being created to advertise the manga. Ironically enough, there has never been a successful full adaptation of the series into an anime.
* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' is still creating new merchandise and sparking hot debates over a decade after the end of the original series. And about a million different spin-offs and "reinterpretations" of the original, each with a completely different ending. [[AllThereInTheManual As if the viewers]] [[GainaxEnding weren't confused enough....]]. Plus there's the figures, figurines, statues, and any other tiny form just about anything from the series. They've made [[NumberOfTheBeast 666]] unique [[http://myfigurecollection.net/search.php?root=-1&categoryid=0&origin=evangelion&character=asuka&manufacturer=&manufacturer_p=-1&artist=&artist_p=-1&type=&type_p=-1&material=&material_p=-1&title=&version=&year=0&month=0&day=0&tags=&scale=&runid=-1&rating=0&addby=&isbn=&jan=&catalogid= Asuka figurines]], over 700 Reis, and probably many more of each by the time you read this.
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
** There's just something about {{ninja}}s that managed to get this manga to sell over 200 million copies and become the third best selling manga of all time. With 700 chapters, an anime with 720 episodes in total counting Part 1 and Shippuden, 11 movies, several [=OVA=]s, dozens of video games, a couple of [[Manga/RockLeesSpringtimeOfYouth spin-off]] [[Manga/UchihaSasukesSharinganChronicles manga]], a play, several novels, and an ongoing SpinOffspring [[Manga/{{Boruto}} manga]] with over 55 chapters ''and'' anime with nearly 200 episodes to date, ''Naruto'' has proven its popularity as a cash cow.
** The cash cow is pretty evident in the anime adaptation. When the manga ended on November 10, 2014, there was still a whopping ''115'' episodes airing afterwards, mostly consisting of fillers, adaptation of extended media like novels, and tie-ins (by this point, there were only 47 chapters left to be adapted). The year 2015 only saw 8 episodes that were adapted from the manga. Although the ''Naruto'' anime is rather infamous for its numerous fillers, there was really no reason for Creator/StudioPierrot to continue making fillers after the manga ended other than wanting to keep the property alive for as long as they could.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'' is [[NotHyperbole literally]] the best selling manga in history. Its newer volumes continue to top one another as the highest selling book in Japan, and beat ''Manga/DragonBall'' to the title of best selling manga series of all time with [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-14/one-piece-manga-sets-guinness-world-record-for-copies-printed-for-comic-by-single-author/.89275 320 million copies in print]]. The franchise is particularly EVERYWHERE in Japan. You know you're a Cash Cow when there's ''One Piece'' toilet paper, ''One Piece'' deodorant,....even ''One Piece'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o0SNAu6O0g razors]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pftA46e2mAI glasses]] cross promotions.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', initially thought to be a one-hit wonder, exploded into decades of video games, trading cards, dozens of [[Manga/{{Pokemon}} manga]], and an [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries anime series]] lasting over ''900 episodes''. That's almost ''double'' the life of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', undergoing the transition from cel animation to digital animation ''and'' outlasting so many of its own art directors, with Ash receiving several [[ArtEvolution physical redesigns]]! To put it into closer perspective, if one were to watch the show from start to finish, It would take almost ''two weeks nonstop''.
* ''[[VideoGame/PriPara PriPara]]'' dethroned ''[[VideoGame/{{Aikatsu}} Aikatsu!]]'' as the most successful idol arcade game for kids in Japan as soon as it was launched, and has been raking in tons of money since then, with the record, 13 billion yen, set during the Kami Idol series. It also has ten stores dedicated to it in Japan, three movies and even two live shows. The only thing that stopped the series from a full takeover was the company's own 4-years per series policy, and even then it ended its run completely successful.
* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', since its debut in Winter 2011, has quickly become one of these for both Creator/StudioShaft and Creator/{{Nitroplus}}, spawning a manga adaptation, three manga {{spinoff}}s, a novel, loads and loads of merchandise (both official and non-official), a UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable and Vita videogame adaptation, a magazine, two online video games, and a two-part CompilationMovie. A sequel movie was released in 2013. All the Blu-Ray volumes in the series have sold more than ''415,000'' copies altogether in Japan. And even more sequels [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-16/new-madoka-magica-show-considered-after-3rd-film are considered]] by the writer. It later sold a very impressive ''40 billion yen'' worth of merchandise.
* Creator/ToeiAnimation usually has at least one of these in the MagicalGirl genre running at any one time:
** ''Anime/SailorMoon'', so much so that Creator/ToeiAnimation is thoroughly sick of it and has [[NoExportForYou stopped licensing it out]]. That didn't stop it from getting a [[Anime/SailorMoonCrystal new adaptation of manga]] in 2014... Though that might have something to do with the American rerelease of the ''Manga/SailorMoon'' manga which began in 2011. It was ''extremely'' successful and probably is the reason why the [[Anime/SailorMoonCrystal new anime]] is closer to the manga and has a simultaneous worldwide release.
** ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi'', which ran for four seasons and was popular enough to have quite a bit of merchandise (mainly toys).
** ''Anime/PrettyCure'', which has been going strong since 2004. Notable in that its TV ratings has consistently rivaled those (and occasionally surpass) of Manga/OnePiece, and it usually makes ''at least'' '''10 BILLION yen a year''' annually ([[BlackSheep with]] [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar three]] [[Anime/DokiDokiPrettyCure major]] [[Anime/HappinessChargePrecure exceptions]]), it should probably be noted that ''Anime/DokiDokiPrettyCure'' and ''Anime/HappinessChargePrecure'' almost killed the franchise.
* ''Manga/SaintSeiya'', especially with their never ending supply of high priced action figures, going as far as to even adapt filler characters. The fact that a new series of OVA called "The Lost Canvas" has started as well doesn't help either. Actually, the main protagonist of that series, which is a prequel set several centuries before the main series, has already been conceived as one of these action figures, foreshadowing a long way to go before they run out of ideas for characters. Even if they do, they come up with [[EnvironmentSpecificActionFigure variant figures]] like [[ClothingDamage "damaged" armors]] or just [[ArmorIsUseless casual clothes]].
* Like ''Yo-Kai Watch'' below, ''Anime/ShinkansenHenkeiRoboShinkalion'', introduced in 2015, became a top-selling toyline after its anime began airing in 2018. It's even beaten ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' and ''Franchise/KamenRider'' in merchandise sales!
* It doesn't quite push ''huge'' piles of money these days, but ''Anime/{{Voltron}}'' (or the Lion version, at any rate) still sells a lot of [=DVDs=] and Voltron.com and retro retailers like Hot Topic still do a reasonably brisk business selling merch. Back in the mid-80s, of course, ''Voltron'' was an unstoppable juggernaut and only really started to lose steam when faced with a somewhat more coordinated effort from ''Franchise/TransformersGeneration1'' and ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'' (and when "Vehicle Voltron" confused some viewers).
* ''Anime/YokaiWatch'' is absolutely huge with children in Japan. The [[VideoGame/YokaiWatch original game]] did well, however when the anime came out it became something of a phenomenon. The cute cat mascot, Jibanyan, was everywhere in the early-to-mid 2010s and the ending dances were popular as well. It received a SpinOffspring sequel ''Anime/YokaiWatchShadowside'', before the original anime was revived.
* ''Franchise/YuGiOh'', while not quite as long-running as some of the other examples, has generated considerable attention, especially with its tie-in [[CardGames collectible card game]] which is in the Guinness Book of World Records (circa 2009) for best selling [[TabletopGame/YuGiOh TCG]] worldwide. Apparently, [[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries card games really are]] SeriousBusiness. It also spawned spinoffs, including ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'', ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'', ''Anime/YuGiOhZexal'', and ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'', as well as several movies.
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* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' has become this since the advent of the anime adaptation. The anime has sold very well in Japan, volumes of the manga surged in sales[[note]]To the point it overtook the Manga/OnePiece manga [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-06-01/attack-on-titan-manga-tops-one-piece-in-half-year-sales/.75118 in sales in Japan for the first half of 2014]]; granted, the Manga/OnePiece manga has reached a saturation point a while ago while Manga/{{Attack On Titan}}'s manga is nowhere as near saturated yet plus Manga/AttackOnTitan saw the release of two volumes in that timeframe versus Manga/{{One Piece}}'s one; none the less, it's still very impressive[[/note]], there are three manga {{Spin Off}}s and one LightNovel SpinOff, [[Film/AttackOnTitan2015 a live action film]], and a ridiculous amount of merchandise and crosspromotions ranging from the more typical anime figures to things like [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-09-11/attack-on-titan-perfume perfumes]] to [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-24/official-live-action-attack-on-titan-subaru-forester-collaboration-tv-ad-streamed car commercials]] and a freaking [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2014-02-27/lotteria-attack-on-titan-burger-towers-above-the-rest Titan Burger]]!
* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'', at least by the standards of the {{Seinen}} demographic, is pretty darn successful. Creator/KentaroMiura drew the manga from 1989 to his [[DiedDuringProduction death]] on May 6, 2021, by which time it was still unfinished at 41 volumes worth of material and had at least 50 million volumes in circulation. Adaptations include ''Anime/Berserk1997'' by Creator/OLMIncorporated; two videogame adaptations by Yuke's, ''VideoGame/SwordOfTheBerserkGutsRage'' (Dreamcast, 1999) and ''VideoGame/BerserkMillenniumFalconHenSeimaSenkiNoSho'' ([=PS2=], 2004); The ''Anime/BerserkTheGoldenAgeArc'' theatrical anime film trilogy (2012-2013) by Creator/Studio4C, which produced [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/guts_and_griffith_selling_fast_food.jpg this]] amusing fast food cross-promotion; ''Anime/Berserk2016'', a TV anime (2016-2017) by GEMBA and Millepensee which picks up after the movies; the videogame ''VideoGame/BerserkAndTheBandOfTheHawk'' (Fall 2016) developed by Omega Force; a light novel, ''LightNovel/BerserkTheFlameDragonKnight''; and an Official Guide Book. Fans can spend hundreds of dollars on high quality figurines of Guts, Griffith, or Casca, and all of the animated versions are available in deluxe UsefulNotes/BluRay box sets. Japanese fans can also buy ''Berserk'' keychains, pillows, and even underwear!
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' has 82 million manga volumes in circulation. According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, "The series has spawned a media franchise that includes an animated television series that was produced by Studio Pierrot from 2004 to 2012, two original video animations, four animated feature films, ten rock musicals, and numerous video games, as well as many types of ''Bleach''-related merchandise."
* The light novel series ''LightNovel/BrothersConflict'' is a smash hit in Japan, spawning two otome games, an anime adaptation, drama [=CDs=], and countless other kinds of merchandise.
* ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'', though not to the same extent as ''Sailor Moon'' or ''Pretty Cure'', was and still is a lucrative ''maho shojo'' property. There's the original manga, the original anime, two movies, lots of figures and dolls, 10 video games, several audio [=CDs=], replicas of the Clow Cards, themed cafes in Tokyo, Osaka and Sapporo during 2018, and a [[Manga/CardcaptorSakuraClearCard sequel]], all within the span of 20 years.
* ''Manga/CaseClosed'' has over 900 chapters, spawned 20 movies, almost 800 anime episodes, over 10 OVA specials, and much much more. It has a huge following in Japan, with a statue of the main character in the author's hometown.
* The absolute phenomenon that is ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'', a manga with just 4 years of publication history got an anime that elevated the series to break all sorts of records previously thought to be impossible: 82 million manga volumes sold in a single year in 2020, 150 million volumes sold in just the 4 years the series was published, a movie adaptation that broke all records in Japanese cinema and so on; Creator/{{Aniplex}} holds the license close to its heart, to the point they personally oversee and publish all the first ventures in the expanded merchandising efforts, video game adaptations sticking out in particular since Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment had secured almost all licenses to publish anime based video games but here Aniplex do it by themselves.
* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'', yet another Creator/ToeiAnimation example. Inevitable given it's an anime based on toys, but it was a significant cash cow both in Japan and overseas back in the early days. It did experience a significant slump in this status for few years after ''Anime/DigimonTamers'', with its merch sales generally lagging along with interest in the anime...until ''Anime/DigimonFusion'' came along, breathing new life into the franchise and its money-printing abilities...only for [[Anime/DigimonXrosWarsTheYoungHuntersWhoLeaptThroughTime the sequel series]] to ruin that, with ratings and sales so bad it's sent the franchise back into obscurity. However, the release of ''Anime/DigimonAdventureTri'' appears to have won back the fans.
* ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}''. Having been around since 1969, the manga is one of the best-selling in the world, there have been three anime adaptations (1973; 1979-2004; 2005-present), and the films (which have been around since 1980) are among the highest grossing animated film franchises, as well as the highest of all anime film franchises. [[https://kotaku.com/anime-super-fans-house-is-dedicated-to-her-favorite-cha-1827711091 It's spawned so much merchandise, it can fill a house.]]
* The ''Franchise/DragonBall'' franchise has proven to be almost as unkillable as the Saiyans themselves. You've got [[Manga/DragonBall the manga]], [[Anime/DragonBallSuper multiple]] [[Anime/DragonBallZ anime]] [[Anime/DragonBallGT series]], action figures, a trading card game, scads of video games, a {{Live Action|Adaptation}}... [[Film/DragonballEvolution "adaptation"]]... there's just no stopping 'em.
** ''Anime/DragonBallZKai'', a condensed {{recut}} of the more-than-fifteen-years-old ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', began in Spring 2009, and it regularly garners ratings on par with ''Manga/OnePiece''.
** The proof is in how many times the series has been released on home video: VHS (both edited and uncut), uncut DVD singles (including boxsets), edited and uncut movie DVD singles, mini-DVD and Game Boy player (DBGT only) Ultimate Uncut singles, Season boxsets, Dragon Boxes, DBZ Movie double-features, movie boxsets, DBZ Kai, DBZ Blu-Ray, and there's sure to be more to come!
** You can practically slap ''Dragon Ball Z'' on ''anything'' and it ''will'' sell well in Japan. Even more so in [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff North America and South America.]]
* ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'', inspiring spinoffs, video games and toys since 1979. This especially applies the model kits. There are more grades, variants and designs that one can count.
* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' was especially notable for the sheer number of Radio Dramas, {{Image Song}}s, and merchandise for a show that for a long time had only ''fourteen episodes'' (though there's also the LightNovels). There were even PlayboyBunny Haruhi figures [[http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN948029 whose clothes changed color based on temperature]]. Though it was probably at least partially due to a dedication to a polished level of quality, the main reason for the second season not coming out until ''three years'' after the first was most likely because they wanted to milk the first for as much as they could. Unfortunately, this wouldn't last, as a number of factors (including the infamous "Endless Eight" arc, which was eight episodes of the same content with only a few minor deviations) would lead to [[FranchiseKiller the death of the franchise]] around the beginning of TheNewTens.
* ''Manga/KOn'', a previously mildly popular manga by Kakifly, simply exploded on the scene when Creator/KyoAni made it into an anime series. There's no escaping its presence throughout Japan, with stores even selling guitars using the show's imagery.
* ''Manga/IsTheOrderARabbit'', also from ''Magazine/MangaTimeKirara'' counts, having become profitable enough to spawn 3 seasons and 2 OVAS.
* The ''Franchise/LoveLive'' franchise had a very humble start in 2010 (the franchise's first single, "Bokura no LIVE, Kimi to no LIFE", sold only 434 copies upon its initial release, most of which were purchased by the voice actresses' families to show support) but has since expanded into various other media such as anime series, books, manga, mobile games, music albums, and even concerts. It wasn't until ''VideoGame/LoveLiveSchoolIdolFestival'' was released in Japan that the series really took off; the first Blu-Ray volume of the second season of ''Anime/LoveLive School Idol Project'' sold over ''90,000 copies'' in its first week, the highest of any anime at the time.
* ''Anime/MazingerZ'': Much like ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'', since its inception in 1972, it has spawned one dozen of different manga versions, sequels, spinoffs, {{Crossover}}s, video games and toys, and it does not stop even forty years after its creation.
* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'', with all the spinoffs, video games, toys and other merchandise being created to advertise the manga. Ironically enough, there has never been a successful full adaptation of the series into an anime.
* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' is still creating new merchandise and sparking hot debates over a decade after the end of the original series. And about a million different spin-offs and "reinterpretations" of the original, each with a completely different ending. [[AllThereInTheManual As if the viewers]] [[GainaxEnding weren't confused enough....]]. Plus there's the figures, figurines, statues, and any other tiny form just about anything from the series. They've made [[NumberOfTheBeast 666]] unique [[http://myfigurecollection.net/search.php?root=-1&categoryid=0&origin=evangelion&character=asuka&manufacturer=&manufacturer_p=-1&artist=&artist_p=-1&type=&type_p=-1&material=&material_p=-1&title=&version=&year=0&month=0&day=0&tags=&scale=&runid=-1&rating=0&addby=&isbn=&jan=&catalogid= Asuka figurines]], over 700 Reis, and probably many more of each by the time you read this.
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
** There's just something about {{ninja}}s that managed to get this manga to sell over 200 million copies and become the third best selling manga of all time. With 700 chapters, an anime with 720 episodes in total counting Part 1 and Shippuden, 11 movies, several [=OVA=]s, dozens of video games, a couple of [[Manga/RockLeesSpringtimeOfYouth spin-off]] [[Manga/UchihaSasukesSharinganChronicles manga]], a play, several novels, and an ongoing SpinOffspring [[Manga/{{Boruto}} manga]] with over 55 chapters ''and'' anime with nearly 200 episodes to date, ''Naruto'' has proven its popularity as a cash cow.
** The cash cow is pretty evident in the anime adaptation. When the manga ended on November 10, 2014, there was still a whopping ''115'' episodes airing afterwards, mostly consisting of fillers, adaptation of extended media like novels, and tie-ins (by this point, there were only 47 chapters left to be adapted). The year 2015 only saw 8 episodes that were adapted from the manga. Although the ''Naruto'' anime is rather infamous for its numerous fillers, there was really no reason for Creator/StudioPierrot to continue making fillers after the manga ended other than wanting to keep the property alive for as long as they could.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'' is [[NotHyperbole literally]] the best selling manga in history. Its newer volumes continue to top one another as the highest selling book in Japan, and beat ''Manga/DragonBall'' to the title of best selling manga series of all time with [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-14/one-piece-manga-sets-guinness-world-record-for-copies-printed-for-comic-by-single-author/.89275 320 million copies in print]]. The franchise is particularly EVERYWHERE in Japan. You know you're a Cash Cow when there's ''One Piece'' toilet paper, ''One Piece'' deodorant,....even ''One Piece'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o0SNAu6O0g razors]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pftA46e2mAI glasses]] cross promotions.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', initially thought to be a one-hit wonder, exploded into decades of video games, trading cards, dozens of [[Manga/{{Pokemon}} manga]], and an [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries anime series]] lasting over ''900 episodes''. That's almost ''double'' the life of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', undergoing the transition from cel animation to digital animation ''and'' outlasting so many of its own art directors, with Ash receiving several [[ArtEvolution physical redesigns]]! To put it into closer perspective, if one were to watch the show from start to finish, It would take almost ''two weeks nonstop''.
* ''[[VideoGame/PriPara PriPara]]'' dethroned ''[[VideoGame/{{Aikatsu}} Aikatsu!]]'' as the most successful idol arcade game for kids in Japan as soon as it was launched, and has been raking in tons of money since then, with the record, 13 billion yen, set during the Kami Idol series. It also has ten stores dedicated to it in Japan, three movies and even two live shows. The only thing that stopped the series from a full takeover was the company's own 4-years per series policy, and even then it ended its run completely successful.
* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', since its debut in Winter 2011, has quickly become one of these for both Creator/StudioShaft and Creator/{{Nitroplus}}, spawning a manga adaptation, three manga {{spinoff}}s, a novel, loads and loads of merchandise (both official and non-official), a UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable and Vita videogame adaptation, a magazine, two online video games, and a two-part CompilationMovie. A sequel movie was released in 2013. All the Blu-Ray volumes in the series have sold more than ''415,000'' copies altogether in Japan. And even more sequels [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-16/new-madoka-magica-show-considered-after-3rd-film are considered]] by the writer. It later sold a very impressive ''40 billion yen'' worth of merchandise.
* Creator/ToeiAnimation usually has at least one of these in the MagicalGirl genre running at any one time:
** ''Anime/SailorMoon'', so much so that Creator/ToeiAnimation is thoroughly sick of it and has [[NoExportForYou stopped licensing it out]]. That didn't stop it from getting a [[Anime/SailorMoonCrystal new adaptation of manga]] in 2014... Though that might have something to do with the American rerelease of the ''Manga/SailorMoon'' manga which began in 2011. It was ''extremely'' successful and probably is the reason why the [[Anime/SailorMoonCrystal new anime]] is closer to the manga and has a simultaneous worldwide release.
** ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi'', which ran for four seasons and was popular enough to have quite a bit of merchandise (mainly toys).
** ''Anime/PrettyCure'', which has been going strong since 2004. Notable in that its TV ratings has consistently rivaled those (and occasionally surpass) of Manga/OnePiece, and it usually makes ''at least'' '''10 BILLION yen a year''' annually ([[BlackSheep with]] [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar three]] [[Anime/DokiDokiPrettyCure major]] [[Anime/HappinessChargePrecure exceptions]]), it should probably be noted that ''Anime/DokiDokiPrettyCure'' and ''Anime/HappinessChargePrecure'' almost killed the franchise.
* ''Manga/SaintSeiya'', especially with their never ending supply of high priced action figures, going as far as to even adapt filler characters. The fact that a new series of OVA called "The Lost Canvas" has started as well doesn't help either. Actually, the main protagonist of that series, which is a prequel set several centuries before the main series, has already been conceived as one of these action figures, foreshadowing a long way to go before they run out of ideas for characters. Even if they do, they come up with [[EnvironmentSpecificActionFigure variant figures]] like [[ClothingDamage "damaged" armors]] or just [[ArmorIsUseless casual clothes]].
* Like ''Yo-Kai Watch'' below, ''Anime/ShinkansenHenkeiRoboShinkalion'', introduced in 2015, became a top-selling toyline after its anime began airing in 2018. It's even beaten ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' and ''Franchise/KamenRider'' in merchandise sales!
* It doesn't quite push ''huge'' piles of money these days, but ''Anime/{{Voltron}}'' (or the Lion version, at any rate) still sells a lot of [=DVDs=] and Voltron.com and retro retailers like Hot Topic still do a reasonably brisk business selling merch. Back in the mid-80s, of course, ''Voltron'' was an unstoppable juggernaut and only really started to lose steam when faced with a somewhat more coordinated effort from ''Franchise/TransformersGeneration1'' and ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'' (and when "Vehicle Voltron" confused some viewers).
* ''Anime/YokaiWatch'' is absolutely huge with children in Japan. The [[VideoGame/YokaiWatch original game]] did well, however when the anime came out it became something of a phenomenon. The cute cat mascot, Jibanyan, was everywhere in the early-to-mid 2010s and the ending dances were popular as well. It received a SpinOffspring sequel ''Anime/YokaiWatchShadowside'', before the original anime was revived.
* ''Franchise/YuGiOh'', while not quite as long-running as some of the other examples, has generated considerable attention, especially with its tie-in [[CardGames collectible card game]] which is in the Guinness Book of World Records (circa 2009) for best selling [[TabletopGame/YuGiOh TCG]] worldwide. Apparently, [[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries card games really are]] SeriousBusiness. It also spawned spinoffs, including ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'', ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'', ''Anime/YuGiOhZexal'', and ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'', as well as several movies.
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