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|| ''Literature/FromTheNewWorld'' (2012) || ''Anime/UnlimitedPsychicSquad'' (2013) || Both anime involve populations of psychics and the dangers they pose to society and how said society deals with it (with prejudice). || While the premise is more or less the same, the main difference is society and the different directions each anime takes in involving its societies, with ''From the New World'' giving deeper focus on the sociological aspects and impact, set in the distant future after a small flashback to the past, and ''The Unlimited Hyoubu Kyousuke'' being more action-oriented, set in the current day due to somewhat less devastation having been wrought upon the world by psychics. The starkest difference is that the discriminators and the discriminated are reversed. || Draw in terms of both being more or less cult classic (or at the very least, the former certainly is). ''Literature/FromTheNewWorld'' was [[DyeingForYourArt practically made for it]], adored critically but utterly dismal in terms of [=BluRay=] sales (barely a thousand bought), while ''Anime/UnlimitedPsychicSquad'' had the addition of being a SPINOFF to an anime series that in itself wasn't particularly one that had stayed in popular memory, even if manga-wise it still has a base that cares about it. Oddly enough, ''The Unlimited Hyobu Kyosuke'' seems to have been made TO catch the popular eye, as it has a relatively less bleak outlook than ''From the New World'' (in that all the psychics are in the modern day and not everything turned to utter chaos in the many years since psychics first appeared), more action-oriented, and between the two was likely more watched (and if nothing else, left a bit of an impression behind for its including ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'' and the ''WebVideo/AngryVideoGameNerd'' as unexpected background cameos in its last episode). ||

|| ''Manga/GeGeGeNoKitaro'' (2018) || ''Anime/YokaiWatchShadowside'' (2018) || A meta-Great Yokai War featuring two DarkerAndEdgier entries of popular Yokai-themed franchises. || As stated, both are DarkerAndEdgier installments of Yokai-themed franchises. ''Kitaro'' premiered in order to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of the first anime airing, and has a lot of social comment on Japan-related real-life topics and thus keeps relevant to the present day. Meanwhile, ''Shadowside'' is a sequel set after a 30-year timeskip featuing [[SpinOffspring the children of the previous series' protagonist as the main characters]], as well as scarier Yokai, and is now plot-driven unlike the previous series. Note that both franchises come fresh from a crossover in the ''[[Anime/YokaiWatchShadowsideTheReturnOfTheOniKing Shadowside movie]]'', which launched the Shadowside project. Following this, Kitaro characters appeared in a ''VideoGame/YokaiWatchWibbleWobble'' collaboration event, and later in ''VideoGame/YokaiWatch4'' in a sidequest. || ''Kitaro'' handily beat ''Shadowside'' during the latter's run in TV ratings, as during that time (as well as the entirety of its run) the former was a regular in the top 10 most watched shows, while the latter only occasionally made into. Since ''Kitaro'' goes beyond SettingUpdate to keep itself relevant by exploring current real-world topics in Japan, this helps viewers to identify with a long-time classic. While ''Shadowside'' has its fair and notable share of fans (those ''Yo-kai Watch'' fans who welcomed the DarkerAndEdgier shift with open arms due to growing tired of {{Flanderization}}, ToiletHumor and [[NoPlotNoProblem lack of major story arcs and threats alike]]), some are [[ContestedSequel paradoxically not very fond on it due to said tone shift]], as well as rooting for Nate as the only worthy main character of the series. Also, ''Kitaro'' was picked to stream by Crunchyroll, while ''Shadowside'' only gets scarcely fansubbed and is only officially broadcasted in Animax Asia. With ''Shadowside'' wrapping in favour of the LighterAndSofter revival ''Yo-kai Watch!'' airing, ''Kitaro'' finally emerges victorious for having about twice the amount of episodes. ||

|| ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' (1997) || ''Anime/YokaiWatch'' (2013) || [[MonsSeries Monster-collecting]] video game series with multimedia spinoffs, including a popular episodic anime. || ''Pokémon'' has its own self-contained universe and revolves around catching monsters based on anything ranging from animals to inanimate objects, while ''Yokai Watch'' takes place in the real world to befriend Japanese yokai that cause everyday incidents in town. || While both are still explosively popular and regularly top the video game rankings, at its height (around 2014 [[note]]with Yo-kai Watch 2 and the anime[[/note]]) ''Yo-kai Watch'' topped ''Pokémon'' in several sales figures and in terms of household name recognition, to the point where it remained in the top 10 best-selling video games in Japan for ''over six months'', while ''Pokémon'' games still sold strong but fell off after a much shorter time. In addition, ''Yokai Watch'' consistently beat ''Pokémon'' in terms of anime viewer percentages for most of its run. However, ''Yo-kai Watch'' does not have a significant international presence; it was imported to Western markets in 2015 but never caught on outside of Japan, and was a disaster in the US and Canada. Starting from 2017, the tables have been turned in Japan as well: ''Pokémon'' has entered the most times in the top 10 highest-viewed anime ranking in Japan, and ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' managed to outsell ''Yo-kai Watch 3 ''[[note]](which had three versions released in the same year)[[/note]] in Japan alone, paving a way for [[VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon a second set of versions]], while ''Yo-kai Watch 3'' was updated with DLC [[note]]though it was announced that the game would receive updates regularly at its unveiling[[/note]]. Both franchises ended up getting games developed for the Nintendo Switch. Unfortunately, ''VideoGame/YoKaiWatch4'' ended up selling just 280,000 copies as of 2019, compared to ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'', which sold thirteen times that in Japan alone. ||

''VideoGame/KirattoPriChan'' (2018) || Anime adaptations of arcade rhythm games with collectibles to dress up characters aimed towards little girls. || ''[=LilPri=]'', ''Aikatsu'' and ''Aikatsu Stars'' are lighthearted while ''Pretty Rhythm'' and ''[=PriPara=]'' are more dramatic. || ''Lilpri'' did reasonably well, but currently only manga versions are still running. ''Pretty Rhythm'' is quite a hit and lasts for four seasons, the last of which is a recap series for the previous three seasons. ''Aikatsu'', despite starting late, managed to '''''outsell''' the Anime/PrettyCure franchise'' after one year and had dominated the competition for a while. But when ''[=PriPara=]'' came out, it sold so well that its [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/10/25-1/pri-para-dvd-1st-volume-immediately-sold-out-at-tower-records-shinjuku first DVD volume sold out]] '''the day it was released''' while taking over the throne. With that, ''Aikatsu'' was ended after 4 seasons and has been replaced with ''Aikatsu Stars'' as an attempt to compete. ''Aikatsu Stars'', however, failed to catch on, having since fallen out of Bandai Namco's top 10 most profitable franchises. ''VideoGame/PriPara'' did reasonably well towards the end of its run. In Spring 2018, both of the latter franchises were replaced with their respective latest spin-offs, ''Aikatsu Friends!'' and ''Kiratto Pri☆Chan'' for different reasons. ''Aikatsu Friends!'' was looking to once again, try to recover from the previous series' faltering sales, while ''Kiratto Pri☆Chan'' replaced ''[=PriPara=]'' due to Takara Tomy's four-season rule for their idol franchises. The real winners, however are the viewers ([[PeripheryDemographic including adults who watch them]]). ||

|| ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureMaxHeart'' (2005) || ''Anime/FushigiboshiNoFutagoHime'' (2005) ||MagicalGirl series involving a duo, with merchandise produced by Bandai. || While ''Futari Wa Pretty Cure Max Heart'' was a sequel to ''Futari Wa Pretty Cure'', ''Futago Hime'' was based on a website.|| While both shows were successful, ''Futari Wa Pretty Cure Max Heart'' won out on the terms of being the biggest success, as it was (until ''Anime/HeartCatchPrettyCure'' came out) the highest-grossing ''Pretty Cure'' season of all-time in terms of merchandise sales. ||

|| ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' (2011-??) || ''Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear'' (2012-2019) || Unconventional stories in the MagicalGirlWarrior genre that have Creator/AoiYuuki as the lead actress for both series, and aimed at adults. || The latter was originally seen as a ripoff of the former due to an early bloody and dark tone in its first airing, though slowly it became its own entity, more HotBlooded and optimistic in vein to ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' and Creator/StudioTrigger works, while the former remains a darker and more deconstructive take of the idea through and through. || Neither were losers in the long run, but ''Madoka Magica'' definitely ended up more successful. ''Madoka'' was an immediate hotshot success, spawning a CashCowFranchise with a host of spinoff manga, a feature film, and a mobile game that [[Anime/MagiaRecordPuellaMagiMadokaMagicaSidestory got its own series]], and ended up being, for better or for worse, a GenreTurningPoint for the MagicalGirlWarrior as a whole. Meanwhile, the first season of ''Symphogear'' did very poorly in the ratings, but it recouped its costs due to a top-selling soundtrack and just kept growing in popularity, becoming a CashCowFranchise in its own right with live concerts and a mobile game of its own. It remains a CultClassic at best overseas, though, while ''Madoka'' is one of the few cases of a modern magical girl series doing extremely well outside its homeland. ||

|| ''LightNovel/MariaWatchesOverUs'' (1998) || ''LightNovel/StrawberryPanic'' (2003) || Show about SchoolgirlLesbians set in an ElaborateUniversityHigh. || ''Strawberry Panic'' borrows many elements of ''Maria-sama ga Miteru'' but takes the SchoolgirlLesbians factor farther. || ''Maria-sama ga Miteru'', undoubtedly. Although ''Strawberry Panic'' has its fair share of fans, it is no match for ''Maria-sama ga Miteru'''s immense longevity ''and'' status as the quintessential {{girls love}} series. ||

|| ''Anime/{{Free}}'' (2013) || ''Manga/{{Haikyuu}}'' (2014) || Sports anime featuring CastFullOfPrettyBoys with a strong passion of a particular sport. || ''Free!'' has swimming as the main focus while Haikyuu!! has volleyball as the main emphasis. ''Free!'' is an [[AnimeFirst anime original]] work with a light novel predecessor. ''Haikyuu!!'' is based of a manga series. ''Free!'' is mostly geared towards a female audience and put more emphasis on male {{Fanservice}} while ''Haikyuu!!'' is geared towards the traditional {{Shounen}} demographic fanbase and follows the traditional sports anime themes (i.e. ThePowerOfFriendship and TeamSpirit). || Both ''Haikyuu!!'' and ''Free!'' are fairly popular in both Japan and internationally and have contributed to the revived interest of sports anime within the North American fanbase (which mostly consist of a [[EstrogenBrigade female fanbase]]). However, over the last few years, ''Free'' has declined in popularity while ''Haikyuu'' is still quite popular especially to female otakus. ||

|| ''LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}}'' (2009) || ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'' (2010) || A [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] male highschooler (with IdiotHair) tries to deal with one girl possessed by a supernatural entity in each arc. Some instances can sometimes result into the main character into having some sort of UnwantedHarem throughout the story. Both anime also have the same character designer, Akio Watanabe. || ''Bakemonogatari'' is a show that is [[WidgetSeries somewhat hard]] [[MindScrew to explain]]. It's got vampires, superstitions and lots and lots of wordplay. ''The World God Only Knows'' on the other hand, has a dating sim otaku who is forced to date girls in order to remove the evil spirits within them thanks to a contract with a demon. || ''Bakemonogatari'' by a long mile. It has garnered a huge following mainly due to its storytelling and its characters ([[{{Fanservice}} for many reasons]]). Not to mention having several seasons, movies and a couple of OVA's. While ''The World God Only Knows'' is still fondly remembered by some (and it is considered as one of the best harem anime), it did not achieve the same type of fame or love that the ''Monogatari'' series had. ||

|| ''LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}}'' (2009) || ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'' (2010) || A [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] male highschooler (with IdiotHair) tries to deal with one girl possessed by a supernatural entity in each arc throughout the story. Some instances can sometimes result into the main character into having some sort of UnwantedHarem throughout the story. Both anime also have the same character designer, Akio Watanabe. || ''Bakemonogatari'' is a show that is [[WidgetSeries somewhat hard]] [[MindScrew to explain]]. It's got vampires, superstitions and lots and lots of wordplay. ''The World God Only Knows'' on the other hand, has a dating sim otaku who is forced to date girls in order to remove the evil spirits within them thanks to a contract with a demon. || ''Bakemonogatari'' by a long mile. It has garnered a huge following mainly due to its storytelling and its characters ([[{{Fanservice}} for many reasons]]). Not to mention having several seasons, movies and a couple of OVA's. While ''The World God Only Knows'' is still fondly remembered by some (and it is considered as one of the best harem anime), it did not achieve the same type of fame or love that the ''Monogatari'' series had. ||

|| ''LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}}'' (2009) || ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'' (2010) || A [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] male highschooler (with IdiotHair) tries to deal with girls possessed by supernatural entities in each arc of the story. Some instances can sometimes result into the main character into having some sort of UnwantedHarem throughout the story. Both anime also have the same character designer, Akio Watanabe. || ''Bakemonogatari'' is a show that is [[WidgetSeries somewhat hard]] [[MindScrew to explain]]. It's got vampires, superstitions and lots and lots of wordplay. ''The World God Only Knows'' on the other hand, has a dating sim otaku who is forced to date girls in order to remove the evil spirits within them thanks to a contract with a demon. || ''Bakemonogatari'' by a long mile. It has garnered a huge following mainly due to its storytelling and its characters ([[{{Fanservice}} for many reasons]]). Not to mention having several seasons, movies and a couple of OVA's. While ''The World God Only Knows'' is still fondly remembered by some (and it is considered as one of the best harem anime), it did not achieve the same type of fame or love that the ''Monogatari'' series had. ||

|| ''LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}}'' (2009) || ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'' (2010) || A [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] male highschooler (with IdiotHair) tries to deal with girls possessed by supernatural entities in each arc of the story. Some instances can sometimes result into the main character into having some sort of UnwantedHarem throughout the story. Both anime also have the same character designer, Akio Watanabe. || ''Bakemonogatari'' is a show that is [[WidgetSeries somewhat hard]] [[MindScrew to explain]]. It's got vampires, superstitions and lots and lots of wordplay. ''The World God Only Knows'' on the other hand, has a dating sim otaku who is forced to date girls in order to remove the evil spirits within them thanks to a contract with the demon. || ''Bakemonogatari'' by a long mile. It has garnered a huge following mainly due to its storytelling and its characters ([[{{Fanservice}} for many reasons]]). Not to mention having several seasons, movies and a couple of OVA's. While ''The World God Only Knows'' is still fondly remembered by some (and it is considered as one of the best harem anime), it did not achieve the same type of fame or love that the ''Monogatari'' series had. ||

|| ''Manga/FireForce'' (2015) || ''Anime/{{Promare}}'' (2019) || Both are anime about futuristic firefighting forces battling people with destructive pyrokinetic abilities. || ''Fire Force'' started as a manga before its TV anime debut in July 2019. ''Promare'' is a feature film that debuted in May 2019. || It depends. ''Fire Force'' gained moderate popularity, however, it is more criticised mainly due to its poor handling of {{Fanservice}}. While ''Promare'' is less popular, it is more well-recieved than ''Fire Force''. ||

|| ''Manga/DragonBall'' (1984) || ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' (1990) || Shonen series featuring power levels and martial arts tournments. || Both series started as manga serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump. During ''Yu Yu Hakusho''[='=]s serialization, ''Dragon Ball'' was at its all-time high in popularity, being the best selling manga in Japan. ''Yu Yu Hakusho'' was one of the few series that was capable of competing with ''Dragon Ball'' both critically and commercially. || ''Dragon Ball''. Both series were highly popular at the time of release. ''Yu Yu Hakusho'' was able to compete with ''Dragon Ball'' during its prime. In the rest of the world, while ''Yu Yu Hakusho'' was popular, ''Dragon Ball'' had higher ratings and more mainstream recognition. Years later, ''Yu Yu Hakusho'' is [[VindicatedByHistory better remembered for having the stronger]] CharacterDevelopment while ''Dragon Ball'' is still a CashCowFranchise. ||
|| ''Manga/DragonBall'' (1984) || ''{{Manga/Naruto}}'' (1999) || An orange-wearing optimistic character is having adventures with his [[TheRival rival]] who wears blue and [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor constantly switching sides]], and a woman that he loves who has [[{{Tsundere}} quite a temper]]. || As with the previous duel, both series started as manga serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump. ''Dragon Ball'' started in 1984 and ran until 1996, and it is stated by several authors (including Masashi Kishimoto) that it served as a major inspiration for their own works (and given that ''Dragon Ball'' [[TropeCodifier codified]] several modern Shonen tropes, it shows). Meanwhile, ''Naruto'' started in 1999 and finished in 2014. Being Shonen Jump properties, they featured in several crossover games regularly, giving place to Dream Matches. || While they were probably equally as big at their peak, ''Dragon Ball'''s been around longer and is still considered as one of the most popular anime in the west. ||

|| ''Franchise/OnePiece'' (1997) || ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' (1999) || One young man with odd powers gathers TrueCompanions and makes his mark on the world || Like the previous duel between ''Manga/DragonBall'' and ''Naruto'', both are manga series from Weekly Shonen Jump. In theory, they're fairly different given their different settings, but in practice both revolve around cool abilities and fights, with a villain that starts as PluckyComicRelief before revealing his true nature and sparking a global war. It's {{Shonen}}, there's only so much that changes from the formula. Also, the dueling pair gives us a meta pirates vs. ninja, which might have been started from the competing fandoms. Curiosly, as both series star regularly in Shonen Jump crossover games, this pirates vs. ninja is a popular choice of match. || Functional Tie. ''One Piece'' completely overshadows ''Naruto'' in Japan (its popularity in Japan alone contributes to ''One Piece'' crushing Naruto in worldwide sales 480 million to 220 million, which says a lot about Japan's adoration of ''One Piece''), but ''Naruto'' completely overshadows ''One Piece'' everywhere else, partially due to early botched dubbing and getting established too late. Both have their fans, although ''Naruto'' is more regarded as a GuiltyPleasure due to its vocal FanDumb. ||

|| ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' (1999) || ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' (2001) || A {{determinator}} who has to coexist with thier SuperPoweredEvilSide. || Both were serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump and were among the most popular Shonen series during the new millennium, as well as being prime examples of LongRunners. || ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''. Both series started off high and ranked among the most popular Anime/Manga series, but later years were not kind to ''Bleach''. ''Bleach'' saw a rapid decline in popularity (getting overshadowed - [[HypeBacklash at least for a while]] - by new comer ''{{Manga/Toriko}}''). To add insult to injury, the ratings to the ''Bleach'' anime dropped to the point where it got cancelled in 2012 (and the announcement that its final arc would be adapted would not happen until [[SequelGap eight years later]]) and lost its time slot to ''[[Manga/RockLeesSpringtimeOfYouth a Naruto spinoff]]'' of all things, while Naruto even got [[Manga/{{Boruto}} a sequel made by an assistant]] after its main manga (and eventually anime) ended. Last, but not least, ''Naruto'' is ''a lot'' more well-known to non-anime/manga fans than ''Bleach'' is. ||

|| ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' (2007) || ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'' (2010) || Both shows feature an EnsembleCast with LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters created by the same author, Ryohgo Narita and even takes place in the same universe. Both shows also feature gangs, organized crime and lots of action with some supernatural entities thrown into the mix. || ''Baccano'' mostly takes place in America during TheGreatDepression and is told in a [[AnachronicOrder non-linear storyline]]. Not to mention it is [[BloodierAndGorier more graphic in terms of violence]] than ''Durarara''. The latter, on the other hand, takes place in present day Ikebukuro, Japan and has a more straightforward and linear storytelling than ''Baccano''. || A possible draw. ''Durarara'' is a lot more popular mainly due to the rivalry of Izaya and Shizuo [[EstrogenBrigade attracting a lot of attention towards females]] and even aired on Creator/AdultSwim. [[note]]It was one of the last anime to air on AS before the revival of Toonami in 2012.[[/note]] It was also given a 2nd season (divided into 3 parts that is). However, it is more criticized due to the second half of the first season. The second season was a lot more criticized and the series in general declined in popularity when it came out. ''Baccano'' had very poor viewership ratings when it first came out due to its graphic nature resulting the anime to only have 13 episodes (plus 3 specials). [[note]]Not to mention that Creator/{{Funimation}} lost its rights to the series in 2016 and the anime is no longer in print or in any streaming services making it a lot less popular as the years roll by.[[/note]] However, ''Baccano'' has been more critically lauded than ''Durarara'' thanks to its well executed non-linear storytelling and especially its [[SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing English dub]]. ||

|| ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' (2007) || ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'' (2010) || Both shows feature an EnsembleCast with LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters created by the same author, Ryohgo Narita and even takes place in the same universe. Both shows also feature gangs, organized crime and lots of action with some supernatural entities thrown into the mix. || ''Baccano'' mostly takes place in America during TheGreatDepression and is told in a [[AnachronicOrder non-linear storyline]]. Not to mention it is [[BloodierAndGorier more graphic in terms of violence]] than ''Durarara''. The latter, on the other hand, takes place in present day Ikebukuro, Japan and has a more straightforward and linear storytelling than ''Baccano''. || A possible draw. ''Durarara'' is a lot more popular mainly due to [[ShipTease the rivalry of Izaya and Shizuo]] attracting a lot of attention towards [[EstrogenBrigade females]] and even aired on Creator/AdultSwim. [[note]]It was one of the last anime to air on AS before the revival of Toonami in 2012.[[/note]] It was also given a 2nd season (divided into 3 parts that is). However, it is more criticized due to the second half of the first season. The second season was a lot more criticized and the series in general declined in popularity when it came out. ''Baccano'' had very poor viewership ratings when it first came out due to its graphic nature resulting the anime to only have 13 episodes (plus 3 specials). [[note]]Not to mention that Creator/{{Funimation}} lost its rights to the series in 2016 and the anime is no longer in print or in any streaming services making it a lot less popular as the years roll by.[[/note]] However, ''Baccano'' has been more critically lauded than ''Durarara'' thanks to its well executed non-linear storytelling and especially its [[SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing English dub]]. ||

|| ''LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}}'' (2009) || ''LightNovel/RascalDoesNotDreamOfBunnyGirlSenpai'' (2018) || A [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] male highschooler tries to deal with girls possessed by supernatural entities in each arc of the story. He is often accompanied with a girl who is almost as snarky as he is. Also, lots of quips for both series. || ''Bakemonogatari'' has vampires and other supernatural enteties. ''Bunny Girl Senpai'', on the other hand does not deal with those things and is more mundane than ''Monogatari'', but there are still several supernatural phenomena thrown into. || ''Bakemonogatari'' mainly due to its longer presence. Although, ''Bunny Girl Senpai'' is still quite popular. ||

|| ''Manga/DragonBall'' (1984) || ''{{Manga/Naruto}}'' (1999) || An orange-wearing optimistic character is having adventures with his [[TheRival rival]] who wears blue and [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor constantly switching sides]], and a woman that he loves who has [[{{Tsundere}} quite a temper]]. || As with the previous duel, both series started as manga serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump. ''Dragon Ball'' started in 1984 and ran until 1996, and it is stated by several authors (including Masashi Kishimoto) that it served as a major inspiration for their own works (and given that ''Dragon Ball'' [[TropeCodifier codified]] several modern Shonen tropes, it shows). Meanwhile, ''Naruto'' started in 1999 and finished in 2014. Being Shonen Jump properties, they featured in several crossover games regularly, giving place to Dream Matches. || While they were probably equally as big at their peak, ''Dragon Ball'''s been around longer. ||

|| ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' (2007) || ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'' (2010) || Both shows feature an EnsembleCast with LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters created by the same author, Ryohgo Narita and even takes place in the same universe. Both shows also feature gangs, organized crime and lots of action with some supernatural entities thrown into the mix. || ''Baccano'' mostly takes place in America during TheGreatDepression and is told in a [[AnachronicOrder non-linear storyline]]. Not to mention it is [[BloodierAndGorier more graphic in terms of violence]] than ''Durarara''. The latter, on the other hand, takes place in present day Ikebukuro, Japan and has a more straightforward and linear storytelling than ''Baccano''. || A possible draw. ''Durarara'' is a lot more popular mainly due to [[ShipTease the rivalry of Izaya and Shizuo]] attracting a lot of attention towards [[EstrogenBrigade females]] and even aired on Creator/AdultSwim. [[note]]It was one of the last anime to air on AS before the revival of Toonami in 2012.[[/note]] It was also given a 2nd season (divided into 3 parts that is). However, it is more criticized for the second half of the first season and the second season was a lot more criticized (plus its popularity had declined during that time). ''Baccano'' had very poor ratings when it first came out due to its graphic nature resulting the anime to only have 13 episodes (plus 3 specials). [[note]]Not to mention that Creator/{{Funimation}} lost its rights to the series in 2016 and the anime is no longer in print or in any streaming services making it a lot less popular as the years roll by.[[/note]] However, ''Baccano'' has been more critically lauded than ''Durarara'' thanks to its well executed non-linear storytelling and especially its [[SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing English dub]]. ||

|| ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' (2007) || ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'' (2010) || Both shows feature an EnsembleCast with LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters created by the same author, Ryohgo Narita and even takes place in the same universe. Both shows also feature gangs, organized crime and lots of action with some supernatural entities thrown into the mix. || ''Baccano'' mostly takes place in America during TheGreatDepression and is told in a [[AnachronicOrder non-linear storyline]]. Not to mention it is [[BloodierAndGorier more graphic in terms of violence]] than ''Durarara''. The latter, on the other hand, takes place in present day Ikebukuro, Japan and has a more straightforward and linear storytelling than ''Baccano''. || A possible draw. ''Durarara'' is a lot more popular mainly due to [[ShipTease the rivalry of Izaya and Shizuo]] attracting a lot of attention towards [[EstrogenBrigade females]] and even aired on Creator/AdultSwim. [[note]]It was one of the last anime to air on AS before the revival of Toonami in 2012.[[/note]] It was also given a 2nd season (divided into 3 parts that is). However, it is more criticized for the second half of the first season and the second season was a lot more criticized (plus its popularity had declined during that time). ''Baccano'' had very poor ratings when it first came out due to its graphic nature. [[note]]Not to mention that Creator/{{Funimation}} lost its rights to the series in 2016 and the anime is no longer in print or in any streaming services making it a lot less popular as the years roll by.[[/note]] However, ''Baccano'' has been more critically lauded than ''Durarara'' thanks to its well executed non-linear storytelling and especially its [[SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing English dub]]. ||

|| ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' (2007) || ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'' (2010) || Both shows feature an EnsembleCast with LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters created by the same author, Ryohgo Narita and even takes place in the same universe. Both shows also feature gangs, organized crime and lots of action with some supernatural entities thrown into the mix. || ''Baccano'' mostly takes place in TheGreatDepression America and is told in a [[AnachronicOrder non-linear storyline]]. Not to mention it is [[BloodierAndGorier more graphic in terms of violence]] than ''Durarara''. The latter, on the other hand, takes place in present day Ikebukuro, Japan and has a more straightforward and linear storytelling than ''Baccano''. || A possible draw. ''Durarara'' is a lot more popular mainly due to [[ShipTease the rivalry of Izaya and Shizuo]] attracting a lot of attention towards [[EstrogenBrigade females]] and even aired on Creator/AdultSwim. [[note]]It was one of the last anime to air on AS before the revival of Toonami in 2012.[[/note]] It was also given a 2nd season (divided into 3 parts that is). However, it is more criticized for the second half of the first season and the second season was a lot more criticized (plus its popularity had declined during that time). ''Baccano'' had very poor ratings when it first came out due to its graphic nature. [[note]]Not to mention that Creator/{{Funimation}} lost its rights to the series in 2016 and the anime is no longer in print or in any streaming services making it a lot less popular as the years roll by.[[/note]] However, ''Baccano'' has been more critically lauded than ''Durarara'' thanks to its well executed non-linear storytelling and especially its [[SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing English dub]]. ||

|| ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' (2007) || ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'' (2010) || Both shows feature an EnsembleCast with LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters created by the same author, Ryohgo Narita and even takes place in the same universe. Both shows also feature gangs, organized crime and lots of action with some supernatural entities thrown into the mix. || ''Baccano'' mostly takes place in TheGreatDepression America and is told in a [[AnachronicOrder non-linear storyline]]. Not to mention it is [[BloodierAndGorier more graphic in terms of violence]] than ''Durarara''. The latter, on the other hand, takes place in present day Ikebukuro, Japan and has a more straightforward and linear storytelling than ''Baccano''. || A possible draw. ''Durarara'' is a lot more popular mainly due to [[ShipTease the rivalry of Izaya and Shizuo]] attracting a lot of attention towards [[EstrogenBrigade females]] and even aired on Creator/AdultSwim. [[note]]It was one of the last anime to air on AS before the revival of Toonami in 2012.[[/note]] It was also given a 2nd season (divided into 3 parts that is). However, it is more criticized for the second half of the first season and the second season was a lot more criticized (plus its popularity had declined during that time). ''Baccano'' had very poor ratings when it first came out due its graphic nature. [[note]]Not to mention that Creator/{{Funimation}} lost its rights to the series in 2016 and the anime is no longer in print or in any streaming services making it a lot less popular as the years roll by.[[/note]] However, ''Baccano'' has been more critically acclaimed than ''Durarara'' thanks to its well executed non-linear storytelling and especially its [[SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing English dub]]. ||

|| ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' (2007) || ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'' (2010) || Both shows featuring an EnsembleCast with LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters created by the same author, Ryohgo Narita and even takes place in the same universe. Both shows also feature gangs, organized crime and lots of action with some supernatural entities thrown into the mix. || ''Baccano'' mostly takes place in TheGreatDepression America and is told in a [[AnachronicOrder non-linear storyline]]. Not to mention it is [[BloodierAndGorier more graphic in terms of violence]] than ''Durarara''. The latter, on the other hand, takes place in present day Ikebukuro, Japan and has a more straightforward and linear storytelling than ''Baccano''. || A possible draw. ''Durarara'' is a lot more popular mainly due to [[ShipTease the rivalry of Izaya and Shizuo]] attracting a lot of attention towards [[EstrogenBrigade females]] and even aired on Creator/AdultSwim. [[note]]It was one of the last anime to air on AS before the revival of Toonami in 2012.[[/note]] It was also given a 2nd season (divided into 3 parts that is). However, it is more criticized for the second half of the first season and the second season was a lot more criticized (plus its popularity had declined during that time). ''Baccano'' had very poor ratings when it first came out due its graphic nature. [[note]]Not to mention that Creator/{{Funimation}} lost its rights to the series in 2016 and the anime is no longer in print or in any streaming services making it a lot less popular as the years roll by.[[/note]] However, ''Baccano'' has been more critically acclaimed than ''Durarara'' thanks to its well executed non-linear storytelling and especially its [[SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing English dub]]. ||

|| ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' (2007) || ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'' (2010) || Both shows featuring an EnsembleCast with LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters created by the same author, Ryohgo Narita and even takes place in the same universe. Both shows also feature gangs, organized crime and lots of action with some supernatural entities thrown into the mix. || ''Baccano'' mostly takes place in TheGreatDepression America and is told in a [[AnachronicOrder non-linear storyline]]. Not to mention it is [[BloodierAndGorier more graphic in terms of violence]] than ''Durarara''. The latter, on the other hand, takes place in present day Ikebukuro, Japan and has a more straightforward and linear storytelling than ''Baccano''. || A possible draw. ''Durarara'' is a lot more popular mainly due to [[ShipTease the rivalry of Izaya and Shizuo]] attracting a lot of attention towards [[EstrogenBrigade females]] and even aired on Creator/AdultSwim. [[note]]It was one of the last anime to air on AS before the revival of Toonami in 2012.[[/note]] It was also given a 2nd season (divided into 3 parts that is). However, it is more criticized for the second half of the first season and the second season was a lot more criticized (plus its popularity had declined during that time). ''Baccano'' had very poor ratings when it first came out due its graphic nature. [[note]]Not to mention that Creator/{{Funimation}} lost its rights to the series in 2016 and the anime is no longer in print making it a lot less popular as the years roll by.[[/note] However, ''Baccano'' has been more critically acclaimed than ''Durarara'' thanks to its well executed non-linear storytelling and especially its [[SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing English dub]]. ||

|| ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' (2007) || ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'' (2010) || Both shows featuring an EnsembleCast with LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters created by the same author, Ryohgo Narita and even takes place in the same universe. Both shows also feature gangs, organized crime and lots of action with some supernatural entities thrown into the mix. || ''Baccano'' mostly takes place in TheGreatDepression America and is told in a [[AnachronicOrder non-linear storyline]]. Not to mention it is more graphic in terms of violence than ''Durarara''. The latter, on the other hand, takes place in present day Ikebukuro Japan and has a more straightforward and linear storytelling than ''Baccano''. || A possible draw. ''Durarara'' is a lot more popular mainly due to [[ShipTease the rivalry of Izaya and Shizuo]] attracting a lot of attention towards [[EstrogenBrigade females]] and even aired on Creator/AdultSwim. [[note]]It was one of the last anime to air on AS before the revival of Toonami in 2012.[[/note]] It was also given a 2nd season (divided into 3 parts that is). However, it is more criticized for the second half of the first season and the second season was a lot more criticized (plus its popularity had declined during that time). ''Baccano'' had very poor ratings when it first came out due its graphic nature. [[note]]Not to mention that Creator/{{Funimation}} lost its rights to the series in 2016 and the anime is no longer in print making it a lot less popular as the years roll by.[[/note] However, ''Baccano'' has been more critically acclaimed than ''Durarara'' thanks to its well executed non-linear storytelling and especially its [[SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing English dub]]. ||

|| ''Manga/FireForce'' (2015) || ''Anime/{{Promare}}'' (2019) || Both are anime about futuristic firefighting forces battling people with destructive pyrokinetic abilities. || ''Fire Force'' started as a manga before its TV anime debut in July 2019. ''Promare'' is a feature film that debuted in May 2019. || It depends. ''Fire Force'' gained moderate popularity, however, it is more criticised mainly due to its poor handling of {{Fanservice}}. While ''Promare'' is less popular, it is more praised than ''Fire Force''. ||

|| ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'' (2014) || ''Manga/AkameGaKill'' (2014) || FightingSeries that have anime adaptations on the 2014 summer block, both of which have gore filled fights. Male leads are naive and brought into the story after a close encounter that nearly kills them. They also have a cold, female lead played by Creator/SoraAmamiya. || ''Manga/AkameGaKill'' is about a young village boy who is separated from his friends and joins an assassin group after the girl who was taking care of him turns out to be a serial killer. ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'' is about a young boy who is attacked by a ghoul; a human eating monster that pretends to be a human. || Arguably, ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'' could be the winner and is still pretty popular to this day. ''Manga/AkameGaKill'' has also gotten some popularity, but has faced far more criticisms than ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'' as mentioned above in the ''Manga/AkameGaKill'' vs. ''Anime/KillLaKill''. However, ''Tokyo Ghoul'''s reputation was made a little worse when the ''Re'' adaptation came out so it could be a draw in terms of quality. ||

|| ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'' (2014) || ''Manga/AkameGaKill'' (2014) || FightingSeries that have anime adaptations on the 2014 summer block, both of which have gore filled fights. Male leads are naive and brought into the story after a close encounter that nearly kills them. They also have a cold, female lead played by Creator/SoraAmamiya. || ''Manga/AkameGaKill'' is about a young village boy who is separated from his friends and joins an assassin group after the girl who was taking care of him turns out to be a serial killer. ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'' is about a young boy who is attacked by a ghoul; a human eating monster that pretends to be a human. || Arguably, ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'' could be the winner and is even given a second season. However, ''Tokyo Ghoul'''s reputation was made a little worse when the ''Re'' adaptation came out. ''Manga/AkameGaKill'' has also gotten a lot of popularity, but has faced far more criticisms than ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'' as mentioned above in the ''Manga/AkameGaKill'' vs. ''Anime/KillLaKill''. ||