History DuelingWorks / AnimeAndManga

** '''Implementation:''' They aired on the same season, Spring 2007, and both have a suprising large ammount of common elements, even [[ThisIsADrill drills]]. However, ''Gurren Lagann'' keeps basically one-upping itself while ''Jeeg'' is a more standard MonsterOfTheWeek show, but it's the sequel of an anime from TheSeventies, hence being the "original".

** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Quirky SliceOfLife show, originally {{Yonkoma}}, about young art girls who attend an art school, with lots of SceneryPorn and [[ContemplateOurNavels Navel Contemplation]]. Both got their anime adaptations in 2007.
** '''Implementation:''' ''Sketchbook'' was first, and has more and artistic girls; ''Hidamari Sketch'' goes more deeply into the relationships between them, while going more serious yet upbeat towards the end.

** Capsule Pitch Description: Early 2010s Main/ArtStyleDissonance manga that center on young orphan children exploring a strange world unlike anything they have seen before that feature futuristic elements and adventurous explanation while dealing with horrific implications. Both received anime adaptations in back-to-back anime seasons in the second half 2017.

** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Quirky SliceOfLife show, originally {{Yonkoma}}, about quirky girls being quirky in a quirky art school, with lots of SceneryPorn and [[ContemplateOurNavels Navel Contemplation]].
** '''Implementation:''' ''Sketchbook'' was first, and has more and quirkier girls; ''Hidamari Sketch'' goes more deeply into the relationships between them.

* ''Manga/InuYasha'' (1996) / ''LightNovel/KyoKaraMaoh'' (2000)

* ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana'' (2002) / ''LightNovel/KazeNoStigma'' (2003)

* ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' (2007) / ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'' (2010)

* ''Manga/{{Freezing}}'' (2007) / ''LightNovel/InfiniteStratos'' (2009)

* ''LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}}'' (2009) / ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'' (2010)

* ''LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}}'' (2009) / ''Literature/RascalDoesNotDreamOfBunnyGirlSenpai'' (2018)

* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' (2013) / ''LightNovel/BlackBullet'' (2014)

* ''LightNovel/{{Shimoneta}}'' (2015) / ''Manga/PrisonSchool'' (2015)

* ''LightNovel/KonoSuba'' (2013) / ''Literature/ReZero'' (2012)

%%* ''LightNovel/OthersidePicnic'' (2021) / ''Anime/WonderEggPriority'' (2021)

* ''Manga/DragonBall'' (1984) / ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' (1990)
** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Shonen series featuring power levels and martial arts tournments.
** '''Implementation:''' Both series started as manga serialized in [[Magazine/ShonenJump 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.

** '''Implementation:''' ''Naruto''[='=]s story centers around a group of ninja, while ''Negima'' is about a 10-year-old magician who forms an army of mages among the students he teaches.

** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Guy helps some girls with their studies, girls fall in love with him.

* ''Anime/BloodC'' (2005) / ''Anime/{{Blade}}'' (2011)

** '''Implementation:''' Both premiered during the same season and are based on estabilished franchises - ''Blood-C'' is based on ''Anime/BloodTheLastVampire'' and ''Blade'' is adaptation of Creator/MarvelComics series.

** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Shows based on Creator/{{Sanrio}} franchises which started airing in {{Spring 2015|Anime}}. Both involve transformations into different species.

** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' They are both AnimeFirst {{Mecha Show}}s that debuted in the Summer2014Anime season.

** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Anime series by {{Creator/JC Staff}} that are airing in the {{Summer 2015|Anime}} season which focuses on a group of characters struggling in an oppressive environment and involves heavy amounts of {{Ecchi}}.

* ''Literature/TheAsteriskWar'' (2015) / ''LightNovel/ChivalryOfAFailedKnight'' (2015)
** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Light novel adaptations focusing on a highschool setting that focuses on competitive combat as a sport with a lot of {{Fanservice}}.

* ''LightNovel/TheAsteriskWar'' (2015) / ''LightNovel/ChivalryOfAFailedKnight'' (2015)

** '''Implementation:''' Both series aired within the same season airing on the same time slot on the same day. Complete with a long-haired princess with fire powers who starts off as a {{Tsundere}} to the protagonist. However, ''The Asterisk War'' focuses on a sci-fi setting with advanced technology while ''Chivalry of a Failed Knight'' puts more emphasis on magic in combat. ''Asterisk War'' is less comedic, focusing more on its social science fiction.

** '''Implementation:''' As with the previous duel, both series started as manga serialized in [[Magazine/ShonenJump 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 [[Main/DreamMatchGame dream matches]].

* ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'' (1989) / ''Manga/FairyTail'' (2006)

* ''LightNovel/MariaWatchesOverUs'' (1998) / ''LightNovel/StrawberryPanic'' (2003)

* ''LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana'' (2002) / ''LightNovel/KazeNoStigma'' (2003)

* ''LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}}'' (2009) / ''LightNovel/RascalDoesNotDreamOfBunnyGirlSenpai'' (2018)

* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'' (2012) / ''LightNovel/LogHorizon'' (2013)

* ''LightNovel/KonoSuba'' (2013) / ''LightNovel/ReZero'' (2012)

* ''Literature/RunWithTheWind'' (2004) / ''LightNovel/{{Tsurune}}'' (2016)

%%* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'' (2009) / ''Literature/TheKingsAvatar'' (2010-2016)''

* ''LightNovel/AlderaminOnTheSky'' (2012) / ''LightNovel/AltinaTheSwordPrincess'' (2012)

** '''Implementation:''' ''Alderamin'' leans more towards an ensemble core cast with the princess and boy disliking one another personally while ''Altina'' focuses primarily on the duo who are friendly with plenty of ShipTease. ''Alderamin'' has a developed magical system where ''Altina'' is a low fantasy. ''Alderamin'' is also decidedly darker and more mature despite that both series address similar issues with their respective empires.

* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'' (2012) / ''LightNovel/AccelWorld'' (2012)

** '''Implementation:''' ''Bakemonogatari'' is a show that is [[WidgetSeries somewhat hard]] [[MindScrew to explain]]. It's got vampires, superstitions and lots and lots of [[PungeonMaster 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 [[DealWithTheDevil a contract with a demon]]. The latter is also more lighthearted than the former.

** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Sports anime featuring CastFullOfPrettyBoys with a strong passion of a particular sport.
** '''Implementation:''' ''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).

** '''Implementation:''' ''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.

** '''Implementation:''' Similar enough that both were [[CutAndPasteTranslation kitbashed]] [[CombiningMecha together]] into ''Anime/{{Robotech}}.

** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Humanity fighting in a defensive war against {{Eldritch Abomination}}s in a post-apocalyptic setting and are both known to [[KillEmAll kill off]] [[AnyoneCanDie a large number of characters]].

** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' AnimeFirst {{Mecha Show}}s featuring UsefulNotes/{{Mars}}, [[PoliticallyActivePrincess a princess]]. and [[AmbiguousDisorder an emotionally stunted main character]] that deconstruct a lot of RealRobotGenre tropes. Both shows take place [[CataclysmBackstory in the wake of a disastrous war in the past]] and are a more realistic take on real robots and super robots. Both shows also heavily pitched the fact that they had some serious star power in the form of their writers: Creator/GenUrobuchi for ''Aldnoah.Zero''[[labelnote:*]]At least for the show's basic background and the first 3 episodes[[/labelnote]] and [[Anime/NagiAsuALullInTheSea Mari]] [[Anime/AnoHanaTheFlowerWeSawThatDay Okada]] for ''Iron Blooded Orphans.''

* ''Manga/RonKamonohashiDerangedDetective'' (2020) / ''Manga/ITellC''
** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Both are Shonen Jump mangas that focus on an eccentric detective, their unusual methods to solve crimes, haunted by a past case they could never solve, and accompanied by the StraightMan sidekick.
** '''Implementation:''' Both shows premiered within a few months of each other in Shounen Jump magazines (one in Jump+ and another in Weekly).

** '''Implementation:''' They aired on the same season, Spring 2007, and both have a suprising large ammount of common elements, even [[ThisIsADrill drills]]. However, ''Gurren Lagann'' keeps basically [[UpToEleven one-upping itself]] while ''Jeeg'' is a more standard MonsterOfTheWeek show, but it's the sequel of an anime from TheSeventies, hence being the "original".

** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' 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.

* ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'' (1995) / ''Anime/OutlawStar'' (1997) & ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' (1998)

* ''Dragon Collection'' (2014) / ''Oreca Battle'' (2014)
** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Anime adaptations of arcade game from ''Creator/{{Konami}}'' by OLM Digital airing from Spring 2014.

** '''Implementation:''' Similar enough that both were [[CutAndPasteTranslation kitbashed]] [[CombiningMecha together]] into...

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|| Original || Clone || Description || Implementation || Winner? ||
|| ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross'' (1982) || ''Anime/GenesisClimberMospeada'' (1983) || TransformingMecha and an IdolSinger fight ScaryDogmaticAliens. || Similar enough that both were [[CutAndPasteTranslation kitbashed]] [[CombiningMecha together]] into... || ''Anime/{{Robotech}}''. That said, ''Anime/{{Macross}}'' has become a respectable franchise in its own right, spawning multiple continuations in Japan, while the original ''MOSPEADA'' has become largely forgotten. ||
|| ''Anime/TheNoozles'' (''Wonderous Koala Blinky'') (1984) || ''Anime/AdventuresOfTheLittleKoala'' (''Koala Boy Kokki'') (1984) || Series catering to the "koala-mania" sweeping Japan in 1984 when Tama Zoo in western Tokyo acquired its first koala, and the Australian government sent six koalas to Japan as a goodwill gesture. || ''Noozles'' was a fantasy-oriented series with a human protagonist which took [[CerebusSyndrome a turn for the dramatic]] halfway through; ''Adventures of the Little Koala'' was a light-hearted SliceOfLife series with a purely anthropomorphic animal cast. || In the United States, at least, a draw; both series were re-run on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} from around 1987-93, and both are generally fondly remembered by their target audience of the time. ||
|| ''Manga/DragonBall'' (1984) || ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' (1990) || Shonen series featuring power levels and martial arts tournments. || Both series started as manga serialized in [[Magazine/ShonenJump 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 [[Magazine/ShonenJump 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 [[Main/DreamMatchGame 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. ||
|| ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'' (1989) || ''Manga/FairyTail'' (2006) || Both shows are more or less Dungeons and Dragons type adventures staring a hot-headed hero with flame magic. And is reckless with it. And they both [[BigEater like to eat. A lot]]. || While the two settings are similar, ''Fairy Tail'' has a more {{Shonen}} action genre feel to it than ''Slayers'' does. || ''Slayers'' may been around longer and was more of an anime touchstone than ''Fairy Tail''. However, ''Slayers'' has become more lesser known as time moves on. ''Fairy Tail'', on the other hand has become one of the most popular shonen anime outside the "Big Three" and is still pretty popular despite both its anime and manga having ended. ||
|| ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'' (1995) || ''Anime/ArmitageIII'' (1995) || 90s Cyberpunk anime. || ''Armitage III'' was a four episode OVA that released a few months before the feature length movie ''Ghost in the Shell.'' However ''Ghost in the Shell'' was based off a manga from 1989. || When ''Ghost in the Shell'' was released in the English speaking world it became immensely popular, to the point that the owners of ''Armitage III'' wanted to cash in on ''Ghost in the Shell'''s success and cut the four episode ''Armitage III'' OVA into a feature length movie. ''Ghost in the Shell'' is the clear winner here. ||
|| ''Manga/KaitouSaintTail'' (1995) || ''Manga/PhantomThiefJeanne'' (1998) || [[NunsNRosaries Catholic]] PhantomThief MagicalGirl. || ''Jeanne'' is a {{Grimmification}} of the cute, fluffy ''Saint Tail'' premise, with the title character as a jaded BrokenBird whose MissionFromGod isn't actually as holy as she thinks it is. || Draw. ||
|| ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'' (1995) || ''Anime/OutlawStar'' (1997)\\
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''Anime/CowboyBebop'' (1998) || Late 90s SpaceWestern anime featuring a [[TheGunslinger gunslinging]] badass and his diverse Main/FiveManBand having various misadventures as they try to make ends meet whilst dealing with more sinister forces. [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff More popular in America than Japan]] thanks to Creator/{{Toonami}} and Creator/AdultSwim. || All three anime aired in the same year in Japan and later on Creator/{{Toonami}} and Creator/AdultSwim. Each apply the SpaceWestern to a different place on the SlidingScaleOfRealisticVersusFantastic, with ''Bebop'' the realistic, ''Outlaw'' the fantastic, and ''Trigun'' in the middle. || Definitively ''Cowboy Bebop'', with ''Trigun'' a close second. ''Bebop'' is considered the best anime ever made by many. ''Trigun'' is a beloved classic and its manga continued past the anime for years. Both have also received animated midquel films. ''Outlaw Star'', while considered a good, fun, classic anime in its own right and having the spinoff ''Anime/AngelLinks'', has not received the same amount of critical praise and is not as well remembered. Those who do remember ''Outlaw Star'' do so with fondness, so it's not really a loss. ''Outlaw'' was one of Toonami's most popular shows, helping to spawn one of its most beloved promos, ''Dreams'', and was a part of the Toonami 2012 AprilFoolsDay line up alongside ''Trigun'', and along with ''Bebop'', it was one of the most successful anime Bandai Entertainment released in America. All three anime are considered a trinity of sorts, and share FriendlyFandoms. ||
|| ''Manga/FlameOfRecca'' (1995) || ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' (1999) || Shonen series with Ninja || ''Flame of Recca'' has its titular character, a Ninja fanboy, born with flame powers due to being born a Hokage ninja. ''Naruto'' has its titular character with a SeriesGoal of becoming Hokage, with a Nine-Tailed fox sealed within him when he was born. As stated, both series use the word Hokage, The main difference is that the former is a clan name, while the latter is a rank. || Definitely ''Naruto'', while the ''Flame of Recca'' manga had a good 7-year run it failed to get mass appeal due to its anime having a GeckoEnding and only a couple of video games. The ''Naruto'' manga by contrast, ran for more than twice as long. Its also a CashCowFranchise, with an ongoing anime series, 10 feature length movies, and multiple videogames. ||
|| ''Manga/InuYasha'' (1996) || ''LightNovel/KyoKaraMaoh'' (2000) || OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent stumbles into a portal that leads to the past and happens to be the reincarnation of the previous ruler. || || ''Inu-Yasha'' by being ''mind-blowingly'' famous, for having spawned a 57 volume manga that has sold almost 50 million in Japan alone, a 193 episode anime that sits on many "best anime" lists, 4 films, [[Anime/YashahimePrincessHalfDemon a sequel]], and a bunch of videogames. To its credit, ''Kyo Kara Maoh'' is pretty famous in its own right and currently stands with 117 episodes and 17 volumes. ||
|| ''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 [[Magazine/ShonenJump 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 by 490 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. ||
|| ''Anime/YumeNoCrayonOukoku'' (1997) || ''Fushigi Mahou Fun Fun Pharmacy'' (1998) || Magical girl series by Toei Animation about young girls who keep magical spirits in perfume bottles. || || ''Yume No Crayon Oukoku'' got better ratings than the program ''Fun Fun Pharmacy'' was part of, ''Anime Theater Mifapu'', and was successful enough to run for 20 more episodes than originally planned; furthermore, its success also kickstarted the trend of putting magical girl shows in TV Asahi's 8:30AM Sunday morning timeslot, which lead to the birth of popular series such as ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi'' and ''Anime/PrettyCure''. ''Yume No Crayon Oukoku'' also got re-run on many Japanese channels and even gets merchandise released to this day. ''Fun Fun Pharmacy'', however, has been forgotten about by many people and didn't get as much love as ''Yume no Crayon Oukoku'' did, making ''Yume No Crayon Oukoku'' the winner. ||
|| ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' (1997) || ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' (1999)\\
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''Anime/MonsterRancher'' (1999) || {{Mon}} series about kids WalkingTheEarth. Usually involves defeating some sort of BigBad too. || All three went off in different directions. Though all three were MerchandiseDriven, ''Pokémon'' become a blatant merchandise show after its third season, while ''Digimon'' and ''Monster Rancher'' remained plot-driven series. || ''Monster Rancher'' was the first to go, dying quietly right at the end of the {{Mons}} boom of the early [[TurnOfTheMillennium 'Aughts]], games continued to be made until TheNewTens, when the series finally flatlined with no new games in site, only getting ports of the first games. ''Digimon'' soldiered on for a few more years before it too died with the end of ''Anime/DigimonFrontier''; it has received revivals every few years with ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'' and ''Anime/DigimonFusion'' and a video game every now and then but nothing like the popularity of the original run. The ''Digimon'' fandom was revitalized with the release of ''Anime/DigimonAdventureTri'' and later ''Anime/DigimonAdventureLastEvolutionKizuna'' and even got an anime reboot of the first ''Adventure'', all of which appealed to nostalgic fans, but still isn't on the level of ''Pokémon''. Meanwhile, ''Pokémon'' is still a [[CashCowFranchise massive titan of a franchise]] celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2021. The common refrain of the Poké-Digi FandomRivalry is "''Pokémon'' has better games, ''Digimon'' has a better anime series." Purely in terms of material success, however, ''Pokémon'' is the clear winner with increasingly-expanding multimedia and consistent broken records, while ''Digimon'', despite still having somewhat of a persistent presence, has largely faded from the mainstream. ||
|| ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' (1999) || ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' (2001) || A {{determinator}} who has to coexist with thier SuperPoweredEvilSide. || Both were serialized in [[Magazine/ShonenJump Weekly Shonen Jump]] and were among the most popular Shonen series during the new millennium, as well as being prime examples of Shonen 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 newcomer ''{{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. ||
|| ''Manga/OnePiece'' (1997) || ''Manga/FairyTail'' (2006) || {{Shonen}} series about a RagtagBunchOfMisfits led by a HotBlooded IdiotHero whose main concept is adventure & camradarie. || The former is about pirates, the latter mages. Luffy aims to [[ToBeAMaster be the Pirate King]], while Natsu wants to look for his missing dragon-parent [[DisappearedDad Igneel]]. ''One Piece'' also ran in publication in 1997, while ''Fairy Tail'' ran 9 years later. Plus, despite being from different authors, both series have VERY similar art styles complete with picturesque characters all over the place. They both have quirky characters, scantily clad women, and similar types of humor. || Both manga and the anime based on them are popular in and out of Japan, but even though ''Fairy Tail'' has became moderately successful, to the point of spawning two movies and several spinoff manga, and gaining a sequel (ilustrated by a different author -though with storyboards provided by Mashima himself-), ''One Piece'' wins by a long mile, if only because it has been around for a longer amount of time (this meant the release of far more volumes and in turn, get far greater sales) and it's still going with its original author. Oda himself stated he WOULDN'T do or authorize a sequel if he is satisfied by the ending, though. ||
|| ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' (1999) || ''Manga/OPartsHunter'' (2001) || A {{determinator}} with a demon inside him seeks to rule the place that abused him and makes friends and enemies along the way. The difference between the two. One deals with ninjas while the other keeps the focus on "angels" and "demons". || Well, the authors are ''twin brothers''... || ''Naruto'' by a mile. Not to say ''666 Satan'' isn't an enjoyable read either, as it had a decent run (19 volumes) complete with an ending and the stories differ enough that they're their own series despite the similar premises. But ''Naruto'' had a strong lead before ''666 Satan'' hit the market, being able to gain an anime and grow into one of the 2000s most recognizable franchises. Likewise, it was because of the similar premises that ''666 Satan'' couldn't rise up in popularity as too many fans saw it as a knock-off sadly. ||
|| ''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, ''Yo-kai 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. ||
|| ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain'' (1998) || ''Anime/BoogiepopPhantom'' (2000) || MindScrew anime with similar designs || ''Boogiepop'' is technically older, being based off a book series which started a few months before ''Lain'' was released. || ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain''. It's considerably more well-known and considered one of the prime examples of anime, while ''Boogiepop'' is considered more of a CultClassic. ||
|| ''LightNovel/MariaWatchesOverUs'' (1998) || ''LightNovel/StrawberryPanic'' (2003) || Show about schoolgirl lesbians set in an ElaborateUniversityHigh. || ''Strawberry Panic'' borrows many elements of ''Maria-sama ga Miteru'' but takes the schoolgirl lesbians 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/YuGiOh'' (2000) || ''Anime/DuelMasters'' (2002) || Anime show about kids/teens engaging in CardGames with the fate of the world at stake. || ''Yu-Gi-Oh'' is based on a manga that used to focus on a variety of games, with its card game being inspired by TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering. While ''Duel Masters'' is based on a manga that used to focus on TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering, but it ended up getting its own game instead. || ''Yu-Gi-Oh'' [[Anime/YuGiOhGX spanned]] [[Anime/YuGiOh5Ds three]] [[Anime/YuGiOhZexal sequels]] (and counting) and [[Tabletopgame/YuGiOh the card game]] became a worldwide fad. ''Duel Masters'' was discontinued in America, but still a top TradingCardGame in Japan. ||
|| ''{{Manga/Naruto}}'' (1999) || ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' (2003) || Shonen series that feature their main characters having a DisappearedDad and a SeriesGoal. || ''Naruto''[='=]s story centers around a group of ninja, while ''Negima'' is about a 10-year-old magician who forms an army of mages among the students he teaches. || ''Naruto'' is a huge CashCowFranchise and one of the biggest names in anime. While ''Negima''[='=]s manga was also a huge success, it was ended abruptly by [[Creator/KenAkamatsu its author]], and none of its {{Animated Adaptation}}s really caught on with audiences. ||
|| ''Manga/{{Saikano}}'' (2000) || ''Manga/ElfenLied'' (2002) || Two ultimate weapon girls trying to live a normal life, despite that enemies are after them. || Both of these works are based on mangas and DarkerAndEdgier works. [[spoiler:Both have {{Downer Ending}}s.]] || ''Elfen Lied'' wins in popularity; ''Saikano'' in overall critical reception. Virtual tie. ||
|| ''Manga/IkkiTousen'' (2000) || ''VisualNovel/KoihimeMusou'' (2007) || ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'' {{Gender Flip}}s || ''Ikki Tousen'' is based on a manga series, is a HighSchoolAU, has more fanservice, and focuses on fighting. ''Koihime Musou'' is based on a VisualNovel, takes place in the Three Kingdoms period and focuses on AdventureTowns. ''Ikki Tousen''[='=]s third season aired alongside ''Koihime''[='=]s first, and was repeated again for their fourth and third seasons, respectively. || Draw. The series are different enough that they both have success. Both shows have actually [[http://www.ikkitousen.com/ikkoi/ acknowledged]] this and are working together. ||
|| ''LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana'' (2002) || ''LightNovel/KazeNoStigma'' (2003) || Female redhead protagonist, check. Flaming sword, check. Combat schoolgirl outfit, check. Accomanying/obligatory ''ZettaiRyouiki'', check. || Fanservice-laden supernatural/magical schoolgirl {{light novel}}s/shows, with varying degrees of competent male sidekick/love interest. || A clear victory for ''Shana''. Once ''Shana'' completed its first season it was renewed for two more seasons, while ''Stigma''[='=]s wasn't. Both manga adaptations are completed, but ''Shana''[='=]s light novel series has more than twice as many volumes as ''Stigma''[='=]s, which stopped at 12. It probably helped ''Shana'' that the author of the ''Stigma'' light novels passed away. ||
|| ''Manga/{{Sketchbook}}'' (2002) || ''Manga/HidamariSketch'' (2004) || Quirky SliceOfLife show, originally {{Yonkoma}}, about quirky girls being quirky in a quirky art school, with lots of SceneryPorn and [[ContemplateOurNavels Navel Contemplation]]. || ''Sketchbook'' was first, and has more and quirkier girls; ''Hidamari Sketch'' goes more deeply into the relationships between them. || ''Hidamari Sketch'' is clearly more popular, judging by the sheer amount of {{meme|tic mutation}}s this show has brought forth. It also was made into ''four'' seasons, whereas ''Sketchbook'' got stuck with just ''one''. Still, ''Sketchbook'' holds its own, if only for the appearance of Kate, who became a MemeticMutation in her own right. ||
|| ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'' (2004) || ''Manga/VampireKnight'' (2004) || HighSchool romance between a human and a vampire. || ''Rosario + Vampire'' is ([[CerebusSyndrome initially]]) a light-hearted comedy compared to the more dramatic ''Vampire Knight'', but both manga have their share of funny moments and tense ones. || Both sell pretty well in Japan, and [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff even better in North America]]. ||
|| ''Anime/PrettyCure'' (2004) || ''Anime/MyHime'' (2004)\\
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''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' (2004) || All feature the main female characters being physical attackers compared to the standard magical girl at the time. || All three premiered in the same year of 2004 (with ''Anime/PrettyCure'' being the first one of all of them) || All 3 have been successful at the time of release, with ''Mai-Hime'' getting two sequel series and ''Nanoha'' having multiple anime and manga sequels. And while all three are hits with Otaku, the real winner financially and commerically is ''Anime/PrettyCure'' with '''16 seasons''' to date, and has consistently generated up to 10 billion dollars on merchandising a year, and continuously overshadows even the earlier-established long runners ''Super Sentai'' and ''Kamen Rider'' in terms of TV ratings and NonSerialMovie sales tickets. ||
|| ''Manga/SweetBlueFlowers'' (2004) || ''Manga/WhisperedWords'' (2007) || Glasses-wearing teenage girls come to [[GirlsLove grips with their homosexuality]], on top of the rumble and tumble associated with [[ComingOfAge growing into adults]]. || ''Sweet Blue Flowers'' takes a rather serious approach, which deep insights into the minds of the characters, interspersed with some comedy. ''Sasameki Koto'' is more of a SliceOfLife comedy, although it has its share of serious moments as well. || The {{manga}} of ''Sweet Blue Flowers'' had been around a few years already when the {{anime}} came out and by then had already garnered an extensive fanbase, due to its thoughtfulness and sensitivity to the subject. ''Sasameki Koto'' hasn't been around quite that long, but its comedic style may appeal to a wider audience, so it's hard to point out a true winner. ||
|| ''Anime/PrettyCure'' (2004) || ''Toys/{{Jewelpet}}'' (2009) || MagicalGirl shows that reboot with every new season. Both have cute, snarky mascots. Each still gets new seasons exported to weirdly specific European countries (Italy for ''PC'', Portugal for ''JP'') despite being considered failures in the rest of the continent. || ''Pretty Cure'' favors the humans, while ''Jewelpet'' focuses on the mascots. The shows air on different channels, on the same day, within an hour of each other. Also, both series have had [[Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure installments themed]] [[Anime/LadyJewelpet around princesses]]. || ''Pretty Cure'' by far. It gets high enough ratings that it regularly shows up on the top 10 most viewed anime list, while ''Jewelpet'' can count itself lucky if it manages to appear there during end-year (when a lot of big anime take a break). While ''Pretty Cure'' has released just under two films a year on average for the entirety of its existence, ''Jewelpet'' has only one, which bombed big time, and there are no plans for more. And the ''JP'' anime has been killed off for the foreseeable future after the massive bomb of ''Magical Change''. ||
|| ''Anime/GenesisOfAquarion'' (2005) || ''Anime/EurekaSeven'' (2005) || TransformingMecha series with the protagonists piloting a legendary robot fueled by ThePowerOfLove. Both mecha are designed [[Creator/ShojiKawamori by the same guy]] || ''Aquarion'' sways more to the SuperRobot size and contains lots of fanservice and innuendo in contrast to ''Eureka'' which is mostly RealRobot and less in need of censorship. Both series aired around the same time and so did [[Anime/AquarionEvol their]] [[Anime/EurekaSevenAO sequels]], and both debuted in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ''. || ''Aquarion'' is carried by Funimation and is locked out of a key demographic because Verizon [=FiOS=] [[ScrewedByTheNetwork dropped the channel late 2012]]. ''Eureka Seven'' is carried by Creator/AdultSwim, which is available in all markets. ||
|| ''VideoGame/TheIdolMaster'' (2005) || ''Anime/UtaNoPrinceSama'' (2010) || Music-driven series, with some emphasis on group dynamics and PowerOfFriendship. || Most obviously, the two series are aimed at different demographics (''The Idolmaster'' appeals to both boys and girls, while ''Uta no Prince-sama'' is more focused toward girls). ''Uta no Prince-sama'' also has quite a bit of yaoi subtext compared to the yuri in [=iM@S=]. || ''VideoGame/TheIdolMaster'' has the much larger (and more paying) crowd of males, while ''Anime/UtaNoPrinceSama'' has a smaller but more hardcore following of females. ''VideoGame/TheIdolMaster'' is still too strong to beat as a whole, but the second anime might bring ''Anime/UtaNoPrinceSama'' a second wind. ||
|| ''Anime/BloodC'' (2005) || ''Anime/{{Blade}}'' (2011) || Two anime about a VampireHunter. || Both premiered during the same season and are based on estabilished franchises - ''Blood-C'' is based on ''Anime/BloodTheLastVampire'' and ''Blade'' is adaptation of Creator/MarvelComics series. || ''Anime/{{Blade}}'' comes out slightly more ahead due to keeping pace with its story while ''Anime/BloodC'' takes a while to {{Growing The Beard}}. ||
|| ''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. ||
|| ''Manga/DeathNote'' (2006) || ''Anime/CodeGeass'' (2006) || Anime show starring a megalomaniacal TeenGenius who is randomly selected by an EnigmaticEmpoweringEntity (who then [[MoochingMaster sticks with him]] for the duration of the series, out of sight because of his SecretIdentity) to receive a single, specific godly super power, which he decides to use to fulfill his extant dream of remaking the world [[WellIntentionedExtremist for the better]]. His actions mean he [[VillainProtagonist may]] or [[AntiHero may not]] be a villain. Features strong BlackAndGrayMorality. || Both shows premiered in Japan at roughly the same time, although ''Death Note'' was based on a {{manga}}. The tone of ''Death Note'' is somewhat [[DarkerAndEdgier darker, grittier and more realistic]] and features {{Shinigami}}, while ''Code Geass'' allows for occasional filler episodes, has [[LighterAndSofter somewhat more levity]] [[FamilyUnfriendlyViolence while still somehow being more violent]] and still quite dark,[[note]]mostly because ''Death Note'' goes heavy on the grittiness[[/note]] and features HumongousMecha. || Both did well for the time period, receiving both a good amount of viewership and decent critical acclaim. However, while ''Anime/CodeGeass'' franchise is still active and has a reasonably present fanbase, ''Anime/DeathNote'' has enjoyed much wider mainstream popularity, even into the [=2020=]s. ||
|| ''Anime/SkyGirls'' (2006) || ''Anime/StrikeWitches'' (2007) || Scantily clad young females operate fantastic flying machinery to fight creatures that copy the appearance of other things. || ''Strike Witches'' leans more toward the [[MoeAnthropomorphism Mecha Musume]] concept whereas ''Sky Girls'' has a more classical HumongousMecha theme. Both series feature character designs by Humikane Shimada and contain quite a bit of {{fanservice}}, although ''Strike Witches'' really ups the ante by giving none of the girls any pants. Both [=OVAs=] were created at roughly the same time, though ''Sky Girls'' was turned into a TV anime first. || ''Anime/StrikeWitches'', hands down. There's a large shared fanbase between both franchises in Japan, but ''Anime/StrikeWitches'' achieved Internet infamy, receiving much more exposure both domestically and overseas. ||
|| ''Manga/GiantRobo'' (2007) || ''Anime/{{Raideen}}'' (2007) || DarkerAndEdgier, CG-enriched remake of classic GiantRobot franchises. || It can't be a coincidence that these two shows launched within mere weeks of each other. They're very similar shows in many ways. They're also both very similar to ''Anime/RahXephon'', a series that was, itself, based on the original ''Raideen''. || They both flopped, but ''Manga/GiantRobo'' wasn't even {{fansub}}bed. ||
|| ''Anime/KotetsuJeeg'' (2007) || ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' (2007) || SuperRobot animes with TransformingMecha that work mainly on RuleOfCool. || They aired on the same season, Spring 2007, and both have a suprising large ammount of common elements, even [[ThisIsADrill drills]]. However, ''Gurren Lagann'' keeps basically [[UpToEleven one-upping itself]] while ''Jeeg'' is a more standard MonsterOfTheWeek show, but it's the sequel of an anime from TheSeventies, hence being the "original". || ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' has a '''much''' larger fanbase, sold a lot more, got two movies, several SpinOff manga, generated a lot of merchandise and [[FountainOfMemes developed tons of memes]], and it also recieved a ColbertBump by being slated for broadcast on Creator/{{Toonami}}. ''Anime/KotetsuJeeg'' [[ConsolationPrize got first into]] ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars''. ||
|| ''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]] [[{{Gorn}} 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]]. ||
|| ''Manga/{{Freezing}}'' (2007) || ''LightNovel/InfiniteStratos'' (2009) || A boy joins a school where girls are trained to become weapons of mass destruction and seeks to live up for the legacy of his legendary older sister while earning his own UnwantedHarem. || ''Infinite Stratos'' has a much lighter tone and focuses more on the harem aspects of the story while ''Freezing'' is packed with nudity and gore. Both anime series aired their first and second seasons together. ''Freezing'' has the author's personal fetishes as fan service. It also has given the main character a larger harem he doesn't deserve. || A virtual tie - while ''Infinite Stratos'' wins commerically, as it is considered a major title while ''Freezing'' was relegated to cult status, critically ''Freezing'' fares better, with both seasons getting roughly the same critical reception; ''Infinite Stratos'', on the other hand, suffered SeasonalRot in its second season, and due to the fact that its [[FollowTheLeader premise was copied by a large number of works]], it's reception is now, at best, SoOkayItsAverage. ||
|| ''Manga/CodeBreaker'' (2008) || ''Out Code'' (2008) || Superpowered teenaged boys join up with [[OrganizationIndex The Organization]] and partner with {{muggle|s}} girls and save humanity from equally superpowered enemies. || This appears to blatant copying, with ''Out Code'' being the shonen-er version of ''Code:Breaker''. The main difference seems to be the aims of their enemies: CB's BigBad wants superpower supremacy while OC's MadScientist wants to begin a huge BizarreBabyBoom. Also, the lead of CB has [[PlayingWithFire fire powers]] while OC's lead is [[ShockAndAwe electric]]. || ''Manga/CodeBreaker''. While ''Out Code'' ended at three volumes, ''Manga/CodeBreaker'' has 21 volumes and an anime adaptation. ||
|| ''Manga/KurokosBasketball'' (2008) || ''Manga/{{Haikyuu}}'' (2012) || {{Shonen}} sports series focusing mainly on the development of a high school sports team, notably a duo between the short protagonist and the tall dueteragonist, who work better together than individually. || Both series were serialized in Magazine/ShonenJump, and both series’ anime adaptation’s were made by Creator/ProductionIG. However, ''Haikyuu'' focuses on volleyball, while ''Kuroko’s Basketball'' focuses on basketball. Also, ''Haikyuu'' focuses on a declining volleyball team, while ''Kuroko’s Basketball'' focuses on a basketball team that had the misfortune to compete with many generational talents. || ''Haikyuu''. Even though ''Kuroko’s Basketball'' had a head start of four years, ''Haikyuu'' had a much larger impact on volleyball that ''Kuroko’s Basketball'' had on basketball, showed by ''Haikyuu'', which has sold 50 million volumes, ''while Kuroko’s Basketball'' has only sold 31 million. ||
|| ''Manga/BlastOfTempest'' (2009) || ''Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic'' (2009) || {{Shonen}} fantasy series heavily inspired by classics of literature. || ''Blast'' draws its "Spirit Inspiration" from the works of Creator/WilliamShakespeare while a good part of ''Magi'''s main cast is named and modeled after "V.I.P.'s" from the ''Literature/ArabianNights''. Both manga had their debut around the same time, and their anime adaptations first aired on the same week and channel. || ''Manga/BlastOfTempest'' did well, but ''Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic'' managed to outlast it. ||
|| ''[[VisualNovel/PhantomOfInferno Phantom Requiem for the Phantom]]'' (2009) || ''Anime/{{Canaan}}'' (2009) || These two gunkata drama/thriller series debuted the same year. ''Phantom'' is about a young amnesiac man caught at the wrong place at the wrong time and forced into a crime syndicate. ''Canaan'' features a girl targeted by a crime organization and relies on the title character for protection. || Both series based on visual novels. || Close call, but ''Phantom'' seems to be the victor having the most acclaim among critics for its high quality animation and solid writing for the first half of the series. ''Phantom'' received a simulcast from Creator/{{FUNimation}} while ''Canaan'' was eventually licensed by Creator/SentaiFilmworks. ||
|| ''Anime/EdenOfTheEast'' (2009) || ''Manga/FutureDiary'' (2011) || Anime show featuring a group of individuals who recieved cellphones with special properties, forced to take part in a twisted [[ThereCanBeOnlyOne elimination game]]. || ''Future Diary'' started earlier as a manga, but was adapted into anime years later. || ''Anime/EdenOfTheEast'' had its rightful share of love from critics and viewers as well, but nothing like the fad caused by ''Manga/FutureDiary'', mostly thanks to its gruesome story and [[AxCrazy unusual]] [[{{Yandere}} heroine]]. ''Manga/FutureDiary'' also has the dubious honor of being the namesake of the Mirai Botnet. ||
|| ''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 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) || ''LightNovel/RascalDoesNotDreamOfBunnyGirlSenpai'' (2018) || A 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/OnePunchMan'' (2009) || ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' (2014) || Manga that focus on worlds where superheroes are commonplace and work under a system. Following two heroes who try to rise in the ranks. || ''One Punch Man'' is a webcomic redone in a more professional style on the online site Tonari no Young Jump. It is more comedy oriented and a bit of a GenreDeconstruction as the hero, Saitama, is so massively overpowered, he barely finds any joy in superheroing. Even when he does, he barely if ever gets any respect for it save from a small handful of heroes. ''My Hero Academia'' started its run about 5 years later in Shonen Jump. Storywise it is the opposite, as the hero, Midoriya, starts out having no powers but is granted them from his idol. However, he is still quite panicky to use them effectively, and has yet to earn much respect from other so-called heroes with superior abilities. In both cases, however, their hearts are in the right place and they tend to fight for what's right rather than fame and glory. || ''Manga/OnePunchMan'' had the early lead, but with a decline in quality in the anime's second season and the fact that ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' eventually became '''significantly''' more popular, ''MHA'' is the clear winner. ||
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|| ''Franchise/LoveLive'' (2010) || ''Anime/AKB0048'' (2012) || Nine aspiring idols aiming to reach stardom while saving the day in the process (or vice versa). || ''Love Live!'' is part of a large multimedia project and the anime series started at the same time of the second season of ''AKB'', which is fueled by the tie-ins with its [[Music/AKB48 real-life counterpart]]. || ''Love Live!'' by a country mile. The first Blu-Rays of ''Love Live!'''s first season more than the entire ''Anime/AKB0048'' series by several orders of magnitude. Furthermore, the first blu-rays for the second season broke anime sales records. While ''[=AKB0048=]'' was decently popular, ''Love Live!'' was a significant hit, consistently ranking high in popularity wherever it is applicable and receiving a new series, while ''[=AKB0048=]'' was rarely spoken of after it ended. ||
|| ''Manga/HighschoolOfTheDead'' (2010) || ''Manga/SchoolLive'' (2015) || Manga adaptations that explore the ZombieApocalypse with cute girls. Not to mention the only two in the genre within the medium. || ''Manga/HighschoolOfTheDead'' takes a more fanservice based road to show off busty [[ActionGirl action girls]] aimed towards the shonen demographic. With some sight psychological tones nearing the later parts of the series. ''Manga/SchoolLive'' is a horror/SliceOfLife show with deeply rooted psychological horror themes. || This is a bit of a weird one to qualify. For a while, ''Manga/SchoolLive'' was easily more popular, experiencing a huge surge in popularity when the anime hit, and becoming a surprise success of its season; after that, however, the franchise largely faded from public view. ''Manga/HighschoolOfTheDead'' is still fondly-remembered by fans, and is probably the overall winner. ||
|| ''Manga/HighScoreGirl'' (2010) || ''Manga/UmeharaFightingGamers'' (2014) || Both are gaming-oriented {{Seinen}} series revolving around protagonists engrossed in the world of {{Fighting Game}}s and the UsefulNotes/FightingGameCommunity during the Video Arcade Renaissance of the early-mid 1990s. || ''High Score Girl'' establishes itself as a SliceOfLife romantic {{dramedy}} about children [[ComingOfAgeStory growing into adulthood]] during the 90s, heavily employing the arcade gaming boom and the 3rd, 4th and 5th generation game console histories as a backdrop for the story. ''Umehara Fighting Gamers'' on the other hand is a DarkerAndEdgier [[{{Biography}} biographical series]] that focuses on [[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory the early lives]] of several RealLife Japanese [[UsefulNotes/FGCAces professional gamers]] as they struggle to reach the top of the competitive fighting game scene. || Due to having several well-known gaming companies (primarily Creator/{{Capcom}}) and Japanese [=FGC=] celebrities endorsing it as well as an international localization deal with Canada-based publisher ''Udon Entertainment'', ''Umehara Fighting Gamers'' comes out on top. On the other hand, [[WhatCouldHaveBeen despite having been slated for an animated adaptation in 2013]], ''High Score Girl'''s momentum was severely dampened by a legal dispute between publisher Creator/SquareEnix and Creator/{{SNK}}, causing the manga to enter a year-long hiatus and likewise delaying the anime's production. In spite of this, both series are lauded in Japan for their well-researched portrayal of 90s gaming culture in general and the competitive fighting game scene in particular, with ''High Score Girl'' even gaining a healthy overseas following much earlier than ''Umehara Fighting Gamers''. ||
|| ''Anime/TheIdolmaster'' (2011) || ''Franchise/LoveLive'' (2013) || [[IdolSinger Idol]] anime involving a bunch of girls struggling to chase their dreams and achieve success. || Both are multimedia franchises involving games, anime series and live performances with the voice actors having their own successful spin-offs. || ''Idolmaster'' sells more games, while ''Love Live'' sells WAY more Blu-Rays. ||
|| ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' (2011) || ''Anime/KillLaKill'' (2013) || Popular anime of TheNewTens that changed the face of the MagicalGirlWarrior genre. || ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica'' is a {{deconstruction}} of magical girl warrior shows, playing with common traits of magical girls like love, heroism, and friendship. A lot of the show's popularity comes from its shock value, with a deliberately cutesy appearance used to mask the CosmicHorrorStory it really is, and it is considered to be the BreakthroughHit of Creator/GenUrobuchi. ''Kill la Kill'', on the other hand, is a {{reconstruction}}, making fun of other magical girl traits like magical girl outfits and powers. A lot of this show's popularity comes from [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann the]] [[Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt reputation]] of its creators, which added to its initial hype, and it is considered to be the BreakthroughHit of Creator/StudioTrigger. || ''Madoka Magica''. While both shows are immensely popular in both the east and west, ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica'' has become a [[CashCowFranchise pop culture icon]] in Japan. ||
|| ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' (2011) || ''Anime/YukiYunaIsAHero'' (2014) || Magical girl shows with dark PlotTwist, PowerAtAPrice, and obvious false premise. || Both title characters happen to be {{Nice Girl}}s at heart who happen to be the [[WideEyedIdealist most idealistic]] and [[AllLovingHero caring]] leads in their respective series. Their respective writers, Creator/GenUrobuchi and Takahiro (the creator of ''Manga/AkameGaKill'') are also known for their dark imagery and themes in their writing, and both anime are centered around hope. However, ''Madoka'' incorporates more psychological horror, dark imagery, and philosophical themes (like many of Creator/GenUrobuchi's works) while ''Yuki Yuna'' incorporates more SliceOfLife elements, is more light-hearted, and more character oriented. The characters in ''Madoka'' are brutally killed off while the characters in ''Yuki Yuna'' are kept alive. Both series involve some degree of suffering, where ''Madoka'' have the characters suffer through death, the characters in ''Yuki Yuna'' suffers by being kept alive [[spoiler:and destroying their own bodies every time they use their Mankai]]. The major PlotTwist in ''Madoka'' comes near the beginning of the series while a similar PlotTwist in ''Yuki Yuna'' comes near the second half of the series akin to GrowingTheBeard. Both series have their degree of a happy ending, [[spoiler:although ''Madoka''s case is more of a BittersweetEnding]]. || Arguably, ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' is far more popular and more well-known than ''Anime/YukiYunaIsAHero'', as, despite a few share of criticisms of ''Anime/YukiYunaIsAHero'', ''Madoka'' has become a SleeperHit after episode 8 and received its own praise for having an emotionally-driven TearJerker drama without heavy reliance of shock value plot elements such as rape, death, and torture; and maintain the series idealistic mood [[spoiler:even after TheReveal about the Hero System]]. Regardless, both ''Anime/YukiYunaIsAHero'' and ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' are well-liked among the anime fandom their own reasons (''Madoka'' for the philosophical and psychological related drama, and ''Yuki Yuna'' for its character driven drama). ||
|| ''LightNovel/AlderaminOnTheSky'' (2012) || ''LightNovel/AltinaTheSwordPrincess'' (2012) || A young, outcast princess seeks the help of a brilliant but lazy strategic genius teenage boy to correct the course of their weakening empire. || ''Alderamin'' leans more towards an ensemble core cast with the princess and boy disliking one another personally while ''Altina'' focuses primarily on the duo who are friendly with plenty of ShipTease. ''Alderamin'' has a developed magical system where ''Altina'' is a low fantasy. ''Alderamin'' is also decidedly darker and more mature despite that both series address similar issues with their respective empires. || Both series are well-regarded, but ''Alderamin'' is more well-known. They released similar quantities of light novel volumes through 2018 and received manga adaptations, but so far only ''Alderamin'' has garnered sufficient attention to get a (well-received) anime adaptation. ||
|| ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'' (2012) || ''LightNovel/AccelWorld'' (2012) || The journey of a young VR gamer who joins a [[AbsurdlyHighStakesGame high stakes]] MMORPG/fighting game where he makes lots of friends and earns his own UnwantedHarem despite having already [[FirstGirlWins picked up a girlfriend]]. || Both come from light novels by the same author and share a setting, though ''Accel World'' is set a few decades further into the future (''Sword Art Online'' started being written years earlier as a webnovel, but both went together to the bookstore and ''Accel World'' made it to the TV one season earlier). There is even a special story featuring [[UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny both protagonists fighting each other]]. || In 2012 ''Sword Art Online'''s fanbase and sales were higher, but both did quite well, being the two best selling light novels that year. ''Sword Art Online'' eventually won out by a large mile in terms of popularity worldwide, even holding a certain degree of internet infamy. ||
|| ''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 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/MajesticPrince'' (2012) || ''Anime/ValvraveTheLiberator'' (2013) || Pick a bunch of teenagers with loose screws, give them cutting edge robots and send them to kick some bad guy's ass InSpace || ''Majestic Prince'' is based on a manga while ''Valvrave'' is an original story. Both air on the same day, but different timeslots and channels. || Depending on who you ask. To fans, ''Valvrave'' becomes memorable because of how [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs off-the-wall crazy it was]], the fact that it was ''filled to the brim'' with (intentional) {{Narm}} led to many a MemeticMutation, and the simple fact that it was written by the same guy who wrote ''Anime/CodeGeass''. ''Majestic Prince'', as ClicheStorm as it was known, has its own moments and it's a solid series on its own, enough to land a sequel film years later. ||
|| ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'' (2012) || ''LightNovel/LogHorizon'' (2013) || Both are based on ongoing light novels about a large group of {{MMORPG}} gamers being [[TrappedInTVLand trapped inside the game]]. || In ''Sword Art Online'' the gamers are unable to log out or remove their VR helmets, but the [[EvilSorcerer Evil Programmer]] promises to free them if anyone can reach his tower and defeat him. In ''Log Horizon'' the gamers are transported to a physical version of the game inhabited by real people instead of [=NPCs=], with no obvious clues as to how they got there or how to get back. ''Sword Art Online'' focuses mostly on action scenes and JapaneseSpirit, while ''Log Horizon'' focuses on political intrigue and attempts to recreate modern technology. ''Log Horizon'' is [[LighterAndSofter more lighthearted]] than ''Sword Art Online''. || ''Sword Art Online'' is definitely more popular than ''Log Horizon'' and was even aired on the Creator/{{Toonami}} airing block. However, the fan reaction to ''Sword Art Online'' is relatively polarizing due the character and plot writing issues. ''Log Horizon'' has a much smaller fanbase, but the writing, CharacterDevelopment, and storyline is more praised than ''Sword Art Online''. Regardless, ''Log Horizon'' has become a SleeperHit in ''and'' outside of Japan and has become one of Creator/SentaiFilmworks successful shows. Both of them are winners as they both receive a second season in the following year. The light novel on the other hand isn't even close. The ''Sword Art Online'' series has sold 14 million copies world wide as of August 2014, taking first place in the Takarajimasha's "This Light Novel is Awesome" ranking in 2012 and 2013, becoming the first and to date only light novel to be ranked first twice, and two years in a row at that. Meanwhile ''Log Horizon'' 's 7 volumes has sold 700k total by September 2013 and does not make the top 15 of the ranking. ||
|| ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'' (2012) || ''Manga/AkumaNoRiddle'' (2014) || Both shows involve a "special" class of high school students who are given a target to assassinate by a certain time period. Also, they feature a blue-haired protagonist who is level-headed and competent at what they do. || ''Assassination Classroom'' shows a comedy sci-fi setting that involves students of E-Class trying to assassinate their octopus-like teacher before their graduation, while ''Akuma no Riddle'' features a serious, realistic setting about twelve students of Class Black trying to kill a girl named Haru Ichinose with one of them have defected to protect her. || ''Assassination Classroom'' is most likely the favorite among the anime fans. ||
|| ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' (2013) || ''LightNovel/BlackBullet'' (2014) || Humanity fighting in a defensive war against {{Eldritch Abomination}}s in a post-apocalyptic setting and are both known to [[KillEmAll kill off]] [[AnyoneCanDie a large number of characters]]. || Both are grimdark action series with the main character being voiced by Creator/YuukiKaji and both have reasonable CharacterDevelopment and TearJerker moments. ''Attack on Titan'' puts more emphasis on straight-up action and takes place more in the medieval[=/=]Renaissance time period. ''Black Bullet'' takes place TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture with sci-fi elements, puts more emphasis on philosophical and political themes, and is more inspired by Creator/GenUrobuchi and Creator/{{Nitroplus}} works. ''Attack on Titan'' does ''not'' have lolis while ''Black Bullet'' does.[[note]]In fact, the cursed children from ''Black Bullet'' are a race of lolis.[[/note]]. || ''Attack on Titan'' is the winner in every possible categories, critical reception, sales, even being aired in Creator/{{Toonami}}. ''Black Bullet'', on the other hand, had a poorer premise since it gave a wrong impression as being a Lolicon pandering series, though it received mixed to positive reactions.[[note]]The later episodes were given more positive reception.[[/note]] ''Attack on Titan'' has become a SleeperHit in Japan and internationally since its anime aired. Even though ''Black Bullet'' has enjoyed an increase of light novel sales since the anime aired, in the American fanbase [[{{Hatedom}} it is the most hated spring 2014 anime title and the most hated Dengeki Bunko]] title, even surpassing ''LightNovel/{{Oreimo}}'', ''LightNovel/TheIrregularAtMagicHighSchool'', and ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline''. ||
|| ''Anime/KillLaKill'' (2013) || ''Manga/AkameGaKill'' (2014) || Protagonist joins an AntiHero LaResistance group to take down a despotic government (or in ''Anime/KillLaKill''[='=]s case, a despotic school board and later on, an EvilCorp). Both shows have over-the-top action and violence, incorporation of BlackAndGrayMorality, [[ActionGirl have a female protagonist that uses a blade weapon in combat]], and have the word "kill" in the title. || ''Anime/KillLaKill'' is an original anime series made by the same team responsible for ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''. ''Manga/AkameGaKill'' is based on a manga. The female protagonists are [[AntiHero anti-heroes]] for different reasons: Ryuko has a more selfish goal of revenge against the person who killed her father, while Akame is a cold-hearted assassin who resorts to murder to topple the Empire and rebuild society. ''Manga/AkameGaKill'' is considered to be DarkerAndEdgier than ''Anime/KillLaKill'' because the former has [[AnyoneCanDie a higher death count]] while most characters in ''Anime/KillLaKill'' either are knocked out or receive ClothingDamage at worst. ''Anime/KillLaKill'' incoporates more quirkiness (such as the theme involving clothes) and comedy, while ''Manga/AkameGaKill'' incorporates more TearJerker and drama. || Both were quite popular while they were airing, but ''Anime/KillLaKill'' ended up having more of a longtail, kicking off cult favorite Creator/StudioTRIGGER. ''Manga/AkameGaKill'' on the other hand is criticized for killing characters who had little to no development and not to mention a GeckoEnding. ||
|| ''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 [[EstrogenBrigade females]]). However, over the last few years, ''Free'' has declined in popularity while ''Haikyuu'' is still quite popular especially to female otakus. ||
|| ''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 more criticisms than ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'' as mentioned above in the ''Manga/AkameGaKill'' vs. ''Anime/KillLaKill''. However, ''Tokyo Ghoul'''s reputation was made a lot worse when the rushed ''Re'' adaptation came out so it could be a draw in terms of the quality of the anime. ||
|| ''Anime/AldnoahZero'' (2014) || ''Anime/{{Argevollen}}'' (2014) || They are both AnimeFirst {{Mecha Show}}s that debuted in the Summer2014Anime season. || ''Argevollen'' takes place in a ConstructedWorld where a young soldier stumbles upon the titular SuperPrototype and uses it to help his country fend off an enemy invasion. ''Aldnoah'' meanwhile is an AlternateHistory where alien technology was found on the Moon and Mars in 1972. An Earth-established Martian colony then declared independence from Earth and eventually launched an [[EarthIsABattlefield invasion of the Blue Planet]] in 2014. || ''Aldnoah.Zero'' completely crushed ''Argevollen'', as had the advantages of an AllStarCast in the form of both its voice actors[[note]]which featured some of the hottest upcoming young talent like Creator/NatsukiHanae, Creator/SoraAmamiya, and Creator/KenshoOno[[/note]] and a double-whammy punch of an all-star production team.[[note]] In the likes of director Ei Aoki, Creator/GenUrobuchi, and Music/HiroyukiSawano.[[/note]] Most notably, the show managed to [[PeripheryDemographic draw in a lot of viewers who wouldn't typically watch]] the Mecha genre because it [[SubvertedTrope subverted so many mecha cliches]], and it culminated in one of the biggest {{Cliffhanger}}s of the year, matched only by ''Manga/TokyoGhoul's'' cliffhanger. Meanwhile, ''Argevollen'' was heavily criticized for being a ClicheStorm, as its first episode featured a typical HotBlooded hero FallingIntoTheCockpit and the mech turning out to be a ClingyMacguffin. Unlike ''Aldonah.Zero'', tons of viewers ended up abandoning the series after only a few episodes. ''Aldnoah'' did become more and more [[BrokenBase polarizing]] as it went on, but it still retained high viewership and was one of the most talked-about shows of the summer. It's generally agreed both shows had disappointing endings, but ''Aldnoah'' was the one on everyone's mouths. ||
|| ''Dragon Collection'' (2014) || ''Oreca Battle'' (2014) || Anime adaptations of arcade game from ''Creator/{{Konami}}'' by OLM Digital airing from Spring 2014. || Both air back to back on the same time slot as 15 minute episodes. ''Dragon Collection'' features dragons while ''Oreca Battle'' features monsters. || Both of them are flops compared to ''Hero Bank'' and ''Majin Bone'' which aired on the same season, but ''Dragon Collection'' has a small fandom in 4chan's /ai/ thread thanks to some cute female characters appearing in it. Interestingly, all the aforementioned anime get simulcasts at Crunchyroll. ||
|| ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'' (2014) || ''[[Anime/SelectorInfectedWixoss Selector Infected/Spread Wixoss]]'' (2014) || MerchandiseDriven collectable card game anime adaptions. || ''Arc-V'' is a sequel to the long standing Yu-Gi-Oh! series aiming at children. ''Wixoss'' is JC Staff's adaption of Takara Tomy's card game aiming at male adults. Both deconstruct a number of elements from previous entries of the genre. || ''Arc-V'', no objections. ''Wixoss'' boost the sales of the card game, but the overall reception in Japan is SoOkayItsAverage. Not only does ''Arc-V'' have the advantage of being a long standing series, but it also have a surprisingly dark and deep storyline for a children's show, whereas ''Wixoss'' is criticized for being a CCG anime InNameOnly. ||
|| ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'' (2014) || ''Manga/{{Parasyte}}'' (2014) || Out-of-the-blue, a dorky protagonist OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent contracts a dehumanizing affliction, but clings to his human part successfully enough to allow for dramatic story of BodyHorror, coping, surviving and exploring the unknown. Both are seinen series as well. || ''Parasyte'' is a manga series that takes place in the 1980s (although the anime adaptation modernized the series to incorporate modern day technology like smartphones and the internet). ''Parasyte'' have the monsters as aliens taking control of humans, while ''Tokyo Ghoul'' have [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment ghouls]]. ''Tokyo Ghoul'' put more emphasis on its action scenes while ''Parasyte'' puts more emphasis on CharacterDevelopment. || Draw, with a slight favorability towards ''Tokyo Ghoul''. While ''Parasyte'' remains popular, it has been criticized for sloppy plot writing. Regardless, both series are well-received in both Japan and outisde of Japan. ||
|| ''Anime/AldnoahZero'' (2014) || ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans'' (2015) || AnimeFirst {{Mecha Show}}s featuring UsefulNotes/{{Mars}}, [[PoliticallyActivePrincess a princess]]. and [[AmbiguousDisorder an emotionally stunted main character]] that deconstruct a lot of RealRobotGenre tropes. Both shows take place [[CataclysmBackstory in the wake of a disastrous war in the past]] and are a more realistic take on real robots and super robots. Both shows also heavily pitched the fact that they had some serious star power in the form of their writers: Creator/GenUrobuchi for ''Aldnoah.Zero''[[labelnote:*]]At least for the show's basic background and the first 3 episodes[[/labelnote]] and [[Anime/NagiAsuALullInTheSea Mari]] [[Anime/AnoHanaTheFlowerWeSawThatDay Okada]] for ''Iron Blooded Orphans.'' || ''Aldnoah'' features a Martian invasion of Earth led by imperialistic Martian colonists who want to plunder Earth's natural resources. ''Iron Blooded Orphans'' is about a Martian [[PrivateMilitaryContractors PMC]] group made up of ChildSoldiers trying to escort the leader of a colonial independence group to Earth to negotiate for greater colonial autonomy with a corrupt military organization standing in the way. ''Aldnoah.Zero'' flips the premise of the RealRobotGenre by putting the hero in a [[MechaMooks basic training unit]] and showing how [[WeakButSkilled good planning and tactics]] can [[RockBeatsLaser defeat advanced technology]]. ''Iron Blooded Orphans'' gives the hero [[LostTechnology advanced technology]] but [[DisasterScavengers limited resources]] with [[UnskilledButStrong little formal training]]. || ''Iron Blooded Orphans''. After the [[TotalPartyKill first season finale]] of ''Aldnoah.Zero'', there were big hopes that show would head in a much DarkerAndEdgier direction and really take DeconstructorFleet all the way. Instead, the second season went for NotQuiteDead and DeconReconSwitch, sending the main character off very far in a bad direction. In contrast, ''Iron Blooded Orphans'' practically reads like a wish list of all the things disgruntled ''Aldnoah.Zero'' fans wanted: the show is DarkerAndEdgier even for ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'', there is serious [[KilledOffForReal violent death]] and [[GrayAndGreyMorality gray morality]], and the ChildSoldiers aspect is played [[TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior uncannily]] [[ConditionedToAcceptHorror real]]. Both shows have large casts, but ''Iron Blooded Orphans'' characters receive more attention and [[CharacterDevelopment development]], allowing them to stay relevant to the plot in contrast to how ''Aldnoah.Zero'' shoved aside most everyone except for [[SpotlightStealingSquad the main hero]]. ''Iron Blooded Orphans''' 2nd season which aired on Fall 2016 had its own problems as well particularly with its ending [[spoiler:where most of the main characters including the protagonist died while the antagonist became a KarmaHoudini]]. However, in comparison with the endings of both shows, ''Iron Blooded Orphans'' wins due to its realistic and bittersweet take. ||
|| ''Manga/GourmetGirlGraffiti'' (2015) || ''Manga/FoodWars (2015)'' || Anime based on manga series that is focused on FoodPorn. || ''Gourmet Girls Graffiti'' runs in a ''Magazine/MangaTimeKirara'' magazine that is a SliceOfLife series that is geared towards [[{{Seinen}} an adult male audience]] while ''Food Wars'' is a comedy series that run in a ''Magazine/ShonenJump'' magazine that is geared towards [[{{Shonen}} a younger audience]]. ''Gourmet Girls Graffiti'' is about a young middle school girl living by herself while ''Food Wars'' is about a young highschool boy from a family restaurant aspire to be the best chef in the world by entering a very competitive culinary school. ''Gourmet Girl Graffiti'' have characters eat the food in a very erotic way and more focused on common traditional Japanese foods; while ''Food Wars'', even though it's not an action series, takes [[MundaneMadeAwesome the concept of cooking]] and takes it [[WorldOfHam to a ridiculous extreme]] and focuses on different variety of foods and cooking styles. || ''Manga/FoodWars'' completely '''''destroys''''' ''Manga/GourmetGirlGraffiti'' by a mile, as the anime manages to enjoy high ratings ''by just the first episode'' while ''Gourmet Girls Graffiti'' sits on average ratings after 13 episodes. While ''Gourment Girl Graffiti'' isn't hated as per say, it is mostly seen as a SoOkayItsAverage SliceOfLife anime series that isn't any [[Manga/KOn different]] [[Manga/HidamariSketch to]] [[Manga/KiniroMosaic other]] [[Manga/{{Hanayamata}} anime]] [[Manga/IsTheOrderARabbit titles]] from the ''Magazine/MangaTimeKirara'' brand since the series uses the same SliceOfLife SchoolgirlSeries cliches. It also doesn't help to note that ''Food Wars'' have more relatable and likable characters, [[ShownTheirWork did a lot of research on different foods, ingredients, and cooking styles]], and have gotten a lot of attention simply because [[MundaneMadeAwesome it's a]] [[MemeticMutation cooking manga]]. Likewise, it also doesn't help to note that one of the collaborators, Yuki Morisaki, is a well-known and popular chef in Japan; and the fact that the main character, Soma Yukihira, realistically represents the typical hardship of young aspiring chefs.[[note]]Such as the very competetive nature of the culinary arts, meeting high expectations and demands from customers and critics alike, and willing to accept criticisms of one's cooking and seek ways to make one's cooking even better.[[/note]] ||
|| ''Anime/JewelpetMagicalChange'' (2015) || ''Anime/ShowByRock'' (2015) || Shows based on Creator/{{Sanrio}} franchises which started airing in {{Spring 2015|Anime}}. Both involve transformations into different species. || ''Jewelpet Magical Change'' is aimed at children and is about the titular pets turning into humans; ''Show By Rock'' is aimed at adults and about humans who turn into humanoid animals. || ''Show By Rock'' was much more watched and talked about, and its characters took the Sanrio character poll by storm. ''Jewelpet Magical Change'' was very poorly received and ended up being cancelled, becoming a FranchiseKiller for the ''Jewelpet'' anime. ||
|| ''LightNovel/{{Shimoneta}}'' (2015) || ''Manga/PrisonSchool'' (2015) || Anime series by {{Creator/JC Staff}} that are airing in the {{Summer 2015|Anime}} season which focuses on a group of characters struggling in an oppressive environment and involves heavy amounts of {{Ecchi}}. || ''Shimoneta'' takes place in a world where R-rated jokes don't exist and is a flatout lighthearted comedy. ''Prison School'' is flatout BlackComedy anime series where most of the female characters are portrayed as sadists while the male characters are portrayed as either stupid, perverted, or incompetent. || ''Manga/PrisonSchool'' is more popular than ''LightNovel/{{Shimoneta}}''. In fact, this is highly reflected on how the licensor of both series, Creator/{{Funimation}}, handles their Broadcast Dubs by giving ''Manga/PrisonSchool'' one while leaving ''LightNovel/{{Shimoneta}}'' without one because ''Manga/PrisonSchool'' has a larger fanbase than ''LightNovel/{{Shimoneta}}''. ||
|| ''Manga/SchoolLive'' (2015) || ''Manga/PrisonSchool'' (2015) || Anime with very dark take on the school setting that are geared towards a {{seinen}} audience. || ''Manga/SchoolLive'' is a horror[=/=]SliceOfLife SchoolgirlSeries with the anime written by Kaihou Norimitsu (who works for Creator/{{Nitroplus}} and a contemporary of the well-known Creator/GenUrobuchi) heavy MoodDissonance because it takes play in a post-apocalyptic ZombieApocalypse setting. ''Manga/PrisonSchool'' is an ecchi BlackComedy series written by Akira Hiramoto where five boys are placed in sadistic punishment in a highly oppressive all-girls high school setting after peeping into the girls' locker room. || Draw, with possibly a slight edge on ''Manga/PrisonSchool''. However, it's more of a case of both GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff and SleeperHit situation. ''Manga/PrisonSchool'' has consistently been more popular than ''Manga/SchoolLive'' in English speaking anime fansites and has a much larger fanbase than ''Manga/SchoolLive''. However, ''Manga/SchoolLive'' has become a SleeperHit on its own in both in Japan ''and'' in the west thanks to the MoodDissonance factor and ended up as the most talked about anime of the Summer2015Anime. ''Manga/SchoolLive'' even topped out as the number one anime in both Japan AND [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-08-13/ann-readers-school-live-also-current-top-of-summer-2015-anime-poll/.91588 ANN readers]]. Even if ''Manga/PrisonSchool'' is more popular in the western fanbase than ''Manga/SchoolLive'', ''Manga/SchoolLive'' manages to find itself in one of the top ten anime of the season. The reason ''Manga/PrisonSchool'' has a slight edge is mainly because of the licensors. Creator/{{Funimation}} licensed ''Manga/PrisonSchool'' and is given a Broadcast Dub, while ''Manga/SchoolLive'' is licensed by Creator/SentaiFilmworks, which made some worry that it would be [[NoDubForYou given a sub-only treatment]] (it wasn't in the end, though there were fan complaints about the dub's direction and script). ||
|| ''LightNovel/TheAsteriskWar'' (2015) || ''LightNovel/ChivalryOfAFailedKnight'' (2015) || Light novel adaptations focusing on a highschool setting that focuses on competitive combat as a sport with a lot of {{Fanservice}}. || Both series aired within the same season airing on the same time slot on the same day. Complete with a long-haired princess with fire powers who starts off as a {{Tsundere}} to the protagonist. However, ''The Asterisk War'' focuses on a sci-fi setting with advanced technology while ''Chivalry of a Failed Knight'' puts more emphasis on magic in combat. ''Asterisk War'' is less comedic, focusing more on its social science fiction. || ''Chivalry of a Failed Knight'', both commercially and critically. ''The Asterisk War'' suffered from criticisms of ClicheStorm and overused character archetypes. ''Chivalry of a Failed Knight'', like ''The Asterisk War'', has heavy use of cliches. However, it's generally agreed among most viewers that ''Chivalry of a Failed Knight'' executed the cliches and character archetypes much better than the ''Asterisk Wars''. What's interesting is that ''The Asterisk War'' has received and finished airing its second half, whereas ''Chivalry of a Failed Knight'' is still sitting on just one. ||
|| ''LightNovel/KonoSuba'' (2013) || ''LightNovel/ReZero'' (2012) || A savvy, somewhat geeky, tracksuit-studded shut-in ends up having to ReincarnateInAnotherWorld, only to have a more unconventional fantasy adventure than most. || Originally starting out as reincarnation fantasy stories on Shosetsuka ni Naro, they were since cleaned up and published as legitimate light novels. Their respective anime adaptations premiered in the Winter 2016 season. Storywise, they're complete opposites: whereas ''[=KonoSuba=]'' was a farce focusing on a party of self-centered [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Jerks with Hearts of Gold]], ''Re:Zero'' was a character-driven drama that often broke the characters as often as they were helped. The authors of both are also good friends in real life. || Draw. ''Konosuba'''s anime ended up being a surprise hit for all the factors going against it, even being used as shorthand for a series that survived against all odds. ''Re:Zero'' got wild amounts of popularity. Both have several well-recieved spinoffs to their name, books, campaigns, and a pair of crossover short stories. ''Konosuba'' even got itself a dungeon-crawler in the process! Their approaches to playing with common fantasy tropes are equally well-recieved, with ''Konosuba'' lauded for its character-based humor and absurd plots, and ''Re:Zero'' enjoyed for its character drama and serious plots. ||
|| ''Anime/MacrossDelta'' (2016) || ''Anime/LoveLiveSunshine'' (2016) || Series involving {{Idol Singer}}s, which aired on the same season, is a sequel, and is backed up by a recording company. || ''Macross Delta'' started airing a cour earlier than '' Love Live! Sunshine!!'' They aired in the same time slot at the same channel as well. However, ''Macross'' mainly focuses on two members of it's Idol Singer group and two pilots of fighters that support them, while ''Love Live!'' focuses on all of the 9 members and how they became the part of the group. || Using the Blu-Ray sales as a mean of comparison, ''Love Live Sunshine'' wins by a mile. ||
|| ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' (2014) || ''Manga/BlackClover'' (2015) || The mangas are about a {{Determinator}} {{Muggle}} that wants to become the very best of their respective worlds || Both mangas try to take over as Shonen Jump's new flagship work in its post-''Naruto'' era. || Both works are still running, but ''My Hero Academia'' has a clear upper hand, receiving critical and public praise, while the popularity of ''Black Clover'' with the crowd comes with CriticalDissonance. The balance was tipped further in favor of ''My Hero Academia'' in 2017, when both series had animes and the latter work became infamous for its {{Padding}}, status as a ClicheStorm and [[AdoredByTheNetwork Crunchyroll's overblown marketing of it]]. [[note]] The site called it "The New King of Shonen" [[/note]] The manga circuit has ''Black Clover'' fare a bit better, citing Asta's genuine growth despite (or even because) of the cliches while the nonstandard fashion of Deku and his upgrades in later arcs can feel like he's been handed them at times. ||
|| ''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 itself 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. ||
|| ''Literature/RunWithTheWind'' (2004)|| ''LightNovel/{{Tsurune}}'' (2016)|| A more down to earth, character driven sport series starring more unconventional sports for a SportsStory (running and kyudo respectively). || Both are literature adaptations, who are also made by studios with major female audience franchises (Creator/ProductionIG, Creator/KyotoAnimation). These adaptations also ran concurrently in the Winter 2019 season, but ''Run with the Wind'' is a two-cour while ''Tsurune'' is 13 episodes. || ''Run with the Wind'' got the better reception from the start, while ''Tsurune'' was initially overlooked because of fears that it would be a lesser ''Anime/{{Free}}'' due to being produced by the same studio, and in general because of several changes from the book to the screen. While ''Tsurune'' did not have much financial success unlike ''Run with the Wind'' (which had a relatively good physical copy sale), it did maintain a small cult fanbase. However, ''Run with the Wind'' is the ultimate winner, given its overall popularity and widespread release. ||
|| ''Anime/KemonoFriends'' (2017) || ''Anime/{{Kemurikusa}}'' (2019) || Post-Apocalyptic AllCGICartoon about humanoids with odd circumstances as to how they were created, with a curious {{Muggle}} joining the main cast. || Both series are done by relatively unknown studios, and Yaoyorozu worked on both series (1 season in ''Kemono Friends''' case). While both have battles with strange, somewhat alien adversaries, ''Kemono Friends'' also has a prominent slice of life and {{Edutainment}} factor while ''Kemurikusa'' goes more into Sci-fi elements. The second season of the former ran at the same time as the latter. || While ''Kemono Friends'' has a definite lead due to its popularity, ''Kemurikusa'' also has some built-in notoriety thanks to being the first project Yaoyorozu worked on after Kadokawa's firing of their director. As time went on, however, the popularity of ''Friends'' dropped drastically as it failed to maintain the storytelling quality of the first season (it got even lower scores than ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'' on Niconico Douga), while fan opinion over ''Kemurikusa'' remains highly positive. Online statistics from mid-February 2019 showed that ''Kemurikusa'' became the 3rd most popular anime of the season, while ''Friends'' dropped to 32nd. In terms of franchise longevity, though, ''Friends'' won out; the anime's video game followup achieved moderate success, and it continues to collaborate with animal organizations with little backlash. ||
|| ''Manga/WeNeverLearn'' (2017) || ''Manga/TheQuintessentialQuintuplets'' (2017) || Guy helps some girls with their studies, girls fall in love with him. || Both are Rom Coms, but ''We Never Learn'' plays more to the comedy side while ''Quintuplets'' takes the romantic approach more seriously. || ''Quintuplets'' has a confortable lead, given that its heroines have a much larger fanbase. ||
|| ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' (2011-??) || ''Anime/{{Symphogear}}'' (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. ||
|| ''Manga/SpyXFamily'' (2019) || ''Manga/MissionYozakuraFamily'' (2019) || Both series revolve around a family of spies. || ''Spy x Family'' is more comedic and slice of life, while ''Yozakura'' has more action feeling like ''Manga/Reborn2004''. Both are Shueisha properties, though while ''Spy x Family'' is run in the Jump+ app, ''Yozakura'' is published in Weekly Shonen Jump, though both run in the Mangaplus app overseas. || Safe to say that ''Spy x Family'' has the edge, given that it managed to surpass the 100 million views in Jump+ and reach a 10 million circulation with only seven volumes. Conversely, during most of its first year running, ''Yozakura'' ranked low in the Shonen Jump's Table of Contents; however, it managed to amass a sizable fandom in spite of this, as the Spy Recruitment Contest held for its 1st Anniversary managed to rack up to ''546'' entries, and some of them came from ''international and 5-year old readers''; and in response of this, recent rankings are more favorable. ||
|| ''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''. ||
|| ''Anime/HealinGoodPrettyCure'' (2020) || ''Anime/{{Mewkledreamy}}'' (2020) || MagicalGirl anime where a PowerTrio of girls team up with animal partners. || Both anime air on the same day two hours apart from each other. || While both are successful toy-sales wise, ''Healin' Good Pretty Cure'' is the most successful of the two so far, gaining TV ratings the ''Anime/PrettyCure'' franchise hadn't seen since ''Anime/DokiDokiPrettyCure''. ||
|| ''Anime/HakushonDaimao'' (2020) || ''Anime/DigimonAdventure2020'' || {{Continuity Reboot}}s of popular classic anime starring children who make friends with mysterious creatures. || Both shows premiered the same week. || ''Hakushon Daimao'', for the entirety of its 24 episode-run, was one of the top-rated anime shows in Japan; while ''Digimon Adventure:'' with more than 50 episodes, only made into the top 10 a couple of times so far. ||
|| ''Manga/RonKamonohashiDerangedDetective'' (2020) || ''Manga/ITellC'' || Both are Shonen Jump mangas that focus on an eccentric detective, their unusual methods to solve crimes, haunted by a past case they could never solve, and accompanied by the StraightMan sidekick. || Both shows premiered within a few months of each other in Shounen Jump magazines (one in Jump+ and another in Weekly). || Both seem to be tied when it comes to viewership, with ''I Tell C'' having the edge due to being publicized on the more popular magazine and ranking higher in the Shonen Jump App. However, critic and public reception seems to lean towards ''Ron Kamonohashi'', which had the advantage of being made by an industry veteran (''Manga/Reborn2004'' author Amano Akira), coming with a built-in fanbase and praise for her distinct art, where as the other has a much more mixed reception due to an AudienceAlienatingPremise of the protagonist being a stalker that falls in love with criminals, and perhaps for failing to catch with the Japanese audience, the series ended at 21 chapters. ||
|| ''Anime/DeliciousPartyPrettyCure'' (2022) || ''Anime/TokyoMewMew New'' (2022) || MagicalGirl anime themed around food. || While ''Delicious Party Pretty Cure'' is part of the ''Anime/PrettyCure'' franchise, ''Tokyo Mew Mew New'' is a reboot of ''Tokyo Mew Mew''. || TBD. ||


%%|| ''Manga/HighScoreGirl'' (2010) || ''Game Yaru kara 100-en Kashite!'' (2016) || || || ||
%%|| ''Umehara Fighting Gamers'' (2014) || ''Battle Mexia'' (2016) || || || ||
%%|| ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'' (2009) || ''Literature/TheKingsAvatar'' (2010-2016)'' || || || ||
%%|| ''VisualNovel/SteinsGate'' (2011) || ''Manga/{{Erased}}'' (2016) || || || ||
%%|| ''Manga/ThreeLeavesThreeColors'' || ''Manga/AnneHappy'' || || || ||
%%|| ''Manga/HaventYouHeardImSakamoto'' || ''Manga/TanakaKunIsAlwaysListless'' || || || ||
%%|| ''Manga/FlyingWitch'' (2016) || ''Manga/KumaMiko'' (2016) || || || ||
%%|| ''Manga/BunnyDrop'' (2011) || ''Manga/{{Barakamon}}'' (2014) || || || ||
%%|| ''Manga/KiniroMosaic'' || ''Manga/IsTheOrderARabbit'' || || || ||
%%|| ''Manga/YuruYuri'' || ''Manga/SakuraTrick'' || || || ||
%%|| ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' || ''Anime/KabaneriOfTheIronFortress'' (2016) || || || ||
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%%|| ''Literature/ThePerfectInsider'' || ''Literature/BeautifulBonesSakurakosInvestigation'' || || || ||
%%|| ''LightNovel/OthersidePicnic'' (2021) || ''Anime/WonderEggPriority'' (2021) || || || ||
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