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Fantasy anime and manga

  • Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XVAkio Ofuji conceived the idea for Brotherhood in 2014. He wanted to expand upon a specific reference within Final Fantasy XV regarding a character's…
  • The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can EnterIn January 2017, a user named Meguru Seto uploaded the first chapter of a fantasy story to Shōsetsuka ni Narō. This website allowed anyone to publish their…
  • Last Order: Final Fantasy VIISquare Enix released Last Order: Final Fantasy VII in 2005 as a Japanese original video animation. The project emerged from positive reactions to a…
  • InuyashaInuyasha began its journey on the 13th of November 1996, when it debuted in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine. The series ran for eleven years and…
  • NarutoIn 1995, Shueisha published Karakuri, a one-shot manga by Masashi Kishimoto. This early work earned an honorable mention in the 1996 Hop Step Award.
  • Oh My Goddess!Kōsuke Fujishima began work on Oh My Goddess! in September 1988, marking a shift from his previous series You're Under Arrest!.
  • Pom PokoIn the Tama Hills, a group of tanuki drummed their bellies to create a sound like Pom Poko. This rhythm came from a 1919 poem by Ujō Noguchi that became a…
  • Dragon Ball ZKazuhiko Torishima, Akira Toriyama's editor for Dr. Slump and the first half of Dragon Ball, felt that the Dragon Ball anime's ratings were gradually…
  • Final Fantasy: Legend of the CrystalsThe year 1994 marked the first time an animated project emerged directly from the Final Fantasy video game franchise. Japanese studio Madhouse handled the…
  • Ronja, the Robber's Daughter (2014 TV series)Astrid Lindgren wrote the novel Ronja, the Robber's Daughter in Sweden during the 1980s. The story centers on a bandit chief's only child who grows up within…
  • Dragon QuestIn 1982, Enix sponsored a video game programming contest in Japan that brought together the team who would create Dragon Quest.
  • The Lord of the Rings: The War of the RohirrimIn June 2021, New Line Cinema announced a fast-tracked anime film to secure the rights to J. R. R. Tolkien's novels before they expired.
  • Neon Genesis Evangelion (franchise)Hideaki Anno stood at the helm of Gainax in 1995, steering a project that would become Neon Genesis Evangelion. The anime series began airing on TV Tokyo in…
  • Final Fantasy: UnlimitedThe anime series Final Fantasy: Unlimited aired on TV Tokyo's Network 6 starting the 2nd of October 2001. It was directed by Mahiro Maeda of the animation…