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Viz Media manga
- The Cat ReturnsIn 1995, Studio Ghibli released a film titled Whisper of the Heart. That project introduced Baron, a cat figurine who came to life within a fantasy sequence.
- 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.
- Yu-Gi-Oh!In the opening scene of the story, a timid high school student named Yugi Mutou solves an ancient Egyptian artifact known as the Millennium Puzzle.
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no YaibaKoyoharu Gotouge submitted a draft titled Kimetsu no Yaiba to Weekly Shōnen Jump editor Tatsuhiko Katayama in 2015. The initial concept featured swords and…
- Jujutsu KaisenIn the world of Jujutsu Kaisen, every living being emits a power source called Cursed Energy. This energy flows from negative emotions that naturally exist…
- RWBYMonty Oum developed RWBY as a long-standing concept before its official launch. He created the color-coding approach to character names and design during…
- Rurouni KenshinIn December 1992, a prototype story titled Rurouni: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story appeared in the Weekly Shōnen Jump Winter Special issue for 1993.
- Monster (manga)In December 1994, a manga titled Monster began serialization in Shogakukan's Big Comic Original magazine. The story centers on Kenzo Tenma, a Japanese…
- DarkstalkersIn 1994, Capcom released Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors in Japanese arcades. This release marked a departure from the realistic martial arts style that…
- Lucky Star (manga)Kagami Yoshimizu began writing a four-panel comic strip in December 2003. The series appeared in Kadokawa Shoten's Comptiq magazine that month.