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In a few anime and manga the protagonist or entire group are stuck in certain
time event can't make time move forward. I mean whatever the protagonist does,
the day is always September 2 all the time. In order to change that, he needs
to do something. For example (Kurugaya route in Little Buster Viusal Novel,
first volume of Hakomari Light Novel).

What were the first manga and anime produced with such trait?


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Which might be the first anime and manga "time loop" type


According to an [article in Japanese
Wikipedia](http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%97%E3%82%82%E3%81%AE#.E6.97.A5.E6.9C.AC.E3.81.AE.E3.82.AA.E3.82.BF.E3.82.AF.E6.96.87.E5.8C.96.E3.81.AB.E3.81.8A.E3.81.91.E3.82.8B.E3.83.AB.E3.83.BC.E3.83.97.E3.82.82.E3.81.AE),
critics like Hiroki Azuma and Masachi Osawa have cited [_Urusei Yatsura 2:
Beautiful
Dreamer_](http://urusei.wikia.com/wiki/Urusei_Yatsura_2%3a_Beautiful_Dreamer)
(1984) as the "pioneering work" or "classical work" featuring this structure
in the Japanese anime/manga field. After this movie, the otaku industry
experienced a surge in the use of this plot device.

Arguably, the [Chapter of Strange
Beings](http://tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/392.html) (1981) in Osamu Tezuka's
masterpiece _Phoenix_ has a similar structure, but in this case:

> the protagonist herself does not experience the loop, but is endlessly
> replaced by younger incarnation of herself.


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