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Well, the question says it all. I'm really interested in the idea of cross-
overs in anime. I want to know which particular company or manga group artists
started the idea of cross-overs and what particular anime(s) showed cross-
overs (in anime history) and the characters involved in it.

As I have searched from Wikipedia:

> A fictional crossover (short: crossover) is the placement of two or more
> otherwise discrete fictional characters, settings, or universes into the
> context of a single story. They can arise from legal agreements between the
> relevant copyright holders, unauthorized efforts by fans, or even amid
> common corporate ownership.

I think that defines cross-overs in anime as well 'cause anime and manga
stories are mostly fictional, hence, may work the same way in the anime
industry. Correct me if I'm wrong but the general idea I have about it is that
they can only do cross-overs if they (anime characters and anime) are in the
same company or copyright (e.g. Clamp).

So far, most of Clamp animes did cross-overs like the cross-over of the
characters of Cardcaptor Sakura, Chobits, Clamp School Detectives (same names
and faces but with different roles) to Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle. Another is
the popular cross-over of characters and even story of Tsubasa Reservoir
Chronicle, XXXHolic, Kobato and several Clamp-made animes (that I might have
forgot to mention). Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle focuses in the cross-over
ideas since they travel different worlds and meet the same people they met
from the previous world they've been yet with different attitude and roles.

Another example I know is the cross-over of Lupin III (along Fujiko and
others) in a Detective Conan movie, Lupin III VS Detective Conan. And Conan
Edogawa's appearance in an episode of Yakitate! Japan (I'm not sure which
episode it is). I don't know if Detective Conan, Lupin III and Yakitate! Japan
are animes from the same company or copyright. Are they?

P.S. I hope this question won't be closed since this will really be
educational for anime fans out there.


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anime-history crossovers
What particular anime first showcased crossovers?


It's probably as early as those old Go Nagai shows. There's a couple of movies
where several of his franchises were together. To name a few:

  * Mazinger Z Vs. Devilman (1973)
  * Great Mazinger tai Getter Robo (1975)
  * Great Mazinger tai Getter Robo G (1975)
  * Grendizer - Getter Robo G - Great Mazinger Kessen! Daikaijuu (1976)
  * UFO Robo Grendizer tai Great Mazinger (1976)

Crossovers consisting of Devilman, Mazinger Z, Great Mazinger, Getter Robo,
Getter Robo G, Grendizer, and UFO Robo Grendizer.

Also, Lupin III is by Monkey Punch and Detective Conan is by Gosho Aoyama. It
was a planned collaboration. Both shows are produced by Tokyo Movie.


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