Hunter × Hunter
In 1999, "Hunter × Hunter" was adapted into a 62-episode anime television series produced by Nippon Animation and directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi. The show premiered on Japan's Fuji TV and ran until 2001. Three separate original video animations (OVAs) totaling 30 episodes were subsequently produced by Nippon Animation and released in Japan from 2002 to 2004. A second anime television series by Madhouse aired on Nippon Television from October 2011 to September 2014, with two animated theatrical films released in 2013. There are also numerous audio albums, video games, musicals, and other media based on "Hunter × Hunter". The manga has been translated into English and released in North America by Viz Media since April 2005. Both television series were also licensed by Viz, with the first series having aired on the Funimation Channel in 2009 and the second series premiering on Adult Swim's Toonami block since April 16, 2016.
Joker Game
Kayoko Shimotsuki wrote two manga adaptations of the series. The first, , adapts the first novel and was serialized in the publisher Shogakukan's "Big Comic Spirits" magazine from early 2009 to August 27, 2009, when it moved to "Monthly Big Comic Spirits". It was serialized until 2010, and collected into three "tankōbon" volumes released between August 28, 2009 and July 30, 2010. All volumes were made available in digital format on June 9, 2014. The second manga, adapting the film, was simply titled "Joker Game" and serialized in "Big Comic Spirits" between November 17, 2014 and January 19, 2015, the same day its sole "tankōbon" was published.