Hunter × Hunter
The first "Hunter × Hunter" anime adaptation was produced by the company Nippon Animation and directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi, who had previously directed the "Rurouni Kenshin" television series. A total of 62 episodes of "Hunter × Hunter" were broadcast on the Japanese terrestrial television network Fuji Television from October 16, 1999 to March 31, 2001 during the same Saturday evening timeslot as the anime version of Togashi's previous series "Yu Yu Hakusho". Additionally, "Hunter × Hunter" has aired on the satellite television station Animax. Although it closely follows the manga, the violence in the anime version is lessened for younger audiences. Marvelous Entertainment has released all episodes of the series in Japan on DVD in 13 separate volumes between September 20, 2000 and September 19, 2001.
Durarara!!
A manga adaptation written by Narita and illustrated by Akiyo Satorigi first appeared in the May issue of Square Enix's "Monthly GFantasy" in April 2009 and became a regular series starting with the magazine's July issue released June 2009. As of June 27, 2011, four "tankōbon" have been released. The manga is licensed in North America by Yen Press and released the first volume in January 2012. There are sequels like Durarara!! Saika Arc that are out in Japan and America by the same author of the original manga. A manga adaptation of the "Durarara!! 3way standoff -alley-" video game began serializing in the September issue of ASCII Media Works' Monthly Sylph magazine on July 22, 2013. A crossover manga with "Yozakura Quartet", titled "YZQ ✕ DRRR!!", was released with the limited edition Blu-Ray of "Yozakura Quartet ~Hana no Uta~".