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We now have correct answers posted for 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, and 10, which leaves...
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- This manga series came after the anime series it was based on, which had been first cut short in Japan, only to eventually be ranked as one of the better anime series ever made.
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- What 6 volume manga mega-hit took 8 years to create and then an additional 10 years before being released in America?
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As for hints: both remaining questions also involves famous works of Anime