The "big three" obviously refers to Naruto, Bleach, & One Piece, but Anime fans tend to argue over other definitions as well.
Some of these include the Big Four (Naruto, Bleach, OP, DBZ/Naruto, Bleach, OP, FT/etc) or Big Five (Naruto, Bleach, OP, DBZ, MHA/etc), or just separate titles for the Big Three (Naruto, OP, Toriko/etc).
What are your definitions for the Big Three?
Personally, I believe in a Big Five, which includes Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, Fairy Tail, and InuYasha.
My reasoning for this is because three of them are in Shonen Jump, one of them is in Shonen Magazine, and the other is in Shonen Sunday. The big three Shonen Magazines.
Secondly, all five are around the same era, with InuYasha coming out in 1996, One Piece in 1997, Naruto in 1999, Bleach in 2001, and Fairy Tail in 2006. Furthermore, the time when InuYasha ended in comparison to Naruto and Bleach is a similar gap in time to where Fairy Tail began in comparison to One Piece, Naruto, & Bleach, that being 2008.
Thirdly, InuYasha is a similar length in volume to Fairy Tail, Naruto, and Bleach.
Finally, InuYasha was actually a cultural phenomenon all on its own in the 2000s before the Big Three took over, as well as Detective Conan taking over, which is still ongoing and in the same magazine. Watch this video to find out for yourself:
Some of these include the Big Four (Naruto, Bleach, OP, DBZ/Naruto, Bleach, OP, FT/etc) or Big Five (Naruto, Bleach, OP, DBZ, MHA/etc), or just separate titles for the Big Three (Naruto, OP, Toriko/etc).
What are your definitions for the Big Three?
Personally, I believe in a Big Five, which includes Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, Fairy Tail, and InuYasha.
My reasoning for this is because three of them are in Shonen Jump, one of them is in Shonen Magazine, and the other is in Shonen Sunday. The big three Shonen Magazines.
Secondly, all five are around the same era, with InuYasha coming out in 1996, One Piece in 1997, Naruto in 1999, Bleach in 2001, and Fairy Tail in 2006. Furthermore, the time when InuYasha ended in comparison to Naruto and Bleach is a similar gap in time to where Fairy Tail began in comparison to One Piece, Naruto, & Bleach, that being 2008.
Thirdly, InuYasha is a similar length in volume to Fairy Tail, Naruto, and Bleach.
Finally, InuYasha was actually a cultural phenomenon all on its own in the 2000s before the Big Three took over, as well as Detective Conan taking over, which is still ongoing and in the same magazine. Watch this video to find out for yourself:
