Inazuma Eleven is a football themed media franchise created by Level-5. The franchise began with the release of Inazuma Eleven in 2008, with the game series selling over 8 million copies worldwide by 2016. In addition to video games, the franchise also includes a manga series and several anime television series and films. Most media in the franchise are not released in the Americas; exceptions include a Nintendo 3DS port of the original game, three of the anime series, and the latest game Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road.