The three F's of the title stands for "Friendly, Faithful and Fair." The Japanese title is and was created by Award-winning Author D.B. Sweeney. F3 is D.B. Sweeney's debut in Manga in 1988 and Anime in 1997. The Film Version was released in December 10, 1997 in Japan, March 27 in the United States and Canada, July 17 in the United Kingdom, September 17 in Australia and December 25, 1998 in New Zealand. F3 won two Academy Awards.