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List Of Fictional Universes In Animation And Comics
This is a partial list of fictional universes created for comic books and animated film and television. Animation This is a partial list of fictional universes created for animated films or series. Comics This is a partial list of fictional universes created for comics. Manga and webcomics This is a partial list of fictional universes created for manga and webcomics (manhwa, manhua () are Chinese-language comics produced in Greater China. Chinese comics and narrated illustrations have existed in China throughout its history. They are usually graphic and can be written for a myriad of genres, including romance, fanta ..., etc.). References {{Fiction navbox Universes * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Fictional Universes
A fictional universe, also known as an imagined universe or a constructed universe, is the internally consistent fictional setting used in a narrative or a work of art. This concept is most commonly associated with works of fantasy and science fiction, and can be found in various forms such as novels, comics, films, television shows, video games, and other creative works. In science fiction, a fictional universe may be a remote alien planet or galaxy with little apparent relationship to the real world (as in ''Star Wars''). In fantasy, it may be a greatly fictionalized or invented version of Earth's distant past or future (as in ''The Lord of the Rings''). Fictional continuity In a 1970 article in ''CAPA-alpha'', comics historian Don Markstein defined the fictional ''universe'' as meant to clarify the concept of fictional continuities. According to the criteria he imagined: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takara
was a Japanese toy company founded in 1955. In March 2006, the company merged with Tomy, Tomy Company, Ltd. to form Tomy, Takara Tomy. The Takara motto was("playing is culture"). The company focused on traditional toys and board games. They created the Licca-chan dolls, which has been referred to as "Japan's Barbie" in Western press. Some of the globally known toys and franchises that Takara invented include Transformers and Beyblade. Takara also held the license to localise and distribute Hasbro products in Japan including The Game of Life, Blythe (doll), Blythe dolls, ''Magic: The Gathering'', ''Duel Masters'' trading card games. Takara was also involved in software, publishing video games based on its toys like List of Transformers video games, ''Transformers'' and List of Choro Q video games, ''Choro Q / Penny Racers'', porting SNK Neo Geo games to consoles, and the ''Battle Arena Toshinden'' series. Products Toys In 1960,https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/product_release/pdf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bubblegum Crisis
is a 1987-1991 Japanese cyberpunk original video animation (OVA) series produced by Youmex and animated by Anime International Company, AIC and Artmic. The series involves the adventures of the Knight Sabers, an all-female group of Mercenary, mercenaries who don powered exoskeletons and fight numerous problems, most frequently rogue robots. The success of the series spawned #Other entries, several sequel series. Plot The series begins in late 2032, seven years after the Second 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, Great Kantō earthquake has split Tokyo geographically and culturally in two. It also forced the United States of America to annexation, annex Japan with the legitimate goal of keeping the peace and preventing it from descending into anarchy. In the first episode, disparities in wealth are shown to be more pronounced than in previous periods in postwar Japan. One of the series' themes is the inability of the department to deal with threats due to political infighting, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saber Rider And The Star Sheriffs
''Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs'' is an American-Japanese animated television space Western, similar to the series ''The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers'' and ''BraveStarr''. The series premiered in the United States in 1987 and had a run of 52 episodes. The show was based on , a Japanese anime series created by Studio Pierrot that achieved moderate success in Japan. The English language rights to the series were purchased by World Events Productions (WEP), the same company behind the English-language version of ''Voltron (TV series), Voltron,'' in 1986. WEP reorganized and rewrote the series, incorporating most of the original episodes with some editions and creating 6 new ones, before releasing it under the name ''Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs.'' Plot The series is set in the distant future. Humans have spread beyond living on Earth and have colonized planets across the universe, creating a ''New Frontier'' of man. In order to protect these new settlers and maintain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bismark (TV Series)
, also known as simply ''Bismark'', is a Japanese anime television series created by Studio Pierrot. the series itself seems to draw inspiration from the Super sentai Franchise. it is said the show is a love letter to the genre at the time. The series aired on Nippon TV and Nippon Television Network System, its affiliates from October 7, 1984 to September 25, 1985, totaling 51 episodes. In 1986, the rights to ''Bismark'' were sold to the United States company World Events Productions (WEP). WEP reorganized and rewrote the series, incorporating most of the original episodes and creating six new ones before releasing it under the name ''Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs''. Plot In the year 2069, humanity begins to terraform and colonize the Solar System. In order to protect the colonies and maintain law and order in the Solar System, the Earth Federation Government (EFG) was created. Soon, many settlers started to resent the EFG and its sphere of influence, straining the rela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ComicBook
''ComicBook.com'' is an entertainment website that offers news in the fields of comic books, television, films, video games, and anime. The site came online in 1996 serving as a holding page for sales links and press releases related to comic books under various domain names, before becoming ''ComicBook.com'' in 2004. In 2007, Joe Blackmon founded the website as a comic book news site. The site was relaunched in 2014 following Shannon Terry becoming CEO. ''ComicBook.com'' was acquired by CBS Interactive (which later became part of Paramount Global) in 2018 before Paramount Global sold it to Savage Ventures in 2024, and Ben Kendrick was hired as the editorial director. Background ''ComicBook.com'' began as a holding page containing sales links and press releases related to comic books and had various names used by various companies: in 1996, American Entertainment used it for their websites, ''Smash'', ''Another Universe'', and ''Mania Magazine''. The site was acquire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Generator Rex
''Generator Rex'' is an American animated superhero television series created by Man of Action for Cartoon Network, with John Fang of Cartoon Network Studios as supervising producer. It is based on the comic '' M. Rex'', created by Aaron Sowd, Joe Kelly and Duncan Rouleau, and published by Image Comics in 1999. The series premiered in the United States on April 23, 2010, on Cartoon Network, and concluded on January 3, 2013, with a total of 60 episodes, plus two episodes remained unaired. A two-part crossover special with '' Ben 10: Ultimate Alien'', titled '' Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United'', aired on November 25, 2011, while a second 44-minute four-part special, '' Ben Gen 10'', aired on April 11, 2021, featuring different and younger versions of the ''Generator Rex'' characters in the ''Ben 10'' universe. Plot Seasons 1–2 (2010–2011) Five years prior to the events of the series, an explosion occurred on Earth, causing microscopic machines called " nanites" to inf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Saturdays
''The Secret Saturdays'' is an American animated television series created by Canadian cartoonist Jay Stephens and produced by PorchLight Entertainment for Cartoon Network. It debuted on October 3, 2008, in the United States. The series follows the adventures of the Saturdays, a family of cryptozoologists that work to keep the truth about cryptids from getting out, to protect both the human race and the creatures themselves. The Saturdays travel the Earth searching for cryptids to study and battling twisted villains like the megalomaniac V. V. Argost. The series is influenced by 1960s-era Hanna-Barbera action series and is combined with Jay Stephens's own personal interest in cryptozoology. The show finished its run on January 30, 2010, but continued to air reruns on Boomerang until June 2, 2014. ''The Secret Saturdays'' was the first Cartoon Network original series to be broadcast in high-definition. Plot ''The Secret Saturdays'' revolves around the titular Saturdays, a fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeti
The Yeti ()"Yeti" . ''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary''. is an ape-like creature purported to inhabit the Himalayan mountain range in Asia. In Western popular culture, the creature is commonly referred to as the Abominable Snowman. Many dubious articles have been offered in an attempt to prove the existence of the Yeti, including anecdotal visual sightings, disputed video recordings, photographs, and plaster casts of large footprints. Some of these are speculated or known to be hoaxes. Folklorists trace the origin of the Yeti to a combination of factors, including Sherpa people, Sherpa folklore and misidentified fauna such as Himalayan brown bear, bear or yak. The Yeti is commonly compared to Bigfoot of North America, as the two subjects often have similar physical descriptions. Description The Yeti is often ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chupacabra
The chupacabra or ''chupacabras'' (, literally 'goat-sucker', from , 'sucks', and , 'goats') is a legendary creature, or cryptid, in the folklore of parts of the Americas. The name comes from the animal's purported vampirism the chupacabra is said to attack and Hematophagy, drink the blood of livestock, including goats. Physical descriptions of the creature vary. In Puerto Rico and in Hispanic America it is generally described as a heavy creature, reptilian and alien-like, roughly the size of a small bear, and with a row of spines reaching from the neck to the base of the tail, while in the Southwestern United States it is depicted as more dog-like. Initial sightings and accompanying descriptions first occurred in Puerto Rico in 1995. The creature has since been reported as far north as Maine, as far south as Chile, and even outside the Americas in countries like Russia and the Philippines. All of the reports are anecdotal and have been disregarded as uncorroborated or lackin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cryptids
Cryptids are animals or other beings whose present existence is disputed or unsubstantiated by science. Cryptozoology, the study of cryptids, is a pseudoscience claiming that such beings may exist somewhere in the wild; it has been widely critiqued by scientists.Mullis (2021: 185): "Eschewing the rigors of science, cryptozoologists publish for a popular audience rather than for experts resulting in the practice itself frequently being derided as a pseudoscience."Loxton & Prothero (2013: 332): "Whatever the romantic appeal of monster mysteries, cryptozoology as it exists today is unquestionably a pseudoscience." Loxton & Prothero (2013: 320): "Cryptozoology has a reputation of being part of a general pseudoscientific fringe—just one more facet of paranormal belief." (Both quotes from Donald Prothero)Church (2009: 251–252): "Cryptozoology has acquired a bad reputation as a pseudoscience [...] Until detailed, methodical research becomes standard practice among cryptozoologists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milky Way Galaxy
The Milky Way or Milky Way Galaxy is the galaxy that includes the Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the night sky formed from stars in other arms of the galaxy, which are so far away that they cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye. The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy with a D25 isophotal diameter estimated at , but only about 1,000 light-years thick at the spiral arms (more at the bulge). Recent simulations suggest that a dark matter area, also containing some visible stars, may extend up to a diameter of almost 2 million light-years (613 kpc). The Milky Way has several satellite galaxies and is part of the Local Group of galaxies, forming part of the Virgo Supercluster which is itself a component of the Laniakea Supercluster. It is estimated to contain 100–400 billion stars and at least that number of planets. The Solar System is located at a radius of about 27,000 light-years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
