History AllThereInTheManual / AnimatedFilms

* Detailed profiles of other Supers that are only briefly mentioned in ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' (if at all) in the Extras section of the DVD. The comic book also fills in some holes the movie may have left open.

* The DVD and Blu-ray releases for ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' feature a brief origin of monsters featurette explaining that monsters were a race of ancient hominid that came into conflict with early humans and were driven away to an enchanted island where the [[FoodChains plant life they consumed]] gradually turned them into inhuman creatures of different shapes and sizes. Upon discovering this, they decided they could take revenge on the humans by scaring them and have continued ever since.

* ''The Art of WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' has all kinds of intriguing easter eggs: scrapped character designs and whole characters, like Po's mother and all the Mooks who originally worked for Tai Lung before he was deemed [[RuleOfCool more frightening]] [[{{Determinator}} all by himself as a one-man army]]; the latter included the Wu Sisters (three snow leopard assassins), wolves and crocodiles and goats (who appear in Po's DreamSequence), and a four-armed yak god demon on fire. Also, explanations as to how Oogway came to the Valley of Peace, why [[CarnivoreConfusion all the villagers are pigs and sheep]], lost locations (like an alkali flat, a bandit inn, and two immense statues of a snow leopard and panda kung fu masters [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic on which Po and Tai Lung were to fight]]), and much more.

* ''[[Animation/TheMindsEye The Gate to the Mind's Eye]]'' is about a robot that, when the future goes to hell, travels back in time to cause a reverse Big Bang and restart the universe and let humanity go through the paces again in order to save the world. The video doesn't feature any dialogue to support this, and since it's composed of segments of animation from different producers, it is very hard to infer this just watching the video. The basics of the "plot" are only found on the VHS or DVD case.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheBookOfLife'':
** We learn Manolo's grandmother's name, Anita, from one of Jorge Gutierrez's tweets.
** WordOfGod states that General Posada's full name is Jeronimo Guadalupe Posada.
** Chato’s name isn't stated at all in the actual movie, rather, its by the credits and novelization.
** The Detention Kids’ names and ethnicities.
** The fact that Xibalba and La Muerte are married is stated on the website and in other supplemental materials, but nowhere in the film itself.
** [[spoiler:The security guard that Xibalba disguises as is, his name is [[http://theflyingredpig.tumblr.com/post/102917466230/artofshane-book-of-life-post-guicho-is-an-old Guicho]].]]
* Detailed profiles of other Supers that are only briefly mentioned in ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' (if at all) in the Extras section of the DVD. The comic book also fills in some holes the movie may have left open.
* A fair amount of information on ''WesternAnimation/TitanAE'''s world is only given in the two prequel novels.

* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueDoom'' assumes the viewer has at least some knowledge of the DCU, as not much of the members of the LegionOfDoom's backstory is detailed outside of how ComicBook/VandalSavage became immortal. While the viewer is left with the impression that Metallo, ComicBook/{{Bane}}, Cheetah, and Mirror Master have fought Franchise/{{Superman}}, Franchise/{{Batman}}, Franchise/WonderWoman, and Franchise/TheFlash respectively before, the full details of Franchise/GreenLantern's [[DatingCatwoman relationship]] [[UnresolvedSexualTension with]] [[{{Yandere}} Star Sapphire]] aren't explored and the fact that the ComicBook/MartianManhunter and [[EvilTwin Ma'alefa'ak]] [[CainAndAbel are brothers]] isn't even mentioned (and adds a whole lot of [[IncestSubtext creepy subtext to Ma'alefa'ak posing as a sedcutive blonde woman to lure J'onn into a trap and continuing to act that way after J'onn figures it out]]).
* According to the artbook for ''WesternAnimation/KuboAndTheTwoStrings'', the names of the sisters are Karasu (the chain sister) and Yukami (the pipe sister; name later reconfirmed as Washi) and that Washi's magical pipe contains a fire demon.
* ''[[Animation/TheMindsEye The Gate to the Mind's Eye]]'' is about a robot that, when the future goes to hell, travels back in time to cause a reverse Big Bang and restart the universe and let humanity go through the paces again in order to save the world. The video doesn't feature any dialogue to support this, and since it's composed of segments of animation from different producers, it is very hard to infer this just watching the video. The basics of the "plot" are only found on the VHS or DVD case.
* According to one of the bonus features for the home video release of ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragonTheHiddenWorld'', [[spoiler:the offspring of Toothless (Night Fury) and the Light Fury are known as "Night Lights."]]

* The DVD for ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' features a brief origin of monsters featurette explaining that monsters were a race of ancient hominid that came into conflict with early humans and were driven away to an enchanted island where the [[FoodChains plant life they consumed]] gradually turned them into inhuman creatures of different shapes and sizes. Upon discovering this, they decided they could take revenge on the humans by scaring them and have continued ever since.

* {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d (a bit more literally) in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'', when Rex discovers the player's guide to a video game he's been trying to beat. He cries indignantly, "They make it so [[GuideDangIt you can't beat the game unless you buy this book]]! It's extortion, is what it is." Later in the film, the tip on how to beat the game (enter the villain's lair through a secret side entrance) is used in the real world when the toys sneak into their own villain's apartment.

** ''Disney/TheLionKing'' spun off a mini-series of storybooks that revealed some of the backstory of the characters, most notably Scar's real name, [[spoiler:Taka]] (unfortunately, no one told this to the guy who wrote ''[[CowboyBebopAtHisComputer Disney Dossiers]]'').
** ''Treasure Planet: A Voyage of Discovery'', the art book for ''Disney/TreasurePlanet'', reveals an almost insane amount of information not included in the film, such as the name of Jim's father (Layland), Jim's relationship with him, the species and backstory of Silver, how Treasure Planet came to be, and even the names and personalities of the crewmembers.
* The origin of Elsa's ice powers in ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' was explained in an interview by Jennifer Lee, as a child is born with ice magic 1000 years after an alignment of Saturn (with what was never stated, or possibly never figured out). This was meant to be detailed in the film through narration by a troll [[FakeNationality with a Brooklyn accent]], but it was left out because they figured that the more was explained, the more questions there would be about the rules of magic. [[Franchise/HarryPotter They don't exactly have 7 books and 8 movies to explain it, after all.]] This explanation actually makes a lot of sense if you happen to know that [[FridgeBrilliance Saturn's rings are part ice]], and as for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOcTKrAU05s one of its moons, Enceladus...]]

* According to one of the bonus features for the home video release of ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragonTheHiddenWorld'', [[spoiler:the offspring of Toothless (Night Fury) and the Light Fury are known as "Night Lights."]]]

* The origin of Elsa's ice powers in ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' was explained in an interview by Jennifer Lee, as a child is born with ice magic 1000 years after an alignment of Saturn (with what was never stated, or possibly never figured out). This was meant to be detailed in the film through narration by a troll [[FakeNationality with a Brooklyn accent]], but it was left out because they figured that the more was explained, the more questions there would be about the rules of magic. [[Franchise/HarryPotter They don't exactly have 7 books and 8 movies to explain it, after all.]] This explanation actually makes a lot of sense if you happen to know that [[FridgeBrilliance Saturn's rings are part ice]], and as for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOcTKrAU05s one of its moons, Enceladus...]] ''Disney/FrozenII'' seems primed to explain her powers in more detail, so time will tell if the above explanation gets retconned or not.

* The origin of Elsa's ice powers in ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' was explained in an interview by Jennifer Lee, as a child is born with ice magic 1000 years after an alignment of Saturn (with what was never stated, or possibly never figured out). This was meant to be detailed in the film through narration by a troll [[FakeNationality with a Brooklyn accent]], but it was left out because they figured that the more was explained, the more questions there would be about the rules of magic. [[Franchise/HarryPotter They don't exactly have 7 books and 8 movies to explain it, after all.]] This explanation actually makes a lot of sense if you happen to know that [[FridgeBrilliance Saturn's rings are part ice]], and as for [[http://www.ksbw.com/image/view/-/25309596/medRes/2/-/maxh/460/maxw/620/-/i8foutz/-/saturn-ocean-moon-jpg.jpg one of its moons, Enceladus...]] ''Disney/FrozenII'' seems primed to explain her powers in more detail, so time will tell if the above explanation gets retconned or not.

* The origin of Elsa's ice powers in ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' was explained in an interview by Jennifer Lee, as a child is born with ice magic 1000 years after an alignment of Saturn (with what was never stated, or possibly never figured out). This was meant to be detailed in the film through narration by a troll [[FakeNationality with a Brooklyn accent]], but it was left out because they figured that the more was explained, the more questions there would be about the rules of magic. [[Franchise/HarryPotter They don't exactly have 7 books and 8 movies to explain it, after all.]] This explanation actually makes a lot of sense if you happen to know that [[FridgeBrilliance Saturn's rings are part ice]], and as for [[http://www.ksbw.com/image/view/-/25309596/medRes/2/-/maxh/460/maxw/620/-/i8foutz/-/saturn-ocean-moon-jpg.jpg one of its moons, Enceladus...]]

** We learn Monolo's grandmother's name, Anita, from one of Jorge Gutierrez's tweets.