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* ''Webcomic/FutureReunion'' is a fan comic based on the manga ''Manga/SailorMoon''. The artist's style in both artwork and storytelling ability is near identical to the original work.

* ''Alice Through the Needle's Eye'' is a Fan Sequel to Creator/LewisCarroll's ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'' that perfectly mimicks Caroll's style.
* ''Peter Pan and the Only Children'' is a Fan Sequel to J. M. Barrie's ''Literature/PeterPan'', that perfectly mimicks Barrie's style

* ''Manga/DeathNote'' has [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12431989/1/If-It-s-Not-Me-It-s-You If It's Not Me, It's You]], a GenFic that has been praised for it's very canon-like plot, mind games and excellent, IC characterization.

Said of a FanFic that attempts to [[{{Pastiche}} emulate the tone, atmosphere and style of its inspiration as closely as possible]]. The goal of the Original Flavour fic is to seem as though the original production team could have thought it up. Even if it heads off into previously unknown and unexplored territory for that property, the story will emphasize the use of ''existing'' gimmicks and devices rather than introducing totally foreign ones.

* There were several light novels based on ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure [=JoJo's=] Bizarre Adventure]]'', with one of them being commissioned by Hirohiko Araki himself, but by far the most popular one for its faithfulness would be ''LightNovel/PurpleHazeFeedback'', which serves as an epilogue to [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo Part 5]] whilst also tying it back to previous parts and expanding on loose plot threads that were left open to interpretation. Readers have praised the novel for retaining the wacky, yet comprehensive narrative that [=JoJo=] is known for, to the point of having some [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments kickass action scenes]] described in words only. It also helps that it focuses on [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter Pannacotta Fugo]], whom Araki regrets not having done more with, and although he didn't write it, Araki contributed some really nice art to ''PHF''.

* Being a {{continuation}} of the ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}'' cartoon, ''Fanfic/Cinderjuice'' and (to a slightly lesser extent) its sequels are intended to emulate the nonsense and color of the source material while also having a coherent plot.

Original Flavour has been the direct polar opposite of most other FanFic types at one time or another. Because of the widespread prevalence of labyrinthine FixFic, our old friend MarySue, and florid {{Shipping}}, Original Flavor can be ''incredibly'' rare. Fun is also found in a self-imposed challenge to see how far a writer can go out of the lines [[ArmedWithCanon without technically deviating from "canon"]], without becoming an overt {{Elseworld}}.

* '''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1895209/A-A-Pessimal A.A. Pessimal]]'s''' work in the ''Franchise/{{Discworld}}'' and ''Literature/GoodOmens'' fanfic universes is essentially Original Flavour fan fiction. Even when introducing and elaborating on concepts which have not yet appeared in the canon, Pessimal is at pains to explain they are firmly rooted there and will show his working. For instance, "Rimwards Howondaland" - a Discworld expy of [[UsefulNotes/TheApartheidEra South Africa]] - is kind of there in the canon, as he collated eight or nine clear hints in the published books that point to its existence. Terry Pratchett just hasn't developed it past those few hints and throwaway jokes. Noting, not unreasonably, that originally the Discworld Australia was no more than three or four throwaway gags which paved the way for its later introduction, [[Creator/AAPessimal Pessimal]] felt at liberty to introduce Southern Africa to the Discworld. The author also focuses on bit-part players and incidental characters in the canon, some of whom have not even had one line yet, as so much more can be creatively done with them.

* The oneshot ''Fanfic/TheRoadBuiltInHope'' doesn't stray that far from ''Land of Oz'' canon, aside from some references to romance (lesbian romance, at that) and American politics that you wouldn't normally see in the series.

* The [[http://kiwileescipio.deviantart.com/gallery/40500666/Mickey-Mouse-and-Family-Stories Oswald Adventures]] are direct spiritual successors to the ''Franchise/EpicMickey'' series.

** While a number of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' hacks shoot for ambitious story telling, changes to the overall badge collecting formula, or otherwise veer off the main series's very narrow design concept, the ''Emerald'' and ''[=FireRed=]'' hacks ''Altair'', ''Sirius'', and ''Vega'' are designed to mirror the main games in every way, from the stat spreads of their new Pokémon down to the style of music, trainers, and towns. About the only thing that's out of place from the typical games is the last of the three hacks' extreme difficulty, and their choice of an eighth Gym Leader.

* There's a short one for ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'': ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8182472 Whenever You're Ready]]'' by Tropers/InfinityOrNone. Despite being about the OfficialCouple having their first night of marital bliss, it manages to be rated T.
* ''Fanfic/HitmanMiami'' is an unusual example, as it is a text fanfiction of a video game and attemps to convey the feeling of actually playing a ''VideoGame/{{Hitman}}'' game. It is written like a {{walkthrough}}, with each chapter being a different mission, the plot being advanced in "cutscenes".

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* ''VideoGame/HeroesOfMightAndMagic III'': One of the ''VideoGame/HornOfTheAbyss'' GameMod's main selling points is closely sticking to the aesthetic and lore of the original game while still adding tonnes of new content. The first new town, Cove, is a {{Pirate}} faction that fits well into the FantasyKitchenSink world. Story-wise, it represents the island nation of Regna, which could only previously be shown as the unfitting [[MedievalEuropeanFantasy Castle]]. The second town, Factory, is a recontextualizing of the [[WhatCouldHaveBeen scrapped]] sci-fi Forge, instead going for a CattlePunk theme that fits into the game better. It adopts the lore of a faction discovering super-advanced tech, but instead of cyborgs and laser guns it's steampunk and revolvers.

* Most ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers'' fanfics try for something close to this, but remove the 80s cartoon [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar radar system]].

* The crossover fic ''Fanfic/MyHeroSchoolAdventureIsAllWrongAsExpected'' is ''very'' original flavor for the the ''My Hero'' characters.

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* There were several light novels based on ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', with one of them being commissioned by Hirohiko Araki himself, but by far the most popular one for its faithfulness would be ''[[LightNovel/PurpleHazeFeedback]]'', which serves as an epilogue to [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo Part 5]] whilst also tying it back to previous parts and expanding on loose plot threads that were left open to interpretation. Readers have praised the novel for retaining the wacky, yet comprehensive narrative that [=JoJo=] is known for, to the point of having some [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments kickass action scenes]] described in words only. It also helps that it focuses on [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter Pannacotta Fugo]], whom Araki regrets not having done more with, and although he didn't write it, Araki contributed some really nice art to ''PHF''.

* The ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' fic ''An Incident and Jerusalem/Increments of Jerusalem'' play out (for the most part) like a classic Franchise/SherlockHolmes story, going so far as to capture Sir Arthur C. Doyle's narrative style. This stays consistent all throughout, even as [[spoiler:Arthur casually outwits Holmes.]]

* The ''FanFic/ElementalChessTrilogy'', a series of ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' fanfics, was intended to be this. It apparently succeeded, since a few reviewers questioned whether the author was really Hiromu Arakawa writing under a fake name.

** Often cited as one of the main sources of appeal of ''FanFic/ACompleteTurnabout,'' ''despite'' it being a AlternateUniverseFic.

* ''[[FanFic/TilTheSunGrowsCold Til the Sun Grows Cold and the Stars Grow Old]]'' is written with this trope in mind; it was intended to be so close to canon that it could be read almost as a novelization of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''.
* ''[[FanFic/TheJoyOfBattle The Joy of Battle: Historical Espionage Action]]'' is a ''VideoGame/{{Metal Gear Solid 3|SnakeEater}}'' fanfic that presents the adventures of the Cobra Unit in a similar style to a ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' game. The story does not change any of the existing canon and includes the [[OncePerEpisode Once Per Game]] torture scene as well as a prison escape, dramatic "ultimate weapon" reveal, and quirky villains. The main break from the style of the ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' games is a [[AnachronicOrder non-linear]] plot.

* ''FanFic/TalesFromTamriel'' does this with ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]''.

* Many of the {{Game Mod}}s for the original 1993 ''Videogame/{{Doom}}'' are "episode replacements", level packs which emulate the look and feel of one of the original game's episodes.

* Some ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' fanfics fall into this:

* ''FanFic/TheManWithNoName'' somehow manages to be Original Flavor to both ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' and ''Series/DoctorWho'', despite the two series having widely varying tones (though granted, ''Doctor Who'' itself has widely varied its tone over [[LongRunners the decades]]).

* ''FanFic/FantasyOfUtterRidiculousness'', a crossover between ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR'' and ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}'', has been noted to fall into this category. One of the author's stated intentions when writing the story was to adhere as closely as possible to the source material for both series, evading most of the memes and fanon associated with Gensokyo and its residents. The end result looks as if it falls squarely into ''Megas's'' canon, while simultaneously having the feel of one of ''Touhou's'' supplementary manga.

** ''Fanfic/NeonGenesisEvangelionGenocide'', while not a {{Doujinshi}} like ''[=ReTake=]'', is also an alternate universe fic which shows an impressive attention to detail on the part of the author. It is written as a AlternateUniverse continuation that picks up where Episode 24 left off, but going in a different direction than Episode 25 and 26, and ''The End of Evangelion'', and is essentially written as the second season of the show that never was.

* Though there are some things about the series that are different from the main canons that make up the crossover, the author of ''Fanfic/TokimekiPokeLiveAndTwinbee'' sticks as closely to the source material as possible regarding the battle mechanics, which follow those used in the ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'' games closely as well as the overall tone of the series being just as [[DarkerAndEdgier dark]] as ''Pokémon'' media outside the [[{{Anime/Pokemon}} anime]] can be at times like the games, ''Anime/PokemonOrigins'' and ''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations'' and as action packed and filled with ShockingMoments as a [[ShonenDemographic Shonen]] anime/manga while also keeping the general [[{{Iyashikei}} lighthearted]] [[SliceOfLife atmosphere]] and focus on [[IdolSinger School Idols]] that ''Franchise/LoveLive'' has normally as well as the romantic atmosphere of ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial'' has!