Line #102 CanonForeigner/AnimeAndManga


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10	* In general, {{anime}} adaptations of {{manga}} will include {{filler}} episodes and [[FillerArc arcs]] after getting caught up with the recent chapter, while the canon story is still ongoing. Said episodes will have characters who do not appear or even get mentioned in the manga ''at all''.
11	* The manga adaptation of ''VideoGame/AkaSeka'' introduces characters not seen in the game, which include the family of the ([[NamedByTheAdaptation now named]]) heroine.
12	* Traditionally there are [[TheFourGods four Saint Beasts]] as was the case in ''Anime/AngelTales'' with Goh, Shin, Rey and Gai filling these roles. When ''Anime/AngelTales'' spawned a rather different {{spinoff}}, ''AudioPlay/SaintBeast'', Judas and Luca were created to be the main characters and the Saint Beasts became six instead. Also, instead of the goddess, Zeus became the head god of heaven.
13	* The ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' TV special only had one, Ray. Sadly Ray [[CListFodder wasn't long for this world]], though [[VideoGameMoviesSuck with this movie]] he probably was better off.
14	* In the anime adaptation of ''Manga/BlackCat'', all 13 of the Chronos Numbers appear, including the three (Emilio, Anubis and David) that do not appear whatsoever in the manga.
15	* The adaptation of ''VideoGame/TheCaligulaEffect'' gives us Shingo Tachibana, a real-world coworker of the protagonist (who in the game has a MultipleChoicePast). He's introduced late in the anime, but ends up playing a major role in Ritsu's development.
16	* The ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'' original series has several:
17	** Rika Oosawa, a [[ButNotTooForeign half-Japanese/half-French]] PluckyGirl who befriends Tsubasa and the Japanese Team and acts as their tour guide when they go to France. She also appears in the non-canon movies.
18	** Kojiro Hyuga's father had not even been mentioned by that time in canon, so an episode showed him and mentioned that he died of illness. The manga {{Retcon}}s this by stating that [[spoiler:he died in an accident]].
19	** Otto Heffner from the filler Europe mini-arc and the movies.
20	* ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'':
21	** The anime features several supporting characters who never appeared in the manga: Meiling, Maki Matsumoto, and Wei.
22	** In the manga, there were only nineteen Clow Cards, while the anime has ''fifty-three'' (fifty-two in the anime, plus the Nothing from ''The Sealed Card'' movie). The two original Sakura Cards, the Nameless and the Hope, are also anime-only.
23	* ''Anime/CodeGeass'' has several due to its various spinoff manga and video games, including literal {{Evil Twin}}s Castor and Pollux from the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS game; Rai, the protagonist of the VisualNovel ''Lost Colors''; Mariel, Suzaku's {{Love Interest\|s}} in ''Suzaku of the Counterattack''; Nunnally's best friend Alice and the other Irregulars from ''Nightmare of Nunnally'', and more.
24	* In ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'', the Spider-themed demon Rui has a need to violently force demons weaker than him to join his inner circle, making them go along with his fantasy of being a family. In the manga, only Father, Mother, Brother and Sister demons were introduced; whereas the anime adaptation expanded Rui's pretend family in a flashback with more members to show how cruel he can be to those demons who don't play along with his illusion.
25	* All seventeen of the ''Franchise/DragonBall'' [[NonSerialMovie movies]], apart from ''[[Anime/DragonBallMysticalAdventure Mystical Adventure]]'' and ''[[Anime/DragonBallThePathToPower The Path to Power]]'', featured original characters who were never seen in the original manga, although Garlic Jr. from ''The Dead Zone'' did appear in an [[FillerArc anime-only story arc]] in the TV series, as did Gohan's pet dragon from ''Anime/TheTreeOfMight''.
26	** Bardock from the TV special ''[[Anime/DragonBallZBardockTheFatherOfGoku Bardock - The Father of Goku]]'' made such an impression on Creator/AkiraToriyama that he became a CanonImmigrant and appeared in the manga. However, his teammates Toma, Celipa, Toteppo and Panbukin didn't make the jump, and when Toriyama revisited Bardock in a bonus chapter of ''Manga/JacoTheGalacticPatrolman'', he instead introduced Gine, Bardock's wife and the mother of Goku and Raditz.
27	*** Bardock’s teammates do appear in ''Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly'' but only [[DemotedToExtra as background Saiyans]].
28	** Speaking of which Broly and his father Paragus become [[CanonImmigrant Canon Immigrants]] in the latest movie. Though their characterisation and background is rewritten by Toriyama.
29	** Frieza's Son, Kuriza and his ancestor, Chilled, Could both count as this since they only appear in spin-off mangas that happen in the same universe.
30	* ''Anime/EntakuNoKishiMonogatariMoeroArthur'': Percival has a younger sister, Marlene. She wasn't present in the original myth. The original myth didn't have Arthur riding a {{Pegasus}} either.
31	* The ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' anime movies had Lily [=McGuire=], Tony and his mother Elsa in the TV specials, as well the Gaudeamus siblings Sulia and Laocorn, Panni, Hauer and Jamin in ''[[TheMovie The Motion Picture]]''.
32	** Lily does make [[TheCameo a cameo]] in the Mexico stage of ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters '94'' (alongside other SNK characters), and, as they were love interests [[spoiler: and [[TheLostLenore Lost Lenores]] ]] to Terry in their respective appearances, both Lily and Sulia are mentioned by him in ''Days of Memories'', an AU DatingSim series featuring several SNK [=IPs=].
33	** Likewise, Terry's love interest in ''Animation/TheKingOfFightersDestiny'' is a young woman named Angelina, who turns out to be Geese Howard's daughter.
34	** ''Manga/FatalFuryDevilStreetOfHorror'': There are a variety of characters who have been created for the manga but did not appear in the games. Two examples are the [[BigBad Martial Emperor]] and [[MonsterOfTheWeek Liuo Himmler]].
35	* Miyu Edelfelt from ''Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya'' is, thus far, the only character who doesn't have a counterpart of some sort in normal ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' continuity. ''Drei'' season gives us [[spoiler:the Ainsworths nd Tanaka, who presents in AlternateUniverse]].
36	* In ''Anime/FinalFantasyLegendOfTheCrystals'', the heroes Linaly, Prettz, Rouge, and Valkus, and the BigBad Deathgyunos are canon foreigners to ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'', and the world being known as Planet R is only mentioned in the anime.
37	* ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'':
38	** Joker, Shin's anime only [[TheDragon Dragon]], who was enough of an EnsembleDarkHorse to have a canon expy (in the form of Jakoh), and to be one of the few anime-only characters acknowledged in the conclusion of the series.
39	** Garou, Ryuga's fiercely loyal right hand, who reveals Ryuga's location and motivation to Kenshiro after his defeat.
40	** Shion, the brother and first lieutenant of Hyui, who acts as informant between the Wind Brigade and Rihaku.
41	* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'':
42	** ''Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood'' introduces a brand-new AntiVillain for the first episode; Isaac [=McDougal=], the Freezing Alchemist, who mostly just exists to establish the setting, and drop loads of {{Foreshadowing}}.
43	** ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003'', due to its [[AlternateContinuity divergent nature]] that came to be when it OvertookTheManga, had even more of these. The most prominent ones were [[SmugSnake Lt. Col. Frank Archer]], Lyra, Dante, and the show's versions of Wrath and Sloth. TheMovie ''[[Anime/FullmetalAlchemistTheConquerorOfShamballa Conqueror of Shamballa]]'' adds Noah and several others.
44	** The ''Brotherhood'' NonSerialMovie, ''[[Anime/FullmetalAlchemistTheSacredStarOfMilos The Sacred Star of Milos]]'', literally adds a foreign country.
45	* ''Anime/FZeroGPLegend'' has Rick Wheeler, Lucy Liberty, Luna Ryder and Lisa Brilliant. All of them achieved CanonImmigrant status soon after, being playable in the ''GP Legend'' video game adaptation, as well as ''Climax''.
46	* The anime adaptation of ''Anime/GranblueFantasy'' introduces a new character, Aaron, as a childhood friend of Gran. However, Aaron only remains in the island of Zinkenstill and does not follow Gran in his adventure.
47	* The 1998 LiveActionAdaptation of ''Manga/GreatTeacherOnizuka'' includes a middle-aged teacher named Makoto Fujitomi, who becomes an ally of Onizuka after he helps Fujitomi stand up to his students. No corresponding character appears in the manga.
48	* ''Manga/GTOTheEarlyYears'': In the seventh episode of the 2020 live-action adaptation, an ApatheticTeacher named Kenji Inoue is teaching the main characters' class, and gives Onizuka some life advice which ends up making him decide to become the Manga/GreatTeacherOnizuka. At the end of the episode, he punches out the principal for calling his students the "scum of society", [[CallForward echoing what Onizuka does to Uchiyamada in GTO]].
49	* ''Manga/HappyHappyClover'': The Wolf from episode 12 is exclusive to the anime.
50	* In the one-shot manga to ''Anime/HeatGuyJ'', Team Clair is given an {{Expy}} of Team Daisuke's MotherlyScientist, Antonia, in the form of a scantily-clad villainess by the name of Trinity. She appears to be in some kind of rivalry with Antonia regarding who is better at robotic engineering, and shares ''some'' kind of [[UnholyMatrimony relationship]] with Clair, though neither her rivalry nor her relationship are really expounded upon. The anime does not help, as Trinity does not appear in the anime.
51	* The ''Literature/HeavyObject'' anime gives us Klondike, the pacifistic religious figure from the Faith Organization.
52	* Josef the Saint Bernard in ''Anime/HeidiGirlOfTheAlps'' did not exist in Johanna Spyri's [[Literature/{{Heidi}} novel]].
53	* ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'' has a few. Ayame, a wolf-demon girl and supposed bride-to-be to Koga; Akitoki Hojo, a past ancestor of one of Kagome's classmates. Kagome's friends, Eri, Ayumi, and Yuka, could also be considered as such. While they appear in the manga only one of them (Eri) is named and they hardly have any parts to play as opposed to the anime where they're used for many a filler.
54	* ''Anime/KatriGirlOfTheMeadows'' does this big time, as many of the anime's main characters aren't present in the original 1938 novel at all. Most significant of them are her lazy best friend Maruti, the foul-mouthed farmer's boy Pekka, the patriotic advocate for Finnish independence Akki and the UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne veteran Carlo Kuusela and his wife Lotte. Katri herself goes through a massive plotline change as well as being aged down.
55	* ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'': about ''half'' the main cast were introduced in the anime, such as Tiff, Tuff, their parents, Escargoon, and many, many others. However, Escargoon, the NME salesman, and two one-time characters have made it into minor sub-games in ''VideoGame/KirbyMassAttack'', and the MonsterOfTheWeek from the first episode can be painted on a canvas in ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies''.
56	* Link’s expanded backstory in ''Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess2016'' includes the trainee knights Darpa, Rioma, and Zeu, as well as Mayor Grisna.
57	* ''Literature/LoveChunibyoAndOtherDelusions'''s AnimatedAdaptation has a lot, due to the need of AdaptationExpansion and the eventual BroadStrokes treatment. In order of first appearance: resident {{sleepyhead}} Kumin, [[MrImagination Rikka]]'s older sister Touka, and BrattyHalfPint Sanae.
58	* ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'' has Innouva (season 1), plus Nova, Debonair and Sierra (season 2).
59	* ''Anime/MarvelAnimeXMen'' had Yui Sasaki and her son Takeo, who essentially acted as [[RaceLift Japanese]] versions of Moira [=MacTaggert=] and David/Legion. There were also a few minor characters like the U-Men member Kick and Hisako/Armor's best friend Kyoko.
60	* ''Anime/MarvelDiskWarsTheAvengers'' features a large number of heroes and villains from across the Franchise/MarvelUniverse, but the central [[AudienceSurrogate viewpoint characters]] are a group of kids named Akira, Hikaru, Jessica, Edward and Chris. The same holds true for the follow-up, ''Anime/MarvelFutureAvengers'', which features the Avengers mentoring a trio of young superhumans named Makoto, Chloe and Adi.
61	* ''Anime/MazingerZ'': Creator/GoNagai created Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}} at the behest of Banpresto in order to give Kouji Kabuto an upgrade for the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' franchise; he subsequently introduced the machine to his canon of works. Several years he created Mazin Emperor G, a "Kaiser" version of Anime/GreatMazinger, again for ''SRW''. As of this writing Emperor has yet to filter back into Nagai's canon, but given his fondness for such things it's probably just a matter of time.
62	* ''Anime/MonsterHunterStoriesRideOn'' introduces many new characters that were not present in the game outside of the 1.3 update that was exclusive to Japanese versions, with notable examples including Nariki, Hyoro, Mille, Genie, Stone, Anvis, and the Black Riders.
63	* The anime of ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' gave [[AnimalThemedSuperbeing Tsuyu]] ADayInTheLimelight at the end of the Stain Arc, thus inventing [[SelkiesAndWereseals Selkie]], the Pro Hero whom she was training under, and his sidekick [[CoolBigSis Sirius]].
64	* ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'': Sakura's parents, Mebuki and Kizashi, were created exclusively for the sixth ''Shippuden'' movie, ''[[Anime/NarutoTheMovieRoadToNinja Road to Ninja]]'', which is [[NonSerialMovie non-canon]], and their subsequent appearances have only been in the ''Shippuden'' anime {{filler}}. They have ''never'' appeared in the manga, nor in any other canon material. In [[http://web.archive.org/web/20170924111946/https://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:164031 this 2014 Fuji TV Kobayashi interview]], Creator/MasashiKishimoto reveals that [[TheScrappy Sakura's unpopularity]] and [[CreatorsPest his own antipathy towards her]] are the reasons why her parents are not canon.
65	* The numerous anime that drew from ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' surprisingly do not add a lot for all of the changes they make; the most well-known immigrant was the demonic king that [[spoiler:made a DealWithTheDevil with Asuna, which ends up in her death]] from the 2005 anime adaptation.
66	* The ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' OVA gave Irene an IntrepidReporter best friend named Sara, while Robert had a partner at his detective agency named Jeff. The BigBad Bucky-Wise, as well as Katherine and her dad, were also created for the OVA.
67	* Much like ''Dragon Ball'', ''Anime/OnePiece'' has loads of {{filler}} characters, and NonSerialMovie villains that are absent from the manga. Zephyr from ''Anime/OnePieceFilmZ'' in particular [[MentorArchetype taught the Admirals]] and many other Marines before going rogue yet he isn’t so much as mentioned by any Marine in the manga. The exception is Shiki the Golden Lion from ''Anime/OnePieceFilmStrongWorld'' (which was written by Oda) who was hinted at being a CanonImmigrant in the manga (under his epithet, as the very first prisoner to escape from Impel Down) before being confirmed as one in Chapter 956.
68	** Ground the rookie Marine from a FillerArc made a cameo in ''Anime/OnePieceStampede'' alongside other canon Marines.
69	* In ''Anime/OnegaiSamiaDon'' (an AnimatedAdaptation of the book Literature/FiveChildrenAndIt) includes several of those, since the series is 78 chapters long. It has Anne the GirlNextDoor [[AdaptedOut who replaces Althea]] and her BumblingDad, Harry the GloryHound, the kids's neighbor Mr. Matthews, etc.
70	* ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation'' has the minor recurring character [[Creator/AoiYuuki Aika Nakamura]]. She's now kind of a CanonImmigrant, being mentioned by name in both ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' and ''VideoGame/Persona4 [[PolishedPort Golden]]''.
71	* ''Manga/PingPong'': Yurie, who gets introduced in the anime as Ryūichi's cousin... and [[KissingCousins girlfriend]].
72	* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
73	** Many of the star trainers from ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' are taken directly from the main game series (Green herself existed as a MythologyGag), yet [[{{Bifauxnen}} Yellow]] and [[TheNapoleon Emerald]] are the only ones with no canon video game equivalents.
74	** Given [[WalkingTheEarth the]] [[LongRunners nature]] of [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries the anime]], there are numerous recurring characters not based on any original game characters, the most notable being [[TerribleTrio Jessie, James, Meowth]] and Officer Jenny who were [[CanonImmigrant given green cards]] in ''[[RecursiveAdaptation Pokémon Yellow]]'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee''.
75	** Of Ash's pre-''Journeys'' friends, Tracey is the only one with no game equivalent unless you count his appearance in ''Pokémon Puzzle League'', which is a DolledUpInstallment of ''VideoGame/PanelDePon''; and as a RecursiveAdaptation, it would make him an [[CanonImmigrant immigrant]]. [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Max#Trivia Max is a borderline example]] as he seems to be based on [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/School_Kid_(Trainer_class) the School Kid Trainer Class]]: specifically, the male variant in ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire''. ''[[UpdatedRerelease Emerald]]'' would give the rival an unnamed younger brother that uses the School Kid sprite, likely a reference to Max.
76	** Jimmy and Marina from ''Anime/TheLegendOfThunder'' are both adaptations of the PlayerCharacters from ''VideoGame/PokemonCrystal'', but Vincent is original to the special. One of Vincent's functions as a character appears to be filling in as the trainer of a Meganium so that all three starter Pokémon can be represented, before he TookALevelInBadass and became one of Ash's rivals in the Johto League.
77	%% ** ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearl'': Pokémon Hunter J
78	** ''[[Anime/PokemonJourneysTheSeries Pokémon Journeys]]'', aka the series that debuted alongside the release of ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'', is notable to have a supporting cast consisting of original characters.
79	** ''Pokémon'' manga in general have many characters who aren't counterparts to anyone in the games.
80	** ''Anime/PokemonHorizonsTheSeries'' is set to do this to its entire lead cast to replace Ash and Pikachu. Amongst them are Liko and Roy, the two new leads, and Professor Friede.
81	* ''Anime/PowerpuffGirlsZ'':
82	** The anime adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'', has quite a lot of characters who weren't present in the original cartoon, the most notable ones being Professor Utonium's son Kitazawa Ken and the [[MonsterOfTheWeek monsters]] created by the black light other than the girls' normal RoguesGallery.
83	** The short-lived manga version in turn has some characters that never appeared in the anime: Natsuki, a boy Momoko/Blossom has a one-sided crush on, and Alpha and Beta, a pair of androids who start off as villains before having a HeelFaceTurn after learning that two scientists created them to be their children.
84	* ''Manga/PuellaMagiOrikoMagica'' uses this heavily, with [[AntiVillain Oriko]], [[LivingEmotionalCrutch Kirika]], and [[MoralityPet Yuma,]] the inhabitants of a mystery timeline where the titular character decided to muck with the events of the series. The [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse question]] of what happened in the other timelines would eventually be answered in a spinoff starring ''only'' Canon Immigrants.
85	* Sasuke Sarugakure, the ninja servant of the Kunō family in the ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' anime, is at least a semi-regular character who never appears in the original manga. On his first appearance, he did the actions originally done by Gosunkugi, a character oddly removed from the anime at first, and introduced much later. There are [[http://www.furinkan.com/ranma/characters/minoranime.html a number of other anime-only characters]], but few of them appear in more than one episode.
86	* For the most part, the cast of ''Manga/RecordOfRagnarok'' is composed of preexisting characters from history and mythology. That is, with a few exceptions.
87	** Adamas, the second son of Kronos and the Greek god of conquest. There's no record of his existence in any actual [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek myth]], which is explained in the story with Poseidon having killed him and then [[{{Unperson}} having any record of his existence destroyed]].
88	** [[spoiler:Zerofuku, the original form of the [[HiveMind Seven Lucky Gods]]. Nowhere in Myth/JapaneseMythology is there any mention made of the Seven Lucky Gods having once been one being, making him a completely original character to the manga]].
89	* The ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' movies feature two Angels not seen in [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion the original TV series]]. There's the snake-like Third Angel that Mari faces at the beginning of the second film, as well as the unnamed clock-like Angel that Asuka {{curb stomp\|Battle}}s during her debut. Several brand new Angels also appear in the third film [[spoiler: after the TimeSkip]].
90	* Barasuishou, the second BigBad of the ''Manga/RozenMaiden'' anime, who replaces the manga's Kirakishou. [[spoiler:Well, not ''entirely''...]]
91	* ''Anime/RWBYIceQueendom'' has Shion Zaiden and the Nightmare Grimm, both of which never appeared in the [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} original show that it adapts from]].
92	* The Aliens and the Makaiju in the first arc of ''Anime/SailorMoon R'', the similarly themed Fiore in the ''Anime/SailorMoon R'' movie and Perle & the villains from the ''Anime/SailorMoon [=SuperS=]'' movie. Also Yūichirō, Rei's love interest.
93	* ''Manga/SaintSeiya'':
94	** The anime added a lot of additional saints that were not in the manga, like the Crystal Saint (that replaces Camus as Hyoga's master), Shun's training mates Reda and Spica, Geist and her Ghost Saints, the Steel Saints...
95	** The false Athena from ''Anime/SaintSeiyaLegendOfSanctuary''. In the original series, the villain merely claims Athena stays inside her temple and forbids others from entering.
96	* Homura, the BigBad of the second season of ''Gensoumaden Manga/{{Saiyuki}}'', and his two henchmen, Zenon and Shien. Homura didn't make it to CanonImmigrant status, but original manga-ka Minekura Kazuya did write and illustrate an [[BonusMaterial Omake]] chapter about him.
97	* ''Manga/SchoolLive'' has several RecurringExtra characters in the anime, such as the collar wearing girl with multi-colored hair. In the manga [[spoiler:Yuki's hallucinations aren't given such depth and they're random students]].
98	* ''Anime/TheSecretGarden'': Camila, Max, Helen, Tom, Hannah, Pitcher and Natalie are anime-only characters and weren't in the original 1911 novel by Creator/FrancisHodgsonBurnett.
99	* Ashil from the ''Manga/ShamanKing'' anime. And the Lily Five, who became surprisingly popular among the fans.
100	* The anime adaptation of ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'' has quite a few characters not in the light novels, with the standouts being Zangulus from the first season, Martina from the second, Filia, Valgaav, his [[ThoseTwoGuys henchmen]], and the guardians of [[Literature/LostUniverse the Black Orb]] from the third, and Pokota from the fourth and fifth.
101	** The manga adaptations that branched off even further from the novel canon also has these, namely Lyos from ''Knight of the Aqualord'' and Noah and Ranzam from ''Hourglass of Falces.'' There's also the video games, with Lark and Rynnea from the ''Royal'' games and Demia and Viola from ''Slayers Wonderful.''
102	* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
103	** The rarely seen ''Manga/SonicTheHedgehog'' released by Shogakukan in 1992 also had some canon foreigners of it's own. Aside from the three main characters of the games at that time, it also featured Nikki as an ordinary version of Sonic, Nikki's family (Anita, Brenda and Paulie), Little John, Anton, Madd, [[CanonImmigrant Amy, and Charmy]].
104	** ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie'' has three: Sara, the President, and Old Man Owl.
105	** ''Anime/SonicX'' featured more Canon Foreigners than characters from the games. Most notably are the Thorndyke family, Eggman's crew, Cosmo, and the Metarex, aliens led by Dark Oak.
106	* ''[[VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime Star Ocean: Till the End of Time]]'': Pierre and his big sister, Kurin, are exclusive to the manga adaptation. They're a child duo of bounty hunters from the Sanmite Republic, who are initially minor antagonists to Fayt, Nel, and Cliff. But they eventually seek Pierre for his ability to control beasts, to help them capture Crossel.
107	* ''Anime/StreetFighterAlphaTheAnimation'' features a new character named Shun, who claims to be Ryu's little brother [[spoiler: (though this turns out to be a lie)]]. He allegedly served as one of the inspirations for Makoto from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII''.
108	* ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross'': In the 2003 Playstation 2 game, three characters are made by Sega for the game. They consist of a female UN Spacy bridge officer named Emma Granger from Britain and two UN Spacy pilots named Bruce Rudel from Germany and Eddie Juutilainen from Finland. It also includes an unnamed pilot known as Skull 7.
109	* The 1986 ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' anime film ''Anime/TheGreatMissionToSavePrincessPeach'' has Princess Peach's fiancee, Prince Haru of the Flower Kingdom. ([[DieForOurShip Peach/Mario fans don't have to worry about him showing up in any future game.]])
110	* The characters Crys Mu, Dark Mu and Hattori Kinzo in the ''Anime/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesLegendOfTheSupermutants'' OVA series.
111	* ''Anime/TekkenBloodline'' has Miss Miura, Heihachi's secretary.
112	* Kiyone from ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' was added in the TV version as a StraightMan foil for Mihoshi. She has since become one of the more popular cast members, but ''never'' featured in the original {{O\|riginalVideoAnimation}}VA canon, where her name is used for a completely different character.
113	** She has a ''counterpart'' in the third OVA in Noike; the green-haired, no-nonsense former partner of Mihoshi.
114	** She is also in the semi canonical Mihoshi Special (Which in canon is Mihoshi telling a story which may or may not be based on real events) and the movie Daughter of Darkness which takes place in the OVA continuity. Or rather, ''a version'' of the OVA continuity that spins off after the first 13 episodes.
115	* The ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' manga introduces Nia's eldest sister, Princess Straea, who was discarded many years ago only to have chosen to serve her father by running the all-women village for him, and now wants Nia to take her place.
116	* Everyone in ''Anime/TheTowerOfDruaga'' except for Gilgamesh, Ki, Succubus, and Druaga counts.
117	* ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'': Several one-shot villains in the first half of the anime, a few of which even wound up [[CanonImmigrant making cameos in the manga]], most notably Descartes. Gung-Ho Guns Caine the Longshot and Chapel the Evergreen are exclusive to the anime (although Chapel does have an equivalent in the manga).
118	* The ''VideoGame/{{Ultima}}'' manga introduces the Dragon Warriors Aida, Bigelow, Genji, and Lennon, in ''The Terror of Exodus'', Deane and Shiva, in ''The Quest of the Avatar'', and Susadora and Vitor, in ''The Fall of Magincia''.
119	* ''Anime/VariableGeo'': While Satomi enters the tournament of her own free will in the ''[[VideoGame/AdvancedVariableGeo Advanced V.G.]]'' game series, [[TheAnimeOfTheGame the OVA]] makes it so she's [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse blackmailed into it]], by introducing several all new characters:
120	** Damian is cast as [[spoiler: [[BigBad Miranda Jahana]]]]'s [[TheDragon most trusted employee]] and is the one who discovers Satomi's latent fighting potential. Which convinces him that she'd make the ideal [[spoiler: [[GrandTheftMe vessel]] for Miranda's [[TheDisembodied disembodied spirit]]]].
121	** Siritahi is also exclusive to the OVA and is a lab technician at the Jahana Research Facility, who provides Damian with medicated injections to help him [[spoiler: control his [[SuperpoweredEvilSide alter ego]]]].
122	** The [[BadassAndChildDuo Old Man and the mute girl with him]] aid Yuka, by saving her and her friends from [[spoiler: Damian]] in the second episode. Then imparts her with words of wisdom to help her find the strength she'd need to save Satomi.
123	** Washio serves as Reimi's [[RighthandHottie personal aide and adjutant]], who helps her by uncovering the goings-on at the research facility. Which is how Reimi learns that Damian's been secretly working for [[spoiler: her mother]].
124	* Liu Kowloon, Eva Durix, Oni-Maru and Alexander the [[NonHumanSidekick flying squirrel]] from the ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter'' anime series.
125	* ''Literature/TheWonderfulAdventuresOfNils'' has Krummel/Carrot, Nils's pet hamster, a cute Non-Human Sidekick who is created for the anime series.
126	* ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'':
127	** ''Anime/KatriGirlOfTheMeadows'' is based on the novel ''Paimen, piika ja emäntä'' by Auni Nuolivaraa. Maruti, his family, Helena, Pekka, Akki and Emilia weren't in it, but are significant characters in the anime.
128	** ''Anime/LucyMayOfTheSouthernRainbow'' is based on the novel ''Southern Rainbow'' by Phyllis Piddington. It has a minor case with Mrs. Pettywell and a few background characters.
129	** ''Anime/PrincessSarah'' is based on the novel ''Literature/ALittlePrincess'' by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The series adds Peter, a [[StreetSmart street-wise kid]] who proves himself to be a relyable ally to Sara outside the seminary. He's also [[PuppyLove got it bad for our heroine]].
130	* In ''Manga/TheWorldIsStillBeautiful'' there is the council of elders that Livi always consults - they do not exist (or are at least never shown) in the manga while in the anime they often appear and have no real role other than be the PluckyComicRelief. Nike's retinue of maids might count as well, as while she was attended by maids in the manga, they were not given distinctive designs, unlike the trio shown in the anime.
131	* In the ''Manga/{{X 1999}}'' movie, Shougo Asogi was created to fill the until-then empty space in the Dragons of Earth (since Kakyou Kuzuki hadn't appeared) and use the KillItWithWater powers that Yuuto wouldn't show off until ''much'' later.
132	* ''Anime/YuGiOh'' has many, but one of the most notable would be Noah Kaiba; the character would be the actual son of Gozaburo Kaiba (Mokuba and Seto's foster father), who conveniently died right before Mokuba and Seto arrived at the Kaiba manor. He also looks a lot like Seto (more specifically, he looks like how Kaiba did in the Death-T arc of [[Manga/YuGiOh the manga]] as well as [[Anime/YuGiOhFirstAnimeSeries the Toei anime]], right down to the white clothes and green hair), even though they're not blood-related.

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