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1	[[quoteright:349:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/xmeetsy_8.png]]
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3	A formulation primarily used to pitch a show or to quickly sum up the impression a show gives by [[AppliedMathematics expressing it as the sum]] of two separate, unrelated shows. The most famous variation is "DieHardOnAnX", where X is a different location, means of mass transportation, or ''{{IN SPACE}}!'', and so on.
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5	It's very common in music writing -- both reviews and press releases usually describe an artist as "Artist X meets Artist Y". Similarly, a work of literature may be reviewed as being the fusion of the styles of two authors; a common variation is to say that a novel is "as if X had written Y".
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7	Should more works/characters be added into the mix (e.g. X + Y + Z...) and it starts specifically using mathematical symbols to define the work/character as parts of others, it becomes {{JustForFun/Troperithmetic}}. When this happens with multiple real-life stories, see PatchedTogetherFromTheHeadlines.
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9	Compare Justforfun/RecycledInSpace, {{Crossover}}, ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs. See also DuelingWorks. Frequent enough with weapons to qualify for a separate trope: see MilitaryMashupMachine. It can also result in a type of [[TropesThatWillNeverHappen/XMeetsY Tropes That Will Never Happen]].
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11	JustForFun/NotToBeConfusedWith works that have ''X Meets Y'' in their title, which are covered by VersusTitle.
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13	See also JustForFun/ComeForTheXStayForTheY where you initially take time on a work for one reason or another, but then get something out of it you did not expect.
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15	To get a few pitch ideas for free see our [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pitchgenerator.php Pitch Generator]].
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17	!!Example subpages:
18	[[index]]
19	* XMeetsY/AnimeAndManga
20	* XMeetsY/ComicBooks
21	* XMeetsY/FanWorks
22	* [[XMeetsY/AnimatedFilms Films — Animation]]
23	* [[XMeetsY/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
24	* XMeetsY/{{Literature}}
25	* XMeetsY/LiveActionTV
26	* XMeetsY/{{Music}}
27	* XMeetsY/ProfessionalWrestling
28	* XMeetsY/TabletopGames
29	* XMeetsY/{{Theatre}}
30	* XMeetsY/VideoGames
31	* XMeetsY/WebAnimation
32	* XMeetsY/{{Webcomics}}
33	* XMeetsY/WebOriginal
34	* XMeetsY/WesternAnimation
35	* XMeetsY/OtherMedia
36	* [[JustForFun/FusionDance Tropes]]
37	* XMeetsY/RealLife
38	[[/index]]

Context JustForFun / XMeetsY