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* ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'' actually averted this in the first four games, as there were considerable {{time skip}}s between installments. However, there has been no visible passage of time since 2001, with characters staying the same age as they were in [[VideoGame/Tekken4 the fourth game]]. [[EpilepticTrees Some have speculated]] that this by forgoing time skips, [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Namco]] [[MenGetOldWomenGetReplaced can keep the female characters young and sexy]] forever (as the nineteen-year time skip between the second and third games had forced them to resort to various excuses to remove the older female characters or have them stay young). Taken to somewhat illogical extremes in ''VideoGame/Tekken7'', which claims the events of ''Tekken 4'' took place "only a few months earlier," despite enough time having passed for there to have been [[ExtremelyShortTimeSpan multiple new tournaments and a full-fledged world war]] between the two games.

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* ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'' actually averted this in the first four games, as there were considerable {{time skip}}s between installments. However, there has been no visible passage of time since 2001, with characters staying the same age as they were in [[VideoGame/Tekken4 the fourth game]]. [[EpilepticTrees Some have speculated]] that this by forgoing time skips, [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Namco]] Creator/{{Namco}} [[MenGetOldWomenGetReplaced can keep the female characters young and sexy]] forever (as the nineteen-year time skip between the second and third games had forced them to resort to various excuses to remove the older female characters or have them stay young). Taken to somewhat illogical extremes in ''VideoGame/Tekken7'', which claims the events of ''Tekken 4'' took place "only a few months earlier," despite enough time having passed for there to have been [[ExtremelyShortTimeSpan multiple new tournaments and a full-fledged world war]] between the two games.
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* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'': ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' (and ''VideoGame/FinalFight'', [[SharedUniverse which is set in the same universe]]) had official dates of birth for each character in the game that gave away their intended ages. As the series went on with ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha'' and ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'', Creator/{{Capcom}} started using vaguer years for in-game dates and even within official data in an effort to avoid dating the games, as well as ensuring the characters would stay roughly the same age. (For example, Sakura's DOB was given as March 15, [[YearX 197X]] in ''[=SFA2=]'' proper.[[labelnote:*]]That Sakura was indicated to be 16 at the time of her debut ([[FlipFlopOfGod though some sources instead say 15]]) along with the ''Alpha'' series being set after the original ''VideoGame/StreetFighterI'' (which released in 1987 and is often theorized to have been set in 1987 in-universe as well) led several fans to [[FanWank speculate]] she couldn't have been born any earlier than 1971 or 1972 and no later than 1973 (due to the WorkingTitle of ''Final Fight'' being ''Street Fighter '89'', which is likewise held up as evidence of that game -- which also precedes the events of ''SFA'' -- taking place in 1989).[[/labelnote]]) From ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' onward, years of birth for all the returning fighters were no longer given in official bios. Even ''Ultra Videogame/StreetFighterII'', the 2017 UpdatedRerelease of ''Street Fighter II'' for the Usefulnotes/NintendoSwitch, changed Zangief's country of origin from the U.S.S.R. to Russia due to the dissolution of the former during the early 1990s.

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* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'': ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' (and ''VideoGame/FinalFight'', [[SharedUniverse which is set in the same universe]]) had official dates of birth for each character in the game that gave away their intended ages. As the series went on with ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha'' and ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'', Creator/{{Capcom}} started using vaguer years for in-game dates and even within official data in an effort to avoid dating the games, as well as ensuring the characters would stay roughly the same age. (For example, Sakura's DOB was given as March 15, [[YearX 197X]] in ''[=SFA2=]'' proper.[[labelnote:*]]That Sakura was indicated to be 16 at the time of her debut ([[FlipFlopOfGod though some sources instead say 15]]) along with the ''Alpha'' series being set after the original ''VideoGame/StreetFighterI'' (which released in 1987 and is often theorized to have been set in 1987 in-universe as well) led several fans to [[FanWank speculate]] she couldn't have been born any earlier than 1971 or 1972 and no later than 1973 (due to the WorkingTitle of ''Final Fight'' being ''Street Fighter '89'', which is likewise held up as evidence of that game -- which also precedes the events of ''SFA'' -- taking place in 1989).[[/labelnote]]) From ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' onward, years of birth for all the returning fighters were no longer given in official bios. Even ''Ultra Videogame/StreetFighterII'', the 2017 UpdatedRerelease of ''Street Fighter II'' for the Usefulnotes/NintendoSwitch, Platform/NintendoSwitch, changed Zangief's country of origin from the U.S.S.R. to Russia due to the dissolution of the former during the early 1990s.



** The cast never seem to age at all. ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii'' starts the story off by having the Mario Bros. celebrate Princess Peach's birthday, but her age is never revealed. The entire series constantly references past games but none of the characters get any older. Now let's stop for a second and discuss Mario's age. The Japanese Trophy description for Mario in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'' states that he's 26 years old. Let's be generous and say that he ages one year with each new generation, putting him at 29 as of the launch of the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch. That would place his birth at around 1988, a few years after his real-life debut where he was already an adult! Eventually, [[Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto Miyamoto]] [[WordOfGod stated]] that Mario has been 24-25 years old throughout the entire series.

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** The cast never seem to age at all. ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii'' starts the story off by having the Mario Bros. celebrate Princess Peach's birthday, but her age is never revealed. The entire series constantly references past games but none of the characters get any older. Now let's stop for a second and discuss Mario's age. The Japanese Trophy description for Mario in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'' states that he's 26 years old. Let's be generous and say that he ages one year with each new generation, putting him at 29 as of the launch of the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch.Platform/NintendoSwitch. That would place his birth at around 1988, a few years after his real-life debut where he was already an adult! Eventually, [[Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto Miyamoto]] [[WordOfGod stated]] that Mario has been 24-25 years old throughout the entire series.
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-> ''"Franchise/{{Batman}} was roughly twenty three or so when he started crime fighting. Nowadays he's -- uh -- thir-orty-ish?"''
--> -- '''Linkara''', ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'', reviewing the origin comic of Batman from 1939

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-> ''"Franchise/{{Batman}} was ''"So, for the nerds out there, that would make Franchise/{{Batman}} roughly twenty three or so when he started crime fighting. Nowadays he's -- uh -- thir-orty-ish?"''
--> -- '''Linkara''', ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kWCzTxVCuI&list=PL5JOu_qKjrrN9JBStCMP8KGtJbpX5DT_n&index=1 reviewing the origin comic of Batman from 1939
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* Despite their reputation, this was actually averted in the ''Film/JamesBond'' films up until ''Film/AViewToAKill'': all characters aged consistently, and [[CallBack callbacks]] to events [[ContinuityNod of previous films]] would correctly identify the year. This changed with Creator/TimothyDalton's first Bond film ''Film/TheLivingDaylights'', which significantly de-aged Bond (and Moneypenny) and acknowledged the previous history (such as Bond's loss of his love in ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService'') only in BroadStrokes; Creator/PierceBrosnan's first film in the role, ''Film/GoldenEye'', was explicitly set in a post-Cold War world and yet had Bond about the same age as in Dalton's last film ''Film/LicenceToKill'' from six years earlier. Of course, this was mainly a matter of circumstance: if Bond had been recast with a younger actor earlier, as nearly happened several times, then Comic-Book Time most likely would've come into effect earlier as well.

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* Despite their reputation, this was actually averted in the ''Film/JamesBond'' films up until ''Film/AViewToAKill'': all characters aged consistently, consistently (even cases of TheOtherDarrin were done by actors who weren't too far apart from their predecessors in age), and [[CallBack callbacks]] to events [[ContinuityNod of previous films]] would correctly identify the year. This changed with Creator/TimothyDalton's first Bond film ''Film/TheLivingDaylights'', which significantly de-aged Bond (and Moneypenny) and acknowledged the previous history (such as Bond's loss of his love in ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService'') only in BroadStrokes; Creator/PierceBrosnan's first film in the role, ''Film/GoldenEye'', was explicitly set in a post-Cold War world and yet had Bond about the same age as in Dalton's last film ''Film/LicenceToKill'' from six years earlier. Of course, this was mainly a matter of circumstance: if Bond had been recast with a younger actor earlier, as nearly happened several times, then Comic-Book Time most likely would've come into effect earlier as well.

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* A very common substrain is that school-centric series will take place over an endless spring (the first trimester of the Japanese school year), with occasional jumps into holidays and [[SchoolFestival school festivals]] but nobody ''ever'' advancing a grade unless it's a major plot point. The sillier the series, the more likely this trope; ''Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou'' {{Lampshade}}s it every other volume or so, with one story even having scientists discuss whether the "endless spring" phenomenon is tied into [[ItMakesSenseInContext the new ice age threatening Earth]].

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* A very common substrain is that school-centric series will take place over an endless spring (the first trimester of the Japanese school year), with occasional jumps into holidays and [[SchoolFestival school festivals]] {{school festival}}s but nobody ''ever'' advancing a grade unless it's a major plot point. The sillier the series, the more likely this trope; ''Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou'' {{Lampshade}}s {{lampshade|Hanging}}s it every other volume or so, with one story even having scientists discuss whether the "endless spring" phenomenon is tied into [[ItMakesSenseInContext the new ice age threatening Earth]].



* ''Manga/BakiTheGrappler'': In-universe, Baki hasn't aged more than a few years since the beginning of the series in 1991. That didn't stop the characters from interacting with several successive American presidents (Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden) and using smartphones and the Internet in the most recent installments.

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* ''Manga/BakiTheGrappler'': In-universe, Baki hasn't aged more than a few years since the beginning of the series in 1991. That didn't stop the characters from interacting with several successive American presidents (Bush, Obama, Trump Trump, and Biden) and using smartphones and the Internet in the most recent installments.
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** All the returning characters from ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters94'' were aged by one year in ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters95 '95]]'' and since then everyone remained the same age in [[Franchise/TheKingOfFighters all subsequent entries]] (until SNK stopped listing the ages of the characters in ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters2002 2002]]''), despite the storyline of the series revolving around a yearly tournament. This is a huge contrast to SNK's prior fighting game series, ''VideoGame/FatalFury'', in which characters were allowed to age as the series went on, specifically [[TheHero Terry Bogard]], who was 20 in [[VideoGame/FatalFuryKingOfFighters the very first game in the series]] and ended up turning 35 in the final entry ''VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves'' (released in 1999, but set in 2006). A contrast to the ''KOF'' series, in which he is eternally 24. Terry was eventually given his aged-up ''Gaoru'' redesign in ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters2003 KOF 2003]]'', only to return to his classic, younger appearance [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXII two games later]]. (This is in part due to SNK [[ArtShift switching to HD, hand-drawn sprites]] for ''XII'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXIII XIII]]'', resulting in a lot of characters adopting [[IconicOutfit their original designs]] and/or having [[CostumePorn the amount of details present]] toned down, but ''2003'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXI XI]]'' also treat Terry's "Wild Wolf" design as a cosmetic change.) Strangely, his adopted son Rock Howard officially joined the series in ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXIV KOF XIV]]'' after having previously cameoed as a little kid in one of Terry's ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters2001 KOF 2001]]'' victory animations, meaning Terry has stayed the same age despite the child he raised having grown into a teenager.

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** All the returning characters from ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters94'' were aged by one year in ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters95 '95]]'' and since then everyone remained the same age in [[Franchise/TheKingOfFighters all subsequent entries]] (until SNK stopped listing the ages of the characters in ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters2002 2002]]''), despite the storyline of the series revolving around a yearly tournament. This is a huge contrast to SNK's prior fighting game series, ''VideoGame/FatalFury'', in which characters were allowed to age as the series went on, specifically [[TheHero Terry Bogard]], who was 20 in [[VideoGame/FatalFuryKingOfFighters the very first game in the series]] and ended up turning 35 in the final entry ''VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves'' (released in 1999, but set in 2006). A contrast to the ''KOF'' series, in which he is eternally 24. Terry was eventually given his aged-up ''Gaoru'' ''Garou'' redesign in ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters2003 KOF 2003]]'', only to return to his classic, younger appearance [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXII two games later]]. (This is in part due to SNK [[ArtShift switching to HD, hand-drawn sprites]] for ''XII'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXIII XIII]]'', resulting in a lot of characters adopting [[IconicOutfit their original designs]] and/or having [[CostumePorn the amount of details present]] toned down, but ''2003'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXI XI]]'' also treat Terry's "Wild Wolf" design as a cosmetic change.) Strangely, his adopted son Rock Howard officially joined the series in ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXIV KOF XIV]]'' after having previously cameoed as a little kid in one of Terry's ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters2001 KOF 2001]]'' victory animations, meaning Terry has stayed the same age despite the child he raised having grown into a teenager.
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* A very common substrain is that school-centric series will take place over an endless spring (the first trimester of the Japanese school year), with occasional jumps into holidays and [[SchoolFestival school festivals]] but nobody ''ever'' advancing a grade unless it's a major plot point. The sillier the series, the more likely this trope; ''Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou'' {{Lampshade}}s it every other volume or so, with one story even having scientists discuss whether the "endless spring" phenomenon is tied into [[ItMakesSenseInContext the new ice age threatening Earth]].
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* An in-universe example in ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiClubMeetings''. The simulation runs on a soft time loop -- the Literature Club are always in their senior year, and next year is ''also'' always their senior year. [[Spoiler:Figuring out how to break the time loop (or if they even ''want'' to break it) is a major plot point in Season 3. Eventually, they decide to break it and graduate for real.]]

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* An in-universe example in ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiClubMeetings''. The simulation runs on a soft time loop -- the Literature Club are always in their senior year, and next year is ''also'' always their senior year. [[Spoiler:Figuring [[spoiler:Figuring out how to break the time loop (or if they even ''want'' to break it) is a major plot point in Season 3. Eventually, they decide to break it and graduate for real.]]
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* An in-universe example in ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiClubMeetings''. The simulation runs on a soft time loop -- the Literature Club are always in their senior year, and next year is ''also'' always their senior year. [[Spoiler:Figuring out how to break the time loop (or if they even ''want'' to break it) is a major plot point in Season 3. Eventually, they decide to break it and graduate for real.]]
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* Averted and discussed in ''Manga/CityHunter'', as people age and seasons go exactly in tune with the manga's release dates, and fourth wall jokes are made by the characters about how, in many mangas, people do not age, but "years are strictly counted in this one". Played straight with the ''[[Anime/CityHunterShinjukuPrivateEyes Shinjuku Private Eyes]]'' movie, which is recognizably set in TheNewTens (all those smartphones with apps) despite none of the ''City Hunter'' characters or the Kisugi sisters [[{{Crossover}} from]] ''Manga/CatsEye'' looking any older than they did in TheEighties.

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* Averted and discussed in ''Manga/CityHunter'', as people age and seasons go exactly in tune with the manga's release dates, and fourth wall jokes are made by the characters about how, in many mangas, people do not age, but "years are strictly counted in this one". Played straight with the ''[[Anime/CityHunterShinjukuPrivateEyes Shinjuku Private Eyes]]'' movie, which is recognizably set in TheNewTens TheNew10s (all those smartphones with apps) despite none of the ''City Hunter'' characters or the Kisugi sisters [[{{Crossover}} from]] ''Manga/CatsEye'' looking any older than they did in TheEighties.The80s.



** 2019's ''Anime/LupinIIITheFirst'' provides an interesting aversion, being explicitly set in TheSixties. Going by the assumption that most entries are set in the same year (or at least period) as their time of release, this would make ''The First'', "chronologically" speaking, one of the Lupin gang's earliest adventures, if not [[MeaningfulName the first]]. Compare this to [[Anime/LupinIIIGoodbyePartner another feature from the same year]], which has a quantum supercomputer and advanced computer A.I. as major parts of the plot. ([[ZigZaggingTrope And compare this to]] [[Anime/LupinZero the below entry]], which is ''also'' set in the same decade as ''The First'' yet features Lupin at the tender age of 13. NegativeContinuity, you gotta love it!)

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** 2019's ''Anime/LupinIIITheFirst'' provides an interesting aversion, being explicitly set in TheSixties.The60s. Going by the assumption that most entries are set in the same year (or at least period) as their time of release, this would make ''The First'', "chronologically" speaking, one of the Lupin gang's earliest adventures, if not [[MeaningfulName the first]]. Compare this to [[Anime/LupinIIIGoodbyePartner another feature from the same year]], which has a quantum supercomputer and advanced computer A.I. as major parts of the plot. ([[ZigZaggingTrope And compare this to]] [[Anime/LupinZero the below entry]], which is ''also'' set in the same decade as ''The First'' yet features Lupin at the tender age of 13. NegativeContinuity, you gotta love it!)



* Being both adaptations of the first ''Literature/LeftBehind'' book, ''Film/LeftBehind2014'' and ''Film/LeftBehindRiseOfTheAntichrist'' took nine years to complete the book's story, and despite the first movie taking place in TheNewTens and the sequel taking place in TheNewTwenties, no more than six months have passed between the events of both movies.

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* Being both adaptations of the first ''Literature/LeftBehind'' book, ''Film/LeftBehind2014'' and ''Film/LeftBehindRiseOfTheAntichrist'' took nine years to complete the book's story, and despite the first movie taking place in TheNewTens TheNew10s and the sequel taking place in TheNewTwenties, TheNew20s, no more than six months have passed between the events of both movies.



* ''Series/SesameStreet'' has a sliding timeline. For example a 2006 episode had Bob introducing his deaf niece to two characters and teaching them about deafness despite the fact that they had previously known a deaf character, Linda. There was also a Season 35 episode showing three characters as teenagers in TheSeventies when they were all adults when the show began. As mentioned on the NotAllowedToGrowUp page, human characters age but Muppets stay the same unless a plot point is needed. It's especially noticeable in a wedding anniversary episode where Elmo speaks as if he wasn't at the wedding, but in the actual episode he's clearly in the scene.

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* ''Series/SesameStreet'' has a sliding timeline. For example a 2006 episode had Bob introducing his deaf niece to two characters and teaching them about deafness despite the fact that they had previously known a deaf character, Linda. There was also a Season 35 episode showing three characters as teenagers in TheSeventies The70s when they were all adults when the show began. As mentioned on the NotAllowedToGrowUp page, human characters age but Muppets stay the same unless a plot point is needed. It's especially noticeable in a wedding anniversary episode where Elmo speaks as if he wasn't at the wedding, but in the actual episode he's clearly in the scene.



* ''Webcomic/{{Avalon}}'' averted this for the most part, with the majority of it taking placing in real time and with timeskips after long storylines. It was played straight near the end of its run when the ugliness that is ScheduleSlip reared its head and caused week to month-long delays.

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* ''Webcomic/{{Avalon}}'' ''Webcomic/{{Avalon|1999}}'' averted this for the most part, with the majority of it taking placing in real time and with timeskips after long storylines. It was played straight near the end of its run when the ugliness that is ScheduleSlip reared its head and caused week to month-long delays.
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* Averted in ''Fanfic/XMen1970''. The original ''Uncanny Franchise/XMen'''s comic-book run lasted from 1963 to 1970. ComicBook/{{Cyclops|MarvelComics}}, [[Characters/MarvelComicsJeanGrey Marvel Girl]], Angel, ComicBook/{{Beast|Marvel Comics}} and Iceman have been the X-Men for seven years, which is because they have become worn out.

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* Averted in ''Fanfic/XMen1970''. The original ''Uncanny Franchise/XMen'''s ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen'''s comic-book run lasted from 1963 to 1970. ComicBook/{{Cyclops|MarvelComics}}, [[Characters/MarvelComicsCyclops Cyclops]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsJeanGrey Marvel Girl]], Angel, ComicBook/{{Beast|Marvel Comics}} [[Characters/MarvelComicsAngel Angel]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsBeast Beast]] and Iceman [[Characters/MarvelComicsIceman Iceman]] have been the X-Men for seven years, which is because they have become worn out.



** The real timeline buster is ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine''. How about [[Characters/EmmaFrostWhiteQueen Emma Frost]] being ''younger'' there than in TheSixties? Even the permanent CosmicRetcon from ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' shouldn't make a woman [[spoiler:born decades before the changes take hold]] thirty or so years younger than she should be. Officially, she's a different girl with similar powers.

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** The real timeline buster is ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine''. How about [[Characters/EmmaFrostWhiteQueen [[Characters/MarvelComicsEmmaFrost Emma Frost]] being ''younger'' there than in TheSixties? Even the permanent CosmicRetcon from ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' shouldn't make a woman [[spoiler:born decades before the changes take hold]] thirty or so years younger than she should be. Officially, she's a different girl with similar powers.
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-> ''"Franchise/{{Batman}} was roughly twenty three or so when he started crime fighting. Nowadays he's -- uh --thir-orty-ish?"''

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-> ''"Franchise/{{Batman}} was roughly twenty three or so when he started crime fighting. Nowadays he's -- uh --thir-orty-ish?"''-- thir-orty-ish?"''



This trope can prove problematic with creations who are tied to a certain time period or conflict. For example, since the 1980s, ComicBook/{{Magneto}}'s backstory and characterisation have been deeply connected to his status as a Holocaust survivor; no matter that beyond a certain point this ought to make him much older than the character seems.[[note]]Of course, comics weirdness can work around this. In mainstream Marvel continuity, he was de-aged into a baby (don't ask) and then re-aged into a young man an unspecified numbers of years before whenever the latest issue of ''X-Men'' takes place.[[/note]] However, in the case of ComicBook/ThePunisher, simply {{retcon}}ning his backstory as a veteran of a more recent war than Vietnam (officially done in 2012) doesn't alter the character or their motivations too drastically. In other continuities, however, this trope is played straight. That causes a particular type of aversion, the RefugeeFromTime, where you just don't allow any Sliding Timescale at all or at least not for one character -- though ultimately it will make them impossibly old as more real-world years pass. A common solution is to RetCon those conflicts into a generic and dateless FantasyConflictCounterpart when the dates start giving trouble.

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This trope can prove problematic with creations who are tied to a certain time period or conflict. For example, since the 1980s, ComicBook/{{Magneto}}'s backstory and characterisation have been deeply connected to his status as a Holocaust survivor; no matter that beyond a certain point this ought to make him much older than the character seems.[[note]]Of course, comics weirdness can work around this. In mainstream Marvel continuity, he was de-aged into a baby (don't ask) and then re-aged into a young man an unspecified numbers of years before whenever the latest issue of ''X-Men'' takes place.[[/note]] However, in the case of ComicBook/ThePunisher, simply {{retcon}}ning his backstory as a veteran of a more recent war than Vietnam (officially done in 2012) doesn't alter the character or their motivations too drastically. In other continuities, however, this trope is played straight. That causes a particular type of aversion, the RefugeeFromTime, where you just don't allow any Sliding Timescale at all or at least not for one character -- though ultimately it will make them impossibly old as more real-world years pass. A common solution is to RetCon {{retcon}} those conflicts into a generic and dateless FantasyConflictCounterpart when the dates start giving trouble.






** The aforementioned CosmicRetcon from ''Days of Future Past'' also muddied the continuity around Angel and [[Characters/MarvelComicsPsylocke Psylocke]]. The two showed up in ''Film/XMenApocalypse'', set in the 80s, despite also having been in ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'', which took place decades later. Even with the roles recast, Angel was clearly supposed to be a young man in his early 20s during ''The Last Stand'', so him showing up at a similar age in ''Apocalypse'' make zero sense. The official WordOfGod was that the continuity changes seen in ''Days of Future Past'' may have somehow caused certain characters to have been born earlier in the new timeline, but this idea is never brought up in the actual movie.

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** The aforementioned CosmicRetcon from ''Days of Future Past'' also muddied the continuity around Angel and [[Characters/MarvelComicsPsylocke Psylocke]]. The two showed up in ''Film/XMenApocalypse'', set in the 80s, despite also having been in ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'', which took place decades later. Even with the roles recast, Angel was clearly supposed to be a young man in his early 20s during ''The Last Stand'', so him showing up at a similar age in ''Apocalypse'' make makes zero sense. The official WordOfGod was that the continuity changes seen in ''Days of Future Past'' may have somehow caused certain characters to have been born earlier in the new timeline, but this idea is never brought up in the actual movie.



** This was alluded to in a [[http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/2001/09/25/ post-9/11]] episode of ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot'' (which rigidly enforces this trope) when Jason found out that his father--afraid of needles (and of most things)--just gave blood.

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** This was alluded to in a [[http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/2001/09/25/ post-9/11]] episode of ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot'' (which rigidly enforces this trope) when Jason found out that his father--afraid father -- afraid of needles (and of most things)--just things) -- just gave blood.



** It got even weirder when, in 2003, Garfield ''met himself''--that is, [[MeetYourEarlyInstallmentWeirdness his "former" iteration from 1978]], when the strip debuted; the ArtEvolution was promptly lampshaded. The June 19th strip, referred to as Garfield's official birthday, also featured the original models of Odie and Jon standing with their contemporary counterparts.

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** It got even weirder when, in 2003, Garfield ''met himself''--that himself'' -- that is, [[MeetYourEarlyInstallmentWeirdness his "former" iteration from 1978]], when the strip debuted; the ArtEvolution was promptly lampshaded. The June 19th strip, referred to as Garfield's official birthday, also featured the original models of Odie and Jon standing with their contemporary counterparts.



** The series ran afoul of this quite often. There is at least some semblance of the progression of time, events from web episodes and TV specials tend to be [[ContinuityNod surprisingly heavy on continuity]], and at least one character actually appears to graduate (or drop out) from the titular school, but many of the aforementioned specials seem to take place during subsequent seasons of the year. Considering there were [[Recap/MonsterHigh 13 specials]] prior to the ContinuityReboot, the main cast should've logically seen more of a shakeup.

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** The series ran afoul of this quite often. There is at least some semblance of the progression of time, events from web episodes and TV specials tend to be [[ContinuityNod surprisingly heavy on continuity]], and at least one character actually appears to graduate (or drop out) from the titular school, but many of the aforementioned specials seem to take place during subsequent seasons of the year. Considering there were [[Recap/MonsterHigh 13 specials]] prior to the first ContinuityReboot, the main cast should've logically seen more of a shakeup.
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* ''ComicStrip/{{Blondie}}'' averted this for twenty years, chronicling not only the courtship and marriage of Blondie and Dagwood, but also depicting the birth and growth of their children Alexander (born in 1934 as "Baby Dumpling") and Cookie (born in 1941). Alexander stopped growing up around 1950-51, but Cookie kept on until late that decade, finally having the same age as her brother.

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* ''ComicStrip/{{Blondie}}'' ''ComicStrip/Blondie1930'' averted this for twenty years, chronicling not only the courtship and marriage of Blondie and Dagwood, but also depicting the birth and growth of their children Alexander (born in 1934 as "Baby Dumpling") and Cookie (born in 1941). Alexander stopped growing up around 1950-51, but Cookie kept on until late that decade, finally having the same age as her brother.
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* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' has its characters age in-between arcs and they age realistically. However, the Judge, despite being an old man who admits to using dentures, never seems to age one bit and the games uses a singular timeline with specific dates for each trial and event.

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* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' has its characters age in-between arcs and they age realistically. However, the Judge, despite being an old man who admits to using dentures, never seems to age one bit and the games uses use a singular timeline with specific dates for each trial and event.
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* ''ComicStrip/MadamAndEve'' has been running since 1992 and frequently makes references to RealLife events and South African political figures. Even so, none of the characters have aged, and Eve still [[RunningGag hasn't received a pay raise.]]
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%%* ''VideoGame/FallenLondon'' is set in the 1890s, in a heavily steampunk-inspired Victorian setting. However, being a continually updated browser-based game, time passed in real-time for the first several years of the game's existence, with annual citywide events around Valentine's Day, Halloween and Christmas. When the in-game calendar hit January 1, 1900, the Empress promptly banned the new century, causing the in-game timeline to loop through the year 1899 indefinitely. Having the [[StateSec Office of Public Decency]] drag you off to New Newgate for possessing an updated calendar or acknowledging the passage of time is definitely one way of subverting this.

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%%* * ''VideoGame/FallenLondon'' is set in the 1890s, in a heavily steampunk-inspired Victorian setting. However, being a continually updated browser-based game, time passed in real-time for the first several years of the game's existence, with annual citywide events around Valentine's Day, Halloween and Christmas. When the in-game calendar hit January 1, 1900, the Empress promptly banned the new century, causing the in-game timeline to loop through the year 1899 indefinitely. Having the [[StateSec Office of Public Decency]] drag you off to New Newgate for possessing an updated calendar or acknowledging the passage of time is definitely one way of subverting this.
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%%* ''VideoGame/FallenLondon'' is set in the 1890s, in a heavily steampunk-inspired Victorian setting. However, being a continually updated browser-based game, time passed in real-time for the first several years of the game's existence, with annual citywide events around Valentine's Day, Halloween and Christmas. When the in-game calendar hit January 1, 1900, the

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%%* ''VideoGame/FallenLondon'' is set in the 1890s, in a heavily steampunk-inspired Victorian setting. However, being a continually updated browser-based game, time passed in real-time for the first several years of the game's existence, with annual citywide events around Valentine's Day, Halloween and Christmas. When the in-game calendar hit January 1, 1900, thethe Empress promptly banned the new century, causing the in-game timeline to loop through the year 1899 indefinitely. Having the [[StateSec Office of Public Decency]] drag you off to New Newgate for possessing an updated calendar or acknowledging the passage of time is definitely one way of subverting this.
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%%* ''VideoGame/FallenLondon'' is set in the 1890s; however,

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%%* ''VideoGame/FallenLondon'' is set in the 1890s; however,1890s, in a heavily steampunk-inspired Victorian setting. However, being a continually updated browser-based game, time passed in real-time for the first several years of the game's existence, with annual citywide events around Valentine's Day, Halloween and Christmas. When the in-game calendar hit January 1, 1900, the
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* ''Manga/CrayonShinChan'', like ''Doraemon'' below, [[OutlivedItsCreator sadly also outlived his creator]]. To give an idea of how bad this series is with Comic-Book Time: Shin-chan is 5 when the manga starts. His mother's friend Keiko marries, gets pregnant and has a baby. Later on Shin-chan's mom also gets pregnant and has a daughter, Himawari. ''Shin-chan's still five'', but bizarrely enough, Keiko's baby actually aged a bit, as evident of him being able to speak simple words and even walk! Even better, an episode parodying ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' aired in 2010 claimed Shin-chan's parents met "8 years ago." When they travel back to said 8 years ago, it's ''2002''. Apparently Shin-chan was born in 2005, nearly a decade and a half after the series ''started''.

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* ''Manga/CrayonShinChan'', like ''Doraemon'' below, [[OutlivedItsCreator sadly also outlived his creator]]. To give an idea of how bad this series is with Comic-Book Time: Shin-chan is 5 when the manga starts. His mother's friend Keiko marries, gets pregnant and has a baby. Later on Shin-chan's mom also gets pregnant and has a daughter, Himawari. ''Shin-chan's still five'', but bizarrely enough, Keiko's baby actually aged a bit, as evident of him being able to speak simple words and even walk! Even better, an episode parodying ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'' aired in 2010 claimed Shin-chan's parents met "8 years ago." When they travel back to said 8 years ago, it's ''2002''. Apparently Shin-chan was born in 2005, nearly a decade and a half after the series ''started''.

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