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* In ''Manga/WanderingSon'' nine years real-world years was only six years in-series. The series tries to stay contemporary for the best of its abilities though. A calendar in volume 11 clearly states "2010", though earlier chapters seem very early 2000s. Characters owning a UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 are shown several time within the manga, but it's been a popular console throughout the 2000s so it doesn't date the series to any particular year.

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* In ''Manga/WanderingSon'' nine years real-world years was only six years in-series. The series tries to stay contemporary for the best of its abilities though. A calendar in volume 11 clearly states "2010", though earlier chapters seem very early 2000s. Characters owning a UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 Platform/PlayStation2 are shown several time within the manga, but it's been a popular console throughout the 2000s so it doesn't date the series to any particular year.
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* ''Fanfic/VowOfNudity'': The series as a whole averts this due to taking place in a medieval fantasy setting, but the side serial starring Kay’la isn’t against lampshading its frequent [[ScheduleSlip schedule slips]]:
--> '''Kay’la:''' I know it’s only been five days since I started chasing that mithral plate, but it felt more like 5 months!
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* ''Franchise/DragonBall'''s sagas are sometimes (the Saiyan saga, and some of the {{Tournament Arc}}s are notable exceptions) set over the course of no more than a month. Major events which take a year or more in real-time to draw or animate last maybe one to three days in-story. In an inversion, the {{Time Skip}}s catch up to the present and then some -- 35 years pass over 10-11 years real time.
** A straighter example would be the Buu Saga, or more specifically from the tail-end of the Great Saiyaman Saga to the climax of the Kid Buu Saga, which depicts the events of less than 24 hours, but lasts for nearly a hundred chapters and episodes, and for 2 years in real time.
** Then there's the Tournament of Power, where a year's worth of episodes took place over forty minutes.

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* ''Franchise/DragonBall'''s ''Manga/DragonBall'''s sagas are sometimes (the Saiyan saga, and some of the {{Tournament Arc}}s are notable exceptions) set over the course of no more than a month. Major events which take a year or more in real-time to draw or animate last maybe one to three days in-story. In an inversion, the {{Time Skip}}s catch up to the present and then some -- 35 years pass over 10-11 years real time.
** A straighter example would be the Buu Saga, Saga in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', or more specifically from the tail-end of the Great Saiyaman Saga to the climax of the Kid Buu Saga, which depicts the events of less than 24 hours, but lasts for nearly a hundred chapters and episodes, and for 2 years in real time.
** Then there's the Tournament of Power, Power in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', where a year's worth of episodes took place over forty minutes.



* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': Most of the main {{Story Arc}}s occur over the span of a few months, each having a publication length for three years. ''Manga/GoldenWind'' notably takes place over the course of a ''single week''. It's even more blatant once the series [[ChannelHop switched]] over to [[Magazine/ShonenJump Ultra Jump]] as [[Manga/SteelBallRun subsequent]] [[Manga/JoJolion Parts]] took over 7-10 years while having a nominal length in-universe.

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* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': Most of the main {{Story Arc}}s occur over the span of a few months, each having a publication length for three years. ''Manga/GoldenWind'' ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'' notably takes place over the course of a ''single week''. It's even more blatant once the series [[ChannelHop switched]] over to [[Magazine/ShonenJump Ultra Jump]] as [[Manga/SteelBallRun [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun subsequent]] [[Manga/JoJolion [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureJoJolion Parts]] took over 7-10 years while having a nominal length in-universe.



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* ComicBook/ScottPilgrim was produced from 2004 to 2010, but roughly takes place over the course of a year from late 2004 to 2005-ish[[note]]The only real indicators that time is passing are the changing seasons and that [[spoiler:Knives turns 18 by the end]][[/note]]. Lampshaded at least once;

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* ComicBook/ScottPilgrim ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'' was produced from 2004 to 2010, but roughly takes place over the course of a year from late 2004 to 2005-ish[[note]]The only real indicators that time is passing are the changing seasons and that [[spoiler:Knives turns 18 by the end]][[/note]]. Lampshaded at least once;



* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'': Between [[Recap/TheVentureBrosS1E11PastTense "Past Tense"]] and [[Recap/TheVentureBrosS7E3ArrearsInScience "Arrears in Science"]], only two years and fourteen days pass, compared to about fourteen years real time. That said, pop culture and mundane technology [[ComicBookTime have remained contemporary with when episodes are written]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'': Between [[Recap/TheVentureBrosS1E11PastTense "Past Tense"]] "[[Recap/TheVentureBrosS1E11PastTense Past Tense]]" and [[Recap/TheVentureBrosS7E3ArrearsInScience "Arrears "[[Recap/TheVentureBrosS7E3ArrearsInScience Arrears in Science"]], Science]]", only two years and fourteen days pass, compared to about fourteen years real time. That said, pop culture and mundane technology [[ComicBookTime have remained contemporary with when episodes are written]].
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* ''Manga/NoMatterHowILookAtItItsYouGuysFaultImNotPopular'' has being published for 12 years by now, yet in-universe it has only being between 2 and 3 years since the story started. With the first year of high school being covered in 2 years, the second year of high school being covered in four years and the third year being covered in 6 years ([[LongRunner and counting]]). This is particulary prominent in longer arcs, given they often happen in limited time periods, like the Kyoto arc is a 3-days field trip yet is covered in 11 chapters (6 months in real life). The Disneyland arc are 7 chapters dedicated to one single day (4 months in real life), the summer Vacations of the third year are covered in 14 chapters (10 months), and by far the biggest one, the Movie Arc covers the events of one single month in 40 chapters (3 years in real life)

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* ''Manga/IMarriedMyFemaleFriend'' was published over the course of about three years of real time, with 32 monthly chapters, and takes place over the course of several months, before jumping ahead a few more for the finale.



** The Dressrosa Arc covers events of one day and lasted over two-and-a-half years real time.

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** The Dressrosa Arc covers the events of one day and lasted over two-and-a-half years real time.



* ''Manga/TheSummerYouWereThere'', which has been running since 2020 and comes out on a monthly basis, takes place over the course of a Japanese summer vacation- late July to the start of September, or just over a month of in-universe time.

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* ''Manga/TheSummerYouWereThere'', which has been running since 2020 and comes out on ran for a total of 32 monthly basis, chapters, or three and a half years, takes place over the course of a Japanese summer vacation- late July to the start of September, or just over a month of in-universe time.
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* ''WebAnimation/SmashKing'' started in 2008 not long after ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' was released. In that time it's managed to cover about a month worth of content including a 25ish day time skip.

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* ''WebAnimation/SmashKing'' started in 2008 not long after ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' was released. In that the time between ''Brawl'' and ''Ultimate''[='s=] release (2008-2018), it's managed to cover about a month worth of content including a 25ish day time skip.skip and is still ongoing, along with a SequelSeries and spin-offs.
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* ''Manga/AyakashiTriangle'' takes about two years of chapters to cover the four months from the start of Matsuri and Suzu's school year to summer break.

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* ''Manga/AyakashiTriangle'' takes about two years of chapters to cover the four months from the start of Matsuri ran three years, covering Suzu and Suzu's school year to summer break.Matsuri's first half-year of high school.
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* ''Manga/TheSummerYouWereThere'', which has been running since 2020 and comes out on a monthly basis, takes place over the course of a Japanese summer vacation- late July to the start of September, or just over a month of in-universe time.
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* ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' came out in 1985, and its two sequels followed in 1989 and 1990. Since they are {{Immediate Sequel}}s, 1985 remains the present year in-universe. This is not a huge issue all by itself since most of the trilogy is spent visiting other eras anyway, but it does mean that Creator/MichaelJFox aged from 23 to 28 while Marty [=McFly=] stayed 17.

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* ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'' came out in 1985, and its two sequels followed in 1989 and 1990. Since they are {{Immediate Sequel}}s, 1985 remains the present year in-universe. This is not a huge issue all by itself since most of the trilogy is spent visiting other eras anyway, but it does mean that Creator/MichaelJFox aged from 23 to 28 while Marty [=McFly=] stayed 17.
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* The first three Volumes of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' all take place within the same school year, while they aired from 2013 to 2016.

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* The first three Volumes volumes of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' all take place within the same school year, while they aired from 2013 to 2016.2016. In later volumes time passes via [[TimeSkip Time Skips]], but still much slower than in real life. The characters have all only aged about two years between the start of the series and volume 9, which aired in 2023.

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