History Main / BonusEpisode

** Likewise his ChannelAwesome Colleagues WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob and [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]]. For Linkara it even provides with an OriginsEpisode in regards to his Magic Gun.

* ''VisualNovel/{{Higurashi}}'' came with Nekogoroshi-hen (Cat Killing Chapter), a single episode scenario based on a light novel.

* ''Anime/SoRaNoWoTo'' has two episodes exclusive to the [=DVDs=]. One of them involves the underage cast being UnsuspectinglySoused.

* Both the ''FreaksAndGeeks'' and ''{{Undeclared}}'' DVD sets contained unaired episodes.

* The [=DVD=] of ''Series/{{Wonderfalls}}'' mostly consisted of unaired episodes as the series was cancelled after only four broadcasts.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' has an episode, "Powerless!", that came directly to DVD in America and Canada. Website/{{Netflix}} also made it available to stream.

* ''WesternAnimation/AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' has an episode, "Powerless!", that came directly to DVD in America and Canada. Website/{{Netflix}} also made it available to stream.

[[caption-width-right:350:The episode in question is "[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/KimPossibleS2E23Partners Partners]]", which first appeared on this DVD, then aired on Creator/DisneyChannel three months later.]]

* ''LightNovel/KamisamaNoInaiNichiyoubi'''s bonus 13th episode is divided into three parts, with the first part taking place between episodes 9 and 10, and the second and third parts taking place before the series.

* ''Anime/{{Sola}}'' was already thirteen episodes, but it still got two bonus episodes. Only one was fanservicey. The other was set before the first episode of the broadcast.

* Two of ''GregTheBunny'''s 13 episodes did not air before the show was cancelled, but appear in the DVD set.

** The show's first home release, ''Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies'' contained "Graveyard Shft" and "Club [=SpongeBob=]" before their TV premieres.

* The ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' VHS/DVD compilation ''The Seascape Capers'' contained the episodes "[=SpongeBob=] Meets the Strangler" and "Pranks a Lot" months before they premiered on TV.

* Though it is a manga, rather than an anime, ''Manga/PrettyFace'' took this to extremes in its final bonus issue. The dramatic climax had come and gone, and even though this opened up one previously absent (but vital) character to the possibility of epilogue development, it still managed to locate the epilogue at a [[HotSpringsEpisode Hot Spring]]. This was used to display nude females in unprecedented numbers, whereas previously there had been very little uncensored nudity (despite plenty of other types of semi-harmless [[FanService Fan Service]]).

* The fourteenth episode of ''Manga/HidamariSketch [[OddlyNamedSequel X365]]'' is a DVD-only release.

* The first season of ''{{Dollhouse}}'' was originally signed to thirteen episodes for the broadcast run as well as the DVD set. However, this included the pilot episode, which {{FOX}} decided was too confusing and didn't get into the action quickly enough, and so they didn't run it. Therefore, the episode count for the broadcast run was reduced to 12. However, delivering just twelve episodes would violate the contract they had with the company putting out the [=DVDs=], so a stand-alone thirteenth episode was created strictly for the DVD. As a result, the DVD set will have fourteen episodes: the twelve episodes broadcast, the stand-alone thirteenth, and the original unaired pilot.

* The last episode of ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex'' aired was "Rock My World", which doesn't really have anything to do with the overall plot and just happened to be aired out of order. However, it seems that the producers realized it would be the very last episode instead of "End Game" and threw in an AnimationBump, AwesomeMusic original to that episode, some light {{Fanservice}} by bringing back Holiday's little sister, and crafted the plot to be just 22 minutes of [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Rex being awesome]] to let the series end on a high note.

* The ''Anime/UtaKata'' non-television episode gave some added conclusion to the end of the series, though it was still unfulfilling in some respects.

* ''Franchise/{{Jewelpet}} Twinkle'''s 53rd episode is a 28 minute long OVA with new opening and ending sequences which is included in the Blu-ray box set release of the series. It's centered around the adaptation of a character, previously residing in Jewel Land, to the human world, and so it's less humorous and more of a character study than most other examples on this list.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'' had a DVD release whose main attraction was the [[spoiler:final]] arc with the Shredder and the third season finale. It was released at least a month before the beginning of the fourth season, and included three episodes from the next season well before their network premiere. Later the entire second half of the Fast Forward season was released on DVD, two months before its premiere. Finally, the infamous "Insane in the Membrane" was never aired, but was included in a DVD that contained the bulk of the fourth season.
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' complete series DVD set has the never-seen-in-the-United-States episode "See Me, Feel Me, Gnomey."

* ''WesternAnimation/AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' has an episode, "Powerless!", that came directly to DVD in America and Canada. {{Netflix}} also made it available to stream.
* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanShazamTheReturnOfBlackAdam'' and the DC Showcase shorts include these episodes: "Chill of the Night!" (''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''), "Showdown" (''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''), "Initiation" and "Clash" (''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'').

Timing these after true finale episodes can seem awkward, even more so when they use the non-broadcasted aspect to up the FanService noticeably.

* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanShazamTheReturnOfBlackAdam'' and the DC Showcase shorts include these episodes: "Chill of the Night" (''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''), "Showdown" (''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''), "Initiation" and "Clash" (''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'').

* Western example: The makers of ''WesternAnimation/TomGoesToTheMayor'' consider the 30th episode to be like a bonus episode, as both episode 29, which ends with Tom curled into the fetal position on the Mayor's floor, and episode 30, which ends with Tom and the Mayor soaring off into the skies on a motor scooter, are both fitting ends to the series in their own way.

* The last episode of ''GeneratorRex'' aired was "Rock My World", which doesn't really have anything to do with the overall plot and just happened to be aired out of order. However, it seems that the producers realized it would be the very last episode instead of "End Game" and threw in an AnimationBump, AwesomeMusic original to that episode, some light {{Fanservice}} by bringing back Holiday's little sister, and crafted the plot to be just 22 minutes of [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Rex being awesome]] to let the series end on a high note.
* Western example: The makers of ''TomGoesToTheMayor'' consider the 30th episode to be like a bonus episode, as both episode 29, which ends with Tom curled into the fetal position on the Mayor's floor, and episode 30, which ends with Tom and the Mayor soaring off into the skies on a motor scooter, are both fitting ends to the series in their own way.

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* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' frequently does this in their DVD's.
* Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses (Read: Everything done by Creator/DougWalker ''alongside'' him as the WebVideo/NostalgiaCritic) has several of all of his series / skits on his DVD's.
** Likewise his ChannelAwesome Colleagues WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob and [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]]. For Linkara it even provides with an OriginsEpisode in regards to his Magic Gun.

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