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* ''[[http://holmeschat.livejournal.com/1586.html The Theory of Narrative Casualty]]'' is essentially a ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' fic where the characters are Website/LiveJournal users who are fans of Literature/SherlockHolmes. John Watson is a popular writer for the fandom, and Sherlock Holmes is a (in)famous fan artist. That has to be some kind of meta right there.

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* FanFic/BHF5 is super guilty of this, sometimes [[NoFourthWall referring to the very fourth wall they just broke (could we get a janitor in here?)]].
* ''FanFic/BringMeAllYourElderly'' is all about the animated characters of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' going into [[Film/TheLastAirbender The Movie]] and correcting their live-action counterparts, all fully aware that they are in a fanfic (except Zuko). At one point, the characters read and discuss the comments section.

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* A lot of bad fanfiction does this by accident, when characters will offhandedly reference their fictionality or something the author likes, for no apparent reason.

* The ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/ThoseLackingSpines'', while ostensibly self-contained, mercilessly skewers the dark side of every aspect of fanfiction, including High School AlternateUniverse, {{yaoi}} fanfiction, the {{flanderization}} of all the "hot" characters (Xaldin, Vexen, and Lexaeus are the heroes of this fic because they are unaffected by TheVirus that turns their comrades into shadows of their former selves), poorly done crossovers, [[CrackFic random]] and [[{{wangst}} overly melodramatic]] storylines, and {{Mary Sue}}s.

* ''[[http://holmeschat.livejournal.com/1586.html The Theory of Narrative Casualty]]'' is essentially a ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' fic where the characters are Website/LiveJournal users who are fans of SherlockHolmes. John Watson is a popular writer for the fandom, and Sherlock Holmes is a (in)famous fan artist. That has to be some kind of meta right there.

** And MyLittleStashie as a decidedly comedic example.

* In the short ''WesternAnimation/WildKratts'' fanfic [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8448120/1/Oh-Crap-There-Are-Fanfics-Of-Us Oh Crap! There Are Fanfics Of Us]], the Kratt brothers and company discover the disturbing world of fanfiction and fanart. What makes the story real interesting is that the references are to actual fan works you can find, such as the [[{{OC}} Kitty]]/Martin fics on Fanfiction.net and [[IncestYayShipping Incest Yay]] art of the bros.

* The ''KingdomHearts'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/ThoseLackingSpines'', while ostensibly self-contained, mercilessly skewers the dark side of every aspect of fanfiction, including High School AlternateUniverse, {{yaoi}} fanfiction, the {{flanderization}} of all the "hot" characters (Xaldin, Vexen, and Lexaeus are the heroes of this fic because they are unaffected by TheVirus that turns their comrades into shadows of their former selves), poorly done crossovers, [[CrackFic random]] and [[{{wangst}} overly melodramatic]] storylines, and {{Mary Sue}}s.

* It's apparently quite common for ComicBook/TheJoker fans to have the Joker starring in a Meta Fic where he meets up with the [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold many]] [[Film/{{Batman}} different]] [[Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse versions]] [[Film/TheDarkKnight of]] [[WesternAnimation/TheBatman himself]], often with the objective of exploring certain traits about him (why ''does'' the guy keep coming BackFromTheDead?) or of simply exploring the different ways the character can be portrayed. Since the Joker regularly [[BreakingTheFourthWall breaks]] [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall and leans on]] the Fourth Wall all the time in canon, Meta Fic involving him can get rather complicated...

* Many bad fanfiction does this by accident, when characters will offhandedly reference their fictionality or something the author likes, for no apparent reason.

* Clell65619's ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4070610/8/Thrilling_Tales_of_the_Downright_Unusual Harry Potter and the Read Through]]'' mixes this and AnimatedActors, as the cast of the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' novels critique the new fanfic script they've just been handed.

* The Avatar fic [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7300974/1/I-Love-Bad-Fanfiction I Love Bad Fanfiction]] is about the characters being aware they are in a fanfiction and being forced to act out bad fanfiction clitches at the "director's" (read author's) "bad fanfiction party". It's implied that all other fics from other fandoms are acted out as well by each fandoms respective characters (although the Literature/HarryPotter output is so large the characters have no choice but to use body doubles).

* The point of the {{Franchise/Buildingverse}} besides being a MegaCrossover (in this category because most entries are FanWebcomics) is that there is a world between stories where fictional characters go after (and between) stories and this is the story of the world. By the way FourthWall? What's that?

* In the short WildKratts fanfic [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8448120/1/Oh-Crap-There-Are-Fanfics-Of-Us Oh Crap! There Are Fanfics Of Us]], the Kratt brothers and company discover the disturbing world of fanfiction and fanart. What makes the story real interesting is that the references are to actual fan works you can find, such as the [[{{OC}} Kitty]]/Martin fics on Fanfiction.net and [[IncestYayShipping Incest Yay]] art of the bros.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' has MyLittleDashie, a [[TearJerker decidedly non-comedic]] example.

* It's apparently quite common for SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker fans to have the Joker starring in a Meta Fic where he meets up with the [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold many]] [[Film/{{Batman}} different]] [[Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse versions]] [[Film/TheDarkKnight of]] [[WesternAnimation/TheBatman himself]], often with the objective of exploring certain traits about him (why ''does'' the guy keep coming BackFromTheDead?) or of simply exploring the different ways the character can be portrayed. Since the Joker regularly [[BreakingTheFourthWall breaks]] [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall and leans on]] the Fourth Wall all the time in canon, Meta Fic involving him can get rather complicated...

* It's apparently quite common for [[SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker Joker]] [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Fans]] to have the Joker starring in a Meta Fic where he meets up with the [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold many]] [[Film/{{Batman}} different]] [[Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse versions]] [[Film/TheDarkKnight of]] [[WesternAnimation/TheBatman himself]], often with the objective of exploring certain traits about him (why ''does'' the guy keep coming BackFromTheDead?) or of simply exploring the different ways the character can be portrayed. Since the Joker regularly [[BreakingTheFourthWall breaks]] [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall and leans on]] the Fourth Wall all the time in canon, Meta Fic involving him can get rather complicated...

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* In the {{crossover}} fic "[[FanFic/TheBankCalledYourRealityCheckBounced The Bank Called, Your Reality Check Bounced]]," the main cast of ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' gets dropped into the world of ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist.'' Most of the characters are at least slightly distressed; however, Kyoya not only takes the whole thing in stride, he corrects some of Tamaki's mistaken notions by explaining that "We're not in an anime. We're in a ''fan fiction''." He also comments on the concepts of a PortmanteauCoupleName and {{shipping}}.

* ''Webcomic/CassToons'', a parody [[FanWebComics Fan Web Comic]] originally started as a response to the FaceHeelTurn of Cassandra Cain's ComicBook/{{Batgirl| 2000}}, is a Meta Fic of Franchise/TheDCU and to a lesser extent the Franchise/MarvelUniverse.

** Neither silly nor surreal, Deborah Goldsmith's excellent ''Ranma'' fanfic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7603977/1/Genmas-Daughter Genma's Daughter]]'' inspired its author to play with the same idea in her ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7606351/1/Genma-s-Daughter-The-Cutting-Room-Floor Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor]].'' It's a blooper reel for the most part, though some behind-the-scenes action is shown.

** [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1827551/1/Scenes-from-Nerima This]] goes for insanely silly. Cases in point, Akane and Ranma are [[CastIncest siblings]]. [[BrotherSisterIncest And lovers.]] And in a threesome relationship with someone who may or may not be their ''[[ParentalIncest mother.]]'' Yeah, and did we mention Ranma's [[{{Polyamory}} married too?]]

* Much bad fanfiction does this by accident, when characters will offhandedly reference their fictionality or something the author likes, for no apparent reason.

* The ''KingdomHearts'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/ThoseLackingSpines'', while ostensibly self-contained, mercilessly skewers the dark side of every aspect of fanfiction, including High School AlternateUniverse, {{yaoi}} fanfiction, the {{flanderization}} of all the "hot" characters (Xaldin, Vexen, and Lexaeus are the heroes of this fic because they are unaffected by TheVirus that turns their comrades into shadows of their former selves), poorly done crossovers, [[CrackFic random]] and {{wangst}} fanfiction, and {{Mary Sue}}s.

* In the {{crossover}} fic "[[FanFic/TheBankCalledYourRealityCheckBounced The Bank Called, Your Reality Check Bounced]]," the main cast of ''OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' gets dropped into the world of ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist.'' Most of the characters are at least slightly distressed; however, Kyoya not only takes the whole thing in stride, he corrects some of Tamaki's mistaken notions by explaining that "We're not in an anime. We're in a ''fan fiction''." He also comments on the concepts of a PortmanteauCoupleName and {{shipping}}.

* ''[[http://holmeschat.livejournal.com/1586.html The Theory of Narrative Casualty]]'' is essentially a ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' fic where the characters are LiveJournal users who are fans of SherlockHolmes. John Watson is a popular writer for the fandom, and Sherlock Holmes is a (in)famous fan artist. That has to be some kind of meta right there.

* It's apparently quite common for [[SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker Joker]] [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Fans]] to have the Joker starring in a Meta Fic where he meets up with the [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold many]] [[Film/{{Batman}} different]] [[{{DCAU}} versions]] [[Film/TheDarkKnight of]] [[WesternAnimation/TheBatman himself]], often with the objective of exploring certain traits about him (why ''does'' the guy keep coming BackFromTheDead?) or of simply exploring the different ways the character can be portrayed. Since the Joker regularly [[BreakingTheFourthWall breaks]] [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall and leans on]] the Fourth Wall all the time in canon, Meta Fic involving him can get rather complicated...

* ''ImAMarvelAndImADC'' has the characters referencing their own movies and writers, even after the series takes a more serious turn.

* ''Webcomic/CassToons'', a parody [[FanWebComics Fan Web Comic]] originally started as a response to the FaceHeelTurn of Cassandra Cain's ComicBook/{{Batgirl| 2000}}, is a Meta Fic of Franchise/TheDCU and to a lesser extent the MarvelUniverse.

** Angus [=MacSpon's=] ''[[http://shell.ihug.co.nz/%7Emacspon/fanfic/ The Replacement Ranmas]]'' goes for ''very'' silly, as the cast of ''Ranma 1/2'' is missing on the first day of shooting for a new fic, and the "director" must scramble to replace them with characters from ''other'' anime series...

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* ''Webcomic/CassToons'', a parody [[FanWebComics Fan Web Comic]] originally started as a response to the FaceHeelTurn of Cassandra Cain's ComicBook/{{Batgirl| 2000}}, is a Meta Fic of TheDCU and to a lesser extent the MarvelUniverse.

Not to be confused with MetaFiction or RecursiveFanfiction. Can be combined with a DeconstructionFic.