History Main / TheOriginalSeries

* The original series of ''Anime/{{Patlabor}}'' OVAs was named ''Mobile Police Patlabor''. To distinguish it it from the similarly-named movie and TV series released after, the Laserdisc rereleases added the subtitle ''Early Days''.

* ''Series/DoctorWho''[='=]s "classic series" refers to the original run from 1963-1989 (and sometimes its TV movie in 1996), to differentiate it from the revival from 2005. Generally everything before the revival is called "Classic Who" and everything after is "New Who", though the terminology gets fuzzier when applied to the Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse.

* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'': The first game in the series was just ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI The Legend Of Zelda]]'', and the second was ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'', but every game after that was just called ''The Legend of Zelda: (something)''. The first game, therefore, can be referred to as "Zelda 1", "the original Zelda", etc. For wiki purposes, we refer to it as ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI The Legend of Zelda I]]'' code-wise (the name is still customized as "The Legend of Zelda"), following the Roman numeral designation of the second game. Relatedly, it had the subtitle "The Hyrule Fantasy" in Japan, but this never made it out of the country. The corresponding text on the title screen was turned into "The Legend of".

* The ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime's [[Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries original series]] mostly refers to the Kanto arc, with the technical addition of the Orange Islands the Johto arcs simply because they didn't have subtitles. With rare exception, every series is a direct continuation of the previous one, minus Ash dropping his current Pokémon lineup outside of Pikachu.

* For another example, the [[VideoGame/MonsterHunter2004 first game]] of the ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' series was only known as ''Monster Hunter'', so most fans tend to call it ''Monster Hunter 1'' to differentiate the game itself from the overall franchise. In the similar case of the ''[[Film/MonsterHunter2020 Monster Hunter]]'' movie, it gets a TitleTheAdaptation nickname of ''Monster Hunter: The Movie'' or some variation.

* The ''Franchise/KamenRider Series'' has not one, but two shows simply titled ''Kamen Rider''. In an inversion, only [[Series/KamenRider the original series]] has its name untouched. The second show with the name, originally intended as a ContinuityReboot but later brought into the existing universe (during the show's run, as part of a ReTool), is officially called ''Kamen Rider (New)'' in Japan and known as ''New Kamen Rider'' among English-speaking fans, though Wiki/TheOtherWiki in both languages and this wiki call it ''Series/KamenRiderSkyrider'' after a new superhero name was given to the protagonist during the ReTool.

* For another example, the [[VideoGame/MonsterHunter2004 first game]] of the ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' series was only known as ''Monster Hunter'', so most fans tend to call it ''Monster Hunter 1'' to differentiate the game itself from the overall franchise. In the similar case of the ''Film/MonsterHunter'' movie, it gets a TitleTheAdaptation nickname of ''Monster Hunter: The Movie'' or some variation.

* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'', though more often referred to as ''Gundam 0079'' or sometimes ''First Gundam''.

* As an example of the above bullet point, the first game in ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' series was just ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI The Legend Of Zelda]]'', and the second was ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'', but every game after that was just called ''The Legend of Zelda: (something)''. The first game, therefore, can be referred to as "Zelda 1", "the original Zelda", etc. For wiki purposes, we refer to it as ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI'', following the Roman numeral designation of the second game.
** The first game had the subtitle "The Hyrule Fantasy" in Japan, but this never made it out of the country. The corresponding text on the title screen was turned into "The Legend of".
* Fpr another example, the [[VideoGame/MonsterHunter2004 first game]] of the ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' series was only known as ''Monster Hunter'', so most fans tend to call it ''Monster Hunter 1'' to differentiate the game itself from the overall franchise. In the similar case of the ''Film/MonsterHunter'' movie, it gets a TitleTheAdaptation nickname of ''Monster Hunter: The Movie'' or some variation.

** This also carries over to another Hasbro franchise, ''Franchise/MyLittlePony''; the initial batch and television show are "Generation 1".

* The original ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer'' game is referred to as ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianDawn'' to distinguish it from its sequels.

* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha''.

* The first ''Literature/RiversOfLondon'' book is called ''Rivers of London''. It seems likely Ben Aaronovitch was expecting to call the series "the Peter Grant series" or something similar, but by the time the [[Comicbook/RiversOfLondon the comic series was launched]] and needed a main title, this was what the fans were calling them.

* WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}, and it was the only one its creators actually had an active part in running (a different creative duo ran the [[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce first]] [[WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien two]] sequels, and ''another'' main team runs [[WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse the fourth.]])

* The original UsefulNotes/PlayStation officially became the "[=PS1=]" some time after the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 came out. Previously, it was colloquially called the "PSX", after the abbreviation for its developmental code name, "Playstation-Experimental". Most people will still know what you mean when you call it that, although the especially pedantic will inform you that "PSX" refers to an obscure [[NoExportForYou Japanese]] [=PS2=]/DVR hybrid.

* The first ''Literature/RiversOfLondon'' book is called ''Rivers of London''. It seems likely Ben Aaronovitch was expecting to call the series "the Peter Grant" series or something similar, but by the time the [[Comicbook/RiversOfLondon the comic series was launched]] and needed a main title, this was what the fans were calling them.

* The ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime's original series mostly refers to the Kanto arc, with the technical additon of the Orange Islands the Johto arcs simply because they didn't have subtitles. With rare exception, every series is a direct continuation of the previous one, minus Ash dropping his current Pokémon lineup outside of Pikachu.

* The first UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} was nicknamed the "Xbox 1" by gamers during the time of the UsefulNotes/Xbox360 until Microsoft announced their third console, the UsefulNotes/XboxOne. Nowadays, Microsoft themselves officially calls it the "Original Xbox".

* The first released ''Franchise/StarWars'' movie (i.e., [[Film/ANewHope Episode IV]]) was originally titled simply ''Star Wars'' on release. The title ''A New Hope'' was added with the 1981 re-release (the first one after ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''), but it wasn't ''marketed'' as "Episode IV: A New Hope" until after the prequels were released (even the [[http://swhomevid.site40.net/vhs_anh6.jpg 1997 Special Edition]] is called simply "Star Wars: Special Edition"). The fanbase typically used "the trilogy" to refer to the "whole" ''Star Wars'' saga prior to the release of Episode I, allowing them to continue calling the first film simply "Star Wars", but this is no longer done, and most everyone within the fandom now refers to the original film as "A New Hope" or "Episode IV", and the episodes IV-V-VI as the "Original Trilogy".

* The ''Franchise/KamenRider Series'' has not one, but two shows simply titled ''Series/KamenRider''. In an inversion, only the original series has its name untouched.
** The second show with the name, originally intended as a ContinuityReboot but later brought into the existing universe (during the show's run, as part of a ReTool), is officially called ''Kamen Rider (New)'' in Japan and known as ''New Kamen Rider'' among English-speaking fans, though Wiki/TheOtherWiki in both languages and this wiki call it ''Series/KamenRiderSkyrider'' after a new superhero name was given to the protagonist during the ReTool.

* The first game was just ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI The Legend Of Zelda]]'', and the second was ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'', but every game after that was just called ''The Legend of Zelda: (something)''. The first game, therefore, can be referred to as "Zelda 1", "the original Zelda", etc. For wiki purposes, we refer to it as ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI'', following the Roman numeral designation of the second game.
** The first game originally had the subtitle "The Hyrule Fantasy", but this never made it out of Japan. The corresponding text on the title screen was turned into "The Legend of".
** Happens often where the title of the first is homonymous to the series: ''VideoGame/{{Metroid}}'', ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'', ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'', ''Franchise/KingdomHearts''...

* Since ''Franchise/MegaMan'' received lots of spin-offs, the original series are referred to as "VideoGame/MegaManClassic".
* The [[VideoGame/MonsterHunter2004 game]] of the ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' series was only known as ''Monster Hunter'', most fans tend to call it ''Monster Hunter 1'' to differentiate the game itself from the overall franchise. In the similar case of the ''Film/MonsterHunter'' movie, it gets called ''Monster Hunter: The Movie'' or some variation.

* The first released ''Franchise/StarWars'' movie (i.e., [[Film/ANewHope Episode IV]]) was originally titled simply ''Star Wars'' on release. The title ''A New Hope'' was added with the 1981 re-release (the first one after ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''), but it wasn't ''marketed'' as "Episode IV: A New Hope" until after the prequels were released (even the [[http://swhomevid.site40.net/vhs_anh6.jpg 1997 Special Edition]] is called simply "Star Wars: Special Edition"). The fanbase typically used "the trilogy" to refer to the "whole" ''Star Wars'' saga prior to the release of Episode I, allowing them to continue calling the first film simply "Star Wars", but this is no longer done any more, and most everyone within the fandom now refers to the original film as "A New Hope" or "Episode IV", and the episodes IV-V-VI as the "Original Trilogy".

* The original ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer'' game is referred to as ''Tiberian Dawn'' to distinguish it from its sequels.

* The first UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} was referred to the "Xbox 1" by most everyone, until Microsoft announced their third console, the UsefulNotes/XboxOne. Nowadays, most people just call it the first or original Xbox.

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* The ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series has the original title simply referred to as such (as the later titles are frequently referred to by the subtitle, ''Melee'' or ''Brawl'' instead) or [[SuperTitle64Advance Super Smash Brothers 64]] in reference to the console as these games come out at [[OnceAnEpisode one title per console generation]].

* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'' (the first two seasons) are the original series. The 1978 episodes, which are part of the "''The Scooby-Doo Show''", are often mistakenly labeled as part of the ''"Where Are You!"'' series for unknown reasons.
** Reason: when ABC aired the 1978 episodes, they were separate from ''Scooby's All-Stars'' and had the ''Where Are You!'' opening affixed to them. It was getting clobbered in the ratings by the new ''ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}'' show on CBS, so by November ABC moved the separate Scooby show to being a segment of ''All-Stars.''

* The [[VideoGame/MonsterHunter2004 game]] of the ''Franchise/MonsterHunter'' series was only known as ''Monster Hunter'', most fans tend to call it ''Monster Hunter 1'' to differentiate the game itself from the overall franchise. In the similar case of the ''Film/MonsterHunter'' movie, it gets called ''Monster Hunter: The Movie'' or some variation.

* The Creator/CoreDesign-produced ''Franchise/TombRaider'' gam oiles are usually referred to as the "Classic" series. Some don't count ''Angel of Darkness'' as one of these, and die-hard purists only count the original trilogy.

* Used straight, then averted, then used straight again by ''Franchise/PrettyCure''.

* Enforced by ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', rendering the previous 153 episodes as just "''Manga/DragonBall''". This is one of the more unique examples because the Z suffic was only added so that Toei [[NewAndImproved could market it as if it were a brand new anime series]][[note]]Which wasn't really the case: it was still based on the ongoing manga by Creator/AkiraToriyama, which didn't change its name it all and kept going as normal. The major changes fans cite, such as the introduction of science fiction elements, [[OlderThanTheyThink already existed beforehand but weren't as prominent]][[/note]]. As such, most fans tend to call it "the original anime", "the first series" or "OG-DB". This has gotten easier thanks to the introduction of ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'': ''Dragon Ball Z'''s popularity in the West meant that "DBZ" was frequently used to refer to the entire franchise, but ''Super'' has made it more logical to refer to the whole franchise as "''Dragon Ball''", thus calling more attention to the original episodes.

* The ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime's original series mostly refers to the Kanto arc, though it technically also consists of the Orange Islands arc and the Johto arcs, although in an interesting case, the following series (''Pokémon: [[UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance Advanced]] Generation'') was a direct continuation that followed immediately.

** Official sources have retroactively named the first season (as in, the one based on ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'', which established the first generation of ''Pokémon'' games) ''[[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/S01 Pokémon: Indigo League.]]''

** Reason: when ABC aired the 1978 episodes, they were separate from ''Scooby's All-Stars'' and had the ''Where Are You!'' opening affixed to them. It was getting clobbered by the new ''ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}'' show on CBS, so by November ABC moved the separate Scooby show to being a segment of ''All-Stars.''

* Numerous game shows from the 50s, 60s and 70s have had reboots that many born in the 70s on believe to be the "original" versions. Those of note include ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'', ''Series/MatchGame'', ''Series/{{Password}}'' and ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}''. The signet Buzzr runs the original ''Price'' and ''Password'' while very few of the original eps of the others exist.

* The Creator/CoreDesign-produced ''Franchise/TombRaider'' games are usually referred to as the "Classic" series. Some don't count ''Angel of Darkness'' as one of these, and die-hard purists only count the original trilogy.