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1An Anthology is a collection of works by multiple creators gathered together in a single cohesive release. Originally, it only referred to literary works, but the term has migrated to many other fields. However, it usually doesn't mean just ''any'' collection. There will usually be a unifying theme, such as a genre, a specific theme, or a time period.
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3Related to {{Omnibus}}. Specifically, an ''omnibus'' is usually several novels/issues collected in a single volume, an ''anthology'' is short fiction by multiple authors, and a ''collection'' is short fiction by one author.
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7* AnimatedAnthology
8* AnthologyComic
9* AnthologyFilm
10* AnthologySeries
11* BestOfAnthology
12* GenreAnthology
13* TitleDropAnthology
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21* ''Manga/ZombieLandSagaAnthology'': A series of individual manga chapters based on ''Anime/ZombieLandSaga'', each with it's own writer/illustrator.
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26* ''Film/FourRooms'' has four writer/directors using the setting of a hotel and the character of a bellhop linking the four stories together.
27* ''Film/{{Creepshow}}'' and ''Film/{{Creepshow 2}}''.
28* ''Film/TerrorTract''
29* ''Film/TrickRTreat''
30* ''Film/{{VHS}}'' combines Found footage horror genre and Anthology.
31* ''Film/DeadOfNight''
32* ''Film/TheABCsOfDeath''
33* ''Film/BodyBags''
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40* David Weber's ''Literature/HonorHarrington'' novels currently have six associated anthologies, collected under the ''Worlds of Honor'' banner.
41* ''Sword and Sorcery'' is a collection of {{Fantasy}} stories.
42* ''Warriors''
43* ''Literature/{{Darkover}}'' has several anthologies of stories taking place in that 'verse.
44* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' has two published anthologies of short stories; ''Literature/SideJobs'' and ''Literature/BriefCases''.
45* The ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' Expanded Universe has the ''Tales'' anthologies, mostly reprints of stories from the ''Star Wars Adventure Journal''. An example is ''Literature/TalesFromTheMosEisleyCantina'', composed of various stories by various authors about individual inhabitants of that cantina on Mos Eisley. One of the Jawas was planning to take revenge on stormtroopers, there was a WolfMan and a lamprey woman [[InterspeciesRomance in love]], the bartender wanted to prove that you could be human and still mix drinks as well as something with a better sense of smell, that kind of thing. Some were more or less related. A few were mentioned later in bigger novels, most notably an Ithorian with two clones of a man he'd killed having a cameo in the ''Literature/JediAcademyTrilogy'' and the Mistryl Shadow Warrior Shada Du'kal having one of the subplots in the ''Literature/HandOfThrawn'' duology.
46* In a technical sense, Literature/TheBible. It compiles stories written over several ''centuries'' in a variety of forms, including parables, poems, prophecies, and teachings.
47* The Literature/StarTrekNovelVerse has many, including ''Tales of the Dominion War'', ''Tales From the Captain's Table'' and a collection for each of the TV series' 10th, 20th or 40th anniversary.
48* The Black Library publishes both anthologies and omnibuses of TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} literature. The anthologies tend to focus on a specific faction - "Imperial Guard Anthology" or "Space Marine Anthology", etc - while the omnibuses collect novels (most notably the Literature/GauntsGhosts and Literature/CiaphasCain series).
49* ''Literature/{{Dragonlance}}'': had its "Tales Of The..." series, too. Published as simply ''Tales Volume #'', they each had a unifying theme - ''Magic Of Krynn'' was only about magic users or magical items; ''Kender, Gully Dwarves and Gnomes'' were all stories told from the perspective of or solely featuring the listed races and ''Love And War'' was about, well, love and war. Frequently the first happening during the second. Of course, [[WolverinePublicity Raistlin Majere featured prominently in every volume and on the cover of at least one.]]
50* ''Sword & Sorceress'' is a long-running series (''34 volumes'' when it ended in 2019) of feminist SwordAndSorcery anthologies, originally edited by Creator/MarionZimmerBradley. Many authors, including Creator/MercedesLackey, saw their first publications and royalties through Sword and Sorceress. After Bradley's death, the series was continued by first Diana L. Paxson, then Elisabeth Waters.
51* ''Literature/TheFurtherAdventuresOfBatman'': The stories are primarily about Creator/DCComics characters, focusing on Gotham, but some of the stories approach the subject in a more oblique method.
52* Creator/MartinHGreenberg had the connections to put together several authors ''and'' find a publisher interested in the collection. Creator/MikeResnick recalls when Greenberg had sold an [[Literature/AlternatePresidents "impossible" anthology idea]] to [[{{Creator/Tor}} publishers]] within three hours.
53* Literature/BlackWidowers: Creator/IsaacAsimov would sell the short stories individually, and once he had twelve new files, he'd reprint them in a collection, and add commentary about the publication process. A few stories were published in the collection first, because Dr Asimov didn't have the patience to wait on other people's rate of publication.
54** ''Literature/TalesOfTheBlackWidowers'' represents the first collection of the Literature/BlackWidowers mysteries.
55** ''Literature/TheReturnOfTheBlackWidowers'' represents the sixth and last collection of the Literature/BlackWidowers mysteries.
56* ''Literature/TalesFromTheYearBetween'' is an anthology series in which each volume takes place in a new invented world. The contributors to each volume work together to create the world for that volume, then create pieces set within it.
57* ''Literature/IsaacAsimovTheCompleteStories'': Dr Asimov, in conjunction with {{Creator/Doubleday}}, began this series with the intent of publishing all of the short fiction he had ever published. The introduction implies the goal of republishing his novels under this title as well.
58* ''Literature/TheArborHouseTreasuryOfNobelPrizeWinners'': Their objective was to collect stories from English-language authors who had won the UsefulNotes/NobelPrizeInLiterature.
59* ''Literature/TevinterNights'' is the sixth book set in the ''Franchise/DragonAge'' universe, featuring stories from a number of writers at ''Creator/BioWare''.
60* ''Literature/Opus100'': An [[{{Biography}} Autobiography]] that includes excerpts and fully republished copies of previously written works.
61* ''Literature/FantasticCreatures''
62* ''Literature/LongsummerNights'': An LGBTQ+ paranormal romance anthology.
63* ''Literature/AfterOil'': An anthology of stories set in many different deindustrial futures, with a final one by the author.
64* ''Literature/OddlyEnough'': A series of three collections of stories by Creator/BruceCoville.
65* There are sixteen (as of 2023) volumes of Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar anthologies, most of which have one novella penned by the series' creator and editor of the anthologies Creator/MercedesLackey and are otherwise populated by short stories by other authors, including new ones.
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71* ''Series/WideWorldOfSports'' - TropeMaker and [[TropeCodifier Codifier]] of the Sports Anthology genre (and in every way that counts the UrExample of the all-sports network)
72* ''Danger Theatre'': A Fox Anthology series from the summer of 1993: rotating 15 minute segments of "The Searcher" (a ''Series/TheRenegade'' parody) and "Hawaiian Punch" (a PoliceProcedural comedy starring Creator/AdamWest).
73* Both incarnations of ''The Outer Limits'', [[Series/TheOuterLimits1963 1963]] and [[Series/TheOuterLimits1995 1995]]
74* ''Series/Room104'': A television series that would change genre based on what guest was staying in [[TheNAmesake Room 104]].
75* ''Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse2018'' was retroactively turned into the first installment of an anthology series. Just as Season 1 was a loose, modernized adaptation of Shirley Jackson's [[Literature/TheHauntingOfHillHouse 1954 novel]], Season 2 - entitled ''Series/TheHauntingOfBlyManor'' - takes elements from the works of Henry James (specifically the 1868 short story [[Literature/TheRomanceOfCertainOldClothes ''The Romance Of Certain Old Clothes'']] and the 1898 novella [[Literature/TheTurnOfTheScrew ''The Turn of the Screw'']]) and the bulk of the show takes place in 1987.
76* ''Series/HallmarkHallOfFame'' (All Genres)
77* ''Series/Room104'' (All genres)
78* ''Series/WaltDisneyPresents'' (All Genres)
79* ''Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse'' (All Genres)
80* ''[=ArchOboler's=] Plays'' (All genres)
81* ''Series/HighMaintenance'' (comedy-drama)
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87* Music/TheBeatles: Their three double album ''Music/TheBeatlesAnthology'' is an overview of all kinds of outtakes, demos, live material and early recordings of many of their most famous hits.
88* Music/MuddyWaters: ''Music/TheAnthology19471972'' is a double album with the most essential songs by the legendary blues singer.
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95* ''VideoGame/LiveALive'' is an anthology EasternRPG featuring multiple disparate stories across different time periods.
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101* ''WebVideo/TheHire''
102* ''WebVideo/NightmareTime'' is an anthology series, each hour-long episode showing one story from the Hatchetfield multiverse.
103* ''WebVideo/TheUncannyValley'' is divided into several self-contained shorts, as opposed to the previous Website/ChannelAwesome anniversary specials being one long movie.
104* WebVideo/{{Hatchetfield}}: Consists of 3 full length musicals (Theatre/TheGuyWhoDidntLikeMusicals, Theatre/BlackFriday, and Theatre/NerdyPrudesMustDie) With the release of ''WebVideo/NightmareTime'' it's safe to call the Hatchetfield series an anthology series -- the same stable of actors rotate through a changing cast of characters to tell a number of stories in the same setting that [[LooseCanon only loosely]] fit into one overarching continuity.
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111* ''WesternAnimation/HeavyMetal''
112* ''Anime/TheAnimatrix'' is a series of animations that tell a number of background stories related to Film/TheMatrix series. The animations are done in various styles, some computer animated, some pencil drawn some of them even in experimental styles. A part of the stories are made by the Wachowski siblings and worked out by their respective artists, some of the stories are original, though they do all happen in the Matrix universe.
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