Franchise Index

Some series have so many adaptations and spinoffs in at least three media that you need an index to keep them all straight. This is an index for those indexes (for the indexes for the indexes...).

If continuity is maintained between them all, then they're The 'Verse.

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A-F

• Ace Attorney
• Action Man
• The Addams Family
• Alan Partridge
• Alien vs. Predator
  • Alien
  • Predator
• Alvin and the Chipmunks
• Amityville
• Angry Birds
• The Angry Video Game Nerd
• Animated Critic Universe
• Annie
• Anpanman
• Archie Comics
  • Josie and the Pussycats
  • Sabrina the Teenage Witch
• Arthur
• Assassin's Creed
• Asterix
• Astro Boy
• Attack on Titan
• The Baby-Sitters Club
• Back to the Future
• Bakugan
• Barbie
• Battlestar Galactica
• The Beatles
• Beyblade
• Bill & Ted
• Black Clover
• Black Mirror
• Black★Rock Shooter
• Blade Runner
• Bleach
• Book of Magic
• The Bourne Series
• Bratz
• Breaking Bad
• Breath of Fire
• Buffyverse
• Captain Sabertooth
• Cardfight!! Vanguard
• Carmen McCallum & Travis
• Carmen Sandiego
• Carry On... Series
• Castlevania
• Cats
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• The Chronicles of Riddick
• Clue
• Crayon Shin-chan
• Code Geass
• Conan the Barbarian
• Coraline
• The Crow
• Cthulhu Mythos
• Danganronpa
• The Dark Crystal
• The Dark Tower
• Date A Live
• DC Comics
  • Aquaman
  • Arrowverse
  • Batman
    • Batman: Arkham Series
  • Constantine
  • DC Animation
    • DC Animated Universe
    • DC Universe Animated Original Movies
    • DC Animated Movie Universe^note Part of the DCUAOM series.
  • DC Extended Universe
  • DC Live-Action Multiverse
  • DC Super Hero Girls
  • DC Video Games
  • The Flash
  • Green Arrow
  • Green Lantern
  • Injustice
  • Justice League of America
  • Shazam
  • Suicide Squad
  • Supergirl
  • Superman
  • Teen Titans
  • Watchmen^note Not exactly part of the mainstream DC Universe, but is connected to the wider DC Multiverse.
  • Wonder Woman
• Death Note
• Degrassi
• Deus Ex Universe
• Die Hard
• Digimon
• Dishonored
• Disgaea
• Disney^note Any media labeled as being part of the Disney brand, but excluding any acquired properties like The Muppets, Marvel Comics, Lucasfilm, or 20th Century Studios.
  • Disney Animated Canon (adapted franchises)^note Based on media that are either in the Public Domain, or licensed from other companies that still own them.
    • 101 Dalmatians^(licensed) Based on the 1956 novel written by Dodie Smith.
    • Aladdin^{(public-domain)} Based on the fairy tale from Arabian Nights.
    • Alice in Wonderland^{(public-domain)} Based on the 1865 novel written by Lewis Carroll.
    • Beauty and the Beast^{(public-domain)} Based on the 1740 fairy tale written by Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve.
    • Cinderella^{(public-domain)} Based on the 1697 fairy tale written by Charles Perrault.
    • The Hunchback of Notre Dame^{(public-domain)} Based on the 1831 novel written by Victor Hugo.
    • The Jungle Book^{(public-domain)} Based on the 1894 novel written by Rudyard Kipling.
    • Lady and the Tramp^(licensed) Based on a 1945 short story written by Ward Greene.
    • The Little Mermaid^{(public-domain)} Based on the 1837 fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen.
    • Mulan^{(public-domain)} Based on the classical Chinese poem The Ballad of Mulan.
    • Peter Pan^(licensed) Based on stories written by J.M. Barrie. Copyright/royalties sold to Great Ormond Street Hospital; in public domain outside of UK.
    • Pinocchio^{(public-domain)} Based on the 1883 novel written by Carlo Collodi.
    • Sleeping Beauty^{(public-domain)} Based on the 1697 fairy tale written by Charles Perrault.
    • Snow White^{(public-domain)} Based on the 1812 fairy tale written by The Brothers Grimm.
    • Tangled^{(public-domain)} Based on the fairy tale Rapunzel.
    • Tarzan^(licensed) Based on the novel series written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. In public domain, but still trademarked by Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc.
    • Winnie-the-Pooh^(licensed) Based on the book series written by A. A. Milne.
  • Disney Animated Canon (original franchises)
    • Disney Fairies^note Also based on the aforementioned Peter Pan.
    • Disney Princess^note Based around a mixture of public-domain and original characters.
    • The Emperor's New Groove
    • Frozen
    • Lilo & Stitch
    • The Lion King
  • Disney Channel
    • Disney Channel Animated Universe
    • Disney Channel Live-Action Universe
    • Gravity Falls
    • Kim Possible
  • Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck
    • Donald Duck
    • DuckTales
    • Mickey Mouse
  • Pixar
    • Cars
    • The Incredibles
    • Monsters, Inc.
    • Toy Story
  • Other franchises
    • Kingdom Hearts
    • Pirates of the Caribbean
    • TRON
• Doc Savage
• Doctor Who
  • Doctor Who Expanded Universe
  • Iris Wildthyme
• Doom
• Doraemon
• Double Dragon
• Dr. Seuss
  • The Cat in the Hat
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
• Dragnet
• Dragon Age
• Dragon Ball
• DreamWorks Animation
  • How to Train Your Dragon
  • Kung Fu Panda
  • Madagascar
  • Monsters vs. Aliens
  • Shrek
  • Tales of Arcadia
  • Trolls
• The Dresden Files
• Duel Masters
• Dune
• El Santos
• The Elder Scrolls
• Emily the Strange
• Evil Dead
• Evillious Chronicles
• Faction Paradox
• Fairy Tail
• Fantômas
• Far Cry
• Final Destination
• Final Fantasy
  • Compilation of Final Fantasy VII
  • Ivalice Alliance
  • Fabula Nova Crystallis: Final Fantasy
  • Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
  • Kingdom Hearts
• Firefly
• Flash Gordon
• Forgotten Realms
• Foundation
• Frank Zappa
• Friday the 13th
• Fullmetal Alchemist
• Futurama

G-L

• The Gamers
• Garbage Pail Kids
• Garfield
• GARO
• Gatchaman
• Ghostbusters
• Ghost in the Shell
• G.I. Joe

• Golgo 13
• Goosebumps
• Grey's Anatomy
• Guild Wars
• Gundam
  • Gundam Expanded Universe
  • SD Gundam
• .hack
• Halloween
• Halo
• Hannibal Lecter
• Harry Potter
• The Haunted Mansion
• Heathers
• Hellboy
• Hell House LLC
• Hello Kitty
• Hellraiser
• Highlander
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
• Hitman
• Homestar Runner
• Homestuck
• Horatio Hornblower
• Hot Wheels
• Hugo The TV Troll
• The Idolmaster
• Indiana Jones
• Inuyasha
• Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
• James Bond
• Jaws
• Jem and the Holograms
• Jewelpet
• John Wick
• Jojos Bizarre Adventure
• Jumanji
• Jurassic Park
• Kagerou Project
• The Karate Kid
• Kerberos Saga
• Land of Oz
• Lapis Re:LiGHTs
• Lassie
• Law & Order
• Leap Frog
• LEGO
• Little Shop of Horrors
• The Lone Ranger
• Love Live!
• Lupin III
• Lyrical Nanoha

M-S

• Madonna
• Magi-Nation
• Magic: The Gathering
• Marsupilami
• Marvel Comics
  • The Avengers
  • Black Panther
  • Blade
  • Captain America
  • Daredevil
  • Deadpool
  • Doctor Strange
  • Fantastic Four
  • Guardians of the Galaxy
  • Incredible Hulk
  • Iron Man
  • Marvel Animation
  • Marvel Cinematic Universe
  • Marvel Rising
  • The Mighty Thor
  • The Punisher
  • Spider-Man
  • Wolverine
  • X-Men
• M*A*S*H
• The Mask
• Mass Effect
• Masters of the Universe
• The Matrix
• Max Steel
• Mega Man
• Men in Black
• Metro
• Michael Jackson
• Mikagura School Suite
• Les Misérables
• Modesty Blaise
• The Monkees
• MonsterVerse
  • Godzilla
  • King Kong
• Monty Python
• Mortal Kombat
• Mr. Bean
• The Muppets
  • Sesame Street
• Mutant Chronicles
• Muv-Luv
  • Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse
• My Hero Academia
• My-HiME
• My Little Pony
  • My Little Pony (Generation 4)
• Nancy Drew
• Naruto
• Nasuverse
  • Fate Series
• Negima!
• Neon Genesis Evangelion
• Neptunia
• Nicktoons
  • Avatar: The Last Airbender
  • The Fairly OddParents
  • Rugrats
  • SpongeBob SquarePants
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• A Nightmare on Elm Street
• Nintendo
  • Fire Emblem
  • Kirby
  • The Legend of Zelda
  • Metroid
  • Pokémon
  • Star Fox
  • Super Mario Bros.
    • Donkey Kong
• Noob
• Novoland
• Odd Thomas
• One Piece
• One Stormy Night
• Paddington
• Peanuts
• Perry Mason
• Peter Rabbit
• The Phantom of the Opera
• The Pink Panther
• Pink Floyd
• Planet of the Apes
• Popeye
• Power Rangers^note Power Rangers originally began as an American adaptation of Super Sentai, but increasingly diverged from its source over time.
• Pretty Cure
• Pretty Series
• Prince of Persia
• Puella Magi Madoka Magica
• Quatermass
• Rambo
• Ratchet & Clank
• Resident Evil
• Rick and Morty
• Ripley's Believe It or Not!
• Robocop
• Rocky
• The Rolling Stones
• RWBY
• Sailor Moon
• The Saint
• Sam & Max
• Saw
• A Series of Unfortunate Events
• The Shadowhunter Chronicles
• Sherlock Holmes
• Shuuen No Shiori Project
• Shining Series
• Shin Megami Tensei
  • Persona
• Silent Hill
• The Simpsons
• Sleepy Hollow
• The Slender Man Mythos
  • The Fear Mythos
• The Smurfs
• A Song of Ice and Fire
• Sonic the Hedgehog
  • Sonic Boom
• The Sopranos
• South Park
• Spawn
• Spyro the Dragon
• Stargate-verse
• Starship Troopers
• Star Trek
  • Star Trek Expanded Universe
  • Trek Verse
• Star Wars
  • Star Wars Expanded Universe^note The post-2014 Star Wars EU.
  • Star Wars Legends^note The old Star Wars EU.
• Stewart Stardust
• Stranger Things
• Street Fighter
• Super Stylish Doctors Story
• Sweeney Todd
• Sylvanian Families

T-Z

• Tabaluga
• Tamagotchi
• Tekken
• Terminator
• The Three Musketeers
• The Thing
• The Tick
• Tintin
• Toei Tokusatsu
  • Kamen Rider
  • Super Sentai
  • Toei Fushigi Comedy Series
• Tolkien's Legendarium
• Tomb Raider
• Touhou Project
• Transformers
  • Transformers: Generation 1
  • Transformers: Timelines
  • Transformers Aligned Universe
• Tsukipro
• Troll Dolls
• The Twilight Zone
• Ultra Series
• Universal Horror
  • Dracula^note Based on the 1897 novel written by Bram Stoker, which is in the public domain.
  • Frankenstein^note Based on the 1818 novel written by Mary Shelley, which is in the public domain.
  • The Mummy
  • Van Helsing
• Uta No Prince Sama
• Voltron
• The Walking Dead
• Walking with Dinosaurs
• The War of the Worlds
• Warcraft Expanded Universe
• Warhammer
  • Warhammer 40,000 Expanded Universe
• Warner Bros. Animation^note They've also produced numerous DC superhero cartoons, however they're already listed way up above at "DC Comics" on this page.
  • Cartoon Network
    • Adventure Time
    • Ben 10
    • The Powerpuff Girls
    • Samurai Jack^note Later became associated with [adult swim].
    • Steven Universe
  • Hanna-Barbera
    • The Flintstones
    • Scooby-Doo
    • Tom and Jerry
  • Looney Tunes
• Warrior Cats
• When They Cry
• Wing Commander
• The Witcher
• The World of Darkness
• The X-Files
• Yo-Kai Watch
• Yu-Gi-Oh!
• Yuusha De Aru
• Zoids
• Zorro

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