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* Dub-specific example with ''Anime/{{Daimos}}'' and ''Anime/{{Grendizer}}''. In Italy, after ''Daimos'' was released, dubbing studio Alsen[[note]]Different from the company that dubbed the original ''Daimos'' anime into Italian, Compagnia Realizzazioni Cinetelevisive (CRC)[[/note]] produced a CompilationMovie called ''Daimos - Il figlio di Goldrake'' (Daimos, the son of Anime/{{Grendizer}}) where it connected the universes of ''Daimos'' and ''Grendizer'' by stating that Kazuya was Daisuke's son, and he had inherited his robot from him. Completely contradicting the source material, it mish-mashed clips of both series and produced an alternate ending. Italians who watched both series were very confused about the sudden change in canon. You can watch a breakdown of the film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDUgXUpO-Xw here]].

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* Dub-specific example with ''Anime/{{Daimos}}'' and ''Anime/{{Grendizer}}''. In Italy, after ''Daimos'' was released, dubbing studio Alsen[[note]]Different from the company that dubbed the original ''Daimos'' anime into Italian, Compagnia Realizzazioni Cinetelevisive (CRC)[[/note]] produced a CompilationMovie called ''Daimos - Il figlio di Goldrake'' (Daimos, the son of Anime/{{Grendizer}}) where it connected the universes of ''Daimos'' and ''Grendizer'' by stating that Kazuya was Daisuke's son, and he had inherited his robot from him. Completely contradicting the source material, it mish-mashed clips of both series and produced an alternate ending. It even had a DVD release. Italians who watched both series were very confused about the sudden change in canon. You can watch a breakdown of the film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDUgXUpO-Xw here]].
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*Dub-specific example with ''Anime/{{Daimos}}'' and ''Anime/{{Grendizer}}''. In Italy, after ''Daimos'' was released, dubbing studio Alsen[[note]]Different from the company that dubbed the original ''Daimos'' anime into Italian, Compagnia Realizzazioni Cinetelevisive (CRC)[[/note]] produced a CompilationMovie called ''Daimos - Il figlio di Goldrake'' (Daimos, the son of Anime/{{Grendizer}}) where it connected the universes of ''Daimos'' and ''Grendizer'' by stating that Kazuya was Daisuke's son, and he had inherited his robot from him. Completely contradicting the source material, it mish-mashed clips of both series and produced an alternate ending. Italians who watched both series were very confused about the sudden change in canon. You can watch a breakdown of the film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDUgXUpO-Xw here]].
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* The Twisted Childhood Universe is an indie SlasherHorror film series created by Rhys Frake-Waterfield, revolving around PublicDomain characters reimagined as horror villains. ''Film/WinnieThePoohBloodAndHoney'' is the first installment of said franchise, alongside horror films based on ''Literature/BambiALifeInTheWoods'', ''Franchise/PeterPan'', and ''Literature/{{Pinocchio}}'', all leading up to a crossover, ''Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble''.

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* The Twisted Childhood Universe is an indie SlasherHorror SlasherMovie horror film series created by Rhys Frake-Waterfield, revolving around PublicDomain characters reimagined as horror villains. ''Film/WinnieThePoohBloodAndHoney'' is the first installment of said franchise, alongside with its sequel teasing horror films based on ''Literature/BambiALifeInTheWoods'', ''Franchise/PeterPan'', ''Literature/{{Bambi}}'', ''Literature/PeterPan'', and ''Literature/{{Pinocchio}}'', all leading up to a crossover, ''Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble''.
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* The Twisted Childhood Universe is an indie SlasherHorror film series created by Rhys Frake-Waterfield, revolving around PublicDomain characters reimagined as horror villains. ''Film/WinnieThePoohBloodAndHoney'' is the first installment of said franchise, alongside horror films based on ''Literature/BambiALifeInTheWoods'', ''Franchise/PeterPan'', and ''Literature/{{Pinocchio}}'', all leading up to a crossover, ''Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble''.
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*''Anime/IdolAngelYokosoYoko'' and ''Anime/IdolDensetsuEriko'' - this is confirmed when Ichijuin from ''Eriko'' shows up in ''Yokoso Yoko'' as Kyoko's manager.
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** ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' also is a shared universe with frequent crossovers. It also shares a universe with several other {{Tokusatsu}} shows including ''Franchise/KamenRider'' (though this can create a snarl since not all ''Kamen Rider'' shows share a universe as previously stated) and ''Series/MetalHeroes''. An exception is ''Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger'', which takes place in its own universe, since in that show Earth has already been taken over by the villains with no other heroes to stop them, although it is considered part of the same continuity, and so the Kyurangers have been part of a few crossovers where they entered the main universe. Other exceptions include the spin-off shows ''Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger'' and ''Series/TheHighSchoolHeroes'' which both take place in universes where the other Super Sentai series are [[ShowWithinAShow shows within the show.]]
*** The 45th anniversary series ''Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger'' depicts all the previous series as each being in a separate universe, even though this contradicts what was established in the ''Gokaiger''. This likely means that each Sentai show has its own universe, but ''Gokaiger'' and other crossovers take place in a universe with its own versions of most of the other teams. Or that ''Gokaiger'' is the "prime" universe with all the Sentai teams, and the worlds in ''Zenkaiger'' are alternate universes each with only one ''Sentai'' team. ''Series/AvataroSentaiDonbrothers'' is a sequel to ''Zenkaiger'' but how the two shows are connected is currently unclear because Kaito from ''Zenkaiger'' is a supporting character in ''Donbrothers'', but has an entirely different personality, although episode 26 implies that he remembers the events of ''Zenkaiger'', hinting that it is an alternate timeline. So now it seems that Super Sentai is retiring the shared universe and switching to a shared multiverse. It also no longer seems to share a universe with ''Kamen Rider'', as ''Film/KamenRiderSaberPlusKikaiSentaiZenkaigerSuperHeroSenki'' shows that ''Super Sentai'' and all the previous ''Kamen Rider'' seasons are works of fiction in the world of ''Series/KamenRiderSaber'' but interestingly, ''Series/KamenRiderRevice'' is a show in the world of ''Donbrothers''. This also is supported by the film ''Film/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger10YearsAfter'' which is a sequel to ''Hurricaneger'' but takes place in an alternate continuity that ignores all of the events that happened to the ''Hurricaneger'' characters in crossovers following the show, so it takes place in the ''Hurricaneger'' universe, but not the main universe. Then, however, the following series, ''Series/OhsamaSentaiKingOhger'', at first seems like it diverges even further by taking place in a world very different than ours which resembles a MedievalEuropeanFantasy... Before it's revealed to be a StealthSequel to ''Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger''.

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** ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' also is a shared universe with frequent crossovers. It also shares a universe with several other {{Tokusatsu}} shows including ''Franchise/KamenRider'' (though this can create a snarl since not all ''Kamen Rider'' shows share a universe as previously stated) and ''Series/MetalHeroes''. An exception is ''Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger'', which takes place in its own universe, since in that show Earth has already been taken over by the villains with no other heroes to stop them, although it is considered part of the same continuity, and so the Kyurangers have been part of a few crossovers where they entered the main universe. Other exceptions include the spin-off shows ''Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger'' and ''Series/TheHighSchoolHeroes'' which both take place in universes where the other Super Sentai series are [[ShowWithinAShow shows within the show.]]
show]], though it isn't made clear if they are in the same or different universes.
*** The 45th anniversary series ''Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger'' depicts all the previous series as each being in a separate universe, even though this contradicts what was established in the ''Gokaiger''. This likely means that each Sentai show has its own universe, but ''Gokaiger'' and other crossovers take place in a universe with its own versions of most of the other teams. Or that ''Gokaiger'' is the "prime" universe with all the Sentai teams, and the worlds in ''Zenkaiger'' are alternate universes each with only one ''Sentai'' team. ''Series/AvataroSentaiDonbrothers'' is a sequel to ''Zenkaiger'' but how the two shows are connected is currently unclear because Kaito from ''Zenkaiger'' is a supporting character in ''Donbrothers'', but has an entirely different personality, although episode 26 implies that he remembers the events of ''Zenkaiger'', hinting that it is an alternate timeline. So now it seems that Super Sentai is retiring the shared universe and switching to a shared multiverse. It also no longer seems to share a universe with ''Kamen Rider'', as ''Film/KamenRiderSaberPlusKikaiSentaiZenkaigerSuperHeroSenki'' shows that ''Super Sentai'' and all the previous ''Kamen Rider'' seasons are works of fiction in the world of ''Series/KamenRiderSaber'' but interestingly, ''Series/KamenRiderRevice'' is a show in the world of ''Donbrothers''.''Donbrothers'', yet Donbrothers also shares a universe with ''Series/KamenRiderDenO''. This also is supported by the film ''Film/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger10YearsAfter'' which is a sequel to ''Hurricaneger'' but takes place in an alternate continuity that ignores all of the events that happened to the ''Hurricaneger'' characters in crossovers following the show, so it takes place in the ''Hurricaneger'' universe, but not the main universe. Then, however, the following series, ''Series/OhsamaSentaiKingOhger'', at first seems like it diverges even further by taking place in a world very different than ours which resembles a MedievalEuropeanFantasy... Before it's revealed to be a StealthSequel to ''Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger''.
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** ''VideoGame/ForgottenWorlds'' is not really confirmed, but heavily implied by the ''Final Fight'' character Two-P. Two-P was originally designed to resemble the ''Forgotten Words'' second player character (hence his name, "Two-P" = Player Two). What started as a cool nod in the design has grown into the implication the two characters are one and the same, with Two-P having total amnesia of his past and having lots of little nods to the ''Forgotten Worlds'' character like having one of his lines as his catchphrase, being good with heavy weapons and disliking earthworms and lizards (which appear as enemies in the first stages of ''Forgotten Worlds'').

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** ''VideoGame/ForgottenWorlds'' is not really confirmed, but heavily implied by the ''Final Fight'' character Two-P. Two-P was originally designed to resemble the ''Forgotten Words'' Worlds'' second player character (hence his name, "Two-P" = Player Two). What started as a cool nod in the design has grown into the implication the two characters are one and the same, with Two-P having total amnesia of his past and having lots of little nods to the ''Forgotten Worlds'' character like having one of his lines as his catchphrase, being good with heavy weapons and disliking earthworms and lizards (which appear as enemies in the first stages of ''Forgotten Worlds'').
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** The Red Arremer clan from ''VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins'' has appeared in some of Capcom's earlier titles, establishing a small universe of sorts -- they appear in ''Higemaru Makaijima'' along with a whole island of enemies from the game (plus a Red Arremer is revealed as the FinalBoss) and in ''VideoGame/BlackTiger'' as enemies. In turn, ''VideoGame/TheKingOfDragons'' features the Great Dragonian, a large ArmoredDragon-type enemy that appears to be an upgraded form of the Dragonian, a boss first seen in ''Black Tiger''.

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** The Red Arremer clan from ''VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins'' has appeared in some of Capcom's earlier titles, establishing a small universe of sorts -- they appear in ''Higemaru Makaijima'' along with a whole island of enemies from the game (plus a Red Arremer is revealed as the FinalBoss) and in ''VideoGame/BlackTiger'' as enemies. In turn, ''VideoGame/TheKingOfDragons'' features the Great Dragonian, a large ArmoredDragon-type {{Armored Dragon|s}}-type enemy that appears to be an upgraded form of the Dragonian, a boss first seen in ''Black Tiger''.
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** The Red Arremer clan from ''VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins'' has appeared in some of Capcom's earlier titles, establishing a small universe of sorts -- they appear in ''Higemaru Makaijima'' along with a whole island of enemies from the game (plus a Red Arremer is revealed as the FinalBoss) and in ''VideoGame/BlackTiger'' as enemies. In turn, ''VideoGame/TheKingOfDragons'' features the Great Dragonian, a large armored dragon-type enemy that appears to be an upgraded form of the Dragonian, a boss first seen in ''Black Tiger''.

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** The Red Arremer clan from ''VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins'' has appeared in some of Capcom's earlier titles, establishing a small universe of sorts -- they appear in ''Higemaru Makaijima'' along with a whole island of enemies from the game (plus a Red Arremer is revealed as the FinalBoss) and in ''VideoGame/BlackTiger'' as enemies. In turn, ''VideoGame/TheKingOfDragons'' features the Great Dragonian, a large armored dragon-type ArmoredDragon-type enemy that appears to be an upgraded form of the Dragonian, a boss first seen in ''Black Tiger''.
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** While Spider-Man was introduced to the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, Sony still is establishing a [[Film/SonysSpiderManUniverse shared universe with Spider-Man characters they own the film rights to]]. This universe so far includes ''Film/Venom2018'', it's sequel ''Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage'', ''Film/Morbius2022'' and the upcoming movies ''Film/KravenTheHunter2024'' and ''Venom 3''. Sony also produced a ''Film/{{Madame Web|2024}}'' movie set in a different universe with it's ties to the larger Sony-verse left ambiguous.

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** While Spider-Man was introduced to the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, Sony still is establishing a [[Film/SonysSpiderManUniverse shared universe with Spider-Man characters they own the film rights to]]. This universe so far includes ''Film/Venom2018'', it's sequel ''Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage'', ''Film/Morbius2022'' and the upcoming movies ''Film/KravenTheHunter2024'' and ''Venom 3''. Sony also produced a ''Film/{{Madame Web|2024}}'' movie movie, which was seemingly meant to be set in a different universe with it's ties own standalone universe, but any references to this in the larger Sony-verse left ambiguous.official synopsis of the film was removed hsortly before it was released.
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** After IDW lost the license to ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' and ''Franchise/GIJoe'', the rights were acquired by Robert Kirkman's imprint Skybound, who proceeded to introduce their own Hasbro Shared Universe titled ''[[ComicBook/EnergonUniverse The Energon Universe]]''. Featuring not just Transformers and G.I. Joe titles but a brand new IP called ''ComicBook/VoidRivals''.
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** While Spider-Man was introduced to the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, Sony still is establishing a [[Film/SonysSpiderManUniverse shared universe with Spider-Man characters they own the film rights to]]. This universe so far includes ''Film/Venom2018'', it's sequel ''Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage'', ''Film/Morbius2021'' and the upcoming movies ''Film/KravenTheHunter2024'' and ''Venom 3''. Sony also produced a ''Film/{{Madame Web|2024}}'' movie set in a different universe with it's ties to the larger Sony-verse left ambiguous.

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** While Spider-Man was introduced to the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, Sony still is establishing a [[Film/SonysSpiderManUniverse shared universe with Spider-Man characters they own the film rights to]]. This universe so far includes ''Film/Venom2018'', it's sequel ''Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage'', ''Film/Morbius2021'' ''Film/Morbius2022'' and the upcoming movies ''Film/KravenTheHunter2024'' and ''Venom 3''. Sony also produced a ''Film/{{Madame Web|2024}}'' movie set in a different universe with it's ties to the larger Sony-verse left ambiguous.
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** While Spider-Man was introduced to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Sony is still trying to do this with Spider-Man characters they own the film rights to. ''Film/{{Venom|2018}}'' was the first, followed by ''Film/{{Morbius|2022}}''.

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** While Spider-Man was introduced to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, Sony is still trying to do this is establishing a [[Film/SonysSpiderManUniverse shared universe with Spider-Man characters they own the film rights to. ''Film/{{Venom|2018}}'' was to]]. This universe so far includes ''Film/Venom2018'', it's sequel ''Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage'', ''Film/Morbius2021'' and the first, followed by ''Film/{{Morbius|2022}}''.upcoming movies ''Film/KravenTheHunter2024'' and ''Venom 3''. Sony also produced a ''Film/{{Madame Web|2024}}'' movie set in a different universe with it's ties to the larger Sony-verse left ambiguous.

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** ''VideoGame/{{Strider}}'' [[CanonWelding was introduced into the mythos]] with Season 2 of ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' with its inclusion of Zeku, Guy's master and the preceding grandmaster of the Bushin style. His design and moveset contain numerous allusions to [[VideoGame/{{Strider}} Strider Hiryu]], "Original Strider" is an unlockable title of his, and he even name drops the Strider organization in his story, all of which suggest Zeku founded the Striders or was otherwise heavily involved with the organization's inception.

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** ''VideoGame/{{Strider}}'' [[CanonWelding was introduced into the mythos]] with Season 2 of ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' with its inclusion of Zeku, Guy's master and the preceding grandmaster of the Bushin style. His design and moveset contain numerous allusions to [[VideoGame/{{Strider}} Strider Hiryu]], "Original Strider" is an unlockable title of his, and he even name drops the Strider organization in his story, all of which suggest Zeku founded the Striders or was otherwise heavily involved with the organization's inception. The CanonWelding possibly goes even further (and outside of Capcom's reach), as Zeku's moveset also appears to take influence from ''VideoGame/CannonDancer'' (a SpiritualSuccessor to ''VideoGame/{{Strider|Arcade}}'' by original creator Kouichi Yotsui), such as his ability to generate RazorWind via kicks and having specials named after protagonist Kirin and his mercenary group Teki. Yotsui's works (''Strider'', ''Cannon Dancer'', and ''VideoGame/MoonDiver'') all have nods to one another that imply they're connected in some way, with Yotsui stating that Kirin was related to Tong Pooh and the other Kuniang sisters from ''Strider'' [[AmbiguouslyRelated somehow]] (hence the similar kicking techniques) before later affirming in 2023 that he envisioned Kirin to be their nephew.

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The Higemaru characters aren't meant to be the same characters as the ones in the original games.


** The Red Arremer clan from ''VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins'' has appeared in some of Capcom's earlier titles, establishing a small universe of sorts -- they appear in ''Higemaru Makaijima'' along with a whole island of enemies from the game (plus a Red Arremer is revealed as the FinalBoss), they also appear as enemies in ''VideoGame/BlackTiger'', and other creatures appear in ''The King of Dragons''.
** Speaking of Higemaru, it's main character Momotaru is established on Capcom Fighters Network as not only Ruby Heart's older brother, but a Norwegian sailor who fought Ryu at some point.

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** The Red Arremer clan Three characters from ''VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins'' has appeared in some of Capcom's earlier titles, establishing a small universe of sorts -- they appear in old Arcade game ''Pirate Ship Higemaru'' and its sequel ''Higemaru Makaijima'' along with a whole island of enemies from the game (plus a Red Arremer is revealed as the FinalBoss), they also appear as enemies in ''VideoGame/BlackTiger'', and other creatures appear in ''The King of Dragons''.
** Speaking of Higemaru, it's main character Momotaru is
Makajima'' were established on Capcom Fighters Network as not only existing in the world of Street Fighter, and they were also established to be brothers of Ruby Heart's older brother, Heart from ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2''. In this instance, however, they were clarified to not be the same characters, but characters inspired by them (with the point made clearer by the fact this Ruby ''doesn't have'' the Heart surname). This version of the main protagonist Momotaru is a Norwegian buff sailor who fought Ryu at some point.point, with Bows (his arch-enemy from the first game) and Beard (a legendary pirate that lived centuries before either) now being his brothers and rough-but-well-meaning sailors instead of pirates.



** The Red Arremer clan from ''VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins'' has appeared in some of Capcom's earlier titles, establishing a small universe of sorts -- they appear in ''Higemaru Makaijima'' along with a whole island of enemies from the game (plus a Red Arremer is revealed as the FinalBoss) and in ''VideoGame/BlackTiger'' as enemies. In turn, ''VideoGame/TheKingOfDragons'' features the Great Dragonian, a large armored dragon-type enemy that appears to be an upgraded form of the Dragonian, a boss first seen in ''Black Tiger''.
** Speaking of Higemaru, a character featured in ''VideoGame/StriderArcade'' is called "Captain Higemaru Jr." (Captain Beard Jr. in English), sharing a name and general design with the Higemaru Captain from ''Makaijima'', and possibly implying he's a descendant.



** And the UrExample in terms of Capcom's cross-continuity: main character of ''VideoGame/{{Commando}}'' Super Joe appearing as a secondary character in ''VideoGame/BionicCommando'', establishing the two series were set in the same world, which was later followed-up a bit by the follow-ups and remakes. Capcom USA earlier tried to establish this connection by claiming the nameless protagonist of the arcade ''Bionic Commando'' to be Super Joe in its flyer, and did this a second time to another arcade game, the otherwise-unrelated gun-n-run ''The Speed Rumbler''. While the former was kinda canonized by the history recap in the ''[[VideoGameRemake Rearmed]]'' website, the latter was completely ignored. The 2009 ''Bionic Commando'' also has billboards sporting the logo of [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil5 TRICELL]] as well, tying it to the ''Resident Evil''/''Dino Crisis'' universe above.

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** And the UrExample in terms of Capcom's cross-continuity: main character of ''VideoGame/{{Commando}}'' Super Joe appearing as a secondary character in ''VideoGame/BionicCommando'', establishing the two series were set in the same world, which was later followed-up a bit by the follow-ups sequels and remakes. Capcom USA earlier tried to establish this connection by claiming the nameless protagonist of the arcade ''Bionic Commando'' to be Super Joe in its flyer, and did this a second time to another arcade game, the otherwise-unrelated gun-n-run ''The Speed Rumbler''. While the former was kinda canonized by the history recap in the ''[[VideoGameRemake Rearmed]]'' website, the latter was completely ignored. The 2009 ''Bionic Commando'' also has billboards sporting the logo of [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil5 TRICELL]] as well, possibly tying it to the ''Resident Evil''/''Dino Crisis'' universe above.
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* Several episodes of ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' feature crossovers with ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong'', ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'', implying they all live in the same world.

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* Several episodes of ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' feature crossovers with ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong'', ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'', implying they all live in the same world. This makes ''Franchise/LiloAndStitch'' the only work in the ''Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon'' to share a universe with the ''Franchise/DisneyChannelAnimatedUniverse''.
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** ''VideoGame/RivalSchools'' has Sakura appear in the first game as an unlockable GuestFighter (with in-game lore and [[https://www.creativeuncut.com/gallery-10/rs-illust-sakura_hinata_natsu.html promotional artwork]] establishing Sakky as being ChildhoodFriends with Hinata and Natsu), and Hinata's uniform being based on Ibuki's school uniform as seen in her ''III'' ending (the implication being the two went to the same high school). School Life Simulator in the UsefulNotes/PlayStation port furthered this by establishing Hinata picked up her fighting skills from correspondence courses sold by Ken (thus explaining her {{Shotoclone}} credentials), whereas [[ClassRepresentative Chairperson]] has documents about Saikyo (yes, ''[[JokeCharacter that]]'' [[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Saikyo]]) she uses to train the player avatar. In addition, it's implied that Ran may be related to Dan himself, both sharing the last name of Hibiki. Most of these details were dropped in ''Project Justice'' and the Hinata/Ibuki connection was ignored in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' when Ibuki's high school turned out to be other than Taiyo High, which, when combined with the discrepancy of Sakura's blood type being different between series (A in ''SF'', O in ''Rival Schools''), left people wondering if the two series were truly set in the same world. This all changed with ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'', first when Hinata and Tiffany made background cameos in the Kanzuki's Beach stage, then followed by Akira joining the fray in the game's fifth wave of [[DownloadableContent DLC]], with the producer and director directly stating both series do indeed take place in the same world as well as Akira's Story directly acknowledging Sakura's appearance in the original ''Rival Schools''.

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** ''VideoGame/RivalSchools'' has Sakura appear in the first game as an unlockable GuestFighter (with in-game lore and [[https://www.creativeuncut.com/gallery-10/rs-illust-sakura_hinata_natsu.html promotional artwork]] establishing Sakky as being ChildhoodFriends with Hinata and Natsu), and Hinata's uniform being based on Ibuki's school uniform as seen in her ''III'' ending (the implication being the two went to the same high school). School Life Simulator in the UsefulNotes/PlayStation Platform/PlayStation port furthered this by establishing Hinata picked up her fighting skills from correspondence courses sold by Ken (thus explaining her {{Shotoclone}} credentials), whereas [[ClassRepresentative Chairperson]] has documents about Saikyo (yes, ''[[JokeCharacter that]]'' [[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Saikyo]]) she uses to train the player avatar. In addition, it's implied that Ran may be related to Dan himself, both sharing the last name of Hibiki. Most of these details were dropped in ''Project Justice'' and the Hinata/Ibuki connection was ignored in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' when Ibuki's high school turned out to be other than Taiyo High, which, when combined with the discrepancy of Sakura's blood type being different between series (A in ''SF'', O in ''Rival Schools''), left people wondering if the two series were truly set in the same world. This all changed with ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'', first when Hinata and Tiffany made background cameos in the Kanzuki's Beach stage, then followed by Akira joining the fray in the game's fifth wave of [[DownloadableContent DLC]], with the producer and director directly stating both series do indeed take place in the same world as well as Akira's Story directly acknowledging Sakura's appearance in the original ''Rival Schools''.

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