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{{trope}}
[[File:Psyche Opening the Door into Cupid's Garden.jpg|thumb|400px|link=Classical Mythology
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The "another world" part of [[Trapped in Another World]]. It may [[Cool Gate|lurk]] [[Down the Rabbit Hole|down a rabbit hole]], [[Portal Pool|at the bottom of a pool]], over a mysterious mountain range, or [[Narnia|through a wardrobe]]. What is certain is that people from other worlds will be visiting it. Usually the
▲{{quote|''"It's a 'magical' land. I think 'magical' is ancient Greek for 'pain in the butt'."''|'''Bun-Bun,''' ''[[Sluggy Freelance]],'' 11/9/03}}
▲The "another world" part of [[Trapped in Another World]]. It may [[Cool Gate|lurk]] [[Down the Rabbit Hole|down a rabbit hole]], [[Portal Pool|at the bottom of a pool]], over a mysterious mountain range, or [[Narnia|through a wardrobe]]. What is certain is that people from other worlds will be visiting it. Usually the [[Magical Land]] is [[Another Dimension]] or [[Time Travel|time period]] or some sort, but it can also be a mysterious "unexplored territory", uncharted island, or [[Lost World]], which is more common the farther you go back. ([[Science Marches On|Geography marches on.]])
▲[[Land of Faerie]] is a sub trope of [[Magical Land]].
▲Constrast this with [[Constructed World]] which does not have visitors or a gateway from our world.
Magical Lands are usually [[Medieval European Fantasy|based on Medieval Europe]], and while they may be vastly different, they usually have a couple of things in common:
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If it's ''really'' magical, it may be [[Wackyland]]. See also [[Trapped in Another World]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[Digimon]]'' has the Digital World.
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* ''[[MAR|Marchen Awakens Romance]],'' Marchen even means 'fairy tale' in German.
* ''[[The Twelve Kingdoms]].''
* Every single homeland of the [[Mentor Mascot
* ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]'' is set in the Universe of the Four Gods.
* ''[[El-Hazard: The Magnificent World]].''
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* The Magical Kingdom that Arcs and Karts came from in ''[[Moetan]]''.
* Fandavale in ''[[Otogi Juushi Akazukin]]''
* The world of ''[[
* ''[[Oku-sama
== Comic Books ==
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* ''[[The Maxx]]'' imagined several Magical Lands, called Outbacks. Pangaea appeared prominently in the first [[Story Arc]].
* Meridian - Remember, ''[[W.I.T.C.H.|WITCH]]'' was originally a comic book. ''WITCH'' readers will also remember Arkantha, amongst others.
* The Homelands in ''[[
* The Terrain of Testament from the Ulitmate Warrior's self titled and published comic might be this, or maybe a [[Mental World]]. It's not really clear.
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== Theater ==
* Many Cirque du Soleil shows involve these: ''Nouvelle Experience'', ''[[Mystere]]'' (with the twist that the stranger who winds up there isn't the protagonist, but the principal
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== Webcomics ==
* In ''[[Annyseed]]'' the magical land is not so much a secret, but goes unnoticed if you aren't looking for it. It surrounds the real world (which in itself, doesn't quite seem like reality), but the most magical area in ''[[Annyseed]]'' ’s version of the isle of Skye, is the woodland of Skull Valley, which works as a kind of ''[[Monster Town]]''.
* Gillitie Wood from ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' is implied to be like this. Only the edge of it has been shown, but it is known to be ruled by [[Physical God|the Coyote]], peopled by [[The Fair Folk]] and [[Living Shadow
** 'Luddite' really isn't the right term to describe the people of the Wood. They widely use the [[Functional Magic|Ethereal designs]] that seem to lose effectiveness if studied too carefully. Hence, the philosophy of the Court, which is to discover how the universe works is detrimental to them, setting them up in conflict.
* The character of Erro from ''Interdimensional Transfer Student Erro'' comes from one of these realms - [[Another Dimension]], [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|of course]], which is populated by a single species of strange, talking mascot animals (of which he is one).
* Aylia, the titular character of ''[[A Magical Roommate]],'' comes from Umbria. This is a bit of a subversion, however; Umbria is just a country in a much larger world, and the only off-worlders that affect politics are understandably those who married royalty. The jury is out on [[Medieval Stasis|expanding technology,]] though.
* The [[Totally Radical|Radical]] Land in ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]''.
* ''[[Bird Boy]]:'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20110407090813/http://bird-boy.com/volume-1-page-13 When Bali chases the spear into the forest, it turns from winter to summer].
* Just about everyplace in ''[[Homestuck]]'' that isn't Earth, but particularly Prospit and Derse.
* The common subtrope involving a child hero is [[Deconstructed]] by ''[[Xkcd]]'' in [http://xkcd.com/693/ strip number 693].
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