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If this extra material is another story in the universe, it generally doesn't interact with the primary plot of the work, and is seen as "stand-alone" material. Some times that extra material isn't even considered canon, though [[Loose Canon|such additions can add depth and insight to]] the primary characters if the writer makes an effort to connect the "extra" to the main material.

 

 

Nearly all types of media feature extras: artwork is popular for anime and manga, particularly holiday art (''especially'' if the artists can draw the ladies in [[Sexy Santa Dress]]es); musicians regularly add "[[Hidden Track]]s" to their records; television producers create extra scenes to be shown over the credits or as online-only "webisodes"; movie producers sometimes create whole new short films, just to add as an "extra" on the DVD, although nowadays Picture Dramas also often fulfill that role; and comic books often feature "backup stories" that are only a handful of pages long. DVD Collector's Editions often come with a reproduction of a prop or another similar bit of memorabilia.

 

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* ''[[Penguin Revolution]]'' ends each volume with an out-of-continuity short involving the characters - for example, at the end of a volume in which Ryo was injured shielding a producer, Yukari polls some of the other characters to find out if they would have done the same, getting humorous results from each. These shorts are then followed by an author's note in panel format - also usually humorous, but in one volume it is devoted to the recent [[Tear Jerker|death of the author's dog]].

* Every volume of ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' comes with some truly side-splitting [[Yonkoma]] strips and assorted drawings by the author parodying the events of her own comic. For example, there's the ongoing drama of Roy Mustang in a 1970s [[Shoujo]] romance comic.

 

 

* ''[[Aeon Natum Engel]]'' has several Code: OMAKE chapters which are mostly crossovers with ''[[Nobody Dies]]''. As of this writing, it ended with Creepy!Rei and Terrifying!Rei arguing with each other.

* ''[[Stars Above]]'' has some. {{spoiler|Each of the Nine are fleshed out in [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7920813/1/ Demon profiles], written in the style of the [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica|Madoka]] website's Witch Cards.}}

 

 

* The DVD for the 2001 remake of ''[[13 Ghosts]]'' includes a full set of biographical dossiers for the 12 ghosts used in the movie (narrated in [[Affably Evil]] fashion by good old Uncle Cyrus).

* ''[[Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets]]'' includes a post-credits scene which echoes the bookshop-window scene early in the movie; however, Professor Lockhart's book is replaced with another, bearing a different title and cover artwork, reflecting the events of the movie.

 

== Literature ==

* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' has the [[Super-Deformed|chibi]] shorts that came with the second season DVD.

* One of the ''[[Futurama]]'' DVD sets gave us an episode of the [[Show Within a Show]] "Everybody Loves Hypnotoad". Hilarity ensues.

* ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' Christmas Special falls in this category: it is rather shorter than a regular episode and appears divorced from continuity (even the parts which weren't [[All Just a Dream]]), {{spoiler|as it features Hank and Dean even though they died in the previous episode.}}

** It's set between the last two episodes of the last season. {{spoiler|[[Cloning Blues|Or in the first half of season two]]}}.

* The [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003|second TMNT series]] was supplemented by various types of bonus material during its run, including several one-minute shorts and character profiles, as well as "Mayhem From Mutant Island", a series of thirteen shorts which combined to make a full-length episode.

* ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' had a half-length "Lost Episode."

 

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