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[[File:nanohaequationformatted.png|link=Lyrical Nanoha|right|[[This Aint Rocket Surgery|It ain't calculus]].]]
[[File:nanohaequationformatted.png|link=Lyrical Nanoha|frame|[[This Ain't Rocket Surgery|It ain't calculus]].]]


Take one existing show genre, add another, and presto! you've got a brand-new genre.
Take one existing show genre, add another, and presto! you've got a brand-new genre.


The most famous example is ''[[Star Trek the Original Series]]'', pitched as a [[Wagon Train to The Stars]] ([[The Western]] + [[Space Opera]]).
The most famous example is ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', pitched as a [[Wagon Train to the Stars]] ([[The Western]] + [[Space Opera]]).


See also [[X Meets Y]] (for when it's works, not genres/tropes) and [[Recycled in Space]] (for when it's a work plus a genre or tropes). Compare and contrast [[Genre Busting]].
See also [[X Meets Y]] (for when it's works, not genres/tropes) and [[Recycled in Space]] (for when it's a work plus a genre or tropes). Compare and contrast [[Genre Busting]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
== Anime and Manga ==
* High School Drama + Lighthearted Comedy + [[Harem Genre]] + [[Shounen]] + Every Magic Trope Imaginable + Every Science Fiction Trope Imaginable X [[Serial Escalation]]= [[Mahou Sensei Negima]]. You may think that's an exaggeration. You would be ''wrong''.
* High School Drama + Lighthearted Comedy + [[Harem Genre]] + [[Shounen]] + Every Magic Trope Imaginable + Every Science Fiction Trope Imaginable X [[Serial Escalation]]= [[Mahou Sensei Negima]]. You may think that's an exaggeration. You would be ''wrong''.
* High School drama + [[Humongous Mecha]] + [[Moe]] + Star Crossed Lovers + [[Transformation Trauma]] + [[Dysfunction Junction]] + [[Tear Jerker]] + {{spoiler|[[Downer Ending]]}} + {{spoiler|[[Kill'Em All]]}} + [[Nightmare Fuel]] [[Fridge Logic]] = ''[[Saikano]]''
* High School drama + [[Humongous Mecha]] + [[Moe]] + Star Crossed Lovers + [[Transformation Trauma]] + [[Dysfunction Junction]] + [[Tear Jerker]] + {{spoiler|[[Downer Ending]]}} + {{spoiler|[[Kill'Em All]]}} + [[Nightmare Fuel]] [[Fridge Logic]] = ''[[Saikano]]''
* [[Magical Girl|Magical Girls]] + Devices from [[Humongous Mecha]] + Shounen Combat + Surprisingly Dark Plot + The Military + [[Tropes in Space|InSpace]] = ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]''
* [[Magical Girl]]s + Devices from [[Humongous Mecha]] + Shounen Combat + Surprisingly Dark Plot + The Military + [[Tropes in Space|InSpace]] = ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]''
* [[Magical Girl|Magical Girls]] + [[Toku]] + Softcore [[Cinemax]] [[Ecchi|Skinflick]] = ''[[Ultimate Girls]]''
* [[Magical Girl]]s + [[Toku]] + Softcore [[Cinemax]] [[Ecchi|Skinflick]] = ''[[Ultimate Girls]]''
** [[Magical Girl]] can be divided further; for example, [[Magical Girl Warrior]] + [[Idol Singer|Magic Idol]] = ''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]''
** [[Magical Girl]] can be divided further; for example, [[Magical Girl Warrior]] + [[Idol Singer|Magic Idol]] = ''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]''
* [[Girls Love]] + [[Humongous Mecha]] = ''[[Kannazuki no Miko]]''
* [[Girls Love]] + [[Humongous Mecha]] = ''[[Kannazuki no Miko]]''
* [[Mind Screw]] + [[Humongous Mecha]] + [[Viewers Are Geniuses]] + [[Eldritch Abomination]] + [[Rule of Symbolism]] + [[Dysfunction Junction]] + Deconstruction + '''[[Nightmare Fuel]]''' = [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]
* [[Mind Screw]] + [[Humongous Mecha]] + [[Viewers Are Geniuses]] + [[Eldritch Abomination]] + [[Rule of Symbolism]] + [[Dysfunction Junction]] + Deconstruction + '''[[Nightmare Fuel]]''' = [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]
* High School [[Sit Com]] + [[Boy Meets Girl]] + [[Sci Fi]] + [[Slice of Life]] + [[Locked Room Mystery]] = ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi|The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya (anime)]]''. Well, [[Genre Busting|yeah]].
* High School [[Sitcom]] + [[Boy Meets Girl]] + [[Sci Fi]] + [[Slice of Life]] + [[Locked Room Mystery]] = ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi|The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya (anime)]]''. Well, [[Genre Busting|yeah]].
** [[Widget Series]] + [[Sci Fi]] + [[Mind Screw]] + {{spoiler|[[Alternate Universe]]}} = ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi|The Vanishment Of Haruhi Suzumiya]]''
** [[Widget Series]] + [[Sci Fi]] + [[Mind Screw]] + {{spoiler|[[Alternate Universe]]}} = ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi|The Vanishment Of Haruhi Suzumiya]]''
* [[Magical Girl Warrior]] + [[Gender Bender]] = ''Mahou Shounen Majorian''
* [[Magical Girl Warrior]] + [[Gender Bender]] = ''Mahou Shounen Majorian''
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* [[Gentleman Thief]] + [[Coming of Age Story]] + [[Steampunk]] = ''[[The Daughter of Twenty Faces]]''
* [[Gentleman Thief]] + [[Coming of Age Story]] + [[Steampunk]] = ''[[The Daughter of Twenty Faces]]''
* [[Magical Girl|MagicalGirls]] + [[Nightmare Fuel]] + [[Faustian Rebellion]]= ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]''
* [[Magical Girl|MagicalGirls]] + [[Nightmare Fuel]] + [[Faustian Rebellion]]= ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]''
* [[Magical Girl|Magical Girls]] + [[RPG|RPGs]] + [[Humongous Mecha]] = ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]''
* [[Magical Girl]]s + [[RPG]]s + [[Humongous Mecha]] = ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]''
* Lolis + [[Mind Rape]] + {{spoiler|[[Unreliable Narrator|unreliable narrators]]}} + [[The Power of Friendship]] + [[What Could Possibly Go Wrong?]] + [[Gorn]] + [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] + [[Crowning Music of Awesome]] = ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni]]''
* Lolis + [[Mind Rape]] + {{spoiler|[[Unreliable Narrator|unreliable narrators]]}} + [[The Power of Friendship]] + [[What Could Possibly Go Wrong?]] + [[Gorn]] + [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] + [[Crowning Music of Awesome]] = ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]''
** [[Troll|Trolls]] + [[Fair Play Who Dunnit]] + [[Clueless Mystery]] + [[Closed Circle]] + [[The Power of Love]] + [[Crowning Music of Awesome]] + [[Gorn]] + [[Serial Escalation]]+ [[Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane]] + [[Language of Truth]] + [[Clap Your Hands If You Believe]] = ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro Ni]]''
** [[Troll]]s + [[Fair Play Whodunnit]] + [[Clueless Mystery]] + [[Closed Circle]] + [[The Power of Love]] + [[Crowning Music of Awesome]] + [[Gorn]] + [[Serial Escalation]]+ [[Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane]] + [[Language of Truth]] + [[Clap Your Hands If You Believe]] = ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni]]''
* [[Magic Idol Singer]] + [[Wholesome Crossdresser]] = ''[[Brocken Blood (Manga)|Brocken Blood]]''
* [[Magic Idol Singer]] + [[Wholesome Crossdresser]] = ''[[Brocken Blood]]''
* High school drama + [[Feudal Future]] + [[Knight in Shining Armor]] + [[Humongous Mecha]] + [[Serial Escalation]] ([[Magnificent Bastard]] + [[Wham Episode]])³ = ''[[Code Geass]]''
* High school drama + [[Feudal Future]] + [[Knight in Shining Armor]] + [[Humongous Mecha]] + [[Serial Escalation]] ([[Magnificent Bastard]] + [[Wham! Episode]])³ = ''[[Code Geass]]''
* [[Youkai]] + [[New Transfer Student]] + [[Cute Shotaro Boy]] + [[Petting Zoo People]] + [[Fan Service]] + [[Marshmallow Hell]] + More [[Fan Service]] = ''[[Kanokon (Light Novel)|Kanokon]]''
* [[Youkai]] + [[New Transfer Student]] + [[Cute Shotaro Boy]] + [[Petting Zoo People]] + [[Fan Service]] + [[Marshmallow Hell]] + More [[Fan Service]] = ''[[Kanokon]]''
* [[Children Raise You]] + [[Coming of Age Story]] + [[Parents As People|Parents (and Children) As People]] + [[Parent With New Paramour]] + [[Boys Love]] = ''[[Sakende Yaruze]]''
* [[Children Raise You]] + [[Coming of Age Story]] + [[Parents as People|Parents (and Children) As People]] + [[Parent with New Paramour]] + [[Boys Love]] = ''[[Sakende Yaruze]]''



== Comic Books ==
== Comic Books ==
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== Film ==
== Film ==
* [[Body Horror|Body Horrors]] + [[Mind Screw]] = ''The [[Soultaker (Film)|Soultaker]]''
* [[Body Horror]]s + [[Mind Screw]] = ''The [[Soultaker]]''
* [[Blaxploitation]] + [[Our Vampires Are Different]] = ''[[Blacula (Film)|Blacula]]''
* [[Blaxploitation]] + [[Our Vampires Are Different]] = ''[[Blacula]]''
* [[Serial Killer]] + [[Buddy Cop Show]] = ''[[Se7en]]''
* [[Serial Killer]] + [[Buddy Cop Show]] = ''[[Se7en]]''
* Sexploitation/Erotica + Crime Mystery [[Film Noir]] + [[Slasher Movies]] = [[Giallo]]
* Sexploitation/Erotica + Crime Mystery [[Film Noir]] + [[Slasher Movie]]s = [[Giallo]]
* [[Horny Vikings]] + [[Instant Awesome Just Add Dragons]] = ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (Film)|How To Train Your Dragon]]''
* [[Horny Vikings]] + [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons]] = ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (animation)|How To Train Your Dragon]]''
* (''[[Fallout 3]]'' - [[I Love Nuclear Power]]) + ([[The Drifter]] x [[Badass Preacher]] x {{spoiler|[[Disability Superpower]]}}) + ([[The Bible]] x [[Can't Stop the Signal]]) = ''[[The Book of Eli]]''
* (''[[Fallout 3]]'' - [[I Love Nuclear Power]]) + ([[The Drifter]] x [[Badass Preacher]] x {{spoiler|[[Disability Superpower]]}}) + ([[The Bible]] x [[Can't Stop the Signal]]) = ''[[The Book of Eli]]''
* [[A Streetcar Named Desire]] + [[Gender Flip]] + [[So Bad It's Good]] = [[The Room]]
* [[A Streetcar Named Desire]] + [[Gender Flip]] + [[So Bad It's Good]] = [[The Room]]



== Literature ==
== Literature ==
* [[Government Procedural]] + [[Boarding School of Horrors]] = ''[[Gormenghast]]''
* [[Government Procedural]] + [[Boarding School of Horrors]] = ''[[Gormenghast]]''
* [[Great Detective]] + [[Affectionate Parody]] + [[Romance Arc]] = ''[[Lord Peter Wimsey]]''
* [[Great Detective]] + [[Affectionate Parody]] + [[Romance Arc]] = ''[[Lord Peter Wimsey]]''
* [[Our Souls Are Different]] + [[Waxing Philosophic]] + [[Rule of Cool]] + [[Film Noir]] with a [[Bifauxnen]] [[Heroic Sociopath]] [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]] protagonist = ''[[Kara no Kyoukai]]''
* [[Our Souls Are Different]] + [[Waxing Philosophic]] + [[Rule of Cool]] + [[Film Noir]] with a [[Bifauxnen]] [[Heroic Sociopath]] [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] protagonist = ''[[Kara no Kyoukai:]]''
* [[Film Noir]] + [[Functional Magic]] + ([[Badass Longcoat]] + [[Genre Savvy]] + [[Occult Detective]] + [[First-Person Smartass]] + [[The Nicknamer]]) + lots of [[Shout Out|Shout Outs]] = ''[[The Dresden Files (Literature)|The Dresden Files]]
* [[Film Noir]] + [[Functional Magic]] + ([[Badass Longcoat]] + [[Genre Savvy]] + [[Occult Detective]] + [[First-Person Smartass]] + [[The Nicknamer]]) + lots of [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] = ''[[The Dresden Files]]
* ([[Pokémon]] + [[Lost Roman Legion]]) + [[Five Races]] + [[Succession Crisis]] = [[Codex Alera]] Super extra bonus points for the ones in brackets not only being this trope deliberately invoked, but ''the very reason for writing the book''.
* ([[Pokémon]] + [[Lost Roman Legion]]) + [[Five Races]] + [[Succession Crisis]] = [[Codex Alera]] Super extra bonus points for the ones in brackets not only being this trope deliberately invoked, but ''the very reason for writing the book''.
* [[Punk Punk]] settings usually start as [[Cyberpunk]] mixed with another genre. For example, [[Cyberpunk]] + [[Medieval European Fantasy]] = [[Dungeon Punk]].
* [[Punk Punk]] settings usually start as [[Cyberpunk]] mixed with another genre. For example, [[Cyberpunk]] + [[Medieval European Fantasy]] = [[Dungeon Punk]].
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== Live Action TV ==
== Live Action TV ==
* [[Police Procedural]] + [[Prime Time Soap]] = [[Crime Time Soap]] (''[[Hill Street Blues]]'')
* [[Police Procedural]] + [[Prime Time Soap]] = [[Crime-Time Soap]] (''[[Hill Street Blues]]'')
* [[Sit Com]] + [[Wagon Train to The Stars]] = ''[[Red Dwarf (TV)|Red Dwarf]]''
* [[Sitcom]] + [[Wagon Train to the Stars]] = ''[[Red Dwarf]]''
* [[Spy Drama]] + [[The Western]] = ''[[The Wild Wild West (TV)|The Wild Wild West]]''
* [[Spy Drama]] + [[The Western]] = ''[[The Wild Wild West (TV series)|The Wild Wild West]]''
* [[Medical Drama]] + [[The Western]] = ''[[Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman (TV)|Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman]]''
* [[Medical Drama]] + [[The Western]] = ''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman]]''
* [[Medical Drama]] + [[Amateur Sleuth]] = ''[[Diagnosis Murder (TV)|Diagnosis Murder]]''
* [[Medical Drama]] + [[Amateur Sleuth]] = ''[[Diagnosis: Murder]]''
* [[Medical Drama]] + [[Space Opera]] = ''Mercy Point''
* [[Medical Drama]] + [[Space Opera]] = ''Mercy Point''
* [[Medical Drama]] + [[Work Com]] = ''[[Scrubs (TV)|Scrubs]]''
* [[Medical Drama]] + [[Work Com]] = ''[[Scrubs]]''
* [[Medical Drama]] + [[Work Com]] + [[During the War]] = ''[[M*A*S*H (TV)|Mash]]''
* [[Medical Drama]] + [[Work Com]] + [[During the War]] = ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|Mash]]''
* [[Medical Drama]] + [[Rescue]] = ''[[Emergency]]''
* [[Medical Drama]] + [[Rescue]] = ''[[Emergency]]''
* [[The Musical]] + [[Dramedy]] = ''[[Glee (TV)|Glee]]''
* [[The Musical]] + [[Dramedy]] = ''[[Glee]]''
* [[Police Procedural]] + [[Work Com]] = ''[[Barney Miller]]''
* [[Police Procedural]] + [[Work Com]] = ''[[Barney Miller]]''
* [[Police Procedural]] + [[Law Procedural]] =
* [[Police Procedural]] + [[Law Procedural]] =
** Most famously, ''[[Law and Order]]''
** Most famously, ''[[Law and Order]]''
** ... which was preceded by the short-lived 1971 Jack Webb production, ''[[The D/A/]]'', which used the same basic format
** ... which was preceded by the short-lived 1971 Jack Webb production, ''[[The D/A/]]'', which used the same basic format
** ... which ''itself'' was preceded by ''Arrest And Trial'', a 90-minute 1963 series.
** ... which ''itself'' was preceded by ''Arrest And Trial'', a 90-minute 1963 series.
* [[Police Procedural]] + [[Rescue]] = ''[[Third Watch]]''
* [[Police Procedural]] + [[Rescue]] = ''[[Third Watch]]''
* [[Police Procedural]] + [[Odd Couple]] * [[Gender Flip]] + [[Government Conspiracy]] * [[Science Fiction]] = ''[[The X Files]]''
* [[Police Procedural]] + [[Odd Couple]] * [[Gender Flip]] + [[Government Conspiracy]] * [[Science Fiction]] = ''[[The X-Files]]''
* ([[The Western]] + [[Sci Fi]] = [[Space Western]]) + [[Government Conspiracy]] = ''[[Firefly (TV)|Firefly]]''
* ([[The Western]] + [[Sci Fi]] = [[Space Western]]) + [[Government Conspiracy]] = ''[[Firefly]]''
* [[Travelogue Show]] + [[Reality Show]] = ''[[The Amazing Race]]''
* [[Travelogue Show]] + [[Reality Show]] = ''[[The Amazing Race]]''
* [[Cop Show]] + [[Super Sentai]] = ''[[Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger]]''
* [[Cop Show]] + [[Super Sentai]] = ''[[Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger]]''
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** [[High School]] + [[Kamen Rider]] = ''[[Kamen Rider Fourze]]''
** [[High School]] + [[Kamen Rider]] = ''[[Kamen Rider Fourze]]''
* [[Super Sentai]] + Americanization + [[Media Adaptation Tropes]] = [[Power Rangers]]
* [[Super Sentai]] + Americanization + [[Media Adaptation Tropes]] = [[Power Rangers]]
** [[Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger]] + ([[Gosei Sentai Dairanger]] - [[Demoted to Extra|The Core Five Costumes]]) + [[Ninja Sentai Kakuranger]] + [[Wake Up, Go to School, Save The World]] = [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]
** [[Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger]] + ([[Gosei Sentai Dairanger]] - [[Demoted to Extra|The Core Five Costumes]]) + [[Ninja Sentai Kakuranger]] + [[Wake Up, Go to School, Save the World]] = [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]
** [[Denji Sentai Megaranger]] - [[Video Game Tropes]] + [[Space Opera]] + [[Rescue Arc]] + [[Grand Finale]] = [[Power Rangers in Space]]
** [[Denji Sentai Megaranger]] - [[Video Game Tropes]] + [[Space Opera]] + [[Rescue Arc]] + [[Grand Finale]] = [[Power Rangers in Space]]
** [[Seijuu Sentai Gingaman]] + [[Wagon Train to The Stars]] + [[Darker and Edgier]] = [[Power Rangers Lost Galaxy]]
** [[Seijuu Sentai Gingaman]] + [[Wagon Train to the Stars]] + [[Darker and Edgier]] = [[Power Rangers Lost Galaxy]]
** [[Mirai Sentai Timeranger]] + [[Adaptation Distillation]] = [[Power Rangers Time Force]]
** [[Mirai Sentai Timeranger]] + [[Adaptation Distillation]] = [[Power Rangers Time Force]]
** [[Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger]] + [[Wake Up, Go to School, Save The World]] + '''[[He's Back|TOMMY]]''' = [[Power Rangers Dino Thunder]]
** [[Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger]] + [[Wake Up, Go to School, Save the World]] + '''[[He's Back|TOMMY]]''' = [[Power Rangers Dino Thunder]]
** [[Engine Sentai Goonger]] - [[Lighter and Softer]] + [[Darker and Edgier]] + [[After the End]] = [[Power Rangers RPM]]
** [[Engine Sentai Go-onger]] - [[Lighter and Softer]] + [[Darker and Edgier]] + [[After the End]] = [[Power Rangers RPM]]
* [[Die Hard On an X]] + [[Race Against the Clock]] + [[Real Time]] = ''[[Twenty Four|24]]''.
* [[Die Hard on an X]] + [[Race Against the Clock]] + [[Real Time]] = ''[[24]]''.



== Music ==
== Music ==
* [[Gangsta Rap]] + [[Horror Tropes]] = Horrorcore Rap
* [[Gangsta Rap]] + [[Horror Tropes]] = Horrorcore Rap



== Video Games ==
== Video Games ==
* [[Space Marine|Space Marines]] + [[Super Soldier|Super Soldiers]] + [[Alien Invasion]] + [[The Virus]] + [[Zombie Apocalypse]] + [[Hopeless War]] + [[War Is Hell]] + [[Military Science Fiction]] + [[Space Opera]] = ''[[Halo]]''
* [[Space Marine]]s + [[Super Soldier]]s + [[Alien Invasion]] + [[The Virus]] + [[Zombie Apocalypse]] + [[Hopeless War]] + [[War Is Hell]] + [[Military Science Fiction]] + [[Space Opera]] = ''[[Halo]]''
* [[First-Person Shooter]] + [[Le Parkour]] + [[Action Girl]] = ''[[Mirrors Edge]]''
* [[First-Person Shooter]] + [[Le Parkour]] + [[Action Girl]] = ''[[Mirror's Edge]]''
* [[Cute Monster Girl|Cute Monster Girls]] + [[Bullet Hell]] + [[Crowning Music of Awesome]] + [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink]] = '''[[Touhou]]'''
* [[Cute Monster Girl]]s + [[Bullet Hell]] + [[Crowning Music of Awesome]] + [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink]] = '''[[Touhou]]'''
** Take part of the above + [[Serial Escalation]]= '''''Mushihime-sama'''''
** Take part of the above + [[Serial Escalation]]= '''''Mushihime-sama'''''
* [[Metroidvania]] + [[Nintendo Hard]] + [[Guide Dang It]] + [[Goddamned Bats]] + [[Demonic Spiders]] = ''[[La Mulana]]''
* [[Metroidvania]] + [[Nintendo Hard]] + [[Guide Dang It]] + [[Goddamned Bats]] + [[Demonic Spiders]] = ''[[La-Mulana]]''
* Retro-futuristic [[Science Fiction]] + Underwater Habitat + [[Hidden Elf Village]] + [[Survival Horror]] + Art Deco + Anarcho-Capitalistic Dystopia + [[Genetic Engineering Is the New Nuke]] + [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?]] + [[System Shock]] = ''[[Bio Shock]]''
* Retro-futuristic [[Science Fiction]] + Underwater Habitat + [[Hidden Elf Village]] + [[Survival Horror]] + Art Deco + Anarcho-Capitalistic Dystopia + [[Genetic Engineering Is the New Nuke]] + [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?]] + [[System Shock]] = ''[[BioShock (series)]]''
* [[Platform Hell]] + [[Nintendo Hard]] + [[Ludicrous Gibs]] + [[Everything Trying to Kill You]] + '''[[One-Hit-Point Wonder]]''' = ''[[I Wanna Be the Guy]]''
* [[Platform Hell]] + [[Nintendo Hard]] + [[Ludicrous Gibs]] + [[Everything Trying to Kill You]] + '''[[One-Hit-Point Wonder]]''' = ''[[I Wanna Be the Guy]]''
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' + [[Bullet Hell]] = ''Engage To Jabberwock''
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' + [[Bullet Hell]] = ''Engage To Jabberwock''
* [[Kaiju]] + [[Professional Wrestling]] = ''[[King of the Monsters]]''
* [[Kaiju]] + [[Professional Wrestling]] = ''[[King of the Monsters]]''
* [[Raygun Gothic]] + [[Zeerust]] + [[Eagle Land]] (both flavors) + [[Alternate History]] + [[After the End]] = ''[[Fallout]]''
* [[Raygun Gothic]] + [[Zeerust]] + [[Eagle Land]] (both flavors) + [[Alternate History]] + [[After the End]] = ''[[Fallout]]''
* [[Roguelike]] + [[The Legend of Zelda (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda]] (the first game) + [[Nausea Fuel]] + [[Nightmare Fuel]] + [[Thick Line Animation]] = ''[[The Binding of Isaac (Video Game)|The Binding of Isaac]]''.
* [[Roguelike]] + [[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]] (the first game) + [[Nausea Fuel]] + [[Nightmare Fuel]] + [[Thick Line Animation]] = ''[[The Binding of Isaac]]''.
* [[Dragon Quest]] + [[The Monster Girl Encyclopedia]] = ''[[Monster Girl Quest]]''
* [[Dragon Quest]] + [[Monster Girl Encyclopedia]] = ''[[Monster Girl Quest]]''


== Web Comics ==

== Webcomics ==
* [[Supernatural Soap Opera]] + [[Romantic Comedy]] + [[Different for Girls]] = ''[[Misfile]]''
* [[Supernatural Soap Opera]] + [[Romantic Comedy]] + [[Different for Girls]] = ''[[Misfile]]''



== Web Original ==
== Web Original ==
* ([[Deep-Immersion Gaming]] [[Up to Eleven|x 11]]) + [[Les Yay]] + [[The Plan]]+ [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] + [[Moral Event Horizon]]<sup>4</sup> + [[Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism]] / [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] - [[Did Not Do the Research]] x [[Rule of Cool]] + [[Shown Their Work]] = [[KIKEN]]
* ([[Deep-Immersion Gaming]] [[Up to Eleven|x 11]]) + [[Les Yay]] + [[The Plan]]+ [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] + [[Moral Event Horizon]]<sup>4</sup> + [[Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism]] / [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] - [[Did Not Do the Research]] x [[Rule of Cool]] + [[Shown Their Work]] = [[KIKEN]]
** [[KIKEN]] + [[Humongous Mecha]] + [[Post Modernism]] + [[Church of Happyology]] / [[Fantastic Racism]] = [[Mobile Suit Gundam AVNA]]
* [[Archie Comics]] + [[Super-Hero School]] + [[Crazy Awesome]] + [[Transgender]] = [[Whateley Universe]]
* [[Archie Comics]] + [[Super Hero School]] + [[Crazy Awesome]] + [[Transgender]] = [[Whateley Universe]]
* [[Redwall]] + [[Usagi Yojimbo]] + [[Princess Mononoke]] + [[Alternate Universe]] + [[Beast Fable]] + [[What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?]] = [[Tasakeru]]
* [[Redwall]] + [[Usagi Yojimbo]] + [[Princess Mononoke]] + [[Alternate Universe]] + [[Beast Fable]] + [[What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?]] = [[Tasakeru]]
* Any random movie + [[Winnie the Pooh]] + Any other nostalgic character + [[Railroading]] + [[Dull Surprise]] + [[Captain Obvious]] + [[Hey That's My Line]] + [[Forgot About His Powers]] = Poohs Adventures
* Any random movie + [[Winnie the Pooh]] + Any other nostalgic character + [[Railroading]] + [[Dull Surprise]] + [[Captain Obvious]] + [[Hey, That's My Line!]] + [[Forgot About His Powers]] = Poohs Adventures


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It ain't calculus.

Take one existing show genre, add another, and presto! you've got a brand-new genre.

The most famous example is Star Trek: The Original Series, pitched as a Wagon Train to the Stars (The Western + Space Opera).

See also X Meets Y (for when it's works, not genres/tropes) and Recycled in Space (for when it's a work plus a genre or tropes). Compare and contrast Genre Busting.

Examples of Mix and Match include:

Anime and Manga

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Literature


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Music

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