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* ''[[Hell Girl]]'' is most famous as an [[Anime]], but there's also a [[Manga]] and a short-lived live-action show. The [[Manga]] can more or less coexist with the [[Anime]], but the live-action show definitely can't -- Hajime and Tsugumi have a different [[Backstory]] and a ''very'' [[Gecko Ending|different ending to their storyline]].

* ''[[Record of Lodoss War]]'' has three alternate continuities: the original novel series, the [[Anime]] [[OVA]], and the [[Manga]] version of Chronicles of Heroic Knights. While the [[Anime]] [[OVA]] compresses the material down and is usually suggested to be treated as if it ended about halfway in, it contains numerous continuity errors with the original novel and the [[Manga]] adaptation of that part of the story. Most other [[Manga]] fit into the core timeline, along with the [[Anime]] series of Chronicles of Heroic Knights. The [[Manga]] of Chronicles, however, inexplicably rewrites the second half of the [[Plot]] completely, reaching a separate but equal [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]], and is notable for developing secondary characters much more than the series. It's still a separate [[Canon]] though. ''[[Rune Soldier Louie]]'', since it is set on a separate continent and features no returning characters, disregards the differences between the alternate continuities; as for ''[[Legend Of Crystania]]''... it fits into the core timeline (non-[[OVA]]), but since it came out when most people in the west didn't know of any other Lodoss continuities than the [[OVA]], it propagated the confusion with its differences; however, even knowing this... it's still not worth watching.

* ''[[Black Butler]]'' has two different continuities: the ongoing [[Manga]] and the 24-episode [[Anime]]. The [[Anime]] not only featured a few differences in the [[plot]]lines it took from the [[Manga]] (such as certain key characters appearing earlier than they were supposed to), but had new [[plot]]lines, supporting characters, and main villains when it [[Overtook the Manga]] after the ''6th episode''. Even the supporting characters that had originally appeared in the [[Manga]] had their long-term roles (Soma and Agni being reoccurring characters in the [[Manga]] as opposed to simply disappearing at the end of their arc in the [[Anime]]) and appearances (Aberline) and personality (both, in the case of Queen Victoria) changed in the [[Anime]].

* Most [[Visual Novel|visual novels]] adapted into [[Anime]] have the tendency to have many different continuities. Case in point: ''[[Clannad (visual novel)|Clannad]]'': The TV [[Anime]] follows the [[Video Game|game's]] True End: Nagisa wins and {{spoiler|she and Ushio both do not die}}, and two [[OVA]] productions featuring the two most popular girls winning ([[Ensemble Darkhorse|Tomoyo's]] [[OVA]] and the to-be-released [[OVA]] for [[Die for Our Ship|Kyou]]) exist, as well as the Toei movie {{spoiler|leaves Nagisa dead and instead focuses on Tomoya's post-traumatic-stress-disorder and his relationship with Ushio}}.