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{{trope}}
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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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Vulnerable to [[Planetville]]-ism. The world's version of natural laws are usually the [[Magical Underpinnings of Reality]].
The [[King in
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
* Cephiro from ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]''
* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' has Mundus Magicus. {{spoiler|Later revealed to be an artificial dimension based (in multiple senses) on the planet Mars}}.
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* The Magical Kingdom that Arcs and Karts came from in ''[[Moetan]]''.
* Fandavale in ''[[Otogi Juushi Akazukin]]''
* The world of ''[[
* ''[[
== Comic Books ==
* The Valley from ''[[Bone]]''.
* Tellos from ''The World of Tellos''
* ''[[
* Gemworld, the setting for the ''[[Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld]]'' series in [[The DCU]].
** The DCU also has Skataris (setting of ''[[The Warlord]]'') and Myrra (setting of ''Nightmaster'' and part of Nightmaster's arc in ''[[
* ''[[The Maxx]]'' imagined several Magical Lands, called Outbacks. Pangaea appeared prominently in the first [[Story Arc]].
* Meridian - Remember, ''[[
* 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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* The titular location of ''[[Labyrinth]]''
* Andalasia from ''[[Enchanted]]''.
* The [[Exactly What It Says
* ''[[The Neverending Story (
* ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''
== Literature ==
* The [[
* ''[[Narnia]]''
* ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' has the titular Wonderland.
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* ''[[Dinotopia]]''.
* Giant Country and Dream Country in ''[[The BFG]]''. The book indicates these are [[Lost World|unexplored territories]] on Earth, the visuals in the animated movie seem to imply they are more akin to [[Another Dimension|other dimensions]].
* Fantastica ("Fantasia" in the film) from ''[[The Neverending Story (
* ''[[Glenraven]]'', which is also somewhat of a [[Deconstruction]].
* [[Terry Brooks]]' ''[[Magic Kingdom of Landover]]'' has the titular Landover.
* ''[[
* ''[[The Faerie Queene]]'' has [[Land of Faerie|Faerie Land]]... which [[Literary Agent Hypothesis|is a real place]].
* ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' has Nevernever.
* The un-named other world from ''[[Coraline (
* ''[[Everworld]].''
* In [[Aaron Allston]]'s ''[[Galatea in 2
* The Afterlife World in ''The Land of Oblivion'', which is actually [[Died Happily Ever After|a pretty happy place]], '''except''' the titular land.
* The Territories in ''[[
* In [[Devon Monk]]'s ''[[Age of Steam
== Live Action TV ==
* Bottom World in ''[[
* The version of Britain in ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]''
== 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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* Gensokyo from the ''[[Touhou]]'' games, complete with visitors and occasional artifacts from the "real" world.
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' series has Hyrule itself. Additionally, the Sacred Realm, the resting place of the Triforce, is somewhere in Hyrule.
** The Sacred Realm isn't so magical {{spoiler|when you visit it}} in [[The Legend of Zelda:
* ''[[
== Webcomics ==
* In ''[[
* Gillitie Wood from ''[[
** '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
* 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 ''[[
* ''[[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 ''[[
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* The parallel world Creturia from ''[[Dimension Heroes]].''
* The world the ''[[The Dragon Wars Saga]]'' heroes are trapped in
* The (non-Earth) planet in ''[[
== Western Animation ==
* [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
* ''[[WITCH (
* "As the Universe is to real people, so the Fantaverse is to imaginary," says [[Puff the Magic Dragon]] in ''Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody.''
* Avalon fulfills this trope in ''[[
* The Battle Nexus is one of these in ''[[
* Every kingdom in ''[[Winx Club]]''.
* All of the magical lands explored on the final season of ''[[Babar]]'', leading up to the Land of Happiness.
* Ledgerdomain in ''[[Ben 10: Ultimate Alien]].''
== Real Life ==
* Dreams
* This is often the core of [
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