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* Frequently seen in the sillier or more surreal ''[[Ranma ½|Ranma 1/2]]'' fanfic of the late 1990s, especially those written as part of, or in the orbit of, the fanfic cycle known as "[http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/superhighway/Bet/bet.html The Bet]", where the characters were portrayed as being "hired" by fanfic writers to recreate the roles they created for Rumiko Takahashi, and were sometimes ''very'' different when "off-camera".

** Metroanime's ''[http://www.asynjor.com/fanfic/sharp.html Second Labor: Reluctant Bet]'' includes numerous scenes of several of the ''Ranma 1/2'' characters having the opportunity to watch videotapes of ''other'' universes' versions of the ''Ranma'' anime—which are all actually part of The Bet or its spinoffs, or other well-known ''Ranma'' [[Fan Fics]] from the late 1990s. (And after watching the "real" ''Ranma 1/2'' anime, they decide to do anything possible to keep their timeline from becoming a "[[Canon]]" Ranmaverse.)

** Angus MacSpon's ''[http://shell.ihug.co.nz/%7Emacspon/fanfic/ The Replacement Ranmas]'' goes for ''very'' silly, as the cast of ''Ranma 1/2'' is missing on the first day of shooting for a new fic, and the "director" must scramble to replace them with characters from ''other'' anime series...

* Eyrie Productions Unlimited's ''[http://www.eyrie-productions.com/NXE/ Neon Exodus Evangelion]'' has "outtakes" and "Making of" sequences at the ends of some of its chapters. These feature, among other things, a very chirpy Rei Ayanami, and an interview with Sir Alistair Warden-Penn, the [[Classically-Trained Extra|classically-trained Shakespearean penguin]] who portrays Pen-pen.