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* ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]''. The internet exploded after new episodes suddenly starting airing without any previous announcement. Well they did make an announcement, they said it was a rerun of the first season (which is technically true, as the new episodes were shown chronologically with the old ones).
* ''[[Rebuild of Evangelion]]''. [[Mind Screw|Maybe]].
* ''[[Rozen Maiden (Manga)|Rozen Maiden]] Tale'' started out as a [[What If]] manga that shows what would happen if Jun [[Red Pill, B LueBlue Pill|decided not to wind]]. Then the story transitioned into where the original continuity (which was [[Cut Short]] in the original manga) left off...
 
== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'', the [[Alice in Wonderland (Filmfilm)|movie]], isn't too stealthy about it since Alice is older, but she starts off her adventure in nearly the same way as the original book. Then, while Alice is struggling with changing size, the Dodo remarks, "You'd think she'd remember all of this from the first time."
* The 2009 ''[[Star Trek (Filmfilm)|Star Trek]]'' film functions as both this and a [[Continuity Reboot|reboot]], with {{spoiler|Spock having arrived from the "original" timeline to provide some continuity}}.
** The main stealth part comes from the fact that the movie is not a full reboot, but rather an [[Alternate Timeline]], {{spoiler|caused, thanks to [[Time Travel]], by events in the future of the original timeline}}, that supercedes every movie and series but [[Star Trek: Enterprise|one]].
** It also offers a conclusion to the Federation's conflict with the Romulan Empire, which had been gradually developing since ''[[Star Trek: theThe Original Series]]'': {{spoiler|just as the Federation is on the verge of peace with the Romulans, [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog|their home planet's star goes supernova and almost the entire species is wiped out]]}}.
* ''[[Catwoman (Filmfilm)|Catwoman]]'' is a stealth sequel to the Batman films, notably, ''[[Batman Returns (Film)|Batman Returns]]''. Her origin is identical to the one played by Michelle Pfeiffer, the Catwoman persona is said to be a [[Legacy Character]], and in the pictures of former "Catwomen", we see Michelle Pfeiffer's original character.
** This is debatable though, considering Michelle Pfeiffer's character does not have actual superpowers, as opposed to Halle Berry's character.
* The [[Ridley Scott]] film ''[[Prometheus (Film)|Prometheus]]'' is a stealth prequel to ''[[Alien]]''.
** Similarly, the first ''[[Alien vs. Predator]]'' movie could be seen as a prequel to the ''[[Alien (Filmfranchise)|Alien]]'' series proper. It starts out looking like a mindless slash-em-up crossover, but it goes on to explain the origin of the Xenomorph species as well as some details about The Company's genesis.
* ''Basement Jack'' is a loose sequel to ''[[Film/Evilution|Evilution]]'', the two film featuring the same old apartment building and creepy manager and his equally creepy display room of murderous artifacts, which he adds more weapons to at the end of both films (a vial of alien virus in ''Evilution'', and the eponymous character's sword in ''Basement Jack'').
* At the end of ''[[Final Destination 5]]'' {{spoiler|two of the remaining survivors die in Flight 180, revealing the film to be a ''prequel'' to the first film.}}
* ''[[Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom (Film)|Indiana Jones and Thethe Temple of Doom]]'' takes place before ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark (Film)|Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'', and it's only indicated by the date at the beginning of the film.
* [[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Film)|The Good the Bad And The Ugly]] takes place before the first two movies in the [[Dollars Trilogy]].
* ''[[Nanny McPhee]] and the Big Bang''. The only connection to the first movie is revealed {{spoiler|at the very end, when a doddering old lady is revealed to be the baby of the first family all grown up.}}
* The ''[[21 Jump Street (Filmfilm)|Twenty One Jump Street]]'' film is actually a sequel to the original TV series. {{spoiler|It also induces [[Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome]] on Hanson and Penhall.}}
 
== [[Interactive Fiction]] ==
* ''[[Planetfall (Video Game)|Planetfall]]'' has a few references to [[Infocom]]'s previous sci-fi work ''Starcross'' that imply that it is set within the same universe several centuries later.
* ''Narcolepsy'' by [[Adam Cadre]] isn't advertised as a sequel to Adam Cadre's previous work I-0, but it isn't long before you run across a place mentioned in the prior game. Also, I-0's protagonist Tracy Valencia makes a somewhat in-joky cameo.
* ''Dinner with Andre'' by Liza Daly has a twist ending where the PC turns out to be the same character from Liza's previous IF work ''Bloodline'' several years later and sees someone she knows from that time.
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Shadow Hearts]]'' wasn't advertised as a sequel to ''Koudelka'', and indeed some people still claim that they don't have any real story links, despite {{spoiler|the recurring theme of the Emigre Document, the villain impersonating a character from Koudelka, the real version of that character turning up later, Koudelka herself playing a significant role, Koudelka's son being a party member, and the last chapter of Shadow Hearts taking place ''in the monastery Koudelka was set in''}}.
* ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]'' was a [[Prequel]] to ''[[ICO (Video Game)|ICOIco]]'', but you'd never realize until the very end. And even then you might not realize unless you were a big fan of ''Ico''.
* ''[[Vagrant Story]]'' was a sequel to ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'', although this wasn't apparent until the whole [[Ivalice Alliance]] was fleshed out with more games.
* ''[[Captain Commando]]'' is a futuristic sequel to ''[[Final Fight]]''. The game is set in Metro City, Ginzu the Ninja is Guy's future successor in the ways of the Bushin school, and a bust of Mike Haggar can be obtained as a power-up.
* ''[[Dragon Quest III (Video Game)|Dragon Quest III]]'' looks like a [[Continuity Reboot]], but late in the game you find yourself on a very familiar world map, and the ending names you as the famed ancestor of the first two games' heroes.
** ''[[Dragon Quest VI (Video Game)|Dragon Quest VI]]'' has thematic links to the other "Zenithian Trilogy" games (''IV'' and ''V''), but there are hints that it's actually a prequel.
* ''[[Xeno SagaXenosaga]]'' may or may not be a prequel to ''[[Xeno GearsXenogears]]''. Likewise, ''[[Xenoblade]]'' being a sequel to both. While ''Blade'' doesn't have much in common with the other two apart from some themes and design elements, and takes place in a different universe {{spoiler|''Saga'''s ending involves the main characters breaking the cycle of Eternal Recurrence, where the universe is constantly dying and being brought back exactly the same, while in ''Blade'' it's a major plot point that there was a completely different universe before the one the characters live in was born, suggesting that the actions of Shion and friends allowed the ''Blade''-verse to be born after their own world ended.}}
 
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