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* The first ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'' anime film was meant to tie up loose ends and make sense of certain events in the first season. Later films in the series were more standalone, though still considered in continuity. Interestingly though, the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth movie feature an overarching storyline involving the three Dragon legendaries of Sinnoh.

** It is worthy to note that the first movie was once intended as a [[Grand Finale]] in the early production process, [[Never Trust a Trailer|indicated by early teasers]], but that plot was dropped later because of popularity.

* The ''[[Violet Evergarden (anime)|Violet Evergarden]]'' series has two: ''[[Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll]]'' and ''[[Violet Evergarden: The Movie]]''. The latter advances the arc of the titular character.

* ''[[Neon Exodus Evangelion]]'' by [[Eyrie Productions, Unlimited]], despite being a fanfic, is structured as though it was a TV series, with three seasons of nine episodes each. It then concludes with a The Movie, set after the episodes and wrapping everything up with an epic fight scene.

* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' had two films starring Peter Cushing as 'Dr. Who' (his real name) which took place outside the series' continuary. A canon film was the 1996 Paul McGann TV movie, which was an attempt to get the show back on track after its original 1989 canceling.

* ''[[The X-Files]]'' used its first movie to further its storyline, although it mostly used the medium to reveal important secrets of the [[Government Conspiracy]]. By contrast, ''The X-Files: I Want to Believe'' has nothing to do with the [[Myth Arc]], so it's more of a [[Non-Serial Movie]].

* ''[[Studio 3]]'s'' ''Bitcom'' segment of shorts became popular enough to get its own 40-minute [[Spin-Off]] special, ''Bitcom And The Oblivion Ray''.

* ''[[Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny]]'' is the origin story of the D, and would chronologically lead to the earlier HBO shorts. Of course, [[Stoner Flick|everybody was probably too baked]] to care about the canon.

* ''[[ABBA]]: The Movie.'' Guess what it's about. It also had album and sheet music tie-ins, called ''ABBA: The Album'' and ''ABBA: The Folio''.

* ''[[South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut]]'' is in canon with the rest of the series. The back of the DVD case claims that "unlike most other movies that got their start on the silver screen, [this one] doesn't suck." ([[Stephen Sondheim]] is known to have sent the shows creators a letter congratulating them on the film's musical score.)

** To be specific, the reference is in the form of a two part episode, resolving the question of what happens to the relationship between Saddam Hussein and Satan. {{spoiler|Satan has started to date another guy, but by the end, he decides to stay single.}} There is also mention of the US-Canada war and Terrance & Phillip's near execution in "Terrance & Phillip: Behind the Blow."