List of Featured Media

***The following page is a footnote, created to explain the science/supernatural phenomena/other details seen in the series, AniCity.***

This page contains a list of all the cartoons & anime featured in AniCity, as well as a list of possible candidates for later addition to the series. It consists mostly of shows from Nickelodeon's Nicktoons, Cartoon Network, 80's and 90's Saturday Morning Cartoons, and all types of different anime (mostly stemming from the 70's to the 2000's) or shows that were featured on Toonami & Adult Swim.

## Other Candidates

These are simply the shows that are currently up for debait on whether to include in the story or not.

### Western Animation

* American Dragon: Jake Long
* The Buzz on Maggie
* Clone High
* Courage the Cowardly Dog
* Craig of the Creek
* Cybersix
* El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
* Futurama
* Generator Rex
* Godzilla: The Series
* Infinity Train
* Kim Possible
* M.A.S.K.
* Megas XLR
* Over the Garden Wall
* Recess
* Robotboy
* The Simpsons
* Skeleton Warriors
* South Park
* Spongebob Squarepants
* Sym-Bionic Titan
* Time Squad
* Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?
* Winx Club
* The X's

### Anime

* Assassination Classroom
* Black Lagoon
* Cyborg 009
* Digimon
* Fairy Tail
* Gigantor
* Hellsing
* My Hero Academia
* One Punch Man
* Sword Art Online
* Tenchi Series
* Voltron
* Zatch Bell

## Other Types of References

### "Prequels"

These are shows that took place in the story’s past and get referenced many times throughout.

* Avatar: The Last Airbender

The story of Avatar is firmly set in this Earth’s past, with the stories of Avatar Aang and Fire Lord Zuko still being studied & read in books akin to that of the Gods & Goddesses of Greece. Some characters are even seen reading books about their tales several times in the series itself.

- Added onto that, it is implied that the show’s powers of bending eventually evolved into the Metahuman gene in the modern day.

* Death Note

The events of the Death Note are regarded as a high-level event in the show’s history, with one of the characters even pointing out how Lelouch’s behavior as Zero is very similar to how many described Kira’s actions/motives.

* Hey Arnold!

The main events of Hey Arnold occurred sometime before the events of the main series. This is evidenced by elements like Big Bob's Beepers shown being torn down in the first episode (including a joke from Yusuke about how absurd it is that Beepers were ever that big), and Mr. Simmons having grey temples.

* Regular Show

The series is meant to take place some after Regular Show's final episode, mainly out of a sense of respect for the original show's story and character arcs; though how long exactly is meant to be up in the air (which might also leave the possibility of the older versions of the main cast to appear at some point). The main thing to try and show this is how the Park is presented in this series, but the house is shown to be in general disarray, indicating no one has worked in it for a long time.

* Although there are a few nods to some of the show's more popular phrases/moments sprinkled throughout the series, such as Mordecai & Rigby's "Hummus rap".

* Robotech

As evident by the portrayal of the SDF-1, the events of the first Robotech series (colloquially known by fans as the Macross Saga) takes place before the story's event. The near extinction of humanity by the Zentraedi Imperial Grand Fleet in particular is a key moment in this Earth's past.

Lynn Minmay's songs are very popular in universe, much like they are in the shows; although in another attempt to tie both animation mediums together, this includes both her English songs in Robotech and her Japanese ones in the original Macross.

* The Transformers

The events of the original Transformers animated series & animated movie are key moments in this Earth's past, with the formation of the Autobots' intervention leading to a technological breakthrough and the formation of the Earth Defense Command, which would evolve into the Earth Federation (much to the Autobots' chagrin given the actions they took that would lead to the One Year War). Optimus Prime in particular is on par with the Justice Society as one of the most famous heroes of this Earth's past.

Blaster in this series is meant to be the Michael Jackson of this universe; a talented, well-loved musician that would inspire many musical artists in the future (including the Chipettes) and using his power to raise awareness for certain global affairs. This is even made even more apparent by Blaster having his own "covers" for some of MJ's songs.

* Thundercats

The events of the Thundercats (the 1985 series, at least) take place in Earth's past rather than Third Earth, though this is substituted for them arriving on Earth while the planet is still recovering after the Zendraedi bombardment. Their battles against Mumm-Ra combined with them aiding in helping rebuilt Earth made them well-respected heroes of the planet.

### Allusions to other Works

To show his age and the connections he's made with other heroes over the years, Jack keeps many swords of many other famous cartoon & anime swordsmen, like Kenshin Himura's Sakabatō, the sword for Afro Samurai's titular lead, and many more.

An episode in the series is set on an island filled with dinosaurs, with nods to cartoons like Dino-Riders & Cadillacs and Dinosaurs.

### Shows within the Show

These are the shows that are still treated as shows that the characters in the series will sometimes watch.

#### "Sports"

There are a number of shows that are featured that as popular sports that have advertisements for them often showing up in the background. and the characters sometimes being seen watching them on TV. These include:

* Wacky Races and the Immortal Grand Prix of IGPX are this world's equivilant to NASCAR and other racing events.
* The Laff-A-Lympics are (naturally) this world's Olympics.

#### Star Trek: The Animated Series

The Animated spin-off of the cult classic series is very popular in this universe, similarly to the parody of it in the 2012 Ninja Turtles series, Space Heroes. And like there, this version of Leonardo is a hardcore fan of it.

#### Total Drama

The Total Drama series is treated as the survival-type reality show it parodies.

## Changes to the Source Material

### Alvin & the Chipmunks

The Chipettes being a part of the main cast rather than their male counterparts is mostly due in part to their more dynamic personalities/character arcs, helped by how they got more and more screentime in the original 80's series overtime (to the point where the last episode Ruby-Spears produced for the series doesn't have the Chipmunks themselves in it at all). Their role in Season 3 in particular is based off of their role in the Chipmunk Adventure what with them going all around the world and such, acting as the designated tagalong kids along the lines of a cross between the trio of Katz, Letz & Kitta from the original Mobile Suit Gundam (something even Amuro makes reference to) and Robotech/Macross’s Lynn Minmay,

* As a slight nod to their dynamics with the 'Munks, the girls actually have a similar dynamic with the PPGs. This also works to give the PPGs a set of "normal" friends compared to all the "supernatural" colleagues they have in this series. Though funnily enough, rather than the leaders of both respective parties - Brittany & Blossom - having a rivalry, Britt and Buttercup are the ones with the on again, off again rivalry due to their egos.

All three Chipettes' designs have been slightly reworked to include the tails and stripes of fur on their faces they had in the 2015 series, as a way to make them look a little more chipmunk-y.

### Code Geass

Similarly to Raditz' portrayal here being inspired by MasakoX's fan stories, some aspects of Code Geass's story are based off of the crossover fic "Code Prime", such as Lelouch growing to be more hero-like... well, terrorist-like, Cornelia having a heel-face turn when she learns her younger half-siblings are still alive and Euphemia remaining alive all throughout the series.

* There's even a scene in Season 3 that is based directly off of a scene from Chapter 22 of the fic between Cornelia and Lelouch; except here Cornelia isn't under the control of her brother's Geass meaning she answeres his questions genuinely and shows much more emotions them, which does arguably help to better show how much she truly does love her half-siblings.

While Lelouch’s moral standing is very much based off of his depiction in the original anime, his morals in this story are very different. For one, his motivation for becoming Zero has less to do with him seeking vengeance on Britannia and more so to be your average vigilante desiring justice (through his own means, of course), eventually becoming the symbol that he (Zero) would become at the end of the series, with him actually holding true the virtues of justice he always speaks of when in his Zero persona. Actually, he’s a lot more Batman-esque here, with him possessing the same physical prowess that Suzaku displayed in the original show (and when he took up the mantle of Zero), though he still displays his… well, frankly, underwhelming physical skills from the original series whenever he’s in public as another way to differentiate his public self from his Zero self ala Superman with Clark Kent. He even has influence from a third hero, Iron Man, with his helmet getting a huge upgrade with it having a large amount of scanners, communication equipment & what not.

### Danny Phantom

The Fenton Skateboard is one of several Fenton Works gadgets that only appeared for one episode in the original series, and just seemed to be a... skateboard. Here, it's made into Danny's main mode of transportation in human mode, replacing the bicycle he was often seen riding. And to make it a little more cool and a little more... well, unique, it's able to turn into a hoverboard (cuz science).

### Dragon Ball

The most obvious change to Dragon Ball’s story is of course that Goku/Kakarot is not featured in the series at all, only being referenced by his brother several times. As noted in the series itself, he simply either landed on another planet or (the much more pessimistic answer) he died when his pod crashed. But since his pod never appears in the series itself, the answer is left up to interpretation.

Raditz’s role in this series as the signature villain-turned-hero, let alone becoming a part of this story's main cast, is based off of his depiction in MasakoX’s “What if Raditz Turned Good” and Dragon Ball R&R series (right down to his main casual outfit being taken directly from said series), with influences from other Dragon Ball characters like Piccolo’s redemption arc, in particular his relationship with Gohan serving as a basis for his and Jeanette's dynamic (making them this series's own Badass and Child Duo). It's also partially influenced by the Episode of Bardock special, though one could make the argument that this kind of story fits Raditz's character a little better than it did his father, especially combined with the influence from MasakoX's series.

Rather than the backstory of them being enslaved by Frieza, since the Emperor of the Universe and his forces aren’t featured in the series, this version of the Saiyans’ backstory goes with the anime-exclusive backstory involving the Tuffles, with the Saiyans wiping them out and then using their technology to conquer planets.

* This also affects Planet Vegeta’s fate in this series, as rather than Frieza destroying it out of fear for the legend of the Super Saiyan, it was simply one of the many races the Saiyans had nearly destroyed destroying the planet out of revenge. The part about it being destroyed by a rogue meteor is still maintained however, which can be seen as either a cover-up story or a rumor that most people in the universe just accepted as fact. Though to maintain Bardock’s badass status, he’s still the one to lead the charge against the invasion fleet to protect his home but to no avail.

### Justice League/JL Unlimited

This version of the League isn't just "limited" to characters from DC Comics. It includes many other cartoon heroes, including the PPGs, Amuro Ray and the Gundam, Space Ghost & Birdman (before they decided to go onto their talkshow/attorney jobs), and many more.

Rather than appearing as a part of the Justice League like they did in the original series, all members of the Justice Society members that appear in the DCAU - like Wildcat, Hourman, Obsidian, Sand & Dr. Mid-Nite - exist as the JSA as they does in the original mainline comics and most other DC continuities that at least reference them. But rather than fight in the Second World War since it's too distant in this story's past, this version of the team simply fought in an unspecific war in Earth's past. This version of the team even includes characters that weren't seen in the DCAU like Jay Gerrick and Alan Scott.

### Mobile Suit Gundam

Amuro’s story is meant to be an alternate version of what happened to him in Zeta Gundam, with a much more positive outcome before he would even join Karaba, even being a part of his world’s version of the Justice League. However, he also wears his pilot’s suit from Char’s Counterattack, along with getting the Nu Gundam about six years earlier than in the original canon, mostly since it’s arguably his most iconic suit.

### My Life as a Teenage Robot

Vexus's disguises from the original series - QT-2, Violet & Vicky - are all treated as separate characters/their own villains of the week to try and spice things up. This also applies to Jenny's disguise as Ruby Rocket.

### MLP:FiM

As indicated by Twilight being the only character from the series featured - least of all when she's Princess of Equestria - not only is Equestria adapted into this version of Earth, but it also takes place after the show's events, mainly as a way to not mess with that show's original canon and play around with how Twilight might've acted in his time as ruler. It's also never explicitly said how much time has passed since the show's finale & left up to interpretation so as to not walk on too many eggshells.

### Powerpuff Girls

This version of the girls have been around for a few years now, with all three being aged up to about eight years old.

The Justice League is meant to take the place of the Association of World Super Men (or A.W.S.M.) from the original PPG series. As such (since they aren't as jerky as the Super Men), the Girls were welcome onto the team with open arms, becoming full-fledged members. Birdman and Space Ghost being members is also meant to be an allusion of them appearing in said group.

The Girls' history is actually altered quite a bit, as due to them being made in AniCity instead of Townsville - i.e., a place where *Superman* is in charge - the carnage they caused during their game of tag in the movie is actually cut in half. This is actually when the Man of Steel steps in and takes them to the League to help the trio control their powers.

### Sailor Moon

The Monsters-of-the-Week from the original anime - Youma, Cardians, Droids, Daimons & Lemureses - are featured as their own enemies independent of their original "organizations", though they still mostly act as minions working underneath another villain. Most of them are classified simply under demons or artificially created beings in this series. However, certain monsters are paired up for their similar powers/themes, like all of the plant-based monsters.

### Steven Universe

This story’s version of the Crystal Gems’ story is one of the darker alternate takes on the shows featured here. Rather than Rose simply giving up her form to give birth to Steven, Rose actually died in a battle. Not only does this mean Steven doesn’t exist in this version, but the Crystal Gems’ isolation from humanity is made all the worse. Sure, the more outgoing ones like Spinel and Amethyst still enjoy going out and about the town, but Pearl and Garnet… not so much.

* Speaking of Spinel, she's here! And as a major supporting character in the story to boot. This is based off of the popular "Crystal Gem Spinel Alternate Universe" many fans seem to enjoy; in particular, the versions where Pink brings her to Earth with her and she fights alongside her in the Gem Rebellion. However, unlike those fan scenarios, since Rose dies in this universe and since this rules him out of existence, Spinel doesn't become another motherly/big sister figure for Steven. However, even this element is supplemented by her having that sort of dynamic with several of the main cast, becoming friends with them when they were really young and trying to stick with them.

### Teen Titans

The team's story in this series takes place a good amount of time after *Trouble in Tokyo*, mainly as a way to keep all of their character development from the original intact, as well as leave the option to use some of the other honorary Titans in some way (and yes, this also means that Robin and Starfire are an official couple by the start of this story, which this series is quite keen on showing off).

Just to make it clear from the start, there will be no jokes or references related to Teen Titans Go! in any way, shape or form (mostly just because it would be too easy and the internet is already filled with enough discourse over that series).

### Transformers Animated

The members of SUV are featured as minor villains in the series, mainly because they work a lot better in a more superhero-focused story than they do in their original series. Angry Archer is the one that appears the most, mostly just because of how fun his gimmick is, and Slo-Mo is the only one featured that is presented as a large-scale threat due to her power.

### Yu Yu Hakusho

The Yu Yu Hakusho portion of the story starts up after the six months Yusuke spends training after Genkai's Tournament (episode 9 to 13 of the original show), with season 1 beginning/taking the place of The Beasts of Maze Castle arc (episodes 14 to 21 of the original show), whose events don’t occur in the series at all. This is mostly to give him as much power as he needs to but not too much to make him feel too overpowered compared to the rest of the main cast.

Apologies to all the Hiei fans out there, but in this timeline, he never joins Yusuke's team, leaving him to be the starter villain for the Spirit Detective that he was originally intended to be.

The Dark Tournament does not occur in this version of the story. As a substitute for this though, many of the Tournament's participants appear throughout the series as villains/monsters of the week similarly to the Sailor Moon monsters, especially significant characters like Toguro.

The Gorenja team being siblings is not a confirmed factor in the original anime, and all three simply have the same naming convention and share the same humanoid demon/ninja design. This element was included to make the trio a bit more interesting.

* The team also loses two members - Kirenjya & Midorenjya - mostly since their designs are a little too different/generic looking demons, and Ao, Aka & Momo work better as a three-man unit given their Gorenja Battalion attack.

## Notes

This series tries to steer away from more "legacy"-type animated characters like Garfield and the Looney Tunes. Aside from them working more in comedic roles than some of the more serious stories this series plans on telling, this allows this series to include not only the Toons from "modern" days, but also include more obscure shows (or at least, a character or two) that might deserve some more love. Thusly, all the cartoons & anime featured in this series are meant to focus around the shows that came out from the 1980's onward, as that time period is often seen as the time when cartoons got a bit more serious, at least with how they handled storytelling and character writing. This also applies to any animated movies that are to be featured as relatively speaking, aside from the odd Disney classic, only a few were truly noteworthy until Don Bluth and toy-based/cartoon-based movies came out to finally offer "the mouse" a true challenge (or just rip them off entirely). That said though, there are a few shout-outs/callbacks here and there to some of the older cartoons of yesteryear, mostly via the inclusion of their paraphernalia like their cars and whatnot.

* A number of characters meant to be featured are female characters that were originally either just meant to act as generic satellite love interests or had interesting story ideas/designs/powers but were *very* underutiized. While some of them take elements from their male counterparts (especially the characters that literally are just female doppelgangers of the male leads), certain steps are taken to ensure they have a bit of an original flare to their story.

The only pieces of Disney animation that are intended to be featured are the ones from the ABC Saturday Morning block, the Disney Channel toons from the early-to-mid 2000's & Jetix, since they mesh a lot better with normal cartoons a lot better than they do the Disney brand (that's not meant to be a dis on them; they just work well enough on their own without any connection to the Disney brand).

The main idea behind the characters selected for the main cast is mainly characters whose stories aren't affected by their original hometowns or are side characters that can stand on their own without the rest of their home series' main casts, though most of these involve their stories being tied into another character's history. However, a good number of them - mainly side characters or characters that didn't have that much screentime (like Raditz) - act as sort of what-if/alternate scenarios for their stories, which are mainly based off of other what-if scenarios created by those shows' fan bases.