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==Contemporary Fantasy== | ==Contemporary Fantasy== | ||
''Contemporary fantasy'' is a | ''Contemporary fantasy'' is a sub-genre of fantasy, also known as contemporary urban fantasy, modern-day fantasy, or indigenous fantasy. These terms are used to describe stories set in the putative real world (often referred to as consensus reality) in contemporary times, in which, it is revealed, magic and magical creatures exist, either living in the interstices of our world or leaking over from alternate worlds. It thus has much in common with, and sometimes overlaps with, secret histories. | ||
:''Examples: {{a|2182|Tactics}}, {{a|9|Chiccha na Yukitsukai Sugar}} | :''Examples: {{a|2182|Tactics}}, {{a|9|Chiccha na Yukitsukai Sugar}} | ||
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==High Fantasy== | ==High Fantasy== | ||
According to The Encyclopedia of Fantasy, ''high fantasy'' is 'Fantasies set in otherworlds, specifically secondary worlds, and which deal with matters affecting the destiny of these worlds.' Basically a | According to The Encyclopedia of Fantasy, ''high fantasy'' is 'Fantasies set in otherworlds, specifically secondary worlds, and which deal with matters affecting the destiny of these worlds.' Basically a catch-all for anime that feature fantastical races (such as elves and dwarves), wizards, and such. | ||
:''Examples: {{a|169|Lodoss-tou Senki}}, {{a|156|Final Fantasy Unlimited}}, {{a|189|Words Worth}}'' | :''Examples: {{a|169|Lodoss-tou Senki}}, {{a|156|Final Fantasy Unlimited}}, {{a|189|Words Worth}}'' | ||