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fan fiction
unauthorised amateur derivative fiction
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fansub
thumb|Example of karaoke typical in anime fansubs
video game mod
modification of a video game
anime music video
fan-made music video consisting of clips from Japanese anime
fan art
artwork featuring aspects of a work of fiction created by a fan
fandub
A fandub is a fan-made dub or redub of a live-action or animated production. Dubbing is the act of re-recording of a live-action or animated production, typically in a language other than the original. Most productions are translated from different languages, but some fandubs are for productions originally in the fandubber's native language. The dialogue can range from being a close translation to a completely-altered version of the original script's story and plots, as well as the personalities of protagonists.
YouTube Poop
video genre consisting of edited pre-existing media
shipping
desire by fans for fictional characters (or more rarely, real people) to be in a romantic or sexual relationship
Twitch Plays Pokémon
crowdsourced game of Pokémon in early 2014
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Bowsette
Bowsette () is a fan-made, moe anthropomorphized and gender-swapped version of the Mario franchise character Bowser, in which he is transformed by the Super Crown power-up to resemble the franchise character Princess Peach. The character was originally created on 19 September 2018 by Ayyk92, a Malaysian online artist, as part of a comic strip which he posted to Twitter. Bowsette subsequently became an Internet meme and rose in popularity internationally, with related hashtags in English and Japanese trending on Twitter; several professional Japanese artists contributed their own renditions of
fan translation
unofficial translations made by fans
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Minecraft modding
act of creating mods for the video game Minecraft
unofficial patch
a patch for a piece of software, created by a user community without the involvement of the original developer
clop
erotic fan art based on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
dōjin soft
Japanese independent video games
SiIvaGunner
SiIvaGunner (), formerly GiIvaSunner (), is a comedic musical collective based mostly around bait-and-switch YouTube videos claiming to be "high quality rips" of video game music that are in reality remixes, parodies, and/or mashups, often incorporating Internet memes and popular music.
fan translation of video games
unofficially translated media
Organization for Transformative Works
American non-profit organization for the preservation of fan works
vidding
Vidding is a fan labor practice in media fandom of creating music videos from the footage of one or more visual media sources, thereby exploring the source itself in a new way. The creator may choose video clips in order to focus on a single character, support a particular romantic pairing between characters, criticize or celebrate the original text, or point out an aspect of the TV show or film that they find under-appreciated. The resulting video may then be shared via one or more social media outlets and online video platforms such as YouTube. The creators refer to themselves as "vidders";
fakemon
thumb|Example of a Fakemon, titled Parroot|alt=An illustration of a green and brown parrot-like creature with leaves sprouting from its head. Fakemon, also called Fakémon, are unofficial, fanmade fictional creatures based on the Pokémon franchise of monster-taming games.
fan labor
term used to refer to the creative activities done by fans of various media properties
OverClocked ReMix
video game music arrangement community