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I don't know what got me thinking about this today, but I've had conversations about this before with friends, and I was just wondering what everyone here counts among their favorite fictional universes? For this to count, there has to be extensive world building involved, and multiple entries within it (i.e. a series, multiple films or books, cross-media, or some combination thereof). Also, I'm not counting things that are basically our world with one or two small differences - like the Fast and the Furious franchise (which would not have made my list anyway, but just as a point of reference). Things that purportedly take place in our world but contain fantastical hidden worlds alongside the familiar mundane, like Artemis Fowl, are fair game. I'll also point out that this is a "favorite universes" list, which is distinct from "favorite stories". A universe is a setting, and may or may not contain several distinct stories within it, some good, some bad. I'm not limiting this to a TOP 10 format either, since I'd probably just end up either forcing myself to come up with a full ten, thus including things that shouldn't really be on a "favorites" list, or else having to go beyond 10 by including a bunch of "honorable mentions", so the list will simply go until I don't have anything left that I like enough to want to include. And lastly, this is just for fun, entirely subjective, and mostly a result of me just liking to make and read lists of things. I'm sure that will surprise many of you to learn about me. 1. Star Wars . . . . . 2. One Piece 3. Harry Potter/Wizarding World 4. Avatar (Last Airbender/Legend of Korra) 5. Wheel of Time 6. DC 7. Marvel 8. Dragon Age 9. Song of Ice and Fire 10. Percy Jackson 11, Middle Earth 12. Narutoverse 13. Attack on Titan 14. Mortal Kombat There are some that might well make my list someday that I just haven't seen/read enough of yet, like Discworld or The Land of Ooo (from Adventure Time). If any of you know more that I should delve into, let me know! Any and all mediums.