Fantasyrelated

Fantasyrelated is a descriptor used predominantly in digital catalogs, databases, and tagging systems to indicate content connected to the fantasy genre or its themes and aesthetics. It is not a formal genre designation, but a metadata label that helps categorize items whose primary classification as fantasy may be ambiguous or cross-genre.

Examples of items that may be labeled fantasyrelated include: novels and short stories with magical elements; role-playing games and video games featuring magic, mythical creatures, or otherworldly settings; films and television episodes that center on fantasy worlds or folklore; visual art and music that invoke fantastical motifs; scholarly works analyzing fantasy literature, systems of magic, or worldbuilding.

Subcategories: The term can encompass subgenres such as high fantasy, urban fantasy, dark fantasy, sword and sorcery, fairy tales, mythic fiction, and magical realism. It often overlaps with speculative fiction and folk belief traditions. The label is applied to improve searchability, recommendations, and metadata precision, especially on platforms that accommodate user-generated tags.

Limitations: Because fantasy is broad and subjective, the boundary of what counts as fantasyrelated varies by user and context. Items with only incidental fantasy elements may be mislabeled. The one-word form 'fantasyrelated' is less standard than hyphenated 'fantasy-related' or 'fantasy' plus subgenre tags. See also: fantasy, speculative fiction, magical realism, folklore.