When a show's title incorporates the year it was released -- more or less. Forward-dating shows by using next year is somewhat common, especially if the release is late in the year. Back-dating is less heard of, since it implies the show is falling behind the times; usually annual titles get incremented in case production slips behind schedule. Affixing a contemporary year to the title of a familiar story often implies a Setting Update, though not necessarily. Compare Title by Number and Trope 2000. Examples of Annual Title include: