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Usually a tactic by writers to get everyone collected before having any real plot started, and the audience feels they can start paying attention. Also a cheap way to ensure that everyone's relationship to the lead has equal history.
If done badly is sometimes followed by [[Green Rooming]]. Can be especially annoying in things like [[Twelve
Extremely common with [[Bishoujo Series]] and [[The Unwanted Harem|Unwanted Harems]]. Even more common in computer games (namely, [[RPG|RPGs]]), with many such games introducing a new party member in each [[Game Level|area]], some even going so far as to have [[Interface Spoiler|an obvious number of "slots" that are going to be filled up by the end of the game]].
The next step to a [[Debut Queue]] system is the [[Character Magnetic Team]]. Contrast [[You ALL Share My Story]]. If the characters are all ''present'' in early episodes but are given characterisation episode-by-episode, see [[A Day in The Limelight]]. Characters introduced by [[Debut Queue]] may also fall under [[Hitchhiker Heroes]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
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* In the original [[OVA]] version of ''[[Tenchi Muyo]]'', we (and Tenchi) meet Ryoko in the first episode, Ayeka and Sasami in the second, Mihoshi an episode or so after that, and Washuu in the sixth installment. [[Alternate Continuity|Other versions]] of ''Tenchi'' compress this process, with the cycle of meetings becoming shorter and shorter until [[Everyone Meets Everyone|they all happen in one fell swoop]] in ''Shin Tenchi Muyo''.
* In the ''[[One Piece (Manga)|One Piece]]'' anime, we meet Luffy and Nami in the first episode (though Nami doesn't join up with Luffy until episode 8, and was not introduced in the manga until the start of the Buggy arc). Zoro joins Luffy's crew in episode 3, Ussop joins in episode 17, Sanji joins in episode 30, {{spoiler|and Tony Tony Chopper and Nico Robin join in episodes 91 and 130, respectively. Franky joins in episode 322. Brook in 381, in a hilariously perfunctory fashion. Vivi seems like a shoe-in to join, but ends up not doing so after well over a year as a major character.}} It's debatable whether any characters past Sanji count since major plots already happen after that point.
* ''[[Genesis Climber Mospeada]]'', which was [[Macekre|Macekred]] into the third section of ''[[Robotech]]'' does this with the ''real'' cast, after introducing and [[
* ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' gets the cast together rapid-fire, with Spike and Jet already established as together in episode #1, Ein joining in episode #2, Faye in #3 (kinda -- she deserts at the end, but is back for good by #4), then a brief lag until Ed joins in #9.
* ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'' has the frogs appearing one by one over the first 13 episodes. When the last frog, Dororo, appears only a few episodes after Kururu, Aki notes that someone like that shouldn't appear until "volume seven" -- and, indeed, in the manga, that's when Dororo showed up.
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* ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'' introduces the main characters this way. Chrono and Rosette (and in the anime, some of the other members of the Order) are introduced in the first chapter/episode. The next arc then follows them saving Azmaria, who later joins them. After that arc is over, a plot triggers flashbacks concerning the [[Big Bad]] and introducing Rosette's brother, around whom Rosette and Chrono's main motivations are centered. The gang takes off to find Joshua, and at the start of that arc is when the final main character, Satella, is introduced.
* ''[[Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei]]'' does this with the students in Itoshiki-sensei's homeroom class. They're all technically members of the class from the beginning, but they each get focus episodes that introduce them to the audience and show off their particular brand of insanity.
* ''[[Zoids]] Genesis'' tries to play with this a bit, by making characters take one episode or so to actually join the team, but otherwise is the usual: The series starts with [[Kid Hero|Ruuji]], the first episode has [[The Lancer|Re]] [[Token Mini
* ''[[Dragonball]]'', to varying definitions of "main character" as many of them become [[Ascended Extra|Ascended Extras]] and/or [[Demoted to Extra]]. The first episode of the anime introduces Goku, Bulma and the arc's villains. Over the next fourteen episodes Oolong, the Turtle, Master Roshi, Yamcha & Puar, Chi-Chi & the Ox-King, Krillin and Launch are gradually introduced.
** Keep in mind though, in the manga Pilaf and co. didn't appear [[Early Bird Cameo|until the heroes were on their way to his castle for the last Dragon Ball]].
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* The first sixteen episodes of ''[[Kamen Rider Den-O]]'' follow a pretty obvious trend: a two-parter introducing an Imagin, followed by a two-parter to establish his personality and skills, followed by a two-parter introducing a new Imagin...
* The same can be said for the Kamen Rider Club in ''[[Kamen Rider Fourze (TV)|Kamen Rider Fourze]]''. The club starts out with three members. All of them are shown as early as the first episode, but the other main characters don't join until their [[A Day in The Limelight]] (a two-parter each), up to episode 10. The [[Sixth Ranger|Second Rider]], Meteor, gets introduced in 16, joins the club the next episode as a [[False Friend]], but only becomes a full-pledged member (i.e. he starts being more friendly) in episode ''32''.
* ''[[Power Rangers RPM (TV)|Power Rangers RPM]]'' had an interesting variation, in that newcomers were introduced in the premiere and ''then'' everyone, old and new alike, (except the one with [[Laser
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Most ''[[Transformers]]'' series does this. Heck, in ''[[Beast Wars (Animation)|Beast Wars]]'', new cast members do, in fact, fall from the sky, generally in stasis pods. The upside of this is twofold: one, it makes [[Merchandise
** With ''[[Transformers Armada]]'', it was more that "reinforcements" for both sides were either late to the party or weren't summoned until later. Apparently Megatron thought he could handle things with three mediocre soldiers and Optimus with two.
* The [[Five Episode Pilot|Five Episode Pilots]] of ''[[Duck Tales]]'' and ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (Animation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'' revealed the main characters throughout the episodes. In each case, only the original main characters (Scrooge and his nephews, Chip and Dale) were featured in the very first episode, with the other characters appearing later on in the stories.
* The first five episodes of ''[[X Men Evolution|X-Men Evolution]]'' are almost solely devoted to this, generally with both the X-Men and the rival Brotherhood recruiting a new member in each episode.
* The computer-animated show ''[[Shadow Raiders]]'', this is rather conspicuous. The main character and the plot-driving character are introduced in the first episode, along with a couple more important characters. Then, within the span of five episodes, you've seen everyone of note. If the character wasn't introduced in the first five episodes, they're cannon fodder.
* If you don't count the micro-episodes, which merely established several character arcs, ''[[The Avengers:
* The first five five-minute episodes of Egmont's stop-mo series ''[[Little People (TV)|Little People]]'' based on Fisher-Price toys, collected on the ''Friendship Collection'' DVD, introduce Eddie (and Freddie and Sarah Lynn), Maggie, Sonya Lee, and Farmer Jed respectively.
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