Leitmotif/Anime: Difference between revisions

* The intro song to the ''[[Lupin III]]'' TV shows or movies is also the leitmotif for the titular main character.

* Many wrestlers from ''[[Kinnikuman]]'' have their own theme music.

** He has a similar one in the original, but it's not quite as foreign-sounding.

* Vegeta's theme music from ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' It's iconic to his character, though its usage dropped considerably after the Frieza Saga.

* ''[[Bleach]]'' has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLyi5xHtkb0 On the Precipice Of Defeat]when someone on the side of the heroes is about to make a big comeback.

** And the fantastically amazing ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc3lXjBfe6o Number One]'' for when that someone is Ichigo.

** Bleach is incredibly fond of these. You also have the haunting "Nothing can be Explained" when the heroes seem to be on the precipice of total defeat.

*** Clearly, there needs to be a song called "Big Comeback" for when nothing can be explained.

** Also, Andy would usually whistle his own generic Western theme whenever he showed up.

* One from a ''manga'', carried over into the OVA: Rip Van Winkle of ''[[Hellsing]]'' is continuously singing from the opera "The Magic Bullet" (about a huntsman who makes a deal with a devil for bullets that never miss; Tom Waits based ''The Black Rider'' on it). At one point, when Alucard attacks her, he sings the demon's part.

* In the Japanese ''[[Digimon]]'' series, each of the main characters gets their own [[Leitmotif]]. Hikari and Takeru get two, as they star in two separate seasons. If you're watching ''[[Digimon Adventure]]'' in Japanese, that quirky beeping techno music that plays every time Koushirou whips out his computer or realizes something important? It's called "Digital Scratch!" Get used to it. You will hear it a ''lot.''

** There's no way the ''[[Digimon Adventure 02]]'' songs "Bokura no Digital World" (the season's memorial song) and "Mirai e no Message" (an image song) can contain the same six note melody (da-da-DAH dah dah ''daaah'') and similar chord progressions in the verses without some intention to tie the songs together by the composers. Even more, "3 Primary Colors" from ''Tamers'' (sung in the points of view of the three main kids, and it was used in that season's final episode) seems to use a variation of the aforementioned motif between vocal sections. Different characters, different continuity, same franchise...not surprised they sound alike.

** There's also "M.Albarn" for Maka, "C.Mosquito" and "D.Mosquito" for Mosquito, "Mifune" and "Masamune" for the characters bearing those names, "Camellia" for Tsubaki, and "Lycaon" for Free.

** Let's not forget "STEP UP" for Justin Law.

* ''[[Daily Lives of High School Boys]]'':

** Literature Girl has a lonely piano piece, which resonates well with her seemingly solitary nature, but is also non-indicative of the [[Hilarity Ensues|hilarity that ensues]] from her interactions with Hidenori. It was even used as the [[Placeholder Titles|ED for the first episode]].

** [[Bully Hunter|Rubber Shooter]] has [[Pachelbel's Canon]].

* ''[[Initial D]]'' used them for various characters. Nakazato's stands out do to being organ music compared to the usual techno beats.

 

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