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* The [[Macekre|English dub]] of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh GX]]'' suffers from this with its opening theme. The happy rock song about school and card games may have worked in the first season, but in the third season when characters are trapped in another world and are [[Never Say Die|'being sent to the stars']] almost every episode, the opening jars ''so'' much. |
* The [[Macekre|English dub]] of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh GX]]'' suffers from this with its opening theme. The happy rock song about school and card games may have worked in the first season, but in the third season when characters are trapped in another world and are [[Never Say Die|'being sent to the stars']] almost every episode, the opening jars ''so'' much. |
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** There is also the Fourth Season duel between Yami and Weevil (Haga in the Japanese version) where heroic music starts playing as Yami wins. One problem. Yami is using his monster to [[No Holds Barred Beatdown|beat the everlasting shit]] out of Weevil again and again even after Weevil's life points have hit zero in revenge for ''playing a cruel prank on him''. |
** There is also the Fourth Season duel between Yami and Weevil (Haga in the Japanese version) where heroic music starts playing as Yami wins. One problem. Yami is using his monster to [[No Holds Barred Beatdown|beat the everlasting shit]] out of Weevil again and again even after Weevil's life points have hit zero in revenge for ''playing a cruel prank on him''. |
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*** That cruel prank involves Weevil pretending to have Yugi's soul card, then ripping it in front of Yami's eyes. Seeing as how Yami was [[My God What Have I Done|directly responsible for losing Yugi's soul]], in the first place, Weevil's 'prank' quite understandably drives the guilt-wracked Yami absolutely berserk with rage. |
*** That cruel prank involves Weevil pretending to have Yugi's soul card, then ripping it in front of Yami's eyes. Seeing as how Yami was [[My God, What Have I Done?|directly responsible for losing Yugi's soul]], in the first place, Weevil's 'prank' quite understandably drives the guilt-wracked Yami absolutely berserk with rage. |
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* ''[[Naru Taru]]'' has one of the more unsettling instances of this trope in the opening. The song is an upbeat tune, played to a variety of images that looked drawn by little kids. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIF5BLyh3Mk It seems cute enough]. Then watch the first few episodes. The cute opening suddenly becomes a major point of [[Mood Whiplash]]... |
* ''[[Naru Taru]]'' has one of the more unsettling instances of this trope in the opening. The song is an upbeat tune, played to a variety of images that looked drawn by little kids. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIF5BLyh3Mk It seems cute enough]. Then watch the first few episodes. The cute opening suddenly becomes a major point of [[Mood Whiplash]]... |
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** You think comparing the OP to the ''first'' few episodes is bad? Try comparing it to the ''last'' few, which place such events as Hiroko's kidnapping into frightening context. Or even worse, compare the OP to later volumes of the original manga... |
** You think comparing the OP to the ''first'' few episodes is bad? Try comparing it to the ''last'' few, which place such events as Hiroko's kidnapping into frightening context. Or even worse, compare the OP to later volumes of the original manga... |
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* ''[[Scrapped Princess]]'' keeps the same upbeat sound for the commercial break bumpers as the series itself becomes more and more serious/dramatic. For that matter, its opening theme is a cheery little song about hope. It plays over a montage of the main characters fleeing their home as it is [[Doomed Hometown|burned by the army trying to kill Pacifica]]. |
* ''[[Scrapped Princess]]'' keeps the same upbeat sound for the commercial break bumpers as the series itself becomes more and more serious/dramatic. For that matter, its opening theme is a cheery little song about hope. It plays over a montage of the main characters fleeing their home as it is [[Doomed Hometown|burned by the army trying to kill Pacifica]]. |
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* In its original version, the first ''[[Digimon Adventure (Anime)|Digimon Adventure]]'' movie set a fight scene between [[Kaiju]] to the tune of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89ryiqHfwu8 Bolero], a ballet piece. |
* In its original version, the first ''[[Digimon Adventure (Anime)|Digimon Adventure]]'' movie set a fight scene between [[Kaiju]] to the tune of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89ryiqHfwu8 Bolero], a ballet piece. |
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* The opening theme of ''[[Mahoromatic]]'' has your sweet music and female vocalist typical of a [[Seinen]] series. The dissonance comes when it intersperses scenes of ''chibi'' Mahoro doing maid stuff and cast shots of her happy friends, with scenes of her dodging missiles and blasting stuff [[Small Girl Big Gun|with her]] [[BFG|big fraggin' pistol]]. |
* The opening theme of ''[[Mahoromatic]]'' has your sweet music and female vocalist typical of a [[Seinen]] series. The dissonance comes when it intersperses scenes of ''chibi'' Mahoro doing maid stuff and cast shots of her happy friends, with scenes of her dodging missiles and blasting stuff [[Small Girl, Big Gun|with her]] [[BFG|big fraggin' pistol]]. |
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* ''[[Touka Gettan]]'', episode 3. {{spoiler|[[Gender Bender|Touka]] [[Parental Incest|having sex]] with Yumiko, his [[Hot Shounen Mom|mother]]. With a cheery salsa tune as background music.}} |
* ''[[Touka Gettan]]'', episode 3. {{spoiler|[[Gender Bender|Touka]] [[Parental Incest|having sex]] with Yumiko, his [[Hot Shounen Mom|mother]]. With a cheery salsa tune as background music.}} |
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* ''[[Pokémon (Anime)|Pokémon]]'' of all things has this in its ending credits for the [[Pokémon the Rise of Darkrai (Anime)|tenth movie]]. The Japanese ending, rather than the typical J-pop used in the series, is a ''love ballad'' in the style of "My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic, over a cheery ending montage. This is extremely odd, especially given that [[Everybody Lives]], and thus the only couple the song applies to are of [[Interspecies Romance|different species]], if the internet is to be believed. |
* ''[[Pokémon (Anime)|Pokémon]]'' of all things has this in its ending credits for the [[Pokémon the Rise of Darkrai (Anime)|tenth movie]]. The Japanese ending, rather than the typical J-pop used in the series, is a ''love ballad'' in the style of "My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic, over a cheery ending montage. This is extremely odd, especially given that [[Everybody Lives]], and thus the only couple the song applies to are of [[Interspecies Romance|different species]], if the internet is to be believed. |
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