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* ''[[Touhou]]'' fandom is filled with these, taking a character's respective [[Leitmotif]] and creating songs based on them. A lot are just bizarre, but some fit almost perfectly, including [[The Messiah|Byakuren]]'s ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WtDBojw868 White Lotus... ~ Piano]'', [[Ojou|Remilia]]'s ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYc-eJOhWYQ Serenade to Red Rose]'', [[Ninja Maid|Sakuya]]'s ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SOC5IGXrpU XXI]'' ([[Word of God|Quoth ZUN]]: "You can't have a maid without hard rock."), [[Creepy Child|Flandre]]'s ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex_w0sX9-mE Who Killed U.N. Owen?]'' and ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CejLvYyGYkw Sweets Time Midnight]'', [[Person of Mass Destruction|Utsuho]]'s ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7jtSKAqvNo Flames Within These Black Feathers]'', [[Badass Normal|Marisa]]'s ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEJ_VRfI26g Magus Knight]'', and many, '''many''' more.

* [[Mega Ran]]'s album "Black Materia" is a collection of raps about ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', of which most are done from Cloud's perspective. "[http://megaranmusic.com/track/cloud-strife Cloud Strife]" in particular is Mega Ran, in character as Cloud, rapping about Cloud's life story.

was a memory, a dream, that wasnt even mine }}

* The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6oUz1v17Uo Picard Song] for Captain Picard from ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' closely fits this trope, including being "sung" by Patrick Stewart through some very well-edited voice clips.

* ''[[Galaxy Angel (anime)|Galaxy]] [[Galaxy Angel (video game)|Angel]]'' has a massive amount of image songs across its various seasons and games, and throws in a few duets for good measure.

* ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]'' has quite a few, but the one that stands out the most has to be Keiichi and Ooishi's duet from the first season set of songs featuring [[Gratuitous English]] rapping. Following true ''Higurashi'' fashion, it's a funny song to listen to. {{spoiler|Until Keiichi claws out his throat at the end.}}

''"No, Hinamizawa."'' }}

** The song for Shion and Mion called "Birthday of Two". The difference is, however, that it sounds happy and upbeat...if you don't speak Japanese. Insert Mion begging, {{spoiler|probably for her life}}, and Shion's creepy laugh right before the final chorus and you have something that will does a thorough job of creeping the hell out of random passerby.

** And everyone's various renditions of "Dear You".

* "Ai No Uta" (Love Song), the image song for the eponymous creatures of ''[[Pikmin]]'', became a phenomenon in Japan, actually outselling the game it was about. The most popular demographic was [[Salaryman|middle-aged working men]], who strongly identified with the themes of loyalty despite abuse which the Pikmin expressed:

''But we'll follow you forever.'' }}

* ''[[The King of Fighters]]'' has a few image songs on every arranged sound track from '94 to '98. Most of them are usually sung by Athena's VA, but '95 has a song where the entire cast gets in on the action, and '97 has a Kyo/Iori duet. Hell, even Choi gets to sing!

* [[Pixar]] put out cassette tapes with corresponding songbooks including songs "sung" by the characters in ''[[A Bug's Life|A Bugs Life]]'' and the first ''[[Toy Story]]''.

* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' had "Do the Bartman" and "Deep Deep Trouble" (among others; the cast recorded an album called ''The Simpsons Sing the Blues'' which was about half these and half blues songs sung in character, but those two are the best known). The former gets referenced in later episodes occasionally in order to poke fun at the show's initial reception; in one episode, Bart sings a bit of it only to be dismissed by Ralph Wiggum --

* The ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' did this in the early 1990s with the ''Coming Out Of Their Shells'', an album featuring the eponymous characters as a rock band, singing character building and motiviational songs about their lives. It's obscure because it's terrible. It's also not sung by the actual voice actors. (On the bright side, one song from the album - "Pizza Power" - was good enough to be featured in the arcade/SNES title ''Turtles in Time''.)

** This album also gave birth to a live stage tour, which Shredder temporarily takes over to sing an image song of his own, in which he sings about... how much he hates music. Figure that one out.

* The ''[[Around the World with Willy Fog]]'' soundtrack CD features image songs for Romy, Rigodón (joined by Tico), and Dix and Transfer (as antagonists with different goals, they share a [[Distant Duet]]).

* June had her own image song in ''[[Ka Blam!]]'', titled "I'm Flying", which she (most likely) wrote herself. However, she got a neck injury and never finished.

* ''[[Action League NOW]]'': "THUNDERGIRL, FLYING LIKE THUNDER, WHILE OTHERS MUST WONDER, WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE MEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

* Snap from ''[[Chalk Zone]]'' had "I'm Back and Bluer Than Ever".