Synchronous Episodes: Difference between revisions

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== Anime and Manga ==

* ''[[K-On!]]'' does this in the second season, when the older girls go on a class trip, leaving Azusa behind. The bonus episodes and [[The Movie]] all also take place during the the last few episodes of the second season.

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* [[K-On!]] does this in the second season, when the older girls go on a class trip, leaving Azusa behind.

* The end of episode 22 of ''[[My-HiME]]'' is synchronous with events within the first few minutes of episode 23, with the former scene of the former repeating about four minutes into the latter.

* ''[[Persona Trinity Soul]]'' uses three repeated scenes to establish episodes 9 and 10 as simultaneous; one follows the main protagonist, while the other follows what the other major characters did during that day.

* The '''entire fourth disk''' of ''[[Wolf's Rain]]'' is just four recap episodes, each rehashing the plot up to that point, each from the point of view of a different character.

** There ''are'' a few additional or revised scenes, so watching those episodes might not be a ''complete'' waste of time...

* Episodes of ''[[~~Sgt~~ ~~Frog~~]]'' usually have two separate 11-minute stories, but episode 44 involved two concurrent stories. The first story has Keroro and Fuyuki competing in various winter sports while mysterious accidents occur, and the second shows that all the accidents were caused by Aki and Kululu testing out a [[Humongous Mecha|giant robot]].

* Episodes of ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'' usually have two separate 11-minute stories, but episode 44 involved two concurrent stories. The first story has Keroro and Fuyuki competing in various winter sports while mysterious accidents occur, and the second shows that all the accidents were caused by Aki and Kululu testing out a [[Humongous Mecha|giant robot]].

== Comic Books ==

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* ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' does this a lot, but usually so subtly you don't catch it the first time. The most obvious is in season three with the episode "Ten Sessions" (with references to other episodes that already had or were going to happen during those ten weeks) but a particularly brilliant usage comes at the end of season two when {{spoiler|Ted and Robin secretly break up three episodes before the wedding, but decide not to tell anyone until after the wedding. The story of the breakup is told in flashback, but is obviously happening at the same time as a previous episode, with many references back and forth.}}

** The season 1 episode ''Life Among the Gorillas'' ends with Robin giving Ted what amounts to a booty call. The next episode ''Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M.'' starts with showing what she was up to during the previous episode, detailing the emotionally draining day (including coaching Ted on his girlfriend problems) that led to her making that call.

* ''[[Battlestar Galactica ~~Reimagined]]~~'', the new series. After {{spoiler|the basestar leaves with Roslin and Baltar on it}}, we first see how the fleet reacts, focusing on {{spoiler|Lee Adama}}. The next episode takes place at the exact same time, but from the perspective of the people on the {{spoiler|Basestar}}. Notably, we see the aftermath of the Battle of {{spoiler|the Resurrection Hub}} before we see the actual ''battle''.

* [[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|''Battlestar Galactica'', the new series]]. After {{spoiler|the basestar leaves with Roslin and Baltar on it}}, we first see how the fleet reacts, focusing on {{spoiler|Lee Adama}}. The next episode takes place at the exact same time, but from the perspective of the people on the {{spoiler|Basestar}}. Notably, we see the aftermath of the Battle of {{spoiler|the Resurrection Hub}} before we see the actual ''battle''.

* The daytime soap ''[[The Young and The Restless]]'' does this with a few scenes from the end of the previous episode played at the start of the next to keep the viewer current without disrupting flow.

* Technically different shows, but one episode of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' showed Spike's victory over his first Slayer and Angel congratulating him. Then the episode of ''[[Angel]]'' shown immediately afterward revealed that Angel had his soul at the time, and the tone of his congratulation took on a very different interpretation.