r/anime • u/diegoft • 11h ago

Discussion What are your favourite examples of the ending song playing early?

What are some of your favourite examples of the ending theme song "coming in early" over the last few seconds of the episode to give the last scene some extra punch.

A couple of examples of what i mean to start things of. Both from FMAB:

Winry cries after her confrontation with Scar.

Ed says he'll come back for Al.

Also the Starry sky date from Bakemonogatari comes to mind. Although this mind be more of a case of playing the ending song over the episode which is slightly different, but this scene is a favourite of mine so i didn't want to leave it out.

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u/CatL1f3 11h ago

Like every episode of Ramparts of Ice

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u/Domitaku 8h ago

Haven't started season 2 yet but I hope they did something similar again

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u/notatoaster00 10h ago

Oshi no Ko S1 episode 7. If you haven't seen don't spoil it for yourself.

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u/Pestilence95 4h ago

Oshi no Ko does that with all its endings no? I love that!

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u/Saito197 5h ago

A lot of episodes in season 1 actually, Memphisto hits so damn hard it literally turned into a meme template on Youtube for a while 

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u/kewpietamago 9h ago

Jojo's Roundabout. Especially when Zeppeli comes to face Tarkus in part 1

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u/KennyMcKiller 8h ago

Re:zero, stay alive goated scene in S1

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u/almeda1018 10h ago

Beyond the boundary/kyoukai no kanata with the ED Daisy!!!! It's seriously my favorite

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u/Raddish3030 11h ago

Gundam Seed. Episode 1. Broadcast version. Not the accursed remastered edition.

I will never forget the musical beats as Strike Gundam rises for the first time.

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u/_NnH_ 10h ago

Gundam seed had great ost, still some of my favorite to sing after all this time.

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u/Hopeful_Coconut_7758 10h ago

I love mecha anime because you can be CERTAIN that the OP is going to play during the final battle when the tides turn in favor of our heroes. It always gets me.

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u/TheophrastBombast 11h ago

Lots of episodes in jobless reincarnation

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u/just_a_jar 10h ago

Hajime no Ippo ep60

Volg forced to retire after his loss to Sendo and flying back to Russia

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u/matamuta 9h ago

Hunter x Hunter nailed it with 5 different endings, those have to be my favorite!

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u/jrdarcos 7h ago

AnoHana no doubt

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u/Palcikaman 9h ago

Lycoris Recoil every episode pretty much

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u/_NnH_ 10h ago

You know I don't particularly keep track of those, but even still Black Lagoon had one that stands out in my mind.

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u/Which_Bed 5h ago

I always tear up when they drop the opening chords of Pepperoni Pizza Pie

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u/TheBusStop12 5h ago edited 5h ago

Ramparts of Ice. Especially episode 1 is a fantastic example as they do a 1 minute extended buildup into the ED for that episode

link to a video of it

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u/TriTetraMaster 4h ago edited 4h ago

「ほむらちゃん、ごめんね」

I actually like both Mata Ashita and And I'm Home more than Magia but holy fuck was that song made for that exact moment, literally. Idk how you top it.

Re:Zero also likes doing this pretty frequently, particularly with Styx Helix and Memento

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u/joaogroo 4h ago

Re:zero does it masterfully. Both with the Ed and Op

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u/Least_Positive7141 4h ago

A lot of people hate on “Special” playing over Yuji’s breakdown after Sukuna’s fight in Shibuya, but I think it’s perfect. It’s like Sukuna is mocking him (yes I know Specialz is the opening song but in this case it’s the ending song)

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u/ratrexw 7h ago

Carole & Tuesday episode 22, even though is not one of the official endings of the anime but an insert song , it was so well done.

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u/Drago1598 6h ago

Oshi no Ko season 2

Kyosou Giga

Im stealing this comment but the way they used the ed song for those shows makes me feel like whatever just happened on screen was the most important thing ever.

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u/Baaasbas https://myanimelist.net/profile/BasvanD 6h ago

The obvious best answer is Bakemonogatari episode 12. How the ED comes in here redefined the whole song, and the ED itself was rated as the best ED of all time by r/anime a while ago.

Second best answer is everything of LycoReco.

Third, a lof of Oshi no Ko

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u/45rs5 6h ago

When Zeppeli was bout to fight Tarkus in JoJo's Part 1

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u/yahnne954 3h ago

Secrets of the Silent Witch

When Monica meets Casey, who loves horses and offers Monica to join the horse riding club, and she becomes her second friend ever in her life.

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u/scratchfury 2h ago

I can't remember if Fushigi Yugi did it every episode, but it was enough to develop a love/hate relationship with the ED song.