History Main / EndingTheme

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8g49av A shortened version]] of Daniel Hart's "In Throes of Increasing Wonder" plays during the end credits [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E1InThroesOfIncreasingWonder of the]] [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E2AfterThePhantomsOfYourFormerSelf first]] [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E3IsMyVeryNatureThatOfADevil four]] [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E4TheRuthlessPursuitOfBloodWithAllA episodes]] (plus [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E7TheThingLayStill episode 7]] for the televised broadcast), which is one of the {{Love Theme}}s for Louis de Pointe du Lac and Lestat de Lioncourt. (For some odd reason, [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8l5ebw?playlist=x7nyow the one for episode 2]] has a different key signature -- i.e. a different pitch -- than the others.) It's notable that this show's 73-second closing theme is much more substantial than its 23-second opening ThemeTune because the former is connected to Season 1's OfficialCouple and is 50 seconds longer, whereas the latter is the sound of an orchestra tuning up (and therefore not directly linked to the main characters).

* For ''[[Series/ArsèneLupin1971 Arsène Lupin]]'' (1971-1974), "Gentleman Cambrioleur" by Jacques Dutronc plays for the closing credits.

* ''Anime/PaniPoniDash'' had six ending themes (in a single-series show!), all of them sung by characters on the show. One of them is a slow ditty by Rebecca, the ChildProdigy teacher, while the rest are... well, pretty much what you'd expect from a WidgetSeries.

* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' has "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88BZK9T2EDM Island Song]]" by Ashley Eriksson at the end of each episode, at least until the [[Main/VanityPlate Vanity Plates]] cuts it off.

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8g49av A shortened version]] of Daniel Hart's "In Throes of Increasing Wonder" plays during the end credits [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E1InThroesOfIncreasingWonder of the]] [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E2AfterThePhantomsOfYourFormerSelf first]] [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E3IsMyVeryNatureThatOfADevil four]] [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E4TheRuthlessPursuitOfBloodWithAllA episodes]] (plus [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E7TheThingLayStill episode 7]] for the televised broadcast), which is one of the {{Love Theme}}s for Louis de Pointe du Lac and Lestat de Lioncourt. (For some odd reason, [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8l5ebw the one for episode 2]] has a different key signature -- i.e. a different pitch -- than the others.) It's notable that this show's 73-second closing theme is much more substantial than its 23-second opening ThemeTune because the former is connected to Season 1's OfficialCouple and is 50 seconds longer, whereas the latter is the sound of an orchestra tuning up (and therefore not directly linked to the main characters).

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8g49av A shortened version]] of Daniel Hart's "In Throes of Increasing Wonder" plays during the end credits [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E1InThroesOfIncreasingWonder of the]] [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E2AfterThePhantomsOfYourFormerSelf first]] [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E3IsMyVeryNatureThatOfADevil four]] [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E4TheRuthlessPursuitOfBloodWithAllA episodes]] (plus [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E7TheThingLayStill episode 7]] for the televised broadcast), which is one of the {{Love Theme}}s for Louis de Pointe du Lac and Lestat de Lioncourt. (For some odd reason, [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8l3j4a the one for episode 2]] has a different key signature -- i.e. a different pitch -- than the others.) It's notable that this show's 73-second closing theme is much more substantial than its 23-second opening ThemeTune because the former is connected to Season 1's OfficialCouple and is 50 seconds longer, whereas the latter is the sound of an orchestra tuning up (and therefore not directly linked to the main characters).

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8g49av A shortened version]] of Daniel Hart's "In Throes of Increasing Wonder" plays during the end credits [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E1InThroesOfIncreasingWonder of the]] [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E2AfterThePhantomsOfYourFormerSelf first]] [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E3IsMyVeryNatureThatOfADevil four]] [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E4TheRuthlessPursuitOfBloodWithAllA episodes]] (plus [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E7TheThingLayStill episode 7]] for the televised broadcast), which is one of the {{Love Theme}}s for Louis de Pointe du Lac and Lestat de Lioncourt. It's notable that this show's 73-second closing theme is much more substantial than its 23-second opening ThemeTune because the former is connected to Season 1's OfficialCouple and is 50 seconds longer, whereas the latter is the sound of an orchestra tuning up (and therefore not directly linked to the main characters).

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8g49av A shortened version]] of Daniel Hart's "In Throes of Increasing Wonder" plays during the end credits of the first four episodes (plus episode 7 for the televised broadcast), which is one of the {{Love Theme}}s for Louis de Pointe du Lac and Lestat de Lioncourt. It's notable that this show's 73-second closing theme is much more substantial than its 23-second opening ThemeTune because the former is connected to Season 1's OfficialCouple and is 50 seconds longer, whereas the latter is the sound of an orchestra tuning up (and therefore not directly linked to the main characters).

* The upbeat, SuperDeformed, dancing version is used in the anime version of ''Kodomo no Jikan''.
* The anime adaptation of ''Literature/SisterPrincess'' closes each episode with a reflective song called "Tsubasa" ("Wings") which muses on the directions life takes one.

* One season of ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' ended its episodes with the "Lambada Ranma", which retold the series premise in humorous musical form; the full-length version included vocal cameos from all major characters. One of the Ovas ended with a song called "Red Shoe Sunday", in which Shampoo and Kasumi each musically long for the man of their dreams.
* The Ending Theme in ''Manga/LoveHina'' is noticeably lower-key than the upbeat opening theme (except for the last episode of season one, which ends with the upbeat "Hajimari wa koko kara", a perfect bridge to season two. Of course, the story arc trajectory promised by that song came to a crashing halt with the cancellation of season two...). ''Love Hina Again'' continues this, but the theme shifts from focusing on Naru to a Gothic themed Kanako and back again, reflecting the two and their struggle over Keitaro.
* The second Ending Theme of ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' is if anything MORE HotBlooded than the Opening Theme.
* The first ending theme of ''Literature/SpiceAndWolf'''s anime adaptation is an utterly silly tune filled with GratuitousEnglish lyrics that clearly aren't supposed to make any sense whatsoever. This is in contrast to its beautiful, soaringly dramatic opening theme.

* One of the more... interesting examples comes from the original anime of ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}''. The closing theme was a RealSongThemeTune, called "Shine", which was an '80s power ballad about belief in one's self. The interesting part? It was a song by ''American'' '80s hair metal band Mr. Big. Proof that ''This is Spinal Tap'' wasn't exaggerating too much about making it big in Japan.
* All of the endings for the ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'' anime series and movies all share an underlying theme of not giving up and learning from yourself and past mistakes, each with their own lyrics and melodies. The opening sequences usually match the endings (upbeat and triumphant), with the exception being the mellower ''Slayers Try'' opening, "Breeze" (and given the comedic nature of the show, transitioning to it from "Breeze" leads to MoodWhiplash in some episodes).
** Conversely, while the openings and closings of the [[AudioAdaptation radio dramas]] are still upbeat, albeit with less intense instrumentation, many of the songs are about love and romances instead of conquering over something. When you read the lyrics translated, it becomes odd, given the fact that ''Slayers'' began with a NoHuggingNoKissing policy.

* Of course, there's ''[[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' with its famous ending theme "[[DancingTheme Hare Hare Yukai]]". The dance has been copied worldwide and later animated in full, and a variation of the song was featured in every [[ImageSong character album]].
* ''Anime/NegimaSecondSeason'', the AlternateContinuity version of ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'', has had two so far, because it keeps changing around its OP and ED at a speed far exceeding other series.
* ''Manga/ParadiseKiss'' is a rarity, in that its ED is a popular British song, "Do You Wanna" by Franz Ferdinand. Not only that, but the ED was retained when the series was licensed for distribution in America. Anime with American or British theme songs often have to replace them for distribution outside Japan, due to difficulties in negotiating the rights.
* ''Manga/BlueDrop'' reverses the formula by making the ending tune a catchy, melodic J-Pop tune, whereas the opening is slow and orchestral.

* ''Manga/TokyoMewMew'' closes with a cute song about eating dessert (although presumably not the desserts that turned into the main characters at the beginning of the song). There are also dancing cats.
* ''Anime/StellviaOfTheUniverse'' has two very different ones, and this isn't a matter of the theme being changed once during the season - the series switches back and forth between them repeatedly. Some episodes use "Kirei na Yozora" for their ED, while others have "The End of The World" (despite titles, the lyrics for both are entirely in Japanese).
** There's also a ''third'' ED, "Dear My Best Friend", which is used only on the final episode.
* ''Franchise/DragonBall'', in spite of being the [[ShonenDemographic shonen]] TropeCodifier for [[RatedMForManly manly]] elements like SupernaturalMartialArts and [[WorldOfMuscleMen muscle men]], has always used very ''romantic'' ending themes that would be much more likely to be represented by a [[ShoujoDemographic shojo series]]. There are countless sentimental examples from every animated installment (such as [[Anime/DragonBallGT ''Don't You See!'']], [[Anime/DragonBallSuper ''Lágrima'']] and [[Anime/DragonBallZKai ''Wings of the Heart'']]), but special mention goes to the first song, [[Manga/DragonBall ''Romantic Ageru Yo'']], which never changed even as the series got darker, and [[SoundtrackDissonance played after]] startling moments like Krillin's sudden murder or Goku's [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown defeat]] at the hands of King Piccolo.
* The first ending theme of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' is a chirpy ditty with lyrics containing loads of ShipTease that plays while a kiddie drawing of Nanoha dances in place. Later seasons use more melancholic songs accompanied by Nanoha looking pensively at the distance, and in the case of the second season ED, with lyrics containing loads of ShipTease.
* For a while, ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' featured, as its ending theme, the bright pop-y, peppy song 'Happy People'.. which often starkly contrasted with the darker events of the actual episode.
** "If you harm Hinamori... I'll kill you myself..." "HAPPY PEOPLE!"
** Also of note is the third ending theme, which featured a completely different animation sequence each time it ran (for a total of thirteen!) Each sequence spotlighted the captain and lieutenant of one of the thirteen Court Guardian Squads. Yet more SoundtrackDissonance resulted: [[spoiler:the episode with Aizen's death (which ended with Hinamori discovering his impaled corpse and screaming his name) had Aizen and Hinamori in the spotlight. Planned? Possibly.]]
* The ending theme of the {{OVA}} ''Anime/ProjectAKo 3: Cinderella Rhapsody'', "Get a Chance!" by [=BaBe=], is entirely in English, [[BlindIdiotTranslation supposedly]]. See [[http://www.network54.com/Forum/13902/message/975858062/Get+a+Chancy,+Rady here]].
** There's two versions: the Japanese version isn't on the soundtrack but they have the music video for it after the credits run (and it is HILARIOUSLY farm themed). [=BeBe=] is the Japanese band, and they are credited with Caryan for the English version.
* ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'' has as the closing credits theme for every incarnation a song called "Trouble Man".
* ''Manga/MaisonIkkoku'' seemed to adopt endings that fit one of the main characters with the opening fitting the other main lead. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHiHy6R-6Wg Ashita Hareru Ka]] as the 1st ending theme was particularly moving to me, even before I read the translation.
* Averted completely in ''Manga/OnePiece'' since season seven, as NO ending sequence has been featured at all. At the end of each episode, we simply get a TO BE CONTINUED card, then it's right on to the next-episode preview and then the show is over. To compensate, they extended the opening sequence, which is now nearly THREE MINUTES long, and include all the credits there.
* ''Manga/SgtFrog'' has had a variety of closing theme songs. Some notable examples:
** The first season had "Afro Gunso", some kind of disco funk anthem by the eccentric Japanese performer Dance Man. The closing montage features Keroro donning a huge afro wig and Saturday Night Fever duds, while disco dancing IN SPACE.
** Following a FestivalEpisode set during the summer, the ending switched to a Bon Odori-themed ending with the song "Pekopon Shinryaku Ondo" ("Pekopon Invasion ''Ondo''") for a few episodes.
** A third ending theme featured [[DoItYourselfThemeTune the members of the Keroro Platoon]], each singing a verse to a silly kid's song about how to draw themselves.
** One ending had the Keroro Platoon sing a goofy show tune about conquering the Earth, while puppet versions of the Keroro Platoon fooled around with a CartoonBomb.
* ''Anime/PaniPoniDash'' had six ending themes (in a single-series show!), all of them sung by characters on the show. One of them is a slow ditty by Rebecca, the ChildProdigy teacher, while the rest are... well, pretty much what you'd expect from a WidgetSeries.

* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'', from the band that brought us the SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6zDfxZ4NcE Tank!]]'', also managed to give us the amazing ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuMtH8fw4d4 The Real Folk Blues]]''. It's ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, while the intro was purely a big band ensemble, the ending is a slower, mellower blues.
%%** Unfortunately Creator/AdultSwim cuts out the ending theme in their recent airings.
* ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'' has ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nK7YNoifjg&feature=related Raspberry Heaven]]''. In contrast with the peppy, [[SurrealThemeTune nonsensical]], feel-good ''[[AnimeThemeSong Soramimi Cake]]'', the ending theme is majestic, heartwarming, [[TearJerker somewhat sad]] song. [[SurrealThemeTune Still makes no sense, though]].

* ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' ends, in most cases, on a despair-tinged string piece that ends with a sudden outbreak of percussion. The majority of the piece stands in stark contrast to the aggressive opening and darkens the end of even the more upbeat episodes. They replace it once in the second season with the even sadder song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CzHeS-WCr0&feature=related "The World of Midnight"]], which also appears in-series to highlight the saddest scenes. The only time the ending ''isn't'' depressing is the heart-pumping end of the second season.
* ''The Meaning of Truth'' that plays during the final episode of the F-Zero Anime before, during, and after Captain Falcon [[spoiler:sacrifices himself to defeat Black Shadow.]]
* The different versions of the very popular Jazz Standard ''Fly me to the Moon'' used for great SoundtrackDissonance in ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''. It's thematic too, as it takes the entire length of the ED for the song to [[CannotSpitItOut actually say the words "I love you"]].
* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' has in absence of an opening song, an extremely catchy ending theme that all main characters (and some supporting characters) have sung.
* ''Anime/BrigadoonMarinAndMelan'' has a ridiculously catchy and cute ending theme that tries to dampen the [[spoiler:bitter sorrow that some of the cliffhanger episode endings invoke upon the viewer.]]
* ''Anime/SailorMoon'' has one for each season. Most of them are mellower tunes, but the one for the silliest "comedy relief" season is an upbeat dance song ("Rashiku Ikimasho").
* ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal'' has "Gekkou" (Moonbow) by Music/AkikoKosaka, (a composer from both the 1992 anime and [[Theatre/SeraMyu musicals]]) and performed by JPop group Music/MomoiroCloverZ. It's a sedate, wistful romantic ballad that serves to counter the [=OP=]s JPop / ProgressiveMetal anthem.
* An early example of this is "Shiroi Tennis Court" from ''Manga/AimForTheAce''. It's a soft and sad love song compared to its brassy opening "Serve, Smash, Volley, Ace wo Nerae" theme.
* ''Manga/HeavensLostProperty'' goes over the top with different ending songs for each episode. Equally unusually, there's no StockFootage in any of the endings, each one featuring original animation.
* Interestingly, The ''Roleplay/RecordOfLodossWar'' OVA has two different versions of the ending theme - the original, and an English-language version for the dub. It's very well-done at that.

* The first ending theme for ''Manga/BlackButler'' was the oddly cheerful pop rock song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhPoGqC_LPo I'm Alive]]". Understandably, this got a little jarring with endings like [[spoiler:Grell murdering Madame Red]]. It was changed to an unnerving yet fitting tune called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-_A7nip8lw Lachrymosa]].
* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'''s ending is a little special: the theme in question, Kalafina's awesome "Magia," isn't revealed until episode 3 when the tone of the series got significantly darker. The song itself is also used for SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome parts in the anime.
** The DVD release adds Madoka's ImageSong, "Mata Ashita" (See You Tomorrow) as the ending theme for episodes 1 and 2, and Kyoko and Sayaka's ImageSong, "And I'm Home" as ending for episode 9, in which [[spoiler:Kyoko uses her soul gem in a suicide attack to kill Sayaka's witch form.]] Also, since episodes 10 and 12 had no opening credits, they use the OP, "Connect", as ED.
** ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion'' uses as ending the song "Kimi no Gin no Niwa" (Your Silver Garden), by, who else, Kalafina.

* [[AnimeOfTheGame The anime of]] ''Anime/TheIdolmaster'' actually subverts this somewhat by changing the ending theme every episode, with each theme being different songs from the games.
* In the early episodes of the 1968 ''Kaibutsu kun'' series the closing credits was a slightly different rendition of the opening theme song. Half-way through the run the first closing sequence was replaced by "Kaibutsu Ondo", which, oddly enough, didn't actually have any credits (they were moved to the opening); the purpose was to get the kids to sing and dance to the song.
* ''Anime/HakushonDaimao'' has an interesting case. Like most anime it had its opening and closing themes, but halfway through the run they switched places (what was originally the opening song became the closing song, and vice versa).
* The ''Melancholy of Manga/HaruhiChan'' had different endings. The first one was Nagato's singing in one episode, so when the credits showed, instead of the acual ending theme, Nagato's singing can be heard until she finishes singing. Another difference was that, at the end of a later episode, although the actual ending theme played, Achakura can be heard munching on the cake some more at the start of the credits roll.
* The dub of ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' started off by using the Pokerap, which rapped out all the names of Pokémon that existed at the time. Later in the first season, they switched to Pikachu's Jukebox, which had multiple different ending themes, one selected seemingly at random for each episode, some of the songs included "On The Road To Viridian City", "Double Trouble", and "My Best Friends".
* ''Manga/SeiyusLife'' has a variation. Similar to ''Manga/LuckyStar'', the girls sing along to famous anime themes and talk about the events of the episode, which is sandwiched in-between the actual song. It's also set up as them doing their weekly radio show, complete with a SigningOffCatchPhrase.
* In keeping with Araki's love of Western music, ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' uses various Western songs for the TV series end themes.
** The first season (''Phantom Blood'' and ''Battle Tendency'') uses "Roundabout" by Music/{{Yes}}.
** ''Stardust Crusaders'' uses "Walk Like an Egyptian" by Music/TheBangles for the first half and "Last Train Home" by the [[Music/PatMetheny Pat Metheny Group]] for the second half.
** ''Diamond is Unbreakable'' uses "I Want You" by Music/SavageGarden.
** ''Golden Wind'' uses "Freek'n You" by Jodeci for its first [=ED=] and "Modern Crusaders" by Music/{{Enigma}} for its second.
* The two endings for ''Manga/MoriartyThePatriot'' play with the series' BiblicalMotifs as they are named "ALPHA" and "OMEGA."
* ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'' has three [=EDs=]: "Groovy", "Honey", and "Fruits Candy". "Honey" is much mellower than the other two. The whiplash between the sad ending of the average season 3 episode and "Fruits Candy" is quite a sight to behold. The episode could end with Sakura crying and then it cuts to "TIP TAP KOI WA ITSUDATTE CANDY".

* Soap operas typically feature ending themes that are full-length versions of their opening themes, sometimes as long as two or three minutes, to accompany a full listing of cast and/or crew members. These versions often include a verse or bridge that isn't heard during the shorter opening theme. In a few cases, the closing theme may have lyrics.
* ''Series/{{Felicity}}'', ''Series/{{Lost}}'', ''Series/{{Alias}}'', ''Series/{{Fringe}}''... you name it, if it's produced or devised by Creator/JJAbrams (and not called ''What About Brian'') it'll have a theme at the end different from the opening. And often (but not always) the opening theme will be by Mr. Bad Robot himself as well.
* Just about [[Series/TheWestWing any]] [[Series/EarlyEdition series]] [[Series/MySoCalledLife with]] [[Series/Studio60OnTheSunsetStrip music by]] W.G. Snuffy Walden has different opening and closing themes.

* Several of Creator/GerryAnderson's shows have separate opening and closing themes.
** ''Series/FireballXL5'' opens with an instrumental theme and closes with the song "Fireball".
** ''Series/Stingray1964'' has an all-action opening theme and ends with the romantic ballad "Aqua Marina".
** ''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}'' was all set to have a separate, lounge-esque theme with vocals for its closing credits, but it was scrapped weeks before the premiere. (However, "Flying High" - the song in question - is heard ''very'' briefly in the episode "Ricochet," and is also included on one of the soundtrack albums.)
** ''Series/CaptainScarletAndTheMysterons'' (original version) begins with a tense, atmospheric theme and opening narration, and closes with an [[LyricalDissonance upbeat theme tune]] (both instrumental and vocal versions were used over the course of the series).
** ''Series/Joe90'' has a fast synthesizer-based instrumental opening theme. A slower orchestral version is used for the close.

* The video game ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' is one of the few to feature a full vocal theme song, a parody of love songs, in which the game's AI [=GLaDOS=] talks about the events within the game before descending into the downright chilling "while you're dying I'll be still alive". Since then, [=GLaDOS=] has gotten a credits song in almost every game she appears in. ''VideoGame/Portal2'' ends with "Want You Gone", a parody of break-up songs sung when [=GLaDOS=] [[spoiler:has let the player/Chell go into the outside world.]] And ''VideoGame/LEGODimensions'' gives the last word to her with the song "You Wouldn't Know", about how she absolutely doesn't miss Chell at all now she's off flying through other dimensions. Really.
** In a rare case of Western cross-game contamination, "Still Alive" is available to download (for free) on Rock Band.
** The ending theme to the flash game [[http://www.brainjuicegames.com/games.html Super Energy Apocalypse: Recycled]], which was inspired by ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'', is a wistful song that deals with a zombie attack.
* ''VideoGame/DrawnToLife'' is composed of mainly instrumental music. The end theme is a full length song WITH VOCALS about the 2 main Raposa, Mari and Jowee, trying to deal with their separation [[spoiler:after Jowee decides to join a band of pirates so that he can see the world. It turns out later that he never boarded the ship because he wanted to stay with Mari]]. It's very surprising, but even cuter. D'aww.
* "Lullaby for You" from ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' which shows a calm happy setting compared to the frenzied opening theme "Twister."
* ''VideoGame/Persona3'' featured an ending song in the credits with the lyrics being based on the POV of [[RidiculouslyHumanRobot Aigis.]]
** ''VideoGame/Persona4'' also features an ending theme in the POV of the [[HeroicMime Protagonist.]]
* The ending of VideoGame/SuperSmashBros ''Brawl'' is an unique variation: the theme is the same as the opening, except this time, the lyrics to the OminousLatinChanting are shown, allowing the player to catch the meaning of it.
* The video game ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'' featured a song called ''Reset'' as its ending theme.

* The final part of the trilogy, ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}'', had their ending theme as [[spoiler:a combination of the most important songs of the first (The Eight Melodies), second (Smiles and Tears), and last (Mother 3 Love Theme) parts of the series.]]

* ''[[VideoGame/SegaSuperstars Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing]]'' has "So Much More..." which even got its own EP from the singer of the song.

* The ending theme of ''VideoGame/AlanWake'' actually sums up the ending of the game pretty well, if a bit symbolically: [[spoiler:"Space Oddity" by David Bowie]].
* ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'' has the slow, somber [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDgzhpvdZx0 "Deadman's Gun"]] by Ashtar Command. [[spoiler:It's alarmingly appropriate.]]
* ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'' contains several of these, one for every episode's ending plus one for every tea party ending. To note are the Ep 1 ending [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWDpCAt2LGI Bring the Fate]] and the Ep 8 ending/series ending [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFyzTtKNzYI ''Byakumu no Mayu -Ricordando il passato-'']] (Cocoon of White Dreams ~remembering the past~) that also counts as [[SolemnEndingTheme SolemnEndingThemes]]

* ''VideoGame/TinyBrains'' gives us "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF7-L47ZPYk Batteries and Sockets]].
* ''VideoGame/GodHand'''s ending theme is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFSen7DRQWU truly glorious]], a BraggingThemeTune that [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong sounds remarkably similar to]] the theme from ''Anime/MazingerZ''.
* ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' plays a different song from Radio Mirror Park on each of its three endings. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we1gSOyBz2g Don't Come Close]] is played on Ending A, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt3PcA4UvPA Sleepwalking]] is played on Ending B, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdIHasVWpM0 The Set-Up]] is played on Ending C.
* ''VideoGame/GreyGoo2015'' The ending theme is a piece comprised off of the remixed themes of all three factions, and it's awesome "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw4WAhyi1uY War is Evolving]].

* ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' changes its ending theme ''every season''.
** Season 1-2: "The Girls of Winx Club"
** Season 3: "If You're a Winx"
** Season 4, Nickelodeon specials, Atlas Oceanic dub of Season 3: "Superheroes"
** Season 5: "Underwater Mission"
** Season 6: "Living the Magic"
** Season 7: "The Magic World of Winx"
** Season 8: "Beyond the Stars Together"
** ''WesternAnimation/WorldOfWinx'': "The Wonderful World of Winx"
* ''WesternAnimation/WonderPets'' plays an instrumental version of the main character's {{Leitmotif}}.
* Parodied on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' with "Itchy and Scratchy"; the opening theme's cheerful tune and "They fight and bite..." lyrics are transformed into a mellow "they fought and bit..."

** If it sounds familiar, it was also used in ''Film/HoboWithAShotgun''.
* WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiKuhfDjims Cierre Bob Esponja]]. Lampshaded in "Krabs vs Plankton" when [=SpongeBob=] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOmxbfMzE_c hums the ending theme]].
* Used for ''WesternAnimation/CountDuckula''.
* WesternAnimation/InvaderZim was one of the few western animated shows to have an end theme that wasn't just an instrumental of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrQXYlu9hkA opening theme]].
* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' has an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iOpsfnxdzY&ab_channel=LukeAlexander ending song]] that is [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic significantly much more awesome]] than the opening theme.
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' ended with their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTWoIXKZGOg self-titled ending theme]].
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr04UBmVKqw Remixed]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhbL2HvoFBo The punk rock version]] from TheMovie
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' had a different end theme every episode, usually the main theme of music played in the episode. Season one had the main music theme from the second part of the episode play until Porkchop put his walkman on, switching to the main music theme from the first part of the episode (or vice versa on a few occasions) until the closing logos showed up.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' had a sped up and remixed version of their theme song for the ending.

* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' has "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88BZK9T2EDM Island Song]]" by Ashley Eriksson at the end of each episode, at least until the [[Main/VanityPlate Vanity Plates]] cuts it off.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' normally ends on an instrumental version of the catchy opening theme, but they've changed it up a couple of times.
** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E2TheReturnOfHarmonyPart2 Return of Harmony, Part 2]]" ended on a Franchise/StarWars homage, and thus transitioned into a SuspiciouslySimilarSong version of Film/ANewHope's Ending Theme.
** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E18AFriendInDeed A Friend in Deed]]" features a character named Cranky Doodle Donkey, a play on "Yankee Doodle Dandy". Variations of "Yankee Doodle" are played throughout the episode with a piano version played over the credits.
** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure Magical Mystery Cure]]" ended repeating the song "A True, True Friend" over the credits.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hilda}}'' gives us "Hilda's Theme", a very catchy 30 second adventure/mystery tune composed by Dan Mangan and Ryan Carlson, that plays at the end of most episodes in each season. It's a nice way to say "see ya later" to this sweet fearless blue-haired adventurer girl.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'':
** Titled "Anne's Theme", this ending theme is heard at the end of each show. In Season 1, the song is in B♭ major and has a scene of Anne and Sprig relaxing. But in Season 2 of the show to reflect the journey to Newtopia, the tune became a semitone higher to C major and features additional instrumentation, while swapping the scene of Anne and Sprig relaxing outside the Plantar house at night to the Plantars and Anne riding in the fwagon under a night sky. Season 3 changed the theme song to a more J-pop variation and redid the sequence to resemble various anime outros.
** For the episode [[WhamEpisode Hopping Mall]] to reflect the sad ending that has [[spoiler:Sprig missing his mom and Anne and Sprig comforting one another]], the tune is changed to a somber version played over a scene of the Newtopia skyline at night.
** "Olivia & Yunnan" had no ending theme song, instead having a black screen with complete silence over an ominous slow-motion scream, to reflect [[spoiler:Marcy becoming corrupted by The Core.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers'' had an organ theme that was markedly different from the brassy opening theme.
* Each episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'' originally ended with a classic or popular song that fit the episode's mood. The DVD replaces all but three of these with an instrumental of the theme song.
* ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'''s ending theme is...hilariously bizarre. The singer sounds like he's dying (and he's not even singing words, just going "Oooooaaaaaah!") and is followed by the sound of a sick sheep/cow hybrid that could be coming from a kazoo? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM3lwirMkng It can't really be described in words]].
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' had '''twenty''' different ending themes over the course of ''its first three seasons'', most of which were a segment of the full song, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clJk8a5q1Lo Love Like You]]", or an instrumental variation of such. Seasons 4 and 5 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5UUmmaTd-A continued the trend]], using ambient noise [[ThemeSongReveal that slowly and ominously builds up]] with piano, strings, and a corrupted voice calling the titular character's name before bursting into a reprise of "Love Like You". ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseFuture'''s ending theme is "Being Human", which is likewise revealed piece by piece as the season goes on (although the credits tells you the name of it right off the bat).

* As a result of having a TitleOnlyOpening, ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' has the odd example of its ending theme being the main theme as well, with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPZb_w2jn_o the full version]] of it being used as the credits music for the TV movie.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'' closes every episode [[note]]With a few exceptions during the ''Vice'' arc[[/note]] with a piece of Burlesque music called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVyMiYYyiWs "The Killer".]] Can lead to MoodWhiplash if the episodes has a DownerEnding.
* ''WesternAnimation/FillyFuntasia'': "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWs1M0t6vzs From now until forever! We'll be together, I can't wait! From now until forever and alwaaaaays~ Ay, ay, ay!]]" It's abruptly cut at the end.
* ''WesternAnimation/PeppaPig'' ended with the title sung repeatedly while the theme tune plays.
* ''WesternAnimation/BubbleGuppies'' has various ending pop songs.
* ''WesternAnimation/BlazeAndTheMonsterMachines'' has "It's Blaze".
* ''WesternAnimation/BluesClues'' for its first five seasons has a very jazzy instrumental of its theme song, each episode having slightly different sections of it than the last. Season 6 ends in a similar way, this time with the Goodbye Song.
** ''WesternAnimation/BluesCluesAndYou'' ends with an instrumental of its very catchy theme tune.
* ''WesternAnimation/MarthaSpeaks'' ends with an instrumental of the theme tune.
* ''WesternAnimation/LittlePrincess'' ends with an instrumental version of the theme tune, usually on kazoo but in "I Want to Be a Cavegirl", it was on drums.
* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'': [[Film/DawnOfTheDead Ba-bawk bawk bawk, ba-bawk bawk bawk, ba-bawk bawk bawk-a-wawk wawk bawk bawk...]]
* ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'' plays an instrumental of the theme song in the closing credits, but sometimes it plays the ''[[ShowWithinAShow Commander Cressida]]'' song instead, like in "Backyard Moon Base" and "Diggin' Earth".
* PBS programs ''WesternAnimation/LetsGoLuna'', ''WesternAnimation/MollyOfDenali'', ''WesternAnimation/AlmasWay'', ''WesternAnimation/HeroElementary'', ''WesternAnimation/ElinorWondersWhy'', ''WesternAnimation/RosiesRules'', and ''WesternAnimation/XavierRiddleAndTheSecretMuseum'' just play instrumentals of their theme songs in their credits.
* ''WesternAnimation/DanielTigersNeighborhood'' ends with an instrumental of "It's You I Like".
* [[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor "Kids Next Door! Kids Next Door! FIVE! FOUR! THREE! TWO! ONE!"]]
* ''WesternAnimation/KipoAndTheAgeOfWonderbeasts'' has a different song serve as the ending theme for each episode, this often being the InsertSong heard earlier in the episode, although the finale would end on a LastEpisodeThemeReprise using an [[ThemeTuneExtended extended]] [[ForgottenThemeTuneLyrics lyrical]] version of said tune.
* ''WesternAnimation/CartoonPlanet'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ilbt3DjP0vI "Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye... everybody!"]] This was introduced in 1996 after the show moved from TBS to Cartoon Network.
* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'' had a different ending theme for every episode. Most of the time, it is a specific character's leitmotif.

* Averted completely in ''Manga/OnePiece'' since season seven, where NO ending sequence was featured at all. At the end of each episode, we simply get a TO BE CONTINUED card, then it's right on to the next-episode preview and then the show is over. To compensate, they extended the opening sequence, which is now nearly THREE MINUTES long, and include all the credits there.

** There's two versions: the Japanese version isn't on the soundtrack but they have the music video for it after the credits run (and it is HILARIOUSLY farm themed). BeBe is the Japanese band, and they are credited with Caryan for the English version.

* Averted completely on ''Manga/OnePiece'' which since season seven has had NO ending sequence at all. At the end of each episode, we simply get a TO BE CONTINUED card, then it's right on to the next-episode preview and then the show is over. To compensate, they extended the opening sequence, which is now nearly THREE MINUTES long, and include all the credits there.

* [[AnimeOfTheGame The anime of]] Anime/TheIdolmaster actually subverts this somewhat by changing the ending theme every episode, with each theme being different songs from the games.

* In keeping with Araki's love of Western music, ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure'' uses various Western songs for the TV series end themes.

* ''Series/{{UFO}}'' has a fast-paced opening theme, while the closing theme is an almost-ambient piece of atmospheric electronica.

** ''Series/{{Stingray 1964}}'' has an all-action opening theme and ends with the romantic ballad "Aqua Marina".

** ''Series/{{Joe 90}}'' has a fast synthesizer-based instrumental opening theme. A slower orchestral version is used for the close.

The Ending Theme (usually written as "ED") is similar to the OpeningTheme ("OP"). The major difference is, they aren't really intended to show off or reveal anything about the show (though some may focus on a specific character and show off aspects of their personality similar to an ImageSong). Typically, it's like a finale closing number.

Anime series are more likely to have separate opening and ending theme songs. Western cartoons usually use an instrumental version of their opening theme for the Ending Theme, though there are a growing number of series that do have separate themes. Meanwhile, shows with a TitleOnlyOpening will have the ending theme serve as their ThemeTune.

* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' had '''twenty''' different ending themes over the course of ''its first three seasons'', most of which were a segment of the full song, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clJk8a5q1Lo Love Like You]]", or an instrumental variation of such. Seasons 4 and 5 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5UUmmaTd-A continued the trend]], using ambient noise [[ThemeSongReveal that slowly and ominously builds up]] with piano, strings, and a corrupted voice calling the titular character's name before bursting into a reprise of "Love Like You". ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseFuture'''s ending theme is "Being Human", which is likewise revealed piece by piece as the season goes on (though the credits tells you the name of it right off the bat).

* ''WesternAnimation/KipoAndTheAgeOfWonderbeasts'' has a different song serve as the ending theme for each episode, this often being the InsertSong heard earlier in the episode, though the finale would end on a LastEpisodeThemeReprise using an [[ThemeTuneExtended extended]] [[ForgottenThemeTuneLyrics lyrical]] version of said tune.

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8g49av A shortened version]] of Daniel Hart's "In Throes of Increasing Wonder" plays during the end credits of the first four episodes (plus episode 7 for the televised broadcast), which is one of the {{Love Theme}}s for Louis de Pointe du Lac and Lestat de Lioncourt.

* The ending theme to the ''Series/DegrassiHigh''/''Series/DegrassiJuniorHigh'' series were upbeat and catchy, which didn't jive too well when an episode would end with a morally ambiguous (and in many cases, depressing) final scene.
* The end theme for ''Series/TheWire'', entitled "The Fall", is a fitting and downright unsettling track that plays during the credits.
* ''Series/RedDwarf'' always had a guitar-rock song with full vocals as its ending theme. The first two series used an over-the-top orchestral instrumental as the opening theme -- later series dropped it in favor of an instrumental of the ending theme.
** The show occasionally replaced this with an episode-specific variation: two examples being an Elvis impersonator singing the theme, and a Hammond Organ version.
* ''Series/{{UFO}}'' has a fast-paced opening theme, while the closing theme is an almost-ambient piece of atmospheric electronica.

* The sitcom ''Series/WKRPInCincinnati'' has a closing theme where a rock band plays a catchy tune and sings gibberish; this was intended to be just a test and warm-up for the real lyrics, but the producer liked it so much he used it as-is.

* British police show ''Series/TheSweeney'' used a slower and mellower version of its opening theme on the end credits, accompanying images of Carter and Regan packing up their stuff and going home for the night.

* ''Series/ThreeTwoOneContact'' used the same credits theme from 1983 until its cancellation, even after they rearranged the OpeningTheme. The first season had two ending theme variations, one was an instrumental version of the opening theme, the other was an extended version of the trailer/promo theme.

* ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'' used different opening and closing themes, both by series creator/writer John Sullivan.
* ''Series/{{Felicity}}'', ''Series/{{Lost}}'', ''Series/{{Alias}}'', ''Series/{{Fringe}}''... you name it, if it's produced or devised by Creator/JJAbrams (and not called ''What About Brian'') it'll have a theme at the end different from the opening. And often (but not always) the opening theme will be by Mr. Bad Robot himself as well.
* Carol Burnett ended every episode of ''Series/TheCarolBurnettShow'' by singing the song "I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together," then tugging her ear.
* ''Series/{{JAG}}'' has a different orchestral end theme for its first season. Later seasons used a version of the opening theme.
* Soap operas typically feature ending themes that are full-length versions of their opening themes, sometimes as long as two or three minutes, to accompany a full listing of cast and/or crew members. These versions often include a verse or bridge that isn't heard during the shorter opening theme. In a few cases, the closing theme may have lyrics.
* ''{{Series/Blackadder}}'' had a different ending theme for every episode of the second series, featuring lyrics related to the events of the episode.
* ''Series/TheWiggles'': Over the end credits is words "Goodbye from the Wiggles, it's time to say goodbye to you, goodbye from the Wiggles, it's time to say goodbye" over and over.
* ''Series/TheGreatBritishBakeOff'' didn't have a specific ending theme to start with, using either the opening theme again, or another piece from the show's original score. Over time, a piece of incidental music known as "Organic Mix" came to be recognised as the standard ending theme and is now used on almost every episode.
* The ending theme of Series/ChicoAndTheMan was titled “Hard Times in El Barrio.”

* All of the endings for the ''Anime/{{Slayers}}'' anime series and movies all share an underlying theme of not giving up and learning from yourself and past mistakes, each with their own lyrics and melodies. The opening sequences usually match the endings (upbeat and triumphant), with the exception being the mellower ''Slayers Try'' opening, "Breeze" (and given the comedic nature of the show, transitioning to it from "Breeze" leads to MoodWhiplash in some episodes).

* ''Manga/LuckyStar'' doesn't use a consistent ending theme for the anime adaptation. For the first half, the end credits simply show a static image of a door while snippets of the characters singing karaoke other songs (from anime and pop culture) can be heard from within. For the second half, this is replaced with Creator/MinoruShiraishi in live action dancing about and doing his own karaoke.

* ''Anime/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'' has way, way, way too many to count here. Some notable examples include the Hellboy homage [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws1xOZJ_NNM Omamori]], the Beatles like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxI0mLhybQc&p=A9BA5F61C86D53E8&playnext=1&index=39 Marionette]], the complete ArtShift [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3T3gwNPshw Koji Romanesque]] and, of course, the [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic surreal ending theme]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKpghWod2W4 Zessei Bijin]].

* Interestingly, ''Anime/RecordOfLodossWar OVA'' has two different versions of the ending theme - the original, and an English-language version for the dub. It's very well-done at that.

* The dub of ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' started off by using the Pokerap, which rapped out all the names of Pokémon that existed at the time. Later in the first season, they switched to Pikachu's Jukebox, which had multiple different ending themes, one selected seemingly at random for each episode, some of the songs included "On The Road To Viridian City", "Double Trouble", and "My Best Friends".

* ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'' had three [=EDs=]: "Groovy", "Honey", and "Fruits Candy". "Honey" was much mellower than the other two. The whiplash between the sad ending of the average season 3 episode and "Fruits Candy" was quite a sight to behold. The episode could end with Sakura crying and then it cuts to "TIP TAP KOI WA ITSUDATTE CANDY"

* ''LightNovel/SisterPrincess'' closes each episode with a reflective song called "Tsubasa" ("Wings") which muses on the directions life takes one.

* Of course, there's ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' with its famous "[[DancingTheme Hare Hare Yukai]]". The dance has been copied worldwide and later animated in full, and a variation of the song was featured in every [[ImageSong character album]].

* Exception: ''Anime/LuckyStar'' doesn't even ''have'' an ending theme, instead using a static image of a door while snippets of the characters karaokeing other songs (from anime and pop culture) can be heard from within. Halfway through the series, it's replaced with Creator/MinoruShiraishi in live action dancing about and doing his own karaoke.

* ''Series/SesameStreet'' ends with a jazzy instrumental version of the theme tune.
** The Monster Clubhouse skits ended with the monsters singing the word "goodbye" over and over.
** The Elmo's World skits ended with people singing "the [theme of skit] song", which is just a word representing the skit sung repeatedly to the tune of ''Jingle Bells'' and ending with "That's Elmo's World!" to the tune of the Elmo's World theme.

* ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'' ends with [[BearyFriendly Bear]] and [[WeirdMoon Luna]] singing a song called "The Goodbye Song". On at least one European Playhouse Disney feed in the late 2000s, the two would sing the song before the feed signed off for the night, with clips from other Playhouse Disney shows like ''WesternAnimation/RoliePolieOlie''.

* PBS programs ''WesternAnimation/LetsGoLuna'', ''WesternAnimation/MollyOfDenali'', ''WesternAnimation/AlmasWay'', ''WesternAnimation/HeroElementary'', ''WesternAnimation/ElinorWondersWhy'', and ''WesternAnimation/XavierRiddleAndTheSecretMuseum'' just play instrumentals of their theme songs in their credits.

* The Ending Theme of ''Manga/SpiceAndWolf'', in contrast to its beautiful, soaringly dramatic Opening Theme, is an utterly silly tune filled with GratuitousEnglish lyrics that clearly aren't supposed to make any sense whatsoever.

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* The Franchise/JamesBond007 film ''Film/TheLivingDaylights'' ended with "If There Was A Man" by The Pretenders, while ''Film/LicenceToKill'' ended with "If You Asked Me To" by Patti [=LaBelle=], two known examples from the film franchise that didn't end with the opening theme.
* The end credits of ''Film/MenInBlack'' feature a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiBLgEx6svA theme song of the same name]] sung by Creator/WillSmith.

* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' had '''[[UpToEleven twenty]]''' different ending themes over the course of ''its first three seasons'', most of which were a segment of the full song, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clJk8a5q1Lo Love Like You]]", or an instrumental variation of such. Seasons 4 and 5 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5UUmmaTd-A continued the trend]], using ambient noise [[ThemeSongReveal that slowly and ominously builds up]] with piano, strings, and a corrupted voice calling the titular character's name before bursting into a reprise of "Love Like You". ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseFuture'''s ending theme is "Being Human", which is likewise revealed piece by piece as the season goes on (though the credits tells you the name of it right off the bat).