History Main / ThankingTheViewer

* One of the last ''AzumangaDaioh'' strips had the girls going to Yukari and thanking her for being their teacher. However, the actually "Thank You" panel showed the girls facing toward the reader, subtly thanking them as well.
* The very final shot in ''PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' is [[http://img.imgcake.com/b8c1c8815219fbe74c930f5555d641f9ab.jpg this]] "Thank you for watching" artwork.
* In episode 167 of ''{{Gintama}}'', Gintoki becomes nostalgic about 8-bit video games and mentions how touched he was when he saw the words "you" in the credits at the end of the game.

* ''EarthBound'' did it. It even addresses the player by their real name.

** In ''{{MOTHER 3}}'', you are mentioned, by name, at the end of the credits, of course. Not only that, but at The End of the game, [[spoiler:Everyone in the game thanks you, personally, for all that you did for them, assures you that [[EveryoneLives their world is going to be okay]], and [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming hopes that your world is as good to you as you've been to them]].]]

* ''{{Earthbound}}'' did it. It even addresses the player by their real name.

** In ''{{Mother 3}}'', you are mentioned, by name, at the end of the credits, of course. Not only that, but at The End of the game, [[spoiler:Everyone in the game thanks you, personally, for all that you did for them, assures you that [[EveryoneLives their world is going to be okay]], and [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming hopes that your world is as good to you as you've been to them]].]]
*** Ditto for the fangame ''{{Touhou}} Mother''.

* The very first ''{{Castlevania}}'' says in its credits: "You played the greatest role in this game".

** ViewtifulJoe ends with the words "Everybody loves a hero. Everybody loves you" on the screen.

* "Thank you so much a for-to playing my game!" from every 3D {{Super Mario Brothers}} game. It's even said by Mario himself!

* In episode 167 of {{Gintama}}, Gintoki becomes nostalgic about 8-bit video games and mentions how touched he was when he saw the words "you" in the credits at the end of the game.

** At the end of ''SuperMarioWorld'', the Yoshi eggs Mario rescued thank you, the player, for saving them.

** [[HotelMario YOU'RE THE BEST PLAYER EVER!]]

* The computer game ''Digital: A Love Story''.

* ''PrehistorikMan'' did it.

** [[ZeldaII Thanks A Million]]
* [[{{Karoshi}} THANKS FOR PLAY]]

* In episode 167 of Gintama, Gintoki becomes nostalgic about 8-bit video games and mentions how touched he was when he saw the words "you" in the credits at the end of the game.

* One of the last AzumangaDaioh strips had the girls going to Yukari and thanking her for being their teacher. However, the actually "Thank You" panel showed the girls facing toward the reader, subtly thanking them as well.

* Subverted in the fourth season finale of BabylonFive (the first episode filmed after season 5 was greenlit by the network) which was dedicated to [[TakeThat "all people who predicted that the Babylon Project would fail in its mission"]].

*** Ditto for the fangame Touhou Mother.
* A staple of at least the SNES releases of MegaManX games. "Thanks X, Zero and YOU!"

* JKR did this in ''HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows''.

** [[ZeldaII JustAMillion]]

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* One of the last AzumangaDaioh strips had the girls going to Yukari and thanking her for being their teacher. However, the actually "Thank You" panel showed the girls facing toward the reader, subtly thanking them as well.

* The final page of Millar's ''{{Wanted}}'' has [[YouSuck quite a subversion...]]

* The final page of Millar's ''{{Wanted}}'' has [[YouBastard quite a subversion...]]