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* In the ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}'' anime, after Mashiro makes Azuki cry by asking her if they have to wait until their dreams come true to see each other, he tells Takagi he wants to submit something to the Tezuka Awards, andManga]]dramatic music plays, as it does when the characters get an idea or renewed determination. After Takagi suggests that he be more patient and make a good submission, the music fades as Mashiro apologizes. Then again, after Takagi learns that their first submission, The Two Earths, was not even chosen as a finalist, he decides to go with Mashiro's plan.
* In the ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}'' anime, after Mashiro makes Azuki cry by asking her if they have to wait until their dreams come true to see each other, he tells Takagi he wants to submit something to the Tezuka Awards, and
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* A gag in one ''Manga/PopTeamEpic'' strip had Popuko waking up, with a caption indicating "Morning Mood" from ''Theatre/PeerGynt'' playing. Then she opens the curtain and sees it's still night out. Cue Popuko [[HairTriggerTemper losing her shit]] and [[BreakingTheFourthWall beating the crap out of the caption]] for lying to her.
* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'':
** Episode 3, to some extent: Viral launches a volley of missiles at the Gurren Lagann and the battle music immediately goes silent, even though the GL is barely damaged ([[spoiler:it was a distraction for Viral to get lost]]).
** Episode 8 ''subverted'' this: [[spoiler:Kamina is caught by Thymilph's spear]] and screams his head off. Cue the sad music and his teammates going MassOhCrap... [[NotTooDeadToSaveTheDay until he turns out to be alive.]] [[spoiler:For another five minutes]].
** A more comic example is found in the uncensored version of [[HotSpringsEpisode Episode 6]], when Simon and Kamina are trying to peek at the girls. Simon ends up launched up far enough to see over the wall, starting up a piece of triumphant music used several times throughout the early part of the series... until he falls about three seconds later, cutting the music off.
** Late in the series, it happens again when the heroes launch a missile against the Spiral Death Machine. Heroic music swells and builds... and then the missile implodes before getting anywhere near the target. The music abruptly cuts off.
* ''Manga/HajimeNoIppo'' does it in Ippo's Title fight against Date.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'' does this a few times, particularly with Usopp.
* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'':
** Episode 3, to some extent: Viral launches a volley of missiles at the Gurren Lagann and the battle music immediately goes silent, even though the GL is barely damaged ([[spoiler:it was a distraction for Viral to get lost]]).
** Episode 8 ''subverted'' this: [[spoiler:Kamina is caught by Thymilph's spear]] and screams his head off. Cue the sad music and his teammates going MassOhCrap... [[NotTooDeadToSaveTheDay until he turns out to be alive.]] [[spoiler:For another five minutes]].
** A more comic example is found in the uncensored version of [[HotSpringsEpisode Episode 6]], when Simon and Kamina are trying to peek at the girls. Simon ends up launched up far enough to see over the wall, starting up a piece of triumphant music used several times throughout the early part of the series... until he falls about three seconds later, cutting the music off.
** Late in the series, it happens again when the heroes launch a missile against the Spiral Death Machine. Heroic music swells and builds... and then the missile implodes before getting anywhere near the target. The music abruptly cuts off.
* ''Manga/HajimeNoIppo'' does it in Ippo's Title fight against Date.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'' does this a few times, particularly with Usopp.
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* A gag in one ''Manga/PopTeamEpic'' strip had Popuko waking up, with a caption indicating "Morning Mood" from ''Theatre/PeerGynt'' playing. Then she opens In ''Manga/CromartieHighSchool'', "[[NoNameGiven Fred]][[Music/{{Queen}} die]]"'s leitmotif is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_skhTIY_Ik this song]], usually played up to the curtain and sees it's still night out. Cue Popuko [[HairTriggerTemper losing her shit]] and [[BreakingTheFourthWall beating 3rd or 4th drum roll whenever he suddenly appears. Once, he startled someone, who shut the crap out of the caption]] for lying to her.
* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'':
** Episode 3, to some extent: Viral launches a volley of missiles at the Gurren Lagann and the battle music immediately goes silent, even though the GL is barely damaged ([[spoiler:it was a distraction for Viral to get lost]]).
** Episode 8 ''subverted'' this: [[spoiler:Kamina is caught by Thymilph's spear]] and screams his head off. Cue the sad music and his teammates going MassOhCrap... [[NotTooDeadToSaveTheDay until he turns out to be alive.]] [[spoiler:For another five minutes]].
** A more comic example is found in the uncensored version of [[HotSpringsEpisode Episode 6]], when Simon and Kamina are trying to peek at the girls. Simon ends up launched up far enough to see over the wall, starting up a piece of triumphant music used several times throughout the early part of the series... until he falls about three seconds later,door on him, cutting off the music off.
** Late in the series, it happens again when the heroes launch a missile against the Spiral Death Machine. Heroic music swells and builds... and then the missile implodesbefore getting anywhere near the target. The music abruptly cuts off.
* ''Manga/HajimeNoIppo'' does it in Ippo's Title fight against Date.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'' does this a few times, particularly with Usopp.second bar was finished.
* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'':
** Episode 3, to some extent: Viral launches a volley of missiles at the Gurren Lagann and the battle music immediately goes silent, even though the GL is barely damaged ([[spoiler:it was a distraction for Viral to get lost]]).
** Episode 8 ''subverted'' this: [[spoiler:Kamina is caught by Thymilph's spear]] and screams his head off. Cue the sad music and his teammates going MassOhCrap... [[NotTooDeadToSaveTheDay until he turns out to be alive.]] [[spoiler:For another five minutes]].
** A more comic example is found in the uncensored version of [[HotSpringsEpisode Episode 6]], when Simon and Kamina are trying to peek at the girls. Simon ends up launched up far enough to see over the wall, starting up a piece of triumphant music used several times throughout the early part of the series... until he falls about three seconds later,
** Late in the series, it happens again when the heroes launch a missile against the Spiral Death Machine. Heroic music swells and builds... and then the missile implodes
* ''Manga/HajimeNoIppo'' does it in Ippo's Title fight against Date.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'' does this a few times, particularly with Usopp.
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* ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'':
** Played with in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs''. During her first battle with the [[QuirkyMinibossSquad Wolkenritter]], Nanoha is trying to use [[WaveMotionGun Starlight Breaker]] to open the way for reinforcements for her friends. During the charging, the music plays to the fullest... until [[BodyHorror a certain hand rises from her chest]], [[GameBreakingInjury absorbing her magical power]]. [[SubvertedTrope The subversion]]? She ''still'' shoots. And it was ''[[Awesome/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs glorious]]'', accompanied by the music playing to the fullest again.
** Played straight in ''Anime/VividStrike''. [[spoiler: Despite Miura's HeroicSecondWind and ThemeMusicPowerUp, Rinne punches her in the chest so hard that it goes straight through the DSAA's Crash Emulation and ''shatters her ribs''.]]
* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' does this occasionally, for example during Ash's final battle against Brandon when Charizard loses against Dusclops.
** The most notable example is in the Japanese version, when "Mezase Pokémon Master" plays during Ash and Pikachu's battle against Gary and his Electivire, when this song gets abruptly interrupted when Gary's Electivire suddenly uses Protect to defend against a Volt Tackle from Pikachu, before taking it out with a Thunder Punch.
* ''Anime/SailorMoon'': [[spoiler: Galaxia orders mind-controlled Uranus and Neptune to kill Usagi and the Sailor Starlights, and as they prepare to do just that a piece of ominous music is playing. Which suddenly cuts out and gets replaced by their theme music when they throw their [[MindControlEyes disguise]] and blast Galaxia. And then *that* music cuts out too when the attack proves to be utterly ineffective.]]
** Earlier, during the ''Super S'' season, the Sailor Guardians and Amazoness Quartet have learned who each other were and the Sailors transform after the Quartet callously decide to dump a bunch of useless Dream Mirrors in the garbage. "Sailor Team no Theme" is blaring, the girls pull off a InTheNameOfTheMoon speech and Jupiter and Venus launch attacks at them... only for the Quartet to NoSell them and humiliate the girls. This was the LighterAndSofter season, couldn't go through an episode without slapstick.
** Played with in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs''. During her first battle with the [[QuirkyMinibossSquad Wolkenritter]], Nanoha is trying to use [[WaveMotionGun Starlight Breaker]] to open the way for reinforcements for her friends. During the charging, the music plays to the fullest... until [[BodyHorror a certain hand rises from her chest]], [[GameBreakingInjury absorbing her magical power]]. [[SubvertedTrope The subversion]]? She ''still'' shoots. And it was ''[[Awesome/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs glorious]]'', accompanied by the music playing to the fullest again.
** Played straight in ''Anime/VividStrike''. [[spoiler: Despite Miura's HeroicSecondWind and ThemeMusicPowerUp, Rinne punches her in the chest so hard that it goes straight through the DSAA's Crash Emulation and ''shatters her ribs''.]]
* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' does this occasionally, for example during Ash's final battle against Brandon when Charizard loses against Dusclops.
** The most notable example is in the Japanese version, when "Mezase Pokémon Master" plays during Ash and Pikachu's battle against Gary and his Electivire, when this song gets abruptly interrupted when Gary's Electivire suddenly uses Protect to defend against a Volt Tackle from Pikachu, before taking it out with a Thunder Punch.
* ''Anime/SailorMoon'': [[spoiler: Galaxia orders mind-controlled Uranus and Neptune to kill Usagi and the Sailor Starlights, and as they prepare to do just that a piece of ominous music is playing. Which suddenly cuts out and gets replaced by their theme music when they throw their [[MindControlEyes disguise]] and blast Galaxia. And then *that* music cuts out too when the attack proves to be utterly ineffective.]]
** Earlier, during the ''Super S'' season, the Sailor Guardians and Amazoness Quartet have learned who each other were and the Sailors transform after the Quartet callously decide to dump a bunch of useless Dream Mirrors in the garbage. "Sailor Team no Theme" is blaring, the girls pull off a InTheNameOfTheMoon speech and Jupiter and Venus launch attacks at them... only for the Quartet to NoSell them and humiliate the girls. This was the LighterAndSofter season, couldn't go through an episode without slapstick.
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* In ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'', Sheryl falls into the cockpit of a VF and takes off to join the fight, her theme music starting up as she lifts off. Five seconds later, it comes to an abrupt halt as she's shot down.
* In the ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}'' anime, after Mashiro makes Azuki cry by asking her if they have to wait until their dreams come true to see each other, he tells Takagi he wants to submit something to the Tezuka Awards, and dramatic music plays, as it does when the characters get an idea or renewed determination. After Takagi suggests that he be more patient and make a good submission, the music fades as Mashiro apologizes. Then again, after Takagi learns that their first submission, The Two Earths, was not even chosen as a finalist, he decides to go with Mashiro's plan.
* In ''Manga/CromartieHighSchool'', "[[NoNameGiven Fred]][[Music/{{Queen}} die]]"'s leitmotif is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_skhTIY_Ik this song]], usually played up to the 3rd or 4th drum roll whenever he suddenly appears. Once, he startled someone, who shut the door on him, cutting off the music before the second bar was finished.
* In ''Anime/HeartCatchPrettyCure'', Cure Blossom and Cure Marine decide to confuse the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Desertian of the Week]] by running around it in circles really fast. At first, Cobraja, the one who made it, seems concerned... until he looks ahead as the music comes to a droning halt as Blossom and Marine have slowed down, eyes swirling and admitting that was a dumb idea.
* In the ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}'' anime, after Mashiro makes Azuki cry by asking her if they have to wait until their dreams come true to see each other, he tells Takagi he wants to submit something to the Tezuka Awards, and dramatic music plays, as it does when the characters get an idea or renewed determination. After Takagi suggests that he be more patient and make a good submission, the music fades as Mashiro apologizes. Then again, after Takagi learns that their first submission, The Two Earths, was not even chosen as a finalist, he decides to go with Mashiro's plan.
* In ''Manga/CromartieHighSchool'', "[[NoNameGiven Fred]][[Music/{{Queen}} die]]"'s leitmotif is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_skhTIY_Ik this song]], usually played up to the 3rd or 4th drum roll whenever he suddenly appears. Once, he startled someone, who shut the door on him, cutting off the music before the second bar was finished.
* In ''Anime/HeartCatchPrettyCure'', Cure Blossom and Cure Marine decide to confuse the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Desertian of the Week]] by running around it in circles really fast. At first, Cobraja, the one who made it, seems concerned... until he looks ahead as the music comes to a droning halt as Blossom and Marine have slowed down, eyes swirling and admitting that was a dumb idea.
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* The [[WhamEpisode very well known third episode of]] ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': [[spoiler:Mami was fighting quite joyously to the tune of her {{Leitmotif}} Credens Justitiam. When the witch, [[KnightOfCerebus Charlotte]] appeared, the music changed to the fast-paced battle music Venari strigas as Mami seemingly delivers a CurbStompBattle. The music turns sinister when the witch reveals its OneWingedAngel form. It completely ''stops'' when the witch [[GutPunch bites her head off]] and proceeds to devour the rest of her corpse.]]
** Also, in [[WhamEpisode the eighth episode]] when Madoka and Kyubey are sitting on a park bench. [[spoiler: The track Sis Puella Magica, which literally means "Become a Magical Girl!", starts playing up as Madoka finally seems ready to make her wish and save the increasingly burdened Sayaka. Just as the music reaches its peak...Homura turns Kyubey to Swiss cheese. Cue Sayaka witching out one scene later.]]
* ''Manga/ShamanKing'' has a notable example in the Japanese version of the 2001 anime. All the main characters (bar one) have gathered together to defeat Hao, and we are treated to an almost full rendition of one of the ThemeMusicPowerUp songs as the characters bind him in place and recalls their friend. Then they finally fire their supposed finishing blow, complete with Hao's only real friend shouting out his name in alarm... Then the theme song abruptly stops as Hao breaks the bind with ease and send the supposed finishing blows off target without trying.
* ''Manga/SoulEater'': After Kid finally gets to fight the Flying Dutchman after he'd been running from him most of the episode, action music starts playing... then Crona [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks throws Ragnarok at it]] [[DynamicEntry from offscreen]], cutting off the music and the Dutchman's head at the jaw.
** Also, in [[WhamEpisode the eighth episode]] when Madoka and Kyubey are sitting on a park bench. [[spoiler: The track Sis Puella Magica, which literally means "Become a Magical Girl!", starts playing up as Madoka finally seems ready to make her wish and save the increasingly burdened Sayaka. Just as the music reaches its peak...Homura turns Kyubey to Swiss cheese. Cue Sayaka witching out one scene later.]]
* ''Manga/ShamanKing'' has a notable example in the Japanese version of the 2001 anime. All the main characters (bar one) have gathered together to defeat Hao, and we are treated to an almost full rendition of one of the ThemeMusicPowerUp songs as the characters bind him in place and recalls their friend. Then they finally fire their supposed finishing blow, complete with Hao's only real friend shouting out his name in alarm... Then the theme song abruptly stops as Hao breaks the bind with ease and send the supposed finishing blows off target without trying.
* ''Manga/SoulEater'': After Kid finally gets to fight the Flying Dutchman after he'd been running from him most of the episode, action music starts playing... then Crona [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks throws Ragnarok at it]] [[DynamicEntry from offscreen]], cutting off the music and the Dutchman's head at the jaw.
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* In ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199'', episode 11 starts playing the BGM "White Comet (Disco)" and a launch of missiles to some unseen starships, warning people who remember the original series that the White Comet Empire is having an EarlyBirdCameo, and apparently kicking ass. Then we see the missiles had been fired ''at them'' by a Gamilas fleet led by [[FourStarBadass Domel]], at which point Domel's fleet, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment in their first appearance]], [[CurbStompBattle proceed to annihilate the White Comet]] ''to their own theme song''.
* During Kira Yamato's first intervention in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny'', "Meteor", his song that played when he was doing something heroic in the first series, starts to play as he disables mobile suits and stops the battle without hurting anyone, as per usual, only to suddenly stop when Heine (a sympathetic character) is suddenly killed from behind by another character after Kira disables him, suddenly changing the POV from Kira helping everyone, to Kira [[NiceJobBreakingItHero making everything worse]]. Hell, you can tell if Kira's actions are meant to be viewed as heroic by how heroic the music sounds. He has some pretty sinister music playing during his later battles where he goes straight in while acknowledging his previous failure, and especially when he rather cruelly wrecks Athrun when he tells Kira he's not helping. When he goes out of his way to rescue civilians from the Destroy Gundam, he gets his heroic music back.
* During Kira Yamato's first intervention in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny'', "Meteor", his song that played when he was doing something heroic in the first series, starts to play as he disables mobile suits and stops the battle without hurting anyone, as per usual, only to suddenly stop when Heine (a sympathetic character) is suddenly killed from behind by another character after Kira disables him, suddenly changing the POV from Kira helping everyone, to Kira [[NiceJobBreakingItHero making everything worse]]. Hell, you can tell if Kira's actions are meant to be viewed as heroic by how heroic the music sounds. He has some pretty sinister music playing during his later battles where he goes straight in while acknowledging his previous failure, and especially when he rather cruelly wrecks Athrun when he tells Kira he's not helping. When he goes out of his way to rescue civilians from the Destroy Gundam, he gets his heroic music back.
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* ''Anime/YuGiOhTheDarkSideOfDimensions'': In the simulation duel in the very beginning of the movie, when Atem is seemingly ready to stop Kaiba's moves, even announcing his signature "are you sure about that?" line, the music stops as Kaiba ''also'' countered Atem's moves and proceed to win the duel.
* ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'': As Jury reminiscences about the LoveTriangle between her and a former friend, the music suddenly cuts out as she [[SweepingTheTable sweeps off the top of her vanity]] in anger.
* ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'': As Jury reminiscences about the LoveTriangle between her and a former friend, the music suddenly cuts out as she [[SweepingTheTable sweeps off the top of her vanity]] in anger.
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* ''Anime/YuGiOhTheDarkSideOfDimensions'': ''Manga/HajimeNoIppo'' does it in Ippo's Title fight against Date.
* In ''Anime/HeartCatchPrettyCure'', Cure Blossom and Cure Marine decide to confuse thesimulation duel in the very beginning [[MonsterOfTheWeek Desertian of the movie, when Atem is seemingly ready to stop Kaiba's moves, even announcing his signature "are you sure about that?" line, Week]] by running around it in circles really fast. At first, Cobraja, the one who made it, seems concerned... until he looks ahead as the music stops comes to a droning halt as Kaiba ''also'' countered Atem's moves Blossom and proceed to win the duel.
* ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'': As Jury reminiscences about the LoveTriangle between herMarine have slowed down, eyes swirling and admitting that was a former friend, the music suddenly cuts out as she [[SweepingTheTable sweeps off the top of her vanity]] in anger.dumb idea.
* In ''Anime/HeartCatchPrettyCure'', Cure Blossom and Cure Marine decide to confuse the
* ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'': As Jury reminiscences about the LoveTriangle between her
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* ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'':
** Played with in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs''. During her first battle with the [[QuirkyMinibossSquad Wolkenritter]], Nanoha is trying to use [[WaveMotionGun Starlight Breaker]] to open the way for reinforcements for her friends. During the charging, the music plays to the fullest... until [[BodyHorror a certain hand rises from her chest]], [[GameBreakingInjury absorbing her magical power]]. [[SubvertedTrope The subversion]]? She ''still'' shoots. And it was ''[[Awesome/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs glorious]]'', accompanied by the music playing to the fullest again.
** Played straight in ''Anime/VividStrike''. [[spoiler: Despite Miura's HeroicSecondWind and ThemeMusicPowerUp, Rinne punches her in the chest so hard that it goes straight through the DSAA's Crash Emulation and ''shatters her ribs''.]]
* In ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'', Sheryl falls into the cockpit of a VF and takes off to join the fight, her theme music starting up as she lifts off. Five seconds later, it comes to an abrupt halt as she's shot down.
** Played with in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs''. During her first battle with the [[QuirkyMinibossSquad Wolkenritter]], Nanoha is trying to use [[WaveMotionGun Starlight Breaker]] to open the way for reinforcements for her friends. During the charging, the music plays to the fullest... until [[BodyHorror a certain hand rises from her chest]], [[GameBreakingInjury absorbing her magical power]]. [[SubvertedTrope The subversion]]? She ''still'' shoots. And it was ''[[Awesome/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs glorious]]'', accompanied by the music playing to the fullest again.
** Played straight in ''Anime/VividStrike''. [[spoiler: Despite Miura's HeroicSecondWind and ThemeMusicPowerUp, Rinne punches her in the chest so hard that it goes straight through the DSAA's Crash Emulation and ''shatters her ribs''.]]
* In ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'', Sheryl falls into the cockpit of a VF and takes off to join the fight, her theme music starting up as she lifts off. Five seconds later, it comes to an abrupt halt as she's shot down.
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* During Kira Yamato's first intervention in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny'', "Meteor", his song that played when he was doing something heroic in the first series, starts to play as he disables mobile suits and stops the battle without hurting anyone, as per usual, only to suddenly stop when Heine (a sympathetic character) is suddenly killed from behind by another character after Kira disables him, suddenly changing the POV from Kira helping everyone, to Kira [[NiceJobBreakingItHero making everything worse]]. Hell, you can tell if Kira's actions are meant to be viewed as heroic by how heroic the music sounds. He has some pretty sinister music playing during his later battles where he goes straight in while acknowledging his previous failure, and especially when he rather cruelly wrecks Athrun when he tells Kira he's not helping. When he goes out of his way to rescue civilians from the Destroy Gundam, he gets his heroic music back.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'' does this a few times, particularly with Usopp.
* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' does this occasionally, for example during Ash's final battle against Brandon when Charizard loses against Dusclops.
** The most notable example is in the Japanese version, when "Mezase Pokémon Master" plays during Ash and Pikachu's battle against Gary and his Electivire, when this song gets abruptly interrupted when Gary's Electivire suddenly uses Protect to defend against a Volt Tackle from Pikachu, before taking it out with a Thunder Punch.
* A gag in one ''Manga/PopTeamEpic'' strip had Popuko waking up, with a caption indicating "Morning Mood" from ''Theatre/PeerGynt'' playing. Then she opens the curtain and sees it's still night out. Cue Popuko [[HairTriggerTemper losing her shit]] and [[BreakingTheFourthWall beating the crap out of the caption]] for lying to her.
* The [[WhamEpisode very well known third episode of]] ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': [[spoiler:Mami was fighting quite joyously to the tune of her {{Leitmotif}} Credens Justitiam. When the witch, [[KnightOfCerebus Charlotte]] appeared, the music changed to the fast-paced battle music Venari strigas as Mami seemingly delivers a CurbStompBattle. The music turns sinister when the witch reveals its OneWingedAngel form. It completely ''stops'' when the witch [[GutPunch bites her head off]] and proceeds to devour the rest of her corpse.]]
** Also, in [[WhamEpisode the eighth episode]] when Madoka and Kyubey are sitting on a park bench. [[spoiler: The track Sis Puella Magica, which literally means "Become a Magical Girl!", starts playing up as Madoka finally seems ready to make her wish and save the increasingly burdened Sayaka. Just as the music reaches its peak...Homura turns Kyubey to Swiss cheese. Cue Sayaka witching out one scene later.]]
* ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'': As Jury reminiscences about the LoveTriangle between her and a former friend, the music suddenly cuts out as she [[SweepingTheTable sweeps off the top of her vanity]] in anger.
* ''Anime/SailorMoon'': [[spoiler: Galaxia orders mind-controlled Uranus and Neptune to kill Usagi and the Sailor Starlights, and as they prepare to do just that a piece of ominous music is playing. Which suddenly cuts out and gets replaced by their theme music when they throw their [[MindControlEyes disguise]] and blast Galaxia. And then *that* music cuts out too when the attack proves to be utterly ineffective.]]
** Earlier, during the ''Super S'' season, the Sailor Guardians and Amazoness Quartet have learned who each other were and the Sailors transform after the Quartet callously decide to dump a bunch of useless Dream Mirrors in the garbage. "Sailor Team no Theme" is blaring, the girls pull off a InTheNameOfTheMoon speech and Jupiter and Venus launch attacks at them... only for the Quartet to NoSell them and humiliate the girls. This was the LighterAndSofter season, couldn't go through an episode without slapstick.
* ''Manga/ShamanKing'' has a notable example in the Japanese version of the 2001 anime. All the main characters (bar one) have gathered together to defeat Hao, and we are treated to an almost full rendition of one of the ThemeMusicPowerUp songs as the characters bind him in place and recalls their friend. Then they finally fire their supposed finishing blow, complete with Hao's only real friend shouting out his name in alarm... Then the theme song abruptly stops as Hao breaks the bind with ease and send the supposed finishing blows off target without trying.
* ''Manga/SoulEater'': After Kid finally gets to fight the Flying Dutchman after he'd been running from him most of the episode, action music starts playing... then Crona [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks throws Ragnarok at it]] [[DynamicEntry from offscreen]], cutting off the music and the Dutchman's head at the jaw.
* In ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199'', episode 11 starts playing the BGM "White Comet (Disco)" and a launch of missiles to some unseen starships, warning people who remember the original series that the White Comet Empire is having an EarlyBirdCameo, and apparently kicking ass. Then we see the missiles had been fired ''at them'' by a Gamilas fleet led by [[FourStarBadass Domel]], at which point Domel's fleet, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment in their first appearance]], [[CurbStompBattle proceed to annihilate the White Comet]] ''to their own theme song''.
* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'':
** Episode 3, to some extent: Viral launches a volley of missiles at the Gurren Lagann and the battle music immediately goes silent, even though the GL is barely damaged ([[spoiler:it was a distraction for Viral to get lost]]).
** Episode 8 ''subverted'' this: [[spoiler:Kamina is caught by Thymilph's spear]] and screams his head off. Cue the sad music and his teammates going MassOhCrap... [[NotTooDeadToSaveTheDay until he turns out to be alive.]] [[spoiler:For another five minutes]].
** A more comic example is found in the uncensored version of [[HotSpringsEpisode Episode 6]], when Simon and Kamina are trying to peek at the girls. Simon ends up launched up far enough to see over the wall, starting up a piece of triumphant music used several times throughout the early part of the series... until he falls about three seconds later, cutting the music off.
** Late in the series, it happens again when the heroes launch a missile against the Spiral Death Machine. Heroic music swells and builds... and then the missile implodes before getting anywhere near the target. The music abruptly cuts off.
* ''Anime/YuGiOhTheDarkSideOfDimensions'': In the simulation duel in the very beginning of the movie, when Atem is seemingly ready to stop Kaiba's moves, even announcing his signature "are you sure about that?" line, the music stops as Kaiba ''also'' countered Atem's moves and proceed to win the duel.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'' does this a few times, particularly with Usopp.
* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' does this occasionally, for example during Ash's final battle against Brandon when Charizard loses against Dusclops.
** The most notable example is in the Japanese version, when "Mezase Pokémon Master" plays during Ash and Pikachu's battle against Gary and his Electivire, when this song gets abruptly interrupted when Gary's Electivire suddenly uses Protect to defend against a Volt Tackle from Pikachu, before taking it out with a Thunder Punch.
* A gag in one ''Manga/PopTeamEpic'' strip had Popuko waking up, with a caption indicating "Morning Mood" from ''Theatre/PeerGynt'' playing. Then she opens the curtain and sees it's still night out. Cue Popuko [[HairTriggerTemper losing her shit]] and [[BreakingTheFourthWall beating the crap out of the caption]] for lying to her.
* The [[WhamEpisode very well known third episode of]] ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': [[spoiler:Mami was fighting quite joyously to the tune of her {{Leitmotif}} Credens Justitiam. When the witch, [[KnightOfCerebus Charlotte]] appeared, the music changed to the fast-paced battle music Venari strigas as Mami seemingly delivers a CurbStompBattle. The music turns sinister when the witch reveals its OneWingedAngel form. It completely ''stops'' when the witch [[GutPunch bites her head off]] and proceeds to devour the rest of her corpse.]]
** Also, in [[WhamEpisode the eighth episode]] when Madoka and Kyubey are sitting on a park bench. [[spoiler: The track Sis Puella Magica, which literally means "Become a Magical Girl!", starts playing up as Madoka finally seems ready to make her wish and save the increasingly burdened Sayaka. Just as the music reaches its peak...Homura turns Kyubey to Swiss cheese. Cue Sayaka witching out one scene later.]]
* ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'': As Jury reminiscences about the LoveTriangle between her and a former friend, the music suddenly cuts out as she [[SweepingTheTable sweeps off the top of her vanity]] in anger.
* ''Anime/SailorMoon'': [[spoiler: Galaxia orders mind-controlled Uranus and Neptune to kill Usagi and the Sailor Starlights, and as they prepare to do just that a piece of ominous music is playing. Which suddenly cuts out and gets replaced by their theme music when they throw their [[MindControlEyes disguise]] and blast Galaxia. And then *that* music cuts out too when the attack proves to be utterly ineffective.]]
** Earlier, during the ''Super S'' season, the Sailor Guardians and Amazoness Quartet have learned who each other were and the Sailors transform after the Quartet callously decide to dump a bunch of useless Dream Mirrors in the garbage. "Sailor Team no Theme" is blaring, the girls pull off a InTheNameOfTheMoon speech and Jupiter and Venus launch attacks at them... only for the Quartet to NoSell them and humiliate the girls. This was the LighterAndSofter season, couldn't go through an episode without slapstick.
* ''Manga/ShamanKing'' has a notable example in the Japanese version of the 2001 anime. All the main characters (bar one) have gathered together to defeat Hao, and we are treated to an almost full rendition of one of the ThemeMusicPowerUp songs as the characters bind him in place and recalls their friend. Then they finally fire their supposed finishing blow, complete with Hao's only real friend shouting out his name in alarm... Then the theme song abruptly stops as Hao breaks the bind with ease and send the supposed finishing blows off target without trying.
* ''Manga/SoulEater'': After Kid finally gets to fight the Flying Dutchman after he'd been running from him most of the episode, action music starts playing... then Crona [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks throws Ragnarok at it]] [[DynamicEntry from offscreen]], cutting off the music and the Dutchman's head at the jaw.
* In ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199'', episode 11 starts playing the BGM "White Comet (Disco)" and a launch of missiles to some unseen starships, warning people who remember the original series that the White Comet Empire is having an EarlyBirdCameo, and apparently kicking ass. Then we see the missiles had been fired ''at them'' by a Gamilas fleet led by [[FourStarBadass Domel]], at which point Domel's fleet, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment in their first appearance]], [[CurbStompBattle proceed to annihilate the White Comet]] ''to their own theme song''.
* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'':
** Episode 3, to some extent: Viral launches a volley of missiles at the Gurren Lagann and the battle music immediately goes silent, even though the GL is barely damaged ([[spoiler:it was a distraction for Viral to get lost]]).
** Episode 8 ''subverted'' this: [[spoiler:Kamina is caught by Thymilph's spear]] and screams his head off. Cue the sad music and his teammates going MassOhCrap... [[NotTooDeadToSaveTheDay until he turns out to be alive.]] [[spoiler:For another five minutes]].
** A more comic example is found in the uncensored version of [[HotSpringsEpisode Episode 6]], when Simon and Kamina are trying to peek at the girls. Simon ends up launched up far enough to see over the wall, starting up a piece of triumphant music used several times throughout the early part of the series... until he falls about three seconds later, cutting the music off.
** Late in the series, it happens again when the heroes launch a missile against the Spiral Death Machine. Heroic music swells and builds... and then the missile implodes before getting anywhere near the target. The music abruptly cuts off.
* ''Anime/YuGiOhTheDarkSideOfDimensions'': In the simulation duel in the very beginning of the movie, when Atem is seemingly ready to stop Kaiba's moves, even announcing his signature "are you sure about that?" line, the music stops as Kaiba ''also'' countered Atem's moves and proceed to win the duel.
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* ''Manga/BlackClover'': Although Asta and Yuno ''are'' badass once "Haruka Mirai" starts playing when they fight Licht, with Yuno using Mana Zone to attack Licht from behind and Asta launching into the sky for them to attack him together, they're easily defeated anyways.
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* ''Manga/BlackClover'': Although Asta and Yuno ''are'' badass once "Haruka Mirai" starts playing when they fight Licht, with Yuno using Mana Zone to attack Licht from behind and Asta launching into the sky for them to attack him together, they're easily defeated anyways.anyways as Licht shows them [[IAmNotLeftHanded just how much he had been holding back until then]].
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** [S]: Wake is another example. After the first half of the flash depicting [[spoiler:Aradia's resurrection]], the flash skips ahead about an hour, and tracks the confrontation between [[spoiler:Vriska and Tavros]]. The music rises up... [[spoiler: Only for Vriska's expression to change into a sneer, as she slaps Tavros in the face, grabs, him, and impales him on his own lance.]] The music promptly stops, only to return a second later as the corpse falls down into the dark, while [[spoiler:[[CrossesTheLineTwice Vriska waves goodbye to him.]]]]
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** [S]: Wake is another example. After the first half of the flash depicting [[spoiler:Aradia's resurrection]], the flash skips ahead about an hour, and tracks the confrontation between [[spoiler:Vriska and Tavros]]. The music rises up... [[spoiler: Only [[spoiler:Only for Vriska's expression to change into a sneer, as she slaps Tavros in the face, grabs, grabs him, and impales him on his own lance.]] The music promptly stops, only to return a second later as the corpse falls down into the dark, while [[spoiler:[[CrossesTheLineTwice Vriska [[spoiler:Vriska waves goodbye to him.]]]]]]
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** [S]: Wake is another example. After the first half of the flash depicting [[spoiler: Aradia's Resurrection]], the flash skips ahead about an hour, and tracks the confrontation between [[spoiler: Vriska]] and [[spoiler: Tavros]]. The music rises up... [[spoiler: Only for Vriskas expression to change into a sneer, as she slaps Tavros in the face, grabs, him, and impales him on his own lance.]] The Music promptly stops, only to return a second later as the corpse falls down into the dark, while [[spoiler: [[CrossesTheLineTwice Vriska waves goodbye to him.]]]]
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** [S]: Wake is another example. After the first half of the flash depicting [[spoiler: Aradia's Resurrection]], [[spoiler:Aradia's resurrection]], the flash skips ahead about an hour, and tracks the confrontation between [[spoiler: Vriska]] [[spoiler:Vriska and [[spoiler: Tavros]]. The music rises up... [[spoiler: Only for Vriskas Vriska's expression to change into a sneer, as she slaps Tavros in the face, grabs, him, and impales him on his own lance.]] The Music music promptly stops, only to return a second later as the corpse falls down into the dark, while [[spoiler: [[CrossesTheLineTwice [[spoiler:[[CrossesTheLineTwice Vriska waves goodbye to him.]]]]
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* ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'': There's a double subversion in the final episode of the ''Alien Rangers'' mini-arc. When Zedd and Rita make Hydro Hog grow, the Aquitar Rangers call the Shogun Megazord to battle him, and the theme song begins to play. Then it abruptly stops when the Shogun Megazord attempts its FinishingMove, and Hydro Hog stops the Fire Saber and beats up the Megazord. The theme then begins to play again when Billy sends the Falconzord, which combines to form the Shogun Megafalconzord and successfully destroys Hydro Hog.
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* In the final epsiode of ''Webcomic/MobPsycho100'', Reigen sprints through ???'s psychic storm as the [[LastEpisodeThemeReprise opening song of season 1 plays]]. The song climaxes as he reaches for Mob's shoulder, only to abruptly get slammed into the ground and left behind.
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* ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'': After Crocomire falls into an acid bath which dissolves its flesh, its skeleton crashes through the wall and the boss music starts up again... then the skeleton collapses.
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** ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'': After Crocomire falls into an acid bath which dissolves its flesh, its skeleton crashes through the wall and the boss music starts up again... then the skeletoncollapses.collapses.
** ''VideoGame/MetroidDread'': After Samus affirms her resolve to Quiet Robe, the latter opens the way forward for her and Samus's theme swells as he gives her his blessing... only to come to an abrupt end when Quiet Robe is shot is the back by a killer robot.
** ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'': After Crocomire falls into an acid bath which dissolves its flesh, its skeleton crashes through the wall and the boss music starts up again... then the skeleton
** ''VideoGame/MetroidDread'': After Samus affirms her resolve to Quiet Robe, the latter opens the way forward for her and Samus's theme swells as he gives her his blessing... only to come to an abrupt end when Quiet Robe is shot is the back by a killer robot.
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** In the abridged version of ''Super Android 13'', Trunks gives a dramatic speech to Android 13 while his song (the new ''Series/DoctorWho'' theme, because Trunks is a time traveller) plays heroically in the background. Trunks attacks, the music swells... and Android 13 immediately counters his attack, pummels him, and sends Trunks flying.
