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** It's an in-universe advertising jingle for the SPRMM temping agency. [[note]] So SPRMM is essentially NewJobEpisode TheSeries[[/note]]

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** It's an in-universe advertising jingle for the SPRMM temping agency. [[note]] So SPRMM is essentially NewJobEpisode TheSeries[[/note]]TheSeries?[[/note]]

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* '''Justified''': In-universe, the characters made the song themselves. They each knew how they wanted to be represented, and they thought it would give viewers a better impression.

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In-universe, the characters made the song themselves. They each knew how they wanted to be represented, and they thought it would give viewers a better impression.impression.
** It's an in-universe advertising jingle for the SPRMM temping agency. [[note]] So SPRMM is essentially NewJobEpisode TheSeries[[/note]]
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* '''Downplayed''': The theme song tells you who Deka is and mentions vaguely that she has a crew, but nothing more speciifc.

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* '''Downplayed''': The theme song tells you who Deka is and mentions vaguely that she has a crew, but nothing more speciifc.specific.
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** The theme song introduces the group of heroes, the group of villains, and every faction in the group.

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** The theme song introduces the group of heroes, the group of villains, and every faction in the group.show.
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I had a lot of fun writing this song lol, compare Inconsistent Dub

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'''Basic Trope''': A theme song has the characters singing their names or about who they are.
* '''Straight''': The theme song to ''SuperPoweredRobotMeterMaids'' goes:
-->'''[[{{Tsundere}} Deka]]''': ''Come and meet the crew! We'll tell you who's who!'' (Just don't get on my bad side!)
-->'''[[ThePollyanna Nixie]]''': ''I do my job well, with a smile!''
-->'''[[TheWorkaholic Coro]]''': ''I always work to keep roads clean!''
-->'''[[{{Dandere}} Kath]]''': ''...wanna be friends? It could take a while...''
-->'''[[{{Yandere}} Neo]]''': ''I'D DO ANYTHING FOR YOU, MY QUEEN!''
* '''Exaggerated''':
** The theme song introduces the group of heroes, the group of villains, and every faction in the group.
** The theme song describes ''all'' the characters, even minor ones.
* '''Downplayed''': The theme song tells you who Deka is and mentions vaguely that she has a crew, but nothing more speciifc.
* '''Justified''': In-universe, the characters made the song themselves. They each knew how they wanted to be represented, and they thought it would give viewers a better impression.
* '''Inverted''':
** The end credits have a song about the characters.
** The theme song and intro don't even ''mention'' that the show has characters.
* '''Subverted''': It sounds like the song is describing the characters, but it's talking about something else.
* '''Double Subverted''': Then it really ''is'' about the characters.
* '''Parodied''':
** The song is incredibly self-serving and biased towards the main character, who looks down upon the others.
** The characters regularly interrupt each other because they want to sing about themselves.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': The song alternates between having lyrics about the characters, talking about the place they live, then talking about their job, then being instrumental. And it plays at varying points through an episode.
* '''Averted''': The show has an InstrumentalThemeTune.
* '''Enforced''': "Let's make sure the audience isn't confused about who these characters are."
* '''Lampshaded''':
-->'''Deka''': Pretty catchy theme tune we've got! I think Neo's line is the best, honestly...
* '''Invoked''':
-->'''Neo''': If we're gonna have a theme song, shouldn't it tell people who we are?
* '''Exploited''': One of the characters explicitly wants to have a line in the theme song because they're an AttentionWhore and want the spotlight to focus on them.
* '''Defied''': The characters aren't comfortable with singing their own lines, so they opt to just compose an instrumental.
* '''Discussed''': "I wonder what our theme tune would sound like? Would we all be singing it?"
* '''Conversed''': "I like when shows have intros that tell you who the characters are."
* '''Played for Horror''': During a HostileShowTakeover, the characters' lines change to be incredibly disturbed and unsettled by the new villain.
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Back to ThemeTuneRollCall, to learn about the cast through song!
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