History AlternativeForeignThemeSong / AnimeAndManga

* 'Anime/UltimateMuscle'': The Korean dub uses a [[https://youtu.be/s5C04_YVj-4 totally Different theme song]]

** The Spanish version changed the ''Pegasus Fantasy'' theme for a little SoBadItsGood [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fiPVeuaxXk new song]].
** The Brazilian version at first used a translated version of the Spanish song, and then replaced it with a [[ExpositoryThemeTune pop song about the show]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY3v_NGYTbU It couldn't sound more 1990s if it tried]]. Averted with the second dub from 2000s which translated all the original openings and endings.

** When the first Dragon Ball series aired on RPN in the Philippines for the 1st time dubbed locally in English, an English cover of "Maka Fushigi Adventure" was its opening.

** Many Italian theme songs were translated in other European countries, mainly France, Spain, and Germany. Examples are the Italian theme song of ''Anime/MagicalAngelCreamyMami'' (see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD5NXZUUl7g here]]) which was translated in the French and Spanish dubs, or the second Italian opening of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orh8W4LoZU0 The Rose of Versailles]] which was translated in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJM5A4Ro1hw German dub]]. However, it often happened that some of the songs' were later used for completely different series in other countries, with the most infamous example being the Italian theme tune of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-wgn6qFOqg Lupin III]] becoming the theme tune of the French, European Spanish, and European Portuguese theme songs of ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'', obviously with completely different lyrics.

* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDQC4oUz_90 uses this theme in French-speaking areas]].

** The German dub of ''Sailor Moon'' used four different and original theme songs over the course of its run. The best known is "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcrzMbX7ZwM Sag das Zauberwort]]" (Say the Magic Word). The other three were "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swBAsCwrjl4 Kampfe Sailor Moon]]" (Fight Sailor Moon), "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yAgDFbjWZo Macht das Mondes]]" (Power of the Moon) and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bceN56DOQwE Flieg durch die Wolken]]" (Fly Through the Skies).

** While many dubs remixed or redubbed the original "Moonlight Densetsu" theme song (though the lyrical content tended to vary wildly), of special note is TheNineties North American dub, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6_RZhh44NY Sailor Moon Theme]]", which uses the basic melody but is completely different in content, length, and instrumentation.

** In this regard, practically any anime that aired on the show ''Series/ClubDorothee'' had a specific French opening song, by singers of the show's crew itself. Many of them ([[SturgeonsLaw but not all]]) are considered anywhere between NarmCharm and SoBadItsGood. Singer Bernard Minet is now more remembered for his alternative anime openings than for any independent song, and ditto with the late [[https://youtu.be/KUBnnrvTC2o Ariane Carletti]] for ''Anime/DragonBallZ''.

* ''[[Anime/PowerpuffGirlsZ]]'' has two examples:

* US airings of ''[[Manga/AkamegaKill!]]'' on Adult Swim's Toonami take a song from the show's soundtrack, rather than Toonami's usual practice of simply abridging anime openings and endings.

* ''[[Anime/Powerpuff Girls Z]]'' has two examples:

* US airings of ''[[Manga/Akame ga Kill!]]'' on Adult Swim's Toonami take a song from the show's soundtrack, rather than Toonami's usual practice of simply abridging anime openings and endings.

* ''Anime/Powerpuff Girls Z'' has two examples:

** There's also the Mandarin dub, which uses a cover of the girls' transformation theme, "Touch Me".
* US airings of ''Manga/Akame ga Kill!'' on Adult Swim's Toonami take a song from the show's soundtrack, rather than Toonami's usual practice of simply abridging anime openings and endings.

** In the Arabic dub of the 1979 anime series, which renames the show title as well as the main character's name to "Abqoor"[[note]]which means "little genius"[[/note]], the show was given an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edi1kT5Tugc totally different Arabic theme song.]]

* Creator/{{Disney}} has done this with some of their Creator/StudioGhibli releases, such as ''Anime/{{Ponyo|On The Cliff By The Sea}}'' and ''Anime/{{Arrietty}}''. For most of the others, they simply dub the existing theme.[[note]]''Anime/SpiritedAway'', ''Anime/TheCatReturns'', ''Anime/HowlsMovingCastle'' and later releases of ''Anime/KikisDeliveryService'' are the only Ghibli films released by Disney that leaves the ending theme completely untouched.[[/note]]
** For the case of ''Ponyo'' and ''Arietty'', a dubbed version of the original song used in the credits is played for a few minutes, (For ''Arietty'', there was an English version of "Arietty's Song" along with a French and Japanese version when the movie came out in Japan) then the new theme song plays for the rest of the credits.
** The case of ''Anime/KikisDeliveryService'' is strange. Originally, Disney was going to use the songs from Yumi Arai from the original credits dubbed into English, but they couldn't get the rights. Instead, Sydney Forest was hired to sing new opening and ending themes. In 2010, a ReCut of the English dub was issued, with the restoration of the original soundtrack being one of the changes.

* Various anime that aired on German TV station Viva were given different openings. Among the more notable are ''Manga/{{X1999}}'', which uses "Mother Earth" by ''Music/WithinTemptation'' and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDz1lEC-jDc this]] kickass metal song for the ''Anime/{{Hellsing}}'' tv anime.
* ''Anime/TimeBokan'': The Italians got a cover of "Video Killed the Radio Star" sung by British kids' cover group [=MiniPops=] for their dub's theme song. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer We're not]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7avaHt55mQ kidding]].
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO5A6VeS4co This]] is the Arabic theme for the original ''Anime/TimeBokan''. It kinda fits the show better than the original Japanese theme.
* ''Anime/{{Pecola}}'': The English dub uses a completely different theme song from the original Japanese version.

** Many Italian theme songs were translated in other European countries, mainly France, Spain, and Germany. Examples are the Italian theme song of ''Anime/MagicalAngelCreamyMami'' (see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD5NXZUUl7g here]]) which was translated in the French and Spanish dubs, or the second Italian opening of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orh8W4LoZU0 The Rose of Versailles]] which was translated in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJM5A4Ro1hw German dub]]. However, it often happened that some of the songs' were later used for completely different series in other countries, with the most infamous example being the Italian theme tune of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-wgn6qFOqg Lupin III]] becoming the theme tune of the French, European Spanish, and European Portuguese theme songs of ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'', obviously with compeletely different lyrics.

** Many Italian theme songs were translated in other European countries, mainly France, Spain, and Germany. Examples are the Italian theme song of ''Anime/MagicalAngelCreamyMami'' (see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD5NXZUUl7g here]]) which was translated in the French and Spanish dubs, or the second Italian opening of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orh8W4LoZU0 The Rose of Versailles]] which was translated in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJM5A4Ro1hw German dub]]. However, it often happened that some of her songs' were later used for completely different series in other countries, with the most infamous example being the Italian theme tune of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-wgn6qFOqg Lupin III]] becoming the theme tune of the French, European Spanish, and European Portuguese theme songs of ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'', obviously with compeletely different lyrics.

* The Italian dub of ''Manga/{{Kodocha}}'', entitled ''Rossana'', is a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkEnZVCjGeI duet]] between Cristina D'Avena and Giorgio Vanni.