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%%* ''Manga/SoulEater'' does this with its third ending song, Bakusou Yume Uta (clearing up some SpellMyNameWithAnS issues in the process).

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%%* ''Manga/SoulEater'' does this with its third ending song, Bakusou Yume Uta (clearing up some SpellMyNameWithAnS InconsistentSpelling issues in the process).
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Trollz}}'': The theme song features all five members of the {{BFFL}} featuring clips of them from the first arc with their names and gem shapes displayed alongside -- Ruby, Amethyst, Sapphire, Topaz, and Onyx, in that order.
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* ''Film/OnTheBuses'' has captions giving the names and occupations of the lead characters, though at this point most of the audience would be familiar with them from [[Series/OnTheBuses the TV series]].

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* ''Film/OnTheBuses'' has and ''Film/MutinyOnTheBuses'' have captions giving the names and occupations of the lead characters, though although at this point most of the audience would be familiar with them from [[Series/OnTheBuses the TV series]].
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Fixed a typo.


Michaelangelo is a party dude (party!)"''

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Michaelangelo Michelangelo is a party dude (party!)"''

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* In the animated adaptation of ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'', each character's name is displayed next to them during the opening.

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* In the animated adaptation of ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'', each character's name is displayed next to them during the opening. The same can be said with its successor, ''Literature/{{Durarara}}''.



* In the animated adaptation of ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'', the name of each of its characters is displayed next to them during the opening. Coincidentally, it takes place in the same universe as ''Baccano!''.
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* ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero'': The opening credits for ''Zero's Familiar'' has each of the main characters displayed with a color-coded bar on the bottom with their name on it, Saito's in kanji while the rest are in English.

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* ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero'': ''Literature/TheFamiliarOfZero'': The opening credits for ''Zero's Familiar'' has each of the main characters displayed with a color-coded bar on the bottom with their name on it, Saito's in kanji while the rest are in English.
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* TheMovie spinoff of BritCom ''Series/OnTheBuses'' has captions giving the names and occupations of the lead characters, though at this point most of the audience would be familiar with them from the TV series.

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* TheMovie spinoff of BritCom ''Series/OnTheBuses'' ''Film/OnTheBuses'' has captions giving the names and occupations of the lead characters, though at this point most of the audience would be familiar with them from [[Series/OnTheBuses the TV series.series]].
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Compare to - and sometimes used in conjunction with - ThemeTuneRollCall, where the opening theme of a show introduces the characters, often with shots of the characters as they are named by the song. See also ExpositoryThemeTune.

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Compare to - and It's sometimes used in conjunction with - ThemeTuneRollCall, where the opening theme of a show introduces the characters, often with shots of the characters as they are named by the song. Compare and contrast WelcomeTitles, when TheProtagonist goes around greeting --and maybe name-dropping-- the cast during the TitleSequence. See also ExpositoryThemeTune.
ExpositoryThemeTune.
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%%* The title sequence of ''Series/BillyTheExterminator'' introduces all of the family members.

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%%* * The original title sequence of ''Series/BillyTheExterminator'' introduces all Billy, Donnie, Big Bill, Ricky, and Mary, accompanied by a three-second video clip of the family members.each of them, as well as text describing their relation to Billy.
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* The title sequence of ''Series/BillyTheExterminator'' introduces all of the family members.

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* %%* The title sequence of ''Series/BillyTheExterminator'' introduces all of the family members.
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* The title sequence of ''Series/BillyTheExterminator'' introduces all of the family members.
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I assume Young Justice was commented out due to being a Zero Context Example. Fixed. Also updated X-Men as not all of the logos were from the comics.


** The first ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'' cartoon showed all nine main characters alongside their names during the intro. Said names were actually their respective logos from the comics.

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** The first ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'' cartoon showed all nine main characters alongside their names during the intro. Said names Wolverine's, Beast's and Gambit's were actually their respective logos from the comics.comics (the others had never had solo books at the time).



%%* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' season 4 has this.

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%%* * ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' season 4 has this.this. Each character appears with their name and team code number from season 1, which then changes to their current one if it's different (i.e. Robin to Nightwing, Artemis to Tigress, and Aqualad to Aquaman).
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* In the animated adaptation of ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'', the name of each of its characters is displayed next to them during the opening. Coincidentally, it takes place in the same universe as ''Baccano!''.

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* In the animated adaptation of ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'', ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'', the name of each of its characters is displayed next to them during the opening. Coincidentally, it takes place in the same universe as ''Baccano!''.



%%* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'': The 2009 anime OP, Super Driver.

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%%* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'': * The 2009 second opening of ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'''s anime OP, Super Driver.adaptation does this with the main characters, displaying their names next to them when they first appear.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', each of Mei's friends has a shot with their name beside them and a colourful background after Mei calls their name.
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* ''WebVideo/ScootertrixTheAbridged'': The intro, mimicking ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'', intros with freeze framing footage of the characters in order, including Rainbow Dash's in-universe name 'The Bird'.
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In [[LongRunner long running shows]] where characters are [[PromotionToOpeningTitles Promoted To Opening Titles]], expect EvolvingCredits. If two characters are introduced at once, that's DiagonalBilling.

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In [[LongRunner long running shows]] where characters are [[PromotionToOpeningTitles Promoted To to Opening Titles]], expect EvolvingCredits. If two characters are introduced at once, that's DiagonalBilling.
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* In the animated adaptation of ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'', each character's name is displayed next to them during the opening.

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* In the animated adaptation of ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'', ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'', each character's name is displayed next to them during the opening.



%%* ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'', both seasons.
* In the animated adaptation of ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'', the name of each of its characters is displayed next to them during the opening. Coincidentally, it takes place in the same universe as ''Baccano!''

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%%* ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'', both seasons.
* Both openings for ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'''s anime adaptation do this with the five main heroines, showing their names next to them as they're introduced to the viewer.
* In the animated adaptation of ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'', the name of each of its characters is displayed next to them during the opening. Coincidentally, it takes place in the same universe as ''Baccano!''''Baccano!''.
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%%* ''LightNovel/{{Toradora}}''

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%%* ''LightNovel/{{Toradora}}''''Literature/{{Toradora}}''
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%%** Since the Heisei era revival, the Franchise/UltraSeries begins with an opening sequence that introduces the main characters of the show as well as their actors' names, one by one.

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%%** Since the Heisei era revival, *Starting with ''Series/UltramanMebius'', the Franchise/UltraSeries begins with an opening sequence that introduces the main characters of the show as well as their actors' names, one by one.
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** Since the Heisei era revival, the Franchise/UltraSeries begins with an opening sequence that introduces the main characters of the show as well as their actors' names, one by one.

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** %%** Since the Heisei era revival, the Franchise/UltraSeries begins with an opening sequence that introduces the main characters of the show as well as their actors' names, one by one.
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* The intro to ''WesternAnimation/6Teen'' starts out with silhouette flashes of the six main characters with their names displayed along the bottom: Jen, Nikki, Jonesy, Wyatt, Jude, and Caitlin, in that order.

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* The intro to ''WesternAnimation/6Teen'' ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}'' starts out with silhouette flashes of the six main characters with their names displayed along the bottom: Jen, Nikki, Jonesy, Wyatt, Jude, and Caitlin, in that order.
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* The intro to ''WesternAnimation/6Teen'' starts out with silhouette flashes of the six main characters with their names displayed along the bottom: Jen, Nikki, Jonesy, Wyatt, Jude, and Caitlin, in that order.
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->''"Splinter taught them to be ninja teens (he’s a radical rat)\\
Leonardo leads, Donatello does machines (that’s a fact, Jack)\\

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->''"Splinter taught them to be ninja teens (he’s (he's a radical rat)\\
Leonardo leads, Donatello does machines (that’s (that's a fact, Jack)\\
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**Since the Heisei era revival, the Franchise/UltraSeries begins with an opening sequence that introduces the main characters of the show as well as their actors' names, one by one.
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* ''Machinima/RedVSBlue'': The first five seasons, at least on their film-like presentation on Netflix, have an extended introduction to start each series off, complete with name-presenting freezecams and camera sweeps.

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* ''Machinima/RedVSBlue'': ''WebAnimation/RedVSBlue'': The first five seasons, at least on their film-like presentation on Netflix, have an extended introduction to start each series off, complete with name-presenting freezecams and camera sweeps.
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** The first ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' cartoon showed all nine main characters alongside their names during the intro. Said names were actually their respective logos from the comics.

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** The first ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'' cartoon showed all nine main characters alongside their names during the intro. Said names were actually their respective logos from the comics.
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* In the animated adaptation of ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'', the name of each of its LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters is displayed next to them during the opening. Coincidentally, it takes place in the same universe as ''Baccano!''

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* In the animated adaptation of ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'', the name of each of its LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters characters is displayed next to them during the opening. Coincidentally, it takes place in the same universe as ''Baccano!''
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* The very beginning of the original ''Animation/YoYoMan'' theme song has graphics that show the four main characters and their English names.
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%%* The Disney version of ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood'' gives the characters' names, but also ''species'' (since it's a WorldOfFunnyAnimals). It also lists the voice actor right under the character's name.

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%%* The Disney version of ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood'' gives * In ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973'' the characters' names, credits don't just show each character's name and appearance, but also ''species'' (since it's an AnthropomorphicAnimalAdaptation set in a WorldOfFunnyAnimals). It also lists the voice actor right under the character's name.

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