History Main / OnTheNext

* On ''WesternAnimation/SpecialAgentOso'', "The Living Holiday Lights" was presented in two parts, this was used at the end of the first part. This special case was the only time it was used on the series.

* ''Anime/NowAndThenHereAndThere''' - the first such trailer reveals just what sort of show this is. Each one features a rant by the insane dictator Hamdo that is loosely related to the events of the next episode and ''extremely'' creepy.

* ''LightNovel/NogizakaHarukaNoHimitsu'''s Post Episode Trailer starts out kind of normally. But by the end of the trailer, it always ends with another show's OnTheNextEpisodeOfCatchPhrase, including ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion "And we promise more fanservice!"]], [[Anime/GaoGaiGar "Final Fusion approved!"]], [[Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico "Everyone, watch it!"]], [[Anime/{{Gunbuster}} Inazuma Kiiick!]], [[Anime/LegendOfGalacticHeroes "Another page turns in the history of the galaxy."]]''

* The episode previews of ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}!'' feature [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Isaac and Miria]] misinterpreting the otherwise [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin straightforward episode titles]].

** In a later episode of the English dub, there is a subversion of this trope, with a {{On This Episode}} featuring at the beginning. This was probably made to fill time.

* ''LightNovel/LadiesVersusButlers!'' has the preview delivered by any two characters. ''At the same time''. The viewer must keep up with overlapping dialogue that may or may not be related to what the actual preview is showing.

-->'''Raquel: (cheerfully)''' "See you next time!"
* ''Anime/AngelBeats!'' is similar to the above, except it doesn't even bother with the clips package. All the dialogue is spelled out according to its line in the script. It's easier to discern (somewhat), but again, hope you're paying attention.

* Every series of ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' did this until ''Anime/DigimonXrosWars'' came along; in the dub it was omitted until ''Anime/DigimonSavers''. The narrator varied depending on the series: [[spoiler:a {{Timeskip}}ped Takeru]] for ''Adventure'' and ''02'', while the other series simply had relevant characters for the next episode saying snippets of lines that would normally belong to the next episode's dialogue but for some reason [[NeverTrustATrailer don't actually show up in their exact form]].

* ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}''

* ''{{Magazine/Analog}}'': To fill space at the end of stories, early issues of the magazine would include self-advertisements, such as "Send your letters to ''Amazing Stories''" or "IN THE NEXT ISSUE", to entice the readers to pick up the next issue with {{Tagline}}s and personal investment. This type of self-advertising developed into a dedicated column called "In Times To Come", informing readers what would be included in upcoming issues.

* ''Series/TheBarrier'': A montage of various scenes from the next episode follows each one. Scenes that are misleading when out of context or telling only part of the story are frequent. The last episode ends with snippets from the entire series in loose reverse chronological order, with shots of characters who are dead by the end of the third episode near the end.

* ''Anime/MaiHime'' sometimes has the characters talking about the episode that just finished, or just random, silly gags. Its sequel series ''Anime/MaiOtome'' does this every episode. When a much-hinted at character appears near the end of the series, every idea she comes up with to talk about have already been talked about by other characters in earlier episodes.

--> Will they be airing it?

* In ''Manga/AxisPowersHetalia'', this would sometimes happen, but sometimes not. Sometimes the preview would be brief, and other times it would take up a significant part of the five minute episodes. Still other times, the episode being previewed won't even be the next episodes, but many weeks later.

* Oddly, halfway through ''[[Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico Nadesico]]'''s run, the promos switch from a LemonyNarrator to the "character chitchat" version mentioned above.
* ''Franchise/DragonBall''
** ''Anime/DragonBallZ''

* The first few teasers of ''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'' include a [[LargeHamAnnouncer hammy announcer]] promising lots of {{Fanservice}}. Later teasers are of the "character chitchat" variety.

* The ''Anime/KidouTenshiAngelicLayer'' previews have Icchan bringing up a cryptic hint about the next episode's content with Misaki. Due to her {{Pollyanna}} nature, she always takes it the wrong way, like ignoring hints that she'll have to battle her friends and instead heaping praise on them and halting the conversation.

** ''Anime/DragonBallKai'' ends with these, usually starting with Goku introducing himself, and the others joining in after he explains the premise. Occasionally another character takes over, depending on the content of the episode.

* ''LightNovel/MariaSamaGaMiteru'' [[PlayingWithATrope plays with]] its Post Episode Trailer quite a bit, with Yumi and Sachiko adopting a myriad of different styles, random jokes, and so forth. See [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uV5MWr-hZQ this one]] for a particularly epic example.

* ''Anime/PhantomQuestCorp'': Each episode ends with a preview segment of the next Incident File, during which, [[TheProtagonist Ayaka]] provides a summation set to the accompaniment of [[{{leitmotif}} the show's theme tune.]] Followed by Karino's CatchPhrase:

* [[Series/Batman1966]] literally ran on this trope, since most stories were two-parters (unusually, both parts originally ran on consecutive nights instead of following the more typical format of one episode per week). The first episode of each complete story nearly always ended with the narrator pointing out how big a jam Batman was in at the moment and concluding that if viewers wanted to see how he'd manage to get out of it they'd have to "Tune in tomorrow! Same Bat-time, same Bat-channel!"

%%* [[Series/Batman1966 Tune in next week! Same Bat-time, same Bat-channel!]]

** The PostEpisodeTrailer for episode 20, Pierrot Le Fou, in a prime example of the "disturbing episode" style of trailer, simply had the title character's mad laughter playing over the footage from the episode in question.

* ''Anime/ChouKuseNiNarisou'' ("I Could Totally Get Used To This") featured the UnknownRival [[NoFourthWall breaking the fourth wall]] in the PostEpisodeTrailer by butting in to make self-serving comments.

* ''LightNovel/MariaSamaGaMiteru'' [[PlayingWithATrope plays with]] its PostEpisodeTrailer quite a bit, with Yumi and Sachiko adopting a myriad of different styles, random jokes, and so forth. See [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uV5MWr-hZQ this one]] for a particularly epic example.

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' [[PlayingWithATrope plays around with]] its PostEpisodeTrailer: characters that haven't even shown up yet will introduce themselves, certain characters can't bring themselves to describe the episode, and so on. Every time, Ichigo complains that they're wasting what little time they have.

* ''LightNovel/NogizakaHarukaNoHimitsu'''s PostEpisodeTrailer starts out kind of normally. But by the end of the trailer, it always ends with another show's OnTheNextEpisodeOfCatchPhrase, including ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion "And we promise more fanservice!"]], [[Anime/GaoGaiGar "Final Fusion approved!"]], [[Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico "Everyone, watch it!"]], [[Anime/{{Gunbuster}} Inazuma Kiiick!]], [[Anime/LegendOfGalacticHeroes "Another page turns in the history of the galaxy."]]''

* ''WebAnimation/DeadlySpaceAction'': [[ParodiedTrope Parodied]] in season two; the episodes end with an "OnTheNext" with a ''horribly'' inaccurate description.

* The final episode of ''Robotech'' features a preview for the first episode with the narrator telling the audience the show is replaying the entire series from the beginning.

* ''Manga/DrStone'' shows live-action footage of a science experiment that causes the next episode's title to be revealed.[[/folder]]

** The show actually takes this one step further - because you are so used to seeing scenes that will never show up, they occasionally threw a genuine important plot point from the next episode in as well. Viewers would think this was just another gag - until the next episode.
** A rather excellent example occurs when [[spoiler:Michael's almost-wife Rita walks across a pool on the surface of the water and Michael asks his magician brother GOB whether that was one of his magic tricks. GOB denies it, and the episode seems to end on a mystical moment. The "On the next episode" segment continues immediately from this moment with GOB clarifying that it was one of his ILLUSIONS... as he shoots lighter fluid out of his trick sleeves, accidentally setting Tobias on fire. The narrator notes, [[CallBack "Michael relives a wedding nightmare."]]]]

* Creator/PBSKids went through a phase from the mid 90's to early 2000's where many of their shows used these kinds of bumpers:
** ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresFromTheBookOfVirtues'' had not one of these bumpers, but two of them. The first one, used on early airings, has a female narrator explaining the plot of the episode, while later airings used one that had a song sung by a male voice that went "Come on and spend some time with me...in the book of virtues!" and then had a male narrator comment on whatever the episode's lesson was going to be. Unlike most of these bumpers, one for the episode that was going to air that day played before the funding credits, while the next episode's preview played after the PBS Kids logo.
** The 2003 version of ''Literature/TheBerenstainBears'' showed clips of the upcoming episode before the funding credits.
** ''Series/BetweenTheLions'' showed a montage of clips from the episode that was about to be played before the funding credits.
** ''PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch'' had bumpers that played before the end credits of each show that began with a screen that said "Coming up next on (name of the next show)!" with kids' voices reading the text, followed by a short clip of the episode of the show that was going to play next.
** ''Series/CharlieHorseMusicPizza'' ended each episode with a promo enticing the viewer to watch more episodes.
** Before the funding credits of ''WesternAnimation/DanielTigersNeighborhood'' start, Daniel talks to the viewers about what he's going to do in that episode before telling them "I'll be right back!".
** ''WesternAnimation/DragonTales'' had "Coming up next on ''Dragon Tales''", which was usually shown before the first set of funding credits and before ''Dragon Tunes''. As PBS started adding more and more interstitial content, it was eliminated. This bumper was also shown on CBC airings of the show.
** Individual airings of ''WesternAnimation/GeorgeShrinks'' used a bumper in between the "Viewers Like You" bumper and the theme song, in which the titular character explains what the episode is going to be about to the viewer.
** ''WesternAnimation/JayJayTheJetPlane'' used these since its ChannelHop from TLC to PBS.
** ''Kino's Storytime'' was the very first show to use this. It started with Kino greeting the viewers and then showed parts of the stories used for the day's episode.
** ''Series/SesameStreet'' had "Coming soon on Sesame Street!", which showed a clip of the street story from the next episode, followed by Big Bird saying "Toodle-loo!". While the preview of the next episode was used until the end of the Around the Corner era, the "Toodle-loo!" part of the ending was kept until 2003.
** ''WesternAnimation/SidTheScienceKid'' opened each episode with a preview of the upcoming episode and ended with a promo telling people to watch the rest of the series, all narrated by Sid.
** ''WesternAnimation/SuperWhy'' begins with Whyatt introducing the story that will be read and what reading skills will be taught in the episode before the funding credits play.

* ''Manga/DrStone'' shows live-action footage of a science experiment that causes the next episode's title to be revealed.
* ''VideoGame/KirattoPriChan'' has done this at the start of the show since Season 2, where a different character tells the viewers what is going to happen (Daia in Season 2 and Kirachu in season 3).
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** Before the funding credits of ''WesternAnimation/DanielTigersNeighborhood'' start, Daniel talks to the viewers about what he's going to do in that episode.
** A modern example of this happens in ''WesternAnimation/DanielTigersNeighborhood''. Daniel will usually greet the viewer and tell them what he will do in that day's episode before saying "I'll be right back!", a cue to start the funding credits.

* ''FanFic/TheDifferentverse'': ''A Quest for Harmony'' ends with an author's note stating that "The Bearers will return in... ''Different Bearers: A Case of Family''", and confirms it will be centered around Scootaloo's family. (It's a reference to the below-mentioned Film/JamesBond version of the same thing.)

* The NES version of ''VideoGame/{{Strider}}'' plays this straight whenever the game is quit.