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In a lot of {{anime}}, a character (usually the protagonist) will show up in the opening or ending credits, running along while remaining on a fixed spot on-screen. The character could be running the whole time, or start out walking slowly and gradually pick up speed. The background is usually of the scrolling kind, but sometimes the character actually seems to run through a changing scenery. In any case, it's rare for characters to maintain a leisurely speed the whole time; usually, this has something to do with either the pace of the music, or the animators' need to keep opening and ending themes moving fast ''at all times''.

This trope can occasionally overlap with TeamShot.

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* ''Anime/AstroBoy'', 1980s version, closing sequence.
* ''BattleAthletes'' has this in the opening and ending credits, which is justified since it's about a group of top athletes.
* In the ending of ''BlueDrop'' this is done with the running silhouettes of Hagino and Mari.
* ''BusouRenkin''.
* ''DaiMahouTouge'': in the opening.
* In the opening ''DokiDokiSchoolHours'' Mika-sensei runs to school, [[TeamShot meeting up with her students]].
* ''DogDays'': The ending sequence is this but unlike most the camera moves faster than the mooks, dogs and [[HorseOfADifferentColor Chocobo looking mount]] passing them one at a time.
* The first ending in the ''DragonBallZ'' anime has this with Gohan later joined by the other cast running towards the screen. Happened again in the second ending when the majority shows Teen Gohan walking then running and later joined by Goten and Trunks.
* ''{{Eyeshield 21}}'' justifies this, since the protagonist is a ''running back'' for American football.
* One of the ''FullMetalAlchemist'' anime's opening sequences has the "running the whole time" version. Watch it [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMDvps_q9qo here, starting at 0:30]].
* ''FullMetalPanic? Fumoffu'' featured SuperDeformed versions of Sosuke and Chidori walking towards each other in the ending.
* The opening of ''HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi Kai'' has Rika doing this for part of it.
* The third opening of ''HikaruNoGo'' has a slow paced version of this, with three different aged versions of Hikaru walking next to Sai.
* ''KamenNoMaidGuy'' has Naeka and Fubuki running away from Kogarashi in the ending. Bonus points for {{Gainaxing}}.
* ''{{Kampfer}}''
* The ending of the KyotoAnimation version of ''{{Kanon}}''.
* ''KiddyGrade'' and ''{{Kiddy Girl-and}}'', with some {{fan service}} added for good measure.
* ''{{Mahoraba}}'' has the leisurely version.
* A variety occurs in the opening of the fourth season of ''{{Maria-sama Ga Miteru}}'', in which Yumi, Yoshino and Shimako run over the high school grounds by means of some sort of teleportation system.
* There is a variation in ''{{Mitsudomoe}}'', involving all three sisters and their whole class.
* ''MutekiKanbanMusume'': in the opening.
* A lot of the OnePiece openings.
* In some {{Pokemon}} games.
** And in the ''Pokémon'' anime, the 5th ending, "Type: Wild", has a variation where Ash and Pikachu are shown running towards the screen, while their shadows are running sideways. Both animations are synchro, so, for example, when Ash trips during his running at one point, so does his shadow.
* The ending (when it was actually shown; some episodes simply played the credits as the plot continued behind them) of ''PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' has Madoka doing this against a rather ... [[SceneryGorn disturbing]] background.
** She also does this with a GirlyRun in the opening.
* RanmaOneHalf's first opening does this with multiple characters.
* The ending theme to ''SailorMoon R'', Otome no Policy (A maiden's policy) is like this, with Usagi walking through most of it, stopping for a bit, and then running at the end.
** Usagi also does some running in the openings used for the first half of season one, the first half of season two, and the second half of season two.
* ''SaintSeiya'': The first opening features the characters running forward with an awesome guitar solo in the beginning.
* The 2nd ending of SchoolRumble season 2 showed Tenma running after Karasuma while Harima was running after her.
* ''SeitokaiNoIchizon'''s ending sequence has the cast running in SuperDeformed mode to an EarWorm theme, "Mosou Fetish" ("Fantasy Fetish.") The fans never had a chance.
* The ending credits of ''SoraNoWoto'' has Kanata run with her bugle.
* The second closing credits of the ''SoulEater'' anime has the "leisurely pace throughout" variation with Maka.
** And some of the endings like the second one - Run! Run! Run!
* Happens in the opening of ''StarDriver''. Takuto spends most of the opening walking across the island then slowly building up to a run.
* Both of the openings to ''[[SuzumiyaHaruhi The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' include this, emphasizing Haruhi's very recognizable way of strutting about.
** Also [[PlayingWithATrope invoked]] with the NonIndicativeFirstEpisode, where the intro to Haruhi's anime is basically just Mikuru running over and over again.
** Spin-off ''HaruhiChan'' includes running in both its opening and ending animations.
* Hibiki from ''{{Vandread}}'' is shown running to the left in the end credits sequence, occasionally stopping and getting nosebleeds from the scantily-clad female characters.
* The intro cinematic for ''TheWorldEndsWithYou'' is mostly Neku running.
* ''YokuWakaruGendaiMahou'': in the ending, of the "start out slowly" variety.
* ''ZetaGundam'''s ending featured Fa Yuiri running on the spot with the starry space in the background.
* ''{{Xabungle}}'''s closing credits feature protagonist Jiron Amos running as portraits of the core cast scroll across the screen...Until he trips.
* The VS mode ending sequence of ''TetrisAttack''/''PanelDePon'' depicts Yoshi/Lip running on a rainbow bridge.
* ''InfiniteStratos'''s ending uses this as well as EvolvingCredits as [[DebutQueue each person is introduced]] it adds a new person into the RunningSequence.
* ''ShinryakuIkaMusume'' season 2's ending credits have Ika walking on the beach (while the first season was static with her watching the ocean} there will be some event from the episode that makes its appearance in the sequence.
* ''GuiltyCrown'''s ending has Inori walking in place as other characters move by.
* ''{{CLANNAD}} ~After Story~. The ending has the leisurely variety with the added effect that even if they are walking forwards the scenario and the scroll of the screen makes it seem that they are all ''[[MoonWalker Moonwalking]]''.
* ''HidamariSketch'''s first season's opening has [[http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/8364/fuktlogikhidamarisketch.jpg the four girls]] running with images of art tools pass in the background for a portion of the opening, and season one's {{OAV}}s change up the order and add some [[DerangedAnimation weird stuff]] [[http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/444/spoonsubshidamarisketch.jpg like an Afro]].
* In BakaAndTest, Yuuji and Akihisa are both running away from some angry girls at the end of episode 13 in Season 2. The rest of the cast gradually chases after them as well.
* In ''[[LightNovel/OreNoImoutoGaKonnaNiKawaiiWakeGaNai Oreimo]]'', Kirino has a running sequence during the opening title.
* A variation in ''YuGiOh's'' 5th ending "Eye's" shows Pharaoh Atem on his horse galloping while transparent fore shots of the characters appear.
* In ''MaiOtome'', Arika has one in the closing credits.

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* In MaiOtome, Arika has one in the closing credits.

* The first ending in the ''DragonBallZ'' anime has this with Gohan later joined by the other cast. Happened again in the second ending when the majority shows Teen Gohan walking then running and later joined by Goten and Trunks.

* In {{Oreimo}}, Kirino has a running sequence during the opening title.

* The first ending in the ''DragonBallZ'' anime has this with Gohan joined by the other cast. Happened again in the second ending when the majority shows Teen Gohan walking then running and later joined by Goten and Trunks.