History TrailersAlwaysSpoil / AnimeAndManga

* The Next episode trailer for episode 8 of ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' has Kamina monologuing. Nothing to out of the ordinary for the show thus far except they gave the title of the episode, which was "Farewell Comrades" ("So Long, Buddy" in the dub) which were Kamina's last words! [[SpoilerTitle They put the title card at the end of the episode for a reason!]]

* The trailer for the English dub of ''Anime/{{Catnapped}} that played before a ''Anime/SailorMoon'' VHS, spoiled pretty much the whole movie showing almost every major scene including the climax, the only major scene it didn't show was the origin of Princess Buburina's curse that turns people into balloons.

* The trailers for the ''[[Manga/{{Gunnm}} Battle Angel Alita]]'' OVA summarize the entire episode, up to and including the defeat of the major villain.

* On a similar note for the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB_146RDC4Y North American trailer] for ''Anime/CastleInTheSky''--which was originally going to be released by [[Creator/WaltDisneyHomeVideo Buena Vista Home Video]] in 1999--shows Sheeta with short hair in some shots, spoiling the film's final scenes where she loses her braids to [[BigBad Muska]].

* The blurbs for ''Anime/AnimeGataris'' on Website/{{Crunchyroll}} and Creator/{{Funimation}} spoiled a major late-series twist (the plot slowly building up to [[spoiler:an apocalypse]]) before any clips of the series were even shown. Note that the ad spots and trailers that aired ''after'' this showed nothing out of the ordinary.

* All the advertising for the ''Manga/SchoolLive'' anime ruins the FirstEpisodeSpoiler that it takes place during a zombie apocalypse.

** Merchandise and magazines tend to spoil future captures for the cast. One notable reveal, however was that Ash's Frogadier will evolve into Greninja and [[UncattyResemblance Greninja will resemble its trainer]]. While the reveal in the Japanese magazine Corocoro teased the reason why, it was outright stated on the Official North American Pokémon website a mere couple days later.[[note]]Due to the fact there's a 2-3 month gap between a Japanese airing and an international localized airing of Pokémon episodes, the non-Japanese official sites do not normally report on future arcs to be aired in Japan. This only occurred because there was a reveal of new forms for Zygarde, hinting at a new Pokémon version for the 6th generation games.[[/note]]

** The preview for the fourth uncut DVD collection reveals nearly all of the matchups in the preliminaries and, most {{egregious}}ly, features a shot of the winners gathered together.

* Trailers for various iterations of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' contain ruthless spoilerage. An [[Creator/ADVFilms ADV]] trailer briefly showed Misato and Ritsuko's death scenes from Episode 25, and a "next episode" trailer spoils Rei II's death; virtually every frame of the MangaEntertainment trailer for ''The End of Evangelion'' showcases massive spoilers, among them the invasion of NERV HQ, the Misato-Shinji kiss scene, Asuka's death scene, and the appearance of GNR; even an early Japanese trailer for Death & Rebirth/[=EoE=] features a voiceover spoiling Rei's betrayal of Gendo. Admittedly, [=EoE=] has so many turns that it would be extremely difficult to have a trailer that spoils nothing whatsoever, but [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAMQybBc-Jk&feature=channel_page a series of Japanese TV spots]] seems to have figured it out (and encapsulated the general spirit of the movie into 15 seconds, to boot:)

* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'' has another example of a spoiling soundtrack. The name of Subaru's {{Leitmotif}}? "[[HollywoodCyborg Steel]] Sprinter", a fact that isn't revealed until halfway into the season. Note that the OST with the spoilery track was [[{{Feelies}} packed with the first Japanese DVD volume]], which only had the first three episodes.

* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'':

* The intro of the first season of ''Anime/{{Pokemon}} Black and White'' had the Pokémon not covered in black[[note]]Unlike Best Wishes.[[/note]], thus revealing every Pokémon in the intro.

* One of the trailers for the ''Manga/KoeNoKatachi'' film adaptation spoils the twist that [[spoiler:Shouko tries to [[DrivenToSuicide jump off a balcony]].]]

** Promotional material for ''Anime/TheLastNarutoTheMovie'', which takes place between the last fight of the ''Naruto'' manga and its epilogue, started showing up long before the manga's ending. As such, it ended up being the first place to reveal that [[spoiler:pretty much everyone lives]] when it showed off their character designs, and because a good deal of the trailers and art showed off the romantic movie's OfficialCouple, gave away that [[spoiler:Naruto and Hinata]] end up together.

** Promotional material for ''Anime/TheLastNarutoTheMovie'', which takes between the last fight of the ''Naruto'' manga and its epilogue, started showing up long before the manga's ending. As such, it ended up being the first place to reveal that [[spoiler:pretty much everyone lives]] when it showed off their character designs and, because a good deal of trailers and art showed off the romantic movie's OfficialCouple, gave away that [[spoiler:Naruto and Hinata]] end up together.

* ''Anime/{{Naruto}}'''s English-language release of Vol. 30 gave away a ''major'' plot point (who gets the final [[ChekhovsGun antidote]]) in its choice of picture for the "In the next volume" page at the back. With a little thought, it's easy to deduce what happens.
** It's something of a moot point, since it's suggested that Sakura could have made it back to the Sand Village to make another antidote (the thing paralyzes instantly but takes ''3 days'' to actually kill someone) if not for Chiyos's HeroicSacrifice, which the preview for the corresponding anime episode spoils.

* From ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'':
** The second season trailers (the trailers that came out before the second season) spoiled a lot of the stuff in the beginning of the season. Then again, none of it would be news to anyone who'd read the original [[VisualNovel sound novels]].

* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'''s Volume 2 preview spoils Nina and Alexander's unfortunate fate.

* The manga preview for Volume 27 of ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' spoils Orihime being abducted, while at the end of Volume 26, she had only just encountered Ulquiorra.

** Similarly, Disney's trailer for ''Anime/PonyoOnTheCliffByTheSea'' shows the very last scene where Ponyo kisses Sousuke and turns back into a human.

* The trailer for ''[[Manga/BlackButler Kuroshitsuji II]]'' has one shot--easy to miss, in their defense--that shows [[spoiler:Ciel with black nails]]. This may seem like a minor detail to reveal anything, but the series establishes that the only characters with black nails are demons; hence revealing that Ciel becomes a demon.

* The entire ''Franchise/DragonBall'' metaseries (all dubs) plays with this trope, particularly at key moments. It's done as a ratings ploy: if you want people to watch, tell them exactly what they'll see. Why would I want to miss [[spoiler:Trunks kill Frieza]] in ''Anime/DragonBallZ''? Also, the manga necessarily spoiled the anime. Common to any anime closely following a manga.

* ''Anime/{{Naruto}}'''s English-language release of Vol. 30 gave away a ''major'' plot point ([[spoiler:who gets the final [[ChekhovsGun antidote]]]]) in its choice of picture for the "In the next volume" page at the back. With a little thought, it's easy to deduce what happens.
** It's something of a moot point, since it's suggested that [[spoiler:Sakura could have made it back to the Sand Village to make another antidote (the thing paralyzes instantly but takes ''3 days'' to actually kill someone)]] if not for [[spoiler:Chiyos's HeroicSacrifice]], which the preview for the corresponding anime episode spoils.
** ''Naruto'''s Volume 42 preview shows Sasuke saying that the Mangekyo Sharingan 1)[[spoiler:enables the user to control tailed beasts]], 2)[[spoiler:causes blindness]].

** One [[http://naruto.viz.com/news/index.php?id=37 news post]] about ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' chapters 430-434 (mislabeled as 425-429) mentioned that "when one of Naruto's comrades intervenes, more tragedy may be in store." While they did warn about spoilers, the event in question ([[spoiler:Hinata's confessing her love to Naruto and trying to defend him against Pain]]) doesn't happen until Chapter 437.
* Viz Media is incredibly bad with this. . In their translation of ''Manga/OnePiece'', they also showed ''the exact page'' where [[spoiler:Luffy defeats Captain Kuro]].
** If you look closely in the background on the preview in Volume 66 for Volume 67, you can see [[spoiler:Trafalgar Law]] on Punk Hazard.

* The trailer for the English release of ''VisualNovel/{{SHUFFLE}}!'' does a good job of keeping the secret of who the UnluckyEverydude ends up with, until you realize that [[spoiler:it's playing Asa's [[{{Leitmotif}} theme music]].]] This is a bigger hint than it would usually be, since [[spoiler:Asa is usually pushed aside until the viewer is hit in the head with her surprise victory, even left out of most plot summaries!]] Someone is going to put two and two together.

* ''Manga/DGrayMan''. All the volumes end with a panel from the next volume. This panel is often a spoiler- let's see... volume 8 shows Allen's [[spoiler:destroyed Innocence reforming]] and volume 11 shows that [[spoiler:it takes more than an iron maiden to kill Krory]].

** Before the ''Seven Kingdoms'' story arc began halfway through the series, it was revealed that [[spoiler:Taiki, Kiriha and Nene were to get new clothes, join forces and their Digimon will gain golden-armored forms]].
** Before the end of the series, plenty of previews of ''Anime/DigimonXrosWarsTheYoungHuntersLeapingThroughTime'' were released, confirming that [[spoiler:Damemon will be revived and become Yuu's partner for good (hasn't happened yet), that Shoutmon being killed off in episode 53 wasn't going to be permanent, and that in ''Young Hunters'' all characters were [[PutOnABus take the bus]] except for Taiki and Yuu]].

** TheMovie could be considered a spoiler in this manner for ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'' in one case (two if you saw it on it's American release date of October 6, 2000). The biggest spoiler was [[spoiler:the Golden Digi-Eggs,]] which would not appear in American airings for over a month after the movie was released (November 18, 2000). Viewers who saw the movie on the American launch day were doubly spoiled, as they also spoiled Raidramon who would not be shown until ''the very next day.''

** The next-episode trailers in the first season are usually [[ContemplateOurNavels too vague]] to give much away, but one of the Atonement-arc trailers includes the phrase "What I opened was a [[spoiler:scrapbook of deception]]", which spoils an upcoming plot point.
* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'''s Volume 2 preview spoils [[spoiler:Nina and Alexander's unfortunate fate]].
** The trailer they made for the Season 1 boxset of [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist the 2003 anime adaptation]] shows various clips from the first 26 episodes. The clips they use to end the trailer on? [[spoiler: Maes Hughes' death]]
** Although ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]'' usually avoids this, the trailer for episode 50 completely ruins episode 49's CliffHanger of [[spoiler:Mustang's allies about to be shot dead]] by, after a pause of about half a second, showing [[spoiler:many of the "shot" characters perfectly fine]] in the OnTheNext trailer.
* The manga preview for Volume 27 of ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' spoils [[spoiler:Orihime being abducted]], while at the end of Volume 26, [[spoiler:she had only just encountered Ulquiorra]].
** The summary of Volume 15 of the ''Bleach'' [=DVDs=] spoils [[spoiler:Aizen]] being the BigBad, by referring to him as [[spoiler:a captain who was thought to be dead]], screenshots showing him [[spoiler:clearly alive]] and the cover being of him after TheReveal.
** The trailer for Episode 224 of ''Bleach'' clearly shows [[spoiler:Momo]] helping Rangiku.

** The June 2009 issue suggests that the next issue's Naruto chapters would feature "the confession you never thought you'd hear", and it isn't hard to figure out that they're referring to [[spoiler:Hinata]].

* The trailer for [[WhamEpisode Episode 405]] of ''Manga/OnePiece'' spoils almost the entire episode by showing [[spoiler:shots of Kuma lunging after each of Luffy's crewmates, and his saying that he can't save a single friend]]. And there's the [[SpoilerTitle title]]: "[[spoiler:Disappearing Crewmates! The Final Day of the Straw Hat Crew!]]"
* One of the next episode trailers for ''Anime/SamuraiSeven'' showed [[spoiler:Katsushiro]] and [[spoiler:Kirara]] kissing. They didn't actually get a RelationshipUpgrade, though.
* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'' has another example of a spoiling soundtrack. The name of Subaru's {{Leitmotif}}? "[[spoiler:[[HollywoodCyborg Steel]]]] Sprinter", a fact that isn't revealed until halfway into the season. Note that the OST with the spoilery track was [[{{Feelies}} packed with the first Japanese DVD volume]], which only had the first three episodes.
* The Next episode trailer for episode 8 of ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' has Kamina monologuing. Nothing to out of the ordinary for the show thus far except they gave the title of the episode, which was [[spoiler:"Farewell Comrades" ("So Long, Buddy" in the dub) which were Kamina's last words!]] [[SpoilerTitle They put the title card at the end of the episode for a reason!]]

* The trailer for ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic: The Second Raid'' at the end of "Episode 00" spoils that [[spoiler:Gauron survived the explosion at the end of the first season]].

** Mostly the same with the preview for it in Volume 11, although if you think about it, showing [[spoiler:Light's watch]] could be considered a minor spoiler.
* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'''s season four boxset mentions [[spoiler:Yusuke dying and coming back with the help of his demonic genes]].
* You can always tell in ''Anime/InuYasha'' when a character will be making a "surprise" return or Manga/InuYasha will be going through his [[spoiler:monthly transformation into a human]] by the pictures on the chapter covers (and sometimes the volume cover).
* The first Japanese volume of the ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' manga ends in the middle of [[TheHero Kenshiro's]] final battle with his rival [[TokenMotivationalNemesis Shin]]. Yet, the cover of the second volume spoils the outcome of the fight by depicting [[spoiler:a dying Shin leaping to his death.]]
** The preview trailers and posters for the 2007 ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' movie ''Legend of Raoh: Chapter of Fierce Fighting'' spoils the fact that [[spoiler:Raoh dies.]] Considering the movie is an adaptation of a key story arc in a 24-year-old manga, this is a combination of LateArrivalSpoiler and ItWasHisSled.
* Trailers for various iterations of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' contain ruthless spoilerage. An [[Creator/ADVFilms ADV]] trailer briefly showed [[spoiler:Misato and Ritsuko's death scenes from Episode 25]], and a "next episode" trailer spoils [[spoiler:Rei II's death]]; virtually every frame of the MangaEntertainment trailer for ''The End of Evangelion'' showcases massive spoilers, among them [[spoiler: the invasion of NERV HQ, the Misato-Shinji kiss scene, Asuka's death scene, and the appearance of GNR]]; even an early Japanese trailer for Death & Rebirth/[=EoE=] features a voiceover spoiling [[spoiler: Rei's betrayal of Gendo]]. Admittedly, [=EoE=] has so many turns that it would be extremely difficult to have a trailer that spoils nothing whatsoever, but [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAMQybBc-Jk&feature=channel_page a series of Japanese TV spots]] seems to have figured it out (and encapsulated the general spirit of the movie into 15 seconds, to boot:)
** As awesomely disturbing as the DVD menu for End of Evangelion is, it too is guilty of plenty of spoilerage as well [[spoiler: most notably Asuka's death.]]
** The Japanese TV spots for ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' spoiled one of the key twists for the movie; the fact that it opens [[spoiler: after a massive TimeSkip]].
* The preview for episode 23 of ''Manga/{{Bokurano}}'' spoils the fact that [[spoiler:Machi is the next selected pilot]].
* The DVD menus for the newest US release (Remix, I believe) of ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' do this terribly. The opening menu sequence on the first disk features the scene [[spoiler:right before Spike dies.]].
** A common trailer for the show clearly shows [[spoiler: Wen holding a gun and with a hole in his head]] which probably made it blatantly obvious who was the real villain of the episode long before anyone even watched it.
* The English trailer for ''Anime/KikisDeliveryService'' shows the climax of the movie: [[spoiler:Kiki saving Tombo after regaining her powers]].
** Similarly, Disney's trailer for ''Anime/PonyoOnTheCliffByTheSea'' shows the very last scene where [[spoiler:Ponyo kisses Sousuke and turns back into a human]].

** The Next Episode preview for episode 53 spoils the outcome of the Crow/Bommer duel. The very last scene of the preview shows the exact scene in which [[spoiler: Earthbound God Chacu Challhua]]l is destroyed.
* The previews for the film adaptation of ''[[Anime/{{Metropolis}} Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis]]'' showed scenes from when [[spoiler:Tima realized her true potential - to destroy Metropolis.]]

** The preview for Volume 6 notes that "all (Mashiro and Takagi's) dreams may go up in smoke when one member of the team can't take the pressure," and it shows [[spoiler:Mashiro]] collapsed in his office (Granted, this is foreshadowed).
** The preview for Volume 12 asks whether Mashiro and Takagi entering a contest will lead to strife between the two; in the volume, [[spoiler:things come to a head and Mashiro and Takagi, for the second time, seem poised to part ways]]. Interestingly enough, the accompanying image subverts this; [[spoiler:Takagi punching Mashiro]] seems like a spoiler of [[spoiler:the conflict to come]], but it actually [[spoiler:takes place as they ''reconcile'']]. The summary on the back also strongly implies that [[spoiler:Mashiro and Takagi save PCP from getting cancelled, but fail to get an anime]].
* In ''Anime/MaiHime'', Episode 15's trailer, after a cliffhanger involving [[spoiler:Mai's apparent death]], contains a brief shot with [[spoiler:Mai in the background while Yukino is ordering food and drinks at the Hime Sentai's karaoke party]].
* The intro of the first season of ''Anime/{{Pokemon}} Black and White'' had the Pokémon not covered in black[[note]]Unlike Best Wishes.[[/note]], thus revealing [[spoiler: every Pokémon in the intro.]]
** Merchandise and magazines tend to spoil future captures for the cast. One notable reveal, however was that [[spoiler:Ash's Frogadier will evolve into Greninja and [[UncattyResemblance Greninja will resemble its trainer]].]] While the reveal in the Japanese magazine Corocoro teased the reason why, it was outright stated on the Official North American Pokémon website a mere couple days later.[[note]]Due to the fact there's a 2-3 month gap between a Japanese airing and an international localized airing of Pokémon episodes, the non-Japanese official sites do not normally report on future arcs to be aired in Japan. This only occurred because there was a reveal of new forms for Zygarde, hinting at a new Pokémon version for the 6th generation games.[[/note]]
* In episode 19 of ''Anime/EurekaSevenAO'', [[spoiler: Christophe sacrifices himself to destroy Truth in a quartz explosion.]]. The scene was incredibly well-done and poignant and the fans would've appreciated it far more if it weren't for the fact that the preview for the next episode [[spoiler: clearly shows that Truth survived.]]

* The trailer for ''[[Manga/BlackButler Kuroshitsuji II]]'' has one shot--easy to miss, in their defense--that shows [[spoiler:Ciel with black nails]]. This may seem like a minor detail to reveal anything, but the series establishes that [[spoiler:the only characters with black nails are demons; hence revealing that Ciel becomes a demon]].
* ''Manga/{{Asura}}'' 's trailer reveal that [[spoiler: Asura becomes a monk and Wakasa died]], which is '''the last ten minutes of the film'''.
* A relatively subtle example happens in the preview of the sixth episode of ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer''. The single frame shown for the preview, which otherwise merely announces the episodes' title, shows [[spoiler:Mako flying away in a Black Forest helicopter]], which spoils [[spoiler:the unexpected source of help she gets to reach her hospitalized grandmother, as a result of Maho deciding to PetTheDog]].

* ''Anime/UmiMonogatari'''s trailer spoils [[spoiler:Urin turning evil]], though in a different fashion than what happens in the show.

* The first thing shown in each of the trailers for the Season 1 Blu-Ray box set of ''VideoGame/PriPara'' is [[spoiler: the scene where Falulu dies]].

* The trailer for ''[[BlackButler Kuroshitsuji II]]'' has one shot--easy to miss, in their defense--that shows [[spoiler:Ciel with black nails]]. This may seem like a minor detail to reveal anything, but the series establishes that [[spoiler:the only characters with black nails are demons; hence revealing that Ciel becomes a demon]].

* [[http://i34.mangareader.net/shiki/9/shiki-758007.jpg This]] cover for ''Manga/{{Shiki}}''. [[spoiler:Look at his eyes.]]

* The back of the third DVD volume for ''Anime/CodeGeass R2'' shows Charles [[spoiler:with a code mark on his hand]], as well as [[spoiler:a dying V.V.]].
** The fourth volume shows pictures of [[spoiler:Nunnally]], who was assumed to be dead, including one with [[spoiler:her eyes open]], and also includes a SpoilerTitle for Episode 22: [[spoiler:Emperor Lelouch]].
** The final volume of ''Manga/CodeGeassNightmareOfNunnally'' shows [[spoiler:Nunnally standing up alongside Alice; granted, her eyes are still closed, but so are Alice]]'s, and also makes a reference to [[spoiler:Euphemia becoming Empress]].

* The cover of the third volume of ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}'' shows Moritaka Mashiro, one of the main characters, working as an assistant for Eiji Nizuma. When the offer is first proposed, Mashiro's editor, Akira Hattori, initially doesn't think he'll take it.

* One of the ''Manga/PokemonDiamondAndPearlAdventure'' volumes featured a prominent spoiler on one of the covers, the volume after it was revealed. It clearly showed [[spoiler:Mitsumi]] as a Team Galactic member so to anyone who saw that cover early... You're spoilered.

** Viz Media is incredibly bad with this. They spoiled the outcome for one fight, and if I recall correctly, they spoiled a character's death. In their translation of ''Manga/OnePiece'', they also showed ''the exact page'' where [[spoiler:Luffy defeats Captain Kuro]].
*** If you look closely in the background on the preview in Volume 66 for Volume 67, you can see [[spoiler:Trafalgar Law]] on Punk Hazard.

* One [[http://naruto.viz.com/news/index.php?id=37 news post]] about ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' chapters 430-434 (mislabeled as 425-429) mentioned that "when one of Naruto's comrades intervenes, more tragedy may be in store." While they did warn about spoilers, the event in question ([[spoiler:Hinata's confessing her love to Naruto and trying to defend him against Pain]]) doesn't happen until Chapter 437.

* Like the ''Phantom Menace'' example below, ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed'' spoiled the death of a certain character by having one of the tracks on the official soundtrack being titled "(Character)'s Death".

* The intro of the first season of ''Anime/{{Pokemon}} Black and White'' had the Pokémon not covered in black[[note]]Unlike Best Wishes.[[/note]], thus revealing [[spoiler: '''EVERY SINGLE POKéMON IN THE FLIPPI'N INTRO!''']]

* The trailer for [[WhamEpisode Episode 405]] of ''OnePiece'' spoils almost the entire episode by showing [[spoiler:shots of Kuma lunging after each of Luffy's crewmates, and his saying that he can't save a single friend]]. And there's the [[SpoilerTitle title]]: "[[spoiler:Disappearing Crewmates! The Final Day of the Straw Hat Crew!]]"