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5	[-[[caption-width-right:350:This running through space brought to you by Creator/{{Sunrise}}.]]-]
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7	->'''Kohaku:''' Oh right, it's time for the ending theme! Let's run!\
8	'''Akiha:''' Huh? Why?\
9	'''Kohaku:''' You didn't know? There's a jinx that says people run during the ED in good anime!
10	-->-- ''Anime/CarnivalPhantasm''
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12	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''.
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14	Side-on running and walking cycles are often created by animators as a way to get a feel for the characters, and these cycles will no doubt be used at some point in the show, so this could count as a cross between ShownTheirWork and StockFootage.
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16	This trope can occasionally overlap with TeamShot and WelcomeTitles, when TheProtagonist goes around --maybe running-- greeting the cast during the TitleSequence.
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18	!!Examples:
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25	[[folder:Anime]]
26	* The opening of ''Anime/AceAttorney2016'' has Phoenix -- and then Maya, Larry, and Gumshoe -- running down an (eventually) sunflower path during the daytime (it rains at one point, though). Edgeworth, on the other hand, is walking a leisurely pace on a snowing beach at night.
27	* The ending of ''Anime/ActiveRaid'' has Liko doing this. [[spoiler: This becomes creepy after the twist in episode 11, with the slightly unsettling Logos apple icon taking her place. Including the running (or bouncing).]]
28	* The last opening of ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'' had the three main students Nagisa, Kayano, and Karma running one appearing after another and Nagisa is shown again before the next segment. While the overall direction isn't shown, it is implied that they are running for their future after the semester ends. Bye Bye Yesterday indeed.
29	* ''Anime/AstroBoy'', 1980s version: the closing sequence shows a succession of pictures of Astro in a flipbook-style animation sequence in which he starts walking, then running, then takes to the air and flies off the page.
30	* In ''Manga/AttackOnTitanJuniorHigh'', Eren and Mikasa are seen running during the end credits as animated blackboard drawings.
31	* In ''Literature/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts'', 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.
32	* ''Anime/BattleAthletes'' has this in the opening and ending credits, which is justified since it's about a group of top athletes.
33	* In the ending of ''Manga/BlueDrop'' this is done with the running silhouettes of Hagino and Mari.
34	* The second version of the second outro to ''Manga/{{Boruto}}'' is mostly a walk cycle that ends with Sarada meeting her parents at the end. It serves to show how Sarada has finally found peace and contrasts with the original hectic outro.
35	* ''Manga/BusoRenkin'': The first scene to show Kazuki in the opening credits of the anime has him running up a hill with Ginsei City in the background, giving a good indication of his straightforward and energetic personality.
36	* ''Anime/CarnivalPhantasm''. Kohaku lampshade this in the special season's credit sequence.
37	* ''VisualNovel/{{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 ''[[Film/{{Moonwalker}} Moonwalking]]''.
38	* ''Anime/CometLucifer'' has shots of Sougo and Felia running against backgrounds that suit their personalities: Sougo runs against a background of red crystals, and Felia runs gleefully through an open field.
39	* ''Manga/DailyLivesOfHighSchoolBoys''' opening sequences featured a running sequence of the main trio--Tadakuni, Hidenori and Yoshitake.
40	* ''Manga/DagashiKashi'' has shots of Saya running from the front and back, but oddly not from the side as is the norm with this trope.
41	* In the opening ''Manga/DokiDokiSchoolHours'' Mika-sensei runs to school, [[TeamShot meeting up with her students]].
42	* ''Anime/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.
43	* The first ending in the ''Anime/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.
44	* The second-last ending of ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' ends with Goku running (and briefly flying on the nimbus) while the background shows various supporting characters and antagonists from ''Manga/DragonBall'', ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' and ''Super'' that he has encountered so far.
45	* ''Manga/Eyeshield21'' justifies this, since the protagonist is a ''running back'' for American football.
46	* In the anime adaptation of ''Manga/FlyingWitch'' there are a few groups of the characters shown like this in the opening, first in silhouette then fully.
47	* ''Franchise/FullmetalAlchemist'':
48	** One anime's opening sequences has the "running the whole time" version.
49	** ''Brotherhood'''s first ending has a short sequence of this near its end across stone alchemy-made pillars.
50	* ''Anime/FullMetalPanicFumoffu'' featured SuperDeformed versions of Sosuke and Chidori walking towards each other in the ending.
51	* ''Anime/GuiltyCrown'''s ending has Inori walking in place as other characters move by.
52	* ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'':
53	** The second opening theme of the anime for features all 5 main cast members running together towards, nothing in particular?
54	** Also [[PlayingWithATrope invoked]] with the NonIndicativeFirstEpisode, where the intro to Haruhi's anime is basically just Mikuru running over and over again.
55	** Spin-off ''Manga/HaruhiChan'' includes running in both its opening and ending sequences.
56	* ''Manga/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]].
57	* The opening of ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' has Rika doing this for part of it. Combined with a FutileHandReach at the end for bonus points.
58	* The third opening of ''Manga/HikaruNoGo'' has a slow paced version of this, with three different aged versions of Hikaru walking next to Sai.
59	* ''Manga/HunterXHunter'':
60	** The first ending of the 2011 anime has Gon, Killua, Kurapika and Leorio running for a portion of it.
61	** The opening of the 2003 Greed Island OVA features Gon and Killua running amid a backdrop of the arc's characters.
62	* ''Literature/InfiniteStratos'''s ending uses this as well as EvolvingCredits; as [[DebutQueue each main character is introduced]], it adds a new person into the running sequence.
63	* The ending of ''Anime/JewelpetTwinkle'' features the main characters alternating between running and walking.
64	* The ending for episode 12 of ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' has Kaguya chasing after Shirogane in an attempt to clear up a misunderstanding. It takes them through most of the school and past most of the supporting cast (including [[EarlyBirdCameo Miko and Osaragi]]) before shifting to the standard running loop from a side perspective.
65	* ''Manga/KamenNoMaidGuy'' has Naeka and Fubuki running away from Kogarashi in the ending.
66	* The ending of the Creator/KyotoAnimation version of ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}''.
67	* ''Anime/KiddyGrade'' and ''Anime/KiddyGirlAnd'', with some {{Fanservice}} added for good measure.
68	* The opening for the second season of ''Literature/KonoSuba'''s anime adaptation parodies this trope: the main characters are seen happily running towards some unseen location... before they quickly get winded and have to stop to regain their breath (minus Darkness, who's in a much better physical shape than everyone else).
69	* ''Anime/MagicalWitchPuniechan'': in the opening, which has Punie run past battlefields and scenes of extreme carnage.
70	* ''Manga/{{Mahoraba}}'' has the leisurely version.
71	* A variety occurs in the opening of the fourth season of ''Literature/MariaWatchesOverUs'', in which Yumi, Yoshino and Shimako run over the high school grounds by means of some sort of teleportation system.
72	* ''Anime/MekakucityActors'': During the intro, there is a very brief shot of [[{{Tsundere}} Takane Enomoto]] running with tears in her eyes, after which it cuts to Headphone Actor (Takane's game avatar) doing the same thing. These are both references to [[ImageSong Takane's songs]] ''Yuukei Yesterday'' and ''Headphone Actor'', respectively.
73	* There is a variation in ''Manga/{{Mitsudomoe}}'', involving all three sisters and their whole class.
74	* ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'''s ending features Fa Yuiri running on the spot with the starry space in the background. Both openings featured a sequence of Kamille walking away from the camera through space.
75	* ''Literature/ModernMagicMadeSimple'' does this for the anime's ending credits, of the "start out slowly" variety.
76	* The ending of the first season of ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' shows [[TheHero Izuku Midoriya]] running, briefly tripping, regaining balance and continue running, symbolising his quest for becoming a hero, despite [[{{unsorcerer}} not having any powers]] and his determination to never give up.
77	** The second ending of the sixth season shows a montage of everything that has happened since the beginning and Midoriya is seen running, first as a [[GeekPhysiques skinny teenager]] and later as a [[HeroicBuild muscular hero]] in front of a slideshow of all the important events that has happened.
78	* In ''Anime/MyOtome'', Arika has one in the closing credits.
79	* ''Manga/MyWifeIsTheStudentCouncilPresident'' has a novel variation where the ending depicts Ui running through a side-scrolling PlatformGame level. Each episode's ending [[EvolvingCredits picks up where the previous one left off]].
80	* ''Manga/NoMatterHowILookAtItItsYouGuysFaultImNotPopular'' does this, with a few exceptions.
81	* A lot of the ''Manga/OnePiece'' openings.
82	* In ''Literature/{{Oreimo}}'', Kirino has a running sequence during the opening title.
83	* The second opening for ''Anime/OsomatsuSan'' has the Matsuno brothers (and eventually many other characters) running down a rainbow/trippy road nearly the entire time.
84	* Hachimaki does this at he beginning of the intro for ''Manga/{{Planetes}}''. It starts off as a slow, slack-armed jog, but at the end of he intro he's running a full on sprint, stumbling briefly before picking up his pace again.
85	* In ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'', 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.
86	* ''VideoGame/PriPara'''s first ending of the third season, "[=PriPara=] Dancing!!", is accompanied by an animation of chibi versions of [=SoLaMi=] Dressing marching.
87	* The ending (when it was actually shown; some episodes simply played the credits as the plot continued behind them) of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' has Madoka doing this against a rather... [[SceneryGorn disturbing]] background.
88	** She also does this with a GirlyRun in the opening.
89	* ''Manga/RamenFighterMiki'': in the opening.
90	* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'':
91	** The first opening does this with multiple characters (making it a SpoilerOpening for some that have yet to appear at this point). It starts with Akane running alone, then adds Ranma, then each subsequent cut adds more characters until the screen is filled with them.
92	** The second opening has a brief action-oriented sequence where female Ranma is running through a succession of images of recurring rivals.
93	** The ''third'' opening starts up with male Ranma dashing out of the Tendo home, and then running for school.
94	** The fourth opening has Ranma running in total panic from the lines of wet paint representing his enemies and fiancees. His running animation slows down to a near-standstill when the lines manage to cling to him, which makes him speed up to run twice as fast.
95	** The seventh ending likewise has a variant at the beginning of a paper flip animation of Ranma slowly running until it becomes fully animated.
96	* ''Literature/TheSacredBlacksmith'' has Lisa running, and repeatedly tripping and falling down in beat with the ending theme (which is performed by Lisa's VA Creator/AkiToyosaki).
97	* The ending theme to ''Anime/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.
98	** 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.
99	* ''Manga/SaintSeiya'':
100	** The first opening starts off with the entire roster of Bronze Saints running towards the viewer in an offensive line, a huge effigy of the Pegasus Cloth bursting open in the background, with an awesome guitar solo blasting away.
101	** The second opening (and its third season variant) starts with the main five Bronzes doing an AirplaneArms run towards the viewer in their new and improved Cloths, before turning into rays of light.
102	* The 2nd ending of ''Manga/SchoolRumble'' season 2 showed Tenma running after Karasuma while Harima was running after her.
103	* ''Manga/SquidGirl'' 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.
104	* The third closing sequence for ''Anime/SonicX'', "T.O.P." has a digital version of Sonic running on a loop.
105	* The second closing credits of the ''Manga/SoulEater'' anime starts with Maka walking, but when the chorus kicks in, she starts jogging.
106	* The ending credits of ''Anime/SoundOfTheSky'' has Kanata run with her bugle.
107	* Happens in the opening of ''Anime/StarDriver''. Takuto spends most of the opening walking across the island then slowly building up to a run.
108	* ''Literature/StudentCouncilsDiscretion'''s ending sequence has the cast running in SuperDeformed mode to a theme song, "Mosou Fetish" (Fantasy Fetish). The fans never had a chance.
109	* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'''s ending themes depicts Simon walking from the bottom of the screen. Following the TimeSkip, it features his older self walking forward in the credits.
110	* Hibiki from ''Anime/{{Vandread}}'' is shown running to the left in the end credits sequence, occasionally stopping and getting nosebleeds from the scantily-clad female characters.
111	* Nitori from ''Manga/WanderingSon'' is depicted in the outro as walking in various stages. At first it's formal and rigid before becoming increasing casual and almost skipping.
112	* The ending credits of ''Anime/WolfsRain'' show the main protagonist Kiba running through the snow in slow motion in his true wolf form. The background varies from episode to episode.
113	* ''Anime/{{Xabungle}}'''s closing credits feature protagonist Jiron Amos running as portraits of the core cast scroll across the screen...Until he trips.
114	* ''Franchise/YuGiOh'':
115	** A variation in ''Anime/YuGiOh's'' 5th ending "Eye's" shows Pharaoh Atem on his horse galloping while transparent fore shots of the characters appear.
116	** The sequel's (''Anime/YuGiOhGX'') 2nd ending credits "Wake Up Your Heart". It ends with TheHero jumping and behind him is a collective pic of various key cards he used on the second half of the first season.
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120	* Featured in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XbGoF3EmZA this]] ''VideoGame/RhythmHeaven'' fan video, a hypothetical intro for an anime adaptation of ''Rhythm Tengoku''.
121	* ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' [[FanficRecs/TouhouFanVids Fan Vid]] example with the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtPAYfkmpwQ end credits]] of ''Touhou Kinema Kan ~ 2nd Curtain'', which features Reimu running in place as pictures of the various characters of the Windows games scroll up in mostly reverse chronological order along with the credits.
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125	* A rare Live-Action example occurs briefly in the opening credits of Disney Channel's ''Series/BestFriendsWhenever''.
126	* For the 2005 general election, the BBC politics programme "This Week" had [[SpecialEditionTitle special edition credits]] parodying Peter Kay's video of "Is This The Way To Amarillo?". Andrew Neil, the host, is therefore seen jogging towards the camera throughout the credits.
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130	* In ''VideoGame/AHatInTime'', the credits sequence shows Hat Kid running through all the places she visited along with the people she met.
131	* A rare Western example is ''VideoGame/Jak3'', which shows most of the cast walking when they appear, including main protagonist Jak.
132	* ''VideoGame/JoeAndMac'' series examples:
133	** ''Caveman Ninja''[='s=] ending credits sequence shows Joe and Mac running in terror from a group of {{Nubile Savage}}s.
134	** ''Joe & Mac Returns'' shows Joe and Mac racing each other WheelOFeet style as the credits fall.
135	* ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'' has a variant with (an adult) Sora diving in the second stage of the CreativeClosingCredits. The player even controls him during this stage, and can unlock a secret message by grabbing all the highlighted letters.
136	* The ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' video game series has done this multiple times for its ending credits since its [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire third generation]] (though sometimes the characters ride bicycles instead of running).
137	* The VS mode ending sequence of ''Tetris Attack''[=/=]''VideoGame/PanelDePon'' depicts Yoshi/Lip running on a rainbow bridge.
138	* ''VideoGame/StarFox64'' has a TeamShot running sequence starting after the Starfox team returns to Corneria being invited to join the regular army. Near the end of said sequence shows the Great Fox carrier in the background take off, with a cut to the Great Fox being escorted by the four fighters.
139	* ''VideoGame/WildArms5'' characters Dean, Rebecca, Avril and Volsung (younger versions of them, anyway) run during the game's ending credits.
140	* The intro cinematic for ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' is mostly Neku running.
141	* The enemy and boss roll-call sequences in ''VideoGame/MegaManX1'' and ''VideoGame/MegaManX3'' show X running down a highway (in ''VideoGame/MegaManX2'', he drives a Ride Chaser instead). In ''X3'', Zero joins him if he wasn't "dead" at the end of the game.
142	* ''VideoGame/MegaManZX'' has Vent or Aile running down a highway.
143	* ''VideoGame/IllusionOfGaia'' intercuts the credits with various scenes from the story, often animated as Will, Kara, and other characters running to the left over a background.
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147	* Parodied in ''WebAnimation/GirlchanInParadise'', where about half the opening is the same animation of Kenstar and Yusuke running towards the camera, occasionally getting zoomed in or flipped around. The closing credits have Kenstar's silhouette running on one side, while close-ups of the cast pan out on the other, to a melancholy twang.
148	* ''WebAnimation/SpookyMonth'': The credits for "The Stars" have Skid and Pump running on a hill as the credits scroll beside them.
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152	%%* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTintin1991'' features Tintin and Snowy running like this at the very end of the opening credits.
153	* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'': The end of the Season 1 opening credits has the two heroes running, with the Kwamis flying around.
154	* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': Parodied in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kYqnGkn5Ds credit sequence]] for ''Princess Kenny''.
155	* The first opening to ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' has a sequence mid-way where the Crystal Gems run like this. The extended opening has a similar scene.
156	* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' have Hank and Dean in silhouette running (in distinctively awkward runs) in the opening titles. Variations have alternate characters in their place, like Dr. V and Jonas Jr. in the Season 2 opener, implying [[spoiler: Hank and Dean were dead for good.]]
157	* The end credits in every episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{TOTS}}'' depict the characters running on the top of the screen
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