History Main / CrowdedCastShot

* An early episode of ''Manga/MaisonIkkoku'' has the cast spending most of an episode trapped in the bottom of a dried-up well. Why didn't they help each other out, you wonder? The nosy neighbors were just fine partying in the bottom of a well, and the rival suitors didn't want to be the first to leave. After all, the other one would immediately start hitting on Kyoko, right?

* Played with in ''Anime/SailorMoon'', where as a part of a plot relevant episode ''every'' superpowered girl introduced at this point shows up; the monster is immediately fed up with what's likely a one-sided fight. The same episode lampshades how small the average Japanese house ''is'', as none of the characters can even engage in a fight without tripping over each other.

* A ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' {{Omake}} from around the time of the "Search for Tsunade" Arc has nearly every character introduced in the series thus far packed into two scenes: The opening ceremony for a kind of Ninja Olypmics, and a '''really''' long line for the restroom that [[ToiletHumor a diarrhea-stricken Naruto needs to use.]]
* The season two opener of ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'' has basically every major character make their way into the Odd Jobs' apartment.
* Back in an earlier theatrical short for ''Literature/{{Anpanman}}'', there was a shot at the end credits showing off every character that had appeared in show since then. However, the cast has expanded to so many characters (and now holds the world record for most named characters in an animated series!), that the amount seems tiny compared to now.
* ''Anime/PrettyCureAllStars'' is really fond of this. Just look at its article picture and [[http://www.zerochan.net/1446884 this other poster]], also from New Stage 2.
* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' did [[http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100509130207/fma/images/5/5f/Chapter107.jpg this]] for the penultimate chapter, including dead characters, and in the [[https://plus.google.com/photos/103861630890824620530/albums/6033421835106628673/6033421836066926514?amp%3Bauthkey=CLHy5MfT_rsJ&amp%3Bpid=6033421836066926514&amp%3Boid=103861630890824620530&sort=1&pid=6033421836066926514&oid=103861630890824620530 4th anime opening]] of Brotherhood.
* [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/onepiece/images/6/6d/Chapter_691.png/revision/latest?cb=20150918014426 This]] overcrowded chapter cover image of nearly every Marine in ''Manga/OnePiece'' together with the Straw Hats, including some that have not been shown yet.
* ''Manga/SgtFrog'': Several events in later episodes routinely reunite at least one member of each alien race shown in the series up to that point, although most only return as background cameos.

* In ''Anime/InfiniteRyvius'', the penultimate shot of the opening credits zooms out from Yuki to reveal a ''massive'' crowd of kids before zooming back in on Kouji and most of the other regular characters.

* ''Manga/DragonBall'' did this several times. One of the most notable in the last issue of ''Z'' which features all the heroes giving their thanks to the reader.
* Episode 17 of ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' has a scene where Fujiwara is leading the student assembly in singing the school anthem. While most of the students are random extras, just about every character who has appeared up to that point in the series can be picked out of the crowd (all properly arranged by their grade and class), and there's even a few [[EarlyBirdCameo Early-Bird Cameos]].
* [[https://cv.bkmkn.kodansha.co.jp/9784063123586/9784063123586_w.jpg The cover of Volume 31]] of ''Manga/GTOTheEarlyYears'' has nearly every named character on it, even ones who only appeared in one chapter hundreds of chapters ago.

A gag which [[LampshadeHanging calls attention to the fact]] that a show has a [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters large cast]]. In response to some summons, event, or strange series of coincidences, the show's entire cast winds up in a single shot, often cramped into an enclosed space. Phonebooths were an early version, followed by elevators, but most modern shows put their own spin on this. The humorous absurdity of such a situation is augmented by the viewer's sudden realization that he recognizes ''everyone'', or the characters trying to fit everyone into a small, small, SMALL setting.

A gag which [[LampshadeHanging calls attention to the fact]] that a show has a large cast. In response to some summons, event, or strange series of coincidences, the show's entire cast winds up in a single shot, often cramped into an enclosed space. Phonebooths were an early version, followed by elevators, but most modern shows put their own spin on this. The humorous absurdity of such a situation is augmented by the viewer's sudden realization that he recognizes ''everyone'', or the characters trying to fit everyone into a small, small, SMALL setting.

A gag which [[LampshadeHanging calls attention to the fact]] that a show has LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters. In response to some summons, event, or strange series of coincidences, the show's entire cast winds up in a single shot, often cramped into an enclosed space. Phonebooths were an early version, followed by elevators, but most modern shows put their own spin on this. The humorous absurdity of such a situation is augmented by the viewer's sudden realization that he recognizes ''everyone'', or the characters trying to fit everyone into a small, small, SMALL setting.

A gag which [[LampshadeHanging calls attention to the fact]] that a show has large cast. In response to some summons, event, or strange series of coincidences, the show's entire cast winds up in a single shot, often cramped into an enclosed space. Phonebooths were an early version, followed by elevators, but most modern shows put their own spin on this. The humorous absurdity of such a situation is augmented by the viewer's sudden realization that he recognizes ''everyone'', or the characters trying to fit everyone into a small, small, SMALL setting.

* The ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' episode "Duck!", in which everyone ends up in the same jail cell because of an evil ghost duck, including Hector Con Carne, who protests "I'm not even on this stupid show anymore!"

A gag which [[LampshadeHanging calls attention to the fact]] that a show has LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters. In response to some summons, event, or strange series of coincidences, the show's entire cast winds up in a single shot, often cramped into an enclosed space. Phonebooths were an early version, followed by elevators, but most modern shows put their own spin on this. The humorous absurdity of such a situation is augmented by the viewer's sudden realization that he recognizes ''everyone'', or the characters trying to fit everyone into a small, small, SMALL setting.

* [[https://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=007327 This]] ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' Flash starts becoming this trope about halfway through. Then characters ''[[OverlyLongGag keep coming]]''. [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters And no, it still isn't everyone.]] Mind you, a lot of them are alternate versions of the same characters.

** The season 5 finale ended with a Crowded Cast Shot showing many (but not by any means all) of the [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters many, many named characters]] from the show.

* Episode 17 of ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' has a scene where Fujiwara is leading the student assembly in singing the school anthem. While most of the students are random extras, just about every character who has appeared up to that point in the series can be picked out of the crowd, and there's even a few [[EarlyBirdCameo Early-Bird Cameos]].

----> '''Eudial:''' Hold them off!
----> '''[[MonsterOfTheWeek Daimon]]:''' "Hold them off?! '''THERE'S TWENTY OF THEM!'''"

* In the first issue of ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil'', the Crime Syndicate gathers an audience of over ''eighty'' super-villains. Readers familiar with the Franchise/DCUniverse can probably recognize all of them.

* Episode 17 of ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' has a scene where Fujiwara is leading the student assembly in singing the school anthem. Just about every character who has appeared up to that point in the series can be picked out of the crowd, and there's even a few [[EarlyBirdCameo Early-Bird Cameos]].

* Back in an earlier theatrical short for ''{{Franchise/Anpanman}}'', there was a shot at the end credits showing off every character that had appeared in show since then. However, the cast has expanded to so many characters (and now holds the world record for most named characters in an animated series!), that the amount seems tiny compared to now.

** The season 5 finale ended with a CrowdedCastShot showing many (but not by any means all) of the [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters many, many named characters]] from the show.