History CoversAlwaysLie / AnimeAndManga

** Some of the covers on the Manga like the one for [[https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81vvyYX1e5L._SL1500_.jpg volume 2]], [[https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81M3IoDMDxL._SL1500_.jpg volume 4]] and particularly [[https://i0.wp.com/cm.blazefast.co/7e/86/7e861934993df2bd1f0b3ca17ec33981.jpg?ssl=1 volume 70]] depicts Bulma holding some firearms, which came with the implication that she'll [[TakeALevelInBadass take a Level in Badass]] and become an ActionGirl. In the actual show however, there wasn't one time that she did pick one up to use against the villains like Pilaf, or the Red Ribbon Army. And it was Goku that did the fighting.

** Some of the covers on the Manga like the one for [[https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81vvyYX1e5L._SL1500_.jpg volume 2]], [[https://media-amazon.com/images/I/81M3IoDMDxL._SL1500_.jpg volume 4]] and particularly [[https://i0.wp.com/cm.blazefast.co/7e/86/7e861934993df2bd1f0b3ca17ec33981.jpg?ssl=1 volume 70]] depicts Bulma holding some firearms, which came with the implication that she'll [[TakeALevelInBadass take a Level in Badass]] and become an ActionGirl. In the actual show however, there wasn't one time that she did pick one up to use against the villains like Pilaf, or the Red Ribbon Army. And it was Goku that did the fighting. Which is bound to annoy anyone who hoped for Bulma to evolve into being one, on one of her journeys with Goku.

* From the artwork for the first Blu-ray edition of ''Anime/RanmaOneHalf'', you'd think Akane was a skilled martial rhythmic gymnast. However, she only does it for an episode and a half, is shown to be very horrible at it (though she does show some improvement a bit later on), and is incapacitated by a foot injury before she can even compete. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Plus, her leotard isn't pink.]]

* The DVD/Blu-ray [[http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71g2jm594KL._SL1280_.jpg cover]] of the Maiden Japan edition of ''Anime/{{Patlabor}}: The New Files'', sharing cover art with an original Japanese release of an episode, is a temporal anomaly, as it portrays Noa Izumi as both an adult and a child. Child!Izumi is holding Alphonse the dog, who died during her time.

* [[https://danganronpa.fandom.com/wiki/Danganronpa:_The_Animation/Image_Gallery?file=Filmconfect_Danganronpa_the_Animation_DVD_Volume_4_%28Standard%29.jpg The German volume 4 cover]] of ''Anime/DanganronpaTheAnimation'' adds Monomi, a character who wasn't on [[https://danganronpa.fandom.com/wiki/Kyoko_Kirigiri/Image_Gallery?file=Lerche_Danganronpa_the_Animation_Volume_7_%28Standard%29.jpg#Scans the original cover]] and is exclusive to the sequel game ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'', which wasn't part of the anime. Monomi did make a ContinuityCameo in TheStinger to tease an anime adaptation of the second game that never came to be.

*** ''[[Anime/DragonBallZTheTreeOfMight The Tree of Might]]''[='s=] poster shows Goku holding the Power Pole, which never appears in the movie.
*** ''[[Anime/DragonBallZLordSlug Lord Slug]]'' shows Commander Zeeun on the cover along suggesting he will be part of titular villain's QuirkyMinibossSquad, in the actual movie [[AdvertisedExtra he's killed 11 minutes in]].

* The artwork from the initial draft of ''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro'' where there was only one girl as the protagonist is still widely used in promotional material. Including on the cover for the North American [[https://i.stack.imgur.com/thTGW.jpg Blu-ray]] from its post-2017 distributor, G-Kids. The Creator/{{Disney}} version also used it when they had the rights.

* [[https://danganronpa.fandom.com/wiki/File:Filmconfect_Danganronpa_the_Animation_BluRay_Volume_4_(Standard).jpg The German volume 4 cover]] of ''Anime/DanganronpaTheAnimation'' adds Monomi, a character who wasn't on [[https://danganronpa.fandom.com/wiki/File:Lerche_Danganronpa_the_Animation_Volume_7_(Standard).jpg the original cover]] and is exclusive to the sequel game ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'', which wasn't part of the anime. Monomi did make a ContinuityCameo in TheStinger to tease an anime adaptation of the second game that never came to be.

** When Buena Vista Home Video released Sailor Moon on VHS, some of the covers feature scenes from the other season. For example, "Evil Eyes" had Wiseman on the front cover, even though he never existed until the 'R' season.

* [[https://danganronpa.fandom.com/wiki/File:Filmconfect_Danganronpa_the_Animation_BluRay_Volume_4_(Standard).jpg The German volume 4 cover]] of ''Anime/DanganronpaTheAnimation'' adds Monomi, a character who wasn't on [[https://danganronpa.fandom.com/wiki/File:Lerche_Danganronpa_the_Animation_Volume_7_(Standard).jpg the original cover]] and is exclusive to the sequel game ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'', which wasn't part of the anime. Monomi did make a {{cameo}} in TheStinger to tease an anime adaptation of the second game that never came to be.

* The original DVD covers for ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'' make the series look like a {{fanservice}} anime when it's nothing of the sort, showing the girls in [[https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91QumZ2kk4L._SL1500_.jpg a very unflattering light]]: exposed stomachs, embarrassed expressions, and skirts that are dangerously close to being [[PantyShot blown upwards by the wind]]. Granted, they're frames from the opening animation... very ''strategically'' chosen frames. The [[https://cdn.archonia.com/images/1-53544807-1-1-original1/azumanga-daioh-complete-collection-dvd-box-set.jpg Sentai Filmworks]] re-release uses artwork that's more faithful to the series' tone.

* Some English ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'' [=DVDs=] show the girls with their stomachs exposed, blushing, and their skirts looking like they're going to fly up; Yomi is not only blushing, but is covering her skirt, making the series look like a fanservice anime. Subverted, as they were actually from the [[FreezeFrameBonus first 4 seconds]] of the opening.

* The poster shown for ''LightNovel/LoveChunibyoAndOtherDelusions'' makes the series look like a standard action fantasy anime, with main protagonist [[DeadpanSnarker Yuuta]] looking an awful lot like the BigBad. The show itself is actually a grounded SliceOfLife story, intertwined with some (imaginary) [[FantasySequence fantasy sequences]]. Seriously, It has to be [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chuunibyou_demo_koi_ga_shitai_2104.jpg seen]] to be believed.

* The cover of the first volume of the North American release of ''LightNovel/{{Sukisho}}'' have the title characters holding each other, surrounded by multitudes of bright pink flowers. Seems perfectly innocent, right? Or at least it does until you know [[YaoiGenre what it's]] [[MindRape about]].

* The cover art of one American ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' DVD release shows [[https://oldies-cdn.freetls.fastly.net/i/boxart/w680/a-z/l/lmtb20845d.jpg?v=3 Haruhi standing alone with her shadow being that of her BunnyGirl outfit, implying that a bunny girl plays a much larger role in the plot than it actually does.]]

* The covers of the ''LightNovel/TheIrregularAtMagicHighSchool'' novels are a vivid example of this trope being used to tease the audience. Although the main "couple" Tatsuya and Miyuki Shiba are clearly implied as the future OfficialCouple and they often have IncestSubtext, the author does not put any special focus on romance and Tatsuya cannot think of his sister as a woman. Nevertheless, practically every cover where they appear together portrays them as [[BrotherSisterIncest lovers with gentle hugs, hot looks and overly ambiguous poses that are not appropriate for siblings]]. This occurred at a time when they were not even kissing in the novel.

* One DVD Croatian release of ''Anime/ThumbelinaAMagicalStory'' by Bambbino takes it to the extreme; the case and DVD art both clearly depict characters from the aforementioned movie (aside from a miscolored red Noble on the back of the case), with the case also featuring the movie's synopsis and length at 85 minutes, but the actual content on the DVD is a whole different story -- namely, an entirely separate adaptation by Burbank Animation Studios that lasts less than 45 minutes and [[https://www.njuskalo.hr/image-bigger/dvd-filmovi/snjezna-kraljica-palcica-carobnjak-oza-carobni-grasak-dvd-crtani-slika-53070659.jpg has its own DVD case in the Croatian market]] -- where the only thing it has in common with the movie that's being advertised is [[NamesTheSame the title]] and [[Literature/{{Thumbelina}} the story they were both adapted from]].

* The far-out extreme would be the cover of ''Warriors of the Wind'', the original dub of the classic {{anime}} film ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'' done in the mid-'80s. The artist just [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRyTThcVTJl1kjH_voAZsidmLVPzZKEyMEv9p2wt9W15-717xm9&usqp=CAU made things up and added characters and elements]] that weren't in the movie at all[[note]]There were no flying horses, guns, robots, swords made of light, or shadow-men, the monsters in the movie the one on the cover vaguely resembled were not ever ridden, and of those five characters only the one tucked in the top-right corner looks anything like a character in the actual movie (Nausicaa, who even then wasn't blonde).[[/note]], presumably in an attempt to sell the film as TheMockbuster of multiple '80s blockbuster franchises like ''Franchise/StarWars'', ''Film/{{Clash of the Titans|1981}}'', ''Film/{{Dune|1984}}'', and ''Film/{{Jaws}}''. The dub itself [[CutAndPasteTranslation wasn't an accurate representation]] of Creator/HayaoMiyazaki's work either, but it wasn't ''that'' different.

* The far-out extreme would be the cover of ''Warriors of the Wind'', the original dub of the classic {{anime}} film ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'' done in the mid-'80s. The artist just [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRyTThcVTJl1kjH_voAZsidmLVPzZKEyMEv9p2wt9W15-717xm9&usqp=CAU made things up and added characters and elements]] that weren't in the movie at all[[note]]There were no flying horses, guns, robots, swords made of light, or shadow-men, the monsters in the movie the one on the cover vaguely resembled were not ever ridden, and of those five characters only the one tucked in the top-right corner looks anything like a character in the actual movie (Nausicaa, who even then wasn't blonde).[[/note]], presumably in an attempt to sell the film as TheMockbuster of multiple '80s blockbuster franchises like ''Franchise/StarWars'', ''Film/{{Clash of the Titans|1981}}'', ''Film/{{Dune|1984}}, and ''Film/{{Jaws}}''. The dub itself [[CutAndPasteTranslation wasn't an accurate representation]] of Creator/HayaoMiyazaki's work either, but it wasn't ''that'' different.

* The far-out extreme would be the cover of ''Warriors of the Wind'', the original dub of the classic {{anime}} film ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'' done in the mid-'80s. The artist just [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRyTThcVTJl1kjH_voAZsidmLVPzZKEyMEv9p2wt9W15-717xm9&usqp=CAU made things up and added characters and elements]] that weren't in the movie at all[[note]]There were no flying horses, guns, robots, swords made of light, or shadow-men, the monsters in the movie the one on the cover vaguely resembled were not ever ridden, and of those five characters only the one tucked in the top-right corner looks anything like a character in the actual movie (Nausicaa, who even then wasn't blonde).[[/note]]. The dub itself [[CutAndPasteTranslation wasn't an accurate representation]] of Creator/HayaoMiyazaki's work either, but it wasn't ''that'' different.

* ''Manga/RentAGirlfriend'': Most official artwork and opening songs will depict Mami Nanami is a pleasant person, someone who looks to be friends with the other girls, and an important character whose presence in the story is as important as Chizuru. In actuality, Mami in the story is probably the closest thing to a BigBad, has a lot of unlikable characteristics, and only shows up sometimes, not being anywhere near as prominent a character as Chizuru is.

* Early promotional material for ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' portrayed Impmon in typical BigBad fashion, as he was at the time planned as the series's main antagonist. This route was later abandoned.
** Where to begin with the "Digimon: The Movie" poster/DVD & VHS art? The posters show the original Season 1 characters as depicted in Season 2 (high-school age), but these characters are mostly shown at their Season 1 ages (and all but Taichi, Kōshirō, Yamato and Sora have glorified cameos). Daisuke, Miyako and Iori are depicted in their Digital World outfits--they never wear them during the movie and never enter the Digital World. Terriermon (who has 3 horns on his forehead rather than only one - basically, is actually a recolored Lopmon) is shown along with what is possibly supposed to be Chocomon's child form, Lopmon--only Lopmon never appears in the movie and is shown inaccurately as a demented, fanged Terriermon. Oh, and the back of the VHS and DVD case features a plot summary about the older kids being kidnapped by a rogue Digimon--a plotline completely cut out of the dubbed movie.

* The cover of ''Anime/ThisUglyYetBeautifulWorld'''s manga has lots of fanservicey, yuri undertoned pictures... all of which never come close to happening in the book itself.

* [[http://danganronpa.fandom.com/wiki/File:Filmconfect_Danganronpa_the_Animation_BluRay_Volume_4_(Standard).jpg The German volume 4 cover]] of ''Anime/DanganronpaTheAnimation'' adds Monomi, a character who wasn't on [[http://danganronpa.fandom.com/wiki/File:Lerche_Danganronpa_the_Animation_Volume_7_(Standard).jpg the original cover]] and is exclusive to the sequel game ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'', which wasn't part of the anime. Monomi did make a {{cameo}} in TheStinger to tease an anime adaptation of the second game that never came to be.

** The [[https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/2/2b/Lucario_and_the_Mystery_of_Mew_DVD_Region_4.png 2006 Australian DVD cover]] for 'Anime/PokemonLucarioAndTheMysteryOfMew' shows both titular Pokemon running with Ash and Pikachu (the later two in their festival costumes) and its description makes no mention of the Golems.

* The cover of the first volume of Osamu Tezuka’s ''The Crater'' has an incredibly bizarre looking humanoid being with odd features like a hand for a nose, wheels coming out of his chest, and needles poking out of his arm. While the stories in the book are strange, none of them have this surreal being in them.

* ''Manga/RentAGirlfriend'': Most official artwork and opening songs will depict Mami Nanami is a pleasant person, someone who looks to be friends with the other girls, and an important character whose presence in the story is as important as Chizuru. In actuality, Mami in the story is probably the closest thing to a BigBad, has a lot of unlikable characteristics, and only shows up sometimes, not being anywhere near as prominent of a character as Chizuru is.

* ''Manga/FrankenFran''. The author uses {{hentai}}-like [[ContemptibleCover covers]] like that of Volume 2 for a HorrorComedy manga featuring images like [[https://static1.fjcdn.com/comments/Manga+logic+fran+is+a+quotgood+personquot+_26ed151257aa79812d3a8854e3fb9dec.jpg THIS]].
** Lampshaded, as the [[http://i.imgur.com/tjXCFq6.jpg tankoubon covers]] are usually followed immediately by a version of the picture that's [[http://i.imgur.com/vVpwLiy.jpg actually accurate to the manga's contents]].

* ''Manga/RentAGirlfriend'': Most official artwork and opening songs will depict Mami Nanami is a pleasant person, someone who looks to be friends with the other girls, and an important character whose presence in the story is as important as Chizuru. In actuality, Mami in the story is probably the closest thing to a BigBad, has a lot of unlikable characteristics, and only shows up sometimes, not being anywhere near as prominent of a character as Chizuru is.

* ''Anime/{{Aggretsuko}}'''s [[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8019444/mediaviewer/rm3438780417 third season poster]] is gonna make you think Haida is gonna be the antagonist of the season. [[spoiler:When he’s actually gonna grab a traumatized Retsuko’s hand when she’s venting out on him in the final episode of the season.]]

** Some of the early Kanzenban covers such as [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRGfw0q3oftYlw5N6Yr1NC6WqDpN61tV5UHfZJvyBkf19709gB8batSXuq9&s=10 volume 1]] and [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTDuU0sKEegviRQI_4R6EOkZPDwxQ9U0DQg6VG_pQ5gXXvv59FdkJwhS0cF&s=10 volume 8]] depict Goku in detailed Gi that he noticeably doesn’t wear in the story.

* Possibly owing to the popularity of LittleBitBeastly character designs in Japan compared to anthropomorphic ones, ''Anime/WolfChildrenAmeAndYuki'' 's promotional poster and DVD covers feature the titular kids being held by their mother while both are sporting wolf ears and wolf tails, but otherwise human bodies. This is never the case in the film - they're only ever classic werewolf-esque anthropomorphic wolves or quadrupedal ones.