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You wouldn't mind if we went through a few other details first, would you?

So, let's say you're watching a movie. As you get introduced to the characters, you might expect the title card to show up soon. However, several minutes pass without it. You wonder briefly what's taking so long, but then decide to just enjoy the film. Once the characters have completed their journey and the movie ends...the title card ''finally'' shows up.

What took so long? The answer can differ depending on the story. Maybe the title refers to something the protagonist spent the entire plot learning. Maybe it refers to something the character becomes by the time the story ends. Maybe [[SpoilerTitle the title contains a spoiler]]. Then again, maybe [[RuleOfCool it just felt unique]].

For the record, that last explanation is the reason [[SelfDemonstratingArticle this intro comes all the way at the article's end]].

Contrast TheTeaser, where the title takes a few minutes to appear, but still does so before the conclusion. If a work's title appears at ''both'' the beginning and the end, it belongs in BookEnds.

* {{Bleach}} chapter 416 had the title "Deicide 17: [The End]"...at the end of the chapter, when Ichigo finally emerged out of Dangai Precipice World, and after Gin's defeat by Aizen.

* {{Bleach}} chapter 416 had the title "Deicide 17: [The End]", when Ichigo finally emerged out of Dangai Precipice World, and after Gin's defeat by Aizen.

* The first original OVA for ''AiNoKusabi'' shows the title right before the end credits roll.

* ''Film/{{Avatar}}'''s title appears at the very end of the film, after Jake's subconscious is permanently transferred into his Na'vi avatar.

* The ''{{Spider-Man}}'' comic "The Night [[ILetGwenStacyDie Gwen Stacy Died]]" saves the title for the last panel, in order to prevent readers from discovering too soon which ''Spider-Man'' character Marvel decided to kill off.

* ''Film/{{Avatar}}'''s title appears at the very end of the film.

Contrast TheTeaser, where the title takes a few minutes to appear, but still does so before the conclusion.

** May be FridgeBrilliance when you realize that he put the title card at the beginning of ''{{Memento}}'', a film where the events are shown in backward chronological order.

** Christopher Nolan seems fond of doing this; ''BatmanBegins'' and ''TheDarkKnight'' also don't show their titles until the end.
** May be FridgeBrilliance when you realize that he put the title card at the beginning of Memento, a film where the events are shown in backward chronological order.

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* ''HowToTrainYourDragon'' does this.

** The same goes for YesMan.

* Every issue of the John Stewart-centric comic ''GreenLantern'': Mosaic had the story title on the last page.

Describe CloseOnTitle here.

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* In ''{{Film/Thor}}'', the words "ParamountPictures and [[MarvelComics Marvel Entertainment]] Present" take five minutes to appear, while the title card comes at the movie's closing.

!!Examples:
[[AC: Anime and Manga]]
* The ''OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' episode about Kaoru and Hikaru meeting Tamaki for the first time, "The Door the Twins Opened", saves its title card for the closing scene, after the twins open the door to the Host Club's room.
** ''OuranTheVaguelyAbridgedSeries'' did the same thing when abridging this episode.

[[AC: Comic Books]]
* The ''{{Spider-Man}}'' comic "The Night [[ILetGwenStacyDie Gwen Stacy Died]]" saves the title for the last panel, in order to prevent readers from discovering too soon which ''Spider-Man'' character Marvel decided to kill off.
** PeterDavid's "The Death of Jean [=DeWolff=]" did this as well.
* Every issue of the John Stewart-centric comic ''GreenLantern'': Mosaic had the story title on the last page.
* The comic detailing {{Captain America}}'s death, "The Death of the Dream", saved its title for the closing.
* In a ''{{Deadpool}}'' story where his eardrums get destroyed by an explosion, and then he ends up fighting magical mimes, there are no words at all till the last page, and the punny title, [[spoiler:''Silent But Deadly'']], is the very last thing of all.

[[AC: Film]]
* ''{{Hoffa}}'' didn't have any credits, not even the name of the film, until the end.
** The same goes for YesMan.
* In ''{{Hot Fuzz}}'', the title card does not appear until the very end of the film. This can be backed up by the DVD Commentary.
* ''Film/{{Contact}}'' likewise has the title card and the rest of the opening credits immediately preceding the closing ones.
* ''{{Inception}}'' doesn't have a title card until the end credits. [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Where it is displayed three separate times.]] Of course, given [[DreamWithinADream the events of the film]], this is probably on purpose...
** Christopher Nolan seems fond of doing this; ''BatmanBegins'' and ''TheDarkKnight'' also don't show their titles until the end.
** May be FridgeBrilliance when you realize that he put the title card at the beginning of Memento, a film where the events are shown in backward chronological order.
* ''Film/{{Avatar}}'''s title appears at the very end of the film.
* ''HowToTrainYourDragon'' does this.
* In ''{{Film/Thor}}'', the words "ParamountPictures and [[MarvelComics Marvel Entertainment]] Present"
take five minutes to appear, while the title card comes at the movie's closing.
* The words "ParamountPictures and [[MarvelComics Marvel Entertainment]] Present a Marvel Studios Production, A Film By JoeJohnston: ''CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''" do not appear until during the movie's end credits, which come in between Cap meeting Nick Fury and [[TheStinger Fury asking Cap to become an Avenger.]]

[[AC:Western Animation]]
* The PixarShort ''Day and Night'' does not have its title displayed until the ending, after Day and Night have become friends.
* The BBC kid's show ''Kerwhizz'' ("The quiz with added whizz") has a "K" logo and a theme song which includes the title at the start, and it's referred to several times per show, but the title only appears on-screen during the closing credits.

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So, let's say you're watching a movie. As you get introduced to the characters, you might expect the title card to show up soon. However, several minutes pass without it. You wonder briefly what's taking so long, but then decide to just enjoy the film. Once the characters have completed their journey and the movie ends...the title card ''finally'' shows up.

What took so long? The answer can differ depending on the story. Maybe the title refers to something the protagonist spent the entire plot learning. Maybe it refers to something the character becomes by the time the story ends. Maybe [[SpoilerTitle the title contains a spoiler]]. Then again, maybe [[RuleOfCool it just felt unique]].

For the record, that last explanation is the reason [[SelfDemonstratingArticle this intro comes all the way at the article's end]].

Contrast TheTeaser, where the title takes a few minutes to appear, but still does so before the conclusion.

You wouldn't mind if we went through a few details first, would you?