History Main / EyeCatch

** ''[[Anime/AfterWarGundamX]]'' and ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercury]]'' simply used the title card as eyecatch. ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans]]'' simply uses the episode's title as the eyecatch.

** ''Anime/SmilePrettyCure''[='=]s eyecatch has a hand placing a Cure Decor in the shape of the Smile emblem, [[spoiler:or the same decor into the Royal Clock]] into the Smile Pact. It causes it to show a random character, usually a Cure for the first eyecatch and Candy in a different outfit [[spoiler:or in the sky with Pop]] for the second one. Four times, the second was an Akanbe.

* There is a trend among magical girl anime in Japan of using the eyecatches to show the heroine having fun with some gadget or toy, such as those featured in ''Anime/PrettyCure''. The item featured is then made into merchandise and sold. Thus, the eyecatch both creates a product and provides it with free advertising.
* ''Anime/SailorMoon'' had new catches for each season, usually involving the team jumping around inspirationally. A few of the eyecatches were also recreated for the video games. Noteably the first part of R's eyecatch is recreated in one of the first games, unless Chibi-usa mode is selected, wherein she drops into the eyecatch on top of the Sailor Senshi.
* ContinuityReboot ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal'' uses elaborate artwork for its eyecatches.

* The original ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'' series had no eyecatch. ''Next'' had a quick montage of the main characters ending with two of them in a couple pose (often wearing school uniforms); amusingly, when Gourry and Zelgadis (both men) ended together the screen would shatter. In ''Try'' the montage showed the main characters as children and ended again on a couple pose, but this one seemed to represent possible pairings as they would be at the end of the main story arc (and the series). Both series reused a set number of eyecatches but had unique ones for the last few episodes. For the first time in the series, ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}} Revolution'' has the post-break eyecatch showing events directly connected to the current episode.

* In the Creator/ToeiAnimation version of ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'', two different characters, the arrangement changing each time, would [[TitleDrop say the show's name]] while standing beside the logo.

* The boys love anime ''VisualNovel/GakuenHeaven'' had two. One had the student council president (called the King) approaching the treasury president (called the Queen) as if flirting or asking for a date. The next eyecatch is The King on the floor devastated after being rejected and the Queen walking away nonchalantly. The eyecatches in this series also tend to have action of another sort -- including one in the first episode of the token CreepyTwins with each other.

* In the second set of ''VideoGame/{{Angelique}}'' {{OVA}}s. The artwork consists of fairly standard images of characters posing on Tarot cards. The ''background'' however contains some [[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/s-chan/pink.jpg suspicious background text]] which English-speaking fans figured out came from an article about ''Series/QueerAsFolk''. Remember now -- this is supposed to be a very chaste series of {{Dating Sim}}s for girls... but it does have a very large fanbase of {{Yaoi Fangirl}}s due to the sheer amount of slash-worthy guys involved, making this a rather funny occurrence.

* ''VisualNovel/{{Shuffle}}'' was an interesting case. The first half of the series had light-hearted eyecatches with upbeat ditties, but when the show got more serious, the eyecatches in turn got more dramatic-sounding.

* ''Anime/SmilePrettyCure''[='=]s eyecatch has a hand placing a Cure Decor in the shape of the Smile emblem, [[spoiler:or the same decor into the Royal Clock]] into the Smile Pact. It causes it to show a random character, usually a Cure for the first eyecatch and Candy in a different outfit [[spoiler:or in the sky with Pop]] for the second one. Four times, the second was an Akanbe.
** Speaking of eyecatches featuring villians, ''Anime/TropicalRougePrettyCure'' featured a villain parody of one of the regular eyecatches in [[FprmulaBreaingEpisode episode 33]].

* ''[[LightNovel/TheSlayers Slayers Next]]'' has eyecatchers in the form of a SettingUpdate, with memorable cards such as Amelia as a waitress and Goury and Zelgadis as [[spoiler: [[HoYay a gay couple]], which [[CameraAbuse breaks the screen]]]].

* ''Franchise/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': From Part 3 (''Stardust Crusaders''), on would show information on a Stand that was prevalent in the episode. Part 4 (''Diamond Is Unbreakable'') added a silhouette of the Stand's user, and Part 5 (''Vento Aureo'') begins their versions with a spinning coin transitioning to the stats.

* Most of the works of [[Creator/RainmakerEntertainment Mainframe Entertainment]] (as it was known before it got its name changed) made in the 90s and early 2000s had eye catches when going to and coming back from commercial. This includes ''WesternAnimation/{{ReBoot}}'', ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'', 'WesternAnimation/WeirdOhs'', ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines'', ''WesternAnimation/ShadowRaiders[=/War Planets=]'', ''WesternAnimation/ActionMan2000'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheNewAnimatedSeries''.

* When ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' was brought to Japan, in addition to new openings being made for it, new eyecatches were made as well. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rSw4Xl5qfs See for yourself.]]

* Most of the works of [[Creator/RainmakerEntertainment Mainframe Entertainment]] (as it was known before it got its name changed) made in the 90s and early 2000s had eye catches when going to and coming back from commercial. This includes ''WesternAnimation/{{ReBoot}}'', ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'', ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines'', ''WesternAnimation/ShadowRaiders[=/War Planets=]'', ''WesternAnimation/ActionMan2000'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheNewAnimatedSeries''.

* Most of the works of [[Creator/RainmakerEntertainment Mainframe Entertainment]] (before it got its name changed) made in the 90s and early 2000s had eye catches when going to and coming back from commercial. This includes ''WesternAnimation/{{ReBoot}}'', ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'', ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines'', ''WesternAnimation/ShadowRaiders[=/War Planets=]'', ''WesternAnimation/ActionMan2000'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheNewAnimatedSeries''.

* A three-part series of eyecatches, for various anime, can be found on Youtube using links [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBJmEcuZUvQ 1]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ugEX6UQg4o 2]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49uvn-IRM5U 3]].

* The ''WesternAnimation/MegaMan'' cartoon used these for both going to and coming from commercials. These got some rather nice ArtEvolution in the second season, going from flat colors and generic poses to gaining some quality shading and more dynamic action poses.

* While ''Anime/YuGiOhZEXAL Clash! Duel Carnival!'' loads, the game shows the monster [[BlackMagicianGirl Gagaga]] [[MsFanservice Girl]] rendered in the game's "[[SuperDeformed pixelated chibi]]" style. Once in a while however, it may show the anime's female lead [[PatientChildhoodLoveInterest Kotori Mizuki]] {{cosplay}}ing as her instead. This may be a [[ContinuityNod nod]] to the 92nd and 93rd episodes of the anime, during which Kotori actually dressed up as her during the local (obviously [[TabletopGame/YuGiOhCardGame Duel Monsters]]-themed) SchoolFestival.

* The ''VideoGame/EnsembleStars'' anime shows the CG associated with the initial four star card of one of the characters relevant to that episode (starting with a silhouette, eliciting many [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} 'Who's that idol?']] jokes) as a way of helping new watchers to get to know the LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters.

** Speaking of eyecatches featuring villians, ''Anime/TropicalRougePrettyCure'' featured a villian parody of one of the regular eyecatches in [[SomethingCompletelyDifferent episode 33]].

* ''Manga/RozenMaiden'' had a few, always accompanied by two distinctive classical jingles. They usually showed the characters [[SpotOfTea drinking tea]].

** The [[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 original cartoon]] had eyecatches before and after each break, each one showing off a different character's transformation and accompanied by the distinctive voice of Victor Caroli intoning, "''The Transformers'' will return, after these messages". The VHS release of some episodes kept these, and added sound effects for flying, transforming, etc. With each season having their own unique set[[labelnote:*]]Season 1 having Optimus Prime, Starscream, Jazz and Laserbeak; Season 2 with Shockwave Grimlock, Hook, Astrotain, Cosmos, Thrust, Warpath, Devastator and Omega Supreme; Season 3 with Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, Blurr, Trypticon and a random Sharkticon; and Season 4 with Scorponok and Highbrow[[/labelnote]]

** The [[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 original cartoon]] had eyecatches before and after each break, each one showing off a different character's transformation and accompanied by the distinctive voice of Victor Caroli intoning, "''The Transformers'' will return, after these messages". The VHS release of some episodes kept these, and added sound effects for flying, transforming, etc. With each season having their own unique set[[labelnote:*]]Season 1 having Optimus Prime, Starscream, Jazz and Lazerbeak; Season 2 with Shockwave Grimlock, Hook, Astrotain, Cosmos, Thrust, Warpath, Devastator and Omega Supreme; Season 3 with Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, Blurr, Trypticon and a random Sharkticon; and Season 4 with Scorponok and Highbrow[[/labelnote]]

* The eyecatches in ''Anime/ChouKuseNiNarisou'' feature the UnknownRival hamming it up, and the series lead not noticing.

** The [[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 original cartoon]] had eyecatches before and after each break, each one showing off a different character's transformation and accompanied by the distinctive voice of Victor Caroli intoning, "''The Transformers'' will return, after these messages". The VHS release of some episodes kept these, and added sound effects for flying, transforming, etc. With each season having their own unique set[[labelnote:*]Season 1 having Optimus Prime, Starscream, Jazz and Lazerbeak; Season 2 with Shockwave Grimlock, Hook, Astrotain, Cosmos, Thrust, Warpath, Devastator and Omega Supreme; Season 3 with Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, Blurr, Trypticon and a random Sharkticon; and Season 4 with Scorponok and Highbrow[[/labelnote]]

** The [[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 original cartoon]] had eyecatches before and after each break, each one showing off a different character's transformation and accompanied by the distinctive voice of Victor Caroli intoning, "''The Transformers'' will return, after these messages". The VHS release of some episodes kept these, and added sound effects for flying, transforming, etc.

* When ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' was brought to Japan, in addition to new openings being made for it, new eyecatches were made as well. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=2rSw4Xl5qfs#t=100s See for yourself.]]

* Franchise/DragonBall:

* ''WesternAnimation/KaBlam''. "Hey Ka-Blammoids, keep your hiner in the recliner! Still to come, [Insert short], [insert short], and more WesternAnimation/ActionLeagueNow! Right here on [=KaBlam=]!"\\\
After the commercials ended, the announcer would say "[=KaBlam=]!", while a picture of the logo would do something. Later seasons changed this to Henry trying to lift up the logo, it falls on him, and then June winks at the audience. Then the announcer would say "[=KaBlam=]!" again like previously, this was to start the next break.

* As a series about adult tokusatsu fandom, ''Series/TokusatsuGaGaGa'' also employs these albeit purely as scene transitions at random points in an episode. (The show aired on Creator/{{NHK}} which, like the BBC mentionned above, is a UsefulNotes/StateBroadcaster that doesn't carry adverts.)

* ''Series/TheWildWildWest'' had a unique method of doing this. The last frame of the sequence before the commercial (usually a cliffhanger) was transformed into a comics-style illustration (in the pilot and from sometime during season two onwards) or alternatively a black and white (in season one)/tinted colour (in the first several season two episodes) and placed into one of five panels that resembled a comic strip, with each sequence being placed in a different panel.

** The "Who's That Pokémon" segment, in which viewers are asked to identify a Pokémon by its silhouette (and, in more recent episodes, some information about its behavior). The Japanese version eventually dropped this, replacing it with normal eyecatches, but the American [[UsefulNotes/4KidsEntertainment 4Kids]] dub kept it up 'til the Hoenn era, where it was replaced with "Trainer's Choice", a quiz on Pokémon knowledge. That lasted until The Pokémon Company International took over the dub.