History NeverTrustATrailer / Anime

* The commercials for ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' made it look like a fairly standard MagicalGirl series. This [[DarkerAndEdgier is ]] [[{{Deconstruction}} not]] [[NightmareFuel accurate]]. More specifically, early material suggests that [[spoiler: Mami Tomoe]] would be an important character. [[spoiler: This is also [[DeadStarWalking not]] [[SacrificialLion entirely]] [[EatenAlive accurate]]]].

* Early promotion for the 13th ''DetectiveConan'' movie heavily involved a scene with the most prominent antagonist of the series shooting Conan at point-blank range after having discovered his true identity. It turns out to be AllJustADream ''before the opening credits''.

* ''WingsOfHonneamiseRoyalSpaceForce'' gave the impression of an action film to the North American audience. This slow paced drama made people realise the trailer was for the last ten minutes (that includes credits)

* The back of the case for ''{{Digimon}}: TheMovie'' mentions in the synopsis "a wayward digimon kidnaps the Digi-Destined". While this in fact ''does'' happen in the original movie, the North American version of the movie is a [[{{Macekre}} mish-mash]] of the first three movies with an altered plot to link them together. So the kidnapping sub-plot of the third part of the movie never actually happens.

* Spoofed by ''ExcelSaga'' by having trailers which have the scenes edited to resemble a romantic comedy and an action show.

* Spoofed by ''Excel Saga'' by having trailers which have the scenes edited to resemble a romantic comedy and an action show.

* Famously, some of the boxes for ''Ranma 1/2'' described the series as a "sex comedy." Considering the lack of actual sex in the show, they probably meant "gender comedy."

* ''MazingerZ'' used extreme hyperbole in its next-episode previews, and was not above outright lying to the audience to hype up an episode. The most famous example is an episode called "Koji Kabuto Dies in Lava!"

** The second to last Mazinkaiser episode was also called "Kouji Kabuto Dies in Lava!" [[spoiler: He almost does, but the [[JetPack Kaiser Scrandrer]] pulls him out.]]

* ''Anime/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi'' - The next-episode previews have been full of blatant lies, characters acting incredibly out-of-character and inside-jokes. Likewise with a good number of ''HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi'' Kai's previews.

* The commercials for ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' made it look like a fairly standard MagicalGirl series. This [[DarkerAndEdgier is ]] [[{{Deconstruction}} not]] [[NightmareFuelUnleaded accurate]]. More specifically, early material suggests that [[spoiler: Mami Tomoe]] would be an important character. [[spoiler: This is also [[DeadStarWalking not]] [[SacrificialLion entirely]] [[EatenAlive accurate]]]].

* ''[[MariaSamaGaMiteru Maria Sama Ga Miteru's]]'' {{Post Episode Trailer}}s tend to be so random and goofy that they become this.

* The preview of the final episode of ''DeathNote'' has Yagami Light laughing triumphantly while saying that he is Kira, followed by the title "New World", implementing that Light has won and he is going to change the world at his own disposal. The actual story has him beaten down to the bottom and every cop chasing him. The DownerEnding also reveals that he actually dies miserably having accomplished nothing at all.

* May also be a mixed example with CoversAlwaysLie, but in ''{{Bleach}}'', Nel's [[spoiler: adult form]] is heavily and prominently featured in cover arts, anime openings, anime closings, video game trailers, and other media, despite the fact that it only appears for a couple chapters and plays almost no actual role in the story.

* ''{{Inuyasha}}'' is also known for misleading {{Post Episode Trailer}}s. While the narration is usually fairly accurate, it's played over mostly random shots from the next episode, and is done by the characters themselves who have a tendency to exaggerate and/or go off topic. One notable instance includes 2 or 3 references to Jaken, Sesshomaru's minion who featured prominently in the next episode, but those references are drowned out by Kagome confusing his name for Jan-Ken-Pon, the Japanese name for Rock-Paper-Scissors, and trying to convince the others to let her teach them how to play it.
* ''{{Mai-HiME}}'' also has some very misleading {{Post Episode Trailer}}s. Most notably, after episode 15's cliffhander ending leaving us in doubt as to whether [[spoiler:Mai is dead]], the trailer indicates that [[spoiler:she is]], which turns out to be untrue.

* ''Literature/{{Baccano}}''. Funimation decided to parody the hell out of this trope and for the first 1/3 of the [[http://www4.funimation.com/video/?page=video&v=3535 trailer]] made it seem like some sort of old black and white historical anime with mild, believable violence that makes one wonder why it's rated TV-MA. Then cut to a film reel ending and some guys staring boredly, then the real trailer with blood, big booms, guns, cut off limbs, ect.

* ''MazingerZ'' used extreme hyperbole in its next-episode previews, and was not above outright lying to the audience to hype up an episode. The most famous example is an episode called "Koji Kabuto Drowns in Lava!"
** The actual wording is literally "Dies". This one is so infamous it was endlessly mocked and parodied, culminating in one of the Mazinkaizer stage in ''Super Robot Wars J'' being called "Kouji Kabuto Dies in Lava!?".
*** Probably because the second to last Mazinkaiser episode was also called "Kouji Kabuto Dies in Lava!" [[spoiler: He almost does, but the [[JetPack Kaiser Scrandrer]] pulls him out.]]

** [[FridgeBrilliance Actually, the boxes are accurate]]. One definition of sex means gender, so it is a "sex comedy", just not that other kind.

* ''VisualNovel/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi'' - The next-episode previews have been full of blatant lies, characters acting incredibly out-of-character and inside-jokes. Likewise with a good number of ''HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi'' Kai's previews.

* The trailers for ''{{Nisemonogatari}}'' showed Suruga's big bare ass fully uncensored, but once the series proper aired, it was censored by a weird grey blur or books. Particularly bad because StudioSHAFT had never censored {{fanservice}} scenes before, in fact the first season was fine with showing Hitagi's bare butt.

* The trailers for ''{{Nisemonogatari}}'' showed [[BabyGotBack Suruga's big bare ass]] fully uncensored, but once the series proper aired, it was censored by a weird grey blur or books. Particularly bad because StudioSHAFT had never censored {{fanservice}} scenes before, in fact the first season was fine with showing Hitagi's bare butt.

* Before the second season of ''DarkerThanBlack'' came out, many a fan whined over the fact that the [[http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a209/HarukoDear4Life/Darker%20Than%20Black/?action=view¤t=DTBFirstApprouchNewCharacters.jpg promos]] suggested it would be much LighterAndSofter than the first season. Turns out that StudioBONES was fucking with us.

* ''{{Clannad}}'''s anime adaptation does this quite a lot with their PostEpisodeTrailer every episode. One implied a pretty explicit HoYay relationship that might form between the main character [[HeterosexualLifePartners and his closest friend]], followed by his friend's father commenting that the relationship "looks like fun."

* The opening for ''SchoolDays'' makes it look like a happy, up-beat love story with lots of {{Fanservice}}. It begins that way, but rapidly turns into something much darker.

* The trailers for the anime adaptation of one TearJerker of a strip in ''AxisPowersHetalia'' showed the episode being in English (the strip concerns America and England, both being English speakers). Fans feared some very serious {{Narm}} since the {{Engrish}} was barely understandable. However, the actual episode turned out to be in Japanese.

* ''{{Baccano}}''. Funimation decided to parody the hell out of this trope and for the first 1/3 of the [[http://www4.funimation.com/video/?page=video&v=3535 trailer]] made it seem like some sort of old black and white historical anime with mild, believable violence that makes one wonder why it's rated TV-MA. Then cut to a film reel ending and some guys staring boredly, then the real trailer with blood, big booms, guns, cut off limbs, ect.

* ''UminekoNoNakuKoroNi'' - The next-episode previews have been full of blatant lies, characters acting incredibly out-of-character and inside-jokes. Likewise with a good number of ''HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi'' Kai's previews.

** [[FridgeBrilliance Actually, the boxes are accurate]]. One definition of sex means gender, so it is a "sex comedy", [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean just not that other kind]].