Ahoi,

i thought this deserved its own topic.

So, i just finished rewatching Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi, and one thing came to my mind:

While that whole show is a very comedy-centric one, there were moments when, if done right, things could have taken a different outcome. Like when Nagato´s replacement tried to kill Kyon. That had such a serious tone and was so different from the nonstop comedy.

Anyway, this is why im asking:
Are there any shows that actually REALLY do "it", and go from one genre to another inmidest of the show? Like, a series starts out as a comedy-anime, and 5 episodes in turns into a violence-heavy drama-show. Just for an example of what i mean.


PS: Another reason why i thought of this is...well, often i think that comedy-shows are great at introducing characters, which would be ideal for ´some serious drama later on.