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Another example is Prince of Tennis, which has the openings and ending songs for the OVA episodes sung by characters in the anime.

Antagonists such as Zechs Merquise, Master Asia, Sailor Galaxia, Vegeta, and some villains (such as Devimon and Sōsuke Aizen) also have their own character songs.

In some cases, these are regarded as more interesting than those of the protagonists as they often provide the only glimpse into a villain's character.

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A famous example of this are the various versions of Neon Genesis Evangelion's theme songs, redone by the voice actresses of Rei Ayanami, Asuka Langley Soryu and Misato Katsuragi.

For example, while Mazinger Z includes songs about Kouji Kabuto and his friends, they are not sung by their voice actors.