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Anime with joint "Winners" for OP and EDThemes.
- Thread starter Dice
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Oh my god, this show is the patron saint of great OP/ED combos. Absolute boss.
Was going to post this combo myself if it hadn't been already done. Still slaps dubbed or subbed.
Nailed it like Nobara. OP slaps hard and ED is super evocative and nostalgic.
That said, I know we're talking about themes and not animation, but I'd like everyone to please stand for the absolutely iconic ED1:
Only the freshest vibes.
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Came here to post this. Thank you.
And for the rest of yall, this is pretty much a period. Inuyasha hands down
I love this one set of openings and endings in Urusei Yatsura. Pure 80s energy.
Oddly though this opening and ending only last for 15 episodes which is very odd for a 80s series, since back then openings and endings could last an entire year or even more. They were replaced much faster than any other ones in UY itself, aside from the episodes where they used the movie 1 ending for the tv show.
Oddly though this opening and ending only last for 15 episodes which is very odd for a 80s series, since back then openings and endings could last an entire year or even more. They were replaced much faster than any other ones in UY itself, aside from the episodes where they used the movie 1 ending for the tv show.
Yeah Eureka nailed its OP and ED's, thanks for sharing! I kinda forgot how much I enjoyed the music here.
Great choices. I did wanna highlight Azumanga for finding a really good tone/musical style to go with its constant stream of weird (lol I'm semi-sad that Kiyohiko Azuma apparently hated it?)
Yeah these were all quite good, you can tell they budgeted for it. RIP Origa, gone waaay too soon.
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Awesome version, very good. Thanks for posting!!
I only heard Ergo Proxy's for the first time a couple of years ago and was totally blown away. For one, I do love the nostalgia I feel hearing that kinda early/mid 00's alternative rock. But it's a fabulous song (and again goes passed 1:30! So I presume the studio liked it too xD)
Sorcerer Hunter was catchy as hell. I looooove the 90s club music ending and the opening with the guy and girl harmonizing is an underrated effect. ... I swear this series is why I mix up Megumi Hayashibara and Masami Okui, them girls were 90s queens for anime music. On that note...
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Couple more from me
SLAYERS NEXT
Megumi Hayashibara absolutely, well, slayed for Slayers. They're all pretty good, NEXT probably being the popular choice.
BLEACH
I think Bleach started out really strong for a series that had a lot of winning themes. ASTERISK is impeccably stylish, fun, and cool, with a great beat. Life is like a Boat has Rie Fu has the singer work beautifully in two languages and the song flows really well (it's catchy and easy to sing).
Some good ones already here, but some more that came to mind:
Shiki's first opening and ending each convey in different ways that you're going to see some brutal stuff in that show (and they're right). It's a pity that I really don't like the second op.
Dorohedoro has like 6 eds in 12 episodes and they're all fantastic, but I'll just pick one to go with the consistent op.
Shiki's first opening and ending each convey in different ways that you're going to see some brutal stuff in that show (and they're right). It's a pity that I really don't like the second op.
Dorohedoro has like 6 eds in 12 episodes and they're all fantastic, but I'll just pick one to go with the consistent op.
Eden of the East is probably a rare example of a show I didn't like for itself, but I loved loved loved its OP and ED. The OP is "Falling Down" by Oasis:
And the ED was by School Food Punishment, which is a really neat band:
And the ED was by School Food Punishment, which is a really neat band:
The anime is not that great, but the opening and ending for Kannazuki No Miko are fantastic. Kotoko IMO is among my favorite J-Pop solo artists.
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I'll echo this mostly but I don't think ED1 is close to you he quality of the others.
They switch to it at basically the perfect time though.
The quite recent Wave, Listen to Me! sure is a good fit here. That ED especially is just sublime.
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Yeah this is great. I always found some sort of comfort looking at this ED. It's a weird mix of positivity and glum that I can resonate with.
This ED was a huge part of what made me enjoy the anime a lot, I was sad when I saw it replaced after 10+ episodes :(
Damn I was going to come in and mention Ergo Proxy, figuring nobody else would. It's got such a unique tone to both ends, plus the unusual factor to have your songs be in english, and uhhh yeah how the fuck did Radiohead end up in an anime? Wild stuff. I'd like to rewatch the series but last time I tried I couldn't get into it, but I friendly want to.
To those that said the second songs for Eureka SeveN: I can't say no to that. These had the problem of being played during the darkest and most angsty arc* in the series, but got the funk on point and were really cohesive. A great combo for a wrong moment.
The fourth songs ("sakura" and "Canvas") are quite a neat combo, too. The OP nailed on the hopefulness (it's a good song, both with and without the Amazing Grace motif), but also was the ED in contrast with the heart-wrenching images depicted on it.
The Scub Coral Mine, Eureka's Acperience, and Renton going full Amuro (aka jumping ship and meeting the married soldiers).
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