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Dice

Dice

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Oct 25, 2017
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This is sorta a weird topic, but I'm in the mood for cool music and visuals, and I got thinking about some series' that were sandwiched by the other spectacle: Super fantastic opening and ending themes.

But let's make it interesting by asking for them in pairs. :P
2-for-1! 🎉

I START.

Samurai Champloo

Battlecry features Nujbaes... ... Still hurts (RIP). The cool and subdued visuals combined with downtempo hip-hop are a perfect match. For a show with high energy and a lot of style, I really like this choice of tune and how it frames the cast is very abstract and artful ways (a very modern interpretation of japanese art/textile) (seriously, any frame of this OP would look awesome on a t-shirt lol).


Shiki no Uta just oozes style with gorgeous and moody visuals. The songs opening guitar is cool and gets your attention right away while the singing keeps you in. Minmi (the singer)'s background in reggae and hip-hop continue this series penchant for mixing the contemporary with a period piece. It's really good and I think I've kept in the loop for a while. You know that shit is special when they go over the 1:30 mark lol.
Here's a pretty dang lovely version of the song in English by Sapphire.
 
HiLife

HiLife

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Oct 25, 2017
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Still my favorite OP for an anime. Other intros just don't have the psychedelic overload like this, for me.



As well as one of my favorite EDs. Can't wait to see what Stone Ocean will offer.
 
FelRes

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Oct 25, 2017
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Mawaru Penguindrum. Both are highly thematic with cool visuals, and the songs have an uncertain dreaminess to them.


 
DragonSJG

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Dice said:
This is sorta a weird topic, but I'm in the mood for cool music and visuals, and I got thinking about some series' that were sandwiched by the other spectacle: Super fantastic opening and ending themes.

But let's make it interesting by asking for them in pairs. :P
2-for-1! 🎉

I START.

Samurai Champloo

Battlecry features Nujbaes... ... Still hurts (RIP). The cool and subdued visuals combined with downtempo hip-hop are a perfect match. For a show with high energy and a lot of style, I really like this choice of tune and how it frames the cast is very abstract and artful ways (a very modern interpretation of japanese art/textile) (seriously, any frame of this OP would look awesome on a t-shirt lol).


Shiki no Uta just oozes style with gorgeous and moody visuals. The songs opening guitar is cool and gets your attention right away while the singing keeps you in. Minmi (the singer)'s background in reggae and hip-hop continue this series penchant for mixing the contemporary with a period piece. It's really good and I think I've kept in the loop for a while. You know that shit is special when they go over the 1:30 mark lol.
Here's a pretty dang lovely version of the song in English by Sapphire.
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Murasaki

Murasaki

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Oct 25, 2017
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Ooh, good idea for a thread OP!
Hmm, Moyashimon springs to mind. I love that they're so different but both capture the vibe of the show/manga.
Can we have a 3rd season please, thank you?

OP:


ED:


I can't find the actual visuals atm for some reason, but they're fantastic. If I can track them down I'll edit them in.
 
excelsiorlef

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Oct 25, 2017
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Sailor Moon





Sailor Moon R




With R nudging it out because Otome no Policy is like genuine happiness in musical form.
 
TheChits

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Oct 25, 2017
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I'm using this as an excuse to post this amazing cover. Champloo is a fantastic choice for this
 
Uzzy

Uzzy

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Oct 25, 2017
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex



and...

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG

 
Sabretooth

Sabretooth

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Oct 27, 2017
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Damn, y'all have posted the good shit already, so I'm gonna go with Ergo Proxy:

Outstanding OP both in song and video, love the style of it. It sets the esoteric, melancholy tone perfectly while still allowing for energy.



And it ends with a simple credits roll ED, but when you've got motherfucking Radiohead playing, you don't need much more:



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I don't think this one can count because it's not an OP/ED in the traditional sense, but I'm gonna post it for exposure anyway. The first episode of Bubblegum Crisis starts and ends with amazingly 80s Japanese songs.

Opening:



And ending:

 
Temp_User

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Oct 30, 2017
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After finishing Overlord Season 3, its Opening and Ending songs remain stuck in my head for some reason.

OP:


ED:
 

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As mentioned already, Inuyasha had some great joint OP / ED themes but I'll highlight the Final Act because its songs are kind of underated:



Sailor Moon Crystal sucked but it had some good music:


 
SPRidley

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Oct 25, 2017
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Every Jojo part except the middle song of part 4 and part 5. The middle op of part 4 and the first ending of part 5 are awful

Cowboy Bebop of course
 
Uzzy

Uzzy

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Sabretooth said:
Damn, y'all have posted the good shit already, so I'm gonna go with Ergo Proxy:

Outstanding OP both in song and video, love the style of it. It sets the esoteric, melancholy tone perfectly while still allowing for energy.



And it ends with a simple credits roll ED, but when you've got motherfucking Radiohead playing, you don't need much more:



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I don't think this one can count because it's not an OP/ED in the traditional sense, but I'm gonna post it for exposure anyway. The first episode of Bubblegum Crisis starts and ends with amazingly 80s Japanese songs.

Opening:



And ending:

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Ergo Proxy is some good shit, nice choice.
 
pbayne

pbayne

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Oct 27, 2017
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Xamd was a bad show but it had nothing but god tier openings and endings
 
squall23

squall23

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Oct 25, 2017
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Garo Vanishing Line OP2 and ED2. If you just watch these 2 things by themselves, you'd think the anime was a roadtrip anime about a guy and his daughter facing some obstacles when the show is really about the guy wearing a golden set of armour and kicking demons' asses.




What about movies where there are no OPs? Like the Gurren Lagann movies. That flower always gets me, man.
 
Apollo

Apollo

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Oct 25, 2017
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The Perfect Insider/Subete ga F ni Naru




Music and visuals just can't be beat
 
BrickArts295

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Oct 26, 2017
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DBZ - Buu Saga



Gurren Lagann's final OP/ED




Shout Out to:
Haikyu's OP/ED #4 - absolute hypefest.
Mirai Nikki OP/ED #1
FMAB OP/ED #1
AOT S1 OP/ED #2
Death Note OP/ED #1
Naruto and One Piece have lots of bangers but its hard to choose because there's just too damn many.
 
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TorianElecdra

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Sabretooth said:
Damn, y'all have posted the good shit already, so I'm gonna go with Ergo Proxy:

Outstanding OP both in song and video, love the style of it. It sets the esoteric, melancholy tone perfectly while still allowing for energy.



And it ends with a simple credits roll ED, but when you've got motherfucking Radiohead playing, you don't need much more:



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Come and saaaaaaave meeeee!

So good.
 
Sabretooth

Sabretooth

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Oct 27, 2017
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Oh shit, can't believe I missed Wolf's Rain!

The opening is rebellious and perfectly encapsulates the 'wolf' vibe.



The ending is slow, melancholy, and never fails at making me sad.



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Got room for more oldies? I frickin' love the OP/ED combo for Trinity Blood.

The opening is one of the most gloriously goth songs I've ever heard:



And the ending is really sweet and sad all at once.

 
Sirank

Sirank

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Oct 27, 2017
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Outlaw Star




City Hunter




Others that come to mind:
Bokurano
Turn A Gundam
Darker than Black
Hyper Combat Unit Dangaioh

Murasaki said:
Can we have a 3rd season please, thank you?
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Oh heck yeah! Glad to see I'm not the only one that still thinks about/wants more Moyashimon. lol
 
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Sec0nd

Sec0nd

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Oct 27, 2017
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Probably an unpopular opinion because of all the controversy surrounding it, but the Netflix version of Neon Genesis Evangelion.

No need to talk about the OP of course. But they used the Rei I or Rei II song IIRC for the outro instead of the Frank Sinatra cover. For a first-time viewer, the Rei Outro song was absolutely brilliant. A beautiful, yet haunting piano song that really alludes to there being something more beneath the surface of this Mecha anime.
 
Jersey_Tom

Jersey_Tom

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Dec 2, 2017
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Jujutsu Kaisen's first OP and Emade a strong case for a great modern pairing.





And of course Megalobox.



 
LazyLain

LazyLain

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Jan 17, 2019
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Boogiepop Phantom



Gankutsuou



I could've posted Serial Experiments Lain's OP/ED, but I'm sure someone will do it eventually. Honorable mention to Major and Bokurano. I also considered posting Zipang's OP/EDs, but while they're solid enough, they're also not really standout enough for me to want to listen to them by themselves or to look up the artist(s) and seek out more of their music.
 
Lotus

Lotus

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Oct 25, 2017
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The Perfect Insider is probably the most underrated joint winner for me, both the OP and ED are fantastic

OP:



ED:

 
Valcrist

Valcrist

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Oct 25, 2017
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Mawaru Penguindrum, Jujutsu Kaisen, Maoyuu Maou Yuusha, a ton other I'm not thinking of.
 
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