Favorite Anime OP/ED Theme Songs. - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

TheCollector86 · 03-31-2015, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by LordCrumb

My absolute favorite, would have to be the English opening to Dragon Ball. It's just a fun, catchy tune that fits the show perfectly. It's an adventure, come and hunt the Dragon Balls with me.

[HD]Dragon Ball English Intro with lyrics - Mystical Adventure! - YouTube

the original japanese version is much better

I hate english dubbed animes

on topic:

my favorite anime theme of all time is:

We Gotta Power

Sign

Closer

Diver

Warrior

insomniac013 · 03-31-2015, 09:14 PM

There are so many OPs and EDs i like, but they're taken down so quickly from Youtube that it's hard to bother look for them there. Vimeo to the rescue!

I will say one of my all time favourites is Kids on The Slope and its intro, Sakamichi no Melody. It is beautiful, GODLIKE!
https://vimeo.com/40669909

All the Fullmetal Alchemist openings are FAN-TASTIC, but this fourth one from the original might just be my favourite!
https://vimeo.com/83831326

And of course I gotta mention Gintama!
https://vimeo.com/63221938

Jim Purcell · 03-31-2015, 10:25 PM

What the heck are the Youtube embed tags on this forum? I guess I've never needed to know until now.

Naiera · 03-31-2015, 10:33 PM

Just link to the video on YouTube. Odd way to do it, but it works.

Jim Purcell · 03-31-2015, 10:35 PM

The only OP you will ever need...

Kajite Knight - Full Song

Because it is radical

EDIT: Okay, yeah linking Youtubes is weird, because you can't see embeded videos when you preview your post

Naiera · 03-31-2015, 11:31 PM

Whoa, that is awesome!

vincentric · 03-31-2015, 11:52 PM

I love, absolutely love the opening and ending themes for Berserk. Some people will find them kinda weird, probably even terrible but something about them just resonates greatly with me.

Al_The_Strange · 04-01-2015, 12:14 AM

I don't think I really discriminate between OP, ED, or any other type of songs anime uses; if I like it, then great, it could be at the beginning, middle, or end for all I care.

Some favorites of mine include:

...plus just about everything in The Cowboy Bebop.

Tiberius · 04-01-2015, 12:27 AM

Nothing too out of the ordinary here.

Boogiepop Phantom OP

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Serial Experiments Lain OP

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Noir ED

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Gundam 0083 Stardust Memories OP 1 (bcuz adultswim)

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Princess Lover OP (terrible show btw)

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Code Geass OP 1

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Code Geass ED 1

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Haruhi OP 1

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Nichijou OP 1

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iLLest1aLive · 04-01-2015, 12:48 AM

Too many to choose from but the ED that i remember the most (since its so catchy) is Witch Craft Works

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tehMTL · 04-01-2015, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Gokusen

Stuff for old geezers like me:

Record of Lodoss War TV OP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gK8f-fvs4c

Hey, this is one of my favs... and I'm 24!

Girls With Guns · 04-01-2015, 02:54 AM

I was always a big fan of early 80's New Wave music, like The Fixx, Depeche Mode, Thomas Dolby, Devo, and the like - so one of my all time favorite OP's has got to be Last Exile, of course - so New Wave sounding...

Last Exile:

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Wow! Right after watching the Last Exile OP on YT, the OP for .hack//sign started auto-playing, and I now love the music for that one, even though I've never seen the series, lol...

.hack//sign:

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Of course, there is always the OP's for Ghost in the Shell and Innocence - especially good when performed live...

Ghost in the Shell and Innocence - Kenji Kawai concert:

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And another a great anime soundtrack, Kara no Kyoukai - Garden of Sinners - I especially like the ED for the first movie - also performed live...

Kara no Kyoukai - Garden of Sinners - Kalafina - Oblivion:

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Vracer111 · 04-01-2015, 04:23 AM

OP:

Birdy the Mighty: Decode (Full)

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...the whole OST for Birdy the Mighty: Decode is pretty much one of my favorites, well worth the money for both. And why has the show not been released on Blu-ray yet!

Cowboy Bebop

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...goes without saying, but I'll say it anyways...one of the best openings ever!

Ergo Proxy

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...another one of the great openings.

Gunslinger Girl

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... of course the masterpiece that is season 1 only - not sure what season 2 is, but it definitely is not the same show... LOL!

Romeo X Juliet

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...absolutely beautiful rendition of "You Raise Me Up" that is perfectly suited to my favorite Romeo and Juliet telling...

Shikabane Hime

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...love the opening... show is 'ok'.

Sky Girls

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...probably my favorite OP from Mell! Show wasn't too bad either... it's one of GWG's favorites categories too - Moe Mecha!

Tokyo Ghoul - this version specifically:

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...have not seen the show, and not really planning to either, but this came up in a Vocaloid search while back and I've been loving it since...
and speaking of Vocaloid covers of OP's, I really like these:

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ED:

Attack on Titan (full)

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...Speaking of AoT, I'm betting this will be an ED for the second season...at least I really hope so, it's a beautiful piece of music:

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(2:01-3:30 is my bet for the ED) The OST and singles for Attack on Titan are most excellent as well..

Bubblegum Crisis 2040 (full)

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...Love the OST's from BC 2040...

Casshern Sins

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...special show, so the special ED of course...

Claymore (full)

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...what can I say, Riyu Kosaka is one of my favorite Japanese female singers.

Initial D

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Solty Rei

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... I cry every time the show comes to this point...

Sousei no Aquarion

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...Yoko Kanno was the best thing about the show...LOL!

Viper's Creed

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...if only we could get a physical release of this show...

And regarding the poll, there is not set place for the best music. For Burst Angel, the best music is what was made for the DVD menu system.... so yeah.

Snarfs · 04-01-2015, 04:35 AM

I'm posting links....this thread is laggy as hell with all of those videos lol.

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- Apparently it's the closing for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Never actually seen it but I love Yes. A lot of awesome music references in that show.

Noooooooo how do I just post it as a link?!

Ugh screw it whatever...

SeaFox · 04-01-2015, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Vracer111

Birdy the Mighty: Decode (Full)

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...the whole OST for Birdy the Mighty: Decode is pretty much one of my favorites, well worth the money for both. And why has the show not been released on Blu-ray yet!

Not sure how well it did in Japan but it was kinda a flop in the U.S. sales wise and got relegated to S.A.V.E. status pretty fast. I enjoyed both seasons, though. And wanted a season 3 to tie up the rest of the story.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vracer111

Gunslinger Girl

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... of course the masterpiece that is season 1 only - not sure what season 2 is, but it definitely is not the same show... LOL!

Okay, I will give you that Il Teatrino is not nearly as good as the first season art-wise. But the ED theme was good. The scripts for some of the episodes ended in a slightly melancholy feeling, and they often faded in the Ending over the last 30 seconds or so instead of cutting over directly. It was sung back and forth by Lia and Aoi Tada, Lia's version being slightly better vocally:

neoz · 04-01-2015, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Snarfs

I'm posting links....this thread is laggy as hell with all of those videos lol.

[Show spoiler]

- Apparently it's the closing for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Never actually seen it but I love Yes. A lot of awesome music references in that show.

Noooooooo how do I just post it as a link?!

Ugh screw it whatever...

haha I can see that now. I just fixed mine and wrapped them in spoilers to help.

neoz · 04-01-2015, 07:22 AM

Here are a few more I like as well.

Girls und Panzer OP/ED

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Stellas Womens Academy OP/ED

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Vracer111 · 04-01-2015, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by SeaFox

Okay, I will give you that Il Teatrino is not nearly as good as the first season art-wise. But the ED theme was good. The scripts for some of the episodes ended in a slightly melancholy feeling, and they often faded in the Ending over the last 30 seconds or so instead of cutting over directly. It was sung back and forth by Lia and Aoi Tada, Lia's version being slightly better vocally:

doll Full (Lia ver.) - YouTube

Nice ending actually... when watching the second season I was fast forwarding everything to watch the just the show, one viewing of the not so great opening was more than enough for me and I didn't even bother with the ending. For the 'real' Gunslinger Girl series though I will watch the OP every time...

SeaFox · 04-01-2015, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Tiberius

Code Geass OP 1

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Code Geass ED 1

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All the Code Geass OP themes were really decent. But for me the last one (Hitomi no Tsubasa, by Access) was a step up -- THIS IS THE END, it seemed to yell. (course it wasn't, just the end of the first season):

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I can't agree with you on the ED themes, though. I find Ali Project to be kinda grating.

BobbyMcGee · 04-01-2015, 10:24 AM

First, loving this thread but more old-school please!

Surprised this one has not been posted yet:

Vision of Escaflowne Opening:

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View Poll Results: Best songs in anime series are usually...
the ones used for the Opening themes.	30	37.50%
the ones used for the Ending themes.	6	7.50%
the pull songs from the middle of an episode.	2	2.50%
There is no "usually" when it comes to this.	42	52.50%
Voters: 80. You may not vote on this poll

03-31-2015, 09:14 PM	#22
insomniac013 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Feb 2010 Location:Gravity Falls Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	There are so many OPs and EDs i like, but they're taken down so quickly from Youtube that it's hard to bother look for them there. Vimeo to the rescue! I will say one of my all time favourites is Kids on The Slope and its intro, Sakamichi no Melody. It is beautiful, GODLIKE! https://vimeo.com/40669909 All the Fullmetal Alchemist openings are FAN-TASTIC, but this fourth one from the original might just be my favourite! https://vimeo.com/83831326 And of course I gotta mention Gintama! https://vimeo.com/63221938 Last edited by insomniac013; 04-01-2015 at 10:32 AM.

03-31-2015, 10:25 PM	#23
Jim Purcell Power Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2010 4K collection:99 Blu-ray collection:1004 DVD collection:265	What the heck are the Youtube embed tags on this forum? I guess I've never needed to know until now.

03-31-2015, 10:33 PM	#24
Naiera Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Denmark Home Theater Gallery:2 Trading Score:25	Just link to the video on YouTube. Odd way to do it, but it works.

03-31-2015, 11:31 PM	#26
Naiera Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Denmark Home Theater Gallery:2 Trading Score:25	Whoa, that is awesome!

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