I mean, I like Death Note for example, but the opening is so… “Meh”, IMO. I want something that not only has a good story but also has an Opening that is epic. Like Steins;Gate, for example.
I haven’t watched anime in years, I’m gonna bet Cowboy Bebop still has the best opening ever.
bada-bada-bada-bada-badow! fill basline
I watch an anime reviewer that pointed out that the opening is so good that Netflix couldn’t even get it right while copying and pasting.
Also check out Lazarus!
Most recently I think the [Dan Da Dan Season 1 OP] (https://youtu.be/A1dnxXrpN-o) was something special! To be honest, any Creepy Nuts song as an OP goes hard. For example, I am also a big fan of the Call of The Night Season 2 OP. Those are the best two I’ve seen recently anyway!
Totally support Dan Da Dan S1. I honestly was quite disappointed that S2 did not keep up.
I would add Attack on Titan S3 (I think? The one with the war themed opening) that send chills down my spine.
Lol why do some part of them sound like Rap Music 🤣
(Wait, is there actually Japanese Rap Music? 🤔)
Rap is a worldwide phenomenon by now so probably.
Music genres usually aren’t limited to specific countries
This guy animes. Haven’t heard of a single one of these.
You haven’t heard of the songs or the anime? Almost all of them are pretty main stream.
I forgot how much the animation for Spy X Family improved in season 2 for the opening and ending. They’re super beautiful
Haven’t heard of the animes. But I don’t watch much anime. Only the most popular, Death Note, Attack on Titan, the likes of them.
CITY soundtrack is fire! Like, all of them!
Cowboy Bebop for sure. That jazz tune is fuckin’ killer, and the graphics are great to boot.
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Mostly a cheat, though, because the music is Radiohead.
No mention of Evangelion? Weird.
It’s not epic (maybe epically sad) but the Dango Song intro from Clannad slaps!
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood had a lot of nice intro songs imho with “Again” being the best one.
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood had a lot of nice intro songs imho with “Again” being the best one.
That’s the first one right? I think I see a pattern across Anime, the Opening-1 almost always seem like the better one.
The first one has Code Geass vibes. I kinda like it, I’d say… I’d probably rank it right after Code Geass Op1.
Some of my personal favorite openings:
- Elfen Lied: the anime itself was kind of ok but the opening and first like 10 minutes are so memorable. Been decades since I’ve seen it so maybe the plot is better than what I remember. Doesn’t change the fact that this opening is hauntingly beautiful
- One Punch Man: such a good hype up song. The song makes you feel like you can do anything
- Pokémon (Kanto League): another great hype up song though I think a large part of it is how nostalgic it makes me since it was my first anime
And Endings:
- Inuyasha (Every Heart by BoA): like Pokémon, I think a good reason I like this song so much is the nostalgia. But even taking that out, the ending is a great example of jpop from the early 2000s. Fun fact, the singer is actually a kpop star and has also released this song in English and Korean. Growing up only hearing the Japanese version, it’s super weird to hear it in any other language especially from the same voice.
- Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1: the chill hip hop vibes and cool animation are such a fun way to palate cleanse all the gore and seriousness of each episode
- Asobi Asobase: everything about this ending is great. The psychotic visuals, the cute anime girl vocals, the heavy metal backdrop. What makes it even better is just how much it contrasts with the show’s opening. Many of the comments for both videos point out this hilarious disparity.
dude I love elfen lied it’s like a corner stone for my anime history. it sucks that the anime was only like a third of the Manga. and that the artist is a fucking creep with a piss kink I’m p sure but doesn’t stop me from loving elfen lied
FLCL
The ending guitar riff was the message sound on my phone for years.
It got recognized a few times, too!
ODDTAXI is an excellent short decent anime and the opening is legendary. With just the right riff to end it.
You should also watch the anime don’t think it’s a cutesy animal story. It’s about a walrus who drives a taxi in present day Tokyo, and has some of the best dialogue I’ve read in any anime. Highly recommend subtitles not the dub.
How about some weird ancient ones?
They’re as much not to everyone’s taste as the shows themselves but I love all of the HaréGuu openings. The original’s a bop, Deluxe continues this while adding a spoken-word section the singer can barely keep up with, and Final is the best of the bunch. HaréGuu Deluxe also has a neat showtune-y ending.
I also think that Nerima Daikon Brothers has a great opening; it very much fits with the main characters being dollar store Blues Brothers.
If you want something that oozes cool, I can recommend the original Hellsing. A World Without Logos is an extremely stylish song as long as you don’t mind completely incomprehensible lyrics. (The song sounds as if it’s in English but is really just onomatopoeia. Basically Prisencolinensinainciusol in menacing.)
