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.

  • nandeEbisu@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei had banger after banger for its openings.

    One Piece OP1 is a classic

    Gintama’s early openings and endings are also really good. Pray and Mr. Raindrop are great.

    Would be remiss if I didn’t honorable mention Eden of the East just straight up using Falling Down by the band Oasis (the guys who wrote Wonderwall).

  • impudentmortal@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    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.
    • Caesium@lemmy.world
      3·
      4 days ago

      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

  • Contramuffin@lemmy.world
    4·
    5 days ago

    Bunny Girl Senpai’s ED is hands down the most beautiful anime song I’ve heard.

    Don’t be fooled by the name, it’s a really deep anime with no sexualization of characters. Highly recommend watching.

    I’m also personally of the opinion that both of Nichijou’s OP (OP1, OP2) are good, as long as you’re into frantic, chaotic mid-song genre switching. Well, at least it’s pretty on par with the rest of the show

  • ArgentRaven@lemmy.world
    4·
    5 days ago

    I disagree, “What’s up, people?” By Maximum the Hormone (Death Note OP 2) is great. The intro with all the manically laughing Light heads in the fires of hell, while MtH growls metal vocals over it? Chef’s kiss.

    High School of the Dead has a great opening as well - Kishida Kyoudan & the Akeboshi Rockets. It’s also a really fun anime.

    Call of the Night’s entire anime was written around the song in their season 1 opening. It’s pretty good as well.

    Someone already mentioned Cowboy Bebop, and that entire soundtrack is perfect. They wrote many episodes to fit the music they made first.

    Tokyo Ghoul had that meme of the opening for a while, because that one part sounds really nice when it hits.

    I’m sure there’s others, but that’s all I can think of off the top of my head.

  • pastermil@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    4 days ago

    Seems that there’s no mention of this yet! TYPE:MOON stuff that are done by Ufotable will not let you down! In particular:

    • Fate/Zero (all of them)
    • Kara no Kyoukai (especially the ED, all done by Kalafina)
  • BaroqBard@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    5 days ago

    Gotta throw this into the ring: Mononoke’s OP is kickass OP. It’s ED is also gorgeous. It’s a beautiful anime - definitely a strong horror aspect, but it’s just beautiful through and through.

  • Jesus_666@lemmy.world
    3·
    5 days ago

    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.)

  • cybervseas@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    4 days ago

    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.