
The first two fave anime OP's that spring to mind for me are Strike Witches and Die Buster. ED would be Strike Witches too ^^; Strike Witches OP below Interesting version of Strike Witches ED below. Die Buster OP below. Hmmm, I seem to be adding more as I think about it more - GITS OP below. Cowboy Bebop Original text from MARl0 below.I've always been a anime music junky. And I definitely have my favorites. But my current favorite anime theme is Joint, from the second season of Shakugan no Shana. I just can't get enough of it! What are your favorite opening or ending themes? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Lvfacwn4wo Another one that is currently at the top of my list is "This is Love" from the OVA Freedom. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1Cu4HQqGfk
Well I can't think of anything at the moment about past animes but right now the current one I like watching is the Toradora one.
I always enjoy Hidamari Sketch's opening theme. I like clapping my hands as the four do.
same here..
We are supposed to play favorites? I usually fast forward over openings (chapter skip works great... sometimes) and start of the ending means time for the next episode. I used to watch/listen to them but it became boring quite fast. I guess the reason is the same as why I tend to not rewatch anything. Once I have seen it, I tend to remember it when I see it again and it's somewhat boring to tell what will happen all the time. There is a little that holds such great value that it can be seen more than once but it's rare and it's not because of openings.
Seconded, I usually only watch OPs/EDs one time, if they are really good I watch them more, hmm my favorites have to be Death Note op MTH - what's up people and fav ED is Akagi MTH - akagi, yeah I'm a big Maximum the Hormone fan. :D
Currently liking Chu-bura from Bleach. I also like Murder Princess OP and Gekidou from D-Gray Man.
Right now I can't get the theme from Kemeko DX! out of my head. The theme from episode 10 of Pani Poni Dash is another fave.
too many faves to count, but for current ones, there's Toki wo Kizamu uta (clannad after story) Sora (Birdy the mighty Decode) Lion (Macross frontier 2nd OP) Paradise Lost (Ga Rei Zero) All time favourites include You get to burning (Martian successor nadesico) Realize (gundam Seed 4th OP) Innocent Starter (mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha) I could listen to those 3 all day. but there are lots more which I like but have not mentioned, like JOINT, Hishoku no Sora (shana seasona 1), Changes (toshokan Sensou ED), Chain (shigofumi ED), Crossing days (Kurenai ED 1st ED), the list goes on.
I love your three all time favorites as well! :D I was just listening to Innocent Starter last night even. ^^;
Ditto. I hear that Animecornerstore actually sold out of Nanoha boxsets. The power of Nanoha. ^_^ My favorite opening themes. 1.) The Shana opening themes 2.) Sola opening theme 3.) Macorss Frontier Opening Themes 4.) Nanoha, and Nanoha As Opening Themes 5.) Higurashi (1st and 2nd season) Opening Themes The majority of my music is Touhou but ranking second is anime openings and endings.
And I helped in their sell out of the Nanoha boxes. :P *looks at his Nanoha box set that he bought from the Anime Corner Store*
glad to see there's another Nadesico fan here, that's one of my favourite anime but most people haven't seen it
heh, I watched the entire series back when DVD was still being set up as a format. I still have the video tapes lying around somewhere!! If only the movie didn't suck so badly...
Some current anime openings or endings I like is Prototype from Gundam 00, The opening and ending of Ga Rei Zero and of Casshern and the ending of Xam'd Memories
My MP3player has: 6% English songs 4% Swedish songs 90% anime intro/outro So I can't say which OP/ED one I like the most. If I find one I like, I destroy it by playing it to many times.
I do exactly the same thing.
My favaorite anime opening is Lucky star and the ending is School Rumble... ~Be kawaii~
Can't get World End(Geass R2)out of my head,somehow it's so nice to hear...
Out of what I've seen in the past 2 years, I'd say my favourite opening was for Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai. I especially liked the part with Rika running across the water :)
my fave at the moment is the toradora op.
same here, i especially love the beginning part~
Can't think of anythin beyond recent series off the top of my head, but I like the OP to Kannagi and Lion from Macross F. I also like both the OP and ED to Shugo Chara Doki. So cute lol
i mostly like insert or endings songs.not many openings that i like.these are the few that i like ai yori aoshi - towa no hana ayashi no ceres - scarlet law of ueki - no regret macross seven - seventh moon melody of oblivion - will somedays dreamers - kaze no hana soukou no fafner - shangri la stellvia - asu e no brilliant road
Kaze no hana = win. Love that op. First heard it via the 4th Region 1 disc of Haibane Renmei, whicha also has a great instrumental op.
Ah, Stellvia. How I fondly remember thee and Shipon!!! And the Opening song as well. It was what made me fall in love with Angela. Had their early albums and I still collect all their anime songs. The Shikabane Hime: aka songs are some of the best things about the anime...
i have 4 out of my mass amounts of opening and endings so I'll show the 2 openings and 2 endings i like best Opening1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvYDZlM2AbA&feature=channel_page Opening2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TzDEnCwegs&feature=channel_page Ending1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1waDaI61iE&feature=channel_page and the last Ending2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7PYiP8DqFo and there you have it my favorite openings and endings. i like a lot of others these are just the ones i tend to listen to more.
My fav OP (and still is) are Daybreak's Bell (Gundam 00) while my fav ED are Prototype (Gundam 00 S2).
Daybreak's Bell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fFCIjVc34U Prototype: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogb0kr2dp5o
There's of my fave. 1. Utena Opening theme http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL25C0H9vVw 2. Wings by Sae (Generation of Chaos) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZUAbHEp5RM 2. Lion ny May'n+Megumi (Macross Fontier)
BURNING LOVE! I mean Vanilla Salt ^^
Oh, fav OP for the season would be ~DRIVING ^^; I think most of us know these 2 songs? The popularity of Toradora and Kannagi is.. quite obvious. No need for youtube links then. :3
My favourite op or ed theme changes like the anime seasons lol. Theres the Sky Girls op and ed. The Haruka Nogizaka op and ed. And now the Kannagi op and ed. And the Clannad and Clannad AS op and ed. There are soooooooooo many good ones... like the Lovely Complex 1st and 2nd op and the 2nd ed. So much good music comes from anime op and ed's.
The macross frontier theme's and The 12,000 year theme from Sousei no Aquarion and The original theme from Fate Stay Night and Tobe Gundam
I remember Tobe Gundam. A classic. The song's catchy too.
ohh yea I like that Sousei no Aquarion song too! I think Mimi is friends with the singer! Or at least knows her personally. Vurry cool.
for me there are too many i love ^^ be my rule is new anime watch ending and opening for the first episode of every season then get the music if i like it and fast forward after watching it once but if i like it ill just watch it with the anime ^^
Mine are Higurashi Kai OP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIeCIFpBpI4 Shugo Chara Doki!! OP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSbgTyb4Dl
It is tied with five for the openning: * Stratos 4 * MAPS * Lucky Star * El Hazard The Wanders * Poni Pani
The one opening that definitely has also left the deepest impression on me is Taiyo no Mannaka by Bivattchee It's the third opening to Eureka Seven. I also love all the Eureka Seven openings and endings.
Cowboy Bebop Popotan Lucky Star
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World has a nice OP. [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmVOdIOmlgc&fmt=18[/url]
all time favourites: Record Of Lodoss War TV OP - Kiseki No Umi (Maaya Sakamoto) Ergo Proxy OP - Kiri (Monoral) Neon Genesis Evangelion OP - Cruel Angel Thesis Love Hina OP - Sakura Saku (Megumi Hayashibara) Basilisk OP - Kouga Ninpouchou (Onmyoza) Nodame Cantabile OP - Allegro Cantabile (Suemitsu & The Suemith) Hellsing OP - World Without Logos (Yasushi Ishii) current favourites: Xam'd: Lost Memories - Shut up and Explode (Boom Boom Satellites) Ga-Rei Zero OP - Paradise Lost (Minori Chihara) Hayate no Gotoku OP2 - Shichitenhakki Shijou Shugi (Kotoko) The Daughter of Twenty Faces OP - Kasumi (369) Astro Warrior Sunred OP - Mizonokuchi Taiyouzoku (Manzo)
Wow... too many to count! I agree with Joint being one of my faves though. These are my all-time faves, not in any order. Zankoku na Tenshi no Thesis from Evangelion PRIDE from Gundam Seed Destiny Sousei no Aquarion from Aquarion Shooting Star from Onegai Teacher Neko Mimi Mode from Tsukuyomi Asu no Egao no Tame ni from Gatekeepers I'm sure I got a lot more than this though. Can't remember at the top of my head. Current favourites: Kemeko Deluxe! from Kemeko DX Colors from Code Geass first OP Toradora OP (can't remember the title, but I know it's simple) Kanangi OP (can't remember either...) Feelings from Hakushaku to Yousei Clannad After Story OP & TORCH (ED) These are the ones that's been stuck in my head when I'm not listening to my MP3 player ^^;
"Konna ni Chikaku de..." by CRYSTAL KAY nodame cantabile ED Clannad After Story OP & TORCH (ED) Kanangi OP motto hade ni ne Triangler, Sheryl Nome and Ranka Lee Interstellar flight , ranka lee toradora OP and ED my song, go my way, do-dai, shiny smile by the iDOLM@ster. This four is not anime though but I like it much :D lucky star bak-bak-bakoon remix or something near that name. Puzzle, welcome to the NHK OP Modokashii Sekai no Ue de" by Yui Makino welcome to the nhk ED and miku songs like Light song. :D
Kanangi OP Motto Hade ni ne Gundam 00 OP Hakanaku mo Towa no Kanashi Clannad After Story OP Toki wo Kizamu Uta Shugo Chara & Shugo Chara Doki OP Zettai Karen Children OP Over the Future Chaos;Head ED Super Special Kodomo no Jikan ED Hanamaru Sensation Oh god so many more... >.>
Suffice it to say that the list is far too long. I'll just list the first five that come to mind... 1. ARIA the Natural / Makino Yui - ユーフォリア (Euforia) 2. Mobile Suit Gundam SEED CE73: Stargazer / Negishi Satori - STARGAZER ~ 星の扉 (Stargazer ~Hoshi no Tobira) 3. Zero no Tsukaima: Futatsuki no Kishi / ICHIKO - I Say Yes 4. Shakugan no Shana / Kawada Mami - 緋色の空 (Hishoku no Sora) 5. Naruto Shippuuden / Home Made Kazoku - Nagareboshi ~Shooting Star~ Aw man, having to choose a few like this is almost painful. x_x"
Favorite TV Anime OP list 1. Kimkiss Pure Rouge 2. Chocotto Sister 3. School Days 4. Kanon 2006 5. Kodomo No Jikan OAV 6. Rozen Maiden 7. Rozen Maiden Traumend 8. Rozen Maiden Overture (Ali Project rocks!) 9. Strike Witches 10. Wangan Midnight 11. Moon Phase Favorite TV Anime ED's 1. Rizelmine 2. Kodomo No Jikan TV 3. Nogizaka Haruka No Himitsu
motteke sailor fuku........
My favorite opening is from the anime Bokurano called uninstall. The opening makes me feel pumped up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05p646nlYS0 My favorite ending, somewhat embarassing to say, is Clannad Dango Daikazoku theme! It's cute and relaxing. ;p http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SfqjHsdpEU
i'll try to make my list short :p Harlock SSX: Ore Tachi No Funadeda Every "Cat's Eye" op and ed City Hunter: Get Wild (maybe THE biggest ending for french anime fans whoa are in their 30s) Cobra: the op but the french one, yeah, it really is good to listen Gankutsuou: We were lovers Ghost in the shell Stand alone complex: every opening Gundam 00: Daybreak's bell Every "Kimagure orange road" op and ed (loof for them on youtube, the videos are really some masterpiece) Mushishi: The Sore Feet Song Macross Frontier: Diamond crevasse Saint Seiya: Pegasus Fantasy Reporter Blues Sakura Taisen: Geki! Teikoku Kagekidan Sherlock Hound Wolf's Rain: Stray
i look at some lists from you guys and i see that i forgot some >_<
Shikabane Hime Aka OP is my fav right now...
As of the moment.. Ash like Snow, The second opening of Gundam 00 S1.
Nobody mentioned Hare hare yukai...? Its definitely my favourite XD
My all time favorite would be Innocent Starter -Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha. Current favorites would be Super Special -chaos;head and Lion -macross frontier.
hmmm... i like joint, but i think i like blaze more (the 2nd shana II op) also really liked the OPs from: h2o spice & wolf kemeko tetsuwan birdy to aru majutsu no index oh yeah, and EDs... rosario & vampire shigofumi tetsuwan birdy mmm guess i'll stay on topic and leave out all the eroge music i listen to ^^;
Current favorite is Kannagi's ending theme, Musuhi no Toki. I also like both of Ga Rei Zero's op and ending themes. Others include Bokurano's Uninstall, Fate/Stay Night's Illusion and Sekirei opening theme.
I really like the opening to Goku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, both for the music and the totally awesome artsy video :)
Find myself can never skip good OPs and EDs. All time fav OP: Hayate no Gotoku by KOTOKO All time fav ED: Little Goodbye by ROCKY CHACK (Zegapain) Current? Gundam 00 S2 OP by UVERworld.
The best opening theme is obviously Pokemon Diamond & Pearl - Together Haha just kidding.My favourites are actually : Bleach - Alones Zero no Tsukaima : Futatsu no Kishi - I SAY YES! These 2 are really great in my opinion :D
Ug, this is a difficult question, too many good songs out there. xD Well, I'll just rattle off a few of my favorites. MOVIN!! by Takacha - 8th Bleach ending. Rolling Star by YUI - 5th Bleach opening. What's Up People by Maximum the Hormone - 2nd Death Note opening. I Will by Sowelu - 4th FMA ending. (I believe.) Invoke by T.M. Revolution - Used in Gundam somewhere, not exactly sure where. I SAY YES by ICHIKO - 1st opening for Zero no Tsukaima. That's just a few of the many I love. :p
What's up People?That song is..doesn't sound like a song lol.
...I Say Yes is the opening for the second season of Zero no Tsukaima, Futatsuki no Kishi. x_x" Unless you meant First Kiss by ICHIKO, which is the opening for the original season.
That's what I meant. xD I'm not always good with remembering which op or ed certain songs are.
This question has been asked each year since 2001 on the Anime-reactor forums ! http://forum.anime-reactor.net/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=4610
My favourite is Ghost in the shell SAC. I like the mix of language in the vocal
op - Bebop ed - FLCL others are transient.
I seem to have a preference for each season. but i guess for this season would be: OP - JIMI DA NE! ED - MARVELOUS! hope you can guess what they were!
i like too many OPs & EDs to even list them down. some are favourites because of their music alone and some for both the animation & song.
kannadzuki no miko OP ED by KOTOKO, also love all nanoha OPs by Nana Mizuki, not forgetting Ga-Rei Zero OP by Chihara Minori :)
Death Note Second OP (whats up people) and Death Note Second ED (zetsubou billy) BY FAR, since I think most Openings and especially endings suck ass (endings are slow paces and omg) But @ Iahel op - Bebop op and FLCL ed are good too =P
Evangelion (OP & ED) Death Note (The world) Macross F (Rion) Gundam00 S2 (Prototype)
Escaflowne OP & ED is one of the finest I've ever seen.
My favourite OP will probably always be GITS:SAC Season 1's OP, Inner Universe. A close second would be "Stray" from Wolf's Rain. ED's... Black Lagoon Season 1
my fav anime OP and ED? let me scrach my brain for a sec.... not in order: OP: Saint Seiya Hades Saga: Chapter Sanctuary Ghost in the Shel SAC Ghost in the Shel SAC 2nd GIG Cowboy Bebop 3rd Naruto 1st Naruto Shippuden 2nd GTO-Great Teacher Onizuka The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 2nd Lucky Star 1st Full Metal Alchemist Tenjou Tenge X-TV Planetes ED (i don't watch ED very often, I usually skip to the next episode...): almost all from YuYu Hakusho some Naruto
Ikinokoritai ! Ikinokoritai !(3rd Macross F op - Lion) Ga ga ga ga ga ga gaogaigar !(GaoGaiGar op I will let you guess the title) Ef op and ED Almost all see-saw,ali project and Fiction juction yuuka op and ED are also in my fav list.
I suppose I'm a little late in posting, but: LUCKY STAR OP!!! Code Geass R2 Opening 1 and 2 Eternal Blaze, opening of Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's Haruhi Suzumiya OP1 ED1 Bamboo Beat: Bamboo Blade opening. Virgin's High: Sky Girls opening. But on of my absolute faves, My Pace Diaoh! GENSHIKEN OPEENING!
For shows which i have seen in the last 4 months, OP:Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto ~Natsu no Sora~ (fly away" by THYME) ED:Soul Eater ED2 (Style by Kana Nishino)
my all time favorite opening song would be from the record of lodoss war. ending was a anime called Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure.
my vote will be for: [OP] - "sorairo days" by Shoko Nakagawa (tengen toppa gurren lagann) [ED] - "tsukiakari" by Rie Fu (darker than black) ((^_^))
Im very picky when it comes to Anime Openings and Ending First I will write down the shows where I liked OP and ED Amaenaideyo Katsu Amaenaideyo Eureka seven Full Metal Panic Full Metal Panic Fumouffou Sekirei Natsu no Sora Shows where I only liked the Openings Rosario + Vampire Rosario + Vampire Capu2 Hyakko Magical Pokaan To love RU Code Geas R1- Kaidoku Funou Gun X Sword Shows where I only liked the Endings Strike Witches The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Cashern Sins
Death Note's the World and Alumina. Perfect for the show.
Some of all time favourite anime OP songs are: - "Re-sublimity” by Kotoko, from “Kannazuki No Miko” - “Inner Universe” by Yoko Kanno, sung by Origa and Shanti Snyder from the first “Ghost In The Shell: Stand-Alone Complex” series - “Tank!” by the Seatbelts, from “Cowboy Bebop” - "Undine" by Yui Makino, from “Aria The Animation” (the other "Aria" opening songs are terrific as well)
Love your picks Danny! I was actually listening to the Die Buster theme in my car the other day. ^_^
there is a lot of songs that come to mind. Most of them R.T. Feat nino, JAM Project, Ali Project or Do as Infity. Of course though, the groups alone consist of like 50% of the anime openings/endings out there. 90% of that is Jam though. they get around =D But I am having trouble recalling the actual animation sequences that really stood out. Only one I can think of that was really superb, was Sousei No Aquarion openining. But some other openings just have some REALLY good vibes. Songs that just get you in a good mood. Makka na chikai ( Bosou Renkin ) (i will count this as a JAM opening) Both School Rumble Openings I am ( Second Inuyasha Opening) Forever we can make it ( To Love Ru) and of course Lucky Star OP. For endings, hrmm. A few Inuyasha ones. "Come" left the stongest impression on me. I really like the way it was animated and the music just added more emphasis to it. which is how it should be done.
ahh and i Just remembered Ah My Goddess. Very well done musically and animation wise.
Mine would be, Minami Kaze from Full metal Panic! The 2nd Raid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQSee77C82o Yuusha Oh Tanjou! from GGG Final: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvpJIA073JQ&feature=related Dream Shift from RaijinOh: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbuNxkTYLZk And last but not least, the legendary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyRoF689VRE&feature=related
That Touhou/Strike Witches crossover ED is cute. Currently I'm liking the Kemeko DX ED, and Index OP is great. Toradora OP and ED are very well done too. There's too many songs from anime that I really like so I can't chose favorites without having a huge list, so I'll just leave it at that for now. Maybe I'll do a blog post about it sometime though, good topic.
To be honest, it's hard for me to choose my favorite OP/ED. Because it changes every time.. Every time a new good one comes out, that one becomes my favorite, and so on.. It seems like I'm not 'loyal to these things xD
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hmmm that is a hard question there are sooooo many lovely anime opening and closing themes xD but usually i like the opening themes better than the closing for some reason :P ok i will list a few but it is only what coms to mind at the time [anime - song title - artist] Higurashi no Naku koro ni - Higurashi No naku Koro Ni by Shimamiya Eiko Higurashi no Naku koro ni kai - Naraku no hanna by Shimamiya Eiko Darker than Black - howling by abingdon school boys Gun Slinger Girl - Light before we Land - The Delgados Death Note - What's up people - Maximum the Hormone Sos Brigade - (not so sure what is the name of he song and artist xD) umm yea that is all that comes to mind xD
Favourite OP: Hidamari Sketch x365 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acXg_-fN9ZQ Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKBCC5Qz7E4 Favourite ED: Again, both animes above, but you'll probably get the link on the sidebars.
My favorite opening is tied between Noir: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qxem3F13KY and Serial Experiments Lain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XfJwh2cC6o My favorite ending is the ending for Noir: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im_CUwoTDCg
Hmm....one of the best anime OP and ED would be Innocent Starter - Magical Lyrical Nanoha Eternal Blaze - Magical Lyrical Nanoha A's Secret Ambition - Magical Lyrical Nanoha Strikers Massive Wonders - Magical Lyrical Nanoha Strikers( 2nd Opening ) Unripe Hero - Blassreiter 2nd OP Detarame na Zanzou - Blassreiter 1st OP Sad Rain - Blasreiter 1st ED Wish For The Stars - Blassreiter 2nd ED Sorairo Days - Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann I guess I will Stop here as when writing this I find that there's too much anime OP and ED that I like....=.=
* Cowboy Bebop - Tank! * Ah! My Goddess TV - Open Your Mind * Neon Genesis Evangelion - Cruel Angel's Thesis * Initial D Fourth Stage - Dogfight * Shuffle! - You ... and sure some more I just forgot right now.^^;
Ah! What I really forgot: * Aika - Silent City
One of my favourite OP is Ai wo Torimodose from Hokuto no Ken, the manliest song for the manliest anime ever. For ED it would be Shiki no Uta from Samurai Champloo.
Neon Genesis Evangelion(Zankoku na tenshi no teeze) Full Metal Alchemist(Ready Steady GO)
OP: 1)Toradora, 2)Patlabor ED: 1)Kannagi 2)Toradora
I'm the same as tymmur as I usally skip openings and endings when i watch animes, especially when I'm watching DVDs. Plus, I don't like most of j-pop or j-rock. There are exeptions though. Black Lagoon and Cowboy Bebop fow example. I'm not a fan of house or techno or that stuff but I do enjoy the Black Lagoon OP and I just love the drums in the ED. I would love to get to know that drummer. Cowboy Bebop has the best OP and ED so far, since I'm a great fan of jazz, especially of bebop. I usually don't skip the OPs and EDs of those two. I also enjoy the OP of Ghost in the Shell Stand alone Complex from tiem to time, even though it's not really my kind of music, but i usually skip it. The Soundtracks of the Ghost in the Shell movies are unrivaled if you ask me and will never be erased from my HDD. Kenji kaai is one hell of a composer and musician. Then there are Gunslinger Girl, Ergo proxy, Shingetsutan Tsukihime and Elfen Lied. All of them feature great OPs and EDs but I don't watch them everytime. I must say that of those 4 Elfen Lied has the best OP with Lilium. The Music and the Pictures just fit together perfectly, shortly followed by Shingetsutan Tsukihime, Gunslinger Girl and Ergo Proxy. Well, since we are already discussing that topic, lets talk about the other side as well, shall we? Yes, I mean Ops and EDs that suck. As I said before, i don't like most of J-pop and J-Rock but that doesn't mean that they all suck. I am open minded enough to be able to tell if a piece of music is good, even if it doesn't meet my taste. But there are a few OPs and EDs that actually suck, some when it comes to the lyrics, some when it comes to music and some becasue of both. The one that climbed on the first place recently is Okusama wa Joshikousei. To put it simply, the anime is a gigantic, steaming pile of shits and the OP and the ED perfectly reflect that fact, both when it comes to lyrics and to the music itself. Same with Lively Idol. The Love Hina anime has a crappy OP and soundtrack as well but the ED isn't so bad. Well, I could go on but I'm already at my sixth cup of coffee today and I want toa void a heart attack caused by me getting all worked up. So long...
Oh, I almost forgot to mention Planetes. I already mentioned it somewhere that I really enjoyed the Planetes OP, since it reminds me of the Star Trek: Enterprise OP (you know, the one of the aera before Cpt James T. Kirk) which is one of the best OP in the recent TV history.
Oh, there are just too many... but here are some: Hachimitsu to Clover http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBGg9yZKGxE Yumeria http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4rr9BeDYVA
I've got a lot of fav. OP/EDs, but off the top of my head... OP: Ai Yori Aoshi (Towa no Hana), Happy Lesson (Telescope), Kaleido Star (Tattoo Kiss), Negima (Happy Material), Onegai Teacher (Shooting Star), Ranma 1/2 (Omoide ga Ippai), School Rumble 2nd semester (Sentimental Generation), To Love-Ru (Forever We Can Make It) ED: Kanon (Kaze no Tadoritsuku Basho), Negima!? (A-LY-YA), Popotan (S-U-K-I), Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (Hare Hare Yukai), Toradora! (Vanilla Salt)
I don't know if I can say that I really a favorite OP / ED, but I have always liked the OP from BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad ("Hit in the USA" by Beat Crusaders) and the ED from FLCL ("Ride on Shooting Star" by The Pillows).
I always enjoy the OPs from series Shinichirou Watanabe is involved: Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo and now Michiko to Hatchin. Michiko to Hatchin OP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VclNO-aIuaI Other ops I liked so far: Beck, Elfen Lied, GITS SAC and 2nd gig, Ghost Hound, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Baccano...
I have many I like, but the one that stands out from the bunch is the first season of Higurashi's OP, that one is magical. Not far from it comes Kannazuki no Miko's OP though, that one is awesome as well.
All time classics: all Go Nagai's super robot OP & ED, and many Italian OP & ED of the '70/'80... then: 1) Eureka Seven 4th OP 2) Jigoku Shoujo Futakomori ED 3) Jigoku Shoujo Live Action ED 4) Eureka Seven 3rd OP 6) Gundam Seed Destiny 4th ED 7) Blood + 2nd OP 8) Jigoku Shoujo ED and many others...
One of the most crazy hyper openings I love is from a OAV called Koharu Biyori. Other then that, I love the ending to Toradora and the opening of Higurashi.
my favorite right now is Soul eater OP2
mmm, 00/SEED OP and ED (all of them) and the Darker than Black OPs (both of them)
My favorite is probably the Goku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei OP followed by Higurashi and Macross F. Btw this is my first post here; hey everybody! :)
Well I'm trying to narrow it down so: All-time Fav OP: ROUND TABLE - Let me be with you (Chobits) All-time Fav ED: Shimokawa Mikuni - Alone (Gensomaiden Saiyuki) Current Fav OP: UVERworld - Hakanaku mo Towa no Kanashi (Gundam 00) Current Fav ED: Sheryl Nome starring May'n - Diamond Crevasse (Macross Frontier)
Still can't get that Let Me Be With You out of the head as well, eh? XD
Hmm, GITS OP of course:P And many others like Darker than Black OP, Macross Frontier OPs, Toradora ED, ...
I wouldn't say they're my favourite, but I found Kemeko DX's OP and ED hilarious...XD
Initial D OP is great, the first one: m.o.v.e - around the world A lot of the SEED OP/ED are good like: Invoke - T.M Revolutions River - Ishii Tatsuya And the first ever Naruto ED is my all time favourite: Wind - Akeboshi ^_^
OP: After that many years, I still love Chobit's Let Me Be With You by ROUND TABLE and Katekyo Hitman Reborn!'s Drawing Days by Splay. ED: Gundam 00's Prototype by Chiaki Ishikawa and Katekyo Hitman Reborn!'s Suberidai by Mori Tsubasa.
I love the classics as well as some newer OPs and EDs. The first OP that I couldn't get enough of was Gundam 0083's 1st OP - The Winner. I remember recording just the opening on VCR back when Toonami was showing Gundam 0083 and playing it over and over again.
Shana OP 2 is my all time fav the song was amaizng so wwas the opening animation and even better it has shana in it : ) Dam she is so ot ( im a teenager sue me )
I tend to like OPs that really set the mood for the anime, rather than just commercial songs slapped on to push record sales. Samurai Champloo - サムライチャンプルー http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OuRajFzMYI Kaiba - カイバ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OH1ObXl1NI Paranoia Agent - 妄想代理人 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-anabfAg06U Haibane Renmai - 灰羽連盟 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wApAEg0ErgE Mushishi - 蟲師 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOpvOX_Dfh4 Gunslinger Girl - ガンスリンガー·ガール http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7guTc6vkMj4
Like most people, I had to think about this for a while. I'd say my favorite OPs have been: Gundam00 S2 (Just amazing...!) [UVERWORLD] Shakugan No Shana 1st & 2nd Season 1st OPs [KOTOKO & Mami Kawada (I think)] CLANNAD ~After Story~ [Lia has a gorgeous voice...makes me cry] Kanon (2008) [Ayana] BECK [BEAT CRUSADERS] Kannazuki No Miko [KOTOKO is love] Fate/Stay Night [NUMBER201] Favorite EDs would have to be: Chrono Crusade (Saeko Chiba] - Probably the most repeatedly heartbreaking ending I've ever become addicted to Macross Frontier [May'n] - Nothing spectacular on the animation side, but the song is amazing That's all I can think of...
ロードス島戦記 OP: Adesso e Fortuna~炎と永遠 ED: 風のファンタジア http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=Op5UViF1mNc
Danny and I seem to share the same tastes in OPs and EDs.
Red Faction on Black Lagoon .. Joint for Shakugan no Shana 2 is always kick ass!
Suppin Rock - Ogawa Mana<br /> No x Limit - Ami Asaba Rio Kariyuki Mai<br /> Kage shape of shadow Shoujo Meiro de Tsukamaete - Misato Aki< br/> Kuchibiru Daydream - Misato Aki
The Michiko to Hatchin opening is awesome, particularly if you like the previous shows from these guys. (Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo) http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=H1L8ms8YDm8
The only one I can think up right now is Rozen Maiden season 1 and 2 for both OP and ED...
Well for me now R+V Capu2 Opening Discotheque and R+V season1 Dancing on the Velvet Moon.
I like Myself your self violin song.
op and ed from onegai twins and onegai teacher ed from claymore ed of elfen lied op of ikkitousen - dragon destiny Ghost in the shell SAC op. these are all i can remember till now.
Toradora OP & ED Kannagi OP Black Lagoon OP Eureka Seven 7 OP & ED These are what spring into my mind now.
My favorite OP is the first one of Code Geass season 1, "COLORS." Favorite ED is the first one of Soul Eater, "I wanna be."
If it's just from the music, the ED of Noir is pretty good. It's called Kirei na Kanjou I think. But if you count the scenes, both endings of Fate/Stay Night. The one with Archer made me think "damn Type Moon is awesome." I can't think of an OP that is super awesome right now, so I'll just go with Kannagi since I was just watching it.
Lets see. It took me a day to go through the list... GitS: SAC first season (Inner Universe by Yoko Kanno) Cowboy Bebop OP Serial Experiments: Lain OP (Bought the album just for it) Macross Plus OP (Voices. The a capella version is one of my favorites.) Azumanga Daioh OP (It's funny!) Gunslinger Girl (I'm seriously considering the entire Delgados album for it.) A couple of the Bleach OP were good. FLCL closing theme Ride on Shooting Star A couple of the Code Geass OPs were good. I can't remember the names, sadly. Paranoi Agent's OP was pretty decent. The original Guyver OVA's English open (Guyver Rock) was pretty good as a guitar solo. Death Note's 2nd OP was pretty good too. There have been others, but I need to go back through them all.
First OP of Gundam OO Season 2 is really good and is done by one of my favorite band Uverworld. Can't think of ED song from current series but I remember Mask which was ED song used for Bakuretsu Hunter(or Sorcerer Hunter) blown me away when I first heard it :)
Cowboy Bebop! The best OP!!!
this time i like climax jump from den-o saishou kara saigou made kuraimakkusu da zee!! what?? thats not an anime you say?
Some of you might barf at my first choice, but it's Gundam SEED Destiny's first OP, Ignited. Helps that they had such dynamic animation for it.
I have a few openings or ending that I like... hmmm let me see ~ OP: -Tank! // cowboy bebop -Cruel angel tesis // Evangelion -motteke sailor fuku // Lucky star End: -Hare hare yukai // Shny -Fly me to the moon // Evangelion -I wanna be // Soul eater that´s it... ja ne ~
Fave OP is "Chikyūgi" from Saint Seiya Santuary (Hades OVA) Fave ED is "Yuukyuu no Tabibito ~ Dear boy" from Xenoglossia, though I would rank Diamond Crevasse from Macross Frontier somewhere up there as well.
I like mostly OP and ED from Gundam Seed & Destiny, Gundam 00. And below are my favs: DAYBREAK'S BELL - L'Arc~en~Ciel (Gundam 00) Ash Like Snow (Gundam 00) Hakanaku mo Towa no Kanashi - UVERWORLD (Gundam 00) Nirgilis-Sakura (Eureka 7) There's more but this is my most favs one.
If its in terms of animation an OP would be the Soul Eater one for me. Can't think of others for now.
I got tons of OPs and EDs on my Zune but as for favs..... OPs: Sorairo Days - Shoko Nakagawa (Gurren Lagann) Karma - Bump of Chicken (Tales of the Abyss) Daybreak's Bell - L'Arc en Ciel (Gundam 00) My Pace Daioh - Manzo (Genshiken) Gouin ni Mai Yeah - Ai Nonaka (Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei) EDs: Minna no Peace - Afromania (Gurren Lagann) Wana - The Back Horn (Gundam 00) Vanilla Salt - Horie Yui (ToraDora!) I Wanna Be - Stance Punks (Soul Eater) Ride on Shooting Star - The Pillows (FLCL)
Add on Hakanaku mo Towa no Kanashi - UVERworld (Gundam 00)
For favs, I definelety think older anime intros win. Stuff back in the 70s like Lupin, Yamato, Kamen Rider and Harlock.
ah one of my favorite ending track is the one of darker than black (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U82I1a74mdA) OT hmm gotta think a bit more lol there has to be some, I think Die Buster is one of em ^^
Sousei no Aquarion(insert for last episode) Akino - Genesis of Aquarion Ueki no Hosoku 3rd ending - Ivory Brothers - Kono machi de wa dare mo ga mina jibun igai no nanika ni naritagaru~
My Current Fav is Michiko to Hatchin opening (can't go wrong with jazz :D) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VclNO-aIuaI Also sayonara zetsubou sensei.
Hmm.. favourites would be: OP: GITS 2nd season opening ED: GITS 1st season ending lol
I'm a fan of the Chrono Crusade Opening and Ending songs. they are so beautiful =3
Mm, what comes to mind atm: Animation + music wise, the Lucky Star OP is definitely up there (probably the only series where I never fast forward during the OP XD). Some of these I love for the animation + music, some just the music: OPs: Black Lagoon, Cowboy Bebop, Ergo Proxy, Mushishi, Lain, NHK ni Youkouso! EDs: Black Blood Brothers, Trinity Blood. And any music that appeared in Samurai Champloo is basically made of win.
I love the OPs and EDs for Shana and Kannagi. The Tora Dora themes are growing on me too.
All of Code geass OPs and EDs, Macross Frontier OPs and EDs, Rosario + Vampire Season 1&2 OPs EDs, Toradora OP&ED, Garei-Zero OP, Index OP, Soul Eater OP - papermoon. and more...
Same as Danny for me for the OP. Strike Witches OP one of the best for the past season. For this season, the ones that hit me are: Ga-rei Zero OP Gundam 00 S2 OP Kannagi OP Kuroshitsuji OP AND ED (best combination this season)
The only thing I can think of know is the opening of Ghost in the Shell:Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG and the ending of Death Note (the one with the song Zetsubou Billy). These two for me, are the best x_x
my current favs...hmm~ Detroit Metal City OP - Satsugai by Detroit Metal City & Detroit Metal City ED - Amai Koibito by Negishi Souichi DMC songs are so freakin' awesome!!!
Sora iro days, Akatsuki no Kuruma, Tori no Uta, and many more
Definitely shana 2nd season first OP...No favorite ED yet...
Like a few others here, I like Cowboy Bebop's OP. And though it no doubt marks me as some sort of anime rube, I love Himiko-Den's OP "Pure Snow" Of course the first time I heard it was on the black-sand beaches of Hawai'i. So maybe that has something to do with it!
I don't have a favourite OP (maybe Gurren Lagann's, but it isn't my favourite). As for the ED, my favourite one is 四季の歌 (Shiki no Uta), from Samurai Champloo :3
Hmm OPs and EDs... So many to choose from... Ok, top of my head: OPs Shinkon Gattai Godannar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-fndA3-tIU Fushigi no umi no Nadia The Secret of Blue Water: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_OIGKjSs00 Kikousenki Dragonar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKPqTVHAjxs Overman Kinggainer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97j86qH91Nk&feature=related EDs Eureka Seven: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-aPxbFI850
Cowboy Bebop and DIe Buster definitely gets my vote for favourite anime OP... My fav EDs are Midori No Hibi and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya!
Bonen no Xamdou OP is great. I also like the GITS song, though not the video.
Both come from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. But in the past, it was far more wide spread. But those songs got burnt out and I am looking for new ones to enjoy. X3
My absolute favourite for a long time is the Air Gear OP - Chain by Back-On. Recently, I have really liked Lion and Triangular from Macross Frontier but nothing else I have heard has ranked so high. I like a lot of songs but very little register for my favourites.
So many OPs and EDs...One I can think of is the G Gundam, "FLYING IN THE SKY", and the Dragonball Z OP, "Cha-la-Head-Cha-la"... Old-School Anime OP/EDs FTW! There's a lot of newer anime themes I like, especially Bleach: "Thank You!", and from Fullmetal Alchemist, "Melissa".
I like the OPs and EDs from Card Captor Sakura, especially Catch You Catch Me
Onegai teacher OP Kannagi OP Spice and Wolf ED Sky Girls Op Lucky Star Op (ofcourse) Lucky Star ED (The karoke was very entertaining) Onegai Twins OP Kamisama Kazoku OP To Loveru OP Chotto Sister ED (neko nyan dance!!!!)
Well my fave OP & ED combo is still Onegai Twins. You just gotta love em xD Second flight - KOTOKO and Hiromi Sato Asu e no namida - Mami Kawada Pure awesomness.
FLCL [love The Pillows] GITS SAC 1 Lain Cowboy Bebop Hell Girl Last Exile [OP only] GITS SAC 2 [I hate the ED song though] Ergo Proxy Requiem from the darkness SoltyRei [OP only] Samurai Champloo Gurren-Lagann I think I would Die though If anyone got Boris to do anything for anime, Boris is GOD.
Favourite OPs: Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei 1st OP, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, xxxHolic (music-wise), Blood+ 3rd OP (animation-wise), Lucky Star, Baccano... And I'm really enjoying the Kannagi and Toradora OPs right now. Favourite EDs: Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, Clannad. It seems that there could be more memorable EDs...although not every ED needs to channel Haruhi.
Kannagi Crazy Shrine Maidens is the best intro for me. The ending song would have to be Koihime Musou. Both for the song and for what's being shown as it plays.
Rurouni Kenshin OP # 1: Sobakasu by Judy and Mary http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=iMrySZZ_v9k After 10 years, I still like this OP.
cool !!!!
My OPs would be: Bouken Desho Desho? -Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu Paradise Lost- Gai rei Zero Motekke! Sera Fuku!- Lucky Star Higurashi no Naku Koro ni- Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Eternal Blaze- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Strikers My EDs would be: Hare Hare Yukai- Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu Kagayaku Kimi e- Negima! Why or Why Not- Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hoshizora no Spica- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Taishoua- Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai
i liked the Lucky Star opening and the Ending of Gun Grave