I haven't watched anime in years, I'm gonna bet Cowboy Bebop still has the best opening ever.
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The whole Cowboy Bebop OST kinda beats every other anime
Ok. 3-2-1, let's jam!
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.
bada-bada-bada-bada-badow! fill basline
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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
No mention of Evangelion? Weird.
Cowboy Bebop for sure. That jazz tune is fuckin' killer, and the graphics are great to boot.
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
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Dan Da Dan
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Nobody's mentioned the opening to Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann? Nobody? Come on.
Runner up mention to Kuusou Rumba from the second season opening of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, especially for any players of Katawa Crash! back in the day who will probably never get it out of their heads.
FLCL
The ending guitar riff was the message sound on my phone for years.
It got recognized a few times, too!
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.
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).
serial experiments lain op is based af
Ergo Proxy
Mostly a cheat, though, because the music is Radiohead.
The opening is Kiri by Monoral
I can't really tell if you're looking for recommendations of good anime with good OPs, but this is my playlist of good OPs and EDs. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTRuZiBzA6WtS5z2G0hadW7O9ceWD0N-0
The 2nd opening of Death Note is great!
Also the last opening of Attack on Titan.
The first one has Code Geass vibes. I kinda like it, I'd say... I'd probably rank it right after Code Geass Op1.
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
The second Ending of Jujustu Kaisen is probably my all time favorite anime Ending. The animation is fantastic, and the song is gorgeous.
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.
I don't remember the ending, I think it was good, but the opening of CSM was the main reason why I watched it lol
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.)
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.
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)
Slayers Next. Irresponsible Captain Tylor.
Yes, I know I'm old.
Pretty much any opening by Megumi Hayashibara...
Outlaw Star has a good one too!
I absolutely love Dungeon Meshi both openings get me in a cheerful mood. Ranking of Kings also has a beautiful story and the intro gets better the more you know about the story. Both are not particularly 'epic' though.
The intros of Chainsawman, Heavenly Delusion and Dandadan (both of them) are also some of my favorites. Mob Psycho 100 intros (I think all of them) are absolute bangers.
Here is my anime intro playlist
Log Horizon had an unbelievable opening and ending duo.
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