Oath Sign vs To The Beginning
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View Poll Results: Oath Sign or To the Beginning
| Oath Sign | 85 | 29.11% | |
| To the Beginning | 150 | 51.37% | |
| It's impossible to choose only one | 57 | 19.52% |
Voters: 292
#41
04-27-12, 3:27 AM
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LanceC said: Reposting what I said on the other thread: To the Beginning: Amazing OP, I didn't think this one would top Oath Sign (Oath set the bar too high) but this is really incredible. This one really fits the show better being a sad and tragic anime and all, and now I think Oath Sign gives a more shounen-y feeling. The intro is also better than Oath's even though they have the similar visual (water under bridge on Oath, Rocky terrain with swords on Beginning) and it really gets you in the mood. Animation is top-notch as well, I like the part where Kiri is floating in the water then an afterimage of Iri hugs him in the next shot. The only thing I hate though is Maiya's entrance when the chorus kicks in, why does the character I hate the most have to enter at the best part of the song lol. I also don't like the Motorcycle scene, it's pointless and stayed too long. Yeah why does Maiya have to be there, of all people. The motorcycle scene is captivating, but too long. 3 or 4 seconds are long enough but they decided to extend to 9 seconds. Overall the symbolism in To the Beginning is better than Oath Sign, with those lyrics and Irisviel scenes foreshadowing the incoming events. The 2nd season's OP and ED focuses too much on Kiritsugu's team though. Not that its a bad thing (they're the main characters so they deserves that), but maybe its a little bit much. All other characters except Kirei and Tokiomi doesn't even get to show their faces. Modified by wishbook, 04-27-12, 3:30 AM  ~ IA- Aria on the Planetes ~ Vocaloid V3 voiced by LiA (Clannad Afterstory, Angel Beats! theme song singer) |
#42
04-28-12, 10:58 PM
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Offline Joined: May 2011 Posts: 692 |
Roloko said: Fate/Zero's second opening > Fate/Zero's first opening Fate/Zero's first ending > Fate/Zero's second ending Agreed I said the same exact thing. |
#43
04-30-12, 2:43 AM
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Offline Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 8 |
I think to the beginning better.FATE ZERO is a dark novel,Oath Sign don't accord with style of this novel. |
#44
04-30-12, 11:38 AM
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Offline Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 22 |
to the beggining for the endings though, its the opposite |
#45
05-01-12, 8:28 AM
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Offline Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 389 |
As a song I like oath sign a lot, just my preference since I really like LiSA voice and the song fits her perfectly. I almost cried when girlsdemo was disbanded but was happy about her solo career. But considering the opening as a whole, to the beginning with the opening video and the image of the series fits the show much better, it have a darker tone, well, it's just Kalafina, no surprise here, not that they can't manage something lively but it fits their voices and Kajiura style better, the animation foreshadowing a ton of stuff from the series, focusing on the main character and in the sad reality of Urobuchi works. In the opening with that video, to the beginning is just better. |
#46
05-01-12, 6:48 PM
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Offline Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 277 |
To the Beginning has sonething nice inside it. I don't know what. But I really prefer Oath Sign. It's the kind of song for a "Fate" series.  |
#47
05-02-12, 8:01 PM
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Offline Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 361 |
Different styles, can't really choose one. |
#48
05-26-12, 12:23 AM
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Offline Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 813 |
"Oath Sign" is catchy and all the visuals are great. I personally find LiSA's voice much easier to listen to especially at the high point of the song when Saber uses Excalibur. As for "To the Beginning", as many have already mentioned, the motorcycle shot is far too long and I find having Iris bleeding from the mouth and eyes a bit too much. "The end of happiness, the beginning of truth." |
#49
05-26-12, 5:24 AM
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SeraVerte said: You may just wanna quit while you're ahead then..."Oath Sign" is catchy and all the visuals are great. I personally find LiSA's voice much easier to listen to especially at the high point of the song when Saber uses Excalibur. As for "To the Beginning", as many have already mentioned, the motorcycle shot is far too long and I find having Iris bleeding from the mouth and eyes a bit too much.  |
#50
05-26-12, 9:21 AM
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Offline Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 692 |
Animation wise Oath/Sign wins by miles but song wise it will always be Kalafina To the Beginning. It catches well the theme of Fate/Zero thanks to Kaijura's lyrics. Ending well, Memoria will always be the best. While the second ending is beautiful, especially if you are a fan of Kiritsugu x Iri, Memoria has the servants when they were alive. And the song is superb. |
#51
05-26-12, 1:00 PM
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Offline Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 3619 |
At First I Really Like "Oath Sign" More Than "To The Beginning" But As The Time Flies And Every Time I'm Listening "To The Beginning", I Become Liking It More Than The "Oath Sign".  |
#52
05-26-12, 1:08 PM
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Offline Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 2270 |
Both are epic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  |
#53
05-26-12, 2:35 PM
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Offline Joined: May 2009 Posts: 457 |
Both are kinda ZZZZZZZZZ for me, but at least TTB has good studio singers. Oath Sign has a random amateur shouting like crazy. If we're talking about the OP themselves, both are also bland, but oath sign is still "better". |
#54
05-26-12, 3:29 PM
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Offline Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 859 |
i lieked Oath Sign better. |
#55
05-27-12, 11:58 PM
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Offline Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 2416 |
I like both very much, but overall I prefer Oath Sign.  |
#56
07-11-12, 10:49 AM
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Miya_F_Exia said: Oath Sign has a random amateur shouting like crazy. What? Since when has LiSA been an amateur who shouts like crazy? O_o |
#57
07-11-12, 1:24 PM
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Offline Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 658 |
OP2/ED2 > OP1/ED1 They're Both Great Though. |
#59
07-12-12, 8:48 AM
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Offline Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 148 |
damn... still gives me goosebumps when I hear these openings... special ending's intro is for me one of the best musical moment of F/Z |
#60
07-13-12, 4:15 AM
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Offline Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 541 |
HikaruIzumi said: Oath Sign. If it was only music then definitelly To the Beginning (Kalafina's songs have a huge power). However, since it's about opening themes, animation is a huge part of it for me. Oath Sign left much greater impact on me, the animation is in nearlyperfect sync with the sound, the introduction of the contestants of the battle over Holy Grail is incredible and it protrays the fighting style/attitude of everyone important. The only flaw I see in Oath Sign is that in the charatcer intro, you can't see all heroic spirits with their masters, only a few of them but that's not such a drawback, since it's most likely to give some tone of mystery about spirits to it. Oh, and (not really a flaw just a negative note) it doesn't feel unusual, it's very good both music wise and animation wise but 90% of the better fighting anime openings have the same feel. To the Beginning is superior music wise and far inferior animation and fluency wise. Most of the time the animaton doesn't go along the song and it fails to catch the power of the song, what is very disappointing. The flow of the animation is equal to the song only in very few scenes. It feels way too rushed and not thought through what is dumb considering that they took several months break to make the show perfect. The charatcer introduction makes me feel/tells me nothing and you can't get even basic understanding of their attitude from it (if it changed compared to the first one or stayed the same). The charatcers feel emotionless themselves as if they were just figurines. You can't see who they are, just what they look like unlike Oath Sign. And since now it's probably going to be more drama than 1st season, it's a huge drawback. Both openings, however, fit to the season they're in. Oath Sign is more actiony, while To the Beginning is more emotional. But I still feel they could have done MUCH better job with a song like To the Beginning. This, but I really prefer Oath Sign. It easily became one of my favorite openings. I was quite disappointed after watching the second seasons' opening but its still good. I liked the first seasons' opening/ending better than the second.  "Have you ever encounter a wild beast that guarantees to never bite anyone?" ~ Roronoa Zoro |