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Apr 29, 9:21 AM
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So I like anime openings and endings. I really like when an opening matches the series well.
One of my fav picks would be sleepy princess op.


My 2nd pick would go to Gabriel Dropout op 1

Fits the characters and theme of the show very well.

Which openings do you think fit an anime the best?
Apr 29, 9:27 AM
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Butterfly from digimon, perfectly captures the themes and tone
Apr 29, 9:29 AM
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Queen's Blade - Get the Door captures the anime's heroic fantasy themes.



Dirty Pair's Russian Roulette captures the playfulness of the bounty hunters.



Cobra captures perfectly the space pirate aesthetic and tone of the anime.


tchitchouanApr 29, 9:43 AM
Apr 29, 9:33 AM
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Butterfly from digimon, perfectly captures the themes and tone
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Pretty solid song and I like how the mcs are spun like beyblades in that op.
Apr 29, 9:35 AM
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I could 100% list more but this is what I got - [Orb, Cardcaptor Sakura, Uma Musume 3, Undead Unluck, Goblin Slayer, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei]






[โ€‹๐Ÿ‡ฎโ€‹โœโ€‹๐Ÿ‡ฒโ€‹ โ€‹๐Ÿ‡ฆโ€‹ โ€‹๐Ÿ‡ตโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ‡ทโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ‡ดโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ‡ซโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ‡ชโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ‡ธโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ‡ธโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ‡ฎโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ‡ดโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ‡ณโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ‡ฆโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ‡ฑโ€‹ โ€‹๐Ÿ‡ญโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ‡บโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ‡ธโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ‡งโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ‡ฆโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ‡ณโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ‡ฉโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ‡ดโ€‹ โ€‹๐Ÿ‡จโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ‡ดโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ‡ฑโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ‡ฑโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ‡ชโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ‡จโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ‡นโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ‡ดโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ‡ทโ€‹]

Apr 29, 9:37 AM
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Queen's Blade - Get the Door captures the anime's heroic fantasy themes.



Dirty Pair's Russian Roulette captures the playfulness of the bounty hunters.



Cobra captures perfectly the space pirate aesthetic and tone of the anime.


@tchitchouan
Nice to see good ecchi in an opening. I remember that series had a nice end animation too. Lol
Apr 29, 9:42 AM
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@tchitchouan
Nice to see good ecchi in an opening. I remember that series had a nice end animation too. Lol
@rohan121 Yes, masterful animation by the defunct studio ARMS.
Apr 29, 9:42 AM
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Mushoku Tensei S1 and all the Aria openings, because they seamlessly transition into the actual episodes.
Apr 29, 9:44 AM
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I could 100% list more but this is what I got - [Orb, Cardcaptor Sakura, Uma Musume 3, Undead Unluck, Goblin Slayer, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei]






@Szczelajo
I got to check out that orb anime. Goblin Slayer and Cardcaptor op were classics.
Apr 29, 9:54 AM
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Aozora jumping heart from love live sunshine
Gabriel drop kick from Gabriel dropout
Sakura skip from new game
The world from death note
Trip innocent of d from high school dxd
Gotoubun no kimochi from gotoubun no hanayome
Live for life from Ben-To
Apr 29, 9:59 AM
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For me, Attack on Titan's opening “Guren no Yumiya” is an iconic one that just matches the intensity of the show perfectly. The energy in that song and its visuals really get you hyped for the action and the world-building.
Apr 29, 10:10 AM

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i wouldn't really know, considering i don't watch OPs most of the time, but...

Kimi ni Furete (YagaKimi), Soramimi Cake (AzuDaioh), and the Maoujou de Oyasumi OP i feel fit pretty well
Apr 29, 10:14 AM
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Everybody put your hands up

Apr 29, 11:09 AM

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Everybody put your hands up

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I discovered that anime through the opening. Lol
Apr 29, 11:18 AM

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The Steins;Gate op is literally perfect for the show.


The Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song also comes to mind.


Every Kaguya Sama opening is really in tone with the show as well.

Horimiya's OP perfectly encapsulates de vibe of the show as well.


And it is not an opening, but Frieren's ending (both versions) as well.
"Those words are meant for those that dare defy god's final warning... An epigraph of their stubbornness"
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Apr 29, 3:41 PM
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99 by MOB CHOIR for Mob Psycho 100.


Recently rewatched season 1 + 2 and finished season 3 for the first time. I love all of the openings and endings and think they fit the show perfectly in every way, but the first is easily my favorite. The counting is so sick and hits every time for me.


Apr 29, 4:08 PM

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The TV opening of Vampire Princess Myuu, without a doubt.



Thank god, it has no song lyrics bashing my soul with cringe engrish catchphrases. In fact, purely instrumental openings are so rare; I wish there was more of them. I am always a happy customer when I get something other than cheesy songs about protecting the smile of the doves or some crap like that.
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The TV opening of Vampire Princess Myuu, without a doubt.



Thank god, it has no song lyrics bashing my soul with cringe engrish catchphrases. In fact, purely instrumental openings are so rare; I wish there was more of them. I am always a happy customer when I get something other than cheesy songs about protecting the smile of the doves or some crap like that.
@sorcery I really gotta watch it, the OVA was great and had a very cool soundtrack
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Apr 29, 4:23 PM

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@sorcery I really gotta watch it, the OVA was great and had a very cool soundtrack
@Deathko

It is a decent anime series you are going to like, I know it. I just hate the last arc because it introduces many major plot holes and hamfists tragic twists just for the sake of it. I would have been fine with it if they were foreshadowed and not coming from the galaxy of Andromeda. The end part is disappointing, but the rest is still definitively solid, in my view. Also, Larva, the shadow of Myuu, is a cool character.
Apr 29, 5:00 PM

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Stein's gate, Violet Evergarden, Vinland Saga, Dororo, Azumanga Daioh
Apr 29, 5:09 PM
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Honey Lemon Soda is a good recent example.
Apr 29, 6:54 PM

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Oh there's too many! I'll avoid putting an objectively great song here and instead take a moment to shout out something that isn't, but is still so perfectly-suited for its show that I can't help but love it.
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Apr 30, 12:10 AM

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Honestly I think most anime OPs fit their respective series pretty well nowadays.
If anything it would be a lot easier for me to list series with very misleading or strange OPs because I don't think there are that many.
Apr 30, 12:26 AM

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Shuffle by Masami Okui. A hard j-rock song about cards? Like how else would you open a Yugioh anime?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xzNrzaqFiA
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We're freaking out that we're running out of time, but to do what? Should i stop and think of that? Is there something i could do to slow it down? Live in a day for once, instead of watch it sprinting by
Apr 30, 11:58 AM

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AND YOU DON'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND

Apr 30, 2:05 PM
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Probably Nadia secret of blue Water. It hit the beats perfectly for every scene during the opening.

Apr 30, 6:28 PM
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"Uninstall" for Bokurano is sheer perfection for that show. As is "Copellia's Casket" for Noir. Both capture the atmosphere PERFECTLY.
Apr 30, 11:40 PM

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lilium perfectly captures the eerie theme of the show
May 1, 4:23 AM

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Probably Nadia secret of blue Water. It hit the beats perfectly for every scene during the opening.

@Retro8bit Excellent choice.
Wholesome, epic song for wholesome, epic anime.
May 1, 2:52 PM
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AND YOU DON'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND

@JoeChip It's called "Duvet" & it's great. Fit's perfectly!
May 3, 1:07 PM

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Off the top of my head, these are the anime openings that came to mind:

Samurai Champloo

Princess Jellyfish

Fruits Basket

Princess Tutu

Shiki


I'll limit it to those five, but there are definitely more of course.
May 7, 3:52 AM

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Spice & Wolf

Natsume's Book of Friends' 2nd OP is all you need to understand the series' concept and vibe

Gundam 00
Always thought it best embodied the theme of the entire Earth uniting to wage war against 4 Gundams

Shakugan no Shana
I'm torn with this one, cant decide whether the 1st or 3rd OP match the series best

The Weakest Tamer
Perfectly represents the series' homeless girl surviving off trash and the kindness of strangers theme

Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex's was perfect
both for a character focus of Major Motoko Kusanagi


I can keep going to be honest, but I should probably stop lol

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