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I recently watched Fire Force, Eden of the East and plan on soon watching Serial Experiments Lain and each of these series use songs by popular western rock bands and this sparked the question.

Are there any other anime out there that use an opening song plucked from artists?

Feel free to share some of your favourite openings or some memories of watching some openings or endings of you like.

Fire Force: Mayday by coldrain ft. Ryo
https://youtu.be/t0WClcc-aVs

Eden of the East: Falling Down by Oasis
https://youtu.be/4pdqeu9LW2c

Serial Experiments Lain: Duvet by Bôa
https://youtu.be/Hp5kUmni5Dk
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Feb 10, 2021 6:01 AM
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idk many openings but jojo's used a lot of old rock songs for their endings
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Ergo proxy's opening is pretty good. Also the ending is paranoid android by radiohead.
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It's surprisingly hard to block out the hundreds of anime that use some English in their songs when thinking of English openings.

I could think of a couple endings off the top of my head though.

Spice and Wolf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6JVjuo1u5Q

Princess Principal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIABA6cHyp4
Feb 10, 2021 6:12 AM
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Kiseijuu (Parasyte) OP :

*4 lines in japanese, the rest is english, but still a banger
Feb 10, 2021 6:18 AM
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Beck all the way baby, English song about going to America, spot on.

And Tower of God also has English OP and ED versions.
Feb 10, 2021 6:20 AM
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Theo1899 said:
Ergo proxy's opening is pretty good. Also the ending is paranoid android by radiohead.
ayy we got a Radiohead fan in here, nice
Feb 10, 2021 6:21 AM
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I like the Animes that have a Japanese opening for the sub and an English for the Dub

Shield Hero was one and it was really cool at-least to me
Feb 10, 2021 6:21 AM

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Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin OP:
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Playay said:
Kiseijuu (Parasyte) OP :

*4 lines in japanese, the rest is english, but still a banger
I'm gonna be completely honest and say I thought the opening singer was R2D2 and not actually speaking anything at all
Feb 10, 2021 6:25 AM

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Gankutsuou, Mushishi and Monster have English OP but I didn't like any of them...
Feb 10, 2021 6:28 AM

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Yuri on Ice opening is an English OP.

Feb 10, 2021 6:30 AM

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Gankutsuou has the most beautiful and sad opening of all time
If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time.

Watch more movies, please.

Perhaps, this is hell.
Feb 10, 2021 6:35 AM

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The God of Highschool has an English OP too
Feb 10, 2021 8:09 AM

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My favorite english opening is from Serial Experiments Lain



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I'm surprised no one has brought up Berserk (1997) yet
Feb 10, 2021 8:12 AM

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MoonDragon72 said:
I'm surprised no one has brought up Berserk (1997) yet


THE FIRST WORDS SHOULD BE FINDEHHDND YEAAA
Feb 10, 2021 8:26 AM

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Most of the Hiroyuki Sawano openings and psycho pass op 2.
Feb 10, 2021 8:26 AM

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"Out of Control" by Nothing's Carved in Stone (The second opening of Psycho-Pass season 1.)

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Feb 10, 2021 8:39 AM

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Kiznaiver's Opening "Lay Your Hands On Me" by Boom Boom Satellites:
(although I guess it doesn't have too much text)


I guess you can kinda count Koe no Katachi with "My Generation" by The Who:
(although it is a movie)


That lead me to Promare's Opening Theme "Inferno" by Hiroyuki Sawano ft. Benjamin & mpi:
(although again, it's a movie)


So for one "proper" anime entry, I guess ef- a Tale of Memories "Euphoric Field" by ELISA:


Feb 10, 2021 8:56 AM

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I'm surprised no one mentioned Drifters' banger OP

https://youtu.be/cXabZ_-QPb0

Also: LoGH's OPs, Death Parade's ED and Stand My Heroes' OP come to mind.
Feb 10, 2021 1:39 PM

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serial experiments lain is my favorite
Feb 10, 2021 1:43 PM

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How has no one mentioned Cowboy Bebop's opening?

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GrimmChicken said:
I recently watched Fire Force, Eden of the East and plan on soon watching Serial Experiments Lain and each of these series use songs by popular western rock bands and this sparked the question.

Are there any other anime out there that use an opening song plucked from artists?

Feel free to share some of your favourite openings or some memories of watching some openings or endings of you like.

Fire Force: Mayday by coldrain ft. Ryo
https://youtu.be/t0WClcc-aVs

Eden of the East: Falling Down by Oasis
https://youtu.be/4pdqeu9LW2c

Serial Experiments Lain: Duvet by Bôa
https://youtu.be/Hp5kUmni5Dk


B: The Beginning - Perfect World by Marty Friedman

https://youtu.be/zcB9SSXxY0A

Id: Invaded - Other Side by Miyavi
It's an ending actually and it's mixed Jap/Eng
https://youtu.be/i-xgdKJ7sDw
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I came to see if someone mentioned one of the most badass OP tracks of all time that was in English.

Battlecry from Samurai Champloo

Mushishi S1 and S2 also has english openings.
Feb 10, 2021 6:57 PM
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Faylan's dead end was one of the openings in future diary

Feb 10, 2021 7:08 PM

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Wasn’t the opening of the Danganronpa anime completely in English as well?
Also, Kiznaiver.
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Those three are the best english anime openings ever

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Feb 10, 2021 7:27 PM
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The only one I remember off the top of my head is Mushishi Season 1's OP song.





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Feb 10, 2021 7:43 PM

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I'm surprised no one has mentioned Goblin Slayer yet.
Feb 10, 2021 7:53 PM

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Vifam OP


Dominion Tank Police OP English version


Cat's Eye ED 1 and 2



Yu Yu Hakusho OP and ED 1



Area 88 OVA OP


Rahxephon ED English version
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Gunslinger Girl's use of The Light Before We Land is the only one I know as far as english band music is concerned. One of my favorites actually


In regards to just bieng in english I know


Feb 10, 2021 9:18 PM

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Bloomberry said:
How has no one mentioned Cowboy Bebop's opening?



that had like 5 words of english its more of an instrumental opening than a lyrical one
Feb 10, 2021 9:21 PM

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probably og dragon ball ending and opening





Feb 10, 2021 9:36 PM

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KuroGFX said:
Bloomberry said:
How has no one mentioned Cowboy Bebop's opening?



that had like 5 words of english its more of an instrumental opening than a lyrical one

English is English, and the lyrics are in English.
Feb 10, 2021 9:37 PM

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The world god only knows has some bangers that is English
Feb 10, 2021 9:38 PM

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Bloomberry said:
KuroGFX said:


that had like 5 words of english its more of an instrumental opening than a lyrical one

English is English, and the lyrics are in English.


I guess so

not really something to argue over
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Crow_Black said:
Faylan's dead end was one of the openings in future diary

That one was so engrish you can say it counts as Japanese.

Kaiba


Feb 10, 2021 9:43 PM

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I really like "One Reason" which is by a band called Fade. It's from Deadman Wonderland
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Here

https://youtu.be/SXUrlO_Br-Y


And here

https://youtu.be/KU0jixV28sA

I hope both of them work, I can't open the second link because the video is blocked on my country.
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NOTE: All songs mentioned are OPs from their respective anime

Let me Hear by FALILV (Parasyte) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-SQqppuGvc
one of my favorite openings

Red Fraction by MELL (Black Lagoon) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWfxcRj39tg
I'm surprised no one mentioned this yet

FLARE by Void_Chords feat.LIO (Arifureta) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZN3afhTyGY
as much as I didn't like Arifureta , I thought the opening was pretty good

Gospel Of The Throttle 狂奔REMIX ver. by Minutes Til Midnight (Drifters)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXabZ_-QPb0
As mentioned by another user , this opening is an absolute banger

Rightfully by Mili (Goblin Slayer) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z4WJAEG3u8
Really good and unique one right here
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I know you said it but Serial experiment lain's opening is amazing




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Ex arm has an English opening from what I remember 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
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I'm surprise no one mention the best English Opening ever made.

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Coldrain is actually a japanese band, the lead vocalist is part american and he speaks english. Not really answering the question just thought that was cool
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GrimmChicken said:


Fire Force: Mayday by coldrain ft. Ryo
https://youtu.be/t0WClcc-aVs


coldrain is such a beautiful band :p




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