Best Anime OP and ED?

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You're allowed to pick only ONE. ONE - not two, not three, not four, not five and not ten. You aren't allowed to give special mentions, either. Why? Because it's more interesting this way.

If you disobey this order, I'll use my good standing with Chaos to have him offer you free movie tickets/candy. You don't want that. And, if that fails, I'll inform Law&Order that you're not playing ball.


My favourite, if only for the music, is the Rahxephon opening. The animation is nice and it goes with the music, but it's my favourite simply because the music is beautiful.

Video:
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Full song: No linking to illegal downloads
 
Re: Best Anime OP?

Well on the music side of things, mine has to be this one. Has a great animation to go with it too.

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Full song - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvvC0Yr9KF4
 
Just one? That's evil.

Hemisphere is the only Maaya song I love. Here's my choice, an obvious one but every time I see it it takes me back to that Christmas when I watched my first episode of Utena. The original version is one of my all time most played songs in iTunes and the visuals thrill me even with the crappy Youtube compression:

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I just spent the last half an hour on Youtube rewatching awesome openings so some good already came out of this.

Going to do an ED one next?

Bonus video (hopefully not breaking the rules) - a cute parody of the original, with added Lupin:

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Re: Best Anime OP?

Aion said:
You're allowed to pick only ONE. ONE - not two, not three, not four, not five and not ten. You aren't allowed to give special mentions, either. Why? Because it's more interesting this way.
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Spyro201 said:
Gotta be between;

Death Note OP1

Ghost in the Shell SAC 1st GIG
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Hmm..
 
Might as well just post endings in 'ere. Better than having two threads for videos. Change the title if you wanna.

Here's the first ending that sprang to mind. I don't have many favourite endings...

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I love how the chibi part goes over the events of the first Naruto series. When I watched it for the first time I still had hopes that Shippuuden wouldn't be ****.

I've just remembered a Shippuuden opening I like a lot, but I won't mention which since I'd be breaking my own rules. :D
 
was very tempted to post the outlaw star OP, but since i'm sure someone else will, i will go for the second OP of hajime no ippo, i jsut think this song has a really amazing and epic feel to it.

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That Shippuuden one is quite cute, hadn't seen it before.

I'll go with this for the lovely use of colour and depressing atmosphere (and because my rival choice couldn't muster a decent looking clip on Youtube):

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Just realised I missed a wonderful chance to make everyone cry with the Brain Powerd opening :( perhaps in a later "Embarrassing OP/ED" thread.

R
 
EDIT// I've deleted my whole post because I remembered. This is what happens when i'm forced to limit my descision!

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Maltos said:
Damn. When I got thinking about it, it's a very tough choice.

The X'amd OP posted up there is very good (reminds me I must finish X'amd).
For me though I've got to say Ghost in the Shell. All the music is great. But the one OP that really stands out for me:

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...I'm definately rewatching all of GitS after exams.
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OMG i was just about to post the very same OP!
i am currently watching it and simply think this series is just awsome on many levels!
only one more volume left to watch from my boxset and ill have to get ahold of the SAC movie
 
Ninja Boy! said:
only one more volume left to watch from my boxset and ill have to get ahold of the SAC movie
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The SAC movie's opening is also very, very good!



EDIT// in my editing rage, I forgot about an ending...

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The lack of animation doesn't even bother me. The beauty of the music more than makes up for it.
 
My favourite opening has to be the second Mai-Otome opening

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and my favourite ending has to be ending for Mai-Hime


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This is my favourite OP, both for the music and the animation:

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I can't say any ED springs immediately to mind as a particular favourite, but I'll have a think and add one later :)
 
MONONOKE: Yay! Someone agrees with me about the Mai-HiME ED (although it's not my outright fav).

Anyway, on with my top ten OPs and EDs:

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Hehe, okay, just the one.

The OP would be the second OP for Macross F ("Lion")

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and the ED would be the ED for Toshokan Sensou ("Changes")

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Dunno how to do the Youtube links, does some kind soul want to sort me out? ^_^ edit: Thank you, ayase.
 
This is hard to decide! I have chosen Paprika for opening and Fantastic Children for closing.

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The song and the perfect choreography with the animation that makes Dirty Pair my favourite I think. That and Ergo Proxy was taken. ::shakes fist::

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And the second Patlabor ED is very simple, but I think it's the most fitting the show ever had - For a realistic mech show which was always more about the people it isn't dramatic or action packed at all, it just really works:

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Watch them both in high quality or I keell you.
 
Opening - Starship Operators

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Ending - 2nd Ending from ROD TV Series

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My favourite opening was a tight tussle between Bleach's OP1 (Orange Range - Asterix) and Soul Eaters OP1 (T.M.Revolution - Resonance). Went for Soul Eater in the end :)

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As for the ending, well that was alot more easier! I love the ending song for K-On which also helps...

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ilmaestro said:
Dunno how to do the Youtube links, does some kind soul want to sort me out? ^_^
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See that box on the right of the video? There are two boxes in it that say "URL" and "Embed". Copy the text in the "Embed" box and paste it into your post. Sorted.
 
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