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I mean, I like Death Note for example, but the opening is so... "Meh", IMO. I want something that not only has a good story but also has an Opening that is epic. Like Steins;Gate, for example.

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[–] callyral@pawb.social 9 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)
[–] MissingInteger@lemmy.zip 4 points 20 hours ago

The second Ending of Jujustu Kaisen is probably my all time favorite anime Ending. The animation is fantastic, and the song is gorgeous.

[–] nandeEbisu@lemmy.world 6 points 23 hours ago

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).

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

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.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

Log Horizon had an unbelievable opening and ending duo.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 17 hours ago

Bacxano! has the best opening in my opinion. I highly recommend looking it up on Youtube

[–] quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 47 points 1 day ago (7 children)

I haven't watched anime in years, I'm gonna bet Cowboy Bebop still has the best opening ever.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I'm not sure about that, Baccano! really gives it a run for its money

[–] quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

That one was good too. From that time another opening that I never skipped was Michiko to Hachin.

The whole Cowboy Bebop OST kinda beats every other anime

[–] Mostly_Gristle@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

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.

[–] Limfjorden@feddit.dk 8 points 1 day ago

bada-bada-bada-bada-badow! fill basline

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[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No mention of Evangelion? Weird.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

So obligatory that no one wanted to be that guy...

[–] MeanyMellow@ani.social 19 points 1 day ago (6 children)

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!

[–] Eq0@literature.cafe 8 points 1 day ago

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.

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[–] hexagonwin@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 day ago

serial experiments lain op is based af

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Slayers Next. Irresponsible Captain Tylor.

Yes, I know I'm old.

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 17 hours ago

Outlaw Star has a good one too!

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago

Pretty much any opening by Megumi Hayashibara...

[–] missingno@fedia.io 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Man, hard to narrow down favorites. Just a few picks that come to mind:

  • Anohana ED
  • Bocchi the Rock! OP
  • CITY: The Animation OP
  • Frieren: Beyond Journey's End ED
  • I'm in Love with the Villainess! OP
  • Kaguya-Sama: Love is War OP1
  • Steins;Gate / Zero OP1 OP2
  • Spy x Family OP2 ED2
  • Violet Evergarden OP ED
[–] victorz@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This guy animes. Haven't heard of a single one of these.

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[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

CITY soundtrack is fire! Like, all of them!

[–] HakunaHafada@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 day ago

Cowboy Bebop for sure. That jazz tune is fuckin' killer, and the graphics are great to boot.

[–] ToaofTime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago

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

[–] impudentmortal@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

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.
[–] Caesium@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] impudentmortal@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

I did not know that about the artist. To each his own but maybe don't put weird fetish stuff into regular anime.

[–] DosDude@retrolemmy.com 2 points 1 day ago

Hikaru No Go half of the reason why an anime about go is so epic is the amazing music.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 5 points 1 day ago

The 2nd opening of Death Note is great!

Also the last opening of Attack on Titan.

[–] ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.org 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

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.

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[–] cybervseas@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

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.

[–] smeg@infosec.pub 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ergo Proxy

Mostly a cheat, though, because the music is Radiohead.

[–] quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The opening is Kiri by Monoral

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

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)
[–] Samsy@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

Gachiakuta or Dan da Dan.

Both have incredible openings and story.

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[–] Contramuffin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

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

[–] BaroqBard@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Gotta throw this into the ring: Mononoke's OP is kickass OP. It's ED is also gorgeous. It's a beautiful anime - definitely a strong horror aspect, but it's just beautiful through and through.

[–] recursive_recursion@piefed.ca 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)
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