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I didn't see any recent threads on this so I thought I'd go for it. What are you favorite anime intros and outros? Can be for any reason - animation, emotion, soundtrack, etc.
I'll start with the something heavy and visually awesome, Shingeki no Bahamut:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYW1wrYOxy8
The first time I saw this was on one of those random 1000 anime intros videos. The show is actually pretty good imo and was one of the few I binged in about 2 days.
Yeah, we did do this some time ago. I tried to find the thread to post the link, but I couldn't find it. It was that far back.
So, let's do it again!
The openings and closings for Lain were always among my favorites.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlBLcLdTYr4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEuZJ5xp0Ps
Get a look at the English translation of the closing lyrics. Haunting.
The Lain opening is fantastic. I feel like it's something that would be best viewed on an old analogue TV on VHS. I used to have Duvet by Boa on my old phone too when I was at university :)
Ergo Proxy's ops/endings have got to be mentioned. This show is just pure atmosphere, and the music and imagery of the intro captures it perfectly. Paranoid Android was a considered choice for the ending too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAXrRWLKzko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYyCkM5Bxkg
NGE's opening is a true classic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZo8...heJimmyleeboy2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TRs...hannel=32sashu
Megas XLR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koesW3xMKtY
Pokemon... cause you still remember it ALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUT39VH2S6o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMk8wuw7nek
Card Captors. ironically half the stuff in the intro never appeared in the American version of the series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERpK-7K70ws
Sailor Moon... and just when you got it out of your head
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5txHGxJRwtQ
Seriously what are those creepy shadow things sealed in the orbs? Are the scouts actually demons?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K1cDWFhr8U
Duran Duran in an anime intro has to be one of the most out-of-the-box moves from a studio lol
nerima DaikoN brothers...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiW8MZi8MbA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtMJO_iADEs
For the nostalgia :biggrin:
I cast another vote for Ergo Proxy's opening.
One of my favs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4e6aQF9gMw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6MVLxyQAZI
I like how it switches from some weird hybrid of Scottish and Mongolian folk music to eastern european techno .
Also the series is superb.
Kingdom hearts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9-hdtsy0fA
I gotta say the OP of the "you're under arrest" OVAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7eVX9uYoyU
Outlaw Star opening and All Eureka Seven openings. Love the songs.
I always liked the Durarara and DurararaX2 openings. Check them all out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frfo...Nr5ynWr1EWNVOc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGoH...EWNVOc&index=3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7wv...EWNVOc&index=5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r0j...EWNVOc&index=8
If you have only seen Durarara, you will see a few strange faces in the X2 openings. That only means you need to watch X2.
Always been a big fan of the second opening for Soul Eater
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eYK3YP524A
^ Only the shot of Soul holding Maka's apparent lifeless body does set us up for a tragic ending -- which does not occur. But I have heard that the opening and closing credits of many an anime series are done by a team separate from the animators who actually worked on the series episodes. So often you get visual references in openings and closings which have nothing to do with anything that happened in a series.
How about a spinoff about Excalibur? :badrazz: OK, dumb idea.
Huh, I never knew that but honestly it explains so much now. I always did think how "off" some openings were
There's one anime opening I remember. I don't recall the name of the series. The heroine of the series was supposed to be trying to destroy the world, although you know all the time she's the good guy and won't do it in the end. She had a talking bear and some young guy as a companion. Sound familiar? Anyway, the opening showed her getting killed by the young woman who has pursuing her. That was way off because no one, no main character at least, gets killed in the series.Quote:
Originally Posted by BaconBits
I don't remember too many more details -- assuming you call these bits of info details. It was some time ago, and this is the first I thought of that series in years.
This gives me an idea for a new thread. But I have to do some research and heavy thinking before I post anything. Stay tuned.
Talking about misleading anime openings got me thinking about anime openings which not only are thoroughly relevant, but which pretty much tell the whole story or drop clues as to what will happen. The opening to Your Lie in April is an example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzi_V0m7Qsk
The video below explains what you just saw and what it refers to in the story. WARNING! This video contains mega spoilers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsVU6GP4OEk
Naruto and Inuyasha have a lot of good intros and outros.
Naruto Shippuden Opening 16
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USn19iuBJv0
Inuyasha Opening 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwCfHVGamn8
A few months ago I watched the anime, Beck AKA Mongolian Chop Squad. (It's weird, I've seen it listed on different sites as both, or Beck: Mongolian chop squad). It was about a band, and it had several great songs. Though the main sound of the band wasnt really my thing, when the main charicter sang, he had a little bit more of a softer sound (At least compared to the others) And I really loved those.
But I loved the theme too, and still do.
https://youtu.be/4anWKw-BkXU?t=12
Wanna hear something ironic? As much of a Digimon fan as I am, I cannot stand Digimon Frontier. .... But even so... Both the opening and ending are a couple of my favorite OP/EDs ever, especially the ED. They fill me with nostalgia.
https://youtu.be/PLMJAdGEfs4?t=14
https://youtu.be/rrp5gW_KOBo
I love several My Hero Academia OP/EDs, but this one is by far my favorite:
https://youtu.be/XhIA35OAIw4
^ Beck was a pretty good anime. I did a write up on it some time back. The first closing was good as well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqoAlwJ21vo
Anyone remember the music anime thread I started some time ago. I need to find it and revive it. Later.