Best OP-ED

Marina · Local time: Oct 3, 2007, 10:44 PM

What's your most favourite OP-ED
For me they're from Eureka seven
OP : Sakura (OP4)
It's incredibly mixing between J-pop and Choir. It's pretty weird at first but as I watch this anime I love it more and more.

ED : Himitsu kichi (ED1)
It's beautiful song which really suit the sunset theme. It's very good story telling too. I love it's ease feeling and never get tire of watching it.

Elegy · Oct 7, 2007, 02:03 AM

Hmm it's pretty hard to narrow it down to just one, but I'll try. ;_;

OP: Ghost in the Shell - Inner Universe
GitS is one of my favorite shows and Yoko Kanno is awesome, so what can you expect~

ED: Naruto - Wind
I know it gets a lot of flack for being engrishy, but I really like the mood of the song. It also reminds me of when I actually liked the show/manga. =P

boble · Oct 8, 2007, 03:21 PM

Though I haven't watched much anime, I have quite a few anime OP/EDs from playing Stepmania way too much.

Personally my opening favorite is "For Real" by Hidenori Tokuyama from Saiyuki. I've never watched the anime. I think the intorduction of the song is sampled from an Aerosmith song "Eat the Rich" I believe.

And for closing "Kujikenai Kara!" by Masami Okui and Megumi Hayashibara from Slayers. I dunno there's just something to it that makes it stay in my head for days after I listen to it. Also never seen the anime (but want to).

Zeta26 · Local time: Dec 6, 2007, 01:00 PM

Romeo X Juliet

OP
Lena Park - You Raise Me Up

Toward the Terra

OP
Endscape - Uverworld

ED
Miliya Kato - Love Is...

nanaman · Local time: Dec 25, 2007, 05:56 AM

GAWD, it's hard to narrow it down to just one because I have so many favorites. But in the end this is what it came down to.

OP: Chrno Crusade - Tsubasa wa Pleasure Line
ED: Naruto - Wind

Omnislash124 · Jan 15, 2008, 06:35 AM

Hmm...

OP: Mousouka (from Utawarerumono)

<3 Suara. That and it's the first anime I watched. I've watched plenty more afterwards, but I liked this opening song a lot.

ED: Kimi ga Tame (from Utawarerumono, ED2)

Same reason as above. This barely qualifies as an ED, since it's played only in Episode 26 as the series as a whole is ending. But this song is amazing. But if you don't count that...

Real ED: Hare Hare Yukai (from Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu)

Usually, I don't like the ED songs, but this one is different. Complete with choreography too.

Summonmaster · Jan 15, 2008, 09:54 AM

These will probably be always changing, especially since so many come to mind with all the different styles. The ones in my mind for the longest duration I can remember are currently:

OP: Dirty - Majin Tantei Neuro Nougami, OP
Simply a hard rock song by Nightmare. The hooks lie in the tempo changes, the usual electric guitars and percussion, and Yomi's characteristically unique voice. Easily 100+ listens for me within a short period of time.

ED: Ningyo Hime - Chobits, ED2
I've only read the manga for Chobits, but found this ending to be very melancholy, with suitable, non-random lyrics. The piano and the acoustic mix well for me here, and Rie Tanaka's voice clearly depicts the intended sense of longing.

Honourable Mention:

Cloud Age Symphony - Last Exile, OP
This is weird, although probably not as weird as Paranoia Agent's OP song. Chant-like laid back indie style with the standard quarter bass beat.