balderdash9, Going through this exercise, I really like jazzy, hip hop, and, sometimes, heavy metal openings. (Still get chills from Attack on Titan’s “Rumbling” OP.) I’ve hyperlinked each song below for specificity (and nostalgia).
Going back 10+ years ago: Pokemon, Dragon Ball Z, Cowboy Bebop, Gintama, YuYu Hakusho, and One Piece are the anime openings that come to mind.
More recently: Love is War, Attack on Titan, Jujutsu Kaisen, Samurai Champloo, One Punch Man, My Hero Aca, Black Clover are all top tier.
Didn’t make the list, but shoutout to Bleach for having one of the most memorable soundtracks in all of anime.
ladytaters, I was waiting for someone to mention Yu Yu Hakusho. SMILE BOMB is a fantastic song!
I also love PopTeamEpic season 2’s opening, PSYCHO: LOGY and the ending theme for season 1, Poppy Pappy Day
LordOfTheChia, Might be cheating with an end credits sequence, but I would say Psycho Pass’ first ending sequence
Honorable mentions:
Chill Category
High Energy Category
farcaster,
Varyk, Great answer
balderdash9, I haven’t watched this show but the song sounds nostalgic already, if that makes sense.
farcaster, (edited ) Lain is a classic. Highly influential piece of pop culture. And even though its story is metaphorical it accurately predicted our incredibly online age, with its strange cultural and psychological problems.
Varyk, Probably kino’s journey, kino no tabi, the original. Captures the spirit of calm wanderlust perfectly. Itinerance.i love the ending too.
alphacyberranger, Vinland Saga, Initial D, Cyberpunk Edgerunners
ryan213, Um…Sailor Moon?
SkybreakerEngineer, We’re off to outer space
We’re leaving mother earth
To save the human race
Our Star Blazers
wjs018, (edited ) I will paste what I answered in a similar thread from !anime a little while back that might be of interest to you:
I usually watch an OP once for a show and then skip it each time afterwards. That being said, there are a handful that I remember making the choice to always watch each episode. In no particular order:
- (NSFW) B Chiku Sentai SOX - “SHIMONETA: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn’t Exist” - I always laughed at the visuals of this more than anything. This show was wild.
- Onegai Muscle - "How Heavy Are The Dumbbells You Lift?"
- Idol - "Oshi no Ko"
- Zeitaku na Saji - "Campfire Cooking in Another World with my Absurd Skill"
- GO!!! - “Naruto”
balderdash9, “How Heavy Are The Dumbbells You Lift?” just jumped up a few places in my watchlist. Looks fun to watch
wjs018, I wrote a little bit about it a while back when I posted a clip for Thanksgiving. Overall, it is a piece of lighthearted fun that was perfect for watching an episode before bed. It also tried to be educational about how to properly work out, while at the same time using those educational segments as an excuse to include a bit of ecchi.
Dran_Arcana, +1 for how heavy are the dumbbells you lift
Buddahriffic, I liked how they did it with Naruto, changing it up every so often and using some pretty good songs.
Asudox, (edited ) I have many, but the ones I can remember are:
OPs:
- Oregairu S1-3
- Elfen Lied
- Umineko (both VN and TV)
- Violet Evergarden
- Nichijou
EDs:
- Erased
- White Album 2
- Golden Time
- Clannad (Dango Daikazoku)
Kolanaki, One I have doubts anyone else might mention is Lupin the Third.
valen,
weirdbeardgame, Zombie land saga Bochi the rock Evangelion (A cruel angels thesis)
Madison420,
flicker, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood. Never skipped it.
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