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Atomsk
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Just wondering what you people think are some of the best opening scenes/songs for an anime series? I personally liked the openings for Kenshin, Escaflowne, Outlaw Star, Cowboy Bebop...a bunch of others I'm sure.
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Animan
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Great post, Atomsk!
The LUPIN III opener for their second series (in its final year) is a knockout! (Who could ever forget that end to the opening theme song: "Lupinnn, LUPINNNNNNN.") Cowboy Bebop, of course. (The Bebop opener catches the attention of my friends every time I put it on.) Gunsmith Cats has one of the coolest openers ever! And I also like the original dreamy opener to Escaflowne! There are a lot of good ones but I can't think of any others for the pressing moment... |
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dudesup
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Personally, my favorite opening scene is the one in evangelion.
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ShockWave
 Posts: 22 Location: Atlanta |
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This one takes some thought. I've decided that most openings are forgettable montages of random images from the series that don't spell out to much.
Cowboy BeBop has the highest quality opening. It has such a great mod feel to it. But I'll admit that my favorite of all time is actually the Robotech opening (I know, sacrilege to many). I have always been impressed by how they intercut the three series to make it look like a single entity that just flows into itself. Honorable mention goes to the Speed Racer opening just because it has such a great song (English or Japanese)! |
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Animan
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'The Hakkenden: Lengend Of The Dog Warriors' has a gorgeous opener.
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Ataru
 Posts: 2334 Location: Missouri (Strikeman) |
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Hmmm, I have always Kenshin 2 season opening, then there's Urusei Yatsura "Rock the Planet", Record of Lodess Wars TV have up, then there's Duel's. *L* |
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Tenchi
 Posts: 4558 Location: Ottawa... now I'm an ex-Anglo Montrealer. |
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Okay, Cowboy Bebop has already been mentioned numerous times. Utena (1st) and Cardcaptor Sakura (1st) would probably also be in my top 5 openings.But, for a total adrenaline rush, I find nothing tops off the 1st opening for Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, "The Winner", a rollercoaster of an opening. I find the animation perfectly matches the music; I especially like the parts where a) Uraki is running whilst the years scroll from U.C. 0079 to 0083, b) Uraki runs whilst putting on his helmet, c) you see the Albion's countdown display, followed by the launch of the Gundam GP01 & the 2 GunCans, & d) the split screen with Uraki and Gato coming towards each other (in the cockpits) with "Oooh yeah!" in the background.
I'd name another OP to make it a top 5, but if I named one sequence, I'm sure I'd think of one I like slightly better an hour later. |
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Pariah
Posts: 11 Location: Federal Way WA |
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You know, it takes a lot to make a realy "good" opening for a series/movie. I mean, considor all the componants: It's GOT to have a catchy song, bottom line. The animation is usually much crisper than what you'd find in the series, mostly becuase they don't have to redraw it every episode, they can just take their time, do it right the first time, and boom! It's gotta get you hyped to see the show!
My personal favorites are: The Sailor Moon openings *1st and 2nd Season* C'mon guys, it's a CLASSIC! And EVERYONE knows the song! Ronnin Warriors Opening! REEKS of the 80s!!! Laputa! I love the turn of the century style drawings. Kaitou Jeanne opening. Gotta Love SHAZNA! |
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Stray Dog Strut
Posts: 18 Location: New Jersey |
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There are a bunch of great anime openings, but two really stand out for me.
My personal favorite is Gundam Wing's second opening, Rhythm Emotion, it's so perfectly done. The Lodoss War TV series also stands out, because the only reason why I bought that damned series, the WHOLE stupid thing, was because the opening convinced me that it would be good, how wrong I was. |
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Vicious
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As mentioned Bebop and Eva. I also like the Slayers try opening for the music.
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Gai Super Napalm
 Posts: 148 Location: Hoboken, NJ |
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For opening music nothing beats Sakura Saku imho. (love hina op)
However; with the best synergistic effect of style of animation with music is hard to decide. I think ROLW did it better than cowboy bebop; although im not saying that CB's OP was bad (in fact it was among the best ever).. but there are other op's that just.. are more special to me.. they struck something that went beyond just "thats a good mix of music and animation".. These ops.. You get to burning - Nadesico Ultrarelax - Kodomo no omocha OP2 Nadesico's OP was a great OP; but the ammount that i liked the series gave an urgent anticipation the begining of each new ep (the OP of course). As for ultrarelax; its hilarious. Other op's i like... (music) get along ( slayers op 1) jyuukuji no news ( kodocha op 1) H.T. (trigun) Kopellia no Hitsugi ( noir ) As for other mixes of music and image; i thought that Read or Die's OP/music was great (better than bebops).. and i liked Hellsing's too. There are some other ones i hold in very high esteem for different reasons; like Mugen No Ryvius' op (i forgot its name); i don't really like the full version of the song; but the way its put in the episode is really good; and I really like the opening animation; because it shows tons of people, and they are all *actually* characters, which is one of my favorite things about the series (20+ chars) Also.. the king of really cool really wierd OP's.. Love Tropicana - Jungle wa Itsumo, Hale nochi Guu The op music mixes with the animation really, really well; and then all of a sudden, it doesn't at all.. you are totally slapped in the face by a seriousness that is absent in the song, but instead of not fiting in at all; it just makes the scenes in the OP seem just, vastly dark and mysterious. I like so many more ops (marmalade boy, slayers try, ranma season 1, to heart (feeling heart), etc...).. its really hard to chose the best out of them.. But I think i like some ED songs more. Whats your favorite (or what do you think is most effective) end song? My vote is for Tokimeki no Doukasen (FY) and Panniku (Kodocha). |
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crystal_wingz
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GWING!! nice... i agree, that opening is worth an honourable mention...sync and everything was well done...cowboy bebop, ithink, is unanimously popular. I like the upbeat opening in star ocean ex...puts the series in a real 'hype' mode to begin with... |
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ShinsowGumi
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My favorite openings are from Dragonball Z(yeah), The Vision of Escaflowne, and Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne.
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nekochanm66
Posts: 7 Location: Bellingham, WA |
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Vision of Escaflowne
Nadia Jubei-chan Gasaraki Trigun All of these have great music and inspired animation. I would also add the opening for Himikoden, but as the series itself was less than stellar it shouldn't be included. Of them all, I'd have to say that the Trigun opening held the most interest for me. Another topic: Best Ending Credits for an anime! My vote is for Now and Then, Here and There. |
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floor182
Posts: 20 Location: cali |
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i never liked jazz before cowboy bebop came out. it changed my perspective on the whole jazz thing
oh and inuyashas begining is cool too, but is it just my tv or did cartoon network take it off yours too? |
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