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Postby the_wolfs_howl » Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:16 pm

Fish and Chips wrote:Link - L'Arc~en~Ciel (FullMetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shambala)


Oh, is that what it's called? The song that plays during the opening credits of Conqueror of Shamballa? I love that song!
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Postby KhakiBlueSocks » Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:16 pm

I love/drive to the following:

Evangelion: Cruel Angel Thesis
Eureka Seven: Days, Sakura (Cherry Blossom) [End Theme]
GetBackers: Yuragu Koto Nai Ai [Unshaken Love]
Naruto: Haruka Kanata, Go!!
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Postby EricTheFred » Wed Aug 08, 2007 7:45 am

One to add:
Not sure if it is really a 'favorite', but the OP for 'Air Gear' is remarkably catchy.
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Postby jon_jinn » Sat Aug 11, 2007 7:49 pm

EricTheFred wrote:One to add:
Not sure if it is really a 'favorite', but the OP for 'Air Gear' is remarkably catchy.


ah yes. if you are talking about the song, 'Chain', it is a very catchy song.
i'm also quite fond of Gantz's first opening, 'Super Shooter'
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Postby EricTheFred » Sun Aug 12, 2007 9:06 pm

Just saw an episode of "Rah-Xephon" and realized I should be including the OP music "Hemisphere".
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Postby Fio » Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:36 pm

My favorite is the second opening of Bleach "D-tecnoLife".
Even thou I don't get it, why is it called like that? What has it to do with tecno? O_o
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Postby joshua8416 » Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:53 pm

op get backers
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Postby AsianBlossom » Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:01 pm

Whoa, gravedig! :D

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And I'd like to add another opening theme to my list of favorites: I love the melody from the seventh One Piece opening, "Crazy Rainbow." Here's a YouTube link to the video, but remember, it's YouTube so only wander at your own risk, peoples!
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Postby sapphire_shine » Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:05 pm

I love platinum,the third opening to cardcaptor sakura : D
The Sailor Moon R theme,Otome no Policy,is also one of my favorites

I have alot of favorites,but alas,I am very tired and braindead at the moment,so I can't remeber D:
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Postby KagayakiWashi » Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:00 pm

H.T. - Trigun
Cha la head cha la - Dragonball Z
My Omelette (hurray for Beethoven!) - Dragon Half
Rhythm Emotion - Gundam Wing
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Postby Sheenar » Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:16 pm

I don't know the titles of the songs, but I love the openings of both Gunslinger Girl and Cowboy Bebop.

As for endings, I'm not really able to think of specific ones at this time.
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Postby LadyRushia » Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:13 pm

Wow, I have a lot, XD.

-Naruto OPs: Haruka Kanata, GO!, and Hero's Come Back are my top favorites, but I like the others except for the first one.

-Naruto EDs: Scenario, Nagareboshi, Michi to you all, and Kimi Monogatari

-The Baccano OP and ED

-Bleach's first OP (full version), and first three EDs

-Both Sailor Moon OPs

-The first Kenshin OP

-Super Gals OP

-Kaleido Star OPs

-Azumanga Daioh OP

-Spiral OP

Gosh, there are so many, XD; but there are only a few of these that I actually bothered to get the full version. Those are the ones I really REALLY like.

What I like about anime music in general is that the OPs and EDs cover pretty much every genre of music. It's awesome, XD.
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Postby GeneD » Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:52 pm

I absolutely love the second Death Note ending theme, Zetzubou Billy by Maximum the Hormone; it's now my ring tone. :thumb:

I also really liked the Hellsing series opening and closing, I don't know the names or artists.

That's all I can think of right now.
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Postby eternalprincess » Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:54 am

I love the Sailor StarS Opening and ending. <3

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Postby minakichan » Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:30 pm

Inori ~ You Raise Me Up from Romeo X Juliet.

Lena Park's rendition of You Raise Me Up is gorgeous. The visuals are lovely too, and the character expressions and gestures are really passionate in this opening. I have to say that it has made me cry.
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Postby KhakiBlueSocks » Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:40 pm

Lucky Star's OP, Motteke! Sērāfuku is made of Win and Awesome.

I also like "Sakura" from the last couple episodes of Eureka Seven.
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Postby Warrior 4 Jesus » Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:40 pm

My favourites are probably the beginning and ending theme in Azumanga Daioh, the Noir beginning and ending theme (but all of it is good), Last Exile's ending theme and the Ergo Proxy beginning and ending theme.
There are many others that I can't think of at the moment.
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Postby Sakaki Onsei » Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:30 pm

Opening Theme (TIED): Secret Ambition (Nanoha StrikerS)
Opening Theme (TIED): Piece Of Love (Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne)
Closing Theme: Onna no Ko Otoko no Ko (School Rumble)
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Postby Elycien » Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:41 am

Bleach second OP, d-Tecnolife
Bleach third ED, Houkiboshi
Spice and Wolf OP, Tabi no Tochuu
Haruhi Suzumiya OP, Bouken Desho Desho
Eureka Seven fourth OP, Sakura
Eureka Seven first ED, Himitsu Kichi
Naruto first ED, Wind

That's all I can think of at the moment x3
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Postby GeneD » Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:46 pm

I forgot to mention the Last Exile opening and ending. Those are beautiful.
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Postby KagayakiWashi » Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:36 pm

I forgot to add:
Tank! - Cowboy Bebop
Cruel Angel Thesis - Neon Genesis Evangelion
And the opening to Fushigi Yuugi....can't remember the name
Do anime movies count? Because the closing song to Death and Rebirth is wicked awesome too.

EDIT: I forgot the first opening to Gundam 0083. I love that opening!....don't know the name of the song though.
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Postby the_wolfs_howl » Fri Aug 29, 2008 3:40 am

I've seen a few more anime since my last post, so here are my new favorites:

Openings
Unlimited - Samurai 7
Cloud Age Symphony - Last Exile
Blaze - Tsubasa Chronicle
H.T. - Trigun (really psyches you up!)

Endings
Fuhen (Ubiquity) - Samurai 7
credits song in Jin-Roh: Wolf Brigade
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Postby RobinSena » Wed Sep 03, 2008 5:22 pm

My favorites would have to be the opening and closing for Noir, the opening and closing for Witch Hunter Robin, the opening for Lain, and, dare I say it, the opening for A Little Snow Fairy Sugar. :D
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Postby Kurama » Thu Sep 04, 2008 7:13 am

The Vampire Knight ending- Still Doll. Its so interesting. O_O
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Postby sainttailfan » Sun Sep 14, 2008 4:02 am

Hmm, there's too many I got to like... favorite? I guess:
- OP: the Detective Conan movies' intro (aka Detective Conan main theme or 'Kimi Ga Ireba'), Musekinin Kanchou Tylor ('Just think of tomorrow', I think it was)
- ED: Suzumiya Haruhi No Yuutsu ('Hare Hare Yukai'), Sailor Moon ('Otome no Policy')
- most of the OPs and EDs from Ali Project too :lol:
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Postby LadyRushia » Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:10 pm

I have to say, Gurren Lagann's OP is rocking my face off right now.
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Postby Mi-Ru-Me » Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:14 pm

True Moon the ending for Angel Links i licked it so much I herd it went on line then bought the soundtrack.
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Postby ShiroiHikari » Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:36 pm

One of my new favorites is the opening to Saikyo Robo Daiohja, an old mecha series. It's campy and awesome.
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Postby Phoebe » Sat Oct 18, 2008 11:46 am

I like
Tsubasa ending> LOOP
Host club opening> Sakura Kiss
La Corda D'Oro> Brand new Breeze
Vampie knight> Still Doll
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Postby ShiroiHikari » Sat Oct 18, 2008 12:58 pm

KagayakiWashi (post: 1255923) wrote:EDIT: I forgot the first opening to Gundam 0083. I love that opening!....don't know the name of the song though.


It's called The Winner and I love that song too.

Here's some more of mine:

OP:
Isao Taira - Saikyo Robo Daiohja
Casey Rankin - Hyoryuu ~Sky Hurricane~ [Super Dimension Century Orguss]
EUROX - Galient World [Panzer World Galient]
Akira Kushida - Shippuu Xabungle [Sentou Mecha Xabungle]
Kouichi Ise - Ashita ni Ikiro Baldios [Uchuu Senshi Baldios] Now one of my all-time favorites!
Ichiro Mizuki - Ore wa Great Mazinger [Great Mazinger]
Isao Taira - Fukkatsu no Ideon [Space Runaway Ideon]
Psychic Lover - Gaiking [Gaiking: Legend of Daiku Maryu]
Isao Taira - Trider G7 [Muteki Robo Trider G7]
Silk - Dream Shift [Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh]
JAM Project - Little Wing [Scrapped Princess]
JAM Project - Go! Go! Rescue! [Machine Robo Rescue] Stop laughing]
Hiroshi Kitadani - We Are! [One Piece]
The Babystars - Hikari e [One Piece]
Home Made Kazoku - Shounen Heart [Eureka Seven]
Supercar - Storywriter [Eureka Seven] [I]This is actually an insert song but oh well XD

Maaya Sakamoto - Kiseki no Umi [Record of Lodoss War TV]
ZZ Gundam - Anime Ja Nai


ED:
Himitsugakudan Maboroshi - Can You Feel My Soul [Overman King Gainer]
Raiko - Alive [Naruto]
The Kaleidoscope - fish [One Piece]
JAM Project - March of Rescue Hero [Machine Robo Rescue]
Kourogi '73 - Toppo de Tango [Muteki Koujin Daitarn 3] This song is so silly.
Isao Taira - Ore wa Shachou da [Muteki Robo Trider G7] Also very silly.
Isao Taira - Yokatta ne Uchuu [Saikyo Robo Daiohja] <3 <3 <3
Kouichi Ise - Marin ~Inochi no Tabi~ [Uchuu Senshi Baldios] This song kinda makes me want to cry.
Susumu Hirasawa - Bandiria Travelers [Detonator Orgun] Never even seen this show but the song is awesome.

As you can see, I tend to like openings better than closings. You can probably also see that I really like old super robot stuff and pretty much anything that Isao Taira did during his anison years. XD;
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