It’s posted a little late since I’ve been swamped with work. Anyway, here’s my usual seasonal OP/ED themes post; this time for Fall 2008. Please note that this list is pretty much subjective since it’s listed as “Top 5″ ranked according to my preference, followed by randomly listed titles as “special mention.”
There are several special mentions this time around. Quite a lot of fairly good songs this season; I had a bit of a hard time picking out my top 5…
~ Format: “Song title” by band/artist (OP#/ED# – anime series title)
- My Top 5 OP/ED themes this Fall:
1. “Tokyo and Paris” by Emiri Miyamoto x solita (ED#1 – Nodame Cantabile Paris-hen)
– watch: anime ED — music video
– Very nice and easy to listen to. Love the beat, love the melody, love the violin parts… Um, so basically, I simply love everything about it. xD The single is to be released on 11/12 (I think), so I’ll just edit the music video link once it’s out. ^_^
2. “Karma” by Bump of Chicken (OP#1 – Tales of the Abyss)
– watch: anime OP — music video
– Kinda weird band name, but quite a good song. Such a pity they show the preview while the nice song intro is playing.
3. “Nagareboshi” by ROUND TABLE featuring Nino (ED#1 – Yozakura Quartet)
– watch: anime ED — music video
– Another song that is very nice and easy to listen to. I really like the melody. The anime series didn’t quite meet my expectations, but it has one of the best BGM/insert songs around!
4. “Aoi Hana” by Color Bottle (OP#1 – Casshern Sins)
– watch: anime OP — music video
– I found the first episode of Casshern Sins too emo and confusing to watch, so I didn’t bother to check out the other episodes. However, I liked its OP song, which sounded pretty good to me. It’s quite a catchy tune. I especially like the guitar parts.
5. “Ame ga Furu” by Sakamoto Maaya (ED#1 – Linebarrels of Iron)
– watch: anime ED – music video
– This song is a very nice ballad. I like the chorus part the most. Too bad it’s from a series that’s a little on the blah side for me.
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Special Mention: (just click on the song title to watch & listen to the anime OP/ED)
– in random order –
- “Feeling” by AciD FLavoR (OP #1 – Hakushaku to Yousei)
- “Lost in Blue” by Nightmare (OP #1 – Mouryou no Hako)
- “Naked Love” by Nightmare (ED #1 – Mouryou no Hako)
- “Kiss of Monochrome” by SID (OP #1 – Kuroshitsuji)
- “I’m ALIVE!” by BECCA (ED #1 Kuro shitsuji)
- “Vanilla Salt” by Horie Yui (ED #1 – Toradora!)
- “Suppin Rock” by Ogawa Mana (OP#1 – Hyakko)
- “PSI-missing” by Mami Kawada (OP#1 – To Aru Majutsu no Index)
- “JUST TUNE” by savage genius (OP#1 – Yozakura Quartet)
- “Bouken Houkiboshi” by Enomoto Kurumi (ED#1 – Tales of the Abyss)
- “Gekidou” by UVERworld (OP#4- D.Gray Man) – I included this because it was this series’ OP song as the fall 2008 season started. I don’t watch this series, though.
- “Hitohira no Hanabira” by Stereo Pony (ED#17 – Bleach) – I included this ED song for the same reason as the previous one. Even though I’ve never seen a single episode of this series, I like some of its OP/ED themes.
- “CLOSER” by Inoue Joe (OP#4 – Naruto Shippuden) – Included for the same reason. Never seen a single episode of this either, but I’ve been informed previously that some of its OP/ED themes are nice.
- “MYSTERIOUS” by Naifu (OP#24 – Detective Conan) – Same reason. Only difference is I do watch this series.
- “Go Your Own Way” by Shizukusa Yumi (ED#31 – Detective Conan) – Ditto. ^^
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Most of the songs are from anime I’ve seen (or at least seen 1 episode of this fall season or heard the OP/ED song somewhere), so I might’ve missed some good songs from series I don’t usually watch.
~ Which Fall 2008 OP/ED songs made your “favorites” list?
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Well I actually didn’t like any of the OPs this season, but rather the EDs so I can’t wait until you make a post about them!
I also really like the Casshern Sins OP.
I find the Demeko DX OP and ED music insanely bouncy and they make me giggle.
LOL! I must have been blind when I read this! I didn’t recognize any of the titles so I assumed they were all OPs! So sorry! This proves how stupid I am ;__;
Anyway, I’m surprised you didn’t mention Skip Beat!’s ending by forgot-the-guy’s-name-but-he-sounds-like-SEAMO. No doubt Nodame Cantabile’s music would be good though
@ blissmo: Lol, that’s okay. And no, that doesn’t make you stupid at all. I also thought Skip Beat’s ED sounded like SEAMO, it didn’t make much of an impact on me though. The Nodame ED is awesome!
@ Hazel: Yay for Casshern’s OP! Thanks for the heads up on the Demeko DX themes! Just saw it. I found the OP bouncier than the ED. ^^
Thanks. I really wanted to watch this OP.
@ insane: Um, I’m not sure which OP you mean… but you’re welcome. 🙂
Nice list! My own top 5 would be very similar with some minor adjustments. I recommend checking out the new Soul Eater OP (Paper Moon by Tommy Heavenly6), great song. ^_^
~ Not really fall 08 related, but you may like Unlimited by Nanase Aikawa and Ranma no Baka by Noriko Hidaka. xD
@ bebop: OP#2 of Soul Eater sounds good. I kinda got stuck at ep 13 of the anime though.
Thanks for the links! I liked that Samurai 7 OP. Lol @ Ranma no baka, brings back memories of watching that series. Come to think of it, I can never remember how Ranma 1/2 ended. xD
I should probably post a collection of OP/ED songs I liked from past seasons as well… maybe before the year ends. ^^
Err.. sorry about the messed up links, my brain got confuzzled and I can’t remember how I did them before lol.
Yep, that sounds like a good idea. ^^
@ bebop: Haha, no prob. I’ll just edit the codes later. ^_^
edit: done editing codes
My favorites are:
1- PAPERMOON – Soul Eater 2nd OP (Gotta love Tommy)
2- motto hade ni ne! – Kannagi OP (one of the most popular btw)
3- Ichi Nuke – Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae ED (I just love JS EDs)
4- Vanilla Salt – ToraDora! ED (I’m so addicted to this one)
5- I’m Alive – Kuroshitsuji ED (I can understand the lyrics lol XD)
6- Toki wo Kazemi no Uta – CLANNAD ~AS~ OP (Good one)
7- Paradise Lost – GA-REI OP (Kick-a**)
8- DISCOTHEQUE – Rosario to Vampire (Nana Mizuki fan here, even if I don’t watch the series XD)
Lol I shared a lot XD.
@ kanzeon: The more, the merrier! I also have “Vanilla Salt” and “I’m Alive!” in my list, though both didn’t make my top 5. Yep, the bonus thing with Becca’s song is that I can also understand while singing along coz it’s in English. xD I’m digging the melody of Papermoon.
Hehe, I think it’s kind of funny how we have mostly the same taste in anime… yet our taste in OP/ED’s are completely different.
I found most of the ones on your list slightly dull. Where as my number one this season, probably on the top ten all-time-list aswell, is the Toradora OP 😛
@ cyberborn: Haha, I suppose we have different tastes in music. The Toradora OP is very catchy, but I seem to like the ED much better. ^^
Hi! Just stumbled upon your blog! Great blog!
My favorites from this season are the Vampire Knight Guilty ED
Suna no Oshiro, beautiful song.
2. The ef tales of melodies OP
3. Clannad after story OP
4. Yozakura Quartet OP
5. Linebarrels ED
6. Kannagi OP
7. Kemeko DX ED
If you’re interested in anime music, check out my blog: http://worldofanimemusic.blogspot.com
We could exchange blog links if you like it…
@ Ryvius: Thanks! Glad you find my blog helpful. Sure thing, we can exchange links. ^_^