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Hey everybody! We are well into the Winter 2024 season now and I hope you have gotten the chance to shop around different shows and pick a couple that connect with you. Feel free to talk about it like normal in this thread. However, I thought it might be fun to also ask people about their favorite OPs and EDs of the season. I picked my favorites out in the comments and I would love to see yours as well!

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  • wjs018OPMEnglish
    4·
    11 months ago

    I have picked out a couple of my current favorite openings and endings for the season below. I should mention that I tend to pay more attention to the audio than the visuals for OP/EDs, so keep that in mind as you go through my list. I have split the list into a couple groups below.

    From shows I am watching:

    • Villainess Level 99 OP2 - LOVE or HATE? - I had originally written that this song reminds me of Myth & Roid, but then found out that this is sung by the former vocalist of the group. So, seems like my ear didn’t lead me astray.
    • The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic OP - Cure - A decent punk anthem combined with some dramatically styled visuals makes a pretty fun OP. It helps that I have also really been enjoying the show.
    • Delicious in Dungeon ED - Party!! - One large heap of big band instrumentation, a healthy portion of upbeat J-pop style and a sprinkling of Studio Trigger concept art mix together for the perfect digestif to each helping of this show.
    • Metallic Rouge OP - Rouge - This song feels like a such a cool throwback and I love it. I just wish the whole show lived up to this OP.

    From shows I am not watching:

    • Bucchigiri?! ED - Love Je t’aime - I have no idea what this show is about, but I love this ED. It is a fun mishmash of music and playful visual styling. Just a great little jam.
    • Mashle 2nd Season OP - Bling-Bang-Bang-Born - I don’t even know how to start describing this one. Some really impressive rapping combines with a catchy, eclectic mix of musical influences all paired with some really silly and creative animation make this an OP that I have really liked.
    • Brave Bang Bravern! OP - Baban to Suisan! Bang Bravern - This song is an unapologetic throwback to shows of old - and it kicks total ass. I have no idea if the show lives up to this OP, but this OP is some S-tier stuff.

    Some quick honorable mentions:

    Just for fun, as I was going through a bunch of these to put the list together, I ran across a couple that I wanted to share, not because I liked them, but because I…well…didn’t know what to make of them for one reason or another.

    WTF was that:

    • Delusional Monthly Magazine OP - Overscientific! - I don’t even dislike how…experimental…the music here was, but the visuals just left me with way more questions than I want to spend time to find out answers to.
    • Sasaki and Peeps ED - Aimai Girl - Again, I find the music inoffensive, but the animation is just…not to my taste. I at least give them credit for trying to experiment. I have been really enjoying this show so far otherwise.
    • Snack Basue ED1 and ED2 - I know nothing about this show, but they seem to end their episodes with the CVs doing karaoke (you can even sing along with the words on the live-action video in the background!)…it is a bit weird without context.
    • Brave Bang Bravern! ED - Souen no Shouzou - After highly recommending the OP earlier, the ED threw me for a total loop. I thought that this show was an action-oriented super robot story. Instead, the ED is like a fever dream in which the ship between Ice Man and Maverick set sail. I checked the AniList page for the series and got a chuckle at the tags Boy’s Love, Nudity, and Swordplay all listed for this show. I really like the ED, but was just surprised at how different an experience it was compared to the OP.
    • Phelpssan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      Tsukimichi 2nd Season ED1 - Aa Jinsei ni Namida Ari - Some rare, baritone male CV singing!

      This is also a throwback to the first season, the same song was used in two occasions there.

      These were also sung by the VAs, the first one is by Makoto’s (Natsuki Hanae), the second by Tomoe’s (Ayane Sakura) and Mio’s (Akari Kitou).

      • wjs018OPMEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        Thank you! I had completely forgotten that it was the same song. It is amazing seeing those two versions of the same song from last season and how different they feel with the different instrumentation. Also, just want to say that I love Mio and Tomoe strumming their air guitars to end the song. Only makes sense that Shiki gets his turn finally.

    • Even_Adder@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      Watch Bravern, It’s as good as the opening. The first episode has a bit of a rough patch at the beginning, but it picks up.

      • Phelpssan@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        After seeing the opening I’ll need to find time for that one too.

        Edit: Wait, that’s an Obari series? Change of plans, need to see that TODAY.

      • wjs018OPMEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        It’s as good as the opening

        I’m in! Will definitely try to find time sometime this week to check it out.

    • Lodespawn@aussie.zoneEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      No mention of solo leveling? I’m watching most of your watch list and loving them, solo leveling is probably one of my tops for this season.

      • wjs018OPMEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        Solo Leveling is absolutely something I have been meaning to watch. I have heard only great things from the source readers for a long time. I just have had trouble finding time to fit another show in my schedule (and now need to try to fit Bravern in somewhere based on that OP). On the topic of OPs this season, the OP for Solo Leveling is pretty dang good. I haven’t really listened to TXT before, but I do think it is fitting to have a K-pop group do the opening for one of the most popular and influential manhwa to exist.

    • Phelpssan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      Brave Bang Bravern! ED - Souen no Shouzou - After highly recommending the OP earlier, the ED threw me for a total loop. I thought that this show was an action-oriented super robot story. Instead, the ED is like a fever dream in which the ship between Ice Man and Maverick set sail.

      A little late but I finally sat down to watch the show and you hit bullseye there - there’s some pretty obvious Top Gun inspiration/parody in the series itself.

    • ReluctantZen@feddit.nlEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      Myth & Roid, but then found out that this is sung by the former vocalist of the group.

      Ahh, that’s why it sounded familiar