Memorable Musical Anime Themes - Discussion

[Lyrichord]

omg, same. i remember very vividly waiting for my parents to go to bed, then i'd sneak downstairs to watch it on the family PC, on youtube in like a million parts. I'd have keep the volume down super low and rely on subs so i could hear if my parents woke up. got REALLY good at figuring out the fastest way to turn off a PC hahah. also probably what acclimatized me to subtitles in the first place.

the nostalgia is so strong, i'm glad so many people had similar experiences

This was me with Bleach, but on the mornings on weekends! It was a family computer, but I was able to discover private browsing mode, while no one else knew it was a thing! I don't like how most dubs sound, so subtitles it was, and it really helped with keeping the volume from traveling too. I had to be extra careful that someone didn't make an unexpected trip downstairs! I got good at figuring out where to hide, just in case someone was about to come in, and then how to go around back up to my room.

Just listening this, at 5am? Amazing.

[Hollow]

This was me with Bleach, but on the mornings on weekends! It was a family computer, but I was able to discover private browsing mode, while no one else knew it was a thing! I don't like how most dubs sound, so subtitles it was, and it really helped with keeping the volume from traveling too. I had to be extra careful that someone didn't make an unexpected trip downstairs! I got good at figuring out where to hide, just in case someone was about to come in, and then how to go around back up to my room.

Just listening this, at 5am? Amazing.

Oh my god I was literally about to post this! This used to give me goosebumps!

Also this:

and this:



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For me I'd have to go with a classic, Asterisk from Bleach.

The reason I pick this is because whenever I think of Bleach, this song is the first thing that pops into my head.
As I've mentioned on other parts of the forum, Bleach is the first anime I watched and really got into. So this song/opening just has a special place in my heart!

There are other great songs to choose from, but this one really sticks out to me the most!

I also wanted to throw this into the mix:



One of my favourites next to opening 6 and 9!

[Lyrichord]

@(you need an account to see links) my favorite opening from Bleach will always be UVERworld - D-TecnoLife. I can just see Rukia in the tower, looking out, resigned to her fate, and Ichigo trying to storm up to rescue her.

This theme came back to my head today, from DN Angel, apparently. I had to look up the name. I don't remember one thing about the anime!

The tune, especially the beginning, with the thunder like peals of drums is epic. Then it goes into the soft vocals, and back to the orchestration, it's just a well-rounded theme. I'm going to have to look up the plot online to see what it was about! I think the theme was probably better than the show though!

[Hollow]

@(you need an account to see links), the D-TechnoLife opening is such a VIBE! It's the beginning of the Soul Society arc, it brings back major nostalgia. That and Ichirin No Hana

[Kibba]

This one



And this one just brings joy to my heart



These theme songs from Naruto Shippuden are some of the best ones...

[hellraid]

For me it has to be these three

[Lyrichord]

Currently enamored with Kagome's theme from Inuyasha. It's such a simple tune, but it conveys so much longing. I love pieces are written in those fairytale-like higher octaves. The song just sounds like a sunset after a rainstorm, knowing that the dawn will come soon again. Which, kinda depicts the story pretty well. Kagome's given such a hard role, but she faces it with incredible optimism nonetheless, and has friends to help guide her in the process. This song is going on repeat for a while!

[Lyrichord]

This opening to Inuyasha is soo fun!!! I just want to start dancing, lol. I consistently stopped to listen to it, even as I was speed-running through watching the show. Something about it just hits differently than the rest of the openings/endings (minus Kagome's theme, which I'm sure I'll talk about very soon). I love the Latin infusion in an otherwise Japanese piece of music! It does that thing where it keeps hopping to the next beat, adding phrase after phrase, building the energy throughout the whole song. Even having heard it 20-30 times now, I'm still bopping along.

[kalez]

I guess I'll drop 3 of mine in here!

Hard to describe why this one's stuck with me for so long, but probably because of how cheery and upbeat it is.
Kobato is quite a gut puncher too.


Kuchizuke Diamond's piano riff is pretty simple but I just love it, gives the feeling of constantly building towards of something. Big fan of the vocalist's light tone here as well.


PRISM just gets me in a wistful and nostalgic mood - Dennou Coil is also one of my favorite anime of all time and having this as the opening theme helps cement it even further haha.

[billytiddles]

For me the nostalgia hits hard with the openers, although there are one or two that the endings are memorable. I think it's the ones where just a small section of a song kicks off the entire series in my head.

The biggest trigger for me is the JIBUN WO~~~~~

That's the original opening to Code Geass

The piano section from this bad boy

TM Revolution hits so many songs for anime it's nuts.

And an ending that brings the whole show back

Host Club is one of the more obscure animes that I've watched and I loved it!