@waezi2: Okay. I'm finally convinced it's a conspiracy. Every time I join one of your contests, my nominations end up going against each other. And not like they made it to the end or close, it's always like the second round. >:(
I can't choose right now. I'll have to come back. You're evil.
@waezi2: Okay. I'm finally convinced it's a conspiracy. Every time I join one of your contests, my nominations end up going against each other. And not like they made it to the end or close, it's always like the second round. >:(
I can't choose right now. I'll have to come back. You're evil.
Actually, it is because both of your nomis in contests keep making it to a next round. That is pretty rare, meaning yours are just that good.
Bleach OP 13 is legitimately one of the best openings ever created. You can’t find lots of openings with those kind of effects, timing, etc and to top it all off has SID’s best song ever or op top it off. It doesn’t focus on one character, nor a story, and yet it all makes sense and you go with the flow beautifully.
So Bleach. Soul Eater’s first opening was much better than its second IMO
@waezi2: Okay. I'm finally convinced it's a conspiracy. Every time I join one of your contests, my nominations end up going against each other. And not like they made it to the end or close, it's always like the second round. >:(
I can't choose right now. I'll have to come back. You're evil.
Actually, it is because both of your nomis in contests keep making it to a next round. That is pretty rare, meaning yours are just that good.
Trying to distract me with compliments? Ha! Well it's only mildly working. >_>
I'll go with Bleach 13...and mourn my other choice lol.
FMA. No offense to Bebop, but FMA is more memorable for me. Part of the excitement of Bebop's opening is the show itself. FMA's opening is visually more impactful.
I can see why Bebop is popular but for me, it seems pretty...well...average I guess? Not bad, and I can see the iconic side to it but it can't really be compared to other anime OP.
The opening has a tango-like tune that makes you think of dancing as we see…
… a wolf that is shrouded in shadows and baring his fangs during a full-moon night. Wolfs are usually associated with the full-moon, and we think of a bloodthirsty predator. And sure enough, the beast drools, and we see why.
A rabbit is strolling around the woods, not knowing that it is about to become prey.
The fact that these two animals are wearing clothes like characters from a Beatrix Potter book does not make this scenery any less creepy. In fact, it kinda makes it worse.
When the rabbit is finally aware that it is about to be chased, the woods they are in is then shown as a deer, a stag to be precise. The stag (besides that it will be revealed that said stag has a connection to these two very different animals in the anime) is an in-between of a wolf and a rabbit since it is not a predators but it is still a strong animal and not prey the same way the rabbit is.
Then, the rabbit runs for it’s life as the hungry wolf chases it. When the rabbit trips and the wolf is about to attack…
… it becomes day. The two animals are now in sunlight, not covered in shadows, making the wolf look less intimidating. And they are no longer in a forest(a place where it is survival of the fittest) but are in a garden with something as not-nature-like as a fountain. Something organized and civilized.
The wolf and rabbit can now see each other in a new light(literally) as a young man and woman. Despite being natural enemies, civilization makes romance possible as we see the predator and prey engage in dancing and kissing.
... Aaaaaand then we cut to nighttime, and we see the the wolf red-eyed and deeply disturbed. We also see blood tainting the stone-floor of the organized and civilized garden and the skull and fur of an unidentified animal next to said blood. A butterfly is stuck in the puddle of blood, just to hammer in the point.
So what do we get out of this intro without context? Well, I get out of it that civilization can change how creatures interact, but (as the ending implies) that it is hard to fight once nature, even if you try to dress it up nicely. Can clothes and good manners make a wolf less of a beast, or is civilization a temporarily fix?
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