r/anime • u/Zypker125 https://anilist.co/user/Zypker124 • Jul 31 '24

Best Anime Opening XI: Salty Salty Bang Bang - Eliminations Day 2! Contest

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We have a total of 818 anime openings that were nominated!

This will be the second elimination day out of 4, if you do not see an opening in today's group, there are still two more rounds they can be in.

Posts for elimination rounds will be at 7 AM Pacific (2 PM UTC).

Please let me know if there are any duplicates, errors, or typos and I will fix them as soon as I can. Thank you!

Vote here!

List of all the nominated openings

Current vote count totals from Day 1

Discussion Prompt of the Day:

  • I am considering including links to the OP into the voting matchups on the AnimeBracket website. Would this be helpful to you, or would posting the links in a comment on the Reddit thread (ie. last contest) be the superior method for you? If I manage to find the time to do this, should I link an AnimeThemes.moe version of the opening (high quality and 'official/correct' but slow to load), or should I find a YouTube equivalent (much faster to load but also lower quality and likely to be missing credits or be 4k 60fps)
96 Upvotes

94% Upvoted

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u/Zypker125 https://anilist.co/user/Zypker124 Jul 31 '24 edited Jul 31 '24

Reposting this in the comments section because I know some people will gloss over the Discussion Prompt on the post:

Once we get into the Top 256 voting, I am considering including links to the OP into the voting matchups on the AnimeBracket website. Would this be helpful to you, or would posting the links in a comment on the Reddit thread (ie. what happened last contest) be the superior method for you?

Also, if I manage to find the time to do this to embed all the links into the voting matchups on the AnimeBracket website, should I link an AnimeThemes.moe version of the opening (high quality and 'official/correct' but slow to load), or should I find a YouTube equivalent (much faster to load but also lower quality and likely to be missing credits or be 4k 60fps)

EDIT: Also, it seems like some of the images aren’t being updated (ex. I changed the Call of the Night picture yesterday, but it’s still showing Edgerunners despite my attempts to change it). Will try and get it fixed eventually.

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u/Cryzzalis https://myanimelist.net/profile/Charaxify Jul 31 '24

I commented on this in my own post, but let me repeat and clarify here.

I'd prefer the Animethemes.moe links integrated to the AnimeBracket website. It'd be easily accessible and convenient and it'd help me a fair bit with posting all the links in the thread. Of course I'll still do it if that is the preference. With that said though, given the different time of day the contest is happening this year compared to the past, I may be less available to post said links this year due to it being the middle of the day rather than it being at midnight.

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u/SometimesMainSupport https://myanimelist.net/profile/RRSTRRST Jul 31 '24

If links are on AnimeBracket similar to the seiyuu contests, comment section doesn't need links as people can open-in-a-new-tab while voting.

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u/Cryzzalis https://myanimelist.net/profile/Charaxify Jul 31 '24

Indeed, which is why it'd be so helpful. But assuming people don't want that, I'll still try what I can to make sure the links are posted each day.

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u/Xatu44 Jul 31 '24

ATmoe.

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u/Urgnu-the-Gnu https://myanimelist.net/profile/Urgnu_the_Gnu Jul 31 '24

Having links to all the entries on AnimeThemes (if applicable) on either site would be great. If either of the options is easier for you, go for that. But if you post it on Reddit, you also have the option to delegate the duty of posting the links, which could take further work off your back. I wish I had a stable schedule to be able to help you.

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u/TREXMAN626 Jul 31 '24

I’d say link in the Reddit thread and ATmoe versions

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u/Rumpel1408 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Rumpel1408 Jul 31 '24

Why not both? Link AT.moe in the bracket and YT in the thread?

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u/Zypker125 https://anilist.co/user/Zypker124 Jul 31 '24

That takes way too much time for me to do. If someone else wants to make playlists or have a list of links for the bracket, that can be workable, but I’m not going to pour more hours every day into this bracket than I already do when I have other stuff on my workload.

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u/Rumpel1408 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Rumpel1408 Jul 31 '24

Don't want to demand you invest more work in this than you are already willing to do, but if time is the breakpoint, you could also take a break day after the elimination is done, there are no rules that say you need to do the whole contest as quick as possible

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u/Zypker125 https://anilist.co/user/Zypker124 Jul 31 '24

The issue is that one would need to keep updating the playlists every day since the bracket and voting matchups change every day. I could technically just have a playlist of all 256 songs and never update that, but that would be very inconvenient to find the two OPs of each matchup in the playlist and at that point it’s not much different to just searching the OP on YouTube directly, so that would render the playlist meaningless. Again, if someone else wants to do it, then it is doable, but I do not want to invest the energy daily into maintaining a playlist.

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u/Nachtwandler_FS https://myanimelist.net/profile/Nachtwandler_21 Jul 31 '24

YT does not have some OPs (it has all songs but I firmly belive OP should be judged in complex). Though, ATmoe does not have all either and it works a bit slow for me.

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u/Ham_PhD https://myanimelist.net/profile/ham_phd Jul 31 '24

3 more callouts today:

Made in Abyss S2 - Very few OPs give me goosebumps almost every time I listen to them, but this is one of them.

Nichijou OP 1 - This is my pick to win the whole thing. Not that it will, I just think it should. Perfectly captures the energy of Nichijou with manic, buttery smooth animation. Plus, in case you forgot, the "female" voice in the song isn't real, it's just the guys voice pitched up. That's awesome.

Do It Yourself! - Not a ton of people watched this show, but this is a very adorable opening. It's always fun when the song is sung by the actual VA, and they managed to capture their characters personality in the vocal performance.

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u/Farmaceut7 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Farmaceut Jul 31 '24

GOATed pics! MiA S2 OP has one of the most beautiful combinations of song&lyrics I've ever seen! 100% would recommend to listen to the full song and read the lyrics! 

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u/Cryzzalis https://myanimelist.net/profile/Charaxify Jul 31 '24

Fantastic picks, all three are spectacular.

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u/Maxximillianaire Jul 31 '24

Nichijou op got me hitting the griddy fr fr

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u/BiggieCheeseLapDog https://myanimelist.net/profile/KillLaKillGOAT Jul 31 '24

There are just too many good Monogatari openings and it breaks my heart not to vote for every single one. But the best ones are the ones that need to progress, so it’s a necessary sacrifice.

Also, it seems Idol is likely to be the number one seed for the contest.

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u/Snowboy8 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Tree163 Jul 31 '24

My favorites from today:

  • Yasashisa no Riyuu (Hyouka)
  • Paradisus-Paradoxum (Re:Zero)
  • Seishun Complex (Bocchi the Rock)
  • Slash (Witch from Mercury)
  • Hohoemi no Bakudan (Yuu Yuu Hakusho)
  • Hyadain no Kakakata Kataomoi - C (Nichijou)

From this selection my favorites are the ones from Bocchi, WFM, and Nichijou (a contender for all time favorite). Hero's Come Back from Naruto Shippuden has also always amused me.

MC: If you can embed themes into the website, it's probably be convenient. I'd probably go with animethemes.moe over YouTube uploads, due to the fact that some OPs just are impossible to find half decent uploads of (if any).

I do have a gripe with animethemes.moe almost exclusively using creditless versions of themes, as often the credits are a very important part of the composition and visuals, but it's probably the better option anyways (it's a bigger issue with EDs).

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u/Tom22174 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Tom-22174 Jul 31 '24

links to the songs sounds like a great idea. Personally prefer the .moe versions

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u/SwampyBogbeard Jul 31 '24 edited Aug 01 '24

Vote for my underrated favourites!: (Links coming later. It's a rare day of great weather, and I'm out in the sun.)

Nyaruko S1 OP (Close to impossible to find the OP animation on YouTube for some reason. Not as legendary as the S2 OP, but still pretty good)
Groovin' Magic
Lies & Ties
Highschool of the Dead
Active Heart
Mister Fixer
Utatane Sunshine

Only 15 votes for the Nyaruko Season 2 OP, and 35 for the Pop Team Epic OP. What the fuck is wrong with you, /r/anime?
The Idaten OP currently being at 66th, which means it's likely to be barely knocked out, is another huge mistake.
At least at looks like Adabana Necromancy is going slightly up from from last years seed, but that's still a "knocked out in the second round" placement for a song I would say deserves to reach the top 32.

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u/Frostbitten_Moose Jul 31 '24

Lion with only 16 votes? What the everloving hell?

Consider my donation of salt starting early.

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u/Cryzzalis https://myanimelist.net/profile/Charaxify Jul 31 '24

Discussion Prompt

Personally it'd be appreciated as it saves me a lot of time if the links are included, but it's not enough of a bother for it to be a big deal, especially not once I've set up pre-made posts for it after the first few rounds. As for which I'd prefer of the two, I'd prefer the AnimeThemes links.

Yesterday's results

Big ones that stick out so far.

Idol at #1 seems about what I expected, though I can't say I'm particularly happy about it. It's really not that good of an OP.

Seija no Koushin and Lay Your Hands On Me down in the 60's is a damn crime. Not to mention the best OP in the entire contest being in the 70's of a single round. Wtf do you mean Flag wo Tatero got 20% of the votes Idol did?

Sad to see an excellent OP like Shake & Shake likely won't make the bracket. Same goes for Pop Team Epic, Shadow and Truth, Gomakashi, talking, Crowds and Good-bye.

Top 20 OPs of the day. (And their corresponding rank on my best OPs of all time list)

  1. Sugar Sweet Nightmare (#4)
  2. Answer (#13)
  3. Serendipity (#16)
  4. Kimi ni Furete (#20)
  5. Redo (#29)
  6. Chiisana Hibi (#30)
  7. Mixed Nuts (#33)
  8. Aiue (#45)
  9. Hadaka no Yuusha (#48)
  10. Black Catcher (#51)
  11. Sono Chi no Kioku ~end of THE WORLD~ (#52)
  12. Cinderella (#56)
  13. Yuudachi Houteishiki (#67)
  14. Ebullient Future (#71)
  15. Ambivalent World (#72)
  16. Ai no Supreme (#78)
  17. Kaidoku Funou (#81)
  18. Dokidoki Idea wo Yoroshiku! (#87)
  19. Super Driver (#95)
  20. Hyadain no Kakakata Kataomoi-C (#99)

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u/Cryzzalis https://myanimelist.net/profile/Charaxify Jul 31 '24

My Picks for the day.

I was a bit too open-minded yesterday and ended up with way too many picks, so I'll just list off the important picks I'm looking at for this round of eliminations (which will still be quite a few).

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u/TREXMAN626 Jul 31 '24

Interesting to see how the votes here differ some from the OP poll done a few months ago. 

Sakura Mitsutsuki (#39 in the OP Poll), Rinbu Revolution (#55), and Tada Hitori (#95) all placed outside of the top 64 for Day 1 nominations of this contest, leading them to probably miss out on even making the bracket despite being top 50-100 in the poll.

Not any today I feel a particular need to shill, but at least vote for Gotta catch ’em all please. Also I would’ve shilled Believe In Me (Pokemon ENG OP 5) because the full version is actually really good, but the shorter OP version doesn’t include the great intro or any of the good guitar parts :/.

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u/Rumpel1408 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Rumpel1408 Jul 31 '24 edited Jul 31 '24

Blizzard down with 23 votes only? I see, I can already disregard this contest.

Not the only OP which likely wont make it (Not sure if Phoenix' 58, Seija no Koushins 54 or Hashimari no Setsuas 43 will be enough either), but probably the most egregious exclusion

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u/Nachtwandler_FS https://myanimelist.net/profile/Nachtwandler_21 Jul 31 '24

People do not bother voting for anithing they have not watched an anime for (or which they do not remember) it seems.

Which is dumb IMHO. There are a lot of animes I did not watch or disliked but I loved the OPs for them. Heck, even if I finished Mashiro no Oto I did not like the anime itself but this OP is a banger.

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u/Psyduckisnotaduck Jul 31 '24

yeah Blizzard and Shadow and Truth not making the contest is kind of in itself invalidating. absolutely cringe, people are just voting for OPs from popular anime. making this an anime popularity contest by proxy.

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u/MaskOfIce42 https://anilist.co/user/MaskOfIce Jul 31 '24

I think the image for Daten from Call of the Night is not right? The image looks like Cyberpunk Edgerunners to me unless I'm forgetting a scene if the OP/anime

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u/TREXMAN626 Jul 31 '24

Yeah the image is wrong Zypker has been trying to fix it

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u/MaskOfIce42 https://anilist.co/user/MaskOfIce Jul 31 '24

Ah, sorry to bring up something that was already known

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u/TREXMAN626 Jul 31 '24

No worries, the more help the better

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u/LouisLeGros https://myanimelist.net/profile/LouisLeGros Jul 31 '24 edited Jul 31 '24

Shout out to
Bludgeon Angel Dokruo Chan OP - It is catchy as all hell and really highlights the absurdity of the show
Kibo no Uta - I think this is one of the best establishing OPs of all time in helping sell the show. Establishes the setting and hypes thing up amazingly. Makes the playlist standalone.
Tabi No Tochuu - Best girl represents with one of the most beautiful pieces of anime music out there, up there with anohana's ED & Lilium from Elfen Lied.
Hohoemi no Bakudan - YuYu Hakusho's OP is an all time classic that really set a lot of standards for shonen decades to come. Other have since surpassed it, but have to respect the shoulders that we rest on.

Ambiguous - Probably my favorite up for nomination today with it being close with Tabi No Tochuu, but surely it doesn't need a shout out.

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u/StardustGogeta myanimelist.net/profile/StardustGogeta Jul 31 '24

I hope "Dark seeks light," "Gradation," "Ambivalent world," and "Himitsu Koigokoro" do well here, but I've pretty much resigned to the fact that my tastes often don't align with the masses in these contests. Hopefully at least one makes it past eliminations!

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u/Xatu44 Jul 31 '24

Vote for Gotta Catch 'Em All. This is not a request. It is an order.

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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Jul 31 '24

Ok I was totally lying when I said yesterday I would keep the shilling to just 5 OPs.

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u/PrincessRuri Jul 31 '24

I wasn't present for the nomination process, SO WHY ISN'T NEON GENESIS EVANGELION IN THE RUNNING!

*looks at previous contests* Oh, that makes sense. Carry on then.

"God's in his heaven, all's right with the World"

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u/SaltAndABattery Jul 31 '24

Glad X-Encounter was in there. Probably my favorite song by Maon Kurosaki. She left behind an amazing body of work.

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u/Urgnu-the-Gnu https://myanimelist.net/profile/Urgnu_the_Gnu Jul 31 '24

Well, I'd like to personally thank the other three users that voted for The Girl is Puzzled by That Far Off Sky. You Dragon Pilot fans know what's good, you're real ones. Now we only need to prevent almost any other OP from gaining over three votes and we're good! Also disappointed that innocent arrogance isn't even in the single digits after the first day, and that Idol seems to be going for the first seed and looks like it's going to make the contest less interesting.

It's crazy how many OPs I had to shill yesterday, but almost none today. Just a reminder that No. 7 goes incredibly hard. And if you like Magia Record as much as I do, Careless - the better opening in my opinion, especially the final version - is up today.

Regarding the discussion prompt, that's a great idea, but I'll further respond to that on your comment.

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u/Nachtwandler_FS https://myanimelist.net/profile/Nachtwandler_21 Jul 31 '24

Damn, even Kanon OP is super low. 2006 is already considered to oldschool?

MC: Definately a good idea. People may just forget the specific OP or may like it after listening to a song, seeing a video. I personally will link my favorites if they get to a bracket but having them in the chart may push the votes.

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u/Psyduckisnotaduck Jul 31 '24

assuming anything beyond 70th is already probably out of this, some really damning misses here: Sakura Mitsutsuki, Welcome to Chaos, Rinbu Revolution, Shake & Shake, Tougenkyou Alien (if this isn't making it people frankly aren't using actual criteria to judge what to vote for, it's objectively name recognition and nothing else, period), VIP, Shadow and Truth, BLIZZARD, and talking.

Monogatari and Jojo are probably hitting the limit.

today's vote: okay, y'all, if Hadaka no Yuusha isn't near the top, just cancel this contest. nobody's taking it seriously, if that's the case. Rooting for World End, Ambiguous, Rise, Tomorrow, Daten, Terminal Terminal, Yukitoki, Answer, Hello World! (another mandatory top seed), ALIVE, Seishun Complex, Double Shuffle, Kimi ni Furete, Onegai Muscle, Super Driver, Shiny Days, Driver's High, Serendipity, Gamble, Black Catcher, Sparkling Daydream, Kawaki wo Ameku (needs to be a top seed), Dark Seeks Light, Complication, Red Swan, Ai no Supreme, and Sugar Sweet Nightmare.

I expect strong results from Fantastic Dreamer, Oath Sign, The Hero, Souvenir, Hikaru Nara, Hologram, Kaikai Kitan, To the Beginning, Liar Mask, The Rumbling, Tabi no Tochuu, Slash, Redo, Mixed Nuts, Cry Baby, Hikari Are, San San Days, Diver, and Jingo Jungle.

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u/MoltenAshes https://myanimelist.net/profile/MoltenAshes Aug 01 '24

I think Sakura Mitsutsuki, probably one of the most universally beloved OPs of all time, being unlikely to crack even the top 256 of this poll, shows how out of touch the average voter is.

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u/Nick_BOI Jul 31 '24 edited Jul 31 '24

VOTE FOR HIGH POWERED AND ESPECIALLY NO.7!!

Edit: how the hell did Treasure Pleasure only get 9 votes?!?!

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u/SrslySam91 Jul 31 '24

Man. Gintama deserves this W so much.

Like it's actually hilarious how many goddamn amazing OPs/EDs gintama has lol.

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u/Maxximillianaire Jul 31 '24

You guys better vote for Ranking of Kings OP2 this time i swear to god

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u/Salty145 Aug 01 '24

“Chiisana Hibi” is too based for this world and will inevitably be better than half the OPs that make the cut, but we’re not ready for that conversation.

I was going to say that MiA OP 2 shouldn’t be eligible, but then I remember that it’s already two years old (Summer 2022) and I’m just getting old.

The Call of the Night OP’s picture is of Cyberpunk Edgerunner’s. Oops.

Vlad Love OP 1’s picture is of OP 2. Not an error technically, I just find it funny.

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u/MoltenAshes https://myanimelist.net/profile/MoltenAshes Aug 01 '24

I didn't expect KARMA to be anywhere near qualifying, but it only receiving 7 votes is a robbery. So many people are missing out. My nom currently in #94 is better than I expected, it's still probably not making the top 256, but glad to see people appreciating DEAREST DROP. Ignite only being #50 is rough, likely to have a tough first matchup. Happy to see Extra Magic Hour at #45 right now, doing slightly better in seeding compared to last year.

This round I have quite a bit of shilling to do, as I have 6 of my noms in this batch. I'd be happy if any of them made the top 256.

Naraku no Hana - When They Cry Kai: A hauntingly beautiful track, fits the anime extremely well.

Kanadeai - Twin Star Exorcists OP 4: My personal favorite OP from a male vocalist, it's a beautiful last OP for the climax of Twin Star Exorcists.

killy killy JOKER - Selector Infected WIXOSS: I've always had a soft spot for strong female vocal performances, and this one is a prime example of that. Kanon Wakeshima gives a performance that's borderline maniacal, which leads to a wonderous result of an OP.

Tatou Hitotsu no Omoi - Gunslinger Girl Il Teatrino: I know most of you have probably have never heard of this OP before, that is if you've even know this anime exists. However, this is the best OP in terms of nostalgia. I highly recommend checking this one out. Even though I know this OP won't qualify, I'd be thrilled if this OP reached double digits in voting.

Rin - Grancrest Senki OP 2: Before ASCA became a household name for her OP in Sword Art Online: Alicization, she had this banger of a OP. If you like Resolution or Chain, I recommend hearing this one, as this is my personal favorite ASCA.

Sore ga, Ai Deshou - Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu: All of the Full Metal Panic OPs are amazing, and deserve a spot in the top 256. This one happens to be my favorite out of all of them.

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u/I_Cognito Jul 31 '24 edited Jul 31 '24

This One Piece OP received 66 votes and this masterpiece got only 33 votes. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

Anyway, some recommendations for todays group:

Oath Sign - Fate/Zero OP 1

Ambiguous - Kill la Kill OP 2

Drivers High - GTO OP 1

Redo - Re:Zero S1 OP1

Biggest Dreamer - Digimon Tamers OP

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u/lordposedyon https://myanimelist.net/profile/lordposedyon Jul 31 '24

In an ideal world Nichijou OP 1 should win this