[gamerguy]

Who here has nothing but anime songs on their playlist? I'm one of them, and I find that anime companies generally do a good job of selecting the better songs to be used as anime OP/ED.
Lets start by sharing our recent/all-time top 5 favorite anime OP/ED so that we can broaden our anime music library. You can also share whatever else you like, e.g. favorite anime singers, OP/ED animation just to name a few.

Recent (within the past year) favorite OPs:
1) Katekyoushi Hitman Reborn!: Last Cross by Mitsuoka Masami (fav OP, amazing animation sequences that fits the song perfectly)
2) Toradora!: Silky Heart by Horie Yui (really catchy)
3) Soul Eater: Paper Moon by Tommy Heavenly6
4) Macross Frontier: Lion by Megumi Nakajima & May'n
5) Gundam 00 S2: Namida no Mukou by Stereopony

Recent favorite EDs:
1) Toradora!: Orange by Rie Kugimiya (yet another catchy song)
2) Gundam 00 S2: Trust You by Yuna Ito
3) Macross Frontier: Diamond Crevasse by May'n
4) Skip Beat!: Eien by Yuusaku Kiyama
5) Soul Eater: Style by Kana Nishino

All time favorite OPs:
1) Evangelion: Cruel Angel's Thesis by Takahashi Yoko
2) Full Metal Panic Fumoffu!: Sore Ga Ai Deshou by Mikuni Shimokawa
3) Romeo x Juliet: Inori ~You Raise Me Up~ by Lena Park
4) Macross Frontier: Lion by Megumi Nakajima & May'n (the song by itself is great, but the OP animation makes it 10x better)
5) Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya: Bouken Desho Desho? by Aya Hirano

All time favorite EDs:
1) Sola: Miageru Ano Sora De by Aira Yuuki (my fav song ever)
2) Bleach: Life by Yui
3) School Days: Namida no Riyuu by Minami Kuribayashi
4) Full Metal Panic: Karenai Hana by Mikuni Shimokawa
5) Shakugan no Shana: Yoake Umarekuru Shoujo by Takahashi Yoko

Anime that consistently shows great OPs/EDs:
1) Full Metal Panic (all 3 seasons, memorable tunes and great singing by Mikuni Shimokawa)
2) Bleach (mainly the first half, ep 1 - 100)
3) Blood+ (all of the OP/ED are great)
4) Eureka Seven
5) Shakugan no Shana (both seasons, incredible songs)
6) Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (slow, emotional songs that totally fit the anime)
7) School Days (amazing ED songs, too bad they all show the same boring handphone animation. But check out Anata ga Inai.)
8) Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (we all know why this anime took the world by storm: the incredibly catchy OP/ED)
9) Kanon 2006
10) Macross Frontier
11) D. Gray Man (Notable mentions: Wish by Sowelu, Anata ga Koko ni Iru Riyuu by Rie Fu)

Great anime singers
1) Aya Hirano
2) CooRie
3) Mizuki Nana
4) Ceui
5) Minami Kuribayashi
6) Jyukai
7) Maaya Sakamoto
8) Takahashi Yoko
9) Uverworld
10) Eufonius
11) May'n
12) Kotoko


So what's yours?

[nutcase23]

*raises hand*

but recently, I have been listening to vocaloid songs

[currylicious]

Originally Posted by nutcase23

*raises hand*

but recently, I have been listening to vocaloid songs

black rock shooter
world is mine
repackage

[ChrisGill]

hitomi - stories (code geass)
hitomi - innocent days (code geass)
horie yui - silky heart (toradora)
Rie Kugimiya, Eri Kitamura, and Yui Horie - Pre-Parade (toradora)
ito yuna - trust you (gundam 00)
Jyukai - Anata ga Ita Mori
Ootou Fumi - We are not alone (Yoake Mae Yori Ruriiro na)
Chieko Kawabe - Be your girl (elfen lied)
ROUND TABLE feat. Nino - Rainbow (Aria the Animation)
ROUND TABLE feat. Nino - Let Me Be With You (Chobits)
Kosaka Riyu - Danzai no Hana ~Guilty Sky~ (Claymore)
Shimamiya Eiko - Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni)
Shimamiya Eiko - Naraku no Hana (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni kai)
Angela - Beautiful fighter (Shikabane Hime Aka)
Angela - My story(Shikabane Hime Aka)
Kanako Ito - Kanashimi no Mukou he
Yui Horie - Ai no Sora (D.C. If)
Kiyoura Natsumi - Tabi no Tochuu (Spice and Wolf)
Rie Tanaka - Soshite Sekai wa Kyou mo Hajimaru (Chobits)
Kugimiya Rie - Gomen ne (Zero no Tsukaima ~Princess no Rondo~)
Mami Kawada - JOINT (Shana)
Mami Kawada - triangle (Shana)
Mami Kawada - sense (Shana)
Haruka Tomatsu - moto hade ni ne! (Kannagi)

[teelotes]

A bit OT here, but what setup do you guys listen to anime music on?

[dragoon20005]

+ YouTube Video

check this out

The author claims is better than the original Pre-Parade.
BGM: RA3 THEME SONG SOVIET MARCH

[ChrisGill]

Originally Posted by teelotes

A bit OT here, but what setup do you guys listen to anime music on?

ehh, i try to get flac ver else getting 320k ver also not bad with a decent headphone n soundcard

[zh3usleonheart]

Originally Posted by teelotes

A bit OT here, but what setup do you guys listen to anime music on?

im interested in this too.. X_X

[zh3usleonheart]

nobody mentioned about the whole Da Capo~ series huh?.... im in love with almost very single song in there.

[gamerguy]

Originally Posted by zh3usleonheart

nobody mentioned about the whole Da Capo~ series huh?.... im in love with almost very single song in there.

oh yeah. CooRie sings really nice songs in there. but guess what, I didn't watch a single episode of Da Capo, just listened to the songs only
My fav of hers:
Yasashisa wa Ame no You ni
Mirai e no Melody
Bokutachi no Yukue

[gamerguy]

Originally Posted by teelotes

A bit OT here, but what setup do you guys listen to anime music on?

Zero DAC & Aego M/Grado SR80

[jasonnth]

all of macross frontier songs are great

"Triangler" (トライアングラー ?) Yoko Kanno Gabriela Robin Yoko Kanno Opening Theme, Episode 19 (ED) Maaya Sakamoto
"Ai Oboete Imasu ka" (愛・おぼえていますか ,Do You Remember Love??) Kazuhiko Kato Kazumi Yasui Yoko Kanno Deculture edition Ending Theme, Episode 12 (ED), 18 Megumi Nakajima
"Aimo" (アイモ ?) Yoko Kanno Gabriela Robin Yoko Kanno Episode 1, 3, 7 (ED), 8, 12, 14 (Ranshe & Ranka), 18, 21, 23, 24, 25 (Ranshe) Megumi Nakajima, Maaya Sakamoto (episodes 14 & 25)
"Aimo ~ Tori no Hito" (アイモ～鳥のひと ,Aimo ~Bird Human?) Yoko Kanno Gabriela Robin, Maaya Sakamoto Yoko Kanno Episode 10 (ED) Megumi Nakajima
"Diamond Crevasse" (ダイアモンド クレバス ?) Yoko Kanno hal Yoko Kanno First Ending Theme, Episode 6, 7, 20 (ED) May'n
"Iteza☆Gogo Kuji Don't be late" (射手座☆午後九時Don't be late ,Sagittarius☆9pm Don't be late?) Yoko Kanno Dai Satō, hal, Maiku Sugiyama, Gabriela Robin Yoko Kanno Episode 1, 7, 24 May'n
"What 'bout my star?" Yoko Kanno hal Yoko Kanno Episode 1, 5 May'n
"Totsugeki Love Heart"
(突撃ラブハート ,Charge! Love Heart?) Junki Kawauchi K. Inojo Junki Kawauchi Episode 2 Fire Bomber
"SMS Shōtai no Uta ~Ano Musume wa Alien" (SMS小隊の歌～あの娘はエイリアン ,SMS Platoon's Theme ~That Girl is an Alien?) Yoko Kanno Shōji Kawamori Yoko Kanno Episode 4 SMS Platoon
"Watashi no Kare wa Pilot -MISS MACROSS 2059-" (私の彼はパイロット ,My Boyfriend is a Pilot?) Kentarō Haneda Akane Asa Yoko Kanno, Hisaaki Hogari Episode 4 Megumi Nakajima
"What 'bout my star?@Formo" Yoko Kanno hal Yoko Kanno Episode 5 (Ranka), 15 (Sheryl & Ranka), 19 (Ranka) May'n, Megumi Nakajima
"Uchū Kyōdaibune" (宇宙兄弟船 ,Spaceship of Brothers?) Yoko Kanno Hiroshi Ichikura Yoko Kanno Episode 5 Ichiro Dokugawa
"Infinity" (インフィニティ ?) Yoko Kanno Yūho Iwasato Yoko Kanno Episode 7 ("Infinity #7" version), 15 May'n, Megumi Nakajima
"Ninjiin Loves you yeah!" (ニンジーン Loves you yeah! ,Carrot loves you yeah!?) Yoko Kanno Hiroshi Ichikura Yoko Kanno Episode 8 Megumi Nakajima
"Neko Nikki" (ねこ日記 ,Cat Diary?) Yoko Kanno Hiroshi Ichikura Yoko Kanno Episode 9, 11 (ED), 12 Megumi Nakajima
"Chōjikuhanten Nyan-Nyan" (「超時空飯店 娘娘」 ,"Super Dimension Chinese Restaurant Nyan-Nyan"?) Yoko Kanno Hiroyuki Yoshino Yoko Kanno Episode 1 (Lynn Minmay), 11 & 15 (Ranka Lee) Mari Iijima, Megumi Nakajima
"Seikan Hikō" (星間飛行 ,Interstellar Flight?) Yoko Kanno Takashi Matsumoto Yoko Kanno Episode 12, 15, 17 (OP), 18, 19 Megumi Nakajima
"Welcome To My Fan Club's Night!" Yoko Kanno hal Yoko Kanno Episode 15 May'n
"Diamond Crevasse 50/50" Yoko Kanno hal Yoko Kanno Episode 15 May'n & Megumi Nakajima
"Aimo O.C." Yoko Kanno Gabriela Robin, Maaya Sakamoto Yoko Kanno Episode 16, 20 Megumi Nakajima
"Northern Cross" (ノーザンクロス ?) Yoko Kanno Yūho Iwasato, Gabriela Robin Yoko Kanno 2nd Ending Theme (First appear in Episode 16), 22, 25 May'n
"MY SOUL FOR YOU" Yoshiki Fukuyama K. Inojo Junki Kawauchi Episode 17 Fire Bomber
"TRY AGAIN" Yoshiki Fukuyama K. Inojo Yasuyuki Tanaka Episode 17 Fire Bomber
"Lion" (ライオン ?) Yoko Kanno Gabriela Robin Yoko Kanno 2nd Opening Theme (First appear in Episode 18) May'n & Megumi Nakajima
"Shinkū no Diamond Crevasse" (真空のダイアモンド クレバス ,Empty Diamond Crevasse?) Yoko Kanno hal Yoko Kanno Episode 20 May'n
"Ao no Ether" (蒼のエーテル ,Azure Ether?) Yoko Kanno Maaya Sakamoto Yoko Kanno Episode 21 (ED) Megumi Nakajima
"Anata no Oto" (アナタノオト ,Your Sound?) Yoko Kanno Anju Mana Yoko Kanno Episode 19, 20, 25 Megumi Nakajima
"Yōsei" (妖精 ,Fairy?) Yoko Kanno Anju Mana, Gabriela Robin Yoko Kanno Episode 22 May'n
"Ai Oboete Imasu ka ~ bless the little queen" Kazuhiko Kato Kazumi Yasui Yoko Kanno Episode 24, 25 Megumi Nakajima
"Nyan Nyan Service Medley" Featuring: Lion, Infinity, Watashi no Kare wa Pilot, Diamond Crevasse, Seikan Hikou, What 'bout my star?, Lion, Ai Oboete Imasu ka, Lion, Aimo (娘々サービスメドレー ?) Yoko Kanno Gabriela Robin, Yūho Iwasato, Dai Satō, hal, Kazumi Yasui Yoko Kanno Episode 25 May'n, Megumi Nakajima & Maaya Sakamoto
"Triangler (fight on stage)" Yoko Kanno Gabriela Robin Yoko Kanno Episode 25 (ED) May'n & Megumi Nakajima

[teelotes]

Originally Posted by gamerguy

oh yeah. CooRie sings really nice songs in there. but guess what, I didn't watch a single episode of Da Capo, just listened to the songs only
My fav of hers:
Yasashisa wa Ame no You ni
Mirai e no Melody
Bokutachi no Yukue

I'll give it a try... haven't heard of it as I don't watch DC too Is it a group or a singer?

[teelotes]

Originally Posted by gamerguy

Zero DAC & Aego M/Grado SR80

Do you connect the Aego satellites directly to the DAC? How's the sound ah... any significant improvement over the DAC, say with a good source like FLAC?

[gamerguy]

Originally Posted by teelotes

Do you connect the Aego satellites directly to the DAC? How's the sound ah... any significant improvement over the DAC, say with a good source like FLAC?

CooRie used to be a 2-person band but now only Rino is left.

And yeah, I connected the Aegos directly to the DAC.. it gives great sound but to be honest, I can't hear the difference between high bitrate MP3 and FLAC.. probably because anime music doesn't bring out the difference?